If there is one subject Prince William will not be talking about on his upcoming New York City trip, it will be Prince Harry.
The Sunday Timesreports that the main US networks have all bid for sit-downs with William, but “he has no plans to answer inevitable questions about their fractured relationship.”
William’s trip next week is intended to focus attention on his environmental campaigning, and comes after a survey of over 1,000 American adults by Gallup—asking them whether they approved or disapproved of 15 “newsmakers”—found that William came out top of the contenders.
“Of course he’s aware of the poll,” an aide told the paper, insisting the prince is “not distracted by polling—his focus is always on getting on with the job and focusing on his work.”
William will be looking to build the profile of the Earthshot prize, and meet bigwigs including leading environmentalists and UN secretary-general, António Guterres. He will also “wade into the Hudson River to highlight a pioneering water project,” and meet some NYC firefighters “to thank them for their service and to discuss mental health.”
An aide told the paper: “This trip is part of his evolution as a global statesman which is incredibly important, especially since becoming Prince of Wales. He and his courtiers have been thinking about how to manage that transition from Duke of Cambridge to the next king. You’ve seen a number of iterations of that, whether that’s meeting with Joe Biden in Boston or travelling to the border with Ukraine and talking about the importance of fighting for our freedoms.
“The US is very important to him. The world’s climate movers and shakers will be in New York having conversations about the future of the planet and the prince is keen to be part of those conversations and put Earthshot front and center. He has huge ambitions for what the prize can become and is extremely focused on its legacy and impact.”
The Mail has largely portrayed a wide ranging survey of British attitudes to the monarchy as a resounding endorsement of the king and queen, and it is true there is broad backing for him with 62% of respondents supporting the monarchy.
A fascinating report into the Sussex’s finance and brand ambitions by the Daily Mail’s showbiz correspondent Alison Boshoff
Boshoff says is the new Sussex commercial strategy: the separation of Meghan and Harry into two separate brands.
Oddly, some might think, cheeky chap Harry is going to be the serious one and clever and thoughtful Meghan is going to be the “fun” one.
This idea, Boshoff says, is behind their increasing reluctance to be seen together in public.
Boshoff also tackles rumors the couple are going to split up, juiced by Meghan removing her engagement and eternity rings at a Beyoncé concert on Monday.
Boshoff says one source told her, “It’s 100 per cent over. That’s what I hear, and I’ve been hearing it for months.” Boshoff says that another source has told her that Netflix won’t renew their deal in two years, for, as she puts it, “the simple reason they don’t expect them to be a couple by that point.”
“Meghan needs to forget about being a duchess and forget about good works. She has been isolated in Montecito and hiding away. But she is fun and funny, which is why we became friends. There wasn’t anything fun in [the documentary] or in the [Spotify] podcasts. If they are wise, they will copy the Beckhams, where each half of the couple has their own “thing” and they do only a small amount together.”
William, Kate, Princess Anne and his cousin’s husband Mike Tindall, released a splashy video podcast recorded at Windsor Castle just hours before Harry opened the Invictus Games in Germany.
Also missing was Harry from the front pages of the British newspapers today; those that do have a royal on them have gone with Kate, beaming out of the stands at the opening of the rugby world cup in Paris.
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