Prince William and William & Kate Books

[Menarue]

A terrible job, you have to be very brave and resilient to work in a mine. I think it is the worst job in the world, but then I have claustrophobia. I heard that Richard Burton´s family were coal miners too, even though he liked to say he was a clergyman´s son, I can´t see why he would lie though, so perhaps it is not true. There is certainly no shame being descended from hardworking people, quite the contrary.

[Ella Kay]

You're right, Menarue, it is incredibly difficult and dangerous work. I'm proud of my coal-mining ancestors, and I'm sure Kate is, too.

I'm doing a little digging around on Claudia Joseph; I'll bet the book is based on this piece she wrote for the Mail in December 2007. The title of the article even sounds like the "back streets to CH" bit from the book blurb, and there are distant Middleton relatives quoted.

The making of the Middletons: How Kate's family rose from a condemned flat to the verge of royalty

ETA: This quote certainly sound like the book blurb, too:

"Now, with the help of her extended family, many of whom had not even realised they were related to a girl who might be a Princess, The Mail on Sunday has pieced together the extraordinary details of the social odyssey that eventually led to the birth of Kate Middleton. Through a fascinating series of personal recollections and family photographs, they reveal a remarkable journey from the grimy back streets of Southall, West London, to the apartment in Clarence House where Kate now spends most of her time."

The article is more a history of Kate's family than a biog of Kate. I'll bet the upcoming book is the same.

[blondie28]

Why waste your time on a woman who may never be queen.

[Lilla]

Originally Posted by blondie28

Why waste your time on a woman who may never be queen.

My guess: both the author and the publisher smells money

[Menarue]

I rather like the phrase from the blurb "to the verge of royalty"......
Really who would buy that book?

[Menarue]

Ella one of my students (a girl) took a Mining Engineering degree at University. She told me that one of her professors told his class that the main thing to remember was that if they heard a creaking noise to get out. I am sure he was joking but it makes me shudder every time I think of it.

[Ella Kay]

That is a "shudder" thought, but I think it's partly true - we've had several tragic mine collapses here in the US over the past few years, including the heartbreaking one in West Virginia.

The more I look into this book, the more I'm seeing nothing new here. I'm not sure how many people, even royal watchers or those who like Kate, would want to read about her extended family history.

[blondie28]

What's so interesting about her family that isn't about ours? My family goes back to royalty and also to a bunch of movie stars. Not coal miners.

[Ella Kay]

That's why I posted directly above that I wasn't sure people would be interested in reading the book, blondie28. Though I have to say, I think the reason that Kate's background gets attention is because people affiliated with the royal family generally don't have coal-mining ancestors. You may be an anomaly with famous ancestry when compared to lots of us, but Kate's common ancestry is the anomaly in her circle.

I still don't think people are going to want to read about her distant family background.

[cnrchapple]

What utter nonsense, there not even engaged for gods sake! In these financial times who has the money for such rubbish?

[Menarue]

And not only that Mermaid, especially among the royals, someone you had never met (or perhaps would never want to meet).

[georgiea]

Ella Kay or whomever knows - the Hello magazine articles and the new book about Ms Middleton. Who is doing the taking? Friends, relatives, or Kate?

[Ella Kay]

I'd personally rule out Kate for either - the discretion business again. I'm sure others would disagree with me, but that's my take. I don't know who (if anyone) talked to Judy Wade for the Hello! article. Some were arguing that all of the information in the piece could have been found somewhere else, so nothing was an "exclusive" bit from a source.

If her Mail piece is any indication, Claudia Joseph talked to some distant relatives (great-aunts, second cousins, etc.). It seemed like perhaps the relatives in question had possibly not even met Kate (based on some of the text of the article).

[Duchess]

in all fairness i will say that perhaps kate "implied" her permission for these people to talk to the media (i haven't read any of these articles so i'm not sure who is talking or what was said) but even members of the royal family have given their "consent" for their inner cirlce to talk to interviewers. i guess what i mean is that for anyone that says either of these ladies is encouraging all this attention i think they've shown by virtue of the fact that they haven't done anything to bring down the wrath of BP that they're making the "the firm" pretty happy.

[angieuk]

1. WILLIAM AND KATE THE LOVE STORY – PUBLISHED: MARCH 2009
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=robert+jobson
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kate-William-Robin-Nunn/dp/1862058431/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233863284&sr=1-4
2. CELEBRATING A ROYAL ROMANCE WILLIAM AND KATE
- PUBLISHED MAY 2009
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kate-Middleton-Princess-Waiting/dp/1845964209/ref=pd_sim_b_1
3. KATE MIDDLETON PRINCESS IN WAITING PUBLISHED: APRIL 2009

[Sonjapearl]

Even though I'm sure they will get married, I think this overhype of their relationship is too much.

[HMTLove23]

now's a good chance to catch up on what I missed...I have one on Preorder already

[Menarue]

Sorry to say it sounds as though it is going to be very boring, he is boring and so is she, so unless the writer is a second Barbara Cartland you will fall asleep after the first one or two pages. Goodness, what have they done to write a book about?
He went into the forces and she did the photographs for Party Pieces. Yawwwwn.

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by Menarue

Sorry to say it sounds as though it is going to be very boring, he is boring and so is she, so unless the writer is a second Barbara Cartland you will fall asleep after the first one or two pages. Goodness, what have they done to write a book about?
He went into the forces and she did the photographs for Party Pieces. Yawwwwn.

and they lived happily ever after waiting for each other (already fallen asleep & snoring).

[Menarue]

Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade

and they lived happily ever after waiting for each other (already fallen asleep & snoring).

Our own Prince and Princess version of "Mr Sandman"