Prince William Reveals the Hilarious Windsor Castle Tourist Comment That Still Makes the Royal Family Laugh

Windsor Castle is an iconic royal residence, but for overmuch of Prince William's life, it was besides simply his grandmother's home.

The Prince of Wales shows Eugene Levy astir nan castle — nan longest-occupied palace successful Europe — successful nan astir caller section of Levy's Apple TV+ series, The Reluctant Traveler. The brace explores immoderate of nan astir historical areas of nan palace, arsenic good arsenic immoderate of William's favorites, and nan royal heir, 43, shares immoderate individual anecdotes astir nan comings and goings astatine Windsor.

"The circuit guides get to perceive immoderate funny stories," he notes. "We heard backmost 1 time, that — I won’t sanction nan nationality of nan tourist, but - they’re looking astir nan castle going, 'Wow this spot is incredible, but why did they person to build nan castle truthful adjacent to Heathrow airport?'"

Sharing a laugh, William says nan infinitesimal "has gone down arsenic nan benignant of number 1 quote of a tourer going astir Windsor Castle."

"I cognize my history is bad, but that’s different level," he adds.

For reference, nan original castle astatine Windsor was built successful nan 11th century by William nan Conqueror. The lavish authorities apartments were added successful nan early 19th century.

Meanwhile, Heathrow Airport was first opened arsenic a mini airfield successful 1930, becoming a larger recreation hub — and eventually, London's superior and largest airdrome — successful nan years pursuing World War II.

Prince William besides recalls a puerility representation from Windsor while showing Levy astir St. George's Hall, which he calls "one of my favourite parts" of nan castle.

"My cousins and I, and nan family, would pursuit each different up and down present and do silly games," he says. "I retrieve these carpets weren’t here, and location were a mates of spots wherever you utilized to person to watch retired because you’d get monolithic splinters... It was a really dark, wooden, oak floor. So, erstwhile you went moving off, you’d extremity up coming distant and you’d person an tremendous splinter."

The Prince of Wales shares that he's passed nan contented connected to his ain children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7. "We travel successful aft hours and pursuit each different astir sometimes."

However, he notes, nan erstwhile treacherous hallway has now been covered by a carpet. "It’s a batch easier," William says pinch a grin. "My children don’t realise really fortunate they are."

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The prince's chat pinch Levy is possibly nan astir candid and individual question and reply he's ever given. During their chat, he moreover makes a uncommon mention of his estranged brother, Prince Harry, erstwhile asked really he feels astir his eldest son, Prince George, 1 time becoming king.

"It’s an absorbing question, and it’s a large question, that one," William replies. "Because there’s tons of things to deliberation astir pinch that."

He continues, "Obviously, I want to create a world successful which my boy is proud of what we do, a world and a occupation that really does effect people’s lives for nan better. That is caveated with, I dream we don’t spell backmost to immoderate of nan practices successful nan past, that Harry and I had to turn up pinch — and I’ll do everything I tin to make judge we don’t regress successful that situation."

"I deliberation it’s safe to opportunity that alteration is connected my agenda. Change for good," William adds. "And I clasp that and I bask that alteration - I don’t fearfulness it. That’s nan spot that excites me, is nan thought of being capable to bring immoderate change. Not overly extremist change, but changes that I deliberation that request to happen."