An Investigation Into The Wild Claims Prince William Cheated On Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton met as young adults at St. Andrew's University back in 2001 and began dating two years later in 2003. In 2010, Prince William proposed to Kate while on a trip to Kenya, and the two wed in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey in 2011.

Shoot to 2019, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been happily married for nearly eight years and are the proud parents of three beautiful children - Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 11-months.

But in recent weeks, the seemingly picture-perfect pair have been rocked with wild cheating allegations involving Kate's good friend Rose Hanbury and Prince William. The UK media has gone into overdrive since rumours began, with no evidence of slowing down.

Below, an investigation.

William and Catherine chat to Rose as she hosts a gala dinner to support East Anglia's Children's Hospices at Houghton Hall in 2016

Murmurs of a supposed falling out between Kate and her former best friend Rose Hanbury, who is married to British aristocrat David Rocksavage the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, were first reported by UK outlet The Sun last month.

According to the publication, the Duchess of Cambridge and Rose's friendship has recently soured with Kate seeing her as a "rural rival" and wanting her "phased out" of their close-knit country clan. Sources allegedly claimed the friend's rift was so bad, Prince William tried to step in to "try to broke peace".

"It is well known that Kate and Rose have had a terrible falling out. They used to be close but that is not the case any more," an insider alleged to The Sun. "William wants to play peacemaker so the two couples can remain, friends, given they live so close to each other and share many mutual friends. But Kate has been clear that she doesn't want to see them any more and wants William to phase them out, despite their social status."

Royal commentator Richard Kay revealed in his column for the Daily Mail that both parties were considering legal action over the claims.

Twitter began to explode with rumours that the friends' rift began following an affair between William and Rose. The Times food writer Giles Coren responded, "Yes. it is an affair. i haven't read thee piece but i know about the affair. everyone knows about the affair, darling. even us jews. (although admittedly i'm quite a posh jew – if such a thing exists."

His Tweet was quickly deleted.

Both Kensington Palace and the Cholmondeleys have declined to comment. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail's Richard Kay has shut down the allegations of a feud, labelling them as totally "false" and cruelly spread simply to "damage Kate."

"These hurtful rumours of a fall-out are simply false. William and David were in touch with each other over the weekend, not knowing whether to laugh or complain. Both wives are hurt by the suggestion that there is any argument or even a coolness between them. They have plans for future events involving their charity."

"This is a question of a lie going round the world before the truth has even had time to take its boots off," the source concluded.

WATCH: Kate Middleton Just Channelled Princess Charlotte.

This article originally appeared on InStyle Australia.

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