{"id":145001,"date":"2026-02-25T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/145001\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:30:12","slug":"late-queens-poignant-advice-to-william-revealed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/145001\/","title":{"rendered":"Late queen&#8217;s poignant advice to William revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772040610_981_20d5754c6c4011b3a6aa4b8c786087db.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Queen Elizabeth II reportedly helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> navigate his trauma after Princess Diana&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keep reading to learn how&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Wonderwall\/sr-vid-kwt2e0544658wubk9hsb0rpvnfkttmu3tuj7uq3i4wuywgbakeva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772040611_276_276b36007be49121f5cf2c51a023cd3b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following Princess Diana&#8217;s 1997 passing, Queen Elizabeth II wanted to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a>. &#8220;Sensing William was struggling, the Queen invited him to Sunday lunch to judge his mood,&#8221; Daily Mirror&#8217;s royal editor Russell Myers wrote in his upcoming book William and Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2171791\/queen-elizabeth-advice-prince-william-diana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Express;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Daily Express<\/a>. &#8220;William was more than just crestfallen and worried about whether he was throwing away the one constant in his life. He was, according to one well-placed source, &#8216;completely broken.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772040611_962_dd713b47b29f278ea42e8def953cd0de.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Luckily, Queen Elizabeth II had sage wisdom to impose on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a>. &#8220;In that moment, the Queen advised her grandson that the only certain path is the one supported by faith. It was all she had to say,&#8221; Russell Myers wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kent Gavin\/Mega\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772040611_343_46616807e4be0bdcc607ba4e425671b6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kent Gavin\/Mega<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the days after Princess Diana&#8217;s life was taken in a car crash in Paris, many members of the public expected Queen Elizabeth II to step forward and console the nation. However, the late leader was focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/relatedcontent\/prince-harry-481.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry<\/a>. &#8220;During those initial days of hopelessness after the tragedy of Diana&#8217;s death, Elizabeth&#8217;s first reaction had been that of a grandmother, not a monarch. She refused to bow to pressure from the press and instead dedicated herself to comforting her suffering grandchildren. Now she would do the same,&#8221; Russell Myers wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772040612_293_d4e6b6a7418463e6b54bbb46d0095117.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Queen Elizabeth II developed a soft spot for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> over the years as she watched him deal with Princess Diana and King Charles III&#8217;s tumultuous marriage. &#8220;The Queen had witnessed at first hand the toxicity that spilled over from Charles and Diana&#8217;s relationship and the devastating effect of the Princess of Wales&#8217;s tragic death on both William and [Prince] Harry,&#8221; Russell Myers wrote. &#8220;And she knew that William was hurting from the attempt to reconcile so many competing expectations, demands and desires.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772040612_342_0c6c6f4146959473569defa264c0f5f0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Queen Elizabeth II passed away in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> reflected on their special bond. &#8220;While I will grieve her loss, I also feel incredibly grateful. I have had the benefit of The Queen&#8217;s wisdom and reassurance into my fifth decade. My wife [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/duchess-kate-1356.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kate Middleton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kate Middleton<\/a>] has had twenty years of her guidance and support. My three children [Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis] have got to spend holidays with her and create memories that will last their whole lives,&#8221; he said in a statement via <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/prince-william-statement-death-queen-elizabeth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MEGA _ Queen Elizabeth II reportedly helped Prince William navigate his trauma after Princess Diana&#8217;s death. Keep reading&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,490,9492,4260,60768,1312,122,124,123,60769],"class_list":["post-145001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-prince-harry","tag-prince-william","tag-princess-diana","tag-princess-diana39s-death","tag-queen-elizabeth-ii","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-russell-myers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}