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To have had more respect for the Cambridges if...

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Marmiteandjamislush · 05/05/2015 18:37

They had been honest on the baby's birth certificate. We are at my DSis and DBils over the May Day weekend, leaving tomorrow. Anyway, unlike us they have TV, radios, newspapers ect. and my Dsis is royalty mad, so the news has been on the whole flipping time, even on specialist news channels! Anyway, she has just shown me an article about the Baby's BC and it says Mother's Occupation: Princess of UK, now I don't follow the royals or any media, but I did hear a while back that the DoC did not do many duties because she is a SaHM, so why couldn't she put that on the BC? It's like it's not a real thing. This makes me cross for 2 reasons, I am practically a SAHM, as I only work out of the home 3 days a month and I think if she'd written SAHM, it would have given it good publicity. However, I'm also cross irrationally, I know, but I am PG Princess is not an occupation, it's a title, which can't be earned on merit. I get the charity thing, so why not put philanthropist? The same with the husband, he's in the air ambulance, isn't he, last I heard (was told by Dsis), why doesn't he put that? I just think it's laughably old fashioned to have titles as occupations, as if they have to prove they are 'special' or 'other'. What's wrong with writing what they do far a living?

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Blastoffonetwothree · 05/05/2015 18:39
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madreloco · 05/05/2015 18:39

Who could possibly give a shiny flying shit what she writes as her occupation?

MmeMorrible · 05/05/2015 18:40
Biscuit
Chippednailvarnish · 05/05/2015 18:40

What's wrong with writing what they do far a living?

I'm guessing "privileged freeloader" doesn't have the same ring to it.

MrsHathaway · 05/05/2015 18:41

Are you kidding? She took less than three months ML after Prince George.

It isn't a job I'd like.

MissMalteser · 05/05/2015 18:42

She isn't a sahm though, she had public engagements up until a couple of months ago, technically I guess she's on maternity leave?

MishMooshAndMogwai · 05/05/2015 18:42

IS she a princess though?

Why wouldn't they put duke and dutchess as those are their titles rather than prince and princess?

Sirzy · 05/05/2015 18:42

She does loads of royal engaments and did right up until just before giving birth.

glenthebattleostrich · 05/05/2015 18:43

With the media reporting everything but the shade of her shit I'd say being a princess is a full time job these days.

PerfectlyPosed · 05/05/2015 18:44

Who cares? If I could have written that I was a princess on my dd's birth certificate I would have done. Has a much better ring to it than my real occupation!

butterflyballs · 05/05/2015 18:44

Why do you even care? Does it affect you?

YABU. VVU.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 05/05/2015 18:44

She carries out royal engagements - so she is undertaking the role of Princess of the UK. She does not stay at home.

Cookiecake · 05/05/2015 18:44

I don't really understand why what's in a birth certificate would bother anyone. I think it describes exactly what she does, you can't list all the little bits so princess sums it up well. I also think that maybe you think that she doesn't really do much....which isn't really true I think she's very busy with public engagements.

Mrsmorton · 05/05/2015 18:45

Do you have any hobbies? [head tilt]

Who cares?

2boys2girls · 05/05/2015 18:45

They re our royal family they can put what they like

kinkyfuckery · 05/05/2015 18:46

YABU. Yes, you'd be unreasonable to have more respect for them in that case - why should what a stranger claims as their occupation make any difference to how much you 'respect' them?

Damnautocorrect · 05/05/2015 18:46

You can put whatever you like on the certificate.

You too could put "princess of the United Kingdom" if you wished.

Prince William is a rescue pilot, he didn't put that either, does that bother you?

Mumblechum1 · 05/05/2015 18:46

Grin MrsMorton

QueenBean · 05/05/2015 18:47

Why do you care?!

Too many fucking royal threads atm. Can't we get back to discussing gin and the woman from the nearby school who parks outside the neighbours house?

SaucyJack · 05/05/2015 18:47

They are special. He is an heir to the throne, and she is the wife of one and the mother of two more.

It's one thing to not like to monarchy, but it's a bit silly to expect them to hide their status on an official form.

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Marmiteandjamislush · 05/05/2015 18:48

This isn't about how much of anything she does, don't know enough to comment on that, even in passing it's about Princess not being an occupation. Philanthropist, job, ambassador, job, stay at home Mum, job, media personality, job, Princess, title, like miss, ms, mr whatever.

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fancyanotherfez · 05/05/2015 18:49

Because she isn't a SAHM? She is a princess. She has a nanny and a housekeeper to do the grunt work of SAHM ing. She will have a few months off with the baby before going back to the waving duties.

She is a Princess as well as a duchess. She can use both titles.

Redglitter · 05/05/2015 18:49

I can't believe the things people get bothered about on here. ffs who cares what they put on the birth certificate.
and shes not a SaHM it would have been ridiculous for her to have put that

HeadDoctor · 05/05/2015 18:49

She is Princess William of Wales. YABU.

TattyDevine · 05/05/2015 18:50

As she does a fair amount of public engagements in her capacity of a princess, I feel it is fair to put it. Certainly its not "dishonest"