Camilla didn’t want William to marry ‘pretty but dim’ Kate Middleton (Rumor)

Kate Middleton has proved to be a beloved member of the royal family for more than a decade now, winning over not just the world but the senior members of the royal family which she married into.

The entire family has embraced Kate in recent years, but it turns out she too faced criticism from the royal family when she first started seeing Prince William, much like Meghan Markle. In fact, one royal expert claims Camilla was far from impressed with Kate and saw her as nothing more than a pretty face.

Camilla wasn’t a fan of Kate Middleton early on

While Camilla and Kate seem to be on good terms today, author Christopher Andersen claimed in his book Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne (h/t The Express) that Camilla had hoped to see William break up with Kate in not seeing much in the now Duchess of Cambridge.

According to Andersen, Camilia viewed Kate as being “pretty but dim” and wanted William to part ways with her in viewing Kate as being below the royal family. As Andersen added, Camilia wasn’t a fan of Kate’s “lowly” roots, claims that seem to paint quite an interesting picture about the early relationship between Camilia and Kate.

Queen Elizabeth had ‘grave concerns’ about Kate Middleton

Interestingly, Camila isn’t the only member of the royal family who is rumored to have had concerns about Kate before she and William started dating.

According to The Making of a Royal Romance author Kate Nicholl, Queen Elizabeth had some strong reservations about Kate Middleton during the early days of their relationship.

As Nicholl wrote in her book:

"“[Queen Elizabeth] had grave concerns and believed Kate needed to have a job and an identity in her own right before an engagement was announced. She [the Queen] is one of the hardest-working royals, despite her age, and that a future member of the Royal Family was without a full-time job was unacceptable to her.”"

While Queen Elizabeth had some concerns, she ultimately helped to steer Kate in the right direction in offering her some guidance and even helping her to find some charities to support.