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| | Quinn: Princess Kate often says that she has to treat William 'like her fourth child' | | Added 12 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In 2023, royal biographer Tom Quinn was promoting Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family. We got several interesting headlines out of that book and Quinn?s promotion, like this story about the Princess of Wales treating Prince William ?like the fourth child because he?s prone to tantrums.? Again, this was 2023, when the royalist press was full of rumors of the Waleses? strained marriage. Quinn also said, at the time, that William and Kate ?do have rows. It?s not a perfect marriage. They have terrific rows. But, where some couples have a row and throw heavy vases at each other, William and Kate throw cushions at each other. It?s always kept under control.? This is like ?sure, they?re violent with each other, but they keep it POSH.? Anyway, Quinn wrote another book called Yes Ma?am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants. In it, he has returned to one of his favorite topics: William is a tantrum-prone child who is ?parented? by Kate.
Kate Middleton is said to be such a major influence on her husband Prince William that she treats him like her fourth child. The claim was made by royal author Tom Quinn, who has written a new book, Yes Ma?am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants. Quinn spoke to hundreds of former and current palace staff members to learn what it?s like to watch over the House of Windsor.
Occasionally, William has little tantrums and irritations if things aren?t done the way he wants them done [as heir to the British throne], Quinn claimed to Fox News Digital. But Kate is very good at managing that in the same way that she manages the tantrums of their three children ? Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. And so, there?s a joke among the staff that Kate treats William as the fourth because he occasionally behaves like one.
According to the book, a member of staff told Quinn, I don?t know where William would be without Kate ? she hasn?t had everything done for her throughout her life, so she calms him down when he gets a bit fractious. She says he sometimes has to be treated as her fourth child!
The insider claimed that Kate?s non-royal upbringing makes her easygoing to work with, and a favorite among staff, in comparison to William and his father. Suits must be pressed and laid out after a period of consultation the night before; shoes must be polished, ties chosen, a staff member claimed to Quinn in his book about looking after King Charles III and his heir. Baths must be run at precisely the same time each day and both King Charles and the Prince of Wales, Prince William, are prone to tantrums if things are not done to their liking.?
?They both get irritated very quickly,? a former member of staff claimed, adding that the king and his heir are used to having things done for them, making them very picky.
People who have everything done for them from childhood tend to be rather spoiled and prone to bouts of irritation because they have no idea how much work is involved in washing and ironing, polishing and sewing when they have never done any of it themselves, the aide claimed, as quoted in Quinn?s book.
In many ways, William has had an emotionally damaging childhood, Quinn explained to Fox News Digital. I don?t just mean because his mother, Princess Diana, died when he was 15, which is enormous in itself. Everyone could understand that that was very damaging to him.
But before that, the split between his parents was very public. All the unpleasantness between his parents was played out on the world stage. Meanwhile, he was looked after by paid staff. For much of that time, it created an adult in William who was very needy.?
?He loved spending time with Kate?s family because, unlike his, they were very warm, very close with each other, very emotionally aware. When Kate and William first got together, William tended to have tantrums if things didn?t go his way because he was still this emotionally needy child who grew up into an emotionally needy adult.
As far as those alleged temper tantrums, they?re less so now, Quinn claimed, thanks to Kate.
[From Fox News]
These are literally the same people who wept in staff closets because Meghan would clearly state a preference or issue a correction. ?Actually, my name is Sussex? and they screamed ?BULLY? at her for years. Meanwhile, Charles and William are throwing full-scale tantrums over bath time. Anyway, I don?t actually think William was or is ?emotionally needy.? I think the ?emotionally needy? tag is preferential to what he actually is a childish, tantrum-prone loser and unfaithful jackass.
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| | Princess Kate wants to reconcile with Prince Harry to 'set a good example' for her kids | | Added 36 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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After all of these years, I do enjoy a good ?Princess Kate misses Harry? nostalgia piece. I actually do believe that Kate misses her brother-in-law and I also believe she?s probably still incandescent with rage that he married Meghan and moved far, far away, leaving her with the other brother. According to this new report, it seems like Kate is basically the only one in the Windsor clan who worries that they?re actually setting a horrible example of how to handle intra-family disputes.
Kate Middleton is still hoping for a reunion with Prince Harry, according to a source who said shes not willing to give up fighting.
The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle have been estranged from the royal family for years and have even made a number of explosive allegations against Kate and her husband Prince William. Harry alleged Kate made Meghan cry during one argument and detailed a physical confrontation with William in his memoir Spare. Despite the harsh comments, a source said family is hugely important for Kate, including Harry. So of course shes still holding out hope that, in time, things can heal, they added.
The Princess of Wales is aware there would be challenges in reuniting with Harry, but that isnt going to stop her, according to the source. They explained, She believes that bridges can be rebuilt if theres willingness on both sides.
Initially, Kate is believed to have thought that creating space with Harry would have helped the situation with his brother. However, the source told Heat Magazine its actually made things worse. To try and fix things, Kate is reportedly quietly encouraging William to forgive Harry. The source admitted, She hasnt made a whole lot of headway with him, as hes still very reluctant to trust Harry and Meghan.
However, Kate wont give up as she wants to set a good example for their own kids. The Prince and Princess of Wales have three children together Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Louis, six. The source continued, It breaks her heart to imagine something like this happening to them, so she wants to show them that family is worth fighting for.
The Duke of Sussex is likely to return to the UK soon as part of his ongoing legal battle with the Home Office over a decision to remove his publicly-funded security. Its unclear if he will reunite with his family during the trip. The source suggested Kate is hopeful Harry will reach out when hes in the UK. They suggested she is hoping to get the chance to talk things through with her brother-in-law.
The source concluded, She knows that may be a big ask and the challenge is that William and Harry see things so differently, so Kate cant force anything. Shes doing what she can behind the scenes, but ultimately, it?s up to William and Harry.
[From The Daily Mirror]
I remember all of that weirdness last year when Kate has disappeared and then stepped back from public life, and there were all of those briefings about how William wouldn?t ?allow? Harry to see Kate, and yet William was disappointed that Harry apparently made no move to contact him while Harry was in London twice last year. It was all very bizarre, but I still think it?s a good sign that Harry seems to be grey-rocking William and Kate in particular. It?s driving them crazy, to not know the Sussexes? moves or have any information on them to give to the tabloids. Anyway, within tabloid narratives, Kate has always been pretty willing to reconcile with Harry. Even sympathetic outlets position her as desperate to get Harry alone or away from Meghan, and she?s never said to be particularly interested in speaking to Meghan. It?s only about Harry. I find that interesting.
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| | Eden: In 2007, Kate Middleton already had the discretion of a royal woman | | Added 10 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Back in January, Carole Middleton turned 70 years old and there were about a dozen major articles about her life and times. The British press praised her, but they also left enough room to let everyone know that Carole has manipulated, schemed and defrauded her way into the top echelons of society. One of the most interesting pieces was the Daily Mail?s Richard Eden ?remembering? how he spoke to Carole once back in 2008 and he repeated what they discussed at the time. It was a curious admission that Carole had long briefed the press personally. Well, now Eden is remembering another incident, this time from 2007. He and then-Kate Middleton attended the same event and he chatted with her AND overheard her conversation.
Her impressive appearance this week made me think back many years to the first occasion I met Catherine ? or Kate Middleton, as she was known by everyone then. It was at the launch party for Simon Sebag Montefiore?s biography Young Stalin in 2007, when Catherine had briefly split from Prince William.
Catherine, then aged 25, attended the event with her sister, Pippa Middleton, and chatted to me in a group with Sebag Montefiore?s sister-in-law, the TV presenter Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, who sadly died a decade later at the age of 45.Tara, the daughter of two of King Charles?s closest friends, Charles and Patti Palmer-Tomkinson, had known Prince William since he was a little boy and was not shy about speaking intimately about him to Catherine at the party at Asprey jewellers in Mayfair.
While I made small-talk to Catherine about Montefiore?s book and how she knew the author, Tara, typically, got straight down to what everyone really wanted to know about: Catherine?s break-up with William. The split had been a big story since it was disclosed a few months earlier.
?How are you doing?? Tara asked her.
Catherine replied, ?Fine?, and started blushing.
?It must be so hard? Tara persisted.
?Really, it?s fine,? Catherine replied, firmly, if uncomfortably.
She made clear with her body language that she didn?t wish to discuss the subject, and the conversation moved swiftly on to happier and less fraught matters. At that time, Catherine was seen as a party-loving girlfriend of William, but my first encounter with her taught me that she was a tough cookie who wasn?t going to be inveigled into saying something she didn?t want to say.
Indeed, she reminded me of members of the Royal Family, much older than herself, who have the uncanny ability to make small-talk with anyone (even tiresome social diarists) without giving anything anyway. They usually manage to turn the conversation around and force the questioner do the talking.
Fortunately for the future of the Royal Family, Catherine was reunited with William a couple of months after I met her. Although she has changed in many ways since our fleeting first encounter becoming, for example, a confident public speaker there was a hint of that inner steel which has stood her so well in the years since.
[From The Daily Mail]
Just for some royal history and Waity history, when William dumped Kate in early 2007, she ran straight home to Carole and they worked out a ?get him back? plan which ended up being pretty successful. The plan involved Kate stepping out constantly in London, attending every event she could get into, going clubbing with William?s friends and projecting a ?I?m not heartbroken? vibe. Kate knew what she was doing by fending off ?sympathetic? questions from a close associate of the Windsors she knew that it would get back to William that she was unbothered and fine, and that she was out and about without a care in the world. Of course, I also believe Kate knew what she was doing by chatting with a Daily Mail reporter.
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| | Princess Kate told a cancer patient that 'she didn't have to have' a cold cap | | Added 66 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On Tuesday, the Princess of Wales visited the cancer ward at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Kate?s office confirmed that Kate had been treated at the same hospital last year, and that?s where she had been ?smuggled in? to receive chemotherapy treatments. Kate made some strange comments during her visit with cancer patients, but royal reporters quickly swooped in to do damage control and massage the message. The message? Kate is fine, she?s in remission, but her ?new normal? means that she?s still not going back to work in any way, and how dare you question any part of this story. Interestingly, People Magazine has published several exclusives about Kate?s visit, and I suspect that Kensington Palace organized these pieces with palace-selected people and palace-enforced talking points. One woman who met Kate declared that Kate doesn?t have to tell people what kind of cancer she had:
Kate Middletons visit to a London hospital where she had cancer treatment last year made a real impact, but one cancer patient says theres no need for the royal to disclose her diagnosis. Angela Terry met the Princess of Wales during her emotional stop at The Royal Marsden Hospital on Jan. 14, and exclusively tells PEOPLE that Kates presence provided a huge boost.
She was there to say thank you to the people who had looked after her, talk to patients who were in a similar situation, Terry tells PEOPLE. It was a great message of hope because she looked so well. We don?t need to know what cancer she had. We just know she?s been through surgery, she?s been through chemo ? and one year later, my goodness, look, she is here.
Terry, 71, was diagnosed with EGFR-positive lung cancer in 2019 and serves as the non-executive chair of EGFR Positive UK, a charity for mutation driven lung cancer. She was at the Royal Marsden for treatment on Tuesday when she met Princess Kate, who unexpectedly stepped out there to show her gratitude to the incredible team, but also highlight the world leading care and treatment the Marsden provides, a Kensington Palace spokesman said.
[From People]
?It was a great message of hope because she looked so well. We don?t need to know what cancer she had.? Eh. Kate and King Charles have both declined to talk specifics about their cancer diagnoses, but Charles has done a lot more to show that he?s receiving treatment and that his cancer and the treatment has knocked him on his ass. Charles, to me, is more realistic and relatable than the conspiracy of silence around Kate for the past year. Meanwhile, People Mag did another exclusive about Kate telling a cancer patient that she didn?t use the cold cap:
Kate Middletons hair has long been a hallmark of her style, and during a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital, a cancer patient revealed that the princess shared she didnt have to have cold cap therapy?a treatment that helps reduce the risk of hair loss?during her cancer treatment.
Katherine Field, a patient undergoing cancer treatment who met Princess Kate during her visit, tells PEOPLE that they discussed cold capping ? a scalp cooling system that can help reduce hair loss during chemotherapy, according to the American Cancer Society. Field, who was wearing a cold cap at the time, said the conversation added a personal connection to their encounter.
I hate it, but I think it is working. Today there is a little bit of hair coming out, but I?m just trying to delay it, Field, an art historian and curator, tells PEOPLE. When asked if Princess Kate mentioned using a cold cap, Field shared, She just said that she didn?t have to have it. For her to lose her hair, which is so iconic, would have been awful. Everyone loves her hair!
[From People]
In retrospect, I think one of the craziest parts about Kate?s situation is that she actually looked quite ill in 2023 and her use of wigs was quite noticeable, and then when she ?came back? to public view in June of last year when she was apparently going through chemo she looked worlds better and a lot healthier. She was practically glowing at the Wimbledon men?s final last July. And yes, the situation with her hair is certainly interesting.
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| | Princess Kate's Christmas event sort of got overshadowed this year, right' | | Added 105 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In years past, the Princess of Wales?s Together at Christmas event has guaranteed at least three days of royal gossip, usually about clothes and the Wales kids. This year was different Kate?s McQueen coat was a repeat (she added a giant bow for some reason) and there didn?t seem to be a send-a-message-to-Meghan color coordination. This year, Kate?s husband stepped all over her newscycle Prince William went to Paris on Saturday and met with Donald Trump, and that became a much bigger story this weekend. It frankly overshadowed Kate?s thing. So People Mag?s new exclusive should absolutely be read as ?don?t forget about meeeee!?
Kate Middleton?s carol service was about a lot more than singing seasonal songs. On Friday, Dec. 6, 1,600 guests fill the pews at Westminster Abbey in London to attend Kates fourth annual Together at Christmas concert, which recognized hard work done to help communities throughout the U.K.
Jenny Powell, who helps people with disabilities in her town of Abergavenny in South Wales, tells PEOPLE, It was like saying, ?We do acknowledge you. Since the COVID pandemic, Mrs. Powell set up a group, The Gathering, to do craft-making, provide sensory spaces, offer cooking opportunities and partake in bingo. ?In our group, everyone understands everyone else,? she says.
At Kates Together at Christmas concert, the royal placed a letter on each seat that summed up the theme of love and kindness. ?It was a gorgeous letter,? Mrs. Powell says. ?It really showed her appreciation of what we?re all doing. It was quite touching and brought tears to my eyes. These things that I?ve been doing have impacted the lives of people I?ve been supporting, but knowing that the royal family is aware of these little things is lovely.?
Mrs. Powell recalls the steel drum band playing and servers handing out mince pies at the event, as well as a ?kindness tree, which was positioned near the door. There, helpers handed out red labels and pens so you could write a note to hang on [the tree] before you went in, she says.
When Princess Kate, Prince William and their three children ? Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis ? arrived, ?They looked so happy together, Powell says.
?It?s been a hard year, but she put that brave face on and she looked absolutely gorgeous, she adds of Kate, 42, who recently completed chemotherapy after her cancer diagnosis.
[From People]
I?ll say some nice things, actually it?s wonderful that Kate invites local activists and advocates to this event. It?s nice that each attendee gets a letter from Kate. It?s nice that this event is organized as some kind of thank you to people like Jenny Powell. The thing is? when people like Powell are invited, do they have to pay out of pocket to go to London and attend this event? Like, take off work, drive to London from South Wales (or take a train), probably stay in a hotel for a night? We never hear about who?s picking up those costs, probably because the guests pay for it themselves.
This is a compilation of all of the videos of Kate at the event, and you can hear her talk/mumble to various performers and celebrities. I saw some people noting that she arrived separately she always does that, so she can have a separate moment to greet various VIPs. It?s basically the only time this happens at any event.
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| | Princess Kate 'held an Early Years meeting at Windsor' on Tuesday | | Added 187 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Since that cringefest ?cancer free? video and subsequent backlash, the Princess of Wales has been trying out different talking points. In the immediate wake of the video and statement, the talking point was: fk the haters, fk the media, I?m going to do what I want. Then it was: of course I?ll eventually be back, I just need more time to rest and recover, but don?t hold your breath. There was an undercurrent to the backlash too, something about ?Kate can grope ferns in the woods but she can?t do some Zooms for charity?? Well, Kate heard the criticism and she organized a ?private meeting? at Windsor Castle, something about the fakakta Early Years.
Kate Middleton has officially returned to work, just a week after announcing she was cancer-free and had finished chemotherapy in an unprecedentedly personal video. Wednesday?s Court Circular, a bulletin published by Buckingham Palace every day detailing the official activities of the royals, said that the princess convened a meeting for her signature ?Early Years? project on Tuesday. She has previously described the cause, which focuses on raising awareness about the importance the first five years of life for children?s development, as her life?s work.
The statement read simply: ?The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor.? It marked Kate?s first appearance in the Court Circular since December last year and will be seen as a huge milestone on her path to recovery.
The meeting was conducted behind closed doors and no images have been released.
Kate is only expected to make two public, official appearances this year, with attendance at the national Remembrance Day service in November pencilled into her diary, along with an appearance at an annual carol service which she sponsors in December.
[From The Daily Beast]
Im glad shes well enough to do this. What?s slightly funny to me is that ?sources? have previously insisted that Kate was doing some work from home, that she was reading emails or briefing papers or what have you. But I guess none of that counted it only counts when it?s on the Court Circular, right? The Daily Beast also referred to this meeting as a ?special project.? Meaning what, exactly? Is she going to commission another ridiculous claymation video? Another survey? Another relaunch of ?Kate is keen about Early Years, no follow-up questions needed.?
The photos in this post are from January 2023, when Kate wore a McQueen tuxedo jacket to a big Early Years meeting at Windsor Castle. She met with her ?Early Years advisors? and carried a small notebook, to doodle pie charts.
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| | VF: Princess Kate's summer vacation began the second she left Wimbledon | | Added 252 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Following the Princess of Wales?s successful appearance at the Wimbledon men?s final, there?s a sudden rash of speculation about when Kate will be seen again. As everyone knows, her Sunday appearance was only the second time she?d been seen in public this whole year. As royal-gossips know, the Wimbledon men?s final is usually Kate?s last public event before her summer holidays, which can sometimes last for three months. Trust me when I say that it?s completely asinine to claim that Kate will be seen again anywhere before October. Probably November. That?s what Katie Nicholl?s sources are saying as well:
Kate Middleton?s appearance at Wimbledon on Sunday delighted tennis and royal fans, but it may be some time before we see Kate in public again.
According to royal sources, Prince William and Princess Kate are planning to spend most of the summer ?below the radar? at their Norfolk bolthole now that Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are out of school and Kate continues her course of preventative chemotherapy.
While Kensington Palace would not give details on the family?s plans for the summer, a royal source confirmed that the Wales family are now ?on summer break.? Sources close to the family say that although they will not be traveling abroad this summer while Kate undergoes treatment, they are excited to visit King Charles and Queen Camilla in Scotland next month.
Sunday?s appearance at Wimbledon is likely to be Kate?s last official engagement until later this year.
[From Vanity Fair]
?They will not be traveling abroad this summer?? They say that like it?s a new thing, when really, Kensington Palace has claimed for years that William and Kate spend all of their downtime in Norfolk. When they?ve actually jetted off quietly to various overseas vacations. Half of which we?ve never even heard of, because the British media selectively keeps their secrets. Anyway, yes, Kate?s summer holiday began as soon as she got in the car and was driven away from the All-England Club. That?s how it traditionally works for Kate. I wonder if she?ll even bother to make the trek to Scotland. I also wonder what excuses, if any, we?ll be given in the fall when someone bothers to ask where Kate is and whether she?ll be seen in public again before Christmas.
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| | Princess Kate skipped the Wimbledon women's final, but will attend the men's final | | Added 253 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Barbora Krej?kov and Jasmine Paolini played a wonderful Wimbledon final on Saturday. Barbie K won, but Jasmine put up an excellent fight and Jasmine also had the crowd support. I had no idea that the Wimbledon crowd would basically adopt the Italian as one of their own, but her great attitude and beautiful smile won people over. Still, Barbie was tactically brilliant and she played another great final and picked up her second major singles title (and twelfth major titles overall, because she?s also a badass doubles champion).
All in all, it was a great day for women?s tennis. The day was not enjoyed by the Princess of Wales, at least not in the Royal Box. She might have watched at home, but she didn?t tweet any congratulations to Barbie and her staff didn?t think to do that either. Before the women?s final began, Kensington Palace did pull focus by announcing that Kate would attend the final? the men?s final today, Sunday.
Kate Middleton will be in the Royal Box at Wimbledon this year.
The Princess of Wales, 42, is set to attend the men?s singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday, July 14, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
However, she will not be in attendance to see the womens champion crowned on Saturday, July 13 at the famed tennis tournament, which is held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
Princess Kate, 42, has stepped out at Wimbledon most years since marrying Prince William and traditionally hands out the award to the winner in her role as the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. She has only made one public appearance with the royal family in 2024 as she continues her cancer treatment largely out of the public eye.
[From People]
All of us, myself included, predicted this weeks ago. We all knew that she would skip the women?s final but she would magically recover to attend the men?s final. It makes zero sense if she actually feels like sh-t the women?s final was a bit over two hours long, while the men?s final will probably be four hours long, give or take an hour. If she?s ?well enough? to sit in the Royal Box for four or five hours, surely she would have been well enough to attend the women?s final? Or, you know, Zoom with some of her charitable patronages? Anyway, the All England Club chair Debbie Jevans handed out the women?s trophy (the Venus Rosewater Dish) and the runners-up plate. That was ?why? Kate sent out the press releases on Saturday morning she told Wimbledon at the last minute that she wouldn?t show up for the women?s final, and she was only coming to the men?s final. I will update this post with some photos when we get them, and we?ll have more coverage tomorrow, of course.
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| | Princess Kate given a new appointment to the Order of the Companions of Honour | | Added 335 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Queen Elizabeth II was not a big fan of the then-Duchess of Cambridge. I?m not saying QEII had beef with Kate, but QEII did have some subtle ways of showing that Kate was far from her favorite married-in. QEII waited six and a half years to give Kate the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II, which is usually something given to royal wives after three or four years. QEII also waited until April 2019 to give Kate the Royal Victorian Order, and it felt like Kate was given GCRVO specifically because Kate was (at the time) weathering a lot of rumors about her husband?s alleged affair with their Norfolk neighbor, Rose Hanbury. Five years later, and Kate is once again in the middle of another sh-tstorm, likely of her husband?s making. So King Charles has dusted off a new shiny medal to give her for sticking with an unmoisturized Huevo.
Kate Middleton and Prince William are taking on new royal appointments. On April 23, which happens to be the sixth birthday of the Prince and Princess of Wales son Prince Louis, King Charles announced several new appointments, including for members of the royal family.
The King, 75, appointed his daughter-in-law Princess Kate, 42, as the Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour. In a history-making twist, she is the first Royal Companion named to this order. The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded by King George V in 1917 to recognize outstanding achievements in the arts, sciences, medicine and public service. Members are limited to 65 at a time (although people from outside Commonwealth countries can be counted as additional honorary members) and currently include David Attenborough, Elton John, Anna Wintour, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith.
Prince William, 41, was appointed by his father to be Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. The role had been vacant since 2022 after King Charles, who held the role from 1974 to 2022, acceded to the throne.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established by King George I in 1725 but is believed to originally date back as far as the eighth century. It is awarded to members of the military or civil service for exemplary service.
Queen Camilla also received a new appointment from her husband as the Grand Master and First or Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The Order of the British Empire was established by King George V in 1917 to honor a broader cross-section of society, both military and civilian. It comprises five classes, the two most senior of which makes the recipient a knight or dame.
The title of Grand Master has twice before been held by the monarchs spouse with Prince Philip (1953 to 2021) and Queen Mary (1936 to 1953). King Edward VIII, who was known as the Duke of Windsor following his abdication, held the role from 1917 to 1936 as the Prince of Wales.
Keeping with the tradition of appointing new Companions to the Order of the Garter on April 23, the feast day of Englands patron saint St. George, King Charles named four members. This included a member of the royal family: the Duchess of Gloucester. The Duchess, 77, is the wife of the late Queen Elizabeths cousin the Duke of Gloucester and a full-time working member of the royal family. Her appointment marks the first time a non-blood royal who wasnt a spouse of the monarch or heir received the Order of Garter honor. The other three new Order of the Garter members include Air Chief Marshal Lord Peach, the Right Honourable Lord Kakkar and Lord Lloyd-Webber.
[From People]
It?s insane to me that the Duchess of Gloucester is getting the Order of the Garter honor and she?s the first married-in royal to get it. Like? I?m sure it?s about seniority, but damn, you know both Sophie and Kate would love to get the Garter robes or even the Order of the Thistle robes (I love the Thistle robes, they?re emerald green velvet and I would wear that cape everywhere). Kate will probably be pleased with the Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour, although it does feel like a ?lesser? honor, something given to placate Kate. Will she accept the honor in person?? LOL. I don?t think that?s how it works it?s just some fancy doodad which will appear with her sash and her few other medals for state dinners and state occasions. As for William?s new position? again, he should have been taking over ALL of Charles?s former positions right from the start. It?s shocking how long it?s taking to hand off everything.
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| | Princess Kate's 'close friends & confidants were unaware' of her diagnosis | | Added 362 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Something few people are discussing at the moment: who knew about the Princess of Wales?s cancer diagnosis and when did they know? While some of Kensington Palace?s months of fiascoes can be explained in retrospect with Kate?s cancer diagnosis, that doesn?t change the fact that KP blamed the Mother?s Day photo on a woman with cancer, nor does it explain all of the crazy briefings in the past month, nor does does the timeline make much sense. Maybe we?ll eventually get clarity on some of that stuff. But in the meantime, People Magazine is running exclusives (from their cover story this week) about how barely anyone knew about Kate?s diagnosis.
Always wary of leaks to the press, Kate Middleton had been open about her cancer diagnosis to some, but other close friends and confidants were unaware.
It was a heck of a shock, one tells PEOPLE exclusively in this weeks cover story. Adds a former palace aide: The circle of knowledge was very tight.
In a video that sent shockwaves around the globe on March 22, Princess Kate, 42, revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. The royal mom, so famous for her unerring poise, spoke about initially keeping the diagnosis private for the sake of our young family, her voice cracking at the reference to Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, whom she shares with Prince William.
Says a source close to the royal household, She held it together.
Behind the scenes, the Princess of Wales has been taking steps to prioritize her health and well-being, but she hasn?t been in complete seclusion. Both she and Prince William, 41, have been spotted at their children?s sports events and lessons in recent weeks. On March 16, the couple were photographed running errands together at Windsor?s Farm Shop.
Having fun together when they can is very important, says a family friend. This is about her feeling supported. She doesn?t feel isolated at all.
Kate?s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, have been an additional source of help, with Carole accompanying her daughter on school drop-offs. Kate?s younger siblings, Pippa and James, along with their families, are also nearby. In a touching statement accompanied by a photo of himself and Kate as children, James wrote on Instagram: Over the years, we have climbed many mountains together. As a family we will climb this one with you too.
While Kate?s health crisis has strengthened the safety net around her, it has also highlighted the royal family?s ongoing estrangement from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who learned the news at the same time as the rest of the world. However, they privately reached out to William and Kate following the announcement and publicly released a statement: We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.
[From People]
?On March 16, the couple were photographed running errands together at Windsor?s Farm Shop.? Yeah, this bugs me. The Windsor Farm Shop video is, to me, still extremely questionable and I hate that the palace has taken the position now that if you question the farm shop video, you?re bullying Kate. That IS the palace?s position too, and they?ve been trying to cover their tracks ever since Kate?s cancer-announcement video. Someone told Roya Nikkhah at the Times last weekend that Kate ?wants to be able to carry on with as active and normal a routine as possible and not have it become a huge issue when she goes to a farm shop near their home in Windsor, with people then suggesting that?s a PR move.? It was a PR move and a sloppy one at that, given the palace was actively working with the Sun on that story and that video.
As for the secrecy? Nikkhah?s story mentioned that as well, that Kate?s closest friends were caught off guard by the news. At some point, someone will have to ask when Kate?s staffers learned of the news and when Buckingham Palace was informed. Because I think the answer is ?last week? for both.
#KateMiddleton seemed to be in good spirits while out and about with #PrinceWilliam Saturday. https://t.co/kLUsfvt3b2 (: TMZ/The Sun) pic.twitter.com/EqbtVojBcw
TMZ (@TMZ) March 18, 2024
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