{"id":333726,"date":"2025-08-10T17:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/333726\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:53:23","slug":"how-kate-middleton-is-helping-prepare-george-for-his-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/333726\/","title":{"rendered":"How Kate Middleton Is Helping Prepare George for His Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"1ee915d6-b594-41cb-a13b-5ae55cc5753c\">After <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-no-rush-engagement-marriage-would-last-forever\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-no-rush-engagement-marriage-would-last-forever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marrying Prince William<\/a> in 2011, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-summer-2025-events\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-summer-2025-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> became an integral part of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-prince-william-garden-party-guests-future-support-king\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-prince-william-garden-party-guests-future-support-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Royal Family<\/a>. Now, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-meaningful-welsh-accessories\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-meaningful-welsh-accessories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess of Wales<\/a> is reportedly <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-preparing-prince-george-massive-responsibility\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-preparing-prince-george-massive-responsibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparing for the future<\/a>, which will include her eldest son, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince George<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-generational-pressure-of-becoming-king-continue-monarchy-with-kate-middleton-wrath-disastrous\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-generational-pressure-of-becoming-king-continue-monarchy-with-kate-middleton-wrath-disastrous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">becoming king<\/a>. According to a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-expert-prince-william-reputation-era-of-uncertainty-future-king\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-expert-prince-william-reputation-era-of-uncertainty-future-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">royal expert<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-response-to-young-girl-asking-if-she-is-a-real-princess\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-response-to-young-girl-asking-if-she-is-a-real-princess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Kate<\/a> is very aware of what will be expected of her child.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She will never have a constitutional role, except as regent in a worst-case scenario, if George becomes king before age 18,&#8221; royal expert and historian Marlene Koenig told <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-middletons-role-in-prince-georges-king-preparation-explained-excl\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-middletons-role-in-prince-georges-king-preparation-explained-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a>. &#8220;She is there to be the loving, supportive mom in everything George does, because he is her son first and foremost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Having been in a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-proposal-to-kate-middleton-took-his-time-royal-expert\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-proposal-to-kate-middleton-took-his-time-royal-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relationship with Prince William<\/a> <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-missed-diplomatic-reception-carried-out-other-duty\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-missed-diplomatic-reception-carried-out-other-duty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for a decade<\/a> prior to their <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-warned-prince-william-not-to-make-the-same-marriage-mistakes-he-did-royal-expert-says\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-warned-prince-william-not-to-make-the-same-marriage-mistakes-he-did-royal-expert-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marriage<\/a>, Kate is reportedly under no illusions and &#8220;is not naive to her son&#8217;s future,&#8221; the publication explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:71.70%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754848398_127_a7pqc6P6oGqP47pfpKrMeB.jpg\" alt=\"Prince William, Prince George, Princess Kate, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte leaning to the side on the balcony at Buckingham Palace\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754848398_127_a7pqc6P6oGqP47pfpKrMeB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754848398_127_a7pqc6P6oGqP47pfpKrMeB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince William, Prince George, Princess Kate, Prince Louis, and Princess Charlotte on the Buckingham Palace balcony in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"2591e185-d6b4-4333-83dc-435be0674820\">&#8220;She and William dated for nearly 10 years before their engagement was announced, which allowed her the time and space to learn about her future life as a member of the Royal Family,&#8221; Koenig told the outlet. The royal historian noted that Princess Kate will one day take on a new role herself as &#8220;a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/camilla-parker-bowles\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/camilla-parker-bowles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">queen consort<\/a>,&#8221; while also being &#8220;the mother of a future king.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:123.73%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zcw3roZBtbzxyHfZyN9WGN.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Middleton and Prince William are reportedly considering moving their family to Fort Belvedere in Windsor Great Park, a gothic mansion\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zcw3roZBtbzxyHfZyN9WGN.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zcw3roZBtbzxyHfZyN9WGN.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Princess Kate will one day take on a new role herself as &#8220;a queen consort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"7b509588-075e-464c-a871-1b386ff83fd9\">When it comes time for George to become more serious about <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-expert-prince-george-destiny-reality-setting-in\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-expert-prince-george-destiny-reality-setting-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his destiny<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-charles\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> will apparently step in to share &#8220;the knowledge and practice of their roles&#8221; with the young prince, Koenig explained.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"7b509588-075e-464c-a871-1b386ff83fd9-1\">For now, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/diana\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/diana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess of Wales<\/a> reportedly has a &#8220;different&#8221; role from Charles and William, and is gently preparing her son for the throne, while prioritizing her role as his mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After marrying Prince William in 2011, Kate Middleton became an integral part of the Royal Family. Now, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296986,"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-333726","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\/115005751656589254","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333726","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=333726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}