Princes William's 'explosive rows' about Middletons with his dad overheard by Palace staff

AuthorZoe Forsey
Published date19 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The heir to the throne claimed he felt he was being "airbrushed" out of the Cambridge family's lives, it has been alleged

According to insiders, the Prince of Wales felt "bruised" when Wills became extremely close to the Middleton family - who they described as his "surrogate family".

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Speaking to The Mail, they explained that workaholic Charles organised his diary six months in advance which meant he was rarely able to attend last minute family events, including "impromptu" birthday parties for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Royal editor Rebecca English explains that the heir to the throne felt "airbrushed" out of William's life, reports the Mirror.

She writes: "Explosive rows between father and son were often overheard by staff, with Charles — who hates family confrontations — burying himself in his paperwork to avoid the conflict."

However insiders claim that relations between William and Charles have improved over the years and they are now much closer.

They have come together to support the Queen through a series of huge royal decisions, including the conditions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new, non-royal lives and stripping Prince Andrew of his royal titles.

An insider tells the newspaper: "They are much more on the same page now. They will always be quite different characters, but there's a mutual respect."

Most recently, they jointly "blocked" Prince Andrew from joining the senior royals for the Garter Day procession at Windsor Castle.

While he still took part in the private ceremony, which takes place behind closed doors, he was missing from the...

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