For the prince and the princess of Wales, marked by the statements of Prince Harry in his memories entitled Sparethe objective is above all to prevent history from repeating itself.
Very often, in siblings, the place of the cadet is never easy. According to a study by Joseph Doyle, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and his team, the child in the middle would even have 25 to 40% more like his brothers and sisters to sink into juvenile delinquency or, worse, to finish in prison. If this general trend obviously does not apply to all families, it is clear that it applies very well to the British royal family.
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The unruly cadets of the crown
Princess Margaret, younger of the late Elizabeth II, was known to resist certain bonds of the Crown. Prince Andrew, the third of the five children of Elizabeth II and Prince Philippe, is involved in many scandals including that of being involved in the Epstein case and having sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre-Décédée on April 25-where she was 17 years old.
And then there is Prince Harry, who made his place as a second the object of his battle and his memoirs, entitled Spareor The substitute in French. “I was shadow, support, plan B,” he wrote in his book. I was born in case something happens to Willy. (…) My family had declared me zero. The spare part. “
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Precautions for Princess Charlotte
With these examples, it would seem that Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton are very attentive to the well-being of their younger daughter, Princess Charlotte, just 10 years old. This is what the Royal Biographer Robert Hardman entrusted to the magazine Peoplein an interview published on May 7. As a reminder, the eldest of the prince and the princess of Wales is Prince Georges, who will celebrate his 12 years on July 22. The youngest siblings are Prince Louis, 7 years old.
“The deceased queen (Elizabeth II ndlr) has always been very aware of the extraordinary and difficult role in number 2, explains Hardman. This is why she had a weakness for Margaret, for Andrew and Harry. She understood that occupying second place in a family and a strictly hierarchical institution is not without posing any problems. Everyone is aware of this. “
According to the biographer, Prince William would not be an exception and would attach as much importance to prepare to become king as to “make royal existence accessible and not frightening for all his children”.
