Royal Experts Cast Kate Middleton's 10-Year Courtship as Deliberate Path to Queen
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Royal Experts Cast Kate Middleton's 10-Year Courtship as Deliberate Path to Queen
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Summary
Royal authors said Kate Middleton treated her rise into the monarchy as “steady progress,” using a 10-year courtship with Prince William to learn royal life before marrying in 2011.
Simon Vigar said William trusts the Princess of Wales “absolutely implicitly” for impartial advice, and credited her with linking the couple’s causes under a mental wellbeing focus.
Experts argued her middle-class background made her ascent unusual, but said she mastered the role by avoiding any move that might upstage the monarch while building public appeal.
That long preparation is now seen as training for queenship, with broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner saying Kate has been preparing for the day William becomes king.
The report comes as Kate is expected to take a larger role in the autumn royal calendar, with the Sunday Times saying she may join William in Mumbai for November’s Earthshot Prize.