KATE Middleton is the “biggest star” among the royal family and “no one else compares” to her, The Sun’s royal photographer has said.

Arthur Edwards spoke on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive Show praised the Princess of Wales, 42, who revealed her cancer diagnosis in March, for being an “incredible woman.”

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Royal photographer Arthur Edwards praised Kate Middleton for being the ‘biggest star’ of the royal familyCredit: Getty

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The Princess of Wales was praised for being a great mum and ‘hardworking royal’Credit: Getty
Princess Kate has yet to return to her public role four months after having surgery in January, and later sharing that she was undergoing a preventative treatment programme.

A senior royal aide said she will only resume those duties once she has the “green light from doctors”.

Speaking to The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson, Arthur shared: “She’s just a huge star in the royal family. I mean, it’s no secret that she is the biggest star of them all.”

“She is not only a mother and rearing three beautiful children, she’s a great member of the royal family.

“She’s a hardworking member of the royal family.

“She’s a great photographer, I have to say that, I must say her pictures get better and better and she shares them with us all.”

Hardworking royal

It was revealed last week that the Princess of Wales has played a key role in a new early years project and has been regularly informed about its development.

A senior royal aide confirmed: “The Princess of Wales was the driving force behind the business task force.

“She has been kept up to date since the inception of the task force and she has read the report and been briefed on it.”

Arthur, who has served as a royal photographer for The Sun for over 45 years and has done over 200 royal tours in over 120 countries, added that he expects the royal mum-of-three has been “pretty busy” working behind closed doors.

He continued: “I imagine like the King when he was getting treatment he was still working on his boxes and stuff, I imagined she’s doing the same.

“Even though we’re not seeing her, she’s not making public appearances, I imagine she’s still pretty busy doing that.”

He added that he thought it “won’t be long” before we see Princess Kate in action again.

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Princess Kate and King Charles have been supporting one another through their cancer treatmentsCredit: AFP

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Arthur praised Kate’s photography skills. Pictured is a shot she took of her family to commemorate William’s 38th birthdayCredit: AP

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The Sun’s Royal Photographer Arthur Edwards spoke to Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson on our Royal Exclusive showCredit: The Sun

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer doing royal duties after stepping back in 2020Credit: The Mega Agency
Arthur said: “The thing is, they can’t engage with the public because of infection, that’s the problem.

“So it’s not like you wouldn’t want to, it’s just she’s ordered not to.”

Box office star

This follows recent YouGov data finding Kate to be the most popular royal with 76 per cent of people viewing her positively, which is an increase of six per cent since January.

Royal author Phil Dampier told Fabulous: “There’s no doubt that the Princess of Wales is the box office star of the royal family and they are missing her terribly.”

Prince William is the second most popular royal with a 73 per cent approval rating, Princess Anne was third (71 per cent), with King Charles coming in fourth (63 per cent).

Kensington Palace’s original statement on Kate Middleton’s surgery

KENSINGTON Palace released a statement in January after Kate had undergone surgery.

Sources made it clear Kate would be out of action until at least Easter.

The palace said: “The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate.

“She hopes that the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible; and her wish that her personal medical information remains private.

“Kensington Palace will, therefore, only provide updates on Her Royal Highness’ progress when there is significant new information to share.

“The Princess of Wales wishes to apologise to all those concerned for the fact that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements.

“She looks forward to reinstating as many as possible, as soon as possible.”

Prince Harry (31 per cent) and Meghan Markle (26 per cent) came bottom of the list, with only Prince Andrew (six per cent) below them in the table.

This follows Harry slamming the royal family in his bombshell Spare memoir where he claimed William ‘attacked’ him in a row over Meghan.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also spilled details about the royal family in their Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary.

Finding solace

Kate and King Charles are said to be “seeking solace and comfort from one another” and will be each other’s “shoulder to lean on” after both being diagnosed with cancer.

Amid their ongoing health battles, royal commentator Jennie Bond claimed the pair, who have been growing “closer and closer” over the years, will take comfort in the fact they both have a “shoulder to lean.”

She’s just a huge star in the royal family. I mean, it’s no secret that she is the biggest star of them all

Arthur EdwardsThe Sun’s Royal Photographer

The Sun previously revealed King Charles had an “emotional” lunch with “beloved daughter-in-law” Kate hours before she revealed cancer diagnosis.

“Charles and Catherine have been getting closer and closer over the years,” the royal commentator told Bella.

“He’s had a lot of admiration for her, even before they both became ill, but adversity always has the effect of binding people so much closer together.”

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Kate has the most positive public opinion, according to the recent pollCredit: YouGov