’Workshy’ William faces flak over skiing snaps

LONDON: Official photographs of Prince William and his family skiing fueled growing criticism in the British press on Tuesday of the “workshy” royal, driven by frustration at his perceived reluctance for a life in the public eye.
The palace said the Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate “hope people enjoy the photos” of the couple with their young children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, on a private trip to the French Alps last week.
The young royals remain hugely popular in Britain and the pictures made front-page news.
But almost five years after William’s extravagant wedding in 2011, commentators are casting a more critical eye over the second in line to the throne.
“Sloping off again... Workshy Wills takes family skiing” headlined The Sun tabloid under a front-page picture of a laughing Kate throwing a snowball at her husband.
The normally monarchist paper last month dubbed William the “reluctant royal” after noting he had conducted just 122 official engagements last year, while his 89-year-old grandmother Queen Elizabeth II had carried out 341.
William also has a job as helicopter pilot for the air ambulance service near his home in Norfolk, eastern England — the first royal directly in line to the throne in civilian employment.