"Stand up, William" was the reproach the Queen has made and has echoed across the globe. Unimpressed that her grandson, William, the Duke of Cambridge, was more attentive to his son than the flyover during her 90th birthday, Queen Elizabeth tapped the Duke to fall into line at once as cited on National Post.
In the video, William can be seen at the balcony who stood right away and was ashamed after being reprimanded by the Queen. George covered his face, while Harry buried a smirk and looked heavenward. But what is pretty much obvious in this video is that Queen Elizabeth puts a higher value on protocol than parenting as cited on Daily Life.
It was rather a strange sort of sense considering that Her Majesty spent her entire adulthood not only living in the public eye, but also performing duty after duty specifically for it. It became her job to enact pageantry since her coronation in 1953 at the age of 25. But it is known that the Queen spent much of her childhood being lavishly groomed for the throne.
Removing the stereotypes about royal families, the viral video shows us that even in royal circles, old and new generational ideals can definitely clash. It also gives us a glimpse of humanity. It offers the perfect picture of what it really means to parent in front of older generations. Like Her Majesty who may presumably mistake the Duke's basic nurturance for indulgence. It is not actually surprising. The Queen obviously spent much time in a nanny's care. Her Majesty may have found it awful that the Duke cuddle his son on a very special, formal gathering, much more crouch down.
It is equally no longer surprising that the Duke obeyed immediately. First and foremost, because she is the Queen and it is her special day. Next, because the Commonwealth's eyes are watching and that he is a public figure. But like every other parent today, William perfectly knows that explaining anything to Her Majesty about kids' needs is like shooting muskets against a brick wall. Nevertheless, the Duke will not change how he is raising his kids.
Above all, the most interesting fact about the Duke and this entire generation of parents, is that, if our children are acting up or doing something displeasing to older generations, like talking when they should remain silent, it is never the child who is reprimanded but the parent.
