Rose Hanbury 'very upset' by Prince William affair rumours: expert

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by Lauren Sarner

She's royally upset.

Rose Hanbury, 40, has been in the spotlight after rumors emerged of an affair with Prince William, 41, which both sides denied.

“I know people who know the Marchioness of Cholmondeley very well, and she has never had an affair with the Prince of Wales,” said royal expert and editor-in-chief of True Royalty TV, Nick Pullen. He told Us Weekly on Tuesday, referring to the Hanbury address.

He added: “Even when those rumors broke a few years ago, she was very upset about them at the time. She's still very upset with them now.

According to To Business InsiderHanbury also said through her lawyer that the re-ignited rumors are “completely false.”

For his part, William previously to reject The allegations were made through his lawyer in 2019, she says The daily monster This speculation is “false and extremely damaging.”

Hanbury, a member of William and Kate Middleton's inner circle, gained the spotlight last week after Stephen Colbert gave a gossip about the affair late night on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

“The kingdom has been in turmoil over the apparent disappearance of Kate Middleton. Well, internet sleuths now believe that Kate's absence may be linked to her husband and future King of England, William, with whom she was having an affair. He said in last Tuesday's episode.

Amid the drama over Middleton's whereabouts — since the Princess of Wales, 42, has barely been seen in public since her abdominal surgery in January — the comedian trolled William Alleged affair with Hanbury.

Conspiracy theories about why Middleton has not been seen by the public have been emerging for weeks It spreads widely on social media. (However, she was finally spotted on Monday in a video posted at a farm near Windsor Castle.)

But, Colbert said, many rumors have speculated that Middleton's absence from the public is related to alleged marital problems.

“So, I think we all know who the other alleged woman is. Say it with me—Marquess of Cholmondeley—what a lovely name! Colbert joked, referring to Hanbury's official royal title (pronounced “Chumley”).

Hanbury has a long-standing relationship with the royal family. Her grandmother, Lady Elizabeth Lambert, was one of the bridesmaids at the 1947 wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Since 2009, she has been married to David Roxavage, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley.

The couple live at their family estate in Norfolk, Houghton Hall, not far from Anmer Hall, William and Kate's estate.

The Cholmondeleys are often photographed at the same events as William and Kate. They attended Elizabeth's state funeral as well He attended the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023.

Their 15-year-old son, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, was one of them Honor Pages At the coronation with Prince George, William and Middleton's eldest.

In addition to Oliver, they have two other children: Oliver's twin, Alexander Hugh, and 8-year-old Iris Marina Allen.

After Colbert joked about the rumors, which led to more media coverage of Hanbury and the alleged affair, Bolin told the outlet that the lack of information about Middleton's condition and whereabouts created a “void,” making room for Hanbury to be the topic of conversation.

“Something the royal family can learn from [this] Is that [with] “These voids that are created can cause collateral damage to other people,” he told us. “Maybe they need to think about those collateral damage.”

Bolin said that William would not have an affair because of his father, King Charles, who was famous for cheating on his mother, Princess Diana, with Charles' current wife, Queen Camilla.

“He saw the damage these things could cause,” Bolin said. “What I was told [is]This is not in his psyche.