Kate Middleton Says Queen Elizabeth Was 'Looking Down on Us' When 5 Rainbows Appeared Over Balmoral

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Middletonis sharing a personal moment following the death ofQueen Elizabeth.While meeting with volunteers and operational staff who helped organize thecommittal servicefor the Queen on Monday, thePrincess of Wales, 40, said the royal family felt the late monarch’s presence when five rainbows astonishingly appeared overBalmoral Castlethe day after she died.“In Scotland, how many rainbows turned up?“Prince Williamasked his wife at Windsor Guildhall on Thursday.“You hardly ever see rainbows up there, but there were five.““Her Majesty was looking down on us,” Princess Kate replied.Kate Middleton.Ian Vogler-WPA Pool/GettyRainbows similarly broke through the crowds at two other historic U.K. landmarks in recent days. Shortly beforeQueen Elizabeth’s death was announced on Sept. 8, adouble rainbowbroke through the clouds over Buckingham Palace. The day before her funeral, on Sept. 18,another rainbowignited the sky over the Palace of Westminster, as the Queen’s coffin was lying in state.Kate Middleton.Ian Vogler-WPA Pool/GettyAs the royal family continues mourning, the new Prince and Princess of Wales made theirfirst appearanceThursday following thestate funeralat Westminster Abbey and committal service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, showing appreciation for those behind the scenes who facilitated the Queen’s final televised funeral ritual.Samir Hussein/WireImageAround 800 people attended the committal, and the rite had a more intimate feel than the state funeral. The pews were filled with some of the people who knew the Queen best — in addition to members of the family, the congregation was made up of past and present members of the Queen’s Household, including from the private estates. Also in attendance were governors-general and prime ministers from Commonwealth nations.Ian West/PA Images via GettyOn Monday evening, Queen Elizabeth was laid to rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel alongside husbandPrince Philip, father King George VI, motherQueen Elizabeththe Queen Mother and sister Princess Margaret.Chris Jackson/GettyFor the young womannever meant to be monarch, the end brought a quiet homecoming.“She had no wish to see a statue of herself or to even have a separate burial chamber within St. George’s Chapel,” historian Robert Hardman, author ofQueen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II,tells PEOPLEin this week’s cover story.“As her cousin Margaret Rhodes once said to me, ‘She wanted to make her father proud.’ "

Kate Middletonis sharing a personal moment following the death ofQueen Elizabeth.

While meeting with volunteers and operational staff who helped organize thecommittal servicefor the Queen on Monday, thePrincess of Wales, 40, said the royal family felt the late monarch’s presence when five rainbows astonishingly appeared overBalmoral Castlethe day after she died.

“In Scotland, how many rainbows turned up?“Prince Williamasked his wife at Windsor Guildhall on Thursday.“You hardly ever see rainbows up there, but there were five.”

“Her Majesty was looking down on us,” Princess Kate replied.

Kate Middleton.Ian Vogler-WPA Pool/Getty

Rainbows similarly broke through the crowds at two other historic U.K. landmarks in recent days. Shortly beforeQueen Elizabeth’s death was announced on Sept. 8, adouble rainbowbroke through the clouds over Buckingham Palace. The day before her funeral, on Sept. 18,another rainbowignited the sky over the Palace of Westminster, as the Queen’s coffin was lying in state.

As the royal family continues mourning, the new Prince and Princess of Wales made theirfirst appearanceThursday following thestate funeralat Westminster Abbey and committal service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, showing appreciation for those behind the scenes who facilitated the Queen’s final televised funeral ritual.

Samir Hussein/WireImage

Around 800 people attended the committal, and the rite had a more intimate feel than the state funeral. The pews were filled with some of the people who knew the Queen best — in addition to members of the family, the congregation was made up of past and present members of the Queen’s Household, including from the private estates. Also in attendance were governors-general and prime ministers from Commonwealth nations.

Ian West/PA Images via Getty

On Monday evening, Queen Elizabeth was laid to rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel alongside husbandPrince Philip, father King George VI, motherQueen Elizabeththe Queen Mother and sister Princess Margaret.

Chris Jackson/Getty

For the young womannever meant to be monarch, the end brought a quiet homecoming.

“She had no wish to see a statue of herself or to even have a separate burial chamber within St. George’s Chapel,” historian Robert Hardman, author ofQueen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II,tells PEOPLEin this week’s cover story.

“As her cousin Margaret Rhodes once said to me, ‘She wanted to make her father proud.’ "

source: people.com