Rose Hanbury is denying any allegations of an affair with Prince William, based on a report.
Years-long affair rumours between the Marchioness of Cholmondeley (pronounced “Chumley”) and the longer term King of England had been not too long ago dredged up by beginner web sleuths hellbent on particulars in regards to the well being of Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.
One standard — and utterly unproven — conspiracy concept that resurfaced final week is that Middleton and the Prince are headed for divorce and the British media is “soft-launching” his subsequent relationship with Hanbury by bringing her identify again into the dialog.
The hearsay kicked into excessive gear final week. The Late Show host Stephen Colbert even devoted a part of his opening monologue to the rumours final Tuesday. (You can watch beneath.)
“The kingdom has been all a-flutter about the seeming disappearance of Kate Middleton,” Colbert stated. “Well, now internet sleuths are guessing that Kate’s absence may be related to her husband, and the future King of England, William, having an affair.”
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It seems now, nonetheless, that Hanbury is hitting back on the gossip.
FILE – Rose Hanbury, Marchioness of Cholmondeley, departs Westminster Abbey after the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England.
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In a narrative posted by Business Insider, her legal professionals advised the outlet “the rumours are completely false.”
This seems to be the primary time Hanbury has publicly addressed the gossip. Business Insider additionally reported that the Kensington Palace, the Prince and Princess of Wales’ workplace, “declined to comment.”
Hanbury’s connection to the Royal Family
Hanbury and her husband David Rocksavage, the seventh Marquess of Cholmondeley, have been a part of the royals’ social circle for quite a lot of years, and it’s thought that their bond started to blossom partially resulting from proximity — the couple’s sprawling manor, Houghton Hall, is positioned simply down the highway from Anmer Hall, the Wales’s 10-bedroom nation house on the grounds of the royal property, Sandringham.
FILE – Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley as they attend a gala dinner in help of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices’ nook enchantment at Houghton Hall on June 22, 2016 in King’s Lynn, England.
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Living only a brief jaunt from the royal couple earned the Cholmondeleys an invitation to quite a lot of royal capabilities through the years. In 2017, Hanbury was noticed sitting subsequent to Prince Harry at a Buckingham Palace state banquet and in 2022 she attended the memorial service for Prince Philip and the funeral for Queen Elizabeth.
But the Hanbury household has longstanding, ancestral ties to the British Royal Family. Her maternal grandmother, Lady Elizabeth Lambart, was certainly one of Queen Elizabeth II’s bridesmaids at her 1947 wedding ceremony to Prince Philip.
And Rocksavage, too, has an vital position inside the royal family — he serves as a everlasting Lord-in-Waiting to the household, attending key state and royal occasions.
In April 2023, it was introduced that their son Oliver would function one of many pages on the coronation for King Charles, alongside inheritor to the throne, Prince George.
Prince George of Wales (in his position as Page of Honour) and Page of Honour Lord Oliver Cholmondeley watch an RAF flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Coronation of King Charles III & Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023 in London, England.
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The origins of the affair rumours
In 2019, gossip of a rift between Hanbury, William and Middleton started circulating, with the tabloids claiming the royal couple had a falling out with the Marchioness.
Around the identical time, rumblings of an alleged affair between the Prince and Hanbury started popping up after a British tabloid printed a narrative claiming that William cheated on his spouse whereas she was pregnant with Prince Louis.
Kensington Palace has denied these rumours, however with this month’s unbridled hypothesis into Middleton’s well being, the rumour has gained a brand new foothold.
Royal watchers, more and more hellbent to search out out extra about Middleton’s well being after her stomach surgical procedure earlier this 12 months, latched onto {a photograph} of the Princess and her three kids that was launched by Kensington Palace over the weekend.
Middleton was not carrying her wedding ceremony rings within the photograph, leaving folks to surprise if there was a bigger cause behind the lacking rings.
Neither Prince William nor Middleton have ever straight addressed the affair rumours, which allowed the gossip to fester and tackle a lifetime of their very own.
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