Kate Willett was born in Scotland and is British. Her parents were both teachers, and she attended the University of Glasgow before graduating in economics in their second year. After graduating she joined the British Army as a nurse, and was deployed to India when the Second World War broke out. Although Nationality is not mentioned in the slightest in the book, it must have been a great comfort to her heart, as she had barely known her husband for seven years when he disappeared from her life without a definite reason, which was a common occurrence at the time. The lack of identity & nationality meant that Kate Willett had to find someone to marry, and luckily she found herself with John Major MP, who was one of her good friends from university.
In order to remain legally at rest, after marrying an overseas national, the couple had to get British citizenship, so that they could both live and work in Britain. It was a tough time for Kate Willett, as being British meant that her husband had to be British, and as Nationality was not mentioned in the slightest in the marriage contract, it must have been a real problem for Kate. It must have been much harder on her than it would have been on any other woman, as Nationality is such a simple thing to acquire, but it is a big step into a new life, and John Major has done an excellent job of caring for Kate.
They have been married ever since, and Kate is proud to say that she is a British citizen, and that this means that her husband is not required to take a Nationality test when he goes back to Britain, as he had been obliged to do. She is also proud to say that she has no regrets about getting involved in a British marriage, and that it has brought them both happiness, and even though John is much older than she is, they are still like kids. As far as Nationality is concerned, Kate Willett does not think too much of it and has no plans to change her status. This is probably down to the fact that her husband has done the same for her, and they have been together long enough to know that there is no need to change things too drastically.