Kate has become 'firm friends' with another royal

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00:00Kate has become firm friends with another royal. Kate Middleton and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh,

00:06have become close confidants. According to a royal expert, the Princess of Wales and Prince Edward's

00:12wife maintain a tight bond as they navigate life as mothers and working members of the royal family.

00:18Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, became a member of the royal family when she wed Prince Edward,

00:23the youngest of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's children, in 1999.

00:28When Kate Middleton married Prince William in 2011, the two became pals.

00:33It's sometimes hard to remember that Sophie is Catherine's aunt by marriage because they seem more

00:38like sisters, journalist Jenny Bond said. I think they have a real mutual affection and a firm friendship.

00:44Just like Kate Middleton, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, was an outsider who joined the royal family later

00:50in life and had to adjust to find her place within it. Sophie has been there for Catherine from the

00:55start as a mentor, and perhaps someone she can share the peculiar ups and downs of royal life with,

01:01Jenny Bond said. They are two women who have come from middle-class backgrounds to assume uniquely

01:06senior roles in the life of the nation. Jenny Bond believes that with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

01:11out of the picture, Kate Middleton and Prince William are eager to have Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh,

01:17and Prince Edward by their side. I think William will be very grateful to have Edward and Sophie

01:22there when the time comes for him to be king, she said. With no Harry to lean on, he will appreciate

01:27the support of his uncle and aunt and be grateful that they are willing to bear their share of the

01:32considerable workload. Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, married in 1999. They share two

01:39children, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex. Edward and Sophie reside at Bagshot Park,

01:45which is located near Cape Middleton and Prince William's new home, Forest Lodge.