PRINCE William revealed the Queen once gave him an “almighty b******ing” at Balmoral in his childhood.
The Duke of Cambridge said the dramatic incident with his grandmother has stayed with him throughout his life.
Prince William recalled how he had been innocently riding a quad-bike with his cousin Peter Phillips around the Queen’s Scottish residence.
However, the mischievous pair decided to get Peter’s cousin Zara involved and it all went wrong.
Speaking to Sky News for The Queen at 90 documentary, Prince William said: “We were chasing Zara around who was on a go-cart.
“Peter and I managed to herd Zara into a lamppost and the lamppost came down and nearly squashed her and I remember my grandmother being the first person out at Balmoral running across the lawn in her kilt.
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“She came charging over and gave us the most almighty b******ing, and that sort of stuck in my mind from that moment on.”
Growing up, Prince Harry and Prince William were extremely close to their cousins.
According to Charles: The Misunderstood Prince by Sally Bedell Smith, as young kids they would spend their time together playing “outdoors on the hills and by the rivers and lakes”.
They would also have “barbecues and picnics” as well as riding the quad-bikes.
Meeting the Queen is a huge moment for many people – and even her grandson Prince Harry says it can be intimidating even for him at times.
In the ITV documentary Queen of the World, Prince Harry asked some scholars: “You guys have spent way more time in Buckingham Palace than I ever have – and you’ve only been here two weeks.
Have you bumped into the Queen yet? If you suddenly bump into her in the corridor, don’t panic. I know you will. We all do!”
Prince William added in the Sky documentary how the Queen has been a powerful female figure in his life, especially after the death of his mum Princess Diana.
He said: “She’s been a very strong female influence and having lost my mother at a young age, it’s been particularly important to me that I’ve had somebody like the Queen to look up to.
“[She’s someone] who’s been there and who has understood some of the more, um, complex issues when you lose a loved one.
“So she’s been incredibly supportive and I’ve really appreciated her guidance.”
We shared how the Queen was hiring someone to man her Instagram and Twitter pages and you’ll get paid £1k a WEEK.
We previously shared how the Queen is hiring a kitchen porter on £20k a year – and they’ll get to live at Buckingham Palace.
Meanwhile, a former royal chef has revealed exactly what it is like to work in the kitchens at Buckingham Palace, and the type of foods the Queen wishes to avoid.
