William & Kate's visit to New York

[periwinkle]

I am genuinely shocked that this was Kate's first visit to New York. I hope I don't sound like an ugly American because it's not that we're the greatest place in the world there are lots of places to go and enjoy but it is a little weird. New York City! Don't most rich people travel a lot? When I visited years ago I was in Bendel's and ran into several mother daughters from other countries. Really well dressed women on a shopping trip or with dad on his business. The Middletons only go to Mustique or Ibiza? She could have visited with school but didn't do that either, huh. She's a mystery that Kate. Just wanted William I guess.

[Skirt Queen]

I am genuinely shocked that this was Kate's first visit to New York. I hope I don't sound like an ugly American because it's not that we're the greatest place in the world there are lots of places to go and enjoy but it is a little weird. New York City! Don't most rich people travel a lot? When I visited years ago I was in Bendel's and ran into several mother daughters from other countries. Really well dressed women on a shopping trip or with dad on his business. The Middletons only go to Mustique or Ibiza? She could have visited with school but didn't do that either, huh. She's a mystery that Kate. Just wanted William I guess.

I've always found it odd, too. I'm an American and far from rich but I've managed to visit London (among other places in Europe). I actually had to fund these trips myself and work to get the money to do so!  

[LDJJ]

Congratulations on 500 posts Skirt Queen!!   

[LDJJ]

I am genuinely shocked that this was Kate's first visit to New York. I hope I don't sound like an ugly American because it's not that we're the greatest place in the world there are lots of places to go and enjoy but it is a little weird. New York City! Don't most rich people travel a lot? When I visited years ago I was in Bendel's and ran into several mother daughters from other countries. Really well dressed women on a shopping trip or with dad on his business. The Middletons only go to Mustique or Ibiza? She could have visited with school but didn't do that either, huh. She's a mystery that Kate. Just wanted William I guess.

This may need to be under a different topic, but what if the Midds laid out all of this money to take these trips to keep William intrigued/happy and with the costs of college/school for 3 kids on top of that and trying to maintain that posh lifestyle they just didn't have the spare cash for these kinds of trips.  If he did go in on buying their home, maybe it was sort of a repayment because they weren't flush enough to pull it off themselves.  

Also, there was no way Kate was going to separate herself from being more than a phone call away while she was trying to land him.  It would have given him far too many opportunities to meet someone else and dump her.  Just a thought.

I am genuinely shocked that this was Kate's first visit to New York. I hope I don't sound like an ugly American because it's not that we're the greatest place in the world there are lots of places to go and enjoy but it is a little weird. New York City! Don't most rich people travel a lot? When I visited years ago I was in Bendel's and ran into several mother daughters from other countries. Really well dressed women on a shopping trip or with dad on his business. The Middletons only go to Mustique or Ibiza? She could have visited with school but didn't do that either, huh. She's a mystery that Kate. Just wanted William I guess.

I've always found it odd, too. I'm an American and far from rich but I've managed to visit London (among other places in Europe). I actually had to fund these trips myself and work to get the money to do so!  

Yup, I've managed New York a couple of times, London and a few places in Germany and I am definitely not rolling in it.  But as I said above, maybe the funds just weren't there.

[periwinkle]

I guess I just thought the Middletons were pretty rich. They upgraded to this big house they're in now not all that long ago which must take quite a bit of money to maintain and pay taxes on. But then if William helped them buy that there goes them being independently wealthy. So maybe William foots the bill for the Caribbean trips? Who paid for Pippa and James' signet rings I mean really. But the British pound goes a lot farther in the US too. Maybe like you say they are not quite as liquid as they might appear. 

[DebbieB]

I guess I just thought the Middletons were pretty rich. They upgraded to this big house they're in now not all that long ago which must take quite a bit of money to maintain and pay taxes on. But then if William helped them buy that there goes them being independently wealthy. So maybe William foots the bill for the Caribbean trips? Who paid for Pippa and James' signet rings I mean really. But the British pound goes a lot farther in the US too. Maybe like you say they are not quite as liquid as they might appear. 

  They used to stay in good ole uncle Gaz's place and that's about it until the association with willy started paying off. Also they used to holiday in this country with family until good ole uncle Gaz started bankrolling their 'project' (allegedly) 

[Lady Pancakes]

Apparently not even the horse was supposed to touch her. Both hand offers were rejected.And gracious she sure was little miss sunshine  

What a witch. Willy was actually happy and decent throughout the trip. Besides laughing at a memorial site and/or at her own name, she was utterly awful. Why did she force herself on this excursion again? Why did she and her family clingon to william? He may be a nightmare, but she is just as bad, if not worse.
Maybe she could've stayed home and had her toddler teach her how to clap.

I kinda like her hair here at the Met. Very Scarlet O'Hara style and she even has the same death stare.  Anyways Kate does look tense or upset in that gif. Like she had a fight or something previously... Maybe with William? That she looked sort of tense during the event and did not take PW's hand when arriving tells me something.

[cordtx]

Kate couldn't leave the country for a fun vacation when she was young because Will might need her for a booty call.
Also, he might have realized he didn't need her and her family too survive-there's lots of "normal " families he could have hung out wilth

[Vava]

what humors me are the "airs" she puts on.  LOL.  I sort of like that she missed out on some fun stuff in her 20s because she was so obsessed with William.  What an idiot!

[chrys]

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I kinda like her hair here at the Met. Very Scarlet O'Hara style and she even has the same death stare.  Anyways Kate does look tense or upset in that gif. Like she had a fight or something previously... Maybe with William? That she looked sort of tense during the event and did not take PW's hand when arriving tells me something.





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I thought of Scarlet O'Hara too.  It's not really appropriate somehow, though I couldn't immediately say why exactly.  Well, maybe that's not an ideal person for her to draw comparison too, all things considering.
Also, she ain't no Vivian Leigh.  Look at Kate's photo, above, then look at Vivian's.  Come to think of it, Kate ain't no Scarlet O'Hara.  To me, Scarlet is naff.  But she's lively.  

[Laprincess]

That's a great gif of Anna giving her own assessment of Kate. 

Here's the video of Jon Stewart from last night on the Kate eye roll.http://thedailyshow.cc.co...47md/monarchy-in-the-u-s-

Very funny. Thanks for posting. 

[getafix]

That's a great gif of Anna giving her own assessment of Kate. 

Here's the video of Jon Stewart from last night on the Kate eye roll.http://thedailyshow.cc.co...47md/monarchy-in-the-u-s-

Very funny. Thanks for posting. 

can't open the vidoe:-( it says its not there anymore 

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[just a serf]

Can someone fill me in please, it's been so thrilling I can't stay awake following the 'whirlwind tour'   

Has the woman who told Waity to wrap the presents been sued/fired/'disappeared' yet?

Did Waity give a speech?

[Kiki LaShrewd]

Can someone fill me in please, it's been so thrilling I can't stay awake following the 'whirlwind tour'   

Has the woman who told Waity to wrap the presents been sued/fired/'disappeared' yet?

Did Waity give a speech?

Waity says

[bach]

^^that look! Is she getting ready to cut someone?