ghost_night554
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Tbh unless we get pics we can't ever be 100% certain but Richard says apparently the Middletons have been spotted.
I do hope William and Kate haven't taken another holiday though; that's one certain way to alienate British public in times of economic woes.
So why should they not go on holidays as long as they can? Their situation is simply not comparable to that of other people, their economic situation is not affected by the crisis, their future is relatively secure.
My guess is that because William got so much credit for who he is, who is mother was and what the circumstances of his childhood were, he feels entitled to all of this. I doubt the patience and goodwill of the public will be endless. After Queen & Duke are gone, these two will have to fasten their seatbelts, and at this point the holiday & workshy image will backfire big time.
Like having one's cake and eat it
After Queen & Duke are gone, these two will have to fasten their seatbelts, and at this point the holiday & workshy image will backfire big time.
Holiday is a tactical error. New strategy required.
"The Duke and Duchess need to rethink their strategy, take advice from the Queen and if the current workload is all Catherine is going to do, then that needs to be made more clear and preferably by the Queen."
I hardly call being a search and rescue pilot "workshy". When The Queen and The Duke are gone well William would be heir and will do his duty.
Neither William or Kate have ever come across to me as being people with a grandiose sense of entitlement. From what I've come to believe is that William has always been made aware of who he is and what his life is destined to be but he's also been made very much aware of the world around him that didn't include candy coating. Kate over a period of roughly 10 years before her marriage had also become well educated into the life in the Royal Fishbowl and chose to share that life with Willam. At this point in time in their lives, they are not full time working royals but yet the constant fish eye lens scrutiny this couple undergoes is such that they will have for the rest of their lives regardless of where they go and what they do.
On the subject of holidays and where they go and what they do, really I don't think is anyone's real concern. If they can afford to do it, they absolutely should. Y'know, the thought of them being criticized for spending on a trip away somewhere when the times are rough for so many all over kind of reminds me of the logic behind my mother telling me to clean up my plate and think of the starving children in China. The way I saw it, what I ate or didn't eat really didn't do a dang thing for a kid 1000s of miles away from me. Yes they do have protection officers with them 24/7 and there are expenses to be met for that but my logic is that there would be expenses incurred no matter where Wills and Kate were.
These two are doing exactly what they're supposed to be doing. Where they're doing it is still a whole lot of speculation and seems to me they've done a good job of staying under the radar.
Let's hope you are right. And, yes, I expect William to come home from a hard day of navigating, put on a tux and do a charity event...and Kate should be with him, prepared to give a 2-hour speech and then do circus tricks for another 1-1/2 hours.
Not necessarily.
The paparazzi actually very rarely get pictures from royal holidays, unless the royals want or are careless enough to be snapped.
Kate can always walk the tightrope; she's doing it anyway so she should be well-accustomed to it!
Kate can always walk the tightrope; she's doing it anyway so she should be well-accustomed to it!
Don't you realize that they've not been on vacation all this time but actually teaching Lupo the royal ropes of jumping through hoops and how to properly bark at appropriate times? OH.. almost forgot... learning NOT to dig up Grampa Charles prize flowerbeds when he's visiting Highgrove too.
The image I have of this in my head is priceless (especially the one of Lupo diligently digging up Charles' plants ).
Kate can always walk the tightrope; she's doing it anyway so she should be well-accustomed to it!