Detached Duchess

LATELY, every time the Duchess of Cambridge is photographed in public she has a certain look on her face, a kind of thousand-yard stare that makes her seem as though her mind is elsewhere.

I’m sure it’s not — she’s very diligent in all her royal duties, and her dedication to her family is clear. I just hope she gets a chance to do something for herself now and then.

As princesses often discover, palaces can often feel like a gilded prison cell.