Kate and Williams children overexposed

[giraggegiraffe]

It is sad to see the children appearing more and more at public events. Yesterday George and Charlotte appeared at wilmbledon and Charlotte gave a player an official coin. Today the children are all over the press.

A few days ago they appeared at the Royal international Air tattoo.
There has been criticism before on the board at the number of appearances thr children make in public. This was said to be temporary due to the death of Elizabeth and Charles as the new king, but it quite clearly is not true.

The children are being increasingly taken to events where William and Kate are working, to help boost the popularity of the Royal family. The children gain nothing from it. I am sure they would have enjoyed the air tattoo far more without a crowd of photographers taking lots of photos of the children.

It's sad to see the children used in this way. So much for giving them a normal childhood.

@AliceOlive "Describing a child as mentally frail isn’t on par with saying a child is being cheeky"

Ah. You're one of those people who think that "sensitive and anxious" is a criticism-a negative. Point of information-it isn't. Join the modern world!

Exactly. There is absolutely no way to assess a child's character and personality (& suitability for any type or area of education) based on a few seconds of video footage taken out of context or still images a handful of times a year. It's really unsettling seeing comments like that.

Apart from monetised family vloggers , who else sells their family as a business in this way ?

So pleased people are saying you can't make any judgements on people based on a few seconds of video or a couple of stills. I look forward to there being no more threads about the Royal Family on Mumsnet!

The difference is that we get to hear the other members of the Royal Family. We generally get more than a few still photos and a few seconds of video. They make statements about various causes and charities. They are adults. You say that you are entitled to your opinion, which is true, but in your initial posts you seemed to be asserting that this was definitely how George was feeling, based on your experience of an anxious child. Not all children manifest their feelings in the same way and it is very difficult to make a judgment based on a few, select photos in the press.

Absolutely no one who has experienced feelings of sensitivity or anxiety thinks being described that way by a stranger is positive. Further, describing or defining a person this way, based on your assessment of their mental state “he’s sensitive”, ”she’s anxious” is likely to appreciate it. People are more than that.

Join the modern world indeed.

Just imagine post job interview. “Let’s hire then mentally frail one! His anxious demeanor is sure to be a plus.”

Oh and I can imagine how terribly violated I would feel if I found one of my parents describing me as sensitive and anxious to others.

Huge boundary issues.

Nothing absolutely nothing to do with George, but it is that bad to describe one of your children as sensitive?

Mums do it on this MN all the time.

If George was so mentally and emotionally frail there is no way he would be able to cope with any of these appearances. He would refuse to go.

For genuine advice, if is the truth? Probably not though if I were a child and found out my parents were posting about me online I’d be mortified.

But for general entertainment and discussion, to prove your credentials in judging a child by his picture? No, it’s not ok at all.

I would be super upset if I found out a friend spoke about me that way. It just seems quite private to me.

It’s one thing for a mum who knows her child, to describe them as something, random people on mums net is different, they are children somethings should be out of bound’s.

The children are on display.
Catherine and William are on display, looking happy and relaxed.

In direct contrast to Harry and Meghan who can't show their children and are always complaining.

It's a strategy.

Got to get the bash in

H&M’s children are much younger. They were out in US at a parade last week. Thankfully mostly left to themselves.

I am not sure what strategy you mean.

I saw a picture today of Meghan as a baby compared to the photo of Lilibet they released. OMG what adorable children, both mother and daughter. They do look so much alike. So I can’t wait to see more of their kids if it happens. Can appreciate its not the time for it now.

As I said twice nothing to do with George. But surely this is a forum for Mums and half the threads or posts are to do with mums helping other mums with parenting, and that can include children who are sensitive, or struggle, or are going through a difficult phase...?

That's Mumsnet's prime objective I would've thought, but what do I know.

And I don't think being sensitive is that bad, to be honest. I will repeat again, before I get dragged into this... nothing to do with George.

I appreciate what you are saying. Just think it's out of bounds in the way this was done about George.

Sensitive gets weaponized so I am sensitive about it. 😉

Social media and the modern world has to be taken into account.
I wouldn't want to be a royal child now.

You are being absolutely ridiculous OP.

It’s uncomfortable to watch. We don’t need to see photos of them. The photos are often unflattering too. They must be under huge pressure to ‘behave’ at these events instead of being able to relax and enjoy themselves.

British media is so shit, has no idea what integrity is or what it is for

Ha ha ha. Let me guess - #SussexSquad?

George always seems to thoroughly enjoy his outings to the cricket and football with his dad. They have been born into this particular family and need to be comfortable and confident from an early age meeting people from different walks of life. Diana, for all her faults, did a good job of integrating both her boys into the real world. William more than Harry. It seems like Kate and William are attempting to do the same. They are a family and do family stuff together.

Charlotte did not give a child a special coin. The child had been chosen to do the toss at the start of the match and he was showing it to Kate, who showed it to Charlotte who handed it back to the child. At least get your facts right @giraggegiraffe

It was five minutes in a line up, then into the RE to watch tennis, which the children both appear to love, then off home for dinner. At the Air tattoo, Louis got to look at planes and chat to military personnel, they weren't interviewed or photographed intrusively. They will have to get used to it, it will be their life. It is being done much more carefully than it was for their DF.

I assume you are a Sussex fan, to my mind, those children are far more over exposed, the cameras are in their house and they will have a high price for pictures.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I agree that he shows a lot of signs of nerves and anxiety but they will be very aware of that and will be doing all this to make his life easier and get him used to his future. Hiding him away in a castle would never work.