Prince William Recalls Emotional Childhood Memory with Prince Harry in First Public Mention of Brother in Years

Mar. 15, 2025

Prince William in March 2024; Prince Harry in 2021.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage; Gotham/GC Images

Samir Hussein/WireImage; Gotham/GC Images

Prince Williamis revisiting one of the most impactful moments of his childhood — a powerful experience he shared with his brother,Prince Harry.

“My mother took me to The Passage; she took Harry and I both there. I must have been 11 at the time, maybe 10. I had never been to anything like that before, and I was a bit anxious about what to expect,” William says in the clip, which is believed to be his first public mention of Harry in several years.

Princess Diana, Prince Harry and Prince William visit The Passage in 1994.Kensington Palace/Twitter

He goes on to describe Diana’s natural way of easing everyone’s nerves.

“My mother went about her usual, making everyone feel relaxed, having a laugh and joking with everyone,” he says. “I remember at the time kind of thinking, ‘Well, if everyone doesn’t have a home, they’re all going to be really sad.’ But it was incredible how happy an environment it was.”

Reflecting on the experience, William says, “I remember having some good conversations, playing chess, chatting and that’s when it dawned on me that there were other people out there who don’t have the same life as you do. You know, when you’re quite small, you just think life is what you see in front of you and you don’t really have concept to look elsewhere. It’s when you meet people, as I did then, who put a different perspective in your head and say, ‘Well, I was living on the street last night,’ and you’re like, ‘Woah.’ I remember that happening.”

Prince William behind the scenes filming a documentary for his Homewards program.Andrew Parsons/Kensington Palace/Shutterstock

Andrew Parsons/Kensington Palace/Shutterstock

Prince William hasserved as patronof The Passage since 2019. Since his first visit to the charity alongside his brother, Harry, he’sreturned on several occasions.

Prince William on his first visits to The Passage with his mother, Princess Diana, in 1993.The Passage

The Passage

Prince William on his first visit to The Passage with his mother in 1993.The Passage

Prince William and Prince Harry arrive for the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, on what would have been her 60th birthday on July 1, 2021 in London, England.Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images

The last time the brothers appeared together was in August at their uncle Lord Robert Fellowes' memorial service. However, they reportedlydid not interact with one anotherthere.

Sources previously told PEOPLE that Harry’s attempts to connect with William — through texts, calls, and messages — have been ignored.

The rift with Prince William is “very bad,” a royal insider said, but it’s not “irreparable.”

William’s documentary, which airs on Oct 30 and 31, will follow him as he launches Homewards across the U.K., as well as the journeys of those currently facing homelessness or who have lived experience of the issue. The documentary will also feature well-known advocates of the program, alongside those leading individual projects across the U.K.

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source: people.com