Kate Middleton turns to mother Carole for advice on finances
Kate wears her favourite blue LK Bennett dress at World War One centenary commemorations
August 2014: Kate stunned in this cream coat dress by Alexander McQueen and complementary fascinator by Jane Taylor and her trusty LK Bennett nude heels
Kate looked chic in this cerulean Stella McCartney shift dress, Zara blazer and trusty Stuart Weitzman wedges
She recycled her favourite navy Zara blazer to watch the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Can we please establish how amazing she looks in this Alexander McQueen dress?
April 2014: Kate stuns in her intricate Alexander McQueen coat dress
Kate recycles her Me + Em Breton striped top from her Australia tour during a Royal Charity Polo game in London on Father's Day
Her Jaeger dress and Alexander McQueen heels are the perfect combination as she visits the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich for the Ben Ainslie America's Cup Launch
She opted for a sky blue Alexander McQueen coat at the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings
Her custom Christopher Kane dress was the ideal fit as she watched the Knights of the Garter to the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony from the Galilee Porch
April 2014: She wears Alexander McQueen (yet again!) during her Australia tour in April
Her green Catherine Walker coat dress was picture perfect during a reception at Parliament House Down Under
Her white shift dress with cut-out sleeves by Lela Rose steals the show in Canberra, Australia in April of this year
The royal couple and their adorable son are super stylish as they leave Oz (in Erdem)
Her ombre red and black coat by Jonathan Saunders in Scotland is simply stunning
The Duchess of Cambridge meeting Dame Helen Mirren wearing - who else? - Alexander McQueen
Prince William and Kate Middleton walk in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in a Hobbs dress
Kate Middleton stuns in a Zimmerman dress at the Royal Easter Show at Sydney Olympic Park
She famously wore the same Missoni coat dress as another guest at a wedding in March of this year
March 2014: Kate Middleton during the St Patrick's Day parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot in a recycled Hobbs coat and Gina Foster headpiece
Carole Middleton steps out in Orla Kiely as she arrives at The Lindo Wing after visiting her daughter Kate.
(L-R) Carole, James, Michael and Philippa Middleton depart the Goring Hotel in London on April 30, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/GP/Getty Images)
Britain's Duchess of Cambridge has apparently been told by her mom Carole Middleton to "never get complacent".
The brunette royal, who was known as Kate Middleton prior to her 2011 wedding to Prince William, has a close bond with her mom and often consults her when she needs advice.
Carole Middleton and Michael Middleton visit the royal baby in the Lindo Wing. Kate's mum Carole has been dubbed the "baby whisperer".
Sources close to the family say Carole was on hand recently after 32-year-old Catherine received a backlash for her and William's spending, which has apparently angered Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles' wife Camilla.
"Carole's a problem solver and is confident in her ability to deal with any crisis. It must sicken her that people criticise Kate after all the sacrifices she's made, but she knows complaining won't make any difference," an insider fumed to British magazine Woman.
"Instead she's ploughing her energy into fixing the situation, so she's told Kate to open her eyes - and never get complacent."
Catherine is Carole's eldest child, and she along with husband Michael are also proud parents to Pippa, 30, and 27-year-old James.
Carole Middleton at the royal wedding in 2011
Carole apparently still sees Catherine as her little girl, but has put emotions to one side in order to help steer her daughter out of the current situation.
"Kate appears determined not to undo all the good work they've out in already. She's listened to Carol, who's told her to just be herself. After all, William and the country fell in love with her as regular girl - not a duchess," the insider added.
Kate Middleton
Catherine and William put apparent worries aside earlier this week and looked happy as they celebrated Prince George's first birthday on July 22.
During the Australia tour, she complements her pink silk wrap dress perfectly
Kate Middleton and Prince George at the polo
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