That seems to be the speculation I’m seeing. I would hope that W&K would be smart enough to start distancing themselves from this shit show. There is no reason for them to continue to bail out Harry. It’s a waste of their time and pr capital.
Very likely, but I think it’s also that Kate has a genuine appreciation for what the BRF stands for and Meghan doesn’t. Kate appreciates British heritage and style and the traditions and pageantry of the BRF. That’s why she gets the details right.
Meghan only cares about the press coverage and the clothes.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pass British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May as they attend the Men’s Singles final
in London, England
Did I post the anon who was concerned about Kate being associated with Meghan’s trainwreck? I don’t remember. I meant to comment that I thought the contrast actually benefited Kate. Today’s engagement is a perfect example. Meghan looks awful and Kate looks amazing.
Scobie has the video. He describes it as M and C “having a chat” and then the camera pans out and you realize that C is talking to the president’s wife and Meghan is just self-consciously pretending to be part of the convo. It’s hilarious.
So I hate to do the whole “Kate vs Diana” thing but a lot of people in this fandom hold Diana up as a perfect royal so I thought it would be interesting to compare the number of engagements they were doing in the year they gave birth to their second child.
The total number of engagements is obviously lower due to the fact they were pregnant, giving birth, and on maternity leave.
In 2015, the year of Princess Charlotte’s birth, the Duchess of Cambridge carried out 62engagements.
In 1984, the year of Prince Harry’s birth, Princess Diana carried out 52engagements (x)
In 2015, Prince William carried out 122 engagements. In 1984 Princes Charles carried out 93 engagements (x).
It’s up to you to decide what that means for you but it’s interesting to be able to compare the numbers. Thoughts?
Thought I’d bring this back given recent conversation
“I’d say the right comparison is Kate’s first year, not this year. ” – Heck, they may as well compare to the total of all Kate’s 7 years. The end result might be either “almost the same” or even “slightly over”. Just a fast google search, all numbers are from tabs articls in thousands £
I think May2011-Dec2011 was about 55K, but can’t find an article.
What we have so far ca. 500K. The missing 2 years and a half could be max 200K. Her totals for 7 years will be ca. 700K.
I’m afraid MM has already spent that. And wait till the end of the year.
Thanks for sending this in. I can’t find those years either. Funny because I could have sworn that they did this every single year. BTW, Kate’s entire Australia tour was 55k and I think they were counting repeats.
The Duchess of Cambridge sit in Westminster Abbey for a service to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF), in central London, Britain | July 10, 2018
Regarding Kate looking so genuinely happy—I think the longer maternity leave combined with the constant drama with Meghan has provided a true reprieve for her. For the first time in over a decade, the intense pressure and glaring spotlight has shifted off of her.
And IMO, that’s how you truly know she’s not in this for the hype, celebrity, etc. as she is so content and thriving away from all of that. She does her duty, but she’d be just as happy living a very comfortable, quiet life at Amner forever. They’ve said similar things about HM as well—that she would have been happy to have been a military wife and then a quiet, country housewife.
When you look at it that way, the comparison to Meghan’s desires, goals, etc are strikingly clear.
Thanks for sending this in! Yep, she’s obviously super happy right now.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George during the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy at Beaufort Park on June 10, 2018 in Gloucester, England
They both talk a lot in public about children’s health and wellbeing and I love that they actually walk the walk. They chose a school specifically because it prioritises emotional support, not because it’s traditional. They seem to respect George’s space and they encourage the things he likes. I think it’s wonderful to see how far things have come since Charles’s childhood
LOL, it’s “racist” to think that it’s too much money. And they bring up Kate’s clothes too. Dude, THE WHOLE POINT is that Meghan is spending ten times Kate’s yearly budged in six months, THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT.
Kate was famously wearing Reiss during her first year–heck, she recycled her engagement dress during the Canada tour–and she was STILL criticized for spending too much money. Kate was absolutely dragged for that 50k bill and it was a small fraction of what Meghan has spent.
And let’s not even mention that Meghan looks like absolute crap in her expensive couture. Her best looks so far have been the Halo dress, the blue off-the-rack Roland Mouret, and the black capris at polo this weekend. According to Katie Nicholls, Megs is now in the market for a stylist. That means she knows she’s royally fucking up. LOL, this is now the fifth person they’ve brought in to help.
I love that Meghan is setting up these copycat photoshoots because the contrasts are genius. Kate with her family and friends watching the game being totally normal in cheap clothes, and Meghan posing with celebs in the VIP area in something that’s five times as expensive and looks ten times worse.
Do you mean “visible” instead of “invisible”? Because Will and Kate were EVERYWHERE in 2011.
My recollection of the Cambridge’s first year is that they would disappear for weeks and then we’d get some ridiculously high-profile huge-press event like meeting the Obamas or touring the US or Kate having a solo gala. The DM has a summary of their first year.
There was a ton of coverage of everything they did (including mundane stuff like shopping or talking walks), and they were credited with re-invigorating the monarchy.
I remember there was a lot of curiosity about their personal lives–honeymoon, house, shopping, Lupo, date nights, relationship with the Middletons, Kate’s shopping trips to London. Also, Kate’s fashion had a ton of coverage. The beige Reiss dress she wore to meet the Obamas, in particular, was a sensation.
Even their first anniversary dinner was a source of huge speculation.
The main difference I see between the way the couples are/were covered by the press is that with Will and Kate there was HUGE interest in their interactions and private life. Everyone wanted to know what the cottage looked like, how they interacted with each other, what Kate was cooking, what the dog’s name was, etc… There was also a ton of interest in Kate’s clothes, organic interest and not just People mag trying to sell beach cover-ups.
With the Slutsexes, there’s more interest in how Meghan is handling the royal protocol than anything else. The “fish out of water” aspect of it is taking over. Will and Kate didn’t have that kind of coverage, mainly because Kate had been part of “The Windsor Show” for so long that her official intro was seamless.
Looking back the Cambridge’s first year, what strikes me is how “fresh” their appearances were–with the Obamas at the palace, in the Canadian wilderness, playing polo in LA, playing with kids. They really looked like a young couple who were having fun and putting a new spin on what it meant to be royal. In contrast, Meghan in her off-color pantyhose and 80s Diana outfits is already looking like a Madame Tussaud’s wax figure. Actually, the official was figure looks younger than Meghan right now.
THIS!! Meghan trying to look cute with queen but Catherine behaved like a woman with whom queen can be friends!
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HRH The Duchess of Cambridge’s Wedding Dress and accesories
Designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, the wedding dress (The ivory gown of white satin gazar with overall lace applique work with floral detail, the full skirt with box pleats, the back leading to a 9ft train. The lace bodice with V-neck line and long sleeves. The lace detail incorporating the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock) is on display alongside the magnificent Cartier ‘Halo’ tiara (A diamond ‘halo’ tiara formed as a band of 16 graduated scrolls, set with 739 brilliants and 149 baton diamonds, each scroll divided by a graduated brilliant and with a large brilliant at the centre; original red leather box, with later Garrards label.) lent by The Queen to The Duchess on her wedding day; The Duchess’s wedding shoes, hand-made by the team at Alexander McQueen (ivory shoes with lace embroidery); the diamond earrings commissioned by the Middleton family as a personal gift to the bride from her parents; a replica of the bridal bouquet(A wedding bouquet of lilly of the valley, hyacinth, sweet william, myrtle and ivory) and a veil made of layers of ivory silk-tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers.
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.
Hello anon 🙂 Her supporter is a deer, a white hind. The press release at the time said: “The Supporter assigned to The Duchess of Cambridge is a white hind, which has had continuing Royal connections in England since the 14th Century… The white hind has had a long tradition of connections to the Royal Family in England since the fourteenth century. It was the Badge of Joan of Kent (c. 1328-1385), Princess of Wales, better known as the Fair Maid of Kent. In 1467 an inventory of ornaments and relics at Westminster Abbey included a red altar-cloth and frontal with gold lions and white hinds for the altar of King Henry V. In 1529 King Henry VIII had three hinds carved amongst the eighteen beasts at Hampton Court. The white hind contrasts with the white hart, the favourite Badge of the Fair Maid of Kent’s son Richard II. The hart or stag is the male red deer and the hind the female. A hind is a forest dweller and stands well next to a Shield where acorns are the principal feature.”
So it was chosen to emphasise her Britishness, her position as a future Princess of Wales, and her love of the countryside and nature.
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