OPINION:For many years, there was a sort of royal image that would hit the picture agencies with predictable regularity: A beaming Kate Duchess of Cambridge wedged between her husband Prince William and her brother-in-law Prince Harry. And just like that, gone from the frame was Harry and gone was Meghan, leaving Kate … kinda alone. Photo / Getty ImagesLeft to hold the fort with husband William, Kate has been forced to stand front and centre and by golly, the Kate who has emerged over the past year is a woman not only ready but willing to take the lead. In January, as Megxit roiled the palace, Kate launched the most high-profile project of her royal career, a landmark childhood survey as part of her Early Years work. As the UK endures its third lockdown, with Kate, William and their three kids staying put at their Norfolk home, it seems the monarchy is in safe hands … so long as someone remembers the Wi-Fi password that is.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 16, 2021 23:13 UTC