#about will

Hannah Jones, CEO of the Earthshot Prize spoke about The Prince of Wales and his leadership on the Common Purpose podcast, 'In Pursuit of Good Leadership' with Adi Sengupta.

She said,

“Well, let's be really clear. He doesn't need me to influence him whatsoever. The Prince has his own learning mindset and is the founder of this organization. The reason this vision is what it is. So he teaches me on a daily basis.” “The Prince was asked to come and give a speech to all of the world leaders and the media at COP in Glasgow (2021). And we worked with him and Vinisha, and he got up on the stage and said a few things about the Earthshot Prize and said, but you don't need to hear from me, I'm going to give the floor to Vinisha. And he stepped off the platform and put a 15 year old Indian girl in front of the media, and she freaking nailed it.

When the York's moved to Tonopah Valley....

William had been a week away from turning twelve years old. He had been anxious about the move, but overall supportive of whatever his father needed to heal. But Simon and Percy could tell how down he was. And so a tradition was born for the young Sagittarius, born at exactly 7am on November 24, 1985. On the morning of his twelfth birthday, at 6am, Percy and Simon stirred Will from bed and they all bundled up and got in the car to drive to Lake Mead. As the sun started to rise close to 7am, they sat on the hood of the car, drinking coffee (or hot chocolate in Will's case) and his father's would cheer as the hour hit, celebrating his arrival into the world, re-defining that day in 1985 for Will all over again.

The morning of Will's 38th birthday was no different, except over the years a few guests had been added to the crew that piled into the car while it was still dark out. As Will got older, he always found himself waking up earlier and earlier on his birthday, preparing more to leave with. What had once been hot chocolate and coffee was now coffee and breakfast sandwiches and whatever pastries could be piled into a box at that time of the morning. This year, like many others, Theo and Chloe were already in the kitchen with Percy and Simon (not that Theo had ever left the house) and they all piled onto him with hugs as soon as they saw him. To be surrounded by love was something that humbled him every day. But especially on his birthday.

// I think at this point Will was in a desperate situation. From his point of view, all pirates had done for him was betray him and use him. He had no guarantee that Jack had intended to free him from Jones and he felt alone in that everyone had this grand plan that others were following. He was bitter, frustrated, and dearly wanted to save his father to reclaim some of the time he had lost. He was angry with Elizabeth for keeping secrets and had spent so long believing she was in love with Jack and that he'd never been good enough for her. She seemed so determined for him to be this fantastical pirate that he tried to be 'more like Jack' but even Jack proved disappointing and fallible so he was willing to be more ruthless. He wanted to be the right sort of pirate for himself and Elizabeth and to do his own thing since no one else seemed to care.

I think, whilst a part of him hoped he could bargain with Beckett and Jones to get everything he wanted, he knew they couldn't be trusted. One path would be to get himself and Elizabeth free from everything and sod the pirates, which she would have hated him for, but as much as he began to despise Jack he also bought into the legend of him, that if Jack had been fine with him committing this betrayal, the man had a plan. He banked on Jack doing something but kept backup options of bargains, with his final last ditch option likely being stabbing Jones' heart himself as soon as he got the chance. One way or another he was probably going to end up following his destiny.

What truly solidifies Will's choices is the Parley scene on the beach. He still has his options open until that moment. Once he sees Elizabeth is Pirate King, it tells him that Jack isn't being entirely selfish (even though he's manipulated Liz where he needed her) and that Liz is capable of being in control of a side he wasn't sure whether to trust. At first, it's Elizabeth herself that draws his trust but he realises it was Jack who made it happen. He also realises that Jack has a plan and by that point he doesn't much care if Jack's going to do away with Jones for him.

Cassia: Can I get a hug? / Can I get a dad?

Will: You can’t go through life trying not to get hurt

Kinsley: I am so over the toxic masculinity in this hallway right now

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