Prince William has been trending on social media after a sweet interaction with a young fan resurfaced.
Prince William had an adorable encounter with a young royal fan (Image: Getty)
Prince William has gone viral on social media over an adorable interaction he had with a young royal fan a few years ago. The Prince of Wales is known for his sense of humour and caring nature when it comes to children.
William’s effortless ease with children was highlighted recently after a resurfaced video made rounds on social media, showing him speaking to a young boy during a walkabout outside of Windsor Castle in 2023, ahead of the King’s Coronation. The heir to the throne could be seen bending down to chat to the youngster, who did not recognise who he was.
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The young boy asked him: “How long until we’re gonna be able to see Prince William?”
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William came up with a hilarious response, telling him: “I don’t know. I don’t know where he is. Have you seen him yet?”
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Then the boy said “No,” to which the prince replied: “Where do you think he is?”
The boy pointed towards the other side of the area, saying “that way” with the heir adding: “He might come along in a minute”.
He went on to ask the young fan: “Do you know what my name is?”
The boy asked if he was “the Government” prompting the royal to burst into laughter, adding: “I’m not the government. I look like the government, do I? My name’s William, too.”
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Prince William went on a walkabout in May 2023 (Image: Getty)
The young boy exclaimed: “You’re Prince William?” before shaking hands with the royal and telling his mum: “That’s Prince William mummy!”
The adorable encounter melted hearts online, with one fan saying on TikTok: “Prince William is just so down to Earth – love how he can interact with humans of all ages and backgrounds. Very authentic!”
Prince Harry and Meghan planned their royal exit earlier than we thought, says top author
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit the Royal Family in 2020 but a royal author claims they were plotting their exit months before.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit the Royal Family in 2020 (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had been planning their royal exit long before they announced it, according to a royal author. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shocked the world in January 2020 when they released a statement announcing their decision to step down as senior working royals.
In their original statement on January 8, Harry and Meghan said that they wanted to split their time between the UK and the US, become “financially independent” while still continuing to “fully support” the late Queen Elizabeth. They said: “It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment.
“We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages.”
The Sussexes’ wanted to be ‘financially independent’ from the Firm (Image: Getty)
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At the time, reports suggested that the royals, particularly the late monarch, were shocked by the Sussexes’ decision.
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Five days later, on January 13, the late Queen Elizabeth, King Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry held a secret meeting, now known as the Sandringham Summit.
he meeting and the Sussex announcement happening very quickly, royal author Andrew Morton said it was something Harry and Meghan has been planning for a long time.
Speaking at the Mirror’s podcast, Pod Save the Queen, in 2022, he said: “Harry was having conversations in a London hotel with Oprah Winfrey back in November 2018, just six months after they’d been married.
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The Royal Family were said to be shocked at the Sussexes’ decision (Image: Getty)
“So they were thinking about a different direction of travel pretty early on. The irony is they had been given the keys to the first class lounge when Prince Harry was given the position of Youth Ambassador to the Commonwealth.
“This was effectively the [late] Queen’s way of saying ‘you do the rest of the world, leave William and Catherine to do the UK, where they will eventually be the Heads of State.'”
Elsewhere, he added: “They were thinking about living in New Zealand and they even spoke to the Prime Minister of New Zealand about this – so they had all kinds of plots and thoughts for their future.
“It didn’t work out because when it actually comes down to it, Prince Harry is cursed with charisma but hates being a prince and I think that he saw Meghan as a way out. They didn’t have to leave the Royal Family in the way that they did, but they did.”
The pair stepped back in 2020 (Image: Getty)
On the same day that the Sandringham Summit took place, Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of the late Queen.
It read: “Today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family.
“My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.
“Harry and Meghan have made clear that they do not want to be reliant on public funds in their new lives. It has therefore been agreed that there will be a period of transition in which the Sussexes will spend time in Canada and the UK.
“These are complex matters for my family to resolve, and there is some more work to be done, but I have asked for final decisions to be reached in the coming days.”
