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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Prince William Admits His Relationship With Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Was “Quite Formal” Until He Grew Up: “We Had a Lot of Laughs”

Prince William, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip standing in front of a flowering tree and smiling.

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

While taking Levy on a tour of Windsor Castle, William pointed out Eton College 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."

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