Rose Hanbury is ‘very upset’ by Prince William affair rumors: knowledgeable

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By Lauren Sarner

She’s royally miffed.

Rose Hanbury, 40, has been within the highlight for resurfaced rumors that she had an affair with Prince William, 41 — which each events have denied. 

“I know individuals who know the Marchioness of Cholmondeley very, very nicely, and he or she completely was not having an affair with the Prince of Wales,” royal knowledgeable and editor-in-chief of True Royalty TV Nick Bullen informed Us Weekly on Tuesday, referring to Hanbury’s title.

He added, “Even when these rumors broke just a few years in the past, she was very upset by them then. She’s nonetheless very upset by them now.”

In accordance to Enterprise Insider, Hanbury additionally mentioned by way of her attorneys that the reignited rumors “are fully false.”

William, for his half, beforehand denied the allegations through his lawyer in 2019, telling the Every day Beast that the hypothesis is “false and extremely damaging.”

Hanbury, who’s a member of William and Kate Middleton’s inside circle, obtained the limelight final week after Stephen Colbert gave the affair rumors the late-night remedy on “The Late Present With Stephen Colbert.”

“The dominion has been all aflutter by the seeming disappearance of Kate Middleton. Nicely now, web sleuths are guessing that Kate’s absence could also be associated to her husband and the long run king of England, William, having an affair,” Colbert mentioned on final Tuesday’s episode. 

Amid the drama about Middleton’s whereabouts — for the reason that Princess of Wales, 42, has barely been seen in public since her belly surgical procedure in January — the comic trolled William’s alleged affair with Hanbury.

Conspiracy theories about why Middleton hasn’t been seen by the general public in weeks have run rampant on social media. (Nonetheless, on Monday, she was lastly noticed in video footage launched at a farm close to Windsor Fortress.)

However, as Colbert mentioned, lots of the rumors speculated that Middleton’s absence from public is related to alleged marital woes.

“So, I believe everyone knows who the alleged different girl is. Say it with me –– the Marchioness of Cholmondeley –– what a good looking title!” Colbert joked, referring to Hanbury’s formal royal title (pronounced “Chumley”).

Hanbury has a long-lasting connection to the royals. Her grandmother Woman Elizabeth Lambart was one of many bridesmaids on the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s 1947 wedding ceremony. 

Since 2009, she’s been married to David Rocksavage, seventh Marquess of Cholmondeley.

The couple stay at their household’s Norfolk property, Houghton Corridor, not removed from Anmer Corridor, William and Kate’s property. 

The Cholmondeleys are incessantly photographed on the identical occasions as William and Kate. They attended Elizabeth’s state funeral, and likewise attended King Charles III’s coronation in Might 2023.

Their 15-year-old son, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, was one of many pages of honor on the coronation, together with William and Middleton’s eldest, Prince George.

Along with Oliver, they’ve two different children: Oliver’s twin, Alexander Hugh, and Iris Marina Aline, who’s 8. 

After Colbert joked in regards to the rumors, prompting extra media protection of Hanbury and the alleged affair, Bullen informed the outlet that the lack of awareness about Middleton’s situation and whereabouts created a “vacuum,” which made room for Hanbury to be the subject of dialog.

“One thing the royal household might probably be taught from [this] is that [with] these vacuums which might be created, different individuals could be collateral harm,” he informed Us. “Maybe they want to consider that collateral harm.”

Bullen mentioned that William wouldn’t have an affair due to his father, King Charles, who famously cheated on his mom, Princess Diana, with Charles’s now-wife, Queen Camilla. 

“He noticed the harm that affairs could cause,” Bullen mentioned. “What I’m informed [is], it’s simply not in his psyche.”