{"id":81137,"date":"2025-05-07T06:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/81137\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T06:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:22:11","slug":"what-it-means-that-kate-middleton-has-the-reins-of-power-in-the-royal-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/81137\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Means That Kate Middleton \u201cHas the Reins of Power\u201d in the Royal Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>Kate Middleton \u201chas the reins of power\u201d in the modern royal family, a royal biographer shared.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Princess of Wales is especially responsible for a new way of parenting in the royal family, alongside husband Prince William.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Unlike generations before them, their kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis come first.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-royal-curtsy-king-charles-8756042\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kate Middleton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Kate Middleton<\/a> won\u2019t be on the throne someday\u2014that duty will fall to her husband, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-william-diana-award-kate-middleton-8609611\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Prince William<\/a>\u2014but she\u2019ll be right there beside him, and already is the leader in the royal family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKate has the reins of power in a very subtle way,\u201d royal biographer Ingrid Seward told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/princess-charlotte-transformation-into-modern-princess-exclusive-11728780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a> for its new May 6 cover story. \u201cShe has very strong views.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe monarchy has caught up with modern times,\u201d Seward continued, adding that \u201cThe old rules of royalty have changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Getty Kate Middleton on October 19, 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6a7bef46b5e28944dce47ac6186939d7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton on October 19, 2021<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Getty Kate Middleton on November 15, 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a3c3a5d72d3d938033095b4c12545810.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton on November 15, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Among Kate\u2019s deeply held beliefs is raising her kids <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/why-prince-george-gets-to-go-to-events-parents-princess-charlotte-prince-louis-dont-11715324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince George;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Prince George<\/a>, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-rare-comment-princess-charlotte-st-patricks-day-11699623\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Princess Charlotte;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Princess Charlotte<\/a>, and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-louis-seventh-birthday-portrait-notable-change-appearance-11714645\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Louis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Prince Louis<\/a> differently than royal parents have done in the past. \u201cGetting the family right is absolutely critical, particularly in terms of what the nation expects of them,\u201d a family friend told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Just last month, Kate, William, and their three kids skipped the traditional royal family Easter service at St. George\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKate appreciates the importance of having that family time,\u201d a source told People. \u201cIn a way, it\u2019s modernizing the monarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Getty Images Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Kate, and Princess Charlotte attend the Christmas morning service on December 25, 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aeff27cba59c3672dcdc7a756e5b4f84.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p> Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Kate, and Princess Charlotte attend the Christmas morning service on December 25, 2024<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Getty Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Kate Middleton, and Princess Charlotte on May 5, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29efeaea2950b45362de75d7e4361691.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p> Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Kate Middleton, and Princess Charlotte on May 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p>In an article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/royal-family\/article\/king-prince-william-will-be-lsd3z92dx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Times<\/a> describing what William will be like as king someday, experts shared that Kate acts as a \u201cgatekeeper\u201d to William and is \u201chugely influential behind the scenes in hiring and decision-making, and they approach it as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the late Queen [Elizabeth] and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/queen-elizabeth-last-photo-prince-philip-connection-8715465\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Philip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Prince Philip<\/a> and the King and Queen [Charles and Camilla], <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-acts-as-gatekeeper-to-prince-william-11722182\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:they\u2019re a good double act;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">they\u2019re a good double act<\/a>,\u201d a source said of William and Kate.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-has-reins-of-power-in-royal-family-11728920\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:InStyle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">InStyle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton \u201chas the reins of power\u201d in 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