Why heartbroken & silently raging Wills is making RIGHT decision not to get into slagging match with brother or uncle

I AM sure Prince William is seething beneath the surface, but he has made a conscious decision not to get into a public slagging match with either his brother or his uncle. That is not to say he won’t be feeling anything about this muck-raking book. Prince William has made a conscious decision not to get into a public slagging match with either his brother or his uncle Credit: Getty Earl Spencer’s book has stirred up old wounds connected to Princess Diana’s death Credit: AP:Associated Press He must be silently raging. I am sure it is very difficult and he must be heartbroken, but I think he is making the right decision. He will be very upset by his mother’s death being raked up again, just a few years after the controversy over how Martin Bashir got his 1995 Panorama interview with Diana. Sign up for the Royals newsletter Thank you! William issued a statement then, but he would have hoped that would have been the end. He won’t want to do it again now, nearly 30 years after his mother’s death. READ MORE ON PRINCE WILLIAM He would much rather she were allowed to rest in peace. The only time in recent years when William has been tempted to return fire came when Harry and Meghan so annoyed him with their claim that Royal Family members had made “racist” remarks about their children. Otherwise Prince William and Princess Catherine have quietly been getting on with the job, as shown on their visit to the Isle of Bute in Scotland two days ago. They happily chatted to locals, William sipped a cider or two, and Catherine positively glowed with health, having recovered from her cancer ordeal. Most read in Royals William was tempted to return fire came when Harry and Meghan annoyed him with their claim that Royal Family members had made ‘racist’ remarks Credit: Getty William and Charles would rather Princess Diana was allowed to rest in peace Credit: Getty I am convinced her battle against illness has given William a sense of perspective, and a determination to be positive and ignore the negativity currently engulfing the monarchy. And that approach is succeeding, with the pair often topping opinion polls of popularity among the public. We have enough drama with Harry and Meghan, the former Prince Andrew, Earl Spencer, and ex-BBC fossils like David Dimbleby and John Humphrys stirring up republican sentiments in boring documentaries. The general public are overwhelmingly in favour of keeping a monarchy, and see Prince William and Princess Catherine as a safe pair of hands for the future. William is showing perspective and has chosen to ignore the negativity currently engulfing the monarchy Credit: Getty The royal will be very upset by the way the death of his mother Prince Diana has been raked up again Credit: Getty William is more concerned with his children — George has just started at Eton — and is running the Duchy of Cornwall. He’s also preparing to become King and is busy following the fortunes of Aston Villa. He doesn’t want to rake up the past and publicly feud with his family. He wants to highlight causes like homelessness and his Earthshot Prize. His only frustration will be that the current lurid headlines detract from his work. He and Princess Catherine are keeping calm and carrying on. Prince William knows his mother wasn’t perfect and has said himself she was paranoid in her later years. He also knows that to visit her grave he must deal with his uncle at Althorp and at least be on speaking terms. Now in his mid-40s, Prince William has seen enough royal scandals and seismic events to know they eventually blow over, and what matters most is his immediate family and planning for the modern monarchy he wants to promote. If Diana was the People’s Princess, William and Catherine are the 21st-century equivalents. And at present, the public are right behind them. Comment now