I could not disagree more.
We ASSUMED she would do this year after year. The palace did not announce that, we assumed.
And as my third grade teacher explained to us - never assume, because when you assume you make an ASS out of U and ME.
Really, if we lay this at the feet of the PR folk, then they should routinely issue these warnings:
- William and Catherine are part time only.
- Catherine's dress will be mostly a safe choice and often repeated. While not a spender, she will buy quality items
- At this time in their life they are putting their time with kids first
- If you read political meaning into their innocuous statements then the bad is on you, not them
- They have money. They have houses. They take vacations. Get over it.
- Just because they did it once does not mean they will do it always.
- The Duchess gets to do what she likes with her hair. She is a princess, not a for-hire fashion model walking a runway
- The Duchess is also allowed to keep her relationship with her family. She did not divorce them when she married William.
- They have a whole, robust personal life that they are not going to share with the public. Live with it.
- The Queen thinks all this is A OK.
- Just as the Queen does not allow the public to edit her public engagement schedule, she thinks her guidance to members of her family on that topic is sufficient.