26-05-2025
Kate Middleton's Clever Comeback After Being Mistaken for Prince William's Assistant
Kate Middleton was mistaken for Prince William's assistant during a 2020 visit to a nursing home.
Rather than rejecting the label, the Princess replied, "Well I am your assistant! I have been for a long time!"
Middleton has been a full-time working royal since her marriage to William in 2011, and reportedly sees her role as a supporting one, according to The Middleton may be the future queen of the United Kingdom, but her self-effacing British humor is still very much intact. Case in point? Consider a visit the Prince and Princess of Wales paid to the Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff, Wales in 2020, back when they were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
It all started when the couple reconnected with a resident there by the name of Joan Drew-Smith, per Hello Magazine. Referencing a previous visit during which William and Kate ran a game of bingo, Drew-Smith candidly told the duo, "You did a bloody shit job." She then pointed to Kate and asked, "Is that your assistant?"
Middleton, for her part, quickly fired back: "Well I am your assistant! I have been for a long time!"
William later told reporters he was not at all insulted by Drew-Smith's frank humor. "I love Joan, she's brilliant," he said. "If only everyone was as honest as her."
Middleton's embrace of the word "assistant" is a joke, of course, but her response reflects the fact that she has assisted Prince William in his lifelong set of royal duties since marrying into the British royal family back in 2011. Since then, the future queen has become something of a "gatekeeper" to her husband.
"Kate has always seen her role as a supporting one," a new report by The Times said. "She is understood to have been inspired by the late Duke of Edinburgh, who made an individual contribution while being very clear that his role was to support the monarch."
The Prince and Princess most recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary with a two-day trip to Scotland. It was Kate's first overnight trip since her cancer diagnosis in 2024.
'They feel they are very lucky to be married to each other," royal historian Dr. Amanda Foreman told People. "Their marriage is strong, and they are being honest about it.'
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