Jan. 27, 2026
Kate Middleton and Prince William Face Fresh Affair Chatter, William’s No-Ring Choice Returns, and a New Antarctica Patronage
Fresh claims are circulating about how the Rose Hanbury rumours have affected Kate, with Radar Online quoting an insider saying the speculation left a “lasting imprint” and that “any time Rose surfaces… it reopens old emotional wounds for Kate.”
We also revisit why Prince William doesn’t wear a wedding ring, with palace sources describing it as simple preference: “He’s not one for jewellery.” William also becomes patron of The Onwards Expedition, backing Max Worsley’s sixty-day, one-thousand-four-hundred-kilometre ski trek to the South Pole as a tribute to his late father Henry Worsley.
Plus: Prince Andrew’s reported Sandringham recon visit as the Royal Lodge move approaches, a Spencer-family engagement post that has people asking where Earl Spencer was, and a legal honours note tied to Harry’s previous phone-hacking case.
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Calorogus Shark Media now low and welcome through Palace Intrigue.
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I am your host marnk Francis. Kate Middleton is said
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to remain affected by long running rumors alleging an affair
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between Prince William and Rose Hanbury. An unnamed insider told
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radar Online that the rumors had a lasting emotional impact
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on Kate. When the rumors first began circulating, Kate was
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deeply shaken and emotionally blindsided. The source said they undermined
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her confidence in the life she thought was stable and secure,
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and the hurt they caused left a lasting imprint that
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has never fully faded. They were forced to confront one
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of the most challenging chapters of their relationship and put
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in serious effort to move forward. The insider said. While
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their marriage still has moments of strain, both are committed
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to holding the family unit together and weathering difficulties rather
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than walking away. In twenty nineteen, Kate was very clear
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that Rose needed to be removed from her personal and
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social sphere, and she is now demanding that again. Whatever
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cordial relationship may have existed came to an immediate halt.
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The speculation left Kate feeling exposed and embarrassed, and she
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was determined to put as much a space as possible
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between herself and anything that might revive those damaging narratives.
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Anytime Rose surfaces at an event connected to the royal world,
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it reopens old emotional wounds. For Kate. What once seemed
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like a harmless friendship is now colored entirely by the rumors,
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and the public speculation was deeply humiliating for her. Even now,
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the memory of it remains painful. Prince William has long
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chosen not to wear a wedding ring, a decision that
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Pallace sources have previously described as a matter of personal preference.
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According to Pallace sources, the reason is straightforward. He is
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said to be not one for jewelry. It is also
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believed that William never received a wedding ring on the
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couple's wedding day. The Mirror previously reported that wearing a
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ring was never a preference of his. A Pallace insider
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explained the decision in twenty eleven, saying he's not one
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for jewelry, He's never worn any. He decided he didn't
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want to wear one. Now it's all down to personal preference.
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Catherine will wear a ring fashion from a lump of
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Welsh gold owned by the Royal family that has been
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smelted down. The couple have both had a hand in
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the design. William is understood to have followed the example
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set by his grandfather, the late Prince Philip, who did
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not wear a wedding ring, as well as Andrew mount
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Batton Windsor, who may not be the best role model.
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William has become patron of the Onwards expedition, which will
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see Max Worsley ski one thy four hundred kilometers across
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Antarctica to the geographic South Pole in sixty days. Max
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Worsley is the son of the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley,
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an Army officer and polar explorer who died in twenty
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sixteen while attempting his third expedition to complete the first
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solo unsupported crossing of Antarctica. William was patron of Henry
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Worsley's second and third expeditions and attended his funeral. Between
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two thousand and eight and two thousand and nine, Henry
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Worsley led an expedition retracing Sir Ernest Shackleton's route from
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the Nimrod expedition. In twenty eleven, he led a team
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racing to the South Pole, following the paths taken by
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Road Amanson and Robert falcon Scott. This November, on the
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tenth anniversary of his father's death, Maxwell set out with
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Norwegian adventurer Martin Nice, skiing unsupported from the edge of
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the continent to the South Pole. The journey will involve
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temperatures as low as minus forty degrees celsius hurricane force
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wins in a climb of two eight hundred meters above
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sea level. Max will follow the same route as father
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skied on on his final expedition. Announcing his new role,
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the Prince of Wales said he was proud and delighted
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to support the expedition. He said, I was immensely proud
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to have supported his father, Henry, and it is deeply
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moving to see Max skiing the same root ten years on,
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demonstrating the same courage, determination and sense of purpose that
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defined his father's life. This expedition is not only a
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powerful tribute to Henry's legacy, but also a reminder of
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Antarctica's vital importance to the health of it planet. Using
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this challenge to inspire young people to connect with nature
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and understand the role they play in protecting it is
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something they greatly admire and I wish Max and Martin
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every success as they prepare for this remarkable endeavor. Max
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Worsley said, it is a great honour to have the
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Prince of Wales as patron for my Antarctic project, the
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Onwards Expedition, after the support he so kindly gave my
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father for his final expedition. While this journey is inspired
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by the great explorers of the past, Mine and Martin's
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focus is firmly on the future. We want to use
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this expedition as a platform to raise awareness of Antarctica,
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a place that has a vital role in the health
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of our planet and affects all of us no matter
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where we live. We also want to help and encourage
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young people to connect with nature, giving them opportunities to
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get outdoors and become curious and confident in wild places.
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The expedition will support the Earth's up Prize and British
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Exploring Society through fundraising and awareness efforts. Well Palace it
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just a moment as he prepares to leave Royal Lodge
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in Windsor. Andrew Baton Windsor has made a discreet visit
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to the Sandringham estate to view his future home while
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renovation work continues. The former Duke of York traveled to
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Sandringham last week to see Marsh Farm, the five bedroom
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farmhouse on the royal estate that is undergoing upgrades. The
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property has been fitted with additional security, including six foot fencing,
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and the police have been seen patrolling the area during
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the works. A friend of Andrew's told the son it
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was the first time he's seen his new house and
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he has resigned to the fact that this is his future.
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He's come to the conclusion that he has to get
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on with the rest of his life and accept he
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has to make the best of it. Last Tuesday, Andrew
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was spotted driving himself from Windsor at around nine in
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the morning in one of his Range Rivers, before arriving
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at Sandringham shortly after midday. It is believed he entered
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the estate using a rear farm track rather than the
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main entrance. One onlooker said several black Range Rovers were
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seen traveling from Wood Farm towards Marsh Farm. Reports suggest
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Andrew will stay neighboring Wood Farm Cottage until renovations to
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Marsh Farm are completed. It is also understood that the
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no fly zone surrounding the Sandringham estate has been expanded
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to cover Marsh Farm, despite the property being located roughly
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seven miles from Sandringham House itself. The plan is for
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Andrew to fully vacate Royal Lodge before his birthday on
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February nineteenth, at which point the keys will be handed
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back to his brother, King Charles. A new social media
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post by a cousin of Prince William and Prince Harry
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has reignited speculation about a rift within the Spencer family.
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Lady Eliza Spencer, the niece of Princess Diana. She had
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photographs from her engagement party in Cape Town, offering a
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glimpse into an intimate family celebration ahead of her wedding
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to businessman Channing Millard. The images posted on Instagram showed
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Lady Eliza alongside her sister's Lady Emilia Spencer and Lady
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Kitty Spencer, as well as their mother, former model Victoria Aiken.
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The family appeared relaxed and smiling throughout the event. Noticeably
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absent from the gathering was Lady Eliza's father, Charles Spencer,
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the detail that did not go unnoticed by followers. Lady
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Eliza captioned the post the people we love most, a
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line some interpreted as a pointed mission observer's work, quick
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to note that Charles Spencer also did not attend the
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weddings of his daughters Kitty and Emilia in twenty twenty
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one and twenty twenty three. Fans raised questions in the
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comments section, with one user writing where is Charles Spencer?
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Another commenter praised the family dynamic, describing Victoria Akinnus having
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created a loving and beautiful family. Congratulations to Andrew Green Casey,
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who has been named among the most influential figures in
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the legal profession following his role in our landmark case
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involving Prince Harry. Green, a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, has
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been included in The Lawyer Magazine's Hot one hundred twenty
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twenty six list, which recognizes lawyers judged to have made
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a significant impact on the sector over the past year.
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He made legal history in twenty twenty three when he
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became the first barrister in more than one hundred and
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thirty years to cross examine a member of the royal family.
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Green questioned Prince Harry during the Mirrit Group newspaper's phone
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hacking trial. The previous occasion dated back to eighteen ninety one,
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when Sir Edward Clark Cross examined the then Prince of
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Wales who later became King Edward the Seventh. And there
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