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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Prince William Has Reportedly Embraced One of King Charles and Queen Elizabeth's Traits After Being "Shaken to the Core" in Past Year

Prince William wearing a blue blazer standing in front of a railing over the sea in Brazil.

It's been a busy few months for royal tell-alls, and although it's not out until January 6, Robert Jobson's The Windsor Legacy is already making headlines. The book, which has been serialized in the Daily Mail this week, takes readers inside the Royal Family's scandals and secrets from the past century, including the recent events that have shaped the monarchy. When writing about the health issues that have impacted Princess Kate and The King in the past year, Jobson, a longtime royal journalist, said Prince William has been impacted in one surprising way.

The King announced he'd been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February 2024, and, as Jobson noted, "A few weeks down the line, it was announced that the Princess of Wales was also suffering from an unnamed cancer." For Prince William, watching both his father and his wife fight for their lives was a sobering prospect.

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