Kate Middleton, reluctant style icon, will not appear in Vogue

Kate does beautifullly well with just the way she presents herself and her way of representing the Royal Family is way over the top!! She doesn't need to prove herself by being on a fashion top list for anybody. That isn't what she is about and she knows her role very well, by being a Gorgeous Wife to Prince William and to the people of England. She needs no extra help in that department, she has got it all handled on her own in her own stylel and her own skin!!! Congratulations to Kate and her sense of natural beauty and style which has captivated the entire world!!!

I think she is quite on point about this, she is a beautiful woman but doesn't want that to be all that she is known for especially this early on.

She is the highest level of style icon with class and grace only because she is not striving to be so or pandering to the idustry. Let them pander to her as it should be in proper order. Doing a Vogue shoot would be a crass move that would knock her down a few pegs, giving the fashion industry the higher status and validity at the expense of her own. Good move to stay above it all and glad she is smart enough and dignified enough to say no to their seductive illusion that they are the most important thing in the world. She will remain the highest style icon without any fashion photo shoot - she doesn't have to earn it by working for them! True fashion at its most dignified and least campy is this way: a complement to enhance the situation, not the focus or point of the situation. Kate seems to get this. Her wedding dress wasn't the point of their wedding - it only enhanced it. Almost any other tasteful gown would have had just as much praise and examination and influence. She exercises a refined good taste and chooses things that complement her. It is that simple - hopefully more will follow this lead, but it won't come from a spread in Vogue. Still, it is nice to be asked, and right she declined.

She does not need to pose in any magazine to show that's she's fashionable, she already is in a class all by herself. She's self confident, secure in her skin, poised and normal, just what it takes to be Prince William's wife. She'll stand out on her own without the help from anybody. William loves her truly and she does not have anything to prove.

Thank you, Fairy Tale Couple for putting it all into the proper perspective. The media will eventually bring a sour note to your healthy admirers. Stay solid.

She does not need to pose for anything to gain confidence. She already has it in herself and with a husband who loves her as much, that is more than enough!

Yes she should be in a hype style mag, owned by the US, sell more copies, boost economy. She is not going to be in Maxim, what about Cosmo? She is in a class of her own because she is the Duchess. A good looking Woman.

i think she made a good decision. she should be thought of by the things she does and not the things she wears.

Yes, I think she is doing the right thing by staying out of the fashion world.

I applaude it - and she and her handsome prince are in agreeance on this - shows class

She is a class act all the way.

She's definitely doing the right thing. It would be one thing if posing on the cover put her in the company of women like Grace Kelly or Jackie Kennedy......but now it draws comparisions to Kardashians or Lady Gaga. Not quite the vibe a duchess is going for. :)

The British royals do NOT pose for pictures in fashion magazines.

what's a 'tut tut?

The Duchess appears to be a beautiful person inside and out. I respect her choices.

The Duchess is stunning, why not do a Vogue article and donate money to a favorite charity..or several charitys!! Nothing wrong in that...

Her fashion taste is outstanding!

She already is a style icon. More importantly she is an example of grace under pressure and a great role model for young women.

She has no particular reason to pose for Vogue, and legitimate reasons not to. I think everyone should respect that!

Let the woman make her own decisions!
She does not owe us anything, especially the press.

There are several things about this article that I find offensive. First, her name is NO LONGER Kate Middleton. Secondly, she IS a princess NOW, NOT a FUTURE princess. And as for her being on a Vogue cover .....we all witnessed what happened to Diana. Should Kate be photographed for Vogue she would only be following in Diana's footsteps. There are way too many comparisons of the two as it is. Let's allow Kate to be her own person, with her own strengths and weaknesses.