I think everyone is trying to force the next Diana. Kate, should she marry William, will at least be incredibly familiar with the lifestyle and expectations by the time they get around to it and won't have to put up with the isolating experiences Diana had to go through.

@Keep it cool: Even if I hang my head upside down to de-fur specific areas, I still can't see a bloody thing. It's all folds, I'd never manage to see it by accident.

Fun marriage traditional fact - Islamic law asks that women do NOT take their husband's names at marriage, because it has too many associations with exchanges of property.

'Emma...finds them tiresome'.

'It's over. Come over'.

The phrase 'whirlpool liaisons' make me think of the final battle in POTC 3. I rather hope that his get-togethers with 'aspiring models' (dressed as Captain Jack and Davey Jones, perhaps?) were just like this.

Miley's 'Just breathe' chest tattoo - a reminder for her lungs?

I remember that whenever I watched her and Piper and Pheobe (Phoebe? Whatever) envoking the power of 3 back in the 90s, I always looked at Pru and said to myself 'Sandwich - that girl is a badass'.

She looks awesome - the black outfit suggests toughness almost to the point of evil, but it always makes her seem slick and self-assured too.

I'll be honest - me and my brother could listen to what we liked as kids provided it had no overt swearing (fuck, shit and anything more severe) in it, although this had to change when my brother left rock behind and moved into techno, rave and club music territory.

@Jessica Coen: Unless it's purely a comment on her pursuing a fashion trend - and I don't see how it can be, as showing skin is hardly a big new thing - commenting on the skimpiness of her outfit implies that there is something significant or amiss in this.

@pmarble: I do know that she hates journalists bringing it up because she doesn't feel it is relevant to her politics - as to where it initially began, I don't know that and I'm looking to be enlightened if anyone here has the scoop!

This sort of event would inspire a fucking eating disorder in me, so kudos for airing your woes sensibly and not going back to the airport with a gun and some laxatives, as I suspect I would have done had I been in your shoes.

Uhhhhhhh....why has every picture come with a full assessment of how much skin is showing under each outfit? Smacks a teeny bit of the Daily Fails' 'Seen here wearing only a pair of skimpy shorts...shameless!' picture captioning habits.

I read the first part of this article wondering if 'Patient Zeta' was just an exceptionally unusual porn star name, but now I feel a fool...

@chinaplate: Well said - I don't know if you're British, but I feel the Americans here have a much more emotional reaction to her conservatism - most don't realise that in the UK she's hugely respected for her guts and her smarts, regardless of her beliefs.

@pmarble: The tabloids make sure it comes up every time this woman's name is mentioned.

@intangiblemango: I think she's doing it for fun, not PR. She doesn't really give much of a shit what other people think of her - something that is probably essential to retain your sanity as a politician.

Yes, nothing says 'Nothing to see here' more like a full article and video on the subject.

Ally McBeal's Mum!