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Prince William gets 'overwhelmed' by family matters
The Prince of Wales has declared: “The most important thing in my life is my family” – and vowed to learn from the mistakes his own parents made. IIn an honest and frank TV chat, William stressed how important he feels it is to raise his three children in a “happy, healthy, stable home”.
And while he said he had that for “part” of his childhood, he admitted the divorce of his parents – King Charles and Princess Diana – meant his stable home life only “lasted a short period of time”. One veteran royal commentator has said William’s comments are likely to upset his father.
Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, when William was 14. Four years earlier, they announced their separation and both gave TV interviews where they admitted adultery and spoke about their marriage difficulties.
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William was speaking to Eugene Levy while filming an episode of the Hollywood star’s hit travel show, The Reluctant Traveller, at Windsor Castle.
The future king manages his royal duties around the school run and is determined to provide a sense of normality at home.
And he told Eugene: “I think it’s really important that that atmosphere is created at home. You have to have that warmth, that feeling of safety, security, love. That all has to be there, and that was certainly part of my childhood.”
Speaking about his parents’ break-up he added: “You take that and you learn from it and you try and make sure you don’t do the same mistakes as your parents. I think we all try and do that and I just want to do what’s best for my children, but I know that the drama and the stress when you’re small really affects you when you’re older.”
Former royal journalist Phil Dampier told the Daily Express: “The King may be slightly taken aback by the frankness with which William has spoken. He may be slightly upset that William has said that he made mistakes.
“But they are undeniable. We all know that his first marriage didn’t work and, sadly, there are always consequences from that. Clearly, William and Harry suffered as a result of their parents’ divorce and their mother’s early death.”
Mr Dampier also said eyebrows might be raised at some of William’s plans for the future.
In the episode out tomorrow, the Prince talks of his wishes to modernise the monarchy. William says: “I want to create a world in which my son is proud of what we do, a world and a job that actually does impact people’s lives for the better.”
He also talks about royal traditions, questioning if they are “fit for purpose today” and “still the right thing to do”.
The Prince adds: “I think it’s safe to say that change is on my agenda. Change for good. And I embrace that and I enjoy that change – I don’t fear it. That’s the bit that excites me, the idea of being able to bring some change. Not overly radical change, but changes that I think that need to happen.”
It is understood William is keen to ensure the monarchy is value for money and wants royal events, such as his coronation, to feel more relevant and less extravagant.
Mr Dampier said: “It’s quite likely and reasonable that William will want to do things his own way.
“But indicating that he’s going to do that while the King is still on the throne, and especially with his illness, I’m slightly surprised that he has done that. And I think the king might feel a bit uncomfortable with it.”
In the episode, Prince William arrives at Windsor Castle on an electric scooter and shakes hands with American Pie star Eugene before giving him a guided tour of the royal residence and its 13-acre estate. The pair are also seen chatting over a pint at a local pub.
The Prince speaks affectionately about his late grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, recalling their sense of humour and the warmth and laughter that they brought. “My grandfather was incredibly amusing,” William said. “Sometimes not deliberately, sometimes by accident.”
He adds: “My grandparents lived until they were in their high 90s. So they were the vision of fitness, and stoicism, and resilience.”
The prince emphasises the importance of family life throughout the episode, revealing that he and wife try to prioritise the school run and they sit down for family meals each night where they talk about their day.
Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, have a “strict rule” of no mobile phones, but they have no shortage of fun as they each enjoy their own hobbies. Louis loves trampolining, Charlotte adores ballet and netball, and George is into football and hockey.
William says he and Kate, who champions the importance of a child’s first five years, have fostered an “open family” approach where “we talk about things that bother us, and things that trouble us”.
The heir suggests this parenting method helped the siblings get through their mother’s cancer battle last year.
He appeared to touch on how difficult it was when there was rampant speculation about his wife’s health in the months between her major abdominal surgery and her cancer diagnosis.
“I enjoy my job, but sometimes there are aspects of it such as the media, the speculation, you know the scrutiny, that make it a little bit harder than other jobs,” he said. “It’s just making sure that doesn’t overtake and intrude into areas at times when you just want a bit of space, and a bit of peace and quiet.”
As William condemned the “insatiable media’s” pursuit of his parents when he was growing up, he said that’s something “I vowed would never happen to my family”.
“I hope we don’t go back to some of the practices in the past, that Harry and I had to grow up in – and I’ll do everything I can to make sure we don’t regress in that situation,” he said.
Last year the family was hit by a string of ill-health, with the King and the Princess of Wales diagnosed with cancer in quick succession, a horse accident that put Princess Anne in intensive care and the Queen diagnosed with pneumonia and other infections.
William explained how this affected him and the family, and said: “When you suddenly realise that the rug, if you were the metaphorical rug, can be pulled from under your feet quite quick at any point. You maybe think to yourself ‘it won’t happen to us, we’ll be okay’ - because I think everyone has a positive outlook, you’ve got to be positive
“But when it does happen to you, then yeah, it takes you into some pretty, you know, not great places.”
He said things are better now, but admitted “life is sent to test us as well and it definitely can be challenging at times, and being able to overcome that is what makes us who we are.”
In the episode, William makes self-deprecating comments about his history knowledge, claiming his eldest son, George, is “way better than I am”, and reveals that he sat watching the devastating fire of November 1992 at Windsor Castle unfold on the TV with his mum.
“It’s the most authentic I’ve seen him on screen,” says a source close to the future king. They added that the conversations were entirely unscripted and described it as “a free-flowing conversation, which was completely natural throughout”.
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William is determined to keep his family safe and ensure that his children have the stable childhood he never had.
At the end of the show, Mr Levy reflects on his time with the future King and simply describes him as “nice, open and human”.
“I don’t know what I expected, you know, from a royal” he said. “The monarchy has always been so very formal, but with William, you didn’t get that at all.
“He’s a dad who goes to work and then comes home and you know has dinner with his kids. “There’s a normalcy to it that just surprised me, it took me aback actually a little bit. He was so down to earth, very funny, very bright.”
The prince also enjoyed filming the show, with a source saying: “He loved it, he genuinely enjoyed it.”
The full episode of The Reluctant Traveller airs on Apple TV+ on Friday.