Kate Middleton Is Not ‘Throne Idle’ — She’s A Hard-Working Mom, Snaps Kensington Palace

The jibes about Kate Middleton being “throne idle” and the laziest lout in the royal family have proved too much for Kensington Palace, and they’ve defended the Duchess of Cambridge’s no-show at public events as simply the prerogative of a hard-working mom.

Poor Kate’s had a rum time of it in recent times. It would appear it’s not enough for an aspiring princess to act like a cross between Cinderella and Bambi anymore and get away with it. No! They are expected to work for a living and justify every penny of the taxpayer’s pound.

And Kate has been performing very much under par, according to people who pay attention to that sort of thing.

The Express kindly points out that Kate Middleton was ridiculed on social media last week following the announcement that only Prince William would be presenting shamrocks to the 1st battalion Irish Guards on St Patrick’s Day.

“Where the hell was Kate?” Thousands of self-righteous critics snarled in unison. “Who on earth was this work shy harlot to break a 115-year-old tradition at the drop of a designer hat,” they barked in red-faced anger.

Who indeed? Apparently, Kate decided to opt out of a St. Patrick’s Day tradition began by Princess Alexandra in 1901 because she wanted to spend some time with her kids.

Ever ready to point the finger and froth at the mouth in a furious indignation, the Daily Mail solemnly announced that the “duchess was in danger of failing in her duty.”

“For Kate to miss an opportunity to honor the Armed Forces with such a lame excuse shows a distinct lack of understanding.

“If she wants to be thought of as a modern princess who will go the extra mile for the brave soldiers she represents through her charities, she should have been there at their new barracks at Hounslow, not at home in Anmer Hall.

“It somehow made the covenant between Royals and the military look as if it didn’t matter.

“The Duchess’s advisers should have stopped to think how pitiful an excuse it looked to soldiers who have been divided from their families for months on operational tours since British Forces became engaged in the War on Terror in 2003. But they clearly did not.”

Quite naturally, Kensington Palace was having none of that Daily Mail malarky and hissed tartly in response that the regiment was informed “months ago” that Kate would not be in attendance. It was also incorrect to suggest only female royals had ever carried out the annual ritual.

“The Duke is the first ever Royal Colonel of the Irish Guards – the connection is with him. There are plenty of examples where female members of the Royal Family haven’t presented the shamrocks.

“While the Duchess has accompanied the Duke every year since his appointment in 2012, and will do so again in future, this year she sadly could not make it because she is prioritising time with her children before next month’s tour of India and Bhutan.”

This was no kind of excuse for the lynch mob on social media, who snarled, “I feel disappointed – if the royals start breaking with good traditions then I’m not sure what they’re there for.”

Yet another mocked with no little glee, “Well she has done it for the last four years – she probably needs a rest!”

And not only that, the “working holiday” to India is looming, and Kate probably needs a little time to finalize her wardrobe.

The Inquisitr earlier asked in a related report, “will the Duchess of Cambridge wear a designer dress when she comes face to face with disease-riddled poverty in India’s slums, or will she opt for a less glamorous option?”

“Kate’s choice of outfit is obviously a delicate decision. The Duchess certainly doesn’t want to alienate the people who live in the most deprived area of Mumbai by wearing an outfit which they’d have to work a lifetime to afford, but she is royalty, and must make the sort of impression which gives India’s hordes of poor people hope that there is a better life to be had somewhere.

“As a commoner who married a royal, Kate is often seen the very epitome of social climbing and the living embodiment of a fierce and unconquerable will to better one’s self.

“The plucky royal’s presence in the slums could definitely act as an inspiration to those who haven’t experienced a life outside of the squalid properties and appalling sanitation. Kate’s appearance would serve as a timely reminder to many that the good life is expensive but not always unattainable. It just takes a will of iron, a steely ambition, and a willingness to live off the work of others.”

So here’s the question the great British public need to ask themselves: Do they want a duchess who has been made coarse and vulgar through the horrors of menial work and the vacuous nature of public engagements, or do they want a duchess who looks dazzling in a designer dress and who is given adequate leisure time to pursue a fully comprehensive beauty regime?

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