Do you think Kate Middleton is genuine

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Anonymous wrote:Knew her at Uni, she’s one of the most performative people I’ve ever known.

Maybe, but that's what makes her good at her job. Who knows or cares if any of it is genuine, she entered into the role voluntarily and seems to be handling it as well as possible. As long as she's good to her children (who don't have a choice in their life yet), I couldn't care less what her personal relationship is with the rest of the royal family. They're all adults and she chose this life knowing full well what it would take.

Not to get into a MM vs. Kate debate, but I think other royal figures like Diana and MM just didn't full comprehend what the lifestyle would entail until it was too late. Maybe they should have known better, but I can sympathize with someone in an unsustainable situation that can't get themselves out without millions of watching eyes. I think Kate was either forethinking enough to really get it, or has the mental fortitude to deal with it, even if it's harder than she expected. The British royal family seems like an absolute nightmare, and I don't think many of us could handle the pressure any better.

I think Kate benefits from a healthy childhood and family of origin which neither Diana nor Meghan had. When time comes to tell, the Middletons will be responsible for saving the British monarchy. I do think William is wise enough to understand this.

Yes, he's wise enough to understand it, but dumb enough he won't be able to save it. I give the monarchy 1 or 2 more generations, at most. Charles is the beginning of the end, William or George will actually be the end.

Agreed.

The late queen embodied the monarchy. Without her, there’s no real desire to keep it going. Maybe nothing happens during Charles reign out of respect for her, but the end is coming.

Hopefully their republic will have better leaders than we do in the US

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Anonymous wrote:It’s so weird to me that William keeps coming to America for his climate change thingie. He hung around in New York during UN GA but wasn’t part of the actual proceedings. That’s a little embarrassing. At least Kate isn’t playing the game anymore — she skipped this New York trip and supposedly won’t be going to his next one either.

It is weird. Canada would seem a much more natural place given its ties to the UK. But you know you’re on the struggle bus when someone like Eric Adam’s can’t even be bothered to meet with you.

Adams couldn’t be bothered to come in from his home in New Jersey to meet William but he sent two police cars to escort Harry and Meghan’s 7 car convoy the 200 feet from one parking garage to the next. Adams did not what a repeat of the couple’s near catastrophic 2 hour car chase in which they were almost killed by paparazzi on bicycles.

Oh gosh, I didn’t know the Adams story! That’s really funny. William is here for his climate project but then makes a side trip to the 911 firehouse for no reason. And adams says he’s joining then last minute declines. I’m glad we don’t have royalty here haha.

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Anonymous wrote:She understands the assignment.

Agreed. She accepts that her job is to put with anything William does.

It looks increasingly exploitative and just sad as time passes. She seems to dislike William but clings to the title OR she knows that she would get nothing in a divorce and would face a fate worse than Diana. She’s been a prominent Royal for a decade and still can’t give a speech. Whether that’s due to incompetence or stupidity, it adds a depressing quality to her appearances.

Could not disagree with you more. Her speeches are quiet and relatable. She’s obviously shy. They seem to have a really strong, loving bond and from where I sit there is literally no evidence of William treating her poorly. you can tell she is stable and really benefited from a strong family of origin.

She is a strong woman and protective of her family.

Okay that is fully insane. No one protective of their family would have married a prince let alone allow the children to be public figures. That’s crazy! If someone came to you and said “hey I want your 3 year old to appear at public events and have crazy people deeply invested in him and absolutely have stalkers and paparazzi following him all the time. There’s no pay but he can have a house from his powerful relatives and a pretend job. Real jobs will be prohibited/impossible. His dad’s own family was completely wrecked by the same circumstances.”

Would you be like “Yes! Sign me up and put that toddler in a ceremonial robe!” That’s nuts. She may be a lot of things, many of them good, but “protective of her family” she is not. It’s really crazy to me that anyone would say that.

Yes but your child would be royalty, occupying the very top tier of a hierarchical society and living in unmatched privilege. I would have signed up for that!

It doesn’t seem to have helped any of Elizabeth’s children. My ordinary parents of the same generation are far and away happier and better people than any of Elizabeth’s children. I mean, she raised Prince Edward.

I agree with the PP. She is not protective of her children at all.

By marrying a prince, she signed up for her future children to be public figures. She has no choice in that and no royal family can keep their kids completely out of the public eye until they are eighteen, not that that would even be wise.

Sure, but she’s then obviously not a protective mother.

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She absolutely signed up for all of this.
I think Kate Middleton is calculated.

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Anonymous wrote:She understands the assignment.

Agreed. She accepts that her job is to put with anything William does.

It looks increasingly exploitative and just sad as time passes. She seems to dislike William but clings to the title OR she knows that she would get nothing in a divorce and would face a fate worse than Diana. She’s been a prominent Royal for a decade and still can’t give a speech. Whether that’s due to incompetence or stupidity, it adds a depressing quality to her appearances.

Could not disagree with you more. Her speeches are quiet and relatable. She’s obviously shy. They seem to have a really strong, loving bond and from where I sit there is literally no evidence of William treating her poorly. you can tell she is stable and really benefited from a strong family of origin.

She is a strong woman and protective of her family.

Okay that is fully insane. No one protective of their family would have married a prince let alone allow the children to be public figures. That’s crazy! If someone came to you and said “hey I want your 3 year old to appear at public events and have crazy people deeply invested in him and absolutely have stalkers and paparazzi following him all the time. There’s no pay but he can have a house from his powerful relatives and a pretend job. Real jobs will be prohibited/impossible. His dad’s own family was completely wrecked by the same circumstances.”

Would you be like “Yes! Sign me up and put that toddler in a ceremonial robe!” That’s nuts. She may be a lot of things, many of them good, but “protective of her family” she is not. It’s really crazy to me that anyone would say that.

What she’s protective of is her path to being queen consort.

Kate chased and landed Prince William and put up with an embarrassing amount of crap and humiliation (most of it by William) to be queen. Her children’s well-being doesn’t hold a candle to her dedication to finally being queen consort.

Period.

I can’t imagine she’s happy, but she’s certainly committed.

So Kate has a lot in common with DCUM women.

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Anonymous wrote:She understands the assignment.

Agreed. She accepts that her job is to put with anything William does.

It looks increasingly exploitative and just sad as time passes. She seems to dislike William but clings to the title OR she knows that she would get nothing in a divorce and would face a fate worse than Diana. She’s been a prominent Royal for a decade and still can’t give a speech. Whether that’s due to incompetence or stupidity, it adds a depressing quality to her appearances.

Could not disagree with you more. Her speeches are quiet and relatable. She’s obviously shy. They seem to have a really strong, loving bond and from where I sit there is literally no evidence of William treating her poorly. you can tell she is stable and really benefited from a strong family of origin.

She is a strong woman and protective of her family.

Okay that is fully insane. No one protective of their family would have married a prince let alone allow the children to be public figures. That’s crazy! If someone came to you and said “hey I want your 3 year old to appear at public events and have crazy people deeply invested in him and absolutely have stalkers and paparazzi following him all the time. There’s no pay but he can have a house from his powerful relatives and a pretend job. Real jobs will be prohibited/impossible. His dad’s own family was completely wrecked by the same circumstances.”

Would you be like “Yes! Sign me up and put that toddler in a ceremonial robe!” That’s nuts. She may be a lot of things, many of them good, but “protective of her family” she is not. It’s really crazy to me that anyone would say that.

Yes but your child would be royalty, occupying the very top tier of a hierarchical society and living in unmatched privilege. I would have signed up for that!

It doesn’t seem to have helped any of Elizabeth’s children. My ordinary parents of the same generation are far and away happier and better people than any of Elizabeth’s children. I mean, she raised Prince Edward.

I agree with the PP. She is not protective of her children at all.

By marrying a prince, she signed up for her future children to be public figures. She has no choice in that and no royal family can keep their kids completely out of the public eye until they are eighteen, not that that would even be wise.

Sure, but she’s then obviously not a protective mother.

Disagree. I think Kate is not particularly fascinating or intelligent, but she is a good mother and prioritizes her children above everything else. And she is fortunate to have an excellent support system in her parents and sister. Her kids have a very good chance of being normal, functional adults. Kate & Will will learn their lesson from the Harry debacle too, and make sure the younger two have their own paths in life instead of being hangers-on.

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Anonymous wrote:How does this personally affect you and why aren't you asking the same question of William?

The second part! People are so hard on women that marry into this messed up family. Kate obviously knew what she was doing and stuck it out. I’m happy for her if she’s pursuing her dreams, even if it’s not how I’d live my life.

Same for other royal wives - Fergie, Diana, MM. The British tabloids were awful to each of them at different points in their lives. It shouldn’t be a rite of passage, it’s not ok even though Kate made it out the other side. I would hope that part of her mental health platform is to stop the tabloid madness.

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Anonymous wrote:She understands the assignment.

Agreed. She accepts that her job is to put with anything William does.

It looks increasingly exploitative and just sad as time passes. She seems to dislike William but clings to the title OR she knows that she would get nothing in a divorce and would face a fate worse than Diana. She’s been a prominent Royal for a decade and still can’t give a speech. Whether that’s due to incompetence or stupidity, it adds a depressing quality to her appearances.

Could not disagree with you more. Her speeches are quiet and relatable. She’s obviously shy. They seem to have a really strong, loving bond and from where I sit there is literally no evidence of William treating her poorly. you can tell she is stable and really benefited from a strong family of origin.

She is a strong woman and protective of her family.

Okay that is fully insane. No one protective of their family would have married a prince let alone allow the children to be public figures. That’s crazy! If someone came to you and said “hey I want your 3 year old to appear at public events and have crazy people deeply invested in him and absolutely have stalkers and paparazzi following him all the time. There’s no pay but he can have a house from his powerful relatives and a pretend job. Real jobs will be prohibited/impossible. His dad’s own family was completely wrecked by the same circumstances.”

Would you be like “Yes! Sign me up and put that toddler in a ceremonial robe!” That’s nuts. She may be a lot of things, many of them good, but “protective of her family” she is not. It’s really crazy to me that anyone would say that.

Yes but your child would be royalty, occupying the very top tier of a hierarchical society and living in unmatched privilege. I would have signed up for that!

It doesn’t seem to have helped any of Elizabeth’s children. My ordinary parents of the same generation are far and away happier and better people than any of Elizabeth’s children. I mean, she raised Prince Edward.

I agree with the PP. She is not protective of her children at all.

By marrying a prince, she signed up for her future children to be public figures. She has no choice in that and no royal family can keep their kids completely out of the public eye until they are eighteen, not that that would even be wise.

Sure, but she’s then obviously not a protective mother.

Disagree. I think Kate is not particularly fascinating or intelligent, but she is a good mother and prioritizes her children above everything else. And she is fortunate to have an excellent support system in her parents and sister. Her kids have a very good chance of being normal, functional adults. Kate & Will will learn their lesson from the Harry debacle too, and make sure the younger two have their own paths in life instead of being hangers-on.

I genuinely don’t think anyone who lets their young children be used or uses them as public figures can be a good mother. Whether it’s Kate Middleton, a TikTok maker, a stage mom or whatever.

I know there are kids who really love acting but even then I think a good mother would restrict them to theater or something and avoid anything with too much exposure like TV or movies at least until they are older.

For the ones born into the monarchy, they would have to break tradition which would be hard, certainly, but not impossible. I don’t think Harry/Meghan’s children make public appearances which is great but maybe that’s just because they left, not saying they’re role models on it. Just that it’s possible.

Whereas Kate Middleton chose this for herself and her children. I’m a very casual consumer of royal news and I’ve seen a TON of pictures and videos of her children at official events, none of which was necessary. She even did the photo shoot right after giving birth.

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Anonymous wrote:She understands the assignment.

Agreed. She accepts that her job is to put with anything William does.

It looks increasingly exploitative and just sad as time passes. She seems to dislike William but clings to the title OR she knows that she would get nothing in a divorce and would face a fate worse than Diana. She’s been a prominent Royal for a decade and still can’t give a speech. Whether that’s due to incompetence or stupidity, it adds a depressing quality to her appearances.

Could not disagree with you more. Her speeches are quiet and relatable. She’s obviously shy. They seem to have a really strong, loving bond and from where I sit there is literally no evidence of William treating her poorly. you can tell she is stable and really benefited from a strong family of origin.

She is a strong woman and protective of her family.

Okay that is fully insane. No one protective of their family would have married a prince let alone allow the children to be public figures. That’s crazy! If someone came to you and said “hey I want your 3 year old to appear at public events and have crazy people deeply invested in him and absolutely have stalkers and paparazzi following him all the time. There’s no pay but he can have a house from his powerful relatives and a pretend job. Real jobs will be prohibited/impossible. His dad’s own family was completely wrecked by the same circumstances.”

Would you be like “Yes! Sign me up and put that toddler in a ceremonial robe!” That’s nuts. She may be a lot of things, many of them good, but “protective of her family” she is not. It’s really crazy to me that anyone would say that.

Yes but your child would be royalty, occupying the very top tier of a hierarchical society and living in unmatched privilege. I would have signed up for that!

It doesn’t seem to have helped any of Elizabeth’s children. My ordinary parents of the same generation are far and away happier and better people than any of Elizabeth’s children. I mean, she raised Prince Edward.

I agree with the PP. She is not protective of her children at all.

By marrying a prince, she signed up for her future children to be public figures. She has no choice in that and no royal family can keep their kids completely out of the public eye until they are eighteen, not that that would even be wise.

Sure, but she’s then obviously not a protective mother.

Disagree. I think Kate is not particularly fascinating or intelligent, but she is a good mother and prioritizes her children above everything else. And she is fortunate to have an excellent support system in her parents and sister. Her kids have a very good chance of being normal, functional adults. Kate & Will will learn their lesson from the Harry debacle too, and make sure the younger two have their own paths in life instead of being hangers-on.

I genuinely don’t think anyone who lets their young children be used or uses them as public figures can be a good mother. Whether it’s Kate Middleton, a TikTok maker, a stage mom or whatever.

I know there are kids who really love acting but even then I think a good mother would restrict them to theater or something and avoid anything with too much exposure like TV or movies at least until they are older.

For the ones born into the monarchy, they would have to break tradition which would be hard, certainly, but not impossible. I don’t think Harry/Meghan’s children make public appearances which is great but maybe that’s just because they left, not saying they’re role models on it. Just that it’s possible.

Whereas Kate Middleton chose this for herself and her children. I’m a very casual consumer of royal news and I’ve seen a TON of pictures and videos of her children at official events, none of which was necessary. She even did the photo shoot right after giving birth.

Kate has been a social striver her entire life. Her kids are a means to an end. That’s it.

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Anonymous wrote:She understands the assignment.

Agreed. She accepts that her job is to put with anything William does.

It looks increasingly exploitative and just sad as time passes. She seems to dislike William but clings to the title OR she knows that she would get nothing in a divorce and would face a fate worse than Diana. She’s been a prominent Royal for a decade and still can’t give a speech. Whether that’s due to incompetence or stupidity, it adds a depressing quality to her appearances.

Could not disagree with you more. Her speeches are quiet and relatable. She’s obviously shy. They seem to have a really strong, loving bond and from where I sit there is literally no evidence of William treating her poorly. you can tell she is stable and really benefited from a strong family of origin.

She is a strong woman and protective of her family.

Okay that is fully insane. No one protective of their family would have married a prince let alone allow the children to be public figures. That’s crazy! If someone came to you and said “hey I want your 3 year old to appear at public events and have crazy people deeply invested in him and absolutely have stalkers and paparazzi following him all the time. There’s no pay but he can have a house from his powerful relatives and a pretend job. Real jobs will be prohibited/impossible. His dad’s own family was completely wrecked by the same circumstances.”

Would you be like “Yes! Sign me up and put that toddler in a ceremonial robe!” That’s nuts. She may be a lot of things, many of them good, but “protective of her family” she is not. It’s really crazy to me that anyone would say that.

Yes but your child would be royalty, occupying the very top tier of a hierarchical society and living in unmatched privilege. I would have signed up for that!

It doesn’t seem to have helped any of Elizabeth’s children. My ordinary parents of the same generation are far and away happier and better people than any of Elizabeth’s children. I mean, she raised Prince Edward.

I agree with the PP. She is not protective of her children at all.

By marrying a prince, she signed up for her future children to be public figures. She has no choice in that and no royal family can keep their kids completely out of the public eye until they are eighteen, not that that would even be wise.

Sure, but she’s then obviously not a protective mother.

Disagree. I think Kate is not particularly fascinating or intelligent, but she is a good mother and prioritizes her children above everything else. And she is fortunate to have an excellent support system in her parents and sister. Her kids have a very good chance of being normal, functional adults. Kate & Will will learn their lesson from the Harry debacle too, and make sure the younger two have their own paths in life instead of being hangers-on.

I genuinely don’t think anyone who lets their young children be used or uses them as public figures can be a good mother. Whether it’s Kate Middleton, a TikTok maker, a stage mom or whatever.

I know there are kids who really love acting but even then I think a good mother would restrict them to theater or something and avoid anything with too much exposure like TV or movies at least until they are older.

For the ones born into the monarchy, they would have to break tradition which would be hard, certainly, but not impossible. I don’t think Harry/Meghan’s children make public appearances which is great but maybe that’s just because they left, not saying they’re role models on it. Just that it’s possible.

Whereas Kate Middleton chose this for herself and her children. I’m a very casual consumer of royal news and I’ve seen a TON of pictures and videos of her children at official events, none of which was necessary. She even did the photo shoot right after giving birth.

I can’t believe you are comparing TikTok/Instagrammers with Kate. Those kids get photographed at family events + one or two staged photos at the start of school and on birthdays. They are not hawking product or living life with a camera shoved in their face all day.

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I would be so creeped out if people were making AI pictures of what my young kids will look like as teens/adults.

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No not at all. She and her mother had a very well executed plan and they got what they wanted. They are a more polished version of Kim and Kris.

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Anonymous wrote:She understands the assignment.

Agreed. She accepts that her job is to put with anything William does.

It looks increasingly exploitative and just sad as time passes. She seems to dislike William but clings to the title OR she knows that she would get nothing in a divorce and would face a fate worse than Diana. She’s been a prominent Royal for a decade and still can’t give a speech. Whether that’s due to incompetence or stupidity, it adds a depressing quality to her appearances.

Could not disagree with you more. Her speeches are quiet and relatable. She’s obviously shy. They seem to have a really strong, loving bond and from where I sit there is literally no evidence of William treating her poorly. you can tell she is stable and really benefited from a strong family of origin.

She is a strong woman and protective of her family.

Okay that is fully insane. No one protective of their family would have married a prince let alone allow the children to be public figures. That’s crazy! If someone came to you and said “hey I want your 3 year old to appear at public events and have crazy people deeply invested in him and absolutely have stalkers and paparazzi following him all the time. There’s no pay but he can have a house from his powerful relatives and a pretend job. Real jobs will be prohibited/impossible. His dad’s own family was completely wrecked by the same circumstances.”

Would you be like “Yes! Sign me up and put that toddler in a ceremonial robe!” That’s nuts. She may be a lot of things, many of them good, but “protective of her family” she is not. It’s really crazy to me that anyone would say that.

Yes but your child would be royalty, occupying the very top tier of a hierarchical society and living in unmatched privilege. I would have signed up for that!

It doesn’t seem to have helped any of Elizabeth’s children. My ordinary parents of the same generation are far and away happier and better people than any of Elizabeth’s children. I mean, she raised Prince Edward.

I agree with the PP. She is not protective of her children at all.

By marrying a prince, she signed up for her future children to be public figures. She has no choice in that and no royal family can keep their kids completely out of the public eye until they are eighteen, not that that would even be wise.

Sure, but she’s then obviously not a protective mother.

Disagree. I think Kate is not particularly fascinating or intelligent, but she is a good mother and prioritizes her children above everything else. And she is fortunate to have an excellent support system in her parents and sister. Her kids have a very good chance of being normal, functional adults. Kate & Will will learn their lesson from the Harry debacle too, and make sure the younger two have their own paths in life instead of being hangers-on.

I genuinely don’t think anyone who lets their young children be used or uses them as public figures can be a good mother. Whether it’s Kate Middleton, a TikTok maker, a stage mom or whatever.

I know there are kids who really love acting but even then I think a good mother would restrict them to theater or something and avoid anything with too much exposure like TV or movies at least until they are older.

For the ones born into the monarchy, they would have to break tradition which would be hard, certainly, but not impossible. I don’t think Harry/Meghan’s children make public appearances which is great but maybe that’s just because they left, not saying they’re role models on it. Just that it’s possible.

Whereas Kate Middleton chose this for herself and her children. I’m a very casual consumer of royal news and I’ve seen a TON of pictures and videos of her children at official events, none of which was necessary. She even did the photo shoot right after giving birth.

I can’t believe you are comparing TikTok/Instagrammers with Kate. Those kids get photographed at family events + one or two staged photos at the start of school and on birthdays. They are not hawking product or living life with a camera shoved in their face all day.

Yeah, it’s a totes normal, healthy life. 🙄🙄

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Anonymous wrote:No not at all. She and her mother had a very well executed plan and they got what they wanted. They are a more polished version of Kim and Kris.

100%

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Anonymous wrote:Knew her at Uni, she’s one of the most performative people I’ve ever known.

What does that even mean? GMAFB.

NP, but it's pretty well accepted that she decided to go after him.

To the contrary. She was dating someone else and was in William's friend circle. She was in a charity fashion show wearing a bikini was a see through cover up when William saw her famously said "she's hot." He had to go after her. It's interesting that in Harry's book, "Spare," he said he told his friends that Meghan was "hot." The two sound at least lusty.

LOL, no way. Kate put down her deposit at a different school and just happened to decide to take a gap year after it was announced where William would attend university, then appear at the very same school? She was 100% shooting her shot. There’s nothing wrong with what she did, but don’t make it a fairy tale.

Lots of teenagers take a gap year and many change their minds about towns, schools, careers or majors.

+1. Did this myself. Had nothing to do with a guy. You are a misogynist.