The sudden unusual turn on Princess Kate

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Today, I wanted to share something thought-provoking that has caught my attention recently - a noticeable change in the way the media portrays Kate Middleton.

Some publications that previously showed favor towards Kate (DM cough, cough) have started publishing stories that present her in a more critical light. It's an interesting shift.

Firstly, there's a story circulating about an encounter between Kate and a convicted murderer at a charity event. Additionally, there's talk of the taxpayer potentially providing support for her family's struggling business. This raises questions about the circumstances surrounding their business venture and the implications it may have for public funds.

What's intriguing is the parallel being drawn between Kate's current media treatment and the scrutiny faced by Meghan Markle in the past. It's worth discussing whether there's a connection or simply a coincidence.

Furthermore, there's some buzz on Twitter suggesting that Kate may have unintentionally upstaged the King during the Chelsea Flower Show. While it may seem like harmless gossip, it's interesting to consider the impact of such events on the monarchy's reputation. Some even speculate that Camilla might have been involved in the leak of these stories, adding an extra layer to the intrigue.

Taking a step back, it's worth pondering whether the monarchy should be concerned about being upstaged in this day and age. Are we witnessing a shift in priorities and expectations?

I’m one of the few people who likes Meghan and not Harry. It’s me, Camilla, and probably Doria 😂

@tigger2022

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I am neutral-to-positive about Meghan AND Kate, and dislike William, Harry and Charles. On the fence about Camilla.

Seem to end up arguing with everyone when I post!

@cobicat same with Camilla. In spite of all the pr she is still unpopular with the public. I much prefer her to Charles personally

That weird non story on the Daily Mail’s front page where Kate is looking longingly at some Roger Federer while his wife’s looking miffed. And the Telegraph claiming they were the hottest non-couple.

Very dangerous insinuations between two married people with children.

Reckless behaviour by the tabloids.

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Harry is more popular in the US than William according to polls. C
Kate is more popular than both of them though.

People object because most of us are working long hours to meet the bills and raising a family.
The royals live in luxury with staff and both Willian and Kate have "worked" part time for many years with the reason alway being given that they have a young family.
The number of engagement is meaningless when it includes film premiers and watching Wimbledon. But how else do we measure their work? I am measured by the amount of money I bring in to the company. What tangible measurement do you propose we could use for the royals?

Yes @askmeonemoretime - the royal family is a very expensive way to have a head of state - the numbers of people who are funded as part of the family, the number of properties maintained and staffed to accommodate them all etc. it is justified because they all “work” for the country, so it is reasonable to question how much work they do for all that cost, is it worth it to the country to have any working royals other than the monarch.

both Wills and Kate have significant office staff as well as domestic staff, it’s viewed as necessary for them to work, but if the two of them aren’t working at anywhere near full time, do they really need the tax payer to fund multiple office staff members?

i do think that as a couple, they do seem to have got it at last. They are getting a lot better press as they are at least being more visible to be doing stuff.

I'm so disgusted by some of the comments I'm seeing from the Sussex Squad on Twitter. Hate on W&K all you want but I don't understand the need to attack the children (and the same goes for the other side. Just a few days ago, both sides were fighting about the children's eye colours and bashing their looks).

Just this week, I've seen people attack George for having the audacity to be born first, saying that he should die or shouldn't have children so that Charlotte could become Queen because he'll become a future bully to his siblings.

Then today, I'm again seeing people saying that Louis is on the spectrum and has autism. For the record, there's nothing wrong with being on the spectrum but throwing that out there just so to attack his parents is just disgusting.

Thank God these children are too young to be on social media

Right?! That was so disrespectful. As a tennis fan, I know that Fed only has eyes for his beautiful Mirka. They've been together for 23 years with no scandals about their marriage and she's the one behind his success. She gave him the love and the stability he needed to be able to have such a great career.

They've been friends with the Middletons for 15-20 years now. You can even find old photos of them hanging out with Pippa and James (Middleton) years before W&K even got married.

Funny how the DailyFail didn't post any of the photos of Kate laughing with Mirka

It’s a silly non story and nasty as well.
i hate the stuff that is said about Louis, even on the news they had to mention him liking loud airplanes, he is a small child and should be left alone.

Of course! Kids like aeroplanes and things that makes noises.

I saw some headline (didn’t even bother clicking on it) about Lorraine Kelly calling Louis “The Clown”. These kind of labels are so harmful, I feel like the media are setting up the children to fit some sort of roles for their own storylines and to sell papers.

I agree

@Nono22972

I agree that the setting up of the ‘royal’ children is wrong ( the quiet one, the bossy one the one who will be trouble) but your complaint is with W and K .
They have made the pact with the media and they and they alone wheel the children out when they think they’ll get some good PR.

My complaint isn't with the parents at all. It is with the people using these children pretending to be concerned just so they could attack the parents.

It's actually interesting because for so many years, people used to criticise the then Cambridges for not showing George enough and comparing him to other royal children who were accompanying their parents on engagements at a young age.

Now, George is turning 10 soon, Charlotte is 8 and Louis is 5. We see them 7 times a year max. Most of these times are on official ceremonies like Trooping the Colour, the Jubilee, Coronation,... and pictures of them are released on their birthdays but other than that, we don't see them at all. The media leaves them alone and the paparazzis are not allowed to take pictures of them. Their parents are doing a great job protecting their privacy.

Completely agree… especially as the people denouncing Kate for letting her kids out in public to be exposed to abuse on SM and the people abusing the kids on SM seem to be the same people

I don’t know if anyone follows Amanda Matta but she did one of those fake concern posts about how she just worries the Wales kids are being forced to go to (really fun-looking) engagements (on a literal plane ffs how cool) when they’re too young, which she followed immediately without any sense of irony with photos of other European royal kids at engagements and how lovely they look!

I agree with this. You rarely see the Wales children - a bit more recently because there's been a lot happening (Jubilee, funeral, Christmas, Coronation, Chelsea FS). They're generally seen about as much as the children of European Royals.

As for Matta...she blocked me on Tik Tok because I pointed out she was incorrect about some minor issue of British Royal history. Think she blocks people regularly if they don't totally agree with her! But that faux concern post sounds exactly like what I saw before the block.

@Nono22972
”My complaint isn't with the parents at all. It is with the people using these children pretending to be concerned just so they could attack the “

You aren’t thinking logically .
The children wouldn’t be being commented on if the parents weren’t (increasingly) using them for PR. There is no need at all for any of them to be seen at any event never mind the ( weird) day out to see the plane grannie’s coffin was in ( hit a bit of mournathon pr at the same time)

The children are being used now and prepared for their possible future roles as tabloid fodder . It is all part of the nonsense that selling a family as head of state entails

There is a republican argument that says the Windsors need to go for their own sake . I always think of it when I see the children rolled out . Louis is already labelled

Well it’s a hereditary role - George will be in his dads place in the future, and sadly if you want to continue to benefit from a hereditary position, you do accept your children are not going to be allowed to chose their own life routes and will have to be used as props for your family’s “continuation of the line” narrative.

The press wouldn't leave the family alone even if they did abdicate.

GrouchyKiwi · Today 11:50
The press wouldn't leave the family alone even if they did abdicate.

That is so true. It would "George, who would be Prince of Wales now if we still had a Royal Family, did blah, blah, blah, last week"

It isn’t just the press.

The ‘royals’ have their own press offices ( all the better to constantly brief against each other) , photographers, and favoured ‘rota’ ( not proper journalists in my opinion).
They have tried YouTube , Insta reels , bot farms - all part of the PR machine necessary to keep them where they are .
They aren’t victims of the press. They are hand in hand

Its a business ( it’s in plain sight ‘the firm’)and their young children are a big part of it

Its a business ( it’s in plain sight ‘the firm’)and their young children are a big part of it.

Both Edward and Andrew have commented that they were given no “training” and had no idea what to do when they pitched up at events.

Surely it’s better to be with your parents from an early age, watch them at work and know what’s expected of you when the time comes? They don’t seem to find it unduly stressful. If they did, W & K would put a stop to it.

Normally I’d agree with you @BadgerB - but interestingly, noticed photos of Harry and Meghan had the faces of their dcs blurred out in recent press article, was rather, “the parents are now celebrities, not proper royals so their kids are to be treated like kids of celebrities, not royals”.

if they did abdicate and be normal (albeit rich) family, unless they continued to court public interest, they would generally be left alone. As long as they didn’t need to work, I don’t think Kate and Will would strive to be famous and interest would drop.