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| | Queen Camilla 'was one of Kate Middleton's fiercest critics' in the beginning | | Added 39 minutes ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Go back 25 years ago, when then-Kate Middleton had finally succeeded in throwing herself in Prince William?s path at St. Andrews, the university she suddenly applied to after William announced his university plans. Many within the royal family were okay-ish with Kate at the time because they saw her as William?s come-and-go college girlfriend, someone who would not stick around. They were surprised when Kate and Carole Middleton worked William like a rib, and they seemed equally surprised that Kate simply hung around, through several breakups and through William treating her like sh-t. During the decade-long Waity Years, it seems like Camilla Parker Bowles was Kate?s biggest critic. This is according to Christopher Andersen, author of Kate!, the new biography of the Princess of Wales.
Queen Camilla didn?t always think Kate Middleton was suited to be with a future king. The claim comes from author Christopher Andersen, whose new book Kate! explores the Princess of Wales? rise from commoner to the heir?s wife and mother of the next in line. Andersen?s account is based on his reporting and sources and has not been independently confirmed by the palace.
In the beginning, Camilla was one of Kate?s fiercest critics, Andersen told Fox News Digital. She did not think she was up to snuff, as it were. She was below the salt. She had no aristocratic blood.
Camilla always saw herself as the mistress of a king, not a queen, Andersen claimed. And she picked [Princess] Diana to be [King] Charles? bride. So, she was very cognizant of the fact that a future king of England should have, she believed, a marriage to a royal personage, or at least a British aristocrat. Kate was none of those things, but she quickly became popular.?
He noted that Camilla?s early skepticism stemmed from concerns about royal tradition and social class. Fox News Digital reached out to Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comment. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital, We don?t comment on such books.
According to Andersen?s book, Camilla did object to Kate?s working-class roots for a reason. Camilla is the granddaughter of a baron and a descendant of the Stuart bloodline, which ruled England from 1603 to 1714. Her great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, was also King Edward VII?s mistress, an intimate connection to the royal family that Camilla had always taken immense pride in, Andersen wrote. Unlike Kate, Camilla moved in royal circles throughout her life.
Camilla had long lobbied on behalf of the highborn beauties with hyphenated names who swarmed around the heir, wrote Andersen. It was she, after all, who, along with another of Charles? mistresses, Baroness Tryon, handpicked Lady Diana Spencer to become Charles? bride, Andersen wrote. He also claimed that an aristocrat with homegrown blue blood would be preferable than a descendant of coal miners whose mother had grown up in public housing and once worked as a flight attendant.
Camilla wasn?t the only one who questioned whether Kate could handle life behind palace doors.
[Kate] has been with William for 25 years, said Andersen. People forget that. Don?t forget the ?Waity Katie? 10-year period there, where she put up with the slings and arrows of outrageous [comments] coming from every angle.
The palace didn?t really want her. People like Camilla didn?t want her because they felt that she was too common to be the wife of a future king. And, of course, the press was vicious in England, portraying her family as a bunch of louts and criticizing [her mother] Carole Middleton for doing such horrible things as chewing gum while she was quitting smoking.
According to Andersen?s book, Camilla was also wary of Carole, who was portrayed in the press as a gauche opportunist, a mother willing to do anything to ensure her daughter would marry a future king.
Camilla, who felt she knew a schemer when she saw one, feared her mother, wrote Andersen, referring to Carole. One former mistress of Charles also told Andersen that for Camilla, it?s really all about [keeping] your friends close and your enemies closer. It?s her way of keeping her eye on you.
[From Fox News]
One of my favorite theories or commentary threads about Camilla and the Middletons is that Camilla is THE reason why all of the blueblood women rejected William. Circa 2005-07, William dumped Kate several times to try his luck with those ?highborn beauties with hyphenated names.? Those girls didn?t want William they ran far away from him, encouraged by their highborn mothers who saw the way the Windsors treated Lady Diana Spencer. Camilla is, according to many royal theories, THE reason why William basically had to settle for Kate. True highborn aristocratic women avoided getting involved with William because they didn?t want to end up being treated like sh-t by the institution, by Camilla, and by William. Something else I?ve always believed is that Diana, had she lived, would have seen straight through the Middleton grift. Diana would have had little time for Carole. Meanwhile, Camilla seeing Carole as a schemer? lol, pot, kettle, etc.
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| | Prince William & Kate will 'literally go into hiding' if & when the Sussexes visit the UK | | Added 21 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This week, the left-behind Windsors will mark Queen Elizabeth II?s centenary birthday, even though she passed away nearly four years ago. QEII remains the most popular royal, despite her passing, which is why the left-behinds are so desperate to cling to her memory and attach themselves to her in any way. Still, the QEII nostalgia will be over soon enough, and then it?s on to the next ?big thing? for the left-behinds what the hell are they going to do about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?
Prince Harry and possibly Meghan are due to visit the UK in July, for the Invictus Games One Year To Go events. Meghan?s presence is dependent on police protection, and I think everyone can now acknowledge that the UK security situation has been delayed for personal reasons on the Windsors? side. As in, King Charles, Prince William and their courtiers have worked behind the scenes to whine and cry about how the Sussexes shouldn?t be given security. No one in any of the royal courts wants to see a repeat of the Sussexes? Australian tour happening in London and Birmingham. Somewhat hilariously, it sounds like Prince William and Kate are already forming a plan for what they?ll do if and when Harry and Meghan visit the UK in July. Their big plan? LMAO, they?re going to hide.
Even six years on, with no change of heart, Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly still holding a grudge against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. According to a source, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may allegedly be planning a UK visit with their children, riding high after their Australia trip. But if that were to happen, dont expect the Prince and Princess of Wales to bury the hatchet, as they will be keeping their distance and steering clear of the media storm that seems to follow the Sussexes at every turn.
Speaking to OK! magazine, the insider revealed that if Harry and Markle were to make a trip to the UK next July for the Invictus Games, William and Catherine would have no hesitation in distancing themselves completely. They would much prefer to step out of the spotlight and literally go into hiding than risk being pulled into what they regard as avoidable tension and disruption. They added, There is a genuine concern that even a short visit from the Sussexes is like bringing a circus to town and will rapidly snowball into an intense media storm, which is exactly what the Waleses are trying to steer clear of.
Against that backdrop, William and Middleton allegedly wish to protect their three childrens privacy, rather than dragging them into a media firestorm. The source continued, For them, the overriding priority is protecting a sense of normality for their children and shielding their immediate family from further scrutiny or fallout, rather than engaging with a situation they believe could quickly spiral. While rumor mills have swirled that King Charles could invite the Sussexes to stay in Sandringham, that will not alter the Waleses alleged unforgiving stance on them, as a Palace aide clarified that the idea of reconciling with Harry and Markle is reportedly not on the table right now.
[From The Royal Observer]
With Prince Harry?s various solo visits to the UK in recent years, William and Kate have tried two different methods of dealing with his presence. One method is the one described above, which is they disappear from public view completely and ?go into hiding? because they?re so mad about the attention Harry receives. The other method which is more common when they have advance knowledge of Harry?s movements and schedule is to counterprogram, to schedule some public appearances in the hopes of pulling focus away from him. Which never works, and it often makes Will and Kate look desperate and foolish. Of course, ?hiding whenever Harry comes to town? isn?t a much better option for the future king and queen consort they look like they?re too immature to handle ?healthy competition? for the press?s attention. Now, if the Sussexes get police protection and Meghan ends up coming with Harry? I have no idea how Will and Kate are going to handle it, honestly. I suspect that they?ll both have complete breakdowns.
PS? It?s honestly hilarious that this is Will & Kate?s big threat too ?we?ll go into hiding if the Sussexes come to town!? W&K go into hiding constantly, for non-Sussex
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| | Princess Kate will undertake two ANZAC Day events two Saturdays from now | | Added 26 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This week, whenever a positive headline or story comes out about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?s Australian tour, I?ve been turning the tables on the deranged narrative and suggesting that ?plates are being smashed in Anmer Hall? or ?you can hear the glasses shattering in Buckingham Palace.? Honestly, though, I?ve been surprised by how muted one royal office has been in particular this week. Historically, whenever Prince Harry and Meghan are getting attention and positive press, Kensington Palace and ?sources close to Prince William? can?t rage-shriek loud enough about how William despises his brother and ?no more titles!!? when Scooter King is on the throne, etc. My guess is that the absence of those stories has more to do with Prince William and Kate?s leisurely spring break, where they cannot work at all, not even to instruct their staff about an anti-Sussex briefing campaign. Their laziness defeated their rage in a head-to-head match-up. Still, someone made sure to announce that Kate would be out two weekends from now:
Kate Middleton and Princess Anne will take part in an important Australian and New Zealand holiday later this month. On Wednesday, April 15, Buckingham Palace announced that the royal duo will attend services commemorating Anzac Day on Saturday, April 25. The annual holiday honors members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), including commemorating those who have lost their lives in conflict.
Princess Anne, 75, will begin the day with an early morning service at the Wellington Arch in Hyde Park Corner. Princess Kate, 44, will then attend a wreath-laying ceremony and a parade at the Cenotaph war memorial later that day, followed by the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.
The Princess of Wales is expected to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of King Charles. The subsequent Westminster Abbey service will include readings from the New Zealand and Australian High Commissioners, prayers read by children from each country and a performance of a M?ori waiata (song).
The British royals are regular attendees at Anzac Day services, as Australia and New Zealand are both members of the Commonwealth. In 2023, Prince William attended the early morning Dawn Service at the Wellington Arch, where he laid a wreath and signed the book of remembrance.
Princess Kate joined him in 2022 for the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. And in 2021, Princess Anne represented the royal family at the Westminster Abbey service for Anzac Day after the event was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement of Princess Kate and Princess Annes Anzac Day plans came as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle continue their trip to the continent this week.
[From People]
Announced in the middle of the Sussexes? tour, it?s too funny. ?Don?t forget about meeeee, I can celebrate Australia toooooo.? What?s crazy is it really has been four damn years since Kate has done anything for Anzac Day. William hasn?t done anything for Anzac Day since 2023! Last year, Princess Anne and Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, were tasked with these appearances. In 2024, it was just Prince Edward marking the occasion. Back in the day, Anzac Day used to draw a bigger royal crowd, but of course, that was when Prince Harry regularly took on these events, and he brought Meghan too. I would argue that these are events for Prince William, especially given that he?s going to be ?King of Australia and New Zealand? one day. But whatever it?s obvious that William is being sidelined or ignored on purpose.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Instar.
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| | Princess Kate is apparently 'putting together mood-boards' for Forest Lodge | | Added 158 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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After the Prince and Princess of Wales played their ?crucial roles? as airport greeters yesterday, they delivered Germany?s President Steinmeier and his wife to Windsor Castle. There was some kind of procession and carriage ride, and then the Windsors and the Germans went inside the castle. This is a common thing for state visits: the Windsors show their guests various art pieces and historical items with an association to their visitors? home country. William and Kate were invited to take part in that event as well, and there are tons of photos of Kate preening in her black Burberry dress, with her newly long, pin-straight hair. In fact, everyone is seemingly in awe of how drastically different Kate?s hair looks from week to week. Suddenly, her hair is almost all the way down her back and there are absolutely no curls. Princess magic!
Meanwhile, it?s been known for years that Will and Kate suck at small talk and they?re both very dull conversationalists. Usually, their fallback position is just to talk about their kids and claim that their kids will be super-jealous of whatever is happening. ?George will be so jealous of this, he really wanted to meet Germany?s elected head of state!? Or perhaps: ?Charlotte is learning German!? But now Will and Kate have something new to chatter about: their manor home, Forest Lodge, which Kate is apparently decorating herself. The German First Lady asked her about it.
Kate Middleton is creating mood boards for her new home. The Princess of Wales, 43, discussed her familys recent move as she and Prince William welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and first lady Elke Bdenbender for an official state visit on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Lip-reading expert Nicola Hickling examined the footage of the diplomatic greeting on behalf of Betfair Casino, revealing that Princess Kate and the first lady discussed the Wales familys recent move to Forest Lodge in Windsor.
Its wonderful to hear you have moved into a new home together,? Bdenbender said after the foursome had shaken hands, according to Hickling.
Prince William, Princess Kate and their children ? Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis ? moved into Forest Lodge during the kids half-term break from school in October and have been settling in as the holiday season begins. Kate famously decorated their familys previous royal residences at Adelaide Cottage, Nottingham Cottage, Anmer Hall and Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace ? sometimes undertaking large-scale renovations. She shared with Bdenbender that plans are underway for Forest Lodge.
We are putting together some mood boards for the room, and we will start after Christmas,? she told the first lady, according to the lip reader.
Can you send me pictures when they?re done? I?d love to see the outcome,? the first lady asked, to which Kate agreed with a smile.
Prince William was a bit more practical about the recent changes, admitting to the president that the house move has been rather challenging with elements of twists, but we?re tackling it.
[From People]
Mood boards? I bet. This isn?t even the first time Kate has used mood boards, just my guess. For years, we?ve said that Kate has Meghan mood-boards to style-stalk her sister-in-law. I wonder if Kate?s interior design mood-boards include some photos from Montecito. Wouldn?t surprise me in the least.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Princess Kate apparently bought her Talbot Runhoff dress 'a few seasons ago' | | Added 171 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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For the Royal Variety performance on Wednesday, the Princess of Wales wore a new-to-us Talbot Runhof dress. Talbot Runhof is the design collaboration between Adrian Runhof (a German) and Johnny Talbot (an American). It was interesting that Kate didn?t go with a repeat, and it looks like this gown has been in her closet for years, because the designers confirmed that they had no idea she owned this and it?s a few years old. The designers sounded happy about it, even though ?the Kate Effect? is struggling pretty hard these days, with so many of Kate?s favorite labels going out of business or dramatically downsizing.
Kate Middletons latest red carpet moment was two years in the making, but the designers behind her velvet green dress only got a quick heads-up! Adrian Runhof ? co-founder and designer at Talbot Runhof, the brand behind the Princess of Wales outfit choice for the Royal Variety Performance on Nov. 19 ? tells PEOPLE exclusively that the palace notified them that shed be wearing their dress about 30 minutes before the royals appearance.
Two hours later, our name and our dress have been posted worldwide, so we are very thankful to her, he says. We think she is great, we respect her and it?s a great honor for us that she picked this dress, that she obviously liked it enough to buy it and select it for the event last night.
Runhof ? whose celebrity fans include Selena Gomez, Helen Mirren and Oprah Winfrey ? explains that the classic dress has been in their collection for many seasons, and he believes that Princess Kate, 43, purchased it through a department store.
I think she bought it a few seasons ago and found it in her wardrobe and thought, Why don?t I wear this? Its so beautiful, he tells PEOPLE, adding that Kate looked impeccable.
The designer adds, We focus on making beautiful dresses, that?s what we do. I think the dress spoke to her. I doubt she knows who we even are, but she fell in love with it, and maybe that?s how it should be.
Runhof says the secret to their dresses is their feminine and flattering fit, adding that there was an extra bonus to Princess Kates choice. The best thing is that it?s a wonderful stretch velvet, so it feels as comfortable as a pair of pajamas! he explains.
Twenty-five years ago, American Johnny Talbot and German Runhof started the brand, quickly discovered by Georgio Beverly Hills, a store that used to exist in Los Angeles that was a popular spot for celebrities hitting the red carpet.
The Princess of Wales dress choice may hint that shes considering the brand for the upcoming state visit to the U.K. by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and first lady Frau Elke Bdenbender. We are very excited to hear about it when it happens, Runhof tells PEOPLE, adding that the German first lady owns many of their dresses. She might be wearing one when she comes to the U.K. in December, too!
[From People]
The Telegraph also devoted an article to glazing Kate for her ?pre-diplomatic dressing? by choosing a German designer, all because of the upcoming state visit by Chancellor Steinmeier. The Telegraph also bizarrely claims that this dress is ?no longer available to buy, indicating just how far in advance the Princess and her team plans for these engagements.? Does anyone actually think that Kate purchased this dress two years ago and thought ?this will be good for the 2025 Royal Variety show?? No. Kate used to shop and shop and shop and she has a closet full of clothes she?s never worn. And that?s probably why it feels like her clothing allowance has been cut so dramatically in the past two years as well, and why she tried to make a big deal about how her office would no longer talk about her fashion.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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| | Prince William & Kate will attend the 2025 Royal Variety show on Wednesday | | Added 175 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Princess of Wales only had one event last week, during the actual ?work week.? The poor keen sausage was exhausted from attending two events over the weekend the Festival of Remembrance and Remembrance Sunday. She visited the National Memorial Arboretum on Armistice Day (last Tuesday) and that was that. Of course, we also ?saw? Kate in her Autumn video in her ?Mother Nature? series over the weekend. That counts as work for Kate as well, for some reason. Well, good news Kate will work at least one day this week. She and Prince William will attend the Royal Variety show on Wednesday.
Kate Middleton and Prince William are all set for a date night. The Prince and Princess of Wales will don their best outfits as they attend an annual glitzy pre-holiday show on Wednesday Nov. 19.
The couple, both 43, will get in the mood for the holiday when they are the guests of honor at this year?s Royal Variety Performance, which is being held at the Royal Albert Hall, a short drive from their London home, Kensington Palace.
The show benefits the Royal Variety Charity, which supports those who have worked professionally in the entertainment world. Since 2024, particular attention has been given by the charity to those who are in need of help due to mental health challenges ? an area that is close to the hearts of both Kate and William.
The evening will be hosted by British comedian Jason Manford and is set to include a flavor of some of the current top-level shows onstage in the West End. The royal couple will be hoping they arent the subject of some of the jokes ? as they have been in the past.
[From People]
In 2023, the Royal Variety show was one of Kate?s last public appearances before her months-long disappearance. I hope we?re not getting a repeat of that. But it?s interesting as well that they?re back to letting Kate go outside in the evenings. For well over a year, it felt like Kate was banned from evening events or any event where she might wear a tiara or a gown. But they?re back to allowing her to attend state dinners and the like. I?m curious to see if she attends the diplomatic reception as well she skipped it last year, and there was a curious silence around her absence. William and Kate also skipped the BAFTAs this year (another evening event) and the V-J Day commemoration event over the summer.
Meanwhile, the BBC apologized for calling her ?Kate Middleton? on air during a Remembrance event. There were apparently complaints from royalists that anchors still use Kate?s maiden name, and that no one refers to her as ?Catherine? either. Honestly, it?s an SEO thing, it?s not about respect or disrespect.
And finally, Kate?s Autumn video has not gone over well.
?If Meghan did it we would say what a load of utter gibberish? pic.twitter.com/lLQolMab40
#NotMyKing (@NoKingCharlie) November 16, 2025
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| | Princess Kate will step out solo on Remembrance Day at the Arboretum | | Added 188 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Princess of Wales is basically the only royal family member who is not overshadowing Prince William this week. Kate begged off from going to Brazil with her husband, which makes it three years in a row where Kate has skipped William?s signature project, the Earthshot Prize ceremony. Kate also hasn?t traveled outside of the UK for work since the summer of 2023. Crazy. This year, Kate?s big excuse was ?she just moved into Forest Lodge, and she needs to help the kids settle into their new mansion.? But Kate did one surprising, thunder-stealing thing: her office announced a solo event for Kate next week.
As Kate Middleton, Prince William and their family adjust to life in their new home, Forest Lodge, they still have plenty of royal duties on the calendar. While the Prince of Wales, 43, is currently in Brazil celebrating his Earthshot Prize awards, Kensington Palace announced Princess Kates next planned solo outing.
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Princess of Wales, 43, will recognize Armistice Day by visiting the National Memorial Arboretum and attending their Service of Remembrance. Kate will join other visitors in observing a two-minute moment of silence at 11 a.m. and lay a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial in memory of all those who have served, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Armistice Day is held on Nov. 11 every year, marking the day the armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany to end World War I. It is also known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States.
The Princess of Wales will then meet with veterans in attendance, as well as secondary school students whose parents are currently deployed.
Finally, Kate will view a special exhibition currently on display at the Arboretum: Letters from the Frontline ? Words, War and Victory. The exhibition, produced in partnership with BBC radio stations across the Midlands, features a collection of correspondence between military personnel and their families in 1945, just as World War II was coming to an end.
[From People]
Kate rarely does solo events around the military or veterans, so I guess this is notable. I expect we?ll see her this weekend as well the Festival of Remembrance concert is scheduled for Saturday, and Sunday is the traditional Remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph. Then Kate will be out solo next Tuesday for this visit to the National Memorial Arboretum. Kate and her husband skipped a major event at the National Memorial Arboretum back in August, when they were too lazy to attend the 80th anniversary of VJ Day commemoration event. Saturday and Sunday will be Kate?s first events since October 15th.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Princess Kate will skip the Rio Earthshot events because of the Forest Lodge move | | Added 196 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It?s still fascinating to see the complete lack of commentary around the Princess of Wales refusing to attend her husband?s Earthshot Prize ceremonies. Kate only went to the first two Earthshot events. She skipped in 2023 because ?George had a test,? a hilariously dumb excuse. She skipped last year because her health was too fragile to travel internationally for anything other vacations. Speaking of, Kate has traveled a lot this year several ski trips to the Alps, a vacation in Mustique in February, several weeks on a yacht in Greece, and probably several more vacations which we don?t even know about. But when it comes time to travel for ?work,? Kate begs off. She will not join her husband in Rio. She even had a brand-new excuse: she can?t go to Rio because she?s moving into Forest Lodge!
Kate Middleton wont join Prince William in Brazil for a key royal outing. The Prince of Wales, 43, is set to travel solo to Rio de Janeiro for his Earthshot Prize awards ceremony on Nov. 5. The Earthshot Prize searches the world for environmental solutions that show the greatest potential. During the event, William and a distinguished prize council will announce the five winners with a prize of 1 million, or around $1.3 million.
Following the events in Rio, William will then head to the UN climate conference in Belm, Brazil, on Nov. 6.
Meanwhile, Princess Kate will be staying home with the couples three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.
This year, Kate will be focused not only on taking care of the kids during their half-term break from Lambrook School and her ongoing recovery after announcing she was in remission from cancer, but shes also seeing her family through a major transition.
The Prince and Princess of Wales family plans to move from Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to the nearby Forest Lodge in the coming weeks, upgrading from the four-bedroom abode to the eight-bedroom home on the Windsor Great Park estate.
The relocation serves as a fresh start for the family, who have endured a trying few years since moving to Adelaide Cottage in August 2022. Following that transition, the royal family mourned the loss of Williams grandmother Queen Elizabeth, as well as Kate and King Charles dual cancer diagnoses.
[From People]
?I can?t support my husband?s busywork scheme because I?m organizing our move into our fifth forever home which includes a 150-acre land grab of a public park? is quite an excuse. Granted, I acknowledge that much of this isn?t even Kate?s choice. While I doubt she wants to go to any Earthshot events, William absolutely does not want her there. That goes back to all of those suspicious stories in 2023, about how we would see William stepping out solo more often, and how he acts like a hot divorced dad or something. They were hyping up Solo/Single William a lot in the months before Kate?s mysterious hospitalization in January 2024.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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| | Princess Kate interrupted her vacation to release a video she filmed months ago | | Added 278 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Did you know that it?s been almost three full months since the Princess of Wales launched her latest initiative, a celebration of the four seasons? Back in May, Kensington Palace released a video, narrated by Kate, in celebration of nature and spring. KP briefed the media about Kate?s big plans to release videos for every season, all part of her new (?) initiative (?) to celebrate being outside (?). Well, Kate apparently got bored with ?commissioning videos about the seasons? after spring, because we?re still waiting on a ?summer? video. I bring this up because Kate and the Keenwell Foundation for Early Years and Buttons are ?backing? a video series to do with early childhood or something. The important thing is that Kate ?interrupted? her summer vacation to appear in a video which was filmed months ago.
It may be summer vacation time, but Kate Middleton is still keeping the youngest members of society top of mind. The Princess of Wales, 43, is backing a series of videos that help spread the right messages for building happier and healthier children, a key part of her royal work.
In a new message, Princess Kate says the first five years of someone?s life offers a sacred opportunity to transform our societies for the better by equipping those children to face the future. The films are available on the Centre for Early Childhoods YouTube channel starting Wednesday, August 6.
Kate ? who is currently on vacation with her husband Prince William, 43, and their three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 ? has taken a close role in the production of the short animated films that are designed for professionals and volunteers who work with babies, children and families. She spent time with two of the illustrators and met early years practitioners who have been involved in the development of the films, which are produced by Kates Centre for Early Childhood, during a creative workshop in June.
Photos from the meeting show the Princess of Wales, sporting a green suit, checking out the designs and discussing the series while seated around a table.
Her full message, shared on August 5, reads, ?Early childhood has been recognized as the golden opportunity to build strong foundations for future life, health and happiness. The new animated films from The Centre of Early Childhood showcase how adults can create nurturing, loving interactions with children, helping to foster social and emotional development during their earliest years, she continued. ?These core social and emotional skills are essential in forming healthy relationships and are fundamental building blocks that can carry us through life.
?That is why we want to raise the awareness of, and celebrate, the extraordinary value of everyday moments of connection which matter more than ever in a rapidly changing world, Kate said. ?Early childhood offers a sacred opportunity to transform our societies for the better and by nurturing these skills in our babies and children, we will be raising a younger generation better equipped to face the future.?
The six short films are designed to explain the science behind the everyday moments of connection that can have a long-term positive impact on a childs life, The Centre for Early Childhood explains.?
[From People]
Something that strikes me is that Kate didn?t bother to narrate the video announcement of this series, nor is she narrating the actual videos she commissioned or whatever. She just showed up in a terrible green suit and a matted wig and said ?good job? to the people organizing her busywork. It?s another reminder that? ?hiring people to do videos? is apparently royal work now. Kate?s part-time work schedule is now full of sh-t like this ?she asked someone to make a video.? And again, where is the Four Seasons video celebrating summer???
The science is clear: little moments matter. Our new series of animations, based on The Shaping Us Framework, explores how early brain development is influenced by the relationships babies and young children experience every day. Watch the full series now: https://t.co/EjVrsRLskt pic.twitter.com/2FokBvR2YW
The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood (@Earlychildhood) August 6, 2025
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| | Mail: Duchess Meghan hated Nottingham Cottage & the way Harry's fam treated him | | Added 280 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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One of the central themes of Prince Harry?s Spare is of neglect. Physical neglect, emotional neglect, financial neglect, all of it starting when he was just a child. He was always treated differently than his brother, and the entire royal institution reinforced it at every step of Harry?s life, that he was unworthy of care. That Harry had to be convinced that he was less than his brother so that William would feel more important. Why else would a 32-year-old prince be housed in a tiny little rundown cottage adjacent to Kensington Palace, where his brother had a 20-room mansion-within-a-palace? The point of how Harry was treated was always to reinforce his neglect, his fundamental spare-ness. And when Harry began dating then-Meghan Markle, Meghan noticed how he was treated differently. And yes, we?re still talking about all of this because of The Mail Remembers series, where they recycle through years-old stories in a failed attempt to explain why Meghan and Harry said sayonara five and a half years ago.
A royal insider has claimed that Meghans dislike for her living arrangements at Kensington Palace were the start of her troubles with royal life and set the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the path to Megxit. Its Meghans 44th birthday on Monday and following the so-called peace summit last month, it appears at long last that the animosities between the Sussexes and the other royals may soon be thawing. But years before Megxit had entered the vocabulary it was already becoming clear that the Duchess of Sussex was unhappy with her life as a working royal.
Writing in his royal bestseller Yes Maam, Tom Quinn claimed that the first sign that all was not well with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex became apparent while they were living at Nottingham Cottage within the grounds of Kensington Palace. Quinn said: Starting life as a member of the royal family in Nottingham Cottage was the beginning of all Meghan?s troubles she felt it was so small that it must be a reflection on how the royal family were belittling her husband. She just didn?t understand that real royals don?t care much about houses and material possessions because having always had them they take them for granted.
According to Quinn, Meghan not only believed the home was too small for her larger standards but she was compounded by a vague feeling that the Kensington Palace staff tended to treat Harry as less important than his brother.
At the time, Prince William and Kate Middleton lived in the much larger apartment 1A inside the palace itself. A member of the comms team who was particularly close to Meghan told Quinn: Meghan spotted immediately that Harry wasn?t quite as central to things as his brother William. This was the start of the whole grievance thing about being the spare. I don?t think Harry had even thought much about the fact that he was a spare until well into his marriage. Meghan managed to give him more perspective because she could see the family from the outside.
[From The Daily Mail]
Something I?d like to remind everyone about is that Meghan was a 30-something woman who had built a life for herself, with her own home, in Toronto and she uprooted that life to move to England in 2017. Like, she had all of the possessions, wardrobe and accumulated STUFF that comes with being a woman in her 30s with a well-paid job. There simply wasn?t room for Meghan and her life in the tiny Nottingham Cottage. But even then, she was happy because she was with Harry. Still, I agree that Meghan clocked how the family treated Harry. They always blame Meghan for Harry?s self-actualization, like without Meghan, Harry would have been fine just staying in a rundown shack and being mistreated forever. They actually say that (in so many words) outloud, like HOW DARE MEGHAN!
Also: She just didn?t understand that real royals don?t care much about houses and material possessions because having always had them they take them for granted. Yeah, thats why all of the other royals she met were living in grand mansions, palaces and castles??
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