Couldn't reply to a post in the other thread since it's now closed: Different times/ different eras but I think that the Royal family learnt a lot from the days of Charles and Diana. William was never pushed into an early marriage. The Middleton family was included in Royal things from the start - they wanted to ensure that Catherine never felt isolated. William and Catherine were given their time at Angelsey and William working for the Air Ambulance. It has been accepted and expected that they prioritised raising a young family - it must be harder for them to get that balance now of course as Prince and Princess of Wales, but they have a solid foundation there. Their next transition will be much harder of course once William becomes King, but Queen Elizabeth's long life did give them the blessing of not having to make the transitions when their relationship was newer and the kids were younger. I also believe that the way that they have been able to do this had the support, agreement, and encouragement of both the late Queen and the current King.