The Cambridges News and Updates ( Prince William, Kate Middleton, George, Charlotte and Louis)

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Anonymous wrote:That looks like the civil ceremony at the mairie (town hall). In France you have to get married at the mairie, even if you go on to have a ceremony at church or elsewhere. Only the civil ceremony is recognized by law, not a church ceremony or a garden ceremony. My sister in law wore a peach colored dress at the civil ceremony the day before the church ceremony. At the church ceremony, she wore a classic wedding dress. Other friends had the civil ceremony in the morning with only parents in attendance, followed by a large church ceremony in the afternoon.

Is their some rule about not ironing your clothes as well?

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Anonymous wrote:This quote from the dad of Alizee seems to be damning with faint praise:

Jean-Gabriel, a retired French diplomat who runs a rustic inn, told the Daily Mail in January 2019: “My daughter Alizee is very happy with James, they are very much in love.”

“I know she is very happy,” he added. “We keep our fingers crossed for them.”

That’s just how Europeans talk. They are not effusive the way Americans are.

I thought it was sweet. Non-committal too. Better than what Eugenie's GMIL said about her own grandson

"I never thought he would get married to a royal. He's a charming boy and all that but not the most intelligent..."

Pictures of their wedding outfit released and its bad. I thought this was their next-day brunch get-up.

Hair with extremely old highlights, bad makeup, no guests, and a $10 dress. Why wait 2 years when they could have done this from the beginning?

His suit is so damn wrinkly. Like what the eff.

That and I was going to say something about the flower bouquet/corsage that looks like they snatched them from a 3-day old burial, but I wonder if they’re native wildflowers from the area. Either way they’re really dead looking.

You sound pathetic- wrinkly dress, dead looking flowers, bad highlights? They look happy and maybe it was *gasp* about love and being with the people they love rather than getting the perfect insta shot so some rando could be satisfied.

Again - why wait two years and postpone your wedding two times then?

They look low maintenance and wanted a chill, low maintenance wedding. They probably waited 2 years so that older relatives could get vaccinated and travel to the south of France. Plus, they had to work around the BRF's schedule - lots of coordination there and planning 6-12 months in advance. Further, the BRF likely didn't want to travel outside of the UK if there were lockdowns (bad optics). I feel for this couple because they were likely trying to hit a moving target when it came to getting members of the BRF to attend.

Their clothes are completely appropriate for a summertime wedding in the south of France. His suit is wrinkled because they were sitting during their civil ceremony hosted by the town mayor.

Why would only his suit be wrinkled from sitting when neither hers nor the mayor’s clothes are wrinkled? I swear you think he poos rainbows because he is related to Kate.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate hasn't been seen in public in two months now. Pregnant with #4?? She does always get super sick.

It’s a pandemic and she has unvaccinated kids.

She was just at a packed sports stadium for back-to-back Wimbledon and Euro Cup match with-and-without her unvaccinated child. More like she + William just got back from a long overseas vacation for weeks (his deep tan gives him away). Not ruling anything else out either but this is their vacation time.

I think this is all it is. They are usually “off” late July through early September.

They're usually photographed on their way to, or even at, Balmoral though. Plus first day of school photos with the kids, which they've announced they're not doing this year for some reason.

I think she's going to turn up pregnant with #4. Probably hoping for a sister for Charlotte.

They've been quieter about things like vacations and Balmoral for the whole year. Maybe because of Covid. Anyway they did go to Balmoral with the kids for a week in like August. As for the first day photos, I'm convinced they don't want the public to realize that all three kids are in full-time private school now. Louis started the same school as the older kids last year and there were no photos. Hard to explain what Kate (and William if we want to be equal opportunity) are doing with all their time if their kids are gone 6 hours out of the day.

And its not like the Royal Rota isn't begging for the opportunity for special photos - they've been publicly crying on twitter about going broke in the last two years.

Kate fan girls have excused their work shy ways because they have small kids. But if you have three kids at school and nanny Maria what is the excuse? I’ll be even more curious what they come up with when they ship George off to boarding school next year.

She can choose to work or not. As much or as little as she likes. It’s fun to see that drive you haters crazy.

No, she can’t choose to work or not. That’s literally her role in the family. She needs to increase the workload.

According to who, you? 😂

DP. What do you think QEII means when she differentiates between working and non-working royal?

So you're gleefully waiting for the Queen to turn Kate on her ear because she doesn't meet your standards of 'work'? I hope you have a lot of patience.

I wonder if PP is the resident Canadian who just can't wrap her around the fact that Americans have no reason to care about how often or little Kate works. Americans care about the weddings, jewels, clothes, etc. They don't pay for any of it and have zero vested interest beyond the superficial aspects. It would make little difference to Americans if the royal family ceased to exist. I don't spend a lot of time on Canadian message boards complaining about uniquely American problems. I wonder why she posts here?

DP. Perhaps because this thread is about the BRF and Canada does have a much more relevant perspective on all of this than we Americans do. You may not view Kate's work ethic as being particularly relevant to your American view of the BRF, but obviously citizens of countries whose tax dollars support the BRF have a different perspective.

It’s not Kate’s job to measure up to some Internet random’s arbitrary standards.

But it’s seemingly yours to comment on every single post to defend her. I promise you she has no idea who you are and would never be your “mom friend” if she did know you.

So? Who said I want to be Kate’s bestie? She’s a total stranger to you and you can’t seem to stop harping about her lack of “work”. I promise you this isn’t winning you any brownie points with Meghan.

It’s going to blow your mind when you realize people can comment on her lack of work if they want to. It’s honestly the most interesting thing about any of these people.

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Anonymous wrote:They really had Alizee dressed in ashes and rags and hardwater hair to join that family. I can’t.

Lol

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Anonymous wrote:This quote from the dad of Alizee seems to be damning with faint praise:

Jean-Gabriel, a retired French diplomat who runs a rustic inn, told the Daily Mail in January 2019: “My daughter Alizee is very happy with James, they are very much in love.”

“I know she is very happy,” he added. “We keep our fingers crossed for them.”

That’s just how Europeans talk. They are not effusive the way Americans are.

I thought it was sweet. Non-committal too. Better than what Eugenie's GMIL said about her own grandson

"I never thought he would get married to a royal. He's a charming boy and all that but not the most intelligent..."

Pictures of their wedding outfit released and its bad. I thought this was their next-day brunch get-up.

Hair with extremely old highlights, bad makeup, no guests, and a $10 dress. Why wait 2 years when they could have done this from the beginning?

His suit is so damn wrinkly. Like what the eff.

That and I was going to say something about the flower bouquet/corsage that looks like they snatched them from a 3-day old burial, but I wonder if they’re native wildflowers from the area. Either way they’re really dead looking.

You sound pathetic- wrinkly dress, dead looking flowers, bad highlights? They look happy and maybe it was *gasp* about love and being with the people they love rather than getting the perfect insta shot so some rando could be satisfied.

Again - why wait two years and postpone your wedding two times then?

They look low maintenance and wanted a chill, low maintenance wedding. They probably waited 2 years so that older relatives could get vaccinated and travel to the south of France. Plus, they had to work around the BRF's schedule - lots of coordination there and planning 6-12 months in advance. Further, the BRF likely didn't want to travel outside of the UK if there were lockdowns (bad optics). I feel for this couple because they were likely trying to hit a moving target when it came to getting members of the BRF to attend.

Their clothes are completely appropriate for a summertime wedding in the south of France. His suit is wrinkled because they were sitting during their civil ceremony hosted by the town mayor.

Why would only his suit be wrinkled from sitting when neither hers nor the mayor’s clothes are wrinkled? I swear you think he poos rainbows because he is related to Kate.

His suit is wrinkled because it's linen. Linen wrinkles very easily. I can't really see her dress behind the bouquet, so I have no idea if it's wrinkled. It seems that her dress material is cotton? I can't tell.

The mayor doesn't have a linen suit, so less likely to wrinkle. I believe the mayor typically stands.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate hasn't been seen in public in two months now. Pregnant with #4?? She does always get super sick.

It’s a pandemic and she has unvaccinated kids.

She was just at a packed sports stadium for back-to-back Wimbledon and Euro Cup match with-and-without her unvaccinated child. More like she + William just got back from a long overseas vacation for weeks (his deep tan gives him away). Not ruling anything else out either but this is their vacation time.

I think this is all it is. They are usually “off” late July through early September.

They're usually photographed on their way to, or even at, Balmoral though. Plus first day of school photos with the kids, which they've announced they're not doing this year for some reason.

I think she's going to turn up pregnant with #4. Probably hoping for a sister for Charlotte.

They've been quieter about things like vacations and Balmoral for the whole year. Maybe because of Covid. Anyway they did go to Balmoral with the kids for a week in like August. As for the first day photos, I'm convinced they don't want the public to realize that all three kids are in full-time private school now. Louis started the same school as the older kids last year and there were no photos. Hard to explain what Kate (and William if we want to be equal opportunity) are doing with all their time if their kids are gone 6 hours out of the day.

And its not like the Royal Rota isn't begging for the opportunity for special photos - they've been publicly crying on twitter about going broke in the last two years.

Kate fan girls have excused their work shy ways because they have small kids. But if you have three kids at school and nanny Maria what is the excuse? I’ll be even more curious what they come up with when they ship George off to boarding school next year.

She can choose to work or not. As much or as little as she likes. It’s fun to see that drive you haters crazy.

No, she can’t choose to work or not. That’s literally her role in the family. She needs to increase the workload.

According to who, you? 😂

DP. What do you think QEII means when she differentiates between working and non-working royal?

So you're gleefully waiting for the Queen to turn Kate on her ear because she doesn't meet your standards of 'work'? I hope you have a lot of patience.

I wonder if PP is the resident Canadian who just can't wrap her around the fact that Americans have no reason to care about how often or little Kate works. Americans care about the weddings, jewels, clothes, etc. They don't pay for any of it and have zero vested interest beyond the superficial aspects. It would make little difference to Americans if the royal family ceased to exist. I don't spend a lot of time on Canadian message boards complaining about uniquely American problems. I wonder why she posts here?

DP. Perhaps because this thread is about the BRF and Canada does have a much more relevant perspective on all of this than we Americans do. You may not view Kate's work ethic as being particularly relevant to your American view of the BRF, but obviously citizens of countries whose tax dollars support the BRF have a different perspective.

It’s not Kate’s job to measure up to some Internet random’s arbitrary standards.

But it’s seemingly yours to comment on every single post to defend her. I promise you she has no idea who you are and would never be your “mom friend” if she did know you.

So? Who said I want to be Kate’s bestie? She’s a total stranger to you and you can’t seem to stop harping about her lack of “work”. I promise you this isn’t winning you any brownie points with Meghan.

It’s going to blow your mind when you realize people can comment on her lack of work if they want to. It’s honestly the most interesting thing about any of these people.

And others can comment that you seem singularly focused and obsessed with something that just betrays your misogyny. See how that works? What you find interesting isn't universal. But, I hope Kate works even less this year than last because then you will really blow a gasket, if not have your own mind blown.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate hasn't been seen in public in two months now. Pregnant with #4?? She does always get super sick.

It’s a pandemic and she has unvaccinated kids.

She was just at a packed sports stadium for back-to-back Wimbledon and Euro Cup match with-and-without her unvaccinated child. More like she + William just got back from a long overseas vacation for weeks (his deep tan gives him away). Not ruling anything else out either but this is their vacation time.

I think this is all it is. They are usually “off” late July through early September.

They're usually photographed on their way to, or even at, Balmoral though. Plus first day of school photos with the kids, which they've announced they're not doing this year for some reason.

I think she's going to turn up pregnant with #4. Probably hoping for a sister for Charlotte.

They've been quieter about things like vacations and Balmoral for the whole year. Maybe because of Covid. Anyway they did go to Balmoral with the kids for a week in like August. As for the first day photos, I'm convinced they don't want the public to realize that all three kids are in full-time private school now. Louis started the same school as the older kids last year and there were no photos. Hard to explain what Kate (and William if we want to be equal opportunity) are doing with all their time if their kids are gone 6 hours out of the day.

And its not like the Royal Rota isn't begging for the opportunity for special photos - they've been publicly crying on twitter about going broke in the last two years.

Kate fan girls have excused their work shy ways because they have small kids. But if you have three kids at school and nanny Maria what is the excuse? I’ll be even more curious what they come up with when they ship George off to boarding school next year.

She can choose to work or not. As much or as little as she likes. It’s fun to see that drive you haters crazy.

No, she can’t choose to work or not. That’s literally her role in the family. She needs to increase the workload.

According to who, you? 😂

DP. What do you think QEII means when she differentiates between working and non-working royal?

So you're gleefully waiting for the Queen to turn Kate on her ear because she doesn't meet your standards of 'work'? I hope you have a lot of patience.

I wonder if PP is the resident Canadian who just can't wrap her around the fact that Americans have no reason to care about how often or little Kate works. Americans care about the weddings, jewels, clothes, etc. They don't pay for any of it and have zero vested interest beyond the superficial aspects. It would make little difference to Americans if the royal family ceased to exist. I don't spend a lot of time on Canadian message boards complaining about uniquely American problems. I wonder why she posts here?

DP. Perhaps because this thread is about the BRF and Canada does have a much more relevant perspective on all of this than we Americans do. You may not view Kate's work ethic as being particularly relevant to your American view of the BRF, but obviously citizens of countries whose tax dollars support the BRF have a different perspective.

It’s not Kate’s job to measure up to some Internet random’s arbitrary standards.

But it’s seemingly yours to comment on every single post to defend her. I promise you she has no idea who you are and would never be your “mom friend” if she did know you.

So? Who said I want to be Kate’s bestie? She’s a total stranger to you and you can’t seem to stop harping about her lack of “work”. I promise you this isn’t winning you any brownie points with Meghan.

DP. As background, one of Kate's weirder DCUM fans used to post some very, very strange stuff about imagining how Kate was her best mom friend. It IS a little strange that you have to immediately jump on every comment about her work, IMO.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate hasn't been seen in public in two months now. Pregnant with #4?? She does always get super sick.

It’s a pandemic and she has unvaccinated kids.

She was just at a packed sports stadium for back-to-back Wimbledon and Euro Cup match with-and-without her unvaccinated child. More like she + William just got back from a long overseas vacation for weeks (his deep tan gives him away). Not ruling anything else out either but this is their vacation time.

I think this is all it is. They are usually “off” late July through early September.

They're usually photographed on their way to, or even at, Balmoral though. Plus first day of school photos with the kids, which they've announced they're not doing this year for some reason.

I think she's going to turn up pregnant with #4. Probably hoping for a sister for Charlotte.

They've been quieter about things like vacations and Balmoral for the whole year. Maybe because of Covid. Anyway they did go to Balmoral with the kids for a week in like August. As for the first day photos, I'm convinced they don't want the public to realize that all three kids are in full-time private school now. Louis started the same school as the older kids last year and there were no photos. Hard to explain what Kate (and William if we want to be equal opportunity) are doing with all their time if their kids are gone 6 hours out of the day.

And its not like the Royal Rota isn't begging for the opportunity for special photos - they've been publicly crying on twitter about going broke in the last two years.

Kate fan girls have excused their work shy ways because they have small kids. But if you have three kids at school and nanny Maria what is the excuse? I’ll be even more curious what they come up with when they ship George off to boarding school next year.

She can choose to work or not. As much or as little as she likes. It’s fun to see that drive you haters crazy.

No, she can’t choose to work or not. That’s literally her role in the family. She needs to increase the workload.

According to who, you? 😂

DP. What do you think QEII means when she differentiates between working and non-working royal?

So you're gleefully waiting for the Queen to turn Kate on her ear because she doesn't meet your standards of 'work'? I hope you have a lot of patience.

I wonder if PP is the resident Canadian who just can't wrap her around the fact that Americans have no reason to care about how often or little Kate works. Americans care about the weddings, jewels, clothes, etc. They don't pay for any of it and have zero vested interest beyond the superficial aspects. It would make little difference to Americans if the royal family ceased to exist. I don't spend a lot of time on Canadian message boards complaining about uniquely American problems. I wonder why she posts here?

DP. Perhaps because this thread is about the BRF and Canada does have a much more relevant perspective on all of this than we Americans do. You may not view Kate's work ethic as being particularly relevant to your American view of the BRF, but obviously citizens of countries whose tax dollars support the BRF have a different perspective.

It’s not Kate’s job to measure up to some Internet random’s arbitrary standards.

But it’s seemingly yours to comment on every single post to defend her. I promise you she has no idea who you are and would never be your “mom friend” if she did know you.

So? Who said I want to be Kate’s bestie? She’s a total stranger to you and you can’t seem to stop harping about her lack of “work”. I promise you this isn’t winning you any brownie points with Meghan.

DP. As background, one of Kate's weirder DCUM fans used to post some very, very strange stuff about imagining how Kate was her best mom friend. It IS a little strange that you have to immediately jump on every comment about her work, IMO.

1) there are multiple posters here
2) you seem unaware that there is a kook here who REALLY wants to keep score about how much Kate works compared to everyone else. You don't find that odd? Hence all the jokes about her "spreadsheets" funny how you know about the "best friend" comment but not the obsessive work poster

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I didn't realize the Middleton bobblehead thing was a family trait.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it interesting that a bunch of well-off SAHMs are complaining about Kate not "working enough." Yet, the SAHMs are so busy managing cleaning, yard and other contractors, schlepping the kids, keeping the house up and exercising, that they can't imagine having a full-time job.

Kate needs to stop hiding I. Her house and get to work, like the rest of the Firm

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Anonymous wrote:Kate hasn't been seen in public in two months now. Pregnant with #4?? She does always get super sick.

It’s a pandemic and she has unvaccinated kids.

She was just at a packed sports stadium for back-to-back Wimbledon and Euro Cup match with-and-without her unvaccinated child. More like she + William just got back from a long overseas vacation for weeks (his deep tan gives him away). Not ruling anything else out either but this is their vacation time.

I think this is all it is. They are usually “off” late July through early September.

They're usually photographed on their way to, or even at, Balmoral though. Plus first day of school photos with the kids, which they've announced they're not doing this year for some reason.

I think she's going to turn up pregnant with #4. Probably hoping for a sister for Charlotte.

They've been quieter about things like vacations and Balmoral for the whole year. Maybe because of Covid. Anyway they did go to Balmoral with the kids for a week in like August. As for the first day photos, I'm convinced they don't want the public to realize that all three kids are in full-time private school now. Louis started the same school as the older kids last year and there were no photos. Hard to explain what Kate (and William if we want to be equal opportunity) are doing with all their time if their kids are gone 6 hours out of the day.

And its not like the Royal Rota isn't begging for the opportunity for special photos - they've been publicly crying on twitter about going broke in the last two years.

Kate fan girls have excused their work shy ways because they have small kids. But if you have three kids at school and nanny Maria what is the excuse? I’ll be even more curious what they come up with when they ship George off to boarding school next year.

She can choose to work or not. As much or as little as she likes. It’s fun to see that drive you haters crazy.

No, she can’t choose to work or not. That’s literally her role in the family. She needs to increase the workload.

According to who, you? 😂

DP. What do you think QEII means when she differentiates between working and non-working royal?

So you're gleefully waiting for the Queen to turn Kate on her ear because she doesn't meet your standards of 'work'? I hope you have a lot of patience.

I wonder if PP is the resident Canadian who just can't wrap her around the fact that Americans have no reason to care about how often or little Kate works. Americans care about the weddings, jewels, clothes, etc. They don't pay for any of it and have zero vested interest beyond the superficial aspects. It would make little difference to Americans if the royal family ceased to exist. I don't spend a lot of time on Canadian message boards complaining about uniquely American problems. I wonder why she posts here?

DP. Perhaps because this thread is about the BRF and Canada does have a much more relevant perspective on all of this than we Americans do. You may not view Kate's work ethic as being particularly relevant to your American view of the BRF, but obviously citizens of countries whose tax dollars support the BRF have a different perspective.

It’s not Kate’s job to measure up to some Internet random’s arbitrary standards.

But it’s seemingly yours to comment on every single post to defend her. I promise you she has no idea who you are and would never be your “mom friend” if she did know you.

So? Who said I want to be Kate’s bestie? She’s a total stranger to you and you can’t seem to stop harping about her lack of “work”. I promise you this isn’t winning you any brownie points with Meghan.

DP. As background, one of Kate's weirder DCUM fans used to post some very, very strange stuff about imagining how Kate was her best mom friend. It IS a little strange that you have to immediately jump on every comment about her work, IMO.

1) there are multiple posters here
2) you seem unaware that there is a kook here who REALLY wants to keep score about how much Kate works compared to everyone else. You don't find that odd? Hence all the jokes about her "spreadsheets" funny how you know about the "best friend" comment but not the obsessive work poster

I remember the "spreadsheet" post actually, and I don't use the term because it is embarrassing for the Kate fans. In the original spreadsheet post, the person linked to an image from a royalty watching blog. It was a chart created by the blog. But the Kate fans didn't understand the concept of web linked images, and started spinning up about how the poster was keeping spreadsheets and charts. They obviously didn't understand image linking. I would consider myself a Kate fan, but the spreadsheet posters are kind of embarrassing and dim, as they don't understand basic internet facts. So I don't use the term.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate hasn't been seen in public in two months now. Pregnant with #4?? She does always get super sick.

It’s a pandemic and she has unvaccinated kids.

She was just at a packed sports stadium for back-to-back Wimbledon and Euro Cup match with-and-without her unvaccinated child. More like she + William just got back from a long overseas vacation for weeks (his deep tan gives him away). Not ruling anything else out either but this is their vacation time.

I think this is all it is. They are usually “off” late July through early September.

They're usually photographed on their way to, or even at, Balmoral though. Plus first day of school photos with the kids, which they've announced they're not doing this year for some reason.

I think she's going to turn up pregnant with #4. Probably hoping for a sister for Charlotte.

They've been quieter about things like vacations and Balmoral for the whole year. Maybe because of Covid. Anyway they did go to Balmoral with the kids for a week in like August. As for the first day photos, I'm convinced they don't want the public to realize that all three kids are in full-time private school now. Louis started the same school as the older kids last year and there were no photos. Hard to explain what Kate (and William if we want to be equal opportunity) are doing with all their time if their kids are gone 6 hours out of the day.

And its not like the Royal Rota isn't begging for the opportunity for special photos - they've been publicly crying on twitter about going broke in the last two years.

Kate fan girls have excused their work shy ways because they have small kids. But if you have three kids at school and nanny Maria what is the excuse? I’ll be even more curious what they come up with when they ship George off to boarding school next year.

She can choose to work or not. As much or as little as she likes. It’s fun to see that drive you haters crazy.

No, she can’t choose to work or not. That’s literally her role in the family. She needs to increase the workload.

According to who, you? 😂

DP. What do you think QEII means when she differentiates between working and non-working royal?

So you're gleefully waiting for the Queen to turn Kate on her ear because she doesn't meet your standards of 'work'? I hope you have a lot of patience.

I wonder if PP is the resident Canadian who just can't wrap her around the fact that Americans have no reason to care about how often or little Kate works. Americans care about the weddings, jewels, clothes, etc. They don't pay for any of it and have zero vested interest beyond the superficial aspects. It would make little difference to Americans if the royal family ceased to exist. I don't spend a lot of time on Canadian message boards complaining about uniquely American problems. I wonder why she posts here?

DP. Perhaps because this thread is about the BRF and Canada does have a much more relevant perspective on all of this than we Americans do. You may not view Kate's work ethic as being particularly relevant to your American view of the BRF, but obviously citizens of countries whose tax dollars support the BRF have a different perspective.

It’s not Kate’s job to measure up to some Internet random’s arbitrary standards.

But it’s seemingly yours to comment on every single post to defend her. I promise you she has no idea who you are and would never be your “mom friend” if she did know you.

Wrong. I honestly think Kate and I would become good friends if we knew each other. She has the same value system as me. We are both family oriented and share the same aesthetic and style. So step off.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate hasn't been seen in public in two months now. Pregnant with #4?? She does always get super sick.

It’s a pandemic and she has unvaccinated kids.

She was just at a packed sports stadium for back-to-back Wimbledon and Euro Cup match with-and-without her unvaccinated child. More like she + William just got back from a long overseas vacation for weeks (his deep tan gives him away). Not ruling anything else out either but this is their vacation time.

I think this is all it is. They are usually “off” late July through early September.

They're usually photographed on their way to, or even at, Balmoral though. Plus first day of school photos with the kids, which they've announced they're not doing this year for some reason.

I think she's going to turn up pregnant with #4. Probably hoping for a sister for Charlotte.

They've been quieter about things like vacations and Balmoral for the whole year. Maybe because of Covid. Anyway they did go to Balmoral with the kids for a week in like August. As for the first day photos, I'm convinced they don't want the public to realize that all three kids are in full-time private school now. Louis started the same school as the older kids last year and there were no photos. Hard to explain what Kate (and William if we want to be equal opportunity) are doing with all their time if their kids are gone 6 hours out of the day.

And its not like the Royal Rota isn't begging for the opportunity for special photos - they've been publicly crying on twitter about going broke in the last two years.

Kate fan girls have excused their work shy ways because they have small kids. But if you have three kids at school and nanny Maria what is the excuse? I’ll be even more curious what they come up with when they ship George off to boarding school next year.

She can choose to work or not. As much or as little as she likes. It’s fun to see that drive you haters crazy.

No, she can’t choose to work or not. That’s literally her role in the family. She needs to increase the workload.

According to who, you? 😂

DP. What do you think QEII means when she differentiates between working and non-working royal?

So you're gleefully waiting for the Queen to turn Kate on her ear because she doesn't meet your standards of 'work'? I hope you have a lot of patience.

I wonder if PP is the resident Canadian who just can't wrap her around the fact that Americans have no reason to care about how often or little Kate works. Americans care about the weddings, jewels, clothes, etc. They don't pay for any of it and have zero vested interest beyond the superficial aspects. It would make little difference to Americans if the royal family ceased to exist. I don't spend a lot of time on Canadian message boards complaining about uniquely American problems. I wonder why she posts here?

DP. Perhaps because this thread is about the BRF and Canada does have a much more relevant perspective on all of this than we Americans do. You may not view Kate's work ethic as being particularly relevant to your American view of the BRF, but obviously citizens of countries whose tax dollars support the BRF have a different perspective.

It’s not Kate’s job to measure up to some Internet random’s arbitrary standards.

But it’s seemingly yours to comment on every single post to defend her. I promise you she has no idea who you are and would never be your “mom friend” if she did know you.

So? Who said I want to be Kate’s bestie? She’s a total stranger to you and you can’t seem to stop harping about her lack of “work”. I promise you this isn’t winning you any brownie points with Meghan.

DP. As background, one of Kate's weirder DCUM fans used to post some very, very strange stuff about imagining how Kate was her best mom friend. It IS a little strange that you have to immediately jump on every comment about her work, IMO.

1) there are multiple posters here
2) you seem unaware that there is a kook here who REALLY wants to keep score about how much Kate works compared to everyone else. You don't find that odd? Hence all the jokes about her "spreadsheets" funny how you know about the "best friend" comment but not the obsessive work poster

I remember the "spreadsheet" post actually, and I don't use the term because it is embarrassing for the Kate fans. In the original spreadsheet post, the person linked to an image from a royalty watching blog. It was a chart created by the blog. But the Kate fans didn't understand the concept of web linked images, and started spinning up about how the poster was keeping spreadsheets and charts. They obviously didn't understand image linking. I would consider myself a Kate fan, but the spreadsheet posters are kind of embarrassing and dim, as they don't understand basic internet facts. So I don't use the term.

Sure, Jan

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Anonymous wrote:This quote from the dad of Alizee seems to be damning with faint praise:

Jean-Gabriel, a retired French diplomat who runs a rustic inn, told the Daily Mail in January 2019: “My daughter Alizee is very happy with James, they are very much in love.”

“I know she is very happy,” he added. “We keep our fingers crossed for them.”

That’s just how Europeans talk. They are not effusive the way Americans are.

I thought it was sweet. Non-committal too. Better than what Eugenie's GMIL said about her own grandson

"I never thought he would get married to a royal. He's a charming boy and all that but not the most intelligent..."

Pictures of their wedding outfit released and its bad. I thought this was their next-day brunch get-up.

Hair with extremely old highlights, bad makeup, no guests, and a $10 dress. Why wait 2 years when they could have done this from the beginning?

His suit is so damn wrinkly. Like what the eff.

That and I was going to say something about the flower bouquet/corsage that looks like they snatched them from a 3-day old burial, but I wonder if they’re native wildflowers from the area. Either way they’re really dead looking.

You sound pathetic- wrinkly dress, dead looking flowers, bad highlights? They look happy and maybe it was *gasp* about love and being with the people they love rather than getting the perfect insta shot so some rando could be satisfied.

Again - why wait two years and postpone your wedding two times then?

They look low maintenance and wanted a chill, low maintenance wedding. They probably waited 2 years so that older relatives could get vaccinated and travel to the south of France. Plus, they had to work around the BRF's schedule - lots of coordination there and planning 6-12 months in advance. Further, the BRF likely didn't want to travel outside of the UK if there were lockdowns (bad optics). I feel for this couple because they were likely trying to hit a moving target when it came to getting members of the BRF to attend.

Their clothes are completely appropriate for a summertime wedding in the south of France. His suit is wrinkled because they were sitting during their civil ceremony hosted by the town mayor.

Why would only his suit be wrinkled from sitting when neither hers nor the mayor’s clothes are wrinkled? I swear you think he poos rainbows because he is related to Kate.

Because.....his suit is linen? And linen wrinkles very, very easily? Have you ever worn it? Do you know nothing about fashion?

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Anonymous wrote:This quote from the dad of Alizee seems to be damning with faint praise:

Jean-Gabriel, a retired French diplomat who runs a rustic inn, told the Daily Mail in January 2019: “My daughter Alizee is very happy with James, they are very much in love.”

“I know she is very happy,” he added. “We keep our fingers crossed for them.”

That’s just how Europeans talk. They are not effusive the way Americans are.

I thought it was sweet. Non-committal too. Better than what Eugenie's GMIL said about her own grandson

"I never thought he would get married to a royal. He's a charming boy and all that but not the most intelligent..."

Pictures of their wedding outfit released and its bad. I thought this was their next-day brunch get-up.

Hair with extremely old highlights, bad makeup, no guests, and a $10 dress. Why wait 2 years when they could have done this from the beginning?

His suit is so damn wrinkly. Like what the eff.

That and I was going to say something about the flower bouquet/corsage that looks like they snatched them from a 3-day old burial, but I wonder if they’re native wildflowers from the area. Either way they’re really dead looking.

You sound pathetic- wrinkly dress, dead looking flowers, bad highlights? They look happy and maybe it was *gasp* about love and being with the people they love rather than getting the perfect insta shot so some rando could be satisfied.

Again - why wait two years and postpone your wedding two times then?

They look low maintenance and wanted a chill, low maintenance wedding. They probably waited 2 years so that older relatives could get vaccinated and travel to the south of France. Plus, they had to work around the BRF's schedule - lots of coordination there and planning 6-12 months in advance. Further, the BRF likely didn't want to travel outside of the UK if there were lockdowns (bad optics). I feel for this couple because they were likely trying to hit a moving target when it came to getting members of the BRF to attend.

Their clothes are completely appropriate for a summertime wedding in the south of France. His suit is wrinkled because they were sitting during their civil ceremony hosted by the town mayor.

Why would only his suit be wrinkled from sitting when neither hers nor the mayor’s clothes are wrinkled? I swear you think he poos rainbows because he is related to Kate.

It's linen. They're in the South of France. It's hot there.