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| | Duchess Kate on having a fourth child: 'I don't think William wants any more' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As the beginning of 2019, I predicted that the Duchess of Cambridge would announce a fourth pregnancy. I was wrong! I thought that Kate would be especially baby-crazy following Meghan?s pregnancy and the birth of Archie. Maybe she was, maybe she wasn?t. But we can surmise that Kate probably does want a fourth kid. She was the one pushing for a third child, while William was reportedly fine with just staying with two, George and Charlotte. But Kate pushed and she got what she wanted: Prince Louis. I figured that it would be the same last year, and that William might actually be keen on having a fourth just to put a bow on his wholesome family-man image, plus it would change the subject from all of the rose-trimming. But alas, no pregnancy announcement came. In William and Kate?s first events of 2020, Kate did make a reference to how William still doesn?t want another kid:
Kate Middleton and Prince William?s family is complete! After meeting with leaders from various different faith and community groups at Khidmat Centre in Bradford, Yorkshire on Wednesday, Kate, 38, chatted with the crowd and revealed that William, 37, doesn?t want any more kids.
While chatting with royal fan Josh Macpalce, who excitedly told the duchess that he has sent cards congratulating her after each of her three children were born, she revealed that it is unlikely she will become a mom of four in the future.
?I don?t think William wants any more,? Kate told the 25-year-old as she and William stepped out for their first outing since news broke that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be stepping back as senior members of the royal family.
Macplace, who is autistic and has DiGeorge syndrome, which is caused by the deletion of a small segment of chromosome 22, held out his arms to Kate, who bent down and gave him a hug. ?Thank you for the hug,? she told him.
[From People]
What?s up with William? Doesn?t he realize that if he and Kate have another, it?s a great deflection from rose bushes? The sycophantic British press would actually frame it as ?William and Kate reconnect after a difficult year.? Just goes to show that William?s PR instincts are crap! I?m being crazy cynical, I know. To be fair, I think on William?s side, having a fourth kid would be a cynical PR move. On Kate?s side, I think she just wants a fourth kid. She just wants to keep having babies. I?ve said this before, but I think it?s true: she?s happiest when she has a baby in the house. Lou is coming up on two years old! She needs that new-baby fix.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red and WENN.
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| | Duchess Kate is both 'the jewel in the crown' & the 'savior of the monarchy??' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are leaving (or, halfway leaving) the royal family for very good reasons. I applaud them and wish them well. But there is part of me the gossip blogger part of me which is not looking forward to covering the Windsors post-Sussex. This weekend, we got a preview of what the next decade is going to look like: a breathless exaltation of the Duchess of Cambridge for A) existing, B) being white, C) not rocking the boat, D) not divorcing Wandering Willy when he cheats on her and E) did I mention that she?s white? If you thought Kate had a perfect foil when Meghan was around, just wait until Kate is endlessly compared to The Duchess Who Shall Not Be Named. I know that all of us royal-watchers are like ?haha, chickens come home to roost for the Cambridges,? but the truth is, the Royal Rota will be and already IS all to eager to embiggen Kate even more. Case in point, this Sun article:
Her Maj may well be saddened and disappointed ? and Charles and Wills left fuming ? but they know they have an asset that will ensure this is all merely a blip. That asset is Kate Middleton. She is the jewel in their crown and carries the hopes for their future on her slender shoulders. Kate doesn?t put a foot wrong. She has coped with difficult pregnancies, rumours about her marriage and accusations of being dull and boring, always gracefully and with dignity. She is a sweet-tempered, gentle-natured woman but has a core of steel which has helped her survive the negativity. And she is now flourishing at the very heart of The Firm.
[From The Sun]
That?s all I could manage to excerpt because my eye was twitching so hard. While I?ve never been Kate?s biggest fan, I could find a way to compliment her in a realistic way. It?s the over-the-top fawning that gets me. I mean, ?the jewel in the crown? R U SERIOUS. I?m old enough to remember when INDIA was the jewel in the crown. Because literally, those British colonizers stole the Koh-I-Nor and they refuse to give it back. But I digress. Not content to merely state that Kate IS THE CROWN, the Daily Mirror went further: Kate will single-handedly save the monarchy.
Kate, the future queen, has clearly realised how the weight of responsibility to save this institution is now firmly on her shoulders. She must be the strength behind the throne of King William V. And she must raise her eldest son to face up to his duty too, while helping her other two children lead as normal lives as possible. It is a balancing act that would be tricky at the best of times, but one that has become even more onerous now.
A Palace source said: ?There?s a genuine worry over how much this could affect the Cambridges and the strategy that has been carefully crafted for them. William has been taking on more responsibilities at home and abroad ? working in the Middle East is a great example, and also his strides into the climate-change arena. With Kate, she has arguably had her best year as a royal, looking very comfortable and relaxed in the role, working with major issues that she will carry on doing for years to come.
?Harry and Meghan deciding to up sticks and leave without any thought about how it could affect them is pretty selfish. If the Sussexes are only here half the year then it will fall to William and Kate to pick up the slack with more engagements, more pressure, and that has not even been considered.?
But her affection and admiration for the Queen means that Kate will never shirk. She once spoke of how she was ?struck by the Queen?s sense of duty and commitment?, and she clearly hopes to follow her lead and help William do his duty.
[From The Daily Mirror]
Ah, yes, Harry and Meghan are super-selfish because now Kate and William can?t take credit for their work or throw them under the bus whenever Cambridges-critical headlines happen. My guess is that there is real concern in Buckingham Palace and Clarence House these days about Kate, and that?s why there?s a rush to embiggen her even more, because Kate is all theyve got. My guess is that the concern is that Kate will just go back to being lazy as fk because she no longer has any ?competition.? If anything, all she?s learned from this entire Sussex debacle is that all she has to do is sit around and be white and everyone will fall all over themselves to kiss her ass. She can coast like this for years. We?re never going to see the Early Years launch.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Avalon Red and Backgrid.
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| | Robert Jobson: Prince William & Kate will become a 'new-look Charles & Diana' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Back in the day, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were wildly popular at home and abroad. Even in the early days of their marriage, Diana was always the star, and that?s when Charles starting feeling so emo about his place in the world, as he was being constantly outshone by his charismatic young wife. So as their marriage crumbled, they continued to put on the show of a stable marriage as they toured the world. Is? that what William and Kate should try to emulate? According to Robert Jobson, YES. Will and Kate are set to become the nouveau Charles & Di.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are a new-look Prince Charles and Princess Diana, a royal expert has claimed. Robert Jobson, author of Charles: Our Future King, said the position of Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 37, in the royal family will continue to evolve in 2020. Speaking to Hello! magazine, the Essex-born commentator added that the couple are set to become a major force in the UKs soft-power diplomacy.
I believe the Duke and Duchess of Cambridges position will continue to evolve, with them resembling more of a new-look Charles and Diana in their hugely successful early days on the world stage, becoming a major force in the UKs soft-power diplomacy, he said.
Mr Jobson added that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will use this year to continue to push their own agenda and charity work through their new Sussex Foundation. I would expect them to spend more time in the US and maybe make an official visit to Canada, he predicted.
Mr Jobson said he expects Prince Charles to take on the bulk of the Queens major overseas visits and will play a central role at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda. He will probably tour another African country too, he added.
[From The Daily Mail]
I?m going to take what Jobson says at face value for a moment and ask again: should that be the goal? Should British peeps WANT William and Kate to be ?new-look Charles and Diana,? touring on a worldwide Keen Tour? I don?t even think that?s what the British people want, nor do I think it?s what William and Kate want. The Pakistan tour last fall was so wildly successful for the Cambridges because it was such a rarity they had stage-managed every photo-op, they didn?t try to claim that the tour was ?private time,? and Kate didn?t flash anybody. They needed months to prepare for all of that. So, no, they can?t do that full time! Really, Jobson is just telling us that William and Kate are keen to be seen as the future king and future queen. That?s all it is.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Duchess Kate is taking private tennis lessons at a posh, exclusive club | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Duchess of Cambridge is quite sporty and athletic. She always has been, even in her school days. These days, she loves walking/hiking, swimming and tennis. I suspect she also does yoga and she probably does some kind of light-weight-training too, but hiking, swimming and tennis are the activities we know about for sure. In fact, the whole Middleton family is into tennis. They?re quite friendly with Roger Federer (Carole is in love with him) and William and Kate used someone?s ?private funds? to relocate their tennis court at Anmer Hall. Now it looks like Kate is quite keen to improve her tennis skills she?s taking tennis lessons at a private club.
While Kate Middleton works on her ace serve, her three kids are working on their tennis skills as well! The royal mom and Prince William have been seen taking tennis lessons at the exclusive Hurlingham club in Fulham, south London ? and sometimes, the whole family comes along. The kids ? Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 1 ? have been on the playground outside, having fun while their parents hit balls. Even when Kate was pregnant with Louis, she still found time for some lessons.
?It wasn?t hard-going tennis ? they weren?t rushing around. They are obviously choosing to improve their tennis,? a source at the club told PEOPLE. ?She hits the ball with nice top spin. She is a good minor athlete.?
Kate and William, both 37, have also been seen having lunch at the club with their two older children ? without their nanny. The source said George and Charlotte ?looked perky and alert. It was a normal family of four. They were enjoying the sport and some lovely, natural family time.?
Prince George is also getting into the sport! On Wimbledon Morning Coffee, a show released on the famed tennis tournament?s Twitter page to recap the previous day?s events, the hosts chatted about Kate Middleton?s outing to watch a few matches this past summer. The royal mom of three sat with British tennis player Katie Boulter and retired British star athlete Anne Keothavong, who told the host that talk turned to George?s interest in the sport. Kate reportedly shared that Prince George?s favorite player is Roger Federer ? and the little royal has even played tennis with the sports star!
[From People]
I mean? I don?t begrudge Kate her tennis lessons. I do think it?s odd that she barely pieces together two events a week and yet she finds that she has enough free time for tennis lessons at a posh club. Maybe this is part of the deal that William and Kate struck though he gets to trim rose bushes and she gets to take ?tennis lessons? at a posh club. I would be very interested in seeing her tennis instructor. Basically, the Cambridge marriage is fine, because they both have their posh little ?escapes.? Also: this is the same club where William works out with the yummy mummies, correct? Hm.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Avalon Red and Backgrid.
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| | Duchess Kate is 'doing the dutiful thing & putting the royal family first' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Personally, I don?t think the Queen ever *disliked* the Duchess of Cambridge. I think the Queen questioned Kate?s work ethic pre-marriage and post-marriage, absolutely, but the Queen has always been generally sort of fond of Kate. We can see now, in retrospect, how the Queen and the palace courtiers really coddled Kate for years, especially in comparison to the treatment the Duchess of Sussex got in her first two years with the Firm. But according to Katie Nicholl who is a Middleton hagiographer the Queen has only recently become close to Kate.
The Duchess of Cambridge has a very easy relationship with the Queen and is expected to join the royal family at Sandringham this year, a royal commentator has claimed. Kate Middleton, 37, who tied the knot to Prince William in 2011, is thought to have developed a stronger bond with the monarch since the birth of her three children Prince George, six, Princess Charlotte, four, and Prince Louis, one.
?Both women are actually quite shy so it?s taken time for them to get to this stage, but they have a very easy relationship now they?ve both made the effort, said royal commentator Katie Nicholl, speaking to OK! The Queen loves seeing Kate because its an opportunity to spend time with her and hear how her great grandchildren are doing.
She went on to say Kate has a made a conscious effort to make the Queen feel as involved as possible in the childrens lives. Katie also told how the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to attend the royal family gathering at Sandringham this year.
The reports come after Buckingham Palace confirmed Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, will not be spending Christmas at Sandringham. A spokesman revealed they will instead spend the festive season with Meghans mother Doria Ragland and their baby son, Archie, at an undisclosed location.
I imagine that spending Christmas at Sandringham with her grandchildren and great grandchildren will be something she?s very much looking forward to, she said. So Kate and William are doing the dutiful thing and putting the royal family first.
[From The Daily Mail]
?So Kate and William are doing the dutiful thing and putting the royal family first?? Unlike those years that they didn?t put the royal family first and they went to Bucklebury to spend the Christmas holiday with the Middletons, but why even bring that up when the Sussexes will be spending Christmas away from Sandringham this year?! The comparison is clear and obvious: Kate is a dutiful Future Queen because she isn?t going to Bucklebury for Christmas this year, and the Sussexs are anti-royal, anti-Queen because they are doing what Will & Kate did several times. As for Kate making a conscious effort to include the Queen in the lives of the Cambridge kids? Prince Charles literally had to publicly shame William and Kate into letting him spend time with his grandkids, so? this narrative is probably going to change once the Cambridges understand that Shadow King Charles is in charge, you know?
Photos courtesy of Backgrid and Avalon Red.
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| | Duchess Kate says Prince Louis is talking & 'he wants to come everywhere with me' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I still say that the Duchess of Cambridge looked super-cute at her Christmas tree event yesterday. I so rarely want to own anything from Kate?s outfits, but I would love that sweater and that puffer coat. Both are cute as hell. The jeans though? lord. I sometimes confuse skinny jeans with jeggings based on the fit and the stretch of the material. Kate has many pairs of skinny jeans which have more ?give,? but these totally look painted-on and stretchy as hell, so excuse me for thinking they were more on the jeggings side of the equation. Anyway, I mostly just wanted to write some more about these photos because Kate looked cute.
Kate also spent a lot of time chatting with the kids and helping them pick out Christmas trees for their families, and write letters to Santa. At one point, Kate complimented a little girl on her crimped/wavy hair and asked how the girl achieved the look. The girl told Kate that she puts her hair in braids at night and Kate said she might try it. She also chatted about Prince Louis:
Kate Middleton?s little prince is growing up fast! The royal mom spent Wednesday at Peterley Manor Farm helping young children pick out Christmastrees for their classrooms ? and one little boy, who held her hand up saying ?me, me!? reminded her of Prince Louis. She also revealed that her 1-year-old son had hit a new milestone: talking! Kate stroked his cheek, saying, ?You remind me of my little Louis, he keeps saying, ?Me, me, me.? And he wants to come everywhere with me!?
During the outing, Kate also shared what kind of fir Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Louis find their presents under on Christmas morning.
?She was asking about the trees which drop their needles and those that don?t, and which ones smell nice!? farm owner Roger Brill said. ?She said that they normally have the Nordmann Fir inside that doesn?t drop the needles.?
[From People]
I don?t have an opinion about real trees because I haven?t had a real tree in years. I have a plastic one and it?s really nice. I was going to get a real wreath but then I was in Pier One this week and I ended up buying a fake one (it?s SO pretty). I bet Kate is the kind of person who has real everything real tree, real wreaths, and I bet she gets real poinsettias too. Sigh?
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Duchess Kate spent two days 'secretly' working at a maternity ward in London | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Did you know that the Duchess of Cambridge has some ?secret work experience?? I swear to God, those are like half the headlines about this story, because it?s part of the narrative about Kate: she barely works, and she has barely worked throughout her life. And now suddenly, it?s a story that she secretly (shhh, it?s a SECRET) worked at a hospital. For two days. And basically, it sounds like she just went to the maternity ward and held babies, which in America is called ?volunteering.?
Kate Middleton spent two days quietly getting some work experience on a maternity ward of a major London hospital, it has emerged. Royal mom-of-three Kate, 37, secretly shadowed midwives and other professionals at the hospital to learn more about children?s early years of development.
The work was revealed by the palace on the daily list of activities ? the Court Circular ? which said Thursday: ?The Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, today completed two days with Kingston Hospital Maternity Unit in London.?
Tackling the challenges facing kids in their early years is the defining theme of Kate?s royal work. Last year, the mom of Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 4, and 1-year-old Prince Louis set up a steering group to advise her on child welfare and the challenges faced by parents and carers.
[From People]
Kingston Hospital is not where Kate gave birth to her kids she gave birth to all three Cambridge children at St. Mary?s in Paddington. It?s still not really known what Kate was doing? Yes, her Early Years project whatever the hell it is is about early childhood development, but I thought that was more about toddlers and little kids, you know? Not newborn babies! And it?s not like Kate was spending that time at one of her patronages I?m sure one or two of her patronages might have some kind of overlap with a maternity ward, but she?s not the patron of this hospital or anything. Oh, wait in 2018, she became the patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Nursing Now campaign. Maybe that?s what it was? Something to do that? But? why not just say that?
Also: Kate and William have submitted plans or someone in the Royal household submitted plans to build a royal education center at the Orangery within the Kensington Palace ground. And yes, ?royal education? is just what it sounds like. I guess kids will be invited to KP and they?ll sit in an Orangery-adjacent classroom and learn about British royal history. According to the Daily Mail: ?Plans have been submitted to build the education centre at Kensington Palace, where a two-floor extension to the Orangery will allow enough space for a lunch and afternoon tea restaurant, catering facilities and an outdoor terrace. A new garden will also be created linking the Orangery to the Cambridges home.? And that?s not all. A source told the DM: ?Education is a very important thing and they want to be able to teach younger children about the monarchy. William and Kate are very much the idol royals and having the new centre here will be the perfect backdrop for students to learn. They are trying to give out a positive message through this project, they are widely appreciated in society.? ?Very much the idol royals? the fk? What is this?
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Duchess Kate attends $15 'Monkey Music' classes with Prince Louis | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It seems like all of the Cambridge children enjoy the dance! Princess Diana would be proud Diana loved to dance, any kind of dancing. She loved ballet, she loved ballroom dancing, she loved modern dance. Prince George reportedly loves his ballet classes at school, and Charlotte also takes ballet classes outside of school. And now Prince Louis is getting some dancing in? sort of. It?s more of a music class for toddlers, but dancing is involved:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry?s son Archie isn?t the only royal baby loving his playgroup! Kate Middleton has been bringing her son Prince Louis to a musical toddler playgroup ? and the duo loves to sing and dance alongside the other families. The royal mom of three and her youngest son attend a children and parents music group that features a cheeky monkey puppet. ?Kate attends the weekly $15 Monkey Music sessions with 1-year-old Prince Louis,? reports the Mail on Sunday, adding that Kate ?gets stuck in? during the toddler class.
Monkey Music has been hosting classes across the U.K. for 23 years and offers educational music classes to children from the ages of 3 months to 4 years. Focusing on live singing and playing percussion instruments, parents are encouraged to sing and dance with their child in a group circle. The instructor will often call on the monkey puppet to take part in the various activities, which change theme on a weekly basis.
Kate and Louis likely take the Heigh-Ho class, which is recommended for babies 12 months and older. ?Colorful props aid visual memory while repeated actions reinforce a feel for the ?steady beat,? ? according to the official website. ?Moving and dancing freely around the room with Monkey encourages your child to express the music that they hear with their whole bodies.?
[From People]
It sounds like a nice little playgroup/toddler class. It sounds like Kate actually cares a lot about early childhood development and maybe (??) the Early Years initiative she?s been working on is just about Kate applying that knowledge to raising her kids??? No, I jest. I?m sure that we haven?t been keen-baited for more than a year about something like that! In truth, I hope every parent exposes their kids to music and dance and the arts. It helps kids later in life.
Also: it has to be said, but Kate?s ?just like us/middle class? branding continues to pay off. It not only pays off ?in comparison? to the Sussexes, but it pays off in general when the other members of the royal family look rotten to the core, and here?s ?the future queen? just doing normal mum things with her kids.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Kensington Palace.
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| | Is Duchess Kate lining up a 'secret TV project' with the BBC' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As we discussed last week, the Duchess of Cambridge apparently had a ?private event? at the BBC following an appearance at a Remembrance event. Private event meaning that it ?counts? as some kind of event on her schedule, but there were no photos, only a confirmation that she did a meeting. Plus, some royal reporters promised that Kate would be announcing something big very soon. So what is this mysterious project?
Kate Middleton is thought to be lining up a secret TV project, after meeting with the director-general of BBC. The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, had a private talk with Tony Hall at the Broadcasting House, in London, on Thursday, the Mail reports. The meeting comes after her brother-in-law Prince Harry, 35, joined forces with Oprah Winfrey for a new show on Apple TV+.
It wouldnt be appropriate to discuss the content of the meeting, Lord Halls spokesman told the Mail. Kensington Palace explained Kate met him in her capacity as a patron of The Royal Foundation, meaning any project would be for charity.
[From The Sun]
When Harry signed up for the mental health thing with Oprah, the British tabloids went into meltdown because he was suddenly so ?Hollywood? and HOW DARE HE and he was breaking every single royal protocol. And when CopyKate does it, I imagine the headlines will be about how Savior Saint Kate?s BBC Brilliance. And we don?t even know what it is. Kate?s uncomfortable on-camera and making any kind of off-the-cuff remarks, so whatever it is? she?s either not going to be on camera, or it will be some kind of brief, rehearsed statement.
I?m brainstorming what Kate?s keen BBC project could be and I?ve made a list:
Inside Kate?s Keen Charity Garden
How to Make Kate?s Log Chair: A Tutorial
Little Drops of Heaven: A BBC Tribute To Buttons
How to Care About Mental Health, But Not When It?s Your Family
The Embiggening: Kate Sits Somewhere & People Praise Her For Existing
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| | People: Duchess Kate is a 'pioneer' for talking about addiction & mental health | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I?ve said this many times now, but it?s worth saying again: I?d like to get to the point where we can treat the Duchess of Sussex like we treat the Duchess of Cambridge. We can actually GOSSIP about Kate, and tease her for her buttons and wedges and keenness, whereas the conversations around Meghan have become so toxic and nasty that when I have a minor, mild criticism of Meg, it feels like I?m siding with racist C-U-Next-Tuesdays. I?d like to add something to this larger conversation about the differences in the way we discuss the two duchesses: if the PR around Kate wasn?t so breathlessly sycophantic, we might actually have room to give her some genuine praise at times, rather than laughing at how she?s Future Queen material just because she sat there for one whole meeting.
Kate?s Back to Nature garden was a good example of all of that. The garden was a good effort, and Kate should be praised for talking about how kids should spend more time in nature, and spend time away from various screens. That?s a good issue and she legitimately cares about it deeply. But the over-the-top ?keen? PR around it just kills me. Speaking of, Kate has been a patron of Action on Addiction for years. She?s keen enough to do a handful of events around the patronage every year. I believe Kate actually cares about how addiction affects families, and I also believe that the issue of addiction was probably not one that the royal courtiers would have chosen for her, they would have wanted something more fluffy and less about drugs and alcohol. Kate should get praise for her work on a tricky subject. But much like the Back to Nature garden, the praise is so fking over the top, it becomes absurd. People Magazine devoted an article to her work with this patronage called ?How ?Pioneer? Kate Middleton Is Bringing Addiction and Mental Health ?Out of the Shadows?.? Ugh.
Kate Middleton has helped bring the scourge of addiction and how it?s wider effect on families into the forefront. Seven years of involvement with one of her key charities, Action on Addiction, was a ?catalyst? for her keen interest early childhood development, the royal mom has said. Kate, 37, is now sending out ?a really important message that addiction is not something that should be hidden away behind closed doors,? says Graham Beech, chief executive of Action on Addiction. ?The more people talk about it, the more they can find the help and get the treatment that they need.?
Kate has ?helped us to bring addiction out of the shadows and encouraged other people to rally ?round and support what we?re trying to do at a time when addiction is becoming ever more complex and growing in volume,? he adds. Out and about as she meets people through the charity, she ?has this almost innate ability to enable people to feel at ease,? Beech tells PEOPLE in this week?s cover story.
He joined the duchess as she met with around eight people who?d been through one of the charity?s treatment programs. ?They talked to her very, very naturally,? he says. ?And they were keen to share their stories. She made it very easy for them to do so and was very, very engaged in the conversation.?
For Phil Caine, a recovery coach from the Cumbria Drug and Alcohol Service who met Kate and husband Prince William in Keswick, northwest England, in June, that rings true. ?I felt like I was speaking to somebody who had an equal understanding of what was going on,? he says. ?She had empathy for the people and the situation. I felt that she was very present in that moment. That?s what I mean by presence. Not presence as in, ?Wow, a princess is walking through.? ?
Describing Kate as ?a pioneer,? he says, ?For someone of such a high profile willing to look and evaluate a situation that society is struggling with and go into communities like ours brings it to the mainstream. It makes it real.? He praises the royals? Heads Together (an initiative that was Kate?s idea) project for giving young people ?a lot of hope. Their taking responsibility to teach people about mental health shows great promise. She?s definitely got a lot of drive and is definitely very informed about the issue.?
After meeting, the teens gave Kate and William a sneak peek of their latest short film, Boy. Within hours, the couple?s social media posted a link to it. ?They?re obviously true to their word,? says Robinson. ?They said they?d take a look and they obviously liked it so much that they posted it.?
[From People]
A ?pioneer? who is apparently the first person ever to be keen to listen to people talk about addiction? in 2019. Again, I want to be clear: it?s great that Kate cares. It?s great that she took on a trickier patronage. It?s great that Kate gives a sh-t about how addiction affects families. Her keenness is great. But people are literally trying to ?embiggen? and canonize her because? she yacht-raced for an addiction patronage and she listened to some people.
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