King Charles' pal exposes a bubbling issue with Kate Middleton for bowing out of Ascot

King Charles appears not to be satisfied with the last minute decision Kate Middleton made to bow out of Royal Ascot.

This insight has been shared by a pal of the King and according to the Daily Beast they said “Charles is a very thoughtful and considerate man.”

Plus “he is going through cancer himself so he will be entirely understanding” not to mention “he knows all about good days and bad days, physically and mentally.”

But at the same time “Charles has been very insistent that the show must go on, come hell or high water.”

However, Kate and William tackle their public duties differently, which is their privilege, for now.”

For those unversed though, a former royal staffer believes the reason was something else.

They also spoke to the same outlet and said, “There is a perception in some quarters that Kate just doesn’t like racing and so didn’t make the effort. That is probably not fair, but you have to wonder if she would have missed Wimbledon, which she adores.”

Still they did clarify that “I am sure she was genuinely unable to come, yet the last-minute nature of the way it was announced makes the king look disrespected.”

But it raises the question, “would she have dared miss Ascot at a moment’s notice when the queen was alive? Her late Majesty would have been not best pleased to have the great honor of a coveted place in the carriage procession rejected an hour before kickoff on slightly vague grounds.”

“Clearly, Kate wasn’t feeling up to it, but there is no denying that the whole affair was badly handled. You can’t blame their office as they are the last to know, William and Kate make their own decisions on their own time, which is another source of frustration to everyone else trying to steer the tanker. They pulled the plug at the last minute.”

Also, before signing off the aide brought forward the biggest failing, and said “the briefing is now coming out of the palace saying that the racecourse made a bureaucratic error by publishing the carriage list with her in it, but that doesn’t change the fact that her team didn’t announce she wasn’t coming until late in the day.”