Seward: Princess Kate ‘shares the limelight, she’s a giver,’ unlike Meghan!!

After the Princess of Wales and Melania Trump’s joint event last week, I expected to see dozens of articles about their relationship. Usually, when the British tabloids get such good photos of Kate with someone famous, they can find a way to make up twenty million stories about what really happened and something something Kate is the keen linchpin of the royal family. It’s funny that the British tabloids don’t even want to get into what it means that Kate and Melania were so chummy and that they have so much in common. There’s also a seeming discomfort to address the fact that Kate is now being considered something of a MAGA princess. Instead of dealing with any of that, Ingrid C-word is now claiming that Kate and Melania’s photo-op proves that… Kate is better than Meghan! Ah, naturally! Check out this huge stretch.

Kate Middleton showed the spotlight-loving Meghan how a real princess behaves, a royal expert has claimed. Author and commentator Ingrid Seward said the Princess of Wales showed her regal character by putting First Lady Melania Trump front and centre when the pair spent some time with the Scouts.

Ms Seward told The Sun: “I thought that Catherine and Melania were a great double act. In a way that I guess, we have never seen Megan [Markle] like that with any other woman. She always seems to be, look at me, look at Megan, rather than as in Catherine’s case, it’s, don’t look at me, look at Melania, she’s… she’s my guest. I think it very much came that Megan is the one that always wants the focus on her rather than anyone else. Catherine shares the limelight, and in fact, she’s a giver. She actually gave the limelight to Melania, because Melania is the First Lady, and she was entertaining her, and she was a guest. So, Catherine sort of stood down and just concentrated on the children, while Melania was able to show us what she’s really like.”

The youngsters[at Kate and Melania’s event] also got granola bars made with honey from the Wales family’s hives at Anmer Hall, as well as some sandwiches. And the First Lady also presented a jar of honey from the White House to each of the children as a momento for the day. One of Meghan’s “signature” products in her As Ever range is a limited-edition jar of honey for £22.

Ms Seward said: “I don’t think Catherine needs to have a dig at Meghan. I think Catherine just has to be… and she actually took the trouble to get the honey from her hives in Norfolk. And gave the sandwiches to the kids, because Catherine’s all about nature and being and doing things outside. And Melania rather sweetly bought a pot of honey from the White House, which I don’t suppose she’d gathered from any of the White House bees, but the gesture was there. And no, Meghan is just completely different. I think that Meghan just doesn’t really get how to behave as a member, or an ex-member of the Royal Family. Megan’s an actress and Kate is a princess, and I think it was really well illustrated in this little get-together with the First Lady and all the children.”

[From The Sun]

“We have never seen Megan [Markle] like that with any other woman…” Except for all of the women Meghan has on her Netflix show, I guess? When Meghan gives the spotlight to food professionals and chefs and you get to see Meghan’s open, giving and generous nature? C-word wants it both ways, obviously – she wants to say that Kate was the real star, Kate outshone everyone at the state banquet, everything is all about KATE, and then in the same breath say that Kate is so unlike Meghan because Kate actually allows other women to shine. What’s also funny is that it wasn’t like Kate even made an effort to share the spotlight with Melania or anything – Kate gets overshadowed by a limp dishrag. You can see that whenever Kate does any kind of appearance with another woman (which only happens rarely). That’s one of the biggest f–king reasons why William and Kate were so adamant that the Sussexes had to be pushed out, the Keens were tired of being overshadowed!

Last thing: there’s something so hilarious to me that Kate can’t even do a big event with FLOTUS without everyone talking about MEGHAN. Sure, they’re trying to compliment Kate, but it speaks poorly of Kate that the only way to embiggen her is comparing her to a false narrative about Meghan (“Meghan doesn’t get along with other women”). It’s also projection – Meghan is actually a girl’s girl, and Kate… is not. At all.

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51 Responses to “Seward: Princess Kate ‘shares the limelight, she’s a giver,’ unlike Meghan!!”

  1. Who were these people says:

    We didn’t need Kate to show us who Melania really is. We already knew.

    • Beth says:

      Seward doesn’t sound sane. At all. The nonsense she spews does the monarchy no favours, but she’s too stupid and bigoted to realise this.

      • Chloe says:

        She’s still upset that harry didn’t marry an English rose (literally something she said)

      • It’s Opposite Day again with Seward!!! Can’t is not a giver she is a taker. A taker of taxpayer funded vacations. A taker of taxpayer money to fund her crap wardrobe and hideous wigs and hair pieces. She gives nothing in return!

      • Debbie says:

        Everything you said, @Susan Collins, plus that dame couldn’t “share the limelight” with Prince Philip’s corpse — at his own funeral, so don’t tell me she “the limelight.” Seward is deluded.

  2. ChewieNYC says:

    “Megan’s an actress and Kate is a princess…” Um no. Eugenie and Bee are real blood Princesses. Kate, like Megan, is a married in commoner. Unlike Kate, Megan worked and supported herself and had a true full life pre marriage. Kate and Megan share the same title of Princess by the same method.

    • jais says:

      I mean they’re both princesses. Both Meghan and Kate. Not blood ones, sure, but they still are princesses through marriage. Except Meghan is now both a princess and a businesswoman and a producer an yes a former actress. Which is pretty cool actually.

      • Becks1 says:

        Right, they’re both princesses through who they married. Meghan just had a career first, unlike Kate.

        (and Meghan was also made a princess in her own right but that might make Seward’s head explode.)

  3. Cathy says:

    Dear Ingrid
    You really should have gone to Specsavers.

  4. Alicky says:

    They spew all this vitriol an still expect the Sussexes to come crawling back! Unreal.

  5. Noor says:

    What a terrible article…..for kate and the royals. It seems that no article on Kate or William can be written without inserting Meghan or Harry willy nilly, relevant or not .

  6. Maxine Branch says:

    All Kate has to do is open her mouth for a conversation and you know she is as dumb as they come. Meghan has entertained women from around the world and been in conversations with leaders both women and men and was highly engaging because she studies and does research. Nice outing for the maga princess and the White House woman to engage with children because neither one are capable of engaging with adults in any formal manner.

    When the maga princess engaged with former First Lady Jill Biden, Biden could only shake her head because she knew she was dealing with a woman of little substance. Trying to use Meghan as a bar for the maga princess will always backfire because Meghan has a track record of being in the room when important conversations are held and being a part of the conversation because she knows her worth

  7. Who were these people says:

    Yeah sure Kate’s a giver except when she wants that Easter present.

  8. Nanea says:

    “in Catherine’s case, it’s, don’t look at me,”
    Is Ms C-Word trying to be funny? People who are not monarchists only look at Kate and see badly-blended wig(let)s, are reminded of skirts blowing up, and of someone who was drunk out of her mind.

    They are reminded that Mumbles needs subtitles, and that she should never actually talk in public because she’s painfully unintelligent.

    “Megan’s an actress and Kate is a princess”
    Meghan was actually successful in her job, something we can’t say about Princess Middlebum who never had a job. Those days jobbing as an accessory buyer don’t count, and we all know why.

    As to the First Escort… poor kids.

  9. Tessa says:

    More st keen spin. Seward is in denial. Keen made Wimbledon about herself and preened and pranced before the cameras. Wore bright red to a formal event and climbed out of the car so her skirts rode up. Made prince Philips funeral into a fashion show for herself. Seward needs to retire.

  10. Julia says:

    I’ve seen multiple Reddit threads comparing them to Eva Braun and Wallis Simpson so I can understand why the press doesn’t want to make too much of it. I think they were excited by the pictures initially but the online backlash has made them change their tune slightly.

  11. Dee(2) says:

    Kate doesn’t share attention she fades into the background. That’s why Melania took over during this event, she looked like a deer in headlights with Jill Biden, and was reduced to making silly faces with then-Princess Mary. This isn’t some acknowledged strength of hers, she just pales in comparison whenever she’s next to other women, because they’re usually more interesting, and more accomplished. It’s not a plus in her favor that even Melania Trump outshined her.

    And Ingrid Seward is just bitter that Meghan effortlessly charms and connects with people, so she makes her instant rapport and comfort somehow a bad thing and Kate’s talent at fading into the background the real strength. I would say even excluding Megan’s successful career as an actor, her two series of podcasts and two series of her lifestyle show with indicate that she’s pretty good at sharing the space with other people even though people are very interested in what she has to say.

  12. Me at home says:

    Kate gave Melania the spotlight? Pull the other one. Kate was pushing honey, for Pete’s sake. Kate certainly knew how that would look and how it would force rats like Seward into defending Kate’s honey against Meghan’s honey.

    And what’s this about Kate stepping back? Kate posed for a gazillion pictures with Melania, with the kids, and with the parachute.

    The biggest LOL for me in all this is, where’s the coverage on Global Statesman Willy? Willy must be incandescent that Kate stole the limelight for the entire trip.

  13. Seaside says:

    Would anyone read an article about Kate if Meghan’s name wasn’t mentioned?

    • Iolanthe says:

      Why cant they just do what they have to do without dragging Meghan into it . Let her live her life in peace . I feel for Meghan..I wish they would keep her name out of their foul mouths. And I cannot wait for retribution , karma , Armageddon., whatever ..to hit the house of Windsor . Its not going to end well

  14. Tessa says:

    Keen is the taker with all her vacations and laziness and taxpayers help support her.

  15. Miranda says:

    Ingrid had to reach waaaayyyy up there to pull this one out of her ass, didn’t she? Good Lord.

    If Kate is such a “girls’ girl”, show me one single photo of her just hanging out with another woman who isn’t related her. I’ve literally never seen such a thing. Are there even any from her Waity days? Did she have just one girlfriend to hold her perfect hair back while she puked up Crack Babies?

    • JT says:

      I don’t know how anybody can call Kate a girl’s girl when she isn’t known to have any friends at all. Meanwhile, Meghan has dozens of close female friends, several of them have been around for over a decade. I think Meghan and Abigail Spencer have been friends for 30 years or so.

      • Becks1 says:

        I thought Meghan and Abigail met through Suits?

        Meghan is 44, so 30 years would be someone she went to HS with – and I do think she still has friends from back then.

      • jais says:

        I think they became friends, or maybe it was just acquaintances, before suits. They met at an audition when I think Abigail got the job but Meghan didn’t. But I’d guess they became stronger friends after suits?

  16. Amy Bee says:

    This is unhinged and kinda sad. If Kate was so great why even talk about Meghan?

  17. Kittenmom says:

    Making eyes at the camera at a funeral is definitely limelight seeking. As is positioning her flat @ss in the center of the balcony before being shoved out of the way by her husband.

  18. Truejune55 says:

    Sewage is a nasty pos. Meghan is a girl’s girl. Katie has no friends. She’s also very plain looking so the beauty embiggening is a lot lot. I can walk down any high street and see dozens of better looking versions of Kate. She doesn’t deserve that criticism however if the media hold her up as a major beauty, she’ll get criticism.

  19. paintybox says:

    These people literally can’t write one article about the left-behinds without dragging Meghan’s name into it. She has literally no relevancy in that piece about Kate and Melania except to be propped up as Everything Bad That MAGA Princess Kate Is Not. It’s stunning how backwards and racist they all are.

  20. JENNIFER says:

    Giver of what?
    Not her time.
    Not her intellect.
    Not her talents.
    Not her own money.
    SMH

  21. Ariel says:

    Has anyone noticed that now when there are pics of Kate with kids that they often publish photos where you can’t see the kid’s face?
    Like the kids got caught too often giving Kate a side eye- which is always funny.
    So now they don’t risk it that often.

    • 809Matriarch says:

      @Ariel
      Ooh. Now that you mention it, kids and dogs know. Hah!

    • Hannah1 says:

      The pic with Kate holding her hands up to two kids shows them puzzled and disinterested, at least. The girl with her back to Kate is having fun.

      The little girl holding hands with Melanie apparently chose to do that_

      • Where'sMyTiara says:

        Melamine doesn’t mind holding kids hands, so long as the kids are white.

        She and Kate have that in common… MAGA princess indeed.

  22. Tessa says:

    Ingrid is scornful of Meghan being an actress before her marriage. Guess what Ingrid acting requires good speech and obviously Meghan had voice training. Keen mumbles in an odd posh accent. King Charles acted in plays at university and from that has good speech. Ingrid needs to stop all the fake spin

  23. MsIam says:

    Well Keen and Melania have a lot in common. They don’t do much, if anything, to impact the citizens, they disappear for weeks or months at a time, and they both have terrible husbands. So The Sewer is correct, Meghan would never fit in. Thank goodness!

  24. Eurydice says:

    I’d say the one here looking for the limelight is Seward herself. She’s just spewing nonsense to keep her name out there.

  25. Al says:

    All this nonsense from the Sewer and they expect Meghan to want to go back to that toxic and racist environment?

    I think these silly article are commissioned by KP. They give Kate the kind of reassurance that William will never give her. It is a way for her to feel good about herself, without William even touching her. Maybe this is part of the separation agreement – the media will write glowing articles about her, Kate, and reference Meghan’s name in a negative manner. They don’t care if it’s silly, as long as Meghan is vilified. If this is not why, I give up trying to understand these stupid articles.

  26. sunnyside up says:

    “Catherine sort of stood down and just concentrated on the children,” I hope she didn’t concentrate on the children the way she concentrated on Archie.

    • First comment says:

      She concentrated on the children just like she concentrated on the children the other day when it was raining and kept the umbrella for herself? OK…

  27. Monika says:

    They are really afraid that nobody will read their BS if they do not include Meghan in anyway.

    It was Kate’s job to let Melania shine and it does not take much to outshine Kate. Kate had the starring role at the banquet outshining Camilla as the Queen. This was a deliberate choice by the royal family. Imagine Camilla in a gold dress, sitting next to Trump and flirting with him. Yikes! I try now to unsee this.

    • sunnyside up says:

      Trump flirt with a woman of his own age, that’s a joke. As for Kate simpering up to a convicted felon and a sex abuser, she should be more careful.

  28. Lady Digby says:

    I am doubtful any professional woman rates Kate much. She hasn’t made any use of her expensive education and university degree. Never had a permanent job, no experience of teamwork or networking. Mate guarded Will to prevent other women from getting close and sees them as potential rivals . Doesn’t have any close female friends from any stage of her life. She doesn’t share her lip gloss or the limelight. She poses for the cameras and is attention seeking at funerals and weddings. She regularly flashed her legs and bum at the cameras at high profile events. She seems like a 1950s trad wife who always likes to flash her assets. Can one be a demure female flasher?

  29. Becks1 says:

    So this is hilarious bc like Kaiser said, that’s basically Meghan’s whole show – stepping back and giving the spotlight to the guest, who is often a woman. And a lot of those guests are women she has known for ages.

    Theres just no comparison between how she is around other women and how Kate is and the British press knows it, so thats probably why Seward got trotted out with this BS.

    The Melania-Kate pairing was a good event in that neither has any interest in public speaking, neither really wants to actually work or to have to pretend to be interested in anything more complicated than arts and crafts with kids. So it seems someone at KP has finally learned about what kind of events work best for Kate – events where she doesnt have to talk to anyone or interact with adults.

    And if anyone thinks she was out there harvesting the honey at Norfolk, i’ve got a bridge to sell you.

    (I know I’m using that phrase a lot but it just fits lol.)

  30. Blithe says:

    But Meghan is not “an ex-member of the Royal Family” — as much as Seward would like this to be true. Meghan is no longer a “working Royal” — a category that seems to have been twisted into being primarily to emphasize the need to punish the Sussexes, but Meghan is just as much a member of the Royal Family as Kate is, however much this pains people like Seward. This is quite possibly the most pathetic article I’ve read so far. Why is Seward completely unable to praise her white English Rose for managing to get through what should be a pleasantly commonplace social event focused on children — without bringing up, and slagging Meghan? Racism runs rampant. I’m sure that the Trumps and their MAGA fans will love this very fawning article, and maybe even notice Seward too.

  31. ABritGuest says:

    The way Meghan lives in the palace & royalists heads rent free is amazing.

    Nice to see how With Love Meghan is inspiring Kate and Kensington palace. All this time she’s had amner & never heard of her bringing something from home least of all honey related to the plebs.

  32. ParkRunMum says:

    this has always been the weirdest beef to hold onto, for me, with a woman in the public eye: she’s not a girls’ girl. Or something. Like, how would you know??? And — fwiw — do we rate men this way? Do we judge men based on whether they appear to be back-slapping, guffawing, hail-fellow-well-met types? People used to use the word “club-able,” like, he’s a guy you’d want at your club. Women are notoriously not allowed in some of those old clubs. Are women supposed to simper at each other? Grin, prance, flirt, like, with each other? It’s like these writers have never left high school. Maybe that’s why Epstein and his antics (to say nothing of grooming gangs and the blind eye that was turned to them) failed for so long to generate the requisite outrage. If you see grown up women (43+ FFS) as behaving “appropriately” when they imitate little girls, what’s to stop you seeing little girls being treated like they’re grown up women? Before you get to ageism there is a whole arc on which women are expected to be fully formed waaaaaay before men / boys would be. Does anyone talk about William or Harry sharing the spotlight this way?? No. They always find other ways to word their gripe, because when you attribute it to men, it instantly sounds so petty.

    • Becks1 says:

      i honestly can’t follow your point here. What does being a “girls girl” have to do with Epstein?

      Being a girls girl means you value and prioritize the women in your life and you uplift women in general, you don’t tear them down or gatekeep. It has nothing to do with simpering or prancing or flirting.

  33. QuiteContrary says:

    I think it’s helpful that Seward spelled this out so clearly: In the view of old white British monarchists like her, a real princess is someone who happily hangs out with a racist.

    Noted, C-word.

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