Kate Middleton and Prince William Face Fresh Affair Chatter, William’s No-Ring Choice Returns, and a New Antarctica Patronage
Kate Middleton and Prince William Face Fresh Affair Chatter, William’s No-Ring Choice Returns, and a New Antarctica Patronage  
Podcast: Palace Intrigue : Meghan and Harry's Australia trip, King Charles visits USA - Royal Family gossip
Published On: Tue Jan 27 2026
Description: Fresh claims are circulating about how the Rose Hanbury rumours have affected Kate, with Radar Online quoting an insider saying the speculation left a “lasting imprint” and that “any time Rose surfaces… it reopens old emotional wounds for Kate.”We also revisit why Prince William doesn’t wear a wedding ring, with palace sources describing it as simple preference: “He’s not one for jewellery.” William also becomes patron of The Onwards Expedition, backing Max Worsley’s sixty-day, one-thousand-four-hundred-kilometre ski trek to the South Pole as a tribute to his late father Henry Worsley.Plus: Prince Andrew’s reported Sandringham recon visit as the Royal Lodge move approaches, a Spencer-family engagement post that has people asking where Earl Spencer was, and a legal honours note tied to Harry’s previous phone-hacking case.Get episodes of Palace Intrigue by becommming a paid subscriber on Apple Podcasts. Click the button that says uninterrupted listening.  Just $5 a month, and that includes many ofther shows on the Caloroga Shark network.A new season of King William is available now.Our royal newsletter written by Deep Crown is available for free.Royal Books:Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors by Tom BowerWilliam and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside StoryThe Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King and Princess Diana