Since Kate Middleton met and married Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge has encountered very little in the way of scandal. That's not exactly a surprise… does she scream "scandalmonger" to you?
But on April 15, 2019, In Touch floated a cover story claiming that Prince William had cheated on the duchess with her friend Rose Hanbury... even though Prince William doesn't exactly strike us as a wild card himself.
Here's everything you need to know about this supposed royal scandal.
Prior to the In Touch cover story, the biggest controversy that Kate Middleton drummed up was during that brief period when she and Prince William split up in 2007. She allegedly got drunk on white wine, wore Playboy bunny ears to a nightclub, and fell down while roller skating. Normal breakup stuff, basically.
But now Middleton finds herself facing the same kind of cheating rumors that plagued Princess Diana several decades ago. The accusations come from a single American tabloid, and the British media has left the story virtually untouched. That didn't stop the story from going viral: Prince William was soon trending worldwide.
But where did the rumors came from? That's the million-pound question. On the surface, it looks like the whole thing started with a bizarre, unsubstantiated girl fight that snowballed into the ultimate betrayal. Really, though?
Watch the video for more about the woman behind Prince William's alleged affair!
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A royal romance | 0:42
Who is Rose Hanbury? | 1:26
A royal falling out? | 2:37
William raises some suspicions | 3:38
The first mainstream report | 4:35