{"id":2053900,"date":"2025-09-27T11:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T11:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2053900"},"modified":"2025-09-27T11:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T11:13:31","slug":"prince-williams-powerful-words-about-his-difficult-2024-are-going-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-williams-powerful-words-about-his-difficult-2024-are-going-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William\u2019s Powerful Words About His Difficult 2024 Are Going Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"4ff0e971-fea8-48cd-93ca-ba155962e00d\">The Prince and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/kate-middleton\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/kate-middleton\">Princess of Wales<\/a> have been front and centre in 2025, returning to the spotlight after enduring a difficult last year.<\/p>\n<p>Princess Kate confirmed her <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-different-person-after-recovery\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-different-person-after-recovery\">cancer diagnosis<\/a> in March of that year, with <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/king-charles-defending-kate-middleton\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/king-charles-defending-kate-middleton\">King Charles receiving treatment for cancer<\/a> at the same time. And with both senior royal family members pausing duties to focus on their recoveries, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/prince-william-king-dry-run\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/prince-william-king-dry-run\">Prince William had to step up as future King<\/a>, while caring for his family.<\/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=\"82d8e3a6-eba4-4522-a610-07fca2cfa719-0\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of my wife, I&#8217;m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-william\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-william\">Prince William<\/a> explained at the time during a visit to the 2024 Earthshot Prize ceremony in South Africa. \u201cBut from a personal family point of view, it&#8217;s been, yeah, it&#8217;s been brutal\u2026 Trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult.&#8221;<\/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 id=\"505f34e8-30ef-477b-80a1-7ca94f8d1d5f\">This week, it was confirmed that the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-harry\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-harry\">Prince of Wales<\/a> would be appearing in an episode of the new Apple TV+ series,<em> The Reluctant Traveler<\/em>, hosted by Eugene Levy. And the video teaser of the episode, airing this week, showed the 43-year-old open up about his difficult year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;d say 2024 was the hardest year I&#8217;ve ever had,&#8221; Prince William can be seen telling Levy over a beer in Windsor during a rare moment. &#8220;You know, life is sent to test us as well, and being able to overcome that is what makes us who we are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-container standard-product-container\">\n<div class=\"product-block-row\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_standard\" data-id=\"916128f5-09d5-4c46-8baf-d5b157d1b92e\" id=\"916128f5-09d5-4c46-8baf-d5b157d1b92e\">\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=107650&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.co.uk%2FWilliam-40-Making-Modern-Monarch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB09WZ9JQDW%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-21%26ascsubtag%3Dmarieclaireuk-gb-1061210401631577569-21\" data-model-name=\"William at 40: the Making of a Modern Monarch by Robert Jobson\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/William-40-Making-Modern-Monarch-ebook\/dp\/B09WZ9JQDW\/ref=sr_1_1\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=107650&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.co.uk%2FWilliam-40-Making-Modern-Monarch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB09WZ9JQDW%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-21%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-21\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon UK\" data-merchant-id=\"1027\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonuk\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.co.uk\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"product-image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" style=\"padding-top:150%\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PMfyyyfXgnJpvCd8Wyh73T-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<p>William at 40: the Making of a Modern Monarch by Robert Jobson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<aside data-block-layout=\"standard\" data-block-type=\"featured-product\" data-editorial-currency=\"GBP\" data-editorial-price=\"3.99\" data-link=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=107650&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.co.uk%2FWilliam-40-Making-Modern-Monarch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB09WZ9JQDW%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-21%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-21\" data-link-merchant=\"Amazon UK\" data-merchant-id=\"1027\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon UK\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonuk\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.co.uk\" data-model-name=\"William at 40: the Making of a Modern Monarch by Robert Jobson\" data-name=\"Product Block merchantlink widget\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-show-fallback=\"button\" data-widget-type=\"merchantlink\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p>Published in 2022 ahead of his 40th birthday, royal author Robert Jobson&#8217;s account on the life of William, the Prince of Wales and future King.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"f70e62f9-4c56-42b4-96ab-bd328a0579a3\">Prince William can also be seen giving Levy a tour of Windsor Castle, joking with the 78-year-old, &#8220;We provide this service for everyone. 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