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Prince William Couldn’t Escape Cheating Rumors—or Claims of Secret Love Child With His Alleged Mistress

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Published On: July 9, 2025
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Prince William's Alleged Affair with Rose Hanbury While Being Married to Kate Middleton (image source: X/@celebitchy)
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There are very few British Royal Family members who were successful enough to avert any scandals in their lifetime, and Prince William is definitely not among them. In March 2016, when Rose Hanbury welcomed her daughter, Iris Marina Aline Cholmondeley, all the attention was suddenly shifted to Princess Diana’s oldest child with King Charles. Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, had been a close neighbor to William, Prince of Wales, and Kate Middleton at Houghton Hall in Norfolk. She was also a part of the inner circle of the British monarchs, and hence naturally attended many royal gatherings.

A few years after Iris’s birth, rumors began to surface about an alleged intimate relationship between Rose and William, as many claimed the daughter bore a stunning resemblance to the prince. The supposed affair only came to light after InTouch published an initial exposé in 2019, three years after Hanbury became a mom to Iris.

Some conspiracy theorists on social media platforms took it a bit further by alleging that not only Iris, Prince William, allegedly fathered all three of Rose’s children, and their affair goes way back. One X (formerly Twitter) user claimed that the young girl’s features were way too similar to the Prince of Wales, such as her “dirty blonde hair and big teeth.” Although none of these speculations were officially addressed at that time, the public also felt the need to point out that Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, Rose’s son, served as a page of honor at King Charles’s coronation in 2023.

The infidelity rumor solidified when Princess Catherine suddenly disappeared from the public eye, which would later be clarified as her suffering from cancer. Talk-show host Stephen Colbert added fuel to the fire when he made jokes about the alleged affair on air, which prompted Rose Hanbury to send a legal notice to him, firmly refuting the rumors.

She was not the only woman who had been linked to Prince William. It is said that Catherine has had issues with his inner circle for a long time. The charming prince dated or was involved with a handful of women before meeting Kate Middleton, and rumors suggest many of those encounters continued even after his marriage.

Gossip-lovers on social media claim William also fathered a baby with his ex-girlfriend, Jecca Craig. While these remain mostly speculations, many can’t help but notice a pattern forming in the royal family.

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Some have even dragged the then-Prince Charles’s scandalous affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, which made Princess Diana suffer until her death. Another tweet also claimed that Prince Phillip allegedly had some illegitimate children as well, whom he hid from Queen Elizabeth II, out of respect.

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Moupriya

An entertainment junkie and a big cinephile. She has a passion for cultivating compelling and impactful stories for her readers. As an avid pop-culture enthusiast for years, she is obsessed with writing about celebrities, royals, and the A-listers of Hollywood.

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