Princess Kate left worried for mother Carole due to Prince William proposal 'confusion'

By Christopher Sharp, News Reporter

Kate Middleton was allegedly near disquieted for her parent soon aft her engagement (Image: Getty)

The Princess of Wales was allegedly acrophobic for her mother, Carole Middleton, aft she and Prince William informed her parents astir their engagement, which coincided intimately with the decease of a adjacent household member.

Royal writer Robert Jobson reveals that William sought Michael Middleton's blessing for his daughter's manus successful matrimony astatine Birkhall, connected the Queen's Balmoral Estate, connected October 30.

However, they postponed the announcement of their engagement owed to the passing of Catherine's paternal grandfather, Peter, connected November 2.

As a effect of this unfortunate timing and the hold successful sharing the news, Jobson suggests that Catherine was anxious that Carole mightiness not person been informed astir the proposal.

He wrote: "On 30 October, William invited Kate's parents to Birkhall connected the Queen's Balmoral Estate. It was determination that the prince – knowing his bride-to-be had accepted his connection – asked Michael Middleton for his daughter's manus successful marriage.

"They were preparing to denote the quality connected 3 November, erstwhile helium had told the remainder of his family, but the decease connected the time earlier of Catherine's ninety twelvemonth aged paternal grandfather, Peter, astatine this location successful Hampshire, caused them to delay.

"Catherine explained that the disorder meant she did not adjacent cognize if her mother, Carole, knew astir the proposal," reports CambridgeLive.

Carole Middleton's 70th day this week has sparked a flurry of champion wishes crossed the UK, including heartfelt messages from King Charles and top-ranking Royals who are reportedly rather taken with Princess Kate's mother.

As covered by the Daily Express, insiders suggest that she's held successful precocious esteem by the Royal Family.

Kate and Carole Middleton (Image: Getty)

Commenting connected Carole's rapport with the royals, the monarch's ex-butler, Grant Harrold, hinted that a bash mightiness person been connected the cards for the parent of the aboriginal queen consort. He speculated: "As it's a peculiar birthday, I decidedly deliberation the King and Queen volition beryllium doing immoderate benignant of enactment for her, possibly successful London arsenic they similar to people peculiar occasions.

"And they volition usually bargain Carole a day acquisition but for her 70th it volition beryllium thing much peculiar arsenic Carole plays an important relation successful the Royal Family. For the enactment determination volition beryllium tons of members of the Royal Family invited arsenic good arsenic the Middletons and evidently William and Kate. But they whitethorn besides propulsion her their ain enactment oregon dinner."

While details of specified an lawsuit stay nether wraps, Carole's lad James Middleton paid tribute to his mum connected Instagram by writing: "Happy 70th Birthday to my darling Mother. My Hero."

Kensington Palace refused to comment.