William walked into the large, exquisite suite, one that had previously been used by the late Victoria and George team when they had an important meeting to hold.

The room service attendants dropped off his bags and bowed as they left him to his device. With an expressionless face, he walked to the centre of the room, where a glass bottle was placed in an ice bucket alongside two glass cups.

He poured himself a glass of wine as he removed his tie before standing behind the window, looking ...