She has rarely had her photo taken when she is Berkshire, so if it was really that much hell she could have just gone to Berkshire. There is work available in Berkshire as well.

I was just comparing the fact that Emma and Kate have both been in long term relationships with Princes for several years & neither are married or engaged as yet. B makes a good point that Emma has worked for most of their relationship. But working or not doesn’t change the fact that neither of them are engaged and both of them have had media hell.

perhaps you want to compare KM to the longterm boyfriend of crown princess Viktoria? They have been together for 8 or 9 years, no sign of an engagement yet, but I doubt he has to go through the same as KM has.

In any case, I agree with your former comment, PW is not in an easy position, as the media will only accept a relationship that leads quickly to a marriage. Lets not forget they need to sell papers, and a Girlfriend/fiancee etc is a cashcow for them. If the friendship is too long, he is single for too long, not enough pictures in the public … or if he gets married and does – shocking – not immediately produce an heir. I think sometimes people forget that he is 26, and most young people are not ready with 26 for marriage. I really think he wants to have the feeling that he has accomplished a few things before he gets married, and there is nothing (!) wrong with that.

As for CM comments: I am not taking them too seriously. Even, if they were true: since when does a parent know about the relationship of her child? I never liked the comments from my parents about my relationships. Might well be that she is simply worried, but in the end, her daughter is old enough. I mean, it is not like he is beating her up…. According to the press, PW is not a loving caring boyfriend because he has not proposed yet – and I cannot take that seriously.

I really think both the boys are in happy relationships and this is nice to see. Every relationship has some problems once in a while, and as long as it does not get too much, that is okay, too. People are always longing for a fairytale, but longterm relationship are rarely fairytales.

Guest- no need to nitpick on words- by “girl” I simply meant female/woman/chick/etc/whatever- it was just me being colloquial.

By “normal”, I meant Kate’s position in society… ie. not an aristocrat, celebrity, royal, socialite, etc.

I guess what you are saying is that they are both Princes?

However, I will take the opportunity to point out that Emma worked in a PR firm for many years and now works at an advertising company as a junior planner and she is only 1 year older than Kate.