{"id":2304474,"date":"2026-02-28T04:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2304474"},"modified":"2026-02-28T04:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:02:07","slug":"late-queen-broke-royal-tradition-for-kates-parents-with-bold-move-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/late-queen-broke-royal-tradition-for-kates-parents-with-bold-move-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Queen broke royal tradition for Kate&#8217;s parents with bold move | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The late <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/queen-elizabeth-ii\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> reportedly broke one major royal tradition for <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Carole Middleton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/carole-middleton\">Carole<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Michael Middleton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/michael-middleton\">Michael Middleton<\/a>. It has been reported that Princess Catherine&#8217;s parents were invited to stay at Balmoral Castle during a previous visit to Scotland &#8211; instead of staying in one of the other homes on the estate &#8211; in September 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Upon the late Queen&#8217;s request, Carole and Michael had been travelling to Scotland to spend time with William and Catherine, as well as their grandchildren, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, then aged three and one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A source told the <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-15587827\/will-william-make-middletons-royal-new-documentary-channel-5.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail<\/a>&#8216;s editor-at-large, Richard Kay that the decision was &#8220;William&#8217;s idea&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The source said: &#8220;[William] very much wanted his grandmother to make them especially welcome. They were at the top of a very long guest list.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>William has had a longstanding close bond with his in-laws, especially his mother-in-law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Former royal butler Grant Harold has previously discussed the warm bond between William and the Middleton family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.heartbingo.co.uk\/play-10-get-50-on-bingo-or-100-free-spins\/?affid=26902&amp;btag=a_59353b_15227c_&amp;btagid=99236961&amp;mid=177&amp;nid=2&amp;utm_source=google_heartbingo_uk_brand&amp;utm_campaign=23196148998&amp;adgroup=&amp;adgroupid=187954790619&amp;utm_content=790627344718&amp;utm_keyword=kwd-23352990736&amp;utm_term=heart%20bingo%20online&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAhtvMBhDBARIsAL26pjG0TyGkhHEdsVzhZaMGp2MPcbSCnV0d67LQ1nbzpxg8jrFI-1IrDN4aAoKUEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23196148998&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABTdUNO9YvSVPiGQmeoiDN8CKetH_\" rel=\"nofollow\">Heart Bingo Online,<\/a> Mr Harrold previously said: &#8220;William always had a good relationship with both Kate\u2019s parents, but especially her mother, Carole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was working with the family, he used to go and spend weekends at their house, which I know he really enjoyed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sources also discussed how much the Middletons welcomed William into their family, sharing: &#8220;They are a warm and welcoming family, and I imagine gave him some of the normality he craved during his 20s and 30s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>const Init=()=>{const interval=setInterval(()=>{if(typeof window.utag_data.consentData!=='undefined'){clearInterval(interval);ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] consent data',window.utag_data.consentData)\nif(!window.isVendorConsented(window.utag_data.consentData,20,!0)){return!1}\nconst publisherPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.publisher?.consents\nconst consentPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.purpose?.consents\nif(!publisherPurposes[1]||!publisherPurposes[2]||!publisherPurposes[3]||!publisherPurposes[4]||!consentPurposes[1]||!consentPurposes[2]||!consentPurposes[3]||!consentPurposes[4]){return!1}\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','331470507705028');fbq('trackSingle','331470507705028','PageView')}else{ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] Facebook is waiting for consent data')}},100)}\nif(typeof flagTcfLoaded!=='undefined'&&flagTcfLoaded){Init()}else{document.addEventListener('tcfLoaded',()=>{Init()})}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The late Queen Elizabeth II reportedly broke one major royal tradition for Carole and Michael Middleton. 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