Prince William's fiasco as the perfect heir in Kate's drama. "I don't even remotely spend my nights dreaming of being king." It is a phrase that Prince William repeated around him years ago, standing up to the criticism that he seemed to show for his duties as such a prominent member of the Crown.

"If you're not careful, the obligations of royalty can burn you out before your time," he added. The lack of transparency, the stubbornness in obscurantism and taking refuge in opacity, have opened the door to the spread of all types of rumors, including the most Martian ones.