Williams is confident that Princess Kate will one day have her own companions as Queen Camilla does because “the job of a monarch and a consort isn’t getting any smaller,” she said. “The letters, the correspondence, the emails are growing every day.” Williams added that “when Catherine becomes queen, the levels of tours, the levels of letters, the level of receptions, will still require this assistance. So I think she will have to appoint some ladies-in-waiting.”

When Queen Camilla modernized the traditional “ladies-in-waiting” concept to her companions back in 2022, she chose six women assistants that are “less regularly in attendance than the previous role required,” according to the BBC. The honorary positions involve helping Camilla at public events, but “unlike the ladies-in-waiting, this slimmed-down role will not involve correspondence or administration,” the outlet reported.

Queen Camilla’s companions are “a more occasional and informal position,” supporting her at official engagements and “not involved in replying to letters or day-to-day planning,” according to the BBC. “They don’t receive a salary, but their expenses will be covered.”

Even if offered the chance to be a companion to her older sister, it’s unclear if Pippa — who married James Matthews in 2017 and shares three children with him — would even accept the role: “Pippa has her own life — three children, and a busy life of her own,” Williams said. “It’s a fascinating question.”

Companion or not, there is a title Pippa will definitely inherit, according to Hello!, but it has nothing to do with Kate or the rest of the royal family. Pippa’s husband is reportedly set to inherit his father David Matthews’ title as Laird of Glen Affric — and, as such, Pippa will one day become Lady of Glen Affric.