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Unpopular Opinion - William and Kate

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EdaYildiz · 13/10/2022 21:27

Don't come at me, I'm sharing my unpopular opinion because I want to know what you all think but just don't see a spark between William & Kate.

Loved them since the day they starting dating way back when they were undergrads at St Andrews but I just don't see their connection in pictures and it seems a little forced when she has her hand on his back or when they do hold hands.

I don't expect them to hold hands and snog because I know they're mostly photographed whilst they're working but he looks bored and she looks like she's trying her best.

Does anyone agree with me?

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Tontostitis · 14/10/2022 05:54

Are you wearing green today?

susan12345678 · 14/10/2022 05:59

Hmm...thread not quite going the way you'd hoped, OP?

I think they look very happy and comfortable in each other's company. The kids are gorgeous, too. Especially Charlotte.

Snoredoeurve · 14/10/2022 06:03

B1pbop · 13/10/2022 21:39

I think they have a strong adult relationship i.e. none of the dramatic/toxic pull of childhood attachment issues being played out between them. I think if you’ve been used to seeing relationships like the latter, a steady and healthy relationship can look quite boring and undramatic in comparison.

This!

Darbs76 · 14/10/2022 06:14

Unlike Megan and Harry they generally stick to the royal tradition of not showing too much emotion in public. They seem happy to me, but who knows

Starlia · 14/10/2022 06:15

I think they look quite stable, very comfortable with each other and good friends, which are all good outcomes for a long term relationship.
I’m very suspicious of overt displays of affection. They don’t seem genuine to me. In my experience, it’s often these relationships that blow up spectacularly rather than the low key couple who affectionately sledge each other.
But how could we possibly know what’s going on in private? Nobody can say they’re perfectly happy and nobody can say their marriage is a sham. We just don’t know.

jays · 14/10/2022 06:31

I agree with you. I still saw a spark between the Queen and Philip right up to the end.

Rocketclub · 14/10/2022 06:34

Every couple I know who are v tactile and overtly affectionate in public has a serious issue.

same on social media - look at us and our wonderful marriage no really …. This isn’t our second reconciliation after he was caught shagging elsewhere again …..

Lalalolol · 14/10/2022 06:37

Op, if you had said this about Megan and Harry, you would have been called racist but I guess now it's ok.
I am not sure what kind of spark you want to see in a couple with 3 kids and about 20 years of relationship between them.

Softplayhooray · 14/10/2022 06:42

Kellie45 · 13/10/2022 21:30

Let it alone. None of your business.

Yeah, none of our business really. Although I often wonder if Kwasi and Kate have the same PR coach as in most of their photos they both have an inexplicably wide grin or crazy laugh expression going on.

SpanishSteps123Ole · 14/10/2022 06:45

I really disagree. I think they look very happy. There is an ease about the way they move around each other.
Understandably, H and M look like a bunny in the headlights in front of the media there is a lot of anxiety and awkwardness in their movements.

KarenPirie72 · 14/10/2022 06:51

LondonWolf · 14/10/2022 04:03

she can never go to the shops on her own she can never go and visit a Coffee shop with a friend, she could never browse the shops, she can’t take a walk or jog round the park on her own she can never have a girls night, She can’t take her kids to the local soft play, it must be quite SAD to live in her shoes and the same for William.

She does all these things. She regularly nips out onto Kensington High Street which a gate from Kensington Palace opens on to. She's been seen stopping at coffee shops with the kids on the way home from school, she's regularly seen in Kensington Gardens with the youngest on his bike, the other children too. Clubs/restaurants have private rooms for friendship gatherings and meals out together. Meghan and Harry used to regularly pop out for dinner at local pubs and restaurants when they were staying in the Cotswolds for a time. They're not royalty from a fairy tale where the princess just sits around brushing her hair and longing to escape the castle all day.

I remember reading somewhere that the Palace has brokered a deal with the media that they never run pap pictures of them doing everyday stuff, in return for access on the Royal rota. It's a quid pro quo arrangement that's been in place for years.

musicmum75 · 14/10/2022 06:52

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Maireas · 14/10/2022 06:53

People keep starting these threads about how bad William and Kate's marriage is. We don't know, because they are private people.
When we see them, they are at work. They behave entirely appropriately, because their duties are not about their relationship.
Kate's not a show off and this all hasn't come naturally to her. She's making an effort, though.
They seem fine to me.

Mummyoflittledragon · 14/10/2022 06:54

MarshaMelrose · 13/10/2022 23:49

she can never have a girls night

Yes, she could. She could take everyone to the Tower of London and try on jewellery.

..I know Harry and Megan were holding hands looking around the flowers and they seem much more closer than William did with Kate

I think Meghan was trepidatiously clutching Harry's hand because of the murderous glint in Kate's eye who was having none of it.
Oh to be a fly in the car that day. Lol.

What?! The Queen would never have allowed a bunch of women to hang out and try on the Crown Jewels.

KarenPirie72 · 14/10/2022 06:59

I also agree with PP – if you worked with your husband, OP, would you be holding his hand, making lusty eye contact throughout the day and sneaking snogs? Of course not. We only ever see K and W in a work context and the Royals are very good at not giving away anything of themselves but the bare minimum.

Backtoblack1 · 14/10/2022 07:04

I like them but find them a bit boring.

SuperCamp · 14/10/2022 07:08

What a Disney Prince and Princess fantasy.

A PP talking about ‘a twinkle in their eye’, how many of us have a romantic twinkle in our eyes as we go round a supermarket as a family or manage the kids through an airport or in a cafe? Because basically, they are working in public, and managing their kids on display.

What do you want of them? Perpetual fairytale to fantasise about?

Kellie45 · 14/10/2022 07:10

Backtoblack1 · 14/10/2022 07:04

I like them but find them a bit boring.

Wow! How boring that a couple actually get on with the job of being royals and none of the scandal and back-stabbing to feed the tabloids with!

Maireas · 14/10/2022 07:15

All this "twinkle in the eyes" baloney.
You can't detect it.
That phrase comes from HMQ referring to Philip's zest for life up until the end.
No-one can judge a marriage by watching a couple when they are at work. They choose not to share details of their private lives, which is fine.

DisforDarkChocolate · 14/10/2022 07:15

I think they look very comfortable in each others company, especially when they do something active. They probably decided to try and keep their work relationship separate from their personal relationship as much as they could.

purfectpuss · 14/10/2022 07:16

I think they look like a happily married couple.. They have been together so long that they are no longer in the madly in love part of their relationship- there are probably no fireworks anymore, but they do show a strong connection in my eyes when in public.

alwaysmovingforwards · 14/10/2022 07:17

I don't know them, just see them at work together occasionally.

So couldn't comment really.

00100001 · 14/10/2022 07:18

EdaYildiz · 13/10/2022 21:50

Thank you for the replies, very interesting to see what you think!

@MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake oh I remember this clip, caused a huge debate the following day after it aired - I read she was adjusting herself at the moment he touched her but definitely looked like a "don't touch me" move.

Even if it was...so w

jamdonut · 14/10/2022 07:19

I absolutely don’t agree with you.
I think the spark you say is missing is definitely there.
I think they operate brilliantly together when “at work”, but the more unguarded moments are totally natural for the time they’ve been together.
Why do we need to find a problem with them?
I can’t imagine that they don’t have words with each from time to time… that wouldn’t be natural. Let’s face it - we can all be tetchy and stressed occasionally.

What ISN'T natural is the way the Sussexes act. I don’t buy all the hand holding and gazing in each other’s eyes.

00100001 · 14/10/2022 07:19

So what?*

It's 1 event in hundreds we've seen, where 99%od them have been natural, loving blah blah blah.

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