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Prince William has suspended his bid to find a chief executive to overhaul his Kensington Palace office.

The search was announced last September amid suggestions that the Prince wanted a 'revolutionary' restructure to make his and Kate's household more corporate.

Headhunters Odgers Berndtson had been charged with finding dynamic candidates who were 'emotionally intelligent, with 'low ego' [and] strong self-awareness'.

But eight months on, the ambition has fallen flat and the search has been called off, despite a source saying that the lack of a strong leader and 'all-seeing eye' has left the couple's office 'rudderless' at a time when the Princess is also dealing with her cancer diagnosis.

Traditionally, Royal households have been led by a ferocious private secretary, often an ex-Army officer.