{"id":2391542,"date":"2026-04-27T15:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2391542"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:48:33","slug":"palace-insiders-are-calling-prince-william-kate-middletons-next-move-a-revenge-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/palace-insiders-are-calling-prince-william-kate-middletons-next-move-a-revenge-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace Insiders Are Calling Prince William &#038; Kate Middleton\u2019s Next Move a \u2018Revenge Tour\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just wrapped a <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/meghan-markle-laid-back-meg-190242188.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:successful visit to Australia;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">successful visit to Australia<\/a>, and now Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly considering making a similar move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the British tabloids criticized the Sussexes for their \u201cquasi-royal tour,\u201d the truth is, it was a great success. The couple was warmly greeted down under, and crowds showed up to see Harry and Meghan on their own terms. William and Kate haven\u2019t visited Australia since Prince George was a baby in 2014, so the duo, who are often side-eyed for their<a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-william-kate-middleton-slammed-160834370.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:limited royal engagements;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> limited royal engagements<\/a>, might be pushed into a visit later this year, per <em><a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newidea.com.au\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-australia-tour\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:New Idea;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Idea<\/a><\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A trip with 12-year-old George, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 8, could be quite a PR move, especially since sources are telling the Australian publication that \u201can official tour by them will take any gloss off Prince Harry and Meghan\u2019s recent, controversial visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The only reason it seems \u201ccontroversial\u201d to royalists is that the Sussexes took on <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/meghan-markle-luxury-australia-retreat-161910667.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:paid speaking engagements;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">paid speaking engagements<\/a>, which they are free to do as self-supporting members of the royal family. They proved that their wish for <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-australia-163831872.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:\u201chalf-in, half-out\u201d status;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201chalf-in, half-out\u201d status<\/a> at the palace could have worked if only Prince William and King Charles had approved their plan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Prince Harry &amp; Meghan Markle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Insiders at the palace still think that a possible William and Kate trip to Australia would likely be viewed as a \u201crevenge tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWilliam and Kate both know that they need to give Australia a real \u2018bells and whistles\u2019 royal tour as soon as their schedule allows,\u201d the source added. Besides the Sussex-Wales rivalry, though, William and Kate need to shake off their reputations as \u201cparticularly lazy\u201d royals, an insult hurled at them in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Graham Smith, the chief executive of the anti-monarchy group Republic, slammed the Prince and Princess of Wales in <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/25545516.call-full-disclosure-royal-familys-lazy-work-schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:an interview;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">an interview<\/a> with the Scottish media outlet, <em>The National.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe palace likes to paint a picture of busy royals supporting good causes,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reality is a work-shy family who occasionally patronize charities \u2013 usually a short drive from Windsor \u2013 to give an entirely false impression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Smith has been getting louder with his criticism, recently showing up at King Charles\u2019 Easter service event at St. Asaph Cathedral in North Wales on April 2. The group <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/king-charles-learning-hard-way-143626930.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:protested his appearance;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">protested his appearance<\/a> and made sure that Charles and Queen Camilla knew that they would not forget about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s Jeffrey Epstein scandal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe can keep raising awareness of the problems and scandals of the monarchy, getting people to understand why it\u2019s worth caring about getting rid of it. That includes connecting the institution to issues of identity, social justice, and democratic reform,\u201d Smith explained in a <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/why-king-charles-worried-rise-indifference-republicanism-omid-scobie-140519119.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:March 2023 interview;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">March 2023 interview<\/a> with Yahoo U.K.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, William and Kate might want to hit the road sooner or later, not because of Harry and Meghan, but because Smith is tracking their work calendar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More on the royal family:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Click <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markles-feud-210642562.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">here<\/a> to see a complete timeline of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s feud with the royal family.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markles-feud-210642562.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RamMgbIOsfhhonoBWH6_.Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sheknows_79\/82393d21430ad074619cd214047552e4\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.sheknows.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:SheKnows' Newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SheKnows&#8217; Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/31XsHSx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2TkcoeG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Twitter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2TntOHq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just wrapped a successful visit to Australia, and now Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly considering making a similar move. While the British tabloids criticized the Sussexes for their \u201cquasi-royal tour,\u201d the truth is, it was a great success. The couple was warmly greeted down under, and crowds showed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2391543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[466573,23651,23067,23394,22730,36216,23068,23395,46636],"class_list":["post-2391542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-controversial-visit","tag-kate-middleton","tag-meghan-markle","tag-prince-george","tag-prince-harry","tag-prince-louis","tag-prince-william","tag-princess-charlotte","tag-william-and-kate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Palace-Insiders-Are-Calling-Prince-William-Kate-Middletons-Next.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391544,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391542\/revisions\/2391544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}