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| | Duchess Kate visited a women's prison as part of her Early Years survey launch | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I have some ideas for what we should call the Duchess of Cambridge?s whirlwind promotional tour for her five-question Early Years survey. We should call it The Keen Survey Tour! Or maybe the Eight Years/Five Questions tour. Because yes, she still wants us to believe that she?s been toiling away for eight years on this extensive body of work, which amounted to? a very simple and nonsensical five-question survey. Anyway, Kate?s last appearance on the Keen Survey Tour was at a women?s prison in Surrey. Kate previously visited the same women?s prison in 2015 as part of a sister-program with her patronage Action on Addiction. I said at the time that it was great to see Kate do an event that wasn?t so ?soft? and apolitical. Kate spent time, in 2015, talking to the inmates about addiction and their families. She did the same thing during this visit too:
Kate Middleton?s new mission centers around children under the age of 5 ? and the last stop on her 24-hour tour of the U.K. showed the impact early years can have on a person?s life. The royal mom headed to the women?s prison HMP Send in Surrey, England, on Wednesday to reconnect with former and current inmates she previously met during a 2015 visit. She learned how some of the women are rebuilding their lives and families after being successfully rehabilitated and released.
Palace insiders say that Kate?s mission to help women and children in the early years had been partly inspired by a previous visit to Send in 2015. It and other experiences have contributed to her view that adults with problems can normally trace them back to childhood and often pass them on to their own children. Kate heard about the work done by the Forward Trust to support clients in improving their relationships with friends and families, including reuniting with children. She also spoke to women currently at the prison.
?It really shocked me when I came here last time how early the challenges were that you faced,? Kate told a group of former inmates, including three women she met in 2015 when they were serving sentences. ?How early you could take it back.?
In the prison visits hall, sitting around a coffee table with mugs of tea and a cake, she talked to five ex-offenders about their childhood traumas ? problems with alcoholic or absent parents, family breakdown, domestic abuse ? and how they believed it had triggered their offending. She also had conversations with four women currently serving sentences at the prison who told her stories about parents separating, drink and drug addiction.
One current prisoner, Francesca, told Kate that she got on drugs and started offending after her parents split up. At Send, with the Forward Trust program, she has started to resolve many of her issues going back to childhood. ?What they have done here has literally changed my life. It?s a miracle,? Francesca said. She added: ?Coming to jail is one of the best things that has ever happened to me.?
The royal mom said, ?It?s so often I hear that. Why does it have to get to that point before people receive the help and support??
She told the women: ?I?m hugely passionate about trying to really help get into this crisis trying to help provide that prevention mechanism and that support system in our communities. Particularly that support in the early years of life.?
[From People]
It was so nearly something, you know? All of that time and money and unlimited resources and unlimited access to the best scholars and advocates and research in the world. Think about what Kate could have done. Think about how powerful it would have been to actually put everything together in a comprehensive way, to talk about addiction and modern parenting and early childhood development and where resources could and should be deployed. Instead, we got a five-question survey and Kate saying vague words about how she?s keen to try to do something, maybe.
I also continue to take issue with the undercurrent of Kate?s nebulous thesis, which seems to be that kids who grow up in a crappy, poor family will turn out to be crappy people with tons of problems and kids who grow up in stable, happy, wealthy families will turn out fine. There is more nuance to the conversation and she hasn?t really found it? Maybe that?s what the survey is for, I guess.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red and Backgrid.
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| | Katie Nicholl: The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge 'promote a united Royal Family' | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did their events in Bradford last week, did they look particularly keen? How about when they attended Monday night?s palace reception for the UK-Africa summit? Still no? Don?t get me wrong, they didn?t look ?un-keen,? they just didn?t look particularly engaged, particularly happy or like they were basking in a newfound spotlight with Harry and Meghan?s exit. You could make a case for Will and Kate treating everything like ?business as usual.? But are they secretly elated now that their plot mostly William?s plot to exile the Sussexes has played out? Katie Nicholl seems to think so.
A royal expert has claimed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been given a boost following the Duke and Duchess of Sussexs step down as senior royals, but thinks Prince Harry has secretly been left heartbroken. Commentator Kate Nicholl claimed Kate Middleton, 38, and Prince William, 37, were thrilled at the warm reception they got during a royal engagement in Bradford last week. And indeed a beaming Kate appeared extra animated when she arrived at Buckingham Palace alongside William, for their first major joint engagement without Harry, 35.
Meanwhile Harry, who returned to Canada to be with Meghan Markle, 38, and eight-month-old Archie, has been putting on a brave face amid heartbreak, Katie claims.
Speaking to Ok!, she said of the Cambridges: The warm reception William and Kate received has given them a huge boost. Theyve stuck to the tried-and-tested approach, promoting a united Royal family and its a success.
Speaking about Harry, she continued: He might be putting a brave face on but I suspect Harrys heartbroken. Hes a sensitive soul and hes a sweetheart. The past week must have been incredibly hard. With William busy performing Royal duties, hes not got his brother by his side right now and his father, Prince Charles, has returned to Scotland.
[From The Daily Mail]
So? Harry is heartbroken and William is pleased. Harry is sad because he was exiled and William is happy that he exiled Harry. That?s what I?m getting from Nicholl?s words. Personally, I think Harry probably did have some feelings? last year, when everything was reaching Peak Bullst. But the way Harry has conducted himself in 2020 tells me that he?s beyond happy about the choice he?s made. As for the Cambridges? as I said in the opening, they didn?t strike me as notably different (keen or un-keen) in their post-Sussexit appearances. Kate in particular seems to have only just realized that she lost her ?competition? and it?s back to the drawing board, personality-wise. Also: ?Theyve stuck to the tried-and-tested approach, promoting a united Royal family?? They literally exiled Harry and Meghan. They bullied the Sussexes out of the country. So much for a united family.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Duchess Kate on having a fourth child: 'I don't think William wants any more' | | Added 5 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 5 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.
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| | Robert Jobson: Prince William & Kate will become a 'new-look Charles & Diana' | | Added 5 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 5 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.
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| | Duchess Kate is 'doing the dutiful thing & putting the royal family first' | | Added 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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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