{"id":2067015,"date":"2025-10-03T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067015"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:38:16","slug":"prince-william-hints-at-his-feelings-on-royal-family-drama-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-hints-at-his-feelings-on-royal-family-drama-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Hints at His Feelings on Royal Family Drama for First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"64f960df-afe1-4a92-894e-b2a5f97d92b1\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\">Prince William<\/a> gave one of his <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-queen-elizabeth-formal-relationship-reluctant-traveler\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-queen-elizabeth-formal-relationship-reluctant-traveler\/\">most personal interviews<\/a> ever while speaking with Eugene Levy in an episode of Apple TV+&#8217;s <em>T<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-opens-up-hardest-year\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-opens-up-hardest-year\/\"><em>he Reluctant Traveler<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>In the new episode, released Friday, October 3, the Prince of Wales discussed everything from Princess Kate&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-crestfallen-princess-kate-cancer-diagnosis\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-crestfallen-princess-kate-cancer-diagnosis\/\">cancer diagnosis<\/a> to his kids <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-george-princess-charlotte-prince-louis-strict-childhood-rule\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-george-princess-charlotte-prince-louis-strict-childhood-rule\/\">not having cell phones<\/a>, and he also opened up about how <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-generational-pressure-of-becoming-king-continue-monarchy-with-kate-middleton-wrath-disastrous\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-generational-pressure-of-becoming-king-continue-monarchy-with-kate-middleton-wrath-disastrous\/\">becoming King<\/a> didn&#8217;t necessarily stress him out, but &#8220;family&#8221; was the one thing that did.<\/p>\n<p>Levy joined Prince William for a <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-dog-orla-reluctant-traveler-show\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-dog-orla-reluctant-traveler-show\/\">tour of Windsor Castle<\/a> in the episode, asking the royal, &#8220;Do you ever get overwhelmed just by the sheer history of the place?&#8221; The Prince of Wales explained that while he didn&#8217;t feel overwhelmed by &#8220;history,&#8221; per se, it was something that he was &#8220;careful&#8221; to consider. &#8220;I think if you\u2019re not careful, history can be a real weight and an anchor around you and you can feel suffocated by it and restricted by it too much,&#8221; he admitted.<\/p>\n<p>After explaining he wants to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-will-shake-things-up-as-king\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-will-shake-things-up-as-king\/\">shake things up<\/a> a bit as King while also respecting &#8220;tradition,&#8221; Levy wondered what did overwhelm the Prince of Wales. &#8220;Yeah, I think stuff to do with family overwhelms me quite a bit,&#8221; William replied. &#8220;You know, worry or stress around the family side of things does overwhelm me quite a bit. But in terms of doing the job and things like that, I don\u2019t feel too overwhelmed by that. Not now, anyway.&#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<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"01fc4fc2-9992-4004-a40d-5aa7e1cbf426\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:3000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dh2f9Eb2rQwpHPwzwTQ6Eb-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inline-layout \">\n<div class=\"caption-text\">\n<p>Prince William spoke about his feelings on family with Eugene Levy in <em>The Reluctant Traveler<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><p>(Image credit: Apple TV)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"fddb1cfd-a995-41cc-9a26-0e28969e6d8d\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:3000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, 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https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XzNtx2Vi3MEpP4rTKTADPf.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inline-layout \">\n<div class=\"caption-text\">\n<p>Prince William and Eugene Levy talked over a pint during the episode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><p>(Image credit: Apple TV)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"8455587d-399c-4e60-9591-a95b093393a5\">Although he didn&#8217;t mention the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-family-mixed-bag-harry-rift\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-family-mixed-bag-harry-rift\/\">ongoing rift with his brother<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-harry\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-harry\/\">Prince Harry<\/a>, or the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/sarah-ferguson-supports-prince-andrew-despite-scandals\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/sarah-ferguson-supports-prince-andrew-despite-scandals\/\">recent scandals<\/a> surrounding his uncle, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-andrew-biographer-andrew-lownie-sarah-ferguson-interview\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-andrew-biographer-andrew-lownie-sarah-ferguson-interview\/\">Prince Andrew<\/a>, the Prince of Wales said, &#8220;When it\u2019s to do with family and things like that, then that\u2019s where I start getting a bit overwhelmed\u2014as I think most people would, because it\u2019s more personal, it\u2019s more about feeling, it\u2019s more about upsetting the rhythm.&#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-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"8455587d-399c-4e60-9591-a95b093393a5-1\">Multiple royal sources have recently noted that Prince William feels the family should <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/sarah-ferguson-shocking-jeffrey-epstein-email\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/sarah-ferguson-shocking-jeffrey-epstein-email\/\">take a harder stance<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-andrew\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-andrew\/\">Prince Andrew<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/sarah-ferguson\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/sarah-ferguson\/\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a>, while The King doesn&#8217;t want to disown his brother.<\/p>\n<p>As for Prince Harry, he <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-harry-reunites-king-charles-clarence-house-september-2025\/\" 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