As Harry and Meghan pointed out "never complain, never explain" only worked for SOME people. I'm not as interested in Kate's health issues, but do find the contrast between her and Charles striking (and found Camilla's multiple hospital visits vs William's one and her parents/sister none to be... purposeful.)
As Harry and Meghan pointed out "never complain, never explain" only worked for SOME people. I'm not as interested in Kate's health issues, but do find the contrast between her and Charles striking (and found Camilla's multiple hospital visits vs William's one and her parents/sister none to be... purposeful.)
It's the total blackout of British Press about Kate to be the actual story. The British Press is all about grasping at any little thing to write a Royal story about. So where were the stories about George "stepping up" or Charlotte learning to bake Kate's favorite cookies? The man on the street interviews with well wishes? Why no photo of Kate reading her get well cards, as Charles did? Absolutely no paps at any of their homes until TMZ (I had read it was Backgrid, which is often accused of being paps for hire). It's clear the British Press was told to stay away, and they did, luxury that Meghan was told was not available to her.
And now the Royal Rota (just read Tweets from Dickie Arbiter and Rebecca English) saying "enough is enough", but they criticized Meghan for YEARS. My favorite is the comparison between columns from Celia Warden (Piers Morgan's wife, they have a dual obsession with Meghan) saying Meghan can't ask for privacy, with her current plea for Kate's privacy.
I won't even get into the bad photoshop and the conspiracy theories there, because it makes me sound even more like a crazy person. But this will b e studied by crisis PR people for years as an example of what not to do.
I will say, I find contrast between Kate and Charles to be the only piece of this that isn't particularly confusing: he's the sovereign. I know it's all pretend, but there is a technical sense in which his compentancy is a matter of genuine public import that no one else's health is (like, if we need new laws can he sign them and what happens if he can't). I understand that being public [figures? avatars? something?] is the job of all of the royals, but it is really only the job of the monarch. The rest of them could fuck off to Mustique for the rest of their lives and it wouldn't really matter, if Charles did that they'd need to write a whole new constitution for the country. And Kate is two steps removed because not only is she not in that role, she never will be.
There are councilors of state who act in his absence, led by Camilla and William. The group was expanded when he became king to include Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh. It’s sort of like a royal cabinet. And it is certainly not pretend when it comes to the Commonwealth countries. They still have governors general who are the official representatives of the Crown in those countries. Prime ministers come and go, but the GGs serve until replaced.
I meant pretend in the sense that they don't play any role in actually running the country. Like if the GG of Australia went AWOL there would still be an elected government that was actually in charge. All of these people play a role that is purely ceremonial at this point in all of the various countries where they have titles.
As Harry and Meghan pointed out "never complain, never explain" only worked for SOME people. I'm not as interested in Kate's health issues, but do find the contrast between her and Charles striking (and found Camilla's multiple hospital visits vs William's one and her parents/sister none to be... purposeful.)
It's the total blackout of British Press about Kate to be the actual story. The British Press is all about grasping at any little thing to write a Royal story about. So where were the stories about George "stepping up" or Charlotte learning to bake Kate's favorite cookies? The man on the street interviews with well wishes? Why no photo of Kate reading her get well cards, as Charles did? Absolutely no paps at any of their homes until TMZ (I had read it was Backgrid, which is often accused of being paps for hire). It's clear the British Press was told to stay away, and they did, luxury that Meghan was told was not available to her.
And now the Royal Rota (just read Tweets from Dickie Arbiter and Rebecca English) saying "enough is enough", but they criticized Meghan for YEARS. My favorite is the comparison between columns from Celia Warden (Piers Morgan's wife, they have a dual obsession with Meghan) saying Meghan can't ask for privacy, with her current plea for Kate's privacy.
I won't even get into the bad photoshop and the conspiracy theories there, because it makes me sound even more like a crazy person. But this will b e studied by crisis PR people for years as an example of what not to do.
I will say, I find contrast between Kate and Charles to be the only piece of this that isn't particularly confusing: he's the sovereign. I know it's all pretend, but there is a technical sense in which his compentancy is a matter of genuine public import that no one else's health is (like, if we need new laws can he sign them and what happens if he can't). I understand that being public [figures? avatars? something?] is the job of all of the royals, but it is really only the job of the monarch. The rest of them could fuck off to Mustique for the rest of their lives and it wouldn't really matter, if Charles did that they'd need to write a whole new constitution for the country. And Kate is two steps removed because not only is she not in that role, she never will be.
There are councilors of state who act in his absence, led by Camilla and William. The group was expanded when he became king to include Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh. It’s sort of like a royal cabinet. And it is certainly not pretend when it comes to the Commonwealth countries. They still have governors general who are the official representatives of the Crown in those countries. Prime ministers come and go, but the GGs serve until replaced.
I meant pretend in the sense that they don't play any role in actually running the country. Like if the GG of Australia went AWOL there would still be an elected government that was actually in charge. All of these people play a role that is purely ceremonial at this point in all of the various countries where they have titles.