Month: January 2014

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Cressida Bonas got new job to show how independent she is

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Cressida Bonas has reportedly acquired a new job in theatre marketing for £20,000.  I’m assuming that’s a yearly salary figure, but the article doesn’t say.  Cressida quit her dream of becoming a professional dancer some months ago.

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The Queen has “just £1 million left” and the palaces are “crumbling”… so they throw a Kate appearance announcement at us

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The Queen’s finances have come under scrutiny.  She has “just £1 million left in reserve” while the palaces are in dire need of repair.  I’m not sure how best to cover this, so I’m going to post the entire articles from the Telegraph below (sorry in advance for the longness of the post).  They give an […]

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Kate’s taste for Duchess-ing came early when she played Eliza Doolittle in school play

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Our dearest Katie Middleton seems to have been the right royal actress in her youth.  She was in a few plays in school, one we’ve known about for a while (where her character was told she’d marry someone rich), and now it’s come out that she played Eliza Doolittle in a production of My Fair […]

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Princess Michael’s “Diana was uneducated” and “older royals are boring” quotes are actually completely true

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Princess Michael is still pimping her book (The Queen of Four Kingdoms), this time on Canadian TV.  In the interview Princess Michael talked about Princess Diana and mentioned William and Kate and the younger royal generation.  Her comments have made headlines and people are harping on key phrases without giving the context—because context is boring […]

Annoying Articles Kate Middleton

189 engagements in 1,000 days, but Kate is so “dedicated” behind the scenes

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I was starting to read this article marking Kate’s 1,000 days as a Duchess and I kept commenting in my head about too many things to count, so I thought instead of giving an overall impression and using a few quotes here and there I’d just bullet point quotes and give my thoughts.

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Kate and William are mere celebrities, lack royal gravitas

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Kate Middleton and Prince William have been criticized for their lack of royal air.  Christopher Lee, a writer and former BBC defense correspondent, has called them mere celebrities that don’t have the gravitas of royals.

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Princess Beatrice has a new job in entertainment

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Princess Beatrice is working again.  Huzzah!  Beatrice has taken up an internship at Sony Pictures Television.  The Mail doesn’t say what her actual job is.  What I found most interesting about the article is how many vacations Beatrice took last year.  Let’s count:

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