karla64
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Humm...guess I'll miss Miss Catherine Middleton forum too.I was planning to post into Kate's forums but closed oh well
Roslyn said:I can't imagine any young Australian men in their mid 20s, even those in the highest of high society, drinking expensive champers and cocktails at a bar - unless it's a gay bar. They might order it for their girlfriends, but young men here drink beer, and sometimes spirits. I can certainly imagine a group of 30+ somethings who have acquired a taste for single malt whisky incurring a hefty bill though
Amelie said:i disagree with your comment and think the gay comment is awfully stereotypical.
Amelie said:i live in melbourne and work in a bank in the city and friday night drinks will often involve expensive champagne for men and women.
Ah! Horse races. Yes, there is a fair bit of bubbly beverage quaffed at the races.not to mention the number of males who will get into the champagne at the horse races!
They are the wannabees, they wouldn't know class or breeding if it jumped up and bit them! I wonder if their agenda is to cause damage to the monarchy!qui mal y pense said:....I keep wondering at the media who print these stories about Kate not being blue blooded enough. Who exactly are these people if not regular blokes themselves.... ...These stories are just plain insulting to the average Joe or Jane and can only serve to do great damage to the RF in the long run.
Are you really saying that my husband and all our male friends who prefer wine over beer are gay?Roslyn said:gay guys are more likely to drink cocktails or bubbly or wine in a bar
I am so relieved!Warren said:Roslyn is referring to some Sydney drinking habits. I'm quite sure she is not casting aspersions on Mr Skydragon.
Skydragon said:They are the wannabees, they wouldn't know class or breeding if it jumped up and bit them! I wonder if their agenda is to cause damage to the monarchy!
It also appears that William may have lost some of his supporters who rather have seen him as the next King instead of Charles. This breakup has caused a lot of second thoughts about William and may have unleased a little bit of negative press because of it. Kate seems to have escaped the negative press, except for those wannabes who have criticized her upbringing and her mother.ysbel said:I've thought that myself. Who in their right mind would have thought that leaking a rumour that Kate wasn't up to snuff because her mother asked to go to the toilet would make Kate look bad?
Indeed, it is absurd to think that a relationship of what, three? years (maybe nearly four?) no matter, a relationship of so long and lasting a nature cannot be overturned by one trivial "faux pas", regardless of social class or anything.ysbel said:I've thought that myself. Who in their right mind would have thought that leaking a rumour that Kate wasn't up to snuff because her mother asked to go to the toilet would make Kate look bad?
It beggars belief.
I didn't realize any press were still portraying Prince William as "saviour" and saying the succession should skip his father, but I am relieved to learn that this kind of talk is not prevalent. I never saw Prince William as any such thing, a "saviour" no, and I certainly don't expect that he will copy his mother's work in any obviously or significant way. He strikes me as a man who wants to find his own passions and areas, quite apart from his parents.On the other hand, I wondered if William didn't want some of the 'William is a cad' stories that came out of this. The one good thing that has come of this breakup is that we're not hearing stories about how William is going to be the saviour of the monarchy and carry on the good work of his dear departed mother Diana so that he should inherit the throne instead of Charles.
That result alone could make the negative press worthwhile for both William and Charles although its a shame that Kate had to be dragged into it.
Warren said:Roslyn is referring to some Sydney drinking habits. I'm quite sure she is not casting aspersions on Mr Skydragon.
Skydragon said:I am so relieved!
Lady Bluffton said:I didn't hear about the breakup until a few days ago (unbelievable, huh?).
Anyway, I think Kate is secretly and gleefully relieved. She can look forward to a life as something other than a caged bird...no matter how lovely and gilded a cage it would have been.
Anyone think either Wills or Kate gave the other an ultimatum? I don't buy this "royal" interference stuff. Seems to me that Granny approved of Kate from everything I've ever read or heard.
Sister Morphine said:Speaking as a 24, soon-to-be 25 year old woman, if I had been with a guy as long as Kate had been with William and the subject of marriage had not been discussed if not seriously, but at least with earnest, I would have said something. Not an ultimatum, but something along the lines of, "I would like to get married one day, and since you have not said anything about our future as a couple, I would like to know where you think we stand right now."
That said, if he in any way led Kate to believe that he would marry her one day and then backed out of that for whatever reason, I think that's really, really low and he should be ashamed.
theprincess said:Good point. I read an article which suggested the Prince William owed something to Kate because they dated for so long. But I disagree. If like you said Prince William and Kate seriously discussed marriage and then he broke up with her, then what he did wasn't right. However, just because they went out for a long time doesn't mean anything. As hard as it would be, someone who is dating such a high profile figure needs to realize that sacrificing themselves for another person rarely ends well. That said, we will obviosuly never know what really happened and it really isn't anybody elses business.
Sister Morphine said:That said, if he in any way led Kate to believe that he would marry her one day and then backed out of that for whatever reason, I think that's really, really low and he should be ashamed.
ysbel said:I think what may be closer to the truth was that everybody around Kate, her family, the Royal Family, the press, her friends, everybody but William was saying that she was the perfect bride for him, and on the other hand, William was saying he didn't want to get married until he was 30. It hardly mattered if she was the perfect bride if he wasn't ready to get married.
IF it is true, and William sought his father's advice, and Charles gave the advice described, while saying he would not pressure William into doing anything he didn't want to do, it seems like very sound and considerate advice to me.Skydragon said:KATE: I BLAME CHARLES