NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 13:  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth II watch part of a children's sports event while visiting Vernon Park during a Diamond Jubilee visit to Nottingham on June 13, 2012 in Nottingham, England.  (Photo by Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 13:  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth II watch part of a children's sports event while visiting Vernon Park during a Diamond Jubilee visit to Nottingham on June 13, 2012 in Nottingham, England.  (Photo by Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

凱特王妃正為她未來有朝一日一日作為「王后」的角色做準備?而她遵循的對象正是96歲的伊麗莎白女王(Queen Elizabeth)。

凱特贏得民心

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 04: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives to present The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at the Design Museum on May 4, 2022 in London, England. The Duchess of Cambridge will present The Queen Elizabeth II Award to an emerging British designer at the event hosted by the British Fashion Council. The award provides continued recognition of the cultural and trade role the British fa
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 04: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives to present The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at the Design Museum on May 4, 2022 in London, England. The Duchess of Cambridge will present The Queen Elizabeth II Award to an emerging British designer at the event hosted by the British Fashion Council. The award provides continued recognition of the cultural and trade role the British fa

英國皇室劍橋公爵夫人,外界多稱「凱特王妃」,舉手投足流露優雅之氣息,被譽為具有著能「安定人心」的力量,身為平民王妃出身的她,更顯得更具備親和力,多次披上二手華服、致力慈善事業,不僅平了刁鑽的英國媒體的口,也擄獲英國民心,彷彿即便擁有萬重憂愁,都可從凱特王妃一抹燦笑中得到解脫。

凱特透過「觀察」女王而學習

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NOTTINGHAM - JUNE 13:  Queen Elizabeth ll and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit Vernon Park during a Diamond Jubilee visit to Nottingham on June 13, 2012 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)
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NOTTINGHAM - JUNE 13:  Queen Elizabeth ll and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit Vernon Park during a Diamond Jubilee visit to Nottingham on June 13, 2012 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)

而《時人》雜誌也揭露了凱特或許一直從智慧的96歲英國女王(伊莉莎白二世,Elizabeth II)身上取經——這位寫下歷史、成為英國在位最久的君主和女王。皇室傳記作家莎莉·比德爾·史密斯(Sally Bedell Smith)就提到,凱特透過觀察來向女王學習,她也知道什麼事情會引起共鳴,並從女王身上吸收許多東西。

2人擁有成為女王關鍵:堅忍、判斷力與忠誠度

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 08:  Queen Elizabeth II (R) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) watch a fashion show at De Montfort University on March 8, 2012 in Leicester, England. The royal visit to Leicester marks the first date of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK between March 8 and July 25, 2012.  (Photo by Oli Scarff - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 08:  Queen Elizabeth II (R) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) watch a fashion show at De Montfort University on March 8, 2012 in Leicester, England. The royal visit to Leicester marks the first date of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK between March 8 and July 25, 2012.  (Photo by Oli Scarff - WPA Pool / Getty Images)

而40歲的凱特王妃與女王相差了56歲,不過兩人都擁有成為女王的關鍵條件:安靜堅忍、無懈可擊的判斷力與堅定的忠誠度。而她們不對爭議的政治事件過多評論、也對王位應該應有的權責堅守不移,更嚴謹維持自己代表皇家的公眾形象。其中更特別提及,凱特王妃遵循著女王在公眾場合的左右銘:「永不抱怨、永不解釋。」(Never complain, never explain . )

女王是行動派,而非空談者

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 19: Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit King's College London on March 19, 2019 in London, England to officially open Bush House, the latest education and learning facilities on the Strand Campus. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 19: Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit King's College London on March 19, 2019 in London, England to officially open Bush House, the latest education and learning facilities on the Strand Campus. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

不過知情人士也指出,女王應當不會給予明確的指導。英國歷史傳記作家莎拉·格里斯伍德(Sarah Gristwood)則認為,女王應該是像對待首相一樣,維持她與凱特的關係,因為女王屬於「實際行動派而非空談者」,若真的有給凱特建言,那應該是一個非常謹慎的決定。

凱特將搬家,與女王關係緊密

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 19: Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit King's College to officially open Bush House, the latest education and learning facilities on the Strand Campus on March 19, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Grover - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 19: Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit King's College to officially open Bush House, the latest education and learning facilities on the Strand Campus on March 19, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Grover - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

而凱特王妃和女王關係親密,可從女王造訪世界各地時,身旁總有一個凱特身影隨行而證明!凱特王妃與威廉王子也預計將搬離住了9年之久的倫敦肯辛頓宮(Kensington Palace),到距離英國女王較近、位於溫莎城堡附近一座豪邸「阿德萊德小屋」(Adelaide Cottage),以便更靠近96歲高齡的英國女王。外界也認為此舉作為威廉與凱特一家更貼近女王的象徵,而若有朝一日威廉繼承王位,凱特也可能成真正的英國王后

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