{"id":946453,"date":"2026-05-08T16:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946453\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:40:16","slug":"prince-williams-fierce-temper-terrifies-dad-king-charles-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946453\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William&#8217;s fierce temper &#8216;terrifies&#8217; dad King Charles: book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William has such a fierce temper that he allegedly even \u201cterrifies\u201d dad King Charles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilliam is capable of great bellowing tantrums,\u201d author Christopher Andersen told Page Six in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>In his new book, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1668086972\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKate-Courage-Grace-Power-Woman%2Fdp%2F1668086972%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D37Y2TYYM9ZESH%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ot9xH2gu2xSE9rupb-daNaVEGuZv2FR-B_95zvIkC0Z5BJeEzUL27mM98anUSI94fYh_E-fI8chLxFHvaX5NI-MD8kz9rl2VCT0UmLLcekhE_UqHmTGKvb7TcFHO_SBUiZu-ICq9M-2n93PxpkqIZDJWz5QRguaCZeAHYtkfEivAS1FLX1snMsVoVjNZXY5o8ar4xDobvOWMYp-eaA1r78jJcGPZnawdqGa0zUEz-e8.pkEhXQA7jVpkl0eKIfW_AFlVi9xTUtyVMWS_ygMuFq0%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3Dchristopher%20andersen%26qid%3D1778102523%26sprefix%3Dchristopher%20andersen%2Caps%2C227%26sr%3D8-1%26tag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F08%2Froyal-family%2Fprince-williams-fierce-temper-terrifies-dad-king-charles-book%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cKate! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will be Queen,\u201d<\/a> Andersen notes that while the Prince is \u201ckind and considerate to a fault\u201d with staff and strangers, and never raises his voice to his wife or children, he does raise his voice at his father.<\/p>\n<p>Prince William has a fiery temper that has even allegedly scares his father, King Charles. Samir Hussein<\/p>\n<p>Prince William, seen here in 2026, \u201cis capable of great bellowing tantrums,\u201d author Christopher Andersen told Page Six. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he gets frustrated, he does resort to shouting\u201d at the King, a former Highgrove staffer said, who allegedly witnessed several shouting matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilliam has a huge, booming voice,\u201d the staffer continued. \u201cMuch louder than his father\u2019s so it\u2019s not something you soon forget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least one other member of the royal family has been on the receiving end of William\u2019s temper \u2014 his brother, Prince Harry.<\/p>\n<p>The loud arguments have \u201cterrified\u201d Charles, seen here with Camilla, William, and Kate in 2023. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Royal author Andersen stressed that William does not shout at his children or wife, seen here in 2022. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In his <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0593593820\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSpare-Prince-Harry-Duke-Sussex%2Fdp%2F0593593820%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F08%2Froyal-family%2Fprince-williams-fierce-temper-terrifies-dad-king-charles-book%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">memoir, \u201cSpare,\u201d<\/a> Harry recalled that he and his brother <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/01\/04\/prince-harry-claims-william-physically-attacked-him-in-memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got into a heated argument<\/a> over Harry\u2019s wife, Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n<p>Harry claimed that William, who was \u201cpiping hot,\u201d lunged at his younger brother, grabbing him by the collar and knocking him to the floor, causing him to land on a dog\u2019s bowl, \u201cwhich cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andersen also told us that it\u2019s no surprise William can be fiery, as King Charles \u201chas a Vesuvius temper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Prince William has lost his temper with his brother, Harry, according to Harry\u2019s memoir, \u201cSpare.\u201d The two are photographed in 2021. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Andersen says it\u2019s no surprise that William has a temper, as King Charles does as well. The two are seen here with their wives in March 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In a previous book about the monarch, Andersen wrote that Charles <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1501181599\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKing-Life-Charles-III%2Fdp%2F1501181599%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F08%2Froyal-family%2Fprince-williams-fierce-temper-terrifies-dad-king-charles-book%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">tore a \u201csink off the wall\u201d<\/a> in frustration after losing a cufflink down the drain.<\/p>\n<p>Charles\u2019 temper was on display in the days following the Queen\u2019s death in 2022, when he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/09\/13\/king-charles-loses-temper-over-leaky-pen-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threw a hissy fit over a leaky pen.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t bear this bloody thing,\u201d he seethed while furiously wiping away black ink with a handkerchief. \u201cEvery stinking time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Palace spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William has such a fierce temper that he allegedly even \u201cterrifies\u201d dad King Charles. \u201cWilliam is capable&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[2915,533,518,447,532,5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-946453","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-exclusive","9":"tag-kate-middleton","10":"tag-king-charles-iii","11":"tag-prince-harry","12":"tag-prince-william","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-royal-families","15":"tag-royal-family","16":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116539950739176943","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}