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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

The "Wry" and "Atypical" Comment Queen Elizabeth Made After Prince William's Birth About His Resemblance to His Parents

Princess Diana holds baby Prince William outside the Lindo Wing in June 1982 after giving birth, alongside King Charles and Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Elizabeth II was known for a multitude of things, from pranking American tourists in Balmoral to making witty comebacks in any argument. According to royal experts, the late monarch made one particularly "wry," and perhaps a little awkward, comment when she met her grandson Prince William for the very first time in 1982.

Royal biographer Andrew Morton discussed the memorable moment in his book, Diana: Her True Story—In Her Own Words. "When The Queen came to visit her grandchild the following day her comment was atypical," Morton wrote (via the Daily Mail). "As she looked at the tiny bundle she said drily: 'Thank goodness he hasn't got ears like his father.'"

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