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Very emotional.

It's such a special time, I think any

parent will probably know what this feeling feels like.

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It's very special.

They are both very committed to the monarchy

and making a united front, whatever personal problems they might have.

I think she's wanting to establish a unique

identity for herself in the British royal family.

She's the future queen and she's going to be her own type of future queen.

It'll be a whole different narrative with Kate, I think.

Talking can help heal hidden challenges that we can't deal with alone.

I take this opportunity to say thank you also for the kind messages of support

for Catherine and for my father, especially in recent days.

It means a great deal to us all.

I actually went bright red when I met you and sort of scuttled off, feeling

very shy about meeting you.

Obviously we have been going out a long time and,

you know, it just seemed a natural step for both of us.

Born the eldest sibling of three,

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born in Berkshire England,

raised by their mother and father Michael and Carol Middleton.

She is probably a good example of one of the best things

that the royal family has done for years.

Both of her parents are from highly different backgrounds.

They found love was in the air

as they met at Carol's occupation as an air hostess

and Michael's job as an international dispatcher.

It was on Michael's side that a glimpse into British aristocracy

was already prevalent,

born into a wealthy family from Leeds, West Yorkshire,

and Carol's side, a decidedly working class

group of coal miners and builders.

I think the ways the Middletons

have been integrated into royal life, so to speak,

has been quite seminal and unprecedented.

Often girls would marry into the royal family

and their in-laws would sort of be ignored or shoved away.

Actually, the Queen is actively embraced the Middletons,

inviting them to things like Royal Ascot.

Well, the Middletons are hugely interesting

because they've been more instrumental and influential

than any other family that's married into the House of Windsor.

And what they did is what good parents have always done,

they've invested in education.

It cost them a lot of money.

They sent all of their three children to good schools,

in the case of Kate, to Marlborough School,

which is one of the top public schools;

which means private in British terms, schools, where she did quite well.

She first became aware of Prince William of Wales

while studying at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

The pair shared several classes during their studies

and soon became friends.

At the university, they shared rooms to start with

and then shared a cottage with some friends.

And as they said, you know, by their own account,

they said that they were friends first and then the romance began.

It wasn't until 2002, after Kate's appearance

in an exclusive fashion show fundraiser,

that William became more and more intrigued by Ms. Middleton,

especially the dress she was wearing that evening.

It seems that the royal family were protecting William.

It's about William to start with,

but then William and Kate when the relationship began,

because they did a lot of their early courting

in St. Andrews at the Queen's estate in Balmoral

away from prying eyes.

Lots of privacy, lots of time to develop the relationship.

She's quite reserved, but you know, this is the same girl

that when she was trying to pull Prince William,

she's, you know, she was wearing a see throughout dress

and sashayed down a catwalk.

So, and she is quite, you know, that was quite a bold thing to do.

So she can't of been too shy or backward at coming forward in that respect.

I think when it comes to William and Kate's relationship,

what's great about it is it's based on friendship first.

They were friends at St. Andrews University

before they went on to start going out with each other.

Kate, at the time, counseled William in changing his course.

He didn't like where he was studying

and she encouraged him not to leave and go back down to London,

but to stick with it and do something a bit different.

She is a very beautiful young woman

who's very intelligent and rather polished.

The romance was in bloom,

a relationship which was held closely undercover,

mostly due to the prince's extreme distrust of the press.

However, a slip in their cautious approach

led to Kate being caught by paparazzi while on a royal family ski trip,

leading to an immediate response.

Similar to the reveal of Princess Diana and King Charles' relationship,

the relationship of Catherine Middleton

became the subject of intense scrutiny, prejudice, and tabloid attention.

Over time, media has become

an increasingly difficult burden for the royals.

Some tabloids led with headlines suggesting she was being groomed

for a potential position of royalty.

What you have with William is a guy who has learned lessons

and there's really nothing

any of those gray suited men from Clarence House

could genuinely tell William,

that he doesn't already know about the press;

and he understands the media.

He understands that as a royal, you are never going to be elected,

but that doesn't mean that public opinion isn't incredibly important.

At all times, they were highly discreet.

They were almost never seen together.

They were, even with their friends, they didn't allow any gossip to start.

People speculated, but there was nothing definite

which proved that they were an item.

And I think the fact that she was discreet

and that she wasn't blabbering on

about her love or her regard for Prince William,

I think that stood her in good stead.

They both just seemed so well matched.

You could see it in their body chemistry, even at that stage,

and on in a moment, you know, fraught with nerves.

They were about to meet the world's press,

all the paparazzi and the photographers rather

were waiting next door to take their pictures.

But even under that sort of pressure, they gravitated towards each other.

I remember William having his hand in the small of Kate's back, you know,

guiding her, making sure she was all right.

And I think that's what you've seen over the years.

You know, he has wanted to just make sure

that she is comfortable, that she feels confident

and happy in what she's doing.

And as he said in that engagement interview,

and I think it was such a poignant and important thing that he said,

that he waited so long to propose.

Not because he wasn't sure,

I think he probably had been sure for a long time,

but it was so that he could give Kate the opportunity

to see exactly what married life would be like

and get out if it wasn't what she wanted.

You are obviously going to enter this family.

William's mother was this massive, iconic figure,

the most famous figure of our age.

Is that worrying? Is that intimidating?

Well, obviously it'd be, I would love to have met her

and she's obviously, she's an inspirational woman to look up to.

You know, it's a wonderful family.

The the members who I've met have achieved a lot

and you know, very inspirational.

So yeah, I do.

There's no pressure, though.

Because, there's no pressure.

'Cause like Kate said, you know, it's about carving your own future.

No one's gonna try and, you know,

no one's trying to fill my mother's shoes, and what she did is fantastic.

It's about making your own future and your own destiny

and Kate will do a very good job of that.

And then of course we saw her first speech as a duchess,

and you know what we saw there

is a very beautiful young woman with notes in front of her,

who couldn't say more than four or five words without looking down again

to figure out what she was gonna say next.

It was this very stilted performance

and she was widely criticized in the press.

But again, you have to remember that this is a young woman

who is not running for public office

and she wasn't even born into a royal family.

She's coming in from the outside and she's trying to make everybody happy,

even though it's not necessarily her own natural gift

to stand up in front of people.

I would wager that that's probably the hardest,

most challenging aspect of her role as William's wife,

is the public speaking component.

Today I have seen again that the Tree House is all about family and fun.

For many, this is a home from home,

a lifeline enabling families to live as normally as possible

during a very precious period of time.

I mean it's very difficult, I think,

for anybody who's come from the outside of the royal family

to a full-on public figure,

to be brilliant at public speaking straight away.

I think that there's no doubt that Kate was very nervous

when she started her role as Duchess and speaking publicly.

In her role as the patron of East Anglia hospice,

she had to make a public speech.

I thought she did very well,

but it was a little stilted, a little disjointed

and I think she would probably admit

that she was more than a little bit nervous when she'd had to make it.

But in time, I think she's improved.

She's undoubtedly had some help, I would think, from external advisors.

I mean, Princess Diana herself used Peter Settelen

to help train her in public speaking.

In fact, she used to have marbles put in her mouth

to help her speak more clearly.

I dunno if Kate's gone to that extreme, but she certainly has improved.

She's certainly more confident.

The couple's official engagement

was announced in November, 2010, during a vacation to Kenya

where William presented Kate with his mother's engagement ring.

William's decision to give Kate his mother's engagement ring,

for outside observers, we might look at that and say,

"That wasn't a great marriage, really, on the grand scheme of things."

I think what it means for William is a far more sort of intimate,

has a far more intimate meaning.

And the ring gives us all permission

to look again at this union, particularly because Charles

and Diana's marriage went so bad

and began, we now know, on such rocky foundations.

You know, it may be that we're imagining it,

we're just hopeful and optimistic, but it looks like this one is different.

It looks like this one is very much

a personal choice of the two people involved.

Clear and simple.

And I think people will,

people would've inevitably made those comparisons privately.

I felt on the day when it was obvious that was the ring he'd given her,

I felt that was his way of taking control of that narrative

and taking control of that story.

That's what I think it was.

The couple then announced plans to live in North Wales,

where Prince William was stationed with the Royal Air Force.

After the official announcement of the pair's engagement,

it was six months after, on the 29th of April, 2011,

that the marriage was to commence.

There is a Sea King helicopter flying overhead.

A convertible Aston Martin

emerging from the gates of Buckingham Palace.

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was

very clear with what she wanted from the beginning.

She established some fundamental life rules that

she would stick to when she joined the firm.

The ceremony, the wedding,

just actually puts a seal on

what everybody has been aware of for a long, long time.

To my mind, I think the basis of the relationship is respect.

She has never been a dog's body or a doormat,

she's always fought her corner.

Somebody said to her, "Aren't you very fortunate

to be going out with Prince William?"

And she said, "No, he's very lucky to be going out with me."

Sir, may we just ask your reaction

to the wedding, please sir?

Obviously thrilled, thank you very much.

Practicing for long enough.

I think people will recognize

that this is a royal couple for the modern age.

It's interesting that in planning their wedding,

they have decided to do it their way.

They haven't been completely tied up in royal red tape.

They've insisted on having a degree of control

over what is a state occasion, but is also a very private time for them.

So in very many key areas, I was pleased to see that Kate Middleton

decided not to stay at Clarence House

within a royal palace before her wedding,

she decided that she would stay at a hotel with her parents,

with her parents paying the bill for the hotel;

for her leaving from the hotel from her parents'

or with her father in a car and going the mile to Westminster Abbey.

She wanted to assert herself and she was saying, in effect,

"My family are very important in this too,

and I'm not going to have them forgotten."

This is when the English, the British come to their own.

We have all the equipment, we have the household cavalry,

we have the wonderful carriages, we have those ancient Rolls-Royces,

and there's a great spirit here;

a spirit I think you could say was evocative of 1981 and the wedding

of Prince Williams' parents, Charles and Diana.

There's a real enthusiasm for it.

Royal weddings are immense occasions

and there was a great deal of pressure on Catherine for many reasons.

Bar the scale of the event and the overwhelming media coverage,

the prior weddings of Princess Diana and Princess Margaret

instigated a level of concern

for Catherine's ability to remain happy under the spotlight.

Given the history of previous royal weddings,

the question was how sustainable

the relationship between William and Kate was going to be.

It was inevitable that when moving into royalty,

Kate would have her fair share of comparisons to the late Princess Diana.

Becoming Duchess of Cambridge left fans of the monarchy

curious about how she would settle

and show similarities to William's mother.

To become a model princess was going to be a difficult process,

given the adoration of her predecessors.

Each had their own unique personality

and ways of dealing with the media onslaught.

Would Kate crumble under the pressure,

or rise to the occasion as the new modern princess?

It was clear that this was not your average pairing.

Their romance and longevity as a husband and wife

showed no signs of stopping.

Royal sources tell me that the royals indicated very strongly to Kate

that they would prefer her to wear her hair up

for this very special occasion.

However, Kate had her heart set

on wearing her hair down with long flowing curls,

which is her favorite way to wear it

and actually William's favorite as well.

They ended up compromising on her look,

she had kind of a half up, half down, so from the front she had an updo;

from the back, she had the long flowing curls she wanted.

Tying the knot at Westminster Abbey in London,

all eyes were on the most important royal wedding

since that of Charles and Diana.

Kate was met by Queen Elizabeth shortly before the wedding,

in which it was conferred that her royal title would be Catherine,

her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge.

Once you married into the royal family,

you became a Windsor and that was that.

Well, it was different when Kate and William got married

and when William asked Kate to marry him, he made it very clear

that she wouldn't have to leave her family behind her

once she married into his family.

He promised her that they'd always stay a part of the family.

And they have done, whether it's joining the Queen at Ascot

or being on an important barge within the Queen's fleet

at the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Kate has proven herself to be a team player.

She's proven herself to be discreet.

She's also proven that she's willing to put her own interests

behind the interests of her husband.

Kate has a support system in William,

she has a support system in her family, which Diana also didn't have,

and she has a man she's known for eight years

and she spent an awful lot of time getting to know.

People are always asking me, "Well, how alike is Kate to Diana?"

And I always say that they're actually incredibly different women.

They look very different, you know, Diana was blonde, beautiful and leggy.

Kate's beautiful and leggy and brunette.

They're, you know, they look very different,

they are very different people

and I think particularly in the early stages,

there was a desire largely by the press

to sort of see how Kate would live up to Diana's image.

And I remember William saying that there was no expectation,

that these were big footsteps and no one expected Kate to fill them.

And I think what Kate's done, which is so commendable

and you really have to take your hat off to her,

is she's forged her own identity within the royal family.

She hasn't tried to emulate Diana.

You know, she's a style icon,

but I'd say she's quite a reluctant style icon.

She's wanting to put her stamp in other areas.

Her work with hospices, her work with mental health.

It's quite interesting, actually, Kate's perception in the UK.

She's not necessarily seen as an icon like Princess Diana was,

and I think that's 'cause Diana was a, had frailties and faults as well.

Kate hasn't really put those out there.

She's almost too good to be true sometimes,

and I think a lot of younger people

find the overwhelming privilege that she has and the fact that she maybe

stuck around too long to marry Prince William,

as both seeing a little bit against her.

Whereas around the world where I do a lot of work in other countries,

that there's none of that attached to her

and they just like her for who she is or the perception of who she is.

I think in the UK when she was dubbed Waity Katie,

it didn't do her any good at all and that was a little unfair,

because it's not her fault

that her future husband took so long to pop the question.

And I think were Diana here,

I think she would approve of Kate Middleton.

She might feel slightly like some mothers do,

"Oh dear, I don't wanna lose my son to any woman,"

you know? But I think she would approve.

She would see in Kate Middleton some admirable qualities

and she'd feel that her son would be safe with her, I'm sure of that.

I think she would approve of it immensely and I think it was very telling

that he chose to give Kate Middleton his mother's engagement ring.

And he said, "I want my mother to be part of this, to be present."

She's a beautiful woman, she's developed a style that's very classic.

It hasn't changed dramatically over the years,

but it's just a classic, more groomed version

of what she always was it seems to me whereas Diana was that,

she was that coltish teenager, wasn't she?

Who didn't have a sense of style, wore clothes that were 20 years

too old for her to start with.

She really got it a few years down the line, you know,

that was her huge, one of her huge successes was fashion.

But I think Kate Middleton's a different life story altogether

and I think that will be the bedrock of how she copes with that comparison,

because there is no comparison to be drawn.

I think that's the ultimate cushion

on which she can fall when this kind of thing starts.

There is no comparison, because their backgrounds are entirely different.

Their sort of psychological history is entirely different,

their domestic history is entirely different.

It'll be a whole different narrative with Kate, I think.

Humanitarian work played

an important part in Princess Diana's life, both at home and abroad.

Her interests were reflected in the organizations

of which she was a patron or president.

With her impact on such admirable work,

it was seen fit that from Kate's turn from fiancee to Duchess,

she would also hold a pivotal role in similar contributions.

The media would be keeping a very close eye on Catherine,

even more so than the princesses of the past.

Catherine's duties to the royal family skyrocketed,

expectations were high and the world was watching.

So Kate's set out her stall

that she wants to support in the first instance, children.

So she's supporting some hospice charities,

EACH, the East Anglia Children's hospices.

She's equally decided to be a volunteer scout,

so supporting children out and about,

enjoying country pursuits as she does.

And actually, she's been ahead of the curve

on most of the choices that she's made.

She's put children's hospices on the map

and she's also done a huge amount of good for mental health.

It's another cause that she's very much behind.

So she will know how important she is, as a patron to those charities,

to put them in that international spotlight

and she won't want to spend too long away from them.

Later on, William, Kate, Harry and Meghan

worked together to bring about change

under the umbrella of the Royal Foundation,

working with charities, organizations and projects

including Heads Together, the Invictus Games and United for Wildlife.

However, Harry and Meghan soon

separated themselves from the foundation, as well as the family.

Rumors began swirling about a rift between the couples

and William and Kate had to pick up more royal duties

to bridge the gap left behind.

Setting aside discussions about

royal family friendships and charitable efforts,

the nation was consumed with one burning question

after the marriage of William and Kate:

when would the world witness the arrival of a royal baby?

For many, the wait was filled with anticipation

until the Duchess's pregnancy

was officially announced in December of 2012.

Obviously there'd been an awful lot of anticipation

as when Kate was going out since she was pregnant.

I mean, in fact, I think the announcement

was suggested for about six months beforehand.

Everyone was writing the papers that she was pregnant.

The palace had put out the official announcement

as she was on route to the hospital,

because she'd had problems with the pregnancy

and it was felt that William and Kate didn't want to even tell the Queen

or Prince Charles that she was pregnant until they were absolutely certain

everything was okay; so that's what happened.

There was huge celebration over the birth of Prince George.

I remember broadcasting for numerous international networks

outside Buckingham Palace.

Of course, it was the great Kate Wait.

I mean, we didn't know when this little baby was coming along

and when he did, it was a hugely important international news story.

So when news broke of Kate actually having given birth,

I think at 8:34 in the morning on that Saturday,

the press obviously instantly started speculating,

well, will she leave today?

And thinking as a mother, I thought, "Yeah, she definitely will."

Because you don't necessarily wanna hang around hospitals too long,

even if they are the Lindo Wing and private and offering them frills.

Equally, there's a sense, I think, if you have a second child

that you wanna get back to your first.

So people were sort of looking at their watches thinking, can she do this?

Can she have a baby by breakfast and be home at Kensington Palace for tea?

And when we got wind of the fact

that Kate's hairdresser had gone into the building,

we knew, "Oh hang on," You know?

"She's gonna make an appearance."

And in vintage Duchess of Cambridge style,

she turns out in high heels and looking effortlessly elegant,

even though she's given birth just hours earlier,

which is a testament to her and how she's able to cope

not only I think in the limelight, but just in this, with this pressure

of having to present herself in a certain light.

And I think, you know, hats off to her.

Whether you love or loathe monarchy, any mother out there will say

that it was a pretty good effort to look so good

within hours of having given birth to your second child, I think.

Well the birth of Prince George was really like a national celebration.

It felt like a national holiday.

There was excitement in the air all around the country.

It very much reminded me of the feeling of the royal wedding day,

when William and Kate got married.

Everyone was universally happy, everyone was constantly checking

the news feeds on their phone and on the television

in order to see, waiting for William and Kate

to come out from the hospital for the first time,

holding the new baby prince.

I have several friends, actually, with news organizations

who were standing outside the hospital that day,

waiting hours after hour for William and Kate to come out.

And actually, they came out quite a bit later than expected

because typical William and Kate strategy fashion,

they were greeting and thanking

every single member of staff at the hospital personally

for the very smooth birth.

They wanted to make sure they thanked everyone

from the cleaner, to the midwife, to the surgeon,

to say thank you very much.

So they did actually take a long time to emerge.

It was, and I'll remind him of his tardiness when he is a bit older,

'cause I know how long you've all been sat out here.

So hopefully the hospital and you guys can all go back to normal now

and we can, you know, look after him, so.

Well, he's got a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure.

He's a big boy, he's quite heavy, but we're still working on a name,

so we'll have that as soon as we can.

But it's the first time we've seen him, really.

So having a proper chance to catch up.

With the arrival of Prince George,

the royal reaction was that of warmth

and confidence in both William and Kate,

unearthing a new chapter of their legacy.

Shortly after the birth of the prince, it was surprisingly announced

that another royal baby was on the way.

How's Catharine feeling?

She's feeling okay, thanks.

It's been, it's been a tricky few days, a week or so,

but obviously we're mostly thrilled.

It's great news, early days, but I'm hoping we just, things settled down

and she feels a bit better.

In 2015, it became known

that the Duchess was expecting her second child.

And to the joy of both William and Kate, the pregnancy came with

fewer complications than their first.

They happily announced the impending arrival of Princess Charlotte,

and once more, the world paused in excitement

as the monarchy celebrated the prospect of a baby sister for their son.

It was a great cause of national celebration.

Of course, a little sister for Prince George,

the daughter that Prince William had always wanted,

the granddaughter that Charles had always wanted;

but actually, historically a really important little girl

because she will hold her place in the lineage of succession.

The antiquated male primogeniture laws

were outcast just before Prince George's birth,

in case he had been a little girl.

Now, had those laws not been changed and had the couple or other couple

to go on and have another child that may be a boy,

well, Charlotte would have lost her place in succession.

With the laws being changed, she will hold onto that position.

She's the fourth in life of the throne and no little boy born hereafter

will take that place away from her.

So she's historically very, very important.

Well, Charlotte's birth certainly does herald

the dawn of a new ear of a girl power,

in that we have a girl in a prominent position

at the senior end of the royal family.

Obviously we've been used to the queen,

the ultimate exponent of girl power on the throne,

but we faced the prospect now of three kings in line.

So, we're not gonna see another woman on the throne

for many, many, many years.

So how lovely to have Charlotte in this role bringing up the rear.

She's rather unkindly called the spare to the heir

as Prince Harry is, but as he has proved himself,

it's a role that you can make your own

and I'm sure all eye will be on Charlotte.

In fact, they'll probably even more scrutiny on her because she's female.

But yeah, I mean, how great to have

the pitter-patter of pink feet in the royal line of succession.

They're very much hands-on parents.

I mean, William made it very clear when George was born

that he wanted to be a hands-on parent.

He took time off to spend with George and Kate.

They didn't have a nanny straight away.

They were very anti having an extended staff

to look after their children, look after them.

But I think as time has gone on,

they've realized they do need that extra help.

They can't just rely upon, say, Carol, Kate's mother

and other members of the family.

They do need that because they're very much in the public eye.

But William in particular wants to be a a hands-on parent.

Kate too doesn't really want to pass on

the responsibility of motherhood, either.

But you know, when you're in the royal family,

when you're in the public eye, it's very, very difficult to do everything.

And I think that even Kate and William have found that,

and so they're now realizing that it's important to have

the extra help that they require.

On the 23rd of April, 2018,

a little brother joined the royal fold.

Prince Louis Arthur Charles became the third child of the couple

and the fifth in line to the throne.

The public was delighted to witness William and Kate's family expanding.

In recent years, Kate has taken on more responsibilities

as her children have begun to grow.

Her efforts towards modern issues

has marked her as a progressive and passionate princess.

She has worked on bringing awareness to addiction,

launching the Taking Action on Addiction campaign.

Addiction is not a choice.

No one chooses to become an addict,

but it can happen to any one of us.

The Duchess also made huge movements

in launching one of the largest early years research studies in the UK.

From supporting William in the Earth Shot prize,

to wowing at the "No Time to Die" James Bond premier,

Kate has made a place for herself within the royal family

built on hard work and commitment.

As William has said, we have heard time and time again

in the course of our work, how talking can help heal hidden challenges

that we can't deal with alone.

She has taken qualities from the past princesses

and has transformed it into something new.

It's clear Prince William found something special in Kate.

Her considered approach to her work and her hands-on parenting style

paints picture of a new kind of royal.

In her continued support of William, she has earned respect and admiration

from both the public and the family.

After some difficult years through the height of the Coronavirus pandemic,

Kate organized the Royal Carols called "Together,"

at Christmas in 2021, an event of hope and Christmas spirit.

♪ For those that can't be here ♪

♪ For those who can't be here ♪

I think that Kate Middleton

will be the people's princess.

But I think there'll be a lot of people

who can identify with her, and her background, and where she's come from.

And particularly, as she succeeds in the job,

I think they will warm to her.

They will see that she hasn't gone out in order to get a prince,

they'll see that it's been a mutually arrived at relationship.

I think she's wanting to establish

a unique identity for herself in the British royal family.

She's the future queen and she's going to be her own type of future queen.

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II,

the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Her reign lasted for 70 years,

from postwar austerity and the end of empire,

through the expansion of the commonwealth.

She helped preserve the institution of the monarchy

during times of massive social change.

At her coronation, the Queen repeated her pledge

to serve her people and fulfilled it throughout her reign.

It was the end of an era and a start of a new.

After the passing of Elizabeth II,

we witnessed the couple take to the streets.

Both Kate and Williams stood as their own individual figureheads,

greeting and conversing with the British people

to celebrate her late Majesty's legacy.

The new King Charles III proudly announced in a televised speech,

that his son and daughter-in-law would now carry the titles

of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Today I am proud to create him, prince of Wales,

the country whose title I've been so greatly privileged

to bear during so much of my life and duty.

With Catherine beside him,

our new prince and princess of Wales will, I know,

continue to inspire and lead our national conversations,

helping to bring the marginal to the center ground

where vital help can be given.

A role which Kate has since turned into her own

as she continues to devote her time to good causes.

Charles will be the 40th monarch

to be crowned at the Abbey, the latest in a lineage reaching back to 1066,

but in a service with Charles' own contemporary twists.

It will be a moment

that confirms the king's contract with the people

as he is called to serve them

and in the religious part of the ceremony, to serve God.

On the 6th of May, 2023,

British history witnessed a significant moment

as Charles III, the longest serving heir apparent,

was formally crowned king.

This coronation symbolizing a new era for the monarchy,

held immense importance not only for the nation,

but also for Princess Catherine.

Alongside her husband Prince William, the heir to the throne,

Catherine played a crucial role in the majestic procession.

Adorned in royal robes and wearing pearl earrings

once owned by Princess Diana,

she radiated grace as she arrived at Westminster Abbey.

Throughout the elaborate ceremony, Princess Catherine ensured

that her three children remained composed,

particularly her eldest Prince George,

who had the honor of serving as one of the King's page boys.

Following the service,

the Wales family joyfully joined the carriage procession,

waving proudly to the cheering crowds

gathered to celebrate this historic occasion.

This for his Majesty the King and her Majesty the Queen.

Hip-hip. - Hooray.

Hip-hip. - Hooray.

Hip-hip. - Hooray.

The Princess of Wales has been

a steadfast support for King Charles III throughout his reign so far.

However, 2024 had proved massively challenging

on a personal level for both Princess Catherine

and her beloved father-in-law.

In January, the Princess of Wales and the King

were admitted to the London Clinic Hospital.

Doctors treated Charles for an enlarged prostate,

whilst Kate underwent major abdominal surgery.

For the monarch, the procedure led to a shocking diagnosis.

Although the type of cancer has not been revealed,

the news sent shock waves across the country and the world.

It's actually my mom phoned me and says, "Honey, turn the news on.

King Charles has cancer."

And I went, "Ach, mom, what?"

And then she says, "Yeah!"

And I just turned the telly on.

I was just like, whoa!

You know, it's just a big shock.

The king took a break from royal duties

for a few months while undergoing treatment,

but he remained deeply touched by the public's reaction to his condition.

As Charles battled with his own health issues,

questions surrounding the whereabouts and well-being of Kate began to swirl

across social media and the press.

On the 29th of January, Kensington Palace shared an update

stating that the princess had been discharged from hospital.

A week later, William returned to his public duties

for the first time since his wife's surgery,

leading an investiture at Windsor Castle on behalf of his father,

and attending a fundraising gala

for London's air ambulance charity in the evening.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you also

for the kind messages of support for Catherine and for my father,

especially in recent days.

It means a great deal to us all.

Prince William continued to attend engagements without Catherine,

arriving solo at the BAFTA red carpet on the 18th of February.

However, later in February,

Prince William missed the service of Thanksgiving

for his godfather King Constantine of Greece

for a personal matter, which immediately sparked a press frenzy.

Keen followers of the royal family

took to social media to speculate about Catherine's whereabouts,

having not seen the princess in public since Christmas day.

Post after post, article after article,

presented new conspiracies and rumors

on Catherine's disappearance from public life.

Kensington Palace continued to shut down the growing chatter.

On the 10th of March, Kate marked Mother's Day

by sharing a photo on the platform X of herself,

smiling with her three children.

The image was the first official photo of the princess in months.

They've misled the public

by putting an image out there that was manipulated.

It's gonna fuel the whole load of speculation

and conspiracy about Kate and her health.

I mean, the the Princess of Wales is an accomplished photographer.

She said she edits photographs,

she might have been editing family photographs,

you know, all the time for all we know.

The rumors consequently spiraled out of control

and on the 22nd of March, Princess Catherine was forced

to address the growing concern.

In a video statement to the public, the Princess of Wales appeared

sat on a bench in the Windsor grounds.

Catherine revealed the devastating news

that doctors had diagnosed her with cancer.

The princess went on to state,

"In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London

and at the time it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous.

"The surgery was successful," Kate said.

"However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present.

My medical team therefore advised

that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy

and I'm now in the early stages of that treatment."

Describing the impact on William and their three children,

Princes George and Louis and Charlotte,

Kate continued. "This of course, came as a huge shock

and William and I have been doing everything we can

to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family."

Messages of support from the public began pouring in

and voices across social media and the press

called for people to respect the family's privacy

at such a difficult time.

All day in Windsor, where on Wednesday

the Princess of Wales recorded her personal and powerful video,

there was sympathy and support from the public.

I was just so shocked because,

there's been all that speculation about her,

and I felt really sorry for her because she must have been under pressure

to perhaps come out and say something.

It must be horrible, it must be.

Her parents must be absolutely terrified.

I've got a daughter, so I know how I would feel if it was her.

When the news broke yesterday, we broke as well

and that's why we feel sympathy, and just came here to see.

It is just about four weeks since his

wife made her cancer announcement and after an

Easter break with Kate and their three children,

Prince William was on public duty today.

This charity diverts surplus food from landfill to

those who actually need it.

Oh, some cards, ah, you’re very kind.

And one of their many volunteers reached under

her workstation today and handed William two cards,

one to give to his wife and the other for his father.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex,

said in a statement, "We wish health and healing for Kate and the family,

and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace."

Both Prince William and Princess Catherine

revealed that they were enormously touched by the well wishes and warmth.

Catherine will be very important in shaping the

monarchy into an institution that's relevant to

modern people and not just looking over its shoulder at past traditions.

She has become known as a stylish, incredibly

graceful and beautiful lady, but she also

possesses a steely core, which enables her to say what she believes.

She's not afraid of giving her input, and she influences a lot of people that

make the decisions.

To be a 21st century princess means being in the spotlight of the world.

Catherine Middleton handles her position with utmost grace and dutifulness.

Catherine's commitment to defying the odds

has granted her the respect of many, proving herself to the world

as she nears ever closer to the position of consort,

hand in hand with her beloved.

Regardless of what lies ahead,

princess Catherine will undoubtedly continue

to be a beacon of hope and joy for people everywhere,

solidifying herself as the model 21st century princess.