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Why is Cressida Dick twisting herself into a pretzel to defend Kate Middleton

92 replies

Mummy195 · 31/03/2021 11:22

Either she attended a legal vigil or she did not.

Either she went as part of work or she went in a private capacity as the palace have claimed.

She was in close proximity to other people without a mask, so she could be identified, during a time when we were supposed to work from home.

One thing for sure, she was never manhandled by the police

twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1377167036976013314

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doubleshotespresso · 31/03/2021 11:27

Imagine if Meghan had gone

Samcro · 31/03/2021 11:50

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GiantKitten · 31/03/2021 11:53

Nobody was manhandled by the police during the afternoon vigil.

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CovidCorvid · 31/03/2021 11:58

She walked through a park, left some flowers and left quite quickly. She could easily argue it was her daily exercise which is legal.

The police can equally argue that people who spent a lengthy amount of time milling around weren't exercising

SquirmOfEels · 31/03/2021 12:02

KM didn't attend the vigil - she visited during the afternoon.

Hundreds of people did, all across the weekend, and for the 6pm commemoration. And there was no trouble and very little police presence.

Not until after about 6:40pm, and lasting for a couple of hours.

Now that we have seen in the last couple of weeks various other demonstrations being hijacked, I think there is now more weight being given to accounts from those who attended but were not chanting antipolice slogans, and who either left after paying their respects or when asked by police.

That all the publicity went to those who refused to disperse is unfortunate. The vigil (in the sense of the 6pm commemoration) and all the rest of the weekend of commemoration was wholly unproblematic. Including the time when KM was there

LookAChicken · 31/03/2021 12:03

Agree with CovidCorvid.

I walk through our local park most days. I sometimes even sit on a bench.Shock

Marmaladeagain · 31/03/2021 12:05

She didn't attend at a vigil - she made a visit and left - not sure any bending out of shape required to understand.

MichelleScarn · 31/03/2021 12:06

That all the publicity went to those who refused to disperse is unfortunate. The vigil (in the sense of the 6pm commemoration) and all the rest of the weekend of commemoration was wholly unproblematic. Including the time when KM was there

Agree, and find it very distasteful that people are still trying to make this a KM vs MM issue. Is that really what you think is the most important issue from the whole situation?

Ethelfromnumber73 · 31/03/2021 12:06

It's part of the 'Saint Kate vs evil Megan' BS being pushed by the press at the moment. Tiresome.

ChristinaYang10 · 31/03/2021 12:07

Does Kate Middleton need defending? As she says in that clip, for 6 hours while the afternoon vigil was ongoing, plenty of people came and laid flowers etc without the police intervening. I’ve not heard anyone suggest all those people were in the wrong, so why would KM have been? The criticisms people have of the “event” are mainly about the evening when it became busier. The clips of KM show a much emptier area. I don’t really see a reason to criticise her or any of the other people there at that time.

Cressida Dick seems more keen to defend herself from criticisms that she didn’t go. She’s said that was because it wasn’t legal, and therefore that obviously creates questions about “well if it wasn’t legal, what about all of these people who went and the police did nothing”. Kate Middleton is a useful figure to work that question around but Dick isn’t defending her while simultaneously criticising the other people there at the same time. She’s not being made a special case.

RainingZen · 31/03/2021 12:08

Kate's role is to be present at events like this, plus she is human and probably wanted to go. Masks don't have to be worn when you are taking a walk. She didn't spend hours at any gathering/vigil, she just went to pay her respects and show solidarity.

SunIsComing · 31/03/2021 12:08

Have you not read the news? The police were cleared of acting inappropriately at the vigil which took place in the evening on that Saturday. And by vigil, I actually mean protest.

Frownette · 31/03/2021 12:09

@LookAChicken

Agree with CovidCorvid.

I walk through our local park most days. I sometimes even sit on a bench.Shock

How very dare you.

There are too many variables in this so it's impossible to take two factors in isolation.

Impression I got was that Kate felt for her and wanted to just walk out and be normal again and say how sorry she was.

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Mummy195 · 31/03/2021 13:09

It was an all day vigil because people could not all come at once. Ppl could come and lay flowers, pray, pay respects etc. anytime.

It was a failed PR stunt from KM, she had that SkyNews reporter take a video of her and made sure she removed the mask so she could be seen by the camera despite being in a crowded park. Kate always wears a mask. She was doing unnecessary PR work when she should could have done one of her zooms or messages like they did with the St Patrick's day.

The next day papers were supposed to be filled with her face on the cover and Andrew Marr had to explain that some of the papers had already gone out with her face, infact they publicised the print, but it had to be changed when SM said they should concentrate on the women who were arrested.

twitter.com/whiteteeth75/status/1376976131639902219

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MythicalBiologicalFennel · 31/03/2021 13:13

Have you not read the news? The police were cleared of acting inappropriately

Priti Patel didn't break the ministerial code

Boris Johnson acted with probity by not declaring an interest when his then lover was awarded public funding and accompanied him on official trips.

Nothing to see here, people

sticktomygun · 31/03/2021 13:31

@MichelleScarn

That all the publicity went to those who refused to disperse is unfortunate. The vigil (in the sense of the 6pm commemoration) and all the rest of the weekend of commemoration was wholly unproblematic. Including the time when KM was there

Agree, and find it very distasteful that people are still trying to make this a KM vs MM issue. Is that really what you think is the most important issue from the whole situation?

Wholly agree.
MichelleScarn · 31/03/2021 13:45

[quote Mummy195]It was an all day vigil because people could not all come at once. Ppl could come and lay flowers, pray, pay respects etc. anytime.

It was a failed PR stunt from KM, she had that SkyNews reporter take a video of her and made sure she removed the mask so she could be seen by the camera despite being in a crowded park. Kate always wears a mask. She was doing unnecessary PR work when she should could have done one of her zooms or messages like they did with the St Patrick's day.

The next day papers were supposed to be filled with her face on the cover and Andrew Marr had to explain that some of the papers had already gone out with her face, infact they publicised the print, but it had to be changed when SM said they should concentrate on the women who were arrested.

twitter.com/whiteteeth75/status/1376976131639902219[/quote]
And this of course is absolutely totally factual isn't it.? 🤔

GoLightlyontheEarth · 31/03/2021 13:46

Her name hasn’t been Kate Middleton since she married. She was there in a private capacity the afternoon. She lives in London.

Medeaaah · 31/03/2021 13:54

@Mummy195
With all due respect - get a life. Hmm

GCAcademic · 31/03/2021 13:58

@MichelleScarn

That all the publicity went to those who refused to disperse is unfortunate. The vigil (in the sense of the 6pm commemoration) and all the rest of the weekend of commemoration was wholly unproblematic. Including the time when KM was there

Agree, and find it very distasteful that people are still trying to make this a KM vs MM issue. Is that really what you think is the most important issue from the whole situation?

Agreed. It's absolutely pathetic.
eddiemairswife · 31/03/2021 14:01

How on earth can it be described as 'work'.

MummyJ12 · 31/03/2021 14:04

I suspect that you may have held a different view of the situation if MM had done the very same thing. This is an unnecessary thread and I’m cross with myself for even reading it and posting!
I question your motivation OP. Hmm

User5747384 · 31/03/2021 14:08

"@Mummy195
With all due respect - get a life. hmm"

This^

IntermittentParps · 31/03/2021 14:09

SunIsComing, no, vigil is correct.

Frownette · 31/03/2021 14:12

@Mummy195 don't trample on a young woman's death.

Kate was trying to show her respect and our right to walk in public without getting harmed. Didn't work with you, did it?