Prince William is preparing to return to his royal duties fulltime next week, mixing in-person appearances and working from home for greater “impact” - in what sources are calling a “dry run” at being King.
The heir to the throne has been lying low since his wife Kate Middleton shared her cancer diagnosis with the world, returning to social media with a tribute to a Lioness soccer player who recently announced her retirement.
According to the Daily Beast’s royal correspondent Tom Sykes, William’s return to fulltime work is a “carefully calibrated” strategy to combine his duties to his young family with the demands of his royal role.
The Prince has spent the past few weeks at home in Sandringham with his family, preparing for what one source has called “a dry run at being king much sooner than he might have imagined”, as his father King Charles has stepped back from public duties amid his own treatment for cancer.