It's hard not to show any emotion at all, and some Twitter users watching the procession of the queen's casket noticed some coming through on Kate Middleton's face. Here's what they saw.
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00:00It's hard not to show any emotion at all, and some Twitter users watching the procession
00:05of the Queen's casket noticed some coming through on Kate Middleton's face.
00:10Here's what they saw.
00:11The royal family's most senior women have been in the spotlight following the loss of
00:15their matriarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
00:17Princess Anne, Elizabeth's only daughter, has been making history and winning hearts
00:21with her public displays of affection for her mother.
00:24Not only did Princess Anne accompany Queen Elizabeth's casket as it traveled from Balmoral
00:29Castle to Westminster Abbey, she was seen curtsying to her mother one final time while
00:34they were in Scotland.
00:36Catherine, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, has also been seen grieving
00:40Queen Elizabeth.
00:42The two shared a longer, closer relationship than many realized.
00:46Kate Middleton met the Queen in 2008.
00:48In 2019, the Queen named Kate a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victoria Order.
00:54British Heritage explains that's a rare award given to those who perform special services
00:59to the Queen.
01:00Royal biographer Hugo Vickers explained,
01:02"...this is the one order that actually the Queen herself decides who she gives it to."
01:08On September 14, 2022, the Princess of Wales stood with Prince William and other members
01:13of the royal family following the procession of Queen Elizabeth's casket into Westminster
01:17Abbey.
01:18Dressed in all black, Catherine was seen wearing a large gold brooch, which Hello!
01:23Magazine noted was a gift from Queen Elizabeth.
01:26Catherine's expressions were a focus of discussion for quite a few on Twitter.
01:30One royal watcher wrote,
01:32"...Catherine gulping back her emotion and seeing the gulp go down the muscles of her
01:36throat kills me."
01:38Another pointed out that it appeared the Princess had been crying quite a bit.
01:42One more tweeted,
01:43"...she's trying so hard not to cry.
01:46I know that look."
01:48Clearly emotional, Catherine and her husband, the Prince of Wales, did their best to remain
01:52stoic while honoring the late Queen.
01:55But it's possible Catherine was reflecting on her close relationship with the monarch.
01:59In 2019, an insider close to the royals gave their two cents about Catherine's relationship
02:04with Queen Elizabeth, sharing that the two would often spend time with one another and
02:08discuss the future of the monarchy.
02:11The source said,
02:12"...Kate and the Queen have always had a special bond, but they developed a deeper
02:16friendship after she and Prince William moved from Anmer Hall, Norfolk, to Kensington Palace,
02:22which is within walking distance of Buckingham Palace.
02:25Sometimes they'll casually catch up over afternoon tea, but other times they'll have
02:29more formal meetings, where the Queen will give intense one-on-one training about taking
02:34on the crown."
02:36While King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla are now the reigning couple of the United
02:41Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries, it's William and Catherine, Prince and Princess
02:45of Wales, that represent the future of the monarchy.
02:49Charles, as of the making of this video, is already 73 years old, and has a far lower
02:54approval rating than William and Catherine.
02:57Queen Elizabeth herself reportedly viewed William and Catherine with great confidence
03:02and did what she could to nurture the couple's relationship.
03:05Royal biographer Andrew Morton told OK!
03:08Magazine,
03:09"...the thing about Kate is the Queen was impressed she adored and loved William for
03:13himself, not for his title.
03:15She spends a lot more time supporting and nurturing the relationship between William
03:19and Catherine than she did with Charles and Diana.
03:21It's pretty clear she wasn't going to make that mistake again."
03:24Given the personal interest the Queen paid to Catherine and her legacy as a ruler, it's
03:29no wonder the Princess of Wales is significantly grieving the family's loss.