Royal experts say that ‘everyone is conscious’ of the challenging role taken on by the second child in an intrinsically hierarchical family

Kate Middleton and Prince William are shielding Princess Charlotte from the potential pitfalls of being the "spare" to her brother Prince George, heir to the throne.

However, Harrold said he's noticed one area in which Prince William differs quite a bit from his grandmother. "The late Queen always used to say that she put monarchy over family," he said. "Admittedly she did occasionally put family first in ways that contradict this, but she did say it often. I think William is very different."