Prince William tipped to hand key role ‘he’s not comfortable with’ to Zara Tindall

Prince William is already said to be mulling over big decisions about changes he will make when he becomes King, with Zara Tindall tipped to be given an important job that has never be an real interest for William

Prince William at Royal Ascot
Prince William at Royal Ascot (Image: WireImage)

Prince William is already said to be mulling over big decisions about how he will revolutionise and modernise the royal family when he becomes King, including which members of the Firm will be handed important roles. While many senior working royals are expected to take a step back from their royal duties in the coming years as they get older, William is said to already be scouting who would be a good fit for certain royal responsibilities.

According to one insider, who has a close relationship with William and the royal family at large, he has already selected one royal to take over a role he had “never felt comfortable with” when he ascends to the throne.

Prince William
Prince William is said to be mulling over changes he will make when King(Image: Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)

A well-placed royal source revealed that one job William is keen to delegate when he becomes King is the racing responsibilities, and could hand them off to his cousin Zara Tindall.

William doesn’t share the same love of horse racing held by King Charles and Queen Camilla, with the family’s passion for horses and racing stemming back to the late Queen Elizabeth.

Zara, a former Olympian equestrian like her mother Princess Anne, may take up the reins of the royal racing calendar, given that it is a role Prince William has “never felt comfortable with”. The royal source told The Times : “I never get the feeling the whole top hat and racing is really his thing, and he’s said as much. He’s never really seemed comfortable doing it.”

A source close to William added that “he understands how important Ascot is, not just to the racing community but to UK plc”, but will not be as hands on with Royal Ascot and the royal stud at Sandringham as monarchs have been in the past.

Prince William and Zara Tindall
William with his cousin Zara Tindall(Image: WireImage)

Despite not being a big racing fan, William attended the second day of Royal Ascot last week, riding in the carriage solo after Princess Kate pulled out of attending at the last minute.

William also rode on horseback during Trooping the Colour, in order to honour his father on the day of his official birthday celebrations. While Zara is tipped to hold a more major royal role when William becomes King, other non-working royal family members have also said to have been put forward to have a more senior capacity when he ascends the throne.

Zara’s husband Mike, Zara’s brother Peter Phillips and the York sisters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, are all expected to step up when William becomes King, it has been reported. While none of them are currently working royals, they have been spotted supporting William and other senior members of the royal family at various events over the last year.

With the Duke of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Royal all expected to scale back their royal duties in the coming years as they get older, William is also expected to lean on Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie as senior royals, while he decides which members of his family he will ask to step into more prominent roles.

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