Pancakes? Where the hell are we?

Just when you thought the UK couldn't get any more similar to the USA, Kate Middleton is photographed in Northern Ireland, tossing pancakes. Isn't this what hopeful senators do in New Hampshire primaries to demonstrate their presidential credentials? Since when did an aspiring member of the Royal Family feel he/she had to curry favour with the polloi by trying to cook in public? OK, the Royal Family is more a company than a dynasty but it shouldn't become a public version of the 'X' Factor.