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Kate, the Princess of Wales looked 'totally bonded' as she attended the Royal Variety performance alongside her husband William, Prince of Wales this evening.
The royal couple, both 41, attended the event after skipping the show last year alongside Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, following their official meeting earlier this morning. Kate and William last attended the Royal Variety Show in 2021.
King Charles III is not scheduled to attend the event this evening as he is in Dubai to meet world leaders at the COP28 environment conference. Kate and William's appearance is the second public outing of today – after they carried out royal duties following the release of Omid Scobie's much-discussed book, Endgame.
Catherine is painted in a rather unflattering light in Omid's book as she is accused of being a 'part-time' working royal while it is claimed she has earned the nickname of 'Kate Keen' as the palace press office hides her reportedly lower workload by saying she is "keen to learn".
Catherine and William put on a united front (AFP via Getty Images)The Prince and Princess of Wales have remained silent about the royal race row – but their body language speaks volumes, claims Judi James: "There was no 'Endgame' from William and Kate here, who gave a masterclass in the art of looking regal and totally bonded and romantically entwined as a couple here in the face of all the insults and accusations in Scobie's book.
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"William was more tactile than ever before here, holding his hand out to Kate in a gesture of loving support, which she took with a long gaze and a hand that carefully displayed Diana's engagement ring. William also looks determined to make statement gestures here. His body language towards his wife looks tactile and protective. He is at his romantic best here, stretching one hand out to take Kate’s and then leading her in as though presenting her proudly to the watching world. He places one hand on her back in a steering gesture that also looks protective and the smile he gets from her in response appears adoring and grateful."
Judi went on to add: "Their eye contact was more sustained and meaningful than we have seen from them before and Kate’s smile moves from her usual pitch-perfect social smile to a much warmer, open-mouthed smile of delight." She continued: "William has spent his entire adult life avoiding any of the risks for Kate that his mother suffered in the same role. Now he seems to step up to show unity and utter resilience as he shows the world what a genuine royal power couple look like."
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The Royals are yet to comment on Omid Scobie's claims (PA)A section of the book which has taken over headlines is the royal race row allegations. Dutch versions of the book, which have since been pulled from shelves, appeared to name the alleged "royal racists". A page taken from a review copy of the book sent to Dutch journalists appeared to contain the identity of the royal who allegedly made the remarks.
Meanwhile, it was claimed an entire passage which appears in the Dutch version of Endgame appears to reveal the names of the two royals at the centre of Meghan's racism allegations, originally made in her interview with Oprah Winfrey, which is mysteriously missing from the English version.
Omid Scobie denied involvement in the blunder but Piers Morgan later named the two royals on his TalkTV show. Piers said he does not believe "any racist comments were ever made by any of the Royal Family".
When the Sussexes made their explosive allegations on Oprah, in an interview broadcast around the world, they set in train a public debate about who in the royal family might harbour such racially charged views. In a multicultural modern Britain such allegations against the monarchy generated debate on a matter of such public importance with Scobie's new book claiming to add to that public debate.