“Look at meeee, don’t forget about meeee!” That’s what is happening today for the Prince and Princess of Wales. Because they’re in Scotland today, their titles are actually the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay. That’s important because today was their first-ever visit to Rothesay, Scotland. They’ve had these Scottish titles for a little over four years, and yes, this is their FIRST visit. “Lazy and complacent” doesn’t even begin to describe it. William and Kate scheduled this visit as counterprogramming for Prince Harry’s event this evening. A whole mess.
So, these pics are from the Bute Shinty Club in Rothesay, where they were highlighting “shinty” obviously enough, as well as highlighting “the power of community, connection and volunteering.” They both look like they need a stiff drink. Have you ever noticed that William really doesn’t travel well? Even if he’s just flying up to Scotland, he looks extremely peeved and exhausted.
I don’t have any details on Kate’s outfit? I will update if I see the designer IDs. The trench coat looks new to me, and she usually doesn’t go for that style. I mean… Meghan absolutely owns trench coats. Meghan loves trenches and trench-inspired looks. I think that’s why Kate chose it. Kate’s turtleneck sweater is cute. That’s all I’ve got. Update: the trench is Burberry!
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: Catherine, Princess of Wales, William, Prince of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: Catherine, Princess of Wales, William, Prince of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: Catherine, Princess of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales (known as Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland) arrive for a visit to the Bute Shinty Club, in Rothesay, where shinty – one of Scotland’s oldest traditional sports – has been played for generations, on their first official visit to the Isle of Bute, to highlight the power of community, connection and volunteering Featuring: William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales Where: Rothesay, United Kingdom When: 17 Sep 2026 Credit: Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE**
Those insanely skinny jeans look so uncomfortable!
The pants are ugly and outdated. And the belt is terrible as well. I like the coat but she does not carry off all of the dark colors at once.
I can’t tell if she’s in all green or all brown–she’s like the UPS truck!–but it’s horrible styling. Break up that brown! Wear soft pink or blue with it!
I know the woman has no style but, seriously?? Skinny jeans in 2026??? Sigh.
Exactly what I came to say! Wide leg, or at least boot cut would have been more in style! She just doesn’t get it! LOL
She’s trying to look Holland Cooper in a Quince trench and 10 year old pants.
I just looked up Holland Cooper and am now lusting after a $999 tweed circle skirt. Not $1,000, but a mere 999.
In her defense, I’ve heard that skinny jeans are back in now? Or was it the low rise ones?
Someone needs to sneak into her closet and remove all jeggings. She looks ridiculous.
She’s always seemed to be obsessed with showing off how skinny she is. It appears to be the only thing she’s dedicated in doing. And yet, no one seems to notice or help her as she fades away. SMH
I was really surprised about how almost normal her legs seemed with these skinny jeans till I saw a photo with Kate hitting a ball during this event and her legs were alarmingly thin! They photoshopped her legs! !The difference is obvious to anyone with eyes. The fact that they try to hide it (the palace and the press) tells you anything you need to know about their propaganda
Wow, how long can they keep up their feeble work efforts? They must be totally exhausted by now, since they are so used to a super-light schedule. I see why William grows more and more furious at Harry by the day. William’s work schedule can’t stop until the Sussexes leave England. And it’s all Harry’s fault!
Her hair/ wigs seem out of control. It’s just too long. I guess there will be a few appearances of the keens then they need to rest.
I’d wear her boots. That’s the only nice thing I can say.
Weird colour combo
Clashing, even. It’s not so much a “color combo” as a “color adjacency that’s making my eyes twitch”, not to mention, again with the jeggings, please make it stop.
They both look dehydrated and exhausted.
It’s been said many times but Kate needs to give the long wigs a rest. I’m not sure why she’s going blonde/“bronde” anyway? It’s not copying Meghan at all. Does William have a blonde mistress?
Also Kaiser I saw someone identify the coat as Burberry? It has the check pattern on the inside.
The hair looks greasy. It’s too long for her face and just drags things down.
Yeah, just look for the Burberry plaid, it’s pretty distinctive. So is Aquascutum’s.
Remember that Russian blonde woman, who Peggy was full body hugging whilst hawking homeless newspapers? Maybe that’s the blonde-inspiration. But also Lili D’s strawberry blonde? She also definitely bleaches her kids’ hair!
This work schedule must have them exhausted.. lol
The skinny jeans ruin her outfit – and i say that as someone who still loves skinny jeans but knows they’re dated. If she was wearing tall boots I think it would have worked better (still dated, but at least it would have seemed more…practical, maybe?) But I do like her sweater and trench. I just wish she would pull her hair back for these kinds of days. She knows she’s going to be traveling, outside, etc. Pull your hair back.
I think its funny that they are clearly desperately hoping this distracts from Harry’s event tonight….the headlines tomorrow morning in the UK will be nothing but Harry.
Part of the issue is what we’ve talked about specifically with Kate and Meghan – you can’t compete where you don’t compare. Harry attending an event to honor veterans as part of his landmark international vs Wiliam and Kate traipsing around Scotland for an afternoon. One of these is not like the other. What W&K are doing is fine on its face. But it does not compare to and cannot compete with what Harry does.
There are nice current styles that would work. But Kate clings to things well beyond necessary. Just like her hair. It ruins the look too.
Some of the most hilarious shots of them are when Kate is looking attentively at Baldy while he’s talking as if he’s saying something super profound and insightful, when he’s probably just muttering, “I need a beer.”
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These two only “work” to compete when there is NO competition. You would think since wide-leg jeans have come back in style, she’d finally opt for them instead of those strangling skinnies.
The trench is definitely Meghan-coded, but there’s almost one item that she copies from Meg.
Also, no offense to the Scots, but all I saw was Butt Shit Club
That certainly sounds offensive to the Scots, but since I’ve no idea what it means it’s hard to be sure.
So the issue I have is the skinnies and boots look better with the Barbour jackets she usually wears. It gives a more cohesive rugged outdoor look. The trench is a lovely chocolate brown but idk I just feel it could be paired with something other than this outfit. The Barbour would’ve been better here imo even though I like the trench. That’s all I got. Decent pieces but not particularly inspired styling. Anyways how nice of them to work today and finally visit this place.
I looked at these and wondered where her Barbour was too. It’s one of the things she looks more authentic in, to me. I have one and I love it, I’ve had it probably 20 years now, and my mom had it for a few years before that. I got it re waxed by Barbour for like $20 a couple of years ago and it’s like new.
A trench coat in Scotland is definitely colonizing Meghan’s style.
Also, are they in Scotland because the “Celtic nations” gathered earlier this week to talk about independence? Surely that’s a coincidence.
I’d wear that trench, but like everyone else, I hate those jeggings/skinny jeans. Kate just needs to emphasize her thinness.
Who are they waving to? No Ariel shots?
Willy side chick is definitely blond. Cathy never gone this kind of blond before because all his side chicks rose nor jecca had blond hair. I’m very curious about this blond lady ? Is also penny like royal adjacent and seen in royal event ? Like philip parade penny in royal events ? What’s with Windsor men loving blond philip, chuck , andrew, Edward even peter philip now William etc . All these men had blond nanny ? Because it’s not mommy issue because philip mother ,queen herself is not blond . That’s why it’s confusion and these windor men love horse face woman .
As early as 2019 when the Rose Hanbury was being discussed there was reference to William having moved on to a woman from London who was a lawyer or banker. Then there is that photo of William leaving a private supper club in London during the week with a blonde woman in the car as well.
That woman was never identified in the photo but some guesses are that she is linked to that homeless campaign he does.
Was that the same blonde was hugged up with during his homeless tour/ newspaper selling? Apparently she’s Russian, and may also be a honeypot
When does Scotland secede?
It can’t. The decision about holding a referendum is at the whim of the U.K. PM. The fact that an independence- supporting party has been the biggest party for two decades now is ruled irrelevant.
It’s ridiculous. They voted remain. They didn’t want Brexit and don’t benefit from England’s rising nationalist fervor (or the antics of the BRF).
It’s somewhat analogous to Puerto Rico who is both not an independent nation and doesn’t have the full benefits of U.S. statehood (such as they are right now).
It literally appears that they arrived in their helicopter at this pitch & whatever it is they’re observing there is going on out of frame; ironically or not, the cameras are pointing at them, not at anything they were there to see. Then it appears they just climbed back into their chopper and left. Literally just parachuted in, if you like, for a photo op. It’s ludicrous. If you did a super cut of WanK’s appearances, it would be like a rap video from the late nineties / early noughties, just, scene after scene, deck of a yacht, pad for a heli, alighting from a luxury car, pacing around a luxury pad, etc…..LOL. And they said Meghan was only in it for the “glamour” ….it’s like some kitchen sink drama tried to max out the glam factor but the wigs are still flying, the dude is still hungover, and the hangers-on are just going along for the ride, saying, “F*ck it. We’re getting paid.” I remember when I was still reading Marina Hyde — before her Sussexophobia turned me off — and she described Boris Johnson’s PM political campaign as just a series of cosplay set-ups, like a child aping occupations of adults, like, Boris drives a truck! Boris serves burgers, Boris wears a hard hat, and she capped it all off by saying before the end of the week, Boris will be bare-backing groupies and we’ll just call it a day for old BoJo. That’s what this reminds me of. Like, England, really, have some dignity. Like you used to.
Many of your comments remind me of those of that YouTuber American Countess. The rhythm of your words has a similar cadence. Would be wild if true.
And how about Scotland?
ALL these years later and this vacuous, status-obsessed woman is still posing with her left hand awkwardly positioned to “show off” big blue, the ring (fake?) she waited so long to grasp and for which was was willing to suffer every indignity.
I thought they would have been photographed at the “tavern”, not out on a field. 😀
Pity all of the rota is currently talking about the two Charleses and the new book, and this evening, though uninvited, they will be talking incessantly about Harry and craning their necks while crossing their fingers to see whether his Princess Meghan will accompany him. They’ve got to pay their bills, after all!
Is it me, or does it seem Kate is dressing in darker colors overall and less princessy? I know it’s September, but just wondered.
Darker colours makes one appears skinnier, don’t ya know? In Kate’s world, skinnier is better than healthier, it seems.
Meghan’s video of her dressed in British country had gotten them spooked
I almost feel sorry for the Wales – trying so hard to overshadow Harry, but then getting absolutely trampled in the press by Charles Spencer’s revelations about the king! Their very first (and let’s be real: only) visit to the namesake of their Scottish titles after four years and they come in a distant, distant fourth in the royal news sweepstakes? The Wasp himself, Clive Alderton has more interest and engagement than these two, even here on CB, and if Kate hadn’t dragged out her trusty skinny jeans, it might be fifth. I’m somehow both gloating and embarrassed for them?
P.S. In one of the photos, it looked like Kate was linking arms with her husband, and I was like, oh they’re pulling out all the stops! Contact! Even of the Edwardian kind, that counts! But no, it’s actually just her newsboy cap, not his sleeve. Don’t worry, folks, they still act like awkward acquaintances after all these years.
This made me lol a lot. Yes, if it weren’t for Kate’s poor dress sense it would just be another nothing from the walking vacuum tubes.
Ah Kkkate, she’s got that left hand up & facing forward like a little puppy so we all can see big blue. I wonder if her wrist has arthritis from her hand being forced into facing forward at all times for the past 15 years.
For the love of Pete, Kate, please cut your hair. It does not look good. Please.
She doesn’t need to cut anything; she just has to take off her wig (she has a whole stock of them). Her real hair falls just below her shoulders, but years of wearing wigs, wiglets, and extensions have taken their toll, and her hair is crying out for recovery and a break from all that junk. This was evident when she went skiing without a wig and sported a puny little braid that reached just past her shoulders.
So, no real point to this? Just chopper up to Scotland, say thank you for my title, stand around in a wet grassy field for a bit, leave? Oh, wait, they didn’t say thank you.
BeanieBean, exactly. How was this a work event? Whom did it benefit besides Will and Katie (doing “something” bc the Sussexes now live here!!!) They really don’t know what to do with themselves because they’re not used to doing charity work. Or any work at all. They’re just used to being paid millions and vacationing. And, WTF, they’re back on duty? They must be furious with Harry and Meghan and would do (almost) anything to get rid of them. And I question the “almost.”
They can helicopter to Wales and Ireland for a few days for their “work quota.” Could they somehow turn their never-ending vacations into work events, too?