'Chess moves' from Will and Kate as they allow friends to 'speak on their behalf'

The Prince and Princess of Wales have “clearly” given permission to close friends to speak on their behalf, says ‘To Di For’ podcast host Kinsey Schofield. She said there are some "chess moves" being seen in the way the pair is handling the fallout from the photo controversy and Kate's disappearance. "We did see a story pop up in The Times in the UK over the weekend, where there is clearly permission given to close friends of the Prince and Princess of Wales to speak on their behalf,” Ms Schofield told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “Although they don’t say that, the details are just too intimate ... you’re no longer a close friend of William and Catherine if you’re talking to The Times with some of these details. “Those friends saying that Kate was absolutely left devastated by the backlash after the photo, that the couple trusted that people would give them space and allow the Princess of Wales to heal."