{"id":2065440,"date":"2025-10-02T23:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2065440"},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:39:09","slug":"prince-william-admits-his-relationship-with-queen-elizabeth-and-prince-philip-was-quite-formal-growing-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-admits-his-relationship-with-queen-elizabeth-and-prince-philip-was-quite-formal-growing-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Admits His Relationship With Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Was \u201cQuite Formal\u201d Growing Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prince William<\/a> was fortunate to have his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth<\/a>, and grandfather, Prince Philip<\/a>, around until their late nineties, with the Duke of Edinburgh living until age 99<\/a> and Elizabeth dying at the age of 96<\/a> in 2022. Speaking to Eugene Levy in a special royal-themed episode of The Reluctant Traveler<\/em><\/a> on Apple TV+, the 43-year-old Prince of Wales<\/a> admitted that his relationship with his grandparents was “good,” but that it became much better when he reached adulthood.<\/p>\n

While taking Levy on a tour of Windsor Castle<\/a>, William pointed out Eton College<\/a> from a window, telling the actor how he used to visit his grandmother for “the best teas” when he was a student. “And you had a great relationship?” Levy asked. “Yeah, I had a good relationship,” William said, pointing out his grandparents “were of a different generation.”<\/p>\n

“I think when we were younger it was harder to have that very close relationship, because it was quite formal,” he admitted. “But as they got older and I got older, it got warmer and warmer.” The Prince of Wales continued, “I definitely think my relationship was best with my grandparents when they were more in their sort of eighties,” explaining “they sort of relaxed a little bit.”<\/p>\n