Kate had a variety of different jobs before her marriage (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
The previously held down a waitressing role , and once admitted she was “terrible” at it.
Kate previously opened up about her part-time role while appearing on the special A Berry Royal Christmas in 2019, where she appeared alongside and .
After serving mocktails at a dry bar organised by the charity Action on Addiction, Kate told the celebrity baker that “it reminded me of my university days when I did a bit of waitressing”.
As reported by the , Mary then went on to ask if she was good at the job, to which Kate candidly replied: “No, I was terrible!”
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Kate had a part-time job as a waitress (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
But long before Princess Kate married and officially became the future Queen, she had another career of her own, and it was something she is said to have had a “genuine talent” in.
Back in 2006, Kate worked as a children’s accessories buyer at the high-street brand Jigsaw, and she is said to have displayed a serious knack for the role.
Per the royal author Katie Nicholls said in her book ‘Kate: The Future Queen’ that Kate obtained the fashion job after getting in touch with a friend who owned the company – Belle Robinson – and seeing if there was any way she could find her a role.
“She rang me up one day and said: ‘Could I come and talk to you about work?’ She genuinely wanted a job, but she needed an element of flexibility to continue the relationship with a very high-profile man and a life that she can’t dictate,” the friend explained.
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After the position of children’s accessories buyer opened up, Kate impressed in the interview and landed the role. She was also known for her hard work whilst she was there.
“She was very diligent and never late, and she had a very good work ethic. She made an effort to blend in and get on with the job,” a former coworker told the royal author.
Much like others with family businesses, Kate has previously worked for her parents’ party supplies company, Party Pieces. But after attempts to sell, refinance and secure investment at Party Pieces failed,