Prince William and Kate Middleton current events 6: August-November 2008

[Duke of Marmalade]

So this is "discreet" Kate and her family - but no, they are not looking for the spotlight, are they?

Such a Hello! "Insider" story is something I would expect from "Jordan" Katie Price or any other attention seeking celebrity but not from from the background of a woman who aims to become Queen one day.


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HELLO! exclusively reveals the truth about William and Kate

In August, engagement reports surrounded Prince William and Kate Middleton as they holidayed together in the Caribbean. A month later Kate mysteriously disappeared from the scene. And as royal watchers ponder what is going on with the young couple - who have not been pictured together for more than two months - HELLO magazine exclusively sets the record straight.

This week's magazine, issue number 1047, contains an insider report on the second-in-line to the throne and his girlfriend, who next year will have been together seven years. Read the answers to the burning questions on everyone's lips, including why they haven't been seen together lately, and what's happened to the wedding plans.

There's also a closer look at Kate's younger sister Pippa, who's just been named the most eligible girl in Britain in a society magazine's annual poll. The chic 23-year-old, who works for a London party caterer, whose clients include Gucci and Stella McCartney, has risen in the social ranks over the last 12 months after being snapped out and about with Kate in the wake of her brief split from her royal beau.

[Sonjapearl]

Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade

So this is "discreet" Kate and her family - but no, they are not looking for the spotlight, are they?

Such a Hello! "Insider" story is something I would expect from "Jordan" Katie Price or any other attention seeking celebrity but not from from the background of a woman who aims to become Queen one day.

Seriously, I agree with you. I doubt the Queen likes the idea of Kate's family literally promoting their daughter as a future queen. I'm sorry to say, but I think all this promotion would one day blow up in the Middletons' face. If it doesn't, I'd hate to see what kind of family they'll be once Kate marries William.

BTW, what is the general attitude towards Kate in the UK? Do people think she's a worthy future royal or not? Do they find her annoying, or they don't care at all about her?

[karla64]

about william and kate..

HELLO! exclusively reveals the truth about William and Kate

[Ella Kay]

I haven't read the Hello! story - are the Middletons actually quoted? Is there any indication that they specifically talked to Judy Wade, or is it the typical "friend" or "source close to the family"?

[blondie28]

The Middletons are just looking to be put back in the good type of news again, since they haven't had any good news lately. I wouldn't believe much about what you read in HELLO anyways.

[Isana]

You don't believe what you read but you believe it comes from the Middletons? Isn't that contradictory? Either the Middletons talked to Hello - that means the information and source are correct or they didn't and the whole article is just pieced together from previous articles.

[Menarue]

Or just "Z" without the other word.

[Menarue]

Well said Duke. Unfortunately for the Middletons they come through as the ultimate social climbers but aiming far higher than most.

[blondie28]

^ I agree, but that is what they are trying to do, it just might take the rest of her life if she wants to waste all of it.

[blondie28]

Nothing CasiraghiTrio, I don't pay that much to read about her. I avoid those magazines, I will buy the ones with William and Harry or other members of the royal family, but not Kate.

[Menarue]

Not me, all I read about Kate Middleton is online in the British newspapers I would never buy anything to read about her. I have a subscription to Point de Vue and occasionally I see a Hello with something interesting in it but it is mainly to do the crossword and lately that is about the only item of interest in Point de Vue, a wonderfully big crossword that lasts me for ages.

[Kezza]

With Kate its one drama after another...no wonder it's been reported that HM sees her as a bit of a show off.

I don't think this is going to end well for the Middleton's and Kate should take the hint and move on, nothing is going to come of it with William from what I can see of this shambolic relationship of theirs.

How clear can William be he is not ready for marriage.

Also given Charles's ego I bet he is really pleased to see someone steal his thunder with headlines in Hello.

[Isana]

poor old Chucks not the centre of attention ever... How DARE the pretty young thing make headlines even when she hasn't been pictured in months, never talked to a journalist and just goes about her daily life in the English province...

[Roslyn]

I will reserve judgment until I have read the article and know whether any member of the Middleton family spoke to the magazine. If they didn't, they should not be criticised for it.

I will, however, and perhaps somewhat cattily, say that I am surprised to learn that Pippa is only 23. She looks older to me, and has a look that suggests she has spent a lot of time partying and/or lying in the sun. Which is completely irrelevant, I know, and catty, but...........



ETA Maybe she is older. I recall reading yesterday in an article, about Helicoptergate I think, that William is 23.

[Ella Kay]

Originally Posted by Roslyn

ETA Maybe she is older. I recall reading yesterday in an article, about Helicoptergate I think, that William is 23.

I'm pretty sure that both William and Kate are 26. ThePeerage.com states that Pippa was born in 1983, which means she'd be about 24-25.

[CasiraghiTrio]

Originally Posted by Kezza

How clear can William be he is not ready for marriage..

This is a very dramatic statement. Is it true that he cannot be clear unless he is "ready" for marriage? I am only asking, not judging. Maybe this your opinion and your thoughts are your business. I just find it striking and curious.
Is marriage the destination, as it were, for which we must be "ready" if we are to be "clear" on things? Is this an accurate statement, or possible a dramatized one? Either way, I don't understand how we can know whether or not he is "ready" for something of which he never comments publicly.

[blondie28]

Kate and Pippa look older than their years because of too much sun, and Kate smoked or still does.

[Elspeth]

Since we've reached 25 pages and seem to have strayed off the topic of current events, it's time for a new thread.

[Roslyn]

They're copying the look Olivia Newton-John made famous with "Let's Get Physical" etc.

http://carlgaines.files.wordpress.co...ysical_981.jpg

And may I take the opportunity to say that Kate has absolutely terrific legs! Not keen on her choice of colours - I would have liked to see a pink top to match the socks - but she sure looks good.