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To ask what Kate Middleton is really like?

323 replies

Cocopops2010 · 09/03/2019 17:45

Just that really. I know some of you will think ‘who cares?’ but I find her kind of intriguing. Always so well turned out/groomed, very poised, polite...I wonder what her real personality is? How does she manage so much scrutiny?

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Dapplegrey · 09/03/2019 18:28

I would like HER put up against a wall even

Cornettoninja · 09/03/2019 18:29

I don’t get a mean girl vibe from her at all really, I think she’s probably a perfectly pleasant person.

Obviously based on fuck all at all, but I don’t think William would have gone for a dickhead. He seems perfectly happy to have a stable home and life and avoid any unnecessary drama. Who could blame him really given his parents penchant for terrible public decisions.

mogtheexcellent · 09/03/2019 18:30

I've met the family a few times as we live locally. Shes quiet and guarded but lovely. Pippa is smiley and a bit dim. Carol nice but havent spoken to her much as not important enough. Love the dad hes a nice chap.

SteelRiver · 09/03/2019 18:30

Must admit I'm not a fan. I think she has been 'groomed' from a young age by her mother to marry well into the higher echelons of society. Didn't she hit the jackpot! I know we can't expect to see much of her true self, but I think she must have true inner steel.

KingHenrysCodpiece · 09/03/2019 18:30

What extra authority will she have as 'Queen' won't Wills have the main hand (power, authority)? I thought she would be queen in a sense of a good royal spouse and supporter of the King. Not as the current reigning queen is.

SteelRiver · 09/03/2019 18:34

She'll be a Queen Consort. She won't have numbers after her name like Queen Elizabeth II.

LuckyLou7 · 09/03/2019 18:40

I wish I could be as effortlessly slender and elegant with 3 small children.

Yeah, yeah, I know it's not effortless, and I know she has help, but she still looks lovely all the time.

QuirkyQuark · 09/03/2019 18:40

I think she's lovely, she has such a presence about her. I'd imagine she's really quite down to earth when the kids are playing up and probably shrieks like the rest of us do Grin

JaneEyre07 · 09/03/2019 18:40

I think she's a very determined and focused woman, who is quiet but forceful. I notice her duties never take her out of her comfort zone and she seems to be carefully but firmly treading her own path and doing things her own way.

I like her and think she's a huge asset to the firm.

Lovingbenidorm · 09/03/2019 18:42

Kate and I were out on the lash last night and believe me she’s a right larf!

certainlymerry · 09/03/2019 18:43

I really admire her. She comes across as very genuine, unaffected and caring . She obviously adores William and loves her children dearly. She never puts a foot wrong. It must be so so hard to live that life in a goldfish bowl. No amount of perks would make up for it for me. She doesn't make her engagements about her, she concentrates on the people she is there to represent. Always smiling, always engaged. I just think she is far too thin and looks much better with a fuller face.

InACheeseAndPickle · 09/03/2019 18:43

I know someone who was friends with her at school but hasn't really kept in touch. She felt like she was a genuinely nice person.

ThePants999 · 09/03/2019 18:43

I'm afraid Prince William doesn't post on here, so I don't imagine you'll get particularly well-evidenced answers...

Moominfan · 09/03/2019 18:46

She seems so different from her sister. Pippa gives off mean girl vibe. Kate seems to finally be winning public over with Meghans arrival

MissEliza · 09/03/2019 18:49

I think you have to be very determined and tough to cope in those circles.

TakenForSlanted · 09/03/2019 18:52

She comes across as someone who's good at her job. Also horribly bland. Which, in her case, happens to be necessary in order to be good at her job.

I'm sure she's perfectly pleasant. Would I pick her to spend a night at a bar with? Not really, but then I don't have to.

KingHenrysCodpiece · 09/03/2019 18:54

She'll be a Queen Consort. She won't have numbers after her name like Queen Elizabeth II.

So it what way will her role change from the one she does now? I get confused about people saying she's being groomed for her 'future role as queen' as if she'll have some sort of extraordinary responsibilities, when it seems all she'll be doing is what she does now with William already. Being a spouse and a support. I know she'll receive more curtsies, but what else?

TheFaerieQueene · 09/03/2019 18:56

I’m sure she is like most people, a mix of good and not so much!

I wouldn’t want her life, but if she is happy, then fab.

VladmirsPoutine · 09/03/2019 18:58

Tbh, I reckon now that Meghan has come along to soak up all the bile, Kate could do no wrong. Even if she shot a row of swans there'd still be a reason why it's Meghan's fault.

That said, she does come across poised during her engagements and so forth.

ssd · 09/03/2019 18:58

I really like her, she seems genuine and so sincere. Her and William make a lovely couple and have a great family.

ideasofmarch · 09/03/2019 18:59

I reckon she has innate serenity, nerves of steel and the hide of a rhinoceros to be able to take on all the flak she knew would inevitably be coming her way when she married royalty.

Kudos to her.

JinglingHellsBells · 09/03/2019 19:00

@cocopops2010

Well yes, you are being a bit unreasonable and goady too.

Unless her best friend comes along, it's all speculation and another thread to start discussing someone we don't know.

Are you bored today?

Ginger1982 · 09/03/2019 19:01

I think she comes across as a nice person. It must be hard to be on show all the time, especially after just having a baby.

DonaldTwain · 09/03/2019 19:02

What on earth’s to admire? Plenty of women manage to be thin and well dressed - if those things matter to you - while achieving much more and leading much more demanding lives.
I wouldn’t say off with her head, but a culture which regards her as in any way admirable or noteworthy is a wee bit warped, I’m afraid.

MotivationSuchAnAggrivation · 09/03/2019 19:05

I think she’s awesome.