Prince William issues strict orders at palace amid 'deepening rift' with King Charles

Prince William has issued strict orders inside the palace as the rift between him and King Charles is ‘deepening’ over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

According to a report by the Closer, the sources say Prince William believes any kind of half-in, half-out deal with Meghan and Harry only opens the door to more of this behind the scenes manoeuvring from them.

Following Prince Harry’s remarks that he is still a ‘working royal’, he and Meghan, the insiders say “do get quite a steady flow of information, but they insist there’s nothing nefarious about it, they say they’re simply being kept in the loop about situations within the family that might affect them.”

The insider says, ‘For William, it's completely unacceptable and everyone in his circle has been told in no uncertain terms they are not to release any information of any kind to anyone, and especially not to the Sussexes.”

The insider says, ‘He won’t stand by and let them come back for this half-in-half-out arrangement that so many people within the Firm now seem to be in favor of, including the King. And the fact that Harry is now getting his calls answered by people on the King’s staff has only fuelled William’s suspicion that information is being passed along behind the scenes.”

“It’s also deepening the rift between him and Charles, because he feels like the King is too willing to keep lines of communication open with Harry regardless of the consequences,” the close insider said and added “He’s very bitter and blames Harry and Meghan for coming between him and his father, but he’s also refusing to back down.”