Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children have been thrust into controversy by an anti-monarchy group following a recent social media post.
The Prince and Princess of Wales shared an adorable picture on their social media accounts of their two young royals, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, watching the England vs. Spain Euro 2024 final at home. The photo, captioned “England, your teamwork, grit, and determination were an inspiration to all of us, young and old. Congratulations to Spain. W & C”, quickly made headlines.
The Princess of Wales took the photograph, which shows Charlotte and Louis wearing England tops with their names and ages on the back, after attending Wimbledon with Charlotte earlier in the day.
A British broadcaster featured the picture prominently on their website homepage, prompting a strong reaction from Republic, an anti-monarchy group. The group criticized the coverage in a social media post, expressing their discontent with the attention given to the photo.
“Jesus, @BBCNews – is this really a front-page, breaking news story? Kids watching football? #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy,” Republic wrote.
The group also criticized Prince William’s trip to Germany for the Euro 2024 final, accusing him of mislabeling it as a “work engagement.” They questioned why he should be compensated for attending the match. “William will put down his trip to the Euros Final as a ‘work engagement’. Nonsense. Why should he be paid for watching it last night? We weren’t,” Republic stated.
In response, royal fans defended Prince William, pointing out the impossible expectations placed on him. “If he [William] did not attend you would complain he is the future king of the country and did not attend to support the country he will be king of in the future. We know how your type works. He does not win no matter what he does,” one fan wrote.
As President of the Football Association, William attended three England matches at Euro 2024, including the final. Notably, Sunday’s final was the first match at the tournament where William’s eldest son, Prince George, was also present.
