Kate “is very careful to make sure she doesn’t overtake William,” says the royal expert

Kate Middleton is “very careful” to make sure she doesn’t overtake Prince William after Princess Diana took the spotlight from Prince Charles “causing huge problems,” a royal expert said.

Penny Junor said the 39-year-old Duchess of Cambridge may have learned an important lesson from her mother-in-law, whose popularity is believed to have made her ex-husband jealous.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Junor added that Kate “is not on an ego journey” and that her head “has not been transformed by celebrities” since joining the royal family.

She added that the mother of three children is “coming of age” and is coming out of the pandemic “very well”.

Kate Middleton is “very careful” to make sure she doesn’t overtake Prince William after Princess Diana took the spotlight from Prince Charles “caused huge problems,” a royal expert said.

‘[Kate’s] by no means, not “I, I, I” at all. I think she is absolutely at the top now – she is confident, she is competent and you don’t have the impression that she is waiting for the cameras to appear and everything is an advertising action ‘, Junor told the publication.

She said the blockade has opened the eyes of the public to working members of the Royal Family, who are now reaching a much wider audience than before.

Royal correspondent Jennie Bond said Kate and William’s regular calls showed them in a “very good light” and made them seem more accessible, while providing insight into their true personalities and lives. from home.

“She seems much more natural and Kate seems very knowledgeable and compassionate,” she said.

Royal correspondent Jennie Bond said Kate and William’s regular calls showed them in a “very good light” and made them seem more accessible, while providing insight into their true personalities and lives. from home.

Bond added that Kate has “played a blindfold” in recent years, supporting worthy causes that are close to her heart and demonstrates that she is “very in touch with the mood of the country” while appearing to be “authentic.”

Last month, Kate paid a personal, discreet visit to Clapham Common to pay tribute to 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who was abducted and killed on her way home in south London.

Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick claimed she knew in advance that Kate was privately heading to lay flowers at the kiosk on March 13, days after Ms Everard’s body was found – but acknowledged that the police officer in charge of the event did not.

Kate has since sent a message to Mrs. Everard’s family, and although the contents of the letter have been kept private, 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 vigil for Sarah Everard on Clapham Common last month, days after the 33-year-old’s body was found in Kent

A source close to Ms Everard’s family said she was “extremely touched” by the letter.

Junor described it as a “wonderful gesture” from the Duchess, who came a few days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s full interview with Oprah Winfrey.

She said that Kate appeared quietly at the vigil, without any fanfare “said volumes”.

“Kate was a very subtle subject. You don’t have to sing a song and dance about things, ‘Junor said.

“When Harry and Meghan talked to Oprah, they were more concerned about their own well-being; it was all about them and that was their narrative all the time.

But there is a difference between service and self-service. I feel that real service does altruistic things for others. I think that’s what Kate means.