With the fresh arrival of 2012, it’s the perfect time to review the top ten missteps Kate Middleton made in 2011! It’s been a huge year for the quasi fashion icon: With the Royal Wedding and marriage to Prince William under her belt, she became a duchess, toured Canada and met celebrities in L.A., was finally able to attend official royal engagements, and scored a wardrobe budget most women only dream of. Overall, she’s been widely praised for her style, character and behavior this year. However, she’s made some major gaffes that have been too easily swept under the rug. This installment includes Kate’s blunders ten through six of the countdown to number one!
10. She was upstaged at the Royal Wedding
A celebrity was born at the Royal Wedding, but it wasn’t the “Duchess of Cambridge.” Dressed in a figure-flattering white gown, Pippa Middleton, Kate’s sister and maid of honor, made her way up the aisle at Westminster Abbey and outshone the bride that day.
In the months before the wedding, hype skyrocketed over what Kate’s highly secret wedding dress would look like – and who was collaborating with her on the design. Unfortunately, the dress she revealed fell far short of the awe-inspiring, haute couture masterpiece that was anticipated. Don’t get me wrong – the gown was lovely, but not especially stylish or modern, and it looked like it could have been plucked from a mainstream bridal shop. It just wasn’t all that special, and didn’t live up to the hype it generated in the months prior (To Kate’s credit, it suited her immaculately ;-) ).
Additionally, Kate lost so much weight before the wedding that the figure she was once praised for completely disappeared. She looked like skin and bones, and it was worrying for many observers. During the Royal Wedding, her newly-thinned jaw, prominent trachea and collarbone, and jarringly bony arms were actually distracting at times.
While her gown was voluminous to suit the grandeur of the abbey, Kate didn’t look more magnificent or gorgeous than any other random bride, despite her uniquely high-end and extensive resources.
Perhaps she was too accustomed to being the prettier, more important Middleton sister, because she clearly underestimated Pippa’s potential to outdo her in a competing white gown. Pippa wore a gorgeously tailored white dress that showcased her slim, toned, and healthy figure. Like white pearls, her dress, which also could have been a wedding gown, was beautiful in its flawless simplicity. Pippa looked like a modern bride, and compared to the real bride – who looked a bit like a skeletal, lace-encrusted snow beast from the 90s – she was simply more breathtaking (yes, even with her crazy tan). Perhaps it was an act of generosity by Kate toward Pippa. Or, perhaps Kate overestimated her own beauty and popularity…
One thing’s for sure: When selecting a bride’s maid’s gown in white for a woman of similar attractiveness Kate needed to be more careful. Unfortunately for her, Pippa’s dress was more beautiful, unique, stylish, memorable, and figure-flattering than her own. It could be speculated that Kate meant to aid the rise of Pippa that day by ensuring she looked her absolute best, but I highly doubt she meant to be share so much of the spotlight or be overshadowed.
On a separate note, it’s puzzling that Kate chooses to wear inappropriately flashy or lavish outfits to charity events and other Royal engagements, yet dressed her maid of honor up like a second bride for the one event where she could be showy and excessive - and blatantly pursue being the center of attention - appropriately!!! It’s all fine and good though, as Pippa seems to be relishing and capitalizing on the exposure she continues to receive as a result of her launch at the Royal Wedding.
9. She flashed her Royal unmentionables
During Kate’s first overseas tour – and (arguably) first and only major royal vacation *cough* undertaking – she decided to wear a pretty, flowy dress in a cheery shade of yellow for her arrival in Calgary. Oh yes, and she chose to wear it to prance across a windy Canadian tarmac where it flew all around and exposed her undergarment-free rear. How lovely for the monarchy that their newest member’s ass was plastered all over the internet! They must be so proud ;-).
This was inexcusable. Inexcusable. For a woman who seems to have little else to worry about besides her looks and image, it’s absolutely mind-blowing that she made this blunder. She’s the future Princess of Wales and Queen Consort, and she needs to start acting like it by getting this type of issue under control. Everyone makes mistakes, but this isn’t a mistake for Kate – it’s a habit. She has a regular history of showing her body inappropriately, and it’s a disgrace that she’s carried the tradition into her Royal life. Can this woman not figure out how to cover her rear and pelvic region reliably?
In the instance in Canada, she should have been more aware of the setting and weather where she would be spending her time that day (I take it she’s not a fan of the news). Nevermind neglecting the weather – It’s not like wind of that magnitude isn’t detectable by, oh, say, looking out of a window and seeing trees, grass, or anything blowing about. I realize she and William had just arrived in Calgary, but when the world is watching, a backup plan is necessary! If she were more informed and cautious, she could have selected a more appropriate outfit for the setting. (Of course, she could have been aware of the wind, and chosen to wear the Packham dress anyway… *facepalm* -She should have worn her hair up too. She fussed with it the entire time she was on the tarmac, and it was ridiculous).
Kate should also have followed the Queen’s standard by having her Packham dress altered to incorporate hem weights. This was an outdoor appearance, and on a dress of that style, a slight breeze could have sent the hem flying. It seems like this should have been a no-brainer.
We’ve seen Kate practically naked before, but that was before she was a Royal (then, it made her look like a floozy and poor choice for William (scroll down in the link)). -He’s no angel, but he’s expected to marry someone respectable enough to keep her undergarments (or lack thereof) out of the public eye – at the very least. The world didn’t need to know that Kate goes commando under her nude pantyhose (Is there even a point to the pantyhose if she’s going to let this type of inappropriate exposure happen?). She is not a sex symbol, it was not a sexy Marilyn Monroe type of incident, and it was not a pleasure to be subjected to the sight of what’s up her skirt – I don’t care how slim her thighs are.
Overall, she simply needs to take more pride in her position and how she presents herself by keeping her rear end out of public view. If she doesn’t, she might as well start wearing sweatpants with the word “Middletrash” printed across the ass.
8. She spoke unintelligently – again
It’s rare that Kate’s words are documented, but when they are, they make her sound simple-minded and incompetent. For instance, just weeks ago at a Buckingham Palace reception for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, she made air-headed comments to Jewish News regarding a souvenir poster of her and William which the publication released in April to commemorate the Royal Wedding (1). When informed about the poster, Kate responded, “That sounds like it was a wonderful idea. I hope all your readers put the poster up!,” (1).
*Facepalm* Oh, dear. The biggest problem with her statement isn’t that she sounded clueless and in over her head speaking to members of the press (she could improve with practice after all). It isn’t even that her wish for all the publication’s readers to display her image was carelessly egotistical (1).
The greatest problem is that Kate has yet to be documented sounding informed, articulate, and intelligent when speaking, and this statement sharply supports the idea that nerves and inexperience are not the only culprits. It suggests, in addition to her other documented speech, that Kate may actually be about as sharp as a marble. In this instance, her comments were conversational – they weren’t part of a formal televised interview and she wasn’t in the position of needing to recall information (like in the UNICEF interview). In my opinion, her wish for the posters was not a narcissistic statement; it was an idiotic statement.
Furthermore, Kate also told Jewish News, “…It’s amazing to think the wedding was just seven months ago. So much has happened since then,” (1). Ah, another dimwitted comment. What on earth was she talking about? Last time I checked, she still hadn’t begun independent charity work – or even chosen charities to patron, improved her speaking skills, announced a pregnancy, or made any major strides aside from her makeover and exploring her new entitlements. She’s achieved next to nothing, and is clearly oblivious to how unsatisfactory and dishonorable she looks to the public – or isn’t and doesn’t care. Either way, it’s obvious the Duchess needs to take more pride in her verbal presentation. She will presumably need to speak publicly in the future, and while she may not do so anytime soon, she should start finding ways to improve in this area as soon as possible. She’s only stimulating the decay of her image (and that of the Monarchy overall) by sounding so mindless and unintelligent.
7. She became “thinspiration” for girls and women with eating disorders
Upon becoming engaged to William in November, 2010, Kate destroyed the healthy-looking figure she had by losing far too much weight. By her wedding and Canadian tour in 2011, she was so gaunt that websites promoting anorexia and bulimia as lifestyle choices rather than illnesses featured Kate’s photos to inspire readers – presumably girls and women suffering from anorexia, bulimia, or an eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) – to lose weight and attain a similar state of emaciation.
With her weight loss, the Duchess became the poster child for eating disorders. But her thinness was largely swept under the rug by the press and mostly explained away as a result of the stress and nerves she was assumed to be feeling over the number of people who would view the Royal Wedding on television. However, such extremely impairing nerves seemed completely unreasonable for a woman of nearly 30 whose entire adult life (practically) was spent as a highly exposed celebrity – and who chose/embraced/invited/pursued marrying into a position where she’s expected to be under a microscope in the public eye until the end of her life. Honestly, she shies away from attention like a moth steers clear of a flame.
The offense was not simply that Kate lost weight. It was that she seemed irresponsibly unaware – and/or uncaring – of her position as a global role model to girls and young women. As a 29 year old who had never held a proper job or been significantly charitable (with little promise of changing), and with her significant fashion and hair makeovers, she came across as petty and vain. Her weight loss was logically considered a result of her vanity – part of her attempt to become more beautiful for her wedding day and subsequent royal role. With that, she (and the press) sent the message that an emaciated, unhealthy figure is more desirable than a healthfully slim one (as she had to begin with). Whether or not she was a good role model, she was a role model nonetheless, and her status as “thinspiration” confirmed that young women were negatively affected by her example.
To date, Kate being anorexic, bulimic or having EDNOS has not been confirmed. However, she continues to look like she has an unhealthy relationship with food and exercise. Sadly, she still generates praise from the media for her appearance, which continues to make her potentially harmful to the physical and mental health of impressionable girls and women – whether or not they like or look up to her.
The Duchess has a responsibility to be an exceptional role model and maintain the best health possible for herself. She should also be aware of her image and considerate of how it can affect others. Disgracefully, she doesn’t seem to be taking those things seriously yet.
6. She dressed ostentatiously to meet with the grieving families of riot victims
In August, Kate tagged along with Prince William to meet with the families of three men who were hit by a car and killed during the Birmingham riots the previous week (2). Up until that point, she had primarily been sporting more affordable High Street ensembles and recycling her outfits on a regular basis (Here’s a slide show). At the time, she was being applauded for her modesty and acting “just like us” with her fashion choices. But to meet the riot victims’ families, out of the blue, she decided to make a high fashion debut by wearing a ritzy, military-inspired, $2100+ (£1375) Alexander McQueen outfit with $775 (£500) Prada pumps (3).
Apparently, the Duchess felt the somber event was a fitting opportunity to draw even more attention to herself and assert her newly acquired wealth. And she accomplished just that. Endless press articles praised Kate’s selection and claimed her style revealed the once-commoner could carry off high-end designer looks superbly. Riots? Tragic deaths? *sarcasm* Who cared?! It was all about the star of the event: Kate and her shiny-buttoned McQueen pieces, topped with wig-like Disney Princess-pageant hair.
By her costume-like military ensemble, one would think she was attending a festive event. Since she clearly wasn’t, her fashion choice was totally disrespectful and telling about her true priorities. She may as well have had her own personal red carpet and runway because showing off her wealth and looking her best for the cameras seemed like her only goals that day. At the very least, they appeared much higher on her priorities list than genuinely comforting and supporting the victims’ families and the public servants she was there to honor (2). Many in the media and blogosphere declared that her look substantiated her status as a “fashion icon.” However, what it really seemed to substantiate was that the Duchess was completely inconsiderate, self-absorbed, and arrogant. (Although… with her inexcusably ignorant UNICEF interview in mind, I have sadly entertained the idea that she may not have even cared enough to learn the details of why she was in Birmingham in the first place).
It goes without saying that Kate should have saved this outfit for another day. For this appearance, she should have worn something much simpler and less flashy, and her hair should have been plainer or pulled back (Her gigantic head of bouncy curls was in poor taste for the occasion.). The families of the victims were grieving, and to some degree, she should have used her style to express that she was also mourning the loss. Instead, she looked like she was ready to celebrate in the biggest fashion risk she’s taken to date.
Final Word
Although she’s no beauty, Kate comes across as infinitely preoccupied with perfecting her physical appearance, yet seems minimally concerned with improving her behavior, knowledge, and abilities. Clearly, her backwards priorities and unchanging shortcomings are responsible for many of her blunders and are starting to take a significant toll on her image. In Part II of Kate’s Top 10 Missteps of 2011, the countdown will continue with increasingly dramatic blunders – the top five, and the reveal of Kate’s number one most atrocious mistake of 2011.
(1) Ferrer, Richard. “Kate thanks Jewish News readers for all their mazeltovs.” totallyjewish.com. 12/1/2011.
(2) Earl, William. “Prince William & Kate Middleton Support London Riot Victims — They’re So Compassionate!” Hollywood Life. 8/19/2011.
(3) English, Rebecca. “Keep fighting, William and Kate tell victims rebuilding their lives in riot torn communities.” Daily Mail. 8/20/11.
© Enclave 24, January 2, 2012
LOL – nice job, Miss! I can’t wait to read Part II!!!
Thanks, Elaine! Revisiting all the Kate blunders in 2011 and writing this review has me in a bit of a state of disbelief that she’s a Royal now. Everyone has flaws and makes mistakes, and I would expect a few from any new Royal in Kate’s shoes. But there’s just nothing redeeming about her. -Absolutely nothing I can find over the last year (or before!) that makes her anything but a mediocre fashion display mannequin. Her faults and shortcomings are not at all forgivable due to admirable character, achievements, or anything else of true, unmanipulated value. What value does Kate really have, and how extremely replaceable is she? It’s unbelievable that Prince William has married this useless, hollow shell. Sometimes, I still feel like someone needs to pinch me.
A glimpse into the future? http://anythinghollywood.com/2011/04/kate-middleton-prince-william/
Very nice! I hope you include a break down of her wardrobe expenses since she became Duchess. I would guess it is 50,000 pounds or more, probably more!
Wow, Caroline, I wouldn’t even know where to start with adding up her wardrobe expenses… maybe it’s time for us to take a good, hard look at what’s been revealed at whatkatewore.com! Honestly, I don’t think we will ever know the half of it. I imagine her clothes for everyday life – not Royal engagements – are quite extravagant too, yet we’ll never see most of them. We never saw the vast majority of her holiday attire, for instance, and she supposedly needed an array of gowns and other get-ups. Somehow, I doubt she turned to Top Shop to dress for Christmas dinner with the Queen ;-)
That’s so true. It was interesting to see her getting her hair done in a £1000+ fur jacket carrying a £1000+ handbag earlier this month. And at Christmas there were the pictures of her in the same jacket and £200 Wellington boots. http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDQHruoirvhg1eVDQna4PGZz5fqmgNLS11X6O7OECQPSajuQ3x5BFM1t3s7A Crown Princess Mary visiting a school for obese children – she looks so down to earth and relaxed. Kate could go with taking a few style lessons from her.
Very nice! I am anticipating a mention of the ‘hair clip’ also known as tragic childhood scar. A straight, approximately 3 inch scar that visibly rises up at the end point is truly one of a kind. The media’s planned ignoring. or very brief attention, of the scar,hair extension clip,or lie is laudable.
Some of the outfits,I agree, are synonymous to theatrical costumes. They often reflect a theme; which may or may not be too theatrical, satirical, or attention-seeking for the situation. The London Riot dress is one example as it echoed a military inspiration. Although the military guards were absent the memory lingered on in the dress. Not a dress to garner respect and show sympathy. The red Unicef and mulled wine old-fashioned (Little Woman) Christmas outfit are other examples. The engagement dress colour reflected the colour of Kate’s (and Diana’s) engagement ring. There were a few outfits during the Canadian tour that also seemed to have a costume element to them as they evoked certain themes. As an aside, the display of Kate’s wedding dress, was extremely theatrical and lurid (positioned in the middle of the room, on a pedestal, with a spotlight shining on it – rather god-like). Perhaps this influence comes from being a major in art history.
Yvonne, I agree about the predictability of how the media handled the “scar” issue. It was swept right under the nearest rug – but I got the sense that some writers and reporters were itching to roll their eyes and declare BS. A few took care to mention that it’s odd no one had spotted the large, prominent “scar” before. These reporters and journalists must have a great deal more information than what they select to release to us regarding Kate matters. Assuming the non-sugar-coated truth about her can be less than flattering, or even terrible at times, it’s hard to imagine that all who sing her praises in their press releases genuinely like her or believe what they report. With Platell’s DM article and the obvious reduction in how much people approve of Kate, I’m anxious to see how her image will develop from here. I suspect there are a lot of fed-up journalists who have been forced to pretend that the sun shines out of her rear for far too long, and would love to take a swing at her house of cards.
Her outfits do tend to look costumey. She seems to take dressing for an occasion far too literally. I couldn’t get over how tacky and clown-like her outfit for Canada Day was! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/kate-middleton-canada-day_n_888607.html#s301853 All I could think about was Ronald McDonald. With the fire-engine red pumps and bright red, maple leaf fascinator, she expressed Canada Day (and Canada pride in general (lol, like she has any *chuckles*)) WAY too literally. Was she trying to be the mascott of the event or something? (lol) Dear Kate, I would like fries with that.
She absolutely wears cotumes at times….think of that white dress she wore to Wimbledon. Trying too hard and showing a lack of imagination!
Great artcle Miss – I look forward to part II
I think you have made some excellent choices for your top ten, Really, there are so many blunders that you must have worked very hard to choose the ten best. I think your article was spot on. Here are my humble comments about Waity’s mistakes.
#10 Yes. Pippa upstaged big sis. Her dress was far more elegant and sophisticated than Kate’s. I was shocked, really, at how safe and boring it was overall. The best part was the back with it’s tiny buttons and bustle. Unfortunately, it didn’t show during the ceremony because she wore her hair down and the veil covered it as well.
#9 There are so many pictures of Waity, before and after marriage, of her more private parts that you have to wonder why she was so generous with herself. Everyone has a bad moment but she has so many that I think she just likes to show off.
#8 Just don’t say anything, Kate, unless you are reading a script.
#7 Of all her blunders, this is the most irresponsible and damaging. I cringe to think of sick girls and women that look to Kate as reinforcing their skewed body images.
6# The clothes…That McQueen military number was the beginning of a shift from High street to top-end designer wear. I haven’t seen much recycling these days. Photos of all her events show her wearing evening gowns that average 3-4,000 pounds each. That Ralph Lauren sweater ($500) was probably the cheapest thing I’ve seen her in for a while (except for that black and white Zara).
So thank you, Ms 24. I can’t wait to read about the top 5!
Thank you, Caroline :-D On #10 – Definitely… Her McQueen gown was Victorian-inspired, and the pretty detailing on the back would not have been as lost if she’d worn her hair up. Honestly, I’m shocked she even pulled her hair out of her face with how much she seems hell-bent on keeping her curls front and center. The veil still covered though – maybe it was just poor planning all together. Although, if she’d shown the back – the lace and line of buttons – the similarities between her gown and Grace Kelly’s from the 1950′s would have been even more noticeable. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-32917_162-20058648-10391716.html
On #9 – She wears some very low-cut necklines too, which I have always thought were pushing the limits on appropriateness. For example: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/kate-middleton-canada-day_n_888607.html#s302273&title=And_in_the These plunging necklines don’t match with the expected choices of a woman so conservative that she’s torturing herself with nude pantyhose!
On #6 – Totally agreed, and I view her easing into high fashion as a way of showing the public what she’s won in small doses. With as little as she’s accomplished in her adult life and previous commoner status, I would like to think the Palace was aware that people needed time to adjust to seeing Kate fully exercise her privilege – at least in this area. But yeah, right! They’re not exactly deep and in touch. In reality, I think they needed to avoid allowing people to think she was eager to utilize the access to the finest material things her marriage instantly granted her. Allowing her to wear high fashion all the time from day one after the wedding would have suggested taking William’s wallet shopping was the first item on her agenda in her marriage – and they couldn’t have that. I also think Kate’s little post-wedding grocery trip was a part of this effort, among others. http://abcnews.go.com/International/royal-wedding-kate-middleton-hits-grocery-store/story?id=13551751#.TwL4PNQS2Ag To my knowledge, she was never seen grocery shopping alone like that before (if someone has seen it, please share!) – but just a week after marrying – and before her honeymoon, mind you – she’s slaving away like a full-time housewife? Please.
I agree, Kate’s dress was disappointing. I remember thinking “That’s it?” when she climbed out of the car. It seemed very busy with all the lace up her arms and chest. And while the lace was very beautiful, it competed too much with the bride as a whole and the business of what was going on around her. When I see pics of her standing next to Will’s busy uniform and the carriage, horses, etc, it was just too much to take in. I thought that the most important thing is too see the complete bride, not a walking dress.
But maybe this was intentional because Kate is no beauty like HSH Grace of Monaco and the courtiers did not want the viewers’ eyes to rest too long on Waity’s face.
Wow I sound really mean but it’s true!
Sarah – All I know is, for a supposed “fashion icon” it was definitely not up to par! Now that you mention it, everything was pretty busy wasn’t it? And on top of everything, they had to throw in those awkward trees inside the Abbey! They seemed too out of place and random.
Miss 24 – those links to her low cut top photos! Urgh! Enough. I can’t stand to look at this one’s photos anymore en mass – she is so incredibly masculine! She’s born the wrong gender, I swear.
That jawline, those strong eyebrows, the man hands (she knows about those! Why does she clutch her clutches so tightly?!), no defined waist to speak of… the list goes on. I suspect she’d have been handsome if she was a lad rather than a lass. As such, I cannot understand why on earth she’d wear shoulder pads, as she seems so fond of doing. Reminds me of grid iron or rugby players. Go on, have another flick through those linked photos. There’s even a close-up shot of her hands.
The more I read other readers’ comments in here… the more I feel puzzled why William didn’t dump Kate after, say 5 years… and wait until he met a more appropriate fit. He has married young, let’s face it. He could have waited another four or five years for someone he really loved. I believe Kate feels reliable to him, and he appears a dutiful husband – however he doesn’t seem genuinely happy or loved.
Here is another video I found that agrees Kate is not a beautiful person – just lazy, work shy and lacking in compassion. It goes so far as to actually suggest an alternative wife:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmcjKS_4VmE&feature=related
That video shows a lost opportunity for the British monarchy to enter the 21st century with class and dignity.
Hi Ariel :-D I love that video – The prequel (the Unfit Princess video) has been a favorite of mine since it was uploaded a couple of years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BncJtQlz94 It’s tough to judge the strength of the love connection between Will and Kate, but I get the same impression you do about her feeling reliable to him rather than being the love of his life. The two of them seem like great friends who love each other, but they don’t seem like they’re deeply in love with each other. I agree that William could have waited to marry. Truthfully, the problem with his being unmarried was not his age, but that he’d been stringing Kate along for so many years. He sort of backed himself into a corner if you ask me. He couldn’t stay with Kate much longer without marrying her, because the length of their relationship was getting ridiculous. On the other hand, if he’d let her go, her young adulthood would have been wasted – she had dealt with the exposure, hadn’t developed a career, and was clearly relying on a future in the firm. Not to mention, she’d have an awful lot of information – dirty laundry too – about him (and so would her family!). Imagine what could have happened if he’d dumped her after all those years and denied her what she seemed so desperate for!
I have been thinking about your comments, Miss 24… regarding: ‘dirty laundry’ the Middletons would have (and might have aired) on William & the RF.
Coupled with his bizarre choice of bride after an extra long, extra boring relationship that dragged on uninspiringly for years (a little like her hairstyle).
… and the fact that Kate is looking more and more like a chap (one in nude pantyhose & awful hair extensions) by the day.
Do we think the Duchess just might be: A BEARD ?! Is that part of why we are puzzled over his choice in wife? Why he settled early? Is that another reason why she doesn’t strike us as fitting him perhaps?
If she’s a PR job, there was a better way to go about this. What kind of women would be ideal material to be a princess and future queen? The key functions of the role are: Compassionate and charitable, warm, well-spoken and presented, confident, yet humble with a sense of duty, and, naturally, mother material.
Here is the process for wife-finding:
1. Seek out women of appropriate age working at charities or giving generously of their time to charities while having an actual career on the side.
2. Select several of these women who are eloquent, and who possess some style, substance and refinement. From a discreet and respectful family (don’t have to be cashed up, just classy!)
3. Narrow it down to those who genuinely enjoy and want children.
Hey presto – some suitable wife candidates. Just choose the one who can best handle the media scrutiny. That way there would be someone in the role who actually relishes the opportunity to draw attention to plights, to be a patron of causes, and be happy to produce and raise heirs – not see it as a chore. Understands that it matters where and how your clothes, shoes, skincare was sourced and produced.
All I hold out for now is the hope Harry chooses far, far better. He seems to have some spark, so I do hold out some hope. As third in line to the throne, it’s likely that he’s hoping to get a nephew soon so he can slip a little further down the official heirs list and relax even more.
Honestly, I hope that Kate is just a starter wife, and that they don’t have any children. The chances of this are slim, I know.
I also know that amongst us all – and others out there – the RF has lost respect and optimism from the younger generation, the very group they hoped William and his wife would connect with. I feel let down, being only one or two years older than William I waited to see him grow up and choose a partner. And all this time, THIS is what we where waiting for?
He doesn’t seem all that happy, as I said. It feels like a sad ending rather than the start of a happy life together. I hope he doesn’t end up like Prince Frederik of Denmark once they have had a family – that sad, lost, washed up, binge-drinking 40-something guy who goes clubbing the night before his twin’s christening, can barely look at his wife, and can’t be bothered to pick up a razor anymore or fake smile for the cameras.
Ariel, I have the same thoughts as you, but I suspect it will be a cold day in hades before William or Kate divorce. I suspect they are in it for the long haul. Wouldn’t it be a twist of fate if Kate could not get pregnant?
Interesting video. I hadn’t seen that one before, but the message it gave was correct – the women he dated were lucky because they got away! I can’t imagine BP trying to force subservience on any modern thinking woman. Luckily for them, they have Kate!
Yes, what would happen if there was no baby? Invitro? surrogate?
It is highly likely DD would have submitted to invasive and thorough fertility inspections. They would not have allowed a barren woman marrying in the RF, as it would go entirely against entire purpose of continuing the line. However, more interestingly, what would come of the situation if William was infertile?
I feel the exact same way, Ariel! I’m in William’s age group too, and like you, I waited and looked forward to him getting married and bringing us a new princess to love. Boy oh boy, what a let down. I feel like he’s cheated us out of the satisfaction we needed to feel after the decades of following his life and giving him our unconditional favor through the years. Of course, he should marry who he loves, but he also has responsibilities that accompany his privilege and position – he needed to choose a woman who was suitable, and I grow more convinced every day that he has failed profoundly. KATE IS A JOKE and an insult to everyone who cared enough to follow and favor William as he grew up. I feel cruel wishing divorce on anyone, but in my heart, I can’t deny I would be over the moon if these two split – and before any children are born from this shoddy union.
Well said – I feel exactly the same way. Still can’t get over his mediocre choice in Kate. She is just so blah. It has also changed the way I feel about William, whom I used to like. Maybe he deliberately wanted a contrast to his charismatic and larger than life (in an elegant way) mother.
I second that. The entire time they were dating I never gave her a second thought because I knew he would never marry her. And boy was I shocked and utterly dissapointed. It goes beyond choosing her because she was always there; the marriage seems like such a disorder. The press always claim they broke up once in 2007. No, they broke up several times. I distinctly remember William giving an interview a year before the engagement stating that he was in no hurry to marry because then he would have to take on more royal duties and he liked his military life. Not to mention her waiting, and waiting was more like a hunter stalking her prey. I know lots of men from various backgrounds and none of them would marry a woman like her. No goals, no ambition, no drive, nothing….just waiting. And we cant compare her to a 50′s housewife because even those ladies were involved in church, charity, voluntering at hospitals. They made use of their time prior to becoming a stay at home wife. I just find their union so bizzare and I’m sticking to my theory. I think he married her because he felt obligated and the RF is setting her up for a fall. I think she’s going to have a nervous breakdown and William will come out smelling like a rose because he was so protective but she just cracked. Her mental patient grin is a dead giveaway!
lol @ “her mental patient grin.” I have heard that they broke up several times from others around the web, but have never ever seen a press release on any breakup other than the one in 2007. Where did you find out about the other breakups, and where/how can I find out more about them? I don’t doubt it for a second…
That’s a great point about her not even being comparable to a 50s housewife. I think I’ve compared her to that in the past, but you’re definitely right. Women were hard workers back then, even if they didn’t have jobs outside the home. Housework was less split between men and women, as was child rearing, and I’m certain many women had productive hobbies.
You may be right about your prediction! I was thinking, even now, Kate has to do next to nothing not to overshadow William – because he’s not doing anything too inspiring these days.
Miss 24,
Love the article and looking forward to Part 2! I’ve been hooked on reading this and a few other forums due to the fairy-tale overload in much of the media.
I found this thread interesting about the breakup history:
http://royaldish.com/index.php/topic,7546.0.html
THere was definitely something odd about the rushed way the engagement took place and the fact that PW only announced it to his grandmother (if this is true, but it was announced on the news) that morning – and the fact that the wedding took place only six months following. Usually brides plan for a year, especially a wedding of that scale. Was he afraid the family would try and talk him out of it if he gave them too much time? He must have known about their feelings towards Kate being a member of the Royal Family. Also the way Charles quipped dryly, ‘its about time, they’ve had enough practice’. That isn’t a response of joy for your son. I think BP has been working on damage limitation ever since, trying to mould Kate into something acceptable – not too difficult as she is so malleable and lacking in self awareness. Maybe William is like his mother, a bit of a loose cannon and they were too afraid to cross him, as from their point of view, crossing his mother was a PR disaster for them.
Happy New Year to you Miss 24!
I have to disagree with some of the comments here re: Pippa’s dress. I think it was too gaudy for a ROYAL wedding. The tightness of the dress and the hint of her cleavage are too much, I think, for an event which was not only attended by their families, but heads of state, top military officers and politicans and watched by millions of people around the world. The color of the dress clashed horribly with her skin tone. Carole Middleton suffered from this too IMO. Her sky blue outfit was not a perfect match for her. Stay off the fake tans please ladies!
re: Kate’s thinness, I thought she only became thin AFTER the wedding? She looked fine when they announced their engagement…
I wholeheartedly agree 100% with the rest of your article however! Kate never fails to disappoint us :D I cannot wait for the next installment.
Thanks Louisa, and same to you! I was surprised when I realized Pippa’s cleavage was showing and that her bridesmaid’s dress was so low-cut. –The emerald dress she wore to the reception was definitely not appropriate! http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_20486184,00.html I don’t know exactly how conservative Kate needed to be, but I even thought it was odd that her dress was so low-cut, even if cleavage wasn’t showing. This slideshow displays photos of other contemporary royal brides, and shows not a single one wore a plunging neckline like Kate did (except Sophie, Prince Edward’s wife (pic #12) I suppose).
Ah, Carole – Whether she’s wearing jeans, an evening gown, or a mother-of-the-bride get-up, she always looks trashy to me. If I didn’t know she was an upper-middle class British woman, I could easily see her being a beer-belching, squawking hick from the States, and stumbling out of a trailer in a grease-stained T-shirt and filthy slippers to yell at her husband to bring her cigarettes to her ’cause she’s too busy watching the Maury Povich show. “Mike! Git yerr ass back in this here traylerr!” Sorry (lol). It had to be said. *chuckles*
Actually Carole isn’t upper middle class – she is to be more accurate – working class done good. She was born in Slough which is akin to Queens or the Bronx – same class of neighborhood. She just happens to have developed a successful business. She has no education, culture or sense of refinement. I guess I don’t have to point that out!
PS I agree with you Miss 24 – even in her wedding finery she still looked cheap and working class. It is a mean thing to say, but sadly true.
I should say that I am not a snob, in fact I admire Carole and her success story and the hard work she obviously put in her business – the meteoric rise in her circumstances is no small achievement. However, it is her delusions of grandeur and pretension to be something she is not that is so off-putting. The fact that she saw her girls as being princess/aristo material and their staggering social climbing and desperation to be accepted in the upper echelons of society just because they have made money makes them hard to admire on other levels. Its just so gauche.
Its gauche because it was obvious but Carol’s motivation was archaic. Everyone knows that a daughter who is fortunate to marry well impoves the standing of the family.
I agree, Arabella. I admire anyone who works hard and successfully develops a business, but I feel the same way you do about Carole and her social ambitions. I have some suspicions about their business, though, that make me reluctant to fall to my knees and praise Carole for being a master of business. First, I have read that the Middletons’ business was not the millionaire money pot it was said to be, and that an inheritance paid for Kate’s education – not the success of Party Pieces. Also, I think their global exposure from Kate’s Royal connection is largely responsible for their success and growth over the last decade.
I think most mothers would be excited for their daughter to be dating Prince William – and over the moon if he wanted to marry her. But a good mother would also be anxiety-ridden, worried, and highly concerned for her daughter in that situation. The impression I get from Carole (as a distantly removed observer, granted) is that she was never worried or concerned, or thoughtful of the kinds of consequences and hardships Kate could face through this relationship. I felt like she had her eye on the prize for her daughter, and that she was probably pushy beyond belief that Kate should do whatever it would take to get this guy to marry her. -Even if it meant waiting for years more than she did. I probably don’t know enough about Carole to judge her this way, but that is the impression I have of her.
True, Arabella – very true :-)
@ Everyone
Happy New Year!!!
I really liked Miss’ article because all that Palace propaganda in the media would have an impact on anyone. So it is nice to read something that points out aspects one doesn’t find in the media.
On Kate’s wedding dresse: “a skeletal, lace-encrusted snow beast from the 90s” – very well put into words!!!!! When I saw Kate’s wedding dress I thought she had tried to copy Princess Grace of Monace. Especially the part above the waistline looked very much like Grace’s wedding dress. The part below the waistline looked very much like something Queen Elisabeth I [sic!] had worn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_I_Steven_Van_Der_Meulen.jpg
Kate is becoming a “thin-spiration” and this is really gross. She is supposed to be a model and somebody one can look up to. She will never be a model for modern women because she ahs never worked and she has no work ethic and … . Also her games of dressing up are terrible. Visiting the victims of the London riots in expensive and decidedly eye-catching clothes is tacky. The riots were caused by increasing inequality e.g. by people who know they don’t get any chance of ever making a decent living no matter how hard they try. If you are born to poor and ill-educated parents then you remain poor and ill-educated. And then enter Princess Barbiedoll in expensive posh clothes who pretends to console the victims of those violent rioters who are victims of social-political mismanagement.
This looks as if Kate didn’t know and didn’t care what is going on. Does she really not care about the growing inequality?
I am not sure why Britain needs a Monarchy at all. The RF is supposed to be non-political and their only “political task” is to limit politician’s ambitions by outranking them. Whatever that means.
I am really getting sick when I imagine that scientists and doctors and businessmen who really achieved something and earned their money themselves will have to bow and curtsey to this women and to the Royal Family. I am probably too much in love with meritocracy.
Hi no kate lover :-D I agree – her wedding dress was definitely inspired by fashion of previous centuries with the corset and padded hips.
With the growing inequality and riot visit in mind, her outfit choice was extremely arrogant whether or not anyone had died. You’re right, it wasn’t just about the mourning families, but the situation the rioters were in in general. That outfit made her look like she set out to distinguish herself from those she was going to meet, and assert that she’s a cut above them (hence, highlighting the inequality). She was rubbing her wealth in their faces – and everyone else’s who observed through the media – and that day, it wasn’t appropriate – a truly low blow. I’m inclined to think none of this even occurred to Kate’s apparent one track mind to try and look amazing for photo ops. However, that’s beside the point. Whether she was completely aloof and self-involved or intentionally haughty, the result was the same.
Hi Everyone,
Have been away from comp for a bit + very happy to see this article. Spot on! I’m also just a couple of years older than PW + feel so let down by his choice of wife.
And yes absolutely, to think scientists/doctors etc will have to bow/curtsey if they meet DD! Disgraceful!
I’ve always been slightly disturbed by how PW + DD ‘met’. Namely that he saw her practically naked then became interested.
(before i begin, i’m not a fan of kate’s) but i believe “the sins of one is the sins of all”". what has the duke of dull done this year besides get married,read prepared speeches, give bad unicef interviews, perform both his military and royal duties if and when he feels like it, give his mom’s identity and jewels to his wife and send his goons out on the press whenever they write something anti-kate?. sorry people pw is officially the duke of dolittle. and the only the reason he’s made it this far is only because he’s was born to diana, but he’s definately not her son-she was more against the establishment;whereas he is the establishment. can anyony name one charity he created on his own? nope. they are mostly foundations under charities created by princess di.
another question. why is it that no one ever questions his crappy art history degree? yes. she is horrible in public but he’s been doing this forever and he’s not to much better. it wouldn’t surprise me if he married because she’s probably the only person that probably manage to make him appear to have a personality. (people you have the videos when they are kids. watch diana’s and other people interact w/harry vs william)
Hi daphne’s finace! You are absolutely right – no question about it on everything you said about the “Duke of Dolittle” (lol). At the moment, I’m still working on part II of the Kate blunders countdown, but I am itching to write about William – He’s not the golden boy most people think he is, and I’m convinced he never was. I used to like William and think he was on the right track in life. I used to think he would be a good King one day because he was more like Diana and hence, would be more loving, in-touch, and human than the older Royals. I used to excuse anything negative about him because I felt sympathetic toward him over his unwanted press exposure and his mother’s premature death. Boy was I off track. (I guess all the PR games over the years really paid off for him, didn’t they?).
In reality, he isn’t much better than Kate, and is also not a highly accomplished person for his age. He likes to have his cake and eat it too. It’s evident that he enjoys soaking up the perks of his position, but isn’t interested in taking on the responsibilities he should be embracing at his age. I do believe he admitted he’s not ready to be a full time Royal in a recent interview. Funny, because he’s obviously not shying away from fully exercising his privileges.
He has a job, but how much does he actually work? He’s obviously been treated as a special case, and not just for Royal engagements. Do most RAF members get time off to travel the world in luxury with their girlfriends? I think not. Do most rent lavish cottages while they serve? Umm, no. When William and Kate announced their engagement and revealed they were on holiday in Kenya, I remember thinking, “Kenya? Umm, I doesn’t William have a job…?” Obviously he and Kate go on more trips than we know about, because the Kenya one wasn’t reported until it was talked about in the engagement interview. Also, it’s not like he did a bunch of solo Royal engagements or charity work that Kate didn’t participate in over the last year… She didn’t do much – and neither did he. Now that his good looks have escaped him, William is only worth his personality, convictions, and what he achieves as a Royal. -And these days, he’s about as inspiring as dryer lint.
Totally agree Miss 23. I recently read a comment by a blogger claiming to know people in PW’s circle. He said that PW is incredibly spoilt and no one in the family ever says ‘no’ to him. I can fully understand a measure of indulgence – no child should ever suffer the loss of their mother – however, they have done him no favours and have hurt themselves in the long run as he has turned out to be immature, self-indulgent and petulant when he doesn’t get his way – not a good image for an almost 30 year old man. It is a shame as I used to really think highly of him. His indulging of Kate and encouraging her not to do anything, and in particular coercing the press to sugar coat her, has really coloured my perception of him. I also think BP should be telling them to tone it down with regards to their celebrity party lifestyle – very off putting. Reminds me of the period leading up to the Fall of Rome and the French Revolution! They just can’t see it coming.
Hi,
I was inspired by Lelly to write my own poem. The meter is out of wack and some of the rhyming is a bit dodgy. I hope you enjoy.
There once was a girl named Kate,
Who had one intractable trait.
The need to hunt and snare,
A most royal heir.
She has no job, and serves at William’s pleasure.
Just another dog on his tether,
Following him around,
Like a good basset hound.
Such a picture of glee,
At a war memorial ceremony.
While signing a condolence book for the earthquake dead in Christchurch city,
She grins like a fiend in front of the world’s paparazzi.
She’s starting trends in fashion I see,
But more a media fiction is she.
Someone needs to tell the tabloids,
That they could do so much better than this hemorrhoid.
Kate dresses like a teenager thinks grown-ups should dress.
Occasionally dressing well, but more often than not, she looks a hot mess.
Her hair is too long and takes too long to tend,
Keeping her from functions she should attend.
Criticism for her actions comes from near and abroad,
Yet she continues to do little that we could applaud.
What has she been working her whole life to achieve?
To marry the heir to the throne I believe.
It took her ten long years to get the ring,
Didn’t she think about what she would need to do after the wedding?
The charities she would sponsor never crossed her mind,
Nor charities did she bother to find.
Kate relishes in her thinness, and takes pleasure in her emaciation.
No one else could have her thinness and station.
Thinner than even Nicole Kidman I see,
Can not you imagine Kate’s thoughts of glee?
She finally has the wedding band,
But a ring is missing from his hand.
William rejects wearing a symbol of your mutual love and devotion?
Time to give him a quick boot into the ocean.
You need to take him in hand
And make a stand.
To remind the heir to the land,
That he needs to wear a wedding band.
And as for Diana’s ring,
One has to ask, do you really want that thing?
A representation of grief and strife,
How could William bring that into your life?
Almost thirty in years,
With not much between her ears.
Try stringing together a coherent sentence dear,
And I will withdraw my criticisms right here.
Kate is …. What? I haven’t a clue.
Pretty from a distance, but up close looks more like a shrew.
But if she achieved things of note,
On her I would dote.
Her natural beauty would shine forth from within,
Leaving all others paling in comparison.
Please! I want to like you!
Act like a grownup and work nine to five!
Help charities and you’ll survive!
The public will love you,
You’ll be a star!
But right now, I don’t think you are.
Great poem, Frodo! I literally spit my wine on myself when I read you referring to Kate as a hemorrhoid! I feel like I should make a page for reader poetry, art, and other contributions… hmmmmmm :-D
Oooh – how about a “men that look like the Duchess” section?
Oh I like where this is going ;-)
#10- Pippa seems rather plain to me though she did outshine her sister, makes me think I’m alone in that statement.
good points by the way I wonder what number 1 will be?
btwi It seems that kate will start the year partying instead of her job, whatever that is although its for her birthday. From the article it seems like she is really struggling as life as a royal. I guess it depends on your pov for struggling.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2081766/Kate-Middleton-birthday-Pippa-Prince-Harry-plan-party-Duchess-Cambridges-30th.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
I am always amazed at how unsophisticated, unwordly and unspeakably shallow the Middleton girls are – this tacky party is further confirmation. Also I suppose more PR for Pippa and her ‘party career’. Its no wonder the Royal Office has to work overtime to compensate, churning out sugary stories about Kate trying to off-set the grim reality of their lack of culture, refinement and inner nobility.
Hi eternal-Life,
that article is really something………and the comments are hysterically funny. The number of comments against Kate are in the majority. There was one that suggested she wouldn’t need to change her makeup for the party since she already does that trashy 1980s too much eyeliner look. ROFL
Best reader’s comment I saw from that article is:
“royal source says the party will be a good way for Kate to let off steam ahead of what will be a tough year”??
The ‘royals’ do not even come near to knowing what a ‘tough year’ means. The population of the UK know and as usual the ‘royals’ are taking the micky and rubbing our nose in it. In this day and age there is something v v wrong; the UK needs to evolve.
- Anouska, London
@Eternal-Life: The author said that Kate needs to have fun and let loose while she can… Pardon me, but wasn’t that what all those years before marriage were for? It’s what she spent her time doing, that’s for sure. And furthermore, it’s pushed that she’s got this hugely trying, strenuous year ahead of her … because William is leaving for 6 weeks!…? -Like that’s why she deserves this huge celebration in her honor. Oh please, how ridiculous. Kate doesn’t know the meaning of hard times or hard work, and there’s nothing to celebrate about her turning 30. Her advancing age only makes her look more overwhelmingly lazy and unaccomplished.
Really, can anyone imagine Diana having such a tacky party? Maybe it was because her husband and friends were older than her, but I think it just wasn’t her personality. She was more mature and sensitive. In fact I can’t remember ever reading she went to a nightclub or bar, except maybe Annabel’s, which was very adult and sophisticated. That bunch needs to grow up and grow out of their silly behaviour.
Oh you’re not alone there, Eternal-Life… I definitely don’t think Pippa looked drop dead gorgeous – just that she upstaged Kate! I think Pippa looks better these days than she used to, but she’s always going to have problems from the neck up. She’s probably investing a lot more in her looks just like big sis – has to promote herself for that future book and all. *’Cause I’ve got a golden ticket!….*
Just when I managed to finally get that ‘golden ticket’ tune out of my head (from one of your previous articles), it’s back!!! LOL
You’re right, she’ll always have a problem neck-up.
The COMMENTS in online newspapers!
I have recently noticed that the Daily Mail seems to influence the rating of their comments. In the Daily Mail’s comment section readers can “red-arrow” or “green-arrow” comments and the arrows are counted. When I recently “arrowed” some comments my marks disappeard after reloading the page. I added the 11th green arrow to some comment and then I reloaded the page and suddenly there were just 10 green arrows. ???
Of course there could have been some other reader who just red-arrowed the same comment which I had just green-arrowed so that his and my vote neutralized each other.
Nevertheless it is odd.
I guess they do censor the comments.
could someone please name one thing that the”duke of dull” or prince william has done this year?
something independent of his mother’s work. besides bully the press??
He’s shown quite the affinity for attending ritzy royal engagements… and doesn’t seem to be a fan of getting his precious hands dirty. Clearly, the charity dinners where he and Kate dress up like celebrities and throw their unearned money around vastly outnumber the engagements they attend which require elbow grease (packing UNICEF boxes, for example).
http://royaldish.com/index.php?topic=10039.135
A Very Interesting Comment by Antithesis (link above)
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Alot of people keep saying that the reason Kate isn’t doing anything is because the Grey Men don’t want her to and the additional fear that she will outshine William/Camilla/Charles.
I sincerely doubt that William gives a flying f**k what any of the “Grey Men” (if they still even exist in any major capacity) say, do or think. IMO he does what he wants, when he wants. =================================================
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This is my opinion also; it’s consistent with William’s rebellious history. Thumb up
@ freethespoon: well said. Thumb up It’s amazing to me how some people are still fooled by Williams’ superficial charm. I was for a while too, but after the engagement to Waity, I viewed him in an entirely different light. The reason is: he misled the public about his intentions with her to the point of deception. That is not a trait I admire in anyone, let alone a future King. No, he owed us nothing by way of explanations, but he kept her hidden like a mistress at Berkshire, looked utterly miserable to the point of despair whenever in her company (and still does) and then pulled this sudden, suspect engagement like it had all been pre-planned for years. Roll Eyes
No, I’m not buying it. There was too much evidence that his intentions had never been so honourable. Kate looked emaciated, drawn and stressed, their body language was off and hints had been dropped in the media from both sides that marriage was on shaky ground.
But the thing that really changed my mind was his serious game playing with the press and his legal threats. Kate should be commended for not filing suit against that hapless photographer at William’s idiotic instigation. Nono It was the one thing she got right IMO. It seems that Kate and her family were copping a lot of flak, all so that William could enjoy his perverse victory over the press. Seriously, what does that say about his character? Nerves Many of us were all fooled until the engagement, thinking that it was Kate and her family that were pulling rank. The reality was far more sinister. Probably for that reason alone, he felt compelled to marry her. He owed the Middletons big time. “
@no kate lover
I too think William has appeared almost holy mainly because of his deceased mother. But since the wedding, another side to William has appeared odd, maybe a bit disturbing.
He has said previously that he really hasn’t wanted to take on royal responsibilities and delayed marrying in order to avoid working. WHAT? The future king of GB announces publicly that he wants to delay his responsibilities as a royal! What kind of stupid insult is that to his countrymen?
I have a low opinion of Waity but it seems like Wills considered Waity be a dalliance, something to pass the time (we know she was) until he decided that his party days were over and he might as well settle down with somebody. Kate was there and for all her faults, I have never heard the tiniest hint that she ever revealed any info about her Prince. So Wills knows he can trust her and will keep all his affairs secret. He also said in the engagement interview that he and Kate would (get through this wedding thing first and then think about a family”. While I don’t care much about Waity’s feelings, I was let down to realize Will either speaks before he thinks or scores high on the self-centered meter.
As far as protecting Waity from the press, I think he does want to avoid what happened to Diana but I also suspect that he likes to play the bully at times. A DM writer revealed that PW sent his henchmen over to “talk” to her and asked (?)for a written apology. Is GB the land where freedom of speech is observed anymore(?) William apparently feels entitled to push the limits of a constitutional right whenever he feels like it. I guess the rest of the country has given PW permission to over step his bounds since I have not heard much criticism.
As far as protecting Waity from the demands of the RF, I wonder if PW likes to be in charge of his family as well. A bit controlling Will? I’m not sure which he likes best…protecting Kate or getting back at his family for what happened to Diana.
Same for the press.
NEWSFLASH DUCHCHESS DOLITTLE NAMES THE CHARITIES SHE WILL PATRONAGE!!!!!
(ok now let’s see how long it takes her to actually do some work)
I just stumbled across this too! My comment is below somewhere ;-)
It took her eight months to decide on 4 charities (does an ‘occasional’ appearance at Brownies really count?)? Does no one see how pathetic this is?
You missed the best photo of all of the commando moment: http://weaselzippers.us/2011/07/09/kates-marilyn-moment-in-calgary/
One wonders if it was done on purpose: no hem weights and no underwear? Maybe she wanted everyone to know her backside is as admirable as her sister’s!
Wow. Joining in on camp fires and scout games is really going to be bending over backwards! What a saint the Duchess is! *gag* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2082382/Kate-joins-Scouts-Ex-Brownie-help-cooking-campfires-package-royal-patronages-unveiled.html I guess they realized her being 30 and still doing nothing was REALLY not going to fly with the public. We’ll see what of these claims actually stick. Regardless, even the plan sounds like too little to me.
Will be a good opportunity for Party Pieces – be on the look out for Brownie theme party paraphernalia! Perfect ’cause’ for Kate as she still comes across as that waif like little girl in the Brownie uniform.
This is Miss24′s article which I’d like to comment on:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2082382/Kate-Middleton-joins-Scouts-Ex-Brownie-help-cooking-campfires.html
“All reflect her interests in the arts – she gained a 2:1 in History of Art at St Andrew’s University – the promotion of outdoor activity and supporting people in need, particularly young children.”
I have never seen any evidence that Kate had an interest in arts. I have never heard she visited art galleries or any art premiere nights or certain museum events. There are quite a lot of high profile and low profile art events in London. London really is very much addicted to the arts. Wouldn’t there be some photos of Kate going to or leaving some art party or art gallery?
Also I have never heard Kate had paint smeared on her hands and I have never seen photos of her holding a camera.
Where is the evidence for Kate’s alleged art addiction?
“But while the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are patron of some 1400 organisations between them, Kate has deliberately decided to start with just five.”
Yep, Kate has DELIBERATELY decided to start with JUST FIVE – nearly 1 year after she got married. This is quite remarkable as Kate has been a girls scout herself so why didn’t she decide earlier to support scouts? Why did it take this long?
I wonder if she thinks it was easier to interact with children?
“Following the lead of her husband, Prince William, the Duchess says she wants the chance to become intimately involved with causes close to her heart rather than spread her largesse too thin.”
“her largesse” – this sounds quite pompous!
No really one can’t say anything against working properly on a few things instead of doing a lot without devotion.
Nevertheless when thinking about this it is ridiculous. What does Kate have to do anyway? She has no regular nine to five job. She has assistants and staff to do the household chores. She doesn’t have children yet.
There are lots of people who are married and have a regular job and who have no assistants and who do some kind of charity community work neverthless.
I agree No Kate Lover – with her contacts through William she could have gotten a job at Christie’s or Sotheby’s or any top gallery in London or with a prominent art dealer of representing any period… but she didn’t. She couldn’t really be that interested in art or she would have leapt at the opportunity. She could have even worked just a couple days a week in a gallery which would have allowed her flexibility whilst still showing SOME interest and gaining SOME experience. What does she have to offer the National Portrait Gallery besides her new title? Sadly, the only interest she ever displayed was for partying, shopping and luxury travel.
Good point. IMO, working at a posh auction house like Sotheby’s would have made Waity respectable . I guess such a job could have made the higher class society accessible to her. Isn’t that what she and her family wanted?
Kate; you could have moved up the ladder all by yourself! And found some integrity along the way!
I guess the queen went hard on kate on their recent meeting about what the crown is suppose to represent not fashion and weekly spa visits or maybe its to overshadow the murder? its a little coincidental to me
Hi,
I have been following your comments and articles for a while now, and am relieved to see there are others out there that feel the same way about PW & KM as I do. I was born in the UK, but my parents moved to S. Africa when I was very small. My parents and older relatives are royalists, so I avoid the topic of the RF like the plague!
A comment above ,mentioned your constitutional right to information. But what about your constitutional right to vote the RF out?? Did you know that the law in Britain prevents the public from voting out the RF? Is that constitutional?
Another issue I have come to detest about the RF (which by the way, should stand for Rotten Family), is their complete lack of empathy and moral values when it comes to animals. Here are a few examples:
1. they shoot pheasants and deer
2. Kate went for practice shoots and only declined to participate in the Boxing Day shoot due to pressure from the media. She is SO image conscious, that one never knows what her true feelings are, or what she really thinks
3. Kate cooked Fois Gras in Canada – I wouldn’t be caught dead anywhere near fois gras – what a cruel way to treat ducks in order to provide a delicacy!
4. William & Kate took part in the cruel Canadian rodeo – I read that animal cruelty takes place at that event
5. The fact that they even went to a country that condones and legalises baby seal clubbing and outlaws the filming thereof, is beyond me. They should use their status and popularity to put an end to that disgusting practice.
6. Lastly, I am sickened by the thought that they attended a New Years Eve party in a tent made of animal skins
What a shame they don’t respect God’s creatures. I have mentioned on a comment under a DM article that the RF, who claim they were put in their position by God, should try to be ambasadors for God, instead of ambassadors of parties, clothes, hair, make-up etc.
I could go on forever… but lastly, I am gobsmacked about the charities Kate chose. In reality, she is only patron of two – it’s clear as day that she does not, in reality, care a toss about her fellow human beings. She will NEVER match Diana’s true compassion, high morals and altruism. The “Royal Family” ended with the death (murder?) of Diana and should bow out gracefully.
The media propaganda, instigated by the RF themselves, that misleads the public is disgusting.
I applaud your comments. I am reading several books on the royal family. You are right, they are rotten to the core of their lost souls. Read the book “The Royals” by Kitty Kelly. How do detestable people such as the “Rottem Family” get into and hold power over people. I also hope neither William or Harry can bear children and that the British people investigate these people and fianlly wake up and put an end to this evil empire.
People who are really into charity work have great sorrow to bear, trememdous stress, and courage to continue on in the face of unbearable pain knowing the suffering of people and animals and working hard, hard, hard to alleviate the pain and suffering of all creatures who can feel pain and fear. There are no fine clothes in the trenches, no partying, and smiles for those who really work with the suffering and dying of this world. The entire “Rotten Family” are an unbearable, senseless, expensive trial and tribulation to bear for the truly good hearted, kind and merciful people of this world. Great Britain, get rid of this trash and join with those who care to really make the world a better place. Use the money you spend on these jokers, to really help a world of people and innocent animals in need. Join the Army of the Kind, become a Nation of Enlightenment, lead the way into a new world, where no one is better or highter than another, a world finally that can care for any being that can suffer. Prince William can not make Great Britain great again. He walks in the darkness of his ancestors. Either that or he is biding his time until he becomes King. I don’t think so. I do not see Diana in him. He has gotten too old to all of a sudden become a Light in the darkness like his mother was. His heart has gone to the dark side.
Dear Miss24, looks like Kate is not the only woman padding her skirts to look like she actually does have hips: http://bit.ly/AyqG8O :D
I read a comment somewhere that Pippa wore a pair of these panties at the wedding. It might be true she has narrow hips like big sis.
re: DM article
Kate might be a success with her brownie patronage.You know, because she speaks on the level of an eight or nine year old!
Kate’s passion for art? This must be a recent development.
Does anyone know if a patron of a charity actually does anything beyond appearing at events? Do they attend board meetings or actually perform some kind of service?
Also, when Waity and Wills attend big events, do they pay for their $10,000 tickets or do they attend for free?
Also, is there a public record of any monetary donations that the royals make toward charities?
Caroline – I was trawling through some royal forums and came across this at Royal Gossip:
“It’s just “patronages”, she’ll only write checks constantly, will attend dinners and press conferences, and will make small statements. Charities are A LOT of work, and it’s not like she’s running them herself.
She’ll be like a celebrity spokesperson, and won’t actually do any work. She’ll just have to read updates and attend a couple of meetings every month or so.”
It seems like the courtiers are desperate for the public to show that she is doing “something” and finally released her patronages. People are not impressed though. It’s a case of “damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t.” Unfortunately, for a woman with Kate’s history of laziness and being work-shy, five is not enough. She has to do a lot more than the average woman to make up for all those years of not doing anything. She’s had close to a year to make up her mind and give a good impression, then she comes up with only five causes to her name? Truly pathetic in my opinion.
Read a comment from a DM article on Kate’s ‘patronages’ which was quite funny. The blogger pointed out the irony of Kate taking on an anti-drug charity in view of her Uncle Gary being a drug dealer and pimp – the family certainly didn’t seem to mind when they took their holidays on his yacht in Ibiza (bought with drug money?) Also wasn’t she interested in William’s friend’s trafficking charity at one point – again rich with an Uncle who pimps (Mainson Bang Bang). I am afraid she is going to have a hard time escaping her family skeletons. You would think she would avoid any reminder of this unfortunate familial association.
My bad, it seems like the Palace did announce last year that they are going to release Kate’s patronages early this year.
Anyway, only time will tell if she’ll actually do something more than shaking hands, cutting ribbons and botch her way through an interview. For now she’s just lounging around and duly waiting for her next hair extensions appointment.
Dear Miss24
I wrote an extensive account yesterday on the RF, focusing on their total disregard for animals. I would love to know what others think of this as well and of the RF as a whole.
Please could you publish it?
Thanks for this site – its great?
This confirms what we all suspected…. not such good news for her newly chosen patronages. Hope she won’t let them down.
“Waity Katie has become Lazy Katie. I actually met Kate at an event this summer in Canada, and while she was very nice, her job is much more for the cameras. While my coworker was telling her about the event and what was going on, everyting he said seemed to be going in one ear and out the other. She is hardly a natural. She was incredibly hard to talk to or make small talk. Its a shame too, because I liked her a lot before I actually met her.
- Lauren, Vancouver, 05/1/2012 23:57
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.u…pfires.html#ixzz1iddXigfw”
There are two sides to the argument whether it was “appropriate” for her to take up the Action on Addiction charity. Her defenders say that it may be because of Uncle Gary that she decided to choose that charity: not only had he done drugs and gone to rehab, but he was also a drug dealer (which is a bigger crime IMO, contrary to being just a druggie).
However,AFAIK, Uncle Gary only went to rehab when the NOTW scoop broke out. The Middletons did not seem to have any problems with him beforehand, but they sprang into action once the public knew about Gary. They persuaded him to clean up his act once they realized that he could be the one to bring Kate’s downfall (all that hard work for nothing!), and not because they care about him at all.
Is Waity really in the right position to choose such a charity? She would’ve known everything about her uncle’s drug history yet apparently she decided not to do anything about it (maybe it’s not really her place to interfere, but still…)
All in all, I find it a questionable decision. I’m all ears on what you guys have to say about it.
I’m beginning to wonder if the Daily Mail is also making some subliminal pokes at Kate:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2083319/Kate-Middleton-As-hits-30-Catherine-coming-age.html
Yes, in that particular article the DM is mocking Kate, but I find it unfair. William did not bother to marry her before – that’s why she does not have kids yet.
I agree with you – in fact the whole ten year ‘courtship’ was unfair to Kate. William’s lack of respect towards her made everything think she was just a distraction and not wife material and therefore no one took her seriously and the press had a field day with her and her family. He could at least have put a ring on her finger for a few years even if he didn’t want to get married to avoid royal duties. As a result, people still have an issue with her suitability and probably rightfully assume that BP didn’t think she was up to scratch.
Arabella, I have to disagree.
We cannot excuse her via William’s actions or lack thereof, although his personality seems to be coming through more this year and from other readers’ comments, and I feel disappointed.
It is too easy to feel the media think Kate unworthy simply because she waited through thick and thin through ten years; however this wait and apparently desperation is only a minor part of the matter.
My issue with her lack of suitability as wife and royal material is owing to the fact that since graduating she has neither worked (sorry Jigsaw for nine months, attained via connections, and part time at that was a joke – doesn’t count). Nor has she sought out for EITHER genuine or superficial reasons charity opportunities with which to engage herself. She is shallow, undeveloped, uncultured, vapid and a disgrace as a role model with her body issues. She should be put in rehab and have psychology sessions until she is well and fit again. If it were my sister, friend or daughter… I would be. I wouldn’t praise her or faun about, encouraging her illness.
True, since graduating she has neither worked. But no one would have noticed that, if William had married her right after their graduation. She is lazy, I am not denying that fact. But bodyguards etc cost a lot of money, the Middletons are wealthy but not millionaires, and before getting royal protection (i.e. bodyguards funded by the taxpayer), which she got as soon as William started to be serious about her (after their breakup in 2007), the strong media attention made Waity’s life rather complicated. I saw a video somewhere (cannot find it right now on youtube), she was on her car and was trying to head to work, but her car got surrounded by something like 30-40 paparazzis! She was just unable to go anywhere and eventually went back into her house. For a person who is stalked by the media to that extent it is not easy to hold down a job or even to have a regular life pattern.
Look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX599nhEA30&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhByqJeXNag
She who is uninterested and unaffected by world events and is now living a high life with grace, nor humility, nor sense of duty or charity, nor compassion; yet she has barely contributed a pound of tax herself when she has had the opportunity to do so. She would not understand for one moment what is like for the average Briton to struggle – wondering how they might pay next month’s rent or mortgage payment, their child’s education, or even the grocery or electricity bill.
Her parents raised her and her sister to chase titles, and did not instil in them the decency, discretion or morals to appreciate good fortune, position or standing. She is in a position of utmost power and benefit but does not understand (and appears to have no interest in her status) beyond looks, shopping, attention and title.
The only evidence of this 30 year old showing any fortitude was the period in which she had broken off with Prince William and suddenly she had a streak of independence and competition, for example she joined an all-female crew of dragon boat racing for charity, and socialised with male friends, which she doesn’t seem to have any of now she has the ring. She joined the she can achieve something when she makes a little effort. Of course it is most likely these efforts were for show, in order to win William back, which she did, and she has put away that version of Kate ever since.
The ultimate event I would like to see right now is the young Royals sent to an area of (East) Africa that is affected by famine and HIV and have them: firstly, physically comfort HIV positive children and babies (I am keen to see if either one would go near them), and second, have the very underweight Duchess meet starving
children and be photographed near them so that her rejection of nutrition becomes blatant in the face of those who do not have sufficient food or water and whose health and lives would be affected by even a squillionth of her wardrobe budget.
Sorry, please forgive a few typos in my comment above due to cutting and pasting from Word :) , but I think the many bright ones here get the gist of it!
I meant: “She who is uninterested and unaffected by world events and is now living a high life *without* grace, nor humility…”
AND, further down: “She *showed that*… she can achieve something when she makes a little effort.”
Ariel, you make some very good points. I especially think a trip to East Africa for Kate would be a good idea. Perhaps a visual for her of the starving people there might wake her up a bit. At the very least, maybe she’d start to eat solid food, for a change. I have a hard time picturing her holding an HIV/AIDS baby, for some reason I can’t fathom that she would be that genuinely affectionate to someone in dire need.
OMG. I love your site. I’ve been nauseated by the What Kate Wore Facebook page and have posted some comments in there — and the people are ballistic! They just worship this loser, Kate, so much that they can’t take any sort of realistic commentary.
Another poem. I hope you enjoy.
The Duchess of Cambridge has finally chosen more charities she will patronise,
But alas, there are only five.
Hundreds of charities other royals do grace,
Yet she has only a handful which is a disgrace.
Eight months it took her to pick and choose,
And many charities are set to lose,
As she could only deal with five,
If she attended more I doubt she would survive.
However she is yet to attend these five charities,
Could you hurry up and do something please?
Something great, I want you to achieve,
And then I will give you a reprieve.
How can a woman who is almost thirty,
Still not have achieved anything worthy?
The suffragettes worked for over a hundred years,
So that women were allowed to have more between their ears.
But of course, didn’t you know?
Wills has been in charge since the get go.
No independence from her husband does she have,
“William’s in charge.” The words that make feminists gag.
Could she really be sincere?
If so, then let me vomit right here.
I would hate to let a man walk all over me,
Just because he has an illustrious family tree.
No real job she has ever had,
Apart from following William by gad.
First to a South American charity,
Missing him by a few weeks I see.
Then following him to Saint Andrews University,
Where they both majored in Art History.
She could never let him be,
And marked her territory for all to see.
Her job is to smile, be thin and wear pretty clothes,
And be photographed in a flattering pose.
She is the equivalent of a dolly on a shelf.
Decorative to look at, but doesn’t do much else.
You can dress her up and brush her hair,
But there doesn’t seem to be anything else there.
Do not ask her to form a coherent sentence,
It is enough to just be in her presence.
She didn’t snare William with her intelligence or wit,
More a bull terrier, the bottom of his trousers she did bit,
And never let go,
until the wedding was a go
Although she does little of note,
On her the tabloids will continue to dote.
She does the very minimum,
As most of her time is devoted to staying slim.
So many charities she could attend,
But her caring smile is all pretend.
How much charity work did she do before her wedding?
Hardly any, it was not her thing.
But now she is a saint because she is royal,
And it is our duty to be loyal,
Because as you see,
That wedding ring makes her saintly.
Very clever, Frodo! I like the bull terrier bit.
I think the DM article is quietly mocking Kate. It begins with the question-what 30 year old woman can say her life has just begun? Waity, of course! She has lived the life of a child and did not put away her childish ways when she should have been finding herself in the world.
Then, they talk about the use of personal assistants. Supposedly, Kate has one, whose main job is to help Kate in the loo at public events, holding Kate’s purse and picking up bouquets. Is this woman’s salary paid with taxes?!
But later, the article says that Waity has several assistants that helped her go through the mounds of letters from charities that wanted Waity’s patronage. Then they also contacted other charities on Waity’s behalf. I thought Kate was doing these things on her own?
What happened to “Hi, I’m just like everybody else!I shop at Zara and Top Shop” In truth, Waity is starting to remind me of Paris Hilton, Petra Ecclestone, Kin Kardashian…Waity is famous for being famous and at some point, people will want her to go away.
great poem, Frodo!
Lovely Frodo!!! Hope you don’t see this as competition but I’ve been working on this for a couple of days in response to the Missteps of 2011 Part1 (plus a bit of poetic licence).
Kate, Kate our future queen
She’d better wake up from her idle dream
In the event of her turning thirty
Tis time now to get her hands dirty
Hasn’t the Firm kept her under wraps
Maybe to prevent even more misshaps?
One springs to mind, a comical farce..
the time the wind blew and showed us her a**e
The grand day dawned so bright and clear
but one only remembers her sisters’ rear.
A big ‘Ooh’ rose from the crowd
No one dared say it aloud.
Twas kept quiet so as not to offend
The beautiful bride, we had to pretend.
Make up heavy like Dracula’s mother
Didn’t everyone prefer the other?
Words tumble out of that frivolous head
Can she ever remember what’s said?
Has no one hinted of writing a speech
beyond her grasp, out of her reach.
Her days are filled with what to wear
How to enhance that voluminous hair.
Makes you think she’s petty and vain
Oh no kate, not again.
Never been known for her heartfelt compassion
It’s all about makeup, and her groundbreaking fashion.
Although something once glinted from under her hair
That made us all gasp, snigger and stare.
Oh Kate, it’s time you grew up at last
And really stopped this ridiculous fast.
Stop spending time twiddling your hair
And got on with the job of producing an heir!
We’ve seen so much this past long year
to put our minds in good cheer
Pehaps now she’ll be playing it safe
Our darling Cinders, the underfed waif!
Hi Lelly. Brilliant poem! The more poems the better, I say and your rhyming is so much better than mine. There was some dodgy rhyming in my poem. I particularly like when I rhymed have and gag, and shelf with else. Eek.
I hope to read many more of your poems.
Brilliant Lelly!
Here is a link showing the progression of Kate’s look from university days until now.
http://www.handbag.com/beauty/celebrity/makeover/kate-middleton-changing-look?page=1
If you look carefully or zoom on a couple of the profile shots, the hair clip can be seen.
Her appearance is different; I am not sure how. The cheeks are more defined but perhaps that is from weight loss. I believe she may be highlighting her eyes because they look much smaller without the eyeliner – giving her face a different look.
Check out that first photo.
It’s Waity’s head from the lingerie show on top of a very ugly sweater.
I guess she lost her lace dress somewhere.
Check the DM and the Morticia/Elvira of the Dead evening gown she’s got on.
Really not flattering at all. Seems to push people away a bit, not really warm and inviting.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2083899/Showing-Kate-Middleton-leads-pack-red-carpet-glamour-War-Horse-premiere.html
@ Caroline
I had similar thoughts!!! Two geniuses – same thought ;-) (<- saying)
That is one of Morticia's gowns (from Addams Family). *lol*
This sheer-lace-thing just doesn't look good when it is made into a full-length gown. Also: When Kate wears her hair open you can't see the upper part of the dress and that looks odd with an evening gown.
lol – I love how the title is about how chivalrous PW is keeping her dry, yet the first photo shows him only holding the umbrella over himself ;-) Not the kind of umbrella shape I’d think would make sense for two people sharing also…
@ Miss……
my thoughts exactly. Definitely another PR spin. That umbrella is designed for ONE person.
That dress she is wearing is probably one of the WORST. The people over at What Kate Wore are, of course, fawning over it. GAG.
While I don’t think the dress is terribly exciting or flattering, at the very least a loose, low ponytail is all that was needed to make this look a lot less boring. Go on Kate, try it – it won’t kill you to pull a handful of your strands back! You might even get more media coverage.
This hair looks untidy and ill-groomed. It isn’t the hair of a woman grown up enough to be married. It defines her because she hasn’t spent so much as two minutes of her life finding out who she is on her own.
I read someone’s comment in the DM that she hasn’t made the transition from girlfriend hair to married woman hair i.e. more sophisticated and grown-up rather than man-catching. Good assessment. The style, if you could call it that, just didn’t go with the dress, which I actually like – although she really does have a penchant for lace… I guess being a bride is the only thing she has ever achieved, so likes to be reminded of it.
So, back on the hair issue… I have concluded she must have a Samson complex: she believes she will lose her strength with the loss of her hair. William must simply love it long and loose, and to cut even a few inches off or tie it up, she’ll lose her magical powers of seduction and any influence over him.
There is more to it though, than meets the eye. I now firmly believe, at this point in their marriage, and as all have been commenting on here for the last three weeks, he has all control over her.
The day the Duchess cuts her hair will signal a rebellion or a problem in the union. It might come after the birth of the heir, or maybe a second child, when she finds a voice within herself and he has less regard for her.
The Duchess is accustomed to being told what to do by her mother. She is not a decision maker, and I am sure has consulted her family on every little detail of her life:
Apply to St Andrews Kate, we’ll pay! Prince William is going there, don’t you know?! Take a gap year too Kate, volunteer in Chile. Major in Art History, it is what William is studying – it will give you a chance to be in his circle and become his friend. But h must see you not only as a friend – make sure you show your sexy side, a see-through dress is a good idea! Don’t worry about your modesty! He must notice you…. And so on.
The responsibility of being told what to do has now transferred to William. The Duchess doesn’t know how to decide things for herself; keep watching – if she’s ever criticised or questioned in the media or by the public, she’ll default to looking confused and simply turn to William or BP to sort it out for her. It will be a case of” ‘You didn’t tell me this would happen’ or ‘I was only doing as I was told, wasn’t I?’ (what a convenient excuse, as if she doesn’t have any choices).
One sign of confirmation is that her only friends are her own immediate family, and her new in laws. Think about it, she doesn’t have a bestie, unless you count Pippa. She doesn’t have a gaggle of girlfriends. She has always spent her time with her own family or William. Although, she managed to conjure a few acquaintances (especially male) when they split for a few months – and we all know why that was. (Maybe we need a dedicated post down the track all about her enduring lack of friendships?)
While most women are creating themselves in their late teens to age 30, her only role was professional girlfriend and hopeful royal fiancée to be – so she can only define herself in this role. That’s why it is difficult for her to transgress from this stage, emotionally, mentally or physically. The only physical changes I have noticed in her are the severe weight loss and heavier makeup.
The Duchess is someone not attune to personal growth. She has never set her own standards for herself any higher. I suspect this suits William well as she is blind to the faults in him that are now apparent to many observers. She is playing a role for him, and is all too willing.
Oops – I meant ‘progress’, not transgress!
It is a horrible dress! — on Dolittle. It might be nice on a rounder figure, but it does nothing for Dolittle. It makes her look so pathetically thin it’s inhuman. I can hardly stand to look at it, yet it’s so grotesque I can’t tear my eyes away.
Now this is scary:
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/catherine-duchess-of-cambridge-attends-the-uk-premiere-of-news-photo/136566823
The disappearing Duchess of Donothingham
@ Belgian Rose,
that photo is scary. Maybe she’ll just starve herself even more and blow away.
Hate the dress…………
OMG. This is mortifying. If I ever thought she was NOT anorexic, I take it all back. It’s not humanly possible to be this skinny and not have a health problem. I for one will be utterly shocked if Dolittle is able to become pregnant naturally.
I’m surprised William didn’t take a shotgun along to SHOOT the horse – the royals seem to like killing animals for fun. But then again, he may have got confused, shot the wrong horse and become a widow!
I’m surprised William didn’t take a shotgun along to SHOOT the horse – the royals seem to like killing animals for fun. But then again, he may have got confused, shot the wrong horse and become a widower!
I am with you. I read an article about W&K’s new puppy and how they both were “animal lovers”. Will the “free press” ever wake up about these people. Maybe the press in
Great Britain is no longer free to tell the truth or else they are being paid to tell lies.
I am with you. I read an article about W&K’s new puppy and how they both were “animal lovers”. Will the “free press” ever wake up about these people. Maybe the press in Great Britain is no longer free to tell the truth or else they are being paid to tell lies.
The lace dress Kate wore to the opening of the War Horse was not at all attractive; at least from the photographs. I really don’t know why the press seems to view the outfit so positively.
As I mentioned in a previous note, I think William is an interesting person of character. I think his character will emerge more through this marriage. Based on media reports, which may or may not be totally accurate, he was rejected by several women of social class and business stature. I can not believe that he was rejected solely because of the high profile position a lady would encounter if she was to marry him. There must have been something about his character and emotional makeup. Again, I also find it interesting that he gave Kate his mother’s wedding ring, etc. Although there is likely some unresolved issues emotionally from her death and projection happening, the ring in particular was so blatant and socially questionable – how could he not know?
I think the only woman willing to put up with William’s spoilt and self-centered character was doormat Kate
It looks like a mother of the bride dress…Mother of the Bride of Frankenstein!
@ Belgian rose
that photo of Kate by the side is horrifying. I wondered why DM almost always shows photos of Kate full on. It is from the side that she looks emaciated. I guess Gettyimages is not biased.
Her make up does look a little better but hair is blah.
It is not a sign of a healthy mind to be that thin. It is either extreme vanity, control issues or a sign of prolonged stress or unhappiness. Can’t imagine she would be unhappy having won what she has worked for for the past decade plus all of the luxury trimmings. And with her ‘job’ consisting of attending premiers and galas and smiling for the cameras – hardly work. Unless she is just totally out of her league, which would not be surprising, and she is terrified of making a mistake that shows she actually isn’t a ‘natural’. She must know the rf were that keen on William marrying her.
I’m with Yvonne.
I am highly curious to learn more about William’s character. His relationship with Kate is bewildering to say the least. I really do think he has some unresolved issues stemming from his childhood.
IMO, I actually think William is manipulative and not the easiest person to be around.
why does everyone forget that william got his mother’s ring from his little brother harry?
the story was after their mother died, charles told them to take something that reminds them of their mom. william chose the watch, on which she taught him to tell time & and harry grabbed the sapphire ring(a co-worker also informed me that princess di had a sapphire cochobon ring made so she could hold harry as a baby and not scratch him).
i believe william gave kate the ring for these two reasons
1. the rf did/does not approve of kate & funds wouldn’t be allocated for a
new ring
2 pubilicity. he still wants to live off his mother’s work/good deeds.
everyone loves to comment on how cute the videos are with diana and her boys, but has anyone watched her connection with harry vs william?
comments???????
Where can I see the old videos? And what do you mean about the connection?
That is an interesting point. It seems unfair to take Harry’s keepsake from him. What about his future wife? There is definitely something political behind it. I would agree he took the ring as he was afraid to ask the rf, as they were not keen on Kate and might have tried to talk him out of it, but needed a ring to propose as he was determined. (this would have tied in with the fact that he gave BP no notice of the engagement and only declared he would announce it to the press the same day) He could have bought one himself with his inheritance,but maybe didn’t want to spend such a huge amount on her ring. My guess is that there is something else behind it. William strikes me as being rather calculating. He maybe thought that if Kate had Diana’s ring everyone would love her by association – well that one certainly didn’t work. He didn’t anticipate that the comparison would be so unfavourable to Kate. People were very sympathetic to William (as I was myself) as he was Diana’s son and had endured her death as a child, which is abominable; however now that he is a balding middle-age man, people are seeing him differently and are loosing sympathy as they are seeing him for what he is.
Sorry – having a blank on who BP refers to – anyone care to fill me in?
I had been thinking British Press, but I don’t think it fits the context of usage so far… it seems to refer to the senior royals?
Wait – think I have solved it on my own by re-reading the BP references! Bu….gh.m P.lac. –> am I right?
Yes, Buck Palace
Yes, Daphne’s Fiance I do agree. I also meant that William ,may be seeking publicity but also because of some unresolved issues with respect to his mother (not that I have any proof). People often ‘re-live’ issues to unconconsiously resolve or control them, such as being attracted to someone who is similar to a parent with whom they had a difficult relationship.
William may want Kate to become like his mom, relive her issues with all the media frenzy, and with no concious realization. Despite his outward intention to shield Kate from the media and live a quiet life for the next two years after they were married, this has not been the case. He gave her his mom’s ring, he wanted her to be called a princess not duchess, they moved into Kensington Palace, they went on a high publicity tour of Canada and Los Angelas, they have made numerous appearances, there seems to be no gentle censoring of her attention-getting outfits (red lace, military mimics, etc), etc.
Harry seems to be the more colourful and likeable of the two. I believe his nickname in some media circles is “Hot Harry”. As I remember, he went through a period of partying and rebellion.
Some interesting threads to go with my previous comment.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/william-wants-kate-called-princess-133606578.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8485767/Royal-wedding-new-bride-Kate-Middleton-takes-her-place-in-the-Royal-hierarchy.html
Peter Hunt Royal Correspondent, BBC makes the same conclusion regarding the move to Kensington Palace and the wedding taking place in Westminister Abbey (where Diana’s funeral was held)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15606713
The ring, which in my opinion, should have at least been modified.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1330710/Prince-Williams-engagement-ring-Kate-Middleton-free-Dianas-spectre.html
Same photo poise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY6cIM8fZaE
That second article says it all, voiced by a royal courtier: ‘What William wants, William gets’. Guess that’s how Kate ended up married to William despite BP deeming her unsuitable.
Daphne’s Fiance is correct. I looked at pictures and videos of Diana with William and Harry. Most of the time, Diana and Harry are closer in proximity, she touches him more, holds him more, and talks with him more. William tends to be in the background. I would never have noticed if this had not been pointed out but now it seems obvious.
yvonne,
we(my co workers & myself)love your insight on william and behalf of myself and eveyone else who reads this blog THANK YOU for making us realize the future king of england is mentally disturbed. there is no way in hell that no one would want to celebrate the beginning of a happy union based upon grief- the church, funeral, the ring, divorce, the processional to buckingham palace is said to be the exact route planned for the queens funeral.
there’s something truly wrong with him and we can sit and point out all her short comings but if we’re are truly honest none of those other WOMEN wanted to stay around to coddle an ego and babysit a misfit. life is only a moment why waste it with a loser even if he’ll be the king of england?(probably better off selling it to the devil)
—my fiancee’ said the reason all of his ex girlfriends went to that wedding was to guarantee that problem out their hair for at least 10 years.
on the jewelforum were I initially found the pics (http://www.pricescope.com/forum/download/file.php?id=178600 very interesting place for pic’s of royal bling bling BTW )
They mention that the RF had the ring altered because Di practically picked it from a catalogue and they didn’t feel comfortable about the idea that everyone could just have a look and see the estimated price for it!
So they had a copy made of it and adapted it a little bit!
So I guess Kate has the adapted version and not the original proposal ring that Diana picked!
Yup I double cheked:
And this is the original proposal ring: http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i462/akasha2411/Bling%20bling/iglo07710156oy.jpg
Here is the altered version on Di’s finger with her wedding band: http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i462/akasha2411/Bling%20bling/diringh3.jpg
This is Kates ring : http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i462/akasha2411/Bling%20bling/49128975katesring.jpg
@ Take a Look,
interesting information there! I actually prefer the original design before they modified it. It had fewer prongs, and from a practical standpoint, it would be easier to wear because it wouldn’t ‘catch’ on things the way the modified one might with all those prongs. The best setting (IMO) would have been a modified ‘bezel’ set……
I dont know if Diana “liked” Harry more. It could be that he was her “baby” b/c he was the youngest.
But back to William’s personality. He DEFINITELY has mommy issues.
I say yes to mommy issues. Surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to be making the connection with the ring, choice of wedding venue, engagement photo, moving to Kensington Palace, the black strapless gown… There are so many similarities that it can’t all be coincidence.
PW also seems to be a bit of a control freak, using Kate as a way to really get under the RF’s skin.
I am starting to rethink the dynamic between PW and Waity. We all know what a doormat she is so I am wondering if PW is requesting certain clothes/jewelry/behavior and if so, I would guess that Waity is just acquiescing. I do remember her wearing a pair of Diana’s sapphire and diamond earrings (altered for Kate). Those have disappeared, though, don’t know what happened. Maybe Harry objected.
It seems very likely that William was turned down by some of the more aristocratic and accomplished ladies. I’d love to hear about their recollections.
Urgh! Prince W; from a dashing young man, he is now starting to speedily become more and more unattractive. I wonder if what is on the outside reflects what is on the inside? He used to represent optimism & a chance at a contemporary RF – and he looked the part. What happened?!
If marrying Kate ‘Catherine’ was intended to give her and their dragged-out relationship respectability and maturity, then it’s failed. Instead the marriage has dragged down the regard (clearly of many) held for William and the RF.
I found some more interesting background via Google, and feel it’s well worth reading:
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/royal-wedding/catherine-was-set-on-william-before-uni/story-fn885hn2-1226046496049
http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/58421087.html
I have tried in vain for about an hour today to find photos of her in this pre-university deckhand job from 2001. Can they be magicked away somehow?
Just spotted your link Ariel – how embarrassing. You would think William would be put off by Kate’s machinations to hook him that were tantamount to stalking. She must be a lot more confident than she lets on – especially considering she was no great shakes in her early years at St. Andrew’s – there is obviously something there we are all missing. So that old tea bag she modeled was for PW after all…. surprise, surprise. It is just so crass and mind boggling that she actually pulled it off – doesn’t say much for PW.
I know! I was blown away by the ‘romance’ of the whole fairytale weren’t you?
Those links and what they revealed (her cunning plan to ensnare him, which in fact dates back to an inter-school hockey match in 1998), have made me look at 29 April with a renewed perception. Not just a significant day being her wedding day, but even greater than that – a 13 year goal finally realised, her mother’s ginormous ambition finally sated. I’ll bet she was laughing inside at all the doubters in her life over the years going back to the ones who picked on her at school. From plain and blah (not just her looks) to, well a drab duchess. Still uninspiring but SMUG! Pretending she doesn’t love all the attention and jewellery.
It’d be interesting to watch the wedding back now and consider all we have revealed amongst ourselves over the last 9 months.
I agree – it is tantamount to stalking William. He seems to have been an easy target though, if you had access. Set up a meeting, get your hooks in, don’t let go. If he lets you go, make him ever so slightly insecure and jealous (doesn’t take much it seems). And voila! You’re the proud owner of his late mother’s engagement ring, and a participant in a sham marriage, despite granny’s misgivings (which she’d not declare publicly, due to the RF’s famous protocol and stoicism).
I wonder if PW really knows what love is, given he met the stalker at such a tender age and has had no breathing space ever since. It’d be amazing if he eventually met someone who left him breathless, speechless and sleepless, rather than the comfortable, reliable old orthotic pair of shoes he’s married.
Thanks for the links, Ariel! It was nice for a change to read some support for the suspicion that her life goal from a young age was to snag William. It sounds crazy (because what decent person would do that?!), but there are too many convenient facts and claims to deny it. As though the way she hung onto him through the years like a desperate woman wasn’t enough to evoke suspicion, there’s the conveniently-timed trip to Chile in her gap year, the claims that Carole was over the moon about Kate and William attending the same university, and the reports that Kate persuaded William to stay at St. Andrews before they were romantic (where she would be). These pieces of information all point to the same conclusion, but then there’s even more: In the first link you posted, someone claimed she confessed she was after William during her gap year; In an interview (which I cannot seem to find at the moment) a royal watcher claimed Kate lied in her official engagement interview – that he has spoken to far too many of her friends from her past who all said they saw the poster of William she had on her wall; There is claim after claim that Kate was a prude in her adolescence and young adulthood, as though she was “saving herself” for someone. –Obviously, Kate is not a prude by nature. The university fashion show alone confirms that. But then, guess who was in the audience ;-)
I totally agree with what you said about this marriage not giving their excessively long relationship any respectability, and that it’s compromised William’s image (and the RF’s). I don’t know about everyone else here, but before things with Kate got serious, I never cared enough to really analyze William’s character and merit. I see him in a completely different light, and I don’t at all like what I see. I feel like I was fooled for a long time – thanks largely to the PR for the Royals – because William didn’t just change into who he appears to be now overnight. If I’m not mistaken, the press has been selectively leaving out stories of his wild past – a courtesy they have not always shown to Harry.
I absolutely agree with you Miss 24 – I feel very disillusioned with William. He is seeming less and less the likeable person I had always given him credit for being. The very fact that he let himself get ensnared by a very uninspiring unexceptional woman who was desperately transparent in her goals, doesn’t exactly say much for his character nor intelligence.
I totally agree, Arabella and Miss. Will seems like a very spoiled young man. I suppose that might be one reason why he went with Kate, he grew accustomed to people fawning over him. She certainly does that. But why would you want a brainless twit oggling you? The whole scene absolutely escapes reason, if you ask me.
He has found that his appearance has changed and he is no longer a heart-throb. I mean really, the guy looks as if he’s a decade older than he is. He isn’t even a very inspiring speaker, so I should think the Palace needs to get to work on his image PRONTO. If Will is going to be the future King, he needs to get off his ass and get to work! The party is over, bub!
That poster! He wasn’t pinned up on the wall as a heartthrob / hunk, but as a GOAL.
A bit like those vision boards (Oprah promotes this activity) or ‘treasure maps’.
When I was 16-21 years old, I used to write an annual list of goals (up to about 6) in bright bold colours and pin them on my wall. Goals such as: achieve high distinctions in all my university subjects, buy my first car, get my first full time job, take an overseas holiday, etc. Hers was to get her hands on Prince Willy’s willy. And so she pinned him up, then she just pinned him. I will give her this – she is very determined and singularly focussed. Like a Rottweiler.
I’d hate to have seen the fallout if PW hadn’t married his stalker. Then again, she’d probably have just gone after George Percy or some other titled, balding guy with an estate to inherit, and bred some gawky horsey children.
*raises hand* Definitely – mommy issues. I have to admit, my initial reaction to William giving Kate Diana’s engagement ring was feeling disgusted that Dolittle would be wearing it – being arrogant and exploiting Di – like a wannabe Diana: The Sequel (which she couldn’t be further from). I assumed Kate probably wanted that ring even more than William wanted her to have it. But now I think I was wrong. Several months after the engagement – with Kate in Diana’s matching earrings – I really woke up and saw that, in my opinion, William abhorrently exploits his mother. I don’t think Kate is unhappy to inherit Diana’s jewels, adopt her style, or be associated with her in any other way. I think she’s happy to please William any way she can, and, who wouldn’t treasure royal jewels? -and Diana’s no less?! (Although I suspect it’s more of a status symbol and indulgence for her than a sentimental issue and humble indulgence as it would be for many of us).
It IS creepy that a man would give his fiancee his deceased mother’s ring, when the ring symbolized a volatile marriage and a life that caused his mother a world of grief and mental/eating disorders. Not to mention, as far as I know, MANY still suspect Charles and the RF with MI6 caused the “unlawful killing” of Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. It’s just my opinion, but if he had ANY respect for Kate as an individual, he would have presented her with a ring that was unique to her taste and preferences… if she even dares to assert any.
I wouldn’t doubt what you suggested, Caroline, that PW could be pressuring Kate to dress like Diana (honestly, the strapless black dress was soooo late ’80s), but he couldn’t have chosen a woman less like her to play dress up. … … … Odd. Truly odd. -And sick.
I agree, Caroline. And, I had forgot about the black strapless dress but there was some mention of how it was similar to Diana’s. Also the tour to Canada was made shortly after Diana and Charles’ wedding. There was also a visit to Diana’s tomb just before the wedding. It would be fascinating to know more about the dynamic between Kate and William. Time will tell.
As I mentioned before, I ‘googled’ and watched a few videos/some pictures of Diana with William and Harry when the boys were young and older. I found the content quite fascinating much to my surprise. In a couple, William was on his own with his mother but most where with both boys. In the majority, Diana touches Harry, holds him close, and has him in front of her. She rarely touchs William or looks at him the same way she does with Harry; even when Harry is absent. Quite interesting because you start to see a predictable pattern when you watch them.
Check out the royal dish site – there is a site showing a LOT of uncannily similar outfits that Kate HAS to have copied. There are just too many to be coincidence. It may have been a way of subconsciously appealing to William. Funny she managed to do a bit of research when it suited her. Carole must have been in on it as well.
I believe there is definitely something in this and that it was a “tactic” used and funded by the Middletons right from the start. On a skiing holiday with Wills in the very early days when the press had only just latched on she is picture wearing a ski suit similar to one Di wore.
It really is kind of a creepy thought that William wants to turn Kate into his mother.
Maybe he is one of those demented monarchs.
Well done, Waity. It took you nearly 10 years to bag him, but it was well worth it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2084973/Kate-Middletons-Harry-Winston-diamond-brooch-Gift-Canada-designer-platinum.html
@ Me, January 11, 2012 at 5:07 am
It is quite cheeky to “forget” about the value of such gifts.
My I wish I would be given such gifts when I go on my honeymoon trip.
I would really like to know what kind of help or service the Royal Family offers to such generous donors. I don’t want to indicate anything sexual. I am just wondering. Nobody receives such unbelievably expensive gifts without some kind of expectations on the side of the giver.
Sleazy sleazy ueber-wealthy upper class and aristocrats – still rule the world.
The icebear gems alone are probably worth several times the annual salary of a university-educated teacher! I wouldn’t have minded the Cowboy boots or some comemmorative plates etc.
The Dailymail article mentions that Sophie of Wessex had accepted very expensive jewelry from the ruling family of Bahrain where human rights are not taken as serious as in some western countries. So is the Bahrain ruling family trying to bribe its way into western upper crust?
Didn’t Kate and William ask that their marriage presents be donated to charities? This is no long-term concept, is it? Just PR then?
Concerning the ruby and diamond necklace which Kate wore:
Shouldn’t you do up your hair (updo) when wearing a magnificient diamond-studded necklace so that the necklace can unfold its magic properly? Such a magnificient necklace needs some space to sparkle! And this is not about vanity or modesty but simply about style and how to use jewelry to make an impact.
If you don’t want to make an impact or make an impression with sparkly jewelry you may as well put the sparklers into your handbag. Or wear less sparkly stuff like simple silver chains without jewels.I would nearly have guessed that the first serious jewelry Kate would wear after the wedding would have been a middle-class pearl necklace.
@ No Kate Lover:
excellent point about wedding gifts being donated to CHARITY. OK, Kate, give up that gross diamond/ruby necklace once and for all and donate it to CHARITY. You are busted!
I work in governm’t, and I can tell you that that is a 100% cover up job declaring it as a plain brooch!
It’s owing to Freedom of Information – whereby the opposition or media submits an application to obtain details about spendings (for example, an end of year party, yearly budget for an particular expense, study support for staff, how many days sick leave were taken). It is known internally that when organising quotes and invoices to avoid itemising things and be very general and plain in description, or else you end up with articles in the newspapers detailing: the dollar value of alcohol consumed by your department at an event, the cost of hiring a marquee, the total number of muffins ordered annually for morning or afternoon teas – all at the tax payer’s expense of course. That is why W&K plonked down ‘brooch’ as a description – to minimise it and hide the vulgar details and costs. Doesn’t look too good to discuss 302 diamonds in a Harry Winston specifically commissioned piece, does it? But it now looks worse to have played it right down on purpose (i.e. lied).
Elaine2, you’re spot on – it should be auctioned off ASAP and funds to one of her new charities. It’d be a good story for once. Besides, is she really going to wear a polar bear brooch?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2085027/Kate-Middleton-lookalike-Scousewives-star-Sam-Woolley-dons-sheer-dress.html
“Ohhhh, a DUCHESS would NEVER wear THAT!”
- honestly I liked that black dress with see-through dotted lower part much better than Kate’s latest Morticia-Adams-dress. Yes, the dotted see-through number is quite cheeky – but who always wants to look like a prude? When the occasion is right…
Kate’s impersonator looks much friendlier and much more relaxed and much less hard and less wrinkled than the original! The impersonator’s imitation of Kate’s mime and gestures are … gorgeous!
Handbag-holding.
Swishy hair.
Too much makeup.
Balks for eyebrows.
Grin-orexic smile.
High high high heels.
@ No Kate Lover,
I liked the polka dot sheer a lot more, too. Kate is in a rare situation where she could pull something like that off. It looked kinda fun, and definitely outside her usual ultra conservative old lady style. Honestly, Kate would look great in some fun loving fashion.
The Kate impersonator was great! I’d rather hang out with them, than the real thing.
Oh. My. God. The resemblance is more than uncanny. They could be almost twins if she’d lighten her hair and dress more conservatively. I mean just their faces, though. Sam would have to go to extreme lengths to hide those voluptuous curves; Waity is an emaciated stick.
On that note, I wish those fawners over at What Kate Wore would stop already about the “toned arms.” Waity has absolutely no muscle tone in her arms. Yes, you can see muscles, but any fitness trainer will tell you they are underdeveloped and beginning to atrophy.
Wow – In some of the photos the resemblance isn’t as strong, but in about half of them, she’s a dead ringer for Kate! -Kate at her old weight, with more prominent curves and with darker hair of course. Her eyeliner and eyebrows are pretty spot on too.
Honestly, I don’t know why Kate would wear something like the “latest Morticia-Adams-dress” (as you put it perfectly ;-) ) for the sake of being conservative. She wore a strapless gown a week or two before, and she’s been wearing sleeveless dresses/tops and short dresses/skirts regularly. I’m inclined to think it’s more about her taste than it is about an effort to look conservative… The dress is for a much older woman than her, and all the bold seams in the lace looked tacky. What is it with her and all-over lace, anyway? Trend setter – yeah, right! I have yet to see this one catch on.
Wow! The similarity is uncanny! She must be a Middleton relation somewhere done the line -maybe Uncle Gary’s secret love child?
Not to mention there’s one for Harry now!
I know Ariel…PW use to represent optimism and a modern monarchy, but the more I learn about him I find out he doesn’t represent these things.
He seems very weighed down and his attitudes aren’t very modern. He chose stepford wife Kate Middleton to marry which is highly unfortunate. Also, he had no problem with her not working until it reflected badly on him. That’s when he told her to get a job or appear to get a job.
I posted on the What Kate Wore Facebook page and people in there thought I was attacking them and being inappropriate – because I was making my usual observations about Kate and her sartorial choices…..
The owner of the page deleted a lot of my comments after several of the members complained. What was interesting was that I never made a negative comment about them, just Kate’s fashion choices! The funniest one was a post that someone made of a photo of Kate from about 10 years ago……they said she looked “so young”…..my comment was, “she was young!”.
Anyway, obviously this is a highly charged topic on the Internet. A lot of the Kate Lovers can’t take any other perspective than their own. They absolutely adore this woman – and honestly I DON’T KNOW WHY………
Life is a mystery sometimes.
Maybe she represents hope to her adoring fans? She lowers the standard for lazy, plain, boring, underachievers who want fame, a name, fortune and attention with no effort or decorum and skills in life. I mean, I can forgive PW for not choosing a ‘bright’ wife with a few brains – it is not a prerequisite; but at the very least, could he have not chosen one attribute from: hot or beautiful or stylish or interesting? She is none of these! And that is leaving off humble, charitable, capable, noble and all the other things his wife choice might have been. So what is she offering?
She is so thin I’d bet she ends up getting fertility shots in her bony behind to produce an heir. I suspect they’ll try & organise twins in a lab somewhere, so it looks like she has achieved in something. Plus one pregnancy for two kids would be more ‘convenient’, and she just loves Angelina.
I’ve made some posts in there before too, and they weren’t well received at all. Those people are ultra protective of their Kate and they interpret critique as a personal attack on them.
Elaine2 & vava, need a laugh? Well after reading your comments above I decided to visit this sick-making site for the first time: What Kate Wore. Check the ‘Iconic Looks’ page for my completely over the top, sarcastically gushy comment – utter drivel! And of course, they let that one through. lol. It is so blatantly faux-worshipping. They are blinded by their Duchess adoration to the point of not being aware when someone is making fun of them. Of course, now I have posted this on here, if it is spotted they will delete my comment.
@ Ariel…….
you crack me up! Thanks for the good laugh today! LOLOLOLOL………my guess is that the Kate Lovers really could appreciate where you where coming from. I’m not reading that site anymore, so I do appreciate you sending a ‘heads up’ message. Love it!
I also wondered if the comment posted under my saracastic one was tongue-in-cheek too (by Mildred) becuase it gives away the money Duchess Do-little gets paid for nothing. But I think it is actually genuine. I think some DD fans are mentally ill.
It’s really hard for me to respect her fans’ opinions when they can’t look past her ‘glamorous’ royal image. Everytime she wears new clothes (or rather, the clothes wear her) they go gaga about it. Then they talk about her (manic) smile, her (raccoon) eyes… just her physical appearances. They can’t and refuse to go deeper, because there really isn’t anything to go deeper about. William married a woman with no substance and it shows. She is as shallow as a kiddie pool.
It says a lot when you’re supposed to be someone to look up to and be more than a clotheshorse but the only thing people talk about you is how good you look, how wonderful your clothes are, how sparkly your engagement ring is…
I totally agree with you Louisa – people are so gullible and superficial! Hopefully things will change when she gets older and she looses her glam appeal; however, unfortunately I don’t think that will be happening anytime soon. I can’t believe the RF is encouraging these glitzy public displays – we all know how things ended with Diana.
If it was not for those trampy clothes, Kate’s lookalike would look more attractive than Kate. The lookalike has green eyes, hips, womanly legs, and breasts. Her face looks like it’s made of plastic (too much makeup, too many beauty treatments) but so does Kate’s.
LOL…..
I love the Fake Kate! I bet she could rock Will’s world better than skinny Waity ever will!
Oh, that brings up some alarmingly horrific images of Will and Waity together…alone…yuck don’t go there.
I liked the article in DailyMail that show a size 12 woman and a model beside one another. I thought the size 12 looked great and the DM actually praised her.
But they also praise Waity for her “sylph-like” figure.
Anyway, I’m glad to see photos that show the beauty of women of larger sizes. I hope all the English girls see the pics and question whether or not Kate is admirable.
I think William is also attracted to the Middleton’s as a family. There are numerous reports that he enjoys spending time with them. There is probably truth to these comments. Given his own lifestyle as a child and young adult, the Middleton’s represent a family unit he did not experience. The affection and social dynamics may have been quite an attraction for him.
Again, have a look at some videos and pictures of William and Harry when they were boys and teenagers.
Given how dysfunctional his own family is, I’m not surprised that he was attracted to a ‘normal family’ like the Middletons. But it’s a real pity he chose THEM in particular. *shakes head*
no matter how dysfunctional the royal famuly is. william has supreme control of the middleton home, period. in their home his bogus jokes are ffunny and his ideas are without any argument. he is a lousy excuse for a man much less for a king to be. and the omly way i have any merit to speak on this is b/c i did lose my mother at age 13, no my father wasn’t the prince of walse but he had a very prestigious job at two hospitals. yes there were events, women. endless, travel and just like in the movie scarfsce”the world was mine”. so college was not an option and women were a plently but today the woman i proposed to was not a beck a call girl, as a matter fact she tells me to f@%k off if the felling hits her.
so what i want to say the title of the blog should read william’s mis steps b/c this assholes wasn’t qualified to be with a woman, he still needs a nanny(rumour says kate looks like one of his nannies). i admit as adults regardless of the pressures we have being an asshole in pictures is not what we want to see.
or the prick may just be an abuser go getty pictures images duchess catherine. please watch the pictures side by side up close (i’m a doctor & i would make a call for assistance–b/c something is not right)
maybe kate is skinny b/c william wants her that way.
Yes, Kate does very much resemble William’s former nanny. Interesting.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1331069/Prince-William-actually-marrying-nanny-Tiggy-Legge-Bourke.html
http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/53490484.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/01/24/kate-middleton-looks-like-prince-williams-nanny-tiggy-legge-bourke.html
That’s the usual DM crap. Tiggy does not look like Kate at all. She is picture here under Camilla and Diana. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-422674/Diana-Charles-wanted-rid-Camilla–marry-Tiggy.html
Here is another pic of Tiggy http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/151121/Tiggy-shock-at-TV-frolic.html?print=yes
Off topic — Diana always claimed prince Charles had an affair with Tiggy.
http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981023119
Hmm.. Prince William sure likes to channel his childhood and it seems Kate enables it, creepy. Kate’s latest gift, I assume from Christmas was a black Labrador, which Prince William had one in his childhood. Also it seems the dog’s purpose is to keep Kate company, as the royal life is a cage of gold, which she helped make.
I do not no think Kate is making a good transition into royal life, as there a a few hints. 1. she has had fainting episodes, likely do to lack of eating etc, but also the pressures and what not. Another big point to me is I know they are newlyweds and its a happy time and I agree.. However they smile way to much,its creepy. The press makes them out to be a perfect fairy-tale couple, too perfect of a couple, They had problems before, all the sudden it goes away because Kate is on equal footing with Prince William? Logically speaking they may still be in the honeymoon phase. I just think they are really good hiding their problems behind their perfect smiles.
“Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.. I think the quote describes William and Kate well, especially kate. Like how Kate is so perfect, down to earth humanitarian,
when she is not
On the other had this article shows her true colors, now her PR and Kate will suddenly clean up her mess.
http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2012/01/14/kate-middleton-urged-to-boycott-zara/
Greg Muttitt, from War On Want, said: “Kate has been a public ambassador for the Zara brand.
In contrast, she has shown no interest in the lives and conditions of the workers who make Zara’s clothes.”
You will see kate will play humanitarian with National Garment Workers’ Association, so she will be in good terms with the public again and Greg Muttitt will apologize, in my opinion could be wrong.
http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2012/01/14/kate-middleton-urged-to-boycott-zara/
Again these are all my assumptions could be off the mark.
My bad, she received the puppy for her birthday.
Yes, there is a pic of them with the pup in the link (further down the page a little) http://www.princess-diana-remembered.com/william–kate-news.html By the way, love the cap and glasses William as if you didn’t already look about 50 years old, you now look about 65 in your style choices. Stupid ‘old’ codger!
So yes, this adorable little life comes into their home, and at the same time – as also shown and discussed in the link – William (and Harry) are off to Spain to SHOOT GAME before he heads off on his 6 weeks duty in The Falklands. Didn’t get in enough senseless killing at Christmas? Not feeling macho enough that you need to go shoot some living things for fun and cheer yourself up? Insecure about your masculinity William? Is it the loss of hair? The fact you are now expected by the public to be grown up and responsible, take on an extra event or two a year? Perhaps you are struggling with knocking up your scrawny missus, and you need to pick up a gun and kill a defenceless creature or dozen? Good on you dude, you’re a REAL MAN! No wonder you were so popular with the ladies. Oh wait… you weren’t, were you?! Oops.
I agree with you totally. I believe he chose Kate, (the bottom of the barrel) because there is something terribly wrong with him and he could not do better. I have not one ounce respect for William or Harry. They have turned out to be a total disappointment for thinking, caring people. Down with the stupid Monarchy. Up with freedom from this stupid “Royal” family.
TWO ‘CULTIVATED’ PIGS HEAD TO SPAIN TO KILL WILD BOARS AND STAGS:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087323/Princes-William-Harry-fly-Spain-secret-weekend-hunting-trip.html#ixzz1jmMiPL2g
‘William and Harry fly to Spain to hunt wild boar to celebrate the end of Harry’s helicopter training’
Good on you dears. So nice that you are so in touch with the 21st century and public sentiment. Diana would be proud.
Spot on, Ariel !!!! :)
Hi Eternal Life,
I don’t think your observations are off-base, at all. That Diana site was really something, I’d never seen that before!
My impression is that Will and Kate are NOT on equal footing. Will always will have the upper hand in that relationship, and I’d be surprised if Kate has much power at all. She really is a figurehead in the real meaning of Consort. Not an equal partner. Although I personally find the whole situation repulsive, it’s so historical and antiquated – and she wanted it for herself. Do I have any sympathy for her? No. Do I admire her? Absolutely not. She is not a modern woman, it’s as if she lived back in the days of Henry VIII, except she won’t be sent to the Tower for not producing a male heir.
I’m quite puzzled how/why a modern woman would marry into this revolting lifestyle………….
It is the ultimate prize for the ultimate social climber! The ordinary little girl who comes from a family who sells paper cups is now a princess!
You and I both know Kate is not on equal footing with Prince William and to be honest that includes the rest of his family but I think the public tends to forget that they are not “equals,” perhaps in marriage they are? However as far as titles goes they are not, seems to me like complex thing when you think about it. They aren’t admirable I agree, hopefully they can change. Doubt it though. They are a perfect match in an aspect that they get what they want and that they know how to play the public,(especially with charities and Princess Diana’s legacy,) when it suites their needs. They may love each-other, they have a deep friendship that I know. Wether they are in love is left to debate, seems more like a business partnership than a marriage. So their marriage could last…. who knows, Just my other two cents, again am amusing.
This woman will stand anything just to become Queen. No modern woman waits almost a decade for a guy to propose. The problem with Douchess DoLittle is that she waited, waited and waited while doing noting but being AVAILABLE 24 hours to catch the prince.
I dont know you think guys but knowing the facts that she “coincidentally” joined to the same trip to Chile (missed PW for few weeks) and then later she “coincidentally…again” went to study to the same University (wow too many coincidences in like 1 year, right?)makes me think of some kind of “plan” to get in the same circle of contacts that the Prince, and then she was stuck on him for many years (even when he dumped her). This all coincidences smells fishy to me.
Maybe Mamma Middleton tried too hard to put her daughters to catch a big fish.
Am I losing my mind?
Thanks to Ariel for posting this link previously, I always had this feeling that Kate meeting PW was more like a plan than “fate” ;) How PW did not smell this?
Doing all this doesnt become her in a stalker????
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/royal-wedding/catherine-was-set-on-william-before-uni/story-fn885hn2-1226046496049
I don’t want to give Carole Middleton too much credit. Yes, she was a social climber, but I don’t think even she was able to find out where PW was going to university until Buckingham Palace released the news. I think Kate was ultimately lucky that she was deemed ‘safe’ to be put into the same halls as PW’s (did they run out of better ex-public schoolers to choose from?) then when she and PW started dating and Carole found out, she made sure that Kate hold onto PW for dear life.
What I find really sad, among other things, is that Kate didn’t try to date other men when she and PW broke up in 2007. PW tried to date aristocrats (and failed!) but Kate only had her eyes for him — she was eligible and hardly butt ugly like her sister, I’m sure some guys were interested in her but so intent was she to climb up the social ladder that no one else mattered. She went clubbing and showed PW what he was ‘missing’. Carole also organized that bonfire night that brought Kate and PW back together.
PW only went back to her because she was the default choice and Kate (and Carole) were only too happy about it. Self-respect didn’t matter to this woman at all.
Hi.
I dont know where I read it but in some newspaper mentioned (long time ago) that Kate had signed up for a different university but it was when Carole found out where PW was gonna go that she pushed her daughter to change the university and then headed for St Andrews. Kind of suspicious, right??
Im sure there is something wrong in all this relationship but cant tell what excatly.. I guess we will have to wait and see what the future brings.
Off topic, about the Zara issue, its sad that a woman like Kate with her faame and “power” wont move a finger to help those employes working under such terrible conditions. She has the power to make a change and she doenst do anything.
Who knows? Maybe PW and the royal firm doesnt want her to get involved into REAL work to help others (like Diana did and look where she is now).
Kate AKA Duchess Lazy ass will never put a foot wrong because she waited desperately for a decade to get this…she is not gonna lose it just to help others…Her game is keeping her prince and her inlaws happy..otherwise…
We all know how things end for the british royal family, right?
I was kind of right. Apparently PW&Kate took a mentor job for the Olympic team. It seems to me that they are trying to gain more favor to the public because of the Zara mishap, so the public can say what a great mentor they are instead if urging Kate to boycott zara or to help stop the slave labor. A little too coincidental to me, seems like damage control. The damage control is working too.
http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2012/01/14/kate-middleton-urged-to-boycott-zara/
the post on Zara and the public urging her to boycott it/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royal-wedding/2012/01/17/london-2012-kate-middleton-and-prince-william-in-mentor-role-for-olympics-115875-23704588/
the mentor role article
it seems to me that charity is a twisted game for the royals.
Is Part 2 ready yet?
@Anne Marie… I know! I am hanging out for part 2 too. I am officially addicted to this blog now (thanks Miss 24) :-)
Plus I am determined we shall to take down the crown – at least verbally.
Let’s expose these creeps living a freaky, antiquated lifestyle of pomposity and arrogance that remains largely unquestioned. Honestly, the gore of it is barely removed from Henry the VIII’s era so it seems. Makes me re-wonder if the Paris vehicle fatality was a modern version of a beheading a la Anne Boleyn.
Ariel that’s interesting; I’ve had similar thoughts since watching “The Tudors” (BBC series that began in 2007). There are parallels between the Middletons and the Boleyn family. Seems like nothing in that sphere has fundamentally changed if you ask me.
I’m talking specifically about how at least 2 of Henry VII’s (younger) wives were deliberately “put in his way” by their ambitious families, who of course gained financially from the King’s favor,including the brothers and sisters.
Almost! It should be up tomorrow :-)
:D :D :D !!
Concerning PW’s and Kate’s olympic advisor thing
In 2010 the minister for education, Mr Gove, tried to forbid sports sponsoring at schools through private business. Some british private businesses donate some money to schools for buying sports equipment. This sponsorship does make a significant difference to physical exercise in schools. Physical exercise is very important because it helps against obesity and gives pupils lots of confidence and reduces stress and makes them more sociable and more intelligent etc.
When this happened no member of the Royal Family spoke out. I know they are not supposed to say anything political but Jesus this was about charity donations for education. It was not about foreign politics!
I think that the RF just chooses charities and charitable causes which make them look good. But they don’t support charities or charitable causes when they would have to really stand up for something. They would never support any charitable cause which sheds some light on bad political policies.
Therefore one can conclude that the Royal Families charitable activity is mainly self-serving. If it makes them look good or if it makes them look useful they will support it.
If it is a risky charity because some politicians might be exposed as incompetent or corrupt then they don’t do anything.
Another example can be found in Diana’s charitable activities which would often offend the Royal Family because Diana actually cared about the things she did and she actually did choose worthy charities. The example which comes to mind is Diana’s charitable attitude towards HIV-positive people. One has to recall that twenty or thirty years ago HIV was often regarded as “God’s punishment for bad people/homosexuals/…” or likewise. Also HIV-positive people were discriminated and didn’t receive proper medical treatment.
When Diana wanted to support HIV-positive people the Royal Family opposed. Diana didn’t listen. When Diana touched HIV-positive people this caused a discussion about the discrimination of HIV-positive people. The result was that nowadays HIV-positive people are discriminated less and treated better than before.
This is a kind of charity which even I do approve of!
Now that I am thinking about this it raises other questions.
Diana did a charitable campaign against land mines and for the victims of land mines. I don’t think Diana was too enthusiastic about things military.
Considering this what do you think would Diana think about her sons who went to the army? William is a search and rescue pilot – okay this is helping others. But Harry is a soldier and has already been to Afghanistan and doesn’t mind to go there again.
Did Prince William and Prince Harry kill people during their army careers so far?
Do you think the princes wouldn’t have worked in the army for such a long time if Diana was still alive?
no kate lover, hi!
I’ve always thought that there is a blanket ban for the royal family never to get involved in politics?
I agree, and not to demean senior royals who have done a lot for charities, but Diana did go the extra mile and supported eye-opening charity causes.
Miss E, are you going to cover Pippa’s charges for harrassment? I’m wondering because it seems like this piece of news hasn’t the (mainstream) American shores yet.
Had to look that up – didn’t see it in mainstream news. She certainly didn’t seem to mind all the attention initially when it boosted her profile. Her book deal was based on it.
You mean this?
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505266_162-57360864/pippa-middleton-to-paparazzi-back-off/
That’s the one. It must have only been in the DM for a matter of hours as it was posted a couple days ago and then swiftly removed (without allowing comments) – I missed it despite checking the site fairly regularly. I think Miss Pip is in for a big backlash. The family seemed to be courting it and eating it up not so long ago. Carole even supplied photos of little Kate from their family album for the press to use for gushing articles. Not to mention Kate and Pippa showing off to the press in Kate’s attempt to win back William following their break-up by flaunting herself at nightclubs. Pippa appears to feel entitled to have her cake and eat it too (apologies for the pun)…
I think, but I could be wrong, that they have to do some training with the armed forces. Ultimately, William is the head of the service or will be. I will try to find out.
the best way to catch a prince with zero self esteem (thank royal gossip.com) and
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Re: Kate looking bad
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2012, 01:13:27 pm »
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Not necessarily bad, but this is the Lady herself – all virginal and pure.
Warning :::: NUDITY.
becom the future queen of england
Is this the thread you’re talking about, Catherine? http://royalgossip.forumprofi.de/index.php/topic,3854.0.html Quite the collection! Here’s the pic for #14 (yes, warning: nudity ahead) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h6xlq0P3XEo/TwQkZsKHL0I/AAAAAAAADYQ/9FKXX0ZHNdc/s1600/Kate_Middleton_young_nude_photo_ssesion_of_Duchess_of_Cambridge.jpg I’m sure it’s photoshopped (not enhanced, but fake ;-) )… But even so, it shows just how much (little, rather) people respect her. I don’t doubt she’d have nude photos taken – especially during her Prince-snagging Waity days – but I can’t believe they’d be released, even if only due to the monarchy’s seeming control over the media. Not to mention, the body in that pic is way too curvy to be Kate – and in different places than what she had when she was at a higher weight. (Even if it WAS her, it was photoshopped!) Don’t get me wrong – I had a good giggle :-D Thanks for sharing, Catherine!
this really shows me where the monoarchy is going when the the good queen rests her eyes. the selfish and back handwandway he went about this matter shows the true essence of the man he is. i currently work two jobs and arttens school in the the usa and if that happened here…….we know how it ends. i apologizes for the picture but this what hard working aspire their little girls to be. kate has mis tepes but i promimse you if you open the “duke of dulls” closet. kate is the innocent idiot, please belief me(i have been gone because my two children needed lights, heat, clean clothing and water& this was hardest and best decsion i have made yet)
bloggers keep writing somebody will free england
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Hey about this one:
http://www.smartredirect.de/ad/clickGate.php?u=Fo6Pr2As&m=1&p=0oAj48ggLw&s=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fs788.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy161%2Fmousiekins%2FKate%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DF_200606_June24ed_i_119700a.jpg
Can someone explain why there was so much commotion about it?
Apparently it’s a rude hand sign but I don’t know what it means
Is it something
Well. the truth is a dubble edged sword, what can one say? I was kind of disappointed in her charities of choice. Don’t get me wrong any charity is good but it just seems that those were the easier choices? I guess she cant be flying around the world helping people and be at PW side at every call. PW will always be her priority I suppose.
opps wrong thread.