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Prince William faces a royal double whammy<\/p>\n
Prince William\u2019s family drama just won\u2019t quit.<\/p>\n
According to The Royal Observer,\u00a0William was left fuming at King Charles for agreeing to meet Prince Harry on September 10th.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To make matters worse, insiders suggest the Prince of Wales may have even felt a pang of jealousy over Harry\u2019s warm UK reception, which saw the Duke greeted like a prodigal son.<\/p>\n
While William\u2019s own ties with the royals remain strained, Kate Middleton\u2019s bond with her parents paints a very different picture. Carole and Michael Middleton are said to be her rock dependable, fun, and ever-present in the lives of George, Charlotte, and Louis.<\/p>\n
\u201cKate leans on her family for everything. They\u2019re the ones she trusts, the ones she wants around her kids. William\u2019s side is basically frozen out,\u201d columnist Rob Shuter quoted a source in his Substack.<\/p>\n
For William, it\u2019s reportedly a bittersweet reality. He adores the Middletons but can\u2019t help noticing the contrast their unity only tells how fractured his own family has become after years of feuding with Harry and the enduring pain of losing Princess Diana.<\/p>\n
The Prince of Wales spends most holidays and downtime with Kate\u2019s family rather than his own, a choice that reflects both comfort and quiet envy.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, he is said to be particularly close to Michael Middleton, even viewing him as a father figure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Royal expert Katie Nicholl revealed on the Dynasty podcast that William often leans on Michael for advice, calling him \u201ca cool head in a crisis\u201d with a sense of humour that has cemented their bond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Prince asked Michael\u2019s permission to marry Kate before seeking the late Queen\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, William\u2019s relationship with his own family remains rocky. Still angry at Prince Harry for spilling palace secrets, the Prince of Wales has \u201cdoubled down\u201d on the feud, according to insiders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you mention Harry in his presence, he\u2019d throw you out of the room,\u201d one source told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William faces a royal double whammy Prince William\u2019s family drama just won\u2019t quit. According to The Royal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-458521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115283417188801367","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}