Apparently, the Queen herself allegedly didn’t think it was a great idea for Kate Middleton to join the royal family at first. 

According to royal biographer Katie Nicholl, “Privately she [the Queen] had grave concerns and believed that Kate needed to have a job and an identity in her own right before an engagement was announced.” 

Katie revealed these concerns in her book The Making of a Royal Romance, where she also added that the Queen “is one of the hardest working royals, despite her age” and as far as Kate goes, the fact that she “was without a full-time job was unacceptable to her.” 

The Queen wasn’t the only one concerned about Kate’s lack of profession. One source added, “Swanning from one five-star holiday resort to another is not the prerequisite for a young woman possibly destined to be Queen.”

Thankfully, it all worked out. Kate Middleton is working her royal butt off with not only the children, but also public appearances. Hopefully she and her mother in law have worked things out! 

H/T: The Sun