William is second-in-line to the throne after his father Charles. However, the two are very different – Charles has attracted a great deal of controversy during his time as the heir presumptive after his ongoing affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles and occasional interventions in politics , otherwise known as the ‘Black spider memos’. His son, on the other hand, is the second most popular royal after the Queen according to a recent YouGov poll and has been involved in far less drama.

William is conscious of modernising the monarchy, and would like to establish his own mark upon the royal firm.

Royal biographer Penny Junor discussed William’s future role as King during a BBC Radio 4 profile in 2011 – and whether it would be like his father’s.

She said William is more like his grandmother the Queen rather than his father Charles.

Ms Junor explained: “We all have the image from television clip of the Queen having tupperware on the table, and she was having cornflakes just like we all do.”

Ms Junor was discussing the Royal Family’s 1969 documentary, which is now kept under lock and key in the BBC archives. The footage apparently shows that the day-to-day life of the Queen is rather more down to earth than expected.

She continued: “[But] Prince Charles… I bet my socks that his breakfast is not served in tupperware.

“He lives a very comfortable life and has many staff to look after him.”

Charles has come under fire for his luxurious lifestyle in the past.

In her 2011 book, ‘Prince Charles: The Passions and paradoxes of an Improbable Life’, author Sally Bedell Smith claimed the Prince of Wales “travels with a white leather toilet seat, and pitches a fit when he’s forced to fly first class rather than in a private jet”.

In comparison, William and his wife Kate Middleton were seen on a budget flight to Scotland in the summer.

Charles’ demands were also catalogued in Tom Bower’s 2018 book, ‘Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles’.

Reportedly, he and Camilla usually send a list of foods they like and dislike before arriving at a dinner party, and have been known to ask staff to take particular furniture before they stay at a friend’s house.

Ms Junor said: “William, by contrast, I think is like his grandma, the Queen.

“I think after the chaotic, crazy life that he had as a child, I think he would love a bit of normality.

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“But I don’t think he is going to be as dependent on the trappings of the monarchy, as his father.

He would almost be a laughing stock if he were like his father at the point.”

The Duke of Cambridge has often made a point of how he likes to be normal.

During his time at the University of St Andrews, he would often go shopping for himself and lived as an ordinary student without any help from royal employees.

He has also said that he wants to give his own children a “normal life” while they are young, particularly his eldest, Prince George, who is third-in-line to the throne.

Speaking to royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell in a 2016 BBC interview, William said: “As far as we’re concerned, we are a normal family.

“I love my children the same way any father does and I hope George loves me the same way any does to his father.

“So we are very normal in that sense and you know there’ll be time to bring George up and understand how he fits into the world.

“But right now it’s just a case of keeping a secure stable environment around him and showings much love as I can as a father.”

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