Prince William isn’t Great Britain’s king quite yet, but that hasn’t stopped him from stepping up when it comes to taking care of the royal family—no small feat when you consider the dual cancer diagnoses of King Charles and Kate Middleton. After weathering a year that he described in frank terms as “brutal,” the royal is now being praised by experts as “royalty’s new rock.”
Of course, it’s not everyday that a member of the royal family is compared so favorably to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away in September 2022 after a battle with bone cancer. Following her state funeral, her son, Charles, was crowned King of England. But in recent days his reign has been overshadowed by Prince William.
