{"id":226287,"date":"2025-06-30T09:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/226287\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:35:11","slug":"kate-middleton-and-prince-william-hold-private-meeting-with-melinda-french-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/226287\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton and Prince William Hold Private Meeting with Melinda French Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Though Kate Middleton hasn\u2019t been seen publicly since her unexpected absence from Royal Ascot on June 18 alongside husband Prince William, she\u2019s still at work behind the scenes.<\/li>\n<li>The Prince and Princess of Wales held a closed door meeting with philanthropist Melinda French Gates at Windsor Castle on June 25, according to the Court Circular.<\/li>\n<li>While the future queen isn\u2019t expected to make any public appearances this week, reports indicate that she\u2019s very likely to attend Wimbledon, which begins on June 30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Though <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-qatar-state-visit-8754169\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> hasn\u2019t made her first public appearance since pulling out of Royal Ascot unexpectedly last week, that doesn\u2019t mean she isn\u2019t working behind the scenes.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Princess of Wales and her husband <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-william-diana-award-kate-middleton-8609611\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> received none other than <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/melinda-french-gates-rumored-boyfriend-spotted-11716218\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melinda French Gates<\/a> at Windsor Castle, according to the Court Circular, which is the official record of past royal engagements. While it\u2019s not known exactly what was discussed at the meeting, the Prince and Princess of Wales \u201crepresented their Royal Foundation at the meeting, which focuses on areas including the early years and mental health,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/840435\/kate-middleton-secret-joint-engagement-prince-william\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello!<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince William and Kate Middleton on March 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Melinda French Gates on May 14, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> French Gates, for her part, is the founder of Pivotal Ventures, an organization which aims to advance equality and give opportunities to women.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The meeting took place behind closed doors at Windsor Castle, not far from William and Kate\u2019s home at Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Estate. No photographs were released from the meeting, and it was a continuation of a busy day for William\u2014earlier in the day, the future king hosted an investiture, also at Windsor Castle.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> This isn\u2019t the first time French Gates has collaborated with a member of the royal family on a project. Last October, she partnered with <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/meghan-markle-power-suit-time-100-summit-nyc-appearance-11717859\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a> and <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/meghan-markle-fear-oprah-winfrey-helped-her-overcome-starting-as-ever-11723948\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a> to back <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-supports-new-initiative-alongside-oprah-winfrey-melinda-french-gates-8727073\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a digital wellness initiative for young girls<\/a>, Social Media U, which was announced on October 11\u2014also known as International Day of the Girl.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Kate isn\u2019t expected to be seen publicly this week, but is reportedly likely to attend Wimbledon, which begins next week on June 30. She will also reportedly be involved in French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron\u2019s state visit to the U.K., which will take place from July 8 to July 10. It\u2019s not known at this juncture if Kate will attend the white-tie state banquet.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton in a tiara alongside Prince William at a Buckingham Palace banquet.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Though she hasn\u2019t appeared publicly in an official capacity, on June 20\u2014two days after her Royal Ascot absence on June 18\u2014the future queen released a personal message in support of Children\u2019s Hospice Week, praising the \u201cextraordinary work\u201d of children\u2019s hospices for \u201clifting spirits through laughter, fun, and play, as well as listening, holding, caring, and sharing.\u201d Kate is patron of East Anglia Children\u2019s Hospices as well as Ty Hafan Children\u2019s Hospice.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Kate \u201cmight be back, but she\u2019s doing it sensibly, and on her own terms,\u201d royal biographer Ingrid Seward told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/839714\/inside-kate-middleton-mindful-return-royal-duties\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello!<\/a> on June 24. \u201cHer priorities have changed, and she\u2019s listening to her body instead of being a people pleaser. She\u2019s absolutely got to be strict with herself and say, \u2018No, I can\u2019t do this.\u2019\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton on June 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Prince William and Kate Middleton on June 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cMaybe we\u2019ve been lulled into a sense that we\u2019ll be seeing her all the time again, because she looks so amazing,\u201d Seward continued. \u201cBut it must be an effort to look like that when you\u2019re not 100 percent full of energy.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> As Kate said herself when she announced she was in remission back in January, \u201cI remain focused on recovery. As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. I am, however, looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Though Kate Middleton hasn\u2019t been seen publicly since her unexpected absence from Royal Ascot on June 18 alongside&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-226287","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114771639385754728","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}