Prince William Speaks Out on Prince George’s Future as King for the First Time

Prince William is thinking about the future legacies he and his 12-year-old son Prince George will create as monarchs.

In the third season of Eugene Levy’s Apple TV+ series The Reluctant Traveler, the Prince of Wales, 43, speaks at length with the actor, hinting at the changes he’s planning to implement after he becomes king.

Levy recalls that his family was perhaps the first on their block to have a television set, which allowed him to watch the coronation of Prince William’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth, who died in 2022. King Charles then acceded to the throne, making William the new heir.

“You will one day be king of England. Do you think about that at all?” Levy asks in the new episode.

“It’s not something I wake up in the morning and think about, because to me, being authentic and being myself and being genuine is what drives me,” William answers.

“And then you can attach whatever labels and kind of roles that come on top of that, but if I’m not true to myself, and I’m not true to what I stand for and believe in – then it doesn’t really matter who you are, it gets lost,” William continues. “I take my roles and my responsibilities seriously, but it’s important, like I said to you earlier, you don’t feel they own you – you have to own them.”

Levy then asks whether William would have the same feeling about his eldest son becoming king, as Prince George is second in line for the throne behind his father.

“It’s an interesting question, and it’s a big question, that one. Because there’s lots of things to think about with that. But obviously, I want to create a world in which my son is proud of what we do, a world and a job that actually does impact people’s lives for the better,” William says.

“That is caveated with, I hope we don’t go back to some of the practices in the past that Harry and I had to grow up in – and I’ll do everything I can to make sure we don’t regress in that situation,” he continues.

Levy then inquires whether the monarchy would shift in a “slightly different direction” under Prince William’s leadership.

“I think it’s safe to say that change is on my agenda. Change for good. And I embrace that and I enjoy that change – I don’t fear it,” William says. “That’s the bit that excites me, is the idea of being able to bring some change. Not overly radical change, but changes that I think that need to happen.”

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A press release from Apple TV+ notes, “The eight-episode season follows host Eugene Levy as he sets out to discover what the ‘ultimate travel bucket list’ is all about, and he gets a little help from a very special guest, the Prince of Wales.”

The Reluctant Traveler’s U.K. episode will debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, Oct. 3. New episodes will be released weekly.