Mouth open duchess

Calendargirl

Haven’t really noticed her mouth being open. Do you mean she is laughing, or just with her mouth open as such?

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She doesn’t control the newspaper/magazine pictures so perhaps she should have her mouth wired shut.

To be happy and laughing is unforgivable it seems.

Sago

Callistemon21 I cannot think why I didn’t use my initiative and brains to set up a business when my children were young.

Ah! I’ve remembered now, childcare was ridiculously expensive, we could only afford one car, I had no parental support as we lived hundreds of miles from family.
We had no spare money to invest in any kind of business.

Our first home cost 17K in 1982 in the North of England, we were so proud, in 1986 we bought our second home for 28K, we we’re over the moon.

Carole and Michael Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge's parents, bought their first family home West View in Cock Lane in Berkshire for £34,700 in 1979.

I don’t think they were doing badly.

At the time it probably seemed like a huge mortgage. Comparing property prices from years ago is pointless. Our £11,000 mortgage seemed hard going at times because wages and salaries were far lower than they are now.

Perhaps the Middleton’s were more fortunate with childcare than we were. The party business was probably something she could do at home initially. The family all seemed to be roped in to help even as children. The family appear to work extremely well as a team.

I don’t resent people who, on paper, had more going for them as bitterness warps the soul.

At the time it probably seemed like a huge mortgage. Comparing property prices from years ago is pointless

It is pointless and comparing Northern property prices with those of London and the Home Counties even back then is pointless too.

Yes, our mortgage was crippling. I should have started a kitchen table business.

I'm sure I read that Michael Middleton's father or grandfather was a solicitor, so they probably inherited a bit somewhere along the line.

That is possible Germanshepherdsmum, though I believe his father was a pilot, and there were 4 brothers to share the inheritance. I think I read that further back there were some trusts set up, maybe by a Grandmother?, to enable the grandchildren to attend private schools. That was more common last century, whereas these days the majority of children at independent school have their fees paid by their parents.

Gosh! And I just thought it was good to see some happy pictures in the paper when there is so much which is awful going on in the World!

She shouldn’t be happy, she had a private education and her husband is wealthy

And she’s beautiful.

Gongoozler

Gosh! And I just thought it was good to see some happy pictures in the paper when there is so much which is awful going on in the World!

It's not allowed, particularly if you're privileged.

She should be wearing sackcloth and ashes.

And have bad teeth and horrible hair and be ginormous.

The Middleton's mortgage, was there an inheritance from somewhere, their family business, private education. Good grief and all because the poor girl has her mouth open!

Sarnia

The Middleton's mortgage, was there an inheritance from somewhere, their family business, private education. Good grief and all because the poor girl has her mouth open!

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I said upthread that women should always keep their mouths shut!
It can get you into all kinds of trouble, speaking out of turn and laughing!

To be honest I’ve never even noticed that Kate Middleton has been photographed a lot with her mouth open, Jesus ! And I certainly wouldn’t be wishing less photos of her showing those beautiful teeth, or smile!

She’s got a huge mouth and good teeth.
She looks good with her mouth wide open, unlike most folk.
The picture editors chose those pictures because they grab your attention.
It’s as simple as that.

Well, goodness me, this took off!! ?

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Well, it made a change from the doom and gloom!
As did the door thread.

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Why do you suppose this to be her fault? Journalists no longer show people what they intend to print about them.

To be fair HM has kept her mouth closed on photos for years and looked cross as a result, so I am all for any public figure looking as if the photo was taken while she was smiling or laughting. Yawning or coughing without covering her mouth would be different, or chewing her food with her mouth open, but that is apparently not what this is about.

Anniebach

She shouldn’t be happy, she had a private education and her husband is wealthy

Heavens above!! How dare the Duchess of Cambridge have a sense of humour? Would you prefer she never smiled? Should she have that stern look of a humourless old bat about her?
I'm ecstatic that she laughs out loud and grins away, unafraid of future 'laughter lines'!
Plus, you can't blame her for the photos the media put out of her.

What a revolting comment about the “wee witchie”

Irrelevant too

What is it with women!
Men generally do not behave as badly to each other as we do!
Perhaps it is that we have inferiority complexes or just plain old spiteful jealousy , Hubble, bubble , toil & trouble …

Could you have got any more misogyny in one post?

The entire Royal Family is caught between a rock and a hard place: lips tightly shut to prevent any hint of a smile being construed as smugness, or happiness not shared by the rest of the population, or mouth wide open in horror at the incompetence of the government that rules in their name.

Would we rather she looked like Victoria (never smiles) Beckham?

Of course not.

Why are we women so critical of other women?

Isn't it enough that many men judge us on our appearance?