The future monarch, Prince William, could not control his emotions and grew angry over an alleged upsetting request about Princess Kate made by King Charles and Queen Camilla, a new book claims.
The Prince of Wales was reportedly “fuming” after the monarch and Queen suggested that his wife Princess Catherine change the spelling of her first name when she joined the royal family.
“Charles and Camilla each had a royal monogram that consisted of interlocking C’s beneath a crown, and they expressed concern that a third royal cypher with a C was overkill,” Christopher Andersen wrote in his biography
Teh author, in his book “Kate! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen,” penend “Would Kate mind if she changed the spelling of her full name from ‘Catherine’ to ‘Katherine.’”
According to Andersen, “Offended by yet another command from on high essentially aimed at placating Camilla, a fuming William replied on his wife’s behalf. The request was nothing less than ‘insulting,’ he told his father, not only to Kate but to her entire family.”
Teh expert claimed to Fox News Digital, from the very beginning of their relationship “William has gone to war for Kate.”
The hier to the British throne’s top concern has always been for Kate’s “safety,” but he also came out “guns blazing” in her defense after topless photos of her sunbathing were published in France in 2012.
But, he said the king and Camilla “expected her to go along because she has always been a nice, cooperative team player … but didn’t take into account the fact that she personally prefers to be known as Catherine and feels very strongly about the name her parents gave her.”
While most of the world knows her by her nickname, Kate, her real name is Catherine.
The princess is “genuinely fond” of Charles and assumed that he got the “absurd” idea from someone else, Andersen explained, adding that she didn’t hold any ill will toward him.
And although Middleton comes off as “kind and compassionate,” she still has a “will of steel,” he said.
“Kate is very secure about who she is and how she wants to be perceived by the outside world,” Andersen said. “Changing her formal given name for such a bizarre, almost comical reason was a bridge too far.”
Helena Chard called the issue a “nonstarter” and a “lost cause,” telling the outlet that Charles and Camilla were thinking with a “business head” since she was known to the world as Kate anyway.
“Although a hopeless endeavour, I can see both sides of the coin,” she admitted, explaining that William was not only offended for his wife but for his in-laws as well.
Pelham Turner called it a possible “volatile moment” between Camilla and the princess as she joined the family, “but nowadays, William was there to protect her. Since then, Kate has managed to stay one step behind when Charles and Camilla are around so as not to outstage them.”
The expert went on to admit that more recently the 44-year-old is “building a stronger brand in her own right as William tries to take on the reins of Kingmanship.”
“If true, it’s idiotic,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams reacted to the claims.
“The idea is simply stupid. And why? Because her name began with C and theirs did,” he said
Andersen also felt the incident “speaks volumes about how conscious the royals are of all the bells and whistles — not just the gold coaches, the castles, and the crown jewels, but things as small as the letters in their crests and coats of arms. It may seem trivial to the rest of us, but to them things like this mean everything.”
2026-08-10 21:33:00
