Prince William fumes over 'rumours of secret suppers' with Kate's close pal after 'falling out'

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Prince William has been left furious after being forced to deny false rumours about meeting up with Kate Middleton's pal for dinner dates behind her back.

Gossip about the state of the Prince and Princess of Wales' marriage started when a story broke in 2019 that claimed Kate had gone through a 'terrible falling out' with friend and neighbour, Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley.According to an explosive new book by royal author Omid Scobie, the report read: "They used to be close, but that is not the case anymore" and Kate apparently instructed her husband William to 'phase her out', the Mirror reports.Scobie's Endgame, which hit shelves today on November 28, claims that reports alleged that Rose had 'one or two suppers with William in Norfolk while Kate was away' - but purely as 'platonic friends'.

The royal biographer wrote: "But it was hardly as if they were meeting behind Kate's back - of course she knew they were getting together."And Kate was grateful that a good friend and neighbour like Rose was there to entertain William."Rival reports hit back as they claimed that the fall-out between Kate and Rose was false and dubbed it as 'aristocratic dinner party gossip', saying that William actually 'bears all the hallmarks of a contented man,' thanks to his marriage.Scobie also makes it clear that there was never any real evidence discovered to back up the shocking allegations and that when Christian Jones, head of communications at Kensington Palace, asked William if they were true, he was met with short shrift.The biographer wrote: "William, he said, was furious when the question came up and vehemently said it was not true". Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news