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It's been a challenging time for Prince William and the rest of the Royal Family, but an expert has claimed that the Prince of Wales has been finding support in an "unlikely ally" as of late.
For weeks, there has been intense speculation online about the status of Princess Kate's health - after she underwent an abdominal surgery in January.
William is also dealing with his father King Charles's cancer diagnosis, and as the monarch undergoes regular treatment, he has had to step back from "public facing duties" on the advice of his medical team, leaving the royals seriously short-staffed.
Amid all of this, there's only been one person that Prince William could really lean on, the expert explained, but it isn't who you might expect.
The Prince of Wales has been leaning heavily on his stepmother, Queen Camilla, the expert claimed, even though in the early years of their relationship, they were not as close as they are now.
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Jennie Bond, speaking to OK Magazine explained, "Recent events have obviously brought William and Camilla much closer. They have been left, almost literally, nursing the Crown while the King and the Princess recover. Their teams will be working more closely to coordinate diaries and cover the engagements that has been planned, and Camilla and William are bound to have been in much closer regular contact."
William and Camilla have become close (Getty Images)But it isn't just when it comes to their official royal work that William may have found support from his stepmother, the expert - who worked for 14 years as the BBC's royal correspondent - claimed.
"Apart from the business side of things, I'm sure they will have been an emotional help to one another as well. Both will have been so worried about these unexpected health issues and I imagine they will have shared their concerns.
"As an adolescent, William took his time to accept Camilla as 'the other woman' in his father's life. His feelings towards her were complicated, having witnessed his mother’s unhappiness in marriage. But maturity brought with it the realisation that Camilla makes his father extremely happy… and the Prince knows now that she is the love of his life."
The Queen and William led the rest of the Royal Family at the recent Commonwealth Day Service, with King Charles and Kate unable to attend. However, the monarch did release a video statement to mark the day and still make his presence known in some way.
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