WILLS & KATE’S URGENT AUSSIE TRIP
With their recent trip to Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas missing the mark, crisis talks have ramped up at Kensington Palace over how the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge can make up for their run of bad press. And the best option on the table is a post-jubilee trip to Australia.
“William and Kate have never put a foot wrong in Australia, so it would be a smart move to recapture the public’s goodwill towards the monarchy, especially if they time it for right after the Queen’s Jubilee in June,” says one palace insider.
Talks of becoming a republic are stronger than ever in the Caribbean realms, and the royals are worried it could soon be the same for countries such as Canada and even New Zealand.
“Wills and Kate are anxious to keep the warm relationship with Australia and New Zealand, and the only way to do that is to get boots on the ground,” adds the source. “The couple has been wanting to do a tour Down Under for ages, but Buckingham Palace overrode them and had them visit the Caribbean instead – which is now being viewed as an error in judgement.”