Prince William Reportedly Has a ‘Radical’ Change Planned After Hiring Divorce Lawyers Used by Princess “Diana” to…

Prince William is reportedly planning for a “radical” new era just a few months after hiring Princess Diana’s divorce lawyers in a headline-making move.

Kate Mansey, royal editor for the Times, revealed during a May 23 episode of True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat that a palace insider claims William is working towards some major changes that could change the monarchy as we know it. According to Mansey, William wants plans for the future of the Royal Family will be “quite a radical departure, really, from what The King does, or what the late Queen did.”

While discussing some of William’s recent royal appearances, Mansey said, “I think what’s really interesting about this is, I wrote a profile about William recently, and someone very close to him was saying that this is a move away from these classic kinds of patronages, where you would go and support an existing charity, to actual projects.”

William is beginning to make moves to prepare for his time as King and, according to Mansey, “wants to come away and think, ‘I’ve made a difference there, there’s money that’s gone into that community centre or there’s something that’s happened because I went there,’ rather than just showing up and shaking some hands.”

So, what does this have to do with William hiring the legal team Princess Diana worked with in her divorce from King Charles? The move is reportedly one of William’s many efforts to separate himself from his father.

In April, William dropped King Charles’ longtime legal team, Harbottle & Lewis, and its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell, with whom he had worked since becoming an adult. He is now represented by Mishcon de Reya, the legal firm his mother used in her 1996 divorce from his father.

William’s alleged new vision has been much-talked-about in recent months. In April, William Hague, who works with the Prince of Wales at the Royal Foundation’s United for Wildlife initiative, told Mansey for the Times, “[William’s] not one for long meetings or going around the same thing again. I’ve often heard him say, ‘There’s been too much talk about that. We need to see some action.’”

William reportedly isn’t interested in “ribbon-cutting representation” from the Royal Family and wants to enact real change.