Prince William Guest Edits Country Life, and Offers the Princess of Wales a Role
Prince William has guest edited the 11 November issue of Country Life, the long-running British weekly about the countryside, and he is its cover star. A guest editor puts together one edition of a magazine in place of its usual team. The cover is headed "Country Life: HRH The Prince of Wales Guest Editor."
The cover shows the Prince leaning on a gate with rolling hills behind him. Smaller text beneath the masthead reads "HRH The Princess of Wales talks to Robert Macfarlane." Macfarlane is an environment writer and the author of non-fiction books including Underland and Is A River Alive?
The Prince offered his wife, the Princess of Wales, a role in the guest edit and invited her to take part, according to Hello! Magazine, which reported the story on 10 November 2026. The Princess's name appears on the cover, but the magazine has not said more about the conversation. When asked whether the issue includes an interview with her, Country Life replied with an eyes emoji and told followers to "watch this space."
The Princess has a earlier link to Macfarlane's work. Hello! reports that she was given a copy of his book The Lost Words during a 2019 visit to Islington, in north London.
The guest edit also covers a subject the Prince has worked on for some time. Hello! reports that it includes his work to make sure women in the armed forces feel safe, respected and valued. He held private and public meetings with servicewomen of all ranks from the Royal Navy, the RAF and the Army to hear about their experiences.
Readers also get a more personal look at the Prince. He trained at Sandhurst, the British Army's officer training academy, and later qualified as an RAF search and rescue pilot. In the issue, he says he enjoys visiting the pub for a pint of cider with ice.
The couple were together in public just before the cover was revealed. Hello! reports that the Prince and the Princess attended the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph, the war memorial in Whitehall in central London, on Sunday, 8 November. Remembrance Sunday marks the nation's war dead each year.
The issue is on sale from 11 November. Anyone wanting the Princess's interview, if there is one, will need to buy the magazine to read it.
