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To think Prince William and his wife are lacking appreciation of their position

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fideline · 02/03/2014 21:16

and good fortune?

He just seems a bit of an over-privileged posh boy?

I know everyone says he has lovely manners, but we can expect a bit more than that, surely?

They have just hired a 'forrin' nanny a) after making an enormous PR fuss about not having one b) at a time of high UK unemployment.

The list of god-parents for their baby was a bit multi-barrelled and Hmm No foreign royals, as is traditional, but Not the slightest whiff of any demographic diversity either.

There seem to be a LOT of luxury holidays going on with these two.

The uni course he is doing has been especially designed for him and seems designed to prepare him for inheriting the enormous (private) Duchy of Cornwall. Not exactly public-spirited?

In the much-hyped first post-baby interview, he was keen to promote a charity saving Kenyan Rhinos. Nothing intrinsically wrong with that, but the line between animals he shoots for fun and animals he wants to save is unclear and anyhow a charity for under-privileged (UK?) children would have been the nice, publicity-shrewd thing to do, maybe?

For a couple with a great deal of expensive PR expertise at their disposal they seem to be slightly missing the mark a bit too often.

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zeezeek · 16/03/2014 18:06

And there are so many shades of beige these days....probably over 50 Wink

zeezeek · 16/03/2014 18:06

Actually, I think she is just spoilt, full stop. But then, she has been groomed within an inch of her life by social climber mummy!!

StarGazeyPond · 16/03/2014 18:11

She's half way through doing her job - the Heir and the Spare. Unless you know them PERSONALLY, OP, I can't see how you can say "they are lacking in appreciation".

AClassyMove · 16/03/2014 18:16

I would rather be known as the Princess of people's hearts than Duchess DoLittle, what a legacy.

ExitPursuedTheRoyalPrude · 16/03/2014 19:04

Meeow.

fideline · 16/03/2014 19:13

I meant appreciation as in 'awareness' rather than 'gratitude'. (If that makes any difference to your question StarGazey).

I don't know how to interpret this apparent lack of PR savvy as anything other than a lack of awareness.

They repeatedly push 'the we are so normal' line and behave in a way that is anything but. Do you think they seem 'aware'?

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