Kate Middleton's top priorities for 2026 revealed

The royal experts have exposed Princess of Wales Kate Middleton’s top priorities for 2026 as she is set to mark her 44th birthday this week.

The future queen will celebrate her 44th birthday on January 9.

Speaking to the OK!, royal expert Katie Nicholl has said, “For anyone who has been through the devastation of a cancer diagnosis, another year of life is cause for celebration.”

She further said Princess Kate is an ‘incredibly positive’ and ‘optimistic’ person, and the way she has navigated her illness has only added to everyone’s admiration and respect for her.

“As she celebrates her birthday, she’ll be looking to the future and hopefully leaving the difficult past couple of years behind her,” Katie continued.

The expert added Kate Middleton’s focus has always has been on family, and “I think that will continue to be the case.”

Another royal expert Hugo Vickers tells OK! magazine, per the Mirror, Kate Middleton is ‘hugely popular’, she’s the star of the royal family.

Hugo added, “The other royals, like Princess Anne, do a wonderful job, but with Prince Harry and Andrew off the scene, we have a very small royal family now. We really need Catherine.”

However, royal tours are notoriously exhausting, and the Princess of Wales will no doubt be mindful not to take on too much in the aftermath of her illness.

The expert added, “It’s obviously a priority that Catherine should look after her health, after all she has been through.”