Kate is "mediating" between brothers Prince William and Harry amid their ongoing rift, says her uncle, Gary Goldsmith.
Though the brothers have spoken since Harry's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, and they were spotted walking together after Prince Philip's funeral, things are still tense between the two. Kate is "doing the best she can" to be a "peacemaker".
"Everyone is astonished. He wanted to step back and protect his wife, now he's charging in," Goldsmith tells Closer magazine.
Of Harry, William and Kate's moment at the funeral, he adds: "You could see at the funeral that Kate was there trying to make peace, bringing the brothers together.
"Harry and Kate were great friends, they were a trio with William and a strong unit. Family and relationships are everything to Kate – she's very nurturing, she wouldn't like that [rift] happening and she is trying to look after her husband and do what she can to make things right."