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Anyone else feel Kate was born to be a royal?

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Brightstar12 · 15/09/2022 11:22

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.

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LadyKenya · 15/09/2022 13:38

HailAdrian · 15/09/2022 13:25

Fgs stop fawning over extremely wealthy and privileged strangers.

This. It is never ending. I doubt there would be all this gushing talk about her, if she was short, and fat somehow.🙄

ShirleyPhallus · 15/09/2022 13:39

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/09/2022 13:36

She also seems to have no friends. Her entire circle is her husband and children and her sister and mum

I like the "seems" in that, Shirley Wink
Certainly it can look like this on the face of things, but if Kate chooses friends and staff who share her own level of discretion I can quite see that we'll never hear who goes in and out of their homes

But my point is that it’s these kind of things that make her look so one-dimensional and boring

Autumnisclose · 15/09/2022 13:40

Hats off to her. I couldn't pull that off.

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Brefugee · 15/09/2022 13:40

I think the fact that she possibly has friends who keep their traps firmly shut says good things about her and her ability to pick friends.

She grew up with money, she was always going to end up married to some toothy good-ish looking rich lad.

Buttons294749 · 15/09/2022 13:40

She is very elegant and understands the role well. She seems like a nice mum and suportive wife.

Meili04 · 15/09/2022 13:40

I don't think the job would be that hard but living in a gold fish bowl must be. They haven't been allowed to simply mourn their relative all the pomp and ceremony comes first. It must be horrific grieving under the spotlight.

Havehope21 · 15/09/2022 13:41

I am a big fan of Kate but actually she seemed to really struggle at first. I remember her first speech at a children's hospice (where she wore the blue dress with the black belt) and my heart went out to her, she was very nervous and very awkward. In the early years of their marriage, dare I say it pre-Meghan, they were known as the 'reluctant royals' because they didn't want to be in the public eye as much. In my personal opinion, the furore around Meghan and Andrew has made William and Kate step up otherwise people would just give up on the idea of a monarchy completely. She has definitely risen to the challenge and does it incredibly well - the royals are lucky to have her - but it has taken time to perfect. I suspect she is like a swan paddling furiously under the water to be so perfect.

Survey99 · 15/09/2022 13:41

toastofthetown · 15/09/2022 11:57

I'm not being goody, but what has she done this week to be 'a wonderful asset to the country this week'? All she's done (as far as I'm aware) is show up to events and stand there and follow along with the other royals. The only royals to stand out so far are Charles, because he's the new King, and Anne because she's had an absolutely packed schedule and drove the long journey with the Queen's coffin. I wouldn't have noticed if she wasn't there.

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You forgot the part where she looked at and pointed to some flowers while looking interested.

She can actually walk, talk, look, point AND show interest all at the same time! It was wonderful!

Wouldloveanother · 15/09/2022 13:41

Sparklingbrook · 15/09/2022 11:29

She gets it. She knows what's expected and that's what she does.

This.

I’m not a royalist but objectively I can see she’s the perfect choice. Discreet, keen to learn, respect for protocol/tradition, and intelligent enough to understand how it all works.

DreadingWinter · 15/09/2022 13:41

@ReneBumsWombats

  1. Being tenacious is an asset, but Catherine used it to keep William and has never proved herself in a career.
  1. Her mother was raised in a council flat and was air crew. Her tenacity got her a successful business and a good marriage.
  1. No William wasn't inundated with offers from other woman with regard to marriage. He certainly sowed his wild oats, which has been well documented, but most women didn't want to be living the life of his wife which is horrifically restricted and ruled by "protocol". Harry encountered the same problem. It's interesting to see that Catherine is far too thin, unlike before marriage and I wonder if she doesn't regret the pressures of being in The Firm.
Levellingdown · 15/09/2022 13:42

She is a nothing. A non-entity. She expresses no personality or opinion in order to fit in. She is terribly thin so she’s almost not there. And you all applaud that as a positive aspect of womanhood.

Meili04 · 15/09/2022 13:42

Why are women in the RF expected to be really thin bordering on underweight?

ladygindiva · 15/09/2022 13:43

Teenyliving · 15/09/2022 11:48

She is a physicallly beautiful woman without opinions who smiles at the right time.

i agree that she is perfect for the role. And I say that with no sarcasm.

but the role itself is a depressing notion of what the Ideal Woman is.

Yup

justasking111 · 15/09/2022 13:44

www.royal.uk/the-princess-of-wales

Well mental health and children is never going to be as high profile as shaking an aids sufferer's hand or standing in mined areas. I accept that.

But supporting mental health and children may be dull so should we all give up and go back to locking them up in institutions. Out of sight out of mind. So yes it's dull it always was. I'm glad she's recognised this.

See above link

purpliee · 15/09/2022 13:44

"The eyes of the world are on the U.K. right now"??

Do you really think that?

In the nicest possible way, the rest of the world aren't massively concerned. We have our own stuff going on. The death of a monarch of a whole different country is a bit like how, yes, your wedding is extremely important to you ...

butterfliedtwo · 15/09/2022 13:45

purpliee · 15/09/2022 13:44

"The eyes of the world are on the U.K. right now"??

Do you really think that?

In the nicest possible way, the rest of the world aren't massively concerned. We have our own stuff going on. The death of a monarch of a whole different country is a bit like how, yes, your wedding is extremely important to you ...

Quite.

LobeliaBaggins · 15/09/2022 13:45

I wonder if anyone has read the controversial Hilary Mantel article on her from some years ago? I would link it but I expect many would find it spiteful or " jealous".

ReneBumsWombats · 15/09/2022 13:45

DreadingWinter · 15/09/2022 13:41

@ReneBumsWombats

  1. Being tenacious is an asset, but Catherine used it to keep William and has never proved herself in a career.
  1. Her mother was raised in a council flat and was air crew. Her tenacity got her a successful business and a good marriage.
  1. No William wasn't inundated with offers from other woman with regard to marriage. He certainly sowed his wild oats, which has been well documented, but most women didn't want to be living the life of his wife which is horrifically restricted and ruled by "protocol". Harry encountered the same problem. It's interesting to see that Catherine is far too thin, unlike before marriage and I wonder if she doesn't regret the pressures of being in The Firm.

Used it to keep William? Is he unable to make his own choices? Did you catch and keep your husband like a prize pike?

Brefugee · 15/09/2022 13:46

I think she's picked some good topics there. It remains to be seen if her patronage brings any tangible benefits.

AsterixInEngland · 15/09/2022 13:46

Clearly she has two things necessary to be part of the RF.

  • an ability to accept the rules, however stupid or hurtful to you they are
  • an ability to accept your DH affairs whilst carrying on smiling.

For the rest, there are many many 'ordinary' people who are just as lovely as she appears to be.
(I am also not sure that being lovely is actually a necessary quality to be royal tbh. At least, it doesnt look like it from the RF members - by blood)

Aspiringmatriarch · 15/09/2022 13:47

Spectre8 · 15/09/2022 11:38

She wasn't naturally born like that, ots years of training. No doubt etiquette classes, elocution lessons etc. I think if most of us had that we could be like that too

I'm quite sure I couldn't. I have no natural elegance or coordination, like my food and enjoy a quiet life with a few people I know and love around me.

Kate I think is also naturally quiet and shy but she has a poise that only some people can successfully pull off IMO. She's able to cope with being photographed and seen by thousands, if not millions, and all the rest of the royal duties and expectations.

No way could I or most people cope with that. It's a very unnatural way to live and I'm not sure it's a life to aspire to, but she does it pretty flawlessly.

Bugeyedowl · 15/09/2022 13:48

No. But she was trained by her mother from birth to chase and marry a prince, nothing else. And that is what she has done.

Facecream · 15/09/2022 13:48

No

SleeplessInEngland · 15/09/2022 13:50

She knows to look pretty and not say anything too interesting. That's all anyone can ask from someone marrying into the family.

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Brightstar12 · 15/09/2022 13:50

DreadingWinter · 15/09/2022 13:41

@ReneBumsWombats

  1. Being tenacious is an asset, but Catherine used it to keep William and has never proved herself in a career.
  1. Her mother was raised in a council flat and was air crew. Her tenacity got her a successful business and a good marriage.
  1. No William wasn't inundated with offers from other woman with regard to marriage. He certainly sowed his wild oats, which has been well documented, but most women didn't want to be living the life of his wife which is horrifically restricted and ruled by "protocol". Harry encountered the same problem. It's interesting to see that Catherine is far too thin, unlike before marriage and I wonder if she doesn't regret the pressures of being in The Firm.

In a way I get this. Chelsea & Harry for me were a fab match, gorgeous, carefree, sporty, fun, loved travelling & going out on the town... However Chelsea didn't want all the baggage that came with being a royal wife...

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