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Originally Posted by Table 5
Popular belief is pretty important when you're a figurehead. I don't think Charles is an idiot by any means, but he never came across as someone who could relate to his subjects. William seems like a pretty intelligent, stand up guy, plus he's someone people can at least remotely relate to.
I don't particularly care either way as I'm not a big Royal guy, but optics are important for a family that is basically only there for show.
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I'm not going to swear by its historical accuracy, but The Crown makes a good case for the royals to follow established procedure and rules, even (and especially) in the face of popular support. If the precedent is set that popularity should be a factor in succession, that probably undermines the monarchy more over the long-term than a decade or two with a capable but not beloved monarch. The show also made the case that being thrown into the monarchy is pretty hard on a young family (although the realities of world travel in the mid-century were a factor there and there's likely lots of dramatic license in making it seem rough).