The Daily Mail talked about Princess Diana's plans to make Prince Harry the heir

Richard Kay, a former royal correspondent and editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail newspaper, said that Princess Diana doubted the desire of her eldest son Prince William to occupy the throne. She was preparing her youngest son, Prince Harry, for this role. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Richard Kay's Memories of Princess Diana's Plans

Kay said that William was very shy in his youth, and his mother seriously thought about preparing the ground for Prince Harry's accession. According to him, Diana even came up with a special nickname for her youngest son, referring to medieval traditions.

"William turned out to be somewhat unexpected. Of course, when his mother was still alive, he was a shy young man. Diana told me that she never thought that William really wanted to take the top job. In her thoughts, Diana was preparing the ground for Harry to inherit the throne from his father. She had a little nickname for him—good King Harry. It's a reference to the Middle Ages," Kay said.

However, he suggested that William faces a difficult task, because, according to him, since the death of Princess Diana, the popularity of the monarchy among the British public is at its lowest level. Kay also suggested that the Prince of Wales might adopt some of his father's ideas, such as reducing the size of the monarchy.

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Succession to the throne

Despite his mother's past concerns, Prince William is currently first in line to the British throne. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, his father Charles became King Charles III. William himself officially received the title of Prince of Wales. His wife Catherine Middleton became the first non-aristocratic Princess of Wales in 500 years.

Prince William's family has three children who follow their father in the succession list. The eldest son George is in second place, daughter Charlotte is in third, and the youngest son Louis is in fourth.

Conflict with the Sussexes

Relations within the royal family escalated when Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle decided to resign from the senior members of the dynasty. In 2020, the couple announced their desire to achieve financial independence and move to North America. This decision, dubbed "megzit," came as a surprise to Buckingham Palace, as the couple had not notified the Queen and relatives in advance.

As a result of the deal with the palace, Harry and Meghan stopped using the title of "Their Royal Highnesses" and lost their financial privileges. Prince Harry retained his title of prince by birth, but the couple no longer represents the British monarchy at the official level.

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