William and Kate’s biggest fear for Meghan and Harry’s tell-all

Meghan and Harry are days away from publicly lifting the lid on palace secrets – and William and Kate are reportedly “dreading” it.

Prince William and wife Kate Middleton are “surrounded by goodness” – and don’t want to get involved in the “soap opera” surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, close family sources have told Page Six.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are dreading the uncomfortable attention that is about to hit the royal family thanks to his brother and sister-in-law’s decision to sit down for a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, which is scheduled to air on Sunday.

“William and Catherine could not be more discreet. They don’t want to get involved in this public b**ch fest, but I am sure that William is desperately sad about all this,” one royal source told Page Six.

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William and Kate are said to be ‘dreading’ Monday’s tell-all. Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP

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“Even when Harry spoke about the fallout with William, there was no briefing from them. And by saying nothing, that is the smartest move.”

William and Kate, who have been in pandemic lockdown at their Norfolk home with their children, George, Charlotte and Louis, make it a point to listen to the advisers around them, while “it appears that Meghan and Harry are listening to no one,” the source said.

“They don’t wish to elevate this soap opera – it’s honestly like watching Elizabeth Hurley in The Royals,” the source added.

“William and Catherine are surrounded by goodness – they have the Middletons, Carole and Mike, Pippa and her husband, James, and James Middleton and his fiancee, Alizee. They’re such a grounded, happy family.”

The two couples reportedly had a tense relationship. Picture: Eddie Mulholland – WPA Pool/Getty Images

As Page Six revealed, William and Harry now barely speak and are believed to communicate by What’s App messages.

It was a senior palace aide, American Jason Knauf, who reported Markle to Buckingham Palace HR for alleged bullying of staff, leading the palace to launch an unprecedented probe into the complaints on Wednesday.

He now runs William and Kate’s royal foundation, but had previously worked for both William and Harry.

MEGHAN BLASTS ‘THE FIRM’

Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah will air on Monday. Picture: CBS

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Markle finally speaks in the latest teaser clip for Monday’s explosive tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.

And they’re fighting words.

Markle, who has been hit with historical bullying allegations from the palace as US network CBS preps for her much-hyped Oprah interview, refers to the royal family as “the Firm” in the latest clip released.

“How do you feel about the palace hearing you speak your truth today?” Oprah asks.

“I don’t know how they could expect that after all of this time we would still just be silent when there is an active role that the Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us,” says Meghan.

“And if that comes with [the] risk of losing things … there’s a lot that’s been lost already.”

Two earlier clips released to publicise Monday’s interview both showed Meghan remaining silent while Oprah and Harry spoke – this is the first glimpse of Meghan sharing her story in her own words.

An earlier snippet showed Oprah asking Meghan: “Were you silent, or were you silenced?”

Another clip showed Harry appearing to take a jab at father Prince Charles and the rest of the royal family for not supporting his mother, Princess Diana.

“You know, for me, I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her [Princess Diana] going through this process by herself all those years ago,” he said. “Because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other.”

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission