[kate middleton] must she await her fate

Courtesy http://www.katemiddletonfans.com/

This post a year and a half ago, perhaps surprisingly, perhaps not, has now moved up to be my most accessed, so it's clearly not just the Brits who are interested:

Кейт Миддлтон , совсем недавно воссоединившаяся со своим женихом Принцом Уильямом, уволилась с поста байера аксессуаров для сети бутиков модной марки Jigsaw, завершив тем самым свою лишь недавно начавшуюся карьеру в моде.

The Russkies clearly see her as a fashion icon. Also, how did she drive on a phone, instead of in a car? Some saw her as a little dowdy but is she a very naughty girl? Either way, she will now have to wait eight years if she is to be the new Princess.

The good news though is that gays prefer Harry to William so she is fairly safe that way, apparently. Now, as for the split between her mother and the Palace:

Relations between the Middletons and the Royal family suffered last year when it was claimed that Mrs Middleton had used the word "toilet" and uttered the phrase "pleased to meet you" on meeting the Queen.

... that seems to be over. However, just to make sure you don't fall into the trap that Middleton Snr did, Mary Killen gives some added advice:

"And did you know that the word 'meal' is meant to be very common? You should always say 'lunch', 'dinner' or 'breakfast'. And there are very small, subtle distinguishing factors, like never reading a novel in a drawing room. If you read a coffee-table book, that's fine, because everyone knows it's a short-attention-span thing. But a novel makes you unavailable."

She goes on:

"I know people who think tomatoes are common; they won't have a tomato in the house. Another indicator is marmalade. Thin, runny, hand-made marmalade is a sign of being upper class, whereas firm, gelatinous marmalade is common.

So don't be plebs, people and before passing the bottle across the table to your fellow dinner guest, be sure to wipe the [bottle] neck first - it's gauche to swig from an unwiped neck. Kate would be horrified. Finally, latest news seems to be:

It’s been reported that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie refused to make space in the front row of a fashion show for Pippa Middleton, Kate’s younger sister. After some embarrassment, she found a seat elsewhere.

Thought you were all dying to know that.