Princess Diana let her sons Prince William and Prince Harry eat what they wanted, according to a former royal chef, who said she was 'more relaxed than the nanny'

Kate Middleton and Prince William are "more open" and "talk about their relationship together" amid her cancer journey, a source tells PEOPLE.

It seems as though the obstacles the Wales family was forced to endure have brought the Prince and Princess of Wales even closer together.

A palace source tells People that the couple is "more open" now following Kate's battle with cancer, adding that the Prince and Princess of Wales "talk about their relationship together" and are showing a different side to their traditionally private partnership.

When Kate Middleton celebrated her 43rd birthday on January 9, her husband Prince William wrote a tender message and shared it on the couple’s public Instagram account. According to royal expert Ingrid Seward of Majesty magazine,

It was a royal treat. On January 10, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made an unannounced visit to the Pasadena Convention Center, where displaced Californians were sheltering from devastating wildfires.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been hit with bombshell allegations from former employees ahead of the release of their new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan