The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reportedly want to be known by their first names and not titles after the blunderous tour of the Caribbean, and now Prince William and Kate Middleton want to update the Royal Family after their Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas expedition which was hit by public relations blunders and protests.
This would include getting rid of bows and curtsies along with their ceremonial titles so they would be known as just Kate and William.
A royal source told a newspaper outlet that a major factor had been the eight-day trip which was branded tone-deaf to modern sensibilities.
They said they want to be more approachable, less traditional, less stuffy and break away from a lot of the traditions.
The source said the general consensus was that the tour seemed out of date, out of touch, too traditional and stuffy.
So now it will be more William and Kate rather than the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and they want to try to sidestep the bows and curtsies in public, be more approachable, less traditional, less stuffy, and break away from a lot of the tradition and focus on a modern monarchy.
Royal sources also said he's determined to update the institution after struggling to move on from the bad press and will complete a root and branch review.
The news comes as the Queen moves ahead with slimming down the Monarchy, and the Palace revealed that only senior Royals, which don't include Prince Harry and Meghan or Prince Andrew, will be on the palace balcony for the showpiece Platinum Jubilee celebration.
A Palace spokesman said the Queen has decided this year's traditional Trooping the Colour balcony appearance on Thursday, June 2 will be limited to Her Majesty and those members of the royal family who are presently undertaking official public duties on behalf of the Queen.
Harry and Meghan said they would attend nonetheless with their children for the Jubilee next month - in a bombshell announcement made just minutes after the palace's own statement.
The future of the monarchy and the Commonwealth came under scrutiny after William and Kate's tour of the Caribbean where they encountered fierce backlash during the eight-day long tour around Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Formality and tradition are what keep the Royal Family from being different from the rest of us and I guess that's the appeal, and most people enjoy watching all the pomp and ceremony and it would be sad to see that vanish.
The Monarchy is all about tradition, and if you haven't got that then there is no Monarchy, but although all the pomp and ceremony is great, what's wrong with just no-frills William and Kate, so at least they look a tad bit human, rather than one of the Stepford wives?
We don't want a Royal Family that's the same as everyone else because people enjoy the pomp and ceremony and titles that's all part of that. I suppose a bow and curtsey could be done away with. I could never understand how everyone got so hot and bothered by that, but at least keep the things that make Royalty different from the rest of us.
Deep down we know they're just human just like the rest of us and they all fluffer-doodle out of their backsides and their excrement does stink, but people like the dream and fantasy of Royalty, but they are just like us, they just wear a crown!
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