Kate Middleton

[WILKO9]

AIBU to find Kate Middleton really annoying ? It's probably just me but I find her so smug. Anyway feel much better for getting that off my chest !!!

Yes the reason I find her smug is most definitely due to me being so envious of her !! (she says with tongue firmly in cheek) I've found all of the comments and opinions on this thread great reading, so thank you all. (And I sincerely mean that).

You weren't greatly involved in your own thread WILKO9. Did you post and forget about it?

She has every reason to be smug, she's married to a prince

My son is already planning his gap year except he is still in school and he hasn't got a job lol (and we don't have lots of money )

OFFS give the girl a break

1. She's a new Mum
2. She may still be breastfeeding
3. She's recovering from two hyperemesis pregnancies in fairly quick succession
4. She has a huge amount of attention on her daily when most of us need time and space to get used to being a Mum.

It doesn't really matter how much "help" she has if she just wants to be home with her baby. Her baby is younger than mine and I've been out about three times properly without her. This is a ridiculous conversation.

YABU.

It's fair enough to believe that the monarchy is anachronistic, too expensive and undemocratic and that we should have a republic.

However it's not reasonable to think somebody is smug when you don't know them from Adam.

Sparklingbrook....lol !!!!

I will take that as a yes WILKO9.

If she works, people will complain that she's taking a job from someone that needs it more than she does. I would imagine they would also be complaining at the cost of the increased security detail she would likely need if she is going to work on a daily basis (because no matter who pays for it, it seems people complain). If she doesn't work, they complain she is lazy.

So she has a good education and can "do whatever she wants" with her life. Perhaps that is what she is doing right now - focusing on her children while they are young before settling into a more active role with charities and causes of her choosing. Maybe she is moving into things slowly to avoid the insanity with the press that occurred with Diana. Maybe she is being severely limited by the Queen and advisors for security reasons. Maybe she and her husband are enjoying trying to live as a family unit without additional pressures while they can - the Queen sadly isn't going to live forever and Prince Charles is not that young either. At some point their lives will change in a drastic way, and I don't blame them for wanting to spend time with their family now while they have the opportunity.

I find it amusing that people complain that she doesn't have a personality, but look at the criticism that Sarah Ferguson (and Diana at times) got for showing "personality." And initially I don't recall Diana being hugely active with charities and such - the focus was heir and a spare initially, then she seemed to branch out with other interests.

I wish she would stop doing her own make-up.
Other than that I'm good

A couple of rellies were at school with her. Their verdict is that she was 'sporty, really dull.' Their comments on the family - Carole is slightly nicer than you imagine, the dad (sorry I can't remember his name) is not quite as lovely as everyone imagines; the brother is alright, Pippa's apparently the nicest of the lot by a long chalk.

My view on Kate is that firstly she's not 'a girl'; and secondly that she is one of the most wildly well-known, yet least inspirational women I can think of.

Oh, and I wouldn't want her life for a single day.

i don't care either way.

what will be interesting to watch is the departure from public life of william and kate and the effective shutting up of public and media access to The Firm, once the queen, charles and other senior royals die out.

they will be like the Russian Romanovs, in 30 years time. removed from prying eyes and accessible to no-one outside the elite, the aristocracy and their courtiers.

i reckon kate is pregnant too.

Imagine the following post on here:

^I'm after some advice. I'm well educated (though not brain surgeon material) and after a few years working for the family company and in fashion, my boyfriend proposed and we got married.

Fast forward a few years and we have two DC (the youngest is just a few months). I still do a bit of work for the family business but other than that I'm happy being at home with my kids, having the odd night out and doing up my house. I sit on a couple of charity committees. My husband has loads of money so there's no need for me to work. Should I be doing more than I am?^

Everyone would be weighing in with: no, you're so lucky to be able to stay at home, just enjoy your babies, nobody should feel forced to go to work etc etc.

I appreciate there's the whole 'but we pay for them' argument but really, it's about £1 a year or something. And yes, perhaps she could do more with her 'platform' but she is championing children's mental health and addiction issues - things that don't get talked about by glossy, glamorous people very much otherwise - and is probably very reined-in in how outspoken she is by the courtiers/palace PR people as others have said.

Plus - understandably given his childhood - I think William has deliberately chosen to marry someone who isn't melodramatic and high maintenance. Which might mean (or come across as) a bit bland, but each to their own. Not everyone has a huge personality.

I agree with other PPs who've said you might not like the idea of a royal family but leave Kate alone. Clearly YANBU to dislike anyone you want to, but I think she's getting a lot of undeserved abuse on this thread.

Italics fail.....but hopefully you get the drift. It's long too - sorry!

What's wrong with being dull? She's married to a royal, and so what? That doesn't mean you have to be inspirational or interesting. She seems nice enough to me.

The Royal Family need an heir to the throne and his wife who are bland and give the impression of enjoying waving and smiling when out in public. The Queen was always the dull frumpy one when she was young. Margaret was the exciting sister...... haunting night-clubs until the small hours, smoking cigarettes through a long holder and having an unhappy love affair.

Muckogy what are you on about?

She's so bland and inoffensive, I find it pretty hard to have a strong opinion about her.

She's perfect for her role - photogenic and seemingly non-bonkers, like Diana was.

She's so bland and inoffensive

HA HA HA HA HA
You have fallen for her plan

I expect some people I went to school with would consider me dull too. They have no idea, why would they if I didn't shout my business from the rooftops?

I'm not that interested in the royal family, although I think the Queen has done a great job. However, Kate and William's wedding actually gave me my first republican thoughts - to see a rather ordinary girl from Berkshire waving at bonkers adoring crowds from the Royal carriage just seemed really.... odd. I don't think they'll be the saviours of the royal family at all

I've seen a lot of Kate hate on MN. Can't understand why.
She's never done anything wrong, does loads of work. She's been on engagements this week, her baby is only about 4 months old. Most people would still be on maternity leave.