{"id":946746,"date":"2026-05-08T19:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946746\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:40:27","slug":"prince-williams-temper-reportedly-terrifies-his-father-king-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946746\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William&#8217;s Temper Reportedly &#8220;Terrifies&#8221; His Father King Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gist<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>Prince William&#8217;s temper reportedly &#8220;terrifies&#8221; King Charles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>According to royal author Christopher Andersen, the 43-year-old is &#8220;capable of great bellowing tantrums.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>William&#8217;s brother Prince Harry also wrote of his brother&#8217;s short fuse in his 2023 memoir Spare.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/prince-william-jokes-hed-gym-200027402.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> has a famously warm rapport with his wife <a data-ylk=\"slk:Kate Middleton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/kate-middleton-prince-williams-royal-175734878.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> and the couple&#8217;s <a data-ylk=\"slk:three children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/prince-george-princess-charlotte-prince-120109661.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three children<\/a>, but according to royal biographer Christopher Andersen, his relationship with his father, <a data-ylk=\"slk:King Charles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/king-charles-gardener-reveals-favorite-215820208.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a>, can be more complicated. Andersen, who recently published a book about the Princess of Wales, said William is &#8220;capable of great bellowing tantrums&#8221; and sometimes &#8220;terrifies&#8221; the 77-year-old monarch.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Prince William at the launch of the Global Humanitarian Memorial in London in October 2025.Credit: Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/a62ee9bd70f0aee4b42e99e596c199d6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince William at the launch of the Global Humanitarian Memorial in London in October 2025.<br \/>Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When he gets frustrated, he does resort to shouting [at the king],&#8221; a former staff member of <a data-ylk=\"slk:Highgrove House;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/inside-highgrove-house-king-charless-213442863.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Highgrove House<\/a>, Charles&#8217;s country estate, told Andersen, per <a data-ylk=\"slk:Page Six;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/08\/royal-family\/prince-williams-fierce-temper-terrifies-dad-king-charles-book\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Page Six<\/a>. &#8220;William has a huge, booming voice. Much louder than his father\u2019s, so it\u2019s not something you soon forget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"King Charles, Prince William, and Kate Middleton on Commonwealth Day in March 2026.Credit: Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/c10c7ed8ceb745bc742d65f94bbed577.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>King Charles, Prince William, and Kate Middleton on Commonwealth Day in March 2026.<br \/>Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Andersen&#8217;s new biography, Kate! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will be Queen, dropped on Tuesday, May 5. The author is far from the first royal insider to put a spotlight on the future king&#8217;s temper, however. William&#8217;s younger brother <a data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/prince-harry-reportedly-sad-prince-195616493.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> recalled getting into a heated argument with him regarding <a data-ylk=\"slk:Meghan Markle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/meghan-markle-highlights-prince-archie-181634279.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a> in his 2023 memoir Spare. (Recall that William reportedly refused to &#8220;<a data-ylk=\"slk:roll out the red carpet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1678690\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-prince-william-royal-family-news\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">roll out the red carpet<\/a>&#8221; for his sister-in-law.)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle on their way to Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September 2022.Credit: Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/8a2c9ff850f6de486f0c06004ffb6889.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle on their way to Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s funeral in September 2022.<br \/>Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>According to the Duke of Sussex, the conflict escalated until William &#8220;grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and \u2026 knocked me to the floor.&#8221; Harry landed on a dog bowl, &#8220;which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me.\u201d The brothers are currently estranged and have hardly spoken since Harry and Meghan&#8217;s <a data-ylk=\"slk:departure from the U.K.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/breaking-down-prince-harry-meghan-180000055.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">departure from the U.K.<\/a> in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of the Princess Diana statue at Kensington Palace in July 2021.Credit: Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/5aa6477310368b49b605f1d3f8ce7089.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of the Princess Diana statue at Kensington Palace in July 2021.<br \/>Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>As for Charles, he too &#8220;has a Vesuvius temper,&#8221; Andersen said. Apparently the apple doesn&#8217;t fall far from the tree.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a data-ylk=\"slk:InStyle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-william-temper-terrifies-king-charles-11970660\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">InStyle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Gist Prince William&#8217;s temper reportedly &#8220;terrifies&#8221; King Charles. 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