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Frogmore Cottage: The empty house

No lights. No vehicles. No deliveries. Nobody going in or out. No visible security presence. And yet Frogmore Cottage is supposedly the home of Prince Harry, sixth in line to the British throne, along with his son Archie Harrison, seventh in line, and Harry's spouse the Duchess of Sussex. It's all quite strange, because the media continues to run clearly planted stories about how much the Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoy living at Frogmore Cottage. Frogmore has "much better energy" than their former digs at Kensington Palace, according to an article this week in People Magazine, which is reportedly paid a fee for a set number of pro-Meghan articles per month. The locals don't see them But people who live nearby say the house appears to be empty, and that they have never seen either Meghan or Harry in the surrounding grounds or in the small town of Windsor, where a tall red-headed prince or biracial American mom with a new baby would probably be noticed.

Thoughts on Meghan Markle's delivery: A White Dress?

It was the white dress - just two days after the delivery of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor - that was the real head-scratcher. Who wears a white dress right after giving birth to a baby? Every woman who has given birth knows how incredibly messy it is, not just during birth itself (sweat, blood, urine, poo), but afterwards.  The first few days after a routine vaginal delivery, most women experience a bright red flow that gradually turns pinkish to brownish, as the body rids itself of uterine tissue that is no longer needed. Diarrhoea and urinary leakage are common too.  Most women wear thick speciality garments when they leave the hospital.  Caesarian deliveries are also bloody: a C-section is major surgery, which is why many doctors avoid them unless medically necessary. Bleeding or discharge around the wound is always a risk.  Up top, leakage of breast milk is a worry, as a new mother's milk comes in so she can nourish her child. A white dre