Writer Christopher Lee says Prince William and Kate Middleton 'don't have ...
He said: "They are ordinary, but they are celebrities rather than old fashioned 'don't ask questions, don't touch me' royalty."
Prince William and Kate Middleton have been dismissed as mere "celebrities" by an award-winning writer.
Christopher Lee, who wrote Radio 4 British history programme This Sceptred Isle, said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge should be lumped in the same category as David and Victoria Beckham.
"I don't think they rate with the Beckhams, but I put them in that slot," he told the Daily Mail.
Lee, an ex-BBC defence correspondent, says the couple do not have the "gravitas" to be anything other than celebrities.
He noted: "They love bending down and talking to kids and doing ordinary things.
"They are ordinary, but they are celebrities rather than old fashioned 'don't ask questions, don't touch me' royalty."
Lee, who also penned Monarchy, Past, Present...And Future? caused controversy when he wrote how he did not believe Prince George would ever become King.
He said he thought the gloss was wearing off Kate Middleton and added that the couple would, in middle age, end up like royals in the Danish, Dutch and Belgian mould - "nice people but rather dull and inoffensive".
And while he believes Prince George may have some public role in 50 years' time he doubts he would be the traditional King of England.
However Lee does sing the praises of Prince Charles.
He said: "He (Charles) will be a much, much better King than any of us believe.
"Forget about courtiers squeezing his toothpaste for him, this is a very intelligent man who questions the world around him."
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