Prince William Reveals His Vow Against 'Insatiable' Tabloids After Mom Princess Diana's Experience: 'I'll Fight'

Prince William is not letting history repeat itself when it comes to his family. 

The Prince of Wales recently spoke about how the media negatively impacted his family growing up and how he wants to ensure his children don’t suffer the same experience. 

Prince William stressed that he isn’t afraid to change the system to create a better world for his three children. 

Prince William was recently featured in an episode of Eugene Levy’s Apple TV+ show, “The Reluctant Traveler.” 

During the discussion with Levy, the royal reflected on the importance of creating a loving environment for his children to grow up in. He noted that while he experienced it as a child, it didn’t last long because his parents divorced when he was eight. 

William stressed how unhealthy it was to grow up amid all the negative tabloid attention surrounding his late mother, Princess Diana, and his father, King Charles III. Now that he has a family of his own, he is determined to ensure that they don’t go through what he did at the hands of the relentless media. 

“I just want to do what’s best for my children, but I know that the drama and the stress when you’re small really affects you when you’re older,” he said, per Page Six, before adding:

“Growing up, I saw that with my parents. The media were so insatiable back then. It’s hard to think of it now, but they were much more insatiable. They wanted every bit of detail they could absorb, and they were in everything, literally everywhere. They would know things, they’d be everywhere.” 

The 43-year-old prince noted that allowing negative media attention into his household would cause a certain level of damage that he “vowed” would never happen to his family.

“If you let that creep in, the damage it can do to your family life is something that I vowed would never happen to my family. And so, I take a very strong line about where I think that line is, and those who overstep it, I’ll fight against,” William told Levy. 

Still speaking about how he runs his household, William revealed that he and his wife make it their priority to sit down and spend quality time with their kids every night. 

He stressed the importance of sitting and talking with his children and revealed that they are not allowed to have cellphones. “None of our children have any phones, which we’re very strict about,” he said. 

Rather than keeping their eyes glued to cellphones. Williams’ children find other ways to entertain themselves. 

The heir to the British throne spoke fondly about his children’s passions, revealing that Louis likes to jump on the trampoline, while Charlotte is a huge fan of netball and ballet. On the other hand, George loves football and hockey. 

The three kids are also trying to learn musical instruments to develop their skills. 

During the discussion with Levy, Prince William also spoke about how he intends to change things for the benefit of his children. 

Levy asked him to share his thoughts on his eldest son’s future as the next king, and William shared that he would like to make sure his son is proud of the royal family. 

"I want to create a world in which my son is proud of what we do, a world and a job that actually does impact people's lives for the better,” he said, per The Blast.

During Levy’s "Reluctant Traveler” episode, he asked William several questions, which led the prince to open up about his wife and King Charles’ cancer battles and several other family issues. However, he notably avoided asking him about his brother, Prince Harry. 

As reported by The Blast, Levy later opened up about his decision to exclude Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the conversation. He noted that while there weren’t any restrictions on what he could or could not ask, he felt it was inappropriate to ask William about his brother. 

“I had no interest in asking him about that, because it was, you know, a very delicate issue and certainly not up to me to get into it,” Levy said.

Amid his conversation with Levy, Prince William also opened up about the challenges he faced last year.  As The Blast reported earlier, he spoke about his wife, Kate Middleton’s battle with cancer, and how much it took a toll on him.

"I'd say '23-'24 was the hardest year I've ever had,” he said. 

Middleton was diagnosed with cancer last year, and the illness required chemotherapy, which forced her to take a step back from the public eye. Williams’s father, King Charles, was also diagnosed with cancer, which made the entire situation “dreadful” for the Prince of Wales.

Despite the severity of it all, William noted that everything was a “test” and being able to overcome it all makes him who he is. 

Middleton later announced that she is cancer-free and has since returned to making public appearances with her husband.