Queen Elizabeth might seem like a sweet old lady, but Prince William says his childhood taught him one thing: you don’t “mess with” the 86-year-old monarch.
William, 29, has given a rare television interview to celebrate his grandmother’s Diamond Jubilee.
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In a preview clip, William is captured talking about some “youthful misbehaviour” and jokes the queen was the first person to bring him back into line.
“As I learned from growing up, you don’t mess with your grandmother,” the prince said.
William’s younger brother Harry was also interviewed for the TV special. Though he has got into far more trouble than William, Harry had a softer attitude to the queen.
“Behind closed doors, she’s our grandmother, it’s as simple as that,” Harry said.
Harry also joked that while the British Monarchy had a Facebook page, his grandmother had yet to send him a friend request.
US journalist Katie Couric interviewed the princes separately for the documentary, entitled The Real Queen by her own Royal Family, which will air on US ABC on May 29.
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William filmed his segment in London’s Buckingham Palace, while Harry shot his in an undisclosed tropical location.
There was no mention of William’s wife Catherine being included in the documentary.
