To wonder why both Duchesses are so thin?

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Talking about both the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex. And ok, I know IABU, but I thought I'd namechange and put it out there to see if other posters agreed. Putting my tin hat on, as I know I'll get lots of criticism for my gossipy thread. Oh well!

Both Catherine and Meghan are beautiful women with naturally lovely figures. But they are both so so extremely thin! Right now Kate is less thin, I assume because of her recent pregnancy and new baby, but no doubt she'll bounce back to her usual skinniness soon.

Kate was nowhere this thin before getting engaged and married into the RF. Meghan has always been very slim, but is now thinner than ever and I bet she won't gain the weight back. I remember even Diana lost loads of weight as soon as she got engaged and married! And she stayed very thin from then onwards.

Why does it seem like extreme thinness is a prerequisite to be a royal wife?

If you knew you’d be photographed every second of your life, and had access to personal chef and trainers, wouldn’t you be thin too?

I think is probably knowing that everything you wear will be scrutinised

An oz of excess fat and they will be shamed so better to be too thin?

Also to fit into the designer gowns?

They appear to be a normal weight?? I wouldn’t say particularly thin, slim yes but in no way abnormally or unhealthily so

Having access to the best ingredients/time to exercise/ being under constant scrutiny... I think we would all be skinny under those circumstances

The camera adds ten pounds.

Photographed all the time.

Easier to wear clothes and look good in them

Easier to be thin when you're rich too.

I though Megan had filled out a bit- in suits she was extremely thin, she’s an actress though, it’s part of her job to be very thin.

Kate appears to just prefer it. They both look great

Do we have to continue with the scrutinising of female bodies? Can't we choose not to do it? Who cares whether they are thin?

Did you miss when Sarah Ferguson got the absolute piss ripped out of her for not being tiny? Because that was vile and something I wouldn't want to put up with.

I think being in the public eye and being surrounded by other people in the public eye makes you a) very conscious of your looks, and b) it recalibrates your idea of what a normal weight is as everyone around you is so extremely thin.

Because the entire globe is looking at them. I'd be minuscule.

because if they dare to put on any weight the press will come down on them like a ton of bricks Sarah Ferguson Duchess of Pork etc.

Of course they’re not palavra, c’mon. Don’t start all this we’ve forgotten what a normal
Weight looks like nonsense

They both look like healthy normal sized women, they are probably living a very healthy life style being royal.

palavra i dont think the OP is saying they are unhealthy just that they've lost weight since becoming attached to the royal family.

If the media scrutinised everything you wore and how you looked all the time I think you would feel under excessive pressure to look model thin. Anything above that would be criticised by some and the press would be looking for that shot of cellulite or a bum looking big in something. I would be obsessed with my weight and size in those circumstances.

Thin-

PurpleDaisies

If you knew you’d be photographed every second of your life, and had access to personal chef and trainers, wouldn’t you be thin too?

^this except they would need to keep me away from cheese....

I think that if you marry into the RF in this day and age of celebrities being constantly in the media and scrutinised, then you probably are up for looking as media-appropriate as possible. For a Duchess in the RF, that means thin, toned, coiffed, groomed etc. They are both just meeting the expectations of the job.

Really wouldn't say they were extremely thin as you put it.
Please, please stop judging/pedalling ideas about their weight, it does not affect you, is none of your business and nobody owes you an explanation.

Somebody on MN referred to Eugenie as "a fat Jackie Kennedy" on Saturday. People are pretty mean.

I thought that Meghan's wedding dress didn't fit her properly and assumed it was because of the hostile press coverage - I think most women would either eat too much or hardly eat at all in response to that.

Probably because they know people all over the world are judging them and discussing their figures...

They’re naturally slim anyway, and have the chance for plenty of sleep, food made to order (so lots of delicious but not fattening salads, lean meat, freshest fruit and veg) and can do a couple of hours exercise every day without worrying about childcare, work, washing kit etc. I’d be skinny and happy with it too with a life like that.

I agree with you OP, espesh Meghans legs the are really thin, almost skeletal.

Having your own chef probably helps.
For eg they won’t be currently standing in their kitchen eating left over risotto from the pan while mumsnetting...

yeh, obviously it's the scrutiny. It wouldn't be worth it, if they put on five pounds it'd be in the news.