April 24, 2026

Will Prince William seize power while King Charles visits Trump?

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Reports claim Prince William is becoming more forceful behind the scenes as King Charles prepares to travel, with insiders describing a sharper, more assertive Prince of Wales. We look at claims William is already shaping the monarchy’s future, why family tensions with Harry, Meghan, and Andrew continue to complicate that effort, and whether he would strip the Sussex titles if given the chance. Plus, could Peter Phillips’ wedding put William and Harry in the same room, and what an old gap-year photo reveals about William long before the throne.

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Ah Calorougus Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue.

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I am your host, Mark Francis. The gossip site Rob

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Shooter's Naughty but Nice claims Prince William is taking on

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a more assertive role within the royal family while King

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Charles prepares for an overseas visit. Citing a senior royal source,

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the report letters that Prince of Wales is using the

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King's time abroad to hold a series of private, high

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level meetings described as strategic future facing conversations with real weight.

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The source claims these are not routine engagements, but discussions

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intended to shape the monarchy's direction behind closed doors. The

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same source suggested there has been an acceleration in Williams's

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role since the King's diagnosis, adding that he is no

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longer simply supporting the institution, but is now actively steering

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parts of it. They continued, he's not waiting for the

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Crown to define his authority. He's building that authority now,

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peace by peace. It is further claimed that Palace insiders

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have noticed at in tone with meetings, sharper in decisions faster,

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and that William is becoming far more hands on and

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far more in command. Some reports even characterize the move

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as saning power. William's reported plans to modernize the monarchy

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is said to be facing challenges, with the ongoing family

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tensions continuing to cast a shadow over his efforts. Royal

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commentator Emily Andrews has suggested that the Prince and Princess

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of Wales have been working to reshape the institution into

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a more modern and relatable model, but that progress is

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being hindered by a series of high profile issues involving

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other members of the family. Andrews noted that Prince William

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was pretty furious after a key overseas tour earlier this

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year was nearly overshadowed by renewed attention on Prince Andrew's

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links to Jeffrey Epstein. She was a claimed the Prince

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had been frustrated by the Duke and Touchess of Sussex

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international appearances, describing them as pseudo royal trips, which she

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suggested risk blurring the lines between official and private roles. Meanwhile,

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Radar Online suggests there are suggestions of growing straining tied

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to Prince Harry, Meghan Michael and Prince Andrew, with one

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insider alleging that all hell has broken loose at the palace.

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The report points to friction between Prince William and Prince Harry,

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with a source claiming William sees Harry is a royal

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threat to the monarchy and adding that he is flat

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out refusing to be in the same room as Harry

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during any future visit. There are also claims of tension

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between Meghan and other senior royals. One source said Meghan

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views Queen Camilla as having been trying to undermine her

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and Painter as the villain from day one, while suggesting

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she is unwilling to simply play nice if they meet again.

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In contrast, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, is described and

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the report is largely unbothered. A source claimed she doesn't

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view Meghan as a threat, she is more of a nuisance.

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William would remove Prince Harry and Meghan Mihkall's royal titles

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in a heartbeat after their hissy fit. A royal commentator

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has claimed the sons Jane Moore said, remember when our

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late Queen, who would have been one hundred this week,

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told Harry and Meghan that they couldn't be half in

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half out members of the royal family, and they floundered

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off to America in a hissy fit well four years

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after her death. They are royals for sale, and no

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one seems able or perhaps willing, to stop them. Prince

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William Wanphields would remove their titles in a heartbeat given

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half the chance. But it seems that King Charles, about

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to embark on a state visit to these states, is

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perhaps paralyzed by his love and responsibility to his troubled

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youngest son and maybe a spot of gilt too. Could

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a family wedding bring William and Harry back together? According

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to a report in Woman at Home, the upcoming wedding

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of Peter Phillips and his fiancee Harriet Spurling in June

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could place both brothers in the same room for the

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first time and some time. The ceremony, scheduled for June six,

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is expected to be a private event that both sides

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of the family have reportedly been informed of the date.

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The report suggests that occasions like this are difficult to miss,

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raising the possibility that both the Prince of Wales and

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Duke of Sussex could attend. Peter Phillips has long standing

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ties to both brothers, having supported them during key moments

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in their lives, including the period following the death of Diana.

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The report notes that the brothers were last at the

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same event in August twenty twenty four for a memorial service,

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where they were not seen speaking to one another. Even

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if both attend the wedding, it remains unclear whether there

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would be any meaningful interaction. An old photograph has resurfaced

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showing William cleaning a toilet during a gap year trip.

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The image dates back to two thousand, when William, then eighteen,

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spent a time volunteering in Chile after working with the

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Welsh Guards in Belize. During that period, he lived in

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basic conditions and helped with community projects, including teaching and

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infrastructure work. A former expedition leader, Malcolm Sutherland, recalled that

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William embraced the experience fully, saying William coped very well,

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and what struck me about him was how normal he was.

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He said he wanted to be treated like everyone else,

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and he was. When he saw him cleaning the toilets,

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it was for the cameras, he really did clean the lavatories.

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Prince Harry's appearance came under a new attention during his

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visit to Australia following fresh images that have to comparisons

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with remarks he once made about his brother. Photographs taken

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from above during the trip appeared to show thinning here,

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leading to commentary linking the images back to Harry's own

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words in his memoir Spare. In the book, he described

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Prince William's hair as alarming and more advanced than his own,

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recalling a twenty twenty one meeting in which he said

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his brother's resemblance to their mother was fading with time.

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At the time, Harry defended those comments, saying he did

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not see them as cutting, but rather as an observation

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or palacing just a moment. Fan favorite Zara Tindall drew

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attention at the Burnham Market International Horse Trials last weekend

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after appearing with a new black Cocker Spaniel. After competing

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at the event in Norfolk, Zara was seen walking the

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dog around the grounds, prompting a warm reaction from royal watchers.

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Sarah Mike Tindall already have three dogs, a black Labrador

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mother and daughter pear named Storm and Pepper, along with

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a boxer named Blink. A new book is offering a

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glimpse into the late Queen Elizabeth icond private sense of humour,

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particularly when it came to world leaders and their spouses.

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The book The Queen and Her Presidents by Susan Page

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claims the late monarch could be a skilled mimic behind

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closed doors, despite her carefully maintained public composure. The book

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alleges that during private moments, the Queen would gently mock

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Millennia Trump's preserved public image. She is said to have

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portrayed the former First Lady as silent and remote, comparing

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her to the Hollywood legend Greta Garbo, who became famously

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reclusive at the height of her fame. In one reported moment,

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the Queen is said to have quoted Garbo's famous line

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while imitating Melainia Trump, saying I want to be alone,

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delivering the impression with what was described as a mischievous tone.

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The Queen met Millennia Trump on multiple occasions, including during

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President Donald Trump's visit to the UK in twenty eighteen

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and nineteen. While President Trump often spoke publicly about his

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admiration for the monarch, the book suggests the Queen maintained

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her usual discretion in public even as she was more

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relaxed in private settings. Susan Page writes that the Queen

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was always a model of decorum in her official interactions,

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but adds that she occasionally allowed herself moments of levity

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in private. The book also claims the Queen made lighthearted

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observations about other First Ladies, including Nancy Reagan, while forming

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warmer personal connections with figures such as President John F.

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Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy. And there you have it.

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