Kate Middleton and Prince William are shielding Princess Charlotte from the potential pitfalls of being the "spare" to her brother Prince George, heir to the throne.

Kate Middleton has slowly been returning to royal duties since being diagnosed with cancer in March 2024, and while the princess has made a number of appearances this year, she's not officially back to full-time royal work just yet.

Royal biographer Robert Hardman weighed in on how the Prince and Princess of Wales are handling Princess Charlotte’s reality of being third in line to the throne.