Prince William too busy for Royal Wedding this year?
The Daily Mail’s Katie Nicholl reckons there won’t be a royal wedding for Kate Middleton this year. According to her source there’s just no time left this year for Prince William to get time off from his RAF duties…
‘He has used up his two weeks’ RAF holiday entitlement for 2009, so there’s no way there will be a Royal Wedding this year,’ I’m told.
The source says: ‘William’s training schedule is very tight and hardly leaves him any free time. He and Kate manage to see each other at weekends at the house he’s rented near the air base.’
April 5th, 2009 02:34
It’s literally EMBARRASSING to note how UN-informed Katie Nicholl is!!
She didn’t even bother to research her information before she put it into an article.
The facts are that ALL RAF personnel, including Prince William, are given 6 weeks of paid holiday per year, and 8 public holidays.
And no one has to take MY word for it, everyone can read it for themselves on the RAF’s website!!:
http://www.raf.mod.uk/careers/istherafforme/payandbenefits.cfm
Why Katie Nicholl couldn’t be bothered to get her information right is beyond my capacity to understand.
April 5th, 2009 05:51
Thanks you for providing those facts,ML.
April 5th, 2009 09:00
How many days has he taken so far?
April 5th, 2009 10:25
Mapleleaf, thank you. You have hit on the thing that causes me to go into tirades about the press. THEY DO NOT DO THERE RESEARCH.
April 5th, 2009 10:32
Wow Mapleleaf, thanks for that info.
April 5th, 2009 11:27
Hale,
Sooo True! I am sure there are journalist who still take pride in their craft, but they are becoming fewer and fewer.
April 5th, 2009 13:38
it is possible that his royal duty days are being used for holiday days. Has he taken close to six weeks worth?
How long was Charles’ wedding prep, wedding and honeymoon? Over three weeks? That is probably why they are saying it is impossible.
Maybe the reasoning is wrong but maybe the statement of no wedding is true
April 5th, 2009 13:58
1. He is a PRINCE. he doesn’t have to plan his own wedding. he has minions for that.
2. He is a PRINCE. he gets as many days off from RAF training as he wants. If he is even still in training. There was some doubt about that.
3. He is a PRINCE. If he wants to get married this year, the only schedule he has to worry about is the official Royal schedule.
Did I mention he is a PRINCE?
April 5th, 2009 14:32
You’ll have to repeat yourself I didn’t quite get your point, it was so faintly made.
Ah so you acknowledge that William likes the perks but not the responsibiiity.
April 5th, 2009 14:33
All t he points you make are right on. he is a prince and rules will be bent for him whether the public likes it or not. Thats a fact. It has already happened with the RAF and chinnock-gate,lol. William’s wedding will, I presume be a state affair, so I find it hard to believe that the RAF would not accommodate it. If he wants a wedding in 2009, he will have a wedding in 2009. You don’t have to be a “palace insider” a “source close to the couple” or the royal garbage collector to know that. Clueless Katie is just a sloppy, creatively bankrupt, poor excuse for a writer who should be embarrassed by the crap she writes. I cannot believe TV programs continue to interview her like she is some expert.
April 5th, 2009 14:40
Proves he doesn ‘t want to marry Kate now or in the near future.
April 5th, 2009 14:46
WDS, to answer your question, Prince William has used up TWO WEEKS of his allowed SIX WEEKS of paid leave.
In addition to the SIX WEEKS of paid leave, he also receives EIGHT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS off from work. The EIGHT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS are paid holidays as well.
So to recap, William has SIX WEEKS left of paid holiday leave. As of 5 April, 2009, he has used up TWO WEEKS of his SIX WEEKS.
That means William has FOUR WEEKS of paid holiday time left, and EIGHT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS as time away from work, (including this coming Good Friday and Easter Monday, which translates into a four-day weekend.)
IMO, four weeks is MORE than enough time to do anything he wants to do. I’m not saying there will be a wedding this year, but I am saying that William has only used TWO WEEKS of his SIX WEEKS, so he has plenty of time to do Whatever.
April 5th, 2009 14:53
You’re the best Mapleleaf.
April 5th, 2009 14:53
waydownsouth, William wouldn’t hang on to this girl if he didn’t see a future with her. He would have let her go and they both would get on with their own lives but they seem to have their hooks in each other. The big reason why they have made it this long is not only because of love but that they do what they have to do as a couple and block out the nonsense from the tabloids. You simply can’t pay too much attention to the rubbish people write about you, you would go insane if you did.
April 5th, 2009 14:55
It is probably highly unlikely at this point that there will be wedding in 2009 or an engagement announcement for that matter. The point is some people are way past tired of this sloppy, non factual so called journalism that continues to be thrown at us in regards to William and Kate’s relationship and their future.
As I have stated before,I am beginning to think these two are keen to put this thing off as long as they can so they can have their cake and eat it too. Once they make that walk out of the church,everything changes for both of them. Alot of posters around the internet think Kate is drooling for the tiara,the title and to be queen. I bet she is not. She lives under microscope now that will be 1000 times worse once they marry. She loves the man and knows that to stay with him means a huge life-change and a huge responsibility. No small pill to swallow. I would be willing to be that the public wants this wedding waaay more then Kate,the Middletons or William.
April 5th, 2009 15:10
thanks mapleleaf, yes that would be plenty of time.
William and Kate relationship will be under alot of strain ocne they marry. If William is feeling any strain now he must know that will amplify when he is married. Having said that if he was with the one, he would marry her and as PRINCE
he would make up how their life would be lived.
A partner makes you want to be a better person, in my estimation he hasn’t felt that way for a number of years, he needs the right girl or to not marry at all. Their are enough people in the line of succession if he doesn’t marry.
April 5th, 2009 16:17
I think William feels like he’s the king of the world riight now. He got a great woman on his arms, he’s doing what he loves to do and that fly, he’s popular, still have his good looks and he’s a Prince for Christ sake, he got it good. I think he is becoming a better man. I’m not worried about this guy and Kate. So far they are handling the pressure pretty well so they will be fine once they marry. I just hope it all happens before Christ makes his return.
April 5th, 2009 16:28
I never said that if he wanted to marry Kate he already would have. I jsut said that if he and Ms. Middleton decided it was time, they could do it and the RAF could go blow. They have not — for their own reasons whatever they are — decided now is the time to marry. I still think they will. You don’t date someone this long, go on vacations with family, etc. and just decide it’s not right. They both are smart enough to have realized it wouldn’t work long ago. They have no split for real. So, I think this if the real deal that will happen someday (NOW would be nice).
April 5th, 2009 16:44
i know LOTS of couples that have broken up after years of dating, it is quite common, and most say they knew in the first year, but they hung on anyway, for comfort sake…
poor kate, she is being treated badly in this situation because she is has to put her life on hold for him. And in the end their will be no payout for her, in terms of a marriage, i just feel really sorry for her.
April 5th, 2009 16:45
I do not understand this at all. I cannot explain it. Why, oh why is it, when W & K are not seen with one and other some posters believe its because they have split up. Then when they are seen together, its regarded as a ploy for Williams other shenanigans, whatever they maybe.
How long have W & K been seeing each other, 6 or 7 years? No Waydownsouth, nothing proves they want to marry one and other…….but it does prove that afterall these years they still want to be with each other.
I’ve know people whose marriages have lasted less than the time W & K have been seeing each other.
So to all those negative posters out there, accept the fact…. William & Kate are still together, and for GET OVER IT.
April 5th, 2009 16:54
William and Kate do spend time together, but this may mean nothing or everything.
Being seen in another’s company does not necessarily inform the status of one’s relationship to the person.
You see a couple, others see two friends, still others see a conspiracy. The only people who know the truth don’t seem to be speaking.
No opinion expressed here is more valid than another.
April 5th, 2009 17:12
Iscariot,
You have a point there. Let’s say for the sake of arguement, you heard of two people. They have been dating mostly on for about six or seven years. They spent New Years with his family. Her birthday was then spent with him overnight. We know that these two people have gotten together on weekends. They spent almost a week together with her family on vacation. If they had split up surely they wouldn’t have spent all that time together. Are they just friends? I don’t know of anyone who has had a serious relationship for any length of time turning out to be just friends.
I don’t think that Kate would be keeping such a low profile if there weren’t a committment made to her of marriage. I would not rule out an engagement in 2009. We have a long ways to go until the end of the year.
April 5th, 2009 17:12
Iscariot…..I disagree. For those who see conspiracies with regards to W & K in my opinion are nothing more than; petty, spiteful nasty little mendikans who have nothing better to do with their lives than long on the royal forums and take out their frustrations on a girl they have never met.
‘Being seen in another’s company does not necessarily inform the status of one’s relationship to the person.’
That entirely depends on how they have been seen together.
For example:
A couple going on holiday alone together.
Or the female being invited to see her male companion becoming the 1000th Knight of the Garter.
The female being invited to his Sandhurst passing out parade.
or the female being invited to seeing him receive his wings at an RAF ceremony.
The same couple being seen at clubs and getting into taxis with one another.
The couple being seen at Cheltenham races with one another.
The couple being seen at a charity function together.
The couple posing for a photograph at the said charity function…..together.
The couple being see returning from Scotland with one and other.
Please don’t tell me there are idiots out there who thinks they are just good friends.
‘The only people who know the truth don’t seem to be speaking.’
Why should they live by the rules and demands set on these two by us forum posters?
‘No opinion expressed here is more valid than another.’
Actually, I disagree with that statement also. Some of the negative opinions expressed on this forum by posters who refuse to accept the obvious are… INVALID… and a waste of space as far as I am concerned.
April 5th, 2009 17:25
William & Kate are still together, and for GET OVER IT.
it would seem you need to get over that their may be a differing opinion, one that is sympathetic to the plight that they both find themselves in and one that is most likely true.
No one can tell with these too. But we do have facts for and against this lasting. I won’t go into them because they have been hashed around endlessly. Suffice it to say that if I was kate, i would have moved on long ago>
Perhaps the worst thing he did to her was sending her to that wedding alone. She looked so overdone, like she felt she had to prove she was having fun. I dont’ begrudge her that nor do i think she is a nasty person for it, but i do think that she was put in a precarious postion.
And given that Richard Kay has alluded to Williams other activities and most recently spoke of a man for all seasons Tom Van Straubenzee. The writing is on the wall. For those of you that don’t know a man for all seasons was about a man who was friends with the king who wanted to rid himself of his first wife for a younger fresher lady. In order to do so he had to break from the Catholic church. More – the man for all seasons – always did the right thing, namely standing up to the King for which he was crucified.
So take that one step further for those of you that don’t know where this story is going.
TVS a man for all seasons knows the right thing is to accompany and be good to Kate, the tired old commitment of the King, to TVS he sees Kate and William as having made a commitment and that they should stay together and the King should not be foresaking the right thing to do by running around her back only to eventually rid himself of her…
Just a theory : )
April 5th, 2009 17:46
Okay guys lets calm down. These two are very much together and by the looks of it, they will be together for many more years to come. They could have both moved on long ago but they clearly want each other and that is a beautiful thing. Kate did not go to Peter’s wedding alone, she had Harry & Chelsy with her. Harry did a good job by looking after her while his brother was away. She was accompanied by some friends at Lady Rose’s wedding as well.
April 5th, 2009 18:09
Rman,thanks for your sensible post. I have to admit that I am beginning to grow weary of all these conspiracy theories and I may have to take a break from my royal watching until something worth discussing occurs. This line in the sand between Kate supporters and Kate haters is really dragging things down.
April 5th, 2009 18:21
Quote: “That entirely depends on how they have been seen together…”
According to such logic, I am apparently romantically involved with about 6 different people at the moment, based solely upon how I am seen to accompany them in public.
97.2% of my friends are members of the opposite sex. I have been to numerous important events in the lives of said friends. (This is rather the point of friends, one shares milestones in life with them.) I have vacationed with my friends and their families. I have escorted friends to banquets, dinners, charity events, horse races, polo, ballet, opera, and symphonies. I have upon occasion spent the night at the houses of my friends’ parents. I have gone on vacations alone with just one friend (and goodness, it was a friend of the opposite sex), but amazingly we are still as ever merely good friends.
So the examples given may mean nothing or might mean a great deal. Again, the person who knows for certain is not giving interviews regardless of what the tabloids intimate. Outsiders see what they wish to see, whether or not it coincides with actuality.
What I find sad is the seeming necessity of calling another person names simply because of opposing viewpoints. Opinions, no matter how stridently expressed, are still only one’s ideas about a matter.
April 5th, 2009 18:42
i don’t doubt there is a bond, but how strong and based on what we don’t know. We won’t ever know.
The only person that i would truely believe to make comment on William’s love life would be Harry. I think he would have a very good idea of who William is and what he needs and whether Kate fufills that.
April 5th, 2009 18:51
Iscariot, you sound familiar. Have you posted on this forum before but under a different user name?
‘Proves he doesn ‘t want to marry Kate now or in the near future.’
1. What proves he doesn’t want to marry Kate?
‘No one can tell with these too. But we do have facts for and against this lasting. I won’t go into them because they have been hashed around endlessly.’
2. What are the facts against this lasting?
3. With regards to these facts, you won’t go into them or you can’t?
Perhaps the worst thing he did to her was sending her to that wedding alone.
4. How is it the worst thing to attend a wedding?
5. What do you mean by ’she was sent?’
6. Did he hold a gun to her head?
She looked so overdone, like she felt she had to prove she was having fun.
I happened to think Kate looked stylish.
I dont’ begrudge her that nor do i think she is a nasty person for it, but i do think that she was put in a precarious postion.
7. What precarious position.
And given that Richard Kay has alluded to Williams other activities
8. What other activities?
9. Can you provide links and photo’s?
So take that one step further for those of you that don’t know where this story is going.
TVS a man for all seasons knows the right thing is to accompany and be good to Kate, the tired old commitment of the King, to TVS he sees Kate and William as having made a commitment and that they should stay together and the King should not be foresaking the right thing to do by running around her back only to eventually rid himself of her…
Just a theory : )
Man For All Seasons. I saw the play and the film, thank you.
In this country the phrase man for all season has come to mean someone who is easy to get along with and a person whom everyone likes to have around…affable. Thats all.
April 5th, 2009 18:53
Goodnight, God bless and may your God go with you.
April 5th, 2009 18:58
the article says “there won’t be a royal wedding for Kate Middleton this year” as though KM was the only interested in marrying PW. The article should have said “there won’t be a royal wedding for Kate Middleton and Prince William this year” because it looks bad if it only quotes one person. There are two persons in a marriage and not just one.
When it comes to them marrying, I doubt it that they will marry this yr or anytime while PW is in the army. For us it sounds easy to say that they could marry this yr but lets not forget that PW is not a regular person, he has more duties and responsibilities so it is not as easy for him to marry as it would be for a regular person.
April 5th, 2009 18:59
Hale, I have said i won’t go into because you have all heard the arguments 10s of 100s of times. Their are facts for both sides to have a point of view and some in between like Lisa or Ked.
Yes you are right that a man for all seasons is a term used for an affable man, all the more reason for Richard Kay to slip in what he might know, in a sly and intelligent manner.
April 5th, 2009 19:00
ps i was not referring to Kate’s clothes, but her demeanor.
April 5th, 2009 19:35
All I can say is that I think Kate will make a beautiful bride and wife. She looks like a Princess already. Kate is very supportive of William and his training, I have no doubt that she will be very supportive as his wife and consort. The future of the Monarchy will depend on them and I think they will do a great job. The love between these two is very clear and obvious and William seem to be a very happy guy, she makes him happy and that is great.
April 5th, 2009 20:04
I think that some people are arguing semantics. Did Kate smile too much, not enough at the wedding? Is there going to be a wedding this year, next year etc. It is all semantics. The article could be a bogus article siting “royal” sources. The Point due Vue quoted “royal” sources. By the way, Harry did comment on William and Kate. It was said that he told people in Canada that William loved Kate very much. If you believe that William gave a NOTW information. He did not say No, I am not getting married to Kate. He said wait and see. I agree that the only ones who truly know what is going on are William and Kate. I would hope that he is not staying with her just to leave. I cannot believe that he is that kind of person. I do believe that there is a plan for William and Kate. I would not think that she would stay around unless there was a committment made by William. I don’t think that he would have gone back with her after the split unless there was real love in the relationship. By the way, Iscariot you can’t think that you came onto a site which many of us are Kate friendly and expect us to sit by and not give our opinions. There have been people who have had opposite opinions before. However those are expressed in a respectful way without purposefully trying to stir up negative feelings. I might suggest if one is to want respect for ones opinions respect must be given in turn. By the way, I hope William proves you wrong. My opinion respectfully given.
April 5th, 2009 20:25
Each and every one of the 35 posts ahead of this one are exactly the same in that regardless of whether or not you are a Kate-lover or a Kate-hater — YOU DO NOT KNOW WHERE THIS ROMANCE WILL END. Do You?
Not one person has the absolute truth on the outcome, in terms of marriage, of the romance between PW and KM. No one!
What are you fighting over? When clearly no one knows what PW intends to do about Kate Middleton.
It is an absolute mystery to all of us.
April 5th, 2009 20:25
kat,I enjoyed your post very much. The statements you made were expressed respectfully and make alot of sense. We all do not have the same opinions here but most of us are willing to engage in positive discussion regarding our favorite subject. Although I am pretty sure in my own mind that there will be no news from W/K this year,I do think there is a plan in place and we will find out what that plan is when W/K are ready to tell us,which,sadly,could be awhile,IMO. Thank the lord for that ever precious biological clock. And for those who say William does not have to marry and does not have to have children because there are others in the line to do it, my response is, your right on paper,but in the real world, William will be expected to marry and to reproduce and not in 10 years. My guess is that he has been given until he is 30 to get the ball rolling. JMO.
April 5th, 2009 20:32
Clover all we can do is hope, wait and see. If William really said that then we should do what he said and just wait and see.
April 5th, 2009 20:49
Rman,
That is all we can do is wait until PW is ready to share with the world his intentions for Ms. Middleton.
I am prepared to wait until that day.
April 5th, 2009 22:08
where did DM article get the story
April 6th, 2009 03:34
PW may or may not have said he would not marry KM, BUT what about Catherine Middleton? Anyone thought of that? That is what her family and the Royals call her, her real name!
April 6th, 2009 07:01
we will see what happen next.about PW and KM and we will see if this wedding is off.we will just wait for the announcement that the clearance house will said.
April 6th, 2009 07:08
red lady have you received my comment last week regarding how to paste your links in the comment box?
April 6th, 2009 08:13
I don’t believe it if wills want to purpose catherine this year or next year!! we all know Wills won’t be an husband before 30 years old, his ever said that in the magazine & i agree of that, his still child and still young for married, his yet for mentality of married!! Catherine maybe you must wait for a long long time lady! poor are you
April 6th, 2009 09:12
One thing for sure is that KN doesn’t have much info as she thinks, hopes or pretends.
April 6th, 2009 09:26
Ha ha, very true AF !
April 6th, 2009 09:50
Wow it’s so funny how people get up in arms over two people, I read the articles for I find them very funny. I will tell everyone right now from a writers view that what is written for public viewing is 90% false. Mostly what is written is just to get some attention so the little people can waste their money are garbage….lol!!!!
April 6th, 2009 10:57
We all know that William said when he was young that he wasn’t thinking about marriage until 28 or 30 but he’s older now and in a older relationship so your thinking change and idea’s change with time so we may see a wedding way before they both hit 30.
April 6th, 2009 14:25
He is still single. He has not proposed, so how can a wedding date be applied to the relationship. It is all so silly, making wedding statements, when there is no proposal.
Besides he probably won’t marry until he is in his 30’s, like many Princes.
April 6th, 2009 14:42
Boooo, you just party pooped our friendly nothing to do at work gossip.
April 6th, 2009 14:47
I want to read the bashing on Katie Nicholl. Buahahaha. Backfire for reporting nothing. Its turning on her, you’ll see when the comments appear in the DM
I have been told.
April 6th, 2009 16:08
There is no way William and Kate would take a holiday with her parents or go to Scotland, Xmas.
They will marry when it suits them and I think it may be on hold while global economy being sorted.
April 6th, 2009 16:31
How can there be a wedding when he has not proposed.
He goes holiday with Jecca and her family, this is what William does. Until there is an engagement, a wedding is all speculation. All of it is total speculation. He is a single man in his 20’s for a reason, no matter how long he has dated Kate or anyone else, until an engagment is announced it is fruitless speculating about a wedding.
April 6th, 2009 16:37
Quote: “He is still single. He has not proposed, so how can a wedding date be applied to the relationship. It is all so silly, making wedding statements, when there is no proposal.”
Hear! Hear!
April 6th, 2009 17:07
We all guessed there would be no wedding this year, and in my opinion there will not be one next year. William himself said not before 28/30, and he is the type to stick to his guns.
Katie Nicholl is just trying to save face. She made a mega mistake in writing that article about where W & K were going skiing. Now the best she can do in order to restore her rep is to write an article of nothing. Never forget KN doesn’t only write for the DM, she is also employed as a royal commentator turning up on various documentaries about the royals and giving her views to several news channels who are fooled into believing as a journo for the DM, KN has an inside track.
Truth is the Daily Mail is not the royal news paper it used to be. I remember the heady days of the late Nigel Dempster’s column, who used to break all the stories. In those days people believed that the late Princess Margaret was his contact. Then the column passed onto RKay, Diana used to be a friend of his.
Every newspaper has its day and the DM is no exception. Both KN and RK have been manipulated and fed wrong information. As much as I still enjoy reading RKay’s pieces, I have been getting the impression, especially this year, that they are being fazed out by the royal household.
Over the weekend we were treated to a story published in the DM about the cost of Royal Protection Officers. Clearly it was a story borne out of revenge.
W & H have there own office now, Miguel Head is there PR. He will nurture his own contacts on behalf of the princes. To date the few comments this office has made has been to the DTelegraph, The Times and the Guardian.
As for Duncan Larcombe, in the Sun, just by reading the forums it appears Pippa is his contact and yet he didn’t learn of the skiing trip until it was virtually over.
The RF via Clarence House are hell bent on trying to control the press. I have a bad feeling that this will one day backfire in a huge way.
April 6th, 2009 17:27
Hello,
PW and KM spent the weekend together.
Believe it. Don’t believe it. don’t mind now.
And they will be together most of next weekend, but where?
Bye for 2/3 weeks unless signal has improved on or near Weissfluhgipfel but usually it’s very poor south of the Prattigau
April 6th, 2009 17:34
Ked, I so believe you. Enjoy your trip, and look out for trees and make sure you wear some head protection.
Come back safely.
PS William has his own home in Scotland, if I was him I would go there.
April 6th, 2009 18:07
of course i beleive you Ked.
But the question is, how many weekends have they been apart? And with the whole group be in tow, the party group that is, not the sensible respectable friends.
I beleive it was you who posited the theory that she was living with him in London and that he backed out of the S&R….what happened to that? Very Odd indeed.
April 6th, 2009 20:03
Ha ha ha lets count…7 years
April 6th, 2009 20:19
Ked,
There you go again challenging us to a guessing game. If we guess where they will be will you tell us if we are right? Could we have 2 guesses? Will they both count? I am teasing, but I will play anyway. Since you put it the way you did, it is going to be where we wounldn’t expect. I guess at Jecca’s wedding or with the Royal Family for Easter activities. These are only guesses-maybe a hopeful guess.
April 6th, 2009 20:22
Is PW military duties done and if so why has it not been reported on yet? Did he fail his flying exam or was this just some big coverup to plan a wedding?
April 6th, 2009 20:45
God knows what these people are doing. I don’t think there will be a wedding this year but there may be an announcement due to be released. I really can’t wait for that to happen.
April 6th, 2009 20:51
Soooo…the royals usually attend easter service at Windsor,right? Easter is next weekend,right? So,I suppose ked is hinting that W/K will be together for Easter next weekend. I swear ked is either some kind of pap or works within one of the tabs.
April 6th, 2009 21:07
I really like this small documentary on Camilla.
It’s called Camilla’s Friends Bite Back. It aired just before the wedding in 2005. Her friends really tried to set the record straight about who Camilla is and why Charles loves this woman. One of her friends commented on how Charles & Camilla stand next to each other at times and how you notice that they make sure they touch shoulder to shoulder. I have seen many pictures of them doing this. I wonder if Kate’s friends spoke out like this, would the rubbish die down a bit? I guess William & Kate have to give them the permission to do so. If they participated in a doc like this, things would be much better I think.
http://tinyurl.com/d8of76
1-3 Video.
April 6th, 2009 21:26
Ked is very close, so close you might think a Middleton family member is whispering again.
No, not true, but someone is whispering, right Ked?
April 6th, 2009 21:32
Someone may whisper but I think in order to dampen some of the confusion about Kate, her friends should bite back and set some things straight.
April 6th, 2009 21:44
Nope, its normal to spend free weekends with your significant other, no need of a whisper or a big forhead.
April 6th, 2009 21:47
Given that truth can often be stranger than fiction, there is a big chance the media would not believe, or just ignore the efforts of such friends.
So I choose to imagine KM laughing her head off
at some of the stuff in the forums, and running her own counter intelligence campaign from a comfy chair out of the Party Pieces office.
April 6th, 2009 21:48
Rman,
I think that once friends started talking the media would turn the words around. They would play it the way that would sell the most papers, magazines, etc. The only way that Kate can use the truth is by William telling their story. CH and MH would have to stand behind both WM and KM
April 6th, 2009 21:59
I guess you are right Kat but I really don’t see him saying anything about it because the royals are now advised to not talk about their private lives. Unless William do an interview that focused on him and Kate specifically. I don’t know, I think someone should talk and talk about the things that draw these two to each other and why Kate seem to be the only woman for him. They seem to have lots of fun together and make each other laugh. Maybe we will get something after the announcement or closer to the wedding.
April 6th, 2009 22:09
an account that accurately reflects what is common knowledge to most, a complete state of confusion, not because the participants want you to be confused, but because the participants are they themselves confused.
Confused?
April 6th, 2009 22:30
I think that the observers are the only ones in a state of confusion. I think that the participants know exactly what is going on with them. Hopefully, the particants will inform the observers what is going on so that the observers will not be confused, (me too!)
April 6th, 2009 22:43
LOL, oh I think William & Kate know exactually what they are doing but I mean the public often get confused because of the tabloid garbage. Kat hopefully they will do that soon.
April 7th, 2009 06:56
KED, don’t forget to send us pics! LOL
April 7th, 2009 09:42
Hi guys
Why pics where is ked then. Ive been reading the old post in stats and ked gets a lot right.
What does he do I aLways think he speaks sense but always changes subject when some guys turn mean
April 7th, 2009 10:09
ked,kay, katie, karagiosis does it matter really at this point, it’s all speculation.
The mysterious k’s always with inside info.
April 7th, 2009 11:57
very observant penny
keep reading, the truth is revealed in real time
April 7th, 2009 12:23
It is quite possible the the annual skiing trip is still on. The only evidence that is isn’t is the DM article and we all know how reliable that is. There are no engagements scheduled for Charles and co until 4/22 so who knows? This may be what ked was hinting at. I have always felt that ked has some media connection,probably a pap or a tab. JMO.
April 7th, 2009 12:38
Have a nice trip Ked.
April 7th, 2009 12:55
Ked seems to have a way of talking in riddles. They might be skiing this weekend. However, I tend to think that Ked was going skiing. Has he ever gone anywhere that he would report to the group without being near where William was suppoosed to be? Waydownsouth, you seem to be sitting on some information. You say that the “truth will be reavealed in real time. What truth are you referring to be revealed? Easter will be interesting to see where and what William and Kate will be doing.
April 7th, 2009 14:59
I and some other posters genuinely enjoy Ked’s posts. However, I also get the impression that some posters are being spiteful.
Sorry to have to say this, but I needed to get it off my chest.
April 7th, 2009 15:39
the truth IS revealed in real time
April 7th, 2009 15:42
Right, like their 2 weeks ago ski trip, which WAS revealed in past to almost real timing.
Love to see the Easter photos of them though…
April 7th, 2009 15:47
Hale I do agree with you and I know who you mean. I used to post on another site and WDS was the same there He likes to be the centre of attention but is very spiteful in a snidy way pretending to agree but making cutting comments. He was banned on that site or at least stopped posting. so watch carefully
April 7th, 2009 15:49
no LIKE read Ked’s posts. In real time.
April 7th, 2009 15:51
exuSAY moi!
I was NEVER banned! Please refrain from trying to run me off this board like you do to anyone that has something to say that might help illuminate the situation…….
April 7th, 2009 15:53
deacon
April 7th, 2009 16:38
I want Ked to keep posting. He provides a different way of looking at things. To be honest, he has written things that I have been thinking about. The thing is that once I start thinking about those things William and Kate show everyone that they are couple who love each other and have a strong connection. I have read that both William and Kate have similiar outdoor interests. They have withstood the test of time as couples go. I think though that everyone has a different viewpoint of them. It is interesting to me that even those with the same point of view have different ways of stating them. I admire those with strong viewpoints towards them as a couple- Rman & Claudius come to mind. There are those who look at the facts like Mapleleaf and Hale. I could go on but I won’t. I have come to enjoy everyone’s posts even though I don’t agree with some them. That is what makes coming here fun.
April 7th, 2009 16:42
Kat I agree
The think I like about Ked’s posts is he gives you plenty to mull over, and I usually wind up agreeing with him.
April 7th, 2009 16:52
thank you Kat!
April 7th, 2009 16:53
Hale, I do if it is positive about William and Kate. I do wish that they would say something. However, I know that it is not my timeline for them. They will reveal all in their own time.
April 7th, 2009 17:14
Well, out of the old posters here, 2 remai, Rman and myself, I may say that I do also enjoy Ked’s posts, he himself has moderated his own writting on the wall
after varios heated debates from Mapleleaf and myself.
As for the rest of the posters who have come and gone, that’s life. It happens here and in other royal sites.
Have all a wonderful Easter holiday, I will post tomorrow, but will be gone for the long weekend.
Egg hunting at the sunny beaches of…somewhere in Planet Earth !
April 7th, 2009 18:03
Me…sunny beaches…lucky you. Have a nice Easter.
April 7th, 2009 18:15
I don’t have much time to talk about it but I just came across this artical.
http://tinyurl.com/clsvyc
Here is the original artical.
http://tinyurl.com/de3lnv
April 7th, 2009 18:21
What did I miss, Ked has stirred up a hornet’s nest againz? The best thing about Ked is that he is thoughtful about what he says even if he is making a negative comment on a person’s behavior. He admits when he is wrong and is not pro-Chelsy or pro-Kate. Unlike the other forums he does not have to insult one girl to make a point about another. He does not seem to have an agenda as I question those of others on another blog. Where only these people are great, and the others are horrible. His words are hard to understand and I admit I’ve had to pull out a dictionary to get there meanings. He is like the a crossword puzzle, he is neither across or down. He is such a smarty pants, who I imagine went to a elite school such as Oxford or Cambridge. He will never tell you something flat out, he will make you crazy trying to figure out what he means. He must have the best job in the world as he travels to all these great places. He is eveything I imagine an Englishman to be. This blog would be so boring w/o him!
April 7th, 2009 18:33
Rman, thanks for the link! Was it written by Borat?
April 7th, 2009 19:25
Yes Rman, thanks for the link.
gracie..’Was it written by Borat?’
I’m still trying to decipher it. I think my favourite line is the one about the Texan for a liking of absorbing toes.
gracie, it wasn’t ked who stirred up a hornest nest, it is others who are being just plain spiteful and taking out their petty frustrations on him.
They are the ones whom offer their opinions as ‘proven facts’ when in reality nothing has been proven. They also use several usernames and even respond to themselves, by way of compliment or by way of an argument. They think they are being cool or on top of it well really its childishness.
April 7th, 2009 19:39
now that will definitely breed a happy blog!
April 7th, 2009 19:59
I like ked! Please keep posting.
Hale thanks for pointing out the fact that not one single person here knows what is really going on with any of the royals. We are all waiting to learn the personal motives, plans and aspirations along with the rest of the world.
Most of our fights are really much to do about nothing! More speculation and opinions and less fighting please!
April 7th, 2009 21:38
I came across these pictures of Crown Princess Mary and she just remind me so much of Kate.
http://tinyurl.com/c7e7s5
http://tinyurl.com/ct9gy6
I really don’t know what to make of that artical.
April 7th, 2009 22:36
Rman,
That article was so scary and strange, it left feeling weird. Help!
Who is Guillermo? LOL!
April 7th, 2009 22:41
I guess that means William.
April 7th, 2009 22:45
Yeah that’s William in spanish.
April 7th, 2009 23:00
I am glad you mentioned Spanish, that makes the article weird, the translation is very odd.
April 7th, 2009 23:04
Rman, CP Mary reminds me of what KM could be if given the chance. Where those recent? There were rumors she was pregnant w/a third baby but she did not look like it in those pics. Sometimes it depends on the angle though. CP Mary has more class the natural born princesses. Charles and Camilla can’t compete w/these younger heirs to the throne. They need the “Diana Factor” to excite the masses and the RF will only get that through PH and PW and their wives. Why don’t they realise it?
April 7th, 2009 23:08
I did NOT mean that Spanish is weird. I think that Spanish is a beautiful, beautiful language.
Read the article and you will then understand what I meant about the translation.
April 7th, 2009 23:16
Sorry to post again!! There is a Prince Guillermo of Argentina.
April 7th, 2009 23:23
In Spanish it makes sense, the translation sucks.
If I have time tomorrow, I’ll make a comprehensive one of the article.
April 7th, 2009 23:24
Have any of you been to the Lake District as it looks so incredibly beautiful and serene? Have spring sprung for ya’ll in England yet?
April 7th, 2009 23:27
There is no Prince in Argentina, there is no monarchy in the entire South America.
Guillermo is William
Enrique is Henry (Harry)
April 7th, 2009 23:32
Yeah these are recent pictures of Princess Mary and I agree with you that if kate is given the chance she could do great things like Mary. That “Diana Factor” is truly gone in the British Royal Family, there’s no excitement to it anymore. I think they need something to kick some life back into the Monarchy. I think they do realise it Gracie but there’s not much they can do about it, they have to wait for William & Harry to bring some fresh air into the fold.
April 7th, 2009 23:46
Me,
Thanks, I would be interested in reading another translation of the article.
Prince Enrique and Prince Guillermo!
April 8th, 2009 04:21
That’s what I have been saying all along. It takes the younger royals to raise the profile of the older ones.
When Diana married into the RF, suddenly all royal visits were being covered in the press, and by that I don’t mean just C & D, but the Queen as well. I remember a special programme about the Queens visit to Fiji. We hadn’t seen royal reporting like that in a long time. That was the Diana factor.
Yet, the RF did become jealous of Diana.
When royal commentators look back now, they don’t even mention that, and play Diana’s contribution down. They elect to remember only the bad parts. Its as if they are attempting to revise that part of history. To no avail. As there will always be a fresh crop of royal historians who will come along and restore Diana to her rightful place in the monarchy.
Rman, Thanks for that link. CP Mary looks very elegant and stylish.
Clover, Thank you.
gracie, yes I have been to the lake district. It is stunning. Unfortunately though it is also noted how often it rains there, but if by chance you can be there when the sun is beating down, you’d believe you had died and gone to heaven.
April 8th, 2009 08:05
Hale,
You are welcome!
I also agree with your assessment of Diana’s contribution to the BRF.
April 8th, 2009 09:29
Hale, interesting post at 113. Related to your post I am actually translating the spanish article written by John Carlin and he said Diana and Charles, but especially Diana gave the English publich the “Soap Opera” – Drama. When never before it was like this.
John Carlin says that the Queen and related to the Annus Horriblis would consider W&K – something like “to restore order” in the Monarchy. They are a conventional boring NO drama, tears, bulimia, third parties, scandal involved couple. That if they marry, it would wipe clean the…
I’ll keep on translating.
And I’ll paste some of what I’ve done in case I leave for my short Easter holiday.
April 8th, 2009 09:54
Article
Lack of audience threatens the Monarchy
John Carlin 03/22/2009
They are young, rich, beautiful, perfect…and tediously boring, the tabloids make the effort in making the most of Prince William and his girlfriend Kate. Incapable in continuing with the perfect soap opera of their forbearers, the British interest for the Royal family is dying down.
The British Royal family in the most successful soap opera and of long standing at all times. The ingredients couldn’t have been imagined nor by the most exorbitant screenwriter: aristocracy, money, palaces, beautiful women, jet-set spots, love and lack of love, sexual scandals, Arab millionaires and, including a tragic death, with airs of conspiracy. And it has an additional factor to its favour, especially within the United Kingdom. Its about a family that, far beyond logic and reason, people feel identified like if they had a blood relation, or at least tribal. But today, although the scenario is the same, the ratings are going down, the story looses gas. And the fault is the new generation, their most recent protagonists, those who supposedly where to replace the successful cast headed by Diana of Wales; her oldest son, Prince William, and his girlfriend of five years, Kate Middleton.
The actual gang, which includes William’s brother, Prince Henry, doesn’t seem to have the aspects of repeating the memorable wanderings that occurred in 1992, the Royal annus horriblis, as Queen Elizabeth summarized. The year started off with the divorce of the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, and with the publishing of photos of the Duchess of York, wife of the second son of the Queen, Sarah Ferguson, topless in the Caribbean with a “financial advisor”, a Texan with the likings of toe sucking. But that was just an introduction of the tape recordings that came out in public, first a whispered telephone conversation that Diana sustained with a young cars salesman and later the husband, the heir of the throne, Prince Charles, with his mistress Camilla Parker-Bowles, where he confessed, among other intimacies, that he dreamed in being her tampon, of “living inside your pants”. We heard Diana declare: “Shit! After all what I have done for this (vulgar word) Royal Family!” Diana and Charles separated and the year ended with an enormous fire in the Queen’s favourite palace, Windsor Castle.
Diana then gave us five year of her fight against bulimia, campaigns at exotic African destinies in favour of Aids and mine victims, and affairs with Pakistani doctors, soldiers and Rugby players. Her death in a car accident in 1997 was the news of the decade, and it gave game for 10 more years while the resolution if the car really crashed due to the driver’s alcohol of her lover, Dodi al Fayed, or if the British Secret Service, MI6 had assassinated the couple. That doubt has been resolved, except in the resentful mind of Dodi’s father, and the small fire that is left in the Charles and Camilla drama, both over sixty, extinguished when they married in 2006.
Today, William, 26 years old, and Kate, 27, dominate the scenario. They are young, rich, beautiful, but the responsible of the soap opera production, the British tabloids and the ‘heart’ (rag) magazines tangle in the efforts of exploiting a ‘bit’ of juice (i.e. juicy story). It’s a story of a couple so conventionally boring, that any common vulture (i.e. something like a Katie Nichol) of the English press may be able to find a story with more salt, searching at random in London’s Kensington or Chelsea suburbs. There is more raw material (i.e. subject to discuss) in the reality shows or in the lives of football players than in the Royal Palace. It is not casualty that a nickname has been given to the residence of David and Victoria Beckham, Beckingham Palace, the real heirs of Diana and Charles in the collective imagination of the English people (i.e. what the author means to say is that the English people love a soap opera – drama, and W&K are a conservative boring no drama couple versus D&C where).
What do we know of William and Kate? That they met in Saint Andrew’s University in Scotland, in 2001; that she broke up with her previous boyfriend in December 2003 and shortly initiated a relationship with William; that both are more then photogenic, that they broke up a time ago and a few weeks later (without any scandal in between, without tears, nor bulimia, nor third parties involved) they where together again. He has done everything an heir to the throne does: University title, military, learned how to fly helicopters in the RAF and from there to the Navy. Contrary to his brother Henry, he is not allowed to go to war, but his communications advisors made the effort to convert an antidrug naval mission in which he participated last year into an heroic scene of the ‘Caribbean Pirates’, sea’s which are associated with royal romantic escapades rather than warlike scenarios. In an episode where Spain may be considered like a backward Sir Francis Drake, the English public saw the navy prince in the front cover of all the tabloids brandishing gun in hand, the successful hunt of a boat loaded with cocaine.
As for the rest, a couple of years ago photos of William apparently drunk in an exclusive bar in London called Mahiki. The only difference in this case between the prince and the twenty something is that the drinks in Mahiki cost ten times more than any other pub, and when leaving the bar he didn’t vomit, nor he assaulted anyone, nor he jumped over any woman. The closest thing of a scandal, and the British press had, to exploit the brains to convince the public that it was a scandal, happened the day in which he flew a military helicopter to his girlfriend’s house, expedition which cost the Ministry of Defence 10,000 Euros. Columnist of the progressive ‘The Guardian’ where horrified upon such use of government money, but the large public didn’t even bat an eyelash. Upon the daily money squander of their taxes in the Blair and Bush war in Iraq, what William did didn’t even smell enough to put barricades in the ‘Pall Mall’ and call for a national antimonarchy uprising.
In the case of Kate Middleton, the possible future queen, the most interesting thing of her is that she is not interesting. The poor girl is condemned for life to be compared with the person whom may have been her mother in law, but even without Diana in the shadow, she will never be a character (personage) that may call for attention. For sure they would have fired the screenwriter that would have suggested her as a substitute of Diana. The lack of fun (grace) – although perfect, beautiful and she behaves and dresses with style – derives from the condition of being a normal woman of the English middleclass. The little morbid that has been able to be extracted from her relation with William is, like Princess Letizia from Spain, she doesn’t have a drop of Royal blood.
To be continued…I am reading from this author that the Queen does like Kate Middleton for/to be the future Queen).
April 8th, 2009 10:40
Thanks Me, I look forward to the reading the artical.
Hale, Diana really did a lot for the monarchy and the royals knows that. Even when Diana died Prince Philip was upset and said that her passing was a waste of talent because they realised that she was doing lots of good. Some of the royal experts try to make it seem like the royals didn’t appreciate her and the contribution she made to the royal institution but they fully recognize it.
I think the Queen, Philip, Charles and other royals support William’s relationship with Kate and respect that they are taking their time with the relationship. Nothing is being totally rushed, Kate don’t seem to fall with the tabloids stories but stands her ground and the relationship seem to be going on strong. I think the royal are impressed by William & Kate. People seem to think Kate is hanging on to William for dear life and hang on to his everyword but I get the feeling that she is totally more than a pretty face but I get the feeling that is the one that got him in check. Just because there’s no official engagement yet does not mean that Kate is sitting at work and waiting for the next move. She’s a smart woman.
April 8th, 2009 16:25
Rman, I agree with your assessment of Kate. I know we haven’t heard her give interviews and being a reserved person she doesn’t give much away, but I do not believe this girl is a doormat.
In some news clips I’ve seen of her, when she is in conversation afar from the press she looks quite animated and talkative. Just because a person is reserved it doesn’t mean they are passive. I also like the fact she looks relaxed. The only time I have ever seen her looking ruffled is outside her apartment when the press were harrassing her. Personally if that had been me I would have taken a swipe at them with my brolly.
The only problem I have with the W & K relationship is, I wish W would speak up for K. Consequently, people are assuming the worst reasons, and saying things like W is only using her. I would not repeat what someone recently posted on the RIF, it was foul and disgusting.
I do think if W just stepped up to the plate a little it would end alot of the vile rumours.
April 8th, 2009 16:47
Hi guys
Hale- Lots of the guys here have said for many months that William has let Kate down many times by not speaking up for her. Others have taken it as a measure of his real feelings for her and whilst he says nothing it will be easier for him to walk away. ked was very hard on him by blaming him for the way the newspapers and many of the public dared to criticise her and her family by not showing even a small measure of support for her.
I suppose its the Royal way not to speak up in support of unattached friends but William has done other things against the royal way so I suppose he could of helped her unless he didnt really want to in case he doesnt want to marry her. It seems cruel for him not to do anything but at the same time make sure Kate stays with him
April 8th, 2009 17:09
penny, I am aware of Ked’s comments and I fully support his arguments. I am also aware the royal family are not in the habit of commenting on their private lives, but they do have links to the media. I think William could have said something here, like letting it be known how upset he was of the media criticism of Kate. That would have been nice.
I do feel that way down into the future, this era will comeback and haunt him one way or another.
April 8th, 2009 17:23
Hale, Kate seem to be a great person. From the video’s I have seen, she really do seem to be a lively person and her smile is funny yet warm and charming. Hale people are just being mean towards her because we live in a world full of mean people. I have read some of the things they say on TRT or sometimes on RIF and they really have some sick diseased minds. It goes way beyond opinions, it just gets crazy.
One of the big rule the royals try to follow is to not speak about their private lives. William really seem to ignore what people say about him and I think he advises kate to do the same. The only big way William can hit back at these harsh things is to show more actions because actions speak louder than words. I think we should see her do more things with him like last year. When Kate attended some of those royal events last year, the message was loud and clear and hell even Perez Hilton had a picture of her at the Garter ceremony and he said “Kate is Soooo In”. William and the royals made it known that Kate is the one so I think this year they should do the same but kick it up a notch. That kind of action is what put things in it’s place and that is what needs to happen. They threw royal protocol to the wind last year, then they should do it again this year. But other than that, I wish they would make an appearence somewhere soon.
April 8th, 2009 17:26
Hale I am sure your right when you say these decisions or really non decisions will comeback to haunt him. If he doesnt marry Kate then after all this time he will be criticised unmercifully by a majority of public and will for ever be known as the worst type of cad. But if he does marry her then the worst of all the press will forever be brought up and her life in particular will be difficult and any positions or jobs she takes up will be considered worthless so who would want her astheir figurehead. So yes these decisions will forever be on his shoulders but his regrets will not be enough and his kingship will forever be held in doubt
April 8th, 2009 17:27
well he did for Jecca’s sake, and he talked through friends for kate.
So why not kate?
That would be fair.
Sure it is the royal wa,y but after what his mother went through surely he would feel it was important to stand up for her
April 8th, 2009 17:30
KN once, again:
http://tinyurl.com/c9bakb
This is quite comical.
April 8th, 2009 17:33
But Rman they just dont do it. For months I have read this month next month,this year next year it will be different.But it isnt. Kate is completely out of picture but they are trying so hard to make William seem good but without Kate.If he wanted he could make sure Kate was included as it would probably help his cause but for some reason its always next week next month or next year when this will happen. But it just doesnt and it doesnt help to keep saying it because that invites bad response from other side when they see it doesnt happen
April 8th, 2009 17:35
Quote: “If he doesnt marry Kate then after all this time he will be criticised unmercifully by a majority of public and will for ever be known as the worst type of cad.”
I don’t think the majority of the public will think William a cad for dropping Kate. The press might try to replay that angle, but only if it sells.
April 8th, 2009 17:36
That’s why I had posted the video of Camilla friends biting back because Charles didn’t comment on what people was saying about Camilla but they gave the permission for their friends to say something. This needs to be done as well, not in a artical because people would think the artical was made up, we need to have them on video saying things about Kate. When I say friends I mean Tom, Guy or maybe some childhood friends. What would really put the icing on the cake would be Pippa speaking out about her sister. Maybe I’m wrong to say these things need to happen but that’s how I feel.
April 8th, 2009 17:38
Guys.
WDS is at it again trying to get cebtre stage and agreeing with what he thinks most want. Watch him he was the same on other blogg until he was banned or got rid of. Best thing I suppose is to ignore him and it will go away
April 8th, 2009 17:52
The crazy part is that the majority of the public do like kate and like seeing her out with William.
What KN just wrote don’t even make sense. I often wonder to myself, do these people think about Kate’s feelings? I actually can imagine Kate going down the the DM headquaters and handing them a knife and asking them to finish her off. Somehow they feel like they have to stab her in the back on a regular basis just to draw some attention to their papers. It’s just wrong in my opinion.
April 8th, 2009 18:05
Guys Perhaps it was lucky for Borissov that wm hill would only allow him a £10 bet. He will lose.
If William finds it hard to marry Kate after x years the only way his suggestion would happen is by an arranged marriage and I cant see William agreeing to that as it would be too similar to his parents arrangement.How does that reporter get away with bhese stories time after time. Suggestion. Dont buy her paper then the editor will stop her
April 8th, 2009 18:07
Rman, can you please give me some tips. How do you guys come up with great links?
What am I doing wrong? I look at all the British newspapers individuallyl. I even enter into the google search engine, Prince Harry 06.04.09. Any advice welcome. Pleassssssssssse.
Deacon, yes I agree, good advice.
April 8th, 2009 18:08
Rman. That is the trouble. She is now only seen by the public when out clubbing or eating with William A single outing accompanying him to the Marsdon Hospital or Centre Point would be worth 1000 social outings. Who cant see that William or advisors.
April 8th, 2009 18:11
Penny I agree. The Queen is now letting the young royals marry for love. I think William wants us all to be patient and he & Kate will surprise us.
April 8th, 2009 18:23
Penny, I think that should happen to but I do believe his advisors is fully in control of that and even in the Telegraph artical it was said that royal advisors was reluctant to help her get involved with charities because they didn’t want the public to compare her to Diana but lets be real here, the public and media is going to do that anyway so I think they should give it a shot. Even though William & Kate are doing fine I think the royal team should help her get out there and make a connection with the public. We need to see that yeah she likes to have her fun by going to a local club and take a little vacation but she has some interest in some causes. Maybe William has some things planned this year that he and Kate can get involved in. He has his own PR team now so these things can be done.
April 8th, 2009 18:33
Rman I would love to see it happen but when you read the old posts as i have been doing we say the same thing since 2007. Its always next year. My own view is that its not the advisors but William who oppose Kates involvement and there is only one reason for that , despite his obvious attachment to her perhaps, and note it is perhaps for various reasons unknown to us he knows that he wont marry her but cant give her up. Perhaps that is what her Mum meant when she reportedly said that she didnt know what Kate would do now
April 8th, 2009 18:52
I don’t William is saying no to her involvement with charities but I think he should put his foot down and throw royal protocol to the wind and tell his advisors that she should at least attend some royal engagements with him. Since she is not officially engaged to him, it’s against royal protocol for her to attend his official engagements. I just think a PR campaign need to start up so this pressure can be taken off of Kate. This young lady don’t deserve this kind of negative attention.
April 8th, 2009 19:26
Have ya’ll looked under Katie’s gossip section in DM? She says that she asked a physic “Valentin…” if KM and PW would marry he says no and placed money on it at/on William Hill. He says that PW will marry Princess Madeleine of Sweden in 2012.
April 8th, 2009 19:33
Alsgal is pretty sure we could cut and paste some of our old posts from 2005/2006 and it would be impossible to tell the difference from what is being posted this week. Alsgal finds that horribly depressing, and has taken to the bottle once again.
It could very well be the case that PW and KM are so much in love and so satisfied with each other that she is content to continue working for her parents, to live at home and to go wherever PW wants to meet at the weekend, whenever he is able to meet her. Assuming this will just go on and on and on until they reach some sort of resolution, perhaps 2023.
Or perhaps, for all we know, there might be an exchange of money involved in this situation and Kate is content to remain his mistress? Somehow, given what we’ve read about his gifts (joke costume earrings and binoculars) Alsgal finds it hard to believe he’s paying for her to be his kept woman. The boy seems a bit too cheap for that.
So, she must either really, really love him in order to put up with the ridicule and hassle from the press. Alsgal finds it impossible to believe that Kate could really only be in love with his Princeliness and the potential payout that might come along if she hangs on, remains patient, and remains as pliable, unthreatening, welcoming and undemanding as that other patient woman, Camilla Parker Bowles was.
Perish the thought.
April 8th, 2009 19:35
deacon who is WDS?
April 8th, 2009 19:54
LOL, Oh Alsgal. I do believe there is a great amount of love between these two. Also if they have become one after all this time, their bond to each other is very strong. Like I said before, Kate is crazy for putting up with all of this but it’s a good crazy. There is a big difference between crazy & good crazy and I think what Kate is doing is because some crazy is happening. But we must understand that some of the articals is just tabloid junk that William & kate just laugh at. KN speaking to a physic about someone elses relationship is funny now that I think about it. I think KN is just being impatient and writing a bunch of crap. The year is still young and I look forward to seeing what these two will do this year.
April 8th, 2009 23:51
Clueless Katie’s articles don’t even bother me anymore. She is so pathetic I feel sorry for her. It’s like she is trying to egg them on or pi$$ them off so bad that they will respond but they don’t,LOL. If they even do get engaged,I seriously hope they ban her sorry butt from the press conference. She deserves it and much more.
April 9th, 2009 01:40
I hope K&W continue just as they are. Very rare sitings of her and him. I’m very happy with the arrangement. They’ll marry when they decide it’s time.
April 9th, 2009 01:40
Charles has never commented or defended on what press/people has said about Camilla for years, so don’t except that from William. It is not possible for royals. If you give a finger…
It would be nice to see pics about W&K together on Easter hand in hand anywhere, maybe it woul calm down the bad press.
April 9th, 2009 01:40
Rman I suspect it will be the same as 2007 and 2008. Club,Restaurant,holiday with family.No big decision with William remaining part time in RAF to cover himself,SJP trying hard to make him look good William complying as much as he wants to to keep him in public eye and keep Kate out of official matters
Newspapers will continue to try to discredit Kate and family with reporters getting more desperate for true stories and inventing situations in attempts to get reaction.
Posters protecting Kate or attacking her in attempts to score over other posters and frustration reaching ne heights as x leads to x+1 then x+2 ……years until ?
April 9th, 2009 02:25
Hi guys
I have been trying to discover how our Princess Madeleine has suddenly come back into equation and find it odd that it was introduced by one M/s Nicholl.
Her name came up in 2001 when she lived near M/s Middleton for a short time but returned home citing disrespectful press in London.
She now lives in Stockholm away from Royal Palaces but in controled residences with many having royal connections but reputedly with a Jonas Bergstron although he is said to occupy a small flat within the residency and not officially in her spacious apartment.
All in all she would have appeared to qualify as a suitable match for William in days long ago but it is not at all clear if they have ever met.
So why has her name come up again at this time
is someone somewhere getting desperate as she is one of the world’s most beautiful women who likes beautiful men with longish hair
April 9th, 2009 05:04
It just goes to show the depths to which Katie Nicholl has sunk, and how out of the loop she is when she has to consult with psychics in order to write a piece for the DM.
April 9th, 2009 05:16
Thanks for the article Me, I look forward to reading the rest.
So, Katie Nicholls is consulting psychics now? Oh, the depths she has sunk too, I almost feel sorry for her. Or not.
April 9th, 2009 05:21
I think Katie Nicholls is doing a dis-service to the Daily Mail. They need to bring back a Nigel Dempster kind of person, someone who has true contacts and who doesn’t make things up. She likes to be so nasty about Catherine Middleton calling her ‘waity katie’ I think we should refer to her as ‘makey uppy katie’, then maybe she will get the message.
April 9th, 2009 06:06
I know Redlady. I wonder if Katie Nicholl realises just what she is – a nasty bully. You may think I’m being harsh but someone who sets out to destroy and belittle an individuals reputation with no proof or evidence is a nasty bully. Katie should be ashamed of herself…or atleast beware of her future bad karma!
April 9th, 2009 06:07
What I meant to say above was, what goes around comes around.
April 9th, 2009 06:46
Hey Redlady that’s good.
‘makey uppy katie’.
Do forum members have any other suggestions?
April 9th, 2009 07:53
My favorite is “hatey katie”
April 9th, 2009 09:16
I like those ideas! How about “nasty nicholl”?
April 9th, 2009 09:55
Me,
Thanks so much for working so hard on translating that article!
It is MUCH easier to read now!
April 9th, 2009 10:27
Me, yes thank you very much. It is all beginning to make sense. Furthermore, I happen to think its an article worth translating because it is raising some very good points.
The article is also taking up R Kay’s comments in the documentary when he implied the British public are becoming apathetic to the monarchy.
Frankly that is down to the younger ones.
Sojourner…Britt, I like them both.
April 10th, 2009 00:39
the funny thing about KN is that there was an article in the very same paper which she works for had another article about another psychic that predicted a June engagement for Prince William and Kate. His name is Peter Oborne. I guess it is a matter of the deuling pyschics.
April 10th, 2009 09:31
Kat….Peter Oborne is a political commentator, and a very good one at that.
April 11th, 2009 17:10
Hale,
Thank you for letting me know. I thought it said predictions. He did state that he predicted an announcement in June. I’ll keep my fingers crosses that he is right. I am sorry. I thought that I was on to something.
April 11th, 2009 19:41
Kat, wish it were true.