{"id":380314,"date":"2025-08-28T12:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/380314\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:33:19","slug":"kate-middleton-and-prince-william-slammed-over-report-theyre-not-afraid-to-say-no-to-public-appearances-to-protect-their-mental-health-but-have-taken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/380314\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton And Prince William Slammed Over Report They\u2019re \u2018Not Afraid To Say No\u2019 To Public Appearances To \u2018Protect\u2019 Their Mental Health, But Have Taken \u2018Multiple\u2019 Vacations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In terms of members of the royal family who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/meghan-markle-cringe-video-prince-harry-surfing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">face criticism<\/a>, <strong>Prince Harry,<\/strong> <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong>, and <strong>Prince Andrew<\/strong> immediately spring to mind. But <strong>Prince William<\/strong> and <strong>Kate Middleton<\/strong> are not averse to backlash too!<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales have actually come under fire recently, after a report came out which claimed that they say \u201cno\u201d to many royal events and engagements in order to maintain proper work\/life balance and protect their mental health. Keep reading for more info\u2026<\/p>\n<p>                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"house unit img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755996735_471_shutterstock_2472675943-scaled-e1754321720347.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                                            This Clean, Effective Powder Helps Support Muscle Growth, Endurance, And Recovery                                        <\/p>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hash lazy\" id=\"slide-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton-State-Banquet-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Prince William and Kate Middleton state banquet 2025\" title=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Splash News <\/p>\n<p>                            Prince William And Kate Middleton Are Very Selective About The Events They Attend<\/p>\n<p>Prince William&#8217;s aunt, <strong>Princess Anne<\/strong>, has already accused him of not pulling his weight, as she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/princess-anne-annoyed-prince-william-doesnt-pull-weight-royal-duties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed that she was &#8220;annoyed&#8221;<\/a> that he didn&#8217;t host as many royal investitures as he could, leaving her to do most of the work. And now, a new report has claimed that the Prince and Princess of Wales are very selective when it comes to the events they attend.<\/p>\n<p>Part of this is reportedly because they want to focus on their three children \u2013 <strong>Prince George<\/strong>, <strong>Princess Charlotte<\/strong>, and <strong>Prince Louis<\/strong> \u2013 and maintain proper work\/life balance, and the other part is to protect their mental health. Princess Catherine&#8217;s overall health is also a factor, as she is said to still be taking it easy after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/kate-middleton-worries-fears-cancer-revealed-after-not-out-of-woods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">battling cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hash lazy\" id=\"slide-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kate-Middleton-and-Prince-William-visit-to-Pontypridd-Market-in-Wales1.jpg\" alt=\"Prince William and Kate Middleton in Wales\" title=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Splash News <\/p>\n<p>Insider Says Prince William And Kate Middleton Are &#8216;Very Strict About Their Boundaries&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to Us Weekly, a royal insider claimed that the Prince and Princess of Wales &#8220;are very strict about their boundaries,&#8221; particularly when it relates to &#8220;their mental health and family life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They went on: &#8220;They have witnessed how the role of monarch can consume one&#8217;s entire being&#8230; While they take their responsibilities very seriously, they are not afraid to say no when necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While many people respect the future King and Queen, there are many others who disagree with their choices. The mom-of-three previously faced backlash for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/kate-middleton-king-charles-tension-royal-ascot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not attending Royal Ascot<\/a> earlier this year, with a royal insider claiming it was disrespectful to King Charles by not attending.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hash lazy\" id=\"slide-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kate-Middleton-Wimbledon-Day14.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Middleton at Wimbledon 2025\" title=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Splash News <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am sure she was genuinely unable to come, yet the last-minute nature of the way it was announced makes the king look disrespected,&#8221; the insider told the Daily Beast at the time. They added: &#8220;Kate wasn&#8217;t feeling up to it, but there is no denying that the whole affair was badly handled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The internet also pointed out that she was able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/kate-middleton-wimbledon-2025-mens-final-blue-dress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attend Wimbledon twice<\/a>, and also had a lot to say about the vacations the Prince and Princess of Wales have taken this year alone, including the French Alps, Mustique, and Kefalonia. The internet believes there is some kind of hypocrisy there, as they seem to have a lot of time and energy to go on vacation while skipping royal engagements.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hash lazy\" id=\"slide-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kate-Middleton-visits-the-Guildhall-Windsor-to-thank-volunteers-and-staff-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Middleton visits Guildhall Windsor\" title=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Splash News <\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton Slammed On Social Media<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kate Middleton steps back from duties (9 solo engagements, 22 engagements with William) but steps forward with no struggle for vacations (French Alps-Jan. &amp; April, Mustique, Greece, etc.) #workshyWales,&#8221; one critic <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Qiyyah18\/status\/1958150887878144280\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She can&#8217;t work unless it&#8217;s to watch men in tight shorts playing tennis. She also needs an emotional support mansion and yacht. Us commoners couldn&#8217;t possibly understand,&#8221; replied a second, as a third quipped: &#8220;The real question is, when was she ever really working?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She can spend the weeks skiing, but cannot possibly turn up for the charities she is a patron of,&#8221; slammed a fourth. &#8220;If Kate can take multiple vacations to Mustique, the French Alps, and Greece, why is she too fragile for routine appearances?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BaronessBruck\/status\/1958549353171206295\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">asked<\/a> a fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The comments continued over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RoyalsGossip\/comments\/1lf55h1\/princess_kate_cancels_appearance_over_worklife\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit,<\/a> where a sixth asked: &#8220;Are 5 vacations not enough to give her work\/life balance?&#8221; &#8220;It is very hard to have a work life balance when you only work a few times a year,&#8221; a seventh concurred, as an eighth declared: &#8220;She&#8217;s allergic to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In terms of members of the royal family who face criticism, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Prince Andrew&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-380314","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115106415018443848","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}