Prince William and Kate Middleton opened up about their brief separation in their engagement interview in 2010. During the interview, the duke warned the public to not believe in everything they read on tabloids but confirmed that they indeed split in 2007. According to him, they were both very young at the time and were finding themselves. He added that they were different characters at the time.
"It was very much trying to find our own way and we were growing up, and so it was just sort of a bit of space and a bit of things like that and it worked out for the better," Prince William said.Middleton, on her part, said she wasn't glad about the split and shared the positive side that the brief breakup brought into her life.
"And I think I at the time wasn't very happy about it, but actually it made me a stronger person," she said.King Charles didn't remove his son, Prince Harry, and disgraced brother, Prince Andrew, as Counsellors of State. However, a report claims it is unlikely they will be called of duty because he added more royals for the same role.
The new monarch gave his siblings Princess Anne and Prince Edward big promotions by including them as among the Counsellors of State, who carry out constitutional roles when he is abroad or sick. The Earl of Wessex and the Princes Royal are now officially able to carry duties on his behalf.READ:
In writing to the House of Lords, the new King said he would be "most content" if the number of Counsellors of State would "be increased to include my brother and sister, the Princess Royal and Earl of Wessex," The Sun reported.
"To ensure continued efficiency of public business when I'm unavailable, such as while I'm undertaking official duties overseas, I confirm that I would be most content should Parliament see fit for the number of people who may be called upon to act as counsellors of State under the terms of the Regency acts 1937 to 1963 to be increased to include my sister and brother, the Princess Royal, and the Earl of Wessex and Forfar. Both of whom have previously undertaken this role."
The Counsellors of State are the monarch's official stand-ins. They are the next four people in the line of succession who are over the age of 21. At present, they are Prince Andrew, Prince William, Prince Harry and Princess BeatriceWhen King Charles took over the throne, he reportedly wanted the Counsellors of State to be working members. Unfortunately, three of the four — the Duke of Sussex, Duke of York and Princess of York — are non-working royals.
According to The Telegraph, King Charles wanted to amend the law to remove the three. However, it seemed that he had a change of heart. He opted not to remove his brother and son from their official duties to reportedly avoid embarrassing them further.
Author Dr. Craig Prescott said there is "no ability for individual members of the royal family who are counsellors of state to step down or renounce their role in anyway," Now To Love reported.
He added that the most logical change that the monarch could make is to add more members to the group, which is apparently what the King did.The most straightforward solution is simply to add to the pool of counsellors of state, other members of the royal family who may well be further down the line of succession but still conduct public duties," Prescott added.
"Obvious candidates include Princess Anne and Prince Edward, you may even think about the Duke of Gloucester perhaps ... Adding a few others would allow Prince William to travel overseas at the same time as the King.
Thus, royal expert Hugo Vickers was convinced that she would be "so disappointed" with what her great-grandson and his wife did."I think the Queen Mother would have been absolutely horrified in regards to Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah. Fundamentally a lot of things that were said in there that were not true and very easy to disprove. I'm sure she would be very unhappy," Vickers told .
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"The Queen Mother was always someone who if she were unhappy or saw something she didn't like she would just blank it out and just wouldn't refer to it. It didn't happen or the person didn't exist."He continued, "This was the attitude towards the Duke and Duchess of Windsor - she just didn't bother with them. They just didn't exist to her at all. I think that’s how she would also feel about Meghan and Harry - they would be ignored, they would be blanked. You wouldn’t have been able to get much out of her about what she thought about them."
Author William Shawcross seemingly echoed the same sentiment.YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
Several royal experts voiced concerns over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's upcoming projects — their docuseries with Netflix and his upcoming memoir coming out early next year. There are rumors that they wanted to stall both projects to edit the content and make it softer for the royal family.However, some sources, including royal biographer Omid Scobie denied the rumor, saying Prince Harry didn't make any changes in her anticipated book Spare.
Since Prince Harry's book is his personal account of his life from his childhood years, no matter how careful he is, there is a risk that the members of his family might not like it, according to Scobie. Some believed that Prince Harry would not intentionally hurt his family.
Prince Harry's anticipated book will be out on Jan. 10, 2023. Meanwhile, some sources claimed that Netflix will drop their docuseries next month after The Crown Season 5.
Stay tuned for more news and updates about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.King Charles could do the worst thing — cut ties with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, depending on the contents of his memoir, according to a royal expert. The Duke of Sussex's memoir titled Spare will be out early next year.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have two major projects on the way — their Netflix docuseries and Prince Harry's memoir. However, there are concerns that the contents of both projects will sever their ties with the royal family.British journalist and investigative reporter Tom Bower weighed in on the issue. For him, Prince Harry's memoir could "make or break" his relationship with the royals.
"This book is really make or break. I imagine that King Prince George also wore a navy blue suit similar to his dad's outfit.
