Reportedly, Kate Middleton is delving into her charity work while Prince William is away on a six week RAF assignment in the Faulklands (1; 3). According to a St. James Palace spokesperson (via the Mirror), she paid a private visit to an Action on Addiction treatment center in Wiltshire on February 2 (1). As per last month’s long-awaited announcement, the charity is one of four the Duchess will serve as a patron. It has also been announced that she will preview an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery on February 8, visit a dry bar for recovering alcoholics on Valentine’s Day, and later attend the opening of a new apartment at the Ronald McDonald House at Adler Hey Children’s Hospital (3). While it’s absolutely great that Kate is (finally) making efforts toward involvement with the charities, her positive acts are typically coupled with disappointing behavior or suspicious circumstances – and this is no exception.
The Ship that Should have Sailed
The Palace spokesperson divulged that the Action on Addiction visit was “…one of a number of ongoing private visits to her charities” (1), and that the purpose of them is for Kate to “[get] to know more about what the charities do and meet the staff and those they help” (1). While that would sound like an excellent plan and productive first step in her patronages, this continual research phase makes last year’s reports appear false. In September 2011, it was reported that Kate had been independently researching different charities to choose which she would like to patron (2). The Palace claimed that private charity visits were part of the process at that time too (2). If she needs to meet with members of her selected charities to learn about them in much greater depth, then more power to her. But if she’s just now learning what each charity does specifically and is only now meeting the staffs and recipients (2), then pardon me, but what the heck was she doing for all of last year?! (Not to mention, for the entire month of January!). Were the reports of last year’s “secret” visits nothing but lies? It’s not an unrealistic standard to expect that, with the excessive time it took for Kate to decide upon charity commitments, familiarizing herself with them should have been done thoroughly, and long ago. That ship should have sailed, but as the recent report suggests, it may still be at its port.
If Kate really is just getting to know the charities, why would she commit to them before her research was complete? Was her research time cut short, and is there a pressing reason why she needs to begin charity work now? Well, maybe!
Damage Control?
Not only do this month’s charity visits coincide with William’s trip to the Faulklands, but they have been announced just after the highly controversial holiday the work-shy Duchess took to Mustique in the Caribbean. It’s no secret that the public was less-than-amused that she put play before work, the latter of which we have yet to see her do consistently (or at all, depending on how it’s defined and what you believe). Apparently, some were downright outraged at the news of Will and Kate – whose royal engagements have largely included a string of lavish events and pleasurable travel – taking time off to lay on a beach and enjoy luxury accommodations while the people continue to suffer under harsh economic conditions. But the Mustique trip was hardly the beginning. A simple look at readers’ comments about Kate on various news websites and blogs implies that she has been losing public favor at a swift rate for several months, and much of it appears to relate to her work avoidance. Adding to an already negative situation, it’s clear that the trip to Mustique was a terrible move for the royal couple’s image. More than anything, it reinforced the preexisting notion that they are focused on doing what they want to do, not what is right to do, or what the people expect of them.
While Kate may have planned to begin some work during William’s absence in the first place, one has to wonder whether her visit to Action on Addiction, along with the three planned solo engagements, are simply acts of damage control. -And if the announcement of her charity selections last month was the first step, followed up by the last hurrah of her pre-functional life in Mustique. Kate is the world’s most famous freeloader, and it’s reasonable to say that she has postponed beginning charity work as long as possible. Had she held out much longer, there’s no telling how deeply the public’s opinion of her would have plummeted. At present, she has earned the right to inherit Camilla’s past title: “The Laziest Woman in England.” Without major changes, she could definitely compromise her potential to recover a positive public image – a situation Camilla should know all too well. It’s only logical to see Kate’s sudden gravitation toward charity and solo royal engagements as a response to a public image that needs saving – and fast.
If her image would thrive if she remained a clothes horse, would she be starting patronages now? It’s difficult to know for sure, but based on her unproductive past, it’s easy to believe that she wouldn’t. Several months ago, it was popular in the press that Will and Kate would be lying low during 2012, with Kate not beginning solo royal engagements until late in the year (or even next year) so she wouldn’t divert attention from the Queen during her Diamond Jubilee. But apparently, that plan will not come to pass, and for the first time ever, an event in Kate’s snail-paced public life is occurring sooner than predicted.
It’s detectable that Kate’s troubles are causing damage to the image of the media’s golden boy of three decades, hubby Prince William. In recent months, Kate’s leisurely lifestyle, and the selection and low number of royal duties taken on by the couple, have caused many to take a more skeptical look at Prince William’s lifestyle, choices, and value (a great topic for a future post…). This may be an even more pressing reason for the Royals and their PR team to feel a need for Kate to begin work, and hence, to redeem herself to the public.
Considering Kate’s work-shy past and present image problems, it seems obvious that she couldn’t afford to delay beginning her charity work any longer. As such, it’s not unreasonable to see her plans as damage control (It’s like when she adopted a puppy after being harshly criticized for her dedication to killing helpless wildlife just a month before…). But whatever the cause of her sudden turn toward solo engagements, one can only hope that the charities she works with benefit greatly from her involvement, and that she will continue increasing her work-load and number of patronages.
Sources
(1) “Kate Middleton meets recovering drug addicts during charity visit.” Mirror.co.uk. 2/3/2012
(2) Davidson, Lynn. “Memories of Princess Diana in Kate’s secret charity visits.” Daily Mail. 9/19/2011
(3) Ramsdale, Suzannah. “Kate Middleton prepares for her first public engagements without Prince William.” Marie Claire. 2/3/2012
© Enclave 24, February 4, 2012
Hi Miss!
I wanna answer your question…Damage Control? You can bet!!!
Maybe PW will take this time “off” to realise the bimbo he married with.
Hi Isa :-D I agree with your answer! Unfortunately, I have a feeling that Kate’s work avoidance is largely due to PW. It’s anyone’s guess, but I think he probably liked having her at his beck and call before their marriage (and probably does now even), and now, is imposing his own seeming dislike for royal duties on her. I don’t think Kate gives a hoot about charity, but I do get the impression that she enjoys meeting people, dressing up, smiling for the cameras, and getting the attention that comes with these engagements – things I assume PW doesn’t like, in addition to probably not feeling too drawn to charity work. It’s not like he’s chosen for them to attend charity after charity… A good amount of their engagements so far (which I presume PW had a large hand in choosing) have included lavish charity dinners, and let’s not forget Canada and L.A. … Meeting celebrities, a boat race, a rodeo, and a street hockey game… sounds so charitable – and grueling! I think that Kate would be doing more charity work if it were expected of her (whether or not she wants to). The fact that she’s been standing off on it so far implies to me that it hasn’t been expected of her yet. —Of course, that would still leave the problem of her personality and behavior…
I couldn’t agree with you more re: Kate’s aversion to “full”-time charity work most probably mirrors William’s own attitudes—he certainly can’t claim not “knowing” her well enough prior to marriage, and certainly felt her commitment (or lack thereof) to doing tsuch work sufficient enough to propose to her. My hunch is that the only true difference between William’s approach to public charities and Kate’s is that Will has had 29 years to practice emoting empathy for the cameras.
I wonder if the public will consider visiting the art exhibition of Lucien Freud (notably a ‘celebrity’ favoured artist) ‘work’. As someone pointed out, that is what people usually do on holiday or weekends i.e. in their leisure time as a break from work. I am sure it will make for a very glamourous photo opportunity though and a chance to show off a new outfit and salon styled hair. I hope someone video tapes the visit so we can hear the comments – we might learn something from the former history of art student!
A lot of the articles on this try to pass these measly four engagements off as though they make up a hectic or grueling schedule for her. What nonesense. Who buys these tall tales anyway?! -Especially when some of them center on things most people do in their leisure time, as you pointed out. I’m sure there’s going to be a little more to these than simply ribbon cutting and art vieweing (overall), but it’s only one engagement per week! I suppose she has to start somewhere, but hectic? -I think not. In fact, I doubt her schedule will be hectic for a very long time. As long as PW is in the RAF, he’s not going to be a full-time royal, and unless Kate will go on to do it without him (very doubtful), I don’t see her pace picking up too significantly. Honestly, I get the feeling these sporadic engagements are just to pacify everyone who’s upset about her lack of function. It’s not like she’s diving in and really filling up her schedule – She’s doing a very minimal amount. What will she do the other six days of each week?
I no fan of the lady but this is such a rubbish website. Shameful! I did not ask to be put on it and have been trying forever to get off it.
@ KT,
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Thanks Miss 24 for posing the questions in such a thought provoking manner.
If the Palace thought that Waity would make a good princess because of her malleability (ie. ability to change into what they want) they were way wrong.
Waity has caused problems because she aspires to nothing except self indulgence. The public is expressing disillusionment with her. Diana aimed to promote the well-being of the neediest members of society. The public loves her even 14 years after her death. I wonder if the PR machine might be pining for the Diana days.
I don’t think that BP can mold Waity into the princess they want her to be.. Stubbornness is not the problem. Low to moderate intelligence is the main stumbling block to Waity’s royal blossoming. She just doesn’t get it.
The UNICEF interview could possibly be the best interview of her life. Haha I think I’ll cry now.
Hi Caroline,
Honestly, I don’t even know if the Palace even wanted her in the first place (for her malleability or otherwise), or if her ascent is something PW pushed through stubbornly. Looking at her with the other royals – she just doesn’t belong (not just because she was a commoner – it’s all just too laughable). -And I wouldn’t doubt it if people who have always been in PW and the other royals’ social circle feel the same way. They’ve put some very expensive clothes on a girl who’s molded her hair and body to fit the part she’s playing, but her lack of potential is shining through her little makeover more and more each day. I agree with you – I don’t think the press or the royals can shape Kate into their ideal princess… and I think you’re absolutely right that it’s her intelligence and lack of potential that inhibits the process. As I said to Isa, I don’t think Kate minds dressing up and having the attention from royal engagements, and she would probably do more if it were expected of her (whether she wanted to or not). But whether or not she takes on more work, which would be good of course, there are always going to be issues. She simply isn’t suitable, and she isn’t a woman to look up to. I don’t think she ever will be.
I agree wholeheartedly with your comment . Duchess of Doolittle is terribly brittle
Thank you, brilliant essay, as always. My thoughts on some brought up topics.
I find it utterly amusing to read in media about some royals “work”. Call it the question of semantics, but in a modern world this definition pertains mostly to the activity, sometimes pleasant, sometimes not, which aim is to earn the living. Rich people do work, no doubt about that, but again – mostly to preserve their money and make more. Contrary to that, people like royals, who in essence do not do anything that brings them money (directly), get the allowance from state JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ROYALS.Or, as PR guys are trying to convince us, stupid taxpayers – the royals are perfect TOURIST ATTRACTION. Brilliant. Why don’t they perform at sightseeings, then? Would be more useful.These people have duties, which they are traditionally obliged to perform – please, let us not call it WORK. These duties are the necessity to justify their overpaid medieval roles in modern society.Opening exhibitions, visiting homeless people, shaking hands with senior officials from other countries at reception, coctail-party for charities – to call it “work” is an insult to millions of really working people who more and more are struggling to keep leading a decent live.AND when I read that madame from-ditch-to-duchess “needs time” to start working – I believe I am hallucinating. Dear editors, please, do not take us for idiots, will you? You also make her look as a mentally disabled person who cannot start to comprehend what her employer wants from her (if we stick with your idea that “she has got WORK”).
This madame is a quintessence of laziness and, I fear, stupidity. She would never WORK. She does not want to and quite probably is not capable of (some people don’t) performing ANY duties (note: should visits to hairdresser and esthetician be considered for inclusion in a list of royal duties? looking good – it is a royal duty, isn’t it?). And her husband allows it. Which raises the question of William’s grip to reality and his overall intellectual abilities.
As for William is/was a golden boy. Well, as I see it now, this “gold” has always been a mere reflection of a true gold that his mother had personified. It is because of HER that people loved him, after HER death people saw Diana embodied in her son. Now, as time goes by and this fairy halo is fading, everyone can see that Williams’s gold has always been nothing than gilding, quickly becoming obliterated. What has he done to be loved by people, as presumed heir to the throne? What are his achievements? More than questionable choice of wife suitable for the role of the future queen? Unwillingness to fully perform his royal duties? At the age of 30 person should be well aware that respect has to be earned – this is something you cannot inherit from your parents and it takes time. Not a single newspaper can overnight repair the damage of a years of Kate’s do-nothing and William’s not-readiness for anything , it seems. She was not ready to work before marriage during many years, he was not ready to marry her during many years and now they both are not ready to work as full-time royals and become parents. And these are people that are supposed to represent the nation???
King Edward VIII was not ready either.And he came out of situation with credit.
I would say, that to William as a person, not a heir, Kate suits really well. They are both inherently lazy, not quite bright, emotionally partly disfunctional. They do belong to each other. But in a place rmote from the throne of a country.
I couldn’t agree more, Olga. What the Royals do for “work” may help some people, but much more significantly, it helps them secure and maintain their positions as royals. It gives them an excuse for why they are needed and helps them justify their privileges – including taxpayer funds. The newer generation – Will and Kate – are really drawing attention to it in a horrible way. They’re both abusing their privileges by not giving back as they should. I find it mind-blowing that the pair made plans to remodel and redecorate Kensington Palace for themselves – courtesy of taxpayers – while William takes on a bare minimum of royal engagements (and mostly fun/glamorous/lighthearted ones at that), and long before Kate had any specific plans to begin work.
The entire situation with Kate has really put a microscope on PW. I don’t know what it is exactly – maybe it was just habit to dismiss his indulgent lifestyle due to many factors – press manipulation, Diana’s memory, etc. -And now that an undeserving commoner is enjoying along with him, we’re seeing that if we’re disgusted by her living this way, we need to be equally disturbed by him doing it. Especially since he’s the one who probably runs the show between the two of them and has the most authority over their lifestyle choices. I think the press and its influences have duped the world for a long time into thinking highly of PW when he should always have been looked at with more skepticism. He’s lucky he had the mother he did, because without her, he would have had to earn the positive image he’s enjoyed far more than he did. He knows his mother can be used to his advantage – he must. For one thing, no one will ever convince me that Kate wearing Diana’s ring wasn’t an effort to create a symbolic association between her and Diana. I think it was for the sake of evoking her memory and the love people felt for her – and having them transfer some of that love to Kate.
Hi Miss,
I think you are absolutely correct in the theory that the ring was given to Kate with the hope that it would invoke public love for Kate that Diana once had from her followers. It really was a calculated move on Willy’s part.
That particular ring has such a story attached to it, I don’t really think it should have been passed on to anyone. It’s kind of haunted, if you ask me.
I couldn’t agree more!
When I saw the DM headline about KM doing her first solo engagement “tonight” (the private art gallery viewing) and what this “work” entailed I was left feeling “numb”. Judging by most readers’ comments they’re not fooling others either.
I agree, agree, agree. Prince William is unfit. I am reading books about them all. They are all awful people. Not one decent one in the whole bunch. Prince William is a blood thirsty idiot. He was trying to having sex with a girl in a bar. His guards had to make him stop. He striped at another time, likes to get drunk and do lewd dancing. Who are these people. Why do the British people keep putting up with these useless, arrogant, idiots.
The “Queen” is the richest woman in the world, made that way off the backs of the suffering British people. We have serious problems with the idiots in the American government, but at least we can get rid of their butts after 4-8 years.
While there’s no doubt Queen Elizabeth II is obscenely wealthy, she is not the richest woman in the world. Wal-Mart heiress Christy Walton is the richest woman in the world with a net worth of $US24.5 billion. The world’s second richest woman is Gina Rinehart after recently doubling her net worth to $US18 billion by selling a stake in her privately owned company’s Roy Hill iron ore mine in Western Australia to South Korean steel maker Posco.
QE2′s net worth is nothing to sneeze at though!
Spot on, Shirley !!!
Hi Shirley,
I’ve heard before that Prince William has done some very depraved things, but that the press has purposefully ignored each incidence. Do you remember where you read/heard of the bar incident or the stripping? I feel like I hear about stuff like this from time to time, but I never seem to be able to find the sources on my own. I think part of it might be that different countries get different stories from the press on these guys. -Anyways, if you know where I can find more about this stuff, I’d love to know! :-D
Good points, Olga.
I agree that we are just now seeing William in a harsher light. Many public figures get picked apart and William is no exception. His days of private living are over.
Wills brought Waity into our lives so I’d like to ask him this one question:
What are Waity’s ten best traits.
And they have to be things that are done in public.
*cough* and things that don’t include physical features ;-) I can see the list now: “1) Legs; 2) Hair; 3) Unmentionables…”
This reminded me of their engagement interview in which they were asked something about what they saw in each other. PW’s answer was “We have a good giggle together.”
Oh my. I think I laughed out loud when I heard that. That’s it? That’s why they’re together? How very deep. How very profound. I hope to heck “a good giggle” is enough to last through the inevitable ups and downs — and probably a few royal scandals — of a lifetime.
I just read that the addiction Clinic Clouds that Kate ‘secretly’ visited also treats shopping addiction – oh the irony!
Haha! Shopping addiction indeed!
Notice how posh clouds House is? Leave it to Waity to minister to rich instead of the poor.
Go figure – shopping addiction… Maybe she’s really there for help, and the patronage is her cover! ;-)
What’s next? http://www.b-eat.co.uk/ ?
This whole charity thing is a complete cover-up. Why did they wait until William was out of the country? Because they (PR staff) know they need to do something with Doolittle while he’s gone.
I do suspect that William is in charge of this PR mess. He’s calling the shots, and Kate is such a stepford wife, she’ll do whatever he says. It doesn’t bode highly for either of them.
Great article, Miss!
:-)
I think the best spin the PR team can take is brutal honesty. BP has tried to guide Catherine through her transition from party girl, ahem, commoner to Duchess but her consistently sub-par performance has caused them great concern.
I almost feel sorry for Waity’s PR team because they have absolutely so little to work with. And Waity seems to be trying her best to make their task even harder. I would send my condolences if it weren’t for the insulting crap they have been feeding everyone for years.
So I know paybacks are hell, but Waity’s PR is quite possibly getting theirs. So keep it coming, Kate!
True, they don’t have much to work with, but I still think they could have done better with her image than they have. I’m no PR expert, but if they had toned everything down, it would have been more believable. (Although I don’t know if I’d dare to go with brutal honesty if I was in their shoes!). Over the year, some of what’s been reported, announced, or spun, has been too far fetched, and too much of a mismatch with PW’s girlfriend who we observed for the last decade. I can’t even tell you how many times I have literally laughed out loud upon reading some of the positively biased ridiculousness. I can’t speak for everyone, but in addition to feeling disappointed by Kate, I think people are feeling that the press is playing too obvious of a game with this, and that their intelligence is being insulted. Not everyone who reads up on Kate is a naive, fashion-obsessed pre-teen, and whoever is running the show here has failed profoundly in recognizing that. I think they’ve also failed to realize that these sorts of dramatized media portrayals don’t work the way they did in previous generations. -Nowadays, we tend to turn to “reality” shows and their explosive scandals when we want a dose of fantasy, and Kate should never fall into that category. Also, technology and the internet allow us to peer into Will and Kate’s lives in ways Diana didn’t even encounter. As such, their PR teams need to be more careful if they try to fill in the blanks with fiction.
Absolutely.
Thanks, Elaine :-) I get the same impression about PW calling the shots. Wasn’t it reported somewhere a few months back that Kate told someone he’s in charge of deciding which engagements she attends?
Well that’s good that she is getting some “work done hopefully she continues it. and I do agree it’s damage control as I said before or the Queen is putting her foot down or both. I would kind of buy if she didn’t take a break or a vacation between commitments. I think she will take her breaks though. She Takes a break from her “work” or vacations because she is a “new” royal, give me a break that’s inexcusable. And the public still eats it up because she is a Grand Duchess now with a creepy smile, (which tells you a lot about some people.)
This Kate middleton quote is contradictive of her since she never has worked hard at anything, doesnt even do so now. Maybe she worked hard on landing PW, perhaps I am assuming though……
It’s obviously nerve-wracking, because I don’t know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I’m willing to learn quickly and work hard.
She had ten years,2-4 years to really learn the ropes if she knew she wanted to marry PW. Maybe shes should have started charity work before marriage, that would have shown character admirable qualities and help her learn the ropes. You don’t have to be rich or be famous to show your support for charities . And modeling in a, runway with frimpy clothes does not count. This tells me she is not into charity work at 30 years old she not 20 years old (If she were actually 20 and had work than I think I would believe that she is getting the hang of the ropes.)(Work with her parents don’t count neither does that job at Jig saw.)
She knew what was to be expected. She knew what the public reaction would be, but I think the thing with Pippa caught everybody by surprise. That’s why I think her charity work is fake because she didn’t really do any charity work before marriage. Even if she does many charity events and becomes a patron for many causes, I will always think it’s fake because she didn’t show an interest in charity work before her marriage. She seems to only be there for the opportunity to have her photo taken, judging by her poses and her looking right into the camera from certain photos like this one , although she was not at a charity event, but she is looking right at the camera.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2996858607803&set=o.199996590019266&type=1&theater
I think part of the reason why she doesn’t do much charity work is to not outshine PW yet still inexcusable, the RF taught her well she is a good puppet for the RF although I think she likes it in exchange for luxuries and titles because she must have known she was going to be used as a puppet for the last 2-4years.
She couldn’t really be the shy girl it is claimed – no one shy and lacking in confidence would ever be able to put on that ‘come hither’ look. It goes against everything the royals are supposed to represent i.e. dignity and regality. She is treating her role as if she is a celebrity. One of the grandchildren said recently that the Queen hates celebrity. Wonder what she thinks of some of the poses/photos of Kate. That is what made them uncomfortable about Diana, whom Kate is obviously trying to emulate.
Oh Kate’s definitely not shy, she loooooves attention.
(oh unless you are asking her to say something constructive eg UNICEF interview).
Since reading everyone’s comments on here, I’m convinced that golden boy Willy Wonky has actually always been a scab, living this dull, spoilt-brat life the entire time, along with indulgent insolent accomplice Waity, of whom he thought he was in charge of (when it was really Crazy Carole).
Since marrying, their lives are precisely that same, with ONLY one exception: they now have an intense, continuous spotlight shone on them. And it has exposed their lifestyle and lack of values, and the lack of the RF relevance in the modern age.
I see now that this was the very reason that Willy Wonky was reluctant to commit (although, fair enough, he was quite young really, and not even the immediate heir to the throne) and produced every delay tactic possible, only marrying after 10 years. He didn’t want his lifestyle and shameful luxury existence exposed.
The fact that Willy Wonky waited as long as he did, openly admitting he knew that he’d be expected to take on royal duties (geez, what a nuisance, what a small exchange for a fabulous lifestyle) once he was married. For this reason, I think he’d be the one delaying parenthood. It means even more responsibility.
Meanwhile, Crazy Carole would have been gunning Do-Little hard as possible since the wedding last April for a royal grandchild to lock it all down. Naturally, that would have been her next urging, now that she’s managed to marry Do-Little into it. The deal must be sealed. She’s been directing Do-Little’s life since (or before) birth, not unlike the Truman Show: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/plotsummary.
What’s the bet Crazy Carole called Waity ‘Princess’ growing up (embarrassing if that got out!) What’s the bet that, in some sick way, the untimely death of Diana gave Carole ‘material’ to work with? Her daughter’s life is like her own living soap opera.
And, not unlike the Days of Our Lives, what’s needed next is a grandchild, so she can lay claim to being the maternal grandmother of the future Monarch, as elaine2 pointed out in the previous post. Bet your bank account, Crazy Carole would be in Do-Little’s ear all the time about it. Main thrusts of her argument? The sway of public adoration upon a new royal baby, the fact that fertility declines at a certain plus all the stats, so the sooner it’s done the better, plus less charity work would be expected etc. I do hate to think of a child created mainly to negate bad press, but if public opinion doesn’t improve after this year of charity ‘work’, then I suspect a pregnancy – probably conception late in the year – is Option B. Showing by second anniversary in April 2013, what a lovely photo opportunity for the lazy couple.
I do wonder about is Do-Little’s thoughts on this. She is between the two puppet masters, but really Crazy Carole has no hold other than emotionally; Willy Wonky has the upper hand now. You’d think Waity would want to please him. In addition, I think she’d want to swan about anyway, enjoying clothes, shoes, jewels, film premieres, attention and holidays with freedom from any further responsibility than an art exhibition preview.
If that’s her current plan, than she’d be doing what Willy Wonky wants and pretending to her mother to be keen on motherhood. In reality, you’d expect she must know she’s not really ready for parenthood.
On the other hand, does she have independent thoughts? Or is Mama Middletrash still the final word to DD? In which case, Willy Wonky may become a father before his time. I feel personally that he won’t be ready until after 35. I mean, he himself is SECOND in line to the throne – so, no rush required. Plus the longer they wait, the more charity work she’ll be expected to do! As she’s six months older then Willy Wonky however, they won’t wait quite that long. My best would be 32 years old = baby time.
Ultimately, I hope that by the time grandchild is grown, the British Monarchy will have been abolished, or even better, before Willy Wonky gets to play King.
Ariel, your post is absolutely brilliant:)
My thoughts about William being a puppet muster – I believe he is not. I am convinced that here we have only one puppet master and this is Mrs. Middleton. William is quite liable to being manipulated, having a bit distorted and vague concept of who he is, where he stands and the relationship with women in general. Sadly, it seems, no one is there to give him a piece of advice on that matter. His relationship with women is greatly damaged by untimely death of his mother and growing-up in emotionally disfunctional family from the very beginning.
‘”What’s the bet that, in some sick way, the untimely death of Diana gave Carole ‘material’ to work with?”
IMHO – you nailed it.
If Crazy Carole defines success as marrying her two man traps into nobility, hats off to her. She’s one down, two to go. I suspect, though, that Pippa, at 28 years young, is viewed as a ‘near failure’ or way off track at this point. Good thing she’s back to reliable young codger George Percy, heir to the Duke of Northumberland. Most prematurely middle-aged couple ever, by the way. (Yes, this is the same guy she went to Madrid in May 2011 during a break from recently permanent Alex Loudon, who she really wanted to marry. Signature Middletrash mantrap tactics of making their targets jealous?) I’d bet up until recently, they’ve been in crisis talks in the Middletrash household: “How do you solve a problem like Pip-pa?” !! or probably solved the issue in family talks on Mustique.
Crazy Carole trained them her mantraps to marry royal. She didn’t train them to be royal.
Therein lies the problem, the blatantly apparent symptoms of which we are witnessing now. This is why Duchess DoLittle is floundering, and Willy Wonky along with her.
Crazy Carole got her fairy tale ending – but what happens after ‘happily ever after’?
Is that not the very question most contemporary parents ask when they are despairing over the Disney Princess Dilemma?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2077635/Princess-Syndrome-Disney-heroines-teach-trade-looks-value-material-things.html
Ever wonder what happened after Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty or Rapunzel rode off into the sunset with their Princes Charming? You’re watching it!
IN THE NEWS:
After bagging Prince Charming’s late mother’s ring, Snow White develops an eating disorder while being a brownie leader to impressionable young girls? Didn’t you hear the one about her poisoned apple?
Cinderella’s prince goes away often on secret shooting jaunts with equally horrid brother, while she wears fur coats about town? Well, come on, it’s a sad and lonely life, besides she used to have to wear rags you know (so her PR says). The glass slippers? They were just a gift from her fairy godmother who has a suspiciously successful online retail business– yeah, right! Spin it again.
Sleeping Beauty jets off to Mustique with Wicked Witch and Cinderella’s step-sisters at every opportunity; claims a hectic schedule lies ahead of her in 2012 after one hundred years of lying comatose waiting for a prince’s kiss to awaken her. God, must be exhausting lying there doing nothing, poor thing.
After ten years of playing SingStar up in her tower waiting for Prince Charming to climb up her hair, Rapunzel gets obvious (and totally unnecessary) hair extensions and denies it, then takes nine months to announce any charity patronages, then another month to visit them in secret to learn about them, even though secret visits and researching them was the very reason given for taking a year to decide! More likely spent nine months to wash all that hair and get it styled at the Richard Ward salon in Chelsea.
Correction ‘…recently permanent EX Alex Loudon’
Oops – I omitted the word: ‘age’ here
“…the fact that fertility declines at a certain *AGE* plus all the stats, so the sooner it’s done the better…”
On another note, do you think DD’s new activities have been motivated by this website at all? Hmmmm.
I hope that the palace keeps an eye on this site and that the Queen is updated on it…. I would love to be a fly on the palace walls when they discuss Kate’s public image!
Secret visits… I don’t believe it for a second.
How many more “visits” does this woman need to start to fathom what people with real lives go through sometimes… She must be so clueless.
The release of these lies: damage control, without a doubt!
I don’t buy the secret visits either.
Why should they be secret? Are we suppose to think she is a lot more hard working than she really is, that she has been ‘working’ behind closed doors?
They really must think we are stupid.
I don’t buy it either! If these visits were happening, they’d be photographed (as was the case with the school visit). I bet the one thing they DO want to keep secret is all of DoLittle’s shopping trips, but they can’t! Waity is photographed at every turn, so my bet is, if it were really happening, we’d hear about it or see it in the papers. As for damage control, that’s certain. Why else would Kate’s PR machine divulge details about her secret visits? They might as well release a statement: “Look, look, she IS doing something!!”
If they weren’t worried, they would just let it be.
i agree with you all and my thoughts on waity is that the rf family did not make her visit to action on addiction charity public because she definetly didn’t know what to say to recovering addicts especially after living such a spoilt and pampered life and they did not want to show how stupid she reslly is.
also her comparison with princess diana ia very dissapointing . she must be crawling in her grave. the main difference between diana and waity is thAT she was born aristocratic, she was already on a certain level and wanted to break free and achive something on her own and meet people that are unfortunate and learn something from them. i remember in an interview she said meet sick and poor people made her even more humble unlike waity who is a commoner and also wanted to do something different with her life so she served as a doormat to pw to break free and be rich spoiled and lazy. its a shame that being a commoner she have no interest in normal people and devotes her whole time in pleasing the spoil royals .
Roll on the next shopping session then, if she’s to hit London once more. And will she leave poor little doggy-no-name behind again? This woman is a joke. Kate will probably need another holiday to recover from so a difficult coaching, I wonder how she managed to get her university degree. She needs someone to help and hold her hand in her arduous task – again! It’s the story of her life, the poor little me image – well it doesn’t work for me. I have no sympathy left at all. As someone else said, she’s not a toddler, though she’d like everyone, including William, to treat her as such.
OK! Magazine has released the tale of Kate, the stage five clinger, and William, the future king who broke her heart because of his unfaltering dedication to his job and royal image. Oh the drama! :suspense:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9061564/Artistic-Duchess-of-Cambridge-turns-the-tables-on-photographers.html
Thanks for sharing, Arabella! After reading the rest of it, consider the courtier’s quote, “[Photography] is a real release for her and she takes it very seriously.” Who on earth takes something they do to relax “very seriously”?! Isn’t that sentence a bit of an oxymoron? -Yet another example of the press and its sources taking their message just a hair too far and tipping it into the intelligence-insulting category. It’s lines like that that help her seem ridiculous – because only a person who’s a disappointment would need the unrealistic opposite to be said so often and rammed down people’s throats.
Kate likes photography – great. Why is that news? Because she’s not doing anything else worthwhile? I’d take it more seriously if it were announcing that she’s going to have an exhibit – but to say it’s several years off and just a thought makes this a report about nothing! 90% of stories on Kate are about nothing of substance. The media uses so much filler with her, it’s a cross between scary and hilarious. Recall the weeks of endless pregnancy rumors from that peanut paste issue… In reality, it too was all about nothing. There’s no evidence for so much of what’s reported on her. First, they said she was likely pregnant. The evidence? She didn’t eat peanut paste. Second, she’s visiting charities. The evidence? NONE. Not a photo or witness account to be seen. Then, she’s a talented and dedicated photographer. The evidence? Oh – one photo all year of her with a camera in hand. The list goes on. *facepalm*
Quote source: Eden, R. “Artistic Duchess of Cambridge turns the tables on photographers.” The Telegraph. 2/5/2012
I discovered this site last week and absolutely love the thought-provoking posts and comments. I couldn’t keep quiet any longer.
Waity lacks an aesthetic sensibility. Anyone can get a degree in art history without having a clue. It does sound high class, though, doesn’t it?
I finally had to comment because the idea of Waity having photographic talent and interests beyond the norm makes me crazy. She was photographed holding a point-and-shoot Canon, maybe with manual override; it looks like mine. I’ve been an amateur photographer since my mid-20′s. I would kill for a DSLR. If she were serious about photography, with her $$$, she could afford top of the line. It’s all bullshit. I quake at the thought of Waity auctioning off inferior crap, or crap reconstituted by her society photographer friends. Talk about a vanity project! Ye gods.
It is strange that after a decade of ‘seriously’ taking photographs she doesn’t have enough to exhibit, except maybe a catalogue of party tat. She is probably giving herself time to study under a real (famous) photographer who will guide her along to help her produce work worthy of showing – and then she will take all the credit and will be celebrated as a world class photographer…
At this point, I can’t even see an exhibit of her work ever really coming to fruition. Saying it might happen in the next few years is a pretty loose proposal, and one that’s likely to be forgotten. I agree with you, Arabella – After so many years of being an avid photographer (she supposedly did it as a job, so that means she did it professionally, yes?) it’s not only odd that she doesn’t have enough material to put on exhibit at present, but it is also odd that she would still need several years to practice and add enough good material to her “portfolio.” No matter what, if she put an exhibit together, the pieces would be so carefully selected, produced and edited under guidance from top professionals in the field, and generated with the best equipment and technology available, there would be no way she – or any idiot – wouldn’t look extremely talented. -That is my prediction at least.
I sit here once again stunned in disbelief at the press making something out of utterly nothing. Doolittle an avid photographer? If that’s the case, I ask why have we not only not seen a single one of her photographs in ten years, but out of all the tens of thousands of photographs of her, there is just ONE (the one in the article) instance of her with a camera in her hands?
This is such a characteristic example of Waity being overblown by the press. There is ONE picture of her holding a camera in 10 years, and suddenly she’s a gifted photographer. Oh please! Anyone can push a button!
Oh, and also – If her makeup is any reflection of her artistic talents and abilities, then let us all hope she really does practice, seek professional (photographer) help, and utilize the best equipment and technology before allowing her work to represent any charities.
Is this an impressive example of Kate’s ‘professional work’ for Party Pieces:
http://twitter.com/#!/party_pieces/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2FB8yjF6KQ
LOL – Especially for anyone familiar with the show “Family Guy” (Link to YouTube video) :music:
LOL! That is hilarious!
http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/view/45170/Is-Kate-Middleton-planning-a-major-shopping-spree-/
dubious source, but who knows….
I often wonder if her free ride with the press is coming to a close soon? ?:-)
:-/
Hi all. Sorry if someone has already written about this, but I skipped past all the comments as I am spitting mad and needed to vent my anger.
I just read an article by Us Magazine that said Kate was wearing a fur coat on her return from Mustique. I knew it! I told you in a comment under the previous post that she would wear fur! The cold, cruel, inhumane, heartless bitch! Doesn’t the selfish cow understand the impact this will have on the fur industry?
I am going to write letter to BP about it every week until I get an answer! Lazy good-for-nothing!
Miss 24 – sorry about the swearing. You may block it out if you like!
I am with you 100%. She is now on my hate list, along with her stupid, heartless, empty headed, shallow husband.
Do you guys think her private visit to a charity is damage control on her image again ? since the fur coat incident which again shows she is no animal activist.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/kate-middleton-resurfaces-in-fur-coat-1000-purse-201262
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/06/kate-middleton-visits-recovering-
addicts/
I do think many of her solo engagements will be a “private visit” i dont think she actually visits though
http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68929/Trouble-In-Paradise-For-Prince-William-and-Kate-
finally a true kate&PW article
@Eternal-Life
The Trouble in Paradise article is probably pretty accurate. Waity needs her dear Prince for more than just his status, money, and wonderfully thick head of hair…She needs him for this, too:
1. direction-Darling, do you think I should wear my hair up with little sausage curls at the ends or down in loose waves?
2. ego boost (coddling)-Oh, William, please oh please tell me I’m the best little princess in the whole world!
3. protection-Oh dear William, make those nasty paparazzi go away. They are sooo mean! *smiles for the camera*
4. life purpose-I didn’t realize until now that without you my life has absolutely no meaning. So come back soon before I just float away like an old hanky in the wind.
When you take this unhealthy dynamic and throw in Will’s child hood trauma, an over-bearing mother-in-law, and a family history of offing peoples’ heads, you know there are major issues at play. This couple needs some heavy duty counseling.
Funny yet true unfortunately, she is no modern women relying on a man for everything.
What really annoys me is how the press tout her as the best thing since sliced bread and a goddamn breath of fresh air for the monarchy. All Waity did was bring back the image of the barefoot, pregnant woman chained to the kitchen sink prevalent in the 50s.
Oh, that fur coat is totally fug. It reminds me of a horrible sheepskin rug that my ex-husband has in front of his fireplace. Yuk!
That coat *is* sheepskin. It’s called shearling, and it is both the skin and the fur of the sheep — many dead sheeps that died so Doolittle could feel good. This makes me so ill I can’t even write about it without my stomach wrenching. Yes, she wore it on Christmas Eve too. Is this woman totally demented? Does she not have anyone advising her on animal ethics and rights, and most of all, on public perception? How can she be so dense as to think she is not going to be massively criticized for wearing such items? This is sheer stupidity, and obliviousness of the entire RF to such ethical questions is beyond mind-boggling. It defies words. One day, there is going to be a huge backlash against the extravagant ways of this clan, and I think it’s going to be sooner rather than later. Hello, Royal Family, wake up! This isn’t the 80s or 90s any more, and the working people of the world are far less tolerant of such excesses and disdain of public opinion.
On reflection, it’s not the fur that bothers me so much. It’s the outrageous, utter defiance of public opinion that Doolittle so flagrantly shows by wearing it. It’s as if she’s snubbing her nose and sticking out her tongue (which she does, like a lizard, far too often) at the rest of the world, giving the world the finger, as if she’s saying, “F*** you all! I’m a Royal now, and I can do whatever I please.” It’s this arrogant attitude that I find incredible — the complete disdain for what the public thinks. Mark my words, there’s going to be a backlash soon.
“the monarch will not change” unless sophie of wessex(who’s known to be a favorite of the queen) has a good sit down with her and let her know what is going on in the house of middleton(formerly the house of windsor) is quickly becoming; damn that jubilee–it will be a takeover. does anyone have a clue to what the british people are saying? i guess they have a clue because the australian prime minister was shot at because austrailia no longer wants the queen as head of state, jamaica no longer wants the queen and they are still hell bent are getting harry there —jamaica sent a formal letter. and please don’t forget about scotland wanting the monarchy.
so this crap about kate and damage control is nonsense because that entire house of middleton (used to be windsor) stupidity is genetic but prayfully the taxpayers willl finally get to spend their own monies. “God Save The People”
Does anyone think The House of Middleton/Party Pieces could be in the offing to cater for one of the Diamond Jubilee events?
http://twitter.com/#!/party_pieces/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2FB8yjF6KQ
No wonder KM is so pleased with herself – she went from this cheap and tacky background to Buckingham Palace. How on earth did they do it? Wonder if KM will provide the photography for Pippa’s book…
Looking at those twitter pics of party pieces headquarters give absolute proof that the Middletons’ money is coming from somewhere other than party hats and tinsel. The photography is so unimpressive I can only assume that Kate did it.
Back from Mustique, the first thing she does is run out to the hairdresser wearing a shearling coat and a $1000 purse. I am so disgusted by her audacity and POOR judgement, I again declare that Waity just ain’t that smart.
She is so busy with choosing dresses and getting extensions and practicing (unsuccessfully) new make-up techniques that she has not realized that a princess represents her country and her people, showing compassion and concern, behaving in a manner that is dignified and exemplary for others to follow.
How to hammer those ideas into her head?
I heard the Middletrashes have put something on their website about how to act with regard to the Jubilee. Talk about cashing in on their connections! Can someone check their website to see what they are trying to do now for a quick buck? I don’t trust myself not to e-mail them and tell them what I think of their gold-digging ways!
I am praying someone comes forward soon with info on How Kate got there.
Well, here we go again with that obsession the press has about DOO-Nothing…”Picture Perfect”!
The press think people or british people are sheeps with no brain???
People already know Kate is good looking (??) and she looks “sooooo adorable” blah blah but the question is… what else she has to offer??? I think the press try to mold her as perfect princess ad this is already getting tiring and boring with all the same quotes. When she is 50/60 yo…All what they will say about her is that she looks beautiful? No depth in this articles! Thats why comments are getting worse every week in that DM newspaper.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2098169/Kate-Middleton-goes-solo-Duchess-Cambridge-visits-Lucian-Freud-exhibition-National-Portrait-Gallery.html
lolo, yes in fact whoever is writing this stuff isn’t actually doing her any favors because it’s all superficial drivel. There was one comment which took up a phrase the article used “she’s raring to go”, they said “Raring to go? Where? To the hairdressers? To the stores? etc”. Hilarious.
Oh Carole, how your heart must be bursting with pride.
Gee, I hope I have a daughter someday so I can raise her without values, ethics, compassion, insight or any moral compass, and then, after intensely training her from her impressionable teen years, end up slutting her off to the highest bidder like a possesion so that she can take holidays and wear jewels at the public’s expense, and never scratch her @rse or gain a gram without the paps following her around. That’s happiness, right guys?
(Post-sarcasm: God, I love having a sense of purpose, a sense of self and a sense of community!)
EVERY time I see Carole’s face or hear of her, this song comes to mind: SKIP TO 2:25 I can’t help it! ;-)
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/08/article-2098169-11A4A98E000005DC-256_306x829.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/08/article-2098169-11A4BEF6000005DC-480_306x423.jpg
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2098169/Kate-Middleton-goes-solo-Duchess-Cambridge-visits-Lucian-Freud-exhibition-National-Portrait-Gallery.html
Is the lady next to Kate her babysitter? They say she is calm in the article but anybody who studies body language or knows the slightest bit of body language would know how she holds her purse closely is a protective stance or how she was kind of rushed off, hiding her face in the video. In other words she feels out of place.,I would think. Also notice how she gave no interviews, which is a good move from her PR team. BTW, in the video notice how people call her Catherine instead of Duchess or whatever(I don’t think her title is mandatory if I recall correctly) , just a tidbit I thought was interesting. Compared to Diana even after her marriage to Charles people still thought of her and called her Princess Diana (and if I remember her title was not mandatory either, unlike PW wife whom the public calls Catherine, I think to the public she has yet to earn the title, at least for some.
Also the National Portrait gallery for me does not count for a charity engagement it’s just another opportunity for Kate to meet the famous.
http://earsucker.com/2012/kate-middleton-suffered-a-miscarriage/
Do you think this is true?
I think she did have a miscarriage in August after the N American tour.
For the reasons I explained in her Missteps of 2011 part II, I don’t buy for a second that she was pregnant when the peanut paste UNICEF thing happened (unless she miscarried not long after it). But whether or not she got pregnant in the meantime and miscarried is a mystery. These stories are always a possibility, but first of all, it is not common to miscarry after the first trimester – hence, why some women choose not to tell their friends and family they’re pregnant until the end of the third month. Also, women typically begin to have a belly begin to show in the beginning of the second trimester – and I would imagine that, as thin as Kate is, it would be prominent early on, even with it being her first pregnancy of that stage. —From the two previous sentences, my point is, I cannot see both the peanut paste-timed pregnancy AND recent miscarriage story being true – she would have been … 4+ months along? I think? The recent photos don’t show any sign of a belly – it’s indented if you ask me!
It’s anyone’s guess when Kate is/will be/has been pregnant and/or miscarried (IF she was or did). My opinion, however, is that, like nearly everything in Will and Kate’s progression as individual adults and a couple, they are taking things painfully slowly, and are not yet trying for a pregnancy. Actually, I think adopting a puppy was the next step for them, and that it signifies they are not ready for the larger commitment of parenthood. It’s an intermediate step of commitment to have a pet together, and I think it shows their attitude toward taking on care for another living thing together at present. Of course, I could be proven wrong any day, as Kate could be pregnant as we speak. BUT – I don’t picture her getting pregnant just yet. I think Kate would be ready to have a child at any point – but I don’t know that Willy is ready for it. -And he seems to wear the pants!
Going to the gallery is something a lot of people do. Sure she has to meet and greet but it’s not like she’s giving a speech or doing anything useful.
Her hair in the first photo really annoys me. Too fussy. Too deliberate.
I am always puzzled by the claims made about how Kate is soooo “confident.” Obviously, living in the public eye takes a higher level of confidence. But with her body language (as you pointed out), failure to appear without William to this point (with one exception), appearance of looking to William for direction in no-brainer situations, and severe interviewing nerves, I have trouble viewing her as extremely confident. Also, I don’t consider a person who had to shrink down to skin and bones to feel beautiful and/or express the stress of her public wedding and growing public image as highly confident.
Speaking of earning the “title” … Know why I always title my articles as “Kate Middleton” -something? -Instead of something with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, HRH, or Princess? —It’s because that is how the vast majority of people search for her when they look her up in a search engine like Google or Yahoo. People aren’t searching “Duchess of Cambridge” or “Princess Catherine” (which she isn’t yet anyway), anywhere near as much as they search for “Kate Middleton.” Obviously (or, it seems to me), she hasn’t earned her new title with most people yet. —And/or her pathetically long courtship gave her commoner name a permanence that won’t go away. Either way, she’s going to be “Kate Middleton” to most people for a long while, if you ask me!
I’d had the very same thought. I think I said somewhere before on this site that the Cambridge title may also really grate with some people ’cause there’s NO WAY either on them are on a par with the kids that go there (I know Cambridge is a town and area but for most it’s chiefly associated with the university and the intellectual elite). They simply don’t deserve the association; I think it was probably Buck Palance trying to somehow permanently evoke their uni past etc. and give the impression they’re somethig they’re not on that level also; it just doesn’t gel and it sounds “old fashioned” too. It’s something they shouldn’t been able to have that easily in deference to the kids that earn their place there; there were other titles available.
Byt the way I have a neice and nephew at Cambridge so I know what I’m talking about here in terms of what it takes etc.. Makes my blood boil to think such a lazy person could be given an association with it.
i am not good at speaking politically correct–so i am going to put it on the table. doesn’t anyone remember during his universitie years people begin writing articles discussing his sexuality then came the stream of on again off again girlfriends…….has anyone seen that photo of kate at her first solo engagement…kate middleton looks like dude with 20lbs of extensions, she has broad shoulders, she looks likes my 3yr old niece walking in heels (no poise),her face looks as if leather and what i m saying kate is handsome.
so marrying kate was a 2 for 1 because no respectable woman would go for that shit. i am a 31 year old man and someone need to make him throw up a shoe for a week–he left on purpose just not to spend valentine’s day what’s one day when he “works” all day long. he knows this girl has insecurities trying to live her mother dream and succeeded, i have no respect for whatever those people are
Another new dress…
This dress actually suits her stick-insect frame.
I thought so too, Arlie. It was a bit on the mature side (typical of Kate), but I thought it suited her figure very nicely. It added much-needed bulk in the right places, and the silhouette (the fuller skirt) added balance to her inverted-triangle-shaped figure. Her wedding dress did the same for her – I wouldn’t doubt that she was advised to wear that silhouette for her wedding, and recall that her reception gown matched it.
You said it so well, as usual, Miss 24. As much as there is to disrespect and dislike about Waity, occasionally she deserves some praise for doing some tiny thing right. She should wear this silhouette more often. She actually looks at a reasonably normal weight in this dress. Still, it’s pretty pathetic if all we can find to praise about her is her occasional decent fashion choice.
Is it really “charity” to visit an art exhibition? Those pictures and paintings sell for xx million euros (double-digit million euro sums) and nobody there needs help to be promoted.
Both galerists and the filthy rich owners of such pictures are very much interested in promoting these pictures in art exhibitions and ‘enobling’ them with a royal visit because that causes the price to rise even more.
To be honest I don’t like Freud’s pictures. He can paint but it ain’t art in my opinion. Nothing wrong with craftsmanship though.
Personally I doubt the value and worth of Freud’s pictures. Lucian Freud was the great-…-grandchild of this psychologist called Sigmund Freud and Lucian Freud has exploited and marketed the family’s ‘brand name’ quite well.
Seriously if Kate had graced some “unknown artists” exhibition event then I would agree this is some kind of charity. But at this exhibition about Freud’s work it is more a case of seeing and being seen at a glamorous high-profile high-society filthy-rich-people event. Any B-listed, C-listed and D-listed celebrity would kill to get an invitation.
To put it in a nutshell: this is not charity because the purpose of this visit is not to do something altruistic which makes the world a better place. On the contrary the purpose of this visit is to promote the Duchess’ own celebrity status.
I agree, No Kate Lover. And I would go even further to say that I would not consider it “charity” unless it was to sell art or admission to the gallery, for instance, for the sake of raising money for a more worthy cause. I feel like the National Portrait Gallery patronage was selected purely as a filler, and as you said, to increase opportunities like this, for Kate to promote herself. —And she and the press get to *technically* call it “charity” – furthering the promotion.
My very thoughts.
The DM’s coverage of the gallery visit got mostly negative comments questioning to what extent Buck Palace is “in touch” with public opinion in terms of the image she’s projecting. Interestingly, even though there are some comparatively more heavyweight solo duties coming up there’s also a general feeling that her heart’s not really in it. Wonder how they’ll “solve” it? People aren’t that easily fooled.
I agree – her heart is most definitely not in charity work. KM will never get even a finger nail dirty helping others by doing actual work – let alone a hand! Remember Princess Di walking through a field of landmines? Now try to picture KM there!what a laugh! She’s too selfish! While her heart and soul are focused on keeping William and the favour of the RF, staying skinny and her clothing and appearance, there is certainly no room for empathy or compassion for others.
She might try to appear interested, but it will always be easy to see through her.
I just hope the public has a long memory here, as I think BP and the press try to rely on the public’s short memory when trying to change their opinion.
Its funny how the comments have become more and more negative. Hope it stays that way!
please dont talk like that about kate. She got her hair done for 2 hrs, she choose a dress all by herself and walked all by herself in front of all those cameras without boring prince. wow there are no end to her talents
lolo. Actually according to the same article the hair took 4 hours……
Being the patron of the arts is much different than being a supporter of a charity. The art gallery is for the RICH. Why else would she pick this except that it coincided with her degree in Art History? Good god, help us all.
On her outfit, yes it does compliment her figure better because of the horizontal lines (wide collar, double breasted buttons, full skirt), and the heavier fabric. BUT – this particular ensemble is very aging. She looks like she could be twice her age. Good GAWD, Woman! Rolling Eyes, Big Time……….
LOL.
My basic conclusion is that Duchess needs a lot of help. She’s really a mess.
I like the dress and for her the 1950′s style is spot on considering that her persona is more in line with that decade rather than the current one.
I honestly think she hasn’t looked this good since she wore the pink Jenny Packham she wore right after her wedding.
That said, the make up is still too harsh and the hair still gets all tangled up on her clothing. Wear it up Kate! Also, I have never thought of tweed as an evening fabric. I would have worn this to a daytime event. She should have ditched the diamond bracelet…people are struggling, Duchess, you know struggling, right?
Of course, everyone is focused on her looks because she STILL has not said or done anything of importance. And to be honest, the more I think about it, the more disgusted I get because this event does NOTHING for the average Brit. It is glitz and glam and a photo op but most people aren’t dumb enough to think this event somehow required sacrifice or introspection from dear Waity.
1950′s , 1850′s, 1750′s…it doesn’t matter, she is not of this century.
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The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out without her husband Prince William for the first time this week on a royal engagement at the National Portrait Gallery and a palace insider revealed that Her Majesty has developed a fondness for her grandson’s wife.
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As Miss24 has written there really seems to be some damage control concerning Kate going on. And even the Queen is helping out with damage control by “letting it be known” that she likes Kate.
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‘The Queen has developed a great affection for Kate and wants her to feel fully supported. She knows how big a step carrying out official duties will be for Kate and has offered to have regular meetings to make sure she feels prepared,’ the courtier explained to the Daily Mail.
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Seriously how much preparation does any royal really need? It is shaking hands and doing small talk and sipping champagne and an occasional dinner. They have advisors who cherrypick charities and events. They have assistants and secretaries etc. to do all the typing and telephoning and mail stuff. They could probably phone any member of parliament and other politicians if they should have any political questions.
I mean it is not as if Kate had to broker a peace treaty between several enemy parties of some civil war-torn country in the middle east.
Also by stating that the Queen takes an interest in Kate’s development they practically admit that there is at least room for development or even need for development. I am not sure that this is an entirely positive turn for Kate. I mean this looks like Kate is tied to her grand-MOTHER-in-laws apron strings.
I don’t think it was Kate’s manners or public conduct that needs developing. It is more Kate’s attitude (lazy waity katie party pie) and apparent lack of interest (no charity no hobbies just fun) that needs to be treated.
Some German celebrity magazine reported there had been a slight marriage crisis between Kate and William who partied with his buddies and only joined in the Mystique family holidays several days later. According to the magazine Kate feels alone when William is away.
Well, William is an army pilot and of course if an army wife has no job and no career and no serious interests of her own she is going to feel VERY lonely when hubby is on duty.
clingy and attention-seeking
I suspect, like you, that the Queen is not so keen on Waity but has perhaps taken her under the royal wing in an effort to straighten the DoD out. I really wonder about QE2′s opinion especially since she said Kate should work at least 2 years ago and Kate never did. She is still doing as little as she can and now she is a member of the RF.
With the economic climate and the public grumblings, if I were a member of the RF, I would be treading very carefully. The queen asked for austerity from the RF and I think W & K were the only ones to take a big vacation. It shows arrogance, disrespect, stubbornness and entitlement and I think it is Will who makes this behavior possible. I wonder if he threatens abdication if he doesn’t get his way. It is a very childish, manipulative behavior.
Someone told me once that people tend to marry people that are very similar on the inside, if not on the outside. I think Will is also arrogant, spoilt, and selfish. This would never have come out without the wedding.
Interesting.
The Q has developed that “fondness” surprisingly quickly if you ask me (surely develop means “over a long period of time”); could it have something to do with the fact that the tour of the wedding dress exhibition at Buck Palace was a PR disaster in terms of the relationship between the two woman? Yes, I thought so.
(:D I just popped in to wonder what my avatar would be and to offer my thoughts)
She took more time to prepare herself for the event than the amount of time she was actually at the event. Really, now.
The DM readers are not impressed with her despite starting her ‘charity’ work. I’ve browsed through other gossip sites and they mostly comment on the dress, how pretty she looks, how ‘classy’ she is (yeah right) and other superficial things. Being a royal is supposed to be more than this yet with Kate it seems like there is nothing more to her beneath all that hair.
She still touches her hair a lot. I think we never see it tied up is because if up she’ll have nothing to do.
Well except touch her stomach.
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[...] Even the Duchess of Cambridge caused several raised eyebrows when she appeared in public recently with a look dangerously close to the hard, heavy Scouse Brow favoured by the cast of E4’s reality series, Desperate Scousewives.
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Is this praise for Kate?
Or is this praise tongue-in-cheek?
Check out the comments!
Why does the Royal Families PR allow such articles to be published? I can’t imagine that such articles actually help building a credible royal image for Kate!!?? Most people think Kate is average pretty / beautiful and very very very very carefully and very very very expensively groomed.
Less grooming more royal work would do wonders.
Funny detail:
WOW brows = World of Warcraft brows :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
(World of Warcraft: some kind of series with books and pc games which features trolls and witches and orks and dwarfs and likewise and it is always about some kind of belligerent interaction between different kinds of creatures… or something like that, google it!
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft) :-D :-D :-D
LOL
Kate does look groomed within an inch of her life. I actually feel exhausted just thinking about all the behind the scenes work.
Yes, pity her the day she gets “caught” with no eyeliner on…. it may come as a shock to some. By not toning it down she’s leaving the door wide open to ridicule in that sense (all the other European princesses have been photographed with barely any makeup on and ungroomed hair at one time or another, usually when they’re comforting victims of a tragedy or something, out of respect for them) but not this one I note.
OH! Kate, don’t mess this one up. It will probably be a private visit or may not be .
I knew the charity work was going to be a once a week thing, National Portrait does not count.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9079365/Kate-Middleton-to-meet-sick-children-at-Liverpool-hospital.html
puhlease
I don’t know how to link to it here (perhaps someone can help) but there is a gif on Royal Dish (p12 of Waity got the Cream) of DD sulking and rolling her eyes at the homeless shelter visit before christmas. For anyone wondering if maybe we just misunderstand the poor girl and are being too harsh, this video should put things in perspective…. she could care less about the people she was meeting and didn’t care who knows! Supreme arrogance and childish inability to concentrate for 45 minutes or so
http://royaldish.com/index.php?topic=9855.165
Centima, I don’t know if this link works, but yes – on page 12 the video does make her look like an absolute jerk.
The women is so insincere it makes me sick. She quite obviously sees helping charities + worthy causes as a big chore.
What a waste that people like PW + KM are in these worldly roles. It’s all just a show. They only care about themselves.
It is the look on her face as she pretends to sip the smoothie that reveals a multiude – you would think she was swallowing poison – shows she has an eating problem – even though it was staged – watch as she puts it under the counter – one sip for the foolish public to think you are so lovely………
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2100867/Kate-Middleton-Valentines-Day-trip-Duchess-Cambridge-visit-Liverpool-childrens-hospital.html
Some 50 pictures of a visit to sick children in a hospital.
Kate is on some 45 pictures hugging or smiling or joking or talking to sick children.
Jesus one doesn’t see so many pictures on a single Daily Mail article very often. 1 – 15 pics is somewhat ‘normal’.
But a freakin’ 50 pictures??????? AND a video.
[...] The chestnut brown coat was the perfect fit for the slender Duchess – and the muted chocolate tone and simple, classic cut meant that the focus remained on her charity work for the day rather than her choice of outfit. [...]
Seriously is this reporting about a royal visit or is this the glorification of Kate Middleton? I mean they had to
… P.O.I.N.T. … O.U.T. … that Kate’s
OUTFIT DID NOT DISTRACT
from her charity work.
I think it is hilarious. They start telling us directly what to think about Kate’s outfits.
I reckon those remarks were made in response to the comments on KM’s outfit at the UNICEF meeting. Maybe instigated by Kate’s PR team? Or maybe it was tongue-in-cheek?
Christ this should be about the kids, not what she’s wearing.
I still can’t (and probably never can) forgive her for going to that cancer hospital with her hair swishing everywhere in front of the sick kids.
At least her smile and joking around is appropriate this time?
and she made the children happy.
Now that I noticed her smile could scream a discomfort about her. Hopefully after her charity events she won’t vaca.
One swallow does not make a summer…
She seemed to have done a bit better here, maybe because she was mainly interacting with children. I don’t know – I don’t want to detract from the experiences of the children, but Kate has a long way to go and a lot of work to do before she will come anywhere close to redeeming herself.
Again I say: I hope the public does not have a short memory and is not manipulated by BP and the press.
I found this article interesting about how P. William “did as he was told” by Grandma HRH QE2 regarding his wedding tunic… it made me wonder if this extends into other areas: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/whatever-you-say-grandma/story-e6frfmqi-1226271353128
I can’t believe my own eyes! Did you guys see the comments on the Daily Mail? Just a week ago over 700 comments did not like her and got voted up and up. Now everyone is crazy about her! Are people really that gullible? Can people not see this is PR? I still don’t like her, I still think she is fake. I think what did the trick this time is that children are involved- will be really interesting to see what people say at the next picture gallery visit.
What really annoys me is that she never did charity before she married you-know-who. If she did you can bet we would have known about it. Now suddenly she is a saint, oh so kind. Even my husband likes her….that is the worst.
Could Buck Palace have had a word with the DM?
Why do I do this to myself? I click on the article even though I know I’ll want to throw up after reading it.
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/i-love-you-boy-steps-in-as-catherines-valentine-20120215-1t4rq.html
Its amazing how the clothes she wears will sell out in a matter of hours, but the charity she visits will get less in donations than the cost of her panty hose. Go figure. If this woman was worth her weight in tax payer dollars she would make a statement. I would. I would tell the world that I appreciate your admiration of my fashion sense, but please dont buy a $250 blouse, give to charity! Has anyone noticed that she looks absolutely haggard when she doesnt smile. Not good.
excellent comment, Kellie! Kate is really just too self absorbed to even think of the charitable thing. To her, it’s a big fashion parade. She wants to leave a legacy of photos of herself that she finds satisfying….
“Its amazing how the clothes she wears will sell out in a matter of hours,”
Part of me thinks that it’s all just one massive PR. Surely women around the world can’t be that gullible? Right?
I have totally noticed that for years, Kellie. She looks forty at least when she doesn’t smile. You can see all the marionette lines around her mouth that are beginning to form and sag — and this doesn’t usually happen until a person’s forties. I predicted two years ago that she would not age well. Watch for the Botox injections other fillers by her mid-thirties. And it’s not that I’m necessarily against those enhancements. I just don’t get all the fuss over how beautiful she is. She has a pretty smile, but that’s all. And she overuses and abuses that smile on every possible occasion and at every possible moment, however inappropriate, because she knows she’s just Plain Jane Waity Doolittle — rather homely, actually — when she doesn’t smile.
I don’t have a problem with KM’s last two outfits per say; however, I do think she lacks a sense of occasion where dressing is concerned. A black dress for visiting a children’s ward? And stiletto heels during the day to visit a hospital? Wouldn’t something in a cheerful colour have been more appropriate and thoughtful to wear to meet the children? However, it did look absolutely fine for the dry bar she visited. Her dress she wore to the NPG, although pretty, was not entirely a suitable choice for evening wear (would have looked fine at a luncheon or tea occasion). A sophisticated trouser suit (even modern cocktail suit) would have made her appear more sophisticated amongst the ‘arty’ set. At her height, I don’t understand why she needs to wear such towering heels (not particularly classy). They make her have to hunch over to speak to people. She would still look very thin (if that is her objective) and ‘fashionable’ with medium heels. It seems she just can’t let go of her desire to be a fashion model. However, it does seem she has been (or her advisors) listening to the critics as she made more of an effort to appear engaged in what she was doing.
Fully agree. Great point about possibly wearing something cheerful to meet the kids.
It seems stupid for a 30 year old to suddenly become rail thin and start trying to dress to impress in designer labels and stilettos for attention – as you said starkreality: trying to be a fashion model… when:
1) She was never a clotheshorse in her former life, just an average girl,
2) She could never have been a model (but maybe that was her hope back in that sheer black dress in her uni days?)
3) She is about 7 years ‘past it’ in model-time/ expiry date.
Honestly! Give it up girl. You need to be a wife now, a grown-up woman, not a woman-child. Show us you are capable, and look within 36 months of embracing motherhood. DD is looking like a try hard right now… she needs to keep it simple, with modern classics in clean lines, not flashy in look or budget.
And… cut off some damned hair. It’s very dated and immature.
http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2012/02/16/kate-middleton-loves-towie.htm
Unbelievable.
1. Kate tries to appear “like any commoner” by saying she liked what commoners like. Creepy in this case because Towie is REALLY NOT setting an example to young people. Just like a certain commoner who recently married …
2. Kate really likes Towie. She will be queen one day. I don’t like the idea that somebody who will be queen one day does actually like and publicly admits to like Towie although being 30 years old already.
The time to edit my comment above elapsed so here is it as it should be:
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You will not BELIEVE what Kate Middleton has revealed she likes to watch on TV on those long cold nights while Prince Willaim is away on hs tour of duty*. Re-runs of ‘To The manor Born’? Nope: <strong>TOWIE</strong>.
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Unbelievable.
1. Kate tries to appear “like any commoner” by saying she liked what commoners like. Creepy in this case because Towie is REALLY NOT setting an example to young people. Just like a certain commoner who recently married …
2. Kate really likes Towie. She has a very high position in society. I don’t like the idea that somebody with her social standing does actually like and publicly admits to like Towie although being 30 years old already. Really.
Towie is trashy glamour, ain’t it? All big (fake) hair and make-up plaster and fake tan + fake lashes + fake breasts + fake teeth. (I mean I am not English/American so I never really sure about such judgement:)
I think Kate wants to be glamorous.
And it seems inappropriate to appear in glamorous clothing for charity visits. Glamorous for dinner parties or galas or a ball and the like is appropriate. But glamorous black and high heels for visiting sick children in a hospital?
I remember this UNICEF visit when Kate and William and the royal Danish couple visited this UNICEF packing center. Kate was all glamorous with flowing hair and a long red dress-like coat. Mary elegant and smart and toned down in grey trousers (?) and a blue coat and wore some kind of hair bun.
Diversity pleases. This applies to fashion too. Be glamorous sometimes. Be toned down sometimes.
Whoever posted that the House of Windsor is being taken over by the House of Middleton is so astute – I am really surprised that someone with so many opportunities to delve into interesting subjects – opts to watch TOWIE – But at least this shows us a little bit of what she is really like instead of all the positive media hype. From now on she will probably remain silent or those whom she speaks to sworn to secrecy or off with their heads! What is really sad is that this exposes just how insubstantial this woman is and equally her husband who fell for the olderst female cunning (lets blame or praise Crazy Carol for this depending on your take) behaviour to bag her prince. If the new generation monarchy are celebrating such trash – they really are The Middletons and should be abolished right away. There are so many more talented and geniune people who deserve the priveldges that Ms Middleton has managed to manipulate her way into. The Queen is an example of duty and integrity. I am afraid despite the PR or indeed because of the PR we have landed ourselves with the reality that Britain is governed by those care not a jot about the ‘common person’ but are entertained by a lifestyle which they find amusing. The same as us – god forbid that the monarchy is like TOWIE – never seen it but from reading it they are desperate people. Then again, they might be more like them than we care to think. It beggars belief that taxpayers are footing the bill for this supposedly intelligent woman (when did art history degrees become so easily availbale from St Andrews? She got a 2:1 fair play but I for one would like to read it – I hope it is not another example of dumbing down along with the monarchy endorsing TOWIE) and her husband’s abode. They really should show us that they are just like us and work and pay for it themselves. Kate might have pulled the wool over William (whom I still have a slight soft spot for) but I hope the public realise sooner than later that she cares for noone but herself and The Middletons. She is one tough cookie who pretends not to be. Dangerous!!!!I wonder what will happen when poor old Lizzie passes – disastor if this is what the Britain has become. And yes, the heels are a power statement. Equally scary. By the time she takes the crown anyone writing on theis blog will have been sent to the tower if she has anything to do with it.
Agreed @Ireland ! D Do-Little is making Queen Elizabeth look GOOD, and Camilla too, by comparison. It’s amazing… as only a few years ago I thought they were the ones who made having a monarchy look like a throw-back concept to prehistoria age! Now I have regard for them all. Never thought I would see that day. I say call it (RF) quits when QE2 passes.
Not a royalist either but the Queen did seem to heal some wounds over the water in a very Stateswoman-like way and through fate and lineage had no choice in her ‘career.’ Despite the obvious she does appear to genuinely take her role seriously, appears kind, as does her daughter but it is sad to see she has taken to Sophie (PR guru need we say more! all businesses needs a good PR). Not sure what role RF can do in a contemporary world except becoming part of the celebrity global glut and I suppose Kate serves that superficial purpose well – its just TOWIE but starring Wills and KAte etc. Bet she wishes that had not come out. And unless she is very different to the person those us of with PR/spin alert radar see ,we can’t expect much dutiful, non glamarous, intelligent input form DD except that which has been manufactured. The Middletrash appear to be incredibly tough and manipulative so god help the idots who have let them in. I hope I am wrong but there is something in DD’s demure that is not compassionate. RF will now just become, not that it hasn;t already, a very edited and censored reality soap opera – difference is it is British citizens who are fools who give them so much for so little – let them have a few pictures of Kate so they don’t really ask the important questions as to who actually owns the Crown Jewels etc. THey say it is the state but let’s see what would happen should the increasingly unlikely situation arise. If they are disbanded I wonder how much of the assets will be returned to the people and former colonies. But be sure THe Middletrash will get a good lawyer !!! I am all for honest working class people doing well, marrying up for love and so on but something just doesn’t sit easy with the money situation in Party Pieces. If the RF has to stay at least Big Ears is right it should be cut down to size and less of the hangers on. If they play a good diplomatic/tourist role I suppose people do not mind the expense but the young royals do not send out the message of a hopeful future. Let’s hope they change.If not lets hope the public start seeing them for what they really are.
KM obviously thinks it’s all about HER.
To me, D Dolittle puts the ‘common’ in common-as-dirt, besmirching the dignity of all the rest of us ‘commoners’.
I would have thought Kate Idleton would consider wearing some nice slacks to meet the kids. That way she could kneel down and not have to worry about flashing everyone (not that she seems to have been concerned about that in the past………LOL).
The high heels are so ridiculous. She is a one-trick woman, obviously. She never goes to official events in a heel less than 3 or 4 inches. It’s quite apparent that she does this because she enjoys towering over people. C’mon Kate – get some slacks and buy some lower heeled shoes. Grow up.
I couldn’t agree more. It’s beyond ridiculous that she wears five-inch heels (never three- or four-inch heels, always five inches at least) to spend several hours with sick children in a hospital. It’s one thing to be insecure enough to need to tower over adults on every single occasion, but with sick children? Obviously, this outing was nothing but yet another photo op for Waity to show off clothes. But how stupid can she be? Doesn’t she realize how bad this makes her appear physically and how shallow and superficial she comes across? Optics, Waity, optics! God, she looks so awkward and uncomfortable bending down to reach them from her towering height. I am just waiting for the day when she catches one of those heels and trips. Imagine her at home, practicing for hours to learn how to bend over in five-inch heels without toppling over.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2101940/Duchess-Cambridge-TOWIE-fan-Kate-Middleton-watches-The-Only-Way-Is-Essex.html
Kate is a fan of this escapist TOWIE reality show.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2102110/Duchess-Cornwall-reveals-passion-reading.html
Camilla loves to read books.
I would say Kate was outdone by Camilla.
People seem to have forgotten about her charity event and are talking solely about her “fashion.” (Which tells you a lot about some people.) It seems the only quality that she can sell to her PR is that she is “fashionable” instead of being a humanitarian or even a good wife.
Her PR tries so hard to sell her to the public, especially her quality of “fashion and”work”. Also they try and sell PW&Kate as the perfect wife and husband. Which makes me think how perfect the picture actually is in real life? Just because they are married now doesn’t mean that the arguments, problems.. etc magically leave, their PR must be hiding a lot of their problems.
Kate’s type of life she chose for herself must be hard on her psych. For that life style is not healthy mentally or physically. If you are not a grounded person, independent, or have good self worth etc, which I don’t think she has any of these qualities, Hence physically she is not healthy and I bet mentally she is not as well. Having to act perfect, well poised, and smile a lot in front of people is definitively not healthy, especially if you don’t reflect that happiness inside. That is why I think her fall for grace will be a hard one for her. Everyone has a fall from grace, but her’s will be public. She is not perfect hence why she is bond to have some sort of break own or mistake in the future,(If she has not already,) even if she herself believe she is perfect. I’m not saying I’m sympathetic towards her , I’m just saying she is not perfect as people or she herself paints to be, she is human.
Princess Diana was not perfect her marriage and life seemed perfect in actuality it was far from perfect she had her fall from grace for all the world to see yet she picked herself up and her life was getting better.
I don’t think kate will have the same strength to pick herself up since she is so dedicated to PW. All I’m saying is these people are not perfect yet the public seems to deem differently. So Kate has one one horrid road ahead that I don’t she is prepared for, since has been handed everything on a silver plate. Kate is not criticized enough, (which creates false confidence.) And when one never faces criticism anymore, one loses all grip on reality. The RF, especially kate is a good example for that.
totally agree with you, Eternal Life. I, too, believe it is just a matter of time before Kate “cracks”.
http://styleclone.com/18090/pippa-middleton-and-carole-middleton-spotted-at-goring-hotel-who-looked-best/
Looks like Carole and Pippa bagged some goody bags.
@No Kate Lover good article
After that Mustique fiasco, Carole, Mike and Pippa should have done 1 or 2 charity events that actually involve charity rather than play. No time for that, I guess, after a short hiatus they have jumped right back into society, albeit with cheap polyester dresses.
If only their absence from society was due to the need for self-reflection rather than a calculated move by Ma Middleton. She scares me.
Pippa and Carole truly think they are celebs (look at their faces) and I hope they get snubbed by everybody. I know that sounds mean but I am an equal opportunity offender because I would say the same about anyone like them. And yes I think it’s hilarious that Pippa still hasn’t bagged a ring. She must be on high-alert prowler mode.
I think the Middletons will have to be put in their place by BP or themselves (give them enough rope…). Their audacity (look at Pippa’s and Carole’s faces) is quite pronounced.
@ No Kate Lover… when I read your linked article, all I could think of when I saw Crazy Carole (the royal-obsessed-stalker) was mutton dressed as lamb!
What on earth is she doing? She looks incredibly tacky and inappropriate. If she were 18-21 then OK, her outfit might work. On her though, it’s way too young looking, even if Pippa were to wear it.
She reminds me of Dina Lohan, living vicariously through her daughters.
As I have said before, she pushed Kate to snag PW, and now she’s living her dream. She needs to locked away in a sanitarium, well away from the RF.
@ Caroline:
I had similar thoughts. The only reason why the Middleton Family is on the news is because Kate married a Prince. They are neither rich nor famous nor talented enough to be in the news for other reasons. They will make lots of friends and acquaintances but many of those will drop the Middletons if Kate and William split.
If William develops a bit more then he might find Kate boring. I think many marriages fail when one partner decides to not develop something of his/her own. It is boring to be married to somebody who doesn’t have any serious interests nor any career let alone a job or at least working experience.
Also I think that Kate’s TOWIE confession shouts out loud about her: no aspirations.
Nobody with serious interests or with a somewhat serious career or with a job would publicly admit to like TOWIE. TOWIE practically screams “bimbo” (=tarty stupid woman with no aspirations). TOWIE glorifies shallowness and fake-ness.
Can you imagine a teacher or a lawyer or a nurse or a book accountant or an architect stating they loved TOWIE?
At some point Kate will be exposed.
Did you notice that every Royal has some kind of serious interest and often even studied? Except Kate… “bagging a prince” is probably not a hobby which one would admit in public.
(Prince Charles: architecture, agriculture, ecology)
(Queen: dogs, horses and takes her job very seriously)
(Prince Phillip: architecture and more)
(Princess Anne: light houses and Royal working seriously)
(Prince William and Prince Harry: seriously comitted to army career)
The Royal Family brings in lots of tourists?
I have heard the RF gets something around 40 Mio brit. Pounds per year.
Also one should add all that police protection and bodygard costs which is footed by the taxpayer.
You need a LOT of tourists in order to get that money back in savely.
The tourists come to see the castles and museums and landscapes etc. They would still come if there were no Royal Family.
An elected representative like the German President who is just representing costs around 5 Mio Pounds a year and that includes his wage (200.000) and his office (castle of Bellevue) and his protection etc.
Unfortunately any former elected German President gets the honorary salary (200.000/year) for the rest of his life and his office costs are paid for as well (another 200.000). Usually we have about 3-5 former German Presidents plus the one who is the current one.
Nevertheless here is a calculation:
5 x 400.000 = 2 Mio (5 former Ger. Presidents, honorary salary + office)
5 Mio (current German President)
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7 Mio
Just a thought: 7 Mio/year is a lot less than those 40 Mio/year which the British Royal Family receives. ;-)
Hi NKL:
I’m with you on that old claim that the BRF brings tourists to England. What a load! If the odd tourist has a keen desire to see the Royals, he would do better to buy a copy of HELLO! or The Daily Mirror. The Royals just aren’t that approachable and don’t seem to care much about their countrymen. Why on Earth would they give a whit about tourists?
Note to self: Reese Witherspoon is now on my list of dumb blondes for telling Ellen that she wants to be friends with Kate. What another load! It should be the other way around: “Umm, Reese, this is Waity, um I mean Duchess of DoLittle. I thought maybe you could come over to the palace and watch TOWIE with me. You are so talented and even got an Oscar. I like acting too. Whenever I go out to meet the commoners, I pretend I am delighted to be with them when all I really want to do is get my hair done and practice smiling in the mirror.
The pictures of her at the children’s hospital. Who wears black to visit sick children? How about a little color. Kids like pink and it looks kind of princessy.
And anyone who can belt a wool coat and still look thin needs to gain a few.
Ok, that’s my Kate critique of the day.
Beauty? Let me tell you something, being thought of as ‘a beautiful woman‘ has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless, and it is always transitory. I can’t believe what people do to themselves. To make themselves look beautiful… and then they end up distorted. Worse they still have that Hole in their heart that led them to change themselves to begin with.
Halle Berry
That quote reminded me of kate, oddly enough part of a church sermon. Sure she has yet to have plastic surgery . But she has changed her appearance and nature of herself, I bet she does have some kind of void hurt etc even though she is called most beautiful
Halle Berry is a real woman of substance, who happens to be beautiful
If this is true, then the RF really have lost the plot… Uncle Gary wasn’t a victim, but a dealer – unsavoury doesn’t begin to describe this.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9090676/Duchess-of-Cambridge-turns-to-her-uncle-for-advice-on-addiction.html
It really beggars belief. Money is the only thing that interests The House of Middletrash. Dealers – in sex drugs and who knows what! They have weaseled into the castle so watch the walls come tumbling down – or raised up to keep the peasants out without a sense of noblise oblige. As CC said – we are a business not a charity (Daily Mail article) – I am appauled that Uncle G is let anywhere near THe Firm it is insensitive to honest people who have watched money made by dishonest hoodlums who bully and have no morals, Dealers are scum – just look at the housing estates in any city where these people prey on the weak and the vulnerable. THe more you scratch this family the more RF seem to be OK and I am no roylaist but if they think all of this is OK they really have lost the plot.
I AGREE
While I agree that the House of Middletrash are bring down the RF (and maybe that is long overdue anyway!) and that they are dealers of sex and drugs… the heading of that article doesn’t match the content. The quoted source is a so-called ‘friend’ of ‘Colourful’ Uncle Gary… probably himself. Nowhere does it confirm Kate approached her uncle for advice, thought of her uncle, spoke to her uncle, or mentioned them in her press releases or to the charity Action on Addiction. I think she must know not to. Someone close to UG has gone to the Telegraph to make a story out of nothing and keep him in the news.
Prime example of the toxic Middletrash family and what it stands for. By courting attention, invites and freebies so blatantly they have become a parody of themselves.
As I have said before, DD must kick them to the curb – and that goes for Mama Middletrash & her cotton’ pickin’, left-on-the-shelf, mannish daughter Pippa as well. Either DD shuns them or she gets the gates of BP locking her out. Time to choose Waity. I am waiting on the RF to tell you ‘when’.
Can you imagine KM would ever do anything like this:
‘Elizabeth II had been a popular figure in her own right since the war when, as a 19-year-old princess, she was photographed in her Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform changing the tyre of a military vehicle. The sight of the heir to the throne doing her part for the war effort, just like millions of other less privileged women, profoundly affected people.’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9074683/The-role-Elizabeth-was-born-to-play.html
That will be the day! Ok perhaps you can argue that this was some sort of PR propaganda but bottomline is that the Queen worked and works still.
It’s terrible PW has chosen someone like KM. Until she shows that she can make herself useful and relevant I’m annoyed that taxpayers money goes towards supporting people like her.
@Maria: oooh I am now so excited about the jubilee – not ‘cos I have a fig about the Queen, but because coming months will bring countless articles just like this about the Queen’s life, times and achievements. All of which will make people go: What the F*** is that Duchess doing? How ever did Kate Middleton become part of this? More pressure on her to do something other than be thin, paint on her make up, get blow-dries, smile at cameras, pretend to care about charity all of a sudden and take holidays with her ignoramus family.
LOL
EXACTLY
A few perceptive comments in the DM about Dolittle’s most recent outing at the Art Room. This one’s interesting:
The Art Room is a wonderful choice of charity! However, why is Kate as far away as possible from the children and their work in pictures 3 & 4? Is she afraid she might catch something? In fact, why are there actually so few pictures of her connecting with and motivating the children- it is just another meet and greet. It shows it is just not possible to train someone to have genuine empathy and develop a sincere connection with those in need- nothing can be done in this situation. As well, the dress is far too short for this occasion.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2104227/Kate-Middleton-Duchess-Cambridge-makes-visit-royal-patron-The-Art-Room-Orla-Kiely-dress.html#ixzz1n1hdPOJc
Also there were a few about why she doesn’t weight her hems, i.e. is it that she actually likes the prospect of her dress blowing up a bit and legs being seen? lolo
Also noticed that the “negative” comments have become fewer, someone even noticed and asks whether the DM is being “stiched up”? lolo A few comments as well about how the article is mostly all about her clothes… again. Oh and someone noticed a current tendency to try to say too much (gush) and her therefore getting photographed with her mouth open a bit like Fergie used to. Also the constant hair touching hasn’t dissipated. Trouble is like I’ve said before, she looks even worse when the hair’s tied back because she has a manly jaw bone, that’s why it’s mostly always loose.
I like coat dresses and boots but I do think the taste in clothes is very much on the old fashioned side for a woman of her age. Maybe it’s the color this time, I don’t know. I think she thinks that this kind of style (old fashioned, does anyone think it has someone 1920s/30s about it, kind of Wallis Simponish? Can’t put my finger on it It’s probably the stick thin + fashion choice effect that makes me think of her) helps make her more regal.
I can’t believe that dress is now supposedly sold out.
I must add this as well because I think it’s very telling.
During the previous outing with kids (was it the cancer unit – can’t remember) she is reported to have told one of them that she would show the card they had made for her and W to W when he got back adding: “which is not long now” (rolling eyes). Now, if you’re really engaged with the kid, it’s not something you need to mnetion/add in my view (i.e. I’m missing W, poor me?), in fact it’s really rather strange (or rather telling) if you ask me (isn’t it something you would be more likely to say to a friend or family member?) as it was supposed to be all about them, their feelings and needs, not hers, not even a hint of them, but it slipped out. I think it shows where the focus mostly lies.
What d’you all think?
@ Anne Marie
Yes, I agree.
I think the way how you live your life has an impact on you. Whatever you do affects your brain. If you brain is busy doing or analysing art then your brain builds these particular structures which help you doing or analysing art.
This sounds a bit science over-the-top.
Nevertheless it is true. Whatever you do leaves an impact on you.
Now what did Kate do all those years when she waited for the proposal?
Caring and thinking about William.
Waiting for William.
Looking out for William. (Probably google-ing him.)
Wondering what William might like and trying to look good for him.
Okay: helping out in her parent’s party business.
And SHOPPING and PARTYing.
And that is what made an impact on her.
There are probably not many other things as she didn’t have a job and is not known to have done anything else seriously.
Now judge this kind of impact!
Exactly. Why not “but he’ll be back soon/next month”? Because she’s been saying “not long now” re Wills for the last ten years: not long now until we (casually) meet at uni; not long now until we start formally going out; not long now until the next call, until the next party, until the next trip, until the next event I get to accompany him to and seal the idea of us as a couple in the nation’s subconscience, until I get to give up my “job”; and finally, after all that hard waiting….. drum roll, not long now until the engagement and the wedding / noble title ????? Bet when our dear Q passes it’ll be “not long now ’til I’m made “Princess of Wales”……..
It was at the homeless shelter I think……….. they hadn’t got homes etc.; she hadn’t got W with her for 6 weeks - were they supposed to empathize?
Poor darling, I hope the forthcoming trip (I mean engagement) to Fortnum & Masons with granny and mum-in-law helps lift your spirits.
Am I the only one who thinks the dress/coat is too small for longlimbed Kate? All legs no neck?
And the waist is too high.
Or the waist is too low with the skirt being too short if it is supposed to be Empire style.
And the dress looks too old fashioned for Kate because it is such a monochrome brown beige outfit. I think it might work if it was combined with something more colourful.
http://de.eonline.com/news/kate_middleton_reveals_puppys_name/295631?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories
Okay, this one is plain :-D mean.
http://www.entertainmentwise.com/photos/70125/7/Rihanna-Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-Kate-Middleton-The-Most-Flat-Chested-Stars#gallery
Today’s visit to the Art Room was a simply a photo session.
Anyone who is truly interested in children and art (as well as been there before and know what it is like) would have dressed much differently. When you are around children, you have to bend down. Very obvious. Therefore, dresses and heels can be awkward. Especially short and full/wide dresses (they go up at the back as you bend over). Long hair can be very annoying so most people can’t wait to tie it back or put it up because it always hangs down in your face when you bend over, etc.
The long hair loose, dress, and heels don’t make sense. Very uncomfortable for her, so she must have dressed that way for the photos. Try a ponytail, slacks, and sweater.
The ‘Best’Rated’ comments from the Daily Mail Article looked fake. The structure and briefness of the sentences appear as if the same person wrote them.
Right on. Besides it’s very easy to get paint on loose hair.
Also a nice pair of ballet flats would be more fitting for playing with children.
@ yvonne
I agree Kate’s charitable visits seem to be more like photo sessions. Kate is always dolled up and there are lots and lots of photos of Kate (many closeups) but hardly any group photos.
It is all about Kate.
I have no proof but I have the impression that online newspapers do often heavily edit reader’s comments.
I have no proof but I suspect that the “rating” of comments is not really truthfully counted – means I suspect that the ratings are manipulated.
Nowadays newspapers – especially tabloids – make and / or break celebrities.
Their dog is called Lupo?!
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/the-secrets-out-kate-reveals-new-addition-to-the-royal-family-20120222-1tmgt.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2104303/Kate-Middleton-Childrens-book-invites-readers-dress-Duchess-paper-clothes-inspired-real-dresses.html
?! This can be hilarious though.
Hilarious. But the creators make a big mistake — this paper doll has an actual figure. Why did they put hips and a bust on it? Waity has no bust or hips.
Today’s fashion choice is dreadful. Babyish with the waist too high, and did she not learn from her fashion fiasco in Canada with the yellow dress exposing her rear? I’m not the first to say this, but it’s beginning to seem like she deliberately seeks out the kind of attention she gets when her dress flies up and her hair is flying everywhere. How sad that Dolittle cannot seem to learn from her mistakes.
The fabric looks like my car seat covers.
Why won’t this woman wear a nice pair of slacks, tailored jacket and low-med heels? She is absolutely not dressed for interacting with kids nor the weather. And why does she always make those kids wait for her outside in the cold?
I think she stood back from the kids so she wouldn’t get dirty, eventhough she did. How weird to point it out, except to say Bugger, those darn kids are so messy. At least my long flowing hair is falling in my face and my dress is short enough to show my bony ass!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2104227/Kate-Middleton-Duchess-Cambridge-makes-visit-royal-patron-The-Art-Room-Orla-Kiely-dress.html
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2104227/Kate-Middleton-Duchess-Cambridge-makes-visit-royal-patron-The-Art-Room-Orla-Kiely-dress.html#ixzz1n6LLMUuj
This one is hilarious.
1. Point out that Kate is a History of Art graduate.
(Yeah, we all know she used her expensive privately funded education to get a job and do some serious charity work before *MeBeingCynic*)
2. Repeat yesterday’s news that Kate visited some art room (charity?).
(And it needs to be repeated as Kate doesn’t really do that much charitable work. So if this story is told twice it looks as if Kate worked twice, doesn’t it ;-) )
3. Point out that Kate has got red paint on her coat dress because she visited this art room.
DRAW CONCLUSION: Kate is such an educated woman who devotedly supports artsy charities(?) and projects for cute little children. She is so unbelieveably and utterly devoted to charity and children and art that she even accepts some paint smeared on her coat dress.
(Does the Daily Mail really expect people to believe such a story? Are real people really such fools?)
What’s next? Kate’s hair tousled by the wind as a proof of her committment to outdoorsy charites? Kate’s high heeled visits to sick people as proof of her committment to health charities? And when a high heeled towering Kate bends her knees to talk to children eye to eye = proof that Kate really supports charities?
lololo, ”backfire” is a word that comes to mind, lololo
She can’t escape her dolittle past can she, no matter how hard they try to spin it (in fact it must be terribly frustrating for the PR machine unless they’re assuming that most of the nation are gullibles and/or deep down prefer to a fairy tale, which is really all they’ve got to work on, lolo). It’s like the old saying: “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” only applied to personality.
I think here is some gentle mockery of the “Kate effect” – the alleged immediate sell-out of any clothes Kate gets photographed in. I don’t believe in this alleged Kate effect either.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/style/duchess-of-cambridge-kate-middletons-orla-707664
// Quote start:
Her coat may have already flown off the rails, but watch the Birdie Orla Kiely coat part II – because if The Kate Effect has got anything to do with it, it’ll be gone before you can click add to XX
CopyKate
Watch the birdie
//Quote end.
BTW: if Kate had worn that coat with sheer or skin coloured tights she might have added an element of sexy too it. Might have looked better with her well-known boots which are probably no longer sufficiently sophisticated for Kate the Du-chess :-D
My this is my third or fourth posting this day but this one is too hilarious to not mention it.
You see Kate Middleton is a feminist icon and she has been a feminist icon fighting patriarchic culture since …… ST. ANDREWS.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9095871/Victory-for-Kate-Middleton-as-men-only-university-club-splinters.html
QUOTE START:
[...]
The development will be considered something of a victory for the Duchess and a sign that the infamous Kate Kennedy Club, which has long proved a thorn in the side of St Andrews, is being further ostracised.
Founded in 1926, the selective club admits only a handful of members each year and refuses to involve women. Prince William is said to have declined to seek membership in disapproval of its rules.
In 2009, Louise Richardson, the first woman principal in St Andrew’s 596-year history, withdrew her official recognition of the club in protest of its male-only policy.
[...]
The Duchess of Cambridge is entitled to claim a little credit for the gradual transformation of views.
In 2002, she helped form The Lumsden Club, which set out to support women’s issues and donate funds to women’s and children’s charities. The club was named after Louisa Lumsden, warden of the first residence for female students at St Andrews who was made a Dame for services to women’s education.
QUOTE END.
So in short allegedly Kate helped bringing down a guy’s club by founding a club to support womens’ issues and donate money to womens’ and childrens’ charities.
What a marvellous logic.
Kate is a feminist icon because – so the Telegraph claims – she brought down an all-men’s club by founding [sic!] a club which exclusively bothers with women’s and children’s issues only.
Well actually the prize goes to Ms/Mrs Richardson who is principal of St. Andrews and who withdrew recognition for this men-only club.
By the way:
Nowadays feminists try to find ways to live peacefully WITH all sexes and cooperate in a fair manner with all sexes.
Yes, they’re having a hard time giving her some “substance”, lololo
The fact that she wore an Irish designer is creating a positive buzz in Ireland that she is supporting Irish – very clever PR – though good for Irish designers – just seems a tad premeditated. Also, the fact that she is being given credit for something she probably had a very small hand in just shows the clever media manipulation. I wonder if she will be so keen bringing down another institutiion that seems out of date?
Duchess could make a huge difference in the world if she took on a charity related to Eating Disorders. This would be tremendous. She could be the poster child for how fragile the human psyche is with regard to body image and food.
Of course that would entail her own personal education about this debilitating situation. It’s very complicated and difficult.
OK, I think I just convinced myself that she isn’t up to the challenge. Sad.
That dress is hideous! It looks like upholstery fabric. It would look good as a sofa.
Kate decided to relieve the world’s most pressing question: What is her puppy’s name?
Lupo. Ah! We can all sleep in peace tonight!
So hugely lame. If I were her, I would be too embarrassed about all the fuss over her puppy. Is she 15?
She’s 30 and a pitiful excuse for a woman.
And Ireland, I’m with you. I doubt there is a real “Duchess Effect”, what a dumb name. The sofa cushion dress was on sale when Kate wore it. That meaqns that there probably was a limited supply and the company ws trying to get rid of them. Thus, it would be easy for a sellout if there were only a small number left.
This might be going on: BP buys dresses months, years in advance (like the grey coatdress she wore to the art museum) then lets her wear them when stocks are low or they are being discontinued (as in the afore mentioned grey coatdress). Could the Palace be that conniving?
Also, I do not know anyone who has bought one of her dresses, or even mentions her name. I don’t think many people know who she is here in America. I think she is only important to the British, seeing how she lives off their taxes.
There’s been quite a few articles in the DM about how the Middletons have and are profiting from their connection with the Royals through “reason to party” events like the Royal Wedding and the Jubilee. Most of the comments have usually slammed this as “tacky” (with respect to the products they’ve churned out) you know: ”how could they, ’cause it’s surely a (BIG) embarassment to DoL not the mention the Q etc”, even: “how could the PR people allow it; shouldn’t someone step in and tell them to “back off” a bit?” etc., lololo.
HOWEVER when you think about it, the whole setup (i.e. the Middletons being allowed to go as far as they like with the party paraphenalia) with KM’s acceptance into the RF (despite the Q’s dubious fondness that was filmed for all to hear) reeks of “avoid the mistakes of the past AT ALL COSTS” (read Diana’). For truth is that nowadays the very rich of British society, the “aristocrats” (and their daughters) would not would view marrying into the RF as any particular “achievement” they should thereafter forever more cherish and nuture (or cling to for dear life, lololo); there is a parellel with the Loudon’s attitude to their son’s relationship with Pippa here, i.e. “we don’t need the connection (?), the publicity, etc., because 1) we’re already loaded and 2) we have other “values”".
By contrast, what they’ve got in DoL is: a) someone who’s only apparent interest in life is the royal role and lifestyle -apparently this even extends to making sure W himself sings the national anthem (does his duty) when required, lololo ; and b) who’s family was also set to gain financially through the publicity and therefore will definitely not be putting a foot wrong in either now or in the distant future, i.e. they gave BP what it wanted and now BP is turning a blind eye to what they want (to make a bomb out of their party business) in exchange. For that way they can be sure there’ll never be a re-run of the Diana mess: she didn’t “need” the RF in quite the same (huge and unbesmirched) way as the Middleton clan because she was already an aristocratic and wealthy in her own right, as a result is was comparatively easier for her to “run riot” when she realized her marriage -among other things- was a sham., etc – she basically had “not a lot” to lose and nor did her family.
Waity is no Diana that’s for sure – she seems more like Camila – clever, cunning and darn sure she got her prince no matter what people think of her- no wonder they are seen laughing together – probably at us the great scum of the earth they consider themselves superior to and who pay for their lifestyle- oh I forgot DD is ‘one of us’ – now that is funny
WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK ABOUT KM LADY IN WAITING (OR “GIRL FRIDAY”) REBECCA DEACON?
(I PERSONALLY THINK IT IS FUNNY THAT KATE COMPLETELY COPIED HER LADY IN WAITING’S ATTIRE FROM LIVERPOOL AND HAD HER FRUMP IT DOWN IN OXFORD.)
I wonder if this is really true?
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kate-middletons-cousin-is-a-burlesque-stripper-2012232
I just heard on Entertainment Tonight — the stupidest show in the world — that Waity has been “vocal” about bullying in schools. Are you kidding me? First of all, when has she ever been “vocal” about anything, except that embarrassingly ridiculous Unicef interview and her staged engagement interview. And anyway, aside from being “vocal” about nothing whatsoever of consequence, since when has she taken any kind of stand against bullying? There was a charity that wedding guests could donate to called BeatBullying, but that hardly counts as being “vocal” about bullying.
Every day I become increasingly disgusted with the media hype and BS around this woman who still has not done anything at all to impress me.
First there was Uncle Gary, now a stripper cousin:
http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/kate_kin_brings_racy_act_here_jaPI6sz28GIwfKancex0gJ
Can this family get much trashier?
Oh, sorry! I didn’t see Yvonne’s post above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEqXISc–xo
Daniel (now Prince) really takes the ‘common’ out of commoner. What an asset to the Swedish Royal Family – a very impressive man indeed. I have posted this as so many people from the DM have recommended watching it. Princess Victoria epitomizes what one would expect from a princess – gracious and dignified and her sense of duty is obviously a priority, as is recognised and supported by her husband. Lovely, lovely couple – royals you can look up to. Sweden must be very proud of them.
I wonder if Ma Middletrash is going to start selling off puppies …..and is Party Pieces selling the cut out dolls?……and no wonder DD dosen’t have a care in the world because unlike most people she doesn’t – I wonder how much the tax payer gives for her to stroll around with a handsome security guard while other are struggling to make ends meet? How much? For an exclusive Kensington Palace flat ? Sofie is another one that seems condesending and annoying – The all male club at St Andrews isn’t the only out of date institution that needs aboloshing.
I’m getting a big kick out of Royal Dish lately. I had never heard of it before reading some of your comments on this website. This discussion is what I found particularly amusing!!
http://royaldish.com/index.php?topic=9881.0
Thank you, Elaine2, for turning me on to the Royal Dish. Loads of endless entertainment on my work breaks! My favourite new name for Waity: Her Lazyship.
take a look: by just a serf on royaldish.com
Re: Kate has a private assistant – LiW?
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Surely her title is Lady in Waiting²
LiW² hard at work (you have to look closely to find her sometimes)
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-woman-kate-middleton-is-relying-on-while-william-742925
Rebecca Deacon is a good-looking woman who has a soft and feminie face. There is a pic of both of them standing next to each other.
:-D
I’ve always thought there’s something coarse about KM’s face. Manly almost for a girl.
she’s this busy. really people?
Surely her title is Lady in Waiting²
LiW² hard at work (you have to look closely to find her sometimes)
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thanks royal dish
“[...]
She is responsible for all the small but vital details in William, Kate and Harry’s household, from the men’s cufflinks to Kate’s hair and make-up.
However, her main brief is Kate.
Kate chooses virtually all her own clothes, but sources say Becca helps out with advice and sorting her wardrobe.
She also organises the duchess’ diary, helps her with research and offers support – even something like checking her hair is in place before Kate emerges for the cameras. [...]”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-woman-kate-middleton-is-relying-on-while-william-742925
Btw:
As Kate has an assistant in R.Deacon does this mean we can no longer blame Kate for her makeup choice and clothes choices?
LOL. I had a good laugh at that article, No Kate Lover. Hmmm, I thought Her Lazyship and PW were not going to have any staff?? But seeing as how Waity now has the “hardworking” Rebecca Deacon on board, maybe she can actually learn some lessons from her on what hard work is all about. On the other hand, even learning the smallest things seems too great an effort for Waity. According to this article, she needs help even putting a lipstick in her purse when she’s going out — it’s just too much work!
This is off topic, but did anyone see Charlene and Fat Al at the Oscars last night? Charlene looked abysmal. Her eye makeup was weird, as if she’d been crying, and she kept looking at the floor as Al was being interviewed. Her dress was a sorry, washed-out sack that I wouldn’t be caught dead in. At first I really thought she was a beautiful and classy woman — ten steps ahead of Waity — but I’m starting to have my doubts. Plus, in closeups, her face sure looks like she’s had a lot of injections and surgery. Kind of sad for someone so young.
I was disappointed too. I expected Charlene to wear Armani Prive or Versace. But I think she toned down for a reason. She and Albert were guessed of Mr and Mrs Isen (Pres of Disney). Mrs Isen (Willow) was wearing a fairly simple floor length dress with sleeves. I can’t even call it a gown. It was more of a maxi-dress.
Anyway as a guest, Charlene probably took her fashion lead from Willow. It was kind of “The Oscars are fun but it isn’t the biggest event of the year. I think I’ll save my ballgowns for something really important.”
So it was almost an act of snobberyif you look hard enough. I’ve sseen her with prettier make up and hair. But maybe she is pregnant and wishing she could go vomit in the bathroom. Who knows? I still like Charlene and (kind of) Albert.
http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2012/03/01/kate-middleton.htm
Ypppiee yeeaahh!!! Colour! Light Blueish and fabric with a structure. Cute little spring flower. But is is fashionable? Upon a closer look: Shapeless coat. Could look interesting if it were a bit more A-line but it is a bit shapeless and bland.
My what a smart girl! She recycles her shoes by wearing them more often than once! I gotta start doing that as well …. Wait! I have already worn my shoes several times. I should probably buy a new pair of shoes. After all, this would support the economy in times of crisis. :-D
The coat is nice but it would look better on the Queen. Especially with one of those brimmed hats she likes to wear. And a diamond brooch on her shoulder.
I have a problem with Kate in general but also because she hasn’t figured out how to dress elegantly in a manner befitting a 30 year old. She has shown the world that she knows what to wear when she is 60. She might as well save these dresses/coats for future use, you know, just keep recycling year after year.
The pictures are interesting. There seems to be a lack of pictures with Kate next to the Queen. Rather interesting since they are supposed to be close and the queen is supposed to be coaching her. Body language often says more than language.
Always interesting to look at or watch video clips. I say this – and I have said it before- that in every picture or video of Diana with her boys, she is more affectionate with Harry. Even in videos when only William is by himself, without Harry, as a very little boy or older going off to Eton. After you watch a few or look at pictures it becomes interesting as there is a pattern.
This is off-topic, but I just remembered one of Kate’s numerous faux pas last year, but wasn’t included in Miss 24′s Top Ten. It’s funny how most of us, including me, have forgotten Kate’s computerized letter to that cancer patient. Only the heading and her signature are the handwritten ones. Is it really a faux pas or just royal protocol?
If it’s royal protocol, is it too difficult to set aside a time to write that letter? This woman spends four hours at a salon; it shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes to pen that letter even if it was dictated to her.
I agree Louisa. All of Diana’s letters were handwritten.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/kate-middleton-queen-elizabeth-and-duchess-camilla-wear-coordinating-outfits-201213
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Prince William‘s wife was overheard confessing to the staff at the chocolate counter (which she called “the naughty counter”), “Oh, I love chocolate. Yes. I think most girls like chocolate,” while Prince Charles’ wife Camilla cooed, “What a treat!” over a bag of jellybeans.
Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/kate-middleton-queen-elizabeth-and-duchess-camilla-wear-coordinating-outfits-201213#ixzz1nxd8Ozkf
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Eating chocolate – so NAUGHTY. Bad bad girl for eating chocolate. :rotfl:
Good girl you. O:-)
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I thought that typewritten letter was really tacky. Really poor form, if you ask me.
LOL on the recycling of the shoes, No Kate Lover!! hahaha. And Sarah, I agree with you, Kate for the most part dresses like a 60 year old. Her shapeless coats are the worst……
http://www.celebitchy.com/212678/the_queen_is_not_amused_by_duchess_kates_laziness_and_vanity/
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This In Touch Weekly story gave me an enormous amount of pleasure. Not that I’m cosigning it, and not that I think it’s 100% genuine, but I just enjoy that the tabloids are playing catch-up on the fact that Duchess Kate is much less than the sum of her propaganda. In Touch’s “royal sources” claim that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, thinks Kate is rather dull. And lazy. And dumb. And vain. This actually isn’t the first time we’ve heard about the Queen’s questioning of Kate’s work ethic – it was widely reported (by legit and tabloid sources) that several years before William proposed to Kate, the Queen wanted to know if Kate was ever going to get a real job.
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Very interesting article about Queen Elisabeth’s alleged thoughts about Kate. Wouldn’t take this article for pure and reliable truth. Nevertheless it is very interesting.
I really liked this part:
“… that the tabloids are playing catch-up on the fact that Duchess Kate is much less than the sum of her propaganda. …”
Do the tabloids really notice that most of this Kate propaganda is not fact-based?
Also I wonder if it is really good for Kate when her clothes’ choices are lauded each time. She is being lauded for her “fashion-ability” even more than she is being lauded for her charitable work. The sheer quantity of fashion-related articles might suggest that there is nothing to say about Kate but clothes. ???
@ elaine2
Typewritten letters are not really nice. So un-personal and formal.
There were two letters. In the first letter Kate made a minor spelling mistake and this got splashed over all newspapers. The second letter was the one which was typewritten.
I don’t think manners are her forte…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1324426/Kate-Middleton-snubs-Fashion-For-The-Brave-dinner-war-heroes.html
Agree with HM, she needs to work on her demeanor as well…
Kate to benefit from time spent with Queen
The Duchess of Cambridge’s appearance alongside her stepmother-in-law Camilla and the Queen at Fortnum & Mason is seen as a triumph. Next week, Kate will again fall in alongside the monarch — this time with Prince Philip — on a trip to Leicester.
Some see it as curious that the Queen asks her granddaughter-in-law to accompany her and not one of her ‘blood’ grandchildren. But the duchess’s inclusion is not an attempt to garnish some of her glamour on staid royal events. Far from it. ‘The Queen is above all that, longevity has given her a unique appeal of her own. After all, you never saw her with Princess Diana,’ I am told.
In fact, Kate’s presence has more to do with the view at Buckingham Palace that the duchess can learn from the Queen. I am told the Palace ‘suggested’ Kate might like to join Her Majesty on next week’s jubilee awayday.
‘There is a feeling that Kate’s demeanour might benefit from time spent with the Queen,’ I am told. Where have we heard all that before?
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109106/RICHARD-KAY-By-gum-TV-Hannah-gets-hitched.html#ixzz1o4sbCpyV