the recent photo scandal that rocked the palace and Middleton’s continued recovery behind closed doors, William is “too tied up” to take on an extra workload.“Now that Charles and Kate are taking a step back, things are changing,” Burrell said on behalf of Slingo. “Charles being so solid, reliable and stoic, I think he is caught in a difficult position because he has to slow down and it isn’t panning out the way he expected,” he explained.“The machinery of royalty is grinding slower and slower so they have to keep the family business going but slim down their engagements.