Kate Middleton Pregnancy Rumors intensify.
(First of all, why are they still calling her Kate Middleton? How about Dutchess Catherine? Kate Windsor? Also, and this I honestly don't get - someone with more knowledge of royal titles enlighten me - if William is a prince, why isn't she a princess? I know he's a duke too, but you'd think the higher title would trump...?)
ANYWAY. This is funny:
Pregnancy rumours began earlier this month after the couple visited Denmark. The Duke of Cambridge gave his wife numerous meaningful looks, according to reporters who were there.
Royal watchers also took note that at one point, William put out his arm, as if to help her.
Because heaven forbid a man give his wife his arm, much less give her "meaningful looks." *headdesk*
Comments
The Queen is Queen (she became Queen when King George VI died), so why isn't Prince Phillip King? Google will probably be your friend.
Diana was a Princess but I don't know why...
I've done a lot of reading about the royal families (past and present), and I understand why Phillip was never given the honorary title of King. I *think* Diana was officially a princess because Charles was Prince of Wales, which is ... different than just being a prince. But then I get lost. =P
I also like how there's this idea that she'd only need help if she were pregnant. Like when women get pregnant, they suddenly can't walk.
Have you ever noticed how often women in books become instantly weakly creatures when they're pregnant? I see that in Christian fiction a fair bit. =P
Whether they'll still be the Duke and Duchess then...I have no idea.
The celebrity baby watch thing is so ridiculous. For heaven's sake, the woman wears 4-inch heels like they're going out of style! Of course she'll need a helping hand every now and then.
I didn't realize until today that the Dukedom was conferred on William by the Queen as a wedding gift ... Dukeishness being the highest honor she could give him. Which is weird to me, because I think of Duke as being way down the royal totem pole, but apparently not. This is what comes from too much exposure to historical fiction, where Dukes are popping up on every other page...
(So really, the only time you'll get Princess [first name] is the daughter of a King or Queen or Prince, right? Princess Anne, for instance.
Oh man. And royal stuff is SO CONFUSING to me! It fascinates me though. Am grateful that I'm not born a royal though. Ugh. At least our presidents only are in the limelight for 10ish years (including the campaign) at most....royals are stuck with it forever and ever, amen. :-P
But the biggest difference is that the Presidents have a choice. I wouldn't want to choose royalty.
I admit I'm a lot more interested in royalty since the wedding, so I've enjoyed reading all the comments. I think she's a Class Act and they're really sweet together.