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Kate Middleton finally sees the straw that breaks the camel’s back: ‘So tiresome!’

Kate Middleton finally puts her foot down on Prince Harry while he struts around the UK

By H. Anjum
Published July 13, 2026
Kate Middleton finally sees the straw that breaks the camel’s back: ‘So tiresome!’
Kate Middleton finally sees the straw that breaks the camel’s back: ‘So tiresome!’

Kate Middleton is seemingly at her wits end with Prince Harry, not only because of the current mess he’s made with the loss of his phone hacking case and issues with the royal residence offer, but also because of the rumored whiplash of Megxit.

What’s more is that Kate’s shifting priorities are well documented, by many a royal commentator. In some personal admissions she’s touched on her decision to reduce alcohol consumption, as well as focus on her family and children, even more than public facing duties.

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It is due to this reason that British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard talked at length about the changes to be expected in her views, with Fox News Digital.

The conversation was short and snappy, and saw the expert say, “the feeling inside the Wales camp is that Catherine will not allow her family, and especially William, to be sucked back into the Sussex drama,” at any cost.

In her view there’s also the reality that the Sussexes are conducting life in a “circus of briefings,” then “counter-briefings” and even “public spectacle is seen as tiresome and, frankly, not good for the Wales family’s well-being.”

Another thing worth mentioning is the way her cancer transformed this life view. As for those unaware of what happened, following the cancer admission that the princess released via an Instagram video in 2024. It was revealed at the time that she’s undergoing a “planned abdominal surgery” but following that cancer was found and she started preventative chemo-therapy that the public didn’t know about until March of that same year.

Shortly after in June was the first public outing the princess took part in, and her event of choice was the Trooping the Colour. During this engagement, she was photographed atop the balcony.

Months went by after that without many official updates and sometime in September a video came out, that many describe as ‘cinematic’ where she announced her remission, and since then, slowly but surely the public has seen more and more of the princess of wales.

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.