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| | Duchess Kate wears grey to preview a Lucien Freud exhibit: lovely & appropriate? | | Added 13 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some new photos of the Duchess of Cambridge in London last night. She wore a ?a double-breasted, 1950s-style dress by the high street clothing label Jesire? for her first solo public appearance as a royal – I like the outfit. She looks good in grey, and I think it was suitable for the occasion and the season. While she still needs to STOP with the eyeliner, her salon-fresh hair did seem more subdued, right? It?s not so ?college girl sausage curls?. Or maybe I?m just getting used to it.
Anyway, the occasion was a preview of the Lucian Freud exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. You might remember, the National Portrait Gallery is one of Kate?s five patronages (which took her more than a year to organize). The tour of Freud?s work took an hour, and I?m happy to report that Kate handled herself with grace. She didn?t mess up, she didn?t trip or scratch one of the Freuds. Incidentally, did anyone else read that fantastic article about Freud in Vanity Fair last month? Go here to read it – it?s a great piece about one of the great artists of the modern age.
Us Weekly has an article this week about how depressed Kate is now that William has left her for his Falklands military training. Here are some highlights from the piece:
William left on February 1, and ?Kate misses him,? says a Kate source. ?It?s difficult for any officer?s wife to have her husband away on duty.?
William?s absence comes as Kate, 30, begins an intensive round of princess boot camp. ?Kate?s a working royal, and her first work will happen while William isn?t around,? says the Kate pal. ?It?s the toughest time for her to be alone.?
While William is away, the Queen is advising Kate. A palace aide says, ?They?ve become close. Her Majesty has done it all. There isn?t anyone who can give better advice. Her Majesty has helped Catherine learn the importance of engagements, and what?s expected of her when she starts to go out and meet the public by herself.?
?While William is away, Kate plans to do nothing but work,? says a palace source.
[From Us Weekly, print edition]
Sure. I?m sure she ?plans to do nothing but work? especially considering the palace has been trying to convince us she?s actually been working ?hard? this whole time. In between shopping and hair appointments, of course. And sitting around, waiting for William to come home. And I really, really hope the whole ?this is the toughest thing EVER? part of these stories is just editorial BS, made up out of whole cloth, and Kate isn?t really sitting around thinking about how tough she has it.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | Kate Middleton: National Portrait Gallery Gorgeous | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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She?s always a sight to see, and the lovely Kate Middleton was spotted arriving at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England this evening (February 8).
The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out of her chauffeured vehicle showing off her near-perfect figure in a belted dress and heels while flashing her beautiful smile for the excited crowd.
Meanwhile, Kate?s royal hubby Prince William will soon set out for a tour of duty in the Falklands for six weeks, leaving Middleton without him on their first Valentine?s Day as a married couple.
According to the wife of a marine-pilot, Kate once said to her, ?I don?t know how you manage. I miss William so much when he goes away. He went once for four weeks and I missed him so much.?
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| | Duchess Kate gets back from vacation, then spends hours in the hair salon | | Added 13 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Duchess Kate has returned to England following her two-week Mustique vacation with her family. Prince William did join Kate for the vacation, he just came there days after she arrived. I yelled about the ?tone-deaf? PR of the vacation, but in the end, I took some of it back. It was probably nice for William and Kate to get away together (with her family) before William?s six-week training session in the Falklands. But don?t think that Kate and William were trying to get pregnant during their vacation – British sources are still claiming that it will be another year before any royal baby-making goes down.
So William has officially left his duchess wife for the Falklands – I thought he was going to be on the base there, but People Mag says that he?s serving on a warship. It?s almost the 30th anniversary of the Falklands ?conflict? (war), and there are some concerns that the UK and Argentina could be entering into another ?conflict? – I don?t know what William?s presence means for the politics of the situation, but whatever happens, I seriously doubt William will see any war games or action. But that?s the point of this story – as William departed for the Falklands, Kate returned to London. All of last week, while Kate was on vacation, the palace was telling every media outlet out there all about Kate?s plans to do a mountain of charity work while William was away. So what did Kate do upon her return? She spent several hours at the hair salon. She went shopping. Seriously.
She’s known for her chic, yet affordable, wardrobe, but not every item in Kate Middleton’s closet is budget-friendly.
After returning from a Caribbean vacation — and saying goodbye to husband Prince William who’s currently serving in the Falklands — the Duchess of Cambridge, 30, was spotted in jeans, knee-high black boots and a gorgeous brown suede coat with fur lining in London on Monday. She carried her favorite Mulberry Small Polly Posh handbag in Midnight, which retails for $1,050.
Middleton first showed off the pricey purse back in June and took it on the royals’ North American tour during the summer.
For her first public outing since William’s departure, the style icon spent three hours at the Richard Ward salon and picked up groceries at Partridges.
[From Us Weekly]
ONLY three hours! Because Kate?s hair is a national treasure! I mean, I?m sure she needed a visit to the salon because of all of the vacation wear-and-tear on her hair. I?m not saying she?s an awful person because she spends hours in a hair salon. I?m just saying that the palace should really stop trying to convince us that Kate is so diligent, hard-working and ?normal?. She?s just a spoiled rich girl who spends the bulk of her time on vacation, shopping or grooming herself. Also: CB just said that the only reason Kate would spend that much time in the salon is for extensions. I AGREE.
Oh, and here?s a days-old story in The Mail that just cracked me up – it?s all about how the Queen is trying to gently encourage Kate to, you know, do something.
The Duchess of Cambridge is being offered the perfect preparation for her life as a working Royal ? a series of ?training sessions? with the Queen.
Kate will take on a handful of solo engagements while Prince William is overseas and will then tour the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Malaysia and Singapore with him in September.
Now the Queen, who ascended to the Throne 60 years tomorrow, has invited her to Buckingham Palace for regular chats to boost her confidence.
?The Queen has developed a great affection for Kate and wants her to feel fully supported,? says an insider. ?She knows how big a step carrying out official duties will be for Kate and has offered to have regular meetings to make sure she feels prepared.?
The 30-year-old Duchess is to accompany the Queen on two Diamond Jubilee engagements next month, and a courtier says: ?The Queen is taking a very close interest in the Duchess?s development. The engagements they will carry out together promise to be invaluable learning opportunities for Kate, as well as being a real honour.?
[From The Mail]
I would love to know the Queen?s real opinion of Kate. I remember hearing that the Queen was very pleased with Kate and William?s royal tour of Canada, but beyond that, I have to wonder if the Queen is a bit displeased with what kind of a royal bride Kate is turning out to be. As the Queen would say, ?We are not amused.?
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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| | Prince William will join Kate on vacation in Mustique, but there are still image problems | | Added 13 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On Friday, we discussed the Duchess of Cambridge?s decision to fly to Mustique with her family for one of her dozen yearly vacations. I noted how oddly tone-deaf it was for Kate to go on a family vacation without her husband of less than a year, given that the palace was trying to play Kate as the sympathetic military wife who was devastated at the prospect of being without Prince William for six weeks. As it turns out, Prince William will be joining Kate and the Middletons in Mustique, although that information was only reported two days after Kate flew to Mustique. Kate left on Wednesday (first class!), and it?s thought that William flew to meet her yesterday, or he?s flying today. Still, she left him in Wales so she could spend a few extra days on vacation.
Wills is headed on vacation! Kate Middleton may have gotten a head start with some fun in the sun on the island of Mustique, but as it turns out, her hubby Prince William isn’t far behind!
“He’s leaving tomorrow morning,” a source tells Us Weekly. “It wasn’t set in stone because William needed to clear the week of work first.”
On Wednesday, the 30-year-old Duchess flew first class to St. Lucia with her parents, Mike and Carole Middleton and her siblings, Pippa and James Middleton. After arriving in the Caribbean, the family made their way to the ultra-private island of Mustique, where they will celebrate Carole’s 57th birthday (her actual birthday is January 31).
This isn’t the first time the Middletons took Mustique. The family, sans Kate, vacationed there last August.
This vacation may be the last bit of R&R that the Duke of Cambridge, 29, sees for awhile. The Prince, who is a search-and-rescue co-pilot for the Royal Air Force, is scheduled to be deployed to the Falkland Islands, which is the center of fresh tension between Great Britain and Argentina, next month.
[From Us Weekly]
Well, I?ll take back what I said about Kate?s tone-deaf PR image – she and Will are just enjoying one last vacation before he leaves for the Falklands. I can understand that, although I still think it says something about Kate?s laziness – her whole life is a series of vacations. And would it have been such an imposition to wait until William had gotten the time off so they could leave together? I’m just sayin’.
Meanwhile, The Mail reports that Kate?s presence on the island of Mustique is causing a lot of consternation. Security has been heightened, but Mustique is the kind of place where pretty much everybody is really, really wealthy. So, basically, millionaires and billionaires are being treated like crap because security guards think everybody will be taking photos of Kate lounging around in a bikini. One dude complained: ?This isn?t exactly the way one expects to be treated when you pay very good money to visit the most exclusive island in the Caribbean.? A security guard on the island – who is reportedly working with Kate?s team of bodyguards – tells The Mail, ?The concern isn?t crime. It is that visitors might try to take photos of the VIPs who are here on their phones.? Yes, because God knows what the British public would think if they saw more photos of Kate sitting around, doing nothing. IMAGE CONTROL!!! Must control Kate’s image!!!
When Kate returns to the UK and William goes to the Falklands, how will Kate spend her time? The Mail reports that Kate is ?dreading? William?s absence, and that she?s not even going to stay at their Anglesey house while he?s gone. She?s going to be staying at Kensington Palace, and she?s going to begin doing some charitable work at long last. And yes, she?s also going to take some much needed ?breaks? to spend more time with her family in Bucklebury, and Camilla Parker-Bowles has invited Kate to spend some time at Clarence House. I?m sure Kate will manage to fit in another vacation, don?t you? It will be difficult, but she?s made it clear that vacations are her top priority.
Here are some photos of Will and Kate on vacation with her family, back in 2006:
Photos courtesy of PR Photos, Fame.
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| | Kate Middleton: Moved to Tears by 'War Horse' | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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He?s well-known for his ability to evoke emotion with his legendary films, and Steven Spielberg had Kate Middleton crying as she watched a special screening of ?War Horse? over the weekend.
The ?E.T.? visionary held the event at the Odeon Leicester Square last night (January 8) and he told press he spied the Duchess of Cambridge wiping her eyes at one point.
"I was sitting next to her and all I know is at one point my wife, who was sitting to my right, right in front of my face she passed a Kleenex. I saw the Kleenex go across my face, arrive and stop but I didn't want to intrude on her experience watching ?War Horse? so I never glanced over."
And Michael Morpurgo, the author of the book on which the film is based, added, "I am so honored that the Duke and Duchess have chosen this for their first royal film premiere."
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| | Prince William & Kate Attend "War Horse" UK Premiere | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Just a day before she celebrates her 30th birthday, Kate Middleton dazzled in a floor-length Cecile Dress by Erdem with LK Bennett shoes as she took to the red carpet alongside Prince William for the UK premiere of "War Horse" on Sunday evening (January 8).
Held at Odeon Leicester Square in London, United Kingdom, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge braved the wet weather as they joined 600 serving and ex-serving military personnel and their families at the debut screening of the Steven Spielberg motion picture.
According to reports, Will and Kate made the appearance in aid of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, with Spielberg telling press that he was "delighted" that the premiere was benefiting the royals' charity.
"War Horse encapsulates for me a timeless personal story of courage," the legendary director told. "The movie, which I am proud to say was filmed here in Great Britain, deals with the discovery of humanity against conflict, and celebrates bravery, loyalty, tenacity and hope."
Steven added, "We are honored to dedicate this event in aid of the Foundation which recognizes the welfare of those who serve their country in the British Armed Forces."
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Last April she married Prince William and became the Duchess of Cambridge, and now Kate Middleton has selected the charities she wants to promote.
The nearly-30-year-old British Royal has come to a conclusion on four organizations she will highlight and they?re all great causes.
Ms. Middleton picked The National Portrait Gallery, Action on Addiction, East Anglia?s Children?s Hospices, and The Art Room.
A St. James Palace rep told press, ?The duchess? first patronages and her volunteer position reflect her?personal interests in the arts, the promotion of outdoor activity, and supporting people who are in need of all ages, especially young children. The duchess has chosen to support organizations that complement the charitable work already undertaken by her husband.?
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