King Charles has been warned the next generation of royals risks being sidelined amid a “thin-skinned” approach.
The royal family has sparked debate over its approach to reducing the monarchy after releasing a new royal portrait to mark the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth.
The image of Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior working royals does not include younger and non-working members of the family.
Talking on this, royal expert Jenny Bond said mirror The palace faces a difficult balance between cutting costs and maintaining public interest.
“The palace needs to find a way to maintain (the younger generation’s) interest. And that’s not easy when there is also intense pressure to hold the monarchy accountable and keep the costs of working royals down,” he said.
The expert added, “And that’s why I think it’s unlikely that people like Lady Louise or James, The Earl of Wessex will take on official royal duties – even if they wanted to, which is highly unlikely anyway.”
Bond added, “This does not mean that some of the younger crowd should not attend Royal events.” “Perhaps Palace should take advantage of the huge popularity of Zara and Mike Tindall.
“It would have been nice to see them and their children included in that photo to mark the centenary of the late Queen’s birth.
“Actually it would have been better to have all the young people in the picture, including George, Charlotte and Louis. I’m not sure why the Palace felt it was only working royals.
“So, yes, I think the Palace has an image problem on its hands and needs to think about ways to interest today’s youth in the work and life of the royal family.”
