Kate Middleton has been given a sweet new nickname for the princess’ habit of putting her three kids first.
A quick crunch of the numbers of the Princess of Wales’ working days as a royal produces some interesting results.
It shows she has completed almost a third, 18 out of 61, in September and within 12 miles of her home in Windsor, at Adelaide Cottage.
This could well be a coincidence or it could be an effort made by the senior royal to carry out her work, helping spotlight worthy causes, whilst also being able to have time for her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
This includes her most recent duty, performed on Tuesday this week when she visited Maidenhead Rugby Club, located seven miles from her residence.
Then, in May, along with husband Prince William, they carried out a surprise walkabout to mark the Coronation Big Lunch on Windsor’s Long Walk.
The day before that they also took to their local, stepping out for a day of activity in Slough with the Scouts.
This habit led to one royal watcher joking: “Perhaps Kate ought to be retitled the Princess of Slought!” christening her with a new sweet nickname, the Mail on Sunday reported.
Another source said: "It has been noted that there have been an awful lot of jobs for both Kate and William near their home. But they have always said that the kids come first so it stands to reason that they want one of them to be there for the school run."
A few months earlier, in February, Kate visited the Oxford House Community Care, also in Slough.
At the time, it was reported that she was keen to learn more about her local communities after relocating to Berkshire.
Both William and Kate are hugely involved in the days of their children and are known to try and adapt their work as much as possible to their lives.
During her visit to Maidenhead Rugby Club, Kate was put through her paces as she showed off her sporting skills in an unusual rugby drill.
Kate visited Maidenhead Rugby Club this week, where she took part in walking rugby as she raised awareness of the lifelong impact of early childhood and the importance of community settings in early years.
Kate, patron of the Rugby Football Union, wore casual Lululemon trainers, Sweaty Betty tracksuit bottoms and a pale blue England rugby training top as she met both local and national men's rugby players.
She joined in with their training and could be seen throwing and catching the ball with ex-international Danny Care and exchanging a joke with former star player Ugo Monye.
Afterwards, she headed into the clubhouse where she heard about childhood experiences, fatherhood and the impact that settings such as sports clubs can have on creating a network of support when raising children.
Her Shaping Us campaign, which was launched by the princess and the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood in January 2023, aims to highlight the importance of supporting young children and those caring for them.
Others attending the event included representatives from Maidenhead RFC and Si Trower, the founder of mental health charity Brave Mind.
