Princess Kate is very close to her mother, Carole Middleton, which makes sense given the Middleton family’s close-knit bond. Luckily, when it comes to her son-in-law, there is no stereotypical mother-in-law tension between Prince William and Carole, the Middleton Matriarch. According to former royal butler Grant Harold, they have a very close relationship and always have.
“William always had a good relationship with both Kate’s parents, but especially her mother, Carole,” Harold, speaking on behalf of Heart Bingo Online, revealed. “When I was working with the family, he used to go and spend weekends at their house, which I know he really enjoyed.” The Middleton family home in Bucklebury is only about an hour’s drive from Kensington Palace, and even shorter if you take the royal helicopter. Michael Middleton once joked that he knew Prince William was serious about his daughter when he landed a chopper in the back yard of their family home.
