The Star Claim Kate is Seething with Jealousy over Meghan

[julieca]

I totally missed this. The Star newspaper claimed that Kate is seething with jealousy that Meghan no longer has to abide by Royal protocols and can live her life as she wants.

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My personal take is that this is probably over-egged, which trashy tabloids ten to do. But I can imagine her at times feeling a bit jealous of Meghan's freedoms. Surely that would just be natural as she has to follow yet another Royal protocol, and yet sees Meghan doing what she wants to do?

@Peaseblossum22

The one thing we know about Catherine for certain is that she is very close to her family who will close ranks around her at the slightest problem. I don’t think that she would ever be envious of someone who very sadly does not have that . Her family is absolutely central to who she is , that’s why they have been front and centre , neither she nor William who is said to be very close to her parents, have compromised on that , she and her family come as a package.

True

William benefits from this family set up too and it"s a pity harry didnt find the same set up

How does William benefit from his family set-up? His parents had a messy public divorce and then his mum died.

He benefits from kate's secure content supportive family. It's a safe family space for him.

Harry definitely doesnt have this

Its a pity he allowed his friends to snobbishly take the piss out of Carole then.

So true.

@julieca

Its a pity he allowed his friends to snobbishly take the piss out of Carole then.

How do you know he did allow them? Were you there? Did you hear the comments and see where Wiliam was at the time? Were you party to conversations they had about it? It's all speculation.

@julieca

Its a pity he allowed his friends to snobbishly take the piss out of Carole then.

What does that have to do with Catherine allegedly being madly jealous of her sister-in-law?

Other than stirring the pot, @julieca, what are you trying to prove with this thread?

Cant see it myself. Kate seems pretty happy with her lot. IF she wasn't she has enough support around her from her own family to leave.

Would Kate admit to anyone that she’s jealous? If the Meghan issue has proven anything it’s that none of the royal employees can be trusted. But then again I’m not surprised they can’t be - the royals pay a pittance for their staff. If they paid market value they may get people who have a bit of loyalty.

@AnFiaRuaNua

William benefits from this family set up too and it"s a pity harry didnt find the same set up

Both Harry and William were raised by nannies. I doubt they saw either of their parents very often.

@HeadLikeAFuckinOrange

I think if she were jealous of anything, then it could be the opportunity to respond when claims like this are made by tabloids. It must be difficult when people talk about you and you must maintain dignified silence. She must have wanted to say something at least once or twice during her time as part of the RF. But jealous of MM, no I can't imagine why she would be.

I agree, and even if she has sometimes wanted to put her side of some issue or other, she accepts the compromises her role requires. I think most people in any work have to toe the line somewhere. The Middleton parents seem to have behaved with dignity all the way through. (There has been some very nice use of correct pronouns and the subjunctive mood(?) on this thread, which has pleased me as much as drawing the curtains this cosy winter afternoon.)

How does William benefit from his family set-up?
OP, the poster actually said this not his.
I've got a spare paper bag if you run out.

My personal take is that this is probably over-egged, which trashy tabloids ten to do. But I can imagine her at times feeling a bit jealous of Meghan's freedoms. Surely that would just be natural as she has to follow yet another Royal protocol, and yet sees Meghan doing what she wants to do?

If Kate wishes she had more freedom, why would she specifically be jealous of Meghan? Why not any member of the public (who has more perceived 'freedom'?) What exactly is it about Meghan that you think she's jealous of, OP? Why do you think it's OK to push the misogynistic 'battle of the duchesses' narrative by distributing these unfounded rumours?

In the other thread criticising the Cambridges' family photograph choice for their 2021 Christmas card, you chimed in and made it clear that you dislike Kate because you find her 'quiet' and 'bland'. It seems to bother you that she's hugely popular and many people support her, why?

I doubt she's jealous at all.

A plethora of free time to spend on acres worth of private estates that knock Montecito into a cocked hat, lackies and nannies on tap, travel on tap,security on tap and no headaches about how it's all to be paid for.

Kate appears to really value family - perhaps above all else.

So the thought of living far away, with family rifts on all sides, children not having a relationship with their grandparents etc. probably doesn't sound like freedom and a happy life to her.

Kate seems well suited to royal life and glows with happiness, I very much doubt she's jealous of anyone (or perhaps she is the greatest actress of all )

@BringBackThinEyebrows no I have no issue with Kate. I said she is hugely bland because I think it is an issue in terms of continued support for the RF. Yes, she is popular at the moment because she is not Queen so can get away with not doing much and people knowing little about her. Things will have to change once she becomes Queen. But as we have seen for decades, the RF are not good at changing. And they have lost Philip, the one member of the RF household who did understand that they had to keep changing while appearing unchanged.
The Queen is popular because people know enough about her, but not too much, and they can project their own ideas onto the unknown part. And she is seen rightly as very hard working.

Meghan doesn’t really have “freedom” though does she? Not like you and I do, and if we have kids we don’t have “freedom” really either.
I doubt anyone also wealthy would envy Meghan and Harry. Why would they?

Why would she be jealous specifically of Meghan? There are loads of happy rich women all over world who aren’t constrained by royal protocols, it can’t be a new concept to her.

I’m sure at times she is envious of it, but I don’t know why it would be directed specifically at Meghan. As people have said, Pippa has money and freedom, and doesn’t get the grief Meghan does. If I was going to be one of them, it would be Pippa.
And even Pippa gets photographed/written about sometimes, there’ll be plenty of rich people who don’t, and that’s what I’d actually want.

[quote julieca]@hotfroth the way to deal with that is to sue. We know some celebrities cant really be talked about because they will sue at any inaccuracies or lies. The RF have masses of money, they could sue the star if they wanted to.[/quote]
There's no point in my friend deciding to sue. There have been times over quite a long period when they would have been taking legal action against multiple organisations on a daily basis!

In any case it is almost impossible to sue for speculation, insinuation or for 'sources close to X say....'.

[quote julieca]@BringBackThinEyebrows no I have no issue with Kate. I said she is hugely bland because I think it is an issue in terms of continued support for the RF. Yes, she is popular at the moment because she is not Queen so can get away with not doing much and people knowing little about her. Things will have to change once she becomes Queen. But as we have seen for decades, the RF are not good at changing. And they have lost Philip, the one member of the RF household who did understand that they had to keep changing while appearing unchanged.
The Queen is popular because people know enough about her, but not too much, and they can project their own ideas onto the unknown part. And she is seen rightly as very hard working.[/quote]
That's an interesting opinion. Personally I don't find her bland.

Why exactly do you think she's jealous of Meghan though?

@BringBackThinEyebrows I was sharing an article about the RF. I thought it was interesting. You know none of us actually know these people, so none of us knows what any of them think.

So has Kate has confided in The Star then? Who leaked this rubbish.

Understood, but you said, "But I can imagine her at times feeling a bit jealous of Meghan's freedoms. Surely that would just be natural as she has to follow yet another Royal protocol, and yet sees Meghan doing what she wants to do?"

Which made me wonder, why specifically do you think Kate is seething with jealousy over Meghan? Surely she's equally seething with jealousy over you?

@BringBackThinEyebrows Why are you doing this?
You quote me where I said I don't think she is seething with jealousy and then ask me why I think she is seething with jealousy.
I am confused.