Duchess Kate wears plaid McQueen for her first public event in months: lovely?

127936PCN_Catherine12

Yay!!!! Duchess Kate finally came to a scheduled event. She didn’t cancel at the last minute! This is Kate first public appearance since her second pregnancy was announced. It’s also her first public event since August 7th (the Tower of London appearance with William and Harry). Kate is said to be in the beginning of her second trimester and the worst of her hyperemesis gravidarum seems to be past. It was also announced over the weekend that Kate is due in April… doing the math, that means that she’s probably about 13-14 weeks along, I’m guessing. When the palace announced her due date, they also stressed the fact that Kate is expecting “a baby,” as in NOT twins. Just FYI.

As for this appearance today, Kate and William joined the Queen in welcoming the president of Singapore, Tony Tan Keng Yam, at Buckingham Palace. There was some sort of carriage procession. Kate wore a plaid Alexander McQueen coatdress which is utterly appropriate. It’s a demure, professional length and the fabric is heavy enough to ensure no “flouncy skirt blow-ups” or Marilyn Moments. Kate also wore a Jane Taylor hat. You can read more about the event here.

As I said, I think Kate looks completely appropriate. The coatdress is boringly pretty and smart, her hair isn’t flying all over the place and she’s put on some much-needed pregnancy weight, which is good. I’m glad she’s able to keep some food down. I hope this is the first of many appearances she makes during this pregnancy!

Kate is also due to attend the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 awards in London tonight. Since she wore McQueen during the day, I’m thinking…Stella McCartney?

wenn21847707

127936PCN_Catherine14

127936PCN_Catherine09

Photos courtesy of WENN, Pacific Coast News.

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

218 Responses to “Duchess Kate wears plaid McQueen for her first public event in months: lovely?”

Comments are Closed

We close comments on older posts to fight comment spam.

  1. Jaderu says:

    She looks utterly and appropriately ready to barf. Doesn’t even look like she’s trying to hide it in some of the pics.

    • LadyMTL says:

      That’s exactly what I was thinking, lol. For some reason the profile shot of her going up the steps makes me think that she’s telling herself not to vomit. Poor her, that has to be unpleasant at best.

    • Maria says:

      I agree. Also a little pale.

    • Mimz says:

      She looks ready to vomit the world out. It must have been excruciating for her to keep things down and smile to people.
      Poor girl.
      She looks good though, considering…. but she needs to get back to bed.

    • L says:

      She def looks pale and ready to puke. The bags under her eyes make it look like she hasn’t been sleeping much either.

    • MrsB says:

      Yeah, she does. There’s no mistaking that look. I’m having flashbacks to my wedding day, when I was 12 wks preggo and felt like I was going to hurl the whole day but tried to keep a smile plastered on my face.

    • StormsMama says:

      Haha yes she is definitely looking sick and tired.

    • Francesca says:

      Mte. I feel so sorry for her. It is a horrible feeling!

    • FLORC says:

      I don’t see it. The makeup isthicker than usual and the foundation (which is very thick always) is still there so seeing her as pale is makeup.
      I’ll say she looks tired and less smiley. I bet she is very tired. Just not pale and barfy.
      She looks worlds better with some weight in her cheeks!

      • HH says:

        I guess it’s hard to be objective since we know that she’s been extremely ill, but I do agree with the above commenters. She does look like she’d forcing herself to smile and willing her stomach to stay calm. There are very few times when I feel sorry for Kate, but in this instance I just want her to lie down.

      • MinnFinn says:

        I don’t see the barfy look either. She does look tired. She no doubt quit botoxing so maybe what we’re seeing is fading of her last treatment.

      • The Original Mia says:

        I don’t see barfy at all. She looks tired and subdued, but nevertheless healthy and gaining weight, which seems the opposite of puking and dehydration.

      • Elle says:

        I do think she looks awful and feel for her, but I can’t help but wonder: why pick this particular event? If she’s as sick as they’re saying, why throw her into the deep end with the carriage ride and everything?

        Bad as I feel for her, though, I think she has no work ethic (except for when it comes to getting out of work), so a tiny little part of me is wearing a tin-foil hat and thinking:

        She’s been sick but not that sick and planned to continue milking this pregnancy to continue to avoid work. The palace knows it and isn’t happy, so this is their passive aggressive way of getting back at Kate. Since she was pretty much forced into this, she decided to retaliate by doing everything she could to look as sick as possible so it would all about “poor Kate, look how brave she is and how mean the Palace is for making her work.”

      • Hazel says:

        Interesting theory, Elle. And yeah, if she were still on the brink of barfing, having to go through a carriage ride & lots of standing around–with no escape route hand–would have been a bit much, I think.

        I remember the DM’s saying the whole thing would take place ‘within walking distance’ of KP, as though W&K would actually walk to this event. Dumb DM.

        And finally, Kaiser, oh, but her coat-skirt did blow up! Check out all the photos on the DM’s website. She appears to be wearing a slim grey or black dress underneath the coat-dress. I’m thinking the fabric wasn’t heavy weight at all. It looked a bit tight in the arms, too, which I thought odd. Kate’s arms are slim, + that is a bespoke item, so it ought to fit perfectly.

      • FLORC says:

        Lack of botox for sure. But also these images aren’t as touched up as usual.
        Remember post George Kate’s volleyball pics in wedges? It was around that time. She looked great in some of those photos with headlines that she was back to work. In other headlines that she was tired and George was crying non-stop keeping her up all night.
        How we see Kate is from mostly touched up photos. When she’s less touched up she looks very worn and weary. Here Kate looks more natural. Her makeup is thick as she applies it and her skin isn’t as smooth because she doesn’t have smooth skin to begin with.

        I’m not trashing her. I’m just saying we don’t see a true image of Kate. So when we do she looks so beaten down.
        A Side Note.
        There are photos of her smiling and she looks worlds better. These photos make her look bad to go with the theme of Kate being ill.

      • k says:

        seriously? you cannot fake hyper emesis. you cannot fake the LOOK on her face. as someone who had it for my whole pregnancy, i assure you she is trying her best not to drop to her knees and crawl, crying, back to bed. the amount of times, if any at all, that you get relief from the never ending nausea and vomiting is tenuous and haunting. i find it unbelievably depressing how many people think someone could actually fake this.
        and yes, you are trashing her. you are saying she is faking how bad she feels and looks. if that isn’t trashing someone, i would love to know what you define trashing as.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •k•

        I don’t think people are trying to say she’s faking her HG. What a lot of people ARE doing is calling the diagnosis into question. There’s a difference.

        Also, •Florc• is correct. We often see very touched up photos of Kate so our perception is skewed. Her untouched photos or videos are different and you actually see a human being. Myself, I much prefer to see people as real human beings.

        •Florc•

        As for the ‘barfy ‘ look. IMO there are a few that do look like she’s pretty miserable but I agree that the DM and The Telegrapgh have quite a bit more where she doesn’t look barfy, just tired and drained.

        •Elle•

        These visits are planned months in advance and the people ‘on display’ just have to be able to accommodate themselves the best they can. There’s way more image and protocol that goes into state visits than most know about. So no one is punishing Kate or anyone else.

      • Dena says:

        The color gray is also a color that can “wash one out” if u don’t have the right complexion for it. If she were wearing a vibrant Jewel tone with her hair down the effect/affect would both potentially be different. All said, her hair/make-up and clothes also help in creating a mood.

      • Elle says:

        k: I’m sorry you went through that, but that’s part of what bugs me about Kate – I can’t escape the feeling that she’s possibly taking advantage of what other women went through as cover. Like FLORC, something doesn’t sit right with me about the HG claims. Kate might very well have morning sickness – and if she does, even if she’s feeling better, it was cruel to stick her in a carriage to wave at the peasants.

        I think part of my skepticism comes from watching two close friends go through horrendous morning sickness – nothing close to HG, but it made their lives miserable. There’s no way they could have handled a long plane flight (Kate’s first pregnancy) and definitely not a carriage ride. One of them, even when the worst of the morning sickness past and she stopped puking, dealt with low level nausea until a week or so after she gave birth.

        So if Kate is really sick, I feel for her. But given her general lack of interest in the few “work” responsibilities in her privileged life, I don’t think it’s unfair for some people to question the inconsistencies – posing questions isn’t trashing someone. And Kate’s not really faking anything – as FLORC pointed out, it’s relatively easy to look sick and tired even when you’re well. She’s not having to pretend to puke in front of a camera. And all it takes is a little bit of make-up to look tired and/or sick.

        But I go back to my original point: If Kate has been as sick as claimed, sticking her in a carriage was stupid. She could have easily met them at the palace, and everyone would have understood.

      • FLORC says:

        LadySlippers
        Thank you in your response to k. I didn’t think I was claiming she didn’t have a rough go of things so far. More for the photo, long and confirmed history of touch ups, and pr campaign. Which does not always come from her or another pr office, but rather from a sympathetic/pro-Kate/Royal outlet like the DMOnline.

        k
        My comment to add to LS is this. Kate looks sad and unwell in these shots. In the same shots and shots taken in the moments around these shots (like seconds later) Kate is all smiles with a glow about her. So, don’t base an opinion about how Kate is feeling from these shots because they’re images to lead the viewer into sympathy. She looks happy and well in all of the other shots. You would never, ever guess she was suffering for a moment in the images from Chammy’s link below.

        Dena
        In Chammy’s link to the nice photos of Kate here the Gray does not wash her out in the least.

        Elle
        As medicine advances new requirements are given for diagnosing sometimes. And sometimes if you run along the boarder they can diagnose you even though your results came close, but did not meet the requirements. Kate was always going to be overtreated. Headache would be a migraine.

        I remember Kate Hudson in her last pregnancy having hg. She lost much weight. She was in hell. Once she got better and meds controlled her symptoms she downed krispy kremes because her weight was dangerously low. She is a good example of how hg and the symptoms were associated.

      • FLORC says:

        K
        HG is hell. It’s a kind of hell I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Especially during what should be a happy time. And many people google or knew someone from years ago that had hg. It was harder to get diagnosed. Symptoms had to be more severe.
        You lost a lot of bodyweight when you should be gaining. You can’t even swallow your own saliva. You can’t see your spouse because the smell of them makes you ill. And some even chose to terminate their pregnancybecause they were suffering to such extremes or their life was in danger. That is the extreme side. That is how many people think of hg. Not simply as a slightly more severe version of morning sickness where instead of being sick a few times in the morning you throw up several times a day. Or just feel like you might several times a day.

        For purposes of this discussion on this thread that’s as in depth as I feel I need to be. This seems to address how people have spoken of hg here. It’s in layman’s terms. Please don’t over analyse as it’s not exhausted definition. Just for purposes here for the people here.

      • Vava says:

        Well, I’m going to be blunt and say I think she hasn’t had HG. Morning sickness, yes, HG no.

        She’s not exhausted. Just look at her from this evening’s event.

    • Katenotkatie says:

      Girlfriend looks exhausted.

    • giggles says:

      I feel for her. I was the same way when I had my daughter, puking on the delivery table even. ended up in the hospital I dont know how many times because it was never ending. Just going out of the house was a chore in itself because I never knew when or what was going to come up.

    • A mascarada says:

      Came here just to say that. She’s ready to barf.
      It’s not like her “work” would save human kind, so yeah, she should just go back to bed.

    • Jocelyn says:

      Exactly what I was thinking. Can’t blame her though.

    • West Winds says:

      How do you “hide” getting ready to barf??? I think this is terrible. It’s obvious this beautiful lady belongs home in bed and shame on the Royals for not taking better care of her. Why should she be on duty for social events when she’s already doing full duty producing a member of the Royal Family??? It’s more important that the magazines get to burble on about what designer she’s wearing or what shoes and hat she’s wearing? Stop being ridiculous. The male establishment needs to adopt a better attitude towards the burdens women carry; especially during pregnancy and that should include her husband; isn’t he supposed to be the one protecting her? If not him, then who? Get her home to bed and start taking better care of her! We can catch up with her clothing, accessories and hair-dos post baby, needs be.

  2. Chrissy says:

    There is a pic of the skirt flying up. But she is wearing a black slip underneath. It’s in the Daily Mail article. Kate looks so tired to me. Hope she’s feeling better soon!

  3. teatimeiscoming says:

    Shes put on weight? Where? o_0

    • Abbott says:

      I think it’s the extra mascara?

    • Jax says:

      Everywhere! First of all, her face is definitely fuller. Her waist is thicker, and her boobs are bigger. This woman shows faster than anyone I’ve ever seen. If they wanted to keep it quiet until the first three months is past, they wouldn’t be able to do it. She just blossoms so quickly. Not to mention the royal barfing. Poor girl, nausea is so awful.

    • Wendy says:

      Extra weight?? Yeah right

      • teatimeiscoming says:

        If that’s “extra weight,” i must be an elephant. She looks like she’s actually been eating solid food instead of subsisting on a liquid diet for fashion’s sake.

      • Stephanie says:

        I think she put on weight. She was so skinny before she just still looks very slim. I say look at the buttons around the boobs. They are pulling. She had the coat tailored too early.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Stephanie•

        Or she grew overnight! That happens too. Lol

      • Vava says:

        @ Stephanie…..yes she had that coat tailored too soon. It no longer fits properly.

  4. jmho says:

    Can someone teach her to apply makeup properly?

    • Blankverse says:

      I was thinking the same thing…that heavy eyeliner doesn’t do her any favours. Not sure if she had a permanent tattoo line done or if she just applies it like that but…no…just no.

      • joy says:

        I have a relative who has it tattooed on AND goes over it with liner. And it looks just like this.

      • FLORC says:

        It’s NOT a tattoo!
        Her mascara is captured in numerous pics over the years. She wears in in and out of the waterline. She wears shades from black to brown. She has it cover quarter to half to all of her waterline. If it was a tattoo we wouldn’t see that.

        And a knew a woman who had it tattooed in and it did not look like that. I think your friend had a bad job done if it looked like that.

      • angelique says:

        A tattoo is likely, IMO. I remember one of the girls at the Playboy mansion said she got one so she could swim and never lose her liner.
        I think PTIPS has the same, except thicker and more garish.
        There, I said it.

    • Elle says:

      Agreed – the first rule of eye make up is when tired or sick, go for less rather than more. She doesn’t look well, but the eyeliner is making her look worse.

      • Chris2 says:

        I’d also like to see her extend her eyebrows out a bit….they stop dead too quickly to serve any aesthetic purpose….a wider arch might militate against the eyeliner a bit.
        Definitely want her to adopt a bit of lip colour too…..one of those Revlon or Clinique chubby crayon things have a lovely sheer look.

        Maybe someone whose motives are above suspicion, like Camilla, could buy Kate a private gentle pampering day, including a makeup session with Mary Greenwell or Lisa Eldridge….

        Edit: poor thing does look drained, I hope this affliction lifts soon.

      • angelique says:

        Chris2,
        Every day is a pampering day for Waity. If you look at old pics as far back as college, you will see a recurring pattern: hair in her face, heavy eyeliner, hyena grin. Don’t expect anything to change.

        But those are nice thoughts you have.

  5. The Original Mia says:

    Her skirt flew up. Wind caught it and lifted it. Not her usual flash but it did lift.

    She looks surprisingly robust for someone who was puking non-stop for 5 weeks.

    I think we need to light a candle for the McQueen label. It’s dead and gone.

    • ArtHistorian says:

      Kate’s boringly bland beskoke McQueen is NOT the brand. It’s bespoke and made for her taste and needs – they don’t have much resemblance to the fashions Sarah Burton presents on the runway. You have to look to the runway shows to see what McQueen is in terms of brand identity.
      Kate’s fashion sense is simply bland and boring, and she seems to have a large amount of bespoke McQueen ensembles that look almost identical. Sadly, she’s not like Sheika Mozah of Qatar, who always wears couture, altered from the runway versions to something suitable for her position.

  6. paola says:

    I don’t think she’s very concerned about what she’s wearing. Her face in the last picture looks like she is saying ‘Catherine Dutchess of Cambridge keep your mouth shut or you’ll shower all these lovely people with puke’.
    Poor Kate, she looks horrible.

    • OriginalTessa says:

      agreed. barf face is very easy to recognize.

    • FLORC says:

      People are told she’s barfy. We’re being told this over and over. So the next time we see her looking tired we automatically assume she must be barfy. I’ve seen many barfy faces in my job and Kate only looks tired. If I didn’t learn how to read a barfy face I’d get puked on a lot more. So, I consider myself an expert for the survival of my scrubs.

      • notasugarhere says:

        I don’t think she looks barfy or pale either. Nor does she look like she’s lost a stone and been violently ill for a month. She looks like she’s gained a little weight and has her usual pancake makeup on.

      • Stephanie says:

        Lol are a dr or nurse? That’s hilarious.

      • Vava says:

        I don’t think she looks barfy either. I agree with you and notasugarhere.

      • FLORC says:

        Steph
        I am a nurse. And earning higher degrees in my field in my free time. So, it’s as funny as you’d like to think it is. As long as you understand it’s true as well.
        I got spit up on from short and far distances for my 1st few years in my job. Learning how to tell and where to stand for optimal escape routes was key.

        I’ve also explained on this thread that Kate’s photos are edited to go with the story given. IT’s how to package what they’re selling.
        Now, i’m not saying Kate isn’t experiencing what most women do experience when with child. I’m saying these photos are meant to look a certain way to match a story.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Florc•

        I do think there’s a few shots where Kate looks nauseous but as I said above, the DM and The Telegrapgh has quite a lot of shots where she doesn’t look nauseous. My guess is her nausea comes and goes, which as you know, is totally normal.

        Question though, does HG cause your face to bloat? I still think she’s gained weight vs looking bloated, your thoughts?

      • Megan says:

        Stephanie – FLORC holds herself out as an expert on everything, so don’t bother arguing with her grand wisdom.

      • notasugarhere says:

        Megan, I trust FLORC when she says she is a medical professional. You can choose to do otherwise, but why bash her to other posters? Why not just state that you disagree with her opinion and don’t believe she’s a medical professional?

      • FLORC says:

        Another attempt at a post response. Sorry for lateness.
        Megan. Why? Why make it personal? Can’t we stick to the facts here? Challenge my comments with something more than your opinion on me. Instead of your opinion on my opinion.
        I’m not touting myself as an expert of all. Only to share personal experiences and how that has formed my way of thinking. What supports my opinions. Although, I have gotten very good at dodging vomit so, yea. I’m practically an expert with quick reflexes at a persons pre-vomit face.

        Nota
        Thank you 🙂
        It’s a thin line here. We can claim to be whatever we want. Like LS and a few others we discuss our fields in such basic terms it shows we understand our topics past a more technical terminology or jargon. The only true way would be to reveal our names, locations, and that only opens up a few dozen cans of worms.

      • notasugarhere says:

        “Why? Why make it personal? Can’t we stick to the facts here? Challenge my comments with something more than your opinion on me. Instead of your opinion on my opinion.”

        FLORC, what a good way of saying it!

    • Vava says:

      She is obsessed about the way she looks. This scene from midday is a real joke. PHONEY.

  7. Abbott says:

    Yay! She definitely looks 75% less barfy than usual.

  8. We Are All Made of Stars says:

    Dull as dishwater, as usual. Next!

  9. Tiffany27 says:

    She looks like she still feels really sick. Poor thing. 🙁

    • Noway says:

      Well, the term “poor thing” cannot really be refered to Kate. Poor things are the ones, who suffer from the same desease but HAVE TO go to work, take care of their kids and house. And those poor things actually work! Their work does not consist of waving their hands and being admired for whatever they do, they are not pampered by the best doctors, team of nannies, asistants, hairdressers, designers, etc. Poor thing is a quite inaccurate expretion when talking about Kate.

      • Francesca says:

        Wow. You are so right. Kate has no right to sympathy EVER for ANYTHING. It’s not like she is still a human being or anything.

      • Wilma says:

        Most women can’t work when suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum. When you’re throwing up all over the place and getting dehydrated to the point where you have to go to the hospital, you’re not going to work.

      • Noway says:

        Well, Wilma, I absolutely agree with you. But what about the ones who did not develop their symptoms to such an extreme degree , but yet have to fight the severe morning sickness? And even when “normal” women are allowed to stay at home, most of them have no nannies and a whole army of “poor-snowflake-care-takers”. That’s it. Kate is a cat who got the cream and she knows it. I just find it offensive to us normal women when someone refers to Kate as “poor thing”, describes her as “brave”, uses such verbs as “fight”, “conquer”, or even better “was forced to cancel”. And please do not start with such an argumentation as jealousy. It is old and boring as this entire world…or Kate’s outfits.

      • notasugarhere says:

        There are women who have to continue to work, even when diagnosed with HG. May not be true everywhere, but in many places you’re still punished if you get pregnant. You work or you lose your job and health benefits, no matter what the doctor says. Be thankful if you don’t work for that kind of company, and please recognize that KM doesn’t face the same challenges that many everyday working women do.

      • Luciana says:

        Of course Kate is a human being and if she’s ill, she needs to rest like any other mortal. But let’s face it. She’s in a privilege situation where her only duty is to show up, smile and be polite for 2 (!) hours. It’s not like she’s been forced to work from 8 am-5 pm all week. I repeat: If she’s ill, she should stay at home. If she’s feeling better, good for her, go out, get some fresh air.

      • sarah says:

        @Norway
        I’m not sure why everyone is getting angry. Kate just has to wave, smile & nod her head 1-2 hours max & her “job” for the month is done. She never has to do real work (not even charity), clean, cook or anything besides breathe & give birth.

      • Noway says:

        @sarah who is getting angry? Me definitely not. Disappointed – yes. Double standards – sure. But not angry. I save this condition for some true issues, and not someone’s fairytale, who by the way keeps insisting of his/her so down-to-earth life approach.

    • sarah says:

      @Norway
      lol, I meant at you..oops

  10. Jegede says:

    I like the tartan angle of the suit, and surprised she looks relatively ‘normal’ all news considered.

  11. Ginger says:

    Love her ponytail but too much eye makeup as usual. Maybe she’s trying to hide the tired pregnancy dark circles? Poor thing. I can’t pick on her too much since I’m sure she’s still miserable.

    • Azurea says:

      Maybe her hair’s in a pony in case she DOES accidentally barf…

      • FLORC says:

        It was very windy. Hair back plus upskirt precautions means someone who knows picked out her outfit and styling.

      • angelique says:

        Azurea…hahaha…I actually thought Will would be the one to hold her hair back if she needed to blow chow.
        Just wondering, was there a bucket in the royal carriage?

    • Hazel says:

      Does it seem to anyone else that her ponytail looks a little skimpy? Where’d all her thick, curly hair go?!

  12. Olenna says:

    Right, nice boring coat dress (for an older woman), but there’s something about that hat that’s throwing the silhouette off. A brim slightly cocked might have worked better and added some drama. Or even a pill hat. Anyway, at least she showed up and hardly looks half as drained as I thought she would.

  13. Talie says:

    She still looks pretty sick to me… like someone who just had the flu.

  14. Tiffany says:

    Her hair is not down, so she must be sick. Isn’t that what happen last time.

    • Feeshalori says:

      Hmmm, not her usual style but I do like it. Perhaps she’s keeping the hair pulled back so when she makes emergency runs to the toilet, it won’t be in her face. She looks good with the extra weight, too.

  15. Karen says:

    Pros: Appropriate attire and hair.

    Cons: Makeup caked on, skirt still blew up.

    About the “HG” in my limited experience of it… I’ve never seen someone put on weight; they dropped weight and cheeks were sallow. Kates cheeks look plumper. Weird. Although the pics here she looks sick, on most other sites she’s very smilie.

    • Luciana says:

      Her face looks puffy, swollen from throwing up.

    • Olenna says:

      Agree with Karen. The photo from the doctor’s office last week indicates she might have gained weight. She was wearing jeans, but her thighs looked much larger than they were during the AUS-NZ tour when she graced us with a couple of flashes. But, maybe she’s just at her normal weight now because she eating more for the baby.

      • Azurea says:

        She’s not eating more, she’s beeen sick.

      • FLORC says:

        Azurea
        Well, she certainly looks to have been gaining weight at a perfectly normal rate. Not the rate of someone who can’t keep anything down.

      • Azurea says:

        florc, you’re correct, she doesn’t look too ill, considering. When I was at her stage of pregnancy with HG, I looked like a cancer victim.

    • HappyMom says:

      I think the caked on makeup is also to try and make her not look so pale and sickly.

      • Caroline says:

        Reference Azureas remarks, people with cancer are not “victims”. They are human beings with a horrendous disease and with all due respect comparing pregnancy sickness with cancer is a bit “off”. Cancer is always a life threatening disease and is never acquired through choice whereas unpleasant though HG is, it does not last and being pregnant is usually through choice.
        I do feel sorry for Kate though and the two or three people I knew who suffered from HG were always able to be signed off work with no repercussions.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Caroline•

        HG is most definitely life threatening. Just as an example, Charlotte Brontë is one of its more famous victims. Also, Azurea has suffered from HG and it’s NOT a pleasant thing to go through. She’s not (IMO) trying to knock people with cancer just illustrating how devastating having HG is. It’s an appropriate illustration (again my opinion).

        At just over 12 weeks into my second pregnancy, I too had dropped a significant amount of weight (just under 10% of my body weight) and looked awful. I was working but was thoroughly miserable. No amount of make-up or styling would have helped (also an opinion).

        I’m glad Kate is perking up. May the rest of her pregnancy be easier for her.

    • k says:

      when you are being pumped with iv’s and, god forbid, liquid food, you put on liquid weight. i was told i looked juicy mid pregnancy….it showed in my face. and if it wasn’t for the iv’s, the pump in a fanny pack i had to run the gravol through and wear everywhere, and the zofran, and the tpn…i would’ve been a skeleton by the time i had my little buddy.
      look, i get that people have issue with her life of privilege…that it is tax payer funded etc, etc, but holy gods above and below can you not see that whether or not she has all of the help and privilege does NOT change the fact that she feels terrible. nor is does it make her physical symptoms feel any better being assisted with everything.
      i had to crawl to the kitchen to make food for two kids when i was pregnant. despite the fact that i was feeling, literally, almost dead, my husband and sister still had to go to work, which meant that i still had to look after my 6 year old son and my 5 year old niece. the only time i got a ‘break” was when i was admitted (so basically every 2 or 3 days). and being in the hospital not having to watch my kid and niece and not have to do anything but pray that i would stop retching at some point did not help how awful i felt.
      i feel for any woman, regardless of her status and situation, who has to suffer 24 hours of nausea for weeks and months on end.
      i don’t understand the purpose of the monarchy, i don’t understand how someone’s job can be to smile and wave and have tax dollars paying for it…but i really don’t understand how anyone with even half a heart can slag this woman off for the way she looks while she is having a not so lovely pregnancy experience. and as this is round two, you get paranoid to hell. it messes with your head.

      • Azurea says:

        Wow, you were allowed to take Gravol while pregnant? I was only allowed Diclectin when I had HG.

  16. Luciana says:

    She doesn’t have pregnancy glow ala Blake Lively. She looks tired. I know we complaint they both are lazy a** but she should be in bed resting.

  17. pretty says:

    can she just drop that eyeliner already?

  18. InvaderTak says:

    At least her hair is back? Maybe?

    Question: is it improper, not part of royal protocol or whatever for William to not offer her an arm or something? I know hand holding is out but they always seem so distant and not together on anything.

    • FLORC says:

      Only socially odd. William appears to forget about Kate here and there. He walks ahead, he walks away. At times she looks to be lost and looking to him for direction as he leaves.
      Maybe it’s a sink or swim tactic. Maybe he’s just not very aware of Kate with so much going on around him and he needing to be on point.

      • notasugarhere says:

        He didn’t help her to or from the car at the recent health appointment, either. It is just his way to ignore her, not protocol.

    • LadySlippers says:

      •InvaderTak•

      Whether it’s William ignoring her or that William hates performing (or both) — he’s honestly not very ‘touchy’ in public whatever the reason. And to some extent, I get it, but I think a little consideration (or chivalry) wouldn’t hurt.

    • Hazel says:

      I find that odd, too. is it a protocol thing, a security thing? Do his RPs have a security protocol that he/they are following? I just find it very unhusbandly–he’s always seemed so unconcerned whether or not she gets up/down stairs OK, into/out of a car or helicopter OK, etc. Maybe it’s a male BRF thing. I remember watching video recently of Charles & Diana exiting the cathedral after a pre-wedding visit. Somebody held the door open for Charles, he walked out, buttoned his jacket, then headed down the stairs–then we see Diana exit the door, & practically race down the stairs to put her hand in Charles’–at which point he looked around & noticed her. Sheesh.

    • Megan says:

      William did offer a helping hand but those pics aren’t here.

  19. DarkSparkle says:

    Serious question, as I’m not a fashion-y type person, and a Midwest bumpkin of sorts – When you get dressed in that sort of coat dress, is that the outfit? Like, it’s not a coat that she’s going to take off once she gets inside or to a destination, right? You wear that knowing that the coat dress IS the outfit? Do you wear a slip or a full-on dress under it? Do “regular” people wear these?

    I am so intrigued by the idea of a coat AS the outfit.
    She looks nice, I like her hair pulled back. I just can’t with most of her hats though.

    • Jax says:

      Usually she wears some kind of color coordinated sheath dress underneath. I’ve often seen it when the wind blows. This one? I don’t know if there is a dress underneath. But generally, I think the coat is not all there is.

    • noway says:

      This one looks like a complete coat dress with nothing underneath it, which is why I thought this was kind of interesting and the skirt part of it too. Generally most I have seen have another dress you would wear under it.

    • Stephanie says:

      I was wondering the same thing! I don’t think I’d be at all comfortable in such a heavy fabric that doesn’t come off.

    • Hazel says:

      Oh, DarkSparkle, I’m with you. I’ve long wondered about these things. (Long, as in, back when we were all watching Princess Diana.) I thought, if it’s cold enough for a coat, isn’t that go to be too warm once you get inside? Recently I saw some photos (Vanity Fair?) taken in the 1970s, of Jackie O and some other ladies-who-lunch leaving some restaurant in New York–after, you know, lunch. They were wearing this strange item called the ‘coatdress’, too. So, near as I can tell (and you can’t go by me, I’ve lived in small towns all my life), the coatdress is for the super rich & the royal.

  20. Devon says:

    Poor girl looks bloated, exhausted and ready to puke.

    • RobN says:

      She really does. That last picture, especially, looks like when somebody’s had too much to drink the night before and needs to try and keep swallowing to keep everything down.

  21. kibbles says:

    Her pregnancy weight is what a healthy woman of average weight would look like. She is in no way fat in these pics even I she were not pregnant. Just shows how emaciated she is when she isn’t with child. Unfortunately she will go right back to being underweight several months after giving birth.

    • pretty says:

      do you even know what ’emaciated’ means? and “a healthy woman of average weight” ? weight has NOTHING to do with health. you can have person A and B, both 120 pounds but A has a lot of muscles and less fat, wheres B has more fat in her body than muscles. now they are both 120 pounds but they would look extremly different on the outside. cause muscles tiny compared to fat so A would look more skinnier than B. I think Duchess is the type with muscles and less fat, which would make you look a little harsh because of the lack of softness that fat gives your body. but nowhere near ’emaciated’

      • noway says:

        Okay lets get serious here to not give people the wrong impression. Weight does have something to do with most people’s health. (Extreme intense athletes maybe not as much but don’t think that is Kate) Yes you are technically correct that 120 lb person with more muscle mass and less fat is healthier, and that muscle takes up less volume space than fat making them look smaller. However, the appropriate weight on someone for their skeletal frame is important for all sorts of illnesses, your heart and your overall heath.

    • notasugarhere says:

      Looking at older pictures of her, prior to the 2007 breakup and again pre-wedding, it is clear that she lost at least a stone in 2007. IMO she looked sporty and healthy before 2007, she looks unhealthy and deliberately too thin after.

  22. CatCrys says:

    I’m 13 weeks pregnant this week with my second child as well, and I totallyget her. All I do is puke. It was the same way with my first (my son, now a year). With him, it lightened up in the second trimester, but then it came back full force 3rd trimester. I’m constantly threatened with getting fluids at the hospital. I have lost 20 pounds from puking and barely eating, and I actually haven’t gained any weight yet. They keep offering anti-nausea drugs but they don’t work…I just have to puke. I know that barf face, and I totally understand, and I totally walk around with it 24/7. I so can’t fault her and totally empathize.

    • Lee says:

      Oh I feel for you! For me it was almost 6 months of 24/7 nausea and vomiting. Waking up in the middle of the night to throw up? Yeah, fun times. I hope you’re feeling better soon.

    • Nur says:

      CatCrys, Im in the same boat. Its also 13 weeks for me (first baby past 1st trimester) and has been torture since week 6. I do have some “off days”, when it feels like the sun is shining but then the next day, barfing full force. I also lost weight and struggle to hold on to it, let alone put on weight. Eating is torture, when I know Ill be puking it before I even finish half the plate. Will this at least get better, even if not stop?

      • k says:

        so sorry to you and catcrys. i had it really really bad with my second kid. i had to do liquid food (tpn) through a picc line, a permanent iv line for the gravol and fanny pack pump and zofran through another when the gravol wasn’t helping..which was often. i had diclectin for first pregnancy and it helped but it did nothing second round. and the hyper emesis with second one was for almost 8 months solid. my heart is with you two. i really really pray for your peace and ease and for your strength. <3

  23. noway says:

    I guess I am in the minority I like the coat dress. A bit conservative which I guess others think is boring. I hate those fasteners or hats or whatever though. I know they are very British, but to me they just look stupid, and some border on ridiculous.

    The makeup to me is not the best, but certainly not horrible. She probably is trying to cover her sickness, which is a bit hard to do with makeup. For someone with terrible morning sickness I give her a thumbs up for not vomiting on people and showing up. Although that would definitely be interesting.

    • Deedee says:

      This amount of makeup is not unusual for her. Also, the hat bothers me as well, but for different reasons. It’s the wrong shade of gray and doesn’t match the style of the coat dress.

  24. launicaangelina says:

    I’m due April 1st and will be 17 weeks tomorrow. This is my first pregnancy. I’m so thankful I never had morning sickness. I feel for her and she still looks sick. I bet she was ready to jump into some comfy clothes and back into bed.

  25. LAK says:

    I have to give her props for riding in a carriage without barfing. Those things swing from side to side.

  26. shizwhat says:

    Awwwwww honey lol She looks absolutely ill. Poor thing!

  27. Rachel Robbins says:

    She’s a trooper. I had severe morning sickness with all four of my pregnancies (although it got slightly better each time). You can keep it together for short periods of time if you really concentrate, which is exactly what it looks like she’s doing. I don’t know how she made it through that carriage ride though – movement makes it even worse. I’d bet that she had to rest/sleep all afternoon to be able to go out again in the evening. It’s unfortunate though that she seems to have enough energy to do her eye makeup – it makes her look even more haggard that she is. Stop the insanity Kate!!

  28. PHD gossip says:

    Is it possible the hair in the back is a wiglet?
    Survey says yes.

  29. Chammy says:

    No insane grinning, that’s all.

    She has had eyebags before but this time she didn’t cover them up with make-up that much. Her eyeliner is on full-force and that doesn’t make her look neither fresh nor young.
    It is like she tries to make everybody see that she doesn’t like to be there.

    The colours of her clothes are not doing her any favours but they wash her out and hat and coat-dress don’t match neither in colour nor in style. Awful. She looks as if she were in half-mourning and wereth so sad that she could not bear to look in the mirror before leaving the house.
    That coat-dress yearns for some big bling on the lapels / shoulders or colour anywhere. Even if it were just fashion jewelry or a scarf. I totally mean that. She is supposed to be somebody like a testimonial / ambassador for all things British so I expect some more effort. British fasion industry could do with some support.
    Seriously, who would want to see pics of ill-matched clothes and a face / mime fit for a funeral? And William is no better.
    That event can’t have taken more than an hour or two so I fully expect her to pull herself together!

    • inthekitchen says:

      I completely agree. She is just bland. No style, no interest, no pop or wow. A nice brooch a bigger necklace…something. The hat doesn’t match the coat in style or color, the shoes are ridiculously high, the makeup overdone…I feel like she gets close sometimes but never really hits a homerun with her outfits. It’s kind of shocking since she isn’t really doing much with her time (except PG when he’s not with Nanny Maria).

      I also dislike how all her clothes seem so ill-fitting – even when bespoke. The fabric pulling around her arm holes and across her right bust area. Why won’t she hire a proper tailor? It’s also so close to several other coats…why buy so many outfits that look like something you already own?

    • Hazel says:

      Yep. Some really good accessories would have helped this rather blah coatdress thing. And I agree re: the tailoring. It’s bespoke, so it ought to fit flawlessly.

      • Feeshalori says:

        Agree with you all and a vibrant hat in red, blue or fuschia would have certainly escalated that dull look big time! A brighter lipstick would have helped, too.

  30. d says:

    She looks fine, but tired. Don’t like the hat though. And that eyeliner. Oy. I know she’s ill, but at some point, it would be nice to see her get a new makeup stylist or learn new techniques or something. That raccoon look does her no favours.

  31. YankLynn says:

    If this was made for her pregnancy, and she knows how she gets, I wonder she didn’t choose a face brightening color instead. Though its conservative and smart, I don’t think sick women need to look ‘grayer’.

    In the DM’s photo series I was distracted from her pallor by that really tacky hotel room setting. There’s like a mirror leaning against the wall on the floor, an 80s velour sofa … Surely that wasn’t the actual hotel room of visiting heads of state ? Hopefully a random room they herded all the press into to take some pics.

    • Hazel says:

      Oh, I know, right? That looked too much like hotel rooms I stay in–surely they could do better for Taiwan?!

    • InvaderTak says:

      Good lord. That looks like a motel 6! WTF? Going to go look at some pictures of the Dorchester just because.

  32. Anon says:

    That poor girl, my first pregnancy I was sick the whole nine months. Any smell…perfume or food would do it. You’d get car sick too. Eat and barf, barf and eat so the kid could …only these ladies cannot even keep enough down for that. I feel so bad for her. She looks miserable.

  33. hmmm says:

    I expected her to look pallid, gaunt and shaky. Wow! At worst, she looks like she’s had some morning sickness/is tired. She’s certainly heavier than she was before.

  34. Vava says:

    As a seamstress myself, I look at this coat dress and see all sorts of things that are wrong with it. The tailoring is really off. It pulls too much in the torso and arms and it isn’t lined in the skirt part of it from what I can tell from the fly-up photo. I should think that a designer garment would be fully lined. The color looks pretty bad on her, too – not a good choice if she’s been ill. I really think this was designed for wearing earlier on in the pregnancy, but the window is now past since she has put on weight and it no longer fits the way it should.

    I do like the detailing of sleeve by her wrists, that’s sort of nice.

    The hat doesn’t really work with it, IMO.

    As a previous poster mentioned, that room where the photos were taken looks really sort of tacky!

    • Chammy says:

      I kind of think she starved herself down and then bought a wardrobe which consequently fits only when she is at her thinnest.

      I don’t get why she doesn’t wear something a bit more lose around the shoulders. Princess Anne doesn’t ever look so snugly tucked into her clothing.

    • Reece says:

      I think she’s doing what she did the last time by taking non maternity clothes and having them let out. The side pics on DM shows her already showing. We’ll probably be getting some near flashes in a month or so.

    • Deedee says:

      Why go to all the trouble of having a bespoke McQueen (not really, more Burton than McQueen) coat dress made, not get last minute alterations and not get a hat that goes with it? She spends big money on a piece and then downgrades the look with an older hat (look, I recycle!) that’s not right in color or style. This outfit lacked charm and color, all things that would’ve helped her look less pale and wan.

    • anne_000 says:

      I don’t get why it’s not lined either. Also, why isn’t it weighted down?

  35. Jess says:

    Love her hair here. Didn’t think I’d ever say that.

    I feel so sorry for her nausea – I’m 32 weeks into my third pregnancy and have choked back vomit all day every day of all three. I think it’s odd that her staff didn’t handle the cancellations better or send replacements but I completely understand how she feels – every horrible day you truly believe that it can’t really be this bad and that it will be better tomorrow. It’s so depressing and debilitating.

  36. bettyrose says:

    Love the coat dress! It needs to be paired withblack stiletto knee high boots.

  37. Brionne says:

    She looks like she is trying with all her might not to spray onlookers with barf!

  38. Jackson says:

    The dress is fine. Nice, actually. The hatlett is silly. I agree with everyone who said she looks a bit queasy. Ugh.

  39. HoustonGrl says:

    I agree it’s a bit old fashioned, but that’s royalty for ya! I kind of like Kate’s classic, understated style. It’s clear she is following protocols and keeping up with tradition. Barfy? Sure seems like it. I feel bad for her. Nothing is worse than getting out of bed and going to work when you are sick. Though I think this event was probably under an hour.

    • notasugarhere says:

      It isn’t protocol or tradition; Sophie Wessex follows protocol and looks stylish and modern. KM selects expensive, bespoke outfits that look like costumes. These outfits wear her.

  40. Mrsjennyk says:

    Hair looks great. And the hat is cute. She does look rather peaked.

  41. Dancinnancy says:

    I thought she looks pregnant. And that is all I’m willing to say because Duchess or not, I cannot make myself tear down pregnant women. I worked all through my pregnancy because if I didn’t – then I didn’t eat. How fortunate that she doesn’t have to do the same. There has to be SOME perks to being royal. Granted my tax dollars (pounds) aren’t footing the bill – so that’s easy for me to say.

    As for her McQueen’s – are we sure she wasn’t told what to wear? The Queen wears her “uniform” for a reason…

  42. Chammy says:

    The photos on celebitchy are MISLEADING.
    In nearly all pics on celebitchy Kate looks somewhat sickly.
    In most of the pics in the Daily Mail Kate looks okay!

    Article Daily Mail:
    “She’s back: Kate beats horrendous morning sickness to make first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy… but does she still look a teeny bit peaky?”

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2801502/duchess-cambridge-smiles-despite-looking-little-weather-public-appearance-announcing-second-pregnancy.html

    • FLORC says:

      Chammy! Thank You!
      I’m not able to post links for an above post, but this is what I wanted to post. So, thank you.
      Kate isn’t as touched up in these shots to sell the weary expecting Duchess.
      On the DM She’s touched up. The makeup and skin are smoothed. And Kate is showing off such smiles and great energy. Complete Night and Day from what we see here.

    • hmmm says:

      Wow! Thanks. She looks perfectly fine in those photos.

  43. Reece says:

    She does look tired but her face is filling out, soooo that must be a good sign. Right? And, umm,..
    I bet if someone burned all the eyeliner in Britain she would still have it imported over. Eyeliner does not cover bags and sick face!
    I tried alright, I tried to keep it non snarky!

  44. maddelina says:

    She appears a tad pale but otherwise looks great. Love her outfit!

  45. murphy says:

    ,,,except the coat DID fly up.

    • Lucky Charm says:

      If she wore her dresses more fitted through the hips, with a little flare at the bottom, then she wouldn’t have to worry about showing anything if a gust of wind does come along. She wears dresses that are loose from the waist down and then the wind gets under and they fly right up. But at least this one wasn’t nearly as bad as it usually is.

  46. wow says:

    Lovely. Simply lovely!

    And she has a lovely smile to cap off the look.

    I especially am enjoying the hair.

  47. Dena says:

    Now, someone please tell me again, when is the trip to NY scheduled?

  48. Chris2 says:

    How about a campaign for Real Hats?
    Camilla wins the Stunning Titfer laurels always, but I’d love the younger gals to try simpler, 40s style hats like a Robin Hood thing with a feather…..anything with a brim, really!
    These monstrosities must be abolished in thr name of common sense!

    • ArtHistorian says:

      I wholeheartedly agree about the hats! Can’t stand these fascinators. Queen Maxima and CP Mary has been seen in some lovely widebrimmed hats. And I’m a sucker for vintages styles from the 30s and 40s. I remember seeing a photo of Queen Ingrid from the late 30s/early 40s with a smart little fedora type hat. Very sophisticated look on her.

      • Vava says:

        me too!

      • notasugarhere says:

        For me, Maxima’s hat game is fun – but touch and go. The swirling black antenna thing? The 2 foot tall brown/yellow feather? The Indiana Jones hat paired with the beaded gold dress? The shredded hat broader than her shoulders (the same one Mathilde has)?

        Sometimes she does great, sometimes all you can do is shake your head and say, “Well, that’s Maxima!”

      • ArtHistorian says:

        Yep. Maxima’s hat game is very fun, but the bandage turbans simply HAVE to go!

    • Feeshalori says:

      Love the garden variety, Edwardian, muskateer big-brimmed feathered and flower-bedecked hats. Camilla rocks that look so well. I’m a throwback to when millinery was more than a scrap of lace or a satellite dish perched on one’s head.

  49. Lucky Charm says:

    The long, blue gown she’s wearing here is fine – someone must have reminded her not to show too much leg with the high slit though, since she’s added a modesty panel. But I wish someone would tell her she must wear her hair back when she’s wearing a fabulous necklace!!! You can barely see that she’s even wearing one because her hair is down again. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2802146/kate-dazzles-baby-blue-gown-black-tie-event-natural-history-museum-makes-second-public-appearance-day-battle-severe-morning-sickness.html.

    And I have to say, I’m in love with those shoes – the bow is a fun touch. But I would have painted my toenails a deep red. 🙂

    • anne_000 says:

      I think the mini-skirt thing under the long drapes are too short too. She dresses like she thinks she’s a WAG.

  50. Xantha says:

    She attended another event this evening. I don’t mind the Jenny Packham dress she wore, but her shoes. No honey, just no.

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/live-pregnant-kate-middleton-attends-4476948

    • Vava says:

      For once I actually LIKE her shoes! LOL. They’re sold out and have been for quite some time.

      Not a fan of the dress. The slit and the short thing underneath. I think it looks really tacky and cheap. She stepped on the hem, too. The bodice isn’t bad though. With a full skirt (no slit) and some bling at the fold near the waist, this would have been rather nice. The hair conflicts with the necklace, but we all know how she likes to have a curtain of hair.

      Obviously not feeling ill at the event.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Vava•

        I don’t like the dress at all (colour and design are lacking) but the shoes are divine! Lol. I personally prefer Kate in more saturated colours with her hair out of her face.

      • ArtHistorian says:

        I like the shoes in themselves, but they don’t go with the colour of the dress. The dress: just No. It is a mess with those two lengths – shorten the slit but this solution is just bad. Jenny Packham usually designs lovely gowns but this is just plain bad.

        She wears a necklace as well, though it is nigh invisible under the hair, as usual. I am particularly vexed with her sartorial mistakes when it comes to jewellery. All to often earrings, brooches and necklaces are obscured by her hair, Jewellery should be showcased or not worn at all!. She should have an updo to showcase earrings/necklace, place brooches in another place than the lapel (look at Maxima) or simply chose to wear bracelets and cuffs.

      • Vava says:

        @ Lady Slippers and ArtHistorian. I completely agree with everything you said. Yeah, the way she wears fine jewelry is maddening. There are even more atrocious photos of this dress with her having the entire long part flipped back to reveal the shorter skirt.

        Other thoughts….Quite honestly, this garment is just so inappropriate on many levels. Her behavior at this function is just over-the-top, IMO. Her bare legs are nice but quite honestly they are not THAT nice right now. She needs to tone things down. At this point, given the weight she has gained, I don’t even believe she had HG. Morning sickness, yes, but HG – no. Fake, fake, and fake. I hope she retreats again, even if it’s to a beach in Mustique.

      • Vava says:

        I’m going to add one more comment – when she was pregnant last time she felt compelled to wear shorter hemlines. I was hoping she would have moved past that, but obviously she has not. I predict we’ll see short skirts/dresses all throughout this pregnancy and for a woman in her position I just don’t think it’s very professional in a work environment. TACKY.

      • The Original Mia says:

        That dress is tacky and inappropriate. Those shoes are cute, but remind me of stripper shoes.

        Someone said she’s trying to outdo Amal Clooney. Good luck with that, honey!

      • LadySlippers says:

        •ArtHistorian•

        Agreed. The shoes are nice. I don’t mind them with the dress but I think the dress has too much going on. It still baffles me that she doesn’t seem to be able to take any lessons from her art courses and apply them to fashion.

        As for Jenny Packman, I’m not a fan. I find her very boring and uninspirational. Bluck. Just my opinion.

      • FLORC says:

        No fan of those mullet style dresses. It’s not full mullet, but it’s walking a fine line.
        The color is nice though and the shoes are fine. Shame about her hair. Pulled back or up would have looked great.

        LS
        Jewel/saturated tones are great on her. I agree. This color is nice though, but i’d hardly think of it for a fall event. Seems more spring.

    • hmmm says:

      Geeeeeeez.

  51. She looks more pissed off to me because she can’t run home and stay with mummy she’s got to get of her back side and do some work for a change

  52. Carrie says:

    For someone with HG her face seems to have filled out quite a bit…but that could also be bloat and the ‘trying not to blow chunks’ puffy cheeked look.

  53. maddelina says:

    I think she looks gorgeous but I agree with some other comments upthread. She could wear her hair away from her face. She’s so pretty! Her legs are perfect imo.

  54. anne_000 says:

    Some people think there’s another dress under there. But then that dress would have to have a lower neckline than her ‘coat.’ Maybe she’s wearing a black slip (seen when her ‘coat’ flies up showing high up her thigh)?

  55. KIM says:

    Not great reporting. Her skirt DID blow up Marilyn Monroe style— again.

    Quite tiresome, 7th time in 2 years.

  56. Sara says:

    I know I will get flack for this but I have read enough research to know that consuming a small amount of pot will greatly reduce symptoms of HG. Some practioners will recommend this. It is actually safer than taking the medication they give you.

    • FLORC says:

      You’re not wrong, but hg is bigger than just nausea. The symptoms and being uncomfortable will still be unrelenting though you might want to vomit only a bit less.
      And there is risk of thc and the development on a developing brain. It’s not horrible, but it can negatively impact the child’s development. It’s better for everyone to just not while pregnant.

      It’s so often I hear how marijuana is a wonder drug for all medical issues. It is very good in certain cases. That said it’s not a better alternative to meds that do the same in every case. And i’m thinking Kate is getting more natural meds anyways.

      And everyone should be able to give it up temporarily while you share your body with another life that hasn’t decided if it likes pot or not.

      Not too much flack at all.

  57. Caroline says:

    *Lady Slippers*
    People can die of anything but do you personally know of anyone who has died of HG? Charlotte Bronte’s death was quite a long time ago and medicine has greatly improved since then. My sister was signed off for most of her second pregnancy with HG. She died 21 years later from breast cancer which went into her liver, after operation, chemo, radiotherapy and chemo again. With HG, bad as it may be, it is gone once the baby arrives. It is insulting to compare HG with cancer. As a footnote can I ask you which of the two conditions you would rather have?

    • FLORC says:

      I knew someone who died of complications linked to hg. It might not get coverage and new treatment methods are much better, but people can and do die from complications brought on by hg and the removal of nutrients it.

  58. Caroline says:

    *FLORC* Of course HG must be horrible but having seen my sister suffer from that (and it really was HG and not just morning sickness) and cancer it really is not comparable. As I said earlier people can die of anything. Even a common cold but cancer is about so much more as commonsense should tell anyone. I am signing off with this now but I would ask you the question I asked Lady Slipper and which she has failed to answer – which of the two would you prefer if given the choice – cancer or HG?