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Prince William has hired his late mother Princess Diana’s divorce lawyers in an unexpected move that has “shocked” the palace. According to a new report, William is working with the firm Mishcon de Reya and has instructed them to act on his and his family’s behalf. He was previously represented by King Charles’s lawyers, Harbottle & Lewis.
“William wanted to strike out on his own,” a source tells the Daily Mail, who broke this news. “He did not want to continue using his father’s lawyers. It’s as simple as that. He wants to be his own man.”
Apparently, William’s unexpected move is “the talk of legal circles” and Buckingham Palace thinks it’s “the latest example of his desire to follow a different path from that of his father.” One of Prince William’s friends pretty much confirmed this to the Daily Mail, saying “William wants to do things differently from his father, and wants to be seen to do them differently.”
Circling back to Princess Diana’s divorce from King Charles real quick, her legal team definitely came through. As part of the settlement agreement, she was able to retain her apartments at Kensington Palace, was given access to jets used by the royal family, and was able to use the state apartments at St. James’s Palace for entertaining. She also received a rumored lump-sum payment of $22.5 million in cash, plus $600,000 a year for her office, per the New York Times.
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