Kate Middleton is the ‘power behind the throne’: royal expert

Kate Middleton’s future as the queen consort is looking bright.

The Princess of Wales, 41, has been preparing for her role ever since she married Prince William in 2011.

An expert recently divulged that Middleton is the real “power behind the throne” and is tough enough to stand by William’s side as they undertake royal engagements.

True Royalty TV co-founder Nick Bullen dished to Fox News that the mother of three is full of “steeliness” and is a “very strong character.”

“[She] has transitioned from being a young bride to being a key player within the royal family,” he noted.

Bullen continued: “If you look at all the photographs now, she’s always front and center. She looked amazing at the coronation, she looked incredible at Ascot.”

“She’s now every inch the princess. And I think at the coronation, everyone agreed that she looked very much the next queen,” he said.

He also stated that following Queen Elizabeth’s death last year, William, 41, and many other senior royals have looked up to Middleton for inspiration and she has been making important choices on how to protect the royal family’s reputation.

“I think a lot of the members of the family look to her, including William, obviously,” Bullen said. “I believe she is involved in making quite a lot of the decisions on how things move forward and how the family is portrayed. She just continues to get better and better.”

Royal expert Valentine Low echoed Bullen’s sentiments about her strong qualities. Low told Page Six last month that Middleton is more resilient than how she appears in public.

“Interestingly, behind the scenes, she’s a lot more steely, a lot tougher than we give her credit,” the “Courtiers” author alleged.

“She’s this nice-looking woman, dresses nicely, smiles nicely, adopts sort of fairly uncontroversial charities,” he added.

Lady Violet Manners, who is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, also gave her take on how Middleton is ready to take on the role of queen consort.

The 29-year-old gushed to Fox News that she and William do a “remarkable” job representing the royals.

“We’re so lucky to have such an extraordinary family,” the model said.

“I think the work that she and the Prince of Wales do for all the charities that they are involved with is extraordinary. We’re very lucky to have them in this country.”