According to Daily Mail - Home, Richard Kay described that Princess Diana never really thought Prince William wanted the top job. Multiple reports indicate she quietly worked to pave the way for Prince Harry to potentially become King, with Richard Kay attributing this to her mindset. In her 1995 Panorama interview, Princess Diana expressed concern about William's youth and whether such a burden should be placed on him at that age, according to reports.
Princess Diana had a nickname for Prince Harry: 'Good King Harry' (GKH), according to Richard Kay and Robert Jobson. According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Robert Jobson described that she used this nickname because she thought Harry would probably be better equipped for the role in the future than William. According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Jeremy Paxman described that Harry would say to Diana that he would take the job if William didn't want it, in response to William not wanting to be King. The exact reasons why Diana thought Harry might be better equipped remain unclear.
William has been a bit of a surprise. Certainly when his mother was still alive, he was a shy young man. Diana used to tell me she never really thought that William wanted the top job.
Richard Kay believes William will have his work cut out as Prince of Wales due to low monarchy popularity and scandals like Andrew-Epstein, according to multiple reports. According to Daily Mail - Home, Richard Kay described that the consensus is that William is the right one to be Prince of Wales. This analysis highlights the challenges William faces in his current role, despite his reported childhood reluctance.
The specifics of how Princess Diana allegedly worked to pave the way for Harry's succession have not been detailed. It is unknown whether William's reported reluctance as a child persisted into adulthood. The current relationship dynamics between Prince William and Prince Harry regarding the monarchy and succession also remain uncertain, adding complexity to these historical claims. These uncertainties underscore the speculative nature of these reports about Diana's private views on the royal succession.
In her mind, Diana was preparing the way for Harry to succeed his father. She had a little nickname for him, good King Harry. A throwback to medieval days.
I think the consensus is that we got the right one. We've got the right one in William as Prince of Wales.
She used to refer to Harry as GKH (Good King Harry) because she thought he'd probably be better equipped for the role in the future than William.
We talked about our children and she said William often told her that he didn't really want to be king, and then Harry would say, 'If you don't want the job I'll have it.'
Well, then you have to see that William's very young at the moment, so do you want a burden like that to be put on his shoulders at such an age. So I can't answer that question.