Prince William 'hates confrontation' because of 'early turmoil', claims expert

12 January 2024 , 15:11

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There's a heartbreaking reason William 'hates confrontation' an author claimed (Image: ITV)

In the last year, allegations that Prince William is hot-tempered have been widely reported since the release of his younger brother's, Prince Harry, memoir Spare, in which he claims his brother physically attacked him in 2019.

Despite this propensity to lose his temper, a royal author has claimed that at his core, Prince William actually "hates confrontation" and tries to avoid it where possible. The reason for his discomfort around confrontation is rooted all the way back to William's childhood experiences, the author claimed, and it often leads William to prefer a more peaceful approach when there is conflict in his marriage to Kate.

The author, Tom Quinn, made the claim in his book Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family. In the book, he describes that despite the fact that Kate and William are prone occasionally to arguments, like most couples, things are quickly smoothed over generally.

"Privately, William and Kate, like all couples, fall out, row, shout at each other, and say unkind things to each other, but Kate is an appeaser by instinct and William always gives way as he had more than enough emotional turmoil, divorce and disruption as a child," Quinn claimed.

The early turmoil that William experienced during the acrimonious breakdown of his parent's marriage means that as an adult "he hates confrontation," the author explained. Charles and Diana officially divorced in 1996, after the late Queen Elizabeth wrote to them both and "gave them her view supported by the Duke of Edinburgh, that an early divorce is desirable" according to a statement made by the palace in December 1995.

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This unprecedented call for divorce came after what was known as the 'War of the Waleses' during which both Charles and Diana gave bombshell interviews to the press where they admitted the infidelity that had occurred in their marriage, and other scandalous revelations, as well as allegedly briefing the press surreptitiously against each other for years.

Quinn claimed in his book that palace insiders had revealed to him that Kate is by nature more of the peacekeeper in her marriage to William.

He wrote: "Kate is very level-headed. She's the one who will pour oil on troubled waters and go, 'Let's not stir things up.'" This coupled with William's dislike of confrontation means that the couple knows how to deal with any conflict that comes up in their marriage, despite William being admittedly a "bit hot-headed", the author claims.

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Emma Mackenzie