Prince William and Kate Middleton did the polite thing Thursday by wishing their estranged sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, a happy 41st birthday, but people taking sides in the royal rift continued to fight online, and not just about which duchess made the other cry at Meghan’s bridesmaids’ dress fitting in 2018.
The “#PrinceOfPegging” hashtag continued to make the rounds on Twitter this week, as apparent supporters of William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accused the fiercely loyal fans of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, of spreading a particularly salacious rumor about William.
Whoever started the rumor, the gossip centers on a sex act known as “pegging.” People apparently sympathetic to the Sussex point of view seem to think it proves that the dutiful heir to the throne and father of three isn’t the straight-arrow family man that he’s portrayed himself to be.
Princess Charlotte Flew to Commonwealth Games by Helicopter — with Prince William as the Pilot! https://t.co/SNf4YZlzVF
— People (@people) August 4, 2022
The rumor first emerged as a royal blind item on the celebrity/PR Instagram DeuxMoi last week. “Like all the other blinds on DeuxMoi, it is unverified and quite possibly rubbish,” New York Magazine’s The Cut reported.
The blind item discussed an unnamed British royal’s extramarital affair. This alleged affair “is an open secret in London and amongst the English artisto set, and is the talk…
