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| | Prince William's kitchen busywork shows that he's back to 'business as usual' | | Added 2 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Prince William?s first event in a month keeps looking worse and worse with each passing day. Not only did Surplus to Supper?s head chef Mario Confait give William the stinkeye in nearly every photo, we can now see that every part of William?s visit to the kitchen was a complete farce. The stovetop was not even turned on, and a hairnet-free and ungloved William was fully grabbing one of the pots which was supposedly being used for cooking. William just turned up in a kitchen and posed for ?action? pics where he pretended to know what he was doing. The only time Chef Confait looked happy was when the southpaw prince was handling a knife with his right hand. LOL. Anyway, this awkward busywork was declared a massive success by the royal reporters, and Dick Fitzwilliams even claimed that William?s appearance shows that Princess Kate is doing well and it?s ?business as usual.?
Kate Middletons recovery is going well with Prince William sending the public a message by getting back to normality, an expert has said.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams said the well-timed appearance proves the royals are on their way back to normality. He told The Sun: Royals realise that every single thing they do sends a message in one way or another. It wasnt just a question of appearing with George at an occasion that was enjoyable. It was a question of sending a signal that it was business as usual as far as that was reasonable to be expected. If Catherine had been there, it would have been fantastic, but no one is expecting that. People wouldnt expect that after her video message, which I think is the bravest ever on a health issue by a public figure in Britain.
Royal expert Fitzwilliams said Williams appearance sent a message that he and Kate are well on their way to resuming royal duties. He said: We know William is going back to royal duties shortly. The royal family obviously needs him. This was an important appearance, simply in the sense that it was what one would call normal. Obviously, with the royal family very little is actually normal at the moment. He is clearly looking after the children as far as feasible. I mean, its a burden William has. It sent this message that things some things are going on, more or less as normal. On the other hand, we know theyre not, and we know its a very difficult time.
He and Catherine are attached to some 50 or so patronages for example, mental health or homelessness, or the Earthshot prize. They know perfectly well theres this tremendous cachet when either of them are attached to a particular institution or cause. Polls have made absolutely clear where the public support lies, and the fact that they are so highly regarded.
[From The Sun]
It really shouldn?t be a situation where royal flunkies are trying to read the tea leaves and claim that Kate is on the mend. It?s been nearly five full months since Kate has been seen in public and they still haven?t figured out that the best strategy would be: William saying ?Catherine is going to be fine, thank you for asking, she?ll be back in no time.? So the question is: why has William never done that? Even when the palace briefs that Kate is fine and William is just MIA for no reason, we find out later that they were lying. So are they simply trying to avoid William saying something on the record, because we?ll find out later that it was a lie?
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| | Princess Kate's 'close friends & confidants were unaware' of her diagnosis | | Added 27 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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| | BAFTA President Prince William will likely skip the BAFTAs for the eighth time | | Added 95 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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We learned this week that the Princess of Wales was admitted into a London hospital on Tuesday for a scheduled surgery. Kate is still in the hospital, and she will be there for the next two weeks or so, then she will have a lengthy recovery. One commenter correctly pointed out that something was missing from Kensington Palace?s statement on the matter: an assertion that Kate would make a full recovery. They?re actually telegraphing the fact that this is incredibly serious, which does beg the question: why aren?t they disclosing more information?
Meanwhile, there?s been some chatter in the British media about how they (the media) were blindsided by the news. The Mail pointed out that Kate has not been seen since Christmas Day, 23 (now 24) days ago. As I said yesterday, that?s quite normal Kate rarely works post-Christmas, and she can go a full month or longer without being seen or doing any events this time of year. Interestingly, the Mail also had an article about how William has only been seen once post Christmas he did an event last week, his first and only event of 2024. Now they?re saying William will miss a slew of appearances in February, including the BAFTAs.
Prince William will likely miss the BAFTAs among other engagements to stay by his wifes side as she recovers from abdominal surgery. The Princess of Wales is being treated in hospital after undergoing a successful abdominal operation, Kensington Palace revealed today.
Kate Middleton, 42, was admitted to The London Clinic in Marylebone yesterday for the planned procedure and is expected to remain in hospital for ten to 14 days, and then recover at home in Windsor. The Prince of Wales will stay by his wifes and childrens side throughout and will not undertake official duties while his wife is in hospital, and during the immediate period following her return home.
He therefore postpone a number of engagements, including the BAFTAs on 18th February, the Six Nations which kicks off in two weeks and various charity events. William, who is the Patron of Welsh Rugby team, will likely miss any Six Nations Games. Next month, France and Ireland will kick off this years Six Nations Championship on February 2, for a game at the Orange Vlodrome in Marseille. That weekend will also see games from England versus Italy in Rome and Wales versus Scotland in Cardiff which the Prince and Princess of Wales are not expected to attend.
William was also due to undertake Investitures through January and February which he will now miss. Princess Anne is likely to step in his place. Last year William also made an appearance at the BAFTAs, he has been President of the Academy since February 2010, but he will likely miss out this year.
Last week, the Prince of Wales, without Kate, met rugby legend Rob Burrow to present him his CBE.
The royals usually return to work from the Christmas break in mid-January. Last year, William and Kate opened Royal Liverpool University Hospital on January 12th.
And were unlike to see the Prince of Shrove Tuesday this year either unless the couple have perhaps filmed anything for a segment in advance. The Prince and Princess of Wales were also set to be making a high-profile visit to Rome in the spring as part of a European charm offensive, which now may also be cancelled. Last month, The Mail revealed that talks were under way at the highest level about William and Kates first trip to Italy and a date had been pencilled in.
[From The Daily Mail]
Re: the BAFTAs? that?s why the BAFTA president should have been showing up to the BAFTAs this whole time, since he assumed the presidency in 2010. Instead, he?s skipped the ceremony SEVEN times, usually for no particular reason other than ?I didn?t feel like it.? Now that he actually has a legitimate reason his wife?s poor health it?s like the boy who cried wolf. He will be sad to miss the rugby games, although it would have been iffy for him to travel to France anyway, especially given his reticence to do his job as Football Association President and attend the Women?s World Cup last year (when England made the final).
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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| | Princess Kate is 'doing well' as she recovers from abdominal surgery in the hospital | | Added 96 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Is anyone else genuinely surprised that we still don?t know the Princess of Wales?s mysterious illness or ailment? Kensington Palace cited Kate?s ?medical privacy? in their statement, but the British media seems to play fast and loose with who gets privacy for what. I?m actually starting to wonder if Kate?s hospitalization will turn out to be one of those open secrets among the rota. In any case, palace aides are speaking to journalists off-the-record, but we?re still left with more questions than answers. They?re still insisting that Kate checked into the hospital on Tuesday for a scheduled surgery, and that she will be in the hospital for the next ten to fourteen days, after which she will need a months-long recovery. We also know that William is canceling his schedule in solidarity with his wife. Here?s more from the Mail:
The Princess of Wales is said to be doing well after having a successful abdominal surgery, according to Palace sources. Kate Middleton, 42, was admitted to The London Clinic in Marylebone yesterday for the planned procedure this afternoon. It is said to have been a success and the Princess is now doing well in her recovery, sources told The Times.
The future Queen is expected to remain in hospital for ten to 14 days after which she will return home to Windsor to continue her recovery with the support of her family, Kensington Palace said. It is understood not to be cancerous. The Princess is likely to be advised to recuperate for two to three months, and her return to official duties will depend on medical advice closer to the time. Kate is not expected to return to public events until after Easter, and her husband Prince William will combine being by his wifes and childrens side throughout.
She was not rushed for hospital and her condition was not something that developed over the weekend, according to reports.
The Prince will also postpone a number of engagements as he supports his family, and will not undertake official duties while his wife is in hospital. He will also do no official duties during the immediate period after Kates return home. Royal aides will provide a revised schedule for William in due course.
Kate is close to her family, and her parents Carole and Michael Middleton and sibling Pippa Matthews and James Middleton are set to rally round and help support her recovery at the Waleses home in Windsor.
Neither William nor Kate will travel internationally over the coming months. William and Kate were said to have been planning a high-profile visit to Rome this spring as part of a European charm offensive, but this is now in doubt.
[From The Daily Mail]
There was also something about how William would be juggling the children?s school run and taking care of poor Kate, like they don?t have a million staffers and endless resources. While I understand that William and Kate?s priority is keeping things normal for their kids and William probably does want to ensure that the kids? schedules are not disrupted, let?s be real that man isn?t attending to his wife. Kate will be cared for by an army of professional nurses, doctors and physical therapists. Let?s also be clear, it?s not like William and Kate had a super-busy schedule anyway. Kate hasn?t been seen, heard from or photographed since Christmas and no one blinks an eye, because she often disappears for weeks and months at a time, and William is the same way. All they had on their schedule was promises to be keen in Italy and some kind of military-focused trip where William would copykeen Harry.
Speaking of the last time anyone saw Kate, this video was posted on Twitter on December 28 a police/security convoy rushing to the hospital. My spidey sense is tingling and I genuinely hope shes okay and makes a full recovery.
I hope all is well at Sandringham. My spy in Marylebone just saw this convoy heading in the general direction of King Edward VII's Hospital at eight thirty this evening pic.twitter.com/tOcVsP3rFU
Brian Moran (@RVdajdynCrclemN) December 28, 2023
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| | In Touch: Princess Kate 'finally gave in' to sending Prince George to Eton | | Added 103 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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For years, we?ve heard about the Princess of Wales?s aversion to British boarding schools. She was allegedly bullied at one all-girls boarding school, and she ended up becoming a day student (as in, not a boarder) at Marlborough, a co-ed private school. Apparently, she wants all of her children, especially Prince George, to go to Marlborough. She?s been seen visiting Marlborough several times in recent months, although she and William were also seen touring Eton with George last summer as well. It?s believed that William is really pushing for George to attend Eton, the same posh all-boys school William and Harry attended. Will and Kate?s school argument has spilled out into the media, and it?s clear that Kate is really fighting to avoid sending all of her kids to any boarding school, especially Eton. Now In Touch Weekly claims that William won the battle about sending George to Eton, and that Kate is upset about it.
Kate Middleton couldn?t take her eyes off her son. As her husband, Prince William, spoke to Eton College headmaster Simon Henderson in a photo posted by a royal watcher on June 22, Kate placed her hands on her chin and gazed at George with a look that most mothers recognized instantly. ?She?s thinking, ?How did my baby grow so big, so quickly??? guessed one commenter, while others interpreted her expression as ?pensive,? ?sad? and ?worried.? Added another, ?She looks very perturbed. I suspect she?s not looking forward to her eldest son going to boarding school.?
It isn?t exactly her choice. ?Kate long disagreed with her husband about sending him away, even though it?s tradition,? says a source, noting that Eton is considered the most prestigious boarding school in the world, having educated England?s most elite boys ? including William and Prince Harry ? for nearly 600 years. ?Kate thinks sending him to such a stuffy, upper-crust institution goes against all of their efforts to modernize the monarchy. Plus, she?ll miss George desperately. She and William argued about it for years, but he has finally won.?
The 10-year-old future king may have had a hand in the decision. ?He wants to be just like his father,? says the source, and William, 41, has regaled him with stories about his five years at the nearly $60,000-a-year school, where he was captain of the swimming team and his house football squad and was also elected a prefect in the ultra-exclusive Eton Society, nicknamed the Pop. (Harry, who didn?t enjoy his time there nearly as much, recently recounted how hurt he was when his popular big brother told him to ?pretend we don?t know each other? at school.)
Acknowledging George?s wishes, Kate, 41, ?finally gave in,? says the source. She?s reportedly skipping a royal visit to Singapore with William in November to support her son as he takes Eton?s 150-minute verbal and mental reasoning entrance exam. ?But she?s still heartbroken. She was horribly bullied at her first boarding school, and can?t bear the thought of George suffering through that.?
At least she?ll have a few more years with him: Boys don?t begin at Eton until they?re 13. It?s also just a nine-minute drive from their new home, Adelaide Cottage, in Windsor, the source points out. ?William used to visit the queen for tea because she was so close by,? says the source. ?It?s boarding only, but close enough that George would be able to come home on weekends.?
That?s Kate?s only comfort. ?At least they?ll still have some family time, and he can bond with his siblings,? the source says of Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. ?But it still seems as if her family is being torn apart. There?s also the worry that William will insist the other two kids be shipped off next. Kate knows this is all part of her ?royal duty,? but there?s a lot of tension between her and her husband right now.?
[From In Touch Weekly]
I know it?s just In Touch Weekly, but I generally believe that this is the way it?s going down William insists that George will go to Eton, George wants to go to Eton, and Kate is fighting for all of her kids to be day students at a co-ed posh school. As I?ve said before, there?s a good chance she might get her way with Charlotte and Louis. I can see that being the ?compromise? George goes to Eton, and the other two kids are day students at Marlborough. Kate won?t like it but this is just the kind of thing where William and Charles will get their way.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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| | Princess Kate will spend her 42nd birthday at her mother's home, being 'spoiled' | | Added 105 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Today is the Princess of Wales?s 42nd birthday. This year, we were not gifted with wall-to-wall briefings in which Kate promised to be especially keen, nor were we told endlessly that Kate is absolutely perfect and never, ever puts a foot wrong. Instead, the birthday stories are leaning into the idea that Kate will spend the day with her grifter mother. The Mirror suggested that Carole Middleton will organize a party for Kate at Middleton Manor, and the Sun claimed that Kate would spend the day at her parents? house as well, being ?spoiled? by Carole, Mike and Prince William. LOL. The Sun also claims that 41 was kind of a rough year for Kate, which is probably true.
Kate Middleton will mark her 42nd birthday today with homemade gifts from her three children and a birthday cake courtesy of her mum Carole, we can reveal. The Princess of Wales is expected to spend the day celebrating with husband Prince William, their children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, Prince Louis, five, and the Middletons at her childhood home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. There she will be showered with craft themed gifts from the children and will be made ?a fuss of? and ?spoiled? by William and her parents Carole and Michael Middleton.
Speaking exclusively to Fabulous about the princess?s celebrations, royal expert Jennie Bond said: ?Luckily the children don?t go back to school until the 10th, so the family can celebrate the last day of the Christmas holidays and Catherine?s birthday at the same time. Last year her birthday coincided with all the publicity about Harry?s book, which was about to be published. This year things are looking much smoother for Catherine and her family. She has also weathered the storm of Omid Scobie?s book and I?m sure William and the children will want to spoil her with cards and special gifts.
?There is no doubt that the Princess would value nothing more than some handcrafted presents from her children. Perhaps their granny, Carole, will help them make a birthday cake for her after all, Catherine has always enjoyed helping the children learn to bake. I?m sure Catherine?s parents would love to make a fuss of their daughter and it may be that William will want to treat his wife to a romantic birthday dinner, but with school starting the next morning, they are more likely to spend the evening sorting out uniforms and school bags ready for the start of term!?
It has been a year of ups and downs for Kate since her last birthday. She was accused of being cold towards her sister-in-law Meghan in Harry?s book Spare, and he further claimed she was ?disgusted? when Meghan asked to use her lipgloss. In his book, he also partially blamed Kate and his brother for his decision to wear the controversial Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party in 2005, claiming they both ?howled? when they saw him. And more recently, Kate was named along with King Charles as the two royals who allegedly questioned the tone of Prince Archie?s skin.
[From The Sun]
Bond keeps going, claiming that Kate is enjoying her 40s and she won?t let a little thing like her own racism get in her way to future queendom. It?s interesting that people think that Kate goes to her mother?s house for her birthday? I?m sure it?s true, but I wonder if William is even around.
Buckingham Palace also published this photo of Kate at the coronation for her birthday. It?s a funny choice while it?s a flattering photo of Kate, it?s interesting that no one in the family is looking at her.
Wishing The Princess of Wales a very happy birthday today!
@ChrisJack_Getty pic.twitter.com/NhkHYdTFIf
The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) January 9, 2024
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| | Princess Kate is 'punishing' the Sussexes 'in a classy way' by getting good press' | | Added 133 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Two weeks ago, Piers Morgan ?revealed? the names of the royal racists which were named in a ?mistranslation? of Omid Scobie?s Endgame (which were originally named by the Duchess of Sussex in a letter to King Charles). The names are: King Charles and the Princess of Wales. After a lot of performative pearl-clutching and ?demands? that Prince Harry and Meghan speak up in defense of the Windsors (lmao), nothing much happened. There was a crisis meeting between Charles, William and Kate, and they apparently decided to say nothing and just keep doing photo-ops with diversity props. It?s also clear that Kate was in a panic and she reached out to dumbasses like Camilla Tominey to defend her honor (Tominey made Kate sound even more unhinged though). So, what is Kate?s larger plan? Just keep style-stalking Meghan and lean into her ?simpering white supremacist Karen? vibe? Pretty much.
Kate Middleton is yet to publicly comment on allegations in Omid Scobie?s new book that she was one of two royals who questioned Prince Archie?s skin colour. But according to one expert, that doesn?t mean she is going to take the absurd accusations lying down and will punish Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in her own classy way.
Brand expert Denise Palmer-Davies exclusively told Fabulous: ?The accusations made in the book are utterly absurd, but they will still ultimately have hurt Kate. She won?t let that show though she is a strong, powerful woman and she will keep calm and carry on. Responding to the claims only gives them attention, so Kate is carrying on with her life as normal. She is much like the Queen in that respect, stoic, she won?t show how upset she really is. She put on a brave face at the Royal Variety show and at her Together at Christmas carol concert.
?I don?t doubt that those close to Harry and Meghan would want all this to take off her shine but far from it. In fact, Kate remains popular, she has the public?s support and while she is on the front pages of all the newspapers, it is all positive press, like her Strictly visit. It?s like she is unintentionally punishing them in her own classy way.?
Kates name being dragged into the racism row will only further deepen the rift between her, Harry and Meghan.
?I didn?t think there would be a way back for Kate and William and Harry and Meghan, but there absolutely won?t be now,? Denise said. ?I can imagine William is furious. It is attack after attack it?s just relentless. I can?t see Kate or William ever forgiving them for this. Even though Meghan and Harry haven?t directly named her themselves, someone associated with them apparently has, and the fact they haven?t come out and defended her speaks volumes. It?s a huge betrayal and totally unforgivable.?
[From The Sun]
?The fact they haven?t come out and defended her speaks volumes? so you agree that it speaks volumes when royals don?t step up and defend someone who is being unfairly maligned and denigrated? You agree that it?s an unforgivable betrayal when a royal briefs racist lies to a royal reporter? Gee, I wonder why Meghan was suicidal in the first place? Could it be that Kate, William and their people were openly targeting her maliciously and that?s the whole reason why the Sussexes left? Besides, it?s now clear that Kate *was* one of the many royals openly discussing her ?concerns? about how dark Meghan?s children would be. Why the fk would Meghan and Harry defend her? As for Kate?s ?classy? punishment? I mean, creepily style-stalking the Black woman she hates is certainly a lot of things, but ?classy? isn?t one of them.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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| | Prince William & Kate will 'never reconcile' with the Sussexes after the racist scandal | | Added 140 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Since 2020, we?ve heard that Prince William ?absolutely fking hates? the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. We?ve heard it over and over again, that William despises them, that he will never forgive them, that he follows their movements obsessively because of his hatred, that he will travel to America more often because he loathes Harry so much, that the next time William will speak to Harry, it will be at their father?s funeral. The problem is that William clearly has no more threats left, no more punishments, nothing more to withhold. If he?s been a violent, simmering ball of rage for years, why does it matter if he?s particularly mad this week over Omid Scobie?s Endgame? Welcome to Tom Sykes? Royalist column in the Daily Beast, where ?sources close to William? once again meet a crisis with nothing but rage.
The naming of Kate Middleton as one of the alleged ?royal racists? means Kate and Prince William will never reconcile with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a friend of William and Kate?s told The Daily Beast.
While King Charles is expected to continue to maintain cordial relations with his son, and contact with his grandchildren, William and Kate will have ?zero interest? in ever seeing Harry and Meghan again, the friend said.
The friend admitted they had ?no idea? before this week?s revelation that Kate was being referred to by Meghan Markle when she told Oprah Winfrey that a family member had raised ?concerns? about ?how dark? Archie?s skin might be.
They said they were ?as shocked as everyone else? by the dramatic developments this week, which saw the king and Kate named as the individuals in question in a Dutch-language version of Omid Scobie?s new book, Endgame.
However they added, ?It has been clear for a long time to anyone who knows them that they don?t want to see Harry and Meghan. Now we know why. They will have zero interest in ever seeing them again.?
Although Meghan?s camp have briefed the Telegraph that she did not leak the letter to Scobie, the suspicion that she did is widespread among royal insiders.
One former courtier told The Daily Beast: ?It is pretty obvious that detail on the contents of a letter between two people would have to come from one of those people, and it?s hard to see Charles sharing it.?
The Sun has previously reported that palace insiders believe Meghan did share the contents of the letter, citing sources as saying: ?That letter is under lock and key and no one from within the king?s circle would?ve briefed anyone about its contents. In all likelihood, it must have been the Sussex camp which leaked the names. It?s a nasty and deliberate attack.?
[From The Daily Beast]
I?m a broken record about this, I know, but how fking stupid are all of these people? Are they legitimately this dumb, or is it all some kind of elaborate feint so the peasants don?t catch wind of what?s actually happening? As Omid Scobie and Piers Morgan have said, the names of the royal racists have been known by British journalists for some time, I would imagine for years. Journalists knew the names before we even heard any reporting on the letters exchanged between Charles and Meghan the letters were exchanged in 2021, and we learned of the existence of the letters in April of this year. Meghan didn?t leak the existence of the letters Buckingham Palace did. Besides that, my larger point is that the knowledge of the identities predates the letters. Someone could know the identities of the royal racists without seeing the letters exchanged by Meghan and Charles. As for Peg & Buttons hatred snooze. Its sad that even in the middle of a racist storm, they come across as desperate for attention.
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Photos courtesy of Instar.
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| | Princess Kate made a surprise appearance at the Children in Need telethon | | Added 156 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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One of my biggest complaints about the Princess of Wales?s Early Years busywork is that it would be so easy for her to attach herself to a couple of big children?s charities and really commit to fundraising and raising the profiles of those charities. Instead of doing anything like that, Kate has wasted a lot of time, money and energy on a five-year ?awareness raising campaign? which amounts to ?the early years are important.? The lack of substance is even more glaring given the palace?s insistence that Kate is somehow doing groundbreaking, landmark work over there. Anyway, someone finally told Kate that she should actually try to help some kids at some point, so here you go:
Kate Middleton popped up in an unexpected place on Friday: the telly! The Princess of Wales, 41, made a surprise appearance on BBC to open their annual Children in Need telethon. Since it began in 1980, the broadcast has raised over 1 billion for disadvantaged youth in the U.K.
Speaking directly to the camera, Princess Kate said she was delighted that she was invited to kick off the festivities.
Tonight is all about helping to support, champion and empower all children to be the very best they can be, which is crucial for their future health and happiness, she said. Our relationships, surroundings and experiences during the earliest years lay the foundations that shape the rest of our lives. And yet sadly, we know that for too many people, stressful and traumatic situations in early childhood can cause harm and it can take many years to overcome.
The mother of three continued, It is vital, therefore, that we nurture every childhood and why the sorts of projects supported by Children in Need are so important. They help the very youngest, most vulnerable members of our society feel safe, secure and loved in these important, formative years so that they can enjoy their childhoods now and grow to reach their potential and thrive in the world in later life.
I hope you enjoy this evening?s show and best of luck to all those taking part in challenges and the incredible fundraising effort, she finished.
Although the appearance was unannounced, the Children in Need telethon fits perfectly with the Princess of Wales key work surrounding early childhood.
[From People]
An annual broadcast you say? A fundraiser for disadvantaged youth rather than an awareness-raising campaign featuring a creepy claymation video? What is this sorcery? So, I won?t criticize Kate for doing this, but I will criticize her for doing this for the very first fking time this year, for a telethon fundraiser which has been happening since 1980! I?ll also criticize her blouse. It?s not Kate?s fault that this style of blouse has grown ridiculously popular in recent years, but she?s not helping matters by trying to legitimize the business-casual pirate look.
Delighted to support this year?s #ChildrenInNeed
We must nurture every childhood, which is why the projects supported by @BBCCiN are so important.
Thank you to everyone around the country taking part in challenges and the amazing fundraising effort pic.twitter.com/z7oOTbtHMJ
The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) November 17, 2023
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| | Princess Kate is too bitter, hurt & insulted to ever be a keen peacemaker again | | Added 182 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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One of my favorite royal storylines was when the Princess of Wales (then the Duchess of Cambridge) could not STFU about how she was the keenest peacemaker in the family, and she was going to do the most to force her husband and brother-in-law to reconcile. This was in 2021, and Kate used the ?peacemaker? storyline for weeks, if not months. The keen peacemaker actually overshadowed Prince Philip?s funeral with her shenanigans, just as she arranged for a special funeral photoshoot with her borrowed jewelry. Sometimes I think back to particular royal storylines and I?m like ?did that actually happen?? It did. Anyway, Kate is too lazy to keep up the pretense of being a peacemaker, so her new thing is being a rageaholic like her husband. There have been several stories in recent months about Kate being bitter and full of hate towards the Sussexes. The latest twist is that she?s too bitter to even think about being a keen peacemaker over the holidays!
She was once dubbed the peacemaker and believed to be instrumental in helping heal royal rifts. But Kate Middleton?s relationship with her brother-in-law Prince Harry is now so damaged that she won?t be the one to ?hold out an olive branch? in time for Christmas, a royal expert has revealed.
Royal commentator Jennie Bond exclusively told Fabulous: ?Catherine was deeply hurt by some of the things Harry said about her, particularly in his book, and unfortunately because of these entrenched positions where neither side seems to want to make contact or the first move, I can?t see this rift healing any time soon. Catherine has played the peacemaker in the past and has brought William and Harry together, and I think that comes from her own family, and their values. But I think she has got to a stage whereby she has had to take a step back, things have gone too far, and she feels upset and, quite frankly, hurt and insulted.?
Now, despite months passing since the release of [Spare], Jennie says the trio?s positions haven?t changed and that she doesnt expect a family reconciliation in time for Christmas.
She said: ?I think Catherine was hurt by Harry (and Meghan?s) claim that she made Meghan cry during a fitting for Charlotte?s bridesmaid dress, and again by Meghan?s view, which was relayed by Harry, that she found Catherine and William standoffish, a bit cold, when they first met. After all, we have seen that Catherine is more than ready to give people a hug even people she has no connection with and will never see again. We must remember that Harry once described Catherine as the sister he never had. Now it seems she is the sister in law he no longer wants to see.?
Jennie says that Kate has not only been hurt by the personal attacks on herself, but those aimed at her husband and the wider royal family too.
She said: ?I think Catherine has been badly hurt by Harry?s brutal attacks on William, like his decision to reveal so much of what went on during their disagreements, and by the claim that someone in the royal family questioned the tone of unborn Archie?s skin, it was such a generalised claim that it hurt the whole family. I think Catherine and William have jointly decided that they will carry on with family life and work, and for most of the time, they don?t think about Harry very much, and I expect vice versa. I can?t see an olive branch being extended from either side any time soon.?
[From The Sun]
What changed from ?the keen peacemaker? storyline of 2021 versus the ?Kate is too bitter and hateful to ever make peace? storyline of 2023? The change was, as Jennie Bond says, Harry?s memoir. Harry wrote so carefully, but he really left the impression that Kate was just a sh-tstirring ahole, someone who instigates drama, someone deeply unfriendly and someone who was immediately jealous of Meghan. I also think time has changed everything the Windsors now realize that Harry isn?t coming back AND he?s pissed at them. As always, the royal experts? framing is wild the Sussexes have shown everyone that they have moved on thoroughly, but the Windsors still cling to this false narrative that they?re in charge.
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