#( thread ‣ catherine. )

[leschanceux]

@f1rst-prince

"We'll start small", Catherine had said. "We'll start with Henry, and work our way up to Bea and Pip. You'll see - they'll understand, darling." Arthur wasn't so sure, but he wanted to believe. The cancer had been supposed to be fatal. Irrevocable, the hospital had said. They'd advised bedrest, somewhere warm, and between Catherine and Mary, which looking back was never a good thing), they'd decided it was best for Arthur to disappear until they knew, one way or another. He hadn't, however, realised that disappear meant dead. That his children had been mourning him all this time, and that Catherine had been pretending to go on charity excursions. "It was as good as charity," she'd joked, and he'd frowned at her. He was angry and horrified. Insisted that he be reintroduced to their lives, demanded it, in fact, or he'd find a way to damn well get back. "It won't be easy," he'd been told, but he didn't care. So they'd started with Henry. The youngest, the softest, Catherine said (though Arthur privately disagreed), the one least likely to snap after realising that he'd been lied to half his life. Once more, Arthur wasn't certain he agreed, but they had to start somewhere. It took some planning, and he wasn't sure how Catherine was even going to tell Henry (surprise, your dad has been alive this whole time!) or the others, but he had to trust her. He didn't have much choice. Catherine had flown Henry and his partner in from America, and on the flight over she'd decided spur of the moment, it'd be better just to... wait. Henry wouldn't believe her if she told him, and their relationship was not great. It was better, she thought, if Henry saw, if he and Arthur had that wonderful moment she could almost imagine in her head, the two of them running toward each other, that beautiful family moment., then everything would make sense and be forgiven. It would be perfect.

Since his father had died, Henry felt like the colours of the world around him and the gilded cage he was trapped in had faded to a dull grey. He'd lost most of his family in one fell swoop; Dad was dead and buried, Mum was absent both physically and emotionally, Philip had apparently decided to follow Gran's views on pretty much everything, and Bea had gone completely off the rails as she searched for her next high.

In short, life had been pretty shit - would've been unbearable if it wasn't for David, Pez and now Alex.

He'd been curled up in bed with Alex and David when Mum had called out of the blue, asked them to come back to England as soon as they could. Of course he'd agreed; Mum had called to ask, and that in itself was something to sit up and take notice of. She wouldn't say what was happening, though, and neither Bea nor Philip knew what was going on - they hadn't received a call, though Bea was threatening to just show up anyway ( for moral support, she'd said, though Henry thinks that she might just be nosy ).

That's how he'd ended up here, stood in the gardens of Kensington Palace with Alex's hand clasped tightly in his own as they waited for Catherine to meet them, politely admiring the rose bushes with quiet murmurs.

[brokehorrorfan]

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[entriprises]

oh were you having a good day? sorry

[world-of-wales]

CATHERINE'S STYLE FILES - 2023

14 NOVEMBER 2023 || The Princess of Wales and Prince William attended the 75th Birthday Party of King Charles III at Clarence House in London.

Catherine opted for -

↬ 'Alicia' gown in 'Emerald Green' by Needle & Thread

[silvianap]

Gwendoline Christie (& cast) attended Netflix's "Wednesday" ATAS Official Photo Call at Hollywood Forever (California) 💫

April 29, 2023 📅

(➡️ Twitter thread: part 1 & part 2)

[thefvrious]

@atrickrtreat sent 🎲 and got -> a tentative kiss.

It had been a few days since he had seen her last, and they hadn't left things on the greatest terms. They were having trouble seeing eye-to-eye, but Regulus hoped beyond hope that they would be able to resolve this rift that was growing between them. That's why he was hesitant before leaning in to kiss her in greeting. "Are we okay?"

[fightingdragcnswithycu]

meme starter : catherine & kaz ( @mvsicinthedvrk ) prompt : sender is attempting to get rid of a cursed piece of jewelry by convincing the receiver to take it off their hands venue : local street market

"do you think me foolish?" catherine asked, "where i am from, no one sells jewellery at this price unless it is fake or curse," she continued, "what? do you see a crown and a pretty dress and think i don't have any thoughts?"

[atrickrtreat]

@lcstinfantasy cont from here

Cat's been thinking about it for a while. The only thing keeping her tethered to this city as Eric and while she cared for him more than she would actually admit, especially to him, she wasn't happy outside of their time together. "This town. I want to travel, see things and I think it's time to leave, you know? I'd say come with me, but I know you can't. Family business and all. You're the only thing I'm going to miss here."

[youllalwaysbemyporcelain]

@fightingdragcnswithycu asked: our muses are trying on outfits at the clothing shop

Isabela admired the dress, spinning a bit. "What do you think Catherine? I think this is my favorite I've tried on." She turns to look at the others dress. "Yours looks gorgeous on you."

[unbeleveable]

@joyfulmagic continued from here

She gave the other a rueful little smile. "I withstand it because I must." And because she loved him, although it was sometimes hard to say the words, especially to him. "Diane has his heart, but I am his queen and the mother of his heirs. I try to take comfort in that, although it is not always enough." There were the others who had spent time in Henri's bed, too, but none of them ever had the same hold on him that Diane did. That made Catherine resent them less.

[tweetingukpolitics]

[leschanceux]

@lesavxnturiers shouted philip james arthur charles fox-mountchristen-windsor! -

"do not," philip snaps, eyes ablaze as he rounds to face his mother, face flushed with fury. "you don't get to come in here and undermine everything i've done - everything i've tried to do - while you were absent, mother. and you definitely don't get to come back and swoop in and pretend that you care about henry after all this time." harsh, perhaps, but his frustration with his entire family knows no bounds today. "regrettably, i have another meeting to attend after i've changed my suit. do feel free to call me when you've sorted your priorities out, though."

[brokehorrorfan]

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[entriprises]

@wranglens : tyler , offering a cap that says ' tornado wrangler ' on the front to cathy : 🤠 we got new merchandise in . ( hi momma )

she plucks the sunglasses off of her face, folding one side against her chest before hanging them on her shirt. but even while her eyes were obscured by the dark glass it was obvious that her eyebrows were raised and her face was knit together in a little amused expression. she takes the cap, staring at the text on it as her head nods. this is hardly the first gesture of free merch he's given her, but it's somewhat more subtle of a design this time that she won't spend the evening laughing at. "sweet, thank you."

with one hand she brushes her hair back from her forehead, it's already a little sweaty and hot from the half day of working outside. slipping the cap on like it's about any other of the million she's got around the house, she gives him a wide grin. "y'know ya might have a hit on your hands here."

[world-of-wales]

Catherine's Royal Closet (19/∞) ♚

↬ Aurora Ballerina Dress

Catherine wore this red sequined dress for the UK-Africa Investment Summit Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2020 and later in a video promoting her 'Together at Christmas' Carol Concert in 2022.

This Aurora Ballerina dress in ‘cherry’ red sequin features a flattering a-line silhouette, elegant ruffle detailing at the neck and shoulders, a flowing skirt and long mesh sleeves. It’s made from red tulle and adorned with tonal sequins cleverly placed to imitate vintage lace tablecloths.

[kate-royal-style-world]

A Royal Recycling (part 272) 

Needle & Thread