Indeed. I might even say that one has to be clever to be a royal girlfriend with any longevity, period. Let alone Prince William's girlfriend. Like many things in life, it's a juggling act, made the more challenging by the glare of the media. You have to go about your business smiling for the cameras (but keeping a tight lip) and not pissing off the Palace. Then you have all these invitations everywhere. Everyone wants a possible future queen at their party, at their nightclub, on their yacht, wearing their brand, driving their car (Audi).ysbel said:
But on the other hand - how long is Kate now with Wills? 4 years? Shouldn't she know better by now? I think she should and she or both do not do themselves any favours with their usual behaviour, appearing as a couple but still no commitment or comment ... Somehow I have the feeling that all this will go on for some time, on / off, on / off until Kate has finally enough and Wills will take the public by surprise by presenting a fresh girl, including commitment. Just my guess.
You are both right - there is no commitment yet
well that is what the job of the wife of the heir to the throne is...Whoever marries William will be somewhat of a professional wife, like the First Lady or a wife of a high ranking government official. She can have her own interests but they will be pretty much subservient to the demands of the monarchy.
Let's keep it simple. If you don't want the paps, avoid them by leading your life accordingly. Don't do projects, don't lead a celebrity lifestyle, don't go to VIP clubs, split from your royal boyfriend, if needs be. If you find this too restrictive etc you have to live with the consequences, like being followed or photographed all the time. It's not my rule but this is the way it works in Britain and Ms Middleton won't change that. It's up to Kate to take her choice but she can't have both. Her constant complaining is not only annoying but will make things rather worse than better with time passing.
I was talking about those occasions that attract the photographers such as clubs etc where she exposes herself to the media more or less sober, together with all the other semi-celebrities such as footballers wives or girlband members who also have their picture taken at 3am in the morning.
agree, catherine has complained in the past but it's been rare. she does indeed have job with jigsaw. if her employer sees fit to give her extraordinary amounts of time off then i'd say she has a dream job or pretty close to it. whether she's dating the garbage man or the heir presumptive to the throne she's still a twenty something and private citizen. she's not being supported by the taxpayer or the prince so she should be able to come and go freely. i think she understands perfectly well the consequences of being in a realtionship with william and has handled things extremely well. as for comparing her to mary or maxima, that's rather unfair as the level of media interest is apples and oranges. if i understood your earlier post correctly, you'd have give up all occasions that give the paps an opportunity to follow her so giving up her job would be a requirement in order to follow your criteria.
Sorry if my opinion came across as if I agreed on high speed chasing etc. I was talking about the usual situations when paps are around the flat in the morning or at night at the club. I condemn everything that puts people in danger and that's a step too far but everything else - the guys with their cameras taking their picture if you like it or not - that's normal and won't go away. I don't know about the high speed chasing but I know that Kate's lawyers complained about paps outside her flat or blamed the media that she had to pull out of her sisterhood project - and in these cases, it's pathetic.
My understanding, and I may be wrong, is that Wills and Kate were not complaining about the paps outside the Boujis club but they were complaining at the high speed chase that ensued afterwards. Even Harry who does not have a cordial relationship with the press has not complained when they've taken embarassing pictures of him drunk and stumbling out of clubs.
OK thanks for explaining.
You are welcome
I am not sure about official complaints but there certainly were several situations with discord eg when Harry was dead drunk and stumbled in front of the taxi and the paps dared to take their pictures
Kate's departure from the Sisterhood was, I thought, due to the revelation that the Sisterhood was involved in some questionable promotion schemes such as turning up at events wearing just bodypaint. That would be enough to scare me off regardless of whether I was dating the heir to the throne.
The whole thing was odd. When I saw this rowing photoshoot I just thought oh dear what is she doing? Was not a clever move, in my opinion. Coverage like that will only harm her except if she indeed wants to become a celebrity when they split up for good.
I don't know a lot about Maxima's engagement but I know she worked in New York for a time and in New York, people tend to mind their own business and not be too impressed with celebrities so I think the papparazzi are not as invasive here. If they're around, they tend to take pictures with long range lenses so they don't get up close. So if Maxima was working in New York, it may be that her more apparent deft handling of the press may be a simple reflection of the less invasive nature of the paps here. Although I must admit, since she has become the Princess of Orange, it appears that she handles the press very well indeed.
Maxima moved to Brussels and worked there at Deutsche Bank, very close to the Netherlands and dutch photographers. I agree Maxima is one of the best examples here, she behaved in a very mature and professional way back then and still does. Maxima being Maxima it never shows too much on her face when she is annoyed
Her lawyers also complained that the paparazzi were following her everywhere in her car. I understand what you are saying, Duke, but all the same, I don't think anyone has to lie down and accept things just because "it's the way it is". If people did that all the time, nothing would change. Maybe it's good that Kate is willing to make a shout about these things. Maybe it shows that she can stand up for herself instead of just laying down and saying like a wus, "oh it's the way it is.... just let them harrass me, abuse me...."
You are welcome
I am not sure about official complaints but there certainly were several situations with discord eg when Harry was dead drunk and stumbled in front of the taxi and the paps dared to take their pictures
Maxima moved to Brussels and worked there at Deutsche Bank, very close to the Netherlands and dutch photographers. I agree Maxima is one of the best examples here, she behaved in a very mature and professional way back then and still does. Maxima being Maxima it never shows too much on her face when she is annoyed
This is certainly true. On the other hand we only assume they are a couple because nothing has been confirmed. Maybe they are just best pals.
Maxima is a happy soul whilst Kate can come across abit grumpy
I don't know if the Dutch press is as agressive as the british but I recall that Maxima needed abit protection from Deutsche Bank to get rid of the paps. However, her big advantage was that she probably already knew WA would pop the question at some point - not sure Kate can take that for granted.
