Prince William and Kate Middleton Current Events 6: August-November 2008


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TonyaR said:
I'm just as selfish as you've called yourself ghost_night554. I want to see those photos too! I'm glad they were able to apprehend the thieves and get Pippa's camera back to her, but I also wish we had been able to see those photos of William and Catherine. :lol:

It's a dilemma for sure, wanting to be sensitive to the overblown media exposure William and Catherine have to continually experience, and wanting to satisfy my personal curiosity to see them being warmer towards one another in public than we usually get to see.
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I know what you mean a part of me doesn't want to see things like this happening to William and Kate, and I'm glad the camera was returned but some part of me is going jeez why couldnt they have just leaked 2 or 3 pictures before giving it back :lol: ETA: obviously it would have led to legal problems but you get my point.
 
It would have been illegal to publish them anyway, so don't give the Sun too much credit. The man obtained them illegally so to publish photos from an illegal source, my guess is an illegal act.

Also to steal something as personal as the flash disk out of her camera, my guess is he was a friend or acquaintance of Pippa.
 
Seems like legitimate news... the camera robbery story has now been reported at the Telegraph, BBC and DM, along with other foreign news sites.

Although it certainly would have provided guilty pleasure to have seen one or two pictures in question, I'm glad it looks like the pictures will remain what they should be -- private.
 
Hee! I don't really see the point of that article but it was a little funny. Definately Kate's damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. If I was Kate's dad and William turned around one day and said: "well I'm not marrying you" I'd kill him for dragging her through all of this.
 
felicity8782 said:
Hee! I don't really see the point of that article but it was a little funny. Definately Kate's damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. If I was Kate's dad and William turned around one day and said: "well I'm not marrying you" I'd kill him for dragging her through all of this.
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No kidding! Michael Middleton always looks slightly PO'ed in paparazzi pictures anyway (the ones taken while the whole family waits at an airline counter are a great example). I'd look out if I were William if this whole thing went bust! :lol:

(One more reason that it's not going to, though, IMO. William seems as committed to Kate's family as he is to Kate herself!)
 
If The Sun were to keep the memory card then they could be accused of handling stolen goods, which is a criminal offence.
 
... and if they published any of the photos they would be breaching copyright, leaving them open to further legal action.
 
Incas said:
From Guardian,
Upfront: Damned if she does, and damned if she doesn't
Kathryn Flett on Kate Middleton | Life and style | The Observer


Comparing Kate Middleton to the BBC. I find the last line hilarious.
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Kathryn Flett would do well to remember that The Queen is not going to be Kate's mother-in-law if she marries William. That would have been Diana. Also, The Observer might want to think about the legal liability they may incur from inferring that Kate is being "funded by the taxpayer". There could be some real flak from making this assumption, given the implications of such a statement.
 
That's a good point, kimebear. Lots of media reports seem to be trying to insinuate lately that Kate's rolling around in piles of public money. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Prince William isn't even funded by taxpayer funds, is he? I thought the whole Wales family was making do quite nicely with the income from the Duchy of Cornwall -- not to mention the good chunk of interest that William's getting every year now on the inheritance from Diana.
 
Yes, exactly. The only way that Kate could possibly benefit from public money is if she had police protection.:flowers:

Ella Kay said:
That's a good point, kimebear. Lots of media reports seem to be trying to insinuate lately that Kate's rolling around in piles of public money. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Prince William isn't even funded by taxpayer funds, is he? I thought the whole Wales family was making do quite nicely with the income from the Duchy of Cornwall -- not to mention the good chunk of interest that William's getting every year now on the inheritance from Diana.
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Ella Kay said:
That's a good point, kimebear. Lots of media reports seem to be trying to insinuate lately that Kate's rolling around in piles of public money. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Prince William isn't even funded by taxpayer funds, is he? I thought the whole Wales family was making do quite nicely with the income from the Duchy of Cornwall -- not to mention the good chunk of interest that William's getting every year now on the inheritance from Diana.
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But Girls, you are forgetting, most of these articles could not exist if they had to stick to the facts!:D
 
Skydragon said:
But Girls, you are forgetting, most of these articles could not exist if they had to stick to the facts!:D
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Ha! So right -- whatever was I thinking? Articles written that included only verified facts would be about as long as this post! :lol:
 
Revealed: Kate Middleton works nine to five for her parents in a mundane office job | Mail Online

Kate Middleton is not workshy but busy nine to five working for her parents in a mundane office job, it was revealed today.
Critics dubbed Prince William's probable future wife 'Waity Katy', and claimed she spent her time shopping and socialising while she waited for William, 26, to propose.
But Ms Middleton, also 26, has been 'compiling and editing catalogues' for her parents' mail order party accessory company five days a week from the family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
The Queen was said to disapprove of her apparently lazy lifestyle, wanting her to take up charity work.
But Ms Middleton has told friends such reports are 'utter nonsense', according to Hello! magazine.
A close friend said: 'She is a young woman who wants to keep active and that is why she is annoyed at the headlines saying she doesn't work.
'She is actually working full-time, is on the payroll and plans to continue doing the job.'
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Kate's friends at Hello! try to do some positive spin and put her on the front page.

Friend reveals Kate's nine to five role exclusively to HELLO!

She can't win anyway, even if it's true it sounds like an easy solution to escape the waity katie image. It is indeed revealing that a 26 year old history of art graduate does editing catalogues for the mail-order company of her parents - but unfortunately not in the sense of Hello!'s intentions. It's more or less a reaction to the critics of the last weeks or months or years but not very convincing. She remains Waity Katie, at least doing something until William pops the question but only enforced by the public opinion that doesn't approve of her lifestyle.
 
I don't understand what can possibly be wrong with Kate working in her family business. She's safe from the paparazzi there and earns her money. It's good, honest work. What's the real difference between what Kate's doing and the son or daughter of wealthy land-owner learning to manage the estate? Oh, I get it...Kate's work is too "middle class" and reeks of "trade." :bang:

Duke of Marmalade said:
Kate's friends at Hello! try to do some positive spin and put her on the front page.

Friend reveals Kate's nine to five role exclusively to HELLO!

She can't win anyway, even if it's true it sounds like an easy solution to escape the waity katie image.
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Anyhow, I'm glad Hello published this article to counter the endless reports of her jobless status. Perhaps it was timed as PR to improve her image, but one cannot discount its credibility. Indeed, Kate has spent most of her time in Berkshire in the past few months... she has been snapped at the Party Pieces Headquarters. I, for a fact, always suspected she did some kind of work for the family, be it full time, part time or seasonal. Why the media never picked up on this is beyond me. Perhaps it's because it's more fun to mock people than to praise them... especially when they're in the public eye.
 
I knew that the moment something about Kate having a job turned up those who constantly call on her to get one won't believe it and find fault with it. Since when is working in a family business not a real job? I guess nothing will ever do when it comes to Kate. :rolleyes:
 
Isana said:
I knew that the moment something about Kate having a job turned up those who constantly call on her to get one won't believe it and find fault with it. Since when is working in a family business not a real job? I guess nothing will ever do when it comes to Kate. :rolleyes:
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Kathryn Flett hit the basic nail right on the head this weekend: she really is damned if she doesn't and damned if she does. If nothing's published in the press about Kate's job, they argue that she's lazy and doesn't have one. When articles are published that signal that Kate is working, well, those must not be true!

It's so silly. It makes me wonder why they insist that anyone who writes something less than negative about Kate must be lying.

Regardless, we can't prove what Kate does on a daily basis, but I see no reason to believe that she isn't working at Party Pieces. And if she is, bully for her. I've said it before, and if this debate rages on, I'll surely have to say it again: isn't working for her family excellent preparation for eventually working for the family? I would imagine so!
 
I'm not saying the reports aren't trueor that they are true. All i am saying, and i am honestly impartial here, if she is working good for her. However it was said, could be false, that when she aproched a photographer to work in a gallery she asked to work three days a week and have flexible hours when William was in London. So why is she then working "9 to 5". I think, the truth is more likely to be a compromsie, yes she is working, a few days a week and being flexible when needed. I think the answer lies in the middle rather than at the two exremes.
 
I think you're absolutely right about the truth of Kate's work life falling somewhere in the middle, Tommy. I'd imagine that the closest we've gotten to a reliable report on her work life is that interview the Express did with Belle Robinson. IMO, the Kate depicted in that interview is one who wanted to work and liked her job at Jigsaw but who was not yearning to make a career the number one priority in her life. The Kate that Belle Robinson talked about wasn't someone interested in throwing herself into a tasking, all-consuming job, but she wasn't someone who was a lazy layabout either.

As far as that photography story goes, it's from the first story by the Mail that published "embarrassing" photos of the Middleton siblings:

For her part, Kate has been trying to reinvent herself as a photographer, helping out at her parents' firm by taking pictures for their website of the cakes James has iced. Believing that her relationship with Prince William was bound to help, she has been canvassing top studio photographers with a view to being taken on as a trainee. Surprisingly, the Royal Family's huge influence cannot be made to stretch this far.

'One important photographer was listening well enough until she explained she wanted to do a four-day week and would have to be given leave whenever William was in town,' reports a close figure. 'He sent her away with a flea in her ear.'
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It basically recycles the language that Belle Robinson used about Kate's Jigsaw work schedule, and I'm reluctant to give it much credibility, especially because of the content of the rest of that article.
 
I think the Hello story about Kate working 9-5 is probably a carefully planted "PR" story - so well done Clarence House PR machine! Assuming Kate has actually been working with her parents for a while, it is good that this is being clarified - and hopefully that will put a stop to all the gossip about how she spends her time - not that it was anybody's business. Hopefuly this well give the DMail something to think about - and perhaps think about how they might "update" their smear campaign!

Coming down to the hours she actually works, I don't think the press will ever get the full story. In practice, given that it is a small family business, I suspect she works as long as she needs to get the job done - and on some days it will be more, and on others, less - and I am sure they all muck in!

It would be interesting to see if she were to marry William, and if she were to take an interest in the Royal collection - providing a link with her degree... only time will tell!
 
I don't think CH has anything to do with it. I think this comes from The Middleton Camp to try and save Kate's image with the public and press. I don't think CH would agree to an Hello deal just to tell the readers that Kate blames CH for the mess she has got herself into, and allow her family to get publicity for their family business.
 
I have to agree with you there..Kezza the only thing you ever hear coming from CH is that they do not comment on the personal life of Prince William..and to Hello to top it off after the so called mess with Pete's Wedding photos ....
 
Having read the article in Hello i thought that it wasnt much of an "exclusive" i mean we all have seen the pictures of Kate working at her parents and im sure that with all the bad press she has been getting in reagrds to her lack of job/constant partying Kate would be annoyed/upset (i know i would) the articles has a page about other's peoples opinions on the subject such as Jenny Bond, Ingrid Seward, Max Clifford, Daisy Lowe (what really has this model got to do with Kate :rolleyes:), Dickie Arbiter and Jennie Bond. To me the article was more about these people getting themselves in the press to be seen talking about Kate and adding fuel to the fire. It also contains a comparison with previous royal girlfriends - Sophie, Fergie and Diana and im sure Kate does not wnat to be compared to them constanty. Hello have merely put Kate on the main cover to get readers to buy it yet it contains only 4 pages (btw i get Hello every week so that wasnt my reason for buying it :D) Hello really wanted to cash in / jump on the Kate rollercoaster
 
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