The sudden unusual turn on Princess Kate

[Whatt]

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?

The Princess of Wales has endorsed the Sun’s charity partnership with Save The Children, Little Village and UK Baby Banks last week to encourage members of the public donate cash, supplies and their time to Baby banks across the UK.

Singer Kimberly Wyatt, TV personality, Jessica Wright, reality star Charlotte Crosby,and singer Leona Lewis are among celebrities to supporting the campaign. ­Little Village chief executive Sophie Livingstone said: “The Princess has long been a supporter of baby banks”.

In the same way Prince Harry has previously supported the Mirror’s Pride of Britain awards, I guess?

I agree. Sarah got it the worst.

So they've taken a statement from a baby bank, one that Catherine has had a long association with, and used it to back up an assertion that the Princess supports The Sun's initiative. Bit of a stretch that.

Unless there has also been a statement from KP giving an endorsement to The Sun. But I doubt thar, because if there had been, they'd have quoted it, wouldn't they?

Harry is doing the hard work

Didn't age well after today.

It's worth discussing whether there's a connection or simply a coincidence.

It really isn’t.

Yes, because the British public love to hate. It only exists because there's a demand for it

Oh come on. It’s well known that Charles employed a famous PR company to rehabilitate Camilla’s image and one of the tactics they employed was to brief against other members of the RF to boost their own client.

Yes have you noticed that now she is Queen there are no negative stories about her at all. She is inviolable.

The idea that Camilla briefs the press arises mainly from Harry (increasingly shown to be unreliable) and The Windsors (not even The Crown!)

The reason there aren't negative stories is surely because in recent years she's not done anything to be negative about?

Yes the rehabilitated her, but that was mainly done through keeping quiet and getting on with life (and after her second marriage, that included duties) until everyone was tired of the (somewhat inaccurate) "three in the marriage" on repeat. And during that time more people actually saw/met her at engagements and decided that in person she was OK.

@Toujoursla896 And what would be the point of dragging harry or William or Kate's reputation through the mud if you have regard for the continuation of the monarchy as a whole?

It makes no sense

Then again if it comes from Harry ( which it does) you wouldn't expect it to make sense.

I don’t get the argument that in order for Camilla to get good pr others have to have bad pr. it makes no sense at all.
good pr for one royal reflects well on all of them in my view. It raises all their profiles.
equally bad pr for any royal is bad for the family as a whole.

That’s where I think Harry’s claims kind of fall down… if they get a story about one member and try to deflect with a story about another member, that’s two stories about two members. Also, we have a case study where Harry has now put 1000s negative stories about his family into the public domain. Has doing so improved public perceptions of himself a thousandfold (or at all)? Err… no. In reality what happens is people don’t know what to believe and think a plague on both your houses… which any decent PR professional would have been advising the palaces all along.

A plague on both your houses!
🤣🤣🤣 love it @tigger2022

Kate will expect good and bad press for the rest of her days.
The stories have always varied.

There has been daily updates about Carole failing business , I don’t think these stories are just reporters being reporters .
it’s incredibly embarrassing and it seems clear the message behind these stories is to poke fun at the Middletons including Kate.

Simply not true. Camilla is widely known and has been seen socialising with, members off the press, Clarkson is a good friend and they employed a former editor of the Daily Mail, her son works for the mail on Sunday. Her deliberate and careful managed rehabilitation and friendships with the press has been much discussed well before Harrys book.

It is silly really. Kate is literally the only member of the royal family who has the whole package: personality, popular support, maturity, integrity, attractiveness, long service record. When I hear about Meghan or Camilla or even the York girls taking potshots at her, it seems ridiculous like the stepmother and her daughters setting up Cinderella who still got her prince in the end 😃

Who is taking potshots at her? I have not read any royal women criticising Kate.

You seem to be saying no one should report anything negative. The collapse of the business leaving such enormous debts is a local scandal and will put many small businesses into bankruptcy.
Businesses go bankrupt all the time. But the level of debt that was accumulated for a business that was simply selling party merchandise over the internet is astonishing and should never have been allowed.

Probably means there is a dearth of other 'wimmin' news items and so they make this up.
Now that Phillip /Holly has died off there's a gap.

Actually I hadn’t noticed Tourjours, but yes you are right, I think. I can’t remember seeing anything negative about Camilla in the tabloids for a while.

You seem to be saying no one should report anything negative.
of course not,
so many businesses went into administration in the last year alone like Joules and made.com,
ofcourse they owned money to creditors too like all falling businesses do, we never heard daily reports about creditors that joules owe money to for example .

@allabouttheboy I think also the story re middletons business is newsworthy because they are privately so wealthy and, I could be wrong so happy to be corrected, but they received some govt covid support?

Yes they did get a Covid loan ,