Here are some photos of the Duchess of Cambridge interacting with children in a few of her events from the past few weeks. I often wonder if Kate feels somewhat hampered by the expectations that she should be baby-and-child obsessed. Kate is often compared to the sainted Princess Diana, who – for all of her faults – was an absolute natural when interacting with kids. You could always tell that Diana felt very comfortable with children naturally, which is probably why she worked as a nanny and preschool teacher in the years before she married Prince Charles. Diana had a magical touch with kids. Kate does not. It’s not that Kate is bad with kids, it’s that people expect her to be just like Diana and that’s a rather impossible standard for Kate. That being said, would it be that difficult for Kate to not flash her bits and pieces to small kids? Let’s start there and work our way up.
Anyway, I bring up Kate’s interactions with kids because, as always, some people are trying to push the narrative that Kate is the most motherly mother to ever mother. The Sun claims that Kate is so content to allow her sister Pippa to be the focus of Pippa’s wedding that Kate has offered to look after all of the kids at the wedding.
The Duchess of Cambridge has a big role at little sister Pippa Middleton’s May wedding – as a NANNY. Kate, 35, doesn’t want to overshadow Pippa’s big day so has offered to look after all the kids. And she feels Prince George, three and Princess Charlotte, almost two, are too young to be a page boy or flower girl.
A pal said: “Kate wants her sister to be in the spotlight so is taking a step back. Pippa has invited everyone’s children to her wedding but Kate is going to babysit all the little ones on the big day, including her own two. No one is taking their nannies as Kate has offered. She wants the whole day to be all about Pippa and as smooth as possible.
It sounds more like Kate wants to ensure that Pippa won’t passive-aggressively insist that Kate do a reading at the wedding. And what does the job of “wedding nanny” entail? I assume that Kate will actually attend the wedding and not merely take the children to an undisclosed location during the ceremony. As for Kate not wanting George and Charlotte to participate… I had assumed that the kids would be part of the wedding party, so I don’t know.
Also: Kate told people on Tuesday – Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday – that George was “making pancakes” at his nursery school.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
That is such a weird headline. There are so many reasons why this is absurd, I am at all loss which one to even start with. Who comes up with this stuff?
^^WSS
Right? I amsure thre will be plenty of nannies and child minders at a society wedding,why would the Duchess be expected to attend to them.
@Loopy – I’m a plebian and that sounds like pretty much the worst way to spend an evening possible, let alone a family member’s wedding. Like, it’s just the most ridiculous thing to even make up, even normal people wouldn’t do that. And it bugs me, it’s such a stupid thing to say. Because you know what sounds like THE WORST? Chasing down two toddlers at a formal family event.
I saw that, and honestly, I get it. It’s an easy way to fly under the radar.
I prefer spending time with kids at big events like that, it’s more relaxing! You can hide away in a corner, avoid being asked to do jobs, or chat with people that you would rather avoid. And… tbh the kids are more fun:)
But, I’m not a big drinker and am not a fan of crowds… nor am I any kind of public figure.
Wait what??? This is a woman who brought her nanny at her own daughter christening (not necessarily a bad thing) to take care of George. So you are telling me that she will take care of ALL the children there, like maybe a dozen??? Please.
I think maybe someone is making an excuse for her not being at the wedding at all, like Oh she is taking care of all the children somewhere. I have a strange feeling here.
At my sister’s wedding we were 6 adults dealing with my brother’s daughter who was 5 at the time. We took turns and in the end we isolated her in a space with lot of toys to distract her before eventually sending her to bed with her mother and we all felt exhausted.
I mean yea impossible standards for sure. So she shouldn’t try to live up to that but she should get out more with the charities she DOES enjoy. Start there.
Anyways I wouldn’t be surprised if Pippa wanted the royals to do something big for her wedding and this is their way of heading that off. Interesting
A reporter in Germany made fun of Kate last week because she always has planned Marilyn Monroe moments. It’s ridiculous.
Looking at the photos, I’m inclined to agree. She has had so many of these faux pas, how can she not have learned from them? I can only conclude that she enjoys it, and that is just bizarre to me.
She really seems to enjoy it, weird.
Apparently, while at Marlborough College Kate became a serial flasher. While other girls participated in the same behavior, Kate did it to such an extent that a member of the staff had to take her aside and explain that flashing your bits and party pieces wasn’t the ideal way to make people (namely boys) like you.
Now consider the fact she’s in her 30s, married with two children, and oh yeah a Duchess, and is still flashing, albeit “accidentally”, and you realize she is a poster child for arrested development. I don’t think she emotionally matured past her teen years.
I think you’re talking about this:
Wanting to be noticed while attending Marlborough College, a boarding school in Marlborough, Wilshire, England, she opened her second-story dorm window and flashed her nude bum to male students in view.
Cheers from the grateful crowd encouraged her mooning and it evolved into an obsession she took great pride in and earned her the moniker of ‘Kate Middlebum’.
‘She kind of got addicted to it,’ her close schoolmate, Jessica Hay stated. Over the course of one year, she put her bare bum in the window for anyone to see no less than 90 times.
I’m tempted to give a pass to a teen girl for being an exhibitionist. Especially a girl as micro-managed as Kate. But at this point it’s baffling.
And walking nearly nude in a see-through dress at a student fashion show! Apparently that was how she got William to notice her. You’re so right, she does have a flashing problem that stems from her uni days.
Duchess Dolittle watching all the children? Yeah, right.
What if there are fifty kids that show up. She is going to babysit all of them? I seriously doubt it.
That first pic is borderline flash.
I really don’t know why a journalist would write/publish a stupid article like that.
Is there ever a scenario in which the sister of the bride would work as staff at a wedding? At more modest weddings, either kids aren’t invited or parents are responsible for their own. But removing an immediate family member from the adult festivities is weird.
It’s beyond unfair to compare her to Princess Diana. They really have nothing in common, Diana was an admittedly poor student who barely graduated and worked with children. Kate has a college degree and didn’t marry until several years older than Diana was when she married the turd. (I still harbor a grudge against Charles and the pitbull and I wasn’t even married to him).
Barely graduated? She didn’t and was the first to admit it.
Then according to your assessment Diana deserves the handicap. Kate is smarter and better educated, has more life experience, has a better home life. These comparisons should be a breeze for Kate.
It just shows how little kate has done with her life despite having even more education and advantages than Diana.
In terms of being smarter, well her education on paper doesn’t seem to show up when she actually speaks. She never sounds that bright in her off the cuff comments, with such wonders as “do you test the smell by smelling it” or knowing nothing about Fabrege eggs despite her art history degree. There are also many rumours that she had help with her courses and was caught more than once copying the notes of those she sat next to in class.
I believe Diana called Camilla “the Rottweiler”.
Why are the poor pit bulls always maligned?
But I love my Rottie. Admittedly, she’s no beauty queen. Smart, loyal, and strong best describe her. And she snores. But from her, it’s cute.
It sounds like Carole wants us to know what a STAH Kate is, but don’t worry, she’s graciously agreed not to pull focus.
She seems very keen and attentive with her kids.
“it’s that people expect her to be just like Diana and that’s a rather impossible standard for Kate” – one of those people is Carole, she always wanted that people see in Kate Diana 2.0
Kate and Camilla must share the same boot designer- that style of low heel boot is often worn by Camilla.
Seems odd. Don’t people often provide some sort of childcare for weddings — if the bride and groom can afford it? This is a strange place to penny pinch. It makes it seem as though Kate’s so pouty about not being the center of attraction at her sister’s wedding that she doesn’t want to go at all. And if she doesn’t attend, Will won’t have to, either. Maybe that’s the reason. Will doesn’t want to go. But I never understood the “upstaging the bride” thing. Unless a guest enters the church to her own music, wearing a pouffy dress that cost more than a used car, there’s no upstaging the bride. And, if someone did try to hijack the ceremony, a decent priest (pastor/wedding official) ought to be able to redirect the guests’ attention handily.
Hear hear …..never heard of anything like this before it can only be the middlebums that talk of understaging or upstaging doos…they are really so up themselves as for being a nanny haa haa haa never heard such tripe……
The idea that Kate could upstage the bride is ridiculous. Did she ever not attend any wedding for fear that she’s outshine the bride? I doubt it. (Remember the wedding she went to accompanied by 10 RPO’s?) Besides, she’s as beige and boring as can be. Who would notice her unless she wore a really loud dress or flashed the vicar/ guests/ photogs on entering the church.
Yes, she has. It’s her go to excuse. However inconsistent…
They took three nannies with them for the skiing holiday in France. There is no way she’d be taking care of kids on her own. I agree, if you’re going to invite kids to the wedding, either provide a day care like space for them, or allow everyone to bring their helper of choice if they want to.
One of the worst made up royal stories I’ve ever heard.
Didn’t Pippa’s butt upstage the bride at William’s wedding?
No, but her butt enhancer did. Girl has a pancake butt if ever I saw one.
Pippa does not have a glorious behind. I think it was more the way the dress fit that exposed more shape than is traditional at a wedding.
A woman knows that a tremendous ass is a thing of power, and the world can only take it in reasonable doses. Moderation and subtlety.
I doubt this is even true. That being said, I feel her pain. I adore my children (one is 22 and grown, the other is 9) and with them, I’m active and engaged. But I don’t have that “good with kids that aren’t mine” thing either. I mean, I can talk to them and smile and they’re certainly cute. But large groups of them annoy me (why I had mine so far apart and only two of them lol), toddlers annoy me and just … I don’t have “the touch.” Some people think every woman, especially those with kids of their own, has *the touch*, but not so much. People ask if I get baby fever and I’m like, “Nah.” LOL
ITA. I thought I was the only one. ☺️
Same here. After months of missing out on most of the fun of family parties due to my extended nursing and attachment parenting, once my kid could run around and play I was not interested in watching anyone else’s children. Ever. For anything. My SIL had a phase of constantly trying to hand me her baby and I was all – “Why? I have one of my own. You can keep yours. Thanks.”
I don’t even think Kate and Wills spend much time there after the wedding – or they send the kids home after the wedding ceremony. They don’t seem to be very outgoing people to me.
They used to club and party all the time. William fairly recently broke a tooth while drinking and partying at a wedding. They can be outgoing if there is alcohol and nothing that could even remotely be considered work. That’s why this story rings so false “Joey doesn’t share food” and “Kate does not work unless forced” so unless she plans to play on her phone, glass of champagne in hand (or shops and/or meets with a trainer) while her 50 nannies do the actual work of watching the children this ain’t happening.
It’s more likely to be Maria nannying the children at the wedding and Duchess Dolittle sitting back.
If the story is true (which I doubt) it’s seems quite sad that Kate wishes to be away looking after other people’s children rather than mingling with family and friends. it suggests social anxiety issues.
I am not a fan of Kate and probably never will be, but it’s unfair to compare her to Diana. Diana had a natural flair with people and not everyone has that skill.
“That being said, would it be that difficult for Kate to not flash her bits and pieces to small kids? Let’s start there and work our way up.”
Kaiser, I adore you.
I find it so interesting that last week she pulled up her skinny jeans in front of a crowd of reporters. This week, she is wearing a mini skirt that keeps on blowing up. She is either fiddling with her hair, pulling up her pants up, fiddling with her skirt, or crotch clutching. It’s time for a Phillip intervention!
This comment made me jump. I’m 35 years old (as well) and I could not imagine getting reamed out by Prince Philip. Honestly, I feel bad (sort of hehe) for her even thinking about it. Smh. And I’m sure she gets an earful from Wills. Though I read this blog so I am not above the petty…I would definitely would pay money to see it. #guilty Phillip V. Kate Fight Night
How many nannies do William and Catherine have?
Three, that we know of plus preschool
Okay, thanks.
A lot of her fans claim they have only one.
I think only Maria has been officially recognized and we’ve only ever seen pictures of her. There were comments about a new nanny joining the family when Charlotte was born, but it wasn’t clear if she was to stay for longer than the first few months. There was also an advertisement traced to the Cambridges that they wanted a maid who could also handle childcare. And, of course, Carole is in charge of the royal infants — G&C included. So it’s likely that they have one full-time nanny (Maria) and several other staff members who double up with childcare duties.
Poor Maria (if it’s true).
This is a really weird story and I have no idea what is the angle? It’s like they can’t agree on what to make Kate keen on. Motherhood? Mental health? Sports? Chutney? Helicopters? It’s your sister’s wedding. Nobody would begrudge you kicking back and enjoying it and letting the nannies do their jobs.
Dear WillKate people, please stop forcing Kate to be Diana. We don’t need another Diana. Not fair on her and other royals are capable of being their own persons so erhm try harder…or try harder Kate.
So I was reading about Diana and mostly she wore custom made clothes. So I don’t get why Kate gets slack for spending clothes when Diana spent so much work in a month.
Diana worked, wasn’t spotted shopping constantly, never pulled special snowflake stunts, could work for more than an hour, she raised the profile of the BRF, did important work, was always dressed appropriately and looked put together, never accidentally on purpose flashed a tarmac full of people on her first overseas tour and/or again at a war memorial. She cooperated with the press, didn’t hide out for months at a time and go on top secret vacations. She connected with the people she met and was an invaluable resource to The Firm. Kate is not offering The Firm the same pay off. She isn’t a style icon promoting British fashion internationally, she isn’t connecting with the public ensuring the continuation of the monarchy, she shows up for an hour in expensive clothes mangled by her and her assistant, sometimes flashing people, in clothes that always look decades to young or old, she always wears out of season clothes meaning all the clothes she is spotted shopping for are being hidden away or she is chilling around the house in new expensive clothes and recycling for her bi-monthly appearances. Also, Charles is much more generous with his wives clothes and bling. How ever sad, they run and view their family as a business and Diana was constantly Employee of the Month instead of just “oh yeah that one. Don’t worry about her she is never here.” They were treated accordingly and the press and for the most part public understood the justification. Diana represented Britian wonderfully on the world stage and introduced the BRF to many foreigners for the first time.
Adding 1980s vs. 2017. Different economic times, different optics.
Diana was actually spotted shopping constantly. She too spent a fortune on clothes. She had dresses each worth several thousands in the early 80s. She also frequently had dress designers etc at Kensington Palace for fittings etc.
A friend of mine saw her in Harrods the morning of Andrew’s engagement buying tights. OK that does not mean anything but she was a clothes fanatic.
carolind ok but Diana was known to put British fashion on the map. Diana was actually more comfortable in casual wear. She didn’t really like dressing up on most occasions but she did like to look good for the cameras.
Diana was also mentally ill (not shaming, illness is illness) and her illness caused significant issues to the RF and her commitments. I personally attended a ballet performance when I was about 10 that was delayed by several hours by Diana’s “dining requirements” (later revealed to be her bulimia). She also had affairs and stalked married men, causing a ton of scandal and resulting in her being “spoken to” by police. Not to mention the infamous “three people” interview and her book.
Being lazy and fond of shopping in high street shops really doesn’t compare.
Perhaps people forget but Diana genuinely nearly destroyed the RF. Kate might not be popular but it’s nothing like things were during those days. Even the Queen suffered significant loss of popularity due to Diana’s claims and the circumstances around and after her death. The public were baying for the Queen’s blood.
Diana used to get a lot of criticism — when she was alive. The difference is that Diana also did a lot of admirable things during her life as well. If Kate were to die (I don’t wish for this, btw, just speaking hypothetically) at the same age as Diana did, what would she leave as a legacy? It’s easy to criticize the Cambridges, and there isn’t enough praiseworthy material around to counter it.
Also, pre-Internet the only one with a loud voice to criticize her clothes was the media. They weren’t going to do that because she made them a lot of money.
The photo with her hair blown off of her face makes it seem obvious to me that she’s had something done to her face. Unless it’s just REALLY windy in England!
“Ok guys, so remember. Children love Kate and she loves them. Surround her with children and she will be Saint Katherine the Beloved and she will be beyond criticism.”
Transparent PR is transparent.
I almost believed Kate had finally become Diana like with this latest visit until one of newspapers posted a video of her with the children inside sitting down, as she leans across to talk to the children you can see her eyes move up to find the media camera. say no more.
She and Pippa have always been super aware of the cameras, and both play for them too. Subtle as sledgehammers.
This nanny story would have been better posted on April 1st. I mean, when has Kate volunteered to work at anything?
A nice pair of slacks would have been perfect for this visit. Not only because of the children, but also the wind. She’s ridiculous.
As for nannying the kids at the wedding, please…
The photos are wonderful. Videos are even better. This woman is trying to fit in and it just is not working. I’m sorry that the UK is stuck with her, you deserved better. We have worse problems in the US, though, so consider yourself lucky.
I am a huge Kate apologized but even I am getting sick of it she wants to be like Diana bring her hem line 6 inches under her knee
I don’t know how much I can agree with the Diana comparisons. Diana was bad for the RF in her own particular way. She was out of her depth and she floundered, and a lot of her personal life overshadowed a great deal of the day-to-day work that she did for the RF. She interacted well with people, and she was able to connect so deeply and intimately with others around her, but she was also largely an unstable factor in the public perception of the RF and that is arguably just as important as anything else. You can do a lot of good in the world, but bad press will (unfortunately) always sell better, and she wound up with a lot of that, and I think a great many people were glad to see her divorced so that the drama with the Wales’ personal life didn’t dominate the public image of the RF at the time.
Kate is bad in her own, unique way. She is bad by being just blergh, but comparatively speaking with Diana, her personal life is not as emotionally fraught. She is boring, and we all know she is incredibly manipulative and inept in her own ways, but something gives me an awful feeling that as time goes on, she will have simply stuck to the position and people will admire her for the long term image of stability she’ll project if she sticks around that long. I hope to god that she doesn’t tbh, because I can’t imagine Willy Tantrums and Katie Keen on the throne, but people will always take longevity and consistency as markers of competence. We’ll see as time goes.
You are so right. Diana had tremendous people skills but was very unstable. The Dolittles are incredibly dull but will plod on and eventually be praised for it. The same thing has happened with the queen. She has a much stronger support among the public and the press due to her longevity. The qualities she was criticised for in the 80s and 90s are now being lauded.
A, I don’t think that will ever happen with Kate in the long term. People don’t have patience these days.
She waited nine years, she has the patience of a saint.
Does this woman NEVER learn???? Short flared skirts=potential flashing
Someone needs to give her a talking to!