A veteran broadcaster believes Prince William "hates" one royal custom and will make many changes when he becomes King. David Dimbleby, 87, spoke out ahead of his three-part documentary airing on the BBC .

Mr Dimbleby has covered dozens of royal events , including the funerals of Princess Diana in 1997 and Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and the upcoming programme is called 'What's the Monarchy For?'. The broadcaster spoke about what was "out of date" with the times.

He said "I don’t understand why people, particularly with the late Queen, were so flummoxed when they met her – men curtseying, people forgetting what to say and all that.

"I don’t like the obsequiousness. I don’t like that at all. Incidentally, a view which I think William shares, from what I hear. The bowing and scraping el

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