Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child

[olivia]

She wouldn't say a word and you wouldn't be able to get near her!

I...know...

[rollo]

Reportedly, in the last years of Diana's life her mother used to call her, possibly drunk, late at night ranting that she should stop going out with effing muslims and that she should stop dating effing n****rs (referring to her relationship with hasnat khan). Frances sounds like a peach..

I know. "Poor Diana!" Her mother also went to Hello! and told the world that Diana minded losing her HRH. It's good, not bad, that Carole is the opposite of this.

[A*O]

I've read gossip that Carole thinks she and her pussywhipped husband deserve to be given titles - a humble Lord and Lady will do - in acknowledgement of their "status" as the future king's in laws. Also that Carole prefers to be called Caroline as it's actually her "real name" anyway and sounds klassier.

[sluce]

Sounds like people are grapsing at straws to put down the Middletons.

[greysfang]

I don't care about the parents, but the rapey-eyed brother creeps me out. I hope they never leave the kids alone with him. But then they are the royal heirs, so I doubt they're ever left completely alone with anyone and always have nannies hovering around.

[A*O]

I don't think Ma Middleton is the devil incarnate either but she does seem to be extremely "involved" and controlling. And Will/Kate seem happy to let it happen.

[Beeyotch]

I bet it's because people who ignore controlling social climbers and do what they want anyway are happier overall.

So much pearl-clutching. Kate's mom will never be the "royalty" she aspires to be in her head, we'll have to be content to laugh and roll our eyes at her attempts. You know the real titled royals will.

[A*O]

Oh I'm sure the Meddletons (sic) are regarded as social climbing nouveaux riches parvenus by the real aristos who are laughing at them to their faces, let alone behind their backs.

[lindsaywhit]

Not hating...I just want to send her some deep conditioner

For anyone interested in hearing Anne discuss the event:



Interview done in the mid eighties.

Thanks for posting this, Twitchy. I've seen it before, but had forgotten how badass and funny she is.

[A*O]

I will never understand why Anne married that idiot Mark "Foggy" Philiips. So called by his fellow officers because he's thick and wet.

[twitchy2.0]

well hung?

[faithanne]

Oh I'm sure the Meddletons (sic) are regarded as social climbing nouveaux riches parvenus by the real aristos who are laughing at them to their faces, let alone behind their backs.

Yet Carole scored a future king as a son in law. I guess she has the last laugh.

[lindsaywhit]

A*O - don't some of the British aristo group actually save some of that disdain for the Royal Family itself? See, here's where I get all American and "huh?" re the hierarchy, etc., except that land and how far back you go can matter more than actual title?

Or not, and I've bullocked it all .... wait for it.... royally.

[A*O]

They do. Several British noble families go in unbroken bloodlines to WAY back before the current royal house of Windsor which has only really been at the top of the tree for a three hundred years when the German Hanovarians (George 1) took over after childless Queen Anne, the last Stewart monarch, died. The queen is genetically way more German than British.

As for Carole, yes her son in law and grandson are future kings but she will NEVER be accepted as "one of us" by the titled aristocracy no matter how desperately she wants it.

[SHELLEE]

Just like Ellen Brody was told on the great movie Jaws "You weren't born here, you'll never be an Islander". People suck.