The daughter-in-law of the Duke of Kent, Sophie Winkleman, just sat down for an interview that revealed the reality of what life is like behind the palace walls for the Windsors, including King Charles, Prince William and the rest of their extended families.
For those unaware, Winkleman married the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Lord Frederick Windsor, in 2009 and has two daughters with him, Maud and Isabella.
She also had a past in the acting world with shows like Two and a Half Men, Peep Show and This is Going to Hurt under her belt.
The interview where she revealed all this happened with The Times and sees her admit: “The more I get to know the royal family, the more I get that their lives are hell and that level of unsolicited fame is a form of torture.”
In her own words, she even adds, “none of them went on Pop Idol or anything to become famous. To have that kind of blinding spotlight in your face from birth, not quite knowing who you can trust, not knowing if someone will betray you, people writing lies about you all the time, it’s just brutal.
Therefore, “I feel for all of them,” she added before signing off, and “I don’t think a life with so much control and pressure is remotely healthy, but they have no choice.”
