Gather round because sources are spilling. Several insiders spoke to The Times about Prince William and Kate Middleton as they prepare to become King and Queen, and we've learned some interesting things. For starters, Kate has "always seen her role as a supporting one" and wants to act as "gatekeeper" to make sure William can balance work/fatherhood. Per the newspaper, everyone "understands that is the deal" and it's the "long game" for the Princess of Wales.
Meanwhile, William desires control and normalcy. Per a source, “Three words come to mind when I think of William. Normal, private, control. These are the things he wants: as normal a life as possible; private time for his family; and control over how he organizes his life and work. Kate is just as strong on control and privacy as him. In that glare of publicity and scrutiny they are very tight, very close, very strong, and cancer has made them closer and stronger, which is very common in families facing these challenges."
This source adds that Kate is "hugely influential behind the scenes in hiring and decision-making and they approach it as a team. Like the late Queen and Prince Philip, and the King and Queen, they’re a good double act."
Another insider adds that William and Kate likely won't move to Buckingham Palace when Wills become King, and that he'll still do day-to-day activities like take his kids to school: “He’ll be asking, if [the children] are still young when I take on the big job, how do I maintain that privacy? I’m pretty sure that they won’t move into BP. You can’t imagine him saying, 'Great, let’s move back to central London.'"
And per yet another source, “William has played a very smart hand. He has chosen it. He has shaped it as he wanted to. He was thinking about this early because he didn’t want to drift and then find that he hadn’t had a say in it. It’s one of the defining qualities of the man."
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