In yesterday’s Duchess Kate post, I forgot to mention something that has gone uncommented-upon for a few months (mostly because yesterday was only Kate’s second “public appearance” in 2013). Did you notice that she’s gotten a lot better about stroking her hair? She still does it, of course, because her hair (weave?) is her security blanket and she usually refuses to pull it back out of her face. But she’s gotten a lot better about fussing with it endlessly during her public appearances. A notable improvement! There, I said something nice.
Anyway, people are still dissecting Kate’s super-special visit to the town of Grimley, which St, James Palace wants you to know was definitely NOT Waity’s punishment for taking too many vacations. The biggest news? Kate DROPPED A D. In other words, Kate might have dropped a hint that she’s expecting a baby girl! Huh.
Get ready for another Queen of England? Kate Middleton dropped a major hint that she is pregnant with a baby girl during a visit to the National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby, England on Tuesday, March 5. During the engagement, the expectant Duchess of Cambridge, 31, was given a white teddy bear by a local, Diane Burton. “Thank you, I’ll take that for my d–” Prince William’s wife replied, tellingly cutting herself off mid-sentence.
When a well-wisher asked the royal if she was about to say “daughter,” Middleton smiled and replied coyly, “We’re not telling.” Another witness, Sandra Cook, overheard the exchange and told reporters: “I said to her: ‘You were going to say daughter weren’t you?’ and she said, ‘No, we don’t know.'” Remarked Cook, 67, to the Duchess: “I said, ‘Oh, I think you do’, to which she said: ‘We’re not telling.'” Middleton, meanwhile, happily clutched the teddy bear gift.
Privately, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently learned the sex of their baby, a source confirmed to Us Weekly, “but they’ve only told their parents.”
If it’s indeed a girl, that’s big, big news for the royal couple, who celebrate their second wedding anniversary next month — and even bigger news for the United Kingdom. Prince William’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth II recently decreed that, should William and Kate’s firstborn be a daughter, she will be called “Princess,” and referred to as Her Royal Highness. In addition, the Succession the Crown Bill, overruling centuries of royal gender discrimination, decrees that William and Kate’s firstborn will be the heir to the throne regardless of gender.
The future British ruler is staying active before its big arrival, too. “I asked [Middleton] if [the baby] has been moving or kicking,” onlooker Bobbie Brown recalled. “She said: ‘Yes, it is. Very much so.'”
Is this a case of Kate’s pregnancy-brain (is that term offensive? I’ve heard loads of pregnant women say it!), where she forgot in the moment that everything she said was going to parsed endlessly? Or was Kate about to drop some other d-word besides “daughter”? What other words could she have used? “Thank you, I’ll take that for my duke. The Duke of Cambridge!” “Thank you, I’ll take that for my d-bag husband.” “Thank you, I’ll take that for my dog, Lupo. He loves to play with stuffed animals.” “Thank you, I’ll take that for my dude.” So, is Kate having a girl? Will they totally name her Diana Carole?
And if that wasn’t exciting enough, another well-wisher, an elderly woman, told Kate: “I’m waiting for you to be Queen.” And Kate said dryly, “You might be waiting a long time.” God help us all.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Cue the name conspiracies – are they or they not naming the girl after Diana?
Only if they totally want to upset his grandmother and dad. And they’re both people pleasers, so that will never happen. I’m sure it will be a middle name.
Diana will NEVER be the first name. One of her middle names, yes, but definitely not the first name.
I’m betting she was going for “dog.” When you talk about your kid you wouldn’t use the term “daughter.” “Baby”, “little girl,” maybe, but I can’t imagine her using the term daughter. I think a better response from Duchess Duckface would be, “thank you, so much … I’m going to take this home and then we’ll give it to charity where it will be loved immensely by a little one.”
I bet it is a girl and that would be good after Kings you need a Queen. If the Queen lives to 100 which is possible that is at least another 15 years, Charles will be late seventies at the most if he lasts that long and if he makes it he may get a few years on the throne. So it could well be 20 to 30 years before Kate becomes Queen at least the kids will be grown by then.
“Waiting for you to become queen.” Rather tacky (and in olden days, treasonous) to wish the death of not one, but two, monarchs.
her wiglet here is quite obvious.
I was just thinking that!
Once it’s been seen it can’t be unseen! It’s all I was noticing too.
Not that I’m defending her or anything (I’m the last person to do that!) but could it be that her hair wasn’t just brushed properly so one side ends up looking flat and the other like it has more volume?
It took me a bit too. If you won’t know what you’re looking for it’s hard to see. I’ve only seen cheap ones in person, but Kate’s is real hair and matched well in color.
It’s all in how the hair falls, flows, pockets of volume, etc.. When she bends over or moves the wiglet stays still and her real hair moves naturally.
Kate would never tease her hair. That causes so much damage and that’s kind of the only other way to get that bump of volume in back. You really have to see her in motion and as the wind blows her hair. It’s very obvious after that and you’ll never miss it.
I have wig blindness. If it’s on someone’s head, it’s their hair. Unless, of course, I can see netting.
Yes, it is. If she’d keep her hands out of her hair, it wouldn’t part at the wiglet.
Up to yesterday, I would have said her hair was 100% all her own and people were just on an anti-waity artificial hair ammunition mission… and then I looked at the links someone (LAK?) kindly posted on the ‘Grimsby’ thread… and now all I’m seeing is wiglet. Everywhere. In every pic of her. Wiglet wiglet wiglet.
I wish I could return to my oblivious wiglet-free world and really regret looking at those links.
Yes it certainly is. I wonder if her hair is getting thin back there due to pregnancy hormones. Not likely, right? I have a friend who’s hair fell out AFTER the baby, but not while she was pregnant.
My hair fell out during both pregnancies, and after as well, especially near the crown part. It’s never really grown back so now I have the dreaded “bangs”. 😉
It does look ever so slightly lighter in color, which does make it obvious (once you know it’s there!)
I don’t see it at all.
I think she was definitely gonna say dog!!Who refers to their unborn child as my daughter or my son…usually it’s my baby whatever the sex!
I would refer to my baby as my daughter if I knew the sex very early on. What’s so weird about that?
We call our unborn son the baby or our son, or our little boy. I agree, I don’t think it’s weird. Sometimes we even refer to him by name, like a name audition lol. My boyfriend, especially, calls him our son and uses his name when talking to my belly.
That’s exactly what I was going to say! I knew I was pregnant with a girl and I never referred to her as ‘my daughter’. She was totally going to say ‘dog’ and then realised how ungrateful it sounded!
this^^
She totally meant dog!
I totally agree. Four pregnancies here-we knew the sex early in all-I still only ever said “the baby.” The possibly more accurate predictor would be if she said her or him.
Agree, dog makes sense to me as well. My dog loves stuffed animals (and will steal them if you don’t watch out).
That and I’ve not heard someone refer to their unborn as daughter, at least not as a slip of the tongue. The slip up is usually she/he.
My baby is 14 months old and we refer to her still as the baby. I hope we don’t do that when she is 4, how embarassing for her. Maybe with a 2nd child you can use daughter or son and it not seem weird.
Now that I am thinking of it I would like to know the psychological reasons why it is hard to say daughter.
My youngest (son) is 3 and I still call him the baby lol. It’s hard to stop.
We called our older daughter “the baby” until her sister was born. By then she was almost 2 and it was really hard to start calling her by her name. It just sounded awkward.
Of course she was going to say daughter. She is nothing if not polite in public. It would be extremely rude to tell a peasant (er..PERSON) that gives you a gift for your baby that you are going to give it to your dog.
+1 Very much agree. Who in the crap would accept a baby gift and say are going to give it to their dog? LOL I don’t even think Kate would say something like that!
To other people, it was “the baby”. not even “my” baby, just the baby.
in my head though, I needed to use son and daughter just to get used to the idea these were actually MY kids.
I completely agree….I think she caught herself saying dog and stopped short because she realized it would have been insulting to the woman to say the teddy was going to be Lupo’s chew toy.
I agree. She was going to say “dog”.
Please be a girl, please be a girl! Just to p*ss off those idiots who hate that the Queen is the head of the Church of England (since when does having reproductive organs that don’t dangle mean you’re going to be useless? Idiots.)
Get your arse in gear, Parliament! Chop, chop.
There are actually people who complain about this? Enough for there to be a real complaint?
Amazing.
I too would love it if this baby were a girl!!
I much prefer the Queens of England to the Kings, they seem more dedicated to their country and are just such fascinating figures…
Now, of course we would have to hope the child would take work ethics from Grandma Lizzy.
Good point. There have been way too many spoiled brat kings since 1600 (and a few before that). Hope William won’t be another one.
If it was me, it would be “Thank you, I’ll take that for my David”(Gandy).
Excellent theory!
We love our Gandy!
I think she is having a girl!
God she’s dumb. I knew that when I found out about her bullying Bea and Eug. She consistently does things that are not in her best interests. Not a good quality for a future Queen.
She won’t be Queen, she’ll be Princess Consort for which she better thank her stars. Queen Catherine’s don’t do well on the English throne
I think they will be divorced long before William takes the throne.
I use to think they’d divorce too, but it seems unlikely. A divorce would only happen if William’s cheating became public and Kate grew a spine or Kate had a scandal that hurt the RF by association. More likely they will live separate lives and meet for public events. With the frequency William is away from Kate and the time she spends at her mother’s it’s like they’re already living apart.
You must have insider knowledge to know that Kate bullied Beatrice and Eugenie. You can’t just be basing that off of gossip, can you? Please tell us more!
Pixie do you know Kate personally? No. Neither do I or red snapper. What i do know is there a many more reports from everyday people that have met Kate that say she’s either vapid or an outright mean b***h. Also, there are people that witness these encounters and snap photos where you can conclude Kate’s body language is aggressive and snarky.
Pictures, video, and 1st hand accounts passed down. That’s more evidence to prove Kate’s nature than you can find proving she’s kind. Palace statements and meet and greet photo ops are extremely bias so they can’t count.
It’s been out there for a while. It dates back to a party Kate didn’t invite Beatrice to, and when Beatrice called Kate, she invited her but neglected to mention it was fancy dress.
And Pippa tried to have them moved from the front row at a fashion show, and was shut down.
They TOLD you! You have the inside scoop.
It would be lovely to have a new baby Princess Diana. In fact, it would be fitting. However, I do believe the Queen has some say as to what the name is. Whether or not she allows it to be named Diana remains to be seen. God help the UK if it is names after Momma Snake Eyes.
I fervently hope that should they have a girl, Diana or Frances isn’t in the mix for the simple reason that poor child will have the burden of public and media expectations and will be vilified should they not live up to it. It’s bad enough for kate, it would be cruel to do that to a child.
LAK
With how quickly William evokes his mother’s name you know he’ll name his daughter Diana. Even if it’s just a middle name. And then the public and press will latch onto the name. That poor child barely has a chance.
Can I please have all of her clothes?
She’s got the best dresses, shoes and coats
That would be wonderful if she is to give birth to a daughter and I hope she would name her Maya, though I imagine she would go with an old-school boring and pompous name (more like pressured to pick such a name by the “Palace”).
Mimi – I’m assuming that you are 45+ because her attire doesn’t seem age-appropriate for her age bracket – notwithstanding the need to look “proper”.
+1 … she’s got shit for taste in clothes and shoes. I’m over 45 and I wouldn’t be caught dead in the crap she wears. She looks like she shops at the same places the Queen does. (My snarky comment for the day.)
She is looking kind of “pregnant with a girl” in the face.
Didn’t Wills’ royal little swimmers get the memo that the firstborn is supposed a son? (that was sarcasm, y’all.)
She was totally going to say ‘dog’.
I don’t find the term pregnancy brain offensive! It’s a real, true condition!
As for a little girl, I hope she has red hair! I love a ginger baby.
Ruh roh…side eye to Harry.
Oh god, think of the gossip! “Is the child Will’s… OR HARRY’S?!?!?!”
Ahh! I didn’t think about that! My little lady has red hair, just like my brother in law (husbands brother). It’s possible…but I def see where that could be scandalous!
My girl has bright red hair and blue eyes. So pretty.
My money’s on “dog” or “d-bag husband”!! But can I say, I think this very minor visit/royal obligation has received wa-a-a-a-ay too much publicity, far more than she’s worth.
Well, she makes so few of those that they have to milk each one for all it’s (not) worth…..
maybe devil spawn?
When that little girl who gave her the flowers grows up, hope she tells her parents : “WAAADDAFACK did you make me wear here???”
That’s a dress-up ‘Belle’ dress. She probably sulked to be able to wear it- so she could be a princess too. Adorable. And the Duchess of Cambridge looks beautiful. I hope I carry as elegantly as her!
Still stand by what I said just so you know.
Do pregnant women usually call their unborn child “my daughter”? Pregnant women and mothers pls inform me on this.
It only could be either of 2 things:
1. She was going to give it to Lupo as a rag doll; OR
2. It was a carefully crafted PR move. Kate is simply amazing! Who cares if she went on a $12,000 chopper ride? Who cares that she only worked 2 days in two months? She’s gonna have a daughter and they’re gonna name it Diana! She’s a genius!
You’re giving Kate too much credit and I suck at sniffing out sarcasm in text. Expecting mothers and fathers often refer to their unborn as son or daughter. It’s common.
Disclaimer.. I’m not a mother or expecting, but trying!!! I did work a year in a maternity unit and saw a lot of mothers to be come and go.
I watched the video & the fawning over this woman was ridiculous.
Right?! And all because she’s prettier than your average British royal and has better clothes. Things like that are not worth admiring about.
Give me Princess Anne any day!
I don’t get any fawning over this lazy rather dull person.
I believe she meant Dog! She didn’t wait all these years so her baby would get some cheap teddy from a stranger. No! Only cashmere from the upper aristocrats will do.
Someone posted this in the last thread and I thought I’d bring it on this thread.
http://i.imgur.com/Oc4TMAz.jpg
I’m starting to wonder if she hates public appearances because she’s not a natural beauty. I mean, I’d be a nervous wreck if everyone was looking at me and nitpicking every little thing that is wrong with my less than perfect skin.
After all, one of Diana’s main features was how beautiful her skin was. She barely needed any makeup and she was very photogenic. Plus it helped that there were no HD camera’s, but even then Diana’s skin was flawless.
Diana also had such beautiful thick hair too. Also, thanks LAK for pointing out Kate’s wiglet. I’m usually REALLY bad about noticing stuff like that but now that’s all I see.
Maybe Kate is just really insecure about her looks to interact with people? Just throwing another theory out there.
I watched the video footage and I would probbaly run for the hills if I had to meet tons of yelling strangers. It is surely not easy if you are not a people-person by nature. But then, she knew what she was getting into. She probably just didn’t imagine it would be like it is. Hence only so very few appearances? And the over-obsessivenes (is that English?) with her looks?
I think she’s insecure because she never has any middle ground with the people she meets. She never worked. She never had any life experiences. She spent her 20s being financially supported by her family. She doesn’t know how to interact with people not from her background.
I also think she knows that people only like her because she’s William’s wife, she’s pretty and she dresses nice (somewhat). She knows that she doesn’t really have anything to offer aside from that. I pity her because she’s fine being mediocre when she could’ve been so much more.
I have a sister who fits all of the qualifications you just listed, and whenever we take her out with us in public she acts the exact same way as the duchess. I truly do think that’s what it is–comfortable women who have other people take care of them and who don’t have day to day struggles to deal with that the rest of us do–and they have no clue as to how to act.
(I got thrown out of the house at 16, so no coddling for me! :p)
@GoodCapon – Agree. Which is why it would have been so much better if the causes she supported were ones that required little empathy and/or genuine interest on her part. The addiction patronage is a particularly bad one (for the charity, that is) because what addiction needs more than anything else is likeable, credible and committed people with the ability to stand up when required and speak out and passionately about the work the charity does, and the need for its services. She’s doesn’t have to be an expert or get involved in the politics of treatment – leave that to the professionals in the field – but for her to be an effective ambassador, she does have to show commitment and sincerity which means putting in some hard work behind the scenes.
Had she made even the simplest little speech in support of the work Hope House does on that day to the waiting press, she could have put the focus where it belonged and shown that she’s more than a smiling, walking frock and wiglet.
You’re right – she’s not a natural beauty and definitely lacks Diana’s grace and charisma. Even with all of the “dress up” and artificial trimmings – veneers, extensions, fake tan, starved body – she can’t come close.
Poor thing.
Diana, looking JUST her looks, was very very plain.
Diana was strikingly beautiful! Very tall with large expressive blue eyes, a soft rosy complexion, distinguished profile and mop of blond hair. She was absolutely a natural born beauty, a true “English Rose.”
Not really. She may be strikingly beautiful in english terms, but here she would be considered very plain.
I might be the only one but I HATE the constant comparison of Kate to Diana. Yes, I understand she’s filling a similar role but for God sakes you’re comparing a mans wife and mother. So weird.
Dani – Can’t speak for everyone else, but I only compare them in the context of the (similar) role they perform. Sure, I could say she doesn’t stack up to William’s various exes, but I am not as famiiar with them and we’d only be able to compare them in terms of looks anyway.
Dani- I can get that. It’s about as old as Kate is lazy. I’m just stating how personal appearance affects your personality, self confidence, and whatnot.
I mean, if Diana was prone to major breakouts with the world watching, I wonder if she’d like greeting the public crowds as much.
And no, I’m not saying Kate has breakouts, but her skin is far from flawless. Having suffered through rough breakout’s in jr high and high school, it’s actually something I can have compassion for, if that’s her reason.
I agree. The level to which people elevate Diana borders on ridiculous. Kate and Diana are two very different people, there’s no point comparing them- even if Kate did all of the charity work under the sun she still wouldn’t be able to compare to Diana for some people.
huh? Her skin looks absolutely fine in that picture… in fact she has quite good skin, imo. I’d bet the average 30 year old’s skin, or even the average 25 year old’s skin, would look worse in that kind of hi-res pic.
It’s blotchy and crepey and looks more like 35+. Probably due to poor nutrition – all that crash dieting she’s known for – and stress.
Photographers airbrush her skin (and other parts) quite often to make her look better. If you’ve ever seen fan photos of her you can really see just how bad her skin is.
Smoking is bad for the skin as well.
I actually think was she was going to say “dog” but then realized that it would offend the person giving the gift. Of course, she would never let her kid play with one of these toys. As a germaphobe, I wouldn’t either.
Agreed.
That was my thought too… I do think she’s having a girl though. There’s just something about the way she’s carrying.
She can’t refuse the gift. she’ll be attacked for snubbing the woman. Instead of collecting these gifts and donating them, the gifts will be stored away and later destroyed.
This is truly upsetting considering she was visiting an area that’s fallen on very hard times. Kate will show up late,spend some time collecting gifts, and then leave in her helicopter because she had a full day of hair car, shopping, and watching her favorite show downton abbey.
Daughter or Dog, sorry I wouldn’t take a toy from from a stranger and give it to either of them! I don’t think there is any one online here that would take a toy from a total stranger and give it to a baby.
Hand it off to her gaurds and it goes to chartity or in the trash bin. Too many risks to keep it.
Some interesting tidbit
“Every year, the Queen receives hundreds of boxes of chocolates. She never eats them. In fact, any food or drink given to a royal is immediately destroyed because of the possibility that it might contain poison.”
It’s from the Daily Mail so take it with a pinch of salt 😉
Ooooooh-chocolate and salt!!! Sea salt, that is.
The “D” heard round the world.
And LOL! The wedding of Isabella Calthorpe is now the top story on the DM with a title that includes “the bride turned down Wills…”. That’s gotta hurt a little.
That article is throwing serious shade at Kate, but you know that she’s probably thanking her lucky stars that Isabella is finally wed. Now if only that Jecca would get married too.
Boy or girl, I hope she has a healthy baby. I like both her and William. If I had their money I’d take that many vacations to.
Their money Cathy?? Its not their money. They vacation with the tax money of people of England
Cathy
This is common with Kate supporters. They all want to be her or live with her perks, but they don’t understand she’s a public servant.
It is not her money or William’s. You would be living off of taxpayers in a country going through a recession. If you and Kate’s other supporters really want that life filled with no true passion other than taking from the poor, being wasteful, and vanity i pity you.
Hahaha. I would have laughed until I peed if she had said dog. What would have her fans have said then? What excuses would they have made to make her look better?
I’m not a fan of Kate’s nor the concept of monarchy (I simply do not believe in one person being born higher than another)… But even I could get excited about a little Princess Di. I imagine both Elizabeth and Diana will be in the mix for the baby name, but likely as the little one’s Christian name something unused in their immediate family. I could see them using Charlotte (the feminization of Charles) or Alice, or Caroline, maybe even Alexandra just because it feels regal. My best guess though is for a girl to be called Charlotte Diana Elizabeth.
I can’t help it little girls are more exciting to me than little boys. And especially for this generation of royals to promote equality among the genders, it sends a good message to the rest of the world.
No! They can’t have my name! It is awesome with a built in unisex nickname.
The Brits aren’t the only royals out there, in fact in Europe alone, the next generation of heirs are all female, except one, Christian of Denmark. Female royals are doing just fine for themselves.
^^ This. As if anyone is looking to the British royal family for the way forward. *snort*
On the contrary, they could take a leaf out of the much more evolved, efficient and effective Euro royal book.
I think Charlotte is a really good guess! Its a way to honor Charles without duplicate names that could become confusing, and its quite popular.
For some reason my mind keeps going to variations on George, for a boy or girl, a little “Georgie.” Princess Georgina?
Considering England’s past queens I would throw Victoria in with Elizabeth as a possible choice. Anne and Mary were both Queens too but those names do not seem likely as they’ve grown common over time.
However, english monarchs can chose to go by a different name once they are crowned. Hence, David became King Edward at his coronation. Because of that tradition, Will and Kate may feel like they can select a more unusual first name just for family use, with a formal name for royal use.
I think Charlotte would be a lovely name!
she was clearly going to say dog, and stopped because it occurred to her that people might find that quite rude.
either way, if they have a girl, i’d bet good money that she won’t be named Diana, if anything they’d give her Diana’s other name: Francis.
I’m pregnant and I don’t find the term pregnancy brain offensive. I totally have pregnancy brain. The other day it took me an hour to actually turn the heat on because I kept going through this cycle of thinking it was cold, going downstairs to turn the heat on, getting distracted and not doing and wondering why it was still so damned cold.
I really think she meant to say dog but I wouldn’t put it past to her to have realized what kind of effect that had and just milked it.
she didn’t get to where she is by being naive or unassuming.
I couldn’t care less about her looks or her clothes. What bothers me time and again is that she’s upheld as something to aspire too – and in that she does not differ from kim kardashian – both wanted to be famous and both got what they wanted and both achieved it with underhanded means and both do nothing with the power of influence at their hands to further anyone else’s goals.
and now every little girl – you ask her what do you want to be when you grow up? a princess or famous …….
even disney fairy tale princess stories haven’t had as much damage on this generation and the one coming up as these two have.
I think that if the sex were going to be that big a deal, I’d rather not know. I can’t keep a secret worth a crap and it would slip out by the time I’d gotten out of the appointment and back to the car. If there was valet parking, there’s a good chance that the valet would know all about it and the name we’d picked. Things just slip out of me.
Can someone explain this new decree about her daughter being a princess. Wouldn’t she already have been called princess. Andrews kids are princesses right? I understand that the firstborn will be the heir boy or girl.
Which new decree? She’ll be a princess, but she’ll also automatically be 1st in line to the throne, whereas prior to the change in succession laws (in 2011 I think), younger males took precedence.
@Yummy Mummy ~ prior to the Queen’s decree, a daughter would have been Lady Firstname because she’s not the daughter or granddaughter of the monarch. She would be bumped up to Princess when Charles becomes King.
Under the prior decree, only William’s first son would be Prince; any others would be Lord until, again, Charles becomes King.
At least, that’s the way I understand it.
Thanks for the explanations
this child will only be the child of the son of the son/heir of the monarch 😉
Old decree: birth order and gender matter!
The old rule said that the princely status and the style of Royal Highness goes to all children and male-line grandchildren of the monarch AND to the first male(!) grandchild of the Prince of Wales (because this son would be direct in line to the throne).
in short:
Andrew is the second son (once born as the Spare), his daughters are automatically Princesses.
Anne is “only” the daughter of the monrach and she married a commoner = no titles for her children.
Edward is the third son (not really important for the line to the throne). His children could be styled as Prince/ Princess but they were styled as the children of an Earl = Lord/ Lady.
So they don´t have the burden and can live “more normal”.
New decree: only birth order matters, not the gender! So, if Williams first-born child is a daughter she will be a Princess.
This is very interesting. I had read that Edward may be styled Duke of Edinburgh upon his father’s passing. Would his children then be elevated to prince/ss?
Also, the first child is prince/ss, but subsequent children (until Charles becomes king) are lord and lady? As a younger sibling, I can already sense the rivalry … and they haven’t even had the first one!
If Kate’s daughter is titled Princess, doesn’t that mean she’ll outrank her mother?
She could totally pass for 40. Easy.
Whatever she was going to say, it certainly takes the headlines away from the fact that she and Wills just returned from yet another vacation.
I suspect the “slip of the tongue” was done on purpose to defray more negative press. She arrived late, using bad weather as the excuse. Funny that the media from London had no problems getting there on time.
it’ll be funny if they name the baby Francis/Frances, then causing half of the people go up in arms because they name the baby after England’s bitterest, most favorite love-hated rival-nation. whereas the other half will view it as an omen for world peace at last, as the holy baby brokered love-amour first across the Channel, and then the world.
Love the jacket and belt.
I thought dropping a D meant going “number poo” in the bathroom.
Yes! Which makes this is the funniest headline I’ve seen in a while. Kate drops a D. Too good.
I vote dog. She would have used future tense for daughter. ie I’ll save this for my daughter.
When I first saw this headline about Middleton “dopping a d” I thought the story was about her taking a dump.
Turns out, the story is even LESS interesting.
IF THEY HAVE AGIRL SHE WILL TAKE AFTER WILLIAM,THAT MEANS SHE WILL LOOK LIKE PRINCESS DIANA!! I LIKE VICTORIA DIANA!
Bella HOLY CAPS!!!
Simmer down! If they have a girl she will probably not look like Diana. Diana was filled with recessive traits and Kate is filled with dominate traits. It’s biology 101 with Good ol’ Mendel and his peas.
Kate’s brother looks like a good mix between Kate and Will. It’s creepy and since LAK pointed it out it’s all I can see. Both parents do not age well, so imo the child will be adorable until he/she grows up, but only time will tell.
She’s referring to the fact that male offspring receive and pass on slightly more of their mother’s DNA. X chromosomes are larger and carry more genes than Y chromosomes, hence genes linked to recessive traits on the X are more likely to show up in boys (ie colorblindness, pattern baldness) a girl inherits two Xs one from each parent but a boy only has one X, from his mother. William and Harry both have only Diana’s X, so their daughters will have a slightly better chance of favoring the Spencer look than any son would have.
There is no way that 2 lined caps filled post was that detailed in thought. You’ve put more thought into the comment than necessary or intended.
Ultimately what I read here is you go to great length to defend a fellow Kate defender.
No, I am not a Kate defender. I think she’s a complete loss on investment for everyone in the UK (from taxpayers to her educators at posh schools to William and the Queen herself) except of course her parents who’ve profited from the rise in station tremendously.
Genetics are genetics and the fact is a daughter would proportionally take after her paternal grandmother (Diana) more than a boy would. To put it bluntly there is a better chance of a tall, rosy cheeked, blond haired blue eyed little girl than there is a blond boy. The Middleton/Goldsmith men are not a handsome group. If anything I like Diana and the idea of a granddaughter who had some of her grandmothers endearing traits would be charming.
I’ve put some thought into this, and looked at that ugly ass bear — clearly she was going to say DOG before she remembered she was a princess (whatever) and that probably would have seemed rude.
Why does Kate wear “a wiglet”?
Yes, god help us all. And god forbid you should be rude to pregnant women in general, but feel free to crap all over Kate as much as you like! Because (how dare she?) she married into the royal family and therefor can do nothing right, forevermore.
You know, if it hadn’t been her, it would have been someone. She’s hardly Miss Cabbage!
As i understand it the people critical of her want to like her and they do compliment her, but only on superficial things because that’s all she does.
Just because she’s pregnant does not make her less capable to work yet she cancels appearances and vacations constantly.
She could have married anyone who had private money. Instead she married a public servant who’s expenses are supplemented, by tax payer money. All she has to do is find a charity and a passion and do some good for people. She fails at caring for others problems.
She can do well, but she has to start doing something first.
Don’t be so dramatic. There are many lovely people who married into the royal houses of Europe the last two decades,who are very popular in their own countries and beyond.
You also twist people’s words. The reason people often give for not liking her is that she’s lazy; not that she’s a duchess by marriage.
TrustMeOnThis: So someone should never be rude to a pregnant woman? Really? Will it upset the fetus?
As we’ve all said many times (and if you go back and read the last thread it’s all over it), we WANT her to do well and she’s blowing it big time. Apparently, when she married William she thought it was going to be all celebrity photo ops and glamourous premieres. It must be quite a shock to realize that the public expects a bit more than looking pretty and wearing nice things.
It can be done. Case in point: Her brother in law.
Well said!! +100. Some people on this site are as thick as a brick. It’s nice to have others like you, Lak and Alexandra to balance things out, as it were!
I don’t know what you want. She wasn’t born a royal. Comparing her to one is a bit silly. Of course she isn’t good at it, neither was Diana at first.
her hair looks better! is it just slightly layered? less sausage rolls? keep it up!
Plant a story that is easy to be denied with the press so everyone stops talking about your ongoing vacations.
This reminds me of when Jennifer Garner totally gave away her second baby’s sex (Seraphina) by dropping “she” during an interview with Leno hahaha. Does anybody remember Garner’s big “OMG” face and how she put her hands over her mouth? At least Kate didn’t seem to do that so there is still an air of mystery! (Though imagine the headlines! That would have been a fun story and would have made Kate seem less stilted)
I don’t know if she were going to say ‘daughter’ or not… but seriously, DOG? Now, I haven’t seen the stuffed bear in question, but if Kate were actually going to say she was taking it for her dog, that is…. HORRID! Of course she isn’t going to give any of this crap she gets to her baby… but who in the hell would say such a thing? Yes, saying she will take it for her daughter sounds a bit odd, and formal… but surely more likely than dog?? Please?
Is the Duchess really five months pregnant? I can’t believe she hasn’t changed in size since October!
Whatever the sex, I feel sorry for the royal sprog. Imagine being born into a world where people still curtsy to each other, where there is curtsy protocol and curtsy diktats. GrandMa Middleton…Aunt PippaTips…Uncle CupCake…and Great-Uncle GaryG! Thank god for Fun Uncle Harry!
Hmmmmm. Insinuate that you know the sex by dropping a well-placed hint and deflect all the bad press by re-stoking the #RoyalBaby frenzy.
Well played, Waity K, well played.