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To think Kate is truly picture perfect

461 replies

julylover · 07/07/2023 00:31

I mean - who looks that good in all their photos. She’s just so beautiful and incredibly photogenic! Not to mention extremely good at tennis, all other sports and everything else in between. William could not have chosen a better wire!

Kate is every inch the proud wife to support William at polo match

https://mol.im/a/12270651

Kate is every inch the proud wife to support William at polo match

The Princess of Wales, 41, was cheering on the Prince, 41, as he took part in the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Cup 2023 at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor this afternoon.

https://mol.im/a/12270651

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pilates · 07/07/2023 11:33

This thread is clearly designed to encourage a pile on to Kate. Sad really.

KimberleyClark · 07/07/2023 11:34

Comedycook · 07/07/2023 10:50

I know! I find it hilarious when posters say they'd hate her life and they feel sorry for her. I reckon she's as happy as a pig in shit.

Husband and three lovely children
Close family
Beautiful homes
Lovely holidays
No money worries
No day to day chores to get you down. No worries about getting her kids into a half decent school, no worries about getting her kids a gp appointment.
Knows her kids are set for life financially.

Also no worries about old age, knowing she will get the get the best possible care.

BallantyneValentine · 07/07/2023 11:41

Comedycook · 07/07/2023 10:50

I know! I find it hilarious when posters say they'd hate her life and they feel sorry for her. I reckon she's as happy as a pig in shit.

Husband and three lovely children
Close family
Beautiful homes
Lovely holidays
No money worries
No day to day chores to get you down. No worries about getting her kids into a half decent school, no worries about getting her kids a gp appointment.
Knows her kids are set for life financially.

Diana had all of that except the decent family of origin which admittedly counts for a lot. It is a gilded cage.

BartholemewHolmes · 07/07/2023 11:42

Comedycook · 07/07/2023 10:50

I know! I find it hilarious when posters say they'd hate her life and they feel sorry for her. I reckon she's as happy as a pig in shit.

Husband and three lovely children
Close family
Beautiful homes
Lovely holidays
No money worries
No day to day chores to get you down. No worries about getting her kids into a half decent school, no worries about getting her kids a gp appointment.
Knows her kids are set for life financially.

Me too. I don’t mean that from a standpoint of not happiness, I’m happy

I can just see she is likely just finding life good

IncompleteSenten · 07/07/2023 11:44

Yes but the price is too bloody high.
What's the saying? A bird in a gilded cage?

dontbejealousofmyartisticflair · 07/07/2023 11:44

When you compare to all the career women who have married a royal, and the CVS of most of the modern Queen and Princesses, Kate has focus her entire life on getting married and having this life.

You'd bloody hope she's happy about it! She had the means to do pretty much anything she wanted, she chose that.

DontYouThreatenMeWithADeadFish · 07/07/2023 11:44

hahahahahahaha. Nope. But thanks for the laugh. She is a perfectly bland Fiona Sloane (that we had in the 80s, i had/have several among my friends and family) who are good at what they do: being a Fiona Sloane. Good hostesses, look lovely, support their husbands Big Job (with fat salary) and produce lovely well mannered children to feed into the Sloaney Feedback Loop.

This made me laugh.

From the Sloane Ranger handbook

Sloane Rangers typically lived in the Chelsea area of London, near Sloane Square, (hence the name). They weren't aristocrats exactly (though some of them had Earls and Dukes for fathers and uncles), but they belonged to certain families, had been educated at certain schools, had certain jobs, drove certain cars, had country houses decorated just so, and wore a uniform that made them easy to spot.

Although Sloanes typically came from money, evident by their private school education and their weekend country houses, Sloanes weren't flashy or ostentatious.

The Sloane uniform consisted of a number of trademark items including Gucci shoes and Hermes scarves—quiet luxury is still luxury after all. A navy gilet or waistcoat, pearl necklace, shirt and long pleated skirt also made up the rest of the uniform.

Men could be Sloanes too. When a male Sloane was not in a suit he could be seen wearing corduroy trousers—or khaki ones in the summer—and a big tweed coat or sheepskin jacket (most likely from Burberry or Barbour). As for shoes, a Sloane would either wear leather brogues or Hunter wellies, depending on if they were strolling through the city or spending a weekend walking in the countryside.

Sweetashunni · 07/07/2023 11:46

A lot of people’s minds seem to be blown that somebody can be very slim and - shock horror - healthy and happy!

I think she looks stunning. I’m not sure I envy her life but I definitely envy her hair and figure. Her dress sense has massively improved as well, love the periwinkle blue.

Sweetashunni · 07/07/2023 11:48

She is a perfectly bland Fiona Sloane (that we had in the 80s, i had/have several among my friends and family) who are good at what they do: being a Fiona Sloane. Good hostesses, look lovely, support their husbands Big Job (with fat salary) and produce lovely well mannered children to feed into the Sloaney Feedback Loop.

Sounds like a lovely life to me

-runs for cover-

dontbejealousofmyartisticflair · 07/07/2023 11:50

Sweetashunni · 07/07/2023 11:46

A lot of people’s minds seem to be blown that somebody can be very slim and - shock horror - healthy and happy!

I think she looks stunning. I’m not sure I envy her life but I definitely envy her hair and figure. Her dress sense has massively improved as well, love the periwinkle blue.

of course not, but she's having a lot of help, and that's fine.

There's nothing natural about her, and why should there be. I hate the "accept your body as you are" nonsense. We go to the hairdresser, we get a few twicks here and there when needed, we all need help.

Keykat · 07/07/2023 11:58

Pippa her sister got the better deal I think. Loadsa dough, under the radar, independent of scrutiny and can do what she wants to do when and where she wants. No one is as interested in her as they are in KM.

I know which life I'd prefer. Well I'm happy with my own as it happens, but if I had to choose......

Sweetashunni · 07/07/2023 12:03

dontbejealousofmyartisticflair · 07/07/2023 11:50

of course not, but she's having a lot of help, and that's fine.

There's nothing natural about her, and why should there be. I hate the "accept your body as you are" nonsense. We go to the hairdresser, we get a few twicks here and there when needed, we all need help.

Well yes but there’s a lot of jealousy slim shaming on this thread, in a way that would be utterly unacceptable if it was about the overweight. And a narrative being pushed that if you’re slim you’re clearly a joyless neurotic who wastes your life calorie counting. When you can clearly see her enjoying the sun and swigging back champagne. She’s always been very sporty and that’s clearly paying off now she’s reached middle age.

I think sometimes just admitting you’re envious rather than dredging up excuses as to why you’re not can be very freeing. I certainly am, I would love to be rich and a size 8. But, I am
not, c’est la vie.

Beezknees · 07/07/2023 12:06

Comedycook · 07/07/2023 10:50

I know! I find it hilarious when posters say they'd hate her life and they feel sorry for her. I reckon she's as happy as a pig in shit.

Husband and three lovely children
Close family
Beautiful homes
Lovely holidays
No money worries
No day to day chores to get you down. No worries about getting her kids into a half decent school, no worries about getting her kids a gp appointment.
Knows her kids are set for life financially.

I genuinely would hate her life. I haven't got a pot to piss in myself but if I cared about money I would have stayed with my ex. I have freedom now that money can't buy. I couldn't care less about "the best schools" and all that garbage. I'm sure Kate is happy with her life but it would not be for me.

JudgeAnderson · 07/07/2023 12:08

She's extremely thin and she never used to be, and it's ageing. She's overall an attractive woman but not a raving beauty or anything.
I'm not even sure why I'm posting as I don't much care.

BartholemewHolmes · 07/07/2023 12:10

JudgeAnderson · 07/07/2023 12:08

She's extremely thin and she never used to be, and it's ageing. She's overall an attractive woman but not a raving beauty or anything.
I'm not even sure why I'm posting as I don't much care.

That last line made me laugh

How many posts could have that as a sign off, maybe 90% 😬

CrustyWingshield · 07/07/2023 12:12

I don't have much interest in her. Her life is all about coming across well. I guess that is difficult to deal with.

She is naturally beautiful, but she is very thin. I personally thought she looked better with more weight on her, but it is her body.

I used to be one of those people who shed loads of weight if I was on my feet all day despite eating. Now that I've had kids and work on my arse it's the opposite. Maybe she is just very active.

BadNomad · 07/07/2023 12:12

I think it's funny that people act like she didn't choose this life. She's not some poor helpless victim forced to become a royal.

greengteyred · 07/07/2023 12:18

I'm obese, I'd love not to be but not yet got control of my will power. Kate is not painfully thin. She looks ultra strong and healthy.

Lizardonachair · 07/07/2023 12:18

GreenMini · 07/07/2023 00:39

Wire is the right word. So bloody thin.

I think she's really dull and colourless.

She probably feels pressure from all the nasty remarks she gets from people. Or maybe she is just naturally thin (IME other women HATE other women who are naturally thin).

nonmerci99 · 07/07/2023 12:25

Love her style, but I do not think her painfully thin physique sets a good example for girls and young women around the country — it's clearly something she has to work very hard to maintain, judging by how large her head is and how broad her shoulders are.

KimberleyClark · 07/07/2023 12:29

Lizardonachair · 07/07/2023 12:18

She probably feels pressure from all the nasty remarks she gets from people. Or maybe she is just naturally thin (IME other women HATE other women who are naturally thin).

She’s not naturally thin as her college photos show, she was much fuller in the face then and looked better for it.

dontbejealousofmyartisticflair · 07/07/2023 12:33

KimberleyClark · 07/07/2023 12:29

She’s not naturally thin as her college photos show, she was much fuller in the face then and looked better for it.

she also has padding in the right places, she would look too thin without it.
I don't know or care if it's just a clever addition to the outfits, or surgical, but there has been enough photos of her in a swimsuit when she was slim, as opposed to skinny. You don't lose that much weight but gain more curves.

It's much easier to stay toned when you have unlimited budget and unlimited access to any sport you like, but it's disingenuous to pretend that by just losing weight you would look like her.

ghostyslovesheets · 07/07/2023 12:36

These threads are creepy weird

But if I was choosing someone for a night out Lizzo would win every time

dontbejealousofmyartisticflair · 07/07/2023 12:36

greengteyred · 07/07/2023 12:18

I'm obese, I'd love not to be but not yet got control of my will power. Kate is not painfully thin. She looks ultra strong and healthy.

let's be real. If you were becoming that skinny, without the botox, fillers and padding she is using, you wouldn't look that great.

No one on earth can age and get skinnier and skinnier but with a face getting smoother and more curves appearing.

Rosietheravisher · 07/07/2023 12:36

Keykat · 07/07/2023 11:58

Pippa her sister got the better deal I think. Loadsa dough, under the radar, independent of scrutiny and can do what she wants to do when and where she wants. No one is as interested in her as they are in KM.

I know which life I'd prefer. Well I'm happy with my own as it happens, but if I had to choose......

Did either of them ever have a job before casting their lot in with the RF?

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