During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s somber event yesterday, they took a moment to work a rope line. Considering the occasion was a sort of memorial tribute service to people who perished in a helicopter crash, I would have thought that regular people would maybe try to avoid upbeat questions about William and Kate’s kids, but apparently I’m terribly gauche. So Kate did end up talking about her kids, and Meghan and Harry’s Royal Polo Baby too.
When asked how her kids were doing: Kate told one fan, “They are great, thank you. They’re getting excited for Christmas time, because they’ve started all their Christmas songs and the Christmas trees are going up. And Louis’ getting bigger, I can’t believe he’s like seven months, he’s getting to be a big boy.”
The Cambridge kids have a nickname for William: Season ticket holder Fiona Sturgess told reporters, “Kate said that William was playing football with the children last night and one of them said, I think it was George, ‘Are you playing football tomorrow, Pops?’ “
Whether she’s excited about Harry & Meghan’s baby: “Absolutely! It’s such a special time to have little kiddies. And a cousin for George and Charlotte, as well, and Louis. It’ll be really special.”
“Pops” as a nickname for William seems very… Leave It To Beaver. Like, Prince Lou is going to call William “Daddy-O” next. I think Harry and William grew up calling Charles “papa” and “pa.” I called my father “dad” or “daddy” (when I was little!), but again, I’m impossibly peasanty. I guess it’s the posh thing to do, to avoid calling one’s father “dad.”
As for what Kate says about the Royal Polo Baby… the Cambridge kids will have a Sussex cousin, and of course it’s exciting. I don’t know, what else is she going to say? Oh, and I really do think Prince Lou is going to be a GIANT.
Here’s the video of Kate talking to people about the babies. I guess this is the only video, and the person didn’t want to shove the phone into Kate’s face, so the camera just stays on… Kate’s boob. It’s actually hilarious, like Kate’s boob is super-excited about Christmas.
kate talking about baby sussex and saying she’s excited for george charlotte and louis to have a cousin is the absolute best pic.twitter.com/EvoLHmGvyW
— meredith (@meghanmrkIe) November 28, 2018
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I was thinking about the news that Harry didn’t feel William was welcoming Meghan into the family enough. Everyone I’m sure wants their family to like their significant other, but if you have a hissy fit because your brother and his pregnant wife, with two small children, aren’t apparently bending over backwards and throwing her a welcoming party, then you’re full of yourself and not very thoughtful of the stresses they’re under. He was strong-willed enough to write that letter and plow ahead to get engaged, but he can’t force everyone else to like her. Not only were the Cambridge’s busy with welcoming a 3rd child, they are notoriously private and suspicious of people. That is their nature. Harry went about this entire relationship in a very impulsive and immature way. Not only that, he impulsively brought someone into his life from an unstable background who chose a celebrity lifestyle. Everyone drones on and on about how close the brothers are, but if Harry thought his brother would react with anything other than suspicion to his choice of partner I would ask if Harry actually knows his brother at all.
I….don’t buy that argument. IF the story is true that William was not that welcoming to Meghan – then yes, I think William is an ass. It doesn’t matter if he thinks Harry is impulsive (Harry has dated before without attacking the press or getting engaged, so its not like there weren’t signs that he felt differently about this relationship), if he actually loves and supports Harry, then barring some evidence of Meghan just being after Harry’s money, he should have welcomed her to the family.
I’m not saying there had to be the “red carpet” but I don’t think inviting Meghan over for Christmas was that far a reach, you know? I don’t particularly like my SIL, I still invite her for holidays, still reach out to her, etc. And I did that while being pregnant and already the mother of a small child. So the whole “they had kids and were just too busy and stressed to welcome Meghan” does not hold water with me.
NOW all that said – I don’t think William actively disliked Meghan. I think it was more that William appears to be more reserved, Meghan appears to be more open, and there was probably a disconnect where Meghan felt that William did not like her because of that, but it wasn’t actually anything personal.
I was watching IG videos the other day (don’t judge) of how William treats Meghan and it was always very respectful and welcoming – moving aside to make room for her in conversations, etc – so that’s why I think it was more a matter of just different personalities than active dislike.
@Becks I don’t think he was an ass just because of that. Think about all the red flags about their relationship from William’s perspective. When Harry told him he was serious about her last fall, how long had they been dating? Not even a year. Not to mention she only recently got out of a relationship with someone else (dumped him for Harry supposedly) plus an actress who loves the spotlight. Any royal is going to worry about their sibling being used for publicity. He might have been concerned about her “fit” as a future princess. He dated Kate for close to 10 years before marriage for a reason. He doesn’t want a repeat of the Charles and Diana debacle.
We know that Meghan is awesome at the job now and fits in extremely well but there was no way for William to know that last fall.
Dating for 10 years is completely outside the norm and there was a breakup in there as well. No one should be expected to wait that long. William just didn’t want to commit in his 20s and to force that on Harry is silly. Harry and Meghan dated for a year before they got engaged and are both in their 30s. There is nothing odd about the timing. People in their 30s know their minds much sooner.
I don’t think William has been difficult with Meghan directly anyway. It sounds more like Harry was making demands on his brother.
I would say that whether we like William or not, the truth is that he has always been protective of those he loves. Remember the stories of how he wanted to protect his mum? The (“hissy fits” according to some people) way he tries to protect his family? He probably feels or felt as if it was his responsabilty to protect Harry. Maybe his problem was not with Meghan herself but fear of his brother rushing into things so quickly (with an American actress nonetheless!)
So I think that maybe both brothers were right and wrong at the same time. Harry was right in feeling like he didn’t need William’s approval, and wrong in expecting his brother to understand his whirlwind romance.
And William was right in his wish to “protect” his brother, but wrong in the way he went about it and in not understanding that Harry can decide to do whatever he wants.
Of course this is pure speculation on my part
There’s no need to look askance at someone for being an actress in this day and age. It is a job like any other. It helps to be an extravert, but there is nothing inherently shady about acting. Hell, the QUEEN loves charades!
We don’t even know if that story is true.
A lot of the things coming out lately are very vague hearsay, like Meghan doing or saying something to upset Kate enough to cry. The source didn’t even know if she ‘did’ or ‘said’ something.
I could make up stories about them that are more plausible than some of what is going out, and they would be completely false.
I agree. The changing narrative around the relationship among the four just strikes me as tabloids needing stories. Just a few months ago, everyone was getting along great and being very supportive of each other. Now the narrative is about everyone getting into petty tiffs. It’s ridiculous.
I think the stories are false and its just the press making up stuff with unknown source but it’s amazing how people automatically place blame on meghan wonder What it is about meghan that make her oh so suspension. To some I didn’t know being a actress is such a horrible professional its amazing how William being portrayed as the perfect big brother who was just looking out for his dim witted little brother who was clearly being used by his older American biracial girlfriend at time but according to some of You 34 years old man is can’t make a decision about you wants to be with. And stand up for the woman he loves who was being attack by racist online is being called impulse and wrong but I bet if William did this for kate it be called oh so amazing and romantic but harry defending meghan is wrong .
@Vanessa – yes. That’s kind of my issue with the whole “of course William wasn’t going to be welcoming to her!” train of thought. It feeds into a narrative about William being so protective and loving and he just didn’t trust this outsider. But Harry, for all his faults, didn’t have a track record of being impulsive or stupid when it came to actual relationships, so that’s why the narrative falls bit flat for me.
Notoriously private, is maybe an argument I would give Will but not Kate. In their dating years she or her mother where known to call the paps like the kardashians. Some even remarked how one particular photog always had exclusives of her and her siblings. This narrative with Meghan seems on point with the comparison Kate got with Chelsy. Who knows if it is the press recycling this narrative where one is better than the other but in both cases Kate comes out on top.
Yea, well, that was over 10 years ago lol. Truth is, everyone knows Will and Kate *are* notoriously private, extremely protective of their kids, and have been for a very long time.
We really don’t know enough to judge whether one was right and one was wrong in this situation. We don’t even know whether William was unwelcoming at all. This is all speculation.
I’m extremely close to my sister, made more so by traumatic childhood experiences. I’ve always been supportive of her choice in partner. She has called me out far more than I have her when it comes to men. However her most recent man, who I’ve invited for Christmas does leave me feeling very uncomfortable, even though there’s no real evidence to support my feelings. I’m trying to be supportive but also mindful that sometimes we do just need someone to step up and point out when we are possibly making a mistake. If I don’t do it, nobody else is close enough to her to do that. She doesn’t have to listen and I will still be supportive of her choices but I have to say something.
It seems quite possible William simply did the same and Harry was put out by his negativity. Love is blind and Harry certainly has seemed to act impulsively and quickly. All just guess work though.
This makes absolutely no sense and shows a bit of your hate skirt showing.
Harry didnt ask for him to throw parties or paint the town, but welcome a new member. Meghan had been around over a year at this point and maybe new to you but not new to William. That’s not asking a lot to say it would be nice to be more welcoming.
Also so many easily forget that Harry has not only been more welcoming and supportive of both William and Kate for the past 8 years. Asking his brother to extend him to same courtesy is not outrageous.
And as far as you trying to paint Meghan as some houligan with no moral or formal compass (that American who Harry needs protection from her scandalous background) clearly you’ve not read the room on RF background not being always proper. The overuse of “Hollywood actress” is overplayed. She lived in Toronto, she was on a few Hollywood film sets but she’s not a traditional Hollywood actress, she’s a Northwestern double major and a UN activist too who was living in a non Hollywood town. Let’s dispel all the slander because her new family wasn’t gracious.
“Harry didnt ask for him to throw parties or paint the town, but welcome a new member. ”
But you can’t say that with certainty. The article this is all based off of says “According to one of the princes’ mutual friends, there was a fallout last Christmas when Harry told William he didn’t think his older brother was doing enough to welcome Meghan into the family. “Harry felt William wasn’t rolling out the red carpet for Meghan and told him so.”
That’s not saying that William wasn’t welcoming. It’s saying Harry didn’t feel he was rolling the red carpet out – which implies he expected William to go above and beyond. It doesn’t state that William was standoffish or anything like that – just that Harry didn’t think William was doing ENOUGH.
As far as her living in a “non Hollywood town” – Toronto isn’t some little hick town. Toronto is one of the biggest places for actors, musicians, tv personalities, etc to live. There, Vancouver, and probably Montreal are the main celebrity homes for Canada. Prince, Guillermo del Toro, Elton John, Tom Hanks etc etc all have lived in Toronto at some point. It’s “Hollywood” by Canadian standards.
The same Harry that called Kate a limpet?
I don’t think William likes Meghan because she changed the dynamic in more ways than one.
It says “he’s not doing enough” which is not even close to throwing parties. Bare minimum is what this means. And the fact that you have to be asked speaks volumes. But I do agree there’s no much bs rumors, who knows what’s true.
As far as Toronto, I attend the film festival every year, gone to sohohouse in Toronto and ITS not LA that copies Hollywood vibe, on purpose. At all. Not even close – Toronto is a working actors vibe, chill and definitely cool environment. I know you guys like to lean on “Hollywood Actress” moniker but it’s not all accurate , especially when that actress isn’t even living in Hollywood.
She hadn’t been around William for a year. Harry and Meghan were long distance and they said that they spent a lot of their time in Windsor to avoid being seen. She didn’t move to the UK until just before the engagement. It’s unlikely that William was able to spent large amounts of time with her previous to that. I’m sure he met her and maybe they all got together a few times, but that’s hardly enough time for someone like William.
Harry had known Kate for years before she married in. He thought she was boring, but knew she could be trusted. So, the situations don’t really compare because we are talking about William possibly not trusting Meghan because everything was so rushed. He wouldn’t have known Meghan’s personality until after he met her. So, if he was initially concerned because she was an actress that is perfectly reasonable and it doesn’t mean that he was correct. It means he needed more time to get to know her than Harry was possibly willing to give.
I also want to point out that when the story about William not being welcome came out a few days ago, someone on here said the leak could not be coming from the Cambridges because the story makes William look so bad.
but here I think we see perfectly clear why the leak could have been coming from Camp Cambridge. William looks protective, guarded, wary of an outsider, trying to make sure his brother knows what he is doing, he’s the loving big brother who is also Diana’s son and so is wary of Meghan…..etc.
Like I have said multiple times I don’t actually believe the story in itself, but you can see why it would have been leaked if it is even partly true.
Poppycock! Fiddlesticks. Pul-eeze! Harry also comes from a family with an unstable background and yes, a celebrity lifestyle.
That said, I don’t believe this massive catfight. It’s Brit tabloid sexism, writ Royal.
Actually the story males Charles TVE héroe, mending the rift and convincing William to host Harry and Meghan those christmas. William is made to look unwelcoming and harry too sensitive
@Ellaus that’s more how I take it (again, IF we accept it as true) but you can see in these comments how there is a “William is so protective and Harry is overdramatic” spin on it.
I wish the narrative about Harry’s relationship being an impulsive whim would stop. It is just another sneaky way of saying their marriage won’t last and he didn’t know what he was getting into. When you meet the one you know it quickly. You don’t need years to know. The Windsors are unstable and have no room to judge or shun anyone for family members. Diana was a piece of work, there are Nazi sympathizers, cheaters, Andrew, Fergie and so on.
If I felt my brother wasn’t nice enough to my husband I would say something. William is a known pompous sourpuss and it could be Harry told him to stop. They are trying to paint it as Harry asking for unreasonable things for the woman he loves since it is their latest way to smear him and Meg.
Yes, there’s been a subtle but consistent insinuation that Harry is (still) immature, impulsive, a “rascal”, etc., especially in comparison to “responsible, upstanding, perfect William”.
It’s not just these articles either; you see it in comments here and on other sites all the time. Some people don’t even realize what they’re implying by doing it.
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It’s easy to understand whiny willnot unwelcome to Duchess Meghan hardworking royal duties/work ethics/ beautiful youthful look and ease to outshine a lazy middleton. Willnot may be even hateful to his own brother who is hardworking dedicated to Royal duties and Traditions and Prince Henry’s accomplishments and dedication to HM POW The Monarchy anytime.
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Using ‘kiddies’ is so ‘common’ sounding – if dolittle did say this.
I thought ‘kiddies’ was a weird choice, too, but then I’m not English (or posh). But she did say it, we hear it in the video.
Heard it ,if I was on work time no matter what I would use the most proper grammar possible,trying to be always *on*I would have used the word “children ” or “little ones “.Dear Goodness Royal Sparkle,I used to not,( bc I didn’t always understand,but now I love ❤️ What you have to say)Whether I agree or not!
You wrote: “Not only that, he impulsively brought someone into his life from an unstable background who chose a celebrity lifestyle.”
What is her “unstable background”? She is a successful, giving, educated adult woman.
She had no scandals (still doesn’t), had a career, had money she earned, supported charities, owned property. She was married once before… does that make her ‘unstable’?
Her family is a mess, but absolutely none of that is her doing, and she’s handled it with tact and silence.
So, what is ‘unstable’ about her?
Exactly 👏👏👏
I hope we get a Christmas pic of the Cambridge kiddos – and a recent one, not one from July like they did last year lol. I wonder if they’ll consider the pics with Charles enough, but I assume there will at least be a Christmas card.
I don’t like to usually join in on the criticism of Kate’s actual face and such (although sometimes I cant help it) – but I will say that this fall she has looked like hell. I feel bad saying that, but she almost always looks exhausted, hungover, sick – something. I’m not even saying that in a petty way, more in a “hope everything is okay” kind of way, because she has looked wiped in the past few appearances. (and before people screech at me that she is the mom of small kids….yeah yeah yeah. I know. But even so.)
Maybe Louis is a bit of a rascal lol. Or maybe they have some private issue/problem we don’t know about… Everything is possible.
And having three small kids even with a nanny takes its toll on you
Ageing is not a crime.
Exactly! What are we supposed to do? Do anything we can afford to avoid normal ageing and criticize others just for experiencing the passage of time?
+1
No, but having all the Royal resources perks- entitlement millions, and living a life of lazy non caring worth … no care of others less fortunate nor consistent regular Royal Duties of meet greet.visits and aging so fast …. is amazing.
Constantly bringing up the fact that a woman has wrinkles is an ass move. No wonder women in the public eye are under pressure to go under the knife because of constant scrutiny over their appearance & society’s obsession with looking youthful. One day Meghan will also start to get lots of wrinkles & it still wouldn’t be ok to criticize it.
It’s not the wrinkles at all. I didn’t even mention wrinkles. I don’t even know if she has any lol.
What? Of course she has wrinkles. Any person with eyes in their head can see she has wrinkles. Look at her forehead. No need to be disingenuous and ask about it in a round about way as if it is merely “exhaustion” or being hung over. She’s just getting older. It’s allowed.
@violet but that’s not what I’m talking about! lol. I cant even see her forehead in these pics. I have lots of lines on my forehead and those dreaded “11s” so trust me, aging is something I’m well aware of.
Meghan probably does already have wrinkles to be fair. She clearly uses botox; you can see in photos where her eyebrows are raised and there still aren’t lines. Each to their own. I think it’s good that Kate is comfortable enough not to use botox, although I think she may have in the past.
We are so used to seeing women in the public eye filled with botox and fillers that when we see someone actually looking their age, we now assume their unwell or something is wrong. The OP probably wasn’t trying to be mean.
Roux, please stop lying. There are plenty of pics of Meghan with lines in her forehead!! Also, no lines in someone’s forehead is absolutely not an indication that they Botox. I’m 48 and have no lines in my forehead when I raise my eyebrows. I don’t Botox and even have a super basic skincare regimen but I’ve never smoked, don’t go in the sun much, am biracial like Meghan, so have added protection from sun damage, and drink water like a fiend!! Whether you get lines or not is genetics and how you look after your skin and body. To me, Kate loses her pregnancy weight too quickly and is too thin overall so hasn’t enough fat in her face or neck. Add to that all of her years in the sun and genetics (plus she looks dehydrated to me) and that’s why some people comment on her sagging face or jowls.
@ Royal watcher – saying someone is lying is way harsh. Roux may or may not be mistaken about whether Meghan uses botox or not but lying is a different matter all together. Lots of people make comments on here full of authority on things they can’t confirm for sure, they aren’t liars, either.
ETA: the commenter may not have actually seen any images of Meghan with wrinkles – again, that just means they are mistaken, not lying.
@Royalwatcher – calm down! I’m not lying – I’m simply stating that I am unaware of photos of Meghan with any kind of pronounced lines when her eyebrows are raised and she’s quite expressive so she raises her eyebrows a lot. I never said it was a crime to use botox so I really don’t understand why you feel so defensive. Even children have lines when they raise their eyebrows so it certainly is noticeable when a grown woman has none.
@Roux I’m a 28 yr old with no lines in my forehead, even when I scrunch. My parents are in their 60s and don’t either but have some really fine lines. Blame it on the melanin or w/e, but I don’t think it’s rare.
I agree. It isn’t even the “wrinkles.” I think she was ill, under the weather and tired. It is the season for illnesses and they have been stepping up their public appearance game which means more exposure to people with the sniffles, etc. I hope she is feeling better. I also hope she wasn’t contagious (immunosuppressed here, that’s always my first thought) and she is a trouper.
But what is even the point in bringing this up? Just to make other women feel shit if they look similar? Not all of us age gracefully. Not all of us can look fresh every day. So stupid to even mention it, because it serves no purpose and it’s not something she can change naturally. Especially with your fake concern that you hope “everything is alright”.
because this is a gossip site and we OFTEN discuss appearances? Everyone is always full of fake concern for Meghan if she doesn’t smile for a split second. I’m not sure why people are acting brand new about this.
I feel so guilty having kids this time of year when I know there are immunosuppressed people out there. Try though we do to keep hands washed and teach them to cover coughs and sneezes, etc… I always feel a pang of guilt over our small Petri dishes.
Good lord people, wrinkles does not equal being ill.
I mean she has a young infant at home, maybe shes tired?
I don’t think she is exhausted, hung over, or sick. She is just aging rapidly. For all her privileges and luck, she doesn’t seem to have the blessing of good skin genes. Sucks for her but it is what it is. Plus she is too skinny. She could probably help herself by gaining 15 lbs. She has lost all the fat in her face which would help smooth out some of those deep lines in her forehead and around her mouth.
Everyone ages, that’s a normal part of life. She doesn’t look sick, she looks tired like most parents who have young children
How comes no one constantly talks about how much older William & Harry look & how exhausted they can sometimes appear. Or is this kind if criticizm only reserved for the women?
We comment on their appearances a lot too.
What?! There are always tons of people commenting on how both men need to do something to fix their baldness! And how much better they would look if they did something about the hair loss. The comments aren’t about their skin, but people here definitely do comment on Will and Harry’s looks.
William is aging like Mr. Burns and Harry needs to stop frat boy feathering his hair in an attempt to minimize his bald spot.
Harry has horrible skin.
There are comments every day about how the Windsor genes kicked in and aged William and that Harry isn’t far behind.
Step off. There have been numerous mentions as to why William never did anything to stop the bald spot from taking over as well as Harry’s starting to make itself know. The men’s appearance has been talked about many times before.
Well said. Most of the apprarance comments are directed at the women.
I don’t think Becks is talking aging and wrinkles here,give her some slack.I think Kate looks very tired in these photos,probably because….she’s just tired.Today I’m tired and I’m sure it shows.I think Kate looks great when she has a little extra pregnancy weight on her face,it’s off now,and it shows-oh well,that’s life I guess!
Thank you! I’m not one to jump on the “Kate looks awful, its the smoking/tanning/weight” train. I am not talking about wrinkles here. I genuinely have noticed over the past few months that she looks wiped.
My third was by far the most exhausting and I know I looked strained for months.I was happy but there was so much mental, physical and emotional exhaustion. I know Kate has nannies and lots of help but some of the strain isn’t the type that can be eased even by lots of support. Louis may be a lousy sleeper/heavy nurser. There is also the new dynamics. I found my older children were needier as they got used to having the baby in my life and the baby quickly asserted her role, clinging to me just as hard. So even with help, Kate may be stretched thing dealing with a baby and two older children who suddenly need Mummy so much more.
Exactly. Parenting young children, no matter if you have help, is pretty exhausting. Not to mention the stress it must cause being under such constant scrutiny. I shudder to even think of it. Yes yes she knew what she was getting into, but they are human beings, they do have emotions and it must be such a difficult life. We all know money doesn’t solve problems. If I had to live under a microscope like that, I’d look like Methuselah!
“I’ll take down your government with a single word”
“Even you can’t do that”
“You’re right… it’s six words”
Don’t. You. Think. She. Looks. Tired?
The concern trolling is real
I don’t mean to be unkind,but I’m not *concerned* for Kate whatsoever.She is pretty and smart and her husband must love her,and she him.Kate,unlike many is and will be just fine,3 kids ….103 kids or whatever.I ,as many on here wish both brothers and their spouses and children the very best.
She has looked haggard. I don’t know why anyone is pretending otherwise. It is an observation not a criticism. There could be a lot of reasons but Becks is far from the only person on the internet noticing it. She looks older than her years. Again, it is an observation. She’s only 36.
Heh, some people are being willfully obtuse and hypocritical in complaining about your comment. I see what you mean and I agree.
The Cambridge babies are growing up so quickly. It feels it was yesterday that George was born.
And I don’t know why I really enjoy Kate’s speaking voice. It is very pleasant.
As for the question… Screaming at that girl asking her that. Kate’s response was as polite and nice as you can always expext of her.
It ir hilarious that the phone stayed on filming her boob, but it was nice of that girl not to shove her phone on Kate’s face
The fact that someone ASKED her if she was excited about Harry and Meghan’s baby just shows how these recent articles are taking hold. Like, even if she hates Harry and Meghan – its a new baby! its a new cuddly baby that Kate gets to snuggle for a half hour and then give back, lol. The Cambridge kids are going to grow up with this big extended family close to them, both from William and Kate, and I’m sure they are excited about that.
but even if she wasn’t excited for some reason, she’s not going to say that, lol.
True, though it’s also quite a normal thing to say to start a new topic.
“Are you excited about….” often means, ‘please talk about …. a bit’.
But I agree that the weird press likely made the topic more interesting.
I don’t know if it has anything to do with the article. If I’m talking to someone who has a niece or nephew on the way, I’ll ask them about it and make a comment about it being excited or you must be thrilled. it’s just seems like a normal question to ask, to touch on the family joy.
@Flan and canadiangirl – true. It’s likely the person just wanted to get a comment about the new baby, and with the recent spate of articles, it makes it seem like an odder question than it would be otherwise.
I wondered if the lady was a journalist (or a student journalist). The way she asked the question sounded like something you’d hear from someone on Entertainment Tonight (I don’t mean that in either a good way or bad way — just that her “tone” sounded like a news reporter’s voice).
Lol- yes that was so nice of her. I feel sorry for the royals when they go on these walkabouts & have phones shoved in their faces. Talk about scrutiny. A couple of older royals – Anne I believe was one – have commented on this indicating they found it distracting and bothersome. They like meeting people but not being filmed constantly .
That was nice of Kate.
lol what is she going to say?
lol it’s still a nice thing to say.
Glad Kate is slowly losing the fake accent but she should work on keeping a “game face” on.
I dont think she looks tired but just a combination of smoking, genetics, dieting, and age.
Meghan is the only one with the perfect listening face. I really admire that. William, Kate and Harry are not that good at it, with Harry having the worse one in my opinion. He can look grumpy, the poor guy
To be fair, she is an actress. Listening or not, she was trained well for this role.
I sympathise with him. My listening face could easily pass for a you will not get out of this meeting alive face
I doubt Kate smokes, though she may have done so in her younger days. I’ve never seen a photo of Kate smoking. I’ve seen photos of Harry, one of the Yorks, Fergie, Camilla and Meghan smoking, but never Kate.
Good if Kate is losing her fake posh accent. Somebody must have told her that she has bagged William, she is going to be Queen, she has secured the succession, and she can now relax.
I guess Kate forgot that her kids already have a cousin. Haven’t they met Pippa’s baby yet?
peasant babies don’t count apparently 😉
I’m sure they have. They also have plenty of second cousins they see a lot of. She could have said another, but she was probaly just thinking about this particular baby and how it’ll be a fun cousin for the kids to grow up. She’s answering questions, I don’t think we can examine her every words choice, even added Louis as a bit of an after thought.
She didn’t say it would be the kids’ first time having a cousin. Just that he/she would be a cousin.
Notice how different her natural voice is? much more like Pippa and she sounds much better when she is not trying to force the uber-posh accent. Just be yourself – its much better!
I actually didn’t even recognize it was her talking! It sounds so much better!
This would help with her speeches too. When you don’t have to think about your accent you can be more spontaneous.
I must have a listen to her normal voice, as her fake one is pathetic. Someone must have told her to drop it.
Just listened to it. Hmm….yes , she does sound a bit more normal but I can still hear the fake vowels. I noticed that she moved on quickly after that encounter.
IMO, I don’t like how she (sort of) brought it back around to herself/her own family. I think it would have been nicer if she had said something like, Q: “are you excited for Meghan?” …A: “yes, so excited. She will be wonderful mother / they are going to be wonderful parents / Harry has wanted children for so long, it’s wonderful / we’re so excited to have another baby in the family / etc.” I mean her answer was nice, I suppose, but just stuck out to me as making it about her own children which shows some self-centeredness. JMO though.
I think the woman filmed her chest so it wasn’t obvious that she was recording this interaction. A bit sneaky and I wonder if she was hoping to get a snarky answer.
At least Kate gave a better response than what Harry gave when he was asked about how Kate’s third pregnancy was going & his response was “I haven’t seen her for a while, but I think she’s OK.”
I don’t find that self-centered – they’re asking if SHE is excited about the baby, so she’s listing WHY she is excited.
Yes, she was asked specifically about her whether she was excited, not if they were and she answered that yes, she was excited and it would be wonderful for the children to have a cousin. If she had answered different people would jump on it as her hating Meaghan and that she couldn’t even feign excitement about a new baby.
Fair enough, Erinn.
I think it’s a typical standard answer that anyone would give. Doesn’t seem self centred to me.
She had been asked about her own kids just before. It made perfect sense for her to bring them back up. If she had just been talking about Meghan and then asked about her own kids then she might have said that they are looking forward to a new cousin because she had just been thinking of Meghan.
IMO your bias is showing and it is more than a little amusing.
When somebody asks “are you excited about Meghan and her new baby” an appropriate answer would be to talk about Meghan and Harry, your example “Harry always wanted children”. That’s how all the Royals normally answers questions, getting intimate with their thoughts, opinions and emotions on each other lol!!
You’ll have to reach a little deeper to find a reason to call her self centered.
Well, I do think she’s self-centered/family-centered and it comes at the expense of being a hard-working royal, IMO. And I think she is also incurious and also not very well prepared for her engagements (her pitiful speeches and comments like “can you test the smell by smelling it?”) and also could do more in her position as a royal. My opinion has been formed by watching her this past decade!
I was actually neutral to favorable when they got engaged and first got married but quickly became annoyed at her inability or unwillingness to do very much in her role and her further initialization (IMO) by a lot of the press, her husband, her mother, and by fans who excuse her poor performance for one reason or another.
So…yes, after a decade of all of this I am now biased. We’ve now been told that after 7 years of marriage it will be the golden age of Kate and she is super keen to save the poor children of Britain, so if that’s true then I’m happy to reassess my bias. Until then though, I will make my judgments based on Kate’s actions, not her PR handlers’ words about being keen or those of her defenders.
Furthermore, you’re acting like I’m the only person on this site showing a bias. So, if I look for your comments on Kate articles and Meghan articles (William, Harry, etc), you comments will all be equally unbiased? Somehow I doubt it.
lol everyone is biased on these threads: Kate fans, Meghan fans, Will fans, Harry fans.
That’s media training. If you don’t want to talk about someone then turn the conversation back to yourself.
OMG….it was a spontaneous answer to a question. I’d much prefer that than some pre-rehearsed politician type answer
New babies will be in Windsor now but look forward to Meghan and Harry’s first US visit, so we see the new family and get treated well here. Harry’s well regarded here.
I thought the boob video was hilarious and obviously too close. It was a bit on the spot question that may have been a tad inappropriate but Kate handled it well and only focus on the baby not on the couple lol. Bless all the babies.
they have their hands busy with what, 53 Commonwealth countries? I doubt they’ll be coming to the US anytime soon. We probably aren’t a priority.
She seemed very genuine here. A new baby in a family is always exciting. Kate seems to really value family connections so she probably is excited for her kids to have a new cousin. . As far as the other stuff goes. To me it sounds like Harry took a hissy fit. Maybe that is understandable though. He knows how racist and classist his family has historically been so he was over sensitive. Will likely would proceed with more caution then Harry. Siblings fight like this all the time. I doubt it is still an issue. Siblings also make up pretty easily also. Things get forgotten. Forgive and forget.
Eh what was she suppose to say?
Her comment didn’t prove or disprove anything.
kind of OT but what’s going on with all these anti-Meghan articles coming out? It’s so weird, I don’t want to believe in conspiracies or something like that but something behind the scenes must be happening
I call my dad Poppa Fett.
I’ve called my dad “papadopolis” since I was a kid. Though not so much when George Papadopolis’s arrest was headline news, lol.
I also don’t buy that there’s drama between Meghan and Kate. I think there is some competitiveness between the houses but it’s coming from the brothers. It’s just a typical sexist storyline that the drama is coming from the ladies. Kate seems very much like a “go along to get along” type personality, which is why she is a good match for William, who is not. Meghan also. Even with her becoming famous, no stories have come out about her being difficult to get along with in any way. Many people have said she was lovely to work with and very kind. (The ex husband and high school bff are not credible to me and neither really said anything that contradicts her being easy to get along with). I can buy that they are very different people with different backgrounds who don’t have a lot in common outside of the family they married into, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get along.
I don’t necessarily buy it either. I think they are all busy enough that they aren’t in each other’s pockets.
“It’s such a special time” seems to be her go to sound bite for generic pleasantries, she said it when asked about their engagement as well. It’s an interesting verbal tick.
I agree with the poster above regarding siblings fighting and making up quickly. It’s almost like, the press arrives to the party months late and then keeps rehashing negativity, when everyone else is entirely over it. The most unnerving part to all involved must be trying to figure out why and how it is getting into the press at this point (if it’s true). That could reignite negative feelings. “Why are they bringing that up again?”
Just saying, even though no other monarchy has this particularly large number of players, they also don’t have this issue, and I truly believe it’s because ALL press is kept under one umbrella, the King/Queen/Prince’s.
The press always sits on gossip and “dirt” for a long time before they reveal anything.
Has anyone read ‘The Seven Laws of Power’, or ‘How wars are won’, or ‘The Art of Propaganda’? If anyone has read it, you will realise that what is happening is an age-long divide and rule trick that has been used for centuries. So I don’t know why most commenters on this site find it very difficult to believe that most of the negative Meghan stories emanated from courtiers in Clarence House.
These stories begun after Robert who had unlimited access to Clarence House released his book. The negative information we are reading are those that could not get published in the book and last week, Lainey, who has access to Meghan and many British royal reporters rightly predicted that in the coming days, there would be more negative stories gotten Clarence House, leaks that could not make it into the book.
Do you all genuinely think that Clarence House doesn’t loathe the fact that despite the billions of taxpayer funds spent on PR for Charles, he isn’t still as popular as Meghan, Harry, Kate and Wills? Have you all forgotten how Charles despised the attention Diana received? If he could throw his own blood, Harry, under the bus when Harry was still a teenager, what makes you think he won’t do that to Meghan? Have we all conveniently forgotten how his press team leaked the fact that Harry was caught smoking weed when he was a teen to the media? And Charles had to ‘step in’ and save the day?
There is no single story that has been released in the past days so far that completely puts Will or Kate in a positive light. Most of the negative stories conveniently includes the fact that ‘Charles loves Meghan’ or ‘Charles had to settle the rift between Will and Harry’ or ‘Charles had to step in to save Harry’s wedding’. There is always something positive about what Charles has done. Clarence House is clearly messing with the younger royals court and I don’t know why its so difficult for people to see.
The argument is that Charles loves Meghan and therefore cannot throw her under the bus. CHARLES LOVED HIS TWO SONS, BUT STILL LEAKED NEGATIVE STORIES ABOUT THEM TO THE PRESS TO MAKE HIMSELF LOOK LIKE A GOOD DAD. HE THREW MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY UNDER THE BUS TO SHORE UP HIS AND CAMILLA’S IMAGE. So why is it difficult for most commenters here to believe that Clarence House isn’t capable of leaking stories to make the younger royals look bad so that Charles will be the sensible father who made peace between Harry and William or the amazing father figure who stepped in to save Meghan’s wedding?
Thank you!!! I have no evidence of this (same as those that blame the Cambridges with no evidence lol), but I strongly believe that if someone is feeding the media (and it is Boy just them making up drama) then it is people from Charles’ team. Divide and conquer and all of that.
According to the media he saved the day at the wedding, he had to come in between his sons, he is the poor grandfather, etc.
I loveee the Carole & Pippa stories. They are so ridic, it is funny. Carole Middleton controls ALL of the press/media and ALL of the outlets & reporters. Someone pls give that women a medal! I don’t know how she does it….. Juggling Party Pieces, being a hands on grandmother, and holding so much power over the British press, is no mean feat.
Lol @flower , not to mention that Carole run’s the KP and Amber Hall households, lives with Kate, makes all the decisions for her and is basically the British Kris Jenner for Pippa and James. She must be completely EXHAUSTED, she deserves the biggest medal ever!!
I was reading some weirdo threads on twitter blaming the Middletons – completelybonkers. They have a stragne obsession with blaming the Midds for everything.
He is a sly fox, isn’t he.
He has the best voice, though.
He’s also the best dressed.
Wow great post @MEL, you’ve hit the nail on the head. These leaks are definitely coming from Clarence House (well in my opinion anyway).
ITA with you Mel.
I think what is prob most likely is that there are a variety of stories coming from various sources and now that the floodgates have been opened all these papers are just running with it.
Like I think the story about Carole stepping back that was in VF was 100% from the Cambridges/Middletons. That was absolutely meant to show that Kate was independent, Carole didn’t manage her life, Carole was hurt by the public criticism, and oh look, same day, story about Doria moving to Frogmore.
I think the tiara story came from….well I still think Andrew, but who knows.
I can believe the story about William not being welcoming to Meghan being from Clarence House, since it both shows Charles as this bridge between the brothers and re-emphasizes his high opinion of Meghan.
and so on.
@mel – I’ve always believed no one in the BRF gives a rat’s ass for public opinion and every one of them would prefer to be left alone to live a contentedly posh life in complete privacy… so i’ve never believed these theories of vying for media love… and yet, must say, this clarence house analysis of yours does add up.
I don’t think the relationship between William/Kate and Harry/Meghan is so black and white. Harry clearly fell hard and fast for Meghan, and was probably extremely protective and sensitive when it came to her. Understandable, since his own family is filled with stuffy racists, and the British press was brutal (and openly racist) in their reporting of her. Maybe that translated into behaviors annoying to some of his close family.
I think it’s perfectly possible they are close, and that they still get annoyed and vent about each other. What family doesn’t? Except they live surrounded by staff. I have known lots of people who work behind the scenes in politics and entertainment. All of them LOVE to gossip. The pay is generally crap, the hours are long, and everyone loves and asks for stories about celebrities. Their access to first-hand gossip is like a work bonus. I think royal staff are probably exactly the same.
Half these stories could be based in reality but be totally overblown. And just because the source was someone in a “camp” doesn’t mean the story is sanctioned. Could just be some staffer gossiping about a minor fight they witnessed or heard about third-hand.
Wow – Kate sounded so normal in this video! No posh, clipped accent and stilted speech-voice. I actually felt somewhat warm to her listening to this!
Yes, that was much much better. She sounded human!
We don’t know what the story means by “rolling out the red carpet.” It could be that William icy to her, and it could also mean that he just wasn’t especially enthusiastic. I also don’t really blame Harry for being frustrated about that, especially if he felt he had always been more gracious to Kate and wasn’t receiving the same enthusiasm (barring the limpet story since they seem to have moved past that).
Even though I think many of the rumours coming out of late are made up, I wouldn’t be surprised if relations between the Cambridges and Sussexes are a bit chilly. Not even that they don’t get along, but I just never got the sense they’d progressed far past the “politely cordial” stage. There never seemed to be much of a spark between the couples.
Kate was around for 10+ years while Meghan had been seeing Harry since Summer 2016. Will might have been a bit wary of everything going so fast. I don’t know, but I don’t blame him – if that was the case. These aren’t everyday, normal relationships. Their lives are very different. I imagine it woud be very hard to build trust with outsiders when it comes to friends and partners.
Willnot middleton seem more concern of the effect of a professional hardworking work ethics Duchess Sussex who had not hang on for 10 yrs like middleton, and
The DD Sussex forcing the lambridge to do more royal duties!
Oh I fully agree @flower. Meghan and Harry had a whirlwind relationship. I think even in a non-royal, somewhat wealthy family, Harry and Meghan moved fast enough to raise some eyebrows. And I don’t think it’s out of the ordinary for a sibling or relative to wait for such a whirlwind relationship to cool down a bit before really getting enthused about a loved one’s new partner.
The red carpet story makes Charles the hero, so that would fit in with the courtiers from Clarence House as the source. Once Lainey laid out her theory a lot of this is falling into place. That still doesn’t mean that others can’t be sources though.
Her protection officer is really hot!! The dark hair, dark eyes, slightly olive complexion one.
10 years of austerity has broken Britain, so seeing these “royals” parading about in expensive clothes and paying for the multi million dollar weddings of a donkey face (Andrew’s spawn), a balding ginger and his C-list actress wife who can’t make a relationship last beyond 2years, is outrageous frankly. I don’t care how nice they are, how pretty they are to look at, they should be earning their own keep & paying for their own security just like other rich people do. If UK wants to see their money wasted on these German royals, then only the monarch and the immediate heir should be funded. The rest of the layabouts can go discover what a real day’s work actually. Afyer they do real work, then I’ll understand why Wills always has an ugly scowl on his face and Kate looks like waxed candle.
Well, damn!
So you joined the Republic?
😂🤣😂☺️😂☺️😂☺️😂🤣😂😂😌, I shouldn’t but that was funny, tell us how you feel.
Mic Drop! Lol
Seriously,do I,as an American get a vote?
They really all seem like decent enough people,but,yeah!
Hahahahaha!
So this was the plan all along, the Cambridges float over the top rumors that Meghan is an uppity diva who is difficult to everyone and makes her English Rose (TM) sister in law cry, wait for everyone to attack Meghan for a few days and then send in Saint Kate to kibosh the rumors, making her look like the hero. It’s a fair bit of crisis management and PR if you aren’t seasoned about these sorts of things. Kate is majorly, completely, and hilariously, outclassed by Meghan in every category and they’ve already overused all excuses that could possibly be applied to her every deficiency. The only possible avenue for Kate to gain any kind of ground on Meghan is to play to peoples’ racist, classist, misogynistic, ethnocentric tendencies. I have to say, though, it’s a fairly ham-handed application of this method. All of a sudden Kate re wears clothes? All of a sudden she attends engagements? The only people who buy this hook, line, and sinker are people like the loonies over at royaldish. They should have been rolling this out far sooner and more organically. But some people still want to believe it bc, well, racists will racist.
Ding, ding, ding we have a winner!!
‘… little kiddies’
oh, someone have a conversation with the girl, she clearly spends too much time without