George's exams

[everetting]

Kate is not going with william to Singapore as George has important exams. What exams would a 10 year old be sitting in November?
I know nothing about private school systems so hoping someone here does.

It’s a pre exam
they use it to whittle a short list for the entrance exam
Eton is so popular it’s just a way of managing that
it makes sense

Goodness knows why. I have no idea. I have nothing against them as human beings, I think Kate does a reasonable job at this life she chose, when she is out and about. It's the Institution that needs a massive shake up.

I have actually seen the Queen and Charles, not by design or choice, I happened to be somewhere and they were there. They are just two people. I am just not in awe.

I just find it so interesting that people who are accusing Kate of ‘using her child’ see no issue with Meghan using other people’s children as PR props.

Her team wanted those vulnerable children from deprived backgrounds to sign NDA’s and releases to promote the Bench and potentially as footage in the Netflix documentary

Is it better to use other peoples children for promotion and shield your own, or is that just plain hypocrisy ?

I just wonder who will own the stories of the vulnerable families sharing their stories in the upcoming NYC archewell event as the Archwell t&c say that when you share a story with them, the rights transfer to Archwell.

Sorry I can't follow the latest reach... Meghan stole someone's children to use as PR props?

If that's the case, Kate & William do it all the time.

What a ridiculous suggestion. H&M can't talk to children now.

They all pose with other people's kids.
Why if you think that is wrong, are you singling out one person?

It's only Meghan and Harry that get the kids' parents to sign NDAs promising not to say anything unflattering about them...

I think Kate does a fantastic job actually and is especially good at engaging with children and young people. That's a skill that she's honed over the years. The people she meets seem delighted. What's not to like.
I'm not in awe of royalty either. That's a bit of an outdated idea. I've often told the story on here of when my father received a farming award from Prince Charles and he slapped PC's back in celebration. I don't think I or my family have ever been in awe of anyone in our lives.

This is what I mean though. In a thread asking about George's exams, people turn it into talking about Harry and meghan.
No one seems that interested in talking about Kate and William for long.

This is what I mean though. In a thread asking about George's exams, people turn it into talking about Harry and meghan.

Harry and Meghan bore me. I'd never have clicked on this thread if I thought it were about them. What shocked me was the posters tying themselves in knots to make Kate's support for her child into some sort of negative. And to make Kate & William's cautious introduction of their children into the public eye into some sort of devious PR drive.

And a word to the wise: if you want to start a thread about whether or not royals are intellectually equipped to pass the exams for Eton... or about royals who cynically exploit their children, it's not unsurprising that Harry and Meghan will merit a mention.

I think Kate does a fantastic job actually and is especially good at engaging with children and young people. That's a skill that she's honed over the years. The people she meets seem delighted. What's not to like.

Totally agree.

I think they do a good job.

Imagine the posters up in arms if W&K allowed photos of themselves interacting with other kids but banned photos of their own 🤣

I am just gobsmacked that people think H&M exploit their children. We barely see them! It's just weird. They were very briefly in a Netflix doc that talked about their family and that's it.
Don't get it at all.
They guard their privacy and that is a good thing.

I don't think M and H exploit their children but I don't think K and W do either, it really is a horrendous accusation

One of the very few things I admired about H and M was their decision to shield their DC from the public.
Then Netflix dangle the dollars and they are happy to show them !
The Wales DC have been photographed more in the last couple of years because of the Jubilee, Queen’s death and funeral than the Coronation . I doubt if we will see them again until Christmas.

I did find Harry and Meghan's Netflix show exploitative - because they carefully protected their children's privacy, only to go for a 'big reveal' in a multi-million Netflix show. In short, they sold their children's privacy to the highest bidder.

They were very briefly in a Netflix doc that talked about their family and that's it.

Um....

Totally agree. I admire M&H for not bringing out their children to occasions where a lot of paparazzi will be. However if W&K did not bring their children to state occasions at all then people would start wild speculation.

Newspaper publishers don’t care about commentators on their websites. Their revenue model is based on the numbers of website visits - that is, the number of people who visit their website and cliock onto a story, whether directly though the publisher’s webpage, or through a link embedded in a social media post or news aggregator site etc.

A 2016 Google study showed that the value of a single visit was between 0.04 and 0.08 cents (the study was across Europe, so they used Euros). Would be interesting to see if that’s gone up or down since.

The fact that there were 262 articles about Kate’s activities this week suggests quite strongly that stories about her generate a lot of visits, which is revenue generating for the publishers. In simple terms, they publish what people want to read. The comments are irrelevant.

William and Kate went on a rugby podcast that garnered 2.4million views in 3 days. I doubt that was all rugby fans, there is very clearly a lot of interest in the RF, and the general consensus from their participation in that podcast was overwhelmingly positive.

@oaktreeswing

So what was the Norfolk on the beach youtube video of K&W's children then? I find it quite distasteful you talk like this, when it was a brief glimpse of their family and who knows... maybe they are taking a leaf out of K&W's book... giving the media a glimpse so their little children aren't hounded.

What... like H&M get? The children are actors. They used surrogates. K&W don't have children, they just use other people's children to pretend they have. That sort of thing?
Doubtful.

So what was the Norfolk on the beach youtube video of K&W's children then?

It wasn't a 'big reveal' and it wasn't done for profit! No comparison.

Hounded ? I think you overestimate their importance !

I did find Harry and Meghan's Netflix show exploitative - because they carefully protected their children's privacy, only to go for a 'big reveal' in a multi-million Netflix show. In short, they sold their children's privacy to the highest bidder.

Deplorable and completely unfair comment. If this is how the few seconds of Meghan and Harry's children is going to be referred to, then posters will respond in kind about William and Kate- who absolutely make money from their children because the whole firm collects tax payer dollars.