Well, bully for Katie

[Lucyinthepie]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382889/Royal-Wedding-2011-Kate-Middleton-says-shell-housewife-now.html
Anyone else think that she should be doing the work that is associated with her new life of luxury? Justify the expense to the taxpayer and get out and fulfil the usual royal diary of visits.

Well, it's code for having lots of sex and incubating the next heir, isn't it? She can hardly get pregnant if she's off shaking hands up and down the country, can she? It's her job to get pregnant now.

I assume they'll do some Royal stuff and they'll be living off his money 337k pa I think it is.
If I can be a 'housewife' on a lot less than that then I'm not going to begrudge her some time

Erm - no. Give the girl a chance. The Queen lived on Malta for a couple of years when she first got married. She has 50 years ahead of her to fulfill your expectations.

I know it's the dm, but come on Kate! I though she'd already spent years living a quiet life with wills, surely now she's got to do something or public opinion will really turn against her?

What I can't understand is that her family are clearly grafters - what happened to her work ethic? Yes she looked lovely and her and wills are clearly very happy and in love and that is wonderful, but I think she is taking the Mick now tbh....

This is the ONLY chance she will have for a normal life now. She presumably knows what she is taking on - life long service to the country - and want to at least enjoy a bit of time playing happy families first. I can't blame her for that. Even the queen had those few years, having babies and having a relatively normal life. I guess it is William who will be keeping her anyway...

Because ttc is a full time job is it?

Anglesey is a long way away - it's not like she's based somewhere central. And there's no shortage of royals to do solo engagements - I don't see why she shouldn't have a gentle start. Also, I imagine the palace isn't keen for there to be a Kate cult as there was a Diana cult, which solo engagements would make more likely - WillKat's value to the palace is as a pair, they don't want her eclipsing him.

Anglesey is a long way from where?

But how will it be a normal life? For most childless women of her age a normal life would involve work.

I think it´s up to them.

And why should she do Royal engagements without him?

I think it´s great that from the start they are saying, or trying to that they are a couple.

Perhaps trying to avoid Diana like hysteria?

And she is "only" married to the heir but one.

Hilarious! A 'housewife' - we're expected to believe she's going to be cleaning floors, dusting shelves and doing the washing are we?

As Moules says, the vast majority of women in her position, without children, would be working f/t.

Those people who support the royals living off our taxes are always banging on about how hard they work - hmm, I wish I worked as hard as this .

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the headline too.
She's been living with William in Anglesey for over a year now anyway, it's not like she needs to settle into a new life.
She's been reportedly encouraged to take up charity work by the Palace for a few years now too.

So instead of 'Waity Katie' are we going to get 'Lazy Katie'?

I don't understand why she 'should' work?

If I was flipping loaded and a newlywed, I don't think I would be rushing out to find work. I am sure I would stay at home, have a lovely life and lots of sex with my new husband.

Didn't think it would take long for the wedding glow to fade...

I am not a royalist by any stretch, but really, can't we just leave her alone? She'll no doubt be pregnant in a few months time anyway.

How long was it before Diana did any engagements alone or took up charity work?

2yrs does seem a long time, but I don´t think that her saying she won´t attend things without William is a bad thing tbh.

Justify the expense to the taxpayer

The royal family cost each of us 50p a year. And that's without any consideration to the millions they contribute to the treasury via the Crown Estate which would actually make them net contributors rather than an "expense".

So in my book, they can do what they like. I'm sure if you married a extremely rich guy, you wouldn't be beating a path back to work. What's Kate going to do? "Oh look honey, I went to work today and earned £70. Now we have £30 million and £70!"

Cleaning? She will have servants for that or at the very least domestic help. I can't really see her having to scrub the floors with her royal hands! The only job she really has is to shag her husband. Hard job eh?

I expect she'll be concentrating on getting pregnant ASAP.

Because traditionally in exchange for their exalted position and the amount of taxpayers money spent on them members of the Royal Family are expected to conduct official engagements to represent the Crown.
They're not called The Firm for nothing. She chose that life by marrying the heir to the throne, she can't then turn round and 'decide' to be a normal housewife- loaded or not.

This is a "created" story by the Mail. She's married, five minutes have passed, and the news editor sends a reporter off to call the Palace and demand to know what Kate's itinerary is as a Royal. Will she be casting her veil to one side and, scissors in hand, be cutting ribbons left, right and centre up and down the country?

The Palace says no, they haven't got anything booked in yet. Because, you know, the wedding was only on Friday, calm down. Why not? demands the reporter. The palace point out she's basing herself on what the Duchess of Cornwall did, and say there are a couple of dates in the diary, but she's having a bit of breathing space first (don't forget William's off to the Falklands shortly so if she did it, she'd be doing it solo which would be a bit daunting).

The reporter reports all this back to the News Ed, and is despatched to write a sneery "idle Kate" story.

So, she'll be giving up her career to be a housewife then? Oh, hang on....

In her position, I wouldn't be looking for work! I would love to have just chilled out when we were TTC and pregnant. If that is what she is doing, obviously. Working full time and being pregnant is shit.

Not a royalist either but can't help but feel we've hit the "damned if she does and damned if she doesn't" stage now.
So if she works - she'll be accused of grabbing the headlines and building the "Kate Cult" (love that Keepcalmandcurry on )
But if she doesn't work she'll be accused of being lazy

But also what I'd love to know is what exactly the public would like her to work as... in the family firm, run her own business.... Look how successful thats been for Fergie, Edward and Sophie! Maybe she could be an envoy like Andrew :) .
And so if its just charities - which ones, the same as William or can she pick her own?

Frankly she doesn't stand a chance of getting it right, so maybe the best thing to do is go to North Wales and keep quiet

Here we go - she hasn't been married a week yet and you're picking at her.

Why should she work? - I thought the whole point of getting married was because you want to spend all your time with that person? ( at least in the early stages )
And It's not like she needs the money is it -

what lazy cow.

After the mistakes that were made with Diana we should just let Kate get on with it and ease herself into the role the best way she can.

And what kind of job could she have anyway, that didn't have reporters and photographers following her all the time and the possibility of colleagues speaking to the press.

There are probably about 1000 letters from charities on her desk asking for her to be their patron and I have no doubt that she will be considering which ones she can help as she settles into her new role.
Complete non-story from the Daily Fail.

Poor woman. Can't do anything right. Her wedding was on Friday. Were you at work four days after your wedding? (I have to say now that if you say "yes" I am not going to believe you).

It is none of our buisness, and really, why can't you just leave her be?
Sour grapes spring to mind.