Kate's Official Response to the Netflix Documentary

[KateBain]

Keep calm and carry on

My dm who isn't very interested usually in the RF was telling me how awful MM is and she's a narcissist. I asked dm how she knew this and she said it was in the papers.
My dm doesn't buy papers and doesn't look at news online so this is definitely from discussions of newspaper headlines etc on tv.
It's time we had a complete media block of anyone with the surname Windsor, except Babs of course, for a least a month.
I'm seriously sick of the media now.

I think it’s more accurate that we don’t know if god exists or not.

I don’t think god exists in the way people think god exists. And, yes, that expectation of god created by people probably doesn’t exist because it’s made up by people. But that doesn’t mean a god that is a mystery to us doesn’t exist.

You can't study Pure Mathematics for very long before you come to the inescapable conclusion that there must be a God.

Anyway I have a headache and I need to lie down and take a break. Have a nice weekend!

Or you could just skip threads and papers and discussions about the RF. It’s pretty easy. Many people managed a world wide pandemic by not getting involved in discussions about it and not reading articles. And that’s much harder to do. My take on it is the people who ‘hate’ MM are the very ones feeding the media into producing more and more articles about them.

So many people on this thread are complimenting Kate for coming from a 'happy' well off family... we all know people don't get to choose their family of origin, right?

A lot of the negative press around Meghan back then was centred around pitting the two women against each other. If Kate had used her popularity to protect Meghan, linked arms with Meghan and made it clear she supported her, that could have really helped. She didn't. They all stood back and let the woman be attacked.

I don't think that classy at all.

No one knows any of these people in real life - you only hear one side or the other. I like Harry and Meghan and the media were awful to her but it sounds like she could be mean as well (she seems pretty calculated in dropping friends etc..`). I'm sure Will and Kate aren't perfect either. They all need to stop the media campaigns against each other and if they don't like each other as adults that is completely fine - they can live separate lives. They all need to grow up. I hope Harry and Meghan have a peaceful life abroad (but give away their titles - it is the 21st century).

On another hand, perhaps Harry feels betrayed/disappointed by Kate then and thinks she should've taken Meghan as her sister the way he did in her own time of need?

Does anyone seriously think that Markle wanted anyone to share the limelight she'd worked hard to achieve? If her sister-in-law to be had tried to offer support and advice she would now no doubt be slamming her for interference.
Even on her wedding day she had to have her solo, the Prince of Wales was only allowed to join her for the last part of her walk down the aisle.

I am not keen on the royals but Kate is their biggest asset. What a mensch. I really admire her maturity and emotional stability despite everything that has been thrown at her over the years.

@Ivyonafence let’s all be honest and say that none of us know the truth about what happened behind the scenes. In their engagement interview Meghan said Catherine had been very welcoming and we do know that Harry and Meghan had a large group of professionals helping them with every aspect of their lives. Meghan has very definite ideas about how she wanted to do things and she did apparently turn down the suggestion by the Queen that Sophie Wessex be her mentor. There may have been a lot more support than we know. Meghan herself said there was a “hierarchy in the family” which is what Royalty is all about! So if that was any kind of surprise to her, she may have interpreted traditions and protocols as a personal slight on her.

Can you imagine if Catherine had attempted to ''Link arms''?
Catherine would likely have been slapped away, as the elderly Gent at the wedding was slapped away when he offered her his arm.

Meghan doesn't want to share the ''Limelight'' with anyone.

Also, Catherine is likely {Advisedly so} very wary of trusting Meghan.
An insincere hug , but ''Watch your back''.

What a load of tripe. It is like listening to a child making up stuff in the playground.

When Meghan and a Harry were married I think Louis was 4 months old or less. Let’s not forget that during their engagement and early marriage Catherine was very preoccupied with her pregnancy (when she is always very ill the whole time), a new baby, plus two older children, as well as her own recovery. The Queen was clearly very supportive of Meghan and offered her lots of practical help by all accounts. Catherine may well not have been the best person to do this at a time when she already had a lot on her plate.

You are basing your thoughts on pure gossip.

I personally have never warmed to Prince William and Kate. My sense is that William married because he had no other option and she was a safe bet. Prince Charles and Camilla seemed to be very much in love. It appears Harry chose someone he loved. I don't get this sense with William and Kate - its seems to be a functional relationship.

When Harry saw Meghan being treated like shit, he made a statement to the media asking them to stop. William, saw it happening to Kate for years, and deltoid by and watched.

Probably because William has more sense than to think asking them to stop would have any effect except the opposite. Harry told them to back off before they had even started on Meghan. Well that worked well.

Seems a strong woman. Hard working and clearly loves her children. No constant whinging from her. Harry is apparently 'terrified' after his older brother shouted at him..... what a contrast H & W are to each other and what a contrast the women they married are.

I get the impression that William and Kate get on very well and feel extremely comfortable with each other. With Harry and Meghan, my impression is that he is besotted with her and she’s besotted with the fame and status that came with him.

KateBain Just like her mum who planned for years for her to marry William
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Oh bollocks did she! From which scurrilous rag did you glean that?

Kate's parents have never sought publicity; they obviously love their three children which entails wanting them to be happy, not scheming to bag a trophy spouse.

Regarding the Netflix documentary, all of which I have watched twice (I am retired and can spare the time), I thought it was pretty good. H&M didn't say much and were far from nasty about anyone. There was a lot more to the documentary than all that hoo ha; they are are an interesting couple and I think they can do an awful lot of good in the world.

I was extremely impressed with Tyler Perry, a billionaire who is not ostentatious and does philanthropic things discreetly. However Meghan and Harry talked about the help he gave them, even before meeting them, and therefore he spoke in the documentary. What a dignified, humble and kindly man! He's someone I'd be proud to call a friend and financial status wouldn't enter into it.

When H&M go LOW THEN K&W go high. Ignore and get on with the daily job in hand.

No it isn’t?

My grandmother was mentally ill. Part of that was paranoia. It was paranoia that led to her attempting suicide and making the accusations that she did.

Thats not a slur, it’s very true.

I have a mental issue and part of that is my insecurity and paranoia. I’m not slurring myself, because it’s true.

I have no idea of what the truth was about Diana, I think she was just as bad as Charles and those who forced them to marry were more to blame than those two people. But if she did struggle with mental health then it isn’t a ‘slur’ to say so. Especially from a family who are trying to promote normalising mental health.

I'd rather have a 'functional relationship' than a folie a deux

Louis was born in April and Meghan and Harry were married in May. Kate had her hands full!

The first I knew of Meghan's existence (or knew Harry had a new girlfriend), was when he issued a statement asking for her to be left alone. Charles was on a foreign tour at the time, and this totally overshadowed his work.

I think it was in the Valentine Low book (so far unchallenged) that Meghan insisted that their relationship had to go public, otherwise she would finish with Harry. The statement was the result.

Listening and watching Kate and Meghan, it is pretty obvious to anyone that they are two completely opposite characters, and would be very unlikely to become close friends. I do recall the time they went to Wimbledon together, and Pippa went along too. The sisters sat Meghan inbetween them, which I thought was a sensitive touch.

The only time I see a bad photo of Kate is when she is in Meghan's company!

She has class and dignity. Something a lot of posters on MN could do with finding.

No you don’t. You think God doesn’t exist. How can you possibly know? All any of us can do is speculate.

The main issue is that a woman marrying into a high profile royal family needs a few years of courtship and a gentle introduction to make sure that it is the life for her. Perhaps not as long as Kate's mind you, although no harm in being a bit waity to get it right.

With Meghan's age and need to have kids before it was no longer biologically possible, that was never an option. Therefore, she should have walked away herself if she had H's best interests at heart. However, she saw what was in it for herself and therefore fast-tracked the relationship and generated all this strife which was obviously inevitably going to happen. The writing was on the wall before the wedding day (it often is) but she would not let the opportunity get away.
A prince cannot happily divorce his family/friends/lifestyle without acutely suffering and Haitch is repenting at leisure. Leaving the brainwashing to one side (nobody wanted to marry him etc), he could have done better for himself and he had time on his side. It was a self serving act which has given her the recognition and wealth she dreamed of at their expense.