Unlikely royals 'setting perfect example for Charlotte and Louis' with their success
ok.co.ukThey have rapidly become one of the Royal Family’s greatest assets and so it proved again last week when the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh stepped up to the plate and carried out a historic ceremony on behalf of King Charles.
But as Prince Edward, 60, and Sophie, 59, watched French soldiers parade in the Buckingham Palace forecourt to mark 120 years of friendly relations between the two countries the couple must have reflected that their rise has been many years in the making.Their ascension, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond notes, is also setting the perfect example for two young royals of how to make a success of being the 'spare' to the throne.
As they truly come into their own and continue to see the good work they do recognised, Jennie tells OK! that the pair “thoroughly deserve the recognition they are now getting”. "They have always been quietly devoted to their various causes, but their work has been overshadowed by other royals.
I suppose every cloud has a silver lining… and as the King calls on them to take a more prominent role, Edward and Sophie are showing they are very much up to the task. “They are also serving as excellent role models to their great nephews and niece - showing that you can be a ‘spare’ or even a ‘spare to the spare’ and make a real success of working as a valued member of the Royal Family.” The ‘spare to the heir’ is a well-known royal phrase, and while there have been many famous spares throughout history, including the late Queen’s father, King George VI, the word is now synonymous with Prince Harry’s controversial memoir.
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