This is easily one of the most ridiculous Photoshop jobs I’ve seen in a very long time. Woman’s Day is an Australian tabloid. I think it’s comparable to In Touch Weekly or Star Magazine in America. Lots of gossip, lots of “let’s make up a story based on these photos.” Woman’s Day got their hands on those photos of Duchess Kate from last week and I guess they decided that what Kate really needed was less eye makeup, violet eyes and the face of a zombie. This reminds me of that terrible portrait painted of Kate a few years ago – remember that? She looked like The Ghost of Waity Future. This Woman’s Day cover is Zombie Apocalypse Waity.
What else is there? There’s not a ton of Kate and William gossip because they flew to Mustique late last week. I honestly thought that they had flown in with Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, but the British papers had photos of Carole and Michael flying out on Monday. So… Will and Kate had the luxury villa all to themselves for a long weekend. I wonder if William will fly out quickly once his in-laws arrive? The thing is, William has always liked the Middletons. He’s famously close to Carole and he probably would find it relaxing to spend two weeks with Kate’s family. But I think he probably will fly back to England to “study” (or maybe Jecca Craig is ready to go on holiday with him next week).
I’ve also heard a rumor that Kate is going to be spending a lot of time in Bucklebury once this holiday is done. Like, Kate will be taking George and pretty much living with her mom and dad for the rest of her pregnancy. It’s just a rumor on the interwebs… what do you think?
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
I always wondered what she would look like with darker lipstick. I guess now I know.
Good one! Made me snort!
Whoever did that should be fired.
But they make her earring sparkle!!
Hahahahaha I totally missed the sparkle! That right there is totally worth it lol
They should have put the sparkle on her front teeth. That would have been hysterical.
Bad photoshop kills me. Did they think we wouldn’t notice?
Looks like her to me,
she has bags under her eyes in real life and bad skin.
I don’t get the uproar.
That’s what I thought too. I think most of the other photos we see of her are photoshopped so badly that we forget about her pockmarked and terribly dry skin and lips and her double eye bags and wrinkles and all the rest.
Other than the lipstick and whatever they did to her eyes, I think this photo is more realistic than the other ones posted above in the blue coat. Those, to me, are hugely photoshopped.
Also, Kaiser, the “terrible portrait” you refer to looked EXACTLY like the photo that was the model for the portrait. Exactly. That “terrible portrait” is what she actually looks like, not the photoshopped pics we’re used to seeing.
Yes that Portrait looked EXACTLY like Kate.
Frankly, what’s wrong with being “just Kate”? The attempt to make her into some sort of perfection, makes her inaccessible as a person, and a woman. Geez, bring on the neck wrinkles and all that – so what – it’s just part of our humanity. I wish that she could be real, rather than “royal”. So far, being royal is just playing dolls.
Late to the game. Missed it while shoveling out.
That awful portrait of Kate is accurate. Kate chose a photo of herself to give the artist. That the portrait came out so awful is really all on Kate since the artist has lots of examples of his skill.
Kate is photoshopped within an inch of her real self in every shot almost. That’s a simple truth.
This fail looks like they used a filter that reacted funny with all the touch ups. Bad job.
Just weighing in here on the portrait. I thought the portrait Kaiser was referring to (OK, to which Kaiser was referring…) was that portrait that somebody at one of her charities gifted her, not the one hanging in the National Portrait Gallery. And I saw that one in the Portrait Gallery. I liked it, so there. And yes, it looks like the photo, because that’s how that artist works & that’s how Kate looks.
FLORC, hope you’re surviving the storm okay. Did you see the hilarious graphics about the Boston snow totals on the BBC site? They were called “Can you still see your dog?” and showed the depth of snow relative to the size of six different dogs.
I thought the Paul Emsley portrait was well-done and accurate, that’s why it upset so many Middleton fans. That is what she really looks like, and he is known for painting people as they are.
It wouldn’t surprise me if she did move back in with mom and dad. Does it strike anyone a bit strange if she did? I might be a little hard here but, i think it’s strange that a woman in her thirties with a husband and son of her own to go back to her parents home. It’s weird to me. I have three kids and I never once went or felt the need to go home when i was pregnant. Sure my mom hung out for a few weeks after I had my kid, but after a while it felt intrusive and I asked her to go home.
I think it’s very, very strange. She spends sooooo much time with her family that I honestly think there is something wrong with her, mental health-wise, and she can’t manage on her own. I really don’t get it. Plus, it just serves to show how little time she and Willy spend together as a family. They are basically leading separate lives and have been for years.
I think – for the culture in which she was raised – it’s abnormal that she has NO friends of her own and can’t seem to separate from her parents. She doesn’t come from a collectivist culture where that is the norm (to live with many generations), so IMO, it’s very odd. I also think it serves to infantilize her because she isn’t learning how to manage and cope on her own. How to manage her own family, household, etc.
Rumours in the gossip mags are that she can’t handle NOT being coddled, when dealing with the Royal family and the Palace. In other words the Palace doesn’t kiss her feet or bow down to her every whim. She prefers being at Midds Manor where her mum comforts and constantly caters to her( and she can do her own thing, not be on watch by alleged grey-men,palace inner working staff)
She also is reported to want her mum at AnMer more or a regular basis when she has to be there,but Carole has to sometimes deal with running her business and she simply can’t be there, so Kate runs off back to Midds Manor.
William doesn’t seem bothered by her going to her mum’s, because he likes doing his own things anyway, according to the gossip rags.
I, too, think there is something strange about her lack of personal friends other than her immediate family. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if she lives at Buckleberry until she goes into labor. I’m surprised she doesn’t give birth there!
Interesting to hear from people who have actually seen her in real life. Sounds rather horrific! LOL.
I doubt William stays in Mustique the entire time.
This is an excellent point, and I’m glad you brought it up. The only women I know who are in their 30’s who behave this way have unbalanced and enmeshed relationships with their parents. They’re isolated but immature. From what I’ve seen, the dysfunction seems to flow both ways.
Does anyone know the amount of time Kate has spent at Kensington Palace since George arrived?
Someone
That is the story. Kate can’t really relax even though she can seclude herself in her private residence. Those on the outside will still know she’s in there doing next to nothing.
When at her parents house that’s less of a concern.
Vava
For some time it was assumed Kate would give birth at a local hospital. William swooped in last minute and took her back to KP. He was largely away from her for months during her pregnancy. And not always for his raf s&r. People grumbled it was obvious William might miss the birth of his son so action was taken.
I think it’s a safe bet Kate is more often under a roof with her parents and without her husband more often than the reverse. Even by her own admission.
I have only seen a cell phone photo cluster sent from a friend that saw her and took photos in a greeting line. She’s not ghastly looking, but she looks very aged and shares many features that Pippa and Carole have. Fried hair too.
Citresse
Hard to say. She spent months there post birth without William. Then KP under went lengthy renovations. She wasn’t at Anmer Hall must either. They vacationed here and there, but mostly lived out of Bucklebury. Which was renovated around a million pounds to house servents, guards, Kate, George. Including new kitchen, wings, bomb proof windows and doors, etc… The Midds got tax covered renovations too at the cost of the tax payers.
True but doesn’t the new Middleton Manor have a separate wing just for the lazy couple? I read she likes to hide out there so the gray men can’t see what she is (not) up to.
Yes and that’s why she goes there, usually without William. William seems to be doing his own things with friends,social weekends out at Aristo friends Estates without Kate, etc….except for this current birthday holiday w the Midds.
It has security housing as well, paid by the taxpayers.
So.much.PINK.on.that.cover. Make it stop.
Oh my God, I forgot about that portrait. Hahaha. That was SO awful.
I have seen her in person and she is attractive but does have bad skin that is covered with thick makeup. I sympathise as I suffer from excema but the thick makeup isn’t helping.
is her make up in real life and horrible as we think in non-photoshopped pictures? I’m thinking her blush and eyeliner would be overwhelming in real life.
Yes, the eyeliner is just as bad in the flesh – very heavy, which makes her look older in photos as in the flesh she looks her age. The foundation is also applied with a trowel, so much so that you can tell she’s wearing it 3 feet away – but then a lot of celebs wear it thick like that when being photographed at events.
wow.. her maids must buy bleach in bulk to get the foundation and eyeliner stains off her towels, sheets, etc.. poor girl. I do feel sorry for her in that she must have such low self esteem to paint it on like that all the time.
is she awkward too? i imagine her being very awkward in walking in her KISS heels and her poor posture.
I saw the Queen once in person over 20 years ago and thought she wore a lot of make up too.
Terrible picture, unproportionate features on that face! Valentine’s day gift for William to scare the s..t of out him. Haha…
But that is her face. That is her face shape.
Kate is not the great beauty the press would like us to believe.
She’s a somewhat attractive lady, but NOT a great beauty by a stretch.
Other than the ghastly eyes and awful coloring, that does look like her. Her face and neck do get fuller in pregnancy.
I don`t get why they have two expensive mansions and she needs to spend time with her parents. Why cant her parents come to her? I suppose it is one long holiday. Ahh to be rich and not working.
The gossip rags say her mum tries to make time to get to AnMer but can’t spend all her time there because she has to go run her business, so Kate ends up trekking to Midds Manor staying there for awhile.
I´m sorry but i´ve seen the original and that is Kate. I bet some trainee strengthened the contrast so the colours appear stronger. And they likely used a filter to support this babyblue vs babypink-theme. Everyone can make this with a free photoshop program.
+1
I’m more interested in Carly and Tresne’s weight loss! – Holy Cow!!!
Kaiser, W&K are said to be staying at one house, Mike and Carole (and Pippa and James?) are in another on the island. That’s $50,000 of Uncle Gary’s money in accommodations for one week.
The multiple RPOs are most likely in a third house (paid by taxpayers), rotating coverage. They may have rented both houses for the prior week as well, to give security time to do a complete sweep of the properties before W&K arrived. I wonder if that comes out of the taxpayers money as “security costs” too?
Yep, the taxpayer pays for the Royal’s security and no, the costs aren’t published because of “security concerns”. I believe that the Royals simply want to hide how hideously expensive they are.
So William and Kate can never go anywhere because they need security? Should George be home schooled, too?
You’re missing the whole point again. Kate had the Midds home outfitted to house her and George long term at tax payers cost.
While She could have lived at KP for a fraction the cost and her Parents could visit or even stay over.
And don’t be silly. George will be sent off to boarding school as planned.
Don’t bring things to extremes to make a point that holds no water otherwise.
Royal residences are easier to secure, that is why they have so many royals living in either Buckingham Palace or Kensington. HM vacations in-country at Windsor or Balmoral (already secured). W&K insisted on living off-base in Wales, which cost millions in added security. The front door alone cost $1 million. Of course, if they’d lived on base it would have been harder to hide how little Middleton stayed in Wales.
$7 million spent on Kensington apartment. Millions spent on Anmer, on both the refit and the ongoing, permanent security. Middleton spends the majority of her time at her parents house, costing an additional $20,000 in security every day. Locals now have reduced ambulance services because the local ambulance has to be reserved for Middleton every single day she is in Berkshire. Because she runs home to mummy every day. They’re spoiled and wasting millions in security costs with living separately and their constant flitting around.
Now they trot off on vacation for 1-2 weeks to Mustique, costing $100,000s in taxpayer funding (RPOs travel, housing, overtime, 3-shifts, etc.). If they want to vacation at a place that requires such extensive security – like the $500,000 honeymoon bill – they should pay the security themselves. They are not prisoners, they can choose to walk out the royal door at any time and pay for their lifestyle themselves. If they choose to stay, they need to learn to curb their frivolous lifestyle.
The poor helpless British tax payer. You’d think in a country with free and fair elections and the freedom of speech, they would be able to assert what you believe to be their rampant desire to end the monarchy.
We’ve discussed repeatedly how William and Charles are monkeying with freedom of speech. The reality of royal expenses – particularly security – are not openly published. The excuse is, “If we told you how much we spent on security, it would compromise security.” It takes independent blogs and press to get the word out. I fully expect the Commonwealth to splinter when HM passes and Charles to be the final monarch.
The idea that William and Charles are undermining free speech in the UK is just … LOL. As if they have the power and clout.
I’m still waiting for the BBC doc, POW is using his power like a south american dictator.
Post disappeared. We have discussed Freedom of Speech issues frequently regarding William, the PCC, his temper tantrums about photos legally taken in public places, and Prince Charles and the secrecy around his letters.
Megan
Lots of points hwere william fights the press and often loses in court. And the press lashes out at him with bad photos. They can’t do much else without cutting off access to royal news. There is manipulation/ You’re no naive, but you’re very close minded to facts here. Trolling?
The house is located close to a hotel where I suspect the RPO’s are put up. There’s a restaurant for their meals as well.
You know, I think William and Kate take advantage too, but the facts are when they go somewhere — and they’re here every year or at least Kate is — they need security. You could argue that with William there they don’t need as many as everyone’s there together I suppose. Maybe they take too many vacations, but this is an annual event and I don’t get why everyone’s so up in arms over it. If they go buy out a luxurious resort in a few weeks as a pre second babymoon while sitting on their bums during those few weeks, I guess I’ll join in, but not on this.
My comment disappeared. I think they take extreme advantage. They should be given a strict budget for off duty security expenses, and any overages come out of William’s or the Middleton’s money.
Notasugarhere, I’ve had links disappear. Do you happen to know why some can post links and others can’t?
When you think of it, it would be easier on the taxpayers if the Middletons move into Kensington Palace. It’s not like there’s not enough room for them.
Maybe they’re (including Kate) fearful of bugs (recording devices) and staff who divulge private information? So that’s why Kate keeps running home to her parents.
Citresse, I haven’t been able to post links for weeks now. Maybe someone who is successful at getting links posted could share some tips.
They have security 24/7. There is no “off duty”.
Bluhare, of course they have security 24/7, but royals do have “off-duty” time. If they are working an engagement vs. when they’re not working. That does count as off-duty as a royal — she had 300+ off-duty days last year. During those times, they have to learn to be more careful about how they spend security money.
William and Kate have taken advantage of the public goodwill left by Diana who is a beloved figure….From DAY One.
William as King will be awful, imo I don’t see him growing or even trying to grow and Kate well, without her mother she’s probably fall apart for a few years.
George is adorable though….we need some new Prince George pictures.
I suspect, like magic, there will be photos of PGTips and Mummy in the Park after the return from Mustique. That’s how they’ve gotten out of PR messes, starting when she was 6 weeks pregnant with PGTips. That got people over the lying and running off to France for vacation. Using their children for good PR. Nice William, nice.
Wow. That’s terrible. Somebody needs glasses.
I suspect most photos of her are re-touched anyway, to hide her bad skin and minimize the sags under eyes and on her neck. And I think this is true with a lot of celebrities.
Her lack of girlfriends is strange… kind of. She lives a life of unbelievable privilege and probably more than a bit of frustration. I doubt she has any friends who can relate. Her family are probably the only ones she can vent to without getting a side eye.
Also, I’ll be 31 in few days and I’m still close with my mom and siblings. I don’t find it strange at all. She can talk to her husband about her pregnancy but her mom is the one who has been there. Of all the things to complain about her, I can’t believe this comes up so frequently. It’s as if you expect her to no longer have a family.
What I don’t get is the irresponsible waste of tax payers money for the security costs of her staying at her parents instead of them staying with her. But then again that could really disrupt the Middeton’s life. Kate is the one with all the free time.
She’s supposed to be working, not hiding out at mummy’s. She doesn’t have “free time”.
Notasugar, she isn’t supposed to have this much free time, but clearly she does. I’m not disputing her utter lack of work ethic. I just don’t think it’s strange that she enjoys spending a lot of time with her mother.
The point (for me) isn’t that she should have to cut off all contact with her family, it’s that she can’t seem to be without them.
You said you’re 31 – do you spend months at a time living with your parents – without your spouse, no less!! – while leaving two other houses/mansions/palaces sitting empty after spending millions of someone else’s money to renovate them to your liking? And then, in addition to living with them part of the year, do you go on multiple annual vacations with them?
I am super close to my family but didn’t do any of that when I was 31. Throughout college, maybe, but not at age 31. Even though I maintain a real closeness with my mother and brother to this day, I have my own relationships to build and my own life to lead. There’s being close and then there is some kind of unhealthy dependency. IMO, it’s unhealthy dependency.
Also, about her lack of friends, both William and Harry have loads of friends so I don’t think the problem is that she is too rich and privileged. And, if that is the case, where were all of her friends throughout her 20s? Why didn’t she have flatmates other than her sister? It’s also pretty well documented that she dropped almost all/all of her friends when she was dating Willy. Whether this was because she was one of those people who drops their friends when they are in a relationship, or because William is paranoid about people leaking information to the press, or because she needed to dedicate all of her time and energy to pleasing William and being at his beck and call, I don’t really know. But, for whatever reason, I think it says a lot that she couldn’t keep friends or even her part-time job due to her relationship with Willy.
ITK, I said I’m ALMOST 31. Don’t rush me!!! Lol. No, I don’t spend months at a time with my mom. But when I lost my job I did spend weeks on and off with her. But it seems that Kate doesn’t just have to be around Will. Living in her homes seems to mean constant contact with his family. So in that sense I see nothing wrong with preferring her own family.
Inthekitchen – is your life the moral arch against which all others must be measured? Just because you have a different relationship with your family doesn’t make Kate’s wrong or inappropriate.
” Living in her homes seems to mean constant contact with his family.” Both of their HM-gifted homes are private. They have 57 rooms to themselves in Kensington and no one can just wander in whenever they feel like it. Anmer is a private house with 10 bedrooms in the middle of the Sandringham estate. No member of his family can just drop in at these properties without permission.
That cover! Lol. I can’t. Lol.
I have no issue with Kate spending time with her parents. I actually love t ghost at they are so close and that William seems just as close to them as well. They are very lucky to have that type of bond. Thats something Diana didn’t have and wanted. I think she would have benefitted greatly if her family were close to her, let alone her husband. So I am glad that Kate nd William have that in Kate’s family. That’s a good thing.
The royal’s kept Diana’s family at bay. There was even a time when her father came to see her, and was turned away by the grey men – it was the royals who isolated her from her family.
This is the “mistake” that they are not repeating with Kate. I believe that her “job” in the royal family is isolating – I mean, how does one relate to these types of snowflake people? – or the entire system that insists on the “specialness” of this family?
I think that they grey men just want to keep her happy…but in the end, money will never be enough. She has been silenced.
wolfpup, do you honestly think she has anything to say? When have we ever in 14 years seen her attempt to accomplish anything other than landing William? It isn’t as if she is a great mover and shaker. She could have made a successful career and carried on a relationship – just like millions of others do – but she chose The Prince over everything else especially her self-development.
She chose to eliminate all of her friends during the 10 year campaign – that was her choice. Sophie hasn’t been isolated from her family. Her father is said to be a great favorite of HM’s. If Middleton wanted to improve or wanted advice from someone who has experienced it first hand, Sophie is right there to provide it. She could also seek out more time with Autumn, Zara, Lady Sarah – people on the fringes but who successfully exist in the fishbowl.
I guess no papped photos from Mustique? Wow, William has put his foot down.
It’s a Cambridge Royal gossip dry spell.
We may yet get photos. Last time the photos weren’t published until after they returned from the trip.
Yeah maybe.
Diana wanted the Royals with less formality and more contact with the public.
Can you imagine William setting up a photo call on the beach with Kate six months pregnant in a bikini, and little George playing in the sand? Sweet in some ways, but
I think Diana would roll over in her grave. And Mr. Whitaker RIP who believed Kate wasn’t posh enough to marry William would too.
I don’t think it was her background he found unsuitable, it was her behavior and William’s feelings that didn’t add up for him. He stated he believed William wasn’t in love with her, never had been. He loved her but he wasn’t In Love with her. He also stated he’d never known anyone – Diana included – who was more aware of where the cameras were at all times. Middleton has always played to the paps.
Photo beside featured links; man, did Jenner ever screw up his face.
Jenner got surgeon lizard face now. Meant to add that in my original post.
Oh no….what is surgeon lizard face. LOL 🙂
When the inferior plastic surgeon pulls the face so tight the lips are thin line lizard lips. But then I read Jenner got his lips plumped up to trout pout so who knows?
The National Enquirer online states there’s a video of Prince Andrew and the minor. Will Celebitchy carry the story?