Late Queen’s poignant recommendation to Prince William after Diana’s demise revealed

The late Queen “sensed that Prince William was struggling”, a brand new e-book has claimed.

The late Queen and William

The late Queen trusted her grandmotherly instincts when it got here to William (Picture: GETTY)

The late Queen Elizabeth II reportedly gave Prince William some poignant recommendation following the demise of his late mom, Diana, Princess of Wales. William was aged simply 15 on the time of his late mom’s demise on August 31, 1997, with the beloved royal having misplaced her life on the age of 36 after a automobile accident in Paris.

In line with William and Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story, an upcoming e-book by the Day by day Mirror’s royal editor Russell Myers, William was “utterly damaged” following Diana’s demise – which prompted the Queen to behave on her grandmotherly instincts. The e-book reads: “The Queen had witnessed at first hand the toxicity that spilled over from Charles and Diana’s relationship and the devastating impact of the Princess of Wales’s tragic demise on each [Prince] William and [Prince] Harry.

“And he or she knew that William was hurting from the try to reconcile so many competing expectations, calls for and wishes.”

It continued: “Throughout these preliminary days of hopelessness after the tragedy of Diana’s demise, Elizabeth’s first response had been that of a grandmother, not a monarch. She refused to bow to stress from the press and as a substitute devoted herself to comforting her struggling grandchildren. Now she would do the identical.

“Sensing William was struggling, the Queen invited him to Sunday lunch to guage his temper.

“William was extra than simply crestfallen and anxious about whether or not he was throwing away the one fixed in his life. He was, in line with one well-placed supply, ‘utterly damaged’.”

“And in the dead of night days of grief that adopted, I discovered consolation and solace within the Scottish outside. Because of this, the connection I really feel to Scotland will endlessly run deep.”