Loving Life at 40

EXPERIENCE HAS GIFTED THE DUCHESS WITH GRACE, WISDOM AND CONFIDENCE

—Reporting by Natalie Posner

A younger Kate Middleton would have been too bashful to play piano before millions of viewers, but in December she performed a surprise recital on British TV that also acquired an additional 15 million views on the internet. “What a fantastic job she did,” gushes a royal insider. “There is no way the old Kate would have had that courage.” At 40, the Duchess of Cambridge has come into her own. “There is no rule book,” she says. “You just have to make it up and do the best you can.” So far, so good! As a wife, mother and working royal, Kate feels very comfortable in her skin. “In 2011, when she married William, she was young, naive and felt intimidated by the royal family,” says the insider. “She’d be nervous…

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