William and Kate look like the dream pair. It was at the University of St. Andrews that the Prince and Princess of Wales met. There were some ups and downs in their relationship, but they made it through and got married. They now have a wonderful family. Because his father, King Charles, is getting old, only time will tell when it is William’s turn to take the throne.
The Prince and Princess Kate really care about their friends and other people they know. But some years ago, a shocking claim about William and a woman who was said to be his lover shocked the royal family and fans couldn’t believe it.
It was not just any woman; it was one of Princess Kate’s best friends. What did really happen? Who is this woman said to be her mistress? How about we take a better look?
Prince William and Princess Kate met at St. Andrews University and became friends there. Before they met, they were both with other people, but it was clear right away that their partnership would be different.
They lived in St. Salvator’s Hall, the same dorm, and went to the same classes and talks. After their second year, they moved in with some friends in a private home, which is where their love grew.
Relationship between Prince William and Kate
It seemed like William and Kate shared a sense of fun, which was one of the things that made them click.
In their proposal video, William said, “She has a really naughty sense of humor, which really helps me because I have a really dirty sense of humor. So it was fun, we had a really good laugh, and then things happened.”
Not long after, the British gossip press and the rest of the world found out that Kate Middleton was dating the future king. Naturally, the papers wrote as much as they could about the couple. However, they didn’t just write “love is in the air” stories. Instead, they were interested in Kate’s private life and even called her mean things.
Neither William nor Kate went to college in 2005. Kate had a Master of Arts in history and William had a Master of Arts in geography.
Even though they were very close, it looked like other people were trying to hurt their relationship. Katie Nicholl says William’s friends made fun of Kate by calling her mean names and making sly jabs at her because of her mother Carole’s job. She was an air hostess for British Airways before she and her husband, Michael, started their well-known business.
What Nicholl said on the Dynasty podcast from Vanity Fair was that William’s “snobbish” friends used this against him. They said “doors to manual” in a whisper when Kate walked into a London bar.
Some upper-class people were also said to have called the princess’s family “the en masse Middletons.”
William’s friends made fun of Kate by calling her names.
The prince’s wealthy friends, who are called the “Glosse Posse” because they are from Gloucestershire, talked down to Kate like she was not worthy of their attention. But Kate never shut up about the “derogatory” things people said about her. Instead, she decided to not look at them.
“It was never going to be easy for her, but she has a lot of character strength and resilience.” A royal aide told the Sunday Times Magazine, “I’ve never seen or heard of her losing her cool.”
A source told the Daily Mail in 2021 that Prince William “lost it” when his friends made fun of his lover.
“He loses it at the first sign that Kate is being slighted and quickly puts an end to it.” The royal source said, “It sets him off a lot.”
“Many people have had good ideas for her over the years, but if they’re said in a rude way, he doesn’t give them much thought.”
Many people thought it was the start of what would soon be an engagement at that point. But things went badly after only two years.
William and Kate split up in 2007, which got a lot of attention. At the same time, things seemed unstable a year ago when William and Kate turned down each other’s requests to spend big holidays together.
For example, William reportedly turned down Kate’s parents’ invitation to spend New Year’s Eve with them just a few days before, which made Kate cry.
2011 wedding
Nicolell wrote in 2011 a book called The Making of a Royal Romance, in which she said that Kate was afraid for the future of their relationship. William said he would meet Kate and her family, but he called on Christmas Day to back out. He chose to stay with the royal family instead.
He didn’t know what to do, so the future king talked to the Queen and his father, Charles, about how he felt. It was easy for them to answer.
“William was having second thoughts, so he sat down with his dad and grandma to talk about his plans for living with Kate.” “They both told him not to rush into anything,” Nicholl wrote in her book.
The love story between William and Kate was still alive, of course. Their friendship was strong, and they made up.
They got married in Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. In 2013, they had their first child, Prince George, who will become king. In 2015, they had Princess Charlotte, and in 2018, they had Prince Louis.
People look up to Prince William and Princess Kate as examples of how royals should act in public. It’s also about how they raise their kids. They have made it clear for many years that they want George, Charlotte, and Louis to have a normal childhood, even though they have to follow some rules. They are royal after all, and those rules can seem pretty strict to someone outside.
In 2019, though, a very bad story spread in a US tabloid that shocked the royal family. Had William cheated on his wife?
It was said that William had an affair with Rose Hanbury, who is friends with Kate.
To begin, it’s important to stress that nothing has been proven. An American magazine called In Touch said in April 2019 that William “may” have had an affair with Rose Hanbury, who is the Marchioness of Cholmondeley and a friend of Kate’s.
The “falling out” between William, Kate, and Rose was written about in tabloids. People magazine In Touch said that Kate told William about the stories, but William “laughed it off” and said that they weren’t true.
At the time, Richard Kay, a royal expert for the Daily Mail, spoke out against the reports and said they were all lies.
“Both sides have thought about going to court, but since none of the reports have been able to show any proof of what the “dispute” is about, they have decided to ignore it.” “These hurtful rumors about a fallout are not true at all,” Kay wrote.
There was a lot of talk about it, and in 2019 the Daily Mail said that Kate would “phase out” Rose Hanbury from their group of friends. Rose lived close to William and Kate, knew a lot of the same people, and had homes in Norfolk that were close to each other. This didn’t help.
William and Kate’s summer home in Anmer Hall is close to Houghton Hall, where Rose and her husband live. Houghton Hall is said to have 106 rooms.
Who is Rose Hanbury then?
Tatler says that Rose has a long history with the royal family. There were eight girls for Queen Elizabeth when she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947. Lady Elizabeth Lambert, Hanbury’s maternal grandmother, was one of them.
Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, is our guest.
Rose Hanbury and Kate Middleton have known each other for a long time, but it took them a few years to become close friends. Tatler said that William, Kate, Rose, and David, Rose’s husband and the Marquess of Cholmondeley, went on two dates at the same time. She and Kate also give money to the East Anglia Children’s Hospice.
Before getting her degree from the Open University, Rose Hanbury went to the elite Stowe boarding school. She worked as a model for a short time. She was signed to the modeling agency Storm when she was 23. This is the same firm that found Kate Moss.
She soon changed jobs, though, and now works as a political researcher for Conservative MP Michael Gove.
As was already said, Rose and Kate went on double dates with ex-boyfriends who are now their husbands. Took a trip together in 2003 and met David. They got married at Chelsea Town Hall six years later.
They have three children together. Alexander, the Earl of Rocksavage, and Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, their twin brother, were born in 2009. Their daughter, Lady Iris, was born in 2016.
Reports say that the two boys play together with Prince George. In fact, Lord Oliver was one of King Charles’ Pages of Honor at the coronation in May.
Rose Hanbury has been seen with the royal family more than once over the years. Rose sat next to Prince Harry at a state dinner at Buckingham Palace in 2017. Not too long ago, her husband was made Lord-in-Waiting to King Charles. This is just another name for a royal family member who works as a personal assistant in the monarch’s home.
An insider said the “hurtful” affair reports “are simply false.”
In 2019, reports spread that William and Rose were having an affair, which shocked royal fans. A source for the Daily Mail said at the time that the reports confused William, David, Kate, and Rose.
“These hurtful rumors about a fallout are not true at all.” Over the weekend, William and David talked on the phone. “They didn’t know whether to laugh or complain,” a source said.
„The idea that they are arguing or even just being cool with each other hurts both wives. They have ideas for charity events that will happen in the future.
“It has now become very upsetting, and they are all concerned for each other,” a friend told The Mirror at the time. “They have never had to start denying something for which there is no evidence or even a smidgen of truth.” It’s crazy.”
There has been no proof that the reports are even slightly true. It didn’t happen, so it’s most likely not true. Longtime friends Kate and Rose Hanbury went to a music event together a few months ago. This is another reason why it doesn’t look like they are at odds with each other.
The Daily Mail said that Kate went to the Houghton Music Festival with her friends. The festival was in the hills of Norfolk. The festival lasts all day and night and has 12,000 people. David and Rose own the 1000-acre Houghton Hall farm where the festival takes place.
Kate and Rose Hanbury go to a music event.
Kate allegedly had dinner at David and Rose’s house when she first thought about going to the festival.
Catherine was worried about the idea, but after talking it over with her security guards for a long time, she decided to go with a lot of security. A source told the Daily Mail, “William wasn’t there.”
The princess and her friends went to the big music event and took a break from the stress of city life. Still, they didn’t stop by the food trucks to get something quick to eat.
The London Evening Standard said that Kate and her friends ate at Turntable & Napkin, a restaurant at the event. A source for the news outlet said that Kate was “in a good mood” and that she was getting spicy margaritas, eating affogato, and chatting with her party members.
“Her friends brought in a huge bottle of AIX rosé the size of Balthazar and left a £700 tip for the restaurant staff at the festival with Kate.”