Prince William's Graduation Day

A Look At The Royal Event And What The Future Holds For The Prince

(CBS)  Royal watcher Ingrid Seward of Majesty Magazine notes, "William's his own person, but we don't know enough about him yet. We know a certain amount about him; we see his mother in him, and he has that star quality. Only time will reveal what his true feelings are."

The country's true feelings have been known for some time.

Diamond says, "Charles has never been terribly popular with the people, because he speaks to trees, and he did the dirty on Diana, which we didn't like, so he would be a disastrous king."

But king, he will likely be, meaning that the "great hope" (William) will have to confront the real enemy: time.

Time for his every relationship to be examined by the prying press. He already has prickled at the attention given to his current girlfriend, Kate Middleton.

And time for age to take its toll. The papers are already talking about the way his hair appears to be thinning. William, truth be told, may be moving beyond his "cover boy" period.

After asking the same girls again, after pointing that out, one says, "He's really not that cute."

Another interrupts, "His brother's better. There are loads and loads of really rich guys that are better looking than that."

So pity poor William. Already his rebellious younger brother is surpassing him on the celebrity magazine hotness scale.

For William, now a graduate, his biggest immediate challenge lies ahead, the same challenge faced by so many men as they age: How to cope with no longer being the coolest thing around.

Prince William received a 2:1 grade for his four-year master of arts degree in geography. Brother Harry did not attend the graduation. He's currently enrolled in officer training at an elite military academy.