Prince William: You think I'm just like her. And you hate me for it.
Prince Charles: William. William, look, I admit ... It has been strange. Unnerving, perhaps, to see the similarities. The way the crowds connect with you, adore you, the way you move something in them. And, yes, all right, I'm still getting used to it because I do see her in you. But that's not a bad thing. In fact, it's a rather wonderful thing. And it's only natural between a son and his mother. Look, I know I haven't got everything right. What parent does? I wish I had half your mother's emotional intelligence. And I'm sorry I haven't risen to the occasion in the way that you wanted me to, but the thing that people don't understand is that I've been grieving, too.
Prince William: Really? Your grief. You're talking to me about your grief?
Prince Charles: Yes, of course. What, you think I'm not shattered by this? Your mother and I had just patched up our differences. We'd...
Prince William: Patched up your differences? What planet are you on? She still loved you and only wanted to be in the South of France so not to be there when you threw a birthday party for the other one.
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