Prince William and Kate Middleton aren't known for being an overly lovey-dovey couple in public. While the future king and queen haven't completely shied away from showing their love for each other [1] — they've been known to hold hands and share an embrace [2] every once in a while — they typically keep PDA to a minimum; contrary to popular belief, there actually isn't any formal rule that discourages Kate and Will, rather, since they are "working representatives of British Monarchy," they've preferred to keep it to a minimum (similar to the queen and Prince Philip [3]).
But a fresh new royal couple seems to be shaking things up in more ways than one. Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle [4] stepped on the scene [5] with their abundant displays of supersweet PDA [6], it seems like Kate and Will have become more comfortable expressing themselves as a couple this year, too. Even with reports of the fab four creating distance from a work perspective [7], the Cambridges may have let some of Harry and Meghan's "touchy-feely" vibes [8] rub off on them. Scroll through for Kate and Will's cutest PDA moments this year.