Princess Kate made a rather relatable blunder on a royal visit – but the quickly learned from the mishap.
When Prince William and Kate met at the University of St. Andrews they were friends before things became romantic between them later. They dated for many years, and despite a brief break up, they finally settled down in 2010 when it was announced that the pair were engaged.
During her long relationship with William, Kate learned a lot about the spotlight that comes along with the Royal Family, but she was still a private individual – and the duties that would come with her official royal role still needed some getting used to. After her marriage, she was gradually eased into public life, and given the opportunity to slowly learn the ropes, and as her family grew, the space to take care of her children.
Speaking in a documentary to mark the late Queen’s 90th birthday, Kate admitted that she had found royal engagements took some getting used to, and even the most innocuous things you wouldn’t think about in normal life needed some adjustments in that more formal setting.
Kate explained that during her earliest engagements, she would often get carried away chatting to someone without keeping an eye on the time, and her enthusiasm to speak to everyone even became a bit of an inside joke within the House of Windsor.
“I think there is a real art to walkabouts, everyone teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting so I think I’ve still got to learn a little bit more and pick up a few more tips I suppose,” Kate explained, also noting that when she had to attend one of her first engagements without her husband William, she was pleased that the late Queen came along with her to show her the ropes.
