Prince William reveals the surprising thing George has in common with Diana

MAKING a rare personal statement while meeting the public, Prince William opened up about the way his eldest son is most like Diana.

PRINCE William has opened up about the way his eldest son Prince George is like the late Princess Diana.

Making a rare personal statement while meeting the public, William told finalists of the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards during a reception at Kensington Palace how George had the same passion for dance that Diana did.

“George is doing dancing as well, he loves it,” William told 14-year-old finalist Junior, who is the UK Freestyle Street Dance Champion.

Five-year-old Prince George loves dancing just like Diana did

“My mother always used to dance, she loved dancing. And if it’s something you love, you do what you love. Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise. Keep at it.”

According to UK magazine Hello! Junior was being honoured for his work as an anti-bullying advocate after being teased for dancing.

Meet some of the Teen Heroes who will be recognised this afternoon at the @bbcr1 Teen Awards. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were honoured to meet them earlier this week at Kensington Palace and hear more about their incredible achievements. pic.twitter.com/l29JGxMOLy

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) October 21, 2018

Junior was previously a Youth Board Member on the Diana Award National Anti-Bullying Youth Board, which could have been why William decided to share a memory with of his mother with the dancer.

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While Harry and William have paid tribute to Diana’s memory in interviews, both brothers rarely make off-the-cuff remarks about their mum when meeting with members of the public.

Speaking in documentary Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy last year, William said he is “constantly talking about Granny Diana” to his children.

“We’ve got more photos up round the house now of her and we talk about her a bit and stuff. It’s hard, because obviously Catherine didn’t know her, so she cannot really provide that, that level of detail,” William said.

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William says he speaks to his children often about Princess Diana, who died in a 1997 car crash. Picture: Tim Graham

“So, I do regularly when putting George or Charlotte to bed, talk about her and just try and remind them that there are two grandmothers — there were two grandmothers — in their lives.”

William also joked that Diana would have been a “absolute nightmare” and caused havoc as a grandmother.

“She’d come and go and she’d come in probably at bath time, cause an amazing amount of scene, bubbles everywhere, bathwater all over the place, and then leave,” he said.