As the world now knows, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s upcoming bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey will include comments from the duke and duchess about how the treatment they both received at the hands of the British press drove them out of the U.K.
At the end of February, during a surprise appearance on The Late Late Show, Harry told host James Corden that non-stop, hostile coverage in the tabloids was “destroying [his] mental health,” which ultimately led him to do “what any husband and what any father would do—I need to get my family out of here.”
What most people don’t know, however, is that Prince William and Duchess Catherine have also dealt with intrusive and aggressive treatment by the British press, Kate especially.
“Because Catherine made a near-seamless entry into the Royal Family, people assume she faced no difficulties. But during the early years, particularly before the royal couple announced their engagement, the duchess faced hurtful and invasive coverage by the media but never publicly spoke about it,” a royal insider told Best Life.
However, Kate and Prince William very much believe the royals’ ethos of “never complain, never explain.” Read on to hear what they endured at the hands of the media and how they handled it, and for the latest royals news, check out Why Meghan Won’t Make the Same Mistakes as Princess Diana in Her Tell-All.