Life as a royal can’t be easy.
Naturally, the royals need to have a strong support system to fall back on.
For Princess Catherine, having loyal, dependable friends has always been vital to her success.
In fact, over the years, she has built up a pretty impressive troop of confidantes.
Curious to learn a little more about the people who have always stood by Catherine throughout her royal career?
Here is a look at the princess’s inner circle.
For Princess Catherine, that friend is Trini Foyle.
By the looks of things, they’ve been inseparable ever since.
Foyle has been on hand through it all.
When Catherine and William broke up in 2007, she was there to support her.
She also attended their wedding and the christenings of their children (viaDaily Mail).
According toCambridge News, she and Catherine even get together with their children in Kensington Gardens.
In 2013, the pair werespottedin Hyde Park going for a walk.
According to theDaily Mail, Hannah and Catherine both played on the school’s hockey team.
As the staff of the pub toldHello!
Magazine, the royals had asked to be “treated like everyone else” for their friend’s wedding.
Carter is now one of Prince Louis' six godparents (viaThe Sun).
According toThe SunandGrazia, Jardine-Paterson met Catherine at Marlborough College when they were just 13 years old.
Apparently, Jardine-Paterson introduced Catherine and William at a house party before either had started university.
Jardine-Paterson went on to marry David Jardine-Paterson in 2010, with whom she has three children (viaTatler).
“Emilia has kept to the same ethos when advising Kate on interior decor.
She is now the godmother of Catherine’s first son, George.
Magazine, Fox-Pitt bonded with Catherine when the pair both joined the Sisterhood rowing team.
“[Kate’s] been training with us,” she once said.
“All being well she will be in the boat.
She is a very gifted sportswoman and we played a lot of sport together at school.”
Rumor has it, Fox-Pitt and Catherine also did their fair share of partying when they were younger.
Fox-Pitt was also in attendance at Catherine’s karaoke bachelorette party.
Princess Catherine is close with Zoe Warren
Also in Princess Catherine’s inner circle is Zoe Warren.
“I’m a worrier, I can overthink things a lot.
Yoga and self-awareness have really helped me to keep a check on it,” she toldThe Times.
She and the princess frequently spend time together.
It seems that Snuggs has been part of the royal circle for years.
Her brother, Thomas, is married to Catherine’s friend, Hannah Carter.
Snuggs also once dated Thomas van Staubenzee, one of William’s close friends.
Snuggs and van Staubenzee are now both godparents of William and Catherine’s daughter, Charlotte.
In 2018, Snuggs married Robert Snuggs.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte served as page boy and flower girl (viaMarie Claire).
The Snuggses had their first daughter, Amalia Rose Charlotte, in 2019 (viaYahoo!).
“They used to be close but that is not the case any more.”
Apparently, Catherine even asked Prince William to “phase out” Hanbury and her husband.
It sounds like Catherine and Hanbury are probably as close as ever.
It’s safe to say that title belongs to her sister, Pippa Matthews.
Pippa often appears alongside Catherine at both royal events and social events.
She was even her maid-of-honor.
“I mean, obviously she has pressures that she’s taken on and things.
But we spend a lot of time together.
We still do a lot together as a family,” Pippa said to “Today.”
“We have a very normal, sisterly relationship.
We’re very close.
And, you know, we support each other and get each other’s opinions and things.”
It sounds like Pippa is definitely a member of the inner circle.
Oliver Baker met Catherine at university and quickly became a close friend to her and Prince William.
Bleasdale first crossed paths with the princess at university.
According to theDaily Mail, Bleasdale went onto work in corporate communications at Taylor Bennett.
Since then, she’s been by her side ever since, even accompanying her on overseas trips.
It’s pretty clear that the pair have become incredibly close.
Sounds like these two have been pretty close for at least a decade.
After all, if Catherine trusts her with her famous hair, there’s probably nothing shewouldn’ttrust her with!
And asExpressreported, Sophie lives just 40 minutes away from Catherine and William’s home in Norfolk.
According toThe Sun, Catherine first met Laura through her husband, Prince William.
Meade even gave the best man speech at the prince’s wedding.
Because of their husbands' close bond, Catherine and Laura seem to spend plenty of time together.
Luckily, she and her husband James live near Catherine and William’s Norfolk home.
Laura is one of Prince Louis' godparents.
According toThe Times, O’Keefe specializes in teaches mindfulness and outdoor learning.
She went on to study law in 2004 before becoming a solicitor for Penguin Random House.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Lucy specializes “in defamation, privacy, confidence and data protection.”
Eventually, Lucy was named one of Prince Louis' godparents.
According to Warshauer, she immediately noticed the connection between the prince and his future wife.
As she toldPeople, the pair “definitely had chemistry” in their early days.
“Whenever Kate was in the room, Will was obviously paying attention to her,” Warshauer said.
