Anyone else feel Kate was born to be a royal?

[Brightstar12]

Watching the Queen's coverage all week & Kate looks like she was born for the role. (Also please don't turn this into a Meghan bashing thread, Meghan is equally beautiful & elegant but has chosen to be a non working royal which is why this thread is about Kate).
Even looking back at old school photos she looked so poised & elegant. She had an idyllic childhood, supportive parents & is doing a wonderful job in her new role.

I love Kate. She’s big on sailing and was recently in a regatta. She seems quite sporting in general, not a delicate flower at all, and I admire her for getting through three hyperemesis gravidarum pregnancies.
I also adore Zara, she’s so much Anne’s daughter, but I get the impression she doesn’t do as much official stuff because she’s busy living life, riding horses etc. It’s a trade off that we see less of her because she’s out doing interesting stuff that makes us want to see more of her, I guess, and she doesn’t have to be restrained because she’s not first in line and never will be.
Marriage engineering has been rife for centuries. Look how well it went for Charles and Diana.

Yes she's a Rah. Private school girl who has been taught from an early age to do what is expected of her, smile a lot, be polite, defer to seniors but in a charming and supportive way, turn up and work hard & look amazing doing it. Oxbridge/Durham/Bristol and then employers like KPMG are full of them. She got the "being royal" graduate job and she's done it very well.

She's done very well she will make an excellent Queen Consort. William has chosen well she's very low key , has an air of mystique and very low drama. If the monarchy is to survive she is a brilliant choice and represents stability.

I would rather be Pippa shes married a billionaire and gets to have much more privacy 🤣🤣🤣.

I personally find her very dull and boring. She is not particularly hard working and has never had a career as such. I think the most hard working royal is Anne. I think if William had other options, he would have pursued them. I think her marriage is a marriage of convenience. I think King Charles appears to be more happily married than William. I prefer Camilla to Kate.

we only see what we see. offstage she might swear like a trooper and be on 40 a day. Did find myself thinking that in theory she may see three coronations and three Royal funerals if she outlives William.

Her father is old money. Her mother not.

Kate seemed to be an all rounder at school too, popular, very sporty & academic. I love seeing the pics of her playing sports at events. I'd love to be able to row, sail, play tennis & hockey but I'm very uncoordinated!
Kate is very competent & an all rounder. But I think she was raised this way by two determined parents who just "knew" the right code to be able to fit in with the "right" people.
Nowt wrong with that, thousands of parents up & down the country understand the "unspoken code" & how it propels their dc forwards & seperates them from the plebs 😁

And you know this because....?

Agreed..the Press always need a 'Whipping Woman'' in the RF {They never seem to go for the men}.
Diana, then Fergie, then Camilla, then 'Kate'...and then Meghan, the ''Gift that keeps on giving'' to the press, as she reacts to them, which just makes them worse.
Camilla was absolutely crucified, but let the comments roll off her, not reacting..The Press always find another 'Victim' to target, and ignoring them is by far the best way.

They weren't born into aristocracy but their wealth and education gave them access to the upper classes. It was expected of them to marry well and into established families. It might not have been explicitly said but their lifestyle gave them access to wealthy people. I don't think Carole would have been happy if they married the local butcher's son.

It’s not so much Kate herself but the view of her and the value we place on her. Case in point, it’s very depressing that a PP commented that Kate being tall and slim is a virtue. Is that still our only standard of beauty?

She seems nice, good mother etc. I'm willing her on as it is a tough job in terms of being in the public eye. She has fabulous poise (I have a face that often says more than I want it to!)

I do feel that the traditional consort role is a bit twee - I mean, price Philip obviously took on a lot and made the role more substantial. I think that actually Kate prefers the kids, exercise, looking nice to the rolling up of sleeves that an Ann or Philip would contribute and therefore she isn't really blazing any trails, but maybe when the kids are older she will take on a bit more maybe. I agree with PPs - she is living the life she expected to have in essence, 3 kids, wealthy husband, blow dry. Just in palaces.

I mean, if I could pick a princessI'd have Zara. And there'd be other royals I would prefer to sit next to at dinner But catherine is doing just fine.

This is bang on. The press were utterly spiteful about her and her family until Meghan came along and they could do the "pitting women against each other" thing, then Kate became the angel. I think she does her job brilliantly. Doesn't put a foot wrong. The press are dreadful in this country.

I personally wouldn't want that life for my own daughter. I wouldn't want her to wait for a prince to marry her or produce heirs. Being a clothes horse and facing pressure to be thin. I'd want my daughter doing her own thing I'd much prefer her view Zara as a rolemodel Vs Catherine..

@Brightstar12 , why do you call her Kate? It's not her preferred name? Can't help but think your admiration is faux.

It's worth remembering that what she appears to be is a massively curated image, all the more so since too many of them are or have been mired in scandal

That said, yes she's certainly giving it her all and making an excellent job, and I admire her for that even while opposing the institution

Still can't imagine how her parents must sometimes feel though - it's one thing hoping the kids marry well and quite another seeing one end up as future Queen

I'd also say Meghan is even a better role model if she actually went and lived a private life. Stopped selling stories to Oprah and the press.

I agree she is amazing. Sometimes is more about what you do not do. After all she needs to lead by example and follow the RF protocoL. She is always effortless and lovely. My DD met her and talk me she found her even more beautiful in person and down to earth.

There's a real trend now to be dubbed "boring" if you're not loud, brash and extrovert. There are plenty of indications that Catherine isn't a pushover. Being quiet and low-drama doesn't mean that she's a doormat.

I think she very quietly just gets on with things. And I don't think people realise half of what she does. She got in the water with the regatta team a few weeks ago, she's played cricket and raced William on the athletics track. She's happy to get her hands dirty and involved, and she's passionate about children and early years.

She seems to have oodles of patience and certainly appears to be kind and thoughtful - all qualities which make her perfect for William, and ideally suited to royal life. She's absolutely benefited from experience and coaching but she had the right temperament in the first place.

I think she's lovely - I think if it were all just an act, a chink in her armour would have appeared by now.

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Are people really bothered DC marrying well in 2022? I'd hope my DD married for love and he/she wasn't in debt and kind that's all. If DD wanted a good lifestyle I would encourage her to work herself for it.

This 100%.
There are never stories sold to the press from ex neighbours, ex school or college acquaintances quite simply as there's no dirt on her. She was obviously taught from a very young age to keep her nose clean.

There's a real trend now to be dubbed "boring" if you're not loud, brash and extrovert.

Well, if you're loud, brash and extroverted (which aren't the same things), you probably aren't boring.

One obvious point is that she's white - if she were exactly who she was right now in terms of looks, qualifications, intelligence, poise, athletic prowess, and personality, but black - let's not kid ourselves that she'd be in the royal family. Bloody sad but true.