I was just reading an article about David Beckham's close relationship with the British royal family and was a bit shocked by how Prince William looked in a picture in the article where he shakes Beckhams' hand at an RAF base. He looks quite noticeably (to me anyway) thinner. I would say - not surprisingly - that the past 18 months or so have been hard on the future King, what with both his wife and his father being treated for cancer. Or maybe it is just me, but I do think he looks thinner.

https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/david-beckham-friendship-with-king-charles-royal-family-davos/9c0deaa7-8a46-417c-80ca-f304f032bd45

William takes an heir cut on his Duchy income by cancelling some rents

Prince William has stopped imposing rents on lifeboat stations, the fire service, village halls and school playing fields after a Sunday Times investigation revealed his private property empire was making large sums of money from charities and community groups.

The Duchy of Cornwall, which provides William with a private income, said it had taken the opportunity “to stop and reflect” since the story and the estate now wished to adopt a “new policy” to ensure it was “a force for good in the years to come”.

In November, a joint investigation with Channel 4’s Dispatches obtained the details of 3536 properties held by the Duchy of Lancaster, which provides the King with an income, and 1874 held by the Duchy of Cornwall.

The files revealed that Charles and his elder son were making millions a year in tax-free profits by charging charities, the armed forces, the NHS, schools, the prison service and councils for the right to use lands, rivers and seashores largely seized by the monarchy in medieval times.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2025 at 12:57pm:

I was just reading an article about David Beckham's close relationship with the British royal family and was a bit shocked by how Prince William looked in a picture in the article where he shakes Beckhams' hand at an RAF base. He looks quite noticeably (to me anyway) thinner. I would say - not surprisingly - that the past 18 months or so have been hard on the future King, what with both his wife and his father being treated for cancer. Or maybe it is just me, but I do think he looks thinner. https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/david-beckham-friendship-with-king-charles-royal-family-davos/9c0deaa7-8a46-417c-80ca-f304f032bd45

It's pictures like those which make you realise how tall he is - over 6' 2...

I guess he inherits Bowie's moniker of 'the thin white Duke'