As public figures known around the world, members of the British royal family are constantly the subject of more or less far-fetched rumors. Some of them, however, can have explosive consequences for the British Crown. This is the case of the rumors which, since 2019, claim that Prince William would have an extramarital relationship with Rose Hanbury. This former British model is married to David Rocksavage, the seventh Marquess of Cholmondeley. She thus occupies the function of Marchioness of Cholmondeley.
If this affair remains only at the stage of rumors, Rose Hanbury, her husband and their son Oliver should in any case be present at Westminster Abbey this Friday, May 6, during the coronation ceremony of Charles III. In any case, this is what the British tabloid says DailyMail in an article published this Friday, April 28. THE DailyMail also indicates that the son of Rose Hanbury and David Rocksavage was entrusted with the prestigious role of page of honor during the coronation. There will be a total of eight pages of honor at the ceremony.
What is the origin of these rumours?
It all started in April 2019, when the American celebrity press weekly In Touch reported that Prince William cheated on his wife with Rose Hanbury, as recalled Cosmopolitan. In Touch claimed then that Kate Middleton would have been pregnant with their third child, Louis, when this extramarital relationship would have started. Also according to the American weekly, when Kate Middleton would have spoken of these rumors to her husband, the latter would have laughed, assuring him that all this was false.
These alleged revelations had followed other rumors circulating in the British press a few days before, according to which quarrels between Rose Hanbury and Kate Middleton had broken out, while they had previously maintained a friendly relationship. Kate Middleton would then have asked her husband to remove Rose Hanbury from their circle of friends. The UK site The Cut also recalled at the time that the rural residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, located at Anmer Hall, in Norfolk, is not far from the residence of Rose Hanbury and David Rocksavage, and that the two couples evolve in the same circles of the British aristocracy. They have also been photographed together at royal events. Also, Rose Hanbury was in the same room as William and Kate when the royal family received Donald Trump at Buckingham Palace in June 2019, as recalled Cosmopolitan. As a marquise, the former model indeed participates in many events of this type with her husband. In addition, the British press presents David Rocksavage as a friend of Prince William.
A case that remains at the stage of rumors
According to the US news site The Daily Beastthe lawyers of prince William would have at the time sent a letter to at least one British media having reported these rumors of tensions between the two women, warning them of potential legal proceedings. The Daily Beast recalls, however, that the British tabloids did not directly refer to a potential extramarital relationship between William and Rose Hanbury as the cause of the deteriorated relationship between Kate Middleton and the former model. Richard Kay, reporter on the royal family for the British tabloid DailyMailhad also assured that these rumors of a friendly breakup between the two women were unfounded, as recalled The Cut. True to form, the royal family has not spoken publicly on the subject, and this affair remains still today at the stage of rumors.
Why does the case reveal the fragility of the royal family?
The affair of the alleged adulterous relationship between Rose Hanbury and Prince William has reappeared in the media sphere through the husband of the former model, David Rocksavage. According to information from journalist Richard Eden of DailyMailpublished on the tabloid’s website on March 24, King Charles III named him "lord-in-waiting", a function that provides that he attends important royal ceremonies, but also that he can represent the sovereign at events. David Rocksavage previously served as "Lord Grand Chamberlain"as recalled Feminine. The fact that this prestigious function was granted to the husband of Rose Hanbury was then presented in certain press headlines as a humiliation for Kate Middleton.
Last December, a short sentence launched by Prince Harry in a trailer for the documentary series Harry & Meghan also brought the case back to the fore. "They were happy to lie to protect William but they never agreed to tell the truth to protect us.", he said then, without specifying what scandal Buckingham Palace had wanted to protect the Prince of Wales. Vague statements, which had nevertheless been presented in certain press headlines as an allusion to the fact that the British Crown would have sought to cover up the adulterous relationship of Prince William by targeting his brother Harry.
Given the royal family’s usual silence about the various rumors circulating about her, we may never know if this adulterous relationship took place. In any case, Rose Hanbury, her husband David Rocksavage and their son Oliver should be present for the coronation ceremony of Charles III at Westminster Abbey on May 6. The British Tabloid DailyMail affirmed it in an article published this Friday, April 28, listing the guests at the ceremony. THE DailyMail also indicates that their son Oliver will be one of the eight pages of honor at the ceremony. A relative of Rose Hanbury’s family also told the American site The Daily Beast that he "there was never any hostility between Kate and Rose" and that these rumors were unfounded. Rose Hanbury was also present at the funeral of Elizabeth II, reports Newsweek.