The Kate Middleton Gallery of Escorts
To clear up the confusion about who is, and who isn’t, the new beau of Kate Middleton, we can identify the two sturdy fellows in the pictures below.
Both are friends of Prince William, and neither is said to have a romantic attachment to Kate, who is living with her sister Pippa in Chelsea and determinedly single.
On the left is Charles Morshead, who denied any relationship, “I was just being a friend to her. I’m not her boyfriend. She doesn’t have one at the moment.”
To the right is Henry Ropner, another old friend of William whose mother, Lady Ropner, the wife of Sir John, a shipping magnate, said of the romance rumours, “The story is so, so wrong”. It was, she said, a mistake to confuse friendship with romance.
So, that’s as clear as clay, then. Strange, though, how William’s friends are forming almost a Pretorian guard around a girl who would surely be snubbed by his circle if she truly had been dumped.
Watch this place.
Hmm!
I’ll be watching!
By On The Outside on June 3rd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Well, who would like to have a true or wrong affair with the girl who was almost the next queen of England and who still has connexions with the future king? Almost everyone
John, this morning Ive read in French newspapers that Harry has a training in Canada in order to go to Afghanistan. Is that true or shhhhhhh?
By Lilyfromfrance on June 3rd, 2007 at 2:24 pm
John, I think you’re on to something. Many of his male friends are photographed as if they are defacto body guards for her. I continue to believe something is up. She also looks too content, like she knows something. Not the look of someone who is believed to have been dumped in one of the most famous of all breakups in decades.
By Positive on June 3rd, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Lily, it seems Harry is being trained to be a trainer. It’s thought he may go to Afghanistan to train their soldiers, out of harm’s way. As it’s a NATO deployment, and Canada is part of the force, no doubt he’s getting some tips from them. He will probably join a Canadian unit there. But it will only be for a few weeks so he can get the medal.
By John on June 3rd, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Pos, I’m coming round to that view myself. If you add in Jamie Murray Wells and Guy Pelly, she really has a lot of support these days. This affair is not truly over yet, especially as they are holidaying together at Teapot Cottage in August and going to her cousin’s wedding too.
By John on June 3rd, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I agree with Pos and John. I think that sometime in the near future, possibly as early as this summer, we may see conclusive evidence that Prince William and Kate are a serious couple. Of course, that may just be wishful thinking on my part, but it does seem odd that Prince William’s friends are rallying around Kate during the interim.
By Gigi on June 3rd, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Hiya Gigi. I’ve missed reading your posts and am glad to see you around! Gigi, let’s not jinx it! I’m just content to wait and see what develops…
By Positive on June 4th, 2007 at 12:45 am
Thanks, Pos! You are right–I am superstitious about this matter, also. Good idea, let’s just wait and see.
By Gigi on June 4th, 2007 at 12:56 am
They may get back together later on but I don’t think anytime soon because her behavior has changed.
She has been talking to the press- the I want to live life to the fullest, talking to Richard Kay at the book party, the clothing malfunctions-in some of the photos you can see her bra, the photos from the week prior- the unflattering crotch shots- which is why I think she finally wore pants.
I don’t think she would club this much and she would be seen with females rather than PW’s male friends.
By Summer on June 4th, 2007 at 2:19 am
hate to burst everybody’s bubble but i read at the weekend that William and Guy Pelly have a modus oporandi for picking up women for William which won’t impress any of you. He and Guy walk around a club, if they see a beautiful girl, Guy touches her on the shoulder so that she turns round and William can get a look at her face, if she passes muster she’s brought back to their table if not they walk on. I don’t think i need to say what my opinion of this behaviour is but i don’t think it’s the behaviour of a nearly engaged man.
By Eliza on June 4th, 2007 at 7:49 am
Eliza, I read that too. But it’s just someone’s commentary of what they saw. Wills and Pelly may just have been looking to see how many of their friends were present in the club.
By John on June 4th, 2007 at 9:16 am
I think I agree with Summer. Plus, I feel that if Kate knows for certain that she has a lifetime of facing the press ahead of her as a member of the royal family, I don’t feel she would always be as smiling around them as she is. While she may feel more comfortable around the press now, I still think there would still be some show of irritation at them on her face. My two cents.
By Ameilia on June 4th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
I am dismayed that Prince William is still hanging around with Guy Pelly. Isn’t he the fellow that both Kate and Prince Harry’s girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, think is a bad influence? Playing Falstaff to Prince Hal is one thing, but if Pelly really is trouble, Pelly’s continuing presence at Prince William’s side does not say much for Prince William’s maturity, nor does it say much for his ability to properly judge character. This reminds me of the damage Michael Parker did to Prince Philip’s reputation for years until he finally was given the heave-ho after disastrous headlines and a nasty divorce.
By Gigi on June 4th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Eliza, you are not bursting anyone’s bubble with your opinion. Most of us here are adults. Sure I’d like to see a wedding between these two, and I have my suspicions that it is not beyond reality. But bursting bubbles? It’s not as big a deal here at John’s site as it seems to be to the deniers of William and Kate’s romance on other royalty message sites, where there is almost a life or death obsession about Kate Middleton and constant prayers that she will go away. Why???? It’s a mystery to me.
By Positive on June 5th, 2007 at 12:09 am
I must further add that the only bubble William’s behavior bursts, if true, is his own. If there is a shred of truth to this story, he SUCKS. Lucky Kate in that case — good riddance to bad rubbish, I say.
By Positive on June 5th, 2007 at 12:23 am
It’s a mystery to me too, Pos. I think any girl who became attached to William would face the same opposition. Obviously, they rather fancy him for themselves.
By John on June 5th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Well, the phrase ‘burst your bubble’ was only that, i didn’t put any major thought into it and in fact i was holding an eight month baby at the time so maybe i wasn’t as measured in my post as i’d like. I just thought William’s carry-on, if true, was appalling and had to share.
As for Guy Pelly and being a bad influence on William, i think there are two of them in it. I have no problem with William off chatting up women if that is what he wants to do but that story if true is so obnoxious that it actually puts other famous womanisers in a good light- at least they actually talk to the girl and make some effort. Something he clearly feels he doesn’t need to do.
By Eliza on June 5th, 2007 at 11:04 am
I agree, Eliza. And don’t worry, I didn’t read too much into “burst your bubble”
I hope we don’t have to start editing our own posts!
Congratulations on the baby! (eight months late…)
By Bex on June 5th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
I hope your baby reads Royal Anecdotes, Eliza. If so, the little mite will be our youngest reader.
By John on June 5th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Jane does like a bright screen! not so sure of her ability to take in the content yet though.
By Eliza on June 5th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
We shall, of course, be adding apple juice and Scottish short bread to our Royal Anecdotes Tea to favor our Little Miss Jane.
By Gigi on June 6th, 2007 at 2:49 am
Well in that case I agree with you Eliza, William’s behavior if true was appalling. I’m beginning to dislike what I read about him more often.
By Positive on June 6th, 2007 at 3:07 am
I hope it’s not true too and that John is right and somebody saw them and misconstrued what they saw. A friend of mine met William at a wedding and he said that he was a sound guy, they had a long chat about rugby and picking their own lions team ( it was just before the lions tour to Australia) and he thought he was very normal.
So maybe even if they did do it the once, it was for the laugh and a little tongue in cheek. Here’s hoping anyway
By Eliza on June 6th, 2007 at 9:45 am
William and Kate have ended it. She is doing the next best thing, trying to find a socially connected guy with a title and money. If she can marry someone in the Aristocracy she will still be in the social circle she seems to crave. I think the days of William ever wanting Kate back are a dream,just like the supposed engagement last year predicted in the press constantly. The mother’s in the Aristocracy are said to see Kate Middleton as not really a great choice for their sons either. I think it will take her awhile to find her footing with a guy again, that she loves; it may be someone in the edges of Aristocracy but it won’t be the heir to the future King of England she ends of with,that is so clearly over. It’s over, there are other choices out there for William and he will find the right lady for himself, sorry but Kate wasn’t it, so he ended it. William made that decision and it was a real decision, it’s not some kind of cloak and dagger game, it’s over.
By mandy on June 14th, 2007 at 2:33 am