{"id":476689,"date":"2025-10-05T21:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/476689\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T21:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:14:10","slug":"prince-william-keeps-kate-middleton-tied-to-him-with-encouraging-gestures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/476689\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William keeps Kate Middleton tied to him with &#8216;encouraging gestures&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1348826_8364053_Untitled-2-Recovered-Recovered-Recovered-Recovered-Recovered-Recovered-Recovered-Rec.jpeg\" alt=\"Prince William\u2019s quiet support for Kate wins praise\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince William\u2019s quiet support for Kate wins praise<\/p>\n<p>Prince William has long been admired for his dedication to duty, but according to Dame Mary Berry, the Duke of Cambridge also sets a sterling example behind the scenes when it comes to his marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the Daily Mail, the 90 year old baking legend revealed her admiration for William and Princess Kate\u2019s relationship, describing \u201ca little arm around the back, encouraging her\u201d and highlighting the thoughtful ways William has supported Kate since she began public life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s obviously immensely proud of her,\u201d Berry said.\u00a0 \u201cThey give us well, they give their life to all of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The famed baker, who has known the couple for over a decade through their shared patronage of Child Bereavement UK, praised William\u2019s dedication to understanding the people of the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, he\u2019s really such a wonderful man\u2026 He wants to find out about how everybody is in the country. He lives for all of us. I admire him. He sets an example.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Berry also reflected on their shared experiences of loss. William losing his mother at a young age, and she losing her son in a car accident which has deepened her appreciation for the couple\u2019s compassion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dame fondly recalled reuniting with the royal couple in 2019 for her BBC special A Very Berry Christmas, where she went head to head with William in a festive roulade challenge, diplomatically declaring their creations equally delicious.<\/p>\n<p>Through charity work, public appearances, and quiet gestures of love at home, Berry suggests the royal couple\u2019s bond remains strong, proving that even amidst royal duties, small acts of encouragement can make a big difference.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, to mark Dame&#8217;s monumental 90th birthday, Prince William sent a heartfelt message that moved the legendary chef to tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his birthday note, the Prince praised Berry as \u201ca true national treasure\u201d and reflected on their years of working together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave a fantastic day today,\u201d he added warmly. \u201cI dread to think who\u2019s cooking your cake and the criticism they might get, but good luck and I hope it goes really well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William\u2019s quiet support for Kate wins praise Prince William has long been admired for his dedication to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476690,"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-476689","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\/115323632553413480","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476689","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=476689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}