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Original poster

To think Kate Middleton isn’t actually self isolating...

139 replies

Lemonwoe · 08/07/2021 08:17

Not one to start rumours... but I think she isn’t self isolating.

I think she was just pretending to so that she doesn’t need to watch another boring football match .

OP posts:
LizzieSiddal · 08/07/2021 11:57

I think she was pinged and also she’s loving 10 days of isolation. She’ll have her own suite of rooms, meals will be brought to her and she’ll be catching up on a bit of work. She’ll be waving to the children out of the window shouting “I miss you too darling” then jumping back in the sofa to watch Love Island.

MilBesos · 08/07/2021 11:59

@JSL52

I like to think she's lounging around at home doing bugger all for a few days.
to be honest, that sounds like an average day for Kate. How is self-isolation any different???
Roussette · 08/07/2021 12:00

If this were about the Duchess of Sussex there would be screams of outrage and MNHQ would fall all over itself to delete it

You're having a larf! Given that there are about 800 threads on Meghan of which perhaps 50 have been deleted when they've descended into pure vitriol, and loads of horrible nitpicking and nasty stuff stands.... and threads on Kate are rare and outrage is shown if anyone dares to say one thing against her... I don't agree.

I have no problem with her, she's good at what she does. William is lucky to hae her.

Studiodoll · 08/07/2021 12:01

I thought she might be pregnant

newnortherner111 · 08/07/2021 12:14

@LizzieSiddal whilst the Duchess of Cambridge appears to have body confidence that many women do not have, I cannot for one second think she watches Love Island. I assume you were joking.

PhilSwagielka · 08/07/2021 12:16

Women can't possibly like sports. Tee hee.

thecognoscenti · 08/07/2021 12:21

@JSL52

I like to think she's lounging around at home doing bugger all for a few days.
That'll make a change.
Thekindofwindowsfaceslookinat · 08/07/2021 12:35

Even if she wasn’t a princess, she would be the cool, glamorous woman we vaguely know that we’d like to be friends with

Really? Confused She isn't my idea of cool, I couldn't care less about 'glamour' and there's nothing obvious about her that would make me think I'd like to pursue a friendship.

I know the family vaguely, as they live very close to my family and shop in a couple of the same places. Pippa seems nice, as it happens. I'd be more drawn to her, tbh, but not madly so.

MrsDonnelly · 08/07/2021 12:38

Yawn. Yet more ‘football is boring’ and ‘women don’t like football’. I suppose she’d rather be out shopping? Some women do genuinely like football!

ThursdayWeld · 08/07/2021 12:42

This thread might be "light-hearted" but it is dreary beyond belief to assume that a woman must not like football Hmm

AlfonsoTheMango · 08/07/2021 12:46

@ThursdayWeld

This thread might be "light-hearted" but it is dreary beyond belief to assume that a woman must not like football Hmm
It's not "light-hearted" at all; it's merely a chance to have a poke at someone.

Vile.

ICECream821 · 08/07/2021 12:58

Can’t be that hard self isolating in a palace

tallduckandhandsome · 08/07/2021 13:12

@Lemonwoe

I’m not a middle aged man lol. I’m a boring middle aged woman. But let’s not lie, many of us are fascinated with Kate Middleton. Even if she wasn’t a princess, she would be the cool, glamorous woman we vaguely know that we’d like to be friends with.
Nothing against Kate, but no I wouldn't like to be friends with her.
JSL52 · 08/07/2021 14:00

Im very anti royal but I really don't think she does nothing. They are stepping up with Harry gone.
I would hate her life.

LaMarschallin · 08/07/2021 14:07

AlfonsoTheMango

ThursdayWeld

This thread might be "light-hearted" but it is dreary beyond belief to assume that a woman must not like football hmm

It's not "light-hearted" at all; it's merely a chance to have a poke at someone.

Vile.

Oh, come on.

"Vile" is a very strong word.
I don't think the OP was being "vile" at all.

It was a mild (and somewhat old fashioned and sexist) joke.

What would you call something that's really vile?

Original poster
Lemonwoe · 08/07/2021 19:51

I’m not suggesting that she doesn’t like football because she is a woman. I’m suggesting that she doesn’t like it because it’s as boring as fuck

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Comedycook · 08/07/2021 20:05

@Lemonwoe

I’m not suggesting that she doesn’t like football because she is a woman. I’m suggesting that she doesn’t like it because it’s as boring as fuck
I think out of all the engagements she has to attend and look interested, the England semi final is probably one of the least boring
onlyhereforthecake · 08/07/2021 20:11

@Lemonwoe

I’m not suggesting that she doesn’t like football because she is a woman. I’m suggesting that she doesn’t like it because it’s as boring as fuck
and mainly....because SHE wasn't there 😂 You can't say the same about William, because HE didn't miss it.

A royal happened to be missing, it's posters who are trying to turn it into a gender issue.

thecognoscenti · 09/07/2021 14:56

Apparently she is going to the final? So isn't self-isolating as us plebs would understand it. Very odd.

girlmom21 · 09/07/2021 15:06

@thecognoscenti

Apparently she is going to the final? So isn't self-isolating as us plebs would understand it. Very odd.
How long do you expect her to isolate for?
MrsMillhouse · 09/07/2021 19:21

She’s clearly been caught out pretending to self isolate from the football and now she’ll have to go to the final on Saturday as punishment

Cloudninenine · 09/07/2021 19:50

She’s very sporty though, I expect she likes attending football matches.

Diverseopinions · 09/07/2021 20:19

I like royal threads, but I'm not engaged to think whether Catherine is not needing to isolate - because how can we possibly know?

If there was a something suspicious then we could investigate and use the little grey cells to deduce the truth, but what could tell us either way? It's not like a question, such as ' are Kate and Ellie Goulding best mates?' where there is body language to go on. What could possibly tell us if Catherine is doing anything?

I think the football isn't an event she'd especially haveva motive to want to miss and I don't think she'd need to lie just not to go, in any case.

Drovememad · 09/07/2021 21:02

@Lemonwoe are you a football fan?

Thought not!

Ever thought that other women think differently to you are aren't stereotypical?

If you're presuming Kate is stereotypical then why did she decide to get out of Wimbledon?

You've shown yourself up!

It's not Kate Middleton by the way, catch up!

seashells11 · 09/07/2021 21:21

Why do people always object when people use her maiden name. I thought most mumsnetters hated the idea of giving up their name and taking the mans.. What would they prefer we call her.