Kate Middleton and the Queen have developed a really special bond. In fact, back when Kate and Prince William were new parents to their oldest son, Prince George, Kate confided in the Queen about their struggles juggling royal duties and full-time parenting (Will and Kate opted against hiring a nanny when George was born).
In an interview for True Royal's Kate Middleton: Heir We Go Again documentary, royal expert Katie Nicholl explained that Kate and the Queen had a real heart-to-heart about the situation during the royal family's Christmas celebration in Sandringham that year. "Kate was having a conversation with the Queen in which she confided that she had found being with George on her own, and not having a full-time nanny or a maternity.
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