Prince William was given weekly mentoring by the Queen to prepare him for his future role as king, a royal expert has claimed.
Katie Nicholl, author of Kate: The Future Queen, said the monarch has played a "very special dual role" in the Duke of Cambridge's life.
She told OK: "She is his sovereign, but also a very loving grandmother who wants to prepare him for the future." According to Ms Nicholl, William began visiting the Queen every Sunday from 1995, after he had started at Eton College.
He would apparently not say when other pupils asked where he going - even though he was going to Windsor Castle. Do you have a view on this story?
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