Prince William reveals how Queen Elizabeth got 'warmer' with age as he reflects on relationship with his grandparents

Prince William has opened up on his bond with his grandparents, the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, in a candid discussion about family life.

Appearing in a new episode of Eugene Levy's The Reluctant Traveller on Apple TV+, the future King delves into conversation with the Schitt's Creek star, opening up on everything from the Princess of Wales's cancer battle to the prospect of young Prince George taking the throne someday.

During the meeting, which took place at the famous Windsor Castle, William touched on the relationship he shared with his grandparents and how it changed throughout his life.

"I had a good relationship. My grandparents were of a different generation. I think when we were younger, it was harder to have that sort of close relationship because it was quite formal," he explained.

"But as they got older and I got older, it got warmer and warmer, and I definitely think my relationship was best with my grandparents when they were more in their sort of 80s, when they sort of relaxed a little bit," William said of the Queen, who died in 2022, and Prince Philip, who passed away in 2021.

"My grandfather was incredibly amusing, sometimes not deliberately, sometimes by accident, but we had a lot of laughs and he had a great sense of humour, as did my grandmother as well, actually," William went on to say.

It has also long been known that Prince William bonded with his grandmother over one-on-one afternoon teas when he was a teenager, during his time at Eton College. It was even portrayed in episodes of Netflix's The Crown.

Recalling his fond memories of delicious tea times with his Granny, William told Eugene, "Sometimes at weekends, sometimes if I could get away in the evenings when there was nothing going on I would come over and have tea with her, because she had the best teas ever, so I’d get well fed.

"I’d come round and see how she was and just check in to see how she was doing. Have a chat about family stuff, bit of work stuff maybe, sometimes about what was going on, mostly just to tell stories really about whatever I was up to."