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mollie Thu 13-Jun-13 17:10:34

She has wonderful legs but I wish Kate Middleton (aka Duchess of Cambridge) would wear longer skirts and lower heels just now.

mollie Sat 15-Jun-13 14:11:41

I take that back...even before I read comments I remembered that flying a helicopter takes a lot of skill so William didn't deserve that comment. I apologise William...

And I stand corrected regarding the subject of his degree - I thought it was art history. And before anyone tells me otherwise, I know any 2:1 honours degree is hard work because I gained one as a mature full time student in my 40s...

Aka Sat 15-Jun-13 13:55:33

It's not me either!

Aka Sat 15-Jun-13 13:55:08

I know someone without a degree, who cannot bake, cook or drive confused

j08 Sat 15-Jun-13 13:52:46

It's not me btw. #there'sasurprise

j08 Sat 15-Jun-13 13:51:40

I know someone who has got a Cambridge degree, passed her driving test first time, and bakes excellent cakes. grin

So there.

Aka Sat 15-Jun-13 13:50:29

I think I've fallen down a rabbit hole hmm

Bez Sat 15-Jun-13 13:48:25

I know people who have got a degree and cannot cook a meal or bake a cake - both of which I thought were easier than getting a degree!!! grin

Aka Sat 15-Jun-13 13:41:43

Is there something logical I'm missing here?

HUNTERF Sat 15-Jun-13 13:33:31

annodomini

Oddly I know several ladies who got a degree at Cardiff University without any problems.
They did however have problems with their driving tests.
One had to sit her test 11 times before she passed.
I thought driving was easier than getting a degree.
I passed my driving test first time a month after my 17th birthday.

Frank

Aka Sat 15-Jun-13 13:27:19

Plus a 2:1 Hons in Geography after spending four years studying at St Andrews University.

annodomini Sat 15-Jun-13 13:26:34

And you don't get a degree from St Andrews by being thick. Well, speaking personally.... grin

merlotgran Sat 15-Jun-13 12:42:37

Hang on a mo, mollie. Not the brightest spark? My father, brother and nephew were all RAF pilots. You don't achieve a career like that by being dim.

Mishap Sat 15-Jun-13 12:39:03

She's young and beautiful and can wear what she likes as far as I am concerned - lucky lady seems to have avoided the dreaded varicose veins!!

laidback Sat 15-Jun-13 12:28:03

Just saying...its only an opinion! William and Harry have soldier jobs and careers, but she wanted that role jo8 even waited for it!

mollie Sat 15-Jun-13 12:13:19

William, bless him, isn't exactly the brightest spark. I wonder what he'll do when he leaves the services. But he will be a good ambassador for his family and this country, more so than many of our 'wonderful' politicians (past and present) so he will have my support.

annodomini Sat 15-Jun-13 11:54:59

A 'trophy wife'? No! She is a young woman with a brain and she used it to get a degree - and a royal husband. If anything, William is a trophy husband!

Movedalot Sat 15-Jun-13 11:41:57

I think she needs all the support she can get, hers is a hard job! I would hate to be in the public eye not being able to please people whatever I did. Expected to please the old fogies and the young too, hasn't got a chance.

j08 Sat 15-Jun-13 10:55:04

That is so unfair laidback. She's hardly been a good for nothing lay a bed all her young life! And she's taken on a role now that many others would never do! shock

merlotgran Sat 15-Jun-13 10:46:34

It's too wet and windy to work outside today and the veggies don't need watering so I'm going to watch Trooping the Colour. It's high time I had a couch potato morning and I'm going to enjoy every minute. grin

Tegan Sat 15-Jun-13 10:17:34

I think she's a very good role model for young people. She does wear her clothes several times and along with La Beckham has done a lot of good for the British clothes industry [not that it needed a lot of help what with Stella McCartney et al]. My only concern with young women wearing 'normal' clothes during pregnancy is that you can only do that with a 'to die for' figure and most women aren't like that, so the one time when women didn't have to worry about their appearance is no more and they then have to get their figure back within 2 days [without all the help that celebs get at that time].

mollie Sat 15-Jun-13 10:08:38

I think I read that Kate's expenses are paid for by Charles from his Duchy estates but I might be wrong... she's pretty good about buying High Street and 'off the peg' so I think Frank has little to complain about concerning Kate. I think I've seen complaints that she doesn't spend enough!

In an idle moment yesteday I did a trawl through Google images of Kate and there is far more leg showing since she's had a bump than before...I rest my case. As I've said before, she has great legs, looks good in a sack and looks happy and isn't having hysterics all over the place. My only niggle is that personally I'd prefer to see lower heels and hemlines...

JessM Sat 15-Jun-13 05:33:31

not to mention the undeserving rich.

Greatnan Sat 15-Jun-13 05:23:58

Quite right, Frank, you would soon sort out the 'undeserving' poor!

HUNTERF Sat 15-Jun-13 00:36:32

I think I should be put in charge of the country's finances.

Frank

harrigran Sat 15-Jun-13 00:31:08

Oh Frank do they come ringing your doorbell too ?