Prince William opened up in a new interview for a TV series which airs today. The Prince of Wales appears in the latest episode of Eugene Levy’s AppleTV+ series The Reluctant Traveler, and the conversation quickly lands on life in the spotlight and the cost that comes with it for a modern royal family.
He does not sugarcoat the strain. “I enjoy my job, but there are some aspects of it, such as the media, the speculation and the scrutiny that make it a little harder than other jobs.” For anyone who remembers the storm around his parents’ marriage, he makes the connection explicit. He says the relentless attention on King Charles and Princess Diana taught him a lasting lesson about protecting home life from public noise.
That personal history shapes how he manages the line between public duty and private family. William adds that “if you let that creep in, the damage it can do to your family life is something that I vowed I would never let happen to my family.” It is a promise that sounds both professional and deeply personal, the kind that comes from watching the stakes up close.
Prince William spoke about his close relationship with his grandparents and how he spent time with his grandmother when he was studying in Eton
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He goes further and sets out a rule of engagement. “I take a very strong line about where I think that line is, and those who overstep it, I’ll fight against. But equally, I understand, in my role, there is interest; you have to work with the media. So, you have to have a grown-up sort of situation with it as well. It’s about knowing where the line is and what you’re willing to put up with.” It is a rare plain statement from a future king about boundaries, one that invites viewers to consider how much access is fair and how much becomes destructive.
Many will hear those words with Prince Harry in mind. The brothers’ relationship has been strained in public for years, and Harry has chosen a very different approach to telling his story. Since stepping back from royal duties with Meghan Markle five years ago, he has shared unprecedented detail about his life and his grievances, from a high profile sit down with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 to his best selling memoir.
Prince William showing Harry how it should be done
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That book, Spare, arrived in 2023 and walked readers through his childhood, his military service, and his new life in California. It also pulled back the curtain on family dynamics, sometimes bluntly, and it sparked debate about where the line should be when the story involves real people who did not sign up to be characters.
Harry has been frank about the fallout. Back in May, he told the BBC that he knows that “some members of my family will never forgive me” for writing his memoir. He added a wish and a challenge in the same breath. “It would be nice to have that reconciliation part now. If they don’t want that, that’s entirely up to them.”
Set against that backdrop, William’s appearance on The Reluctant Traveler lands with extra weight. The comments are not a direct reply, and he never names his brother, yet the timing and the emphasis on lines and limits make this feel like more than travel chat. It reads as a statement of values from an heir who wants to modernise without letting the spotlight run his home. For American viewers used to celebrity interviews and confessional memoirs, this episode offers a different angle on royal life and the price of keeping some things off camera.
It’s why I really ultimately don’t care if Prince William fully cuts Prince Harry off.
— opinionated russian(@Katsbigopinion2) October 4, 2025
I just read something that my first thought was poor Prince William is jealous of his brother Harry. It’s OK. Blood will always be thicker than water. Just sayin Megan.
— stikugood (@LevequeLana) October 4, 2025
