Kate Middleton fearful of becoming Queen
Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Britain’s Prince William, has told friends she is terrified of becoming queen.
The 25-year-old fashion buyer - who rekindled her four-year romance with the prince in July after a brief three-month split - fears her middle-class upbringing won’t meet royal courtiers expectations if she marries William, who is heir to the throne after his father Prince Charles.
One friend told Britain’s News of the World newspaper: “Kate has just woken up to what the next few years could have in store. She is suddenly realising the enormity of what could lie ahead if she walks down the aisle with William. It’s one thing having an on/off relationship with the prince, it’s quite another thing becoming queen.
“Kate is concerned those before her who have married into the royal family have come from an aristocratic background and are from old money. She is just from a very normal middle-class family who have done exceptionally well for themselves. They don’t live on a huge estate or have titles before their names.”
William and Kate’s relationship has gone from strength to strength since their brief split in April, but they have continued to keep a low profile.
The couple - who first met at Scotland’s St. Andrews University four years ago - were conscious not to be seen together at a party at Upton Villa, Oxfordshire, recently.
A source said: “They were keeping a discreet distance from each other. By no means were they walking round hand in hand. The less they are seen together, the less pressure is put on them.”
Last month, Kate and William flew separately to the Seychelles for a romantic break, their first holiday without family or friends around them. (via Bang Media Int.)
September 25th, 2007 11:00
I have a feeling that Kate has accepted that she will someday marry William and her fate will be sealed by her becoming Queen sometime in the future. The fact that people are saying that she is fearful could not be further from the truth. This is just another silly story.
September 27th, 2007 04:19
I’m sure she’s feeling fearful, maybe not so much about marrying William but about all the baggage that goes with being future Queen - the press intrusion will be relentless once the engagement has been announced! I don’t think the upper-class / middle/class thing is an issue these days…
September 30th, 2007 15:15
I don’t think Kate will get the job, not for being fearful, but because William won’t ask her to marry him. I saw a BBC TV show today that said people close to the Royal Family felt she wasn’t suited for the position because of her background and family lineage. William is young yet,so he has plently iof time, I think it’s tragic the way the press is trying to force this girl up the aisle with William. William has shown that he is unsure about her, I doubt the Queen would approve a relationship that has already been so shakey that he broke up with her seriously a few months ago. I think it will be another girl he falls in love with , in the end, who gets the job. She may be aristocrat or commoner, but William will be sure about her and she will not be viewed as just a Social climber tryingto push her way into the title, the relationship will be solid. He doesn’t seem sure with Kate, that doesn’t bode well. The selfish-press, doesn’t care if the union will last with William and Kate, the press just wants a wedding to make money for years, even if it breaks up by the time William is forty, the press is the one pushing and promoting this this already failed-fake romance. William hasn’t been seen with Kate for months and what is with all the nervousness about Kate meeting the Queen, the press told us for years Kate has had tea and lunch with the Queen and has chats with her, I think the press machine is just, telling fabrications about these two. They seem nothing more than sometime friends now, not even serious anymore.
September 30th, 2007 22:15
This story is very much true. Kate will be going to Balmoral this month. They realized that public dating is not good for a relationship. This is the reason they have not been seen with each other in public. Kate did attend Camilla’s birthday party at Highgrove and they see each other at friends houses. They just spent a week near the Indian Ocean. They are very much a couple. The only thing the public wants from them is to be happy. With each other or not. So No Chance, your comment is very much wrong.
October 1st, 2007 09:02
It is quite normal and appropriate that Kate would have some apprehensions about becoming Queen. It’s a good sign, as it means she would take the job seriously. The more she thinks it through now, the better equipped she will be if it actually happens.
By the way, is Camilla an aristocrat? Kate’s background is far preferable to Camilla’s in my opinion.
October 1st, 2007 10:35
Camilla is not an aristocrat. She was a socity girl.
October 5th, 2007 01:28
i really don’t vote kate to be william’s wife, so as william has some second thoughts when she dumped her.but what’s worrying kate of becoming queen is absurd-i don’t think william will marry her.she played well in pubicizing herself, unlike Diana she keeps herself out from media glare.this lady has been seeing in upskirts w/ her underwear almost exposed- a sign of her insecurities. shd she act descently , she could have gain the respect & love of the prince & esepcially the approvalof the Queen. there are other girls who deserve the respect & love of willaim & her family wether she be a commoner or royal in descendant.in short, she has no proper breeding.she shd not worry of becoming a Queen , because i think she will never become one!
October 6th, 2007 22:14
So I think this is all a bunch of non-sense okay so William is going out with Kate again big deal lets think about this, He broke-up with her once,and now in like 2 ,months of being together marriage is the next step…. no way William is way smarter than that and he has enough of his mother in him to not be railroaded into anything, he has seen first hand how much damage that can do and he won’t repeat that cycle of events. If he love’s Kate I believe he will marry her SOMEDAY, if he decides he doesn’t love her that much then he won’t marry her simple. I also think people aren’t giving Kate enough credit she is smart and she will also make a decision that she feels is right for her, I mean she has every right to refuse a proposal if she doesn’t feel ready for the commitment so I say leave them to it eventually they will work it out together. We don’t know what it is like for them so we can’t judge what they do or why we just have to except the decision they make, so all of the predictions and put downs are just childish. Remember they are people too.
October 8th, 2007 20:33
i think she will make a great queen someday