EXCLUSIVE: See the Astonishing Image of Prince William Scrubbing Toilet on His Knees That Will Haunt Him When He's Crowned

And why it's sparking debate over his “too normal” past vs. royal expectations.

Crouching over a filth-flecked floor in yellow gloves with his red head almost in a toilet bowl, Prince William looks more like a hard-pressed commoner than a future King.

And insiders tell us this image of the young royal on his knees scrubbing a loo is set to haunt him when he takes the throne from his cancer-stricken father King Charles.

William’s past has been thrust back into the spotlight after this photo showing him scrubbing a toilet on his hands and knees has resurfaced as he prepares to be crowned.

The now bald 43-year-old royal, who lives with his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, 44, and their three children Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, in an eight-bedroom residence at Windsor, once led a far more rugged existence.