Princess Charlotte being used to do damage control for Prince William?

Prince William's communications team has been accused of using Princess Charlotte to do damage control for the Prince of Wales in the wake of backlash the future king received for skipping the World Cup final.

A leading celebrity magazine on Tuesday published an article on the relationship between Princess Charlotte and her dad, days after she appeared in a video with her dad ahead of the final in Sydney.

The Prince of Wales reportedly skipped the final because the king's advisers didn't want him to visit Australia before his father had yet to undertake an official visit to the country since he ascended to the throne.

The prince was also unwilling to attend the final match because of his climate change concerns.