Prince William Feeling Pressure As He Faces a String of Challenges

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00:00 Prince William has felt a lot of pressure in the past few months in pulling triple duty,

00:04 filling in for his wife and father as they battle cancer and keeping things going at home with his children.

00:10 A source tells us in Us Weekly's cover story, "It's been stressful.

00:14 William feels a profound sense of duty to uphold the monarchy's stability

00:19 and inspire confidence in the public that everything will be okay. It's an immense responsibility."

00:25 But if anyone can handle it, it is William, with the source adding,

00:28 "After William's dad and Kate's diagnosis, he shut down for a couple days.

00:32 He canceled all meetings and spent time with Kate.

00:35 Then he picked himself back up again because he knew it was up to him to be strong for the whole family."

00:41 And especially strong for Kate, with the source saying that he has been there for her in every way.

00:46 But it's not just his father and his wife that William has been dealing with.

00:50 He also has privately been dealing with the news of his in-laws' massive debt,

00:54 being the face of the monarchy, and the fractured relationship with his younger brother, Prince Harry.

00:59 A source tells us there hasn't been more contact between William and Harry.

01:03 "Harry and Meghan reached out to him, but it hasn't opened up the lines of conversation.

01:08 They still don't communicate."

01:09 Now, people around William are giving him time to process things.

01:13 A source adds, "Around the palace, he looks tense. He clearly has a lot on his mind.

01:18 The palace is backing off and giving him space."