Here’s Why Queen Camilla Allegedly Thought Catherine, Princess of Wales Wasn’t Suited for Royal Life

Kate Middleton has spent more than a decade as one of the most popular figures in the royal family, largely avoiding the controversies that have followed other royal figures. Unlike Meghan Markle, she has consistently maintained a positive public image.

As surprising as it may sound, despite her Royal status, Queen Camilla did not initially consider her an ideal match for Prince William. An author detailed how Queen Camilla eventually changed her opinion of the Princess of Wales.

During an interview with Fox News, Christopher Andersen, a journalist and author, discussed the Crown’s initial opinion of Middleton. He had recently written a book titled Kate!, detailing her rise from a commoner to a member of the royal family.

Andersen said Queen Camilla was initially among Middleton’s fiercest critics. “She did not think she was up to snuff, as it were. She was below the salt. She had no aristocratic blood,” he said. Andersen said the Queen saw herself as “the mistress of a king, not a queen.”

As a result, Camilla had supported Princess Diana as King Charles’ bride. Andersen said, “She was very cognizant of the fact that a future king of England should have, she believed, a marriage to a royal personage, or at least a British aristocrat.” Though Middleton did not check any of those boxes, she became widely popular with the public.

Christopher Andersen emphasized that Queen Camilla’s early objection stemmed from worrying about “royal tradition and social class.” He also noted that Queen Camilla “did object” to Middleton’s working-class roots. The outlet had reached out to Buckingham Palace for a comment, but the spokesperson replied, “We don’t comment on such books.”

In the same interview, Andersen said Middleton had been with Prince William for 25 years. He discussed the “Waity Katie” period, during which she endured a decade of public insults and criticism.

Andersen said, “The palace didn’t really want her. People like Camilla didn’t want her because they felt that she was too common to be the wife of a future king.” Andersen said the British press was “vicious” and even portrayed the Middletons as a “bunch of louts.”

The British press also criticized Middleton’s mother, Carole Middleton, over an incident in which she was seen “chewing gum while she was quitting smoking.” In his book, Andersen wrote that Queen Camilla was concerned about Carole Middleton after the press labeled her a “gauche opportunist.”

He wrote, “Camilla, who felt she knew a schemer when she saw one, feared her mother,” referring to Carole Middleton. According to Andersen’s book, a woman who described herself as a former companion of King Charles told him that Queen Camilla preferred to keep her “friends close and your enemies closer. It’s her way of keeping her eye on you.”

According to Andersen, Prince William was fiercely protective of Middleton and took offense at the criticism directed at her by his stepmother.