M and I have always been pretty serious Britophiles. I think Kate Middleton is stunning, smart, and a great role model. No doubt she is absolutely fit for the role. I'm rooting for them, wish them the best and think they have a great chance of making it -they seem real enough. There's something kind of irresistible about a prince falling for a girl "from the people"; yes I know Diana wasn't royalty per say, but she still had a nobility background and rather privileged upbringing.
But when people called her Waitie Katie, in the back of my mind I couldn't help thinking that it's not commitment issues that prevented Prince William from proposing to her for so long, but rather fear and dreading of exactly what is happening nowadays: the turning of this event into 1- a spectacle, 2- a media circus, and 3- a merchandising farce (the re-recycling of Elton John's Candle in the Wind, really?). Especially when we know how it turned out for the woman who first wore that beautiful, slightly understated sapphire ring.
I just think that all this craziness is putting a lot of negative pressure on the event, and will end up playing against them in the marriage. As stupid as it probably sounds, I kind of feel sorry for the girl, and the fact that she is not allowed to have a "normal" wedding (even if on a grand scale). Makes me reflect on all of these brides-to-be who want nothing more than "to be a princess" on their big day. Funny, but to me, it's the word nightmare that comes to mind, instead of fairytale.
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Nightmare is so right.
A news station (can't remember which one right now) did a poll asking women if they were jealous of Kate becoming a princess and were shocked that 85% of women were not jealous and did not want to be her.
Blows me away that the prevailing stereotype that all women want to grow up and marry a prince is still thought true. And yes, I've definitely felt sorry for her. Wedding planning is stressful enough without knowing that millions of people will be critiquing every choice from the colour of your napkins etc. It must be hard.
I do hope the media have learnt something from the sad stoy of Princess Diana, and will give the couple a chance to just live their lives.
Yep, give me privacy any day.
I think he waited so long to propose because a) he didn't want to become the next Charles and Diana (at 29 to Diana's 19 Kate's had a lot more time to make sure she's really ready and up for this) and b) there's no hurry - they're reflecting normal society, people do tend to wait until that age or when they're ready to have kids to get married nowadays.
Of course despite them being such public figures we really know very little about them so it's all speculation!
I'm so with you. Nightmare is more like it. I feel for them. They really seem like such an amazing couple. Truly in love and so down to earth. I'm crossing my fingers for them.
Oh and I have to tell you that the anemones still look AMAZING! Every single person who walks into my office beams about them. They're really just gorgeous. I'll be sad to leave them tomorrow night. Thanks for giving me a week full of beauty :)
Have a great weekend, sweetie! I'll try to stop in next week sometime. Perhaps I'll be lounging by the pool in Palm Springs! :)
xoxoxo
Did you seriously describe that ring as understated?! No, just no.
Yeah, OK, over the weekend I just read that it was worth a million dollars and I looked at it again and didn't really think so anymore. I admit I had only saw it when they first got engaged, and I just thought that it wasn't as massive and blingy and blinding that some other ones you see today on stars. But my mistake. It's definitely a princesses' ring.
And you know, I make mistakes and I'm sometimes full of sh*t and I'm annoying and I say stupid things. I never had the pretense of being otherwise. So you don't have to tell me things like that anonymously... I'm very reasonable and talkable and not scary.
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