A source told the Daily Mail in April that William believes “if the monarchy has something to say then it should say it”. Meanwhile, Omid Scobie, the author behind the biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Finding Freedom, said a new strategy could be in place. Writing for Yahoo!news, Scobie said: “Never complain, never explain may be slowly becoming a thing of the past at the palace (well, according to Prince William at least), but a different order of the day has quickly emerged within the institution of monarchy: divert and distract. “You see, when the Prince of Wales was forced to announce through his spokesman that he would never again accept plastic bags filled with €500 notes for his charities, one of his senior aides also briefed reporters in adorable detail about first meeting of the heir. granddaughter Lilibet last month.” Charles reportedly had a “very emotional” meeting with Lilibet and Archie. The senior royal source added that it was “great” to have the Sussexes back in the UK. But this came on the same day it was revealed that Prince Charles had accepted bags and a suitcase filled with €3 million between 2011 and 2015 from a Qatari sheikh for his charity. An aide said it would ‘not happen again’, adding: ‘As we said at the weekend, it was immediately passed on to his charities and it was his charities that decided to accept the money. “That’s a decision for them, and they did, and as they confirmed that he followed all the correct procedures, the auditors looked into it.” Referring to the alleged strategy of “diversion and distraction”, Mr Scobie said it “worked”, as Charles’ financial woes were soon forgotten in the excitement of Archie and Lilibet. The author said this same tactic was used again when Buckingham Palace released an update on Meghan’s bullying investigation. READ MORE: John McEnroe slams Wimbledon royalty in furious backlash [REVEAL] The Palace did not publicly release the findings of the investigation, but said it had changed some human resources policies as a result. These changes were also not made public. The update was released on the same day that the Sovereign Grant Report released its annual figures for royal spending. The Queen Mother reportedly believed strongly in the “never complain, never explain” sentiment, which had served the royal family well throughout the 20th century. He stuck by her until her death in 2002 – but cracks were already beginning to appear in his success. The “never complain, never explain” attitude began to prove detrimental when inaccuracies about the royals went uncorrected. Princess Diana became the first to change the tradition, notably giving her interview to the BBC’s Panorama in 1995. Harry and Meghan appeared to follow suit in their explosive interview with Oprah last year.
