Kate Middleton has been undergoing a ‘clever’ training programme to prepare her for the role of Queen Consort, and she has already fulfilled one key aspect of the position
When Kate Middleton said “I do” to Prince William, she didn’t just become his wife, but also embarked on her journey towards becoming the future Queen. This path involved an extensive training programme designed to prepare her for the monumental role that lies ahead.
And a Royal expert has revealed a “clever” tactic used by the Palace to groom the Princess of Wales for her eventual role as Queen Consort when William takes the throne. This strategy has been key in preparing Kate over the last ten years for what will undoubtedly be the most significant role of her life, and she’s already ticked off one major milestone.
Royal author Katie Nicholl explained that Kate fulfilled one aspect of her role when she gave birth to Prince George, providing an heir for the Windsors and securing the line of succession. But this is only one facet of the future Queen’s duties, and she’s also had to learn how to embody the role itself.
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In 2020, during True Royalty’s Kate: The Making of a Future Queen, the expert expanded: “There are two roles to a future Queen. One is to produce heirs, which she has done, and the other is to learn how to one day become Queen and that is very much what we are seeing. We are seeing a Queen-in-waiting. We are seeing the Princess take on more duties, more royal engagements, more of a public profile than ever before. She’s taking on more patronages, she’s taking on patronages from the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
“This is all very deliberate, it’s very much part of the Palace machine bringing her from the shadows of Anmer [Hall] and into the forefront, into the spotlight, because they are very clever. They realise the power of Kate and the potential of Kate and William as this young, glamorous, dynamic duo who actually do have the ability to reshape and project the monarchy into the future.”
Katie added: “What you see is pretty much what you get. She’s very kind, she’s very thoughtful, she’s very easy to get along with. She’s been very well brought up, she comes from a lovely family, she’s got two feet on the ground. The people who know her are very loyal to her and they love her.”
In terms of how the Princess is being groomed for her future role, the documentary ‘ Kate Middleton : Working Class to Windsor’ reveals that Kate had private lessons centred around ‘how to be a Royal wife’, OK! reported.
Journalist Ashley Pearson stated in the documentary: “From the beginning, Kate Middleton had a great deal of support from the Royal Family which was really instructed by [Queen Elizabeth]. This was to make sure she knew as much as she could possibly know and what to do in every situation bearing in mind, of course, that she didn’t grow up in this world.”
Regarding Kate’s so-called ‘princess lessons’, Ms Pearson revealed that the key focus was on “maintaining her modesty.”
She explained: “There were things like learning how to get out of a carriage without exposing your modesty and learning how to bend down to get flowers from a young girl without exposing your modesty. Things that you would never think you’d have to learn but, of course, a woman in her position would certainly need to know. There were all kinds of small details and little bits of etiquette – how to sit, who to curtsy to, who not to curtsy to, what fork to use and whatever else they felt she needed to know. She was actually given lessons on how to be a royal wife.”
