Kate Middleton Held Two Completely Normal Jobs Before Becoming a Royal

Founders of the womenswear brand, John and Belle Robinson, are close family friends of the Middletons, so her hiring isn’t that unexpected. But her connections didn’t prevent her from working hard. 

According The Sun newspaper (via the Daily Mail), Kate performed menial tasks, like running errands and grabbing tea and snacks for the talent on the set of a photo shoot. And, in 2008, during an interview with the Evening Standard, Belle spoke highly of Kate’s abilities. 

“I have to say I was so impressed by her,” she said. “There were days when there were TV crews at the end of the drive. We’d say: ‘Listen, do you want to go out the back way?’ And she’d say: ‘To be honest, they’re going to hound us until they’ve got the picture. So why don’t I just go, get the picture done, and then they’ll leave us alone.’”

Belle continued: “I thought she was very mature for a 26-year-old, and I think she’s been quite good at neither courting the press nor sticking two fingers in the air at them. I don’t think I would have been so polite.”

Kate’s diplomatic princess qualities were even apparent back then. “She sat in the kitchen at lunchtime and chatted with everyone from the van drivers to the accounts girls,” said Belle. “She wasn’t precious.”

Kate’s part-time job at Jigsaw came to an end in November 2007, telling Belle she needed “some time to herself.” 

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Eventually, she joined her parents at their party supply business again, helping out with the company’s website design, photography, marketing, and event organization as the firm’s project manager. 

In January 2011, Middleton, who was already engaged to William at the time, left her post to focus on wedding planning. And the rest, as they say, is history. 

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