New Book Reveals: Princess Catherine’s ‘Calming Influence’ Brings Prince William and King Charles ‘Much Closer’
New Book Reveals: Princess Catherine’s ‘Calming Influence’ Brings Prince William and King Charles ‘Much Closer’
The princess has “smoothed the way for William and his father to have a better relationship than they had in the past,” author Robert Jobson writes
Kate Middleton’s soothing effect on Prince William has helped him improve his relationship with his father King Charles, according to a new book.
An excerpt of Robert Jobson’s upcoming biography Catherine, The Princess of Wales obtained by The Daily Mail details how the Princess of Wales, 42, has been a “calming influence” on the whole royal family — especially William, 42.
Through her role as an “instinctive peace-maker,” Kate has “smoothed the way for William and his father to have a better relationship than they had in the past,” Jobson writes.
A senior source in Catherine echoed this. “In recent years, they have become much closer,” the insider said of the King’s relationship with his eldest son.
“He also respects his father and his devotion to service, but he feels the fact his father put work first had a detrimental impact on him when he was growing up and didn’t help their father/son relationship,” the source added.
Still, an insider told Jobson that Kate has helped William see his father’s perspective. “[She] is somebody who always tries to see both sides of any dispute,” they said, adding that the “emotionally mature” princess “is a stabilizing influence.”
Her positive influence also extends to the King, who views her as his “beloved daughter-in-law” and even the daughter he never had, Jobson writes. Kate, meanwhile, privately addresses him as “Grandpa,” the book claims.