Kate's Official Response to the Netflix Documentary

[KateBain]

Keep calm and carry on

Royalists talk as if Royal Family members are organising dinners they host

How did you come to this conclusion? Because I think they’re very much well aware of how things work. Which is quite contrary to what you’ve claimed.

William is not doing the rf any favours. He is stiff and old fashioned and not moving with the times. He is out of touch with this new way of life that people find themselves in. If H and M were supported and allowed to be themselves, this institution would hav thrived. Harry has been tested appallingly by his family.

@MrsTumblebee Really?? You think they are phoning around caterers getting quotes, hiring waiting staff, contacting suppliers, making sure there are enough tables and chairs and cutlery and getting them in, coordinating with the laundry to make sure they have clean tableclothes, instructing the cleaners to give the room an extra clean before the meal, coordinating with a supplier to choose and buy wine and any other drinks and organising delivery, instructing the staff how to lay the table, contacting florists to get floral displays made and delivered, organising valets and parking and ensuring paths outside are swept and free of mud, getting staff ready with umbrellas in case it is raining to shelter guests from the car to the venue, selecting guest list, sending invites, sending out invites to fill unfilled places, organising a table plan, designing a table plan for guests so they know where to sit or staff to take them to their seat, organising staff to take guests coats, etc and having a system set up so they know whose is whose coat, making sure the toilets are clean and towels and soap etc freshly stocked with a staff member to nip in there during the event to do a refresh, etc etc. including any speeches, any guests that need to be specially greeted - there is often an audience with a few special guests individually with a Senior Royal that gets counted as another engagement.

Don't make me laugh if you are honestly saying Charles, Camilla, Kate or Andrew do all of this. They have an enormous staff household who will oversee this.

William being angry is not an issue, Screaming and shouting at your brother as an adult is an issue. It is not acceptable behaviour.

Why does Kate have to be a Diana? Why would she want to be a Diana. Diana struggled with all sorts of mental health issues and was often very unhappy.
Kate seems much more together and seems settled in her role which she's great at. Why isn't that enough for people?
Maybe she has changed things in that she's taken her time, given her children a happy home and start in life, and combined homelife and worklife in a balanced way.

William is not the problem, I don’t need him to be all singing royal, so I don’t think he needs to change how he is.

If it really happened, more hyperbole 🙄

antelopevalley have you ever actually 'screamed' at anyone. You certainly can't say words while you're doing it. I'd have problems raising my voice to that sort of extent even if I wanted to. I think things got a bit shouty, but obviously a bit of screaming makes for a far more dramatic story.

As to anyone being lazy, of course no-one's out sweeping paths and buttering the scones, but if you think they work one day a week you're having a laugh.

The Royal Family is not some Hollywood celebrity fest which is what Harry and Meghan would have liked to be part of (Meghan anyway).

It's not reality TV. Kate knows this, Meghan appeared not to realise.

People tend to use "screamed" when they actually mean shouted / raised their voice - you see it on MN all the time. I cam well believe that William and Harry had arguments where at least one party shouted. They've fallen out, and family fallouts are messy no matter who is in the right or wrong.

@Coxspurplepippin yes one day a week is probably a bit of a stretch.

Maybe they thought they were is the Sistine Chapel.........

Like most wealthy people. Like most brides.

😂

Men can look for traits of their mother in their choice of wife, especially if their mother has been deified well beyond their control. Perhaps one brother found somebody with the positive qualities of Diana and the other was attracted to the negative qualities of Diana?

I would say that Diana's positive qualities were her compassion, and her willingness to speak up for groups / get involved in causes that had previously been marginalised (e.g. land mines, and her work with sufferers of HIV and AIDs which was groundbreaking at the time). Her charity work wasn't 'nicey-nicey' motherhood and apple pie stuff, it was topics that could be contentious.

I have no beef with Kate, but she's not really like Diana at all, except perhaps for being similarly beautiful.

Most brides do considerably more planning!

I’m well aware of how things work. As I’m sure the other Royalists here are also aware. In fact I’d wager that even the people who don’t give a damn about the RF are aware.

It’s only you who’s confused, as your earlier statement shows “Royalists talk as if RF members are organizing the dinners they host”

Again, can you show me what was said on this thread to bring you to that conclusion? Perhaps if you show us we’ll understand why you said it.

anyway, just for a recap. this is what you said.

Royalists talk as if Royal Family members are organising dinners they host. They have staff for that. They may sit down for a quick meeting with the chef who presents their ideas for the menu and wine list and with the dinner organiser to finalise who is invited and who the Royal Family members sit next to. But the rest is just them turning up, eating and chatting.

and my reply was

How did you come to this conclusion? Because I think they’re very much well aware of how things work. Which is quite contrary to what you’ve claimed

then we had this from you.

• Really?? You think they are phoning around caterers getting quotes, hiring waiting staff, contacting suppliers, making sure there are enough tables and chairs and cutlery and getting them in, coordinating with the laundry to make sure they have clean tableclothes, instructing the cleaners to give the room an extra clean before the meal, coordinating with a supplier to choose and buy wine and any other drinks and organising delivery, instructing the staff how to lay the table, contacting florists to get floral displays made and delivered, organising valets and parking and ensuring paths outside are swept and free of mud, getting staff ready with umbrellas in case it is raining to shelter guests from the car to the venue, selecting guest list, sending invites, sending out invites to fill unfilled places, organising a table plan, designing a table plan for guests so they know where to sit or staff to take them to their seat, organising staff to take guests coats, etc and having a system set up so they know whose is whose coat, making sure the toilets are clean and towels and soap etc freshly stocked with a staff member to nip in there during the event to do a refresh, etc etc. including any speeches, any guests that need to be specially greeted - there is often an audience with a few special guests individually with a Senior Royal that gets counted as another engagement.

Don't make me laugh if you are honestly saying Charles, Camilla, Kate or Andrew do all of this. They have an enormous staff household who will oversee this*

My reply to you was as follows -

I’m well aware of how things work. As I’m sure the other Royalists here are also aware. In fact I’d wager that even the people who don’t give a damn about the RF are aware

It’s only you who’s confused, as your earlier statement shows “Royalists talk as if RF members are organizing the dinners they host”

Again, can you show me what was said on this thread to bring you to that conclusion? Perhaps if you show us we’ll understand why you said it

Well regardless of how lazy or not Kate is (and I don't know because I don't know her or have access to her daily routine) I wouldn't want to be in her position for all the palaces and tiaras. Can you imagine being the subject of such nasty comments as we see on here from people who don't even know you (the same applies to Meghan as well)? Particularly when the people commenting have absolutely no knowledge of how she spends her time, apart from what is shown in the Court Circular.

People seem to be so mean and hateful these days although maybe they always have been and this is just amplified by social media and the internet generally.

More fool them. I told the venue what I wanted and let them crack on, just like a princess.

Agree, 'The Firm' is a toxic, gilded cage. I wouldn't want any part of it, not in a million years.

😂

Thing is though the racial slurs came from one or two Twitter users and not anybody noteworthy or of any standing and respect. Are we REALLY listening and taking seriously the views of every keyboard warrior who hides behind his computer in mummy’s basement? Do we hand wrong over every negative comment? Nk, we don’t - so why in this case are we applying this thought process to the whole of the UK? Those racists do not represent 99.9% of the nation and should be dutifully ignored.