Prince William could be 'furious' over Harry and Meghan's public appearance, expert claims

Prince William is likely to be “furious” about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's latest public appearance, according to a royal expert quoted in the report. The claim follows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex making what the publication describes as their first joint public appearance since returning to the UK, with their Nottingham outing prompting fresh debate about their position outside the working Royal Family. The expert's argument is that Harry and Meghan's appearance looked like a “royal engagement in all but name”. According to the article, that could particularly irritate the Prince of Wales because it appears, in the expert's view, to revive the kind of “half-in, half-out” arrangement that was rejected when the Sussexes stepped back from royal duties six years earlier. The report stresses that the assessment of William's reaction comes from a royal commentator rather than from a direct statement by the Prince of Wales himself. The expert nevertheless argues that William “has every right to be angry”, linking the alleged frustration to the boundaries established after Harry and Meghan changed their royal roles. The commentator specifically invokes the position of the late Queen, claiming the Sussexes' latest activity resembles precisely the sort of hybrid arrangement she had ruled out. Harry and Meghan's Nottingham visit therefore becomes more than simply another public outing in the expert's interpretation. Their appearance together is portrayed as potentially reopening a sensitive question about whether people who are no longer working royals can undertake engagements that closely resemble traditional royal appearances. There is no direct quote from William in the supplied report confirming that he is angry. Instead, the story rests on the expert's prediction that the Prince of Wales is likely to be unimpressed or furious about what the Sussexes' public role appeared to represent.