51 thoughts on “Predictions 2017 poll results”

1. This was fun, KMR! I love your polls.

   I voted on zero skirts flying up for Kate. She looked so mortified after that incident in India I really think she learned her lesson. I also think she will get pregnant.

   And I’m dying for a royal wedding. Since I don’t see Harry getting engaged, my hopes are on Eugenie. If not, Pippa’s wedding will have to do. It’s going to be wonderfully tacky.

   1. Thanks for the results. Such a lot of work to put these polls together and then to report the results.

      I voted one skirt fly-up, but not major. I think she learned her lesson after the horrible incident when laying the wreath at the War Memorial in India. The look on her face said it all that day as she struggled to keep the dress in place. It was if she was inwardly groaning, “Oh, no, not again.” Not taking into consideration that she should have worn a slip under it, or perhaps, not worn such a full skirt on such a windy day.

      The results are interesting and make me wonder what the percentage of number one picks in each category will actually come true. I do think that both Charlotte and George will be in Pippa’s wedding party. ANd, Kate will not. Unless, she walks her daughter down the aisle, holding her hand. We all know Charlotte can be inquisitive and might just have a wee too much fun in her role at the wedding.

      I think Pippa will announce a pregnancy, too. Although, she is not a Royal. As for Sophia, I wonder. I think she may wait until early next year to get pregnant, or at least announce it.

      Have a good day, everyone.

2. Still think Harry WON’T announce an engagement.

3. I think I wrote in for Bea to wind up with an awesome boyfriend, simply because (IMO) she deserves it. I also want to see Pippa’s wedding be featured here in the states and Eugenie get engaged (and maybe married by the end of the year?). I have section on my bookshelf of the W&K wedding coverage. I even had friends in the UK mail me articles and magazines–hush! Lol!!

   1. Lol Kimothy!! I’m so glad I’m not the only one with a wedding coverage bookshelf, I even had the commemorative plate from George’s birth on it! Even though I went off W&K quite some time ago my sister still gets me old wedding coverage magazines she finds in second hand stores, I just don’t have the heart to tell her my “feelings” toward Kate have turned 180 🙂

      1. Lauri: I still can’t tell my own mother that I’m not into Kate anymore. Now Harry? Totally different ballgame–yummy!! I’m also still into the BRF in general, just not Kate and I’m running out of juice for Wills.

   2. Me, too. I’ll bet a lot of us had high hopes at the wedding, and have the magazines to prove it..

      Thank you, KMR, for all your hard work to make this such an enjoyable spot.

4. https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/822466351621144576

   Anyone see this yet? I don’t mean to thread jack. And I’m sure KMR will write about this.

   1. Welp, it’s official – they’re moving to London.

      1. You just watch. They won’t be full time royals.

      2. Did anyone else catch that it didn’t actual say they were moving to London? They are very clever in their wording. It said Amner will still be their home and they will increasingly base their family in London. So, they aren’t actually moving. It is actually quiet clever how they phrased the how thing-once again giving them an out.

         1. Yes, but they made it clear that George will start school in London this September, so they’ll have to be in the city full-time for the school year, at least. Maybe they’ll spend the summer and weekends at Anmer? I guess we’ll see.

            1. He is in school 2-3 days per week, and not necessarily full days. When their daughter starts, she will likely be 2-3 days a week too. That leaves the option of them being in the country 4 days a week, if they went with a MTW or TWR school schedule for the kids.

               William and Harry didn’t start full-time at Wetherby until 4 1/2 and 5. I’m not sure they’ll put their son in full-time yet.

            2. I can’t see them doing a 2 hour commute more than once a week – especially not with toddlers in tow. And George will be 4 years old by the time he starts school, so full time attendance is more likely than not – if he ends up at wetherby, that is. Time will tell.

            3. Lobbit…..they won’t commute by road. It’s 30minutes in the helicopter.

            4. @MrsBBV, I still don’t see it them commuting more than once a week, especially not with George potentially attending school full time.

            5. I think they will do weekdays in London and weekends in Norfolk. How long those weekends are depends on the school schedule.

            6. I agree, weekends at Amner, mainly because I don’t think Kate can stay away from Carole for so long. Expect lots of expensive helicopter rides footed by the taxpayer.

   2. Amazed by this. I thought there were going to play the Norfolk card for at least two more years.

      http://www.itv.com/news/2017-01-20/prince-william-to-become-full-time-royal-in-london/

      I expect complaints about legally-taken photos of them dropping the kids off at school and stories about Carole moving into KP in 3, 2, 1 …

   3. Interesting but I still think that this move will cause their numbers to decrease this year because, you know, this is the perfect excuse to not “work” too much.

      1. Bang on the money Lauri. And the statement wording is very ambiguous. It’s a play on words. Notice the day this was released. A good day to bury news you don’t want people questioning too much.

   4. Haha the first line made me laugh!
      I voted that William would officially give up his flying job! I’m sure they’re glad to see him go.

   5. This has been a rumour amongst the press for at least 4 months. I heard about it back at summer’s end. I, for one, am glad that our shy duo is returning to London. Perhaps they will be more engaged in their charities if they are close to their official office. Although I remain unconvinced that it will change the current numbers for public engagements by many. Someone ?here? stated that the CC is now reporting private meetings which I noticed back in August, so I think that’s how they will be increasing the numbers for 2017. (This is more positive than negative, since to be a trustee or involved patron, there are many more meetings than public events.)

      1. Hi Linds! I don’t think this move will make them more “engaged’ if anything I expect them to be even pouter and less engaging.

   6. I expect a transitional year to help them go back to London and baby no 3 to keep them from working much. After all, the kids are SO young still and only good parents can stay home, the bad parents are the ones who work.

5. I know that Eugenie is still relatively young but she and her guy have been together forever. I’d think she would want to get married before HM or Philip passed away. I know you can’t based all wedding plans on that but if it were me, I would be considering things like that.
   I said all my Kate work related polls were contingent on either Kate getting pregnant or a Royal death.
   Thanks for the results =)

   1. If the Philip vs. Fergie feud is real, the Yorks might have to choose between having their mother at the wedding or their grandfather.

      1. Do you really think that Philip would be so rude as to either not go to a beloved granddaughters wedding because her mother was there or insist the mother of bride not attend?

         1. I think it is possible that any feud between Philip and Fergie runs deep on both sides, not just on Philip’s. So deep that HM has Fergie stay at Wood Farm at Sandringham at Christmas and not at the main house.

            1. I hope that both of them will be able to put their little war aside for one day, if not Eugenie would be the one to suffer.

         2. I could see him being that petty.

            1. I can see her being that petty too, frankly. His main goal has always been not to let the Queen down.

               “My job first, second and last is never to let the Queen down.” – Prince Philip

               Whether or not he has is another discussion, but his main goal was to not let her down. He likely sees Fergie’s 3 decades of antics as letting the queen and family down.

      2. If Philip makes Bea or Eugenie choose between having him or their mother at their wedding, then he’s even more of an ass than I thought. Yeah, some family members don’t get along. It’s called suck it up because it’s not your day.

         1. I think it more likely that neither of them (Fergie and Philip) can stand to be in the same room with each other.

            1. Isn’t HM still on good (or at least, friendly) terms with Fergie? Whether Philip likes it or not, she’s the mother of two of his granddaughters and she’s going to be with the RF on Beatrice’s and Eugenie’s respective wedding day!

            2. HM always liked Fergie and still will spend time with her if Philip’s not around! HM has no problem with Fergie being around at Christmas staying in I believe York Cottage.

            3. But Sarah is very close to her daughters. I don’t see her allowing a petty feud with her former father-in-law to keep her away from her girl’s big day.

   2. Actually, I think PP&Sarah might be able to get along. They wouldn’t necessarily have to talk to one another or even pose together. Sarah goes to ascot sometimes and PP doesn’t have to pose with her or anything he didn’t seem to mind her presence, though the press tried to make it seem like he was angry.

      With all that said I don’t think the York gals are in a rush to get married as their parents have been through a very public divorce. So, I think they might be the type to be absolutely certain when they marry.

6. re. Victoria’s birthday.

   Have other royals had big events for their 40th, ones that involved inviting foreign royals for a party? I remember Maxima’s 40th was a big deal with a public concert, but it was also celebrating 10 years of Maxima being in the Netherlands. Willem-Alexander’s 40th also had a party with some royals attending, but his event was smaller than Maxima’s and private iirc.

   http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2007/09/03/dutch-royal-birthday/

   Margrethe has big parties for her landmark birthdays (70th) where other royals are invited. I don’t remember others doing big events around their 40th.

   1. I think the Swedish people also want to celebrate CP Victoria. She is much more popular than the King and she is a good representative of the monarchy as well as she is the embodiment of the “Swedish equality”
      The big events for the King feels like they are forced but celebrating CP Victoria seems more real and joyful.

      I don’t claim these are facts, just how it appears to be when looking from the other side of the pond.

   2. I have no idea. I just added that in because I want it to happen. Not so much that I think it will happen.

   3. I sure hope they have a big party for Victoria!

7. This is off topic. I hope it is alright to ask this question. Sophie is 52 years old, but seems to work on her birthday from time to time. Has Kate ever worked on her birthday?

   1. I too thought it was great to see Sophie at an engagement on her birthday. I imagine her charity felt honored that she chose to spend her day with them. In answer to your question, no Kate has only ever spent her day “privately”.

   2. I’m not sure. Probably not. To be honest, though, I don’t think anyone should have to work on their birthday – I never do.

   3. No, Kate has never worked on her birthday.

8. On a happy note I found the department of culture twitter account and asked them about Victoria’s coronet. They responded saying a serious expression of interest had been received, so now in a second deferral period (June 27)
   I never thought I’d say this but yay for twitter? =)

   1. Twitter is actually pretty awesome. I’ve got so much done through it!

   2. Twitter can be awesome.

      1. I agree. The people I’ve ‘connected’ with through there I would never had the opportunity to meet in real life. Xx

         1. Twitter is the best for connecting with people you don’t know. I met my husband there (we started following each other through a mutual friend) and also made many virtual friends who became real life ones.

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