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Engage hint as Queen invites William’s girl to a cosy lunch – People
Prince William’s girlfriend Kate Middleton has been invited for the first time to lunch ALONE with the Queen. Her Majesty’s request is seen as highly significant by royal observers who believe William and Kate, both 27, are getting closer to announcing an engagement…
Prince William and Prince Harry plan their second motorcycle odyssey – Telegraph
While some brothers would be only too pleased to see the back of each other after living together for a few months, Prince William and Prince Harry have clearly been having a whale of a time. Mandrake hears that they are now planning another motorcycling trip abroad…
You’re an Ed case, Wills – Daily Star
Royal joker Prince Harry has dubbed his brother “Uncle Eddie” in a jibe over William’s disappearing hair. Clown Prince Harry reckons his heart-throb brother is becoming the spitting -image of their uncle, Prince Edward. “Prince Edward isn’t exactly his favourite person and to be told he’s turning into him is pretty horrifying,” confided one family friend…
Photos: Chelsy Davy Goes Clubbing in London – Everyceleb
July 14th, 2009 04:53
Obviously gone a bit slow on the royal news front – the first three stories seem to be re-hashes of past articles/stories/rumours/etc…
July 14th, 2009 18:36
Now the DM is reporting that Kate is on holiday with her family in the caribbean and William is being posted to Anglesey for training. Now you wonder if they time at Balmoral still on or they just have to take a raincheck on the invitaion to have tea with the Queen. The media really can play with your mind.
http://tinyurl.com/m2xsc9
July 14th, 2009 19:32
The Middleton family always take that summer holiday. Good for her and the family, well deserved and seems that Party Pieces is paying off.
Christmas holidays 2008 UK
Early Easter Holiday 2009 Skiing trip
2 week Summer Mustique 2009 very nice
Hope they have fun.
July 14th, 2009 19:46
Yes I hope they have fun too.
July 14th, 2009 21:00
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/5816001/Prince-of-Wales-quits-William-Morris-society-over-heritage-row.html
July 15th, 2009 03:21
They were reported to be going to Balmoral for the bank holiday weekend. August bank holiday is on the 31st so today’s story could be true as well as the story about the Balmoral visit.
July 15th, 2009 07:50
Maybe this is the last vacation KM will be able to take w/her family before joining the Royal family. Didnt’ Diana go to Australia to visit her mother before her engagement was announced?
July 15th, 2009 18:07
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/5829332/Prince-Charles-compares-fish-stocks-debate-to-climate-change.html
update for prince charles
July 15th, 2009 23:50
Express article. Hopefully this is the first of many positive articles to come… ala just before Camilla got engaged..
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/114180/Kate-keeps-busy-working-for-the-family-firm
July 16th, 2009 02:31
Hello ME, My daughter and her boyfriend are having 7 holidays this year, yes I said 7. They both work hard, are based in London and have reasonable jobs. So the fact that the Middleton family have 3 is of no consequence. Most people have 2 or 3 holidays per year.
July 16th, 2009 06:15
That is the point. Those who dislike Kate, just keep on calling her lazy and the 1millionth vacation time.
I only see an average vacation time she takes with her family.
July 16th, 2009 06:47
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1200065/Ever-wondered-sounds-like-Kate-Middleton-speaks-publicly-time.html
July 16th, 2009 07:18
Wow, DM has visited BRW or The Royal Forum (original link) and found a story!!
July 16th, 2009 08:12
Well it’s no surprise to me that they visit these sites. This site is very popular. I was just surprised they didn’t use the footage from the Marketing Show site, the YouTube version is very bad.
July 16th, 2009 08:55
Redlady – any good gossip from the pubs?
July 16th, 2009 09:10
The DM and any other tabloid has to use the youtube version. The Marketing site is a private corporation. The media would need to pay royalty.
July 16th, 2009 09:17
Oh I see Me.
July 16th, 2009 09:31
It’s also very interesting that the DM said that the video appears to have been shot by a mobile phone. I didn’t realize that mobile phones shot that quality of video?
July 16th, 2009 10:14
IPhones and BB do.
July 16th, 2009 12:45
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/114180/Kate-keeps-busy-working-for-the-family-firm
A non article
July 16th, 2009 14:35
There is a good chance Rebecca English reads BRW and knows a good story idea when she sees it!
July 16th, 2009 14:58
I don’t think it was a camera phone.
July 16th, 2009 15:18
Clover, although I do love the BRW site, which in fact was the first one I read and posted, I have been following where the tabs “mostly” get their ideas and its not precisely the “mostly” from here.
For an idea, check out the date and time the original poster placed it here, there, others.
July 16th, 2009 15:19
And the “wording” too.
July 16th, 2009 15:52
I was the one who posted the video here and I duly acknowledged Kinga77 from RIF for it.
Maddie, I don’t think it was a camera phone either. Clearly the people who organised the seminar were making their own promotional film, and I believe as soon as the video was posted on RIF, someone copied it and put it on You tube. My guess is, it probably is a member of the press who did that, so as they could then publish the story. Otherwise, copyright comes into play, but not so when it is on You Tube.
Hence, that is why it was a bad copy.
July 16th, 2009 17:53
Hale,
Thanks for posting the video here, it was nice to see it. I am not a member of any of the other sites and would have missed it otherwise. Also, the quality of the video you posted is much better than the one on the Daily Mail site.
July 16th, 2009 20:17
Hi Clover, you may access any of the other sites as a guest without needing to be a member.
July 16th, 2009 21:07
hey guys yeah you are right now the video has publish they should have paid the royals by the ways who lived in us here im trying to find fredrick malle purfume retail
July 16th, 2009 22:43
Barney’s New York has 1 frederick malle fragrance called Outragous It is about 100 us dollars.
July 16th, 2009 22:48
Also available at Barneys in Los Angeles Boston and Dallas Texas. I think Frederick Malle is looking to open a store in New york soon.
July 17th, 2009 15:25
I’ve noticed we usually see Harry in London every two weeks. Which means he’s due this weekend.
July 17th, 2009 19:18
Here is a new artical from RK on Diana’s former boyfriend Hasnat Khan. I didn’t know that William & Harry actually invited Hasnat to the Diana Concert in 07. He went but stayed in the background. This is the man I believe Diana truly loved after Charles. There’s a video on YouTube of Diana having tea with his family at Kensington Palace. I wish that relationship would have worked out.
http://tinyurl.com/nps7qs
July 17th, 2009 19:38
Rman,
So do I. Hasnat Khan would have been good for Diana.
July 17th, 2009 22:41
Hello,
I think much too much is being made of the August Bank Holiday visit to Balmoral, if it really happens. Both PW and KM have been there previously under similar circumstances and each time the engagement talk hightens. But nothing happens and will not for a few years yet.
As to a meeting between KM and HM, well that has happened before and you may remember the furore when KM was said to have asked people to address her as Catherine. That was beause HM called her Catherine and PH and his friends carried it on jokingly. However it was picked up by those who hate KM and given a negative status. PW always addresses her as ‘Kate’ except for the times when he calls her ” ” which is his pet name for her. She also has a pet name for him but will leave it at that! I also believe that her family have called her Kate most of her life.
I do believe that fairly advanced plans for a wedding in May/July 2009 were hurriedly called off by PW following talks with family members who stressed that no further mistakes would be tolerated and he did get cold feet and used the excuse of going into SAR to delay any further plans. I am certain his actions caused a fairly hefty row with KM which may have taken some time to sort out as he does seem committed to her despite KM herself havings many worries about becoming Queen in due course.
It has also been said that PW has asked (told) many senior Royal family memebers to “butt” out of his relationship with KM but it’s not known if that includes HM and PP or PC.
It was KM’s worries about being accepable as Queen which she first expressed to PW before the ‘make up’ in 2007 when he ceratinly persued her following their split and he spent a lot of time convincing her that their feeling for each other could overcome her worries and insecurity before they became an item again.
KM however is mindful of the (to her) terrors of Royal life with many , many periods when she would be alone and apart from PW which in a way is very similar to her present state as the number of times they actually meet up is limited apart from holidays , and which is a lot more than most of us appreciate.
Lisa, the video of KM speaking was interesting but her voice seems a lot higher pitched than I thought , nerves perhaps, and different to a single occasion I heard her talking in passing. I did notice in that clip that her lips seem a lot thinner than they usually appear and she didn’t open her mouth a lot when speaking which is perhaps something she has developed to stop lip reading by reporters.
As I have said I post but rarely now but do try to read up posts as every opportunity but these days seem to have little or no time for anything except travelling work and well other matters.
Oh by the way, I did hear that a possible ‘Dakar’ type rally or event in Australia is planned across the Northern Territory. Perhaps that is basis of PW’s visit and rumours of another ‘bike ride’!
July 17th, 2009 22:55
Ked,
I really enjoyed your post. It was IMO very insightful. Please find the time to post more often. All that you add is much appreciated.
July 17th, 2009 23:36
Hey Ked, It’s good to hear from you.
I just have to say that William & Kate has come a long way and I’m sure that they have their disagreements, every couple goes through that but this couple would have never come this far if they didn’t have open communication. I think it’s safe to say that she knew all about his SAR plans and they decided to get more focused this year. I think next year their wedding will take place but after their honeymoon, they will get back to the training. But we just have to wait and see how things will play out, I’m just glad that the love between them is more evident than ever and they just getting on with things. I don’t think Kate gets enough props for sharing William with his military career, royal duties and putting up with the media. She is not even married to him yet and people often try to make it seem like her mind is on vacation and she’s just not hip to the game. I don’t even know her and I only heard her voice for a few seconds but when I look at her pictures and see what she goes through by being William’s girlfriend, I sense that she is a very smart woman and also very strong. I also don’t see William treating her like a rage but with lots of respect and love and gives her the attention she needs. You have to work hard to keep a relationship going for seven years these days. I think William & Kate works very hard to keep it all together despite the worlds pressure on them.
I just had to say that.
July 18th, 2009 00:13
I am increasingly persuaded by evidence and arguments that this couple is postponing royal duties. Which btw I do not think is inappropriate. We already have enough working Royals to meet all labor demands. They are correct in giving themselves more time before taking on full responsibility within the RF.
JMO
July 18th, 2009 00:30
I have to agree with you sojourner, I think they will have at least a few years of a private married life before they become full-time working royals. This is what Judy Wade was trying to point out in her artical not that long ago. I think they will become full-time working royals by the time the Queen celebrates her diamond jubilee.
I’m sad to hear about the passing of veteran news anchor Walter Cronkite.
July 18th, 2009 03:19
It’s a fact that Kate and William see eachother almost every weekend, not only at holidays, so you are wrong there Ked. I’m sorry but that tells me that you don’t have more “inside information” than me……
July 18th, 2009 03:35
Hello,
Rman, for you, myself and many others especially here on BRW to accept that PW and KM, who have been together for so long and who have shown at devotion to each other through many difficulties,are not yet ready or even prepared to marry and raise their family.
To commit to a lifelong togetherness requires an acceptance that every single structure of both persons’ life,thoughts, actions ,belief and requirements are bound together in an unbreakable weave. Until both can demonstrate these requirements to one another irrevocably in an unbreakable bond then there will be problems within the relationship. Problems create stress and stress within a Royal marriage is a recipe for disaster as the past has shown.
KM does not like the life PW leads whilst in the military. She has experienced his various frailites during his earlier service and without thinking he may go that way again the temptations within a group of testosterone charged colleagues would be enough to cause stress.
I do believe that any agreement they have is subject to and dependant on his ending his active military service prior to an announcement of an engagement. This is a calculated risk on her part but it is surely consistent with the element of risk (and therefore stress) reduction prior to a lifelong commitment. Hard but necessary and one that is probably acceptable to the Royals and others in responsible advisory posts attached to them.
Thus 2014 is still a good bet unless there is a change of circumstance of any sort.
July 18th, 2009 04:17
meg,
I don’t make a habit of arguing so I wont but check up on the number of weekend assignments and duties PW undertakes and then read that KM is in London having tea with friends and similar episodes. Believe me apart from holidays their times together are very limited by the nature of PW’s assignments
July 18th, 2009 08:20
JMO, no inside information claimed
I am not persuaded by the argument that military and married life are incompatible for this couple. I do think KM and PW are in no need or hurry to take on RF responsibilities. Furthermore, a new RF member of such stature (wife eventual king) might need a reclassification of duties that might include sidelining other RFers who are near and dear. Again, unnecessary. So they wait now. Does not meet they will want, need or indeed actually wait 2 or 5 years, for that matter.
July 18th, 2009 08:20
I meant to say “unnecessary at this time.”
July 18th, 2009 08:27
Ked,you haven’t posted in a long time, I very sorry to say. But when you do share your insights with us, boy!…….its a Lulu.
Relished every word, and has given me plenty to mull over for weeks.
Please don’t leave for so long next time.
Meg, have you forgotten what William himself said in that interview with that little girl. When she asked him what does he do on the weekends, he replied he spends a great deal of time on the Duchy estates. William also mentioned that he was learning Welsh. Then there is his course work in the RAF. As well as private meetings with those involved in the charities of which he is patron of.
In the Monarchy at work docu, we saw William visiting Centrepoint very, very early in the morning in order to avoid paps.
It is my belief, that William is very, very busy at the present time, and will remain so whilst he is serving in the military.
July 18th, 2009 08:49
Ked: To commit to a lifelong togetherness requires an acceptance that every single structure of both persons’ life,thoughts, actions ,belief and requirements are bound together in an unbreakable weave.
Wow, if that is the requirement for marriage, no one would ever get married. Ked, I think your belief that Prince William and Ms. Middleton will not get married whie he is in the military is rooted in your very unrealistic belief ow aht it takes to make a marriage. Millions of military couples make it work every single year. It requires adjustments, sure. But, it is not like Ms. Middleton will be struggling alone in base housing on the other side of the world from her family, with too much month left in the paycheck. She will actually have it a lot easier than a lot of military wives.
Remember, the Queen was a military wife when she was still a Princess. She says it was some of the best years of her life because she could just be a wife instead of the heir to the throne.
July 18th, 2009 09:20
rosettaresearch, whilst I agree that the Q enjoyed her years as a naval wife, and that KM would have it easier than other military wives. I somehow do not believe that if KM was to marry William now, she would be allowed to be just a military wife, even for a short time.
The reason I believe that, is because royal finances have come into the public domain more so than in other years. Security costs are under review, and I do believe that whoever marries W or H, their wives will be come into the public arena in order to ward off debates about expenditure etc. In other words, they shall be expected to earn their pound of flesh sooner than later.
Such are the times now for the RF. Its a less deferential world.
July 18th, 2009 10:32
rosettearesearch,
It is obviously not a requirement for marriage and should be. Many, many marriages fall apart everyday, if you haven’t noticed, due to these precise issues left unresolved.
I agree with Ked, marriages would have a better chance of survival if these issues were resolved before any wedding is planned.
Believe me unresolved issues of this type mixed with the absolute demands of infant and child care can be a recipe for extreme stress and ultimate disaster.
If all of this is true about PW and KM working out their issues before engagement and marriage, then I believe both are very, very wise young people.
July 18th, 2009 11:15
Morning Folks,
I’m sure whatever plan that the couple has will work for them. Lets remember that William makes his own money and Charles also supports his sons so if W&K get married next year, they will have a comfortable living. But it’s not expected for them to take up a great deal of royal duties until William leaves the military. They will do a few engagements but will not become full-time royals until he leaves. This is what Judy Wade was pointing out. If they get married while he is still in the military, their lives will not be pure hell so they will be fine. Of course every couple is different but the Queen & Philip really liked their lives when Philip was in the military and if her father wasn’t sick, that’s how it would have stayed until it was Elizabeth’s time to take the throne.
I’m sure next year we will learn more about what’s going to happen but right now these people are busy and getting on with things. Kate knows that she is dating a future king and he needs the training to be prepared for that role. Due to knowing Charles will have a shorter reign so she knows that he has to get prepared. This girl like to see him in his military suits and she probably nearly lost her mind when he landed that helicopter in her backyard. She has let it be known that she accepts his commitments to the military and when he made that SAR announcement last year, she had his back the whole time. Lets just wait and see how things will play out and be happy that things are running smoothly and the bad press has died down.
July 18th, 2009 11:30
With reports of and pics from polo, parties, royal events, charity events etc in and around London for the last half a year I think it’s fair to say that William and Kate meet a lot more often than during holidays. You don’t have to be an insider to figure out that.
July 18th, 2009 11:42
I think they see each other as much as they can and then there’s the texting, emailing and talking on the phone. These two keep in contact with each other so I’m not worried about the communication.
July 18th, 2009 13:00
Rman,
Very quick post as I’m going out.
(Apologies BRW , off post but worthwhile I think)
I noted your comment on Walter Cronkite who’s passing is mourned by media people the world over.
Obviously I wasn’t around when he was in his prime but I have always been told that he was actually broadcasting when JFK was shot and kept his cool when others were in a real panic.
Is that correct?
July 18th, 2009 13:02
Ah !
“And that’s the way it is ”
His signing off comment I believe.
July 18th, 2009 14:52
I would guess so Ked. Walter is way before my time as well but I did see scenes from the news when Kennedy was shot and I know he really tried to keep it together.
July 18th, 2009 15:38
Hello! I agree with Ked in a marriage question. Of course it is great to see two young people sparking with their love and first sight feeling. But when we talk about such an important institute as the royal family we have to remember about duty and long serving. So… I’d like to see the scenario which includes two ways written above. we will see what the reality brings to us.
July 18th, 2009 15:45
We just have to wait and see. I think it was reported that William said that “wait and see”. I don’t think it will be long now.
July 18th, 2009 16:08
Walter Cronkite was broadcasting when it was also confirmed that JFK had died. He said the time, his voice choked up and he rubbed his eyes.
Cronkite, also came to England during the eighties to cover one of Thatchers elections for Channel 4, I think.
those kind of journalists are long gone in england. The only one who commands that kind of respect over here is Jon Snow.
Sorry to be off topic.
July 18th, 2009 16:45
Yeah Walter Cronkite was just the best.