Prince William has made a rare and emotional admission about his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, while reflecting on what he called the “hardest year of his life”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The 43-year-old Prince of Wales appeared in a teaser for the new season of Hollywood star Eugene Levy’s reality series The Reluctant Traveller, in which he gives the comedian a private tour of Windsor Castle alongside the Waleses’ family dog, Orla.<\/p>\n
When Levy asked if he missed his grandmother, who died in September 2022, William replied: “I do actually, yeah, I do miss my grandmother, and my grandfather. It’s been quite a change, so you do sort of think about them not being here anymore.”<\/p>\n
The father of three said he feels especially close to the Queen whenever he visits Windsor.<\/p>\n
“She loved it here. She spent most of her time here,” William said.<\/p>\n
“Showing you around today is very much a case of, I’m trying to make sure I’m doing it the way she’d want you to see it. She had her horses here as well, which you can imagine was a big deal for her.”<\/p>\n
In a more sombre moment, William opened up about the family’s challenges across 2024, which included both King Charles III and Princess Catherine receiving cancer diagnoses.<\/p>\n
Catherine, 43, is now in remission from an undisclosed form of cancer that was discovered in January 2024.<\/p>\n
The 76-year-old monarch, however, continues to undergo treatment for his illness, diagnosed only a month later.<\/p>\n
The family also faced the fallout from Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, which laid bare personal details and criticisms of the royal institution.<\/p>\n
“I’d say 2024 was the hardest year I’ve ever had,” William told Levy.<\/p>\n
“You know, life is sent to test us as well, and being able to overcome that is what makes us who we are.”<\/p>\n
Lightening the tone, Levy asked the future king what he liked to do away from official duties.<\/p>\n
“Sleep,” William replied with a laugh.<\/p>\n
“When you’ve got three small children, sleep is an important part of your life.”<\/p>\n
The pair later shared a pint at a local pub, and afterwards William quipped: “Was getting drunk with Prince William on your bucket list?”<\/p>\n
“That’s the bucket,” Levy replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking to Sky News Australia host Rita Panahi on Tuesday, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield described the appearance as a “great moment” for the heir to the throne.<\/p>\n
“Is this not the antithesis of Prince Harry?” she said.<\/p>\n
“William has shown us that he’s not a perpetual victim; he seems grateful to have made it through this experience, and that courage and strength are exactly what resonate with people.<\/p>\n
“So I really thought that this was a beautiful moment, a great moment for him. And while I’m sad to hear that last year was such a horrific experience, it’s so refreshing to hear someone say, ‘But I lived through it, onward and upward’.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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