Smiling Prince William gets back to work after Kate Middleton, Rose Hanbury drama

One of the theories that directly affected William was the rehashing of an old rumor that he allegedly cheated with Lady Rose Hanbury, the wife of David Cholmondeley, the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley.

In 2019, reporters in the UK were reportedly digging into the rumor that the Prince of Wales allegedly had been unfaithful to the Princess of Wales with Hanbury while Middleton was pregnant with their third child.

William’s lawyers shut down the allegations in April 2019, however, stating at the time, “In addition to being false and highly damaging, the publication of false speculation in respect of our clients’ private life also constitutes a breach of his privacy.”

Amid all the drama surrounding Middleton lately, though, the rumor resurfaced, with late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert joking, “The kingdom has been all a flutter by the seeming disappearance of Kate Middleton.

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“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. Oh no, my heart goes out to poor Kate.”

Hanbury, 40, recently denied the rumor via her lawyers, stating the cheating claims are “completely false.”

William and Middleton have been married since 2011, and share three children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

This is the only major cheating scandal the couple has had to face in their 12-year marriage.