
In addition to the weight of a heavy health diagnosis—like the one the Princess of Wales was dealt earlier this year when she was diagnosed with cancer—Kate and her husband, Prince William, have long before 2024 carried the weight of the future of the monarchy on their shoulders. To put that much pressure on anyone—royalty or not—must feel a bit suffocating, but, while King Charles and Queen Camilla are the present, it’s William and Kate who have emerged as the “pillars on which the future of the monarchy rests,” according to royal biographer Christopher Andersen (per OK).
