Former model Lady Rose Hanbury responds to Prince William affair rumours

Lady Rose Hanbury has broken her silence amid rumours she had an affair with Kate Middleton’s husband, Prince William.

Lady Rose Hanbury broke her silence amid rumours she had an affair with Kate Middleton’s husband, Prince William.

The mother of three, 40, who wed David Cholmondeley in 2009, spoke out over the weekend while Royal fans continued to speculate about Middleton’s disappearance from the public eye.

Hanbury told Business Insider — via her lawyers — that rumours she had an affair with William “are completely false”.

Though speculation about an alleged dalliance between the pair dates back to 2019, rumours hit a fever pitch after Kensington Palace announced that the Princess of Wales, 42, would be undergoing abdominal surgery in January.

Prince William is rumoured to have had an affair with Lady Rose Hanbury. Picture: Jon Super-WPA Pool/Getty Images

Former model Lady Rose Hanbury has called the rumours ‘completely false’. Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images

Middleton’s months-long absence from public life led many to speculate about the state of her marriage to William, 41, with whom she shares three children.

Stephen Colbert even waded into the conversation during an episode of his talk show, The Late Show, last week.

“The kingdom has been all a flutter by the seeming disappearance of Kate Middleton. Well now, internet sleuths are guessing that Kate’s absence may be related to her husband and the future King of England William having an affair,” he began.

Hanbury has been married to David Cholmondeley since 2009. Picture: Alan Davidson/Shutterstock

“So, I think we all know who the alleged other woman is. Say it with me –– the Marchioness of Cholmondeley –– what a beautiful name!” Colbert quipped, referencing Hanbury’s formal royal title.

He pointed out that the word Cholmondeley is actually pronounced “Chumley” before turning the pronunciation into a running joke.

Prince William’s wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, is currently going through her own drama following photogate. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk alongside Hanbury and her husband at a past gala dinner at Houghton Hall in Norfolk.

Middleton’s rep told Page Six that she was still in recovery from “planned abdominal surgery” and would not be resuming her duties until Easter.

It comes one week after the Princess of Wales posted an “altered” photo of herself with her three kids in honour of Mother’s Day.

Along with several photoshop fails, the future Queen also wasn’t wearing her iconic sapphire and diamond engagement ring.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission