Kate Middleton determined to stay “cheerful” for her children

It’s been a busy week for the Wales family. Not only did Kate Middleton and Prince William celebrate their wedding anniversary, but the family is also celebrating the birthdays of Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, born on May 2 and April 23, respectively. Although the busy schedule is enough to overwhelm anyone, sources close to the royal family say Kate remains “unapologetically cheerful” for her children.

Royal author Christopher Andersen, whose most recent work is The King: The Life of Charles IIIsaid Us every week that Middleton “remains a ray of light in what can often be a stifling environment behind palace walls.”

He also noted that Kate and William’s 13th wedding anniversary was a bit “bittersweet” for the couple, saying that when “they celebrated their 12th anniversary by posting a photo of them smiling broadly on bikes, no one could have imagined that a year later, Kate and the king would both be battling cancer. »

Although it may seem strange to some to include the children in a wedding anniversary, Anderson shared that since Kate’s cancer diagnosis, everything has become a family event and that the Princess of Wales remains positive so that the The atmosphere remains light in the house. .

“More than ever, William and Kate have reason to include the children in everything and to keep the prevailing mood as upbeat as possible,” Andersen continued. “Despite her challenges, Kate is incapable of being anything other than resolutely cheerful with George, Charlotte and Louis.”

Andersen also explained that while we don’t know exactly what Kate and William did to celebrate their anniversary, they kept their “tradition of staying close to home.” Presumably the two also exchanged “sentimental gifts.” For example, last year William gave Kate a replica of his bridal bouquet and a diamond ring that belonged to the late Princess Diana. Kate gave William “a framed sketch she had made of the couple during their student years at (the University of) St. Andrew’s.”