A former royal assistant has revealed how Prince William was the 'lowest', he had since received the news that the princess of Wales and King Charles both had been diagnosed with cancer.
Jason Knauf, who used to be the press secretary of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle before he accused her of the 'bullying' of younger Staff, shared insights from the royal family as part of a new documentary for 60 minutes of Australia. The Duchess has always denied the allegations.
Mr Knauf worked for William and Kate from 2015 and 2021 and then stayed close to the family.
In 2024, both Kate and Charles were diagnosed with non -known forms of cancer – in which Prince William later thinks about how the year was 'brutal' for the family.
At the same time, Wild conspiracy theories took over social media about Kate's place of residence while taking the time out of the public eye.
In the documentary, Jason told how William was the 'lowest' he had ever seen, because he was informed about Kate's disease during a personal phone call with the prince.
He said: 'Within a few weeks when you are Prince William, you will find out that both your wife and your father have cancer. I couldn't believe it. It was terrible, absolutely terrible. It is the lowest I've ever seen.
'But the problem was that all this crazy conspiracy theory things started online in the background.
Former Royal Assistant Jason Knauf has revealed insights into the royal family into a new documentary with 60 minutes of Australia
“Was she really sick? But they did not want to say that she had cancer because they had not told the children and they were still working how to tell the children. '
Elsewhere in the documentary, which was released on Sunday, De Royal Aide revealed that there was almost an accident with the announcement of the birth of Princess Charlotte in 2015.
He said that Kate and William informed him about the arrival of their daughter early – even before some members of the family were informed.
But the news of her birth leaked almost two hours before the palace was ready to announce it, after Jason realized that he had 'dropped' the press release somewhere on the street.
The release contained valuable details, including the time of birth and how much Charlotte weighed.
But in a wonderful way, none of the media succeeded in getting it and the announcement continued as planned.
Jason remembered: 'We would not announce it for a few more hours and I had this piece of paper to write this press release
“I am still there with hundreds of journalists trying to have a game face, and then I couldn't find the piece of paper, and I think I had dropped it somewhere on the street.”
During a phone call, he remembered how Prince William was the 'lowest' he had ever sent him. Last month shown on a visit to Scotland
Mr. Knauf was depicted with the princess of Wales during a visit to Scotland in 2021
He added: 'We managed to get through, but not to announce it. But somewhere on that street, a piece of paper was all that said that a little princess had been born, what time and how much she weighed.
'It was one of those things, such as heart in the mouth until we came to the announcement and I came through it. I never found it and none of the media did not do either. So that is all that really mattered. '
The 60 minutes of documentary, where there is a will, speaks to journalists and royal assistants about the future king of England and investigates what kind of leader he will probably be.
Jason Knauf initially worked as a joint head of communication for both Harry and Meghan and William and Kate.
He then made serious accusations about Meghan's alleged bullying of Junior Staff before he stopped.
The Royal Assistant became a special adviser to William and Kate and then Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation, the charity arm of their official operations.
During his time that worked for the couple, Mr. Knauf helped start the high -profile Earthshot Environmental Awards of William and to undertake the heads of the couple together initiative for mental health care, and 36 foreign trips with them.
He left the foundation in 2021 to move abroad.
Jason Knauf, recently Chief Executive Officer, the Royal Foundation, and Senior Advisor of the Prince and Princess of Wales, in 2023 a lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order was made by the Prince of Wales in Windsor Castle
Mr. Knauf said at the time: 'Working for the prince and princess of Wales was the honor of your life.
'Receiving this recognition means more to me than I can say. I am incredibly grateful. '
The Duchess has always denied the allegations of bullying, which she described an orchestrated smear campaign against her.
In their Netflix series Harry and Meghan in 2022, the Sussexes again made their hostility to Mr Knauf, where Meghan's lawyer went so far that Prince William would have given his authority for him to come forward.
Mr. Knauf answered and said that he had been a neutral witness and did not first consult the royal household.
