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Kate Middleton “has the reins of power” in the modern royal family, a royal biographer shared.
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The Princess of Wales is especially responsible for a new way of parenting in the royal family, alongside husband Prince William.
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Unlike generations before them, their kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis come first.
Kate Middleton won’t be on the throne someday—that duty will fall to her husband, Prince William—but she’ll be right there beside him, and already is the leader in the royal family.
“Kate has the reins of power in a very subtle way,” royal biographer Ingrid Seward told People for its new May 6 cover story. “She has very strong views.”
“The monarchy has caught up with modern times,” Seward continued, adding that “The old rules of royalty have changed.”
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Kate Middleton on October 19, 2021
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Kate Middleton on November 15, 2023
Among Kate’s deeply held beliefs is raising her kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis differently than royal parents have done in the past. “Getting the family right is absolutely critical, particularly in terms of what the nation expects of them,” a family friend told the outlet.
Just last month, Kate, William, and their three kids skipped the traditional royal family Easter service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor in favor of spending the holiday on April 20 with her parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, at the Wales family country home, Anmer Hall, in Norfolk.
“Kate appreciates the importance of having that family time,” a source told People. “In a way, it’s modernizing the monarchy.”
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Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Kate, and Princess Charlotte attend the Christmas morning service on December 25, 2024
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Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Kate Middleton, and Princess Charlotte on May 5, 2025
In an article in The Times describing what William will be like as king someday, experts shared that Kate acts as a “gatekeeper” to William and is “hugely influential behind the scenes in hiring and decision-making, and they approach it as a team.”
“Like the late Queen [Elizabeth] and Prince Philip and the King and Queen [Charles and Camilla], they’re a good double act,” a source said of William and Kate.
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