Prince William and his wife, Princess Kate Middleton, attended church on Sunday, August 23, with members of the royal family.
William and Kate, 44, were photographed driving to Scotland’s Crathie Kirk Church on Sunday alongside their three children: Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 7.
While the Prince of Wales opted for a dapper navy suit, Kate stunned in a tweed blazer over a white turtleneck blouse topped with a coordinating brown fascinator with a large bow on the brim.
The Wales family of five were joined at the church by King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie.
Just days earlier, news broke that Charles’ son Prince Harry planned to move back to England in time for his two kids with wife Meghan Markle to enroll in local schools for the fall semester.
Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, initially stepped down from their duties as senior working royals in 2020 in favor of a private life with their kids Prince Archie, now 7, and Princess Lilibet, now 5. The stateside move soon sparked a rift between Harry and his father and brother.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not publicly addressed their relocation, nor have any of Harry’s relatives. A royal expert, meanwhile, exclusively speculated how William and Kate took the announcement.
“All I can think of is, ‘Here we go again.’ For starters, I can only imagine that William and Kate are tearing their hair out,” Brothers and Wives author Christopher Andersen exclusively told Us on Wednesday, August 19. “They have so much on their plate as it is trying to shore up the monarchy and propel it into the future; they don’t really need to cope with having Harry and Megan on their proverbial doorstep.”
Andersen added, “By returning to the U.K., the Sussexes will inevitably suck up all the oxygen in the room. They will generate countless tabloid stories and take the focus away from other members of the Royal family, which is a major no-no. King Charles and Queen Camilla, in particular, don’t like to be upstaged, and the same goes for William.”
A royal expert is shedding light on how Prince William and Kate Middleton are likely reacting to the news that their estranged family members Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the U.K. “All I can think of is: here we go again,” Brothers and Wives author Christopher Andersen exclusively tells Us. “For […]
A second royal expert, former palace butler Grant Harrold, similarly told Us that moves likely wouldn’t “completely heal things” between Harry and William.
“Too much happened. It will be a situation where actions mean more than words,” Harrold theorized. “Right now, I don’t see things healing. I think they will be poker-faced and play happy families, but behind the scenes it will take a lot more.”
Meanwhile, Harry’s relationship with Charles, 77, has slowly turned a corner amid the king’s ongoing battle with an undisclosed form of cancer. The duke recently brought Meghan and their kids to visit with Charles during a trip to the U.K. in July.
