Recent content by camelot23ca

A big part of William’s media exposure as a child was either paparazzi pics for tabloids or photos taken with the at least implicit agreement of one or the other of his parents in their efforts outdo each other’s bids for public sympathy. The current Wales children are being brought up in a...

Hopefully Harry and Meghan will be smart enough to let the issue go and refrain from mentioning it in public again. From reading the above posts, it seems that all of the officials involved, including those in the royal household, spent a lot of time working on finding the best possible security...

Aiko seems to really be coming into her own this past year. She’s a lovely young woman - just based on pictures and the short videos above, she seems to be very friendly and maybe more outgoing than her parents?

Maybe statements and photos would have shut down the conspiracy theories (I doubt it) but they’re not obligated to pander to society’s worst impulses. The vast majority of people weren’t sitting around seriously considering whether Catherine was actually still alive/getting a secret...

At the end of the day, William and Catherine aren’t robots - as you say, this isn’t a game, it’s a huge part of their lives. And, related to the timing of W and K receiving the news about the diagnosis, I would say it doesn’t matter whether they’d gotten word immediately before the service or...

You expressed well something that had been bothering me the past few weeks - social media is what it is, it’s been crazy almost as long as there’s been widespread internet use. The mainstream media, though, is still supposed to hold itself to higher standards, and certainly members of the...

Yes to all of the above. The number of times people here have alluded to “lost trust” and similar between the press and KP has really puzzled me. As if we’re talking about one partner in a loving, long standing marriage of equals having had an affair, instead of an uneasy association in which...

I don’t know, I think William and Kate would be able to have a laugh over these images, which all seem lighthearted, even affectionate. Certainly nothing like the mean spirited, agenda ridden nonsense we’ve seen from various quarters recently. William and Kate have shown us a couple of times...

The article I read on the NYT site said the issue with the photo had been found “on closer inspection” AFTER publication. I agree very much the agencies need to do their due diligence, but would it not be better for them to do it before publishing, if their integrity is so important to them? I...

It was a It was a lovely picture, and people ARE nuts to get worked up over this. In fact, the entire situation with the increasing pressure, conspiracy theories online, the mainstream media reporting on the pressure and conspiracy theories, is all very concerning. When the news first came...

Catherine may be willing to deal with a few months of online drama and innuendo in order to keep her medical information and health history private while she recovers. If they had been given the option, I’m sure Catherine and Charles would have chosen to NOT get acutely ill at the same time...

The trajectory of Charles's illness compared to Catherine's was quite different, though, and I think that was likely one factor contributing to how each team has been managing their respective issues. Catherine would have known she was dealing with a significant medical issue from the start (no...

Given everything that’s going on with his father and his wife, William probably doesn’t have too much extra emotional energy to devote to repairing his bond with Harry right now. I guess the brothers could see each other if they overlap when visiting the King, but that would likely amount to a...

Prep schools like the one George attends are good at managing expectations and getting families to focus on an appropriate range of senior schools from very early on. Even if William and Catherine were initially hoping for Eton for George, I don't think they'd force the issue if the school was...

I wound usually agree that it’s better to be clear and upfront with statements like this one, but the problem is that the situation with Kate’s health may still be evolving, and she and William may not have all the answers yet themselves. If they were dealing with something simple and...