A source told In Touch Weekly, Middleton heard the rumors about Prince William and Hanbury’s alleged affair circling among their British friends and she asked her husband about it.
However, Prince William just laughed it off and said that there’s nothing going on between them. “They come across as a perfect couple who can do wrong. But the reality is, most couples have their issues and William and Kate are no different,” the source said.
The insider said that despite Prince William’s denial, Middleton still urged him to stay away from Hanbury. Since then, the Duchess of Cambridge started seeing her husband and Hanbury’s friendship differently. Concerns about Prince William’s attraction for Hanbury may have, allegedly, stemmed from the fact that the future king always had a roving eye.
A source told Daily Mail that at the start of Prince William and Middleton’s relationship, it seemed as though he didn’t like her much because of his roving eye. “He has always had a roving eye, far more so than Harry, who is meant to be the family playboy. That’s something Kate has always known and accepted – it was part of the deal if you like.
I suppose in that respect, she would have made a perfect Princess of Wales,” the source said. Middleton and Hanbury also used to be close friends. In 2016, Hello! magazine described the latter as the former’s friend and they also lived close to each other. Prince William and Hanbury’s husband are also good friends. And the proximity of their homes led to the couples hanging out with each other regularly.
But over the years, Middleton and Hanbury also had a falling out. And Prince William, reportedly, wanted to play the role of peacemaker for the two women. “It is well known that Kate and Rose have had a terrible falling out. They used to be close but that is not the case anymore.
William wants to play peacemaker so the two couples can remain, friends, given they live so close to each other and share many mutual friends. But Kate has been clear that she doesn’t want to see them anymore and wants William to phase them out, despite their social status,” the source said.