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

[fideline]

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 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.

Indeed Karen and being rather contradictory about childcare, working status etc.

I think it's an odd PR choice Cumber

Who the F cares?

They look quite nice in photos and tourists can wave at the windows of Buck house - other than that it's irrelevant.

All you really need to know is that the guy who's second in line to the throne chose to marry her.

Question what William does by all means, but all that matters about Kate is that she wasn't hand picked by the queen.

I don't think so Woo. She holds a public position.

I may actually have to agree with that last post The Original

ffs fideline - imagine if you had to deal with the press every time you made a decision about your child.

have some compassion for a young family whose every move is criticised.

Question what William does by all means, but all that matters about Kate is that she wasn't hand picked by the queen.

Yes, by his own hand he managed to pick someone even more pointless than the rest of his family except maybe Edward. Quite a feat.

If I got my knickers in a twist about every single person who is better off than me I'd be a gibbering wreck on the floor. Tis life, just enjoy your own for what it is

I don't think they need my compassion TBH

My mind's still boggling at having almost unlimited choice of all the childcarers in the UK. That would have been heaven. They rejected the lot.

cumber they are in a position to make changes

the last few years we have been fed with a load of rubbish about how their have normal lives

we are well aware that they do not lead normal lives but it has deliberately been hidden how royal their lives are with all their staff and privilage. they could serve the country better as they are making the choice to still live a royal life - they choose not to

"If I got my knickers in a twist about every single person who is better off than me I'd be a gibbering wreck on the floor. Tis life, just enjoy your own for what it is smile"

Which poster is doing that?

I myself am taking a mild interest in the PR decisions of public figures who I part fund.

There are some royals I particularly dislike (Charles for one) but in a way you can't blame them for taking the money and power. What bugs me is meeting people who say things like:

Well they do so much! Spending money & Waving
It's such a hard job They wave really skillfully
the country wouldn't be the same without them We'd have more money and could hire out Buckingham Palace to tourists too.
They care about us so much Like a flea cares about a dog I suppose.

Being pleased that you are on top is at least sensible, but being proud of being underneath isn't

In answer to the OP - of course they are! If you were born in to a hugely privileged position of wealth and adoration through mere accident of birth and a calculated marriage you probably would be too. The insipid normality of the D&D of Cornwall is a decent argument for abolition

"the last few years we have been fed with a load of rubbish about how their have normal lives"

Indeed Freudian. It's half their problem and they did it themselves.

Absolute hiding to nothing, pretending to be 'normal'.

She can't win, she'll be criticized, analysed and picked apart no matter what she does.

I find her and her DH fairly inoffensive as royals go. It seems deliberately nit picky to have a go at her, she can hardly defend herself can she.

I think a lot of people will agree with you Muffin don't understand why they aren't avoiding that particular elephant trap. They could, easily.

Errrr... they've hired the foreign nanny for a month for their tour of Australia and New Zealand because their 71 year old British nanny (who looked after Prince William as a child) doesn't want to travel for that length of time. Why are some of you getting your knockers in such a twist when you say you're not remotely interested in the Royal family?

I dispise and loathe the Royal Family and the archaic,undemocratic and shaming system they represent .
I am more horrified and ashamed though of the public that champion and honour them. And actually show gratitude for their mere existence .

I explain it to my children like this-
I declare that in each and every street one household will reign.The street shall fund all the needs of this household; all the necessities and luxuries .The street will hold celebrations in honour of this house and the lucky family within . There will be no democratic process in this decision . The Lucky Family will walk past every so often for photo opportunities and to allow you to gaze in wonder of their specialness .

Kids instantly get the point . Why are the great British public so bloody dim ?

"Nice, thin, quiet, big hair...that's all we know about her" (paraphrasing).

But we do know more. She does give speeches and has a very important role as patron of children's hospices and art museums.

For a 30-something with her education to stand up in front of people and to give the type of addresses she does - polite but utterly empty and dull - is quite sad. She's either crippled with shyness when public speaking, which is possible, or doesn't have very much to say, more likely.

Fideline on the other thread you are praising the immensity boring Charles.

how on earth can William be *an immensity privileged posh boy?' and his father not be exactly the same?

they are all annoying freeloaders and leeches.

why do you stick up for Charles?

do you have big ears and a mummy complex by any chance?

^ my knockers are not twisted up thank you.

Can't say I think very much of the pair of them. Shame we don't have a choice but to have these Windsors forever in our faces.

Waltons great post.

Kids instantly get the point . Why are the great British public so bloody dim ?

It's a certain section of the British public. The "regions" tend to be less ... enamoured.