'THE QUIET ROYAL REVOLUTION'

Royal author Robert Jobson explores the ways that William, Kate and George are reshaping the monarchy

- Robert Jobson

All eyes were on the 12-year-old boy standing beside his mother at the Royal Albert Hall for the Festival of Remembrance.

The young prince sang “God Save the King” with a clear, confident voice. He stood straight, alert, absorbing every detail. A child, yes, but already measured and aware. In that still moment, Prince George embodied both innocence and inheritance – the promise of a future in formation.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

That November evening in London held deep royal resonance. George's presence mattered beyond protocol. He is now old enough to grasp the meaning of duty without being burdened by it. In a similar awakening to service, his father, the Prince of Wales, first marked VE-Day at age 12 beside his mother, Princess Diana, in Hyde Park. The parallel was deliberate: two heirs on the cusp of adolescence learning that duty begins by bearing witness.

This is the new face of the monarchy. Prince William and Princess Kate stand at its core – calm, capable, quietly transformative – while King Charles reigns with grace and resolve, knowing that the rhythm of change has begun. The Waleses shape the next age: open, modern, human and with a loving dynamic on show like never before within the Royal Family.

One image last month captures William's evolution – alone in a jet cabin, jacket off, engrossed in his briefing papers. Not pomp but preparation. A prince in motion.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil – from which he was returning while his wife and son were attending the Festival of Remembrance event – William was sought out, not merely welcomed. His Earthshot Prize drives genuine innovation. Even U.S. president Donald Trump has called him “a good man.”