The Duchess of Cambridge was on hand at Buckingham Palace yesterday for the big reception/party for NATO leaders. The leaders of all NATO countries gathered in London this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of NATO’s formation, and Queen Elizabeth was given several tasks. She had to host this reception, she had to do meet-and-greets with individual world leaders, and she had to parcel out various senior royals to do some events around the anniversary. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were given the most to do, and poor Charles had to host Donald and Melania Trump at Clarence House AGAIN. That truly sucks.
Anyway, most of the senior royals came to the palace for the NATO reception. The Duke of York wasn’t invited, obviously. Prince William is still in the Middle East. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are likely drinking bellinis in Montecito. So that left… Princess Anne, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and the Duchess of Cambridge. Kate got animated as she jazz-hand-talked to various politicians, and everyone’s talking about the photo of Kate and Justin Trudeau. Personally, I don’t think that shot is as BIG as people are making it. She looks involved in the conversation and he looks like “why is she affecting that weird fake posh accent?” Fashion notes: this green dress is apparently Emilia Wickstead, and it might be a bespoke piece? The sleeves and the high neck are very ‘80s and very Kate. By that I mean it looks like something Princess Diana wore in 1983.
People Magazine’s coverage of Kate’s appearance at this reception was especially sycophantic – they even put “Future Queen” in the headline, because MY GOD.
The Princess Royal, The Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester meet NATO leaders, members of delegations and @NATO staff in the Picture Gallery. pic.twitter.com/JfLmO8Wk56
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) December 3, 2019
This evening, The Duchess of Cambridge attended a reception hosted by The Queen at Buckingham Palace to mark 70 years of the @NATO alliance. pic.twitter.com/Gz0xIbsMW3
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 3, 2019
Photos courtesy of Getty, Avalon Red, Kensington Palace.
I think Trudeau has a way of looking like he is intimately engaged with his subject, it is just his thing. But I also don’t think he looks like he is tolerating or making fun of her in any way. I think she looks antimated and engaged in what she is saying and he is listening.
I think you are very right. My father is a staunch Canadian conservative (small ‘c’) and all-around Alberta boy (therefore had STRONG dislike for Pierre Trudeau and Justin by association), and he met Justin a couple of years ago for local charity work he was involved in. All he could talk about after was the power of Trudeau’s presence – how he made introductions with everyone seem so intimate, how he made everyone feel important, listened to, and acknowledged. It really transformed his view of him. Trudeau is nowhere hear perfect, but I am thankful it’s him in these photos and not his nearest competition in the most recent election – the picture would be very, very different.
I have never met Trudeau, but I Did a phone interview with him almost tenet years ago before he was in politics (it was about his father) when I was interning with a local paper and I remember how engaging he was, how he listened and answered the questions and never made me feel like I was taking up his time. For all his faults (I voted for him and I still admit he has plenty), one of the reasons he has succeeded is that he is very charming and engaging.
I think you’re both right. I don’t see anything shady, or judgey about the photo. He looks engaged. He looks interested in what the people around him are saying.
I think there might be some projecting going on if someone is seeing anything other than that in the photos.
And yeah. There’s a lot of people who hate Trudeau. I personally like him for the most part. He’s definitely not perfect (as the world has seen), but he does have a certain kind of presence that a lot of people don’t have. I don’t know if it’s that he grew up in a political family, or if it’s because he was a teacher and he just knows how to seem interested in and energized by even boring stories.
I really just think its a gift some people have. My husband has a friend like that – when he’s talking to you, he’s 100% focused on you and he makes you feel like the most important person in the room. We’ve always said he would make a great politician (at least for the campaigning part of it) because of that. I’m sure it can be taught, but I think for some people, its just an innate gift. (side note – I’ve heard Bill Clinton is like this too.)
Trudeau is good at retail politics, something his father didn’t do as well. When he was doing town halls around the country and answering questions where people were criticizing him, he build up a lot of goodwill. Harper never spoke to regular people like that. He only dealt with supporters and people got tired of that.
I met Justin years ago at a fancy fundraiser (before he entered politics but the pressure was on for him to run) and he was a very charming guy. Super friendly, engaged, and clearly enjoyed being around people and having a good time. Im not a fan of him politically at all (I bleed NDP) but he did make an impression on me when we met
Same here re: NDP. I’ve always been of the opinion that Justin is totally inoffensive,** but that he will only be as effective and accomplished as the team that he surrounds himself with. And that may look like a criticism of the Liberals, but I would rather be led by some sort of liberal brain trust than a cold calculating authoritarian with zero human empathy (e.g. Harper).
**Edited to add: inoffensive as in personality. I know he has done offensive things. He has gotten away with it b/c of his puppy dog good nature, but that doesn’t make the action less hurtful
That dress looks so boring but very on-brand for Kate; again though (and I feel like I say this so many times about her), I feel like she has so many of these dresses in her closet, she had to get another new one? But I cant see the whole thing so maybe there is something different about it.
That People headline was so bad and Twitter was all over it.
It’s like when a cartoon character goes into their closet and are all like ‘hmmmm, what to wear?’ and the closet is filled with identical clothing. lol
The Queen’s outfit is ghastly. She never looks that bad.
LOL. I think it is the best I’ve ever seen the Queen dressed. A stunning outfit on her. She looks classic and modern. Definitely something she should wear more of.
I actually like the queen’s dress. When I saw photos last night on Twitter I was like “look, she’s wearing her business dress.” In the one photo where she is mostly surrounded by female leaders she actually looks a bit in awe to me and like a little girl thinking “wow, I don’t believe I’m here; this could be me someday.”
It’s a bit of a change for her to wear a patterned fabric, but I must say the solid colored outfits were getting a bit boring. Glad she changed it up.
Maybe she has just found a (yes, usually boring) style that she feels comfortable in. She is a royal and a public figure but that doesn’t mean she has to try to be a fashion icon.
Well, its obvious that she has found a boring style that she feels comfortable in, lol. But if that’s the case, then she can stick to the ten dozen dresses in that same boring style she already owns, right?
@becks1 that’s exactly it. This green dress looks like a ton of green dresses she’s already worn so why not just wear one of those. That’s what is so wasteful about Kate, she buys similar outfits in the same colour over and over again and doesn’t rewear the first outfit she bought in that style.
I find what Kate wears very hit or miss but I actually really like this dress. I think I just love bright colours and it seems like quite a simple design.
I think they’re sharing stories on how to avoid Ivanka.
Speaking of the she-devil, I am surprised she did not find a way to come to the UK, even if she has nothing to do with NATO and does not belong in the White House in the first place. You just know whe was dying to get a photo-op with Kate.
She’s busy in Indiana today pretending to care about families while devising ways to destroy Social Security and the Family Medical Leave Act in one fell swoop. She has at least four federal agencies wasting our tax dollars promoting her trip. She won’t have to share video with anyone as she is filmed walking into yet another room. And she knows by now , after Macron released that video of her being shunned, that this particular group, particularly Macron and Trudeau despise her. She sent Jared.
Oh, I did not know MBS’ best friend was there. Uurghh, this family.
And Ivanka acting like she’s part of the administration is never gonna stop being awful. Who the hell does she think she is?
The dress isn’t bad honestly, but maybe I have low expectations.
We have talked about how she seems more engaged this year, dare I say happy. These pictures really illustrate that. Maybe it helps that William isn’t there LOL.
honestly – I think your last sentence may be true. I know many of us on here have commented in the past year or so that she looks….more relaxed….when William isn’t around. Not necessarily happier, but more relaxed and confident.
@Millennial and @Becks I feel like Kate’s worst fears were finally realised and she herself realised that she survived. She also now likely has his family on side whilst he’s in the doghouse and the tabloids have a new toy to chew on, whilst embiggening her in their dirty campaign.
So all round she has the upper hand and she’s currently enjoying the crest of the wave.
She is always more relaxed when she has William over a barrel because of his behavior. See Baby #3 after the lads-only ski weekend and drunken dad dancing. The royal family will never be on her side vs. William’s, as she is extraneous. For now, she has been handed a family award for grinning and bearing it through his public adultery. In the end, however, they’ll always side with him.
Mignionette– only so far as she keeps quiet and subservient and says nothing about Will’s many rosebushes. How do you think she got that Royal Victorian Order?
I’ve never been a fan of hers and try to limit my comments to just a few because I know they are colored by that but she does look authentically engaged in some of the photos. And I do think William brings out quite a bit of her insecurities. I wonder if it’s just him or if that happens when she’s mainly surrounded by aristos and people who come by their upper class accent naturally. Hmm. Or perhaps Brits in general who would know that her accent is fake and forced?
I have noticed that they both are more relaxed at solo engagements – at joint engagements the body language is closed off and both are stiff, esp her as she is always looking at him in a way that screams ‘pay me some attention’. Makes me wonder if one of the few times she’s able to spend time with him is at these events.
Kate in London with the kids, William tending the Rose bushes in Norfolk?
Anne Princess Royal wins here for the NATO reception because she brings more to the table than a bespoke outfit, jewels from the vault, and alleged flirtations with handsome heads of state.
Very true….and I also want to see what she’s wearing because I love her style.
In the video of Anne on the other post, if that was the reception, what she was wearing looked like some early 90s Laura Ashley Sunday school dress.
Thanks for the update
Based on some of the styles I have seen 90’s Sunday school seems right on trend. Smart lady, save all of your clothes until all of the horrible ones retrend. Hopefully she has some giant oversized Blazers in her storage room too
Now see, aquarius64, I just gave Kate some credit for looking authentic and then I dropped down one and read your comment. Damn. I’m back where I’ve always been.😂
YES!
Sorry double post
Looks like there was a lot of heavy drinking at this event, every other picture has an oddly placed wine glass in the photo.
As a former alcoholic, this triggers me lol
you should prob stay off the internet then.
@Hunter: lol true haha, but you can’t always avoid the internet, entertainment, work/social events. Or, welp…life.
And not to make light of a serious problem, I may not have been a true alcoholic (hugs to those struggling), but pictures like these bring me back to so many holiday parties where I would’ve been 8 glasses in, making an idiot of myself, and hailing a cab home with a missing shoe.
They are probably discussing their hair care routines.
It’s amazing that Kate got a pic with Trudeau and avoided being in the same frame as the Trumps.
The Trumps were constantly surrounded by Govt officials. I’m guessing to keep him in line and avoid the embarrassment of him ‘breaking protocol’ (I’m guessing that was how it was sold to him).
I love Kate in jewel tones so I love what the colour of this dress does for her. The actual style of the dress isn’t groundbreaking but that’s Kate’s style. On a sidenote, all this “future Queen” business, I find it very strange how they skip over the fact that Camilla will be Queen Consort waaaay before Kate. Kate won’t be queen for years yet-they need to relax.
I think the reason the tabloids do it is to remind everyone of their place. Meghan will only ever be a lowly Royal Duchess. Charles promised that Camilla would never be called Queen, but has maybe changed his mind. Diana started the idea that Charles should be skipped for William. Kate haters started the whole idea that won’t actually be Queen only Queen consort to remind her of her place. It feeds all the narratives and completely ignores the fundamentals that RR should know. Like the fact that the title Queen consort doesn’t exist, at least not in the UK. There is either a King and a Queen or a Queen and no King. That’s why Philip isn’t King. He would automatically out rank her and be the monarch. Camilla and Kate will both be Queens. They just won’t be the reigning monarch because they’re married to Kings. No reason to bring it up unless they’re trying to say that they shouldn’t think themselves too important.
The reason “queen consort” has become a “thing” is because of the notion that the Queen is “instructing” Kate. Phillip would be the better one to instruct her, since her role will be that of consort, even if its not the actual title. Kate-stans have started really pushing the idea that the Queen is mentoring Kate since Kate will be Queen, and while that is true, her role will be very different from that of QEII. And so I think Sussex stans have sort of pushed back on that. At least based on what I see on twitter, which gets very ugly very fast.
That said, its still hilarious to me that People has gone from calling her “princess kate” all the time now to apparently “future queen kate.”
Re: Prince Phillip and his title. You’re absolutely right. In fact, I was just reading about this as regards to Queen Mary — Bloody Mary Tudor — and she felt that as a good Catholic woman she needed a man who was King so that she could submit to him as a wife, but refused to give him any political power so had the marriage agreement tightly crafted to keep him away from any real power. He wasn’t happy about it, but he was a king of other places and that kept him out of the country for much of the time. The people, however, didn’t see the nuances of her policy and resented him. QEI learned a great deal from watching her sister.
And Kate looks good here, but that last photo looks like she’s singing “and the wheels of the bus go round and round…” to the NATO contingent.
Queen Consort is real, whether written out or constantly implied. The spouses are not in the line of succession, they are not Regnant, Kate will never be ‘Queen’ in her own right which is why people mock the ‘future queen kate’ stories. These discussions did not start with Kate and are not because of people who are tired of her lazy ass. It is related to sexism.
Debate has gone on for years. It started again when changes in succession laws were being discussed to eliminate primogeniture in 2011. At the same time, discussion was raised about how reigning king vs. reigning queen remains sexist. It was put forward by some politicians that in future all female consorts of a king be called ‘Princess Consort’. Male consorts of a Queen Regnant are already ‘Prince Consort’, not King Consort, unless given another title like Duke of Edinburgh. Philip, Camilla, Kate would therefore all have the prince/princess consort title. Solves the Camilla as Queen Consort problem too, if spouses from Philip on down receive the lower consort title.
In The Netherlands before King Willem-Alexander ascended to the throne, there was debate about whether Maxima should be Princess Consort not Queen Consort. Prince Henrik of Denmark was always angry about not being King Consort instead of Prince Consort. Discussion (rare) about changing the system so when Fred is king, Mary would be Princess Consort. (ArtHistorian, please correct me here.) In Sweden, it is happening naturally because Victoria will be Queen (regnant) but Daniel will be Prince Consort.
Simple. King and Princess Consort. Queen and Prince Consort. If they ever change the system so a royal can marry a same-sex partner, it would be King and Prince Consort, Queen and Princess Consort.
Becks1, the obsessed Mary stans do the same thing. There are dozens and dozens of articles through the years about Margrethe preparing Mary to take over. These mostly come from Aussie tabloids, ‘Mary our future queen’ sort of things.
If the wife of a King is called Queen, then the husband of a Queen should be called King. If the husband of a Queen is called Prince, then the wife of a King should just be called Princess. That l think is the proper solution.
That first one doesn’t work unless you make sure to *always* refer to them as ‘King Consort’ and ‘Queen Consort’. Otherwise we’re back to this ridiculous situation of stans acting like a consort is a reigning monarch. And only works in the case of marriage between a man and a woman.
I expect The Netherlands to be the first to address this, because they’re forward thinking with LGBT rights. If Amalia ends up marrying a woman, they’ll solve the title issue somehow.
Prince Philip is officially “The Prince Philip,” not “Prince Consort Philip.” And despite what the palace may have said earlier (they will say anything, knowing the public will forget about it in time), Camilla will be “Queen,” not “Princess Consort.” So I fully expect Kate to be “Queen” as well. Yes, it is sexist, but so is the whole peerage system in Britain.
Edited to add: I meant I expect Kate to be “Queen” as long as none of the following happen first (in order of what I think is most likely to happen): The law is changed regarding the title of a consort “Queen”; William divorces Kate before Charles dies; Britain gets rid of the monarchy; Kate dies before Charles; William dies before Charles; William is removed from the line of succession for some reason; or Kate divorces William before he takes the throne.
Yes, and they’ve made inroads to make the monarchy slightly less sexist by eliminating primogeniture. Logical to think they should also change the consort titles to reflect that. If they do it now, before HM passes, it goes into effect for Camilla and Kate. Charles might protest it, but if all future consorts are given the lower title, it isn’t like Camilla is being slighted.
I couldn’t see enough of the dress on Instagram to tell if I like it or not.
Lots of people talk with their hands, including Meghan (and me).
Yeah, I always love to find out what *evil* things I do simply because she also does them.
No one ever said Kate was evil for talking with her hands…
Who on earth said she was evil for talking with her hands??
I talk with my hands a great deal. But, I admit that I try to minimize it in large crowds bc 1) its really easy to accidentally hit someone and that’s embarrassing or 2) spill someone’s drink. I have to work consciously to not do it.
More gaslighting from a new handle that has popped up in the last day. Just like people never said Kate is as bad as pedo Andy neither did they say that Kate using exaggerated hand gestures is evil.
Not to be captain obvious here but the * clearly indicates sarcasm. I’m sure there are many of us hair touching, sausage curled, hand talking, maniacal slouching grinners around here that feel the same way. We just clomp off in our wedges of doom and pull the wedgie out of our skinny jeans and resolve to do better. ::off to find a nice twinset for work today::
@all kinds of sugar LOL, love your comment.
Thanks to both Kate and Meghan I’m now far more conscious of just how much I talk with my hands – really trying to reduce it!
Oh my gosh I’m SUCH a hand talker- hahaha. I’ve Noticed that about Meghan, too! It’s just where some people put extra energy when they’re talking. There’s some interesting studies about it and people who talk with their hands are generally considered more engaged, intelligent and compelling!
Are we sure she was at the same reception than Trump? I have looked at dozens of photos from the event on avrious websites, and there is not ONE of Kate and Don the Con together. Not a single one. Maybe she does remember his disgustings comments about her during the stolen pics scandal.
I am sure she does. I feel like she goes out of her way to avoid having to talk to him and I don’t blame her.
perhaps photographers were instructed not to take any shots with both of them in it
Oh, good theory @hunter.
Though, apparently, Trump was constantly surrounded by government officials. Maybe they told him not to go in Kate’s direction. Not that it would stop Parmesan Putin who just loves to go where he is not wanted, whether it’s a country or a woman’s personal space.
I don’t think he was at this one was he? Isn’t this the one where everyone was gossiping about him?
I believe the BRF has made some decisions and a concerted effort around who will appear in photographs with the various Trumps. In several meetings now, Trump has been denied access to the younger royals, at least in view of cameras. And his spawn have been denied photo access with the Queen, Kate, William, any access at all to Meghan, and just a candid shot of Harry ignoring Nagini.
Given its Catherine Walker, green, and her attendance was last minute for a bespoke dress… this may have been made for Pakistan and one of the events canceled due to the storm? I honestly can’t see enough to sat anything other than the color is nice but the belt ribbon looks weird.
The post says it’s Emilia Wickstead.
I honestly believe this is the real reason Meghan and Harry are out of pocket.
For me Kate Is pregnant and this explanes the secret visit to the hospital
A secret visit that absolutely no one would’ve known about if her camp hadn’t told the media? I doubt it. Also, when she stops using Botox is the real tell for whether she’s pregnant. Based on pictures from last night, it’s unlikely (for now).
I wish more people on here started their celeb fanfic with “For me…”! It’s good at least to know when someone’s comment is taking place entirely in their imagination.
You’ll figure it out eventually.
@ Mahalia – you are so right, I can see great careers ahead in writing fiction by judging how much so many here just “know” about Kate 😆
I doubt they will, Lady D, given the nature of all their other comments on here.
Because what you say (or should I say your opinion) is always 100% accurate nota?
Yep, petty clear the nature of all of the obvious new posters on here.
You have a problem with new posters?
Shame how you cannot label someone a troll this far down in the comment thread. The Berkshire server farm is getting a workout. Hope the shed is warm enough today.
@spookie, almost all of your comments consist of you whining (disguising it as snarking) about the comment section not being to your preference, which is obviously worshiping Kate. It clearly bothers you (though you pretend otherwise) and yet you keep coming back. Judging the accuracy of other posters’ comments is a bit rich coming from you.
@ mahalia: hahahaha, spot on!
You know what’s not fan fic? Kate’s really low total of engagements for the eighth year straight. The excuses to justify the laziness are pure fiction though.
Rebecca English tweeted that the dress is actually McQueen, not EW. It’s not revolutionary but seems totally fine for this event.
Ah, what would we do without Rebecca English?
The dress isnt bad, I dont know what people expect, this is her style. She wears this old 70’s-80’s constantly, if that’s what she likes, and she doesn’t look that bad in it I dont know why everyone is still surprised at the style of her clothes.
She seems fairly relaxed and engaged which I would think would be a good thing, everyone always says she doesnt look interested, doesnt seem engaged, nods away etc. I think that she looked particularly animated, it’s interesting that I’ve mostly seen photos of her like this when William isnt there and she can do her own thing. I think before the event she probably got a pep talk, maybe some champagne, or she was just feeling social. Its not a bad thing if she just has a confidence boost. Either way she seems to be doing “her job” in these situations.
Why not wear one of the dozen similar green outfits she has?
As part of my reply in the previous thread, she was accompanied by her handler. 38 years old next month, nine years on this job, and she still cannot be let loose in a room filled with important people without a minder. Hasn’t graduated from, ‘Can you test the smell by smelling it?’ and idiotic comments about beards in all that time.
NOTA-
I havent seen anything about a minder, I didnt know that.
I mean? Even if she did have a minder there I’m not mad at it? Why shouldn’t she use every resource she has to do the best job she can. It’s clear she gets nervous and stumbles over her words, I’m not going to call her stupid or drag her for it. It doesnt matter how many black tie events I go to, I always read the dinner etiquette before I go on because I dont want to embarass myself, if she has someone there because she doesn’t want to embarass herself I’m not going to drag her for it. If she has even a little bit of social anxiety having someone there might help that.
As for the dress thing, I don’t know. She probably could have worn something from her closet, for sure. I was more commenting on the style, every comment on all her articles is “it looks old!” And it’s like duh, that’s her style.
“Why shouldn’t she use every resource she has to do the best job she can.”
This is Kate we are talking about.
Yes, this is Kate. Unprofessional, never prepared, doesn’t care Kate. The minder there at her elbow to whisper what to say in her ear, because she cannot remember one stock phrase on her own.
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Catherine Quinn, who arrived in the same car as Kate, was standing by Kate’s elbow almost throughout to ensure that her pupil correctly said what she had been coached to say about NATO.
There is a short video of Kate in conversation with someone at the reception and she can be heard saying something that she has clearly been coached to say about the 70th anniversary of NATO, and Quinn is giving her a very encouraging look. Whenever Quinn momentarily engaged in conversation with someone else, she always had one eye trained on Kate. What more proof do we need that Quinn was brought in by Charles to sharpen up Kate’s intellect.
At school Kate was described as having average attainment being good at sports and we know what that politely means.
I think it’s pretty understandable to have your private secretary at an event like this as it’s an official engagement with numerous heads of state?? And it’s a private secretary’s job to keep an eye on their royal and step in as support when necessary? I’m not sure I understand this criticism, especially as we don’t know that the other royals’ private secretaries weren’t there floating around.
It is not the private secretary’s job to put words in the mouth of an inept, lazy employee. A nearly 38 year old woman incapable of attending a cocktail party after nine years on the job without fears of her saying something stupid again? So many excuses, so little time.
@Lexa – your broad and general statement, while plausible and even true, provides Kate with too much cover and an absence of accountability. I don’t have a problem with Kate being of average intelligence. Many people are. P!us, she was raised to be just who she is. She realized those aspirations. My major complaint shortly after she married and even now is that she seems to incurious and with no real desire to be good or even half-ass decent in her public role. For the most part, I think William shares and even encourage those traits. To your point, if Catherine Quinn was there in the role of aid and not coach and Duchess by proxy it would be different. But Kate is really too old and too long in the game to not really know some key issues and innocuous phrases to say in those settings without supervision and close scrutiny.
I mean, is it not also possible that Catherine Quinn is hanging nearby to keep Kate circulating and to politely move her from one guest to the next when the conversation runs on too long? I know people aren’t impressed with Kate’s intelligence but that feels like an awful lot of assumption based on a small amount of video evidence in this specific case. I’m also not sure why it’s a particularly bad idea or somehow a terrible thing that Kate had a canned, inoffensive thing to say about NATO that I’m sure was vetted to avoid being too political…?
Catherine Quinn’s IQ dropped 2 points these years hanging with Kate, lol.
If Kate was just one year into this gig it would be understandable that she might not know what to say, but what the hell has she been doing for almost nine years? Talking to politicians and diplomats is part of the job of being royal, something she signed up for when she married the eldest son of the prince of Wales in 2011, after having dated him for almost a decade prior to that. There is no excuse for her to be this shallow almost a decade into this position. As we are reminded so often, she’s the future queen. Well then maybe it’s time she did the work that goes with that future position. And with Catherine Quinn leaving soon, who exactly is going to be feeding her the small talk?
Kate’s hand gestures drive me nuts. Maybe if she had a drink in her hand like everyone else it would be a deterrent? I don’t know what’s worse the crotch clutch or the “I’m conducting a silent orchestra” hands.
+1
Kate: mumble mumble test mumble tea mumble mumble smell…
JT: okaaaaaaaay……
The cringey pictures aren’t doing her any favours! Omg she looks like a child lost in the supermarket🤦♀️ look at the one royal family Twitter account posted! Beyond #awkward
The dress is okay, but boring like most of her outfits. How many bespoke boring dresses does one need?
I’m not impressed with Trudeau lately either, so the photo of them is meh at best.
@NOTASUGARHERE
“Why not wear one of the dozen similar green outfits she has?
As part of my reply in the previous thread, she was accompanied by her handler. 38 years old next month, nine years on this job, and she still cannot be let loose in a room filled with important people without a minder. Hasn’t graduated from, ‘Can you test the smell by smelling it?’ and idiotic comments about beards in all that time.”
Notice how they only ALLOW pictures of kate for these things! It’s to hide the fact that she’s bad at conversing with leaders/politicians and probably cant communicate past the first greetings and weather inquiries!! Had this been Meghan her team would’ve shared her several talking interviews with justin especially during 2014 OneYoungWorld summit in canada
And here is nota……….Can you tell us which the minder is?
How do you actually know any of this – you can’t here the conversation.
Ms. Quinn. She traveled with Kate to the event.
Kate always looks like she has a bit of a cruah around Justin Trideau and is flirty, giggly, schoolgirly. It is actually kinda cute.
And Ben Ainslie. And her minder at the Olympics. And Prince Harry. Right, so cute when she’s flirty with any man around her because her husband is, well, the dismissive way he always has been.
This is true, it probably is a product of her dismissive I would rather think about my side pieces husband. Sad state of affairs to be in, but I still find it cute nonetheless! Justin Trudeau IS quite a looker.
You can find it cute. I find it pathetic and unprofessional – typical Kate.
@Andrea
I find it cute too. I am married and I would absolutely flirt with Trudeau if given a chance 🤣🤣🤣
@notasugarhere She has always been unprofessional. She only is in it for her man and babies, the job is meh to her. That has been obvious from the getgo.
I can’t tell if you don’t know or don’t care how off-putting your acidic, rude comments are in these threads. To be completely honest, you are one of the reasons I’ve stepped back from reading and commenting on a site I’ve enjoyed since about 2008. These sections get more vituperative by the week and it’s a shame, because there used to be so many wonderful posters here.
The site is called CeleBitchy for a reason. If you do not like negative comments, you might try The Royal Forums. They are pretty good (not perfect) about not having negative discussions.
Ivanka does the same and she is not called cute. Adult women should know how to interact in serious settings without coming off as flirty and immature. I wonder if most of the commenters finding this cute have to network as part of their job. Women who want to be considered professional never act like this if they want to be taken seriously. You wouldn’t see the Queen act like this, or Anne, or Sophie, or Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton or Queen Letizia.
I don’t have to network as part of my job, but if Justin Trudeau had to interact with me, I would be touching my hair and flirting too!
Then I hope your bosses would fire you for unprofessional behavior, Andrea.
@NOTASUGAHERE
You hope Andrea’s bosses fire her? Seriously reading your comments over the years, I have always wondered what card life has dealt to you to make you this bitter? It really is not that serious. I hope you find some peace because this is not normal behavior.
Who is the woman in the picture with Anne? Is it Jacinda? At first glance I thought Caitlin Jenner.
Ardern? I haven’t seen news reports that she’s there.
I love that it was the ladies for the most part who represented the royal family. I never see pictures of Princess Anne at these kinds of events let alone the Glousters, and it really was quite refreshing for me.
They’re usually at these events, but the photographers don’t take pictures of them. Most of the working royals are at big events like State Dinners, which aren’t filmed or photographed. We only get to learn they attended in the CC postings. With little access, we miss photos of the Duchess of Gloucester cycling through her vast tiara collection.
I don’t mind these dresses at all. My only pet peeve is her hair colour, it looks slightly artificial.
Its about time Katie Keen did this sort of heavy duty event, after all we keep being reminded she is future future Keen Consort. The dress is boring and am not sure about the hair – its is after all a reception for heads of state.
Ref the remarks about Kate’s brains, she does have a pretty good degree from one of Scotland’s (Britain’s) top universities – St Andrew’s. OK her degree is *only* History of Art but you need pretty darn near perfect school results to get in there in the first place, so just leave her good brains out of it, please. And I am no Kate fan but I am Scottish.
As has been discussed repeatedly, even her own family members admit she’s on the dim side. Received a lot of tutoring through the years, even through Uni when she was acknowledged as William’s girlfriend. He was slid through classes because of who he was, was his girlfriend too? Maybe she tests well, but her nine years of idiotic statements on the job are on record.
Who admitted she was dim?
Professor cousin, Uncle Gary, teacher from Marlborough who broke ranks and told the truth of her mediocity.
While grades certainly help in getting into places like St Andrews, some would argue having the ‘right’ background and going to the ‘right’ kind of comprehensive/fee paying schools goes further. It also helps if Mummy and Daddy are able to pay full fee’s. I have several friends and colleagues who went to St Andrew’s and they all said that there is def a % of students who get in there purely because they come from the right backgrounds and not because they deserved to be there. Cambridge and Oxford are also notorious for this.
During my time at school in the UK the consensus was for the well-connected and bright, Oxford and Cambridge are the main schools, while Durham and St. Andrews are the schools for the well-connected but dumb.
I actually don’t think Kate is that dim. I think its more that she lacks intellectual curiosity and interests in anything outside her (surprisingly small) bubble. I think that’s why we are seeing such a push this past year or so to focus on things that are part of that bubble – gardens/outdoors and children, with a slight focus on photography. I think someone (Catherine Quinn?) realized that for Kate to engage in events and to be interested, it has to be something she is already interested in.
Kate looked animated at this event and at ease. Not just with Justin, I’d love to say she likes handsome men but overall. Good for her.
Useless rich people having a good time, how nice.
Is it just me or does it seem like she’s been hitting the botox a lot lately? Her forehead and eyebrows have seemed almost permanently frozen in this state for weeks.
Watching paint dry
The last several pictures of her are concerning in terms if her weight. I do not want to critique her appearance but share a concern that Kate is incredibly, unrealistically thin. My niece adores her and wants to imitate her in every way (niece is 14). For the majority of women, Kate’s figure is unattainable and not realistic. How to share this with my niece but not sound like I am harping on Kate?