When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did their events in Bradford last week, did they look particularly keen? How about when they attended Monday night’s palace reception for the UK-Africa summit? Still no? Don’t get me wrong, they didn’t look “un-keen,” they just didn’t look particularly engaged, particularly happy or like they were basking in a newfound spotlight with Harry and Meghan’s exit. You could make a case for Will and Kate treating everything like “business as usual.” But are they secretly elated now that their plot – mostly William’s plot – to exile the Sussexes has played out? Katie Nicholl seems to think so.
A royal expert has claimed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been given a ‘boost’ following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s step down as senior royals, but thinks Prince Harry has secretly been left ‘heartbroken’. Commentator Kate Nicholl claimed Kate Middleton, 38, and Prince William, 37, were thrilled at the warm reception they got during a royal engagement in Bradford last week. And indeed a beaming Kate appeared extra animated when she arrived at Buckingham Palace alongside William, for their first major joint engagement without Harry, 35.
Meanwhile Harry, who returned to Canada to be with Meghan Markle, 38, and eight-month-old Archie, has been ‘putting on a brave face amid heartbreak’, Katie claims.
Speaking to Ok!, she said of the Cambridges: ‘The warm reception William and Kate received has given them a huge boost. They’ve stuck to the tried-and-tested approach, promoting a united Royal family and it’s a success.’
Speaking about Harry, she continued: ‘He might be putting a brave face on but I suspect Harry’s heartbroken. He’s a sensitive soul and he’s a sweetheart. The past week must have been incredibly hard. With William busy performing Royal duties, he’s not got his brother by his side right now and his father, Prince Charles, has returned to Scotland.’
So… Harry is heartbroken and William is pleased. Harry is sad because he was exiled and William is happy that he exiled Harry. That’s what I’m getting from Nicholl’s words. Personally, I think Harry probably did have some feelings… last year, when everything was reaching Peak Bulls–t. But the way Harry has conducted himself in 2020 tells me that he’s beyond happy about the choice he’s made. As for the Cambridges… as I said in the opening, they didn’t strike me as notably different (keen or un-keen) in their post-Sussexit appearances. Kate in particular seems to have only just realized that she lost her “competition” and it’s back to the drawing board, personality-wise. Also: “They’ve stuck to the tried-and-tested approach, promoting a united Royal family…” They literally exiled Harry and Meghan. They bullied the Sussexes out of the country. So much for a united family.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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This was basically my reaction too! I just had to shake my head and laugh.
These fools are comedy GOLD!
That first photo says it all for me. LOL.
So thankful I’m not them.
I’d the author of this article the President of the Keen for F F Queens fan club? Tiffany thanks for the laugh!
What’s going on with Kate’s forehead? It looks so weird in all these photos.
She is trying to figure out empathy?
Too confusing for Duchess Buttons.
That was hilarious, Tiff.
@Tiffany, You are on FIRE!!!!
Preach
Botox is what’s going on .
Lots of centrally placed Botox, that’s what.
These two have literally come to symbolize white supremacy & racism. Nice that they have finally accomplished something of note that they can call their own.
Don’t forget protecting Uncle Pedophile!
That’s more on the Queen than them…@Mika, but I completely agree w/@Mimi….these two have come to symbolize white privilege at its worst.
IDK, Charles has a yeoman of the wardrobe. Does it get any more privileged than that?
Here is my hot take, Katie Nichols: And there is nothing classy, or brave, or respectful about staying in the family that protects a pedophile. This is who they choose to stay with. This is where they are rising their children. That’s all I can think about when I read about those Royals maintaining the “Tried and True” approach.
@Mika, very true. Harry and Meghan REFUSED to spend Christmas with an accused child rapist. Normal Bill and Keen Katie stepped right up.
William and Kate should not plan their lives around Andrew. It was disgraceful the queen invited him. The fault is on Andrew for being a rapist and on the queen for tolerating it.
Yeah, I feel like if I had kids and my uncle was a pedophile I wouldn’t WANT to plan my life around him, but… ya know… if push came to shove, yeah. I’d miss Christmas with Grandma. For the kids.
All of these RR reporters” are unbelievably unprofessional and biased. Katie Nichols is shown here to be extremely patronizing of Harry. “….he’s such a sweetheart….I think he’s this or that…”. Why don’t we all just agree, this is not reporting. We already no it’s not journalism. This sort of writing, is like a “mean girls note” being found and published. Everything they are writing is personal, biased, unresearched gossip, slander, and wishful thinking. A united royal family was culpable in exiling the only recognized black woman that dared to marry into their world.
Ms Nicholl has priors:
https://www.bylineinvestigates.com/mail/2019/11/27/exclusive-mailbomb-pt-1-top-mail-journalist-katie-nicholl-used-illegally-obtained-info-in-stories
Did Katie mean to say “white” instead of “united”?
Anyways, I know the royal family being lily white again is the brexiters wet dream so of course they’re cheering
Katie ALWAYS means to say ‘white’.
I feel sad for all involved. To lose a mother in that way, at that age, and to have a strained relationship with Dad and the new stepmom (a relationship that caused their mom so much pain) has to be difficult. I hope that Harry and Meghan find the happiness that they so deserve. I also hope that William does as best he can with all of the pressure and the duty. I like to think William and Harry love each other and that Kate is a lovely person….it makes me too sad to think about these brothers backstabbling each other. Who knows the real story?
I know we have all talked/commented about it. But Kate’s weight….the camera adds 10 pounds and she is so painfully thin. This can’t be good. I worry about her.
I’d have no appetite with a great uncle who is a pedo nearby, having to wear my deceased M-I-L’s cursed engagement ring every day, and having to pretend to be fond of my cheating spouse (whose touch I find revolting).
@Madi, look at the hyena smiles on their faces. They’re ECSTATIC that Harry and Meghan are gone because they’re TOO STUPID to realize how much it’s going to hurt the royal family in the future.
If William loved Harry, he wouldn’t have done so much harm to him. And if Kate were a good person, she wouldn’t be the person she is. There can’t be two people who deserve each other more than Normal Bill and Keen Katie.
Kate supposedly “cried” because of Meghan. I think if true, Kate sounds like a diva who was making trouble for Meghan and somehow the story got out there. Kate never was one to trust other women, from what I read.
I think it is going to take some time for the Sussexes to find their bearings.
Losing all opportunities to support the Queen is a big blow, especially for Harry who has to rebuild his life in a new continent.
So they may be in a better place now, but actual fulfilment will take time to come.
I hope their couple is solid!
I think the Sussexes’ marriage will be fine, especially since Harry has shown no interest in Rosebushes.
I hope so!
My the concern trolling.
If you are worried about the state of a royal’s marriage, may I direct your attention to the one that allegedly fucked his neighbour?
The concern trolls are something aren’t they. Never wondering what makes them so crass as to root for a family to divorce. Gross
Beautifully said!
If the firm had had a care for Meghan, who had to build a new life on a new continent, it probably would not have come to this. Harry is a big boy. They will adapt beautifully I think. I’d be more worried about the other couple who are going to have to start dealing with the (negative) press attention that he affairs so richly deserve. Especially if he continues to toss his father under the bus.
I do not believe the press will ever leave the Sussexes alone unless the lawsuit forces the press to cease & desist due to a court order.
I think that they’ve chosen BC because of their strict stalker laws and that it will be harder for the UK papers to get new photo content. They’ll still write their BS, and the racists will still eat it up, but I don’t think, when they are not travelling at least, they will be chased and physically harassed the way Diana was. They may have a good 15 years of this crap until George is old enough to harass, but without new photos, it’s going to get boring pretty quick. I hope.
I think you’re wrong.
I mean, please give your attention to the other articles on this page.
Meghan is not stopping and neither is Harry. They are still working. They’re fine.
They’ve proven their marriage is stronger than all the bribes and threats the BRF threw at them. No concern here, but the Rose bushes in Norfolk might need pruning.
A friend from the Sentabale charity event said that Meghan and Harry are joined at the hip and if you know them it is very clear to see.
This may come as a shock but Harry and Meghan may really like each other. Not everyone is Normal Bill and likes to cheat.
Can we all just agree that Katie Nicholls is full of cr@p?
Considering she is linked to Harry’s lawsuit for her use of phone hacking, there is no way she knows anything about what he is doing or thinking.
She must like giving the impression that she has Harry on speed dial, given that she’s blithering about his emotional state is.
She has Kate on speed dial. She was Kate’s go-to during the dating years, when Kate would call and tell her where she and William were. She’s also had an open crush on Harry for years.
I have noticed a lot of female royal reporters have a massive crush on Harry.
@Marie
They’re certainly reporting on Sussexit like they are jilted lovers.
She has bought info from phone hackers in the past.
See Byline Investigates.
Yes they are a united family. United around their Pedo uncle and their lazy heirs.
And I agree Kaiser I think William IS quite pleased. And I think Kate is too slow to realize she has no one’s homework to copy from now. But I think in the long run this will come to bite both of them in the a$$.
I pray it does, that it keenly blows up in their faces and it is exposed once and for all the world to finally know for sure that emperor has no clothes on. Because I used to care, and think they would do good things and they have shown us their asses for YEARS (Kate quite literally) and gotten away with it….
The family just got played. They appear more foolish, inept and irrelevant than ever.
Hugh Grant shared this little tidbit about Katie Nicholl’s use of phone hacks on Harry for nine years. Hugh is firmly on H&M’s side. If you’re not following Hugh’s twitter, you should. He’s terrific.
https://twitter.com/binvestigates/status/1217508590744936458?s=21
Wow. So much unity! Impressive. So many nice headlines about the warm unity of the royal family! Everybody believes it! Great news, great work by out favourite royal working couple. Exiled couple so sad, but really it is their own fault. United royal family could not help them since they were really unreasonable.
I honestly don’t mind these people, but they don’t excite me like Meghan does and that is such a loss for the Royal Family going forward. I get that it’s hard to navigate the politics of it all, but with Meghan you feel that she’s deeply involved in what she does and brings her personality with her.
I don’t think reality has set in for everyone yet. At best people will go back to ignoring the royal family and they can skate by on doing nothing but I think the easiest part of their lives is over. They really have to step up. They’re really a pair of idiots for not keeping H&M close.
“I don’t think reality has set in for everyone yet.”
Spoke with my English friends last night. Though, they were upset for H&M, they said “it really did not matter because Charles would be king then William”.
Other than my friends on this board, no one I spoke with, Yank or Brit, seemed to be surprised let alone upset by the Sussexit.
Well, united now that THE BLACK ONE (or BLACK ONES if you include dear Archie and I know that they did), is gone.
A bill is going to come due for these pathetic assholes and all the tiaras in the world won’t be able to pay it.
Jesus, take the wheel…
Ugh SHUT UP KATIE.
I used to like Vanity Fair.
Me too, giving a platform to a Markle is unforgivable. Canceled.
I think Charles is going to drop a bomb at some point, because the smugness radiating off those two is unbelievable. A more useless pair of twats I’ve never seen. Unless they really step up to the plate and start doing real work instead of swanning around pretending they’re making a difference, the loss of Meghan and Harry is going to become more and more apparent.
Meh, Charles just took a private plane to Davos to talk about the environment, so they are all tone-deaf and useless.
Charles finds first class to be “incredibly uncomfortable.” So, you know. What’s more important? The environment, or making the future King suffer in first class? I think we all know Charles’ comfort take precedence. It’s like William telling Africans not to have children while his wife is pregnant with their third child. Why the British still insist on having a monarchy is beyond me.
That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have tea to spill and if William, especially, continues to leak and avoid work, daddy isn’t going to like it. Say what you will about Charles, he works hard and the fact that he’s a target of terrorism/assassination means that he can’t fly with the rest of us punters.
I think Kate and William will be fine. They have a nation behind them, that support their dullness and dead-eye keenness.
I read an interesting comment on YouTube yesterday (I was watching a panel discussion of the Cambridges and Sussexes on Heads Together). Women identify to Kate hence their furor at seeing her upstaged by a biracial American divorcee.
I think there are some women who project themselves because Kate is what they want to be — skinny, white, married to a rich prince, never has to work. So any attacks on Kate is an attack on *them* because Kate is their avatar. You are attacking their dream.
Kate looks a bit like a cross between a young Kate Jackson and Jacqueline Smith. What’s up with the 70s look?
Los 70 estan de moda duhhh
They aren’t though.
Yeah, not sure, but I do like that red on her (and in general). It’s not bad for a Kate dress.
Kate is looking more and more dead-eyed lately. Her last appearance she looked to be completely vacant and faking it. She is not going to do well with the increased responsibilities now that H&M are out.
Ni siquiera sabia que meghan era mixta. Hasta que ella lo dijo.pense que era caucasica. Creo que will y kate lo estan haciendo bien. Son el apoyo de la reina y los odiadores solo pueden rabiar esos no importan. Harry y meghan estan felices y eso me da gusto. Todos ganan.
My Spanish isn’t that good – but I think you’re saying everyone wins, and I don’t agree. Harry and Meghan were chased away because of racist attacks, and that is unacceptable. The solution to racism should not be driving the victims of the attacks out of the country.
Pues harry se ve bastante feliz en canada. Lo de los ataques es la prensa. No will, harry siempre a querido irse igual lo hubiera echo con chelsy si se hubiera casado con ella. Pero tampoco me gusta ese racismo. Lo que podemos hacer es no comprar sus revistas para asi no apoyarlos
I don’t think it’s fair or accurate to lay everything on William’s doorstep. No one is perfect and to paint them as such is ridiculous and doesn’t serve anyone well. Harry said himself that he has struggled with both mental health, death of his mother and being a royal. This was long before Meghan came along and then they struggled together within the confines of the royal family trying to find their place. With Harry feeling as he did and then Meghan being miserable they decided they wanted out. Everything they do is well planned and goes through various palace aides and courtiers. The royal family is more then just William and he doesn’t make all the decisions even if he wanted to or thinks he can. There’s still the Queen and Charles and there’s no way anyone is going to mess up the future of the monarchy, Charles has waited his whole life for his chance to be King.
There were a lot of egos at the Summit table and William’s was just one of them. The biggest stumbling blocks for M&H and their Sussexit were the Queen and Charles. The titles, security and funding was and is decided by both the Queen and Charles. Everyone gets a free pass except William.
M&H wanted out and they are now out with pretty much everything they’ve asked for.And the door is open should they wish to come back. I wish them the best and hope their new life is everything they want it to be. But, I still don’t want to pay for their security.
They are ALL sad, especially William and Harry. And it shows. But William has no choice. He must carry on, there is no other option for him. I think both Kate and William are DEVASTATED. Not for sarcastic reasons people love to sling around. They are sad and maybe they were relieved? To get back out among the people. But to suggest PW and KM are “thrilled” is offensive and grotesque. They must carry out their duties to and for the Queen. Those boys love each other. If you’ve been following royal gossip since Diana’s wedding, as I have, you know and can see how heartbreaking this situation is for both of them.
Agreed 100%.
William made a LOT of choices that put him in this predicament. Do you think it’s more devastating to have your brother treat your wife poorly and sell her family troubles out for covering up your affair; or more devastating to be left behind in the wreckage you helped create? Even if William didn’t sell them out with leaks and his tacit approval of using her family against her publicly, he never offered his public support (and word is he never offered private support either, but there we can only speculate), he was physically dismissive of Meghan whenever they were in public (especially after the successful book release and tour) – there are websites dedicated to his consistently snubbing her – and he was publicly condenscending and cruel when his brother admitted he was struggling. William acted like a class-A jerk. I have been following royal gossip since Diana’s wedding, and she spoke to this situation when they were children, and she was right to be concerned.
If you’ve been following this family for any time at all, you’ve seen how abusive and bullying William has been towards Harry their entire lives.
W&K now have the weight of the future BRF on their shoulders. Their lazy, unprofessional, resentful, leaking, bullying, cheating shoulders. They can no longer undermine Harry and Meghan, cannot force them to dim their light.
So heartbroken they participated in the budget plane stunt. Right.
William got his statement of support from Harry to cover up his bullying. Harry got nothing but passive-aggressive undermining from his brother.
Not surprised to see Katie Nicholl kissing ass already, lol. So transparent. Nothing but a paid liar. I canceled my Vanity Fair subscription because of her.
bravo, kelleybelle – I did the same. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but the quality of the publication has really deteriorated lately.
It has! Years ago is was a good publication. Once they featured that slag on wheels (Scam Markle) and said, “maybe Meghan could have given her dad credit for his help,” I was done. Meghan paid for Northwestern herself. Sr. did not. They tried to backtrack and say they had no idea what Sam was really like. Bye.
It has indeed gone way downhill. I was a faithful reader of VF for a number of years, but post-Graydon Carter, it’s become just an overpriced celebrity rag. Rashida Jones has not done well as Mr. Carter’s replacement.
I will never pay good money for the magazine again.
It seems that rewarding mediocrity is normalized. Let’s face it Katie Nichols is not Yvonne Hannah-Jones but they are both considered journalists.
In this case she will continue to promote mediocrity in the guise of the Cambridges. Prince Harry did all the leg work by establishing Communications with these African countries and the heir gets to toast the results.
Why is it necessary to promote a ‘United’ front ? Is there a war and/or competition? Is it that Bill trying to retain the services of foot soldier?
Is it that he feels that his brother should be penalised for putting his family’s wellbeing first? Why does he think that he is the one to do it? It’s about time he embraces the idea of boundaries.
Meanwhile Prince Charles is “throwing him under the bus” (see Richard Kay in the Daily Heil). So much for a united front.
Yes. I thought William and Harry made up and I thought the Queen stated they are still family —- so the United “front” push now that the Sussexes are gone is a strong indicator that the Sussexes are not really wanted in the family and that William has not mended his fences with Harry.
Oh my goodness, I can’t take any more of this foolishness, I’m seriously thinking of starting a go fund me page to get help in order to leave this country. Harry and Meghan did the right thing.
William and Kate are now the face of Englishness and white supremacy! They are so delighted the ‘royal’ family are bright and very very white again. #makethewindsorswhiteagain
Still trying to figure out in what universe a family where two prominent members are literally bullied out of the country and across 1) a giant ocean and 2) most of the land mass of North America counts as united, but maybe I haven’t had enough traumatic brain injuries to make this seem logical.
I think these Royal reporters are trying to keep this story going. Let’s face it, now that Meghan and a Harry have exited stage left, things will be getting really boring and quiet. The royals are back to being for domestic consumption only. Interest is already waning a bit and people are moving on. Decisions have been made and nothing else to do but for everyone to go about their lives. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will never give an interview to Vanity Fair again, that’s for sure.