With the Princess of Wales stepping up into a major role at the Remembrance service last week, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond believes her prominent position in the royal family would be making the monarch proud
As the nation commemorated Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day last week, Princess Kate stepped into a major role for the first time, solidifying her role as a senior member of the royal family.
The Princess of Wales led the nation as it fell silent at 11am on November 11 to remember the war dead. Kate was at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire to mark Armistice Day, where she laid a wreath for the first time and met the families of serving military personnel as well as veterans.
It was the first time future Queen Kate had attended the service at the Arboretum and laid a wreath on the emotional, with her senior presence strengthening her role as a key player in the Firm.
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According to former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, King Charles would be over the moon by Kate stepping up to the plate on such an important day in British history.
Jennie told the Mirror: “I’m sure the King is delighted every time Catherine steps up to perform high profile duties. He must recognise that she is an absolutely key figure in the future of the monarchy, and – just like William – he is proud of how completely she has embraced her role.”
The royal expert added that Kate was the “very picture of a modern future Queen, carrying out one of the most solemn duties in the royal calendar”, as she “showed her commitment to the Remembrance events by taking a prominent role at the Albert Hall commemoration, the Cenotaph service and then at the Arboretum.”
While the Princess of Wales is continuing to find the right balance with her royal responsibilities as she juggles her parenting role and her recovery from cancer, Jennie believes that the ages of her children George, Charlotte and Louis would play a major factor in deciding what royal events to attend.
“All working mums suffer mum guilt to a greater or lesser degree, and I’m sure Catherine is no exception,” Jennie said. “But she is fortunate enough to be able to more or less ring-fence school holidays and to arrange her schedule so she can do many of the daily school runs.
“People might complain that she’s especially privileged to be able to do that, but most people know they will be able to retire one day. That is not the case for Catherine. So I admire her for prioritising her children in these early years, and for protecting her own health after suffering such a serious cancer diagnosis.”
While Kate is juggling her royal role with her parenting responsibilities, as we head into the festive season, Jennie is sure we will be seeing the Princess of Wales out at more and more engagements in the lead up to Christmas.
She said: “We seem to be seeing plenty of her this Autumn, and soon she’ll be taking centre stage for her big Christmas carol concert.”
