King Charles is reportedly been left 'miffed' by Prince William after he was told he would need to pay to be a guest at his beloved £1.2million cottage.
05.07.2023 - 10:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Kate Middleton has provided Prince William with everything "that was lacking in his own family life," according to a royal expert.
The couple's tight knit bond is a huge contrast to the emotionally unstable home in which William was raised in by King Charles and Princess Diana, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond claims.
She told OK! that the Princess of Wales has given William all the things he didn't have with his royal relatives including a 'loving, deep partnership, founded on friendship, passion, and mutual respect, plus a broader, settled and happy relationship with his in-laws."
Ms Bond explained: "Michael and Carole Middleton welcomed William into their home and treated him like one of the family.
"He can relax with them, trust them, and be himself in a way he can do with only a very few others", the Mirror reports.
Kate and William celebrated their 12 year wedding anniversary in April and have been together since 2001 where they first met in student halls at the University of St Andrews.
William's relationship with Kate has outstripped that of his relationship to his late mother Diana who died when he was just 15-years-old.
Jennie, BBC's royal correspondent for 14 years, added: "William is much closer to his father these days, but I think it’s the women in his life who have helped make him the man he is.
"His grandmother, the late Queen, was there for him – as he said – through the happiest and saddest times of his life.
"His mother’s influence is still very much evident in the relaxed and informal way he interacts with people, and in his determination to help people less well off than himself, in particular, the homeless.
"It was, of course, Diana, who first showed her sons the plight of homeless people.
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King Charles is reportedly been left 'miffed' by Prince William after he was told he would need to pay to be a guest at his beloved £1.2million cottage.
OK! Magazine that Prince William is focusing on his family as he knows it means a lot to his three children “to be around at weekends and holidays and whenever he can.”Per The Daily Mail, William participated in 130 royal engagements last year, while King Charles had 497. “With the late Queen’s ailing health, William probably had to step up to his full time royal job quicker than he might have hoped, but you can see now how committed he is,” Bond told the magazine, per Daily Mail.She continued, noting, “However, I also very much admire the fact that he’s not a workaholic like his father, he knows how important family life is… He seems to be a full on, hands-on, caring dad.”The Post reached out to representative at Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comment.
After an invaluable ten year insight into what her life as a member of the Royal Family would entail, the Princess of Wales joined the Firm when she married Prince William in 2011. Ever since then, she has gone from strength to strength and is constantly heralded as one of the most popular royals thanks to her keen interest in subjects such as early years development. Regardless of the ease with which she interacts with the crowds and conducts engagements, the Princess admitted earlier this year that she is "still learning" how to do her job.
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OK! Magazine UK, per Marie Claire. “William is doing his best to achieve that.”Bond explained that one of the ways William is hoping to achieve this goal and follow in his mom’s footsteps is through his new initiative, Homewards, which aims to eradicate homelessness.
, who stepped out at the All England Club earlier this week.The couple looked loved-up as they took in the action on another busy day at SW19, which saw , golden girl of British tennis, sail through to the third round of the tournament. James Middleton, dapper in a linen suit and contrasting , put a protective arm around his wife, who leaned into his side.
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OK! magazine that the pair’s strong relationship is a sharp contrast to the one the Prince of Wales had with his father King Charles and his mother, the late Princess Diana.“[Middleton has] given William everything he didn’t have with Charles and Diana,” the BBC correspondent said.She added that Middleton has provided William with a “loving, deep partnership, founded on friendship, passion, and mutual respect, plus a broader, settled and happy relationship with his in-laws.”The couple married in April 2011 at Westminster Abbey, but have known each other since 2001.When they tied the knot, William gained mother-in-law, Carole, and father-in-law, Michael Middleton.According to Bond, they “welcomed William into their home and treated him like one of the family. He can relax with them, trust them, and be himself in a way he can do with only a very few others.”William and the mother of three have now known each other longer than he has lived with Diana — who died in 1997 when he was 15 years old.However, William shares much of his mother’s same devotion to charitable causes like homelessness.His mother’s influence is still prevalent in the way he carries himself in public.
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the Daily Mail.“I’m sure her greatest wish would be to hug her boys again and find some way of resolving the rift between them,” Bond continued. “If anyone could sort things out, it would have been Diana.”The Post reached out to representatives for Kensington Palace and Prince Harry for comment.
attended a cricket match together on Saturday, and body language experts have analyzed their strong bond.Specialist Inbaal Honigman told the Daily Star recently that William “wants the world to see” how close he is to George, adding that the sporting game was a nice moment for William and George to connect and show the latter’s maturity.“George appears older than his years. We don’t see any fidgeting, he’s sitting patiently, watching and chatting,” she explained.“[He was] fully engaged with the environment around him,” she said.At the bash, the Prince of Wales and his heir sat next to each other and giggled as they watched the energetic and high-stakes game from their private box.The duo even shared a yummy pizza and chatted with figures like entertainer Stephen Fry and prime minister Rishi Sunak.Another body language expert, Adrianne Carter, revealed that George’s confidence at public events has blossomed.“William comes across as a hands-on parent and willing to take the time to spend with his oldest son one on one.
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