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William and Kate call off hunt for new Palace chief with 'low ego and emotional intelligence', writes EMILY PRESCOTT
The search was announced last September amid suggestions that the Prince wanted a 'revolutionary' restructure to make his and Kate's household more corporate, but has since fallen flat.
But eight months on, the ambition has fallen flat and the search has been called off, despite a source saying that the lack of a strong leader and 'all-seeing eye' has left the couple's office 'rudderless' at a time when the Princess is also dealing with her cancer diagnosis. In the late Queen's early reign, this role was filled by the legendary Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles, portrayed as a curmudgeonly enforcer in Netflix's The Crown, and known as 'the snake who saved the monarchy'. The source added: 'There's the sense the King's team feels quite solid – his private secretary Clive Alderton has an iron grip on things – whereas it doesn't seem as clear at Kensington Palace.
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