There is a new and interesting statement issued by Prince William, the future King of England. He has issued a statement asking the media to lay off his brother's love life.

It said: "The Duke of Cambridge absolutely understands the situation concerning privacy and supports the need for Prince Harry to support those closest to him."

Rumors were afloat that Prince William didn't like his brother Prince Harry's earlier statement, asking the media and public to "stop harassing" his American girlfriend, Meghan Markle.

But now, the statement issued by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge from Kensington Palace, contradicts what is thought. He said he "absolutely understands the situation concerning privacy and supports the need for Prince Harry to support those closest to him."

Till now, the 34-year-old Prince has not issued public statements about his love life. It was only once, before he began to date the Duchess of Cambridge, that his staff put out a statement denying that he was going around with his friend Jecca Craig.

Before coming out to the Press with it, the brothers had discussed whether they should or shouldn't issue the declaration. "They don't issue statements like that without talking to each other, and they talked about the Meghan Markle statement extensively in advance of it being put out," a royal source explained. "No one wanted to have to put that statement out, including Prince Harry, and there was concern about confirming the relationship," the source says. "But over the course of one weekend things escalated to the extent that Prince Harry felt he had to act."

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