Princess Catherine's philanthropic work and prominent role in the royal family are even more impressive with her reputation as a hands-on mother — one who, despite being part of the most famous family in the world, reportedly puts a considerable amount of effort into giving her children a normal and grounded life. An alleged friend of the princess described the Wales household to People, explaining, "It's a normal, busy family home with kids running around and knocking things over." Of Catherine's parenting style, they revealed, "When you see her behind closed doors with the children, she's a very confident mom, and she's no pushover."

The source also detailed the princess' daily look while on mom duty, sharing it's a far — yet totally relatable — cry from her glamourous, refined ensembles for official engagements. "There are no blow-dries — it's always hair up in a ponytail," the friend explained. "She's either in her gym clothes or a dress and sneakers, very little makeup, apologizing as she's late for the school run before dashing off. It's the life of a working mom with three young children, just a different sort of day job to most," the source reported.

The Princess of Wales is known to escort her children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — to and from school and bake them homemade cakes for their birthdays, among other "normal" mom duties. She just happens to be the future queen of England.