Duchess Kate and Prince William are pretty much the weirdest people in the world. I’m hard-pressed to name any other public figure or celebrity who consistently makes such strange and nonsensical decisions. So, we know that Will and Kate dropped everything to go to Mustique for a two week island vacation. Kate even worked ahead of the vacation, because someone finally told her that would look better. By all accounts, Will and Kate were really looking forward to their luxury villa and spending time with Kate’s family and all of that. While the Mustique trip is an annual event for the Middletons, this year’s trip was special because Carole was throwing herself a huge 60th birthday party. And that’s how Will and Kate justified it too: they wanted to celebrate Carole’s birthday, that’s why they arranged their schedules that way. Except it turns out that Will and Kate didn’t even GO to Carole’s birthday party. For the love of God…

It was a major bash marking a big birthday – so it’s no wonder eyebrows were raised when Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge missed the party that celebrated her mother’s 60th on Mustique this month. Although William and Kate were staying at the £14,000-a-week four-bedroom Villa Rocina with her mum Carole, they decided against going to the biggest night of the family’s holiday – a beach party that Mrs Middleton co-hosted with Colin Fenn, the multi-millionaire co-founder of clothing brand Fenn Wright Manson, who was celebrating his 70th.

I gather the joint party wasn’t originally planned but when Colin and Carole realised they were both throwing parties, they hastily decided to team up for a huge Pirates of Penzance-themed night attended by the island’s residents, including Rolling Stone Mick Jagger.

But it seems the idea of mingling was so daunting for expectant Kate that she and William raised a glass to Carole at the villa but then stayed behind when she headed off to party with husband Michael and their other children, Pippa and James.

My Mustique mole says: ‘The party went on into the early hours with amazing cocktails and fireworks. Most of the locals were there but they were told William and Kate wanted to stay below the radar. Guests were asking after them.’

By all accounts Pippa did an excellent job of flying the family’s fun flag – dancing the night away in a yellow bikini top and floral ra-ra skirt. Kate, seven months pregnant, barely left the villa throughout the stay, though William ventured to the beach in a golf buggy.

‘Kate doesn’t want anyone getting a picture of the bump,’ said my source.

[From The Daily Mail]

I can sort of understand why a pregnant woman – especially a celebrity or public figure – wouldn’t want people to get photos of her bump when she’s in the early months. But when you get to the sixth or seventh month of your pregnancy, who really cares? I mean, the jig is up. You’re knocked up and you have a bump. It’s not shocking or scandalous or even all that newsworthy. Who cares if people see – or even take a photo of – said bump? And to miss out on this huge birthday party, especially when it’s the main reason for the vacation, just because you don’t want to be seen while pregnant? That’s so… weird.

Also strange: the Middletons paid for this vacation. They invited Will and Kate and then Will and Kate tapped out on the birthday party? Rude! Don’t get me wrong, if Kate is tired, so be it. But go to the party and toast your mom and then leave early. And why spend ALL of that money on this luxury Mustique vacation with tropical beaches and shops and parties and spend the entire time holed up in some dark corner? I’m telling you, they’re just weird.

As for Will and Kate’s weird, nonsensical inability to show up at the pre-BAFTA party at Kensington Palace and William’s inability to show up at the BAFTAs as BAFTA president, Vanity Fair had a bit more about it – go here to read. Apparently, Reese Witherspoon was really perturbed that Will and Kate didn’t come to the KP party and she was asking about them loudly. And sources were dishing about William’s radio silence on the BAFTAs too, with one source telling VF: “There were a few sniffs about William in particular not being at the awards. It’s not like he was too busy, he had just returned from a two-week holiday to Mustique, and the party was at his palace!” WHY ARE THEY SO WEIRD?

Last thing: Kate did a video message for Children’s Mental Health Week.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.