During a Q&A session with the future monarch, Prince William revealed that this would be the only concern if one of his children came out as gay: “It does worry me from a parent point of view, how many barriers, hateful words, persecution, all that, and discrimination that might come“.
After the heir was asked, “If your child one day in the future said ‘oh I’m gay, oh I’m lesbian’ whatever, how would you react?“. Many did not expect William to give an answer, as it is a sensitive topic for his institution; however, the prince said, “I think, you really don’t start thinking about that until you are a parent, and I think—obviously, absolutely fine by me“.
William assures that regardless of the sexual orientation of his children, they will have his support as a father. “It worries me not because of them being gay, it worries me as to how everyone else will react and perceive it and then the pressure is then on them“. The future monarch understands that because of his children’s sexual orientation, they will have his support as a father. The future monarch understands that, due to the important positions that George, Charlotte, and Louis will develop, they could be judged.
However, he revealed that he and his wife are working together to give their children a good upbringing so that they feel secure, as he said that they “have been doing a lot of talking” about that topic with the kids. “I think communication is so important with everything, in order to help understand it you’ve got to talk a lot about stuff and make sure how to support each other and how to go through the process“.
