Considering Prince George turned out to be such a hellion as a baby, you’d think that Duchess Kate and Prince William would be preparing themselves for more of the same. Like, Will and Kate are pretty boring people, but maybe their joined DNA produces really sassy, grumpy children full of personality? And if that’s the case, why not hire some extra help for the new baby? Well, according to People Magazine’s sources, Will and Kate aren’t going to hire anyone new. Yet.
Prince William and Princess Kate may have started searching for a new housekeeper to work at their vast country home, but they’ve indicated that they won’t be hiring another nanny for when they have two under the age of 2 at home. Kate, 33, and William, 32, have Maria Borrallo, the full-time nanny they brought on last year to help with Prince George, 20 months, and they have no plans to add a second.
“They are happy with the arrangement,” a royal source tells PEOPLE. “If anything changes it wouldn’t be for a while.”
Once William starts flying helicopters for the East Anglia Air Ambulance service, the family will be largely based at their 10-bedroom country home, Anmer Hall, in Norfolk.
One person who worked with Princes William and Harry when they were small believes they will eventually hire some more help. Ken Wharfe, who was a personal protection officer to Princess Diana and her sons, tells PEOPLE, “They may not have one initially but they’ll have one ultimately, in six months to a year. When George is being taken out, someone’s got to stay in and look after the other one. They’ll have to have a reserve nanny to do the babysitting when the other’s out.”
Kate, who tried last time to go without a maternity nurse, did eventually get one to help out after she and William reached out to friends when they were staying at the Bucklebury home of Kate’s parents. This time they may do the same, palace insiders expect. And a source tells PEOPLE that they have already committed to getting one.
So… we’re just parsing with the titles then? Don’t yell at me, I know a maternity nurse is different than a nanny, but if you’re hiring a maternity nurse, you do have help! And I think that’s smart. I did get the feeling that Kate thought she could do a lot of stuff by herself (or with just Carole’s help) when George was little, but within a few months, that dream had died. And it’s so weird to me that Will, Kate and their people still want to publicly insist that they barely have any “help”. Hiring people to help with the children is one of the least controversial things about Will and Kate, you know? Anyway, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if Kate “makes due” with Maria the nanny and a baby nurse for a few months and then SURPRISE, we’ll find out mid-summer that they are looking for another full-time nanny.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Summoning J Erye for commentary!
Baby nurse, nanny, whatever. Quit with the semantics and just admit you have all the help you could possibly want and more than most regular folk would actually “need”. SMH….
Uh-huh. Of course not. She has mummy so technically there are two already.
Mummy Middleton looks after baby William so they will need another…..
I really enjoy that PGtips has so much personality. I’d say some of that is Spencer DNA because that family is full of personality, a taste of which we have with Diana & Charles Spencer and Winston Churchill.
LAK
He is a little grumpy faced Churchill.
As far as personality in the BRF that is in the public eye currently I only really see it from Harry. Lot’s have fun style or in the right situation or at a moment in time personality shines, but Harry imo has it running in overdrive. And that’s all Spencer charisma imo.
Spencers were all wife beaters and drunks – Winston Churchill was an anti-semite with a wh$re for a mother.
I don’t begrudge people having help. But, don’t they kind of already have people to do every little thing for them? How many do you NEED?
Exactly Joy! How do British people stand paying for all this crap with their taxes? In this day and age, the Royals are basically reality stars who do charity work.
Really! I mean, how hard is it to care for two babies when you only work 4 hours a week? I had 2 babies under 13 months with a week of help from my Grandmother. Yes, it was hard, but this isn’t rocket science and they are my babies.
What if she wants to step out and head to the gym or the hair dresser? What if she has to go shopping? What if the nanny is busy with the other child?
Not even – she is beyond hopeless and lazy
Why even bother planting these “no help” stories?
Because everything about them is spin and image management. And it’s another excuse in the arsenal for not working for a few more years.
I guess it’s for the same reason their PR team puts out stories about how hardworking W&K are and how “keen” (their word) they are to get back to work.
Their PR team wants to show the public that W&K are not lazy, shiftless, and self-indulgent, but energetic people who handle things in life as much as any middle-class folk does. Works hard, has a prominent hand in taking care of their kids and homes without being dependent upon a staff, are mindful of their finances, takes vacations only after long periods of work, etc.
I like that People stated WK are still looking for a “housekeeper” for their “vast” country home. From what we know Anmer is a very large estate and the ad put out was for a singular employee to cover the majority of household and personal assistant duties. That’s just too much for 1 person to complete in a days time even running a full 24 hours.
I came across an article breaking down how many rooms to square footage to what task takes how long. Compared with what was expected by the hiring ad it was figured it would take at least 3 housekeepers working at twice the normal speed of the average (high end experienced) housekeeper and no breaks to complete all tasks within a day.
Will make seperate posts for everything else in this article.
FLORC – it runs in the family. Windsor Castle staff are currently balloting for strike action at being paid less than the living wage and being asked to do “goodwill duties” – tour guiding, translating – for free.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/30/windsor-castle-staff-to-hold-ballot-on-industrial-action
Sixer
Thanks for the story. That’s very wrong on many levels.
They need to step into the 21st century and pay their employees a decent wage – and stop with the demand for “free” work! It is shameful, and it doesn’t really ensure loyal employees either. Working for the royals in not a privilege in itself even though the BRF seems to think so.
They ought to hire people specifically to give guided tours – I had a job like that at the Royal Reception Rooms in Copenhagen, where historians and art historians were hired. It was great fun and I learned a lot, both in terms of history but also in terms of public speaking.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I seem to recall a documentary on the Queen and Windsor Castle, where it was said that for their Christmas “gift”/bonus the staff got a tour of the castle’s library by the Quuen herself.
I suspect they would rather have a nice gift basket or a bonus check. The firm my father worked for give all they employees (and retirees) a gorgeous gift basket every Christmas – with wine, chocolate. various delicacies and some beautiful china from Royal Copenhagen. We’re always really excited about what’s in that basket every year.
AH
A law firm? My mother worked at a corp law firm as an acct. And while she hated it they treated every employee like gold with bonus and gifts. When the firm did well it was treated like a team effort. Even by as far down as the main floor reception and custodians. It did keep loyalty a priority within all levels of staff and was not a dent in their overall funds/profits.
I’m not sure about the library tour (though it does sound familiar), but I remember the hand shake the Queen gave her staff that risked their lives as BP was burning to save the art within.
And then forbid them to leave and write a juicy tell-all for profit!! I suspect many palace staff supplement their meager wages by selling stories to the daily rags.
My father worked for Maersk, which is one of the biggest shipping companies in the world. They also have an oil division with drilling platforms in the North Sea. he worked with them full time for 56 years and he contined being called in for the next 10 years after he had retired. It is only for the last two years that he has completely stopped, but then he turns 79 on Tuesday. He also got some pretty amazing gifts for his 25th and 50th jubilee.
AH
Congrats to him for his retirement and Birthday!! Maersk I know! But it’s not the good stuff I know. When you’re that big and deal with transportation there’s a lot of moving pieces.
Like hiring out a seperate firm to find you a safe and cost effective route through and around the very war torn areas of Africa*stress induced cough*.
Among lots and lots of other things.
That they still asked him a decade past his retirement demonstrates 2 wonderful qualities. Work ethic and a masterful understanding of a very complicated industry or at the very least a portion of it.
Horrah to him!
Maersk has had some problems with Somali pirates – I think Hollywood even made a movie about that American captain whose ship got attacked, he worked for them. My sister used to sail for them but I’m really happy that she stopped before the pirates became a big problem because she used to sail on the route that has a lot of problems with pirates.
Maersk could have better tax benefits if they moved abroad but the founder and his son was always adamant that they should stay in Denmark and pay Danish taxes. The Maersk Foundation also financed and built the new Opera House in Copenhagen as a gift to the Danish people. I’m not too keen on how the architecture looks but it has an amazing stage and interior (there are no bad seats!) and the stage technicians have a lot of new toys to play with. I saw a production of Parsifal a few years back where they really went all out with the effects. It was the best part of the whole thing – because Wagner operas are noisy and very very long (this one took 5 hours!)
AH
Captain Philips yea. Though, they are shipping I knew of them trying to route through the land on roads and trains to avoid bandits/pirates overall.
That is quite the task.
Yuck to the outside, but wow the inside!
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Denmark/Koebenhavns_Kommune/Copenhagen-162183/Things_To_Do-Copenhagen-Opera_House-BR-1.html
http://www.copenhagenet.dk/cph-map/cph-opera.asp
Yes, the Opera House isn’t a very beautiful piece of architecture. However, it is placed rather awkwardly – it isn’t easy to get to and parking isn’t great – and, IMO, worst of all: it completely destroys the Amalienborg axis!!!! *Geekiness out*.
I’m beginning to wonder if W&K had actually let go the housekeeper and her groundskeeper husband so that when the baby is born, they can use this as part of their excuse for why Kate has to stay at her parents, though it causes a lot of trouble for the Middleton’s neighbors.
Like the rumors that they wouldn’t hire a nanny with PGTips. And there was Nanny Webb, photographed in the back seat.
More DM clickbait, have you seen the hilarious Kensit quote?
‘She’s like our generation’s suffragette’: Actress Patsy Kensit says the Duchess of Cambridge is a feminist icon
By Ruth Styles for MailOnline
9 April 2015
I didn’t know Patsy Kensit was trying her hand at comedy.
But isn’t feminism about being free to follow whatever path one chooses as a woman? Criticism should leveled at Kate for not pulling her weight as a royal but questioning her decisions based on feminism seems off to me. Whether a CEO or a stay at home mom a woman shouldn’t be judged for doing what feels right for herself and her family.
Did you read the article? Kensit is saying Middleton is like a suffragette due to the amazing amount of charity work she does. SMH
And we’ve had the discussion multiple times. She is free to follow whatever path she wants – as long as she and William pay every penny of their own expenses.
Feminism is isn’t a monolithic entity but rather a un umbrella for various different political and philosophical positions. The political part of feminism is about equal rights, equal pay, etc.
Personally, I don’t find a feminist icon AT ALL. Rather an anti-feminist one since she displays no ambition or passion about anything but being well taken care off by others. A feminist icon is someone who actively works for the rights of women and girls. In academia feminist scholars work on unearthing women’s history, their art and their contributions to culture, which have been dismissed and erased from the official histories and artistic canons for centuries.
Of course women have the right to pursue whatever they want in life and shouldn’t be shamed for their choices. Kate wanting to be a traditional wife/mother is her personal choice, however that does not make her a feminist (icon) in my book.
I want a shot at this, but hang with me. My grasp might not be great.
Calling Kate a suffragette of our generation is a contradiction.
Suffragettes fought for rights to be seperate from men. To be self relient. To have rights over their children and not give all power to the male.
Yes, Kate has used her right to decide for herself to be reliant on her husband, families and not herself. She has also given up rights to her child. Yes her and William’s children will never be riped from her arms, but they could be and legally so. That alone wouold scare and enrage me.
It’s down to (if I understand it correctly) level the playing field and choose your own direction not having gender as an asset to elevate or degrade your worth.
Some choose a path the suffragettes might not have chosen for themselves, but it is there right to choose.
Kate has chosen to be dependent on others for her life and needs/wants. I agree with AH above.
Feminism is indeed about finding your path as a woman without societal restraint. And Kate was free to do just that. But calling her a suffragette when she married a man who represents an anachronism; where pretty much her worth is in being a brood mare and she doesn’t even have the ultimate legal right to her children? Not so much.
Notasugar
Every penny?
Again with the hyperbolic double standards for royals you like and those you don’t.
ArtHistorian
I believe your definition of a feminist icon is spot on. Having said that I don’t believe Kate ever held herself up to that standard although others may erroneously choose to do so. A n icon she is not but a feminist she very well may be. We can not say just because the roles she has chosen seem dependent and sterile to the rest of us.
FLORC
A suffragette Kate is not lol. But again I can’t shame a woman for being financially dependent on her husband or family.it may not be your choice or mine but it does lie within the boundaries of a woman’s autonomy. But I do agree with your observations.kate is set for life regardless but being at the financial mercy of others would terrify me.
Who’s shaming anyone? We’re just saying she’s no suffragette and/or feminist icon. A point with which you seem to agree.
Bluhare
The shaming reference runs along a familiar theme here but was not levied by anyone here today so, no, no disagreement here.
Imo
Glad we all agree! Removed other response to you after seeing your response to Bluhare. It was pretty much a “what she said” reply.
I think Kate’s personal choices are scary. She’s without a safety net and all PR aside her life appears to lack aspirations to be more than the wife of Prince William, mother to his child(ren), and Duchess who waits at her parents estate for him to return to her side. Passing the time with beauty regimens, shopping, and vacations with family only.
On a side note typing that out I pity her terribly. I love my husband greatly and if he was always away from me and always having a seperate residence when we didn’t have to live apart I would be horribly depressed.
Maybe part of Kate’s mindless routine of vapid activities is to prevent any real feelings? To stop and actually think about the state of her life and relationship past a superficial level? She did appear much more social and animated prior to William.
Actual question if there’s other points of view from a sociological and psychological perspective.
FLORC
We don’t have enough information to go on. We do not have credible insight into her personality. A cousin selling an interview to a tabloid does not a true picture give. I much prefer highly credible and time tested journalists like Richard Kay. He doesn’t even like the Cambridges a great deal, as LAK will attest to, but he tells us that Kate and her girlfriends mockingly never let William forget that he came crawling back to her after Isabella Calthorpe turned him down. That does not sound like a non-entity to me.
After flashing William the loser sign people say he sternly reprimanded her afterwards. But the next day she told people William said her dress made her look like a banana. And the next day she told him he needed fake hair much worse than she did in front of everyone. Not an non-entity.
In NYC when exhorted to keep wrapping presents she gave us an epic eye roll and smirked. Not a non-entity.
While watching children demonstrate a game she spontaneously leapt over a stack of cans in three inch heels. Again…
I think William approves of her slavish devotion to him and the way she wants to provide a good home life for him and the children. As for the relationship itself, I think sometimes the thing you want the most is not always the best thing for you. Kate can only blame herself for that. But I’m not convinced she is a Stepford wife and a robot. I don’t know what is going on in that head of hers most of the time but I don’t think anyone has nailed her down yet, least of all a bunch of people who criticize or praise her for every little thing.
Kate shouldn’t be shamed for her choices but having no independant income or life outside the family would be something that I couldn’t stomach – especially the independant income, I absolutely hate to be financially dependant upon others.
FLORC
Forgot to mention that I believe the shopping trips are Kate’s way of blowing off steam and insulating herself from things about William she doesn’t like. She doesn’t care to see how bad the endless spending and vacations look in relation to how little she gives back because William and Carole make certain she is insulated from reality. William likes it that way because he is controlling and Carole likes it that way because Kate is high strung and may be prone to tantrums. Between that and William’s tantrums I don’t buy that Carole is dying to fit in and hang around with the royals. As the grandmother and mother-in-law of kings I think she and Michael would much rather enjoy being big fish in smaller ponds and lord their status over their acquaintances. But Carole is very much needed by the Cambridges so she will do her part. In return for keeping things running smoothly William favors her and her decisions. This is my theory lol.
ArtHistorian
Again, I personally agree. Mr. Imo takes excellent care of me financially but there is no way to substitute my sense of pride that I could do just fine on my own otherwise. But Kate would never be allowed to work in any circumstance so it is a moot point. She will be well provided for in case of divorce. And had she not married William she would be paid exorbitant sums of money to shill luxury goods, show up at exclusive nightclubs, pose as a celeb photographer selling glossy coffee table books or branding her own line of posh children’s clothes a la Marie Chantal of Greece. Not to mention being the wife or plus 1 of some wealthy aristocrat or industrialist.
I think what bugs me is the underlying side eye given to women who stay home and depend on their spouse for financial support. There is nothing wrong with that choice if that is what works best for the woman and her family. It doesn’t make her weak or foolish. Kate’s situation will never be analogous to ours.
She does have work to do, in these circumstances. The royal engagements they both should be doing to justify their royal perks. That is pretty basic. The level of perks they get are because they’re senior royals. They refuse to do the work associated with that status, which is where the majority of the criticism comes from.
I have several close friends who are SAHM, and I support them in their choices because it was their choice to make. One has a PhD, two have Masters, all had successful careers. In their marriages, once the kids came along, as a partnership they decided that one of them would stay home full time. I have no problem with that choice – because as a pair they are supporting themselves financially.
One put away money for several years out of her corporate salary, cutting her expenses, not buying trendy clothes, etc. That is the money she uses for her “mad money” now, for things outside the everyday expenses of running the home. That is what she needed to do to feel like she was still pulling her weight – by paying her own way for the special things.
Kate Middleton didn’t marry a regular, everyday man and she knew that when she pursued him for a decade. W&K are not supporting themselves. They are receiving massive perks and benefits from the family firm and refusing to do the required work in exchange. No other “non-working” royals receive these perks, just them. If they want to have a “normal life,” they need to give back the senior royal perks. Pay their own way until they are willing to do full-time, senior royal work. They should not be outworked by anyone lower-down in the succession. Pretty simple to me.
AH
To have my personal spending money not originate from myself makes me uneasy. Almost like i’m accountable in my spending to another or it’s an allowance like i’m a child.
You’re as rich as whoever is paying your bills allows you to be.
Imo
responding to the 2nd half of your comment I missed before.
You did give me that opinion I was looking for. An interpretation on what we see and how it can be viewed I guess.
Regarding Kate’s shopping/Carole/William.
I think Kate likes to shop and buy things. I can only assume it’s like running for me. It relaxes me and brings me a result I want. Fitness. For Kate I assume spending. Especially, when she was the gf she had to be thrifty. The Midds weren’t as rich as speculated. She would share clothes with Pippa/Carole or borrow/rent to appear to have more than she did. In that crowd it’s understandable. Now she buys because she can. Though the frequency is absurd.
Carole : I think she coddles Kate. She wants the status and gets in good with the 2nd in line while making sure Kate is well not stressed. Even if that means she reduces her daughters stress by taking it on herself entirely (Anmer hiring/staff director). Parents should raise their children to be able to thrive without them. Could Kate thrives in this world once her parents pass?
And Kate being high strung… I think that’s all William. His demands, his absence, his tantrums. I’m sure it’s taken a toll on Kate over the years and she only feels relief when with her mother at home.
And agree with your last part of the theory. Big fish in small pond. If they got any bigger Gary’s past (and maybe current revenue sources) would be harder to ignore as well as their finances.
It’s all theory, but there’s a foundation of truth to it all.
Notasugar
We are not saying different things. But I do disagree that the Cambridges aren’t working. They simply aren’t working nearly enough for the immense privileges they enjoy.
And I find it incredibly sexist to say that Kate pursued William for ten years. They were in a relationship for those years – an often unhealthy one but one with mutual reasons to keep it going.william was an adult and free to make different choices. I hate when women are portrayed as wicked harpies with their claws in a man. Besides, the topic centered around Kate being financially dependent.
FLORC
Three cheers for sharing your thoughts! I completely agree. I really enjoy these discussions when we use what info is pretty solid to form a basis for interesting speculation. It is so much more fun and enlightening than just sticking to tired themes. The Mids don’t care about crashing the rf – they are much happier using the cache to create a Kate centered micro court. I don’t think I blame them. Carole knows the toffs will always snub her but surrrounded by her family and friends I don’t think she cares much. And what wouldn’t we uncover if we saw just how much Gary has funded the W+K courtship? Again, the rf has no one to blame but itself. After Diana died William and Harry basically had one another for healing. The Middletons may suck up to William but I think they really do give him what any young man/woman needs by way of a caring family.
FLORC
Excellent points all! Agree with everything, especially the money trail.
We’ll have to disagree on the pursuit. I think it was an open, clear pursuit beyond all self-esteem and reason. She wanted The Prince and that was what she debased herself for for years. I do not see a relationship. I see a woman waiting by the phone while the man does whatever he wants, beds whomever he wants, and the people around them calling it like it was (The Mattress, The Limpet). I see one person debasing themselves, being dumped multiple times, and refusing to look at healthy life options until the other one got tired and caved.
Yeah, I’ve been married for quite some time, and there is no way I’d not have my own money. I would not be comfortable with things being otherwise. I can’t relate to Kate at all.
Notasugar
I think too many television dramas inform our opinions about larger than life individuals. If you could see past your great disdain for Kate you might see that half of what you firmly believe may not be true. Despite your opinion William and Kate originally had the typical sort of collegiate romance people of their set have. It didn’t become cringeworthy until much later. I personally believe she could have done much better but the fact is that they eventually chose a life together. Kate often complained to friends that William was so much kinder and loving when it was just the two of them. Perhaps or perhaps she believed what she wanted to believe. But William found whatever it is people like him want in someone like Kate. Yes Isabella turned him down cold and many aristo girls complained of his infidelity. But make no mistake – Prince William would not have had to wait long to replace Kate had he truly wanted to. Whatever they have works and by 2008 he was completely sure he wanted to wed Kate. Even in his early college interviews he insisted he wouldn’t marry before he was 30 so whatever. Diminishing her to a glorified geisha makes some people feel better about not liking her. Waste of time as well as sexist. Kate’s biggest crime is not allowing herself to become the vital, independent, fully actualized woman her life granted her the possibility to become. No more no less.
Conversely, half of what you believe may not be true. You see what you see and interpret it how you do. I see what I see and interpret it how I do. If they were private citizens, it would be their choice and we wouldn’t be having these discussions. I see their crimes more as fraud against the people of the UK.
BTW, geishas were often learned, multilingual, and trained in politics, discussion, and debate.
Notasugar
The fact that you refer to William and Kate’s truculence as a crime is very…telling. As for geishas I am fairly certain you understand the broader, though inaccurate, connotation of what it means to be a geisha. Perception often trumps the truth, as I’ve said before. Having spent time in Japan I am quite aware of their accomplishments, thank you.
It is very very easy to give way to confirmation bias – that is, having a pre-conceived opinion on something and then only seeing what fits that opinion, it is like seeing the world through a pair of tinted glasses. I think it is especially easy when it comes to gossip but it really pertains to all aspects of life. It was something that my tutors and professors spent a great deal of time trying to beat out of my head because my work would have been useless otherwise. It can be very difficult to take a step back and try to view an issue from several different angles when you have a lot of emotions invested in it, however, I still do believe that it is a worthwhile exercise.
Imo
After the last break up William was in a bad state. He was happy to be free from Kate, but the press were taking chunks from him. He was the prince that strung her along, cheated on her, and took her best years leading her to believe there was a ring in her future.
Toss in how William did not trust easily and would test those close to him, his timeline to be married before 30, and the added pressure of his image collapsing.
And that he could find a woman to marry him, but no one in his circle would have him. Kate was the most logical choice for that and more reasons regarding family.
I will say this. Kate pursued William while he was with another. And that can be normal in university experience it’s not moral and imo a very terrible way to start a relationship.
Ultimately I agree with you. What is awful here is Kate is praised and her relationship glorified for having been a doormat for a manchild and put her life on hold awaiting his request for her while editing her personality to suit his desires. And now she lives off of her parents, inlaws, and taxpayers.
She embodies qualities I think no one should strive to emulate.
To add to Kate not working. She doesn’t really. Not truly. Many of her events are padded to read like more, but some are literally handshakes that last a minute and that’s in as 1 event. And visting the set of a popular tv show. Not sure why that was needed past wanting to do it.
Kate is no stay at home mother – everybody knows now what a lazy faker she is.
So, People is claiming both William and Kate lived at Bucklebury during George’s 1st 6 months? Leave out Kate’s own admission he wasn’t there aside every official report and passerby observation said otherwise.
He had his own residence for his bespoke program that was taking place then. Had he been around I doubt the photos of him hunting with Jecca would have ever come out. Or his location be known.
Regarding their home base being Anmer Hall. News is already drifting away from that. Now we hear Anmer Hall isn’t finished and is still under construction. And to be fair if the nursery really isn’t even painted (pink paint delivery rumor by People) I wouldn’t want a baby around those fumes either, but the estate is massive with many rooms. I drifted off there.
So, Kate is said to be getting ready to move back to her parents while William will stay at Wood. Who’s at Anmer?
As far as a nanny. Once a photo leaks of someone new holding George and not edited out of the picture we’ll be told a nanny was just hired.
I know People is just a publicist friendly publication, but this article just seems lazy and not in sync with news they’ve just stated about the Cambridges.
Kind of ranty and scattered.
Amner Hall is still not finished yet? What have they been doing all this time? Resurrecting the Amber Room?
Anne
They said it was for Christmas. Prior to that there was a big Fiish Product sort of article. Now there might be minor finishing touches, but nota called it a while ago. On sites that get their tips from Jason or pproved royal outlets it’s been dropped Neither William or Kate will be at Anmer. It looks like it’s about to become KP.
Royals have tons of help and that’s just how it is. Silly to go on about it, regardless of how many times the official story is contradicted. Some people seem to be addicted to being offended. And to those of you who have to pay for all this what did you expect? All the royals have become adept at creative accounting and reporting – the Cambridges are just not bright enough to spin it positively. And don’t forget that Charles signs off on most of these expenses. It is all bread and circuses in exchange for a little ribbon cutting.
Admittedly, you’re right. But to go on about it is a major part of why we’re all here! The royals make for great gossip and snark.
I wouldn’t have it any other way.
😉
Jason trying more spin. New DM article about William the dedicated father who will make a mad 2 hour dash to the hospital for the birth. Emphasis on how he is training at three separate locations and working hard. Slipping in the fact that she’ll be moving from Anmer to London for several weeks. More public excuses for them to be apart.
Nota
For what it’s worth Jason is doing a decent job by slipping this info in.
Before it was blanket statements like KP is home base and William and Kate will raise their baby together there without a nanny. Which is also why when William took a seperate residence and Kate moved into her parents home it was more of a shock. Plus, it was only admitted to once found out like it just happened and hadn’t been the case before it was discovered.
So, Jason is laying groundwork to cover every possibility. With what he releases any story can be spun to have always been the plan.
Anmer not finished. William not far from Kate. No plans to hire extra nanny… Yet. He’s quite brilliant.
He’s a pasty-faced moron who needs to go back to his own country and shut the hell up.
NOTA – Thanks for mentioning that DM article. I was surprised to read that BP held a press briefing to review how and when they will give updates about Kate going into labor, time of birth and sex announcements. But what surprised me the most was they stated that authorities plan on prohibiting press from camping outside the hospital before it’s been officially announced she’s gone into labor.
I really don’t want to hear Kate’s sex announcements. 😀
The press camping out is creepy and sort of disrespectful given that it is at a hospital.
@ Bluhare…..LOL.
Lol Bluhare. Thought the same.
Imo
Very much so! Grieving families, privacy issues. It’s pretty awful. I do wonder if like last time the press will be on Tanna’s twitter feed asking him questions and hints on where and when it all happens. It was hilariously snarky last time.
MinnFinn
That came from BP? I never thought they commented on anything that trivial having stayed so quiet for so long on most things Kate pregnancy related. Maybe they are not as cut off PR wise anymore? Or they want to avoid a kurfuffle(sp?) like that time.
Yes IMO, I agree. And the noise must get on the nerves of patients.
Uhm….congrats?
But seriously – rather offensive that this is a story. (1) don’t believe it and (2) why would they possibly need a 2nd nanny with their existing infrastructure/resources (and assuming the justification of homemaking/family time to justify lack of work).