Has anyone actually met Kate, Pippa or the Middletons?

[Littlepiggyinablanket]

Either before or after William appeared on the scene? Mn is very disparaging about the Middleton's so following on from the has anyone met Meghan thread... Has anyone met the Middleton's or Kate?

I actually used the word as she was not trying to speak over experts in the field. Nor was she opposed to hearing differing points of view from a multitude of people.

So yes, she was humble, because she wanted to listen and learn different points of view, backed up with evidence.

Not sure how that is a bad thing? If anything it shows maturity and self awareness.

@Kateforqueen I agree, but in defence of Vogue Williams, she's gone down a commercial route but she's fairly middle class and has never that I can recall mentioned pippa or james matthews.. Vogue's family architects and QS and she was encouraged her in to the same field. She went to Santa Sabina which is a well-known private school in Dublin and it considers itself a cut above buttermilk, ha ha. She went to on to get a decent raft of professional qualifications in the field of QS. Her family were not like ''get your legs out love''.

You can go down that commercial route without talking about anybody other than your own immediate family. I doubt Pippa is worried that Vogue will chat about that branch of the Matthews family.

Pippa cannot really seriously judge Vogue as at one point, Pippa was asked to rein it in as she had attempted to launch herself as a party planner. At the time I felt for her that it was shut right down. She was in an unusual situation.

It’s extensions and money, not genetics.

I’m not sure you understand what the word humble means.
It means being modest and grateful and not showing off about your privileges / achievements / talents etc.
Men can be humble in exactly the same way as women.

Are you confusing Humble with Meek?

My DSis has met Wills and Kate through her work and said they were both lovely - very down to Earth, friendly and relaxed. They visited unofficially as they have a connection to DSis's workplace and she said they stayed ages and chatted.

This nails it.

Being described as Humble is very complimentary. Wish more people had this characteristic (especially those with real power and influence).

I know excactly what humble means and I find it truly horrible that anyone should act "modest and grateful and not showing off". All women everywhere should always be proud of their achievements and let their light shine and state their opinions. Especially gratefulness is something that should never be required from anyone.

Thanks for the Irish perspective, so Vogue was privately educated too?
She's an open book but never ever mentions the Matthews except for Spenny of course.. One would never guess her sil is the future Queen consorts sister. The Middleton's & Matthews have behaved impeccably as regards to protecting the rfs privacy.

I'm sure I read that the Middleton's were able to afford to send their children to public school due to an educational trust set up by a forebear several generations back.

Are you the person who started the gushy love letter to Kate thread?

I’m now even more convinced you don’t understand the meaning!!

Yes! I met Carole Middleton about 10 years ago

I worked in the Newbury branch of Waitrose and she was renowned in there for being really rude.

She marched up to me and barked 'mascarpone'

I said 'yes? Would you like to know if we have any?' and she said 'just go and get me two pots and leave at the service desk. I haven't got all day' and walked off

Another time she was tearing a strip off the manager - something to do with a Christmas Turkey

She's just rude and sneery. That's all I remember of her on the odd time she popped into store

Well this is an exact quote from your post : "It means being modest and grateful and not showing off". Do try to make up your mind.

Named changed for this as it’s a bit outing. I live about half a mile from the Middletons. Got a lot of stories, but the thing about the neighbours is we don’t talk about them. Mike slows down when he passes me on my horse and always gives a cheery wave, but I’ve never spoken to him.

@Elisabetty
All women everywhere should always be proud of their achievements and let their light shine and state their opinions.
Yes, being modest does not preclude this.
I think perhaps you’re confusing modest with meek?
Especially gratefulness is something that should never be required from anyone.
Really? So you don’t think people should be grateful for a good education? Good health? A good family?

You've got to live us more than that especially after name changing! @caroleandmikesneighbour

That was really shitty of her. It's always those with the most money who pull these underhand tactics. She probably thought the honour of making something for her was payment enough...

Especially gratefulness is something that should never be required from anyone.

Really? So you don’t think people should be grateful for a good education? Good health? A good family?

Couldn't have put it better. I am grateful for so many things in my life.

@Elisabetty you can be proud of achievements, who you are, what you have etc. without shoving them down people's throats and talking about them ad nauseam - that's humble and modest

The opposite is what my DH would call an 'opera singer' "me, me, me, me! 🎶"

What sort of stories?

How disappointing.

Are you on glue?