Yet he is not a man who is likely to spend his 40th birthday worried about the state of his legacy. People close to him say he feels “more comfortable in his skin than ever” and does not consider his birthday next Tuesday a significant moment, although he jokes that turning 40 is a “scary” prospect.
William has long made it clear that family comes first for him, a change of generations from his father and grandmother, and in this respect he can rightly be proud of his record as husband and father. He has three thriving young children who stole the show during the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations and a solid, happy marriage to a woman who grew up to be the perfect royal companion.
The Duke of Cambridge’s Limbo years may be his best.
“He and Kate are in the happiest period of their lives now, before the weight of the world falls on their shoulders,” says a friend. “They try not to think about what lies ahead.”
The couple has made an important decision to coincide with their 40th birthday (the Duchess was in January), which is to move their home from Kensington Palace to Windsor in the summer so that their children can attend the same school for joint training when four-year-old Prince Louis began his formal education.
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