Newspaper headlines: William's pride in 'Pa' and UK open to 'political' King

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By BBC News
Staff
Reuters

The Prince of Wales told his father he was proud of him during the Coronation Concert.

Prince William's tribute to his father at the Windsor Castle concert generates many of the headlines.

The quote "Pa, we're all so proud of you" is used by several of the papers.

The front pages of the Daily Telegraph and the Times are remarkably similar as they have the same picture of King Charles and Queen Camilla waving to the crowds.

The Times says the Prince's speech praised his father's dedication to young people, the environment and multicultural understanding.

The Telegraph notes that Prince George and Princess Charlotte were in the royal box, but suggests it was "probably a step too far" for five year-old Prince Louis who it says "stole the show on Saturday".

The paper adds "he was almost certainly needing an early night."

The Sun sets William's words against a colourful backdrop of the castle and concert stage featuring numerous images of the King through the years.

It also carries pictures of the King, the Queen and the Princess of Wales on their feet, and, it says "enjoying the music".

The Daily Mail says it was an "emotional night", while the Daily Express says the King looked "deeply touched" by his elder son's speech.

"Granny would be Proud" is the the Daily Mirror's headline. It says William "plucked at his father's heartstrings" by talking about the late Queen "fondly keeping an eye" on them.

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But it also adds that royal insiders were surprised that William did not mention his stepmother, Camilla, during his address to the crowd.

Britain is becoming more receptive to the idea of a "political King" according to the i. It says new polling suggests the under-25s are especially open to King Charles voicing his views publicly - in stark contrast to the 70 years of strict neutrality observed by Queen Elizabeth.

The poll found 46% of people overall believed the King should keep his views to himself - but almost half of younger people would be happy with a monarch who was vocal on political issues. But the paper adds a note of caution that half of under-25s also want an elected head of state.

The Guardian is one of the few papers not leading on royal news. Its top story is a warning that patients are developing cancer because of long waiting lists for scans and treatment.

Kamila Hawthorne, who chairs the Royal College of GPs, tells the paper that uncertainty over when they'd be seen had left patients feeling "helpless and forgotten".

In the interview she calls for the NHS to set up a tracking system so patients can monitor where they are on the waiting list.

The Financial Times reports that Labour is considering plans for its election manifesto that would put limits on foreign buyers acquiring UK property.

It says the proposal would increase stamp duty and restrict the sale of new-build properties to overseas investors.