Share Tweet Pin Email By Katherine Tinsley 8:55am PST, Nov 13, 2025 _ Prince William tried to reduce his workload in 2024 amid King Charles III and Kate Middleton's cancer battles, but his father apparently shut him down. Keep reading for the details...MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news _ According to royal biographer Robert Jobson, Prince William asked King Charles III if he could pump the brakes on work, as he wanted to focus on Kate Middleton and his father's health. "Think again," Charles told William, Jobson claimed in The Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty.