Rose Hanbury Breaks Silence on Prince William Affair Rumors Amid Kate Middleton Speculation

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By Laura Sarner

A rose by any other name.

Rose Hanbury has broken her silence on rumors of a romance with Prince William.

According to Business Insider, Through his lawyers, Hanbury said that “the rumors (sic) are completely false.”

Hanbury, 39, a member of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s inner circle, is in the spotlight after Stephen Colbert gave romance rumors the late-night treatment on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” last week. .

“The kingdom has been shocked by the apparent disappearance of Kate Middleton. Well, now Internet sleuths assume that Kate’s absence may be related to her husband and the future king of England, William, having an affair,” Stephen Colbert. he said on Tuesday’s episode.

Amid the drama over Middleton’s whereabouts (as the Princess of Wales, 42, has barely been seen in public since her planned abdominal surgery in January), the comedian trolled Prince William’s life. alleged affair with Hanburywhich has been a rumor since 2019.

Wild speculation and conspiracy theories have arisen about Middleton’s whereabouts and the reason for her long absence. They abounded on social networks.

Adding fuel to the fire of internet conspiracies, William has ignored questions about his wife’s condition and her recovery from her unspecified medical issue. And then, there was the debacle with the UK Mother’s Day photo of Kate and her three children, which photo agencies recalled, claiming the photo was “doctored.”

Middleton has since been seen visiting a local farm shop near Windsor Castle.

But, as Colbert said, rumors have returned to speculate that Middleton’s absence from the spotlight is related to her husband’s alleged affair.

“Oh no, my heart goes out to poor Kate,” Colbert said on his show.

“So I think we all know who the supposed other woman is. Say it with me –– the Marchioness of Cholmondeley –– what a beautiful name! She joked, referring to Hanbury’s formal royal title.

Hanbury (whose title is pronounced “Chumley”), has a connection to the royal family that goes back generations, as her grandmother, Lady Elizabeth Lambart, was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947.

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

The couple live on their family estate in Norfolk, Houghton Hall, not far from Anmer Hall (William and Kate’s estate).

The couple is frequently photographed at the same events as William and Kate. Hanbury and her husband attended Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral and also attended the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023.

His 15-year-old son, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, was one of the pages of honor at the coronation, along with Prince George.

In addition to Oliver, they have two other children: Oliver’s twin, Alexander Hugh, and Iris Marina Aline, who is 8 years old.

“There have been rumors of an affair between William and the Marching Band of Chicanery since 2019,” Colbert said. “According to the tabloids at the time, when Kate supposedly confronted him about it, he laughed and said he had nothing to do. “It’s always a good response when your wife accuses you of cheating.”

Colbert then adopted a fake British accent. “’Ha ha, imagine me having an affair! It’s laughable. It reminds me of a joke: knock, knock, who’s there?’” he said, posing as William. “’Oh, he is my illegitimate son. I got my lover pregnant.’”

Rumors about William and Hanbury’s alleged romance began in 2019 when In Touch reported The claim.

Hanbury was Also rumored to be nearby friends of Middleton before they had an alleged fight around 2019, but that claim was never verified.

Instagram gossip account Deuxmoi posted a tip in 2022 claiming that a British royal couple’s “extramarital affair is an open secret,” according to a screenshot. shared by cosmopolitan.

The message did not specify that the royal was William, but royal observers came to that conclusion.

Guillermo’s lawyer. denied that and he told the Daily Beast It was “false and very harmful.”