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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...

They may have given the longer end of the actual time range to avoid further speculation. If her physicians said something like she’d have to stay one to two weeks, based on how her recovery goes, it makes sense to say up to two weeks in the statement, even if it’s more likely she’ll be out...

I hope Catherine has a full and complication free recovery; I’m sure she’s receiving excellent medical care and will have all the support she needs from William and the rest of the family. I also hope this isn’t too stressful for the children and that the press gives the family the privacy...

I don’t think Henrik not being mentioned was a snub at all, I just think the focus of the speech was about celebrating QMII and looking forward to the new reign. That being said, in the hypothetical situation you’ve mentioned above, I’m sure Mary would be mentioned, simply because she has been...

It must be difficult enough to act perfectly polished when appearing in front of such large, excited crowds. Trying to do so on one of the most emotional days of their life together would be close to impossible. I thought Christian, especially, but also Isabella, were the ones who showed...

This dress isn’t one of my favourites, either, but I think it looks much, much better on her this year, and in the picture above from 2019, compared to earlier years. Maybe it’s just the angle and lighting of the different photos, but it seems to fit her very well now.

I wonder if the pictures of Frederik in Madrid actually delayed the announcement of the abdication? Maybe they were originally set to make the announcement earlier, but postponed to allow the story to run its course and see what kind of fallout there would be (regarding both public opinion and...

I was, too. News like this usually doesn’t come as a total surprise, either because of actual leaks, or authorized “leaks” sent out in advance to soften the ground. I have followed the DRF for a long time now, and I’m going to miss Queen Margrethe in her role as Denmark’s reigning monarch. I...

I think a person’s willingness to change their mind, and adapt to changing circumstances, is a sign of intelligence and good character. I’m sure QMII meant it in the past when she said she didn’t plan to abdicate, and she’d likely already put a good deal of thought into the issue even then, but...

If the names being included in the Dutch translation was truly a mistake I think there’s probably plenty of blame to go around. I believe the translator when she says she translated what she was given. But that still leaves Omid Scobie in addition to the entire team at the publishing house - the...

I think the mess Harry and Meghan created will become a bigger problem for them as time goes on. They should have spent more time thinking about potential longer term consequences when they were weighing their options in the first couple of years after their exit from the working BRF. Things...