Prince William has made a shocking resolution concerning his authorized illustration – the royal has employed Mishcon de Reya, the very agency that represented his late mom, Princess Diana, throughout her divorce from King Charles, to behave on his behalf and for his household. 

This transfer marks a transparent departure from the established apply of utilising King Charles’s long-standing authorized group, Harbottle & Lewis, and particularly, its esteemed accomplice, Gerrard Tyrrell. 

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For many years, Harbottle & Lewis has been a trusted advisor to the royal household, navigating them by means of complicated authorized issues. 

In response to Each day Mail‘s Richard Eden, the Prince of Wales “needed to strike out on his personal” and “be his personal man” as he now not needed to proceed utilizing his father’s legal professionals. 

It’s understood that Harbottle & Lewis is disillusioned by the Prince’s resolution. Notably, Gerrard Tyrrell, a media regulation specialist, is taken into account one of many King’s most trusted advisors. 

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Harbottle & Lewis’s involvement with the royal household contains their illustration throughout the 2006 Information of the World royal phone-hacking scandal, a case that tragically noticed each Princes William and Harry’s cell phones focused and in the end led to the newspaper’s closure. 

Nonetheless, William’s resolution will undoubtedly be welcomed by Mishcon de Reya, and notably by its deputy chairman, Anthony Julius. Julius, after all, holds a novel place in royal historical past, having been personally chosen by Princess Diana to signify her throughout her extremely publicised and complicated divorce from then-Prince Charles. 

The appointment of Mishcon de Reya alerts a brand new chapter for Prince William’s authorized affairs. 

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Charles and Diana’s divorce 

King Charles and Princess Diana’s divorce was finalised in 1996, the 12 months earlier than the late Princess died in a automotive accident in Paris. 

The had tied the knot in 1981, however they had been main separate lives by 1992. Whereas rumours circulated concerning the breakdown of their marriage, British Prime Minister John Main confirmed their separation on the Home of Commons in December 1992, merely stating: “This resolution has been reached amicably and they’re going to each proceed to take part totally within the upbringing of their kids.” 

The late Queen permitted them to divorce in 1996, and a press release was launched that learn: “After contemplating the current scenario, the Queen wrote to each the Prince and Princess earlier this week and gave them her view, supported by the Duke of Edinburgh, that an early divorce is fascinating. 

“The Prince of Wales additionally takes this view and has made this identified to the Princess of Wales because the letter. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will proceed to do all they’ll to assist and assist the Prince and Princess of Wales, and most notably their kids, on this troublesome interval.”