Wills' war woe wasn't welcome

CENTURIES of tradition were swept aside last week when the heir to the throne decided to ditch the mantra that has served so many of his predecessors so well down the years.

- NICK FERRARI

While only those with the darkest of thoughts could question the language Prince William used or his sentiments in speaking out about the horrors of the Middle East war between Israel and Hamas, the famous "Never complain, never explain," position the Royals have deployed was shredded.

To explain why, first consider his lineage. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, guided the Royal Family through some of the most tumultuous times it can have ever faced. But she did so with a steely resolve and a cast iron commitment never to engage with politics in any fashion.

This is all the more remarkable when you remember the events she encountered, from involvement in questionable wars, to the collapse of the Iron Curtain, near global conflict with the Cuban missile crisis and even the possible break up of her beloved United Kingdom with the Scottish referendum.