Kate Middleton had 'phenomenal mentor in Queen - she isn't trying to emulate Diana’
The royal family pulled out all the stops to welcome South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace last week as King Charles III hosted his first official state visit as monarch.
While His Majesty observed the white tie dress code with his dinner suit, Camilla looked stunning in a royal-blue Bruce Oldfield dress, which she previously wore to a dinner with Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda in June. And she accessorised her gown with a sapphire and diamond tiara and a matching necklace and earrings, which previously belonged to her late mother-in-law.
“The late Queen had the great pleasure of hosting Presidents Mandela, Mbeki and Zuma for state visits to the United Kingdom, at all of which I was present,” he said. And at the banquet she wowed in a white Elspeth gown by Jenny Packham and the Lover’s Knot Tiara that previously belonged to Princess Diana.
Katie said, “I think it’s very apparent in the way Kate conducts herself and how she carries herself in royal engagements that she’s been well prepared. A lot of it comes down to her own innate confidence but there isn’t a princess training manual and the success of being a princess comes from experience and mentoring.
She said, “Once her and William were married, the grandchildren came along and seeing both sets of grandparents, as well as the great-grandparents, was really important to William and Kate. They made sure they went to Balmoral every summer to spend time with the Queen and so that their children could spend time with her.
“She was wearing the Lover’s Knot Tiara, which was commissioned by Queen Mary in 1913. Diana wore that tiara on many occasions, for many state visits and receptions. She said, “She’s not letting anything overshadow or overwhelm the Princess of Wales that she wants to be. I think that’s very much to her credit and her confidence.
She said, “I think the fact that Kate and William were there to officially greet President Ramaphosa to bring him to Horse Guards Parade was a real sign to the world of their importance and power as the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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