What William and Kate can learn from royals around

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What William and Kate can learn from royals around the globe,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
As Prince William and Kate Middleton look forward to life after the wedding, what lessons — good and bad — can they learn from other royal families around the globe? In the latest BBC America Modern Monarchy show,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I've been taking a look at worldwide "royal do's and don'ts." Which royal families have retained the support of their people — and which have squandered it? What does it take to be a successful modern monarch?
Crown Princess Máxima of the Netherlands provides an interesting example. The former investment banker who married into the Netherlands royal family is now very popular in her adopted country — a kind of Netherlands Princess Diana,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], says our correspondent who interviewed her.
The King of the tiny Himalayan principality of Bhutan is a similar age to Prince William — although King Wangchuck's father stepped down so his son could succeed to the throne. After his coronation, the young King Wangchuck tried to meet as many of his subjects as possible, to hear their concerns firsthand. It's all part of Bhutan's gross national happiness index, proposed by the former King as the best way of measuring the country's progress,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], rather than relying solely on economic indicators. As constitutional monarchs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], William and Kate won't be able to propose policies like this — but whether you're a royal in Nepal or Nottingham, the importance of the walkabout as a way of keeping in touch with your people is not to be underestimated.