DM have picked up the Hazza/Will "buddies" story from the Mirror, which makes it look more like it's got "legs" to the average reader, even if it's complete fiction. Which it undoubtedly is, as PW is hardly likely to give Hazza the opportunity to secretly record him for NF or his memoir.
And it is, of course, a new variant of last summer's stories about Kate supposedly having Zoom calls with Smeg.
However, and this is JMO, the standout three sentences from the article are these.
This is quite clearly the narrative the media are going to push, or have been asked/told to push.
1. William really likes Smeg.
2. Any problems were/are all Kate's fault.
Smeg was clearly very very rattled by that Top Gun premiere, and Cruise's very obvious admiration and respect for Kate. Especially his helping her up the steps on the red carpet.
While for her "big moment", she gets a tractor-trailer-cum-podium, Rebel Wilson and someone from Suits. None of the Montecito A-listers turned up.
This is the clapback, and she's determined to drag William into it. So, it's a bit of a rehash of some of the very early PR again, about how Smeg was going to be a much better Royal than jealous Kate, William wished Kate was more like Smeg, etc etc.
And the media will relish running with it, just like they did before.......
A source told the Mirror that Prince William and Prince Harry have been exchanging WhatsApp messages and having video calls ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
www.dailymail.co.uk