STOP PRESS! Live pre-wedding webchat with our very own Kate Middleton, TODAY at 1pm

[HelenMumsnet]

Hello. We're extremely honoured (and just a little bit over-excited) to announce that royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton is coming to MNHQ for a webchat today at 1pm.

A while back, we put in a formal request for Kate to take part in a Mumsnet webchat (nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that) but, truth be told, we weren't that hopeful, given her other pressing engagements this week.

But then, this morning, the Buckingham Palace Press Office rang to say Miss Middleton had some time this lunchtime between her last dress fitting and her first palace-balcony-etiquette briefing - and would be delighted to drop in and chat to Mumsnetters. Apparently, she's been lurking on Mumsnet quite a lot recently and has been finding the Bridezilla discussions a real eye opener.

So, quick, please post your (suitably deferential) questions for Miss Middleton here - and join us for our very first royal webchat at 1pm.

Hey Kate , are you excited at the fact that you are going to be a part of the royal family.

GitAwfMayLend - You are clearly a very talented writer - I have noticed this on a number of your threads which have made me, I believe the term is PMSL? :)

buttonmoon78 In answer to your question: who is ever really prepared for marriage, or motherhood for that matter, it's always a learning curve and while yes being a member of the Royal family has certain demands, I am sure they are no more great than made by every other parent in the land. I feel inspired by reading some of your stories of how you manage to work and look after children, it's truly inspiring. :)

Kreecher I guess they will check that out at her medical.

It's after midnight here, and I should go to bed but this is like watching a train wreck....

[kitten]

Oh lighten up everyone - it was not a mean and appalling act by MNHQ, it was obviously a joke.

However, I am loving how so many of you who are normally hard as nails turned into simpering royalists at the mere whiff of a tiara .

i think it is hilarious!!!!!!well done mn!

Please put this in classics.
I would love to be in MNHQ right now.

Kate- are you asking Sir Elton to bring a selection of toupés on Friday? It might be an idea for the aerial shots.

kreecher rather personal don't you think?

Ah, now you changed the thread title to make it look like we are even more stupider than a stupid thing. Boo hiss.

I am a newbie,just joined today......is this a wind up?
Apologies if it is not. Still trying to navigate around the site.

kreecher - I don't know why I'm orange - am I? I thought the self-tan was quite subtle

"Justine - are you going to tell all our kids that Santa/The Tooth Fairy/The Easter Bunny doesn't exist as well?"

Kate Middleton in fact doesn't exist. She is a hologram projection transmitted from a small device stationed on the top of Prince William's bald pate.

"Her" appearance and character traits were devised by a special focus group in 1998, with Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell being major contributors (hence her name: Blair named her after his daughter). The task of the focus group was to create a consort who would mend the British public's jaundiced view of the Royal Family.

The hologrammatic programming has worked well apart from a brief hiatus a couple of years ago, but this was solved by pretending they had split up for a while.

I cannot believe people would seriously think that Kate has a spare hour at the minute to talk to us!! I think it's hilarious.

thank fuck it's NOT real!

Kate, did you watch the Will and Kate movie?

Kate - what did you think when they decided you couldn't be Queen Kate and changed your name?

No crazynanna not a wind up at all.

Well I didn't turn into a simpering royalist at the mere whiff of a tiara Holly

Much

Tech in drag Kate - don't eat anything offered.

MNHQ are munching disco s.

BalloonSlayer I thought she was maybe one of those Scien*gy lizard creatures from the Planet Tharg sent to infiltrate our darling royals?

Kreecher that's probably from rinsing the bleach off too soon.

DO
NOT
DELETE

or I will leave and never come back

BalloonSlayer - I may be thin but I am not a hologram

DamnItJanet - I didn't catch it unfortunately - was it good. I must say it's hard to be played by so many different people, I often feel slightly like I don't know who I am anymore. I could be anyone. But I am also obviously very luck to be in my position and thank you for offering me this support by talking to me.

Oh well, that's Justine's peerage down the pan then.

Off to the Tower more like.