With a Sussex-sized hole in the next generation of senior royals, Prince William is embarking on a charm offensive to try and convince his cousin to help ease the burden on him and wife Kate when the time comes.
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“William is acutely aware that his own father has three siblings – well, two now that Prince Andrew has been stood down – to help shoulder the load of public engagements,” says a source.
”But when Wills is Prince of Wales, he can no longer count on Prince Harry. In the meantime, he’s trying his darnedest to convince [Princess Anne’s daughter] Zara Tindall to help him out.”
“Her mother never gave her a title, but she’s still one of the most beloved members of the royal family in the public’s eyes, given she’s an Olympian and married to an international rugby hero.”
“Wills thinks Zara could be just the tonic to help solve his ‘staffing’ problem in the years to come – now he just has to convince her of that.”
Although, the heir to the throne’s plans might be well and truly crushed once her learns that Zara’s a bit too busy to lend him a helping hand.
It has been barely two weeks since Zara and her husband Mike Tindall welcomed their third child into the world.
The baby’s arrival was announced via a tweet by Hello!’s royal editor Emily Nash.
“Breaking: Zara and Mike Tindall have welcomed a son, Lucas Philip Tindall. Born on Sunday. Lovely news! A 10th great grandchild for The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh,” Emily wrote.
“A spokeswoman for the couple said: ‘Zara and Mike Tindall are happy to announce the birth of their third child, Lucas Philip Tindall. The little boy arrived on March 21, weighing 8lbs 4oz and is a first grandson for Princess Anne,'” she further Tweeted.
In dramatic circumstances, Zara was forced to give birth on the bathroom floor after being unable to make it to hospital in time.
“Arrived very quickly. Didn’t make it to hospital. On the bathroom floor,” Mike revealed on his podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby.
“So yeah, it was running to the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get the mat on the floor, towels down, brace, brace, brace,” he added.
“Fortunately the midwife who was going to meet us at the hospital wasn’t that far away so she drove up just as we had assumed the posit [position] and the second midwife arrived just after the head had arrived.”
So it seems as though Zara will be busy on baby duty. Tough luck, Wills.
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