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do you not like kate?

I wouldn't say that. I think she seems like a very nice person and a good mother. But I don't think she's a great Princess of Wales.

I don't want to criticize her for being less active than William while she was the Duchess of Cambridge. She had difficult pregnancies and frankly I don't blame her for taking time off. I also don't mind that she wanted to raise her kids herself rather than leaving it to a nanny.

But now she's the Princess of Wales. She's the future queen, she's not pregnant anymore, and her kids are in school. She did 128 engagements in 2023. Queen Camilla, who turned 76 that year, did 197.** A healthy 41 year old should be able to do more than a 76 year old.

In 2024, we had the whole Kategate thing (I feel bad for her but wow their PR was a hot mess). Going through chemotherapy is a completely valid reason to not work. But it is a big deal, and it really stretches the family thin.

The problem is, KP doesn't seem to think Kate's absence is a big deal at all. Saying that she's going to slowly start doing more but it may never be the same is crazy. Saying it may take her five years to get back to normal is crazy. Instead of doing surprise appearances at random events, she could gradually increase her workload. For example, she could visit a charity or attend an engagement once a week.

I don't think William and Kate understand how important it is to be out in public. Maybe they're doing things behind the scenes, but nobody can see that, so people just assume they're lazy. They don't do engagements that they don't see as important. But people who like the royal family like them for their pomp and ceremony. We like public events and appearances. They're supposed to represent the nation and boost morale, and to do that, people need to actually see them. They have to do the ribbon cuttings and the "pointless" things. Otherwise, they're just taxpayer-funded philanthropists.

On a more positive note, I really do love Kate's fashion. She doesn't take fashion risks and she's not an icon but her style is very elegant and she always looks great. Princess Diana was the opposite: her fashion was iconic and risky but sometimes it flopped and she looked like a clown. To be fair, it was the 1980s, but still. Kate's clothes are very nice and people want to dress like her. (Now I want to make some fashion posts.)

I have a more negative opinion of William than I do of Kate- after writing this I realized a lot of my criticisms of her above are more his fault than hers. But you didn't ask for my opinion of William, so I'm going to shut up now.

**I chose Camilla as a comparison because Camilla isn't super hardworking, she's just average. Which is okay since she's far over retirement age. But I think it would be unfair to compare Catherine to Charles and Anne, who are low-key insane and do more engagements than is healthy for them.

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...I don't know what to say except I think reading that confession killed a few of my brain cells.

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You can't unsee those words, but you'll always feel better when you remember we have Camilla, Anne, and Sophie to look up to as examples of strong women in the royal family ❤

“Diana was not supported by the royal family through her struggles with her eating disorder. Meghan was cruelly forced to go to an engagement even though the heater almost caused a fire or something in their housing unit. I am for once glad that Kate is well taken care of and has been given all the time and space she needs to heal and recuperate and rest and nobody is forcing her to be paraded as a show pony through her health struggles. I am sure Diana in heaven is very happy that all the work she did to expose the cruel, evil palace for overworking her but not giving her proper support was listened to. Everyone should be happy about this if they support Diana, as they claim to do.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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A pro-Camill gossip blog?!

Me: Follows immediately!

Some surprisingly popular takes I have if you don’t mind me sharing:

I’m glad Camilla has her rightful title of Her Majesty The Queen. She should have been styled as Princess of Wales too as was her right but I can let that go for her place in history as Queen.

I used to love Will and Cathy but their thirsty antics in the run up to the Coronation (while still being lazy) turned me right off and they’ve only gotten worse. William having his team brief the media that his father has never done anything impactful but was just a basic ribbon cutter is unforgivable.

KP and William’s leadership has been exposed as a dumpster fire now that he’s left to his own devices and doesn’t report up to His Majesty THE KING.

It was always Will and Harry’s plan to make themselves defacto “half in half out” on The King’s accession. But Harry jumped the gun when he met Meghan…and ironically their bad behaviour have now allowed W&C to basically operate as half in half out royals but be praised for it while H&M are vilified.

I wonder if the Wales fandom who are in such a rush for KC to die or abdicate actually think through (1) who is actually going to do the work or being King and (2) who would be the new media punching bag when C&C are no longer there because Fleet Street will always need one. Are they ready for it to be Willy or one of the kids?

I am also extremely glad Camilla got her rightful title of Queen. I agree she should have been styled as Princess of Wales but I'm actually glad she wasn't. Diana fans would have pitched a fit, and although I know their opinions don't matter, I think for Camilla's sake the Duchess of Cornwall title was better. I don't think she wanted to be associated with Diana at all, and I don't blame her. Besides, "Princess of Wales" could refer to Diana or Kate or Mary of Teck or Queen Alexandra. But "Duchess of Cornwall" is unique to Camilla. (Yes, I know it's a subsidiary title of PoW. That's why it's unique- everyone in the past simply went by PoW.)

As for the Waleses. I don't hate them, but I am so disappointed in them. I'm starting to realize that they don't care about the monarchy. William didn't just have his team brief the media about his father never doing anything impactful, he literally said it. He said he wanted to be the first royal to actually do something. Here is the quote: "That’s what I’m trying to find my way in, is I care about so many things, and previously the family have been very much spotlighting brilliantly and going round and highlighting lots—I want to go a step further—I want to actually bring change and I want to bring people to the table who can do the change if I can’t do it." (Source)

This is actually the first thing that really put me off with William. Downplaying Charles's work with the Prince's Trust and his environmentalism as "spotlighting brilliantly" and "highlighting lots"? Downplaying Camilla's work with victims of domestic abuse? The King and Queen have both ACTUALLY BROUGHT CHANGE. The Prince's Trust has helped so many disadvantaged young people, all of whom would, I'm sure, say that their lives were indeed changed. Camilla spearheaded an initiative to create wash bags for victims of DV at SafeLives. She's also helped people independently, like the wounded soldier Harry Parker who she inspired to go to art school.

Even besides that, William made it sound like raising awareness for causes isn't helping change come about. He's wrong. Just by supporting their charities, the King and Queen have made a difference.

I have more sympathy for Kate than William. I understand why in the past her engagement numbers have been low- raising three kids is an insanely difficult job, and I know she always wanted to be a mother. I also understand Kate needing time to recover from chemotherapy, because it is really hard. But here's the thing. I assumed that when Charles became king, she'd step it up and begin to do way more public engagements. So I was baffled when I read the articles about how she may "never go back to work like before." First of all, she never worked very much in the first place. Second, SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BECOME QUEEN ONE DAY. Now that her kids are school-aged, she needs to work more, not less. I'm starting to think she's just running out of excuses. If Kate actually cares about the monarchy, she needs to make a timeline for when she'll start working again and follow it.

I don't understand them. Last year I was saying they should fire their PR team. Now I realize that they just won't cooperate with their PR team. They're the problem.

Interesting theory about the half-in half-out thing. I think if Charles had become king earlier, he might have been more reasonable than QEII and considered letting H&M be half-in half-out, for the sake of keeping the family firm strong. He always wanted a slimmed-down monarchy, and for that to work Harry and Meghan would have needed to at least be there sometimes. Losing them was too risky. I don't think he would have allowed W&K to do the same, though, since William is the heir.

Charles loves his sons too much for his own good. Losing his relationship with Harry was a huge blow and I think the reason he isn't putting his foot down and telling William to step up is because he's afraid of damaging that relationship too. Plus, he has cancer, so I think he's focusing more on his health and his duties than what William's doing right now.

When King Charles dies there's a good chance the monarchy will be finished. Done. William's popularity will plummet and I honestly don't think he'll care if the whole institution is abolished. And that is what I'm worried about.

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I haven't heard a single Sussex fan accuse Catherine of copying Meghan by beekeeping, only Wales fans accusing Meghan of copying Catherine.

Wales Fandom is out here fighting with thin air.

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Bonus: this gem of a comment from @dangerouslypsychicmiracle ⬇

Bingo. But she doesn't only sell honey. Queen Camilla is also president of the charity Bees for Development, which helps promote beekeeping as a sustainable livelihood for people in poverty while helping the ecosystem. So she's the real MVP here.

“I love that Catherine and her brother James travelled back in time to start a beekeeping hobby so that they could copy Meghan, the most original person in the world.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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Can somebody fill me in on what Eugenie did? 👀 I need the tea

we all agree that we don‘t like andrew and fergie, but do we like eugenie and bea?

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They're all so trashy. Lol

Earl Spencer’s mistress and his ex wife have gone to court!

'Good luck Cat, you're in for a hell of a ride. I think that you'll find having him to deal with full-time will be much trickier than the odd five-day escape to Norfolk and a night or two in London here and there.'

Exquisite!

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Harry really does think everyone's out to get him.

ummm what in the absolute fuck!

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If Diana were alive to see how unhinged her fans are even she'd be like wtf

This is great. I'm all for blending the families as often as possible.

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Camilla getting blamed for Kate's problems is pretty typical but I feel like this time the Wales fans know it's ridiculous. Come on, just admit that you're jealous Camilla's been out wearing pretty jewels while Kate's at home.

Conspiracy theorists running around blaming everyone but the person responsible because they can’t face it that Kate just doesn’t want to/can’t do something. Some of them are also so jealous of other white tie evenings that doesn’t include Kate (including in other countries), but instead of just admitting it they start insulting those things instead.

It’s not Camilla’s fault that Kate isn’t going to tiara events, and if they had such a bad relationship I sincerely doubt Kate would’ve worn Charles’ beloved grandmother’s famous tiara (even if the setting was goddamn awful). And maybe an unpopular opinion, but I rather Camilla wore all the tiaras in that vault over them being forgotten in the dark.

Me reading how fucking right you are babe!! You tell the psychos!!!

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Lmaooooo I can't stand him 😭 I wonder if this one will be "capable of loving him"???

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I used to admire Kate Middleton but I'm becoming increasingly disillusioned with the Wales family. I don't think they're terrible people, but they really are workshy and I don't think they care about the monarchy at all.

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I do like (most of) the wives of Windsor but this feels fairly accurate. I mean, Letizia had MUD thrown at her and she stayed there anyway. It felt genuine.

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The Windsor Wives:

Diana: comforts victims but makes sure the press gets lots of pictures, uses it as a photo op to make herself look good

Meghan: leaves immediately with her security team like the Spanish politicians, complains about her treatment later

Kate: never shows up in the first place, stays home with the kids and tweets an apology to the flood victims

Camilla: people are throwing BRICKS at her, not mud, so her security drags her out even though she wants to stay

Sophie: she shows up and nobody throws mud or takes pictures because literally none of the victims know who she is

“Queen Letizia is so real while comforting the flood victims. The pampered Windsor wives have nothing on her, including the overrated Princess Diana and the publicity hungry Meghan.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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If this is true, I sincerely hope that Charles doesn't bend to William's preference and not invite Tom.

The Parker Bowles children deserve to be at the Sandringham Christmas celebrations just as much as William does. Their mother is The Queen.

“The fact that William has animosity towards Tom Parker-Bowles, his step brother, to the point where he’d rather skip Christmas at Sandringham and spend it with the Middletons really bothers me. What kind of a king he will be if he cannot manage his own emotions just for a couple days? Also; what has Tom PB ever done to him?” - Submitted by Anonymous

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“I'm curious about Prince Gabriel's dating life. I heard from a friend who personally knows him that Gabriel is with a princess from a non-reigning German royal family, so she comes from aristocracy. There are a lot of German princesses, but I’d like to say I think it’s Princess Eugénia of Hanover.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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is this like a confessions type blog?

This is a gossip blog where I will be sharing my own opinions but would also love to hear everyone else's. Please don't hesitate to send me tea, ask me questions, or start a discussion!

I focus mainly on the British royal family but I'm open to talking about anything. Hopefully, this blog will be a success, because I plan to have:

fashion predictions

new rumors and gossip

discussions about royals and their inner circles

old drama/controversies (think Camillagate)

old-er drama/controversies (think Wallis Simpson)

discussion about past fashion

royal book recommendations

Thank you for asking! I'm very excited to start this blog (I even made a logo for myself on Canva, lol).

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Angela Levin's sources were 100% Penny Junor, Wikipedia, and The Crown haha

If you haven't read The Duchess by Penny Junor, it's a very enjoyable read in my opinion. Obviously very pro-Camilla but I think that a book that shows just Camilla's side is necessary when most other books like to portray her in a negative light.

Re: royal biographies

As for biographers of Camilla, Penny Junor is definitely biased, but her biography of Camilla has lots of good information.

Angela Levin on the other hand... her biography of Camilla sounded like her only sources were Penny Junor's biography, Wikipedia, and The Crown.

Some more royal authors.

I've never read Levin or Junor, so thanks for the info!

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Well summarized.

Sally Bedell Smith is good. I would recommend her biography of Charles and her book about George VI and The Queen Mother.

Which royal books/biographies do you think are the most accurate?

Honestly, I don’t think you can judge. They’re all problematic and it comes down to the author’s bias towards their subject.

Scobie and Morton are the worst. They let their subjects ghostwrite.

Tina Brown and Lady C are gossipy, but they have good society connections. Sally Bedell Smith also has society connections but I don’t think she’s as gossipy.

Tom Bower does good research and he digs up a lot of stuff, but it’s never as scandalous as he hints it is so it’s a bit of a let down.

Robert Hardman recaps a lot of popular stories with little new commentary or reveals. I haven’t read his new Charles 3 biography yet, though it’s sitting on my shelf.

I can’t take Katie Nicholl seriously because she coined “Waity Katie” and completely denies that she did.