Kate Middleton is not only destined to be the next queen of England, but she has proven that no one knows the magic formula better than her. deal with criticism and setbacks and come out stronger and increase his popularity (even more). The latest polls demonstrating this were made public just a few days ago, and they have particular merit because they were conducted in the United States, Meghan Markle’s country.
During the broadcast of the controversial Netflix documentary Harry and Megan (which discovered a real Pandora’s box and shook the British royal family), the survey published by the market research and data analysis company YouGov clarified that the series had not strengthened Meghan’s popularity but rather strengthened. Sussex was approved by 28% of respondents and disliked by 60% of them, while Kate Middleton received a net approval rating of 52% and disliked by only 9% of respondents.
Meghan Markle’s (open and veiled) attacks on Kate Middleton
The last month has been a real litmus test for Kate Middleton, just two months after the release of her new title: Princess of Wales. An honor full of responsibility and which further intensifies the comparisons with what would have been her mother-in-law, Lady Di, the woman who was christened “Princess of the People” and who conquered the world for her naturalness and closeness.
Although it has always been said that the media have been responsible for fueling the disagreements between the two sisters-in-law (the discussion between the two in the days before Meghan’s wedding on the occasion of the girls’ dresses caused rivers of ink to flow), the documentary opens some cracks about that theory, since Meghan did not want to present a watered-down version of the relationship she has with her sister-in-law.
In one of the chapters, Meghan did not hesitate to tell what her first meeting with Kate and William was like: an informal dinner at her home where she was barefoot and wearing ripped jeans and where she says she immediately understood that the formality that governs in public events they are also transferred inside and to his family life and he added: “I hug a lot, I always give hugs and I didn’t know it was very rare for many Britons”, some statements that have made several friends of Kate come out publicly to defend the Princess of Wales, assuring that she is affectionate and does not spare hugs both in public and in private.
Meghan defended that there is a narrative that there is a heroine and a villain, and lamented that Buckingham Palace never came out to defend her when the media reported that she made Kate cry instead of the other way around. But judging by the polls, the clarifications of the Duchess of Sussex have not allowed that narrative to be altered and Kate continues to strengthen her popularity ratings.
And that the broadcast of the documentary aroused suspicions: the first part coincided with Kate and William’s visit to Canada on the occasion of the Earthshot Awards, one of the couple’s most extraordinary initiatives. And the second, with the concert of Christmas carols hosted by Kate and attended by the entire Windsor family.
The role of the new Princess of Wales
After the death of Elizabeth II, Kate Middleton had to redraw her public role. Now her presence is even more relevant and, as heirs to the throne, the agenda of the new princes of Wales gains weight. Especially since Carlos III has opted for a much more restricted hard core of the royal family, in which he, Camilla, Kate and William are in charge and rely, above all, on Princess Anne and Prince Edward and Sophie de Wessex.
When she was named Princess of Wales, Kate and William’s office released a statement clarifying Kate Middleton’s intentions.: “The new Princess of Wales appreciates the history associated with this role, but will understandably continue to look to the future as she forges her own path.”
A path in which he clarified that the fight for education and the rights of the little ones and mental health are the two great causes that he defends and for which he wants to work from his privileged position, showing his sensitivity towards all the issues that have to do with childhood. In her public records the most affectionate and natural aspect of her is the protagonist, and the images of her approaching the children and bending down to talk to them have become one of her hallmarks.
His public image versus Kate privately
It’s nearly impossible to draw a phallus at Kate Middleton’s public events. The Princess of Wales is always immaculately dressed (the Kate effect quickly sells out everything she wears, the latest example being the Sézane earrings which she debuted on Christmas Day) and is always close by and with an affable smile.
Those who know her say she is extremely perfectionist, according to a controversial magazine article flavours which aroused the ire of the then Dukes of Cambridge in the spring of 2021 because they also said that the princess’s thinness was due to her being exhausted.
Beyond that perfectionism, Kate has been able to merge her private and public life over the past decade, one of the great challenges of any royal in a country where royal family life is tabloid fodder. Publicly she followed the famous ‘Shut up and hold on’ by Elizabeth II, which according to experts is her greatest inspiration, even if the media persist in comparing her to Diana.
He always seems to be in the right place, whether it’s a diplomatic dinner or a tennis match, and patience appears as one of his most extraordinary virtues. Even royal experts have recently compared her to Prince Philip of Edinburgh, who is considered a ‘rock’ within the royal family, as he has become the queen’s best support. Kate seems intent on taking that witness and there are even those who say that she is the one in charge of placating the heir’s most explosive character, and also the one who has tried to build bridges between William and Harry and put an end to their tense relationship. .
Personally, his family is his top priority. It is clear that her children grow up knowing their institutional role but at the same time enjoying the same things as other children: she was photographed around London while she was eating ice cream with them or went to a stationery shop near Kensington to buy school supplies.
Since the summer the family has lived in Windsor. They moved with the intention of being closer to Elizabeth II, but it was also a golden opportunity to live away from the palace and closer to nature.. The accommodation chosen, Adelaide Cottage, does not seem like what any heir would have in mind: a modest four-bedroom house with the right staff to enjoy a more intimate family life. It is close to Berkshire, where Kate’s parents live and where Pippa Middleton, her sister and confidante, has also moved.
What seems clear at this point is that the British royal family, accustomed to ups and downs and juicy stories, are grateful to have Kate Middleton among theirs. And it is that by consenting to the people, al real and the medium is not always easy, and she knows how to get it.
