One of People Magazine’s cover stories this week is “Life Without the Queen,” a one-year death-anniversary update about what the remaining Windsors are up to. Maybe People Magazine will release a stand-alone story about Camilla at some point, but hasn’t it been so notable that Camilla has been largely absent from all of these death-anniversary articles and “Charles’s first year as king” thinkpieces? I’m sure that’s by design – I’ve come around to the idea that Camilla has pulled most of the strings to create the current situation. She’s accrued an enormous amount of power, yet she remains massively unpopular. Oh well! Speaking of unpopular, People Mag’s cover story has a lot about how Prince William and Kate are, as always, preparing to be keen. I still haven’t gotten used to the fact that everyone speaks and writes about a pair of 40-somethings like they’re teenagers who are too dumb to understand the basics of work or diplomacy. Williams wants everyone to know that QEII gave him a gold star for his “work” and now sources describe Peg and Buttons as “ready and willing to do the job.”
In the days after his mother’s death last Sept. 8, King Charles made William and Kate the new Prince and Princess of Wales (the titles formerly held by Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana), recognizing their seniority in the family and signaling their critical roles ahead.
“Charles is leading the way for them already, and [William and Kate] are both involved in decision-making behind the scenes. They are ready and willing to do the job — and Kate is very much a part of that,” a friend of the princess tells PEOPLE in this week’s exclusive cover story.
Prince William and Princess Kate “are maintaining a good balance between carrying out their duties and raising their children as privately as possible,” royal author Sally Bedell Smith exclusively tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. Getting that right is key and “something they think about every day,” adds a source close to the family. In doing so, they honor the Queen.
“The prince was incredibly close to his grandmother,” the source adds. “She was such a big part of his life and a real supporter of his work, and I’m sure he and the princess miss her presence.”
Some suggest there is a sense of King Charles steadying the ship for William and Kate one day. King Charles and Queen Camilla will “provide the best possible platform for William and Kate to go forward,” says one close insider. But palace sources deny that Charles sees himself as a “caretaker King.”
“He will be keen to make his mark in whatever time he has and champion those brilliant causes he is interested in — like the environment, sustainability, art,” a palace insider says. “You don’t go into a position like that with an idea of how long or short it would be.”
For years before QEII’s death, I often noted that William and Kate’s “future king and future queen” PR fluff was the wrong message, because they were completely skipping over their Prince/Princess of Wales roles. They’ve left the impression for years that they’re committed to doing jacksh-t until William gets the throne. For all of Charles’s faults, he was a significant, active and important Prince of Wales – he carried out diplomatic missions, he remade the Duchy of Cornwall, he created important charities and foundations. Charles’s biggest legacy will arguably be his decades as PoW. So… it’s actually quite strange to watch as William and Kate stagger around, rudderless and promising to be keen, even now that they’re the second-most powerful people in the royal court. It speaks to how the royal court has always treated William and Kate though – as if they’re too incompetent and lazy to do anything. The bar has always been set in hell for them.
“They are ready and willing to do the job — and Kate is very much a part of that.” Who are “they” and why was Kate added on? William and Rose are ready and willing to do the job and Kate is very much a part of that!
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I know it comes up a lot but gee, your choice of photos cracks me up every time :-)))
Why are there still articles about how they’re going to start doing their job any day now?!
They’ve been PoW for a year and haven’t started yet.
They’ve been adults for 20+ years and haven’t started yet.
Why do we think they will start when he’s king?
Can we honestly call it a “job”?? It’s more like a lifestyle … and yes they do want the money, unearned adulation, and trappings of this antiquated institution paid for by Bridiots.
That’s what burns me every time they write one of these articles! They are doing absolutely nothing differently than they did when they were the D&D of Cambridge–which is doing absolutely nothing!
I will believe this is I ever see it.
These are the real part time Royals.
The British Royal Family, like the British Empire, is finished. We are witnessing the dying embers.
They should’ve been doing the job. They sucks
Yes, I especially love the first on the second row and the top pic….
“ready and willing to do the job” is not the way a person with a job would describe themselves, it is something an unemployed person would put on a resume
Right? Like this is for someone that does not have the job. Not two people who have held this job for a year.
Exactly! And I feel like it’s the kind of thing a person just out of college would put on their first resume ever.
These two may have had new *titles* for a year, but they’ve basically had the same job descriptions for more than a DECADE. They’re so embarrassing.
So they too want to raise their children with some semblance of privacy, huh? The audacity!
For how many years have we heard they were ready to do the job. They don’t do the job they have know. What makes you think the will be ready for the job(I use the term loosely) of king and queen. The only thing they are ready for are the better perk is that come with it. They will be just as lazy as they are now and probably even lazier. This is also dependent on if the monarchy lasts that long.
20 Years that is how long Kate did nothing she had 20 years to work and represent the firm but she is still at the bottom of the working royals list. Meghan and Harry started officialy dating got engaged and Meghan already worked for the firm it was not needed but she wanted to proove she can do the work, what did she get hatred, racism, got attacked daily getting death treats and the royal family did nothing only protected Will and Kate who worked less and less blaming it on the kids
They keep saying it, probably hoping that, at some point, it will be true!
People magazine is becoming the worst kind of royalist trash. That’s all I’ve got.
They are becoming hello magazine and it’s nauseating
they really are. are they getting paid to put out this drivel? it’s really embarassing.
It really has, it’s been glaringly apparent in the last year. The articles around Meghan’s birthday were especially obvious. They really worked themselves into a twist to talk about how it was ALSO the (really dead) queen mum’s birthday, AND the anniversary of Willnot being Christened! Yes! There! Were! Exclamation! Points! Everywhere!
Are they serious? Just wish Meghan a happy birthday and move on. Or say nothing at all.
Lol, that People cover is shady! The queen, Meghan and Harry are the only ones looking at the camera and they’re the biggest in the pictures. And in the middle. Those cover pictures don’t back the article about W&K’s future keenery at all.
Good catch!
Covers with pegs and keen don’t sell. They have to put M&H to get people to pick up magazines.
Meghan and Harried are the only couple mirroring the queen. Cam is looking adoringly at Charles (yuck) and WandK are looking in opposite directions ( very symbolic of their relationship).
Ready and willing is usually accompanied by “able”. Which I’m inclined to say they are, it’s the “willing” that’s the problem!
I have said this before and i will say this again: there isn’t anything, in terms of their work, that they’ll be doing when they are king and queen, that they haven’t already been doing as PoW and duke/duchess of Cambridge. Royal rats keep talking of them preparing to do the job but this is literally it. Doing engagements. That’s the job. So every time articles like this pop up again all I hear is them saying that William and kate do f*ck all.
Obviously, as king William will have a more constitutional role. But he’s a figure head. All he can do is simply agree and sign the decisions his future government(s) make
This is just more of the “preparing to be keen” nonsense that we get every year around this time. And it IS consistent with their past messaging. W&K are preparing to be king and queen. They don’t care about the in between years. They don’t care about a legacy as Prince/ss of Wales. they just want their crowns and they’re not especially subtle about it.
How much do you want to bet that when he does become king we’ll get articles saying that he’s “preparing” to go full steam ahead the year after?
If the dictionary had pictures william and kate would be next to the word disappointment.
‘If’ he becomes king. We’ve still got a long way to go before we get there. Charles looks pretty healthy and his dad lived to 99. I have an elderly English relative who is convinced William will never be king and the monarchy will end in about 20 years. I personally think he will be king but there is a possibility he will be the last.
IMO Charles will be the last king, and he’ll die as the ex-king of England. All the others will dump the monarchy before then, including Wales, Scotland, N.I, maybe even the Orkneys.
Can someone please ask them what the job is and report the answer with video proof
William and Kate are willing and ready to be handled. These two dim witted folks without an ounce of charisma or intellectual acumen are ready to be told by their handlers what to do. Neither has the depth or breath to be creative or care enough about anything other than power and themselves.
A couple of their handlers were welcomed at the palace just last week.
When the press and Palace say that Harry was supposed to be William’s support they really meant Harry’s role was to pick up slack for his brother. They know that William and Kate are lazy, incompetent and uncharismatic and they looked to Harry to be the bright light and workhorse for the family when the Queen died.
…which is why they still dedicate an insane amount of energy slamming H&M. They are furious Harry wouldn’t let himself or his family be used like that. And if he won’t deign to come back, they’ll try to make his life miserable. *snort*
They are not ready to “do the job” and it shows. How many of their patronages have shuttered and they did nothing help prevent their closures? They are LAZY and even if H&M stayed they still wouldn’t be doing shit. It’s just so glaring now. But “Hey. At least their not black.”
LOL at “staggering around promising to be keen.”
The term “keen” means the same thing in the US but it’s not in common usage really. I guess we would say “eager” or “excited” or just “100% up for it.” Maybe it’s because I associate it with Kate now, but the term “keen” just sounds kind of watered-down and twee to me. Like they can’t think of a stronger word – at least not one that is true – so they say “KEEN!”
At our Labor Day party the other day, my husband asked his friend if he wanted any shrimp, to which his friend replied, “nah, I’m not too keen on seafood”. And the word “keen” honestly made me twitch. I associate it so closely with Kate that I have a physical reaction to it. 🤣🤣
So True about how we use the word Keen, as in:
‘I’m not Keen on Kate’
Hmm. As noted, “ready and willing to do the job” is not the same as “they are doing the job”. That’s the same old “preparing to be keen” story we always get in September. But the add-on that Kate is “very much a part of that” has my eyebrows raised. Why would it be necessary to clarify that?
It’s always been about the two of them someday, maybe, preparing for their future roles; I don’t ever recall Kate being thrown in like an unwanted free sample! What I can’t decide is whether this is from a Kate-friendly source trying to emphasize how important she is to the monarchy, or a Windsor source that is unconsciously treating Kate as a separate entity.
Doesn’t this sound like Carole? I’m sure she’s a source for People, based on past stories they’ve done.
This is definitely from CarolE.
The whole “caretaker” king stuff about Chuck is from her. Yes, the text mentions his environmental work etc. as part of that, but that term “caretaker” is very much rooted in the idea the current king is just a placeholder guarding the fort for the next king (and thus the next queen lol). Like he’s not important. The next gen is the one that counts.
Also, “You don’t go into a position like that with an idea of how long or short it would be” totally plays into that narrative, because you DO go into that position thinking about the time you have left…and they’re planting that seed that Chuck doesn’t have much time.
This is very, very much from the Middleton camp, and though they’re being careful not to outright say Will and Khate should be on the throne now, they’re saying “it’ll be soon though, so they’re the ones that really matter!” That kind of narrative would never come from BP. Camilla would never allow it.
Yeah, when the source was names as “a friend” of Kate’s, it could only be Carole 😂
“I don’t ever recall Kate being thrown in like an unwanted free sample!” 😂🤣😂🤣
That was pretty cute!
Can you imagine if Wills had been forced to take the throne at 25 years old like his grandmother did?? I bet no one spent 30+ years pushing her keenness and readiness.
The reality is Burger King and Side Fry could go out there today and energetically pump hands and be with the people two or three times a week all across the UK and the monarchy would benefit greatly from that. These two loons picked the opposite approach–promoting issues and causes when they are mental lightweights and those attempts fall flat. That leads them to retreat back into their holes until they announce their next cause du jour which they are convinced will finally establish their worth only to fail again.
CRex should order them to just go out and shake hands and kiss babies and pet dogs and be seen and stop trying to be Harry and Meghan. If they did that for a year the peasants would be totally fooled and they would think the royals were good value for the money.
Seriously, just do those bread and butter gigs every week. Go out, cross cross the country and meet the people. That’s all they are good for and the royalists would eat that shit up. Stop trying to compete with Harry and Meghan.
Does anyone else think that travelling weekly across your great country is a bad thing? Especially when you will be greeted with cheers and open arms, and will be fed the best they have to offer? I would love to just check out the towns where I lived. I’d be going 2-3 place a week, just to see these places and see how they lived. Throw in an eye-watering salary for doing this, and wild horses couldn’t keep me away.
Such a good and accurate take.
Burger King and Side Fry is sending me😂
I DIED at Side Fry!
And you’re right: if they both just went out there and emulated Anne, they’d be doing great. But they think they’re “above” that sort of thing (not to mention the laziness; they couldn’t keep up that pace for more than maybe two days, then they’d need a month off to recover).
They claim to need to reserve their star power for their big “signature initiatives,” but they spend more time branding and launching things than actually accomplishing anything. It’s so wasteful and arrogant, but they do manage to fool a decent number of royalists into thinking they genuinely care about that small handful of, uh, “passions” and that they’re improving Britain, somehow.
W and K are not ready for prime time and it shows. William should have been prepared for the throne when he was younger, just like throne heirs in other royal houses. I doubt George is being prepared now. Relying on Harry also confirms William is not fit for the job.
What job is that? There is no specific job, except what Charles wants them to do, no matter if they’re ready or willing. For the rest, Charles created his job as PoW, he pursued his interests and got things done. W&K have been announcing their interests for years and could have shown results at any time, they didn’t have to wait to be made PoW – but I guess they were unready and unable back then.
Yes – 20 years in. How about just shut it and get “the work” done. I think will and Kate will be the end of the monarchy.
Years ago I recall reading a blogger who was defending WandK’s lack of work, saying that once they’re the PandP of Wales, they’ll certainly start doing more, I wonder what she thinks about their “work ethic” now?
Serious question: does anyone thing W will ever divorce K? What would that look like for him?
I have been pondering whether he dares risk a public divorce rather than continue with an unofficial separation. Most of his fanclub love that clean cut family image complete with university sweetheart and really would be shaken if he kicked her to the kerb. Daily Fail readership would reject Willy as a rampant pegger. Any divorce would have to be carefully managed to avoid a repeat of Chuck versus Do briefing wars. Endgame is going to document the precariousness of monarchy and a messy divorce could be fatal for Willy. Yes Chuck survived but that was 30 years ago when monarchy was stronger and people more deferential and also he had a work ethic that Willy can only dream of.
Yes, Charles actually worked but I remember what a reporter said about this. Sure, Charles can do all these great things and charities but it’s not going to make a difference when he has treated Princess Diana the way that he has. I don’t remember his exact words but he described how LOVED and admired she was by not only everyone in the UK but globally. Not to go off subject, but IMO that is why Charles wanted Princess Diana murdered.
William might not work but his wife doesn’t either and she is NOT loved or admired. Not even REMOTELY close to how Diana was loved or even now two decades later she still can’t compete. There would be a few loud royalist especially since it goes against their narrative with the Sussex. They have spent the last 3 years trying to diminish Meghan by using Kate.
Who would honestly even be surprised? If you follow them even in the slightest you can see they are miserable. And if you don’t, it still would not be shocking with the Windsors. They are notorious for scandal, marriage break down, divorce, pedophiles, running H&M from the country etc.
I don’t know if he ever will, but I don’t think its impossible.
Honestly the issue I think is that they cannot fake it in public. He obviously has nothing but disdain and disgust for her. Both of them are dropping their public masks more and more (see: the polo trophy handoff this past summer.) And that’s a big problem for the Firm. Separate lives isnt an issue (again, see; QEII and Prince Philip, see: charles and camilla and her home at Ray Mill). But the obvious disdain is an issue.
I think a divorce “could” happen and would be very carefully stage managed. At this point the Middletons desperately need a nice settlement for Kate, so I think that would be the incentive for Kate to go quietly. I think we would get a few stories about how the increased workload was too much for her, she wants to be with her parents as they age, she needs to focus on the kids as they grow into teenagers and adults, and that would be that.
Do I think its going to happen? I don’t know. But I wouldn’t be surprised if we got the announcement one day.
Well it’s clear that Keen is going to hang on like grim death to get the crown, so the machinations to bring about an official separation and divorce are going to be very complicated. Blame will be attached to Kate but it will have to be a *soft* blame, i.e. “she’s decided to retire from public life due to the stress of handling royal duties and motherhood” or some such thing that covers Willnot’s philandering a$$. And it will have to come with a big chunk of money, an estate and an airtight NDA for both her and her grifting mother.
Can’t see an actual divorce happening, they’ll remain separated and living separately, unofficially or officially who knows.
KM and her debtor mother will have dug in months ago refusing a divorce under threat of dishing the dirt. The Middletons want the titles, the social position and the attached glory. They’ve got William over a barrel.
Blame Kate for Harry leaving and kate becomes enemy number one. Besides kate has tolerated the cheating for decades. People won’t pity her like they did Diana because Diana married at 19 and didn’t know Charles. Kate knows William and his affairs. Diana did not accept the cheating and that’s the main difference.
Oh god, carole has been briefing again 😂”William and Kate are ready and able to do the job! Why, have they got ANOTHER 10 year plan? Two things to remember, ONE, the Queen said Kate was lazy (she was right) TWO, she had no idea what Williams” work “was, because he never bloody well did any while she was alive. To say they are raising their children privately! That has got to be one of the biggest lies told, we see their children every time their is a negative article about them doing the rounds! Stories about Rose, out come the kids, stories about them being lazy, out come the kids, William being called for not attending the WWCF, yep,, their is Charlotte holding a ball! They aren’t ready for anything, other than loafing around
They talk about being ready for the job, but then go on vacation.
Will and Kate are Kens. Their job is Beach.
Thank you for this @Haylie….it is gold, and you have made my day!!!!! They are just Kens indeed!
@Haylie 😂😂
“and I’m sure he and the princess miss her presence.” Cold cold cold for a grandma tribute.
Peg & Buttons are keen to take your taxes to fund their lavish lifestyle, but they’re not gonna work, lol. That’s what the peasants are for.
I will never understand how the emphasis on their parenting “honors the Queen”. No offense to Lizzy, but she wasn’t much of a present parent, and KC was no better. It clearly wasn’t her focus (she left her kids for months on end for royal duties – not judging, just stating facts). Literally billions of parents manage to work and be parents – you’re not gaining any points by saying that you need a 20 year fully paid vacay to parent. In literally any other job, they’d both be fired by the second week. Every time I see headlines about them, all I can think about is the laziest grifters I’ve worked with that everyone couldn’t stand because they constantly told you how hard they worked and how smart they were but NEVER actually produced anything. Lizzie and KC at least had hustle.
It makes absolutely no sense— IMO they were just trying to think of 2023’s narrative to excuse their laziness, and, since it’s the first deathiversary, they landed on “this is how we’re honoring the Queen.” There is no correlation whatsoever (and as you pointed out, Liz was actually KNOWN for being a pretty crappy parent, ffs), and they simply didn’t care enough to spend the time coming up with a more believable storyline.
It continues to be SO INCREDIBLY OFFENSIVE to every ACTUAL working parent to praise these two for how well they balance “working” with raising young children, when they clearly do next to nothing and have never come anywhere close to holding full-time jobs. (That’s not even touching upon the staff they have to do a lot of the hard work on the “parenting” front.)
It would be funny if it wasn’t so insulting to people who are genuinely struggling every day, especially in the current cost of living crisis.
W&K are absolutely shameless. I would be beyond mortified to have this propaganda put out about me year after year, like clockwork, as I continued to laze about, shopping, getting my hair done, stalking Meghan online, and taking holiday after holiday, but these two truly do not give a single shit about how bad they look.
Not to mention how embarrassing it is that they are in their 40’s and they’re STILL talked about as if they’re interns fresh out of college, finally “ready to get out there and work!” I would DIE of mortification.
The fact that Nanny Maria is still around when they have three school age kids in school all day tells you how little parenting either does.
How long does it take for two over 40 adults, pampered all their lives to get ready to sit and do nothing wearing bigger cosplay head pieces. They hav been getting ready, being ready, and practicing ready for being king and queen, while never putting a foot wrong (Williams penis in rose doesn’t count) every time the racist UK media needs to make them look important or mildly intelligent, less like lazy, pampered, selfish racist cows.
I mean… you just give up really don’t you? Useless couple. But agree I do love the photo choices.
Camilla has really disappeared, hasn’t she? She seems to show up for recreational activities she actually enjoys, like those games last week, but she doesn’t appear concerned about getting out of her comfort zone and really going out there and “being seen to be believed.”
Just like the ring/wedding was Kate’s endgame and she clearly didn’t think past that day, it seems like the coronation was Camilla’s endgame, and she’s fcked off to Raymill to enjoy the rest of her life with her gin and her grandchildren. She seems to call her tabloid buddies when some scheming is necessary, but what else has she done?
I wonder if she’ll ever bother to travel overseas ever again, as it’s well documented that she doesn’t “enjoy” it, and god forbid any of these people do anything that doesn’t bring them personal pleasure— even as their lives of luxury are funded by a population who actually does their jobs whether they like them or not. 🙄
She has actually done a few things over the past month, I know she went back to London from Scotland for a reading event. I think her reading room and literacy in general has just taken over as her “thing” and that’s what she’s going to show up for.
William and Kate are ready to prepare to consider laying the groundwork for taking the necessary steps for drawing up plans to handle the responsibilities of maybe, perhaps, doing actual work of some kind (Who knows what kind? But It Will Be Important! And They Will Be Keen to Do It!) some unknown day in the future.
There. I think that covers it.
That covers it in a nutshell….
LOL @QuteContrary, exactly. I’m dying. The one thing we know for sure them two non yeasted biscuits did was change their SM handles to reflect their non worked for titles.
If someone I hired a year ago sat in front of me at their yearly performance review and said to me they were ready and willing to do the job, I’d have to ask , ” remind me why I hired you” and tell me what you feel you’ve accomplished this year that makes it worth keeping you on the payroll . Problem is, W and K answer to no one.
*answer to no one yet continue to get enormous raises on a regular basis
I will always believe that William is especially salty because he always expected to dump the heavy lifting on Harry while he primped and waved to the crowds. Harry’s departure meant that he would have to fully carry his workload. I think it’s ridiculous to expect your siblings, who are not allowed to have a life of their own, to live their life in servitude to you. That has worked out really well . See, alcoholic Margaret and Andrew the horrid pedophile who never could grasp what his place was. Elizabeth’s uncles were also kind of messy, her youngest also was thought to be a bisexal, cross dressing addict. He actually sounds like a lot of fun and he was the best looking one. His older brothers saved him from himself, possible the best thing that Uncle Nazi did.
Don’t forget het aunt Mary the first born. That’s really interesting. I felt so sorry for her especially as HER boys were royally shunned. We should have had a Queen Mary followed by a King George. Don’t think that branch of the family gives a damn about the RF
Another set of aspirations, which are actually future promises, although the promises made at their 40th Birthday(s) are yet to be fulfilled.
This has been the trend, so one is in familiar territory with more of the same. In the meanwhile other family members got on with it and delivered.
Whatever happened to the latest ‘summit’/work performance(s)?
Royal by birth William made a massive mistake bringing the Midds into his family. Would be, if they could be and never will be, you cannot buy class. The BRF have been dragged down to become a trashy soap opera. William needed a Meghan, not a bone lazy, mean girl narcissist whose life revolves around her own perceived importance. What are they getting ready for now ? Two 40 plus people, one who has potential and the other who is a shopaholic, who can barely string a few words into a sentence and if she manages it, her created accent is unintelligible.
William needed a real commoner with a work ethic and not a modern day courtesan which is what kate was until she got the ring. If Kate actually cared about philanthropic issues, then William would be better too. A spouse can either lift you up or sink you and Kate brings out the worst in William.
100% agree. William has always gotten all the attention and he’s pretty competitive, and he’s irked that his younger brother is happy compared to him. Im sure the Tik tok videos with HM didn’t help either 😀.
No spouse _ever_ can make a better person out of someone who doesn’t want to be. William has proved over and over his entitlement is all. He. Cares. About. Given how horribly Charles treated Diana, one hates to think how William would have acted towards a wife who was about something.
I think the Windsors were a soap opera long before the Middletons came on the scene. The Middletons are clearly social climbers, but the late Queen’s own children are the ones whose behaviour has made the family into a soap opera.
DEATHIVERSARY!
That is all.