"I heard you were going to buy Harrods, Barron."
"Yes, your highness."
Barron's birthday party was held on his recently built super yacht "Caesar". Prince William, who had already entered the military academy and completed a two-month internship on a naval ship and returned to London, also attended the party.
As for what William mentioned about Harrods, Barron naturally knew what he was concerned about. He patted William on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"After I complete the acquisition of Harrods, I will make adjustments to certain areas, including the layout of the lobby..."
"Thank you, Barron."
"It's nothing. We are friends, and I am on the side of the royal family, William."
Earlier, Harrods was also a shopping mall frequently visited by members of the British royal family. However, after Al Fayed placed statues of Diana and his son Dodi in the lobby of this department store, members of the royal family never visited here again.
But more than that, such an arrangement in such a well-known place has also become a well-known check-in spot, which can be said to be a great insult to the reputation of the royal family, because everyone who sees the statue will inevitably think of the death of Princess Diana and related conspiracy theories.
As for William, when he was young, he did not like Diana's new boyfriend Dodi. And as the saying goes, the butt determines the head. In other words, as he grew older and received education, although he always remembered and missed his mother, he also understood the responsibilities he needed to bear as a member of the royal family.
In terms of personality, William is more stable most of the time than his younger brother Harry.
Speaking of William's younger brother Harry, he caused quite a scandal at the beginning of last year. At a costume party, Harry actually wore a military uniform with a Nazi symbol. This image was photographed by reporters and published on the front page of "The Sun", which caused a strong response and received a lot of criticism.
For this reason, after Harry issued an apology letter, he was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to work on their farm - cleaning the pigsty in order to realize his mistakes.
Later, Harry was sent to a military school to study before William.
Now that Barron saw Harry again, he felt that he looked more stable than before and was no longer so noisy.
It is really pleasant to have a party on a super yacht like "Caesar", looking at the scenery on both sides of the Thames and sailing towards the North Sea.
The only drawback is that it is already mid-October and we can't sunbathe in our swimsuits.
In addition, William also talked to Barron about something about his girlfriend Cather.
"That's no problem. You can ask her what kind of job she's interested in, and I'll have my personal assistant arrange it for her then."
"Thank you so much, Barron."
At the beginning, what William said was a complaint to Barron. Now the media is paying too much attention to Cather, which has had a lot of impact on her previous work.
After graduation, Cather first worked in her family business. Her family was engaged in the sales of party supplies. However, because of Cather's romantic relationship with William, after William went to military school, she received a lot of attention, which also affected her work.
Although Prince William has had many relationships before, it seems that Catherine is the most stable one with him at present. Therefore, many people speculate that she is the most likely one as the future princess. It is inevitable that many reporters will follow her, hoping to get some news...
Moreover, for many tabloids, news can often be created with ambiguous words in just a few words.
In fact, Cather was with William because of the princess, so she was very careful in this regard. She would definitely be cautious about jobs that would "show her face" - this is normal, the royal family does not want their future members to be the kind of people who like to be in the spotlight.
You know, even Bonnie, who was once the most famous female host in Britain, has not appeared in the show since she married Barron and became a Duchess. Instead, she only works behind the scenes for Stuart Media.
Of course Barron could understand what William meant. This was not a problem for him, so he agreed directly. He would let Cather find a position she liked in his company. As for her ability, he could just let her take charge of some easier work and treat her as an extra employee.
Others were just speculating that it was possible, but Barron knew that the girl with whom he had had some contact in his previous life would actually become a princess in the future.
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Yulia Moore, on behalf of the Devonshire Family Foundation, quickly reached an agreement with Al-Fayed to acquire Harrods department store.
The Devonshire Family Foundation will acquire Harrods for US$2 billion. From then on, this luxury department store, which ranks among the top in Britain and even the world, will become the property of the Devonshire family.
After the agreement was reached, Al Fayed's family trust announced that the reason for selling Harrods this time was that the buyer, the Devonshire Family Foundation, had "extraordinary vision and financial resources" to support the long-term expansion of Harrods.
The two parties will complete the handover of the entire Harrods within half a month. The Devonshire Family Foundation has basically retained the management of Harrods. In the past few years, their management has been quite capable in running Harrods. This will also ensure the smooth handover of the most prestigious department store in the world.
Shortly thereafter, the media discovered that Prince William's girlfriend Catherine had very low-key joined Harrods department store. It was said that she worked in the purchasing department of the department store.
An employee who wished to remain anonymous said that Cather worked as an ordinary buyer and was very polite and friendly. She would sit in the tea room to eat lunch and chat with everyone during the weekdays. She did not put on airs because of her relationship with the prince.
Of course, at this time, Harrods was already in the process of handover. After it was officially owned by the Devonshire family, the statues of Diana and Dodi in the first-floor lobby were removed and returned to Al Fayed.
This also gave the media less reason to hype up Cather's employment at Harrods.