If there is a topic that has not stopped being talked about during these first months of 2024, it is Kate Middleton. The Princess of Wales has been missing from the media landscape since she underwent abdominal surgery in early January, about which nothing is known. And this uncertainty surrounding her health status is keeping not only British society, but the entire world in suspense.
As if that were not enough, the scandal caused by the publication of the edited photograph in which she appears with her three children to celebrate Mother's Day has triggered conspiracy theories that do not leave the Royal House in a very good light. Given all this, Prince William's wife only has to take refuge in her family and her close friends, some of whom are not separated from her at any time.
One of Kate Middleton's hobbies is the world of fashion. So much so, that in the United Kingdom she is considered an icon for her perfection and her styling. And this is due, in part, to the clothes of one of her best friends, Natasha Rufus Isaacs. The businesswoman is one of the founders, along with Lavinia Brennan, of Beulah London, the princess's favorite clothing brand.
But that is not all. The royal family's relationship with Natasha goes much further. Her father is the Marquis of Reading, a friend of Charles III. For this reason, Prince William and the businesswoman have known each other since they were little. And if that wasn't enough of a connection, Rupert Finch, her current husband, was Kate's boyfriend earlier in her life. Some links that ended up creating this beautiful friendship.
Another person the Princess of Wales is relying on to overcome the slump she is in is the daughter of the VIII Earl of Romney, Laura Meade. A friendship that was forged thanks to their respective husbands. Prince William and James Meade formed an inseparable friendship while studying at Eton.
The relationship between the two is such that the aristocrat's husband was chosen as godfather at the princes' wedding held at Westminster Abbey. In turn, Laura is the godmother of little Prince Louis.
Natasha Archer can boast of being one of Kate Middleton's most intimate and trusted people. And she is also her personal assistant and her right hand. So this friendship reaches much deeper levels than the rest.
Tash, as she is known privately, is, in turn, the princess's stylist since 2007, when she began working at the British Royal House. And if something is not lost, it is the multiple trips by Prince William's wife to fulfill her agenda. It is not surprising that she has ended up forging a very good friendship after spending so many hours together.
Finally, this list of close friends is completed with Alicia Fox-Pitt. This friendship ended up forming after being together at Marlborough College and practicing their favorite sport: rowing. They were both teammates on The Sisterhood team.
Although Alicia was in charge of introducing the princess to this world, she had to leave it to focus completely on her work in the British crown. And although her relationship with this sport ended, her great friendship did not.
