Britain's Prince William is set to be tending an "apprenticeship" in how to be a rex, it was claimed today.
According to British tabloid the News of The World, the 26-year-old royal will embark on a biennial intensive grooming program -- arranged by the Queen and Prince Charles -- when he quits military life in the New Year.
A source told the paper, "You could say he'll be the get-go person to ever take an apprenticeship in Kingship."
William's training will include working at different Whitehall departments and beingness shown the inner works of government by jakes councilors including former Prime Minister John Major; lessons in the job of king by constitutional experts such as Oxford don Dr Vernon Bogdanor; serving manage the Duchy of Cornwall, the landed reliance he testament inherit from Charles when his dada becomes b. B. King; and running the Sandringham Estate�a job his grandfather Prince Philip has been doing for years.
He testament also give solo tours of the Commonwealth, pickings some of that burden from the Queen.
The source added, "For the first time we have an established sovereign, an active and experient heir to the throne and in Prince William and Prince Harry real youth appeal.
"The Prince Of Wales has had a long time to fix for what will plausibly be a relatively forgetful reign. Prince William has effectively got to get to grips with the job very quickly.
"It is a identical different reality to when the Queen ascended the throne and she wants him to be prepared for what is to come. William too wants to cook sure he is ready for any challenge is thrown at him."
The privy training testament mean the Prince's plans to splice long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton will have to be put on hold until at least 2010.
The source added that 26-year-old Kate is still part of William's future, saying, "How can he show Kate what to do if she becomes a princess if he doesn't know what he is doing himself?"
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