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Prince William and the Queen

Prince William has revealed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is an “important” part of his life who gives him invaluable advice.

As he has gotten older and his role as a member of the royal family has increased, Wills – who married Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in April – needs the monarch’s advice more and more.

“oy relationship with my grandmother has gone from strength to strength. As a shy, younger man it could be harder to talk about weighty matters. It was, ‘This is my grandmother, who is the Queen, and these are serious historical subjects,'” he says, in an extract from the new book our Queen by Robert Hardman.

“As I’ve got older, she’s become an even more important part of my life, so it’s much easier. And obviously, with the wedding, she was a massive help

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