Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon Men’s Final

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Kensington Palace have confirmed that Princess Catherine will be attending the Wimbledon Men’s Single Final on Sunday.

news.sky.com/story/princess-of-wales-to-attend-wimbledon-mens-singles-final-13177335

Small earthquake in Chile nobody hurt - nice work if you can get it.

I said Republic not republicans. There are a number of members of Republic who post regularly on these boards, and attack by foul means not fair is exactly their modus operandi.

Edit: as the post above demonstrates

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It's hardly a 'cause'. I think it's a poor choice of engagement to attend when she is effectively signed off sick.

Are you one of those people who start threads along the lines of "my colleague is signed off sick but I saw her out of the house, this is unacceptable!"

@OtterMouse
Perhaps I missed the post where someone suggested she was at work, but as she is a patron of the club there is an element of work involved, her being there brings publicity and interest.
Also I hope she thoroughly enjoys what will hopefully be a nice day out for her.
It may well be a massive effort for her to do this, none of us know how she is feeling.
How anyone can find anything wrong with her being there is just beyond me.
How miserable must someone be to begrudge a day out to a person who has been enduring a serious illness.

The sense is the same surely?

Wow anyway, I was trying to stand up for Catherine there in case you missed it, and object to the nasty comments, but I won’t bother in future!

Well said.

Well that's a pretty vile comment. It says more about you than the POW.

It's separate! Gosh I hate basic spelling mistakes 😂

How do you define 'work'?

In the case of royals, it's not like they receive a payment at the end of the day, so that in itself makes it different to most of us. Kate will enjoy her lifestyle whether or not she 'works'.

But you seem to be suggesting that just because something might be enjoyable, it can't be 'work'. Yes, many people would give their right arm to be at a Wimbledon final, and I'm sure Kate will enjoy the match, but she will also be under great scrutiny and has official duties to perform as part of her role as patron of the AELTC. So yes, there is an element of 'work' involved, even if it's nothing like what most of us would consider as 'work'.

When Margot Robbie wears a dress worth thousands and poses for photos at a glamorous film premiere, is that 'work'?

When Gary Lineker sits by the Brandenburg Gate and talks with his mates about the sport he loves, is that 'work'?

If Kate didn't like tennis, would it be 'work'?

Does it really matter?

Unless you are someone she has confided in or a health professional working with her, you have no idea what her condition is.

No, not at all the same. Republic have a very specific set of tactics. There are lots of republican leaning posters who are not part of Republic who do not resort to those tactics, like yourself. I’m not going to apologise for your misunderstanding, Post or don’t post, that’s your call.

Surely most people recovering from serious illness start to venture out being with relaxing things they enjoy, before they get back to work? I'm quite sure I would.

Would have been better if she had shown her support by attending the woman's final

Homelessness yes, the Homewards project and patron of Centrepoint for a start.
Is that a bad thing?

Maybe you could let her just be a person for a while.

Cos she's not actually attending work is she.

But it was a journalist that used the phrase “lesser mortals”. Why are you turning against the Princess of Wales/Royal Family for something that a journalist said?

Because the level of intelligence needed to understand your very pertinent point @Blueroses99 is just simply not there.

It is a shame really.

If she didn’t go to Wimbledon, in her role as patron, she gets told she’s lazy. If she goes to Wimbledon people complain she is on a jolly. If she goes to the men’s final people complain she hasn’t gone to the Ladies’ final. And because William is going to the football they have obviously separated!

Some people are just plain nasty

It's still hopping on a plane - just more hours in the air. There aren't logistic differences, just additional time.

And as President of the FA, he damned well ought to have been at a World Cup final where England was playing.

It's always a shame to see the women's game snubbed.

He doesn't make many mistakes; this one was a biggie.

OTOH, I think it's fine for the Princess to pick just one day to attend, and for that day to be the one in her chemo cycle where she feels most confident about her energy levels and the probability of no/low/manageable side effects. And so it matters less which final it was (especially as in previous years she has attended quite a wide range of matches across both weeks)

Sure - so lucky to be having chemo! Wow, having major abdominal surgery, finding out you have cancer then going through long and gruelling treatment for it sure is super fortunate!

Some of the posters on this thread need to take a long hard look at themselves in the mirror.

When someone posts about one of their work mates being out and about while on sick leave, the poster usually gets an absolute pasting on AIBU and told to keep their beak out.

I don't have a problem with her attending Wimbledon. It's a bit of work and a bit of fun. Seems like a perfect deal to me. I hope she feels OK.

One final thing is that the NHS and other public sector roles have some of the best sick leaves policies, nobody is going to be doing a 12 hour shift in A&W if they aren't up to it.

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After this it will be 6 months at the coal face for the Carol Concert and another new instant chopsticks piano classic.