Prince William is facing fresh scrutiny after a former royal photographer claimed the heir to the throne has become “aggressive” with staff and is insisting on being addressed only as “Sir.”
Ian Pelham Turner, who remains closely connected to royal circles, suggested “there’s something going on with William” behind palace doors.
The remarks come amid simmering royal tensions. While the British public’s grudge against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shows no sign of fading and one royal expert believes it could last “as long as the Palace wants it to” there are hints of a potential thaw.
Reports of a possible September meeting between Harry and King Charles suggest the monarch may be open to reconciliation.
Still, insiders say Prince William is far less willing to welcome his younger brother back into the royal fold.
The latest claims surface just after Meghan Markle’s 'awkward' joke to Kate Middleton reportedly drew an equally uncomfortable response, adding another twist to the ongoing royal drama.
We caught up with Ian Pelham Turner over Zoom, the former royal photographer whose career at the Palace overlapped with both Princess Diana and the then-Prince Charles.
Having since transitioned from photography to television, Pelham Turner remains deeply connected to royal circles and still has his ear to the ground when it comes to life behind palace walls.
Now, he’s sharing claims that Prince William’s own staff have been voicing complaints about the Prince of Wales’ behaviour.
Publicly, William may project a warm, approachable image during royal engagements, but according to Pelham Turner, things look different in private.
“We hear a lot more now that more and more allegations and that’s all you can say about William are coming out,” he said. Among them, reports that staff sometimes find the future king “very aggressive.”
Pelham Turner even recounted a conversation with a volunteer for one of William’s housing charities, who claimed the prince was “constantly on to him all day, all night, saying, ‘How much money have we made? How much money have we made?’”
Beyond the alleged intensity,Turner believes William’s overall temperament has shifted. In his 20s and 30s, he says, the prince was easygoing.
Now in his 40s, with the throne in sight, William is said to have adopted a more formal, demanding presence even insisting on being addressed as “Sir” rather than by his first name.
