Lady Nimue
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In fairness, some may find the daily events a pleasant break in the day. Others may not. I have a hunch William (and maybe Harry, though that is less clear) may share the latter view, hence why there is talk of the number of events per year (under William's kingship) being drastically reduced. If William liked events we might see him elbowing Charles out of his or even showing up with Charles at events. That does not appear to be happening.
Of the current crop of 'younger' royals (and I say that advisedly ) it seems that Charles and Anne are the two who may genuinely like the work. For Charles it may be more because he will be monarch one day and he views this as his role to be so engaged.
I am always impressed by Edward and Sophie (especially Sophie). It feels like they do a lot, maybe because Sophie does more strung out across individual days and not all clumped onto one day. It may have to do with Sophie being naturally a PR person so she does in fact like the work. (I don't want to slight Andrew, he may also like the work, he just doesn't get much press regarding his workload).
In the end, some may have a natural liking for the work, others may develop a liking. It may be an acquired taste. But it would be disastrous for someone who truly abhorred the events work to be forced front-and-center continually.
For Meghan it's like a stage role she has signed up for, and she will be playing matinees for a lot of years, with some evening performances thrown in. She'll do okay. I have no doubt she will be a success in that aspect of 'the job'. It's the more nuanced constraints regarding freedom of expression, and the endless critique. It's not like an actor getting a bad review for one part played and then over. This is going to be a life-time gig. The light at the end of the tunnel is that Harry will move father down the pecking order giving them more leeway as the years wear on (perhaps).
Of the current crop of 'younger' royals (and I say that advisedly ) it seems that Charles and Anne are the two who may genuinely like the work. For Charles it may be more because he will be monarch one day and he views this as his role to be so engaged.
I am always impressed by Edward and Sophie (especially Sophie). It feels like they do a lot, maybe because Sophie does more strung out across individual days and not all clumped onto one day. It may have to do with Sophie being naturally a PR person so she does in fact like the work. (I don't want to slight Andrew, he may also like the work, he just doesn't get much press regarding his workload).
In the end, some may have a natural liking for the work, others may develop a liking. It may be an acquired taste. But it would be disastrous for someone who truly abhorred the events work to be forced front-and-center continually.
For Meghan it's like a stage role she has signed up for, and she will be playing matinees for a lot of years, with some evening performances thrown in. She'll do okay. I have no doubt she will be a success in that aspect of 'the job'. It's the more nuanced constraints regarding freedom of expression, and the endless critique. It's not like an actor getting a bad review for one part played and then over. This is going to be a life-time gig. The light at the end of the tunnel is that Harry will move father down the pecking order giving them more leeway as the years wear on (perhaps).
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