Prince William Gets Personal

IN A RARE TV APPEARANCE, THE PRINCE OF WALES OPENS UP LIKE NEVER BEFORE ABOUT HIS WIFE’S CANCER JOURNEY, RAISING THEIR CHILDREN AND HIS VISION FOR CHANGE WHEN HE BECOMES KING

- ERIN HILL,SIMON PERRY

In the cozy warmth of a Windsor pub on a drizzly February day, over the clink of glasses and the low hum of conversation, Prince William leans back and confides, “I think it’s safe to say that change is on my agenda. Change for good.” It’s an unprecedented glimpse into the mind of the future King—a man shaped by loss, duty and a fierce desire to shield his children from the pressures of royal life. Across from him, actor Eugene Levy, host of Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler, listens intently as history and humanity collide: The prince is speaking as both heir to the throne and a father determined to do things differently. “It was a savvy move by William,” royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith says. “By choosing a Canadian comedian as his interlocutor, William seems to be signaling that he wants to break out of the conventional mold.”

In some ways it’s a quiet reintroduction—a chance to reframe the Prince of Wales’s public image after years of headlines surrounding family rifts and the fallout from the departure of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex from the royal fold. It’s also a chance to put Windsor, his home for the past three years, front and center. William and Princess Kate will soon move to Forest Lodge on the Windsor Castle estate, a “forever” home even after he becomes King.