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The move, confirmed by senior Royal Navy sources, anticipates that the outcome of Harry’s 12-month review will find “no reason to alter the current arrangements.” The Duke of Sussex was appointed Captain General of the Marine Corps in 2017 when his grandfather, Prince Philip, resigned after holding the post for 67 years.
The decision to formally replace him will come as a blow to Harry, who is said to have hoped to resume his ceremonial duties despite moving to the United States with his wife Meghan.
It comes as a new book, Battle Of Brothers, which claims to expose the depth of the royal family’s anger after Harry and Meghan’s decision to resign.
The Duke of Cambridge was so enraged that he refused to dine with Harry alone before a summit with the queen, it was claimed.
The queen also felt that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “erratic and impulsive” in making their departure, says the book by royal biographer Robert Lacey.
Although William currently holds titles in the Armed Forces, his only major command appointment is as Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guard. And the Marines feel the future king will be a boost for morale and recruiting.
A source said: “The Duke of Cambridge has been contacted with a view to assuming the role of Captain General.
“There is a real sense that if you accept, you will offer the Corps exactly what it needs at this point in its history.
“We understand that you are willing to accept the appointment.”
In March, Harry reportedly told Royal Marines Commanding General Matthew Holmes that he was “devastated” to resign, adding: “I feel like I am disappointing people, but I had no other choice.”
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It comes as Prince William’s three sons have been questioning conservationist King Sir David Attenborough about nature for a new program created by the Duke.
Princes George and Louis and their sister, Princess Charlotte, asked Sir David, 94, about the animals.
The cute question and answer session was filmed at Kensington Palace, the family’s official London residence, for a show William put on on conservation.
In it, the proud 38-year-old father reveals that his three children love the outdoors. His eldest son George, in particular, said, “it’s like a caged animal” if it’s trapped inside for a long time.
The footage was released by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Friday after Sir David paid them a visit last week.
During the trip he gave Prince George a fossilized shark tooth. And it was seven-year-old George who asked the first question for the show, which will air on ITV tonight.
Dressed in a casual red and navy blue T-shirt, he said confidently, “Hi David Atten-borough, what animal do you think will go extinct next?”
Sir David, who was delighted throughout the talk, said: “Well, let’s hope there aren’t any because there are many things we can do when animals are in danger of extinction. We can protect them. “
He then mentioned the moment when his television career took off, saying: “About 40 years ago I was with some mountain gorillas in central Africa; mountain gorillas were very, very rare then, there were only 250 of them left, and we show pictures of them in
television all over the world, and people thought how terrible it would be if they went extinct.
“So they signed up a lot of money and a lot of people came to help, and now there are more than a thousand.
“So you can save an animal if you want and you want to.
“People all over the world are doing that, because animals are so precious, so hopefully there aren’t more that go extinct.”
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