Strained relations. Prince William and Duchess Kate did not introduce their three children to their cousin Lilibet during Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee, according to royal expert Christopher Andersen.“William and Kate made no effort at all to introduce Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to [Lili],” Anderson told Us Weekly exclusively on June 7, noting that there is still “a lot of tension” between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. “As far as I know, nobody believes they spoke [to one another]” during the celebrations, the Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan author claimed.He added that the future king, 39, and Kate, 40, traveled to Wales on Friday, June 4, instead of attending their niece’s first birthday party, which was held at Frogmore Cottage over the weekend.The Duke of Sussex, 37, and the Suits alum 40, made their first trip to the U.K.
as a family of four earlier this month to take part in the festivities honoring the 96-year-old sovereign’s 70th year on the throne.
The trip was also the royal family’s first chance to meet Lili, who was born in June 2021, following their move to California.
However, any attempts to “mend fences” with the monarchy were unsuccessful, according to Anderson.Instead of watching the Trooping the Color procession from the balcony of Buckingham Palace along with the queen and Prince Charles, the former military pilot and the Bench author viewed the event from the Major General’s Office.
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