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?

Think we will have to agree to disagree on that one flyingelbows.

Meghan's legs are painfully, painfully thin.

Catherine lost an awful lot of weight between the engagement announcement and the wedding day and she has never put it back on again (obviously pregnancies excepted). You could actually see it happening week by week. I actually admire her discipline! She must work out every day!

They’re thin but not worryingly so. I think most people with access to the best dietitians, chefs and personal trainers while also being under the kind of public scrutiny the Duchesses are under would be thin!

I weigh as much as both of them put together so I have no vested interest in defining how thin is too thin

Eh? Lots of people are naturally slim and Kate and Meghan look like two of them to me.

Just because some people eat healthily, snack rarely and exercise regularly, doesn't mean they have disordered eating or some kind of disorder.

Some people are naturally slight and don't need to eat a lot of food. The BMI scale of what's "healthy" spans about three stone for most people - so two people the same height, one weighing 8 stone and the other 11 can both be deemed healthy, though both would look remarkably different.

Kate looks a very similar size and build to Victoria Beckham who also used to be bigger when she was in the Spice Girls. Kate also was bigger when she was first with Prince William.

Sprinkle's comment isn't stupid, it's an accurate observation. These threads always bring out the ed sufferers who go to great lengths to promote their disordered approach to weight and eating. There's another thread running just now where exactly the same thing is happening

But sprinkles was the one who said a gp must be thick if they thought 5’5 and 9.5st is thin. And pointed out she’s 9st at 5’9 and “not even thin”

It’s comment like that that does set people on the road to eating disorders. 9.5 st at 5’5 is perfectly normal and may look on the low side depending on build.

Basically saying someone is fat at a normal weight and then going on to accuse everyone else of being anorexic is slightly puzzling. Because saying “you can’t be thin because i weigh less than you” doesn’t sound like a healthy attitude either..

And I think Meghans legs in the photo posted above are photoshopped!

What do you guys mean about the hen? Do they eat loads of eggs?

But Kate and Megan aren’t naturally slim. Photos of them through the years are readily available. Kate is the thinnest she’s ever been since getting engaged and Megan got very thin for suits. Which as I said earlier, was just part of her job. Do you think all American TV actress’s like her are naturally thin? Many have spoken out to say they are on a constant starvation diet because they HAVE to be.

It was a GP reallyanotherone, not a random internet weirdo. A GP is only concerned with unhealthily underweight people. To have suggested a female of that weight could be is extraordinarily strange.

What I actually expect is it’s just an anecdotes go back up the “no one knows what a normal person looks like anymore” line.

I think they probably are underweight and it is from the extreme press interest in them. The photo of the Queen and Princess Anne shows two naturally slim but normal weight women by contrast.

“Basically saying someone is fat at a normal weight and then going on to accuse everyone else of being anorexic is slightly puzzling. Because saying “you can’t be thin because i weigh less than you” doesn’t sound like a healthy attitude either..”

But then... that’s just something you made up, so not really relevant when it didn’t happen?

Diana was similar and did have an eating disorder after all.

Genuine question- why is it easier to be think when you’re rich?

I think we just notice thin rich women more. I know loads of normal sized rich women

When i looked 'naturally thin' i had an eating disorder and lived on one meal a day and diet coke. Probably the same size. Lots of naturally thin women are in fact eating disordered but functional
Coffee and soda to stay a shape isnt good. I eat 3 normal meals and feel massive now but that is natural weight.

But most people's weight fluctuates over their life - as they get older, have children or have a change in lifestyle, for example.

Would you tell your friends or family they were emaciated or gaunt?

Perhaps it's simply their natural body weight. Are you a bit dense or something 🤔

I think Kate is naturally very thin/slim. I think Meghan is also naturally slim but actresses need to keep slim and look good. I wouldn't say Meghan is too thin. She's fine.

They really aren't that different in being slim to many many women.

they’re either naturally thin or their weight goes up and down. But they’re 2 different things.

Probably access to healthy but still enjoyable to eat food / cooked for you. ( I do manage healthy on a smaller budget but certain meals I find more "interesting " to eat but they require more effort to make )
More help = less tired
Access to personal trainer
Money for fun distractions rather than a night on the sofa trying not to open an entire pack of biscuits
And if in the media spotlight much more of a drive to look good in public on a constant basis much like when us ordinary folk have a holiday/ wedding coming up

@adaline Meghan's legs aren't photoshopped there - they really are exceptionally thin - it's easy to see on any of the photos of her. And the fact you think that the image has been digitally altered proves the point!

Yes, they are both very very thin.
With regard to a lot of famous women, I would be extremely surprised if they menstruate.

But sprinkles was the one who said a gp must be thick if they thought 5’5 and 9.5st is thin. And pointed out she’s 9st at 5’9 and “not even thin”

9 stone at 5ft 9in is BMI of 18.6 only just in the healthy range. How can that be “not even thin”?

Ditto as per other posters being in the public eye ,being constantly photographed , but Diana was the same , they have stylists , hairdressers , you name it

but they don't really live lives like most of us ,they cant pop down the pub and get legless or pig out after on a kebab afterwards , they have nannies, and a whole raft of other staff

personally I think we have the best deal, live happier lives, and can do as we please , I would hate having every waking moment , being controlled
I would imagine their life is pretty lonely ! as lonely as the boys mother and very beautiful woman that was Diana