Ingrid added that Carole's "proactive" nature would likely have meant that Kate didn't have to ask her mum to help out, but instead that the 70-year-old entrepreneur would have taken the initiative when it came to helping Kate out with daily tasks and childcare - something that the expert thought would be a relief to the future Queen.
When Kate announced that she had finished her chemotherapy, she released a sweet video filled with shots of the Wales family spending time together, and in one moment, Carole and her husband, Michael Middleton, were seen playing cards with the Wales family as they all sat around a dining table.
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And now as Kate makes a gradual return to work duties, an expert has revealed that Kate has leaned heavily on her mum Carole during what has been an incredibly testing time for the family.
Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine, explained that the "proactive" Middleton matriarch will have been sure to help her eldest daughter out as much as possible during what Prince William has described as a 'brutal' year for the family - particularly when it came to childcare.
