{"id":2050399,"date":"2025-09-25T23:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2050399"},"modified":"2025-09-25T23:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:28:10","slug":"prince-williams-kind-gesture-at-a-2016-gala-was-a-classic-diana-move-royal-author-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-williams-kind-gesture-at-a-2016-gala-was-a-classic-diana-move-royal-author-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William\u2019s Kind Gesture at a 2016 Gala Was a \u201cClassic Diana Move,\u201d Royal Author Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"edf7fa78-d4b2-4396-a20c-db4823765c77\">Before her tragic death in 1997, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-diana-almost-ended-up-starring-in-kevin-costner-movie-the-bodyguard-sequel\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-diana-almost-ended-up-starring-in-kevin-costner-movie-the-bodyguard-sequel\/\">Princess Diana<\/a> had already made a lasting mark on her oldest son, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-clashing-with-prince-william-because-he-longs-to-re-embrace-harry\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-clashing-with-prince-william-because-he-longs-to-re-embrace-harry\/\">Prince William<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>William was just 15 when Diana died, but in her book, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=141596&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FPalace-Papers-Inside-Windsor-Turmoil%2Fdp%2F0593138090%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dmarieclaireus-us-1905708826619577718-20\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Palace-Papers-Inside-Windsor-Turmoil\/dp\/0593138090\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=141596&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FPalace-Papers-Inside-Windsor-Turmoil%2Fdp%2F0593138090%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon US\" data-merchant-id=\"1471\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonus\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.com\"><em>The Palace Papers<\/em><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tinabrownmedia.com\/books\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tinabrownmedia.com\/books\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">royal author Tina Brown<\/a> shared a story that perfectly illustrates the way the Prince of Wales has been known to do things that are &#8220;classic Diana Spencer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p id=\"edf7fa78-d4b2-4396-a20c-db4823765c77-2\">In her book, Brown writes of a sweet incident that occurred in 2016, when <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-forever-home-plans-disaster-for-buckingham-palace\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-forever-home-plans-disaster-for-buckingham-palace\/\">William and his wife, Kate Middleton<\/a>, were attending a charity diner to support East Anglia Children&#8217;s Hospices, where Kate serves as royal patron. At the event, Brown writes (per <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-15077803\/Prince-William-kind-gesture-elderly-lady-classic-Diana-move.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-15077803\/Prince-William-kind-gesture-elderly-lady-classic-Diana-move.html\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>The Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>), the guests were divided into small groups to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/why-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-were-the-first-royals-to-greet-donald-and-melania-trump-during-state-visit\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/why-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-were-the-first-royals-to-greet-donald-and-melania-trump-during-state-visit\/\">meet with Will and Kate<\/a>, who made time to chat with each person.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>According to Brown, one guest, Euan Rellie, told her after the gala event, &#8220;I was struck by how absolutely perfect William and Kate are at making people feel at ease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the real treat for Rellie came after dinner, according to Brown, because that&#8217;s when he was witness to what she described as &#8220;a winning off-stage William moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Brown, one of the &#8220;most generous donors&#8221; to the charity was an &#8220;elderly Park Avenue lady who had come over from the United States for the function and was a huge William fan.&#8221; Unfortunately, the woman was reportedly &#8220;stuck in her room feeling unwell and could not come down to join the other guests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One guest apparently casually mentioned this to William, telling him, &#8220;It&#8217;s a shame our highest-roller donor is too ill to meet you&#8221;\u2014and the royal&#8217;s reaction was not what anyone was expecting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-TdRbLH4dgAFbtUpfBZaZTB\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-TdRbLH4dgAFbtUpfBZaZTB slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Instead of simply passing on his well wishes for the woman, Brown explained that Will reportedly asked, &#8220;&#8216;Is there any chance somebody could make a pot of tea and put some biscuits on a plate?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Just sending the tea and cookies up to the woman with a personal message would have been a kind gesture, but the prince went a step further and delivered them himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He knocked on the door of the elderly lady and said: &#8216;I know that you were too ill to come to dinner and I thought I&#8217;d bring you a cup of tea to say thank you very much for supporting the hospices,'&#8221; Brown explained in the book. &#8220;She was over the moon\u2014hard not to be. It was a gesture that showed the imagination and empathy of his mother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not surprising that the sweet moment stuck in guests&#8217; memories after the event, and Brown said that it caused Rellie, the guest who shared the story with her, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-and-prince-harry-share-one-value-thats-pure-diana\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-and-prince-harry-share-one-value-thats-pure-diana\/\">to draw comparisons to Will&#8217;s late mother<\/a>, who was known for her kindness and generosity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a classic Diana Spencer move, just natural, gentle human kindness and had much more effect than a grand act,&#8221; Rellie told Brown. &#8220;We all thought, how he learned something from his mum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.marieclaire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before her tragic death in 1997, Princess Diana had already made a lasting mark on her oldest son, Prince William. 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