In addition, even despite her cancer diagnosis, Jobson pointed out that Kate had previously made it known to the late Queen Elizabeth and King Charles, that she would not be “rushed into doing things she doesn’t necessarily want to do” – which crucially included putting the royal family before her role as a mother.

“That takes quite a lot of courage because you’re in a very alienated world,” Jobson told the outlet. “But I think she realised that she only has one shot at this. She’s got three young children, and they have to come first.”

As her children are still so young, Jobson argues that Kate is making the most of the “time she won’t get back” and enjoying spending time with her kids as much as possible, such as her outing at Wimbledon when she was accompanied by daughter Princess Charlotte.

“The difference between her and other people is that in your career you may have different phases,” he explained. “With her career, it’s only going to get more and more official.”

Keen to avoid the tropes of royal parents that have come before them, both Prince William and wife Kate have made a conscious effort to modernise their parenting style, with a greater reliance on doing things for themselves rather than hiring a nanny and countless staff members.

“Wherever possible Kate will do the school run and drop, she makes a point of being there for the school plays and sports days too,” Jobson told Us Weekly last month. “The princess believes it’s so important to do the little things and do them consistently.”