The Prince of Wales has revealed some of the moments he shared with his late grandmother that he “will always hold dear” in a video memorial project13:38, 29 Jun 2026Prince William shares his fondest memories of Queen Elizabeth II Prince William has recalled some of his fondest memories of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth in a video memorial for the late monarch. Filmed from inside Windsor Castle, the Prince of Wales spoke fondly of the late Queen, saying he will “always hold dear” some of their quiet moments spent together away from the public eye.‌The video was filmed for a digital memorial for Queen Elizabeth, which is also open to the public to share some of their fond memories of the late monarch, marking what would’ve been her centenary year. Others who have shared their memories of the Queen include athlete Tom Daley, former Lord Bishop of London Lord Richard Chartres, and royal photographer Arthur Edwards.‌‌In the video, William said: “It’s a privilege to know the late Queen better than most. Some of my fondest memories of my grandmother are from here in Windsor.“I remember many a quiet afternoon, having tea with her and my grandfather at the castle, chatting, sharing stories, and seeing how completely at ease she was here, surrounded by family and her much-loved dogs and horses. To this day, she’s given me a love of teatime that I never knew I needed."In the short clip, recorded for the Queen Elizabeth Digital Memorial website, the future King went on to talk about how riding around the Windsor Estate showed a rare "off-duty and relaxed" side to the former monarch.‌He said: “Watching her ride her horses in the Great Park, even well into her later years, showed a side of Granny the world didn’t often see, off-duty, relaxed, and utterly at home. These moments with my grandmother are ones I’ll always hold dear.”William has previously spoken about spending time with his late grandparents in Windsor Castle when he was at secondary school at nearby Eton, where his eldest son Prince George will be attending later this year.‌Speaking with Eugene Levy during his appearance on AppleTV’s The Reluctant Traveller series last year, William said: “I do miss my grandmother, and my grandfather.” William told the actor and TV host that the Queen, with whom he was especially close, was always in his thoughts when he was at Windsor Castle.“It’s been quite a bit of change, so you do sort of, you think about them not being here any more, and particularly being in Windsor, for me Windsor is her. She loved it here, she spent most of her time here.”Article continues belowThe digital memorial site, led by the Cabinet Office, also features archive material, photography and video from key events of the late Queen's historic 70-year reign.The site started to commemorate what would’ve been Queen Elizabeth’s 100th birthday, which was marked on April 21 this year.