Kate: The Future Queen

By: Katie Nicholl

Narrated by: Sue Pitkin

Katie Nicholl, best-selling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday, gives us an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated fans of the royals around the world. Now Nicholl delivers the story of her early life, first romances, and love with Prince William. Nicholl will reveal new details on Middleton's initiation into royal life and, of course, her first pregnancy.

©2013 Katie Nicholl (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Fawning

Would you try another book from Katie Nicholl and/or Sue Pitkin?

Probably not.

What was most disappointing about Katie Nicholl’s story?

Kate is lovely and inspiring to many. So her story seemed like it would be interesting. It wasn't. A privileged girl enters the privileged set then the poor thing has to deal with being famous. The fawning narrative had the opposite effect and turned me off.

I truly wanted to understand the fascination - but this book is like a really long press release.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Sound more matter of fact and less fawning.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No.

Interesting, But Nothing Really New

This was an interesting story but nothing deeply revealing or insightful. The information about Catherine’s background and childhood was interesting. If you have followed her closely through the years there isn’t much new.

Enjoyable - but ........

Katie Nicholl is an English Royal reporter and her knowledge is well researched and truthful. I was disappointed with the narration as Sue Pitkin pronounced several words incorrectly - maybe for an American audience! As a true blue Brit myself who speaks the Queen’s English, I found this a little annoying and wanting to correct her .... 🤔

Casual read

The book was decent, with one or two new bits of insider information. The performance was not good as there were a multitude of mispronounciations.

Disappointing Fluff Piece

There were a few nuggets I didn’t already know, but overall nothing new. There were details I’m skeptical of being anything the public has any knowledge of with no sources named or hinted at, leaving me feeling like they were made up. The narration was terrible, making it tough to stick with it at times. Overall okay.