William’s had a rotten 18 months. Many have remarked he’s appeared unusually sombre – and not just when standing next to Prince Andrew. Now royal author A.N. WILSON reveals: What’s eating William

At the Duchess of Kent’s funeral earlier this week, Prince William gave the impression of bearing the burden of the weight of the world on his shoulders
Admittedly, there were moments over the last few days when he did seem animated by Donald Trump and looked genuinely pleased to meet him.

According to Vanity Fair magazine, William has also become close to Trump after being tasked with launching a ‘charm offensive’ towards him.

In February in Paris, what was initially proposed as a brief encounter between William and the President went on well over-schedule and lasted 40 minutes. Trump has variously described the Prince of Wales as a ‘good man’, ‘really very handsome’ and ‘doing a fantastic job’. A White House source went so far as to say Prince William holds a ‘really powerful, really important’ influence in the future of the special relationship.
And as Vanity Fair puts it: ‘For the last few years, the Prince of Wales has apparently had a much closer relationship to the American President than his own brother.’