As they appeared side by side at the Ascot horse races on June 19, Prince William and his mother-in-law Carole Middleton are said to have a very close bond. She is said to have offered him a glimpse into the life “he never had.”
Surprise appearance this Wednesday, June 19 at Ascot: Carole and Michael Middleton, the parents of the Princess of Wales, appeared without their daughter alongside their son-in-law, Prince William, to attend the horse races. If this event is particularly popular with the British royal family, Kate Middleton’s parents are not big regulars at social events.
This is also the first time since Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement that the two have been seen in public. And the couple seemed to be there in support of Prince William. Shared support as the Prince of Wales saved his mother-in-law from embarrassment when her foot fell out of her shoe and her heel got stuck in the grass.
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And according to theExpress , Prince William reportedly considers Carole Middleton his “second mom.” “The Middletons also give him a glimpse of the kind of normal life he never had (…) It is said that William considers Carole as a second mother. Of course, he lost his at a young age, so Carole can represent that maternal figure that he was missing,” he continues.
Carole Middleton, an unwavering support of Kate Middleton and Prince William
According to Daily Mail , Prince William adopted his in-laws from the start of his relationship with Kate Middleton in the 2000s. To the point of having a particularly close relationship today. Still according to the daily, Carole Middleton would like to prepare her son-in-law his favorite snack of cheese on toast and would always stock up on the sea salt chocolates he loves before his visits.
Carole Middleton also proved to be unfailingly supportive of her eldest daughter, who is now suffering from cancer. Behind the scenes, she would have been a “real Mary Poppins” and would have ensured that her three grandchildren, George, Charlotte and Louis continued to live as normal a life as possible. A golden mother-in-law and grandmother.
