Elizabeth II downgrades Kate Middleton's status
The Duchess will have to bow to William's cousins; the Queen is reportedly jealous of Kate's popularity and wanted to put her "in her place."
247 - Jealous of Kate Middleton's popularity, who joined the British royal family in April 2011, Queen Elizabeth II wanted to put the commoner "in her place." According to Style & Life magazine, the Queen made an official review of the Order of Provenance of the Royal Household and imposed new rules. Now, whenever Kate is unaccompanied by Prince William, she will have to curtsy to Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie. Those who wore strange hats at Kate and William's wedding.
"It's a total humiliation for Kate," a source close to the Duchess's social circle told Life & Style. Prince William, according to the same source, is "devastated." "He saw the pain and anguish his mother went through when she was mistreated by the royal family, and he doesn't want that to happen to Kate again."
What sparked the Queen's anger was the fact that she felt overshadowed in the midst of her Diamond Jubilee year. She even asked the couple to postpone their pregnancy plans because she didn't want to lose her prominence. Furthermore, it seems Elizabeth fears that her daughter-in-law will become as popular as Lady Di.