True. I'm of the opinion that creating the love of reading (learning) could be more important than schooling. From the article, you'll get the sense that the prince could think outside the established ways of doing things in the government. I'd wager that his father's reading exercises caused this.

'I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.' -Mark Twain

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school." - Albert Einstein

As for his mother's actions, I believe children who are exposed to more adults (especially experts), grow up to be quite confident and unencumbered by their age or perceived inexperience.

From my view, those who put the prince in trouble with the previous king were less annoyed by the changes than the fact that a 26 year old BOY (prince) was causing changes.

The only other information I noticed while reading was his law education.

In 2007, Prince Mohammed graduated fourth in his class from King Saud University with a bachelor’s degree in law