Being part of the royal family isn’t just glamour and fun. There are many responsibilities involved with the job, and you’re basically working 24/7. A huge part of the job is publicity, which can get extremely tiring sometimes.
Kate is seen here being slightly uncomfortable, which isn’t surprising, considering how many people are probably yelling and screaming behind her. Despite being uncomfortable, she carries herself quite gracefully, as she does her best to shut out the background noise.
Not Her Best Day
We all have bad days occasionally. Sometimes they follow a night of too much heavy drinking, and other times we just lack a bit of sleep. Kate here looks like she had a bit of both.
The Princess of Wales appears to be really trying to focus and listen to whoever is speaking. Unfortunately for her, she also looks like an ad for the world's worst hangover. As we all know only too well, tiredness and a possible migraine are quite hard to ignore. At least her fashion choice is spot on, as usual, and she still looks quite pretty.
Keeping Her Daughter Happy
When Kate is not suffering from pulling all-nighters, she likes to spend quality time with her royal daughter. Kids sometimes get in bad moods, and there’s no one better at calming this one down than her loving mother.
Princess Charlotte was a bit fussy after the two had a long helicopter ride. The two-year-old wasn’t feeling so good, as these things can get quite loud and bumpy. Unfortunately, a photographer scooped up a couple of shots before the mother could fully console her tired child, and this picture will forever remain as evidence of that.
Quick William, Hide Me From Merkel
The former Chancellor of Germany and ex-leader of the Democratic Union, Angela Merkel, can be quite an intimidating figure. She’s a very stoic and loud woman, which might explain why Kate was hiding behind William here.
The royal couple and the German leader were meeting on some official political business. But while Prince William and Merkel handled the meeting, Kate preferred to stay in her husband's shadow. Hopefully, Kate got her act together eventually and gave the retired German leader a proper greeting. She really doesn’t look like she wanted to be there at all.
So Many Possibilities
When we see Kate Middleton in this picture, so many different things come to mind. She might be practicing her karate moves in a subtle way, or perhaps the Princess of Wales is doing a bit of mental math.
Either way, Kate is effortlessly beautiful even when she’s in deep thought. The royal lady is wearing a gorgeous autumn dress and purse to match her shoes, so all in all, how bad of a photo can it be? As we see from her hands yet again, Kate is obviously quite an expressive woman, which just makes her even more lovable to the nation.