Kate 'will be angry and hurt'

The Princess of Wales is finding Prince Harry's swipes as they were once close, a royal expert says upsetting

- Rhona Mercer

Harry's book continues to make waves

The Princess of Wales T celebrated her 41st birthday last week amid the ongoing furore over Prince Harry's controversial memoir. Kate faced further hurtful headlines following the publication of Spare and, according to royal expert Jennie Bond, she will be feeling "angry" and "hurt" over the deeply personal swipes at her and husband Prince William.

Kate had to deal with Harry sharing private text exchanges between her and his wife Meghan at the height of their infamous spat over bridesmaids dresses - which exposed intimate details such as how her daughter Charlotte ended up in tears. And she has also had to cope with all the negative stories about William, including allegations that he once furiously attacked his brother.

Jennie described this double betrayal as something Kate will be "despairing" over, saying, "I think Kate will be hurt and sad and probably quite angry.

With Charlotte at Harry's wedding in 2018

"Harry makes so many negative remarks or alludes to so much negativity around Kate that she must be despairing, I should think. And I think she will probably be more than cross. She'll probably be angry that private texts I have been published in the book."

Jennie also pointed out that Harry would be the first person to kick off if someone shared his texts and claimed the detail about Charlotte's tears will have been the final straw for the Princess of Wales.

Kate with Harry in 2019

She said, "I cannot imagine Harry's anger if someone leaked private texts from his phone or from Meghan's phone! And I can't imagine how infuriated he would be if his children were dragged into it and their private reaction to anything.