A series of clips on TikTok of Princess Kate gazing lovingly at Prince William has gone viral as one fan wrote: “She fell in love with the man not the prince.”
A video of Kate and William in the kitchen of The Welsh Cake Shop during a visit to Pontypridd Market on February 26, 2025, resurfaced as a supporter remarked on “the way she looks at him.”
The footage was cut together with other clips of Kate looking into William’s eyes during royal visits.
Why It Matters
The footage went viral, having been viewed 226,600 times and liked 24,800 times, after being posted with the on-screen caption: “She fell in love with the man not the prince.”
It falls within a trend among royal fans to pick out specific moments of body language that appear to communicate authentic emotion during public appearances.
What To Know
The first clip comes from a visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales in February when they made Welsh cakes during a visit to an area that had been hit by flooding.
Quoted by the BBC, Theresa Conner, owner of The Welsh Cake Shop, said at the time : “It was a real honor and a privilege to have them here.” Meanwhile, her daughter, Madison Conner, told the royal couple their Welsh cakes were “perfect, they’re great—they’re bangin’.”
The second clip showed Kate turn to meet William’s gaze during the official welcome ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London for the president and the first lady of South Korea during their state visit on November 21, 2023.
A later moment shows the princess watching as William eats ice cream during a visit to Joe’s Ice Cream Parlour in the Mumbles, Wales, on February 4, 2020.
What People Are Saying
One fan wrote, “The first commoner queen of the United Kingdom. People don’t realize how huge this will be,” while a third said: “He’s lucky he found someone who actually loves him for him, not who he is. Great couple. So nice to see.”
Another posted, “True love! The best to Prince William and Princess Catherine!”
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