For new viewers, is the moment you realize the show isn’t pulling any punches. There is no magical fix. The video cannot be deleted. The words cannot be unsaid. And a crown, once placed on a head, is very difficult to remove.
When Simon asks Wilhelm, “Do you regret it?”—referring to their night together—Wilhelm hesitates. In that hesitation, Simon finds his answer. The look on Omar Rudberg’s face (Simon) as he realizes that the boy he loves is too afraid to claim him publicly is one of the finest acting moments in the series. Simon walks away, and Wilhelm stands alone in the middle of the field, symbolically trapped in the spotlight. Young Royals - Season 1- Episode 4
This episode brilliantly illustrates the prison of royalty. While Simon’s first question is, “Who did this?”, Wilhelm’s first question is, “What do I do?” The difference is everything. For Simon, this is a violation of privacy. For Wilhelm, it is a threat to the institution of the monarchy. For new viewers, is the moment you realize
The filming and distribution of the intimate video involving Wilhelm and Simon is a The words cannot be unsaid
But Wilhelm can’t. The Queen has called. The royal court’s PR machine is already spinning. The official story will be that the person in the video is not Crown Prince Wilhelm—it is a body double, a lie, a camouflage.