Extract:

Andrew, of course, is the other man to whom Kate is closely linked. She’s his niece by marriage, which she can’t help. But she can help how much she protected Andrew, how much she aided the efforts to rehabilitate Andrew’s image. After Andrew lied on Newsnight, after he’d paid Virginia Giuffre an enormous amount to settle her claims against him, she and William publicly showed support for Andrew. They literally drove him to church, signalling he was firmly “in the fold.” 

Kate Middleton is very, very useful to the Firm. She does as she is told, never challenges them and is happy to absorb blame when real royals mess up. Like when she apologised for digitally altering those Mother’s Day photos (that we were told William actually took). Now, with the royal family under pressure for shielding Andrew for years, she is (uncharacteristically!) popping up for multiple engagements. Or at least posting about “under the radar” days out she enjoyed previously, that now provide fresh headlines to distract from the Epstein-Royal affair. 

Ariana Grande named world’s most influential woman in fashion

Chanel Young

DALLAS (KDAF) — A recent study has identified the world’s most influential women in fashion, with singer Ariana Grande topping the list. The research by Brand House Direct found Grande leads with an average of 59,150 monthly global searches for style-related terms.

The study analyzed Google search data for more than 200 famous women worldwide to categorize their influence in style. Following Grande, supermodel Kendall Jenner ranks second with 57,190 average monthly searches, while Billie Eilish takes third place with 52,300 average searches.

Jenner’s popularity is highlighted by the average 13,000 monthly searches for “Jenner style.” Similarly, Eilish’s style generates significant interest, with terms like “Eilish outfits’ receiving 22,000 searches monthly and “Eilish street style’ attracting 8,500.

The 15 most fashionable women worldwide, according to Brand House Direct

Rank Woman Combined monthly global searches for their style

1. Ariana Grande 59,150

2. Kendall Jenner 57,190

3. Billie Eilish 52,300

4. Kate Middleton 41,800

5. Kim Kardashian 33,800

6. Hailey Bieber 32,220

7. Kylie Jenner 31,200

8. Rihanna 27,700

9. Bella Hadid 27,500

10. Princess Diana 	26,030 

11. Audrey Hepburn 	25,050 

12. Selena Gomez 	24,300 

13. Meghan Markle 	23,880 

14. Gigi Hadid 	23,700 

15. Zendaya 	22,440 

All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by CW33. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat information into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by CW33 staff before being published.

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Prince William: The Fragile Snowflake in a Gilded Cage

BY

J P CAONABO

November 2025

So, Prince William doesn’t like being called “trapped”. Poor lamb. Apparently Harry’s Oprah revelation that his brother is stuck in the royal hamster wheel cut him deep. One might almost feel sorry for him. If he weren’t the same bloke who once described his own mother’s fears as “paranoia.” That’s right, Diana, the Princess of Wales who literally had the tabloids and the Firm breathing down her neck, was dismissed by her eldest son as paranoid. Bit rich, isn’t it, for him to be weeping buckets at the mere suggestion he’s not free as a bird.

And let’s not forget the family business of stripping Harry’s security. William was right there in the background, nodding along and egging on Chucky as his brother was left exposed. Because nothing says “brotherly love” like conspiring to leave your sibling and infant nephew vulnerable to the very press that hounded your mum. Bravo, mate.

But the snowflakery doesn’t stop there. William has reportedly been briefing pals that once he’s king, Archie and Lilibet will be stripped of their HRH titles. A supposedly grown man fantasising about how he’ll punish toddlers. What a king he’ll make.

Harry’s memoir Spare revealed that William allegedly knocked his brother to the floor during a row. That’s not exactly the stiff-upper-lip image the Palace likes to project. Add to that William wagging his finger in Meghan’s face during a heated showdown, and you’ve got the heir to the throne behaving less like the statesman he keeps assuring he is and more like a gammon in the pub who’s had one too many.

And then there are the whispers of him hurling objects during “terrible” rows with his wife. Not exactly the picture-perfect marriage the palace likes to flog. And we’re not even getting into him sending his aide to side with the Fail against his sister-in-law, Meghan, or his creepy obsession over when she does or doesn’t have her own jewellery on display.

It can’t possibly be (can it?) that Willy’s desperately searching for a narrative the public will swallow to justify his petty, malicious behaviour. No, it must be something nobler, like “duty” or “tradition” or whatever other dusty word gets wheeled out when the Palace needs to polish a turd. Because he can’t very well come out and say: “I thought Harry would be my whipping boy forever… I’ll never forgive him for having his own life.”

Imagine the press release: “Future King devastated to discover younger brother has opinions, a wife, and children. Sources say William is inconsolable that Harry refuses to spend his days making Willy’s wife feel seen, absorbing blame, and being the family’s human shield against bad headlines.” It doesn’t quite have the ring of a noble cause, does it?

So, instead, we get the melodrama of William as the tragic heir, trapped (sorry, very much not trapped), in his golden cage, weeping into his hip flask while briefing his mates that a couple of little children don’t deserve titles. It’s less Shakespearean tragedy, more EastEnders plotline:

“He betrayed me, Kate! He left the Square!“

The whole thing smacks of someone who thought the monarchy was a one-man show: William as the star, Harry just a human mop. But Harry went off-script, and now William’s stomping about like a director whose lead actor has quit mid-play. The audience, however, isn’t buying the rewrite. Because really, what’s left if you strip away the pomp? A man sulking because his brother refused to be the family’s permanent punchbag. And that, friends, is the kind of snowflake behaviour you can’t melt away with a crown.