Last weekend, Prince William and Kate apparently enjoyed a “kids-free” holiday at Balmoral, with King Charles and Queen Camilla. Yesterday, I asked you guys why would William and Kate go, especially considering that their kids are back in school. Many of us believed that the Waleses were summoned and that plans were hatched. My theory was that the plan was specifically about how to deal with Prince Harry’s New York trip and upcoming visit to London (Harry will likely arrive in London this coming weekend). I also think Charles, Camilla, William and Kate hatched some kind of plan for how they would try to get attention this week. Speaking of, the Princess of Wales had another private meeting at Windsor Castle, a meeting which was dutifully added to the Court Circular. Pics or it didn’t happen.
The Princess of Wales has begun planning her Christmas carol concert, it is understood, as she appears in the Court Circular for the second time during her recovery from chemotherapy. The Princess is listed in the official record of Royal family engagements as having held a meeting at Windsor Castle on Tuesday morning.
It is understood to have been a discussion about planning for her fourth annual Westminster Abbey carol concert, hosted personally by the Princess for children and their families. The event has become part of the royal calendar, with the Princess joined annually by her husband, the Prince of Wales, and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, for the televised event.
It is one of two public events that the Princess has signalled she hopes to attend this year, health permitting. The other is an appearance to observe the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph in November.
The Court Circular for Tuesday Sept 24 states: “The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this morning held a Meeting at Windsor Castle.”
While I predict that Kate will make it to the Remembrance Day balcony AND the Christmas piano recital, it’s interesting to me that no one is saying that Kate will also appear with her family on Christmas Day at Sandringham. I have no doubt she’ll be there as well, but I guess no one likes to remind the public that Kate considers that a work event too, walking to church on Christmas. Anyway, as I said, pics or it didn’t happen. Kate has very little to do with organizing the concert, it’s all done by staff and it was just something given to Kate to make her look busy. She probably won’t even prerecord her own piano recital this year, boooo.
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- North America Rights Only/Special Restrictions Apply-Please See Caption – London, UK -20211224-Royal Carols – Together At Christmas Copyright is this image is jointly vested in The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Alex Bramall. Please credit Alex Bramall. Not for use after 31st December 2021 without prior permission from Kensington Palace. News editorial use only; no commercial use including any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-editorial use; no charge should be made for the supply, release or publication of the photographs; image must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified and must include all of the individuals in the photograph when published. The Duchess of Cambridge accompanies singer Tom Walker on the piano during a performance of his song ‘For Those Who Can’t Be Here’. This was pre-recorded in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey, the day before The Duchess’ carol service and the performance features in Royal Carols: Together At Christmas, which was broadcast by ITV on Christmas Eve 2021. Issue date: Friday December 24, 2021. -PICTURED: Catherine Duchess of Cambridge -PHOTO by: Alex Bramall/PA Images/INSTARimages.com Disclaimer: This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact INSTAR Images for licensing fee and rights information at sales@instarimages.com or call +1 212 414 0207. This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. INSTAR Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded For images containing underage children: Be advised that some Countries may have restricted privacy laws against publishing images of underage children. Inform yourself! Underage children may need to be removed or have their face pixelated before publishing
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- Previously unissued photo dated 08/12/21 of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge taking part in ‘Royal Carols – Together At Christmas’, a Christmas carol concert hosted by the duchess at Westminster Abbey in London, which will be broadcast on Christmas Eve on ITV. Issue date: Wednesday December 22, 2021. Led by the duchess, and supported by The Royal Foundation, the service was attended by those Kate and William had spent time with during recent engagements, as well as members of the armed forces involved in Operation Pitting, young carers, faith leaders and those who may have been more vulnerable or isolated during the pandemic.,Image: 649207573, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS- Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon
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- A still of Catherine, Princess of Wales, from the Royal Carols: Together at Christmas promo which airs on ITV1 on 07 December at 9.45pm. The Carol Service will take place tomorrow at Westminster Abbey and will be broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX on Christmas Eve at 7:45pm.,Image: 827596021, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Royal Carols: Together at Christmas / Avalon
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- Members of the Royal Family to attend ‘Together At Christmas’ Carol Service at Westminster Abbey Featuring: Catherine Princess of Wales Where: London, United Kingdom When: 08 Dec 2023 Credit: Cover Images
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She’ll fake piano playing and grin at cameras William can give a speech on the importance of school runs
Yes that’s what they will do. Fake fake fake. It’s one of their middle names along with lazy, dim, self serving, jealous, dull and overpriced for what the people get from them.
It seems more likely she was meeting with her interior designer. No way she is content living in that cottage.
I think she only did the recorded piano tinkling the first year and she hasn’t since she was called out for the background piano doing the real work and how anyone who plays piano could tell she was playing very basic stuff.
But again narcissism 101 because instead of centering herself she should have highlighted someone with actual talent.
That’s what I thought too. I’ve never paid attention to stories of the Christmas Carol service that she does now. But I did not realize that Khate plays the piano! I’m sitting here gobsmacked! Imagine the outrage if Meghan did this! This is just wrong. Self serving and self aggrandizing – not in the brief of the PoW.
We’re going to get bombarded with these ‘private’ meeting stories from now on as a way to make it look like she’s ‘working’ to combat the criticism she’s been getting.
Also, given that her family seem back in the royal fold wanna bet they get to go up to the big house this Christmas along with pap stroll of them walking out of the church with the King and QC. I still remember the Temu church visit and shooting party that Ma organised to compete with the main Royal one that they did not get invited to. I wonder if Carole will start up the Middleton shadow court again now that she has Peggy by the balls.
Yeah, I wonder how far Carole will go now that she has obvious leverage.
Only as far as Cammie lets her.
And if we do get more of these stupid court circular notifications of meetings (the lamest of lame, does anybody else add meetings to their list of accomplishments for their annual review?), it rather highlights the lack of such during that first six months or so after her surgery, when they were saying she was working from bed & reading reports. ‘Cause heaven knows, had she been, those would have been added to the CC.
If these “meetings” did actually happen wouldn’t we have staged photos of people round a table with a screen and whiteboard. At best these meetings happen with her team and her not there. Princess Proxy as it were.
The Court Circular has Anne going to several events in a day, Sophie returning from 5 days in Tanzania, even Camilla visiting this place and that for various charities. And the most important thing for the Telegraph is that Kate took a 3-minute ride to Winsor Castle help plan a Christmas party.
Oh she is so busy not being photographed doing all this work, come October when Prince Harry is back in California I’m sure she will relapse and need the next three months as a holiday to recover. What a waste of half a billion dollars.
The meeting was held at windsor yes, but she was the only one in zoom most probably, from her bed. Because it wasnt a good day and the light couldn’t shine bright enough through the darkness that day.
I was thinking, why make everybody schlep to Windsor, just do a zoom or Teams meetings or something.
The campaign group Republic, which promotes republicanism in the United Kingdom, says that the full annual cost of the British monarchy is £510 million a year, when including lost revenue from the two duchies and potential commercial use of the royal palaces, security costs, and costs born by local councils during royal visits. RF is skating on thin ice here: excessive cost and much reduced “service” is not value for money! Big push back for Sir Keir and his team using donations to pay for his glasses and his wife’s clothing. Now SG is supposed to cover “work expenses” for RF: Kate and co should be earning their keep.
Agree. They need to start earning their keep, or a massive reduction in Duchy funds to them with immediate effect.
I’m beginning to wonder if she saw how much attention Meghan got while not being out and about and how people were watching for her and thought, “I can do that also”.
i will never understand what the UK pays for this family. Baffling to me.
“has begun planning… it is understood”
So what gives? Did she or didn’t she — and if yes, they should stop using this passive phrasing.
And I refuse to believe that people on the Island of Left-Behinds are so gullible that they’re willing to accept that Ms Mumblina McButtons of Wails is personally putting together the order of service, a list of musical numbers and calling the musicians who would potentially be interested in taking part.
So she’s clearly not working.
These people cannot write a straight declarative sentence to save their lives! Does the Royal Foundation have any connection to the concert, other than Kate? It could have been a meeting for anything! And she ‘signalled’ she may be doing another couple of events this calendar year? How’d she do that? Wave her hands around & blink twice? Why not, I dunno, actually get your press secretary to make a statement?
If W&K and C&C were just strategizing their anti-Harry campaign, I don’t think W&K would be dragged to Scotland in person. This feels more disciplinary like “knock it off” and “get it together”. Coordination of effort would have just been staff-to-staff, I think.
I wonder if BP is back in charge like they were last spring and Kate is meeting with her new handlers.
Put a bookmark in it, and check back in 6 mos to see if any big staffers at KP suddenly walk via the ever-revolving-door of exiting staffers.
Every time they get new “handlers” they all seem to hand in their resignations in less than a year.
We just heard that Melania gets 6-figure sums of money for her campaign appearances. My expectations of Melania were already in the basement, but now they’ve sunk even lower—every single person in that family probably only does stuff if there’s literally something in it for them each and every time they do.
The RF seems similar in that sense: it’s definitely how they deal with the RR (you rub my back and I’ll rub yours). KC and QCC were low-key supportive of K (from about February/March on) and going sort of against W to do so.
If this is truly about K’s appearances and the Xmas concert, they might have been negotiating deals with each other where they play a happy family in public.
So…Katelania?
“If health permits”. What does that mean? She is 9 months out from abdominal surgery, she has completed chemo and the Irish Spring video shows her energetic and involved with her children, rolling in the sand and laughing with an unengaged husband. She appears to be sending a ” all is good here ” message. What health issues now make it necessary to say ” if health permits “. What are they hiding?
But….one must rest. Doing nothing is so exhausting.
Nice one.
She is gaslighting the public at this point with her reenactment of Victorian ladies with the vapours but in those cases they were having mental health issues and didn’t know how to properly explain it.
They’re hiding the fact that Kate was never sick but rather negotiating a divorce.
Two months after a bowel resectioning, urostomy and removal of several other organs, I was back on the exercise bike. I’ve completed 2 rounds of grueling chemo (the 3rd and final was postponed as my side effects were brutal) but I’m getting out and about, shopping for groceries, doing light housework, cooking, visiting with friends. What’s her excuse? Oh right, silly me I forgot, it’s terminal laziness and working out a separation agreement.
Jaded, I’m happy to hear that you’re out and about. I’m sending positive energy for your healing and last chemo treatment.
Well done, Jaded. Your story and others absolutely put KM to shame. The UK press can print what they like about KM but the general public aren’t duped……
Jaded, glad to learn that you’re up and around. Blessings in your continued health journey.
There’s usually some charities or community organizations invited to the Christmas concert right? I have to imagine Kate’s staff will realize they need to include some cancer charities or orgs this year. Maybe she can give some thanks for Christmas to her medical team?
Yes, her not publicly thanking her medical team, including the nurses who do the vast majority of the “caring”, is Royal Duty 101, isn’t it? She doesn’t have to name names but her refusing to do the bare minimum is so glaring given her position and privilege. Also, not bringing any attention to some cancer charities is also unforgivable here IMO.
A lazy worthless lying incompetent over-privileged racist and imposterous beyotch.
That’s it and that’s all.
Ummm … what? “It is one of two public events that the Princess has signalled she hopes to attend this year, health permitting.” Two events in a year?? Spare me with the “health permitting” BS, please.
Especially after watching the video.
Keep stalling with Kate going back to work. Someone is going to be fwd and bust the Windsors once and for all.
Palmolive is getting there. His recent comments about the Wails have a critical undertone of how bad the messaging and confusion has been. He knows what’s going on.
Who’s Palmolive pls?
Reporter Richard Palmer, maybe?
@Dilettante: he’s a royal reporter.
So was the press lying when they said Kate was working from home during her treatment? Because how is she just now starting the planning for the Christmas concert?
Yes they were. Kate never held a meeting that wasn’t in the Court Circular from 2011 on which means she did nothing despite the lies from the media.
Other royals don’t post all their meetings to the Court Circular because they have actual events to attend.
Even William doesn’t post his meetings to the Court Circular as much as Kate has.
Since they make up lies to cover for KKKhate, why don’t the rota rats just create a full schedule of bogus meetings she’s “doing from home”. If you’re going to lie to protect Keen, go big or go home. The derangers would eat that up!
Might as well, who’s going to prove them wrong?
Can you imagine living like this?
Everyone always trying to win the game, backstabbing, plotting endlessly.
She is up to something. But divorce?
Kate and Carole have over 2 decades of plotting to get Kate The Crown.
She wants to be Queen for the $$ and attention. She has no interest in doing anything other than jewelry, fashion, met Tom Cruise style events. Worthless.
PC and W can not let another divorce happen.
That is why Kate is claiming poor health.
They live apart, she gets the title, shows up 2-3x a year. At least until poor George hits 18.
Divorce was going like Gangbusters until late December; the Middletons were being pummeled in the press with embarrassing disclosures about their business dealings… And then… Something happened.
I think W/CIII were prepared to announce a divorce but something occurred to give Ma Midds leverage to not only stop that dead but demand a rehabilitation of the Middletons for their public image and this soft schedule for Kate. That she overplayed her hand with that video was the sort of embiggening that had been absent all through the ‘Kategate’ period so it’s definitely MaMidds back in the picture.
So, is Kate suffering a disfigurement to her face, William’s handiwork, that takes Jim Henson Creature Shop levels of intervention with makeup to prepare Kate to be displayed like a doll in a cabinet a couple times a year? How much of these recent purported sightings are AI and manipulated imagery? She was seen to be interacting with the public at Wimbledon but her face had an extremely matte appearance to her skin and her cheeks were oddly round. If they can ‘fix’ Kate up with makeup and use doubles (as many celebrities do for security reasons, not just the royals) how can we be convinced the Kate we are shown is the actual one? Which one is the actual one? Her faces have been extremely different looking from photo to photo and the videos.
Maybe she wasn’t at Balmoral recently the same way she wasn’t at the farm shop. This photo might not be from the timeframe it said to be.
She really does look much healthier in that older, red sweater photo.
Maybe Kate has been taking piano lessons while MIA.
It’s not and it has never been “for children and their families.” It is not child friendly. It is a very formal church service. They invite first responders – sometimes – and then just a personal selection. Truly there is no end to what they lie about for them.
Their total failure to grab easy wins just befuddles me. Why not pick a child every year to showcase playing the piano – someone who is a rising star? Why not have a chorus from some parts of the UK that are dealing with socioeconomic issues – showcase their talents and give them an all expenses paid trip to London? Follow it up with a party at KP. My god, it would be so easy to get great PR and also spread happiness, but they fail because they can’t help but highlight themselves.
And because it’s Carol Debtor Middleton organising, the puppet-master.