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That Kate Middleton has now entered the heart of the Queen it is clear, but few know that William’s grandmother decided to grant the future Duchess of Cambridge a great privilege before the wedding.
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In fact, the Sovereign hosted Kate for the first time at Balmoral, allowing her to take pictures during her stay. Something that had never been given to anyone, especially someone The Queen didn’t know well. “Until then, the queen had only met Kate in passing at the wedding of Peter and Autumn Phillips,” she said Katie Nicholl, an expert on the Royal Family – but went out of her way to make her feel welcome by giving her permission to take pictures at Balmoral. “An unusual choice for the Queen:” As a person who has lived her entire life in public view Queen rarely lets her guard down, and very few, apart from her family and closest friends, get to see the real Elizabeth. “
Among these lucky ones there would be Kate Middleton who would be able to create a special bond with William’s grandmother. Step by step, without ever making mistakes, the Duchess of Cambridge has been able to win the trust of the royal family, conquering a special place within it. Of course, there was no lack of problems, from the alleged clashes with Beatrice and Eugenia of York (today very friends of Meghan Markle and Harry) to Camilla’s opposition to the wedding with William.
But Kate was able to overcome everything with great elegance, without ever ending up in the center of scandals or gossip. Precisely for this reason the Sovereign is thinking of giving the throne to the Cambridge instead of the son Carlo, deemed unsuitable to lead the monarchy. “Queen Elizabeth is frustrated and perplexed by her firstborn – explained Clive Irving, an expert on the royal family -. The truth is that the sovereign never really understood Charles and is still more affectionate and understanding with her younger brother, Prince Andrew. “. The Sovereign’s disappointment with her son would grow in the last period. “William is the only one in the Windsor family up to a role of such responsibility, precisely because of his strong sense of duty”, concluded the expert.
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