King Charles is ‘closer’ to Kate Middleton than to son Prince William: report

nypost.com:

Kate Middleton “is prepared to fight” for the crown, and it may be the very reason she has gotten so “close” to King Charles III.While assisting King Charles, 75, and Queen Camilla, 76, in hosting over 500 members of the diplomatic corps at Buckingham Palace’s annual reception on Dec.

5, the 41-year-old Princess of Wales dazzled in the historic Lover’s Knot tiara, a favorite of Princess Diana’s, and effortlessly hobnobbed with all of the dignitaries in attendance.“She hugely enjoyed that evening and looked really at home,” a royal source shared with People. “She knows the important role the family plays in building relationships globally on behalf of the UK.” “It is clear that she and the King are quite close — in some respects closer to him than William,” the insider added.With Prince William, 41, and Prince Harry, 39, having a somewhat “fractious relationship” with their father, the insider even spilled that there was a recent improvement in William’s closeness to Charles and credited Kate for acting as a mediator between the father and his son. “It’s only been recently that William has been closer [to Charles],” the source revealed. “Kate has acted as the honest broker in that.”Despite her public image of grace and charm, Kate has developed a hidden strength, much like other historical royal consorts, while working to support her husband, the future King.

Royal author Valentine Low revealed, “She is actually strong-minded, strong-willed and prepared to fight for what she wants and what she thinks is right.”Working alongside her husband, Kate provides “directional setting” and guides the family.

Adds royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith: “They are pursuing the initiatives that are important to them. They are not pushing.