{"id":2064358,"date":"2025-10-02T13:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2064358"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:28:13","slug":"brave-prince-william-opens-up-about-moment-the-rug-was-pulled-from-his-feet-upon-learning-his-wife-and-father-had-cancer-and-admits-it-took-him-to-some-pretty-not-great-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/brave-prince-william-opens-up-about-moment-the-rug-was-pulled-from-his-feet-upon-learning-his-wife-and-father-had-cancer-and-admits-it-took-him-to-some-pretty-not-great-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave Prince William opens up about moment the &#8216;rug was pulled from his feet&#8217; upon learning his wife and father had cancer &#8211; and admits it took him to some &#8216;pretty not great places&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"99.367232808616\">\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>&#8216;The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy&#8217; will be on Apple TV+ from October 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-403\/rebecca-english.html\" class=\"author\">REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2025-10-02T14:00:15+0100\"> 14:00 BST, 2 October 2025 <\/time> <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2025-10-02T14:03:54+0100\"> 14:03 BST, 2 October 2025 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/de\/royals\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/11.32.1\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/18.3.3\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/15.10.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/18.4.0\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/18.4.0\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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So, they were the vision of fitness, and stoicism, and resilience, if you like. So we&#8217;ve been very lucky as a family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But I think, 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\" aria-label=\"To enrich screen reader interactions, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings\">The Prince of Wales said the &#8216;rug was pulled from his feet&#8217; after he learned of his father&#8217;s and wife&#8217;s cancer diagnosis\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-88c33adb9cf6ec72\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/10\/02\/14\/102633567-15154791-image-a-1_1759410135934.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Eugene Levy and Prince William appear together on Apple TV+ show The Reluctant Traveler<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You maybe think to yourself: It won&#8217;t happen to us, we&#8217;ll be okay. Because I think everyone has a positive outlook, you&#8217;ve got to be positive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But when it does happen to you, then it takes you into some pretty not great places.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On a lighter note, footage has also been released ahead of the series&#8217; full transmission on Friday of William surprising Levy by arriving for their meeting at the 1,000-year-old castle on an electric scooter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I do know he&#8217;s not prompt\u2026.And don&#8217;t think I won&#8217;t be bringing that up. I&#8217;m very excited,&#8217; the actor says nervously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He then roars with laughter as William appears from the direction of the famous Long Walk and into the castle quadrangle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Eugene, good morning,&#8217; William says, &#8216;nice to see you.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pointing at the scooter, the star remarks: &#8216;This is not what I was expecting. This is your mode of transportation?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It is round here,&#8217; William confirms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It gets around quite nicely around here, it&#8217;s quite fun.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His remarks come in a wide-ranging &#8211; and at times incredibly candid and deeply personal &#8211; conversation between the future king and his guest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-29d638b60cf041b3\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/10\/02\/14\/102633573-15154791-image-a-2_1759410135934.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">They are shown sitting down for a pint in the corner of a pub &#8211; with Levy opting for a Guinness<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f480a80bbe6be265\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/10\/02\/07\/102633563-15154791-image-a-30_1759385755464.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">William invited the star to Windsor Castle during the filming of the Apple TV+documentary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As the pair walk and talk, William speaks openly about his family and plans for the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Canadian Levy has described the experience as &#8216;one of the most thrilling days of my life&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Prince William was an exceptionally gracious host and I was so impressed with how at ease he made me feel. A smart young man with a great sense of humour,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/de\/royals\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Brave Prince William opens up about moment the &#8216;rug was pulled from his feet&#8217; upon learning his wife and father had cancer &#8211; and admits it took him to some &#8216;pretty not great places&#8217;<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p><\/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.celebrity.land.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy&#8217; will be on Apple TV+ from October 3\u00a0 By REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR Published: 14:00 BST, 2 October 2025 | Updated: 14:03 BST, 2 October 2025 Prince William has spoken emotionally of the moment he had the &#8216;rug pulled from his feet&#8217; by the cancer diagnoses of his wife [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2064359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[25884,27155],"class_list":["post-2064358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-dailymail","tag-royals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brave-Prince-William-opens-up-about-moment-the-rug-was.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2064360,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064358\/revisions\/2064360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}