Prince William responds to claims he didn’t support Prince Harry’s statement

Reports claimed he was 'deeply unhappy' with Prince Harry's statement

Earlier this month Kensington Palace released a statement which confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in a relationship. It also called for the negative comments about Meghan Markle to stop. https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/795931735443861504 The statement was unusually outspoken for the Palace, which spoke about the 'outright sexism and racism' Meghan was experiencing. Soon after the statement was issued, rumours surfaced that Prince William was unhappy about the fact that Prince Harry decided to go public with his relationship. However, Prince William has denied these claims and a statement was released at his request and on his behalf about the rumours according to the Telegraph.

“The Duke of Cambridge absolutely understands the situation concerning privacy and supports the need for Prince Harry to support those closest to him.”

Unlike Harry, William did not make any public announcements about his relationship status at any time other than on one occasion, when his staff were forced to deny that he was in a relationship with his friend Jecca Craig.

“They don't issue statements like that without talking to each other, and they talked about the Meghan Markle statement extensively in advance of it being put out. “The Duke was as alarmed as anyone about what was happening with Meghan. “No-one wanted to have to put that statement out, including Prince Harry, and there was concern about confirming the relationship. “But over the course of one weekend things escalated to the extent that Prince Harry felt he had to act.” A Royal source said according to the Telegraph.