
Though William is very fond of his cousins (they will always be invited to Christmas at Sandringham — on the understanding that their plus ones aren’t the York seniors), he seems to be asserting a ruthless streak when it comes to who’s In and Out at the palace these days. “It was him who was completely determined to get rid of Sussan H — who is his Godmother by the way — when she made that gaffe”, says one of the Queen’s courtiers, referring to the fact that in 2022 Lady of the Bedchamber, Lady Susan Hussey was forcibly put out to pasture after she repeatedly asked activist Ngozi Fulami, where she was “really” from.

