Something I’ll never really understand about the younger royals is their insistence on “doing things their own way” and not being the kind of royal figures who just “show up” to cut ribbons or whatever. I guess I don’t understand why they bitch about that kind of thing because honestly, that stuff seems like A) very easy work and B) actually kind of fun. While I’m sure it’s a bummer to visit two Holocaust-related memorials in two days’ time, the rest of the Cambridges’ trip has been all fun stuff. Garden parties, private lunches, making pretzels, and literally just going around and shaking hands with commoners. If someone would pay me in castles and a $100,000 a month wardrobe budget, I would love to do this sh-t. I would do it EVERY DAY.
So, these are some additional photos from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Day 4 in Germany. They took part in a rowing race on the River Necker in Heidelberg. William and Kate were in different boats and William’s boat won the race. This is their work. This is what they complain about and why they make so many excuses. This is what they don’t want to expose their children to – garden parties and boat races and making pretzels. Will and Kate even got “medals” for their boat racing skillz. THEY DIDN’T EVEN ROW.
Kate wore what she always wears for these kinds of outings – a blue-and-white striped shirt. This is one we haven’t seen before! Usually, she goes with a more nautical-seeming navy and white. This is more of a turquoise and off-white. I actually really like it. Update: Richard Palmer says the top is Hugo Boss, a company that started by making clothes for Nazis. She paired the shirt with jeggings and comfortable looking sneakers.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
LOL William looks so funny and nerdy in the boat.
With the dramatic sunglasses, he looks like the evil super villain in a parody.
They both look ridiculous sitting there in the boats while other people do all of the hard work. Kind of a metaphor for their lives. Kind of incredible that they complain about what they do for a living when other people do the heavy lifting for them.
what are they doing sitting there with their hands folded? the person in the stern is supposed to encourage the rowers and lead them on, give them a rythm. ugh. will and kate are such low-energy potatoes.
OMG I saw that too on KP’s Instagram and they look like two eggplants. No cheer, no clapping, NOTHING.
Low-energy potatoes. That made me laugh. No, seriously, it did.
I recently heard someone use the term “cold potato” to refer to kind of a dud person. I am going to be working potato into my repertoire because I think it’s too funny!
It fits with Willy’s potato head. lol
Look at them in the boats! ‘Lumpen’ comes to mind.
The two of them sitting there, letting others row, is a nice metaphor for what a lightweight tour this is. And before someone says it, yes, they visited a concentration camp, but their schedule is far from packed. They don’t even split up, like Camilla and Charles often do, to visit more places and cover more ground.
All I want is for William to never, ever wear that unbuttoned top few buttons shirt look again.
I think Kate looks fine, and very happy with her beer.
I enjoy the two pics of them in the boats very much. Letting others work while you enjoy the breeze. How apt. I’d love to be rowed down the Neckar, Heidelberg is beautiful.
Isn’t Will kind of big to be in the position of coxswain. Those poor rowers.
They both look like dummies sitting there at the end of the boat.
She somehow looks plastic AND haggard in these photos.
Normal Bill is cringeworthy.
I was just thinking how much older she looks in the first pic. She’s younger then me and we have similar coloring and hair color and she looks years older.
I saw photos of Hayley Atwell and the new Doctor Who this weekend and both actresses are the same age as Kate but look about 10 years younger. We know Kate’s not opposed to getting work done, so I’m not quite sure what’s going on with her. One possibility is that Kate’s smoking has finally caught up with her – mid 30s seems to be when smoking and heavy drinking start to really show on people’s faces.
Also: If it is an actual health condition, I feel bad for criticizing and hope it resolves soon.
I am now thinking Charlotte could do their life better. She’s really happy to be there, her curtsy is down, and she’d be so excited to be in a boat.
Wait on second thought George could take Wills place he’s grumpy too but he’s so much cuter. Could you imagine a race between his and Charlottes team? So stinking cute. Then theyd get medals!
Hmm perhaps her super, research-oriented team missed the fact re: Hugo Boss + Nazi uniforms. *facepalm*
Yes, how dare she! She should issue an apology as soon as possible and retire from being a duchess. She cannot make mistakes like this one.
I’m beginning to suspect that they have an opp research team (/joke), so they can middle finger the monarchy and the world by being perverse.
Looks like Kate might have gotten the chance to hang out with good-looking German rowers. That doesn’t seem so boring. Yeah, sure, I’d sign up for that.
Wills is turning out way uglier than Charles ever was. Charles was nerdy, but I don’t think he was this unpleasant to look at. Why was Charles called out for his alleged ugliness when Wills’s cranky face is so much more spine-curdling? Even Edward might be better looking than Wills, and I HATE Edward’s face.
I have almost that same shirt-mine is from J Crew. It’s hilarious that her “casual uniform” is always skin tight jeans and a striped shirt.
They seem happier together in these photos. I guess they had angry sex and made up.
Ewwwwwwww! ‘reaches for brain bleach’.. I’d have to put a bag over his head, doesn’t matter what position! He’s just….no. 🤢
LOL! Just close your eyes and think of England.
Kate closes her eyes and thinks of Sir Ben.
Kate’s love of Jeggins is interesting. I too have short legs and a long torso and frankly, don’t love the jegging/skinny jean trend. I’ve been kind of excited by the downward trend of those types of jeans and I’m surprised she too hasnt jumped on the straight leg/boyfriend jean look. It works better for us short leg types
She prefers exhibitionism.
I have no idea what you think that word means.
Theme dressing from Kate once again. I don’t like the dropped shoulder on that particular knit top of hers. The colors are good, though. I think she could have come up with a better outfit……….her jeggings are boring. William – meh, as usual.
They will be back in UK to start their vacation I expect next week
Party, party, party. It’s hard to be a royal.
A wonderfully trenchant post. Thanks!
They also got to make pretzels at some other event. That looked like fun too. The public scrutiny is probably what’s bothersome, but the actual work part of their jobs where they get to learn new things from people interested in talking to them does look like loads of fun, even for a shy person like me.
I think its nice shs wore a Hugo Boss. Germany had fought long and hard to come a long way from the horrible part of theie history. Common people were the reason Nazis gaines a foothold. Her wearing the brand and people not bothering shows that they are not burdened by it in a way.
My daughter is a rower and (started as a coxswain). I think that she would go nuts over these photos