Princess Diana 'Would Have Been Jealous' of Kate

When William and Kate began dating at University, the press instantly began comparing Diana and Kate. Throughout the engagement and the wedding, William ensured Diana's presence was felt. He gave Kate her engagement ring to keep her spirit alive not only during the preparations for the royal wedding but for their marriage. It is well known how close Diana was to her sons and the close bond they shared.

What would Diana have thought of Kate? One would presume she would be thrilled for William and take Kate in as a daughter. However, according to her royal biographer, Andrew Morton, who recently released William and Catherine: Their Story, her feelings would have been quite different to those of a loving mother-in-law. Morton said, 'Diana loved to be in the limelight and for once she would be in the shadows. By now Diana would have almost been fifty and passing the fashion baton to her daughter-in-law further distancing herself from the spotlight'. Morton also discussed the sensational coverage of Pippa Middleton since racy photos were released. 'William isn't bothered by gossip. He always says he has a lot of baggage. It's not just the Middleton family who have skeletons in their cupboard. The house of Windsor is full of them. You've got the Fergie pictures of having her toes sucked and you've got Prince Charles and his racy taped recorded messages to Camilla'.

It is impossible for anyone to know exactly how Diana would have felt about Kate, however, given her love for her children, I think she would have overlooked competition about popularity and looks in favour of forging a close bond with her eldest son's wife.

Middletons to complain as racy photos emerge!

Two Sunday newspapers have published photos of the Middletons holidaying with Prince William on a yacht. During their week in Ibiza they stayed at a £5 million villa dubbed 'La maison de bang bang.' Taken in 2006 the seven photographs show Kate and her sister Pippa Middleton in almost matching bikinis. The headlines over the weekend read 'Perfect Pippa-and the Prince of belly flops', 'Oh buoy, It's Pippa.............and she's topless inside'. The News of the World had a six photo spread with one showing Pippa removing her top. A source close to the family said 'The whole family is furious at what they see as a betrayal'. It is not known where the newspapers acquired the photos but it's reported a family friend was involved. William and Kate's circle of friends is incredibly close knit hence they are shocked to find out someone has been leaking photos from five years ago. The Middletons are trying to have the photos removed from the web and seem to have somewhat succeeded. The story has already been removed from the News of the World's site. The popular paper had more photos of Pippa scantily clad on their website. 

The Middleton family are seriously contemplating making a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission. Why is this different to any other newspaper spread? The publication of these images may well breach the editor's code of practice by invading the privacy of the Middletons. The greatest sanction by the PPC is issuing a critical adjudication against a newspaper or magazine. This is a very strong deterrent. Under the system of self regulation the editor will have to publish their mistakes, something newspapers detest. Interest in Pippa Middleton in particular, has skyrocketed since she wore a white Alexander McQueen dress at the royal wedding. Photos of Pippa dancing in a bra and skirt circulated soon after causing a surge of intense media interest.  
Vivid Entertainment president, Steve Hirsch, offered her $5 million to appear in an explicit sex scene in one of his porn movies. Kate's brother James has also been offered $1 million for a cameo in a similar movie. A source added 'Pippa and James are highly embarrassed.'
The photos in question capture the Middletons behaving like ordinary twenty-somethings, Kate and Pippa swimming and playfully engaging with William on her uncle Gary Goldsmith's boat. The family probably feel they need to deal with this matter in order to stop more photos emerging.