A Royal Marine for the Queen. Arthur Chatto, 22 years old, sculpted physique and charming smile, granddaughter of the late princess Margaret and great-grandson of Elizabeth II, could be the first member of the British royal family to enlist as an officer in the Royal Marines, the naval infantry of the British Armed Forces Naval Service.
As a source revealed to the newspaper The Sun, “Arthur was accepted to train as an officer in the Royal Marines. He told the Queen everything and she is happy and proud“. It couldn’t be otherwise. The Royal Navy was her husband Philip’s great passion, who joined the British Navy at 18 and left it – after a brilliant career – only in 1953, after Elizabeth’s coronation (due to too many institutional commitments).
Twenty-ninth in line of succession to the throne, Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto is the second son of Lady Sarah Chatto, the only daughter of Antony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret, who passed away in 2002. Elizabeth II is therefore his great-aunt, and when he was little less than a teenager he used to do her by page during official ceremonies. Arthur attended Eton, the prestigious Berkshire college, where he had already demonstrated interest in action and the armed forces. In fact, during his college years he took part in Combined Cadet Forced Training, the program that prepares students for military careers.
In October last year, Arthur had debuted as a personal trainer at the BoundFitness gym in Edinburgh, Scotland. Then the restrictions imposed to stem the coronavirus led to the closure of all UK gyms. Princess Margaret’s nephew then started posting her workouts online, which was a great success.
Now he has chosen to take a big step, join the Royal Marines. However, he will have to pass the 32-week course. Un challenging path that Prince Edward had already undertaken in 1987, except then leave after a third of the 12 months of training. But according to the real insider who spoke to the Sun, «Arthur is very enthusiastic and ready for this adventure. It is certain that he will go much further than Prince Edward“. According to the same source, the fourth and last son of Elizabeth, in the light of her experience, would have been of “great support” to the boy.
What is certain is that the Queen’s great-grandson took the new adventure in the military world very seriously. Already this summer, when went to visit Elizabeth and the royal family in Balmoral, took the opportunity to try their hand at excursions of over thirty kilometers and encamped in the wild Scottish Highlands.
The choice of the twenty-two-year-old royal inevitably refers to that of the prince Harry, who served his country by joining the army and going on a mission to Afghanistan between 2007 and 2008, but after the Megxit he was stripped of all military titles, including that of Honorary Captain General of the Royal Marines. A decision that deeply hurt Harry, who cared very much in that capacity.
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