- The Queen allowed Kate Middleton to bring her camera to Balmoral.
- The Duchess of Cambridge had met the Queen only fleetingly before.
- Her Majesty showed that she wanted Kate to be part of her “inner circle,” author Katie Nicholl wrote in her book, The Future Queen.
The Queen gave Kate Middleton a unique privilege to make her feel welcome in the royal family.
Katie Nicholl wrote in her book The Future Queen that the Queen let the Duchess of Cambridge bring her camera to Balmoral because she knew how much she liked taking pictures.
“Until now the Queen had met Kate only fleetingly at the wedding of Peter and Autumn Phillips, but she went out of her way to make her feel welcome, giving her permission to take pictures at Balmoral,” Katie wrote.
The fact that Kate was invited to Balmoral showed that Her Majesty wanted Kate to be in her “inner circle,” the author wrote.
“As a woman who has lived her entire life in the public eye, the Queen rarely lets her guard down, and very few apart from her family and closest friends get to see the real Elizabeth,” she added.
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