The Future of William & Kate's Marriage Revealed After He Hired Divorce Lawyers in a Shocking Royal Twist
Prince William is going to get his way— one way or the other. The Prince of Wales has hired his mother's divorce lawyers in a stunning move that shocked Buckingham Palace.
William has been regularly using his father's lawyers Harbottle & Lewis and its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell — and made the move to Mishcon de Reya, which represented Princess Diana in her divorce from Charles a year before her accidental death.'William wanted to strike out on his own,' a source tells the Daily Mail, who broke this news. 'He did not want to continue using his father's lawyers. It's as simple as that. He wants to be his own man.'
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Inside William & Kate's 'Nightmare' That Almost 'Crushed' Their MarriageThe unexpected move has been 'the talk of legal circles' and Buckingham Palace thinks it's 'the latest example of his desire to follow a different path from that of his father.' William's friend told the Daily Mail, saying 'William wants to do things differently from his father, and wants to be seen to do them differently.'
Even though he did hire his late mother's divorce lawyers, there isn't anything to worry about for the Royal couple. Kate Middleton returned to public duties after she announced her remission after her cancer diagnosis and thanked her husband for his continuous support. It also comes after William described his new changes for the Earthshot Prize Awards, 'I can only describe what I'm trying to do, and that's I'm trying to do it differently and I'm trying to do it for my generation. And to give you more of an understanding around it, I'm doing it with maybe a smaller 'r' in the royal, if you like. That's maybe a better way of saying it.'
'So it's more about impact, philanthropy, collaboration, convening, and helping people,' he continued. 'And I'm also going to throw empathy in there as well, because I really care about what I do. It helps impact people's lives. And I think we could do with some more empathetic leadership around the world. So that's what I'm trying to bring. That's what Catherine is trying to bring as well.'
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