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Cambridge Official Portrait

Creepy.

Very creepy.

Doesn't even look like Kate.

And who celebrates 10 years of being a Duke and Duchess?

Someone is getting way too big for his britches.

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by Anonymousreply 154July 5, 2022 5:41 AM

What are they looking at?

by Anonymousreply 1June 24, 2022 6:07 AM

I hate her schmatta, and he is doing the gay bar S&M pose.

No. We change it all.

by Anonymousreply 2June 24, 2022 6:08 AM

Her hair is too youthful, déclassé.

by Anonymousreply 3June 24, 2022 6:16 AM

It looks like a cartoon.

by Anonymousreply 4June 24, 2022 11:25 AM

Dreadful. They're the 'favourite' royals compared to Harry, Andrew, Edward etc. But there's something I don't like about her.

by Anonymousreply 5June 24, 2022 11:37 AM

It looks great. The only thing I don't like about it is the dress. Not the colour but the style.

Wait for Madame Duchess and Prince Dimwit to come up with a painting now. Probably starring the golden child but not the poor boy.

by Anonymousreply 6June 25, 2022 5:20 PM

Difficult colour, green… very tricky.

by Anonymousreply 7June 25, 2022 5:29 PM

I think it looks good, although William is striking a pose and his waist was taken in a bit. The goal was for them to look more modern and approachable. I think these type of portraits look better with age, meaning when they are old and grey.

by Anonymousreply 8June 25, 2022 5:36 PM

Her jewelry is fantastic. Seethe Megaloons.

by Anonymousreply 9June 25, 2022 5:38 PM

This song should be played while looking at that portrait.

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by Anonymousreply 10June 25, 2022 5:43 PM

[quote] Someone is getting way too big for his britches.

They're the future King and Queen of the United Kingdom, Meghan.

by Anonymousreply 11June 25, 2022 5:47 PM

Here's the artists' website.

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by Anonymousreply 12June 25, 2022 5:55 PM

The elongated bodies, the sumptuous clothing and jewels on Kate, and the loose brushwork on the floor and wall make it look like a tribute to the portraits of John Singer Sargent.

Kate's face looks prettier than in real life, but the artist did not hesitate to paint what is William's biggest physical flaw: his jaw is so broad that the top of his head looks pinched.

by Anonymousreply 13June 25, 2022 5:57 PM

Kate looks too young here. She's an attractive woman but she's not 19/20.

by Anonymousreply 14June 25, 2022 6:07 PM

It’s too realistic, almost a bit “uncanny valley.” I agree there is something off-putting about them both.

by Anonymousreply 15June 25, 2022 6:15 PM

The way he painted her arched eyebrow gives her a villainous/bitchy quality that actually makes her seem interesting for once.

by Anonymousreply 16June 25, 2022 6:16 PM

I find it unsettling - realistic, slightly elongated bodies on a Sargent background. Hate her dress. Has she ever been photographed wearing this dress?

by Anonymousreply 17June 25, 2022 6:33 PM

I don't like the dress either but other than that, it's amazingly realistic

by Anonymousreply 18June 25, 2022 6:38 PM

[quote] I find it unsettling - realistic, slightly elongated bodies on a Sargent background.

Is there an echo?

by Anonymousreply 19June 25, 2022 6:39 PM

The artist certainly is attractive.

The painting is creepy though. They should’ve been seated; William in his official military uniform, and Kate in something that compliments the color red. However, there’s a 100% chance the couple posed for the photo that was used, so this is the image they wanted to project.

by Anonymousreply 20June 25, 2022 6:43 PM

Perhaps they didn't want to be depicted wearing uniform etc

by Anonymousreply 21June 25, 2022 6:56 PM

The dress looks two-dimensional and flat while the rest looks three-dimensional. It's not as bad of a portrait as I'd expected, after these comments, but the dress looks like it's from a photo and was pasted on after the fact.

The artist has made William look like a Windsor without a hint of Spencer. It makes him look like he's one of those distant relatives you only see trotted out at weddings or special occasions once every few years, not the future king.

by Anonymousreply 22June 25, 2022 7:03 PM

This pose would’ve been better:

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by Anonymousreply 23June 25, 2022 7:03 PM

The pose was done on purpose, ffs. It's them looking into the future, symbolically. For an official painting there's no point in depicting them gazing at each other, official paintings are there to represent their (future) position.

by Anonymousreply 24June 25, 2022 7:18 PM

Kate looks solemn as she looks behind her (to the past), and William is smirking as he looks ahead (the future).

by Anonymousreply 25June 25, 2022 7:23 PM

Very Singer Sargent as pointed out above. It's well painted and they look good.

by Anonymousreply 26June 25, 2022 7:27 PM

IMO, Kate's face wasn't captured, somehow.

Also, I don't like how Kate's body is turned so much towards William's. Whereas, his body is pointing straight ahead. In real life, Kate doesn't really do that, the couple does not do PDA, so it's weird, IMO.

I also just don't like the dress that much.

by Anonymousreply 27June 25, 2022 7:28 PM

I'm confused. Is this the eternally handsome portrait, or the hideous one post-stabbing?

by Anonymousreply 28June 25, 2022 7:35 PM

Coreth is a very skilled portraitist. It's who he painted that is questionable.

by Anonymousreply 29June 25, 2022 7:49 PM

^ Hi Meghan.^^

by Anonymousreply 30June 25, 2022 7:54 PM

Modern art is so absolutely horrible. Not surprised this is how it turned out.

by Anonymousreply 31June 25, 2022 7:55 PM

Kate is very stylish, and then she ends up wearing Victorian goth green with ruffles for a portrait for all time? WTF?

Will is standing in his pompous come fuck me, suck my dick pose.

by Anonymousreply 32June 25, 2022 8:09 PM

That dress is a venomous shade of green.

by Anonymousreply 33June 25, 2022 8:19 PM

[quote] The way he painted her arched eyebrow gives her a villainous/bitchy quality

So he captured the true Kate.

That's the mark of a very skilled artist.

by Anonymousreply 34June 25, 2022 8:19 PM

[quote] I don't like the dress either but other than that, it's amazingly realistic

That's what I find strange about it.

It's so realistic that it looks like a hybrid photograph/painting.

Like a weird morph.

How in the hell did the artist accomplish that?

And I'm not saying it's a good thing.

by Anonymousreply 35June 25, 2022 8:21 PM

[quote] That dress is a venomous shade of green.

To match the venemous person wearing it.

by Anonymousreply 36June 25, 2022 8:22 PM

R34 and R36 = Meghan, green with envy and being an obnoxious bitch again

by Anonymousreply 37June 25, 2022 8:29 PM

[quote] venemous

R36 is the typical Meghan Markle fanbitch. Full of herself, thinking she's such a smart cookie, yet too dumb to write proper English.

by Anonymousreply 38June 25, 2022 8:30 PM

Meghan and Harry always look so much more natural together.

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by Anonymousreply 39June 25, 2022 8:32 PM

William and Kate will never have an iconic photo like this taken together. Even if they staged it.

The Vogue photographer who captured this picture should win an award.

It's so beautiful. Like magic.

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by Anonymousreply 40June 25, 2022 8:34 PM

I like it. Her dress is a little too downmarket though, I don't think Kate would wear that IRL.

How did DL get stuck with all these demented Meghan superfans? Go back to iVillage!

by Anonymousreply 41June 25, 2022 8:37 PM

I like it. Not the standard face-forward boring pose. You wonder what caught their attention. and the colors are beautiful.

by Anonymousreply 42June 25, 2022 8:46 PM

I love the dress and the shoes, and don't believe that VW and Louboutin are all that downmarket. The priceless pearl and platinum brooch matched with Di's earrings and bracelet are stunning, and the portraits look very good. Not sure about Will's likeness on the £5 coin though.

by Anonymousreply 43June 25, 2022 8:48 PM

[quote] I like it. Her dress is a little too downmarket though, I don't think Kate would wear that IRL.

I think she did wear that dress. The portrait was based on a real dress, IIRC.

by Anonymousreply 44June 25, 2022 8:50 PM

The Hangisis shouldn’t have been worn for a portrait.

Kate looks nice. I applaud the artist for getting the proper depth on her Scouse brows.

William was there.

by Anonymousreply 45June 25, 2022 9:43 PM

Based on a real dress

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by Anonymousreply 46June 25, 2022 9:45 PM

William looks like a thumb 😂

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by Anonymousreply 47June 25, 2022 9:54 PM

I wonder why William didn’t get hair transplants when he started losing his hair? Too late now. Now would be silly.

by Anonymousreply 48June 25, 2022 9:58 PM

Attractive portrait -I like it

by Anonymousreply 49June 25, 2022 10:07 PM

[quote] I wonder why William didn’t get hair transplants when he started losing his hair?

Dataloungers always make the same mistake Meghan made: they confuse royals with Hollywood stars. They are very different animals.

William does not have to convince anyone he is still young or fuckable because he wants to still be cast in movies or TV shows. He can look exactly his real age.

by Anonymousreply 50June 25, 2022 10:22 PM

Why does the dress show the Granny Panties line from the wedding-gift drawers HM gave her, and why does the painting give William a waist he hasn't had since the last time he buggered his retarded prat brother?

by Anonymousreply 51June 25, 2022 10:30 PM

Is Kate wearing prom shoes?

by Anonymousreply 52June 25, 2022 11:16 PM

I know r51 means to be withering, but I can't make much sense out of his post.

by Anonymousreply 53June 25, 2022 11:18 PM

No, I think the shoes are Manolo Blahnik Hangisi shoes. The ones worn by Carrie Bradshaw.

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by Anonymousreply 54June 25, 2022 11:19 PM

[quote]Based on a real dress

The real dress looked a lot better.

by Anonymousreply 55June 25, 2022 11:20 PM

OP many people celebrate turning 40.

by Anonymousreply 56June 25, 2022 11:36 PM

You have to keep in mind: the point of the portrait will be to show how the future King William IV and Queen Catherine looked at forty when they're on the throne some day in the future.

Other British royals will not get these official portraits, other than Charles and George (both of whom will also be king) and Camilla (who will be queen).

by Anonymousreply 57June 26, 2022 12:27 AM

Lol R51.

Kate probably stole them from The Queen.

by Anonymousreply 58June 26, 2022 12:54 AM

They’re an odd couple, OP. The vibes you get are from two infantilized adults, who are unfortunately stuck in a loveless marriage.

For some reason (MONEY) the British media approves of people who loathe each other to be revered and fawned upon by the masses.

Oh well. The royal family and their castles and weddings are the equivalent of our Mickey Mouse club musketeers, Disney characters, and Disneyland. It’s their biggest tourist attraction for now, and are becoming more and more irrelevant as time passes on.

And btw, I find the queen endearing. She looks like the spitting image of my great aunt, may she RIP.

by Anonymousreply 59June 26, 2022 1:12 AM

You're all gonna die up there..

by Anonymousreply 60June 26, 2022 1:18 AM

I’m cringing at the Hangisi shoes. Makes her seem tacky and thirsty and…common. Same with the dress. The Vampire’s wife, a vanity project of an aging rocker’s wife? It’s fine for wearing here and there, but why immortalize obviously recognizable brands?

by Anonymousreply 61June 26, 2022 1:31 AM

William looks like a young Edward VII.

by Anonymousreply 62June 26, 2022 2:02 AM

I love it!

by Anonymousreply 63June 26, 2022 2:08 AM

Her boobies are very prominent.

by Anonymousreply 64June 26, 2022 2:14 AM

R40 Meghan looks so much like AOC in that picture.

by Anonymousreply 65June 26, 2022 2:18 AM

Over there?

Oh, that's my past...before I was miserable...

by Anonymousreply 66June 26, 2022 2:24 AM

I was looking at the artist’s website, wonderful portraits. One of his subjects is Judge Kimba Wood, that seems random.

by Anonymousreply 67June 26, 2022 2:24 AM

William should stop with the filler in his lips - he looks like a Mad Magazine caricature of himself.

by Anonymousreply 68June 26, 2022 2:25 AM

Kate needs a silver quellazaire with a glowing Chesterfield in it to complete the look.

by Anonymousreply 69June 26, 2022 2:39 AM

In William and Kate's case, the "down-to-earth" look doesn't work for them.

They need to have the glamour of the military uniforms on him, and the gowns and tiaras on her.

Without those things, they look like any other average Brit.

by Anonymousreply 70June 26, 2022 2:40 AM

It looks like the cover of a V.C. Andrew’s novel.

by Anonymousreply 71June 26, 2022 3:08 AM

I see nipples.

by Anonymousreply 72June 26, 2022 3:38 AM

He probably tells her she's fat and should lose weight.

by Anonymousreply 73June 26, 2022 3:40 AM

Why does she dress like a weird old woman?

by Anonymousreply 74June 26, 2022 3:41 AM

I just hate that dress and the matchy-matchy shoes, and the hair all over the place.

It’s just too much. It’s tacky.

by Anonymousreply 75June 26, 2022 4:04 AM

When did William morph into a Bedfordshire carpet installer?

by Anonymousreply 76June 26, 2022 4:13 AM

They should have immortalized that gorgeous gold dress she wore at the Bond premiere.

by Anonymousreply 77June 26, 2022 4:26 AM

[quote]How did DL get stuck with all these demented Meghan superfans?

There were only 2 mentions of Meghan, both from you crazy Meghan-hating trolls. What the fuck are you talking about? Have you gotten so deluded that you're hallucinating now?

by Anonymousreply 78June 26, 2022 5:21 AM

Meghan looks like a clown in that hilarious "iconic" pic r40. Like usual. Her desperation is just comical.

by Anonymousreply 79June 26, 2022 5:35 AM

You would know "desperate" and "comical" now, wouldn't you? 🤡

by Anonymousreply 80June 26, 2022 5:48 AM

Yes, I would. Meghan has been displaying those traits clearly since 2016, so they are very easy to recognize in her.

by Anonymousreply 81June 26, 2022 6:18 AM

You've been a clown since 1950... You win!

by Anonymousreply 82June 26, 2022 7:05 AM

[quote]They need to have the glamour of the military uniforms on him, and the gowns and tiaras on her.

I was thinking that too; they're an attractive couple, but I just don't like that picture. I think if you're going for the more casual (if you will), do something unique/modern like the Obama portraits. But if you're going to do an old school style painting, it should be a formal pose with Wills in a military uniform & Kate in one of her tiaras with a formal gown, etc. I think the Prince & Princess Everyman thing doesn't work because you're *supposed* to be special

by Anonymousreply 83June 26, 2022 7:48 AM

R40 The photographer, Samir Hussein, who captured that photo works for Getty Images, not Vogue. He told Vogue it was a one-in-a-million shot.

by Anonymousreply 84June 26, 2022 8:44 AM

Megaloons are pissed because their idol is stuck in Montecito, wearing denim culottes and buying PR with snack baskets.

by Anonymousreply 85June 26, 2022 10:25 AM

I’m still laughing at Kate wearing those basic bitch pumps for an official portrait.

If she insisted on Manolos, a BB would have been the most appropriate choice but, as I mentioned upthread, Scouse brows…really says it all.

by Anonymousreply 86June 26, 2022 10:57 AM

Too much bustline.

Hideous dress.

by Anonymousreply 87June 26, 2022 11:00 AM

But that photo is very heavily edited r84. I've seen the actual photo and it looks quite different. I don't get why Meghan's so desperate to make that photo happen. Her profile is her worst side.

by Anonymousreply 88June 26, 2022 11:13 AM

R88 It's really the one "iconic" photo they've got as a souvenir of their time in the spotlight, no?

by Anonymousreply 89June 26, 2022 12:20 PM

R39 such a natural look, wearing a $75000 dress. Soooo natural!

by Anonymousreply 90June 26, 2022 2:16 PM

Did the artist choose that dress because it was what she wore to the Ireland visit? It's more teal in the portrait than the green it is in real life.

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by Anonymousreply 91June 26, 2022 2:19 PM

Will's head looks odd.

The top part looks smaller than the lower half. And not because of the lack of hair. His head is like a triangle shape.

by Anonymousreply 92June 26, 2022 2:25 PM

The Cambridges will get the full tiara and military uniform treatment when they take the throne, I guess Americans wouldn't understand that.

Love the now wide promotion of a British dress designer, and stand corrected on the shoemaker. Catherine always looks put together, and calm.

by Anonymousreply 93June 26, 2022 2:34 PM

I prefer this official portrait.

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by Anonymousreply 94June 26, 2022 2:36 PM

[quote] The Cambridges will get the full tiara and military uniform treatment when they take the throne, I guess Americans wouldn't understand that.

Yes, I certainly don’t understand why a country of adults are still so willing to lick the boots of a family full of fools, mental defectives, and social climbers who claim to have a superior bloodline to the rest of us.

by Anonymousreply 95June 26, 2022 2:37 PM

I like it. I expect when William is made Prince of Wales there will be a more formal painting. Before anyone jumps, I know it isn't an automatic title but Charles isn't likely to withold it.

by Anonymousreply 96June 26, 2022 2:56 PM

LOL R94!!!

by Anonymousreply 97June 26, 2022 2:56 PM

R94 = Fat Markle fancunt, trying to bring up the affair nonsense again.

Are you Markle fanbitches REALLY that desperate these days? I know there isn't anything nice to report about your heroine and her husband but your desperation to besmirch William and his wife is even more cringeworthy than your lame heroine's cringeworthy attention whoring stunts are.

by Anonymousreply 98June 26, 2022 4:19 PM

Blah, blah, blah…it’s the Meghan haters that turned a thread focused solely on W&K into a mini Meghan bash session. Now they’re crying over a picture of William and the two ladies in his life.

Calm your tits.

by Anonymousreply 99June 26, 2022 4:23 PM

R96 I think William will be made Prince of Wales rather pronto, not just because it's the title of the UK's heir to the throne but also as an honouring nod to William's mother who was commonly known as the Princess of Wales.

Plus, Kate will be the new Princess of Wales then and Diana's PoW position will totally have become a thing of the past. With Kate replacing Diana as PoW, Diana will be sort of forgotten in the public mind and King Charles won't be reminded of his former wife all the time. Win win.

by Anonymousreply 100June 26, 2022 4:26 PM

R99 blah blah blah "Meghan haters" blah blah blah.

I can't be arsed to read our ever repetitive whining --- oh hey, you're just like Meghan and Harry in that respect.

Bye, bitch. You're blocked. Time to get yet another account, eh?

by Anonymousreply 101June 26, 2022 4:29 PM

I’m blocked by the raving lunatic at R101. Perfect.

I hope their blood pressure stabilizes…they type fat and hypertensive. It’s gossip and they’re acting as if Meghan stole their (imaginary) man.

Back to Kate: why’d they paint her with hands that could palm a basketball?

by Anonymousreply 102June 26, 2022 4:35 PM

The Markleistas are clinging on to W&C for dear life. They are nothing without them.

by Anonymousreply 103June 26, 2022 5:20 PM

[quote] Back to Kate: why’d they paint her with hands that could palm a basketball?

Kate has man hands.

Boy, can she crack open a lobster!

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by Anonymousreply 104June 26, 2022 8:21 PM

[quote] I applaud the artist for getting the proper depth on her Scouse brows.

For some reason, women are really reluctant to take control of the natural growth of their eyebrows. Kate should tweeze / pluck the undersides of the "heads" (portion of eyebrows closer the middle of face), thus mitigating this tadpole / pollywog effect. It would also flatten out the arch a bit, which would be a good thing.

by Anonymousreply 105June 26, 2022 8:43 PM

Manolo Blahnik Hangisi pumps are not "basic bitch" shoes. They go for $1,125 a pair at Bergdorf Goodman.

by Anonymousreply 106June 26, 2022 8:50 PM

[quote] [R96] I think William will be made Prince of Wales rather pronto, not just because it's the title of the UK's heir to the throne but also as an honouring nod to William's mother who was commonly known as the Princess of Wales.

LOL--I don't think honoring William's mother is in any way going to be on Charles's list of priorities!

But I do think William will be made Prince of Wales quickly after the Queen dies, just to avoid confusion as to what his new title is (otherwise he will be "Duke of Cambridge and Cornwall" until he is givne the new title). However, I would expect at least two years until he is formally invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle--it will take a year after the Queen dies for Charles's coronation, and the investiture will not be until a year after that (for fear of too much fatigue over pomp and pageantry otherwise). But Charles can give him the title very soon after he is the monarch. He himself was given the title a decade before his own investiture.

by Anonymousreply 107June 26, 2022 8:56 PM

R106 is the Cesspool King of Long Island.

by Anonymousreply 108June 26, 2022 8:57 PM

[quote] Manolo Blahnik Hangisi pumps are not "basic bitch" shoes. They go for $1,125 a pair at Bergdorf Goodman.

Yes, those shoes / pumps are expensive, but lots of women do have them. I'm surprised she didn't go for something less identifiable, something less mainstream.

by Anonymousreply 109June 26, 2022 9:19 PM

R106 doesn’t understand what “basic bitch” means.

by Anonymousreply 110June 26, 2022 10:01 PM

Thousand dollar shoes are not "mainstream."5

by Anonymousreply 111June 26, 2022 10:03 PM

I'll send you a basket of snacks if you say everybody loves me on your twitter.

by Anonymousreply 112June 26, 2022 11:47 PM

[quote] Manolo Blahnik Hangisi pumps are not "basic bitch" shoes. They go for $1,125 a pair at Bergdorf Goodman.

Well then I guess it's just Kate that makes the shoes look basic.

by Anonymousreply 113June 27, 2022 12:00 AM

R99 is one to block and ignore. Their faves are well known cheaters so they desperately try to project that onto others.

by Anonymousreply 114June 27, 2022 12:25 AM

I don't like her dress, but they both look good. William picked a great woman to be future queen 👑

by Anonymousreply 115June 27, 2022 12:40 AM

R 106 anf R111 Darlings, they are as basic bitch as it gets. Maybe you live in flyoveristan, so you don’t understand that the high cost of the item does not keep it from being utterly basic. As a matter of fact, obvious, mass-produced luxury items, like the Hangisi, are as basic as one can get. Other basic bitch items include:

LV bags, especially the Speedy and Neverfull Chanel bags Gucci belts Hermes sandal Cartier Love Bracelet VCA Alhambra jewelry Balenciaga sock sneakers Louboutin shoes

Items like the above are sported by every frau and every basic bitch out there. They’re not exclusive or special, just pricey, and any ho can get them with their pandemic checks, sugar daddy’s money, or on their credit card. When you’re waiting to board a Southwest flight and every single woman is carrying a $1500 LV bag, it’s lost its cache. Hangisi shoes are spotted on every ho from east to west and lost their exclusivity when My Little Pony Parker busted a nut over them in her show, thereby inducing a buying spree from basic bitches who dreamed of the Sex and the City lifestyle.

That’s why I raise my eyebrows at their selection in the painting. They’re common as fuck and have zero mystique. Fine to wear, bizarre to immortalize.

by Anonymousreply 116June 27, 2022 1:04 AM

Kate has worn a Van Cleef and Arpels necklace, which I agree is boring and, literally, flat.

Meghan has worn the Cartier love bracelet, Boring.

by Anonymousreply 117June 27, 2022 1:21 AM

The shoes are very Kyle Richards.

by Anonymousreply 118June 27, 2022 6:08 AM

Both Kate and Meghan have basic bitch taste, or in Kate’s case, what would be called common. But I doubt someone more stylist would survive in the BRF, she’d be ripped apart by the tabloids for being weird.

by Anonymousreply 119June 27, 2022 10:18 AM

Why is Kate wearing green and William is wearing blue?

They should have color coordinated themselves.

by Anonymousreply 120June 27, 2022 11:51 AM

Kate’s watching her back, and William is looking forward to a life with his mistress.

by Anonymousreply 121June 27, 2022 12:02 PM

That is probably one of the few photos where Katorexia didn’t look sickly.

by Anonymousreply 122June 27, 2022 2:14 PM

^ Hi Fat Markle!

:-*

by Anonymousreply 123June 27, 2022 4:02 PM

William the Terrible lashes out at the media!!

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by Anonymousreply 124June 27, 2022 11:56 PM

You spelled Harry and Meghan wrong r121

by Anonymousreply 125June 29, 2022 5:02 AM

It ain’t fittin’, it jes ain’t fittin’.

by Anonymousreply 126June 29, 2022 5:51 AM

Did either of them even go to Cambridge?

by Anonymousreply 127June 29, 2022 7:28 AM

It is kind of Sargent-ish -- if Sargent painted on velvet.

by Anonymousreply 128June 29, 2022 7:33 AM

Did William the Terrible have that thread deleted?

by Anonymousreply 129June 29, 2022 7:34 AM

Looks like it, R129.

I guess we know whose side Muriel is on, in the war between the Sussexes and the Cambridges.

by Anonymousreply 130June 29, 2022 10:13 AM

R127, only on a goodwill tour! They both attended St. Andrews in Scotland. And even though William is more studious than Harry, he’s not quite as intelligent as his father.

by Anonymousreply 131June 29, 2022 10:19 AM

William started the agricultural estate management course at Cambridge but dropped out. Charles did complete it.

Charles had done a lot by the time he was 40 off his own back - as well he should have, of course. And what he did seems authentically “him” and speaks honestly to his interests: his gentleman farming bit, organic practices, dabbling in watercolours, British fashion, expanding his Duchy businesses, that weird housing estate in Dorset.

William is a bit of a blank slate and a slacker in comparison.

by Anonymousreply 132June 29, 2022 11:07 AM

R132, didn't he complete that course after taking a couple of months off?

by Anonymousreply 133June 29, 2022 11:51 AM

^It's funny how Charles turned out to be very much a man ahead of his time. As a kid, I remember him being viewed as sort of joke with his talk of organics, water preservation, the environment. All that time spent waiting gave him the freedom to cultivate interests and opinions on matters that at the time, few people really cared about. William seems like a guy very much of his time, who like Harry was probably heavily invested in being Diana's Son and trying to become his own man. I'm guessing Wills had to spend a lot of time getting out from under all the dysfunction & drama of his earlier life

by Anonymousreply 134June 29, 2022 11:52 AM

[quote] William is a bit of a blank slate and a slacker in comparison.

Why do you think he's so serious about his royal duties?

He's not good at anything else, but he definitely loves bossing people around, so he's looking forward to being King.

by Anonymousreply 135June 29, 2022 4:44 PM

[quote]As a kid, I remember him being viewed as sort of joke with his talk of organics,

At least in the U.S., we didn't hear very much about organic gardening from him, well, because we're in the grips of corporate farming, but I digress... We did, however, get a stream of stories about Charles talking to his plants in the years before his marriage.

by Anonymousreply 136June 29, 2022 5:46 PM

In William’s defense, I do remember in that Charles at 70 documentary, he was taking a great interest in the duchy management and seemed eager to learn. One thing that struck me was him saying he wanted to continue the work of his father and be hands on.

by Anonymousreply 137June 29, 2022 7:43 PM

The only Cambridge/Sussex war is in the minds of the psycho squad and their idols. Will and Kate have moved on while H&M continue to create and entertain drama. Not really surprising as that is the only way they remain semi-relevant.

by Anonymousreply 138June 29, 2022 9:09 PM

If you go back and look at old portraits of the British royal family, younger brothers etc. you can see William has distinct Hanover looks, Charles too. Sometimes I think Charles has stepped out of the 18th c. Elizabeth as well but not as much. Lord Freddie Windsor looks exactly like Prince Albert Victor.

So William does look weird but it's just weird Hanover looks. Weird shaped heads and googly eyes, etc.

by Anonymousreply 139June 29, 2022 9:17 PM

R135, he was good enough to obtain a degree from St Andrew's and to become a proper helicopter pilot.

by Anonymousreply 140June 29, 2022 9:42 PM

You're referring to Harry, right R140?

William didn't accomplish SHIT in the military.

by Anonymousreply 141June 29, 2022 10:36 PM

You couldn’t be less well informed if you tried, R141.

by Anonymousreply 142June 29, 2022 10:51 PM

All talk, no action r137.

by Anonymousreply 143June 30, 2022 2:17 AM

Im not a fan of William, but he was a helicopter pilot in the military and then spent time flying an air ambulance. Even if his military career wasn’t as accomplished as Harry’s, at least he served (and I believe he remains current in his qualifications).

Even if William and Harry are estranged, there’s a 0% chance they hate each other on any level. William rightfully mistrusts Meghan since the problems between the brothers didn’t exist until she entered the picture. However, anyone who think William hates Harry and hopes to see him fail is delusional.

I suspect William doesn’t even hate Meghan. He probably just thinks she pursued and married Harry for the wrong reasons (primarily fame).

by Anonymousreply 144July 1, 2022 6:59 AM

[quote] I suspect William doesn’t even hate Meghan. He probably just thinks she pursued and married Harry for the wrong reasons (primarily fame).

Because Kate married William for the "right" reasons?

HA! Give me a break.

by Anonymousreply 145July 1, 2022 12:04 PM

As annoying as my siblings can be, I'd be very sad if I didn't at least speak to them. Harry's situation probably makes him sad because he knows better than anyone what a hot mess he is, but he'll never be trusted again - he'll never be one of "them" again & in some ways that's worse than hatred

by Anonymousreply 146July 1, 2022 12:09 PM

[quote]the problems between the brothers didn’t exist until she entered the picture

It seems that the tension started when the family would not allow Harry to stay in the military, despite the fact that he was very close to becoming irrelevant, as far as the line of succession goes.

If William dislikes Meghan because she pursued Harry for fame, then what must he think of Kate? Do we need to go over the whole lingerie modeling thing again?

by Anonymousreply 147July 1, 2022 12:10 PM

Didn't Harry leave the military because he refused to take the Majors exam for advancement?

by Anonymousreply 148July 1, 2022 2:33 PM

Yes. R147 is a liar. Harry the supreme dimwit refused to take the written test that would allow him to stay in the army and (he thought) play his video games wuth real weapons. So used to the BRF fixing and covering for him, he began his life of resentful sulking.

"Lingerie modeling" was a sheer dress over a bathing suit in a school fashion show. R147 is your cunty spinster aunt who's never seen a human body.

by Anonymousreply 149July 1, 2022 2:35 PM

What kind of dumb bitch is R141?

FYI: Harry isn't the one with a degree from St Andrews since he didn't go to university AT ALL. Guess why?

He was too dumb for it. His school finishing exam grades at Eton were abysmal and he only managed to get them via cheating. No idea how he made it into Sandhurst with a D in geography and a B in art. And yes, those were his only A-levels, he could've done more but he didn't, LOLOLOLOL.

by Anonymousreply 150July 1, 2022 9:12 PM

It's just surprising no one was assigned to keep him from people like Markle and her sleeve crowd. Save him from himself so to speak.

by Anonymousreply 151July 5, 2022 4:52 AM

The dress looks cheap and makes her look quite common, frankly.

by Anonymousreply 152July 5, 2022 4:59 AM

Something is very off about this.

by Anonymousreply 153July 5, 2022 5:00 AM

Skeevy crowd. Stupid autocorrect.

by Anonymousreply 154July 5, 2022 5:41 AM
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