Princess Diana’s Refusal to Leave William Behind: How Royal Trips Changed Forever Once Babies Came Onboard
Princess Diana wasn't going to let history repeat itself.
Her husband, Prince Charles, had regularly been left in the care of his grandparents and assorted royal staff for weeks and sometimes months at a time when his mother and father went on official trips abroad.
Diana would have none of it, and Charles—who wanted to be a more hands-on dad than his own—agreed.
When it was time for the Prince and Princess of Wales to embark on a 45-day tour of Australia and New Zealand—which would be Diana's first international trip, too—in March of 1983, they brought a 9-month-old Prince William with them, breaking with royal precedent and, incidentally, establishing a new...
