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The Duchess of Cambridge and future Queen of England,

, celebrates her 40 years this Sunday, at the peak of her popularity and with an increasingly important role within the British royal family.

Born Catherine Middleton and nicknamed Kate, this former commoner art student entered the UK's most watched family in 2011.

With brown hair and always impeccable appearance, Kate always fulfills her official commitments with a smile, sending an image of confidence at a difficult time for a monarchy that has no choice but to close ranks in the face of scandals and various divisions.

Recently, he once again pleased his fans and an ever-enthusiastic press during a Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey, broadcast on television and dedicated to those who worked during the coronavirus pandemic.

, who performed her song "For These Who Can't Be Here".

Both Kate Middleton and her husband, Guillermo, who will turn 40 in June, have gained visibility since the health crisis began, holding videoconferences with health workers or recounting their confined life with their children Jorge, Carlota and Luis - in a great country house - and the ups and downs of homeschooling.

As restrictions have been relaxed and the 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has reduced activities in her schedule, the couple has multiplied the official appearances, since the world premiere of the new installment of the James Bond saga until the COP26 climate summit.

Kate has also become more involved in her favorite topics, such as childhood and, together with Guillermo, mental health and environmental protection.

An unflappable character

The former private marriage secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, cited her down-to-earth and unflappable character among her virtues.

"She takes the time to talk to people," Lowther-Pinkerton explained to The Times, comparing her to the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, a symbol of British resistance during World War II: "When something has to be done, she does it".

At the dawn of her relationship with William, at the Scottish University of Saint Andrews, Kate's social origins, who grew up in a middle-class family, gave much to talk about, as well as her ability to integrate into the world of royalty. , full of traditions and conventions.

But she, at least in public,

, little liked by the tabloids and quite unpopular with the British.

With Kate Middleton, the media has been quite benevolent, especially since Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, popularly known as Harry, decided to leave the royal family and move to the United States.

Some attribute the difference in media treatment of Kate and Meghan to contempt for those who easily vent, something that goes against British phlegm.

And yet, Kate has also been criticized, especially for her irreproachable appearance.

The writer Hilary Mantel even went so far as to compare her to a "window display mannequin, without personality."

However, Kate is seen, within the Royal Family, as someone who can be counted on in a delicate moment, between the explosive confidences of Enrique and Meghan and the accusations of sexual assault leveled against the second son of the sovereign, Prince Andrew.

In the midst of the storm, the Royal Family has closed ranks around a few members.

And, like William, his father, Prince Charles, has grown in importance, preparing to succeed his mother.

Given the age of Prince Charles (73 years) and his low popularity, many commentators suggest that his reign will be more of a transition before the arrival of William and Kate to the throne.

"Surely, they will give the monarchy, after such old monarchs, a sense of modernity that is probably necessary to help its continuity," specialist Robert Jobson told AFP.

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