"Kate" Calls a Cab

by Tom Sykes Jul 5, 2012 9:00 AM EDT

Bizarre viral vid mocks Duchess as gold-digger

In one of the most bizarro acts of katesploitation yet recorded, Chinese tourism executives have filmed a truly wierd video depicting Kate as a gold digger to promote the Chinese city of Chengdu.

Where? Exactly.

Three so-so lookalikes play Kate, Prince William and Queen Elizabeth II attempting to hail a cab in the London rain.

"Kate," gets frustrated and complains, "I just don't understand why we cannot take the royal limo. I didn't marry into royalty to schlep around in a taxi," but William calls a "Panda cab" and saves the day.

That's it! I'm off to Chengdu for my vacay!

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Tom Sykes is a writer and journalist, and he edits The Royalist blog for the Daily Beast. Tom has worked for many publications, including a stint as a nightlife reporter and gossip columnist for the New York Post. He has written several books, most recently helping John Taylor of Duran Duran write and edit his autobiography, published by Dutton. Tom lives in London and Ireland.

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