Prince William is a more ‘hands-on’ dad than King Charles and ‘wants world to see’: expert

Prince George is taking after his father, Prince William.

The Duke of Cambridge, 41, and his oldest son — who will turn 10 on July 22 — attended a cricket match together on Saturday, and body language experts have analyzed their strong bond.

Specialist Inbaal Honigman told the Daily Star recently that William “wants the world to see” how close he is to George, adding that the sporting game was a nice moment for William and George to connect and show the latter’s maturity.

“George appears older than his years. We don’t see any fidgeting, he’s sitting patiently, watching and chatting,” she explained.

“[He was] fully engaged with the environment around him,” she said.

At the bash, the Prince of Wales and his heir sat next to each other and giggled as they watched the energetic and high-stakes game from their private box.

The duo even shared a yummy pizza and chatted with figures like entertainer Stephen Fry and prime minister Rishi Sunak.

Another body language expert, Adrianne Carter, revealed that George’s confidence at public events has blossomed.

“William comes across as a hands-on parent and willing to take the time to spend with his oldest son one on one. He wants to show a close bond to the world,” she said.

George is even beginning to “mirror” his dad’s gestures, starting to replicate his mannerisms, Carter stated.

William’s parenting style is a contrast to his father, King Charles. The monarch, 74, reportedly was a less engaged dad with William and his younger brother, Prince Harry.

However, once their mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997, the male trio became more unified.

Royal biographer Penny Junor claimed to the Daily Beast in 2017 that the then-Prince of Wales didn’t spend as much time with his sons when they were kids.

“It is a slightly tricky relationship because Charles has always been quite a remote figure, he has always been consumed by work,” she said at the time.

The writer went on: “That’s not a product of a lack of love. It’s a product of the fact he is so focused on his work, and the need to make a difference in the world that, like many people who are seeking to make a difference in the world, he has sometimes overlooked friends and loved ones beside him.”

Harry, 38, also described how Charles provided a shoulder for William and him to lean on after Diana’s untimely death.

In the BBC documentary “Diana, 7 Days,” the Duke of Sussex noted that Charles “was there for us” when Diana passed.

“He was the one out of two left, and he tried to do his best and to make sure that we were protected and looked after,” Harry explained. “But he was going through the same grieving process as well.”