'William will be King of people’s hearts, thanks to Diana's influence,' says expert

The nation is still reeling from the Lionesses' epic win in the Women's Euro 2022 against Germany. And one person who was particualrly overjoyed at the momentous achievement was Prince William - football fan and president of the Football Association - who handed the team their medals and congratulated them personally, breaking royal protocol by hugging several of them warmly. According to Ken Wharfe, Princess Diana's former bodyguard, that was 40 year old William's "Diana moment" - shrugging off royal formalities and revealing how much the achievement meant to him.

Prince William and Kate Middleton will retain the services of their nanny when they move to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, according to royal commentator Jennie Bond. Responding to reports they will not have a nanny looking after their children after moving to their new home, Ms Bond said she understood them to be incorrect. Speaking to GB News, Ms Bond said: "I'm not so sure that's true.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might “face the Queen’s wrath” during their upcoming trip to the UK.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are jetting to England from California early next month so that they can attend a handful of engagements.They’ll also be flying to Germany at one stage as the country is hosting next year’s Invictus Games after they were held in The Netherlands earlier this year.There’s undeniably some apprehension from the Royal Family ahead of the pair’s return – with Royal expert Duncan Larcombe believing the pair may trigger an angry response from the monarch while here. “To the casual observer, especially overseas and even more especially in America, this will look like Harry and Meghan are back doing royal jobs, especially given that one of the gigs Harry is doing is the WellChild awards for sick children, which he always used to do when he actually was a working royal,” Duncan wrote for The Daily Beast.

The Cambridge clan are excitedly awaiting their reported move to Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Castle Estate this summer. But one person who is less than impressed about the duke and duchess leaving Kensington Palace after extensive, and expensive, renovation, is their sister in law's pal Omid Scobie.The prominent royal biographer revealed that the move has "raised eyebrows" amid the backdrop of the cost of living crisis.

Foreshadowing? Princess Diana’s cause of death may have been predicted ahead of time. The new Discovery+ docuseries The Diana Investigations reveals new details about the 1997 crash including how William and Harry reacted to the news and investigation.

Princess Diana «would be saddened» by the rift between Prince William and Prince Harry, biographer James Patterson believes. ET spoke with the prolific author ahead of the release of his latest work, , and he weighed in on how the late royal would feel about the current state of her sons' relationship. William and Harry's relationship took a turn for the worse in 2020, when the younger brother and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down as senior royals and relocated to California.«I think she would be saddened by the break with the two boys,» Patterson tells ET. «I think that would really make her sad, because they had been so very close as kids, and then… Will obviously deciding [that he] must stay with tradition, and the crown, and the royals, and then Harry making the break.»Even with the brothers' opposing views, Patterson guesses that Diana, who got divorced from Prince Charles in 1996, «would've respected both sides.»«I don't think she looked at the tradition of the royal family and said it's a bad thing.

Sharing words of wisdom. Prince William gave the children of late BBC presenter Deborah James advice on how to cope with losing a parent when he visited the family earlier this year.

Prince William had a kind ear for the children of the late BBC presenter, Deborah James. In a recent interview with, James’ husband, Sebastian Bowen, speaks about the Duke of Cambridge's visit to their home ahead of the journalist’s death in June.  Bowen shares that the royal came to their house and joined the family for champagne and to grant James damehood.

The creators of a new documentary about Princess Diana defended their decision to use a clip from the late royal’s controversial Panorama interview — after Prince William said he thought it should never be seen again.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reportedly moving into a four-bedroom house in Windsor with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.The Cambridge family are also looking to live a nanny-free life in their new home.The new residence, Adelaide cottage, was built back in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV. As the summer holidays draw to a close, Prince William, Kate Middleton, both 40, and their family are moving into their new home, downsizing dramatically from Kensington Palace.The move will be quite a change from their London-life with Kensington Palace so close to the High Street and hustle and bustle of the capital.

Prince William must avoid a "death trap" while competing with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as he tries to build his popularity abroad, a royal expert has said. It's been said that the Duke of Cambridge, 40, wants to connect more with people overseas in a public relations move.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still at war with the Royal Family over their security needs.The Sussexes’ unofficial biographer Omid Scobie spoke about Harry’s lawsuit against the Home Office after his security needs were denied. Writing for Yahoo! News, he claimed that Harry never asked for the public or our government to pay for his security.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to head to the US later this year in a trip that has been dubbed as “problematic” for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be going across the pond to attend the second annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony, which is being held in Boston, Massachusetts.The trip, expected to be in December, could see the couple stay on after the award for additional royal engagements. However, the arrival of the Cambridges will be "very problematic" for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to royal expert Neil Sean.

A bombshell new documentary is set to air on Channel 4 and sources have confirmed that neither the Duke of Cambridge nor the Duke of Sussex were consulted ahead of the four-part series. Investigating Diana: Death in Paris will be broadcast on Channel 4 later this month to coincide with the anniversary of Diana's death in 1997 and the series will examine conspiracy theories which producers say they want to “put to rest”.The documentary will "tell for the first time the full story" of investigations by the French Brigade Criminelle and the Met Police into Diana's death and will feature interviews with detectives from both forces, some of whom are speaking of their experiences for the first time.

Princess Diana would have helped her sons Prince William and Prince Harry solve their issues, her former bodyguard Ken Wharfe has revealed in this week's issue of HELLO!Writing exclusively for the publication, Ken – who has teamed up with author Ros Coward to release Diana: Remembering the Princess ahead of her 25th death anniversary this month – reflected on how the mum-of-two would have dealt with her sons' differences.SEE: Royal teenagers! 14 photos of Princes and Princesses in their younger years "Her desire was to make things better for people who needed help," Ken writes.WATCH: Prince Harry shares emotional video on what would have been Princess Diana's 61st birthday"As for the rift between William and Harry; when two siblings fight there's usually a close relative to give advice and Diana would have taken on that role. She would have understood the problems that have been raised and helped her boys solve them, while giving Harry the advice he seems to lack right now."READ: Prince Harry and Meghan's son Archie looked adorable on playdate with George, Charlotte and LouisSHOP: HELLO! celebrates Princess Diana with new T-shirt collectionKen added: "There's no doubt she would have enjoyed the relationships they have with their wives, and loved spending time with her five grandchildren." William and Harry reunited for Princess Diana's statue unveiling in July 2021The royal bodyguard dedicated 16 years of service to the royal family, working specifically with Diana from 1988 to 1993, the five most turbulent years of her marriage to Prince Charles.As her 25th death anniversary approaches, Ken also reflected: "There was no one quite like Diana.

An upset. Prince Harry and William seemed to be on their spouses’ Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s side after some huge disagreements. In Tom Bower’s Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors, it was revealed that the Duke of Sussex told his brother that Kate should be nicer to his wife after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were reportedly cold towards Meghan.

It may well be true that Prince William broke royal protocol when he hugged the victorious Lionesses at the Women's EURO 2022, after they beat Germany 2-1 in the nail-biting finale. But defender Lucy Bronze says she couldn't have been happier when the Duke of Cambridge showed his support in front of thousands of spectators, and it seems the players have struck up quite a friendship with the football fan Prince.

Princess Diana's bodyguard Ken Wharfe has revealed how Prince William and Prince Harry are looking to their own fun childhood as an inspiration for raising their own children.READ: Prince William flies Princess Charlotte to Commonwealth Games - watch him land helicopterWriting exclusively in this week's issue of HELLO!, Ken – who has teamed up with author Ros Coward to write Diana: Remembering the Princess ahead of her 25th death anniversary this month – looks back on the idyllic upbringing Diana gave her sons, and how she tried to instil a sense of normalcy in them.WATCH: Princess Diana saves the day at Prince Harry's sports day"Although the boys had nannies, she was a hands-on mum and was always with them in their nursery or bringing them down to the kitchen for breakfast," Ken, who worked with Diana from 1988 to 1993, writes.READ: Prince Harry and Meghan's son Archie looked adorable on playdate with George, Charlotte and LouisSHOP: HELLO! celebrates Princess Diana with new T-shirt collection"They were allowed to have their friends for sleepovers and she'd let them bring them on holidays, too… She took them to Thorpe Park – where they had to queue for the rides like everyone else – a London bus and the underground, and to burger bars and restaurants such as Bill Wyman's Sticky Fingers.

Last month, Prince William broke royal protocol when he attended the Women's EURO 2022 final to see England’s Lionesses take home the trophy. After the match, which saw the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1, William praised the players as he presented them with their winning medals during the award ceremony.

It’s no secret that members of the royal family are ones for tradition. From the regal titles they inherit to the Christmas festivities they enjoy together, tradition and the royal family go hand in hand. But throughout the years, as things modernise and as the younger members of the family have children of their own, various royals have been spotted breaking away from tradition.