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A five month old baby girl can be ladylikereally Prince William.

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goodiegoodieyumyum · 16/10/2015 06:58

Am I being unreasonable to find this the most ridiculous thing to come out of Prince Williams mouth. Princess Charlotte may be a very different baby to Prince George but ladylike at 5 months old that is utter tosh.

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00100001 · 16/10/2015 08:11

Goog to know the goodie has never said anything at all unrealistic about their own child.
Hmm

Sallystyle · 16/10/2015 08:13

Jesus, people sure do look for things to get annoyed about.

QuintShhhhhh · 16/10/2015 08:15

Awww, he is a proud new dad. Let him be happy and gushing about his baby girl!

Sparklingbrook · 16/10/2015 08:15

He said George was 'lively'. Presumably that's wrong too?

StillFrankie · 16/10/2015 08:15

In fairness to William, loads of people will be asking about his kids, he probably felt under pressure to say something. I'm sure he was being sarcastic and thinking to himself "she's a baby!"

slightlyconfused85 · 16/10/2015 08:15

It's difficult to imagine a ladylike baby. Can't really get worked up about it though we've all said things we didn't quite mean when under pressure!

Egosumquisum · 16/10/2015 08:16

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QuintShhhhhh · 16/10/2015 08:17

But it does take ladylike to a whole new level! Grin Burping, sicking up, soiling oneself, you never know, in those circles, maybe it is true! Wink

Egosumquisum · 16/10/2015 08:17

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Sparklingbrook · 16/10/2015 08:19

They probably put the baby in dresses a lot or something.

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goodiegoodieyumyum · 16/10/2015 08:20

No I have never said stupid things about my children to the worlds press. I may say stupid things to DH but certainly watch what I say to the rest of my family and would never say stupid things to my friends about my children.

I admittedly have done stupid things in my past but actually I have learnt from my mistakes and try not to tepeat them. The difference is I am not in the public eye.

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HaydeeofMonteCristo · 16/10/2015 08:22

I think people do just say any old crap when they talk about babies.

It is obviously a silly thing to say but I suppose he was casting around for something other than "she cries, sleeps and shits alot".

Axekick · 16/10/2015 08:23

Knew this would end up here.

Give him a break. He gushed, he sounded daft. I have heard worse.

I would describe my dd as quiet and ds lively. Because they are. That's their personalities. I don't put it down to typical 'girl' or 'boy' behaviour. It's just how they are.

SoupDragon · 16/10/2015 08:24

There are indeed many more things he could have said. However, not all of them would have given people a chance to whinge.

Or...
He could have said she was gorgeous and people would have leapt on the fact that he was commenting on her looks.
He could have said she was good and people would have leapt on the fact that a baby can't be "naughty".

Axekick · 16/10/2015 08:24

Ah so people in the public eye aren't allowed to say something daft or make mistakes. I see Confused

megandmogatthezoo · 16/10/2015 08:25

Perhaps she is a more affectionate cuddly baby than George? All children are different. My dd wouldn't let me put her down as a baby, had to be held, and cuddled. My ds is the opposite. Bucks and kicks if you try to cuddle him, and is very physical. He likes to be left to do his own thing rolling about on the floor (he's 8 months). I appreciate this is a personality thing not a gender thing but it would be very easy to describe dd are more feminine in nature if put on the spot for a comment by someone irritatingly persistent like a member of the Press.

I don't much like William and Kate. They don't seem to have grasped the concept that the perks of being a Royal come with the downside that you have to be available to the public, but when it comes to opening their mouths they are on to a losing streak. Whatever they say will be wrong!

Sparklingbrook · 16/10/2015 08:25

I would imagine most of us have not been interviewed by the world's press about our 5 month old baby, to have our words picked apart and scrutinised. Confused

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goodiegoodieyumyum · 16/10/2015 08:25

By the way I am not annoyed I just said that it is the most ridiculous thing that I have heard come out if Prince William's mouth.

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SoupDragon · 16/10/2015 08:27

They don't seem to have grasped the concept that the perks of being a Royal come with the downside that you have to be available to the public

There is a difference between being available to the public and the "public" being intrusive. Everyone is entitled to privacy.

Binkybix · 16/10/2015 08:33

Perhaps she is a more affectionate cuddly baby than George

Well yes, she could be. But why is being cuddly as a baby 'lady like'?

Rebecca2014 · 16/10/2015 08:34

I suppose a baby would seem ladylike if you never had to change her nappies and you had loads of nannies around eh.

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 16/10/2015 08:38

You would have exploded if you had been me when I went to buy a badge and balloon for DD''s birthday recently.

The sales assistant asked if it was for a boy or girl and then said "wait, I will find a pink one" and then when I picked a balloon said in horror "it's not pink..look this one is pink"

I didn't say anything. She was being kind and DD likes any colour of balloon.

GoblinLittleOwl · 16/10/2015 08:39

So it is wrong to be ladylike?

SlightlyAshamed1 · 16/10/2015 08:43

He seems to actually love his kids. He also seems to be used to holding them and cuddling them.

btw Charlotte's grandfather is Prince Charles, who would be likely to say something grumpy.

MidniteScribbler · 16/10/2015 08:46

Proud father says daft thing about his baby. News at 11.