From juggling royal duties with personal projects and being a mum to three children, life can be busy for the Princess of Wales.
In the past year alone, her royal responsibilities have increased since she and Prince William were granted their new titles. This is on top of moving house from London to Windsor and making sure Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are happy at their new school.
Having a lot of demands on your time could mean that Kate ends up neglecting certain areas of her life. But according to a friend, the princess has devised a regimented “life plan” that allows her to give everything the attention it deserves – and it’s not likely to change any time soon.
The pal told The Telegraph that the plan is based on Kate dividing her time into thirds. They explained: “A third of her time is for parenting, a third is for being a wife – spending time with her husband and supporting him – and a third is for her projects and royal duties.
“I can’t imagine that will change, though with all three children now at school she will be juggling her time slots around, spending more time on her projects during the day and more time on the children in the evenings.” Kate’s strict planning comes as she will join husband William as well as King Charles for a summit at Balmoral, where the monarch will lay out the future direction of the monarchy, sources reveal.
The King will tell the Prince and Princess of Wales of his intention to carve out precise roles for them as well as himself and Queen Camilla. Central to his plans will be to use William and Kate’s ‘star quality’ to help bind the Commonwealth together.
A source close to the King, who arrived at Balmoral on Monday, where the summit will be held, said: “His Majesty is very clear. The Commonwealth must be at the very heart of his reign. He sees it as his utmost duty to fulfil the sincere wish of his late mother, that one of his central roles must be to ensure not only the survival but the robustness (of the organisation).”
Charles will deliver objectives for at least the next year, including foreign travel, engagements and key aims. The source said The King sees the roles of William and Kate “being at the heart of cementing their own future and that of the monarchy at large.” Insiders suggest the King is very keen to capitalise on their increasing popularity with “the Princess’s undoubted star quality”, as one official described.
He will remind his closest family that the major Commonwealth realms must be brought closer to Britain. In the face of growing republicanism and the Prince and Princess of Wales’ disastrous tour of the Caribbean last year, the task has been described by senior officials in the Foreign Office as “gargantuan”.
Sources suggest William and Kate will get the chance to launch a charm offensive at carefully chosen destinations. One government insider said: “The Caribbean tour wasn’t a complete catastrophe, but it was a massive wake-up call. Simply turning up with a wave and a smile and a speech of friendship will not work any more.”
Palace officials hope William’s role in acknowledging the Windrush generation’s huge contribution to Britain will help dialogue with communities in the Caribbean and beyond.
