Overview
- Giovanna Fletcher, reflecting on her 2020 interview, told The Times that Catherine is "full of heart" and will be a queen who listens and leans in.
- Prince William said in an Apple TV+ interview that "change is on my agenda," stressing needed but not radical reforms to keep traditions fit for purpose.
- A palace source said the couple intends to dedicate at least one engagement each month in 2026 to spotlight British excellence and unsung community heroes.
- Kate’s core cause remains early childhood development, which Kensington Palace has called the "golden thread" of her work, underscored by her November 2025 keynote after a two-year speech hiatus.
- Fletcher also shared a humanizing anecdote that one year Kate’s Christmas gifts were all to help her stop losing her phone.