Kate Middleton is ‘being very careful to ensure that she does not overtake William’ after Princess Diana, receiving the spotlight from Prince Charles ’caused huge problems,’ says the royal expert
- Duchess, 39, may have learned an important lesson from Diana, says Penny Junor
- Kate says she is “reaching the peak” and leaving “very well” of the blockade
- She says that Kate’s discreet visit to Sarah Everard’s vigil was a “wonderful gesture” that made a “very subtle point” after Oprah’s “selfish” interview with Harry and Meghan
- Royal correspondent Jennie Bond said Kate and William’s regular calls to Zoom showed them “in a very good light” and made them look more accessible
Kate Middleton is being “very careful” to ensure that she does not overtake Prince William after Princess Diana, receiving the spotlight from Prince Charles, “caused enormous problems,” said a royal expert.
Penny Junor said the Duchess of Cambridge, 39, may have learned an important lesson from her late mother-in-law, whose popularity would have made her ex-husband jealous.
Speaking to the Sunday Times, Junor added that Kate “is not on an ego trip” and her head “has not been transformed by celebrity” since she joined the royal family.
She added that the mother of three is “entering the peak” and exiting the pandemic “very well”.
Kate Middleton is being “very careful” to ensure that she does not overtake Prince William after Princess Diana, receiving the spotlight from Prince Charles “has caused enormous problems,” said a royal expert.
‘[Kate’s] not over the top, nor “me, me, me”. I think she is absolutely at her peak right now – she is confident, competent and you do not have the impression that she is expecting the cameras to be there and it is all a publicity stunt, ‘Junor told the publication.
She said the blockade opened the public’s eyes to active members of the Royal Family, who are now reaching a much wider audience than before.
Royal correspondent Jennie Bond said that Kate and William’s regular calls to Zoom showed them “very well” and made them seem more accessible, while offering a view of their true personalities and home life.
“They look much more natural and Kate is looking very experienced and compassionate,” she said.
Royal correspondent Jennie Bond said Kate and William’s regular calls to Zoom showed them “very well” and made them seem more accessible, offering a view of their true personalities and home life
Bond added that Kate has “pretended to be nothing” in recent years, supporting noble causes that are at her heart, and is demonstrating that she is “very much in touch with the country’s climate”, although it appears to be “genuine”.
Last month, Kate paid a personal and discreet visit to Clapham Common to pay her respects to Sarah Everard, 33, who was kidnapped and murdered while walking home in South London.
Known Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said she knew in advance that Kate was heading to deposit flowers on the bandstand on March 13, days after Mrs. Everard’s body was found – but admitted that the police officer in charge of policing the event did not know.
Kate sent a message to Mrs. Everard’s family and, although the contents of the letter were kept confidential, the duchess is believed to have offered her condolences and told the family that they are in her thoughts.
The Duchess of Cambridge was seen placing daffodils on the vigil by Sarah Everard at Clapham Common last month, days after the body of the 33-year-old woman was found in Kent
A source close to Mrs. Everard’s family said they were ‘extremely moved’ because they received the letter.
Junor described it as a ‘wonderful gesture’ by the Duchess, who came days after the revealing interview of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Oprah Winfrey.
She said that the fact that Kate appeared silently at the vigil with absolutely no fanfare ‘spoke volumes’.
‘Kate was making a very subtle observation. You don’t have to make a song and dance about things, ‘said Junor.
‘When Harry and Meghan spoke to Oprah, they were more concerned with their own well-being; it was all about them and that has been their narrative all along.
“But there is a difference between service and self-service. I feel that the real service is to do things selflessly for others. I think that’s what Kate understands.