Kate Middleton has cheeky response to being mistaken for Prince William’s assistant

Kate Middleton is a royally good sport.

The Princess of Wales once cracked a joke after being mistaken for her husband Prince William’s employee.

While visiting the Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff, Wales, in August 2020, resident Joan Drew-Smith asked the Prince of Wales, “Is that your assistant?” 

In 2020, Kate Middleton was mistaken for Prince William’s assistant by a resident at Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff, Wales (as pictured here). Getty Images

Middleton playfully responded by telling William, “Well, I am your assistant. I have been for a long time!” Getty Images

Middleton cheekily told her partner, “Well, I am your assistant. I have been for a long time!”

The princess “has always seen her role as a supporting one,” The Times reported last year, alleging she acts as “a gatekeeper to ensure that William can do his work while also finding time to be a hands-on father” to their three children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8.

The Princess of Wales (pictured here in 2024 with her husband and three kids) acts as “a gatekeeper to ensure that William can do his work while also finding time to be a hands-on father.” Samir Hussein/WireImage

Middleton’s support also includes public-facing duties on behalf of the royal family.

The princess launched the foundation, which raises awareness of how childhood experiences can impact their lives later on, in 2021.

The princess (pictured here on Wednesday) recently returned to her own public-facing duties after taking a step back to undergo cancer treatment in 2024. Zak Hussein / SplashNews.com

That September, Middleton (pictured here in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Thursday) completed her “incredibly tough” chemotherapy, and was in remission by January 2025. WireImage

At the time, Middleton announced she was undergoing treatment.

By September, she had completed the “incredibly tough” chemotherapy — and, four months later, Middleton revealed she was in remission.

In July 2025, Middleton (pictured here on Thursday) explained that, after treatment, “you have to find your new normal and that takes time.” Getty Images

Middleton has since returned to her royal duties with several public appearances over the past year, including the 2025 Royal Garden Party, Wimbledon and Trooping the Colour.

“You have to find your new normal and that takes time,” she said.

King Charles (pictured here in September 2025) was also diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and has “responded exceptionally well to treatment.” Samir Hussein/WireImage

The Prince of Wales (pictured here in March with his wife, his dad and Queen Camilla on March 9) has said said watching his family members battle cancer “takes you into some pretty not-great places.” Getty Images

“It’s a roller coaster, it’s not smooth, like you expect it to be,” Middleton continued. “The reality is you go through hard times.”

In October, while on Eugene Levy’s “The Reluctant Traveler,” William said watching his family members battle the disease has taken him “into some pretty not-great places.”