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She has many achievements and talents, including her natural grace and dignity, playing the piano, art and photography.
But another key trait was on display last week when the Princess of Wales met the stars at the Royal Variety Performance at the Albert Hall: a sense of humor combined with an outrageous and infectious laugh.
It's been said before that Catherine and William's ability to smile together is one of the things that holds them so firmly together, but humor seems to be an important weapon for the princess in public too.
Not that she's alone in this, because laughing – the louder the better – is something generations of royals agree on, as these photos show.
The Princess of Wales appears to be in a laughing fit with singer Paloma Faith during last week's Royal Variety Performance at the Albert Hall
Is it something I said? Prince Philip appears to have hit the Queen's funny bone when he posed for the ceremonial review of the Grenadier Guards at Windsor Castle in 2003
The late Duke of Edinburgh could certainly get feisty, but he also loved a good laugh, as he showed at Lady Gabriella Windsor's wedding in May 2019.
The height of entertainment – when Kate was lifted for a line-out drill during England rugby training at Twickenham last year
Prince William roars with laughter as he meets PJ and Abdul at the Centrepoint youth homelessness charity in January 2017
Like her racing manager, John Warren, the queen smiles with joy as horse Sign Manual crosses the finish line to win the Dreweatts Handicap Stakes at Newbury in April 2013.
There's plenty of entertainment at this year's Braemar Gathering, but no one seems more helpless from the merriment at King Charles
Mike and Zara Tindall share a boisterous sense of humor, as seen here at a celebrity golf event in 2015
Princess Beatrice appears keen to share the joke on the first day of Ascot this year
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, centre, jokes with Willie Carson (left) and Sir Nicholas Soames before the King George Weekend at Ascot on July 27, 2019
Charles seems fascinated by what Prince William has on his phone to show him at the Invictus Games in 2014
A lovely image of Prince George chuckling with Page of Honour, Ralph Tollemache
Lady Louise Windsor couldn't help but laugh on day 4 of the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Home Park, Windsor Castle on May 15, 2022
Princess Anne and Andrew Parker Bowles find something very funny at the Cheltenham Festival Race Meeting
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, appears to be crying and laughing as she met Edna Farley in person on her 90th birthday. the Duchess had been in regular telephone contact with Edna during the pandemic since she made contact through the Royal Voluntary Service Check In and Chat program