Kate Middleton has two “non-negotiables” she is refusing to break as she turns 43. Despite being Queen-in-waiting, the Princess of Wales – who is a key cog in the Royal Family machine – refuses to let anything take over from her two priorities: family and health.
Jennie Bond explained: “She and William are way ahead in the popularity stakes, according to polls, and as we saw on Christmas Day at Sandringham, Catherine is the one who draws the biggest crowds. Everyone wants to see her, to talk to her, to photograph her.
“I think there’s an interesting parallel between the way Charles once put his own future on the line by declaring that his relationship with Camilla was ‘non-negotiable’, and the way Catherine has made it clear that, for the immediate future at least, her undisputed priorities are her family and her health.
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“She has shown that she is very much in charge of her own agenda and that’s to be admired. The monarchy has often depended on strong women. like the late Queen and Princess Anne. Catherine takes her rightful place amongst those strong women, and I think both Charles and William believe she has all it takes to be Queen when the time comes.”
It comes as Kate’s husband Prince William has continued his work to tackle society’s biggest issues by appointing a new director for the Prince and Princess of Wales’s Royal Foundation. Kate and Wills share three children in the form of their youngest Prince Louis, only daughter Princess Charlotte and their eldest, Prince George, who is the future King.
This week it emerged that, following Wills’ appointment, Simon Patterson, managing director of global technology investment firm Silver Lake, will succeed Lord Hague of Richmond, who is stepping down after being elected as Chancellor of Oxford University.