Well said, but I would add: I paid little attention to the couple early on, aside from seeing a few glowing headlines and flattering photos. It seemed that they were the BRF "it" couple -lot's of photos of the laughing and smiling couple; her sitting with the queen; headlines about being invited to Sandringham for the family Christmas, which set a precedent, etc. Lot's of precedents.
What made me sit up and pay attention was the coat at Eugenie's wedding, as well as reports that their "expecting" status became a topic at that wedding. Even in my small and insignificant life, I would recognize that announcing my pregnancy right before a family wedding would result in taking attention away from the "once in a lifetime" event, where people overhear the obligatory "congratulations" that the family would give. I just wouldn't do it. Surely, this is a basic consideration that would be evident to a family who lives in the limelight, wherein events and announcements are carefully planned so as to not do just that.
Then: The coat! Two top buttons closed, but not the ones over her abdomen, obviously a signal that she's pregnant. That was the point when I started paying more attention, and it all went south for me. I find them both unpleasant, but the poor, "surviving-only" duchess really beyond the pale.
(JK)
