Kate Middleton Treats Husband Prince William ‘Like A Child’ During His Frequent ‘Tantrums,’ Royal Staff Claim In New Book

Baila Eve ZismanMarch 25, 2025, 9:31 pmHome Featured, News >

After 13 years of marriage, Kate Middleton and Prince William have yet to fall into a conventional marriage dynamic, according to multiple claims that Middleton treats William like a child due to his incessant “tantrums.”

Royal author Tom Quinn detailed the disturbing mother-son-esque relationship Middleton and William share behind closed doors.

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“Occasionally, William has little tantrums and irritations if things aren’t done the way he wants them done,” Quinn told Fox News. “Kate is very good at managing that in the same way that she manages the tantrums of their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis… and so, there’s a joke among the staff that Kate treats William as the fourth because he occasionally behaves like one.”

In Quinn’s book, Yes Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants, a royal staff member shared, “I don’t know where William would be without Kate – she hasn’t had everything done for her throughout her life, so she calms him down when he gets a bit fractious. She says he sometimes has to be treated as her fourth child!”

Another royal staffer quoted in the book reported that “baths must be run precisely the same time each day and both King Charles and Prince of Wales, Prince William, are prone to tantrums if things are not done to their liking.”

One royal aide interviewed by Quinn explained, “People who have everything done for them from childhood tend to be rather spoiled and prone to bouts of irritation because they have no idea how much work is involved in washing and ironing, polishing and sewing when they have never done any of it themselves.”

Quinn speculated in his book that William’s struggles growing up likely increased his reliance on the royal staff. “All the unpleasantness between his parents was played out on the world stage. Meanwhile, he was looked after by paid staff…For much of that time, it created an adult in William who was very needy. He loved spending time with Kate’s family because, unlike his, they were very warm, very close with each other, very emotionally aware.”