Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

[Grace]

Please don't use the term "the Diana lobby". 

The decision for Camilla to use the title Duchess of Cornwall rather than Princess of Wales was taken as much because the couple was well aware that their behaviour prior to their marriage did not find favour with the public as appropriate for the next King of England and his wife as much as it was to do with sentiment over Diana, the late Princess of Wales.

[Kalafrana]

Grace

'The Diana lobby' makes a convenient shorthand. In my opinion, the opposition to Charles and Camilla's marriage has come mainly from Diana's admirers.

Incidentally, Charles will not be King of Emngland, but King of Great Britain.

Ann

[CHRISinUSA]

Not to nitpick, but no, the title King of Great Britain existed only existed between 1707 and 1801, when that state was replaced by the United Kingdom.  Charles will correctly be King the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[Selencia]

A little off topic, but what the heck British?! Why do you keep changing the name of your country?! Stop it! 

[LauraO]

Starting to get seriously annoyed by the media over here, went into a newspaper store today and literally so many magazines had kate on the cover with some sort of baby motivated headline, why do they feel the need to push a baby on this couple who have only just got married! Leave them alone for goodness sake! There seems to be so much media "concern" over Kate's weight, maybe if she didnt feel so much press influence hanging over her on massive issue's such as having children then that wouldnt be a problem!

[Alixz]

I think it might be her age. Didn't she just turn 30? That biological clock must be ticking away in some people's minds.

Here, I saw an rag with the title that "Will was away so Kate would play".  How horrible, but how typical.

[Jen_94]

Alixz, yes, she turned 30 in January. And that headline is just horrible, just shocking. But its the media, they take stories and twist them, or speculate stories, because they know it would sell. 

TunaEars, I know exactly what you mean! You are 100% right about the baby stuff all over the media! The media are far too pushy sometimes. Far too pushy.

[Robert_Hall]

Frankly, is this none of the medias' business, nor ours ? It is theirs. Same with with this jewels talk. How superfluous if  one thinks that is important to being a royal figure. She will wear what she feels comfortable in, not what some people want  just for a display. She is of a  young generation and  a lot of this just not mean anything to her. When appropriate, she undoubtedly give the pictures you want. Let her do her duty and leave her alone.

[IvanVII]

I'll disagree a little. William and Kate having a baby would be a matter of state and therefore of public interest since it is within the direct line of inheritance.

[LauraO]

I do understand what you mean about it being a matter of state but shes still adjusting to her new world and headlines like the one above (absolutley terrible and thus why i try my best to ignore tabloid headlines because they are mostly a load of rubbish) cannot be helping. i just find it hypocrital all these magazines saying "kates too thin" and its just like, well, yeah, wouldnt you be if you were being pressured like that?
But on the flip side i do understand what you mean about the line of inheritance...

[Kalafrana]

I would agree with all that has been said in general terms. However, historically speaking, when an heir apparent or close heir presumptive marries, a child can be expected within a year or so. Prince William himself arrived just under a year after his parents' wedding, as did the Prince of Wales. The most recent examples are the first-born children of Frederik of Denmark and Felipe of Spain, both born 17 months after their parents' weddings.

Ann

[Robert_Hall]

The succession is already well provided for. Putting pressure of the Duchess will not help to have a baby. It often  does just the reverse. It is their business, after all.

[Kalafrana]

We have Prince Harry - no problem in my view - then the Duke of York. However, I don't think anyone would be happy to have Beatrice and Eugenie any closer to the throne.

But Robert, you are right. William is not the immediate heir, unlike Felipe and Frederik, so no particular need to rush things.

Ann

[Lucien]

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge today,opening of the Treehouse,a hospice for children in Ipswich.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17431040

[OctoberLily]

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge today,opening of the Treehouse,a hospice for children in Ipswich.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17431040

Thanks for the link, Lucien.  A very nice debut for the Duchess, I'd say