{"id":2075473,"date":"2025-10-07T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2075473"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:12:08","slug":"prince-william-isnt-going-to-hide-from-emotional-problems-as-king-like-monarchs-of-the-past-says-royal-biographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-isnt-going-to-hide-from-emotional-problems-as-king-like-monarchs-of-the-past-says-royal-biographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Isn&#8217;t Going to Hide From &#8220;Emotional Problems&#8221; as King Like Monarchs of the Past, Says Royal Biographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"64bf2820-8659-4740-bb39-fb06125d4e26\"><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> opened up like never before in his <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-prince-george-future-king-cant-regress\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-prince-george-future-king-cant-regress\/\">interview with Eugene Levy<\/a> on Apple TV+&#8217;s <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>The Reluctant Traveler.<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>The Prince of Wales touched on everything from his thoughts on family stress to how 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\/\">don&#8217;t have cell phones<\/a>, and in their wide-ranging conversation in Windsor, William shared his plans to make some of his <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-change-for-good-king-charles-footsteps\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-change-for-good-king-charles-footsteps\/\">own changes<\/a> when he <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-change-for-good-king-charles-footsteps\/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-change-for-good-king-charles-footsteps\/https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-generational-pressure-of-becoming-king-continue-monarchy-with-kate-middleton-wrath-disastrous\/\">takes the throne<\/a> one day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it\u2019s safe to say that change is on my agenda. Change for good,&#8221; he told Levy, adding, &#8220;That\u2019s the bit that excites me\u2014the idea of being able to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-future-of-monarchy\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-future-of-monarchy\/\">bring some change<\/a>.&#8221; Prince William also got frank about the media intrusion he faced as a child was something he won&#8217;t stand for with his own kids\u2014and how Princess Kate and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-cancer-treatment-update-going-well-queen-camilla-son\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-cancer-treatment-update-going-well-queen-camilla-son\/\">The King&#8217;s cancer<\/a> impacted his family, including <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\">Prince George<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\">Princess Charlotte<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-louis-of-cambridge\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-louis-of-cambridge\/\">Prince Louis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-new-openness-signals-turning-point-monarchy-not-criticism-king-charles-exclusive-11825394\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-new-openness-signals-turning-point-monarchy-not-criticism-king-charles-exclusive-11825394\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>People<\/em><\/a>, royal author Sally Bedell Smith said that the Prince of Wales was already showing what his reign will be like\u2014and it&#8217;s a refreshingly modern update. She notes that in the past, the Royal Family would focus more on &#8220;ostriching&#8221; and &#8220;avoiding discussions of emotional problems in hopes that they would go away.&#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=\"5e7da708-eaf0-47a4-be1d-7b37dda39fae\">\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 - 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