Prince William and I have something in common. We don’t wear wedding rings, even though we’re married.

Wedding rings are traditionally a declaration to the world that you’re in love, committed and theoretically off the dating apps.

William places a wedding ring on Kate in 2011. The prince prefers not to wear his wedding band. Credit: AP

The other day, William hosted one of King Charles’ royal garden parties at Buck House. More than 8000 people supped on crustless cucumber or egg sandwiches and cakes washed down with tea.

But, on the socials, the take-home was that Wills, who was brandishing an umbrella with his hand on full display, wasn’t wearing a wedding band. Cue unfounded speculation about the state of his marriage and poor Catherine’s health. Haven’t they suffered enough?

Hard-nosed royalists shut it down. Before their April 2011 nuptials, the palace announced that Wills, like his pop Prince Philip, would not be exchanging rings with Catherine. She would add a Welsh gold band to her sapphire and diamond engagement ring, once worn by Princess Diana, but he wouldn’t wear a band.

Their wedding, with 72 million YouTube streams, holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the........

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