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How to be a natural beauty like Kate – Hello!
Kate Middleton remains a suitably regal companion to Prince William, maintaining a dignified distance from the media glare while also always ensuring she looks impeccable when the camera does catch her – natural and beautifully groomed without ever going over the top…
Chelsy Davy steps on the property ladder – Telegraph
Prince Harry may have inherited £9 million when he turned 25 last month, but his girlfriend, Chelsy Davy has demonstrated that she doesn’t need to ask him for any favours.(Her father) has spent £1.65 million on a home for her in London, where she is studying to become a lawyer…
William to become patron of charity – PA
Prince William has received a major boost to three of his charities after linking up with a top team of women financiers. The second-in-line to the throne is to become patron of 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ charitable initiatives for the next three years…
Alexa Chung v Princess Beatrice – instyle.co.uk
Alexa Chung and Princess Beatrice don the same Luella dress – but who wears it better? Alexa Chung and Princess Beatrice both stepped out in Luella’s pretty floral-print minidress…
Coin scam in Loughborough – inloughborough.com
The suspect has been selling Charles and Diana Royal Wedding coins to vulnerable elderly people at a retirement complex. The coins were produced by the Royal Mint in 1981 to celebrate the wedding of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer…
October 23rd, 2009 00:20
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/135685/Bea-just-like-great-great-great-great-grandma-Victoria
October 23rd, 2009 22:24
I found this artical on the Queen banning the media rather interesting.
http://tinyurl.com/yfn5ap9
Now I do like to see the royals interact with each other behind the palace walls but that’s only if the royals give us permission to see that. If they decide to ban us from their private homes, we would have no other choice but to respect their privacy, I think. I don’t think the media and world have a right peak into the royal family’s private lives unless they feel like it’s okay. I just don’t like this attitude the media have with the royals right to privacy.
What do you all think?
October 24th, 2009 07:18
Interesting article, Rman. IMO, this argument is a series of fine lines.
There’s a fine line between what is acceptable (and should be expected) and what is not. While the royals should expect the interest in them to go beyond their “time on duty,” I do believe they have a right not to be harassed by the lower element of the press. Equally, as members of the royal family, I think they have an obligation to lead by example. Therefore, I really don’t think we should see pictures of the younger generation falling out of bars and attacking or swearing at photographers. I do not respect that behavior and I don’t buy the argument that they’re young and everyone does it. No, everyone does not do it, and as members of a very privileged family that is accountable to the public, they DEFINITELY should not be doing it.
October 24th, 2009 07:24
When the royals start to manipulate the press/paparazzi it will be the beginning of their very public and very ugly fall from grace. The media destroyed Diana and more recently Kate for their media cat-and-mouse games.
The British people (myself included) as taxpayers have the right to know what the royals are up to and their accompanying bodyguards considering we fund them from the depths of our very own pockets!
It should also be noted that limiting the pictures of the royal family shown in the press will make that inevitable scandalous shot all the more juicer, sensational and most importantly, valuable!
Friendly hey to everyone from Norway!
October 24th, 2009 07:27
I forgot to add…
If they are so afraid of being paparazzied maybe they should stop partaking in whatever activities that is making them so paranoid of being caught!
If you go to a VIP club you should down right expect to be paparazzied. You just cannot have your cake and eat it.
I cannot stand whining royals…you have all the wealth and power in the world right at your finger tips…you have no right to complain about someone snapping you at the supermarket.
Can’t take the heat? Get out of the kitchen!
October 24th, 2009 07:33
Sorry, but I can’t agree that the press has destroyed Kate M. She is far from being destroyed.
October 24th, 2009 08:03
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1222627/Prince-Andrew-defends-bankers-bonuses-economy-stays-mired-recession.html
To quote a commentator “I always thought he was a fool now it’s confirmed”
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Meg – Kate may have not been destroyed per se, but her reputation was badly shattered in 2007/2008 compared to her press in 2005/2006. Hence why she went into hiding from the paparazzi and media.
October 24th, 2009 08:03
Yeah, I’m not sure I agree that KM has been destroyed. I realize she hasn’t had an easy time of it, but I wouldn’t go that far…
October 24th, 2009 08:05
Okay…I see your point Britt.
October 24th, 2009 08:36
By January 2007 lawyers Hartbottle & Lewis sent the press and paparazzi agencies a warning. By October 2007 the warning turned into a legal action.
Videos (videos taken in secret by the lawyers) of Paparazzi harrasing, chasing, following Kate Middleton from the door of her house to destination back and forth was the major proof for the lawyers and justice to make a decision – note: the justice system considered what he saw in those videos “life threatening”. (Source: Private Eye)
By November 2007 Jigsaw farewell party
By end November 2007 UNICEF photography
By January upto date Party Pieces and what we know from the press; Miss Middlton lives at her parents house and spent weekends with Prince William – Shropshire – Shrewsbury. Prince William has completed the part course at that RAF sight…news pending. As per now Duncan Larcombe has the inside: PH, Nat Pinkham and co are 10 day Botswana!
October 24th, 2009 08:37
By January 2008….
October 24th, 2009 10:54
Good point Britt, and that is precisely why IMO Kate keeps a very low profile now. She was burbed and backed off!
October 24th, 2009 11:23
The street paps use to treat Kate very bad and the British tabloids was even worse so I guess she had no other choice but to retreat to the background.
I don’t know, I just think people should respect the royals privacy.
October 24th, 2009 14:44
Diana was never destroyed by the media. She mastered it and knew how to use it to her benefit. It was a double edged sword, but she most certainly was not destroyed by it. The people respected her and she had immense power thanks to the media. Other than that, I agree with Britt’s every word. Very well said.
October 24th, 2009 19:16
diana is dead
in a sesne she was destroyed
she saw it as her only way out to use them to
make sure she had the boys
my feeling is you are dead before you get into the postion…anyone plays a losing game with the media
i think it will be an ugly fall too
the media has to a certain extent destroyed km …she had to go into hiding…
October 24th, 2009 20:36
It’s true that Diana was a master at using the media and she made the media shine their light on the causes that was close to her heart. Kate is not in the position that Diana was in but once she get into an official position, she will be able to use the media too. Right now they just like to mess around with Kate and the sad part is that after all this time she’s still not able to do much about it. I have feeling that will all change soon.
October 24th, 2009 21:47
i agree with you all many British royal i would say their are all destroy by the media especially diana and kate
October 24th, 2009 22:00
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1222725/KATIE-NICHOLL-The-knifeman-spoiled-party-Princess-Eugenie.html
update
October 25th, 2009 00:14
Thanks bluefire for the link. Whatever they do for the holidays I hope they have a good time.
Looks like Harry may be coming back to America for his charity.
http://tinyurl.com/yh9ddle
October 25th, 2009 03:37
This just means that Katie Nicholl just doesn’t have a clue what Kate and William will be doing round Christmas time.
October 25th, 2009 03:49
wow,katie, that scoop took rocket science to figure out….NOT. LOL. Does she really expect us to believe that a friend of William and Kate would actually talk to her?
October 25th, 2009 06:03
It would seem to me they would have to add another comma for that production to be worth it. Six figures? That’s a joke. And if that charity squandered all of the money all of the administrators should be fired.
But the princes should come to the U.S. rather than their own territories and Africa all of the time.
October 25th, 2009 09:04
Katie Nichol, enough said!
October 25th, 2009 10:42
Hi there. Didnt katie say the samething last year?