The Duchess of Cambridge attends the Sarah Everard vigil

[JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows]

My respect for the Duchess has just shot up. For a Royal, this is pretty bold and brave.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sarah-everard-vigil-kate-middleton-london-b1816862.html

Not forgetting other women - if you attended the vigil tonight, thank you for sticking up for women's rights. Let's hope this is an opportunity for the Met Police to review and change how they treat both offending officers and female victims

You have very weird world views of you think ANYONE has made it "all about her" - least of all KM herself

says the poster starting a thread The Duchess of Cambridge attends

oh the irony, again
Mark Twain effect again.

@Blessex

I simply have to get off this thread. Can we please STOP HATING ON EACH OTHER.

But this doesn't work properly because it's seems to be asking for us all to get along. When we need to recognise some women have a negative impact on others. Being part of the Royal family does nothing to support women. It's a racist colonial institution. How does that help women?

It's like no one understands intersectional politics.

@frogswimming ok you made me laugh out loud

@OneFamilyToRuleUsAll I did mention it was still me. But as I say all my posts must be highlighted to you and others that they are OP posts no matter what my username?

I think it's clearly point scoring as she's never been known to do anything like this. She didn't even wear a black dress for year if the #metoo bafta awards black dress code.

Correct - check out my username now

I'd be the world worst sock puppeteer if I used the same username

You know what? At first I thought it was a different but similar name, then did a double take when I saw it again and looked closely. Wondered what was the point of it. I forgot about namechange fails.

@Sprining
"What point, except self promotion? ... We didn’t need RF, it was hardly a hidden cause. ... This was about Sarah. Really [bad] taste to use it for PR"

I don't think we can guess her motives, and I can't pretend to understand the inner workings of how the RF uses PR to advance their own agenda.

I'd just imagine that if you are a member of the RF, perhaps you tend to see things more in terms of lending things credibility by visibly supporting them. (Rather than courting popularity. I mean, it's not like they depend on being popular to get the rent paid...?)

Misogyny and patriarchy are not just the realms of men.
Many men are not best served by this structure. And many women are hapless handmaidens perpetuating the ideals.

@beyondtheshoe

You have very weird world views of you think ANYONE has made it "all about her" - least of all KM herself

says the poster starting a thread The Duchess of Cambridge attends

oh the irony, again
Mark Twain effect again.

@beyondtheshoe

I'm done arguing with stupid.

I'm not saying that I didn't start a thread about KM. I obviously did, because it was an interesting event about a current affair. Some misogynistic/argumentative thickos have decided to cry about how me/KM/everyone else has made the vigil/memorial alL aBOuT KatE. I mean how fucking dim do you have to be to make that reach?

I'll explain to slowly so you can understand:

It is quite possible to talk about something that happened within an event, and not change the narrative to make it the main thing that happened within that event 😱😱😱 a revelation, I know. the ONLY people who have attempted to do this on this thread are the ones like you boo-hooing that it's apparently "all about Kate" - whilst being literally the only people making it all about Kate, or Meghan, or PA and never mentioning Sarah, or other women, or the failure in the police.
THAT is irony - once again, you're welcome.

• She's not 'linked' he happens to be her husband's Uncle, the 'link' is by marriage. He is not a close relative of hers. What is she supposed to do about that exactly? Can the RF not do anything 'because Prince Andrew'?*

She is linked by the institution that is the RF. I don't understand what is so confusing about thinking if you care about male violence & misogyny you acknowledge issues in your own house first 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don't doubt that it is touching and my deepest sympathies for Sarah Everand and her family.

However the Oprah interview was only a week ago. Wills came out swinging a day ago. I'm sorry but anything the royals do this week is with their image and brand in mind.

I actually think that it is tactless to pay her respects when it will also benefit her and bolster her public image.

She could have released a statement as a family or sent flowers as a family as they usually do.

Head wear, base ball cap, cap, coat hood, and any number of hats she favours and must have tons of.
An attempt at discretion, hat, face covering or scarf.. Different hair do.. Otherwise you get this?

@MsTSwift

Baseball cap?! Haven’t worn one since 1993

Watch the video...

Mummy I agree, and/ or go, but with attempt at discretion.

RF. I don't understand what is so confusing about thinking if you care about male violence & misogyny you acknowledge issues in your own house first

So no one in a family can care about women until they've sorted their nonce uncles out first?? Why is it up to KM? What do you actually expect her to do about PA?

I mean out of all the vigils, terrorist attacks and the many women murderer a year, this is the one she attends for the first time alone and independently and of her own accord.

How many people would genuinely say omg I cannot believe Kate or the Queen didn't turn up to pay their respects? In all seriousness is that even something you would think to say?

Of course they know this. Laughing at people using this argument - that it would have even crossed people's minds to ask why KM didn't attend, had she not. I think the fact it's a surprise she did, says it really but of course some posters have a lot of straws they need to clutch. We must defend Kate by any means necessary, even saying her PR is "ego-less" 🤣🤣. Still laughing at that little gem. Who knew you could do PR without ego?

But in the context of all this... the awful events of the last week, how women are feeling about this.. Kate going to the vigil is not 'an interesting event' whatsoever.

OK, good she went but it should not be the news it is.

There are far more important issues surrounding this to talk about.

Really? You don't see the difference?

PR is when someone set up something. It's taking away control and choice from the person they represent.

Do you actually understand what PR is and how it works? I have loads of friends in PR

Yes I understand how PR works that's why I see this as a PR move. It doesn't mean that KM doesn't care or is unaffected by the circumstances though.

• yes so person in a cap, mask and scarf... Actually swoops in to lay flowers.. Right by kate and she could have been a celeb. Loads of people in masks too..

Whoever said women can't win was right.

Woman attends vigil. gets criticism because they have never seen her attend a vigil before. REALLY? Not everybody has to care about everything all they time. It's ok to pick and choose our causes.

Showing her support yesterday surely is doing something about PA? Showing that she doesn't agree with him.

Women being blamed for male violence again.

I am not saying this is her. I don’t hate her.

It’s likely :

KM: I’d really like to pay my respects.
RF PR: this will look great, but we can’t be too obvious.
KM: I just want to low key go and pay my respects without the circus.
RF PR: we got you (lol)

Kate going to the vigil is not 'an interesting event' whatsoever.

That's entirely subjective @Roussette - I think it's interesting

Plus I don't think the family need Kate Middletons presence - flowers to them would have meant just as much. They would be beyond devastated and this issue about violence and women needs politicians, enquires behind it and real action.

I'm sorry I'm just quite upset about the royals this week and that they get away with all that they do. It's frustrating that even after the interview people don't see how contrived they are.