Is Kate Middleton in danger of overshadowing King Charles (like Diana did)?

The always perfect Kate Middleton risks “stealing the limelight” from King Charles IIIwhich was already “overshadowed by the princess Diana during their marriage and even after their divorce. The royal expert is convinced of this Ingrid Sewardwhich al Daily Mail said: ‘The Princess of Wales with his youth and good looks he will always overshadow a 74-year-old man». However, we must not think, continues Seward, that Kate is like Diana, “who consciously managed to relegate her husband to a corner”. The Middleton «she would never try to outshine Charles the way Diana did. She is very respectful of her father-in-law.’

Yet, as revealed by an insider at the Mirrors, the sovereign would be «worried». Especially after an episode that happened just in recent days. The first official engagement of Charles e Camilla after the coronation was participation in the Chelsea Flower Show. A visit planned and announced for some time. Surprisingly, Kate Middleton also arrived at the last minute. And all the headlines were dedicated to her. The presence of the king and queen went almost unnoticed: «Charles’ first royal duty after the May 6 ceremony was completely overshadowed by his daughter-in-law».

History, it seems, repeats itself. Carlo, a life already in the shadow of Queen Elizabeth, after his wedding with Diana in 1981, found himself a protagonist wife who was liked by the people much more than he was. The then heir to the throne became aware of it, with great spite, in 1983, during a six-week tour of Australia. The photographer Ken Lennoxin the documentary Inside The Crown: Secrets of the Royalshe said that throughout the royal tour people made it clear to Charles that all the affection was for the Princess of Wales: “It was as if they were saying to him:”We are not interested in you, we want your bride”».

As you know, things didn’t improve over time. And Carlo, according to the royal biographer Andrew Morton“era jealous of his wife’s popularity»: «Until then accustomed to having all eyes on him, he felt left out». Agrees Sally Bedell Smith, who in the biography Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life recounts that the then prince “in various letters complained to his friends about the“obsessive and crazy” attention aroused in the masses by his wife». Today there is a new Princess of Wales: Kate Middleton. According to royal experts, unlike Diana, she has no desire to overshadow the sovereign king. History, however, seems destined to repeat itself.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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