Kate Middleton’s Relationship With Her Dad

The Duchess of Cambridge gives out a certain image to the public. She’s sophisticated, always poised, and always ready for the camera. But behind that facade, the family dynamics are a little more complicated, especially when it comes to the side of Kate that her father, Michael, sees.

When she growing up, Kate always stood by the fact that her mother and father taught her honesty, respect, and kindness, which are the same values she passed on to her children, Charlotte and George. Although Catherine’s father didn’t grow up royalty, he does play an essential role in her life. Her close relationship with her dad has existed since the days she was a commoner and long before she belonged to the British monarchy.

Michael moved Kate and the family to Jordan when she was a child

Before she was the Duchess of Cambridge, she was just a cute kid. She spent much of her childhood in Amman, Jordan, when her father moved there to work for British Airways. They lived there from when Kate was two to five years old, and she has fond memories of living in the country.

Michael was always a hands-on father

Some dads let moms do all the parenting, but this wasn’t the case for Princess Catherine’s father. She once wrote an IG post celebrating the #ShapingUS campaign for The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood with an image of herself as a baby with her dad.

Kate loves to celebrate her dad on Instagram

Rather than just sending a Father’s Day card, Kate took to social media to celebrate her father. She posted a never-before-seen image of herself as a kid with her father, sitting on his lap. In the image, she rocked pigtail braids and a button-down shirt, looking as happy as she could be. Anyone looking at the photo could tell how strong their bond was and continues to be.