Kate Middleton was 'given blessing for one thing Charles never let Diana do'

Catherine, Princess of Wales has received King Charles' blessing to do one thing 'Princess Diana was not allowed to do', a royal expert has claimed. Kate Middleton is said to have been given permission to steal the limelight from the monarch - despite growing increasingly jealous of the late Princess Diana for doing the same thing.

Diana's overwhelming popularity was said to have put a huge strain on her marriage with Charles. The then-prince was thought to have become increasingly jealous of her attention, as crowds would shout for Diana instead of him.

Diana confirmed Charles' jealousy in her controversial Panorama interview in 1995. She told viewers: "The pressure on us both as a couple with the media was phenomenal, and misunderstood by a great many people. We'd be going round Australia, for instance, and all you could hear was "oh, she's on the other side".

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"Now, if you're a man like my husband, a proud man, you mind about that if you hear it every day for four weeks. And you feel low about it, instead of feeling happy and sharing it."

Claiming it caused 'a lot of jealousy', she added: "A great deal of complicated situations arose because of that." The issue is also touched upon in Netflix drama The Crown.

According to a royal expert, the new Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has upstaged Charles and now-wife Queen Camilla. Kate's surprise appearance at the Chelsea Flower Show last year was said to have caused far more of a buzz than when Charles and Camilla visited hours later.

But royal expert Robert Jobson said that Kate has her father-in-law's blessing to 'steal the limelight' - because he now has the top job. Writing for MailOnline, he said: "Whilst it is Charles' head that wears the Crown, it is William, Catherine and their children that will steal the limelight.

"They are bound to. And it is right. This time, it will be with Charles's blessing – for he knows for monarchy to survive it must be relevant to the younger generation."

He said Prince William and Kate have the 'wow factor', adding: "They make headlines for the right reasons. She has made the role as the new princess her own.

"Her work with Early Learning for young children has been groundbreaking. She looks great, she is smart and is an inspiration to many women at home and abroad. But she never overplays her hand."