Kate was accused to be a social climber because she attended the same
school as william and some rumors about having a william poster (never
proved). Meghan has attended soho house for years befriended harry’s
friends, making an interview with piers morgan the day before she went
on a date with harry, she told her agent everything about the date and
in the interview played the little doe saying “is he nice”? And people
think she is genuine??? How can that be? She is the queen of fakeness.
You can’t demand respect, Meghan – you have to earn it like Kate Middleton did
By Jane Moore
AFTER a decade of merely smiling enigmatically at peskily inquisitive reporters, Carole Middleton is suddenly singing like a hyperactive canary.
At the weekend she gave chapter and verse to a newspaper supplement on what Christmas will be like in the Middleton household, and now there she is beaming from the pages of December’s Good Housekeeping magazine while surrounded by festive props.
You can’t demand respect, Meghan- you have to earn it like Kate Middleton did. PA:Press Association
“I’m not a celebrity and don’t want to be one,” she once said. So why the apparent change of heart?
But as the fallout rumours are fairly recent and most glossy mags are laid out six weeks in advance, may I humbly/cynically (take your pick) suggest that the stall she’s laying out might be more monetary than motherly?
In other words, building up traffic to her and husband Michael’s Party Pieces website for Christmas in preparation for potentially flogging it off to an overseas billionaire in the pre-Brexit New Year.
Carole has broken years of silence to talk about her famous family. PA:Press Association
Wills and Kate are expected to join the rest of the royals at Sandringham this year. AP:Associated Press
But I digress. On Christmas Day I will be enduring (“enjoying”, surely? — Ed) our annual family fallout over a game of Monopoly. But if I wasn’t, I’d be straight round to Middleton Towers in Bucklebury, Berks, for what sounds like an idyllically festive few days.
In a Christmas walnutshell, it goes something like this: Wake up whenever, pop in to the local church, go for a walk, open a few pressies, smoked salmon and champagne for lunch, more pressies, some games, then the main meal early evening.
Oh, and all the grandchildren will have a small tree in their bedrooms that they can decorate themselves. The rest of the year, she says, “is really normal most of the time”. Which, to Prince William, who has grown up amid the pomp and circumstance of stuffy royal traditions, must feel like a slice of sheer heaven.
Instead, poor love, he and Kate are expected to join the rest of the royals (including Harry and Meghan) at Sandringham, where the Queen et al stick to the German tradition of opening gifts on Christmas Eve before dressing for a “formal dinner” from which, oh dear, the women eventually retire to another room while the men enjoy a port or brandy.
The Duchess of Cambridge, thanks to her idyllic childhood, knows exactly who she is. Getty – Contributor
Then it’s off to the highly publicised visit to St Mary’s Magdalene church on Christmas morning, followed by a turkey lunch and a communal viewing of “Granny’s” speech at 3pm.
It’s unclear when William and Kate will head off to see her family, but what’s the betting they get in the car with fixed grins before mumbling “thank God that’s over for another year” the second they hit Norfolk’s A148? And that’s why, whatever the truth behind the rumours that Kate and Meghan aren’t getting on, it won’t matter one jot to the admirably grounded Duchess of Cambridge who, thanks to her idyllic childhood, knows exactly who she is.
Meghan, on the other hand, has no such cosy alternative to retreat to. Her parents divorced when she was just six years old and it’s no secret that she’s now estranged from her father Thomas and his highly vocal, deliciously off-message side of the family.
So, however well meaning she is, all her charitable grandstanding and repeated declarations of being “an independent woman” suggest she finds validation from being regarded as a, yawn, groundbreaking feminist role model rather than, as Kate is dismissed by some, a dutiful wife and mother, who toes the royal line and doesn’t make waves.
Meghan will need to quietly earn respect from her new family rather than noisily demand it. AP:Associated Press
But Kate has no need to virtue signal because she’s rooted in the love and respect of her tight-knit family — a set-up she’s replicating with William, who, after his own fractured childhood, clearly adores the normality of life Chez Middleton.
And of course, they’re both equally secure in the knowledge that, post-“King Charles”, the top job is theirs.
Harry, on the other hand, has chosen a bride who, despite her efforts at reinvention, has a chequered past (join the club, dear) and a burning desire to be seen as more than just a pretty appendage to the sixth-in-line to the throne.
That’s understandable. But just like Kate did, it’s far better to quietly earn respect not noisily demand it.
“According to the Standard’s tally, The Duchess of Cambridge’s wardrobe for her first 5 appearances cost £3,548, while Meghan’s cost £14,417. The cost to the taxpayer is exorbitant and this royal tour is becoming a fashion parade.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
Like attracts like. Kate’s upper middle class (by US standards) manners, college background, and Sloane styling attracted a fandom composed of entrepreneurial middle class women who care about charity, rule-following and artsy stuff and politely freak out when someone gets a title or a jewel identification wrong.
Meghan’s Hollywood background, victim complex and tabloid histrionics attracted volatile personalities with inferiority complexes who cheer her rule-breaking and are deeply invested in having their neuroses validated through the kind of social media fauxtivism that involved ganging up on people because they are “problematic.”
I love her fans. They are vicious piranhas who are going to tear Harry apart when the divorce comes and I cannot wait.
Oh, I say it a lot. I think that’s where we are with this woman. I officially stopped comparing her to Kate a month ago. There is simply no comparison. Kate is a royal and Meghan is a celebrity.
I think it’s hilarious that ABC is doing a Princess Diaries special about “how her life has changed.” Her life HASN’T changed. She just booked a new role and is now pretending to be a princess in front of the cameras instead of pretending to be a paralegal. She still has her merching and Soho House contracts. She’s still leaking like crazy to the press. She’s now using KP twitter and Instagram as a KensingTIG Palace blog/social media platform (credit to KUWTBD for coming up with that). She’s still doing a once-a-year charity photoshoot and hyping it to the ends of the earth. There HAS been NO CHANGE. She’s still the crap Hollywood celeb she always was.
I applaud her whenever she manages to show up somewhere with brushed hair and ironed clothes that are not see-through. That’s how low the bar is right now.
“Kate never let anything get in the way of a official visit abroad. She performed well and showed up to all planned activities being sure not to disappoint. Meghan just does not get it. This trip has been planned well before her pregnancy, maybe she should have planned around it instead of allowing it to take over the visit.” – Submitted by Anonymous
“I’m so sick and tired of hearing about Meghan and Harry’s tour of Australia. When William and Kate did their first few tours, people were more focused on what engagments they were doing and what causes they were supporting. With Meghan and Harry it’s a circus, with people only focusing on the fact that she’s pregnant, rather than the Invictus Games which is super important to honor veterans who fought for our freedoms.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
“Catherine has nothing to worry about- Meghan is the Fergie to her Diana. Catherine is the future of the Royal family. As Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and other senior royals pass away- the future heads of the British Royal Family will be Catherine and William (thank god) so why would the future Queen have to be worried about a minor royal like Meghan? It’s only a matter of time before the ropes are 100% handed to the heir and his children while Meg & Harry will be sidelined.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
Yep, Tom Sykes/Lainey/Celebitchy et al are desperately trying to argue that the Cambridges are jealous and upset about all the attention that Harry and Meghan are getting, but I just don’t think that is the case.
Meghan is great for Will and Kate. They look mature, serious, discreet, and functional in comparison.
Kate’s outfits came across as a bit too girly and unprofessional before, but they are uber appropriate compared to Meghan’s un-ironed blouses, dirty shoes, and oversize bathrobe coats. Will looks more regal than Harry. Kate’s clothing bills appear frugal in comparison to Meghan’s. The Cambridge’s appearances, which used to seem too superficial, are better planned and a lot more substantive than Meghan and Harry’s.
Even Meghan’s crap family works in the Cambridge’s favor. Uncle Gary is no longer an issue. Carole is actually described as “staying behind the scenes” now. Pippa’s wedding was amazing (and discreet!) compared to Meghan’s. In addition, the Cambridges are now growing closer to the other royals.
I am not sure why the sugar gang is trying to spin the Cambridges as jealous or insecure. Meghan is the Fergie that Kate didn’t know she wanted.
Hey 🙂 So I do indeed keep a break down of how many pieces are repeats. How I do it is everything she wears is a piece in itself so if she wears the same watch at two events it’s counted as two items. And I also keep a record of how many have been worn before. Then I work out percentages. The only thing not included is unidentified pieces. I also keep a record of British brands so if I can’t identify the designer then I don’t include it at all. Luckily for Kate and Meghan there are very few unidentified pieces because they’re so closely followed. So these are Kate’s figures:
2018 (so far, not including yesterday because I haven’t done it yet): 65%
2017: 64%
2016: 56%
2015: 69%
2014: 63%
2013: 65%
2012: 45%
2011: 29%
Meghan’s repeat rate right now is 26% (again, a few days still to catch up on so that might change). So it is lower than Kate’s but not by a considerable amount. I think next year is the year to look out for as you’ll be able to see if her repeat rate stays low or if she was building up her wardrobe with the intent of repeating more things next year. Also in case anyone’s interested Sophie’s repeat rate is way sketchier in terms of accuracy but it’s way over 80%
I may compile a more detailed record so that people can see an entire year piece by piece to see where the number comes from.
Oh, no, people freaked. There was no way of tallying because almost all her clothes were custom made, but there was a lot of controversy at first. People were used to royals who wore very uniform-looking clothes and reused things over and over again and here was Di with designer this and that, and hardly ever recycling anything. Eventually, she started re-using and altering clothes.
But Di spent tons of money. And there were no discounts back then. Charles paid for everything. The amounts didn’t really come out until after the divorce, though. This is from Diana, The Last Word.
I don’t think that’s 10X what Kate spends, though. I think it comes out to about the same when you do all the conversions.
OMG, I just pulled the old articles from Kate’s first year when people were freaking out that she spent $54k in six months. That’s less money than a pair of Meghan’s earrings!!!!
I found a historical UK inflation calculator. Basically, £1 in 1994 equals £1.94 in 2018. So, Diana’s £160,000 in 1994 would be the equivalent of £310,400 today.
In KATE’s first six months as a married woman, her total spending amounted to £40’500 ($54’000). That’s the woman married to the 3rd in line to be king. And was doing engagements. This included her clothes. Okay.
In MEGHAN’s first six months, not as wife, but as a fiancée +1 day as wife to the 6th in line, she has amassed a whopping £514’330 ($687’000) in JEWELLERY ALONE. And this is only counting her “big pieces”. Throughout the six months we’ve seen her wearing new pieces stacked and mismatched adding up to thousands per time.
House of Brat 