William & Kate Split Report Resurfaces Amid Claims He Still Has ‘Trauma’ From Charles & Diana’s Divorce
One of the things people ask about the most is how Prince William and Kate Middleton’s marriage is doing. No matter what other things are being reported, that question is always near the top of the list. And part of it is that a lot of people come from the era of royal divorces, including Princess Diana and Charles. And that leaves a mark. And reportedly, it’s left a mark on Prince William as well.
The prince reportedly didn’t have a good time when he and Kate Middleton briefly split in 2007, after dating since 2001. The couple reunited after a few months and married in 2011.
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“He remained courteous and composed, but there was a heaviness about him that everyone noticed,” former butler Grant Harrold said in his book The Royal Butler: My Remarkable Life in Royal Service. Another royal aide added, “They were still very young, and the level of scrutiny was intense. Stepping away for a while was the right move – it gave them both room to breathe.”
Reportedly, once they reunited, William became “brighter, more like his old self again.” The two have been married since 2011 and have three children together.
But the lessons from his split with Middleton are not the only reason William is unlikely to ever divorce Kate. William was also reportedly very much hurt when his parents divorced, and he would very much want to avoid the “chaos” that comes with that decision.
Star reported that the “chaos that ensued” during King Charles and Princess Diana’s “breakup was very damaging in terms of public perception and family morale.” That’s why, “As future king, William is fiercely determined to avoid that at all costs.”
“William vowed from a very early age to spare his own children the trauma he went through,” a source confided to the outlet. “From his perspective, divorce will never be an option.”
The Prince of Wales recently discussed his parents’ failed marriage during an episode of Eugene Levy’s Apple TV+ show, The Reluctant Traveler, which was released on Oct. 3.
“I think it’s really important that that atmosphere is created at home. You have to have that warmth, that feeling of safety, security, love,” he said about the environment he and Middleton are trying to create for their kids. “That all has to be there, and that was certainly part of my childhood,” William went on to add. But he also made it clear that it only “lasted a short period of time” as his parents divorced in 1996. William was 14 at the time.
The breakup came with reports of King Charles’s affair with Camilla Parker Bowles. King Charles and Camilla would later marry in 2005.
“You take that and you learn from it and you try and make sure you don’t do the same mistakes as your parent,” William explained. “I think we all try and do that.”
He went on to discuss the type of childhood he wanted his kids to have. “I just want to do what’s best for my children, but I know that the drama and the stress when you’re small really affects you when you’re older,” he said. And he seemed committed to doing his part to make sure his children never felt like he or his brother did, saying, “I hope we don’t go back to some of the practices in the past, that Harry and I had to grow up in — and I’ll do everything I can to make sure we don’t regress in that situation.”
That means that we can probably expect the Prince and Princess of Wales to remain together, no matter what.
