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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Jenny Proudfoot

The palace was worried Kate Middleton would go down the same route as Princess Diana

Kate Middleton.

Sure, being a royal has its advantages – the fashion, the princes, the tiaras, the castles – but it definitely also has its drawbacks. And from the end of privacy and a hefty rule book to follow, to the dreaded rumour mill and being isolated from normal life, it can be a real challenge.

No one knows this more than Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, becoming a national treasure and therefore a paparazzi favourite since joining the royal fold.

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