To not want a minute by minute account of Kate's pregnancy and little sympathy for her.

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She's rich, she has all the support in the world and will have no cooking, cleaning, vocational work or responsibilities. I really really really do not want to have daily updates on her condition or her pregnancy for the next nine months! It's so typical of everything she stands for that they have already announced she will have to be on rest for the foreseeable future. As opposed to doing what exactly??!

My best friend had HG and lost a stone in 8 days. She went to hospital and was told to pull her herself together as most women had morning sickness. No time off work, no help whatsoever.

Only ten years of idleness!? I can top that easy.

So what? What does it matter to you?

Everlong I don't think you're expecting to be bankrolled and deferred to by the entire British public are you, so it's hardly comparable.

Very little can change my mind, so there's little to be achieved in pursuing the point.

Ther'e also little point in talking about sisterhood ans solidarity when Kate behaves like an absolute doormat for years.

I can live in hope

The reason why there is such a rabid level of interest in this pregnancy and ugly intrusive coverage is not because of republicans. It is caused and perpetuated by the very people who claim to support the crown. They watch the news, buy the printed media and wave their little flags at the roadside. All of you who are so excited about this and eager for news are the fuel to the fire.

None of the coverage or other people being treated badly or not is actually her doing is it?

I get not liking the monarchy, I get not being interested and wanting the press to give it a rest.

I don't get the spite directed at her personally.

As far as I can see she hasn't actually done or said anything that would deserve any of that.

Why does she need to be a role model? I am not 'fawning'. She might be a complete and utter bitch for all I know, and that is just the point, I know fuck all about her and I would be willing to place a large bet on the same being true of most of the other poster's on MN.

What I 'know' (and even that is suspect) is that she is pregnant and feeling sick enough to be in hospital. That is unfortunate and I can remember my own morning sickness and think 'oh that is a shame, I hope she is feeling better soon'.

People who insist on calling her Catherine are hilarious. There's no need to bow and scrape, her husband calls her Kate, her parents call her Kate. Her name is Kate.

Stop being so deferential, it's embarrassing.

I have no interest in the royal family and despise the mind numbing commentary that has only but begun. However I wish her all the best with what sounds like a tough pregnancy.

Her husband and parents call her Catherine.

Noone calls her Kate in her personal life.

Just so you know

Wonder why he often refers to her as Kate then.

Exactly what morloth said.

Exactly what morloth said.

Twice.

Morloth Spot on posting. Well said. Thank goodness someone did.

She's not in hospital any more though, she's back at home. Already. Still, a nasty three days.

Squoosh, he has said he never calls her Kate in private and no one does

She probably wanted to get back to work.

fanjo I've seen an interview where William referred to her as Kate.

How are you so sure? are you Pippa?

well I saw one where he said he never refers to her as Kate

Maybe he is fickle?

He possibly refers to her as Kate in interviews as obviously that is what the media call her, but he did say she is known to him and her family as Catherine.

But why am I wasting headspace on this.

YABU. HG is no joke. The media need to give her some space. I've been severely I'll for most of my pregnancy. just because she's famous doesn't mean I don't feel sorry for her. it's truly grim.

Ive seen the interview whre he calls her Kate too

Kate v Catherine
She has used both
www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/03/08/kate-or-catherine-middleton.html

But why am I wasting headspace on this.

I've just asked myself the same question

Its clearly displacement activity.

Not that I believe the Daily Fail of course

"The royal girlfriend has apparently asked that everyone call her Catherine, a name with a much more formal ring and a queenly history.
Some say that Miss Middleton, 26, is trying to give herself a more formal image, befitting a young woman who could one day be married to a king.
But others point out that she has never been called Kate in private - not by her family, friends, schoolmates or university pals."

The press has been blamed for giving Catherine Elizabeth Middleton her nickname, when her relationship with the prince was confirmed in 2004.
"No one ever referred to her as Kate - ever," says a former classmate. "It doesn't irritate her, even when the photographers shout her name out. She's not so precious as to correct them.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1021777/Call-Catherine-says-Kate-Middleton-proposal-rumours-hit-fever-pitch.html

Quite interesting that the fact that she's already at home after only a couple of days is being ignored. The obgyns won't be taking any chances either. What a joke. Lets hope this doesn't diminish the difficulties faced by those with serious hg. As mottled and I said above.