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'Leaner and older' Prince William 'showing the strain' amid royal cancer battles

EXCLUSIVE: Royal expert Jennie Bond reveals how Prince William's 'leaner and older' look is down to the struggles he's faced this year with his family's health battles

But I think we should spare a thought for William, who has had to shoulder the burden and the emotional turmoil of both his wife and father having cancer," she said. Prince William during a visit to Birtley Community Pool, showing off his new look (Image: PA)"And he has had to be the rock for both of them …and for his children. William is clearly upping his workload, but the engagements he carries out for the issues and campaigns he cares about so deeply are really the shop window for what he does behind-the-scenes," she said.

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