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Vanity fair article about Kate Middleton

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NCforthisoneb · 28/02/2019 23:52

"She is said to find the constant clothes changes (up to five a day if the itinerary includes shooting, tea, and a formal dinner) and the omnipresence of a full household staff rather stressful,"

Now I am quite fond of Kate Middy but AIBU to have snorted very loudly at this sentence?

Oh to have such a stressful life!

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Pumpkinbell · 02/03/2019 20:36

IMO dont marry into royalty if you dont want to be scrutinised or be perfect every waking minute if every day. Obvs my opinion though

KingHenrysCodpiece · 02/03/2019 20:49

She must put on a good front because she always looks happy and smiley to me.

StoneofDestiny · 02/03/2019 21:41

Oh please ........changing your clothes too often causes stress!
She has top class nannies at her beck and call, private staff to address her every whim, hosts of makeup and haircare staff to ensure she looks great, drivers, cooks, medics, endless homes with endless rooms to hide out in and has done sod all by way of real work since we heard her name.

She chose the life she has. She chooses to be a clothes horse and has the budget, dressers and staff to ensure she doesn't even gave to rummage through sale rails after a hard weeks proper work.

Above all, she, like the rest of this royal family, can wring the public purse dry any time she likes. She needs a reality check.

StoneofDestiny · 02/03/2019 21:57

As for the 'I'd hate to have to smile all the time' 'hate to have protection officers following me' etc etc

So many people have to smile' through their job - or risk loosing it. The people who served me in the shops today had to welcome and smile at me regardless of the shit in their life and their pay, working condictions, journey to work, long anti social hours and no additional extras of Norland nannies, security, cooks, housekeepers etc etc.

How many people living in dangerous areas would like 'protection' for their kids .......yet police budgets are sliced to ridiculous levels where many of us who get burgled, attacked or report harassment can't even get a response.

Reality check needed

Mummyshark2019 · 02/03/2019 22:07

She wanted this life. Now she needs to lap it up.

Catsinthecupboard · 02/03/2019 22:12

Regarding the clothes and staff; ABSOLUTELY. To never be able to let your guard down? And to live to an itinerary?

Of course that's stressful. I've known people from many levels of society and money isn't the end of problems. Just would solve most of ours.

Unfortunately, we humans seem to be adept at creating/finding trouble. If nothing else, she's a mother. Which means that she's concerned with everything that we're all worried about: friends, illness, accomplishments, schoolwork, etc.

She's married; that means if she's tired, grumpy, she still needs to be civil even if all she wants to do is crawl under the covers and sleep.
Nannies don't babysit husbands if you want a stable marriage.

Everybody carries a bag of rocks through life. And the wealthiest seem most miserable sometimes.

KingHenrysCodpiece · 02/03/2019 22:17

Agree with StoneofDestiny

StoneofDestiny · 02/03/2019 22:18

To never be able to let your guard down? And to live to an itinerary?

Many people do jobs to a timetable! They have 5omhave a public face on even when not at work - orvrisk being told they are bringing their job in to disrepute. They just don't get the enormous privileged lifestyle as compensation.

She can give up this lifestyle anytime - any of them can.

Best as a country we recognise what a complete anachronistic undemocratic nonsense we have in the royal (ever expanding) family.

U2HasTheEdge · 02/03/2019 22:46

I share my birthday and birth year with Kate and do understand why she is feeling so unhappy.

I think this is one of the most bizarre replies I have ever read here.

I don't think Kate has an amazing life. I wouldn't want to live that way, that's for sure.

ColeHawlins · 02/03/2019 22:48

TBF, having the same shoe size as Kate Winslet has given me hugely privileged insight into her motivations and secret fears Grin

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NCforthisoneb · 02/03/2019 23:09

I share my birthday and birth year with Kate and do understand why she is feeling so unhappy.

OMG!!!!

I’m sorry Kate! I love you really! WineCake

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BejamNostalgia · 02/03/2019 23:19

Honestly, half the posts on here claiming that they have inside info William is cheating are new accounts probably set up by Meghan’s obessive superfan/stalker.

Honestly, I have been on the receiving end of this nutter. They’ve had various usernames on here and they claim they are an Oscar winning writer despite no person of their claimed sex/race ever winning an Oscar.

MN should be ashamed they’re letting such a lunatic manipulate their platform.

Reallyevilmuffin · 03/03/2019 01:03

Would you not love it if one of the royals was a proper slob? I mean like 2 days old.pasta sauce stains slob. Would be hilarious.

Fairyhill · 03/03/2019 04:42

Chris no thanks . It must be wearing having to look so good 24/7 .. never being able to just chill in your pjs with your children .. changing 5 times a day with a house full of people .. nice they are servants doing jobs .. but god all those people !! I used to have a cleaner and found that stressful ! So no I don’t laugh I think she must just want some peace

Fairyhill · 03/03/2019 04:43

Christ * auto correct is an arse !!

BrizzleMint · 03/03/2019 04:56

People always say they wouldn't want her life. But she did want it

Did she want it or did her mother want it ?
She wanted William but the job that goes with that does sound very stressful, she can't go home from work and put on her slob by leggings and t shirt and order a pizza and spend time ignoring the washing up and binge watching tv when there is a house full of staff.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 03/03/2019 09:14

and spend time ignoring the washing up and binge watching tv when there is a house full of staff.

Why would she even need to ignore the washing up if there's is staff to do it?

LaurieMarlow · 03/03/2019 09:24

or did her mother want it?

Jeez the Carole Middleton master match maker narrative is so tired.

Maybe her father wanted it?

Even if she ‘wanted’ it, doesn’t mean she always finds it easy, or deserves what she gets. It’s a weird life no matter how you spin it.

user1457017537 · 03/03/2019 09:38

Currently the Cambridge’s do one or two appearances a week. They have, in the past, not been seen for weeks on end. Hardly overworked are they!

BrizzleMint · 03/03/2019 10:27

Why would she even need to ignore the washing up if there's is staff to do it?

I meant that maybe she wouldn't want the staff and would prefer to either do/ignore it as she wanted at the time.

Fowles94 · 03/03/2019 11:00

I'd hate that life but she fought for Williams attention knowing this life would follow. I just hope it doesnt have a negative affect on her mental well-being.

CSIblonde · 03/03/2019 11:12

Being under a microscope & being constantly judged on your appearance & behaviour IS stressful. I had a mother who was a nitpicking nothing is ever good enough nightmare: it was mentally knackering to have every aspect of my being picked over 24/7 . I'd also hate having staff, as I'd feel 'on stage' at home too.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 03/03/2019 11:25

Yeah, it’s that well known longing to come down in the morning to a sinkfull of dirty dishes, with the grease congealing in the cold water and some burnt bits of carrot floating and you have to reach deep in to get the plug. In fact, I think the German have a word for that, it’s called Abwaschjammern.

Or she could nip down to the staff quarter to do their washing up, should she wish to.

Nutkin123 · 03/03/2019 11:27

Someone in my family knows her and said she is a lovely lovely person! The loveliness you see in real life is all real!

Madmarchpear · 03/03/2019 11:30

The crowds of people screaming my name, the constant security presence my children are under when I am 1000s of miles away and the scrutiny of every line on my face and length of my hemline. Sounds pretty shit tbh.