Simon Vigar

“It’s a huge social leap that happened with Catherine,”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar contrasted Catherine's middle-class background with the aristocratic origins of previous royal women.

“The person who linked all of those together under the mental wellbeing banner was Catherine. It wasn't Harry or William. She was the one who said, 'Do you know what the common denominator with all of this is? It's mental wellbeing and mental health.'”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar explained that Catherine was the person who linked the royals' charitable interests together under the mental wellbeing banner.

“Her parents worked very hard. They built their own business. They were able to send their children to private school. ... And it got her to St. Andrews University, where she met William, of course.”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar noted that Catherine's middle-class parents worked hard and built their own business to send their children to private school.

“And so, they started a new charity, sort of an umbrella over those,”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar said that the royals started a new charity as an umbrella over their charitable interests.

“She's got definite views about things. William obviously trusts her implicitly, and they need people like that. The queen needed Philip. Charles needs Camilla. And William needs Catherine. [And] she's very clever. I reckon she's probably the cleverest of a lot of them.”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar told Fox News Digital that Catherine has definite views and that William trusts her implicitly.

“Catherine is no wallflower, somebody told me,”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar told Fox News Digital that Catherine has definite views and that William trusts her implicitly.

“Lady Diana Spencer was a member of the aristocracy. Camilla’s pretty posh, as we say in this country, not quite as posh as Diana, but posh.”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar contrasted Catherine's middle-class background with the aristocratic origins of Diana and Camilla.

“For instance, they had various charitable interests, ranging from wounded service personnel to early years education and homelessness,”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar explained that the royals had various charitable interests ranging from wounded service personnel to early years education and homelessness.

“She will have learned from the other consorts. You're always one step behind, but you're there as a support. If you think something's not quite right, you say it. Catherine's the person that William can trust absolutely implicitly to give him impartial advice.”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Vigar said Catherine learned from other consorts to stay one step behind the monarch while serving as a trusted support.

“Harry did think that there was a hybrid version that they could do. And I think, in years to come, there will be a hybrid version. I think he's right. There has to be a hybrid version of this where people don't get accused of cashing in but can support their cousins or their brother or whatever,”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Vigar commented on Harry's original vision for a hybrid royal role when the Sussexes stepped away from duties in 2020.

“The [Sussexes] thought they could have a hybrid role of having a business life and a private life, while also spending a few months in the U.K. supporting the queen. Harry believed that was an option, which was whipped away from him.”

Simon Vigar · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Vigar explained that the Sussexes had hoped for a hybrid role combining business, private life, and occasional royal support.