Since Kate Middleton met Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge
hasn't been caught up in many scandals. But then In Touch floated a cover story
claiming that Prince William had cheated on the duchess with her friend Rose Hanbury.
Here's what's come out about Prince William's alleged cheating scandal.
While Prince William reportedly laughed off rumors of an affair,
Kate was allegedly gutted, according to a tabloid report that ran in the Globe — and
pretty much only the Globe, which doesn't exactly have an astounding track record of truth.
Still, according to the report, the Duchess of Cambridge was allegedly so rattled by the gossip
that she went to stay at her parents' home in Berkshire, where she collapsed in utter grief.
In a dramatic series of events, the Globe claimed that Middleton refused to eat and,
quote, "locked herself in the bathroom while crying hysterically." Her mother reportedly
barged in after an hour out of concern and found her daughter "crumbled in a heap" on the floor.
She then allegedly revived the duchess and called both a doctor and Prince William,
who rushed to her side — where he was promptly screamed at.
By the time Rose Hanbury came around, most people forgot that Kate and Prince William's
relationship hadn't always been smooth sailing. Prior to their 2010 engagement announcement,
the duchess was dubbed "Waity Katie." It did, after all, take many years. During this time,
William wasn't exactly a model boyfriend — at least if you're going by the tabloids.
In 2007, the pair hit a rough patch and split. The Daily Mail subsequently published a report
about the so-called truth behind their breakup. William was cursed with an alleged wandering eye,
just the kind that would later resurface during the royal cheating scandal. The source claimed,
"He is only 24 and simply wasn't ready to settle down. He has always had a roving eye,
far more so than Harry, who is meant to be the family playboy. That's something
Kate has always known and accepted — it was part of the deal, if you like."
This was around the same time that William was spotted in a London nightclub getting cozy
with a mystery blonde, and he'd reportedly been chatting with a "well-connected young
woman for months," according to the Evening Standard. The latter was said to be a "serious
flirtation," but obviously it wasn't that serious, or Middleton wouldn't be a duchess.
By now, the alleged feud between Prince William and Prince Harry is well-documented tabloid lore.
The Sun has listed a number of theories behind why the brothers were allegedly on bad terms.
This included Harry and Meghan Markle's exit as a senior member of the royal family — best known as
Megxit — as well as William's alleged disapproval of his younger brother's relationship. But
one journalist has theorized that Rose Hanbury was at the center of the boys' reported brawl.
According to Micky, journalist Nicole Cliffe floated the idea In a series of now-deleted
tweets that William spilled the beans about his alleged affair with Hanbury to Harry,
and the ginger prince lost it — especially considering their father's own affair. She wrote,
"Wills would absolutely have told Harry about the affair, bc of how those two
are. And I think that Harry was like 'this is exactly what ruined our childhoods,
this is pulling some Dad s---, you have three small children, what the f---?'"
"As brothers, you know, you have good days, you have bad days."
Of course, there's no evidence of this, and according to The Sun, a royal spokesperson
delivered a hard denial about any issue between the royal brothers in January 2020.
If Kate actually cut out Hanbury, you certainly wouldn't know it.
The duchess has been spotted with her so-called rural rival on multiple occasions since InTouch
publicly revealed the alleged affair. In other words: the pair have either mended the
fences between their neighboring estates or the whole thing was made up by an American tabloid.
According to Town & Country, both women attended President Donald Trump's state
banquet at Buckingham Palace in June 2019, and Hanbury was reportedly "seated somewhat near"
the royal couple. International Business Times called it an "awkward" reunion, but was it awkward
for the aristocratic frenemies or the tabloids who apparently made up their feud in the first place?
A few months later, the pals were spotted attending church.
According to Tatler, both Hanbury and her husband joined the royals,
and the whole thing looked "amicable," because the group was reportedly "smiling."
Queen Elizabeth II doesn't explicitly have say in the Cambridges' marriage — or whether they
divorce — but her opinion certainly holds weight. According to PopSugar, she did write letters
ordering Prince Charles to divorce from Princess Diana amidst his cheating scandal. She even let
Diana maintain her title post-divorce. With this in mind, the queen allegedly hasn't done any of
that for Prince William and Kate. In fact, she's reportedly putting her full faith in the pair.
In an interview with Okay, the editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine
revealed that the queen is "sad but pragmatic" about royal divorces.
Overall, she allegedly believes it's, quote, "too easy to get divorced,"
but was still counting on the "strength" of the Cambridges' marriage in the wake of a series of
disheartening royal splits. After all, three of Queen Elizabeth's four children are divorced.
It only took a couple of months for these royals to put the cheating rumors behind them.
While various tabloids reported that the Cambridges' marriage was nearing divorce,
Prince William and Kate ended up actually coming out on top.
By June 2019, the couple's union was reportedly going strong.
According to a source who spoke to Us Weekly, Middleton reportedly found the rumors "hurtful"
and wasn't thrilled about the fact that one day, her children would be able to
read about the gossip online, but she refused to unravel. The source claimed,
"[The rumors] forced her and William to sit back and examine their relationship,
which they realized they should have been doing more often."
A second insider told the publication that the pair was, quote, "determined to
pull through it and are doing a great job at getting their marriage back on track again."
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