Princess Kate's bond with King Charles has only strengthened over the years, and their shared health struggles have only solidified that relationship, according to royal experts.
When Kate announced that she was undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer in an emotional video message direct to the nation, King Charles didn't hesitate to throw his support fully behind his "beloved daughter-in-law", issuing a strong message backing Kate "for her courage in speaking as she did" and revealing to the public that the pair have stayed in the "closest contact" during their health challenges.
While Charles has never shied away from supporting Kate, royal experts also credit the princess for helping her father-in-law to seem "more relatable" to the public, The Express reports.
In a recent Channel 5 documentary, Kate and The King: A Special Relationship, the experts explored the way that Kate specifically has helped make the monarch embody an air of normality alongside his formal role.
India McTaggart - royal correspondent from The Telegraph - noted that one of these moments occurred at an emotional occasion: Prince Philip's funeral in 2021. Taking place amid the social distancing restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were only a select few in attendance at Philip's funeral, and Kate didn't hesitate to comfort Charles as he mourned his father. "We saw her comfort him when he was clearly grieving. She's more and more tactile with him, I think, which is also lovely to see," McTaggart noted.
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Another time that Kate's input helped the King seem more relatable was when she snapped a sweet photo of her husband William and Charles being affectionate with one another. In the image, Charles leans his head on his son's shoulder, as both men grin broadly and William wraps his arm around his father's shoulder. The behind-the-scenes snapshot that Kate captured showed the closeness and playfulness shared between the two royals, in a down-to-earth display that's reminiscent of many people's family photos.
Charles's bond with his grandchildren was clear (Getty Imagesfor Clarence House)The third occasion in which Kate helped to normalise the King was in another family photo - in which she let Prince Louis, then a baby, lean forward and grab his grandfather's face, causing everyone pictured to smile and laugh. Body language expert Judi James said in the documentary, "You can see from Charles's body language that, he's got George on his knee, looking a little bit awkward [and] looking rather formal, but Kate is allowing Louis to lean forward, and rub his fingers on Charles's face and make Charles look like a normal granddad.
"That is absolutely phenomenal because for a formal picture, how did Kate know that Charles would be happy with that? She clearly did because she's smiling, but she's not doing what most of us would be doing [holding the child back]... she knows that Charles would approve of this."
Prince Louis and King Charles shared a sweet moment (Getty Images)The final occasion the experts noted was at the celebrations for the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee, when Prince Louis stole the show with his big personality. In 2022, Louis was being a little rambunctious and Kate passed the young boy to his grandfather, and the royal editor for The Sun explained, that Charles quickly demonstrated he is a hands-on grandparent and was a "calming influence" on the excited Louis.
"That moment at the Jubilee where I think Kate was having problems with Louis, who is a bit of a handful, and she turned to Charles and he was a calming influence on a very lively young boy," explained the expert.
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