"Pippa and the Queen given verbal slaps in the face"

An article in The Toronto Star (from the beginning of August - Yes, I'm that behind), did not have nice things to report, as the paper tells of how Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel, took a swipe at Pippa.

This is what the famous designer said:

"Kate Middleton has a nice silhouette and she is the right girl for that boy (William, we assume)."I like that kind of woman, I like romantic beauties. On the other hand, her sister struggles. I don't like the sister's face. She should only show her back." This last statement is obviously elluding to Pippa's behind, first brought to fame at Will and Kate's wedding.

If that's not bad enough (and I think it's pretty bad), Barbara Walters (and you would think she would know better) had some rough things to say herself, but this time it was directed at the Queen!

Here's what Barbara said:

"Speaking on the "The View," the queen of U.S. celebrity interviewers, gave the monarch some points for her Bond girl send-up with OO7 Daniel Craig, but, like Lagerfeld, let her stream of consciousness take her up a creek she just couldn't stay away from.

"Let me tell you my thing with the Queen," said Walters. "I agree that the whole thing with Daniel Craig was funny, but let me tell you my problem with her: This is a woman who does not know how to smile."
Noting her expression as a children's group sang "God Save the Queen," Walters suggested it wouldn't have "killed this woman" to crack a smile. "It's such a sour face."

On a roll, Walters, who is just four years younger than the 86-year-old Queen, went after her wardrobe: “She is 86, but she dresses like something out of the 19th century. The pink dress with the pink plume, but then the black gloves and the black bag — what does the Queen keep in that bag anyway? She never changes.”
It's one thing to hear that talk from a Brit. Quite another from a Yank, and online readers of the UK's Daily Mail were quick to hit back.

Wrote one: "Baba Wawa in some not very fine moments the camera took of her. So sit yourself down & hush up Baba. With the dusty skeletons in your closet Baba you are the least to talk. Show some respect!"
Always wanting to be helpful and fill in the obvious gap in her photo album, we leave Ms Walters with a photo of Queen taken the day after the opening ceremony:"

I definitely think that The Star rings true when they say that it would be one thing to hear those sorts of comments from someone from the UK, but to hear it from someone from the States, that's another story!

It's like an older sibling beating up a younger sibling - it's okay for them to do it, but if someone else tries, it's not going to fly.


To read the full article click here:
http://thestar.blogs.com/royals/2012/08/pippa-and-the-queen-given-verbal-slap-in-the-face-insults.html