Relatability and the Royals have not traditionally been obvious bedfellows, and, for many, that is part of their charm. Britain’s first family have, historically, been placed on a pedestal above the rest of their subjects not because they’re identifiable, but because their right to reign over us – decided by the divine right of kings, no less – has been justified by their remaining aloof from the cares and concerns of everyday life. Their famous maxim – ‘never complain, never explain’ – was widely, and rightly, believed to refer to how they are unanswerable to transitory concerns. They are, after all, long to reign over us, happy and glorious.
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Therefore, it comes as both a shock and disappointment that Prince William is attempting to make himself seem less like a king-in-waiting and more like one of the hapless dads from Amandaland. He has given an ill-advised interview to the Heart Radio breakfast show – not quite Paxman on Newsnight, or even Eugene Levy, but we’ll let that one go – when he has declared that ‘Yes, there’s a lot of jam sandwiches taken in the car, usually. Louis is very kind. He’ll leave jam fingerprints throughout the car, which is really helpful. It depends if there is a guitar lesson going on in the morning, a music lesson… you’ve got to get the guitar in the car.’
