Kate Middleton - fit and athletic

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Anonymous wrote:This poor woman is wasting away from an eating disorder and you people are praising her. She is so much smaller than she was even as a teenager; her hips are nothing at all. I don’t think we ought to be praising this. It’s basically pro ana.

Oh my. You just sound insane, but I've come to expect that from the Kate-haters. Just so bizarre. She is lean, muscular, and fit.

She can be lean, muscular, and fit, and have disordered eating. I doubt she has a full blown eating disorder, but, my guess is that many of us would consider her eating habits rigid. She is likely one of those folks who doesn't eat when they are nervous, etc.

She is likely one of those lucky people who can eat whatever she wants and not gain a pound. Like I was and like many thin women are - often until they hit menopause and sometimes even after that. You just can’t fathom that because your don’t have a fast metabolism.

Her height helps. She's close to 5'10".

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Anonymous wrote:This poor woman is wasting away from an eating disorder and you people are praising her. She is so much smaller than she was even as a teenager; her hips are nothing at all. I don’t think we ought to be praising this. It’s basically pro ana.

Oh my. You just sound insane, but I've come to expect that from the Kate-haters. Just so bizarre. She is lean, muscular, and fit.

She can be lean, muscular, and fit, and have disordered eating. I doubt she has a full blown eating disorder, but, my guess is that many of us would consider her eating habits rigid. She is likely one of those folks who doesn't eat when they are nervous, etc.

She is likely one of those lucky people who can eat whatever she wants and not gain a pound. Like I was and like many thin women are - often until they hit menopause and sometimes even after that. You just can’t fathom that because your don’t have a fast metabolism.

Her height helps. She's close to 5'10".

Lol I'm 5'10" and have always been fat.

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Anonymous wrote:This poor woman is wasting away from an eating disorder and you people are praising her. She is so much smaller than she was even as a teenager; her hips are nothing at all. I don’t think we ought to be praising this. It’s basically pro ana.

Oh my. You just sound insane, but I've come to expect that from the Kate-haters. Just so bizarre. She is lean, muscular, and fit.

She can be lean, muscular, and fit, and have disordered eating. I doubt she has a full blown eating disorder, but, my guess is that many of us would consider her eating habits rigid. She is likely one of those folks who doesn't eat when they are nervous, etc.

She is likely one of those lucky people who can eat whatever she wants and not gain a pound. Like I was and like many thin women are - often until they hit menopause and sometimes even after that. You just can’t fathom that because your don’t have a fast metabolism.

I'm a thin size 0 with a fast metabolism and I think she has an ED as many inside leaks have hinted at over the years.

I am 61, 5-5 and the heaviest I've ever been at about 128. This is about 10-15 pounds lighter than my young adult weight. I have small bones and until menopause I truly was able to eat whatever wanted. Now I'm a muscular size 2. I eat healthily and work out, but I do think I just have a fast metabolism.

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Anonymous wrote:She looked good at Ascot too:
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/a44221696/kate-middleton-red-alexander-mcqueen-royal-ascot-2023-photos/
Her earrings are actually affordable!

I disagree. Red and gold for a daytime outdoor event? Nope. Beatrice actually look great.

She (like the Queen before her), wears bright colors so she can be seen more easily. Beatrice’s dress is nice, but she disappears from any distance away.

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Anonymous wrote:This poor woman is wasting away from an eating disorder and you people are praising her. She is so much smaller than she was even as a teenager; her hips are nothing at all. I don’t think we ought to be praising this. It’s basically pro ana.

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She has an ED and no one is helping her. Seeing her makes me feel sad. I hope she can heal from it.

She is very athletic and muscular (and lean), does not at all look like she jas an ED - her hair alone makes that clear, it is gorgeous and thick vs the women I have known with EDs have thin, breaking hair.

It's cute that you think that is her natural hair.

You think she wears a wig?? Her hair has looked the same since we first started seeing photos of her almost 20 years ago.

No it doesn't. It's much thicker now. She wears falls and such.

I think so too. Her mother and sister’s hair is nowhere as lush.

+1, I think it's partly natural hair (and I do think she has nice hair) but that she gets weaves to give it more fullness and length, and likely also uses falls sometimes for formal events.

Look at her next to the Duchess of Edinburgh last week -- that volume cannot be explained by more length or even use of a hair cushion (though there is likely one in there). You just need a lot of hair for a look like that. Thus: weaves.



I also just think it would be very hard to maintain this length at her age, given the amount of heat damage her hair is likely exposed to doing multiple events like this a week. How many 40+ year old women do you know have hair this length that they can regularly wear in this style and it looks this good? She's got to be using weaves to help get that length and conceal breakage and thinning:

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She seems wonderful…unlike you know who!

Loved the video with Rodger!

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Anonymous wrote:She is so basic. Just an average looking woman with a lot of money and no taste

It's okay, hon. Try to ease up on your jealousy.

[Anonymous]

Someone upthread asked for photos to illustrate how her appearance has changed since QEII died and she became Princess of Wales. Here are some examples.

Daytime event 2021 -- less makeup overall, eyes/brows less defined, hair is polished but casual/young looking, unremarkable accessories:



And now -- heavier foundation, significantly heavier eye makeup, brows sharper and more defined, hair is polished and more mature looking, much more expensive clothes (this is McQueen) and showier, more expensive accessories:

https://tomandlorenzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Catherine-Princess-Wales-Foundling-Museum-Royal-Faashion-Alexander-McQueen-Tom-Lorenzo-Site-5.jpg

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Argh, reposting so you can see both photos:

Someone upthread asked for photos to illustrate how her appearance has changed since QEII died and she became Princess of Wales. Here are some examples.

Daytime event 2021 -- less makeup overall, eyes/brows less defined, hair is polished but casual/young looking, unremarkable accessories:



And now -- heavier foundation, significantly heavier eye makeup, brows sharper and more defined, hair is polished and more mature looking, much more expensive clothes (this is McQueen) and showier, more expensive accessories:

[Anonymous]

Another before and after, evening edition.

Here's the 2020 BAFTAs (sorry, would have grabbed something more recent but Covid makes that hard). Hair is very prom/bridal. Dress and jewelry obviously high end, but the effect is more casual and young, almost bohemian. Dress is beautiful on her but she looks slouchier in, and the tailoring is fine but not *perfect*:



Compare to the BAFTAs this year. I actually do NOT like this look (I think the earrings and gloves are all wrong) but you can see how much sharper and more mature her styling is. Her face is glowing, her hair looks more Hollywood than bridal updo, her brows are fuller and darker and sharper. Her earrings are actually low end (the infamous $30 Zara earrings) but they are also much more striking and dramatic than the 2020 version. The whole look is more striking, dramatic, and mature:

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I'm European and I know the daughter of one of her assigned workers. Her hair is all natural, she's very thin, and yes, EVERYTHING gets tailored. She doesn't have an ED - she got pregnant 3 times. ED impacts ovulation and egg quality, even years after recovery. This one breeds easily.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This poor woman is wasting away from an eating disorder and you people are praising her. She is so much smaller than she was even as a teenager; her hips are nothing at all. I don’t think we ought to be praising this. It’s basically pro ana.

Oh my. You just sound insane, but I've come to expect that from the Kate-haters. Just so bizarre. She is lean, muscular, and fit.

She can be lean, muscular, and fit, and have disordered eating. I doubt she has a full blown eating disorder, but, my guess is that many of us would consider her eating habits rigid. She is likely one of those folks who doesn't eat when they are nervous, etc.

She is likely one of those lucky people who can eat whatever she wants and not gain a pound. Like I was and like many thin women are - often until they hit menopause and sometimes even after that. You just can’t fathom that because your don’t have a fast metabolism.

Her height helps. She's close to 5'10".

Lol I'm 5'10" and have always been fat.

sad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Argh, reposting so you can see both photos:

Someone upthread asked for photos to illustrate how her appearance has changed since QEII died and she became Princess of Wales. Here are some examples.

Daytime event 2021 -- less makeup overall, eyes/brows less defined, hair is polished but casual/young looking, unremarkable accessories:



And now -- heavier foundation, significantly heavier eye makeup, brows sharper and more defined, hair is polished and more mature looking, much more expensive clothes (this is McQueen) and showier, more expensive accessories:

They don’t have to depend on Charles for a clothing budget anymore.

[Anonymous]

Np and I don’t think she has ED. I do think she eats carefully and is very active though.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm European and I know the daughter of one of her assigned workers. Her hair is all natural, she's very thin, and yes, EVERYTHING gets tailored. She doesn't have an ED - she got pregnant 3 times. ED impacts ovulation and egg quality, even years after recovery. This one breeds easily.

Meth addicts get pregnant sometimes too. I think she could just be really careful with her diet, but I don't think the fact that she got pregnant means anything in that regard. I also don't think it's just that she's naturally thin and "never gains a pound" as some PP are suggesting, because she was definitely curvier before she started dating William.