Kate Middleton and Prince William.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
The transition ofKate MiddletonandPrince Williamto their public roles as the new Prince and Princess of Wales has been “seamless” — while they’ve stayed true to the causes and interests they’ve always held.
Kate andPrince William, both 40, are only five weeks into this new royal era.
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Their first trip to Wales in their new roles came on the day after royal mourning ended, underlining the importance they and their staff have placed in both the roles and the respect they want to pay to the Welsh people.
“Making their first visit to Wales was a significant move, and we saw them very warmly welcomed,” Nicholl says. “He and Kate want to forge a close relationship with Wales and its people, and they put that into action immediately. I think that’s quite telling about who they are and the image of royalty they want to project.”
But their key interests — like Princess Kate’s work with families and children’s early years as well as William’s support for the homeless and his Earthshot Prize project — will continue too. On Thursday, they continued to support young peoplegetting trained to be sports coaches.
Nicholl adds, “While they have both taken on new titles and more senior roles within the royal hierarchy, they have done so while staying very true to who they are and the causes they have championed. It’s no coincidence that one of Kate’s first engagements was to a maternity unit in Surrey, and as Princess of Wales, she’s going to bring even more attention to her Early Years foundation.”
Kate Middleton and Prince William.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Meanwhile, William and his father,King Charles III, arein a better placethan they have been for a while as they have been working more closely in the last couple of years.
Working on her new book, Nicholl says she discovered that they “speak on the phone most days. They are very aligned in their vision of the future of the monarchy and united over the notion of sovereignty, as one of my contacts told me.”
King Charles and Prince William.DANIEL LEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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In this week’s cover story of PEOPLE, a source who knows both royals says, “Talking about the future of the country and their future roles has strengthened their bond.”
Nicholl notes thatPrince Williamhas been at his father’s side for some very important moments — notably as Charles was proclaimed King.
source: people.com
