Prince William 'Furious' At Prince Harry And Meghan Markle For Calling His Wife 'Kate:' Report
Prince William reportedly has a bone to pick with his brother and his sister-in-law.
The dynamics between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family have been decidedly tumultuous and publicly contentious.
According to 'The Daily Beast,' Prince William is reportedly "furious" that the couple continue to refer to his wife as "Kate" rather than referring to her by her full name Catherine. The informality has been reportedly consistent and unwelcome.
A source close to the royals claimed that this was particularly infuriating when the Duke and Duchess referred to Princess Catherine as Kate, "even when they were sending her get-well-soon messages."
Catherine's decision to start going by her full name rather than the nickname "Kate" was reportedly a deliberate one she made prior to marrying into the royal family.
"The fact that Harry and Meghan were unable to bring themselves to use her chosen name, even when they were sending her get-well-soon messages after her cancer diagnosis, was noted. William takes offense at people calling Catherine 'Kate,' because she has asked to be known as Catherine. It's a fairly simple wish to respect. I'm sure Meghan wouldn't like it if William started publicly calling her 'Meghan Markle,' an insider suggested.
Furthermore, the source also suggested that if the Sussexes really wanted to mend the familial rift, "a good first step would be to call her Catherine."
The slight that William, 42, perceives this to be has inspired further malcontent between the brothers.
According to 'The Blast,' Prince William has reportedly stated that he does not want Prince Harry to be in attendance at his coronation, whenever in the future that may be.
Royal expert Christopher Andersen lamented the falling out between the siblings, but expressed mild optimism in looking towards the future.
"Despite all the bad blood between the brothers, I'm convinced that, when the time does come, William will not be foolish enough to exclude his only sibling, now fifth in line to the throne, from his coronation," Andersen told 'Fox News.' "Things probably have never been worse between the brothers than they are now. William and Charles have pretty much made the joint decision to effectively cut Harry out of their lives, at least for the time being. There is no sign of a reconciliation on the horizon, and everyone involved seems to have pretty much come to terms with that."
