{"id":188149,"date":"2023-10-24T06:48:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188149"},"modified":"2023-10-24T06:48:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:48:06","slug":"warm-prince-william-is-is-just-like-his-mother-princess-diana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/lifestyle\/warm-prince-william-is-is-just-like-his-mother-princess-diana\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm Prince William is is just like his mother, Princess Diana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A welcome embrace: As Prince William is pictured with his arm around Prince George&#8217;s shoulders, a reminder just how much he resembles his trailblazing mother, Princess Diana<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For all the latest Royal news, pictures and videos click\u00a0here<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seeing William with a protective arm around George might seem unremarkable by the standards of today.<\/p>\n<p>Why wouldn&#8217;t a father hold on to his son in a strange rugby changing room surrounded by giant athletes after they have just lost a rugby world cup quarter final to Argentina?<\/p>\n<p>But this is the Royal Family we&#8217;re talking about, where outward gestures of warmth had not been notably encouraged down the years.<\/p>\n<p>Until, that is, the arrival of William&#8217;s mother, Lady Diana Spencer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653235-12639367-image-m-48_1697539590225.jpg\" height=\"490\" width=\"633\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William and his son Prince George chatting with a Welsh rugby player following the\u00a0Wales versus Argentina match in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653229-12639367-image-m-47_1697539572788.jpg\" height=\"866\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diana, the late Princess of Wales, and her son Prince William outside Wetherby School in London, after dropping off Prince Harry, in September 1991<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I live for my sons. I would be lost without them,&#8217; Diana once said. Not a sentiment associated with Queen Elizabeth II &#8211; let alone with her formidable grandmother, Queen Mary.<\/p>\n<p>In November 1985, Diana had said: &#8216;Most importantly, [my role is] being a mother and a wife. That&#8217;s what I try to achieve; whether I do is another thing, but I do try.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Prince William and Prince George&#8217;s identical mannerisms in Rugby World Cup clip sends royal fans wild<\/h3>\n<p>While others had prioritised duty, Diana made a point of being a &#8211; literally &#8211; hands-on parent. Today, is seems as though her son, The Prince of Wales, is following her example.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>George \u2013 a future Prince of Wales \u2013 had attended the Wales &#8211; Argentina game with his father, who is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, while his mother watched the corresponding England.<\/p>\n<p>He was dressed as a mini-me of William, with both wearing matching navy suits and red ties \u2013 the latter seemingly a patriotic nod to the Welsh side.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, father and son duo met some of the Welsh rugby players to commiserate at their loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trooping the Colour has offered another series of echos down the years, with William&#8217;s body language often seeming reminiscent of his late mother&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Whether she was in the public eye or in private, Princess Diana was often pictured holding\u00a0Prince Harry and Prince William were young.<\/p>\n<p>And while William might not cuddle his children publicly as often as the late Princess of Wales did, he will never turn down the opportunity to comfort his children.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653271-12639367-image-m-58_1697539695890.jpg\" height=\"565\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry, Princess Diana, The Queen Mother and Prince William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London in June 1989<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653267-12639367-image-m-59_1697539707086.jpg\" height=\"493\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Prince William seems to repeat his own mother&#8217;s gesture in June 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653303-12639367-image-a-60_1697539737465.jpg\" height=\"952\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Princess of Wales with her sons\u00a0after their arrival at Aberdeen Airport in August 1989<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653309-12639367-image-m-62_1697539749870.jpg\" height=\"825\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Prince of Wales and his two eldest children, George and Charlotte, visiting\u00a0Cardiff Castle in June 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653411-12639367-image-m-69_1697539841281.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The then Prince Charles passing an infant Prince Harry to Diana during\u00a0the 1985 Trooping of the Colour ceremony on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Diana&#8217;s informality marked quite a contrast when she arrived in the Royal Family<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653417-12639367-image-a-68_1697539839481.jpg\" height=\"673\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince Louis reaches out to his father Prince William, as Princess Charlotte waves at crowds below during Trooping The Colour in 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/15\/76653355-12639367-image-a-93_1697552330577.jpg\" height=\"1117\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diana and Prince William watching Prince Charles playing polo at Smith&#8217;s Lawn in May 1987<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/17\/76653367-12639367-William_and_Prince_George_attend_the_traditional_Easter_Sunday_C-a-3_1697820469659.jpg\" height=\"1464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William and Prince George attend the traditional Easter Sunday Church service at St George&#8217;s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle in April 2022<\/p>\n<p>The love between Diana and her sons was obvious in photos, as seen in a snapshot of the late Princess of Wales and William during a polo match in\u00a0May 1987.<\/p>\n<p>The young royal is pictured holding tightly onto his mother&#8217;s hand as she holds her hand on his forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>George, who is second in line to the throne, stayed close to his father who rested his hands on George&#8217;s shoulders during the traditional Easter Sunday Church service at St Georges Chapel in April of last year.<\/p>\n<p>With the fast-paced nature of royal life, the support of their parents is essential.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653465-12639367-image-m-72_1697539925619.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William and Prince Harry greeting their mother, Diana, on the deck of the Royal Yacht &#8216;Britannia&#8217; in Toronto, Canada, in October 1991<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653467-12639367-image-a-71_1697539923623.jpg\" height=\"558\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William comforting his daughter Princess Charlotte as the royals attend\u00a0the hockey at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in August 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653485-12639367-image-a-73_1697540021915.jpg\" height=\"934\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diana with Prince Harry on holiday in Majorca, Spain, in August 1987<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76653493-12639367-image-a-74_1697540024972.jpg\" height=\"761\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William embracing Prince George during a children&#8217;s party for Military families during the Royal Tour of Canada in September 2016 in Victoria, Canada<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12639367\/Welcome-embrace-William-George-Princess-Diana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A welcome embrace: As Prince William is pictured with his arm around Prince George&#8217;s shoulders, a reminder just how much<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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