Why no girl wants to be Kate Middleton

What does it take to be the envy of the world? Clearly marrying the future heir to the British throne isn’t going to cut it these days. There’s no better example of Diana’s enduring legacy – and the damage she’s wreaked on the image of royal privilege – than a new survey that shows nine of ten British women don’t envy her future daughter-in-law’s ascendance to royalty. Their number one reason: Forty four percent pity her for never being able to live an ordinary life, 18 percent point to the burden of increased public scrutiny, and ten percent cited the blinding glare of media attention. [caption id=“attachment_1092” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=" Chris Jackson/Getty Images"]  [/caption] “The public clearly feel it’s going to be no fairytale for Kate, bringing an end to the idea that it’s every girl’s dream to become a princess, with modern-day women increasingly wary of the trappings of life in the celebrity spotlight,” says Carla Bevan, editor-in-chief of MyDaily, which commissioned the poll. Oh my god, women no longer dream of becoming celebrity wives! Now if we Indians can just wean our girls off the burning desire to become the next Miss Universe, our task as middle class feminists is done.