Winning the hearts of the British people has been no easy task for Kate Middleton. But now, according to the latest YouGov poll, the Princess of Wales is finally number one among the living royals, with 78% popular acceptance, followed by her husband, Prince William, who has 77%.
The future queen has far surpassed the current monarch, Charles III, who is in fourth place; Camilla, relegated to tenth, below Harry, and Meghan Markle, whom we find in penultimate place in this ranking of sympathies.
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, William’s wife has been leaving behind the adjectives that her detractors have used to define her, such as “dull” and “boring”. Let’s not forget that the writer Hilary Mantel even compared her to a “window mannequin, without personality”.
Well, that “mannequin” has come to life after a good dose of patience and endurance. Since she married Prince William in 2011, Kate has consulted with the best image experts and has managed to become the ideal princess.
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Kate is successful for several reasons, among them, her role as a mother -she has managed to give an heir to the crown and that is not trivial in a country like the United Kingdom- and the support she gives her husband at all times, even in his battle against Prince Harry.
The daughter of the owners of a party store has become the greatest asset of the British monarchy for her involvement in social causes, such as mental health, children’s education, care for underprivileged families, as well as environmental issues.
In addition, Kate Middleton, 41, has managed to captivate and become the gemstone of the crown showing a personality that has completely erased the label of “boring” that accompanied her.
In her last appearances with William, we have seen her close, fun and natural. This was the case, for example, at the Aberavon sports center, where she beat her husband in a spinning test, or on a visit to the Oxford House retirement home where, in addition to chatting with residents, she got into the kitchen to prepare pancakes for everyone.
Because if anything defines William’s wife, it’s her smile. As the specialist in the British Royal Family Tina Brown has said: “Kate is the eternal joy, and what she does all the time is smile and smile“. A good way to hide what she feels, as happened at the British film awards, the BAFTA, after the rumor came to light that William had been unfaithful again with her best friend, Rose Hanbury. Kate shone with her own light thanks to her permanent smile.
Of course, some say that precisely this gossip has favored her by bringing her closer to the figure of the mother-in-law she never knew, Diana of Wales, who continues to inspire her to dress and whose legacy she wants to maintain at all costs. Not only because of her husband, but also because she respects the memory of Lady Diana, the woman who, defying the men in gray of the palace, managed to make the Windsors modernize. Even if it was at the cost of her own life.
