HARRY’S EXPLOSIVE MOVE WILLIAM & KATE DRAGGED TO COURT

As the duke goes nuclear, the Prince and Princess of Wales prepare for the worst

The royal family was said to be on “tenterhooks” when Prince Harry took to the stand last week in his legal battle against the UK press over alleged phone hacking. According to palace insiders, it was the Prince and Princess of Wales who were feeling the most on edge as Harry, 38, dropped bombshell after bombshell during the courtroom showdown.

“They’re in completely uncharted waters here and have no idea what to expect, with some questioning whether William and Kate could even be summoned,” says our source. “William could easily be a key witness in some of these incidents and he could, in theory, be called upon to clarify some of the details.”

The shockers Harry has been spilling have, until now, been strictly confined to the inner offices of Clarence House, but palace officials fear there’s more to come. Royal biographer Phil Dampier tells Woman’s Day that the royals “will be wishing Harry puts a sock in it for good”.

NO ONE IS SAFE

Phil goes on to say that the royals would have been looking on “in horror as Harry gave evidence and made a fool of himself ”. He explains, “Harry is once again washing dirty linen in public. It was totally unnecessary for him to bring up [his mother Princess Diana’s former lover] James Hewitt again. To say he couldn’t be sure Hewitt wasn’t his father until he was 30 means he is trashing Diana’s reputation and raking up a painful past.”

Meanwhile, according to another insider, Kate, 41, and William, 40, are “genuinely worried about Harry”, despite the humiliation he’s causing them.

“The decisions he’s making and the battles he’s choosing are incredibly risky,” says our source. “There’s very little to gain from doing this. The whole thing is turning into a circus and the Queen must be rolling in her grave.”