Kate Middleton in orgy of rowing
The Daily Mail is contradicting previous stories that Kate Middleton has pulled out of the all-girl, cross-channel, dragon boat, rowing event on August 25. It always amazes me how Royal stories get turned on their heads almost every day.
Kate is (apparently) training three days a week — where does she get the time? — for a race against an all-male team in aid of a couple of charities. However, doubts are emerging about the team leader, diplomat’s daughter, Emma Sayle. The Mail reports :
Emma Sayle, 29, has made a name for herself too — organizing risque parties for wealthy, attractive and broadminded couples. As whispers about her past refused to go away, the former public schoolgirl was keen to play down her role in Killing Kittens, the private club that blurs social and sex lives. Or to put it bluntly, organizes orgies.
Phew, what company Kate keeps. Does William know about all that, I wonder?
So, yet another obstacle in the path of athletic Kate, who must wonder what’s going to hit her next now she’s back with the future King.
Let’s hope she doesn’t do an alternative saucy version of the play, Daisy Pulls it Off.
I saw that story in The Mail, John. Do you really think that their information is credible? It did not seem so to me.
By Gigi on July 24th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
The Daily Mail is a top-class newspaper, Gigi, despite its tabloid size. They occasionally pick and choose the facts they use to match their own opinions, but I’m sure they would never knowingly use false information.
If they’re going with this, it’s probably true for today. Tomorrow? Who know. Maybe Kate changed her mind after reading the comments in Royal Anecdotes.
By John on July 24th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
What company Kate keeps !!! Why does this have to be linked to Kate? I doubt Emma Sayle is a friend. I think Kate signed up to do something for charity to strengthen her suitability as a future princess and nothing more. And for the record who cares it William knows his very close friend Guy bears more scrutiny than this woman.
By Trudie on July 24th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Does William know?! He probably attends if he thinks the press won’t find out. The rich are not like you and me…
By ClassyCanuck on July 24th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
This story is a non-starter. Kate Middleton is no more responsible for Emma Sayles’ business enterprise than I am. This is just more sniping about nothing from the bittermen who desperately grab at anything to snipe at Kate Middleton.
She’s participating in a worthy cause and still they blather on. Funny if it weren’t so pathetic.
By Positive on July 25th, 2007 at 1:00 am
I agree with Positive and Trudie.
By Gigi on July 25th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
And i agree with Trudie, Positive and Gigi, this womans career has nothing to do with Kate.
I do take a little issue with something that Trudie said, that Kate ’signed up to do something for charity to strengthen her suitability as a future princess and nothing more’, that suggests that the only reason that Kate is doing the row is William driven, I think that is a bit harsh, the other girls and guys competing won’t get to marry a prince out of it so why demean Kate’s reason for participating, by suggesting that is the only reason she is doing it?
I reckon she doing for the same reason everybody else is doing it - for the experience with a good cause thrown in.
By Eliza on July 25th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
I agree with you, Eliza. I find it impossible to believe that Kate would sign up to row a boat across the channel just to polish her public image. There are a lot of ways to do that that do not involve exertion, and the perils of navigating the mercurial and often treacherous channel waters.
By Gigi on July 25th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Sorry Eliza If you take issue IMO of Kate doing this to strengthen her suitability. But in all the years of her being at Williams beck and call with no job it seems sort of strange that after breaking up and getting back together she now takes and interest in charity.
By Trudie on July 25th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
I think that Kate Middleton’s decision to participate in this activity is a good one. She’s testing her own physical abilities, she’s doing something positive for herself and for others at the sign time. It’s a win-win situation all the way around, and the proceeds go to charity. It seems like a great idea to me. As long the designated charities actually receive the money and it’s all in good clean fun, what could be wrong with Kate’s decision to participate?
By mapleleaf on July 26th, 2007 at 12:08 am
Absolutely mothing Mapleleaf, absolutely nothing. You are correct.
By Positive on July 26th, 2007 at 2:24 am
So, what other kinds of royal news gets “turned on its head”? I may be biased, but it seems as though William and Kate are often in the news, but go to greater lengths to put out false leads, test confidants and just generally mislead and lie low.
Do you run into news about Charles that gets turned on its head? Or the Queen? (I mean, I know there was that BBC problem. Other than that, I’m asking). Is it really a global royal family problem? Or are certain family members more problematic than others?
By Marie on July 26th, 2007 at 8:50 am
Trudie, i know what your saying and Kate did take her time getting a job, but if you look at it, the first Autumn after she graduated i saw pictures of her with her CV going for interviews, then she was setting up her own business, that fell through in the Spring, then like all these bright young things she didn’t look for a job that Summer just enjoyed herself and then started work with Jigsaw in November. Now that is how i remember it may be i have missed a year but as i see it, it was just a case of someone with loads of money who was in no panic to get a job but it wasn’t like she was a complete wasterel who never showed any interest in working. She worked as a bartender while in college after all.
And she agreed to this row while it was off with William, like everybody when they break up, you occupy yourself, and thankfully she has stayed with it even though it seems they are back together.
By Eliza on July 26th, 2007 at 9:17 am
Marie, I’m often confronted with reports that seem sound at the time but turn out to be completely false later. Eliminating the cases when people just change their mind at the last minute, it mostly involves the Princes, Kate and Chelsy. The other Royals don’t make a lot of news these days.
By John on July 26th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Now we’re back to the “work” question. I imagine both Kate and Pippa help out with the family business from time to time. That would be completely under the radar but shouldn’t be dismissed.
Some people just don’t like working for others in a regular job. I’m one of them, which is why I operate my own business — which is what Kate wanted to do.
By John on July 26th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Don’t mistake my comments as not liking Kate I do. And I wish her every success in this rowing competetion and as said it is a win-win situation to aid charity. I also think that for a girl of her class she could take on a charity that interests her as from all accounts William is eager to marry her and it would do more to ease her into the RF than what was done for Diana who had to leave a job she loved only be left to her own devices at BP until after the wedding.
By Trudie on July 26th, 2007 at 10:54 am
I for one am glad Kate is rowing a boat, because if it rains any more here, she may have to row across the Pond, paddle into the Gulf of Mexico and come get ME!
It is raining pitchforks and hammer handles here this morning, at 7:48AM Texas time. We had heavy, sustained rainfall last night, too.
John, I have a comment I posted on this thread yesterday at 7:57 that is still “awaiting moderation.” Could you check on that for me? Thanks!
By Gigi on July 26th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
John–there is a wonderful photograph in today’s Daily Mail of the Queen surveying the flood damage at Windsor on horseback. At age 81, still riding horses!! She is a legend in her own time!
By Gigi on July 26th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
I can’t locate that on the site, Gigi. I’ll check with my paper version when I get round to reading it.
By John on July 26th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
She is mounted on a beautiful white palfrey, wearing a multi-colored scarf on her head, and she is accompanied by a man (probably a security officer) also mounted on a white horse with a mane shot with grey. I would post the link, but I recall that you asked us not to do that.
By Gigi on July 26th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Go on, then, just this once. I’ll convert it to text as soon as you send it.
By John on July 26th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Link to Queen in floods. Oh good grief, I am sorry! I meant it was in Hello Magazine, not the Daily Mail! No wonder you couldn’t find it.
I am sorry, John!
By Gigi on July 26th, 2007 at 6:21 pm