I know they have money - to me that is clear. She is not in the realm of the super rich, and is clearly 1st or 2nd generation money bc no one with an ounce of sense would flaunt their wealth if they were really loaded (the obvious exception being footballers' wives etc). You literally make yourself and your family a target - not only for ridicule and envy, but also, I'm afraid to say, robbery, burglary, and kidnapping.Basically the end that doesn’t border Chelsea, closer to the pumping station.
This thread is just getting too weird with people claiming that Laura isn’t wealthy. Her rented townhouse there will still be between 6-8k a month in rent, added to that the fees at Mila’s school are 21k a year and Annoushka’s nursery is between 10-15k a year depending on whether she does half/full days. Her housekeeper/nanny (who is full time) will be another 22-25k a year and that’s a conservative estimate. Their spend simply for maintaining their housing, education, and childcare will be somewhere within the region of 150-200k per year and that’s even before you factor in disposable income for holidays, clothing, meals out, activities etc.
Yes, she may not be old money or be as wealthy as she portrays herself to be and yes she does flog her kids’ old tat on ebloggers but the big ticket items are actually being funded by them themselves….she’s not being gifted that townhouse, private school education, nanny etc.
Also can we stop mentioning where her kids go to school. Whilst she plasters her kids’ faces on the internet, she’s never actually mentioned their schools/nurseries on her feeds before.
So they may have paid for Kensington Wing themselves, I don't know either way. However, I went to the Kensington Wing to give birth, but it was all fully funded through my husband's extensive private health care (of course yes we pay a premium, but for what you get esp if you give birth, it's relatively cost effective). So, what I'm saying is that depending on where her husband works and their insurance offering, they may have been able to do it all through insurance...Not to mention 4 kids at the Kensington wing for 20 k a pop at the minimum.
Plus Fulham is pricey, maybe that area is not the best but still a house in the hood is extortionate for most.
I agree it’s all for show but she never really portrayed herself as a mum who goes to buy groceries and prep wholesome meals, not that I recall anyways
10lbs!? Jesus Christ how did she manage thatOk in summary we can all agree she is very very reach. Probs top 0.03% of Uk/world population... What has really brought all of us together is the fact that she is not genuine.. she talks about delivering her huge babies in a natural and beautiful way, she is so tiny how can she have a completely smooth birth... wasn’t Mila 10lbs? ... And all the pics of her girls napping together whilst dressed in beautiful matching cashmere clothes. Every single aspect of her life is portrayed as wonderfully perfect and it’s just tiring and doesn’t make sense, why isn’t she being real?! I did stop following her for a bit just because it’s a bit pointless - I know Chanel and Bottega bags are available in lots of different bright colours, I dnt need another influencer to post about it.. it’s so repetitive! She doesn’t really have an USP anymore, people will follow her for the person that she is and unfortunately she is not bringing anything new or relatable. But I do think she is a nice person and a good mum, she has a wonderful family...and you can tell there is a lot of love there. From the little I’ve seen anyway.. I personally would like to see the real her with normal issues and all
yes me too!I’m really interested in what company you people who have maternity health insurance with because i feel I’m being ripped off
Yeh I can understand for expats as they may not have been in UK long enough to be entitled to NHS care but I’m really struggling to comprehend that people are getting straight forward deliveries paid out for by insurance. Maybe the companies they work for are paying for it themselves but it’s well known that insurers don’t pay out for any kind of lifestyle choice.The thing that’s weird to me is why would an employer give insurance for their employees spouse to give birth in a private wing? Like what benefit is that to the employer? U.K. employers tend to offer health cover, critical illness and dental plans so that if you say need a knee op or a tooth out you can get it done quicker than the nhs and return to work quicker.
covering the cost of giving birth in a private wing would be generous and not something ‘health insurance’ in the typical U.K. sense would cover as the private wing is simply about offering nice surroundings rather than speed.
i can only assume some international employees who come to work in the U.K. get this paid for as a perk or to replicate the type of healthcare they are used to at home like a private suite.
edit: just to add I’m not being aggy just genuinely have never seen insurance for private deliveries. And this is from AXA who are a major U.K. health insurer. So maybe it’s just elite investment banks or hedge funds that just pay for the private birth.
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Well that’s why-Complications are always coveredI had a complicated birth, epidural, 5+ night stay etc etc, and we didn't pay a cent.
Irrespective, the plan would have covered it. I was booked into the wing long before I had the complications at birthWell that’s why-Complications are always covered
OK I will take your word for it and I guess you have a plan from america that covers you internationally. But does Laura’s husband work for an American firm?Irrespective, the plan would have covered it. I was booked into the wing long before I had the complications at birth
I don't know if this is the right Mark Wills, but there's one on LinkedIn who works for Elliot Advisers (I seem to remember on this thread a bit back someone saying that's where he worked) and yes it seems they are headquartered in Florida.OK I will take your word for it and I guess you have a plan from america that covers you internationally. But does Laura’s husband work for an American firm?
It is another world, these sort of health insurance can cover other things too like wellness massage - my friend had £1200 yearly allowance. Regardless of whether work paid for the private births or not, someone working as a (well established) Trader/Financier would be on at least 300K at year + so even if he was on this lower end of the spectrum the cost of giving birth privately would equate to month’s wages.Fair play, it sound a great plan. It’s just really not the norm for most uk employees! Lucky to get private healthcare and a dental plan at most. Often things like critical illness cover are extra and all maternity stuff excluded as it’s seen as a lifestyle choice rather than illness/accident.
I don’t think such private hospitals for births exist up north either, seems very much a London thing. So again I guess for a lot of people catching her content that aren’t in London nor privy to circles of wealth it really does seem another world… even if she’s got her husband’s insurance covering it.
I should add no shade to the choice because who wouldn’t want to give birth in nice private surroundings and have your own room and nice food.
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