The headlines this week have been along the lines of “Prince William’s paternity leave is over!!” His paternity leave is not over. He doesn’t have to go back to his real job, training to be an air ambulance pilot, until June 1st. But this week, William has been making some royal appearances. He was in Switzerland on Monday for “meetings” about his work with United for Wildlife. Then he was back in England yesterday, handing out MBEs at Windsor Castle. And these photos are of William today at St. George’s Park National Football Centre to send off the England Senior Women’s football team (the team will be playing at the World Cup).
Obviously, Duchess Kate was not with William for any of these appearances. She just gave birth on May 2nd! No one expected her to be there, and as I’ve said before, we should just settle in for a long summer with no new Duchess Kate appearances. She’s going to be in Anmer Hall with the babies and her mum for the rest of the year. At yesterday’s appearance, William was asked about Kate and baby Charlotte. When William awarded the MBE to Brinsley Forde, William and Forde chatted about their babies. William apparently told Forde: “She’s fine, she’s good.” And there is your update about Princess Charlotte. As for Kate…The Daily Mail had this excellent story about Kate and how she’s “the prickly princess”. Cough.
Having provided the Windsors with ‘an heir and a spare’ why is the Duchess of Cambridge described by some courtiers as ‘the prickly princess’? Because Kate’s content to be a stay-at-home mum. Ensconced in ten-bedroom Anmer Hall, she feels no pressing need to do otherwise.
Materially, the couple have William’s air ambulance wage of £40k, plus around £1million a year Duchy of Cornwall income and about £200,000 annual interest from the estate of Princess Diana.
My source says: ‘William agreed to a number of conditions about what was expected of her but attempts are being made by courtiers to amend them.’
That is… very, very interesting. Some people have always assumed that William and Kate’s marriage is as much a business arrangement as it is a real marriage and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if William’s people (not William) are trying to tell Kate that she needs to be more public and more active and she’s all “Nope, that wasn’t part of the deal that I had with William.”
Oh, and People Magazine is trying to start a rumor that “Princess Kate” (STAHP!!!!) has been staying at Windsor Castle with the babies. Yeah… I thought that was the whole point of the extensive renovation of Anmer Hall: it is now the Cambridge family home, and now the Queen doesn’t have to see Carole Middleton at all.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I don’t buy that. I think she needs approval too much, but what do I know.
Trouble in paradise?
I’m not claiming divorce or even separation with these two, but those weren’t the kind of headlines I expected to read weeks after the birth of the much-awaited Princess Charlotte, the baby girl everyone has wanted for a long time. Obviously, I don’t know Kate Middleton but a stay-at-home duchess mother who does nothing but stays at home, which in its own terms is practically a castle-like mansion, surrounded by servants and an impossibly overbearing mother seems like a pretty sweet deal to me and I can see how Kate would want to keep it.
It is such a shame that the British royalty will not let her have opinions on social-cultural or God forbid social-political issues, she’s there to look pretty and advance the careers (and bank accounts) of designers when she wears their clothes, pose with her two adorable children when the time convenes, go back, and do the same things all over again.
Erm, no the BRF are NOT holding her back or stopping her from doing anything – Its in fact the opposite THEY WANT HER TO ENGAGE WITH THE PEOPLE SHE WILL ONE DAY REPRESENT!! Whats wrong with that? Its William that is stopping her as he doesn’t want to do any public duties.
Okay. I stand corrected. I thought they wanted her to just sit pretty and be quiet, shake some hands because of controversial Diana was and how much she outshined everyone. I don’t understand why Catherine does not want a bigger more active role.
MelissaManifesto – Betti is right. The article is implying that William doesn’t want to do public duties and therefore doesn’t want Kate to do any – because if she did, it would shine a light on how little he does. And that’s why he’s obstinately rebuffing any efforts by courtiers to get her to do more.
Kate is free to pick almost any cause/social issue to espouse, so long as it basically embodies the nation’s values. And that’s a pretty wide list – animals, children, poverty, sports, education, arts – the list is endless.
@MelissaManifesto
“I thought they wanted her to just sit pretty and be quiet, shake some hands because of controversial Diana was and how much she outshined everyone. I don’t understand why Catherine does not want a bigger more active role.”
All examples reported by the media including gossip rags have shown that Kate’s not interested in anything much more than her insular world.
I did have paragraphs of examples written down, but I deleted them because it would have been all things discussed ad infinitum before.
Betti
Not sure William is the one stopping her. He’s certainly stepped in last moment and suddenly to take Kate away on a vacation. Leaving Kate to last minute cancel her events. Maybe because she had the spotlight by that logic? It’s ultimately Kate who chooses though and William isn’t often around to say anything. Her goal at this point is to be seen and liked. Thing is when she is seen she might flub her words or actions because she’s not often using them. And that’s not great so maybe it’s to be avoided?
And Charles needs her to be liked. Especially if he intends on slimming down the working royal list. Out of 5 being the current number under him only 3 would be active and that isn’t good for his vision.
In short. It’s been stated too many times with no kickback from Kate she is in charge of her own schedule. She works as she pleases.
I’m willing to be Kate doesn’t have any opinions about anything other than shopping and clothes. Princess Diana was very active in issues that weren’t exactly mainstream for the royal family at the time, such as AIDS and Landmines.
I agree. It’s a shame that neither of them use their visibility to advance other good causes.
Diana needed this to keep her going. Her life wasn’t easy and keeping active was her lifeline. That appears to be shopping and staying with her mother for Kate.
“It is such a shame that the British royalty will not let her have opinions on social-cultural or God forbid social-political issues…”
I doubt such thoughts are desperately trying to spill out of Kate’s brain…
Though I’m not saying Kate is less than smart…*cough*… I’m thinking that if it isn’t mentioned in Lucky magazine, such thoughts are not in Kate’s head….
“I’m thinking that if it isn’t mentioned in Lucky magazine, such thoughts are not in Kate’s head…. ”
LOL. This truly made my day, anne_000!
Give her a break! she’s got two young children at home and perhaps she wants to be hands on. Good for her!
I read all of these stories and I think Kate is a lazy layabout, but I do agree with many people who say that the Queen must be fine with this, or she would put her foot down and they would make changes. I do remember her rude remark to Kate at the wedding dress exhibition, and I’m not sure she is sold on Kate; I imagine that social climbing mother must just disgust her!! But really – do we think William wouldn’t get Kate to do more if the Queen wanted more???
And interestingly, I do think that the Queen is “on” to Carole Middleton. She isn’t a dummy. I believe Carole M practically laid a trap for William, stalked him, put her daughter in his wake, (the last minute gap year, etc.) and has claimed her prize. But the Queen and Charles could cut off Kate’s fashion funds and I tend to think she would then do whatever they wanted her to do.
who is the “courtier”?
Based upon all the information available about Kate through the years, it’s very clear that she’s very good about sticking to her goals. No distractions and no negotiations. The only time she visibly panicked was the big break up of 2007 when she came very close to losing the goal.
Despite appearances, she doesn’t blink. William and the courtiers will always bend to her will.
We’ve seen that time and time again.
So she needs to vanilla herself, so she has to play the clinging child. She’ll even put up with ridicule. Pfft! She always gets her way in the end.
And she’s good at playing off the sides. I wonder if they see or know it. Even now, William or the courtiers are being blamed for her behaviour and it boils down to Kate refusing to work. End of.
She always gets her way in the end.
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So true. Nice to see someone else recognizes this. Sure, William is a spoiled brat, used to getting his own way, bossing everyone else around, but Kate doesn’t do anything Kate doesn’t want to do.
She reminds me of women who look childlike and helpless most of the time, but who are ruthless in that helplessness and childlike quality. They always get there way. And they are lions about guarding their territory although it’s all wrapped in this manipulative helpless package.
I’m inclined to see both the implication of the article (William is pushing for Kate to do bugger all) AND what you’re saying here as equally true.
They’re willing accomplices to one another.
What do you think, LAK?
Sixer: absolutely they are willing accomplices, but i’ve laterly come to the conclusion that despite appearances, she has the upper hand.
I think where her personal goals are concerned, she’s very clear and firm and never wavers. When her goals are threatened she throws everybody, including William, under the bus. She’s not confrontational like Diana was such that people don’t see how sneaky she is. However, she’s managed to get everything she wants whilst looking like she’s completely under the thumb of her mother,the BRF and William whilst everybody is blamed for her shortcomings.
It’s all so bloody tiresome, isn’t it? I mean, which of these two is ever going to be able to carry out the sort of soft diplomacy that Charles is doing in Ireland today? William’s idea of diplomacy is sending threatening letters to photographers. And if they can’t be trained to that standard, I really don’t see the point of them.
Sixer: the other day I was thinking about Prime Minister’s audience with HM.
Can you imagine the PM of the day trying to have a conversation with William about anything?
We roll our eyes at how vapid Kate is, but my goodness is William vapid!!!
His idea of diplomacy is always extreme….threatening letters to the press, shut down press freedom, burn all the ivory, get himself a new helicopter out of the non existent govt budget (no word on the industry receiving any govt largesse as a compliment) etc
Exactly. And this is why it’s not really about the extent to which William is lazy. I don’t really care if he spends a large amount of time lazing about – or her, either. I mean, I think they should both do good causes simply as a quid pro quo for the life of ease and luxury, but if they don’t, well, they don’t. But William has to have at least adequate training to fulfill a future constitutional role. And he hasn’t even begun at age 30+.
BTW, I watched the last Budget speech in its entirety. Had I not read you and NOTA on here with the breakdowns of the various air ambulance helicopter shenanigans, I wouldn’t have given a second thought to the bank levy money going on air ambulance helicopters. As it was, I sat and listened and thought “bet all these grants are because William got one for HIS latest avoidance scheme so now the govt has to even up the score”. Not suggesting those helicopters aren’t a good spend for the cash, but how telling it was that particular good spend that the Chancellor chose, of all the many good spends queuing up for a share.
LAK
Well, there were a few stories of Kate being confrontational… And the rumored Whitaker (?) club video of her staring down girls…?
So, I see it. A very crafty style of manipulation, but that must be so stressful.
LAK/Sixer
William passing 30 and still having not stepped up. Still being so aggressive with the press. Still, acting foolish. If he hasn’t learned by now will he ever? Will he care when no one is showing him he has to? Instead he gets all he wishes to not care.
There could come a day when Kate is divorced and gone, but there’s still William, 2nd in line.
Sixer
If William put half the effort into raising money for an air ambulance charity as he does for his desire to be hired by 1 imagine what he could accomplish.
Sometimes the desire and drive only comes from direct gain and not helping for the sake of doing so.
Really great points about her single minded determination to get William, but isn’t as willing as say Diana was to take her plight to the public. I still can’t quite make out what her personality is. There are never any stories about her sense of humor or interactions with friends., or even her stle as a Mom. I miss those Diana years, she gave us a lot.
In my early threads about Kate, I suggested that she could have really become a top female executive in terms of the strategic moves & waiting games to bag William. Her social & apartment stumbles outside of her focused goal/target (William) & her utter failure to seemingly develop herself outside of that game-plan earns my complete disdain & in some cases contempt.
But here are two questions:
With this leak/info/suggestion about the prickly princess, are she and William beginning to canabalize each other in terms of PR, throwing each other the bus, or is this an attempt to make William look good?
Why couldn’t see accompany William on his trips? I get that she recently had a baby. But that’s neither here nor there given that you all said that the Court Circular is reporting Charlotte’s birth as an engagement. She’s apparently hardy.
Lastly, if accurate and if Carole is truly running interference between Kate & William (Amber Hall & making sure favorite dishes are being prepared to suit), could it be because the prickly princess has finally had it—on some levels anyway?
Hmmmmm. When a woman’s feed up . . . There’s nothing you can do about it🎤🎶🎶🎶
Apparent NOT apartment.
Dena: I think it’s still murky, but it’s heading in one direction only.
All your posed questions could also be their own answers.
I’m taking a wait and see approach because sooner, rather than later, these 2 give the game away.
Okay, but she’s really bad when she does go out…do you think that’s on purpose?
I think that’s the reason William is so tense on their joint engagements, like, oh what’s she going to do now. Fussing with her hair, talking with her hands, asking mind-numbingly stupid questions, inappropriate facial expressions and gazing towards the cameras. And when she has to speak? Yikes.
That UN video will always be the worst…mostly for William’s reaction.
Shazbot: if she cared she’d improve. She did it with her physical appearance.
Absolutely no intention of working. She’ll be publicly shitty at it so the courtiers have to find other ways that don’t involve her doing anything at all. Whilst getting all the credit of course.
Infact, the only time she pulls herself together is when HM is present. I’m willing to bet that if she had to make a speech in HM’s presence there would be an exponential improvement.
LAK, I’m pretty much agreeing with everything you’re saying on here today. The only exception is the part about HM. Both the Faberge comment and “Can you test the smell by smelling it?” were when she was with HM.
At two engagements with HM, she walked ahead of Her Majesty. The first engagement she did with HM and Prince Philip, she walked ahead of both of them before being yanked back. That was when she wore that awful green flight attendant mini-skirt with the peplum and nearly flashed HM climbing out of the car.
LAK, I agree with your thoughts as well. What she wants, she can get, be it a prince, a thinner body, extra houses, new decor, lots of time off. Maybe a shared sense of entitlement is what brought them together?
Nota: true, but it’s also in HM’s presence that her clothing has mostly been on point, The hair fixed, no touching AND she’s made an effort to seem truly interested in the people she meets even if she says idiotic things to them. No eyerolling, pulling faces or even bored faces. More smiles, genuine or hyena fake. The positives always outweigh the negatives when HM is present.
BTW, notice that small throwaway remark regarding his salary as part of his general income? I guess the unnamed charity is the house of Cambridge?!
What’s wrong with talking with your hands?
LAK
Still waiting to hear where that money is going after being donated/allocated to a charity to pay William and William then taking it to donate to another charity that hasn’t been decided on? You would think someone has already figured that out.
Kate would probably have had to develop those skills outside of her pursuit if William; therefore, time for that could not be sacrificed that is if they couldn’t do it as a couple. As a possibility, they/she may not have thought those types of skills would be useful or needed or perhaps she thought that they may come naturally. Therefore, why work on them. Once again, those types of skills were expendable in relation to the goal/the prime objective. After all, William was not fascinated by her ability to deliver speeches or win class debates. At least, I don’t think so.
I just made this remark about my ex-SIL. She was sweet as pie, everyone loves her, but Lisa got what Lisa wanted, even if she had to walk over your dead body to do it. While smiling and talking nicely.
She’s going to be in Anmer Hall with the babies and her mum for the rest of FOREVER
Fixed it for you.
Also I don’t think William has any problem with Kate’s laziness-she’s just following his fine example.
“She’s going to be in Anmer Hall with the babies and her mum for the rest of FOREVER
Fixed it for you.”
LOL 😛
“Also I don’t think William has any problem with Kate’s laziness-she’s just following his fine example.”
I think it’s just part of her personality, like it is for William. Nobody’s copying each other. Just two peas in a pod, imo.
But it’s okay if we call her Princess William, right? So can we just shorten that to princess? And throw in a Kate for sake of clarification? We know she’s not princess Kate, but it’s such a convenient shorthand.
Kate was not born a princess, so she should really not be addressed as such. Duchess Kate (while still not 100% accurate) works just as well, and folks will know who you’re talking about. People magazine insist on using ‘Princess Kate’ and it drives me mad.
Not born into it, but as a wife she’s merely an extension of her husband so she shares his title. Let’s not cherry pick which draconian royal traditions we uphold.
If you, as an individual, prefer to call her Princess Kate knowing it’s incorrect, more power to you. I take issue with publications who seek to be seen as legitimate outlets doing so. The fact is, I’ve never seen anything from the palace that refers to her as Princess Kate OR Princess William (although I know that is a courtesy title with her being William’s wife and all).
“Let’s not cherry pick which draconian royal traditions we uphold.”
The BRF is strict about protocal. Princess Diana wasn’t really a princess, she was Diana, Princess of Wales. One must be born royal to have a particular title.
I made an ironic comment about royal blood on another thread and got totally slammed. Yet here I’m being schooled on not calling her princess cuz she wasn’t born with royal blood. Personally, my only interest in the RF is as celeb gossip. They aren’t even really people to me. Still, as a fellow owner of a uterus, I tend to think Kate’s role as a royal incubator entitles her to a title. Like People mag, I am a low class American with no concern for RF protocol. When the Economist takes a position on her title, maybe I’ll reconsider.
If calling her ‘princess’ is the issue, then we have the option of the title given to her by the public and media: “Princess Dolittle.”
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Haha, yes!
I thought the plan was for him to donate the wages from his new air ambulance job to charity?
I thought that was the plan too….which leads me to believe that the DM fact-checking system is, as per usual, non-existent.
That being said, I truly believe William is as lazy, uncooperative and petulant as he’s made out to be by various media sources and has married the perfect match as her only focus has been to marry William, have babies and generally live the life of a rich country wife. She has zero charisma and negligible social skills to suit her position, and has wittingly or unwittingly made a number of serious faux-pas (skirts flying up, skin-tight jeggings, belly baring tops, hair twirling – all at public events).
Aren’t they a pair…living large for doing pretty much nothing.
I guess they’re not counting it as a donation yet because there hasn’t been any donation made yet or at least news of a donation hasn’t been put out by his PR team?
If he actually had made a donation of his air ambulance salary, I would think his PR team would have made a big deal of it to the press and told them which charity the donation went to.
The official press release stated “In common with all other East Anglian Air Ambulance pilots, The Duke will be formally employed by Bond Air Services. He will draw a salary which he will donate in full to charity.”
I think later there was news that he would pay taxes on the income, then donate the rest, but I can’t find an official statement on that one. It may have been the same time they said his salary had been donated above and beyond usual EAAA donations.
A bit odd to pay taxes then donate. If he donated it all there would be no taxes and the charity would be getting more money. Which begs the question is he actually only planing on donating some of the money to charity.
Maybe the PR team isn’t saying much about his salary because he only “worked” a few weeks before going on paternity leave. They know many of the public feel he is work shy.
Can I just say it bothers me that William’s trousers are too short? Like this really bugs me? I don’t know why it does but that’s the first thing I noticed. Is that a British thing and I’m just being ignorant of it? While I was in ROTC, it was this: http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z382/jrd618/Misc/grey_zps08e5073c.jpg for all trousers. Is that just military?
From what I’ve seen, the trend in menswear is to do a “no break” look, which is more European and shows your socks if you are sitting or walking. Americans and the military tend to favor the “full break” that you pictured.
I prefer the ‘full break’ on men’s suit trousers. Looks a lot classier.
I agree. A man needs to be wearing very interesting socks or have a “well-turned ankle” to make the “no break” look work. LOL
Yes! I cannot stand how short his pants always are. I thought it bugged only me. Looks much better across the board when you can’t see socks when they’re standing.
Yeah MonicaQ, it’s been happening for a while. I noticed William’s pants appeared to be too short just before his mother’s funeral and on the day of her funeral. He must like them that way.
He’s lazy. She’s lazy. They are the perfect pair. Neither wants to work, but they’ll take all the privileges that their status provides. Good luck, UK & your commonwealths, you’re going to need it with that pair.
In my imagination, Princess Anne spots them lounging on the Anmer lawns one summer day and in a long-stewing act of disgust, aims a garden hose at them while shouting, “Naff off, succubi!” And she chases them to the railway station, then forces William to sign out and hand it all over to Harry.
Sigh.
EDIT: all while on horseback!!!
I would pay to see that spectacle.
On horseback balancing the hose and a plate of cookies for the local WI meeting.
Someone on a royal forum compared the WI ladies to Anne…what I wouldn’t give to be a fly on the wall when Kate rocks up with her childlike cute ways hoping to win over those women…..
Ha, perfect. Maybe the WI can help K develop a skill. Like, how to make jam for the Duchy.shops.
LAK and Feeshalori, your comments put me straight into a Barbara Pym frame of mind!
Nice!
Liberty, you need to write another of your priceless stories based on that scenario!
If W&K have a $1.24 million income, but dad’s paying his wife’s clothing bills, public’s paying for his 8,000 pound copter joyride, public and grandma’s paying for his remodeling and rent for his two luxury homes, etc. Must be nice.
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‘William agreed to a number of conditions about what was expected of her but attempts are being made by courtiers to amend them.’
Who was the agreement made with? Kate or the courtiers?
If it was with Kate, then that means she calls the shot on how little work she’s agreed to do, but that the courtiers expect her to do more.
If it was with the courtiers, then that means W&K agreed to a minimal amount of work done by Kate, but that the courtiers were never happy with the agreement.
Is AH really not finished? Or it is, but it’s not close enough to the shops like Windsor Castle is?
Yeah, I was thinking when he carried George up the steps at the Lindo Wing, he looked darn good. I also noticed when they were photographed at the zoo in AU, William’s biceps looked great.
I would bet he and Kate occasionally jog or lift weights together. They are a pair of hard bodies (though Kate allowed herself to get gaunt before the wedding) so the laziness seems only to pertain to a public life/engagements.
Kate is only lazy when it comes to working or doing something for others. When it comes to herself, she’s the most energetic person on the planet – especially when it comes to things like shopping, grooming-related stuff and of course her gruelling exercise regimen.
The Daily Mail has been telling us that Kate gets in moods that only Carol can soothe, and now this prickly princess phrasing? Are we finally learning something about Kate’s true nature? (Move over Princess Pushy, Princess Michael of Kent!)
And for any of the fellow Chelsy/Harry fans, is this giving you hope? We were told Chelsy didn’t want to do fulltime royal duties, well with the precedent Kate has set, she should see that clearly she can work, work part-time, stay home – anything she wants! Chelsy come on, you can be in the driver’s seat! Marry Harry!!
I seriously doubt that anybody is trying to renegotiate anything with anybody. You weren’t going to bring anything up with her in the last month or two of pregnancy, and you certainly haven’t had the balls to bring anything up in the couple of weeks since she gave birth, so when was this supposed to have happened?
More likely, all is quiet on the Royal front since they moved to Anmer and if there’s no actual news, then some will have to be created and the DM is happy to provide.
I think I just crossed over from thinking they are just useless and boring to thinking they are total arseholes. As in, not very nice people. There’s no doubt in my mind that her entire “adult” life has been about getting that ring and lifestyle, and he spinelessly married her for convenience and appearances. And that they both know it and have their arrangement. That says a lot about what kind of people they are. K: I want the money and the status, but zero work or obligations, everyone else be damned. W: I want the money and the status and people off my back to provide the heir and the spare (hence the marriage), but zero work or obligations, everyone else be damned. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if William thinks that his only responsibility was to produce heirs and now that that’s done, he can’t understand why people would expect any more of him. In photos, he always looks vacant and over it, and she always looks vacant and “eeee, my picture’s being taken!”
“eeee, my picture’s being taken!” LOL! As I’ve said before, two words always come to mind when the tabloids bring up Kate’s work habits–goldbricking and malingering. She is as shrewd and calculating as her mother, but has perfected a benign, simple (basic) girl demeanor and it’s worked out well because most people haven’t expected much more from her other than providing an heir and a spare.
I really agree with you, Tabasco. I think they are both assholes.
I hardly think there’s anything prickly. Just another made up story!
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My God! This is shades of ripping Diana Princess of Wales apart. Can the world leave The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge alone. This is a young couple just starting out raising their family. The Queen has enough poodles to push through her hoops.
Really? Who?
I think William is where the real problem lies. Lots of wives are stay at home moms and the husbands work. If I was a damn princess, I wouldn’t want to work; I’d rather spend time with my kids too.
William needs to get off his duff and stop being a tool.
Also: I thought Will’s air ambulance salary was supposed to go to charity, not him?
They can’t win no matter what they do, right? People just love to tear away at them. “well, if Kate would ONLY be a hands on mum and also selflessly give her whole life to charity and also spend all her time amongst the people and be a smart businesswoman and a good wife, then maybe I might cut her a break, but ugh, she looks awful in that dress.”
Actually, expectations are so low for this lazy couple, that Kate could “win” if she merely spent as many hours with her charities as she spends in Mustique.
They were there for two weeks. 7 days a week multiplied by two weeks times 24 hours a day. 336 hours a year of charity work. If she did 40 hours a week, that would be 8.5 weeks of work.
Diana managed to actively parent two children from a much younger age, do groundbreaking and inspiring charity work, and to be a fashion icon. And she was struggling with low self esteem, bulimia, extreme press attention and an unhappy marriage. I’m not saying Kate should have to model herself after that or live up to another person’s legacy. But clearly Kate has set herself a bar where she has already achieved what she wants out of life; time to take a back seat and be an expensive prop under the guise of homemaker.
Amen to that. Adding to your point, Diana was not perfect by any stretch, but unlike Kate, Diana was genuine, charismatic and had an effortless way of appealing to people. With Kate, when she does manage to show up for something, it’s forced and wooden and she seems insincere and uncomfortable. that’s all
Yea Id defo put the blame on William – he was born royal so he should know the drill – that at some point he should step up and start his real training as a royal , not flying a helicopter – he is supposed to be King some day – he’s in his thirties already. I think Kate has reached her goal and if she wants to stay in her gilded cage and bring up her children then so be it but dont tell us she’s anxious to get back to “work” – we dont need our intelligence insulted.
Kate is lazy; her family trained her to be a career princess. She is prepared to dress modestly, toe the line with the Queen, mouth platitudes, smile and wave occasionally, and that’s it. She has never done a proper hands turn in her life, she made it her sole purpose and business to snag William from the get go. Once her mission was accomplished, she will now decide for the ‘sake of the children’ to hide away and do shopping, with occasional appearances to deflect criticism. And this is from someone who is a royalist, and loves those who have the energy, sense of responsibility and motivation to use their position for good – particularly the Princess Royal, the Queen and Prince Harry (and Diana, who redefined what the world expects from the Royals in terms of human engagement and empathy).
I’m not so sure Kate is focused on her children. She doesn’t seem to have a close bond to her son. Whenever she holds him, she looks like she’s holding a prop. And George looks like he’s pushing to get out of her arms. When his dad held him (going into the hospital) though, they looked so natural and close. But I have a feeling George doesn’t get to see his dad very often.