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Kate Middleton Steps Down From Her Royal Duties
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10/22/2023
Kate Middleton Steps Down From Her Royal Duties
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have temporarily stepped away from their royal duties to prioritize
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a much anticipated family time with their three children."
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Kate Middleton is stepping down and taking a break from royal duties and some reports
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are literally comparing her to Meghan Markle.
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According to insider reports from the Mirror publication, the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton,
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is choosing to reduce her royal engagements and they're saying that she's taking inspiration
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from Meghan Markle to concentrate on her family.
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The source revealed that Kate has deliberately cleared her schedule for the upcoming weeks
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and who knows how much longer she's going to be clearing her schedule, but this is to
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be with her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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This decision comes as their eldest son, Prince George, along with Princess Charlotte and
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Prince Louis, enjoys a well-deserved October half-term break from school.
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Specifically, she is prioritizing her eldest son, Prince George, who's facing exams and
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could use her support during this stressful time at school.
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This decision is because of Kate's commitment to her family's well-being and it really
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amplifies her hands-on approach to parenting.
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And by the way, her parenting style is something that she's gotten a lot of praise for in
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the past.
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And it's definitely something really difficult to manage, especially being a senior royal
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princess.
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Your hands are everywhere.
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Kate Middleton has been appearing at public events, including the Royal Festival of Dance
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and the Royal Festival of Dance, and she's been a big part of the Royal Festival of Dance
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and the Royal Festival of Dance, and she's been a big part of the Royal Festival of Dance
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and the Royal Festival of Dance, and she's been a big part of the Royal Festival of Dance
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and the Royal Festival of Dance, including university lectures, as well as rugby World
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Cup games, representing the royal family, of course.
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But she's now chosen to take a break from her royal responsibilities, and this decision
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is something that many of us saw coming.
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When you take a look, there were a lot of signs, as well as reports from July of 2023,
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suggesting that she was losing interest in her royal duties.
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Some reports have highlighted Kate's decrease in royal engagements.
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Like, take a look.
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She made 40 solo appearances and 40 joint ones with Prince William in 2023.
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But this is a significant drop from the 120 engagements that she had in 2019.
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And another thing to note is that although she usually keeps her personal life very private,
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she did hint at her mental health concerns in May of 2023 when she stressed the importance
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of discussing emotions openly.
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And reports are saying that this might have influenced her choice to take a step down
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from her royal duties.
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And like I said, people are comparing her to Meghan Markle.
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Meghan Markle, of course, is Kate Middleton's sister-in-law, and she has openly discussed
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her mental health struggles as well.
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Like, in 2021, Meghan and Prince Harry moved to California and they cited intense media
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pressure as well as tensions within the royal family as the reasons for stepping down and
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moving.
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Meghan has also revealed that she felt like she didn't want to be alive anymore during
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her time in the UK, leading the couple to step back from their royal duties and move
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to the US.
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And now, they're currently engaged in Hollywood projects, including media deals with Netflix
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to create new content.
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And Meghan and Harry's move from the UK seems permanent, but Kate's decision to step back
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appears to be temporary.
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At least that's what it looks like.
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And her main aim is to actually just focus on her children for now.
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And that's the hope.
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Like, could you imagine if Kate was like, "Okay, I'm stepping down permanently from
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all of my royal duties."
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That would be chaos in the royal family.
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So I don't think that'll be the case at all.
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I think she really loves the royal life and she's very committed to it.
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And I think most people would be sympathetic to her current condition.
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Like, she's been going really hard, like, over the past years, representing the royal
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family, trying to be the glue to help keep the royal family together, help keep the image
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in the public eye in a positive light, all of that, as well as trying to manage her household
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and be a good mom.
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Sometimes you just gotta take a break.
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Yeah, I really think most people are sympathetic to that.
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But I'm curious to know what are your thoughts about this.
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Be sure to let me know down below in the comments section.
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Thanks for hanging out with me here on FTD News, and I'll catch you guys in the next
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