On Sunday evening, February 24, 2019, the Duchess of Sussex appeared at a party wearing a sand-colored Dior cape gown with long, crystal-embellished sleeves.
The party, at the British ambassador's residence in Rabat, Morocco wasn't particularly dressy; Prince Harry wore an ordinary business suit, not a tuxedo, and most of the other women present wore conservative office clothes.
Meghan was by far the most elaborately dressed person in the room, and it was soon revealed that she was the most expensively dressed person in the room as well.
The dress was Dior haute couture, and the fashion house released a statement saying that the dress had been designed and made specifically for Meghan.
Similar custom-made haute couture dresses are priced at $50,000 or above. The Daily Mail priced this one at £98,945.84 without giving a specific source for that price.
Why was Meg wearing a dress that cost more than many people's homes for a glorified house party?
The Oscars took place the same day
Movie fans will note that Sunday, February 24 was the date of the 91st annual Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars.
This years' Oscar ceremony tried some new approaches in an attempt to reduce a long decline in TV ratings. One new approach was the idea of having non-traditional presenters; in addition to the usual actors and actresses, celebrities from other fields were brought in to present awards.
Among them were John L. Lewis, a civil rights pioneer who worked with Martin Luther King, Rage Against the Machine singer Tom Morello, the chef José Andres, TV host Trevor Noah, and tennis ace Serena Williams.
Among them were John L. Lewis, a civil rights pioneer who worked with Martin Luther King, Rage Against the Machine singer Tom Morello, the chef José Andres, TV host Trevor Noah, and tennis ace Serena Williams.
Isn't it possible that Meghan and Harry were also asked to present?
They would, after all, be unusual celebrities in a year when the Academy was looking for new faces. Meg is also biracial, a plus for a group that is always looking for diversity, and had the advantage of being the newest adult member of the world's best known Royal Family.
Meg was in New York City for her extremely expensive baby shower the week before the Oscars, and it's easy to speculate that she planned to go directly to Los Angeles to appear on the Oscar telecast - perhaps with Harry, or perhaps sharing the screen with her friend Serena Williams.
Best Picture presenters were generally matched with specific movies, and Meghan would have been an obvious choice to present "The Favorite", a movie about a British queen.
A rushed trip to Morocco
A haute couture dress that was intended for the Oscars is much more believable than a haute couture dress intended for a small party in Rabat, Morocco.
The trip to Morocco was, by all accounts, quite rushed. It was announced only a week or two before it happened, and seemed to have little diplomatic purpose, since Morocco is not a major trade or political partner to Britain.
The events planned on the trip were minimal, with the Sussexes visiting only five or six spots and working as little as three hours per day.
And the diplomatic preparation seems to have been so poor that no one instructed Meghan to accept the traditional Moroccan food offered to her at the airport. Men in national costume offered her a date and some milk, and she said no.
And the diplomatic preparation seems to have been so poor that no one instructed Meghan to accept the traditional Moroccan food offered to her at the airport. Men in national costume offered her a date and some milk, and she said no.
How did a couture dress that must have been ordered well in advance end up on a hurried trip to a low-priority country?
The failed PR gambit
My belief is that Meg thought she was going to be a presenter at the Oscars, which is why she ordered the specially-made dress.
She is reportedly working with Serena Williams' PR people, who may have convinced Meg that they could get her onstage just like they were doing for Serena.
The Royal Family vetoed the Oscar appearance, but after Meg arranged for a flattering People Magazine cover story without their approval, they may have worried that she would go to the Oscars without their approval as well.
Suddenly, the Sussex's trip Morocco trip was announced for precisely the weekend of the Oscar telecast.
The Dior cape gown, sized for maternity wear, could not be saved for another occasion. It ended up not onstage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, but at the ambassador's residence in Rabat, and on the front page of the Daily Mail.
Coming just days after the overpriced baby shower in New York, it provided extra ammunition for British taxpayers who feel that "Meghan Antoinette" is spending too much of their money.
Coming just days after the overpriced baby shower in New York, it provided extra ammunition for British taxpayers who feel that "Meghan Antoinette" is spending too much of their money.
Comments
There have already been scattered boos and hecklers at Meg's events. For the moment, they seem like isolated cases.
I think Meg is enraged quite often. If I were a courtier who worked for the royals, I would arrange for a video leak of one of her tantrums.
Part of the problem was Meg's poor choice of undergarments for the dress; she looked frumpy and bumpy, perhaps because of mismatching shapewear. (Or a low-quality moon bump, depending on your own point of view.)
Anyway, a smooth dress like this one requires a smooth body look beneath it. A good stylist could have made that happen.
I agree that the beige color of the gown was a poor choice. She wore a similar bright blue gown in Fiji that looked much better on her.
Toronto paper is either an expert troll or a very interesting source. Wonder why the tweet was deleted.
I certainly hope Meg is not going to be left alone with an unwanted baby. She doesn't seem like the maternal type - she has little chemistry with the kids she meets at public appearances - and it's not like she has any family that would help her raise it.
Actually I rather liked the dress - found it very elegant - but agree it was not suitable for the occasion - You could be right it was meant for the Oscars -
Yes I did find it odd to suddenly hear about the Morocco trip -
Whatever! My 2 cents worth on this ill advised marriage is this - I find her very photogenic - and attractive in most photos - she certainly does love the camera and attention. Seems they kept the dating under the radar and then suddenly they were getting married - and in everyones face daily.
Admittedly its like watching a car crash in slow motion.
So how to become more likeable is her challenge and I think it starts with being a civilized human and making amends with her family members especially her father - Like it or not he will be the grandfather of "bump" - so instead of yet spending another half a mill on "rags" as my Dad called my clothes horse obsession - Bring Dad over to meet your new family -
Harry should be a stand up guy and apologize and so should "the new wife" .....clear the air - do what we all must do to get over the hurdle of mistakes being made -
Just ignoring the rest of the family will not make them go away - so address the problem and solve it - Like them or not - they are her family - so deal with it and them in person.
It does not mean you have to have them visit often or keep in touch often but you do need to address the problem in person and thrash out the issues before you can lay it to rest -
Turn the page and stop buying every expensive designer outfit you can imagine and start acting like a classy lady instead of like the winner of the lottery going hog wild in a department store ......thats what makes everything she puts on look cheap and out of place - She needs to dial down the excess and stop trying to hog centre stage in the Royal Family -
She is merely a bit player - and extra in this production so she must stop trying to be the tail wagging the dog -
Anyway thats enough blabber from me ......mainly I did want to say thanks for your take on cdan - and your thoughts on your blog -
They are saying:
- The surrogate's child is *not* of royal blood (?!) and therefor she will be left alone with the baby.
What? Is that to imply she somehow arranged the zygote in a surrogate but didn't use Harry's sperm? Why TF would she do that, it literally makes zero sense.
Why do you think the royal family lets Meghan spend such obscene amounts of money on clothes? Kate spent about $56,000 for her entire wardrobe her first year of marriage. Meghan spent much more than that amount on her one engagement dress. They did a survey of what all the European royalty spend on clothes for 2018 and Meghan was by far the most...something like over $500,000 in only the 7 months since the wedding, compared to the Queen of Spain, who only spent about $39,000 for the entire year. When you're a minor royal outspending a bonafide queen and all the other royals of UK/Europe, something is off. Why does the royal family seem nonplussed by her outrageous spending?
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
(of a person) not disconcerted; unperturbed.
i.e. the family is not bothered by her spending habits.
'see Harry, we tried to warn you, but you wouldn't listen..'
at this point the RF are trolling Sparkles, and Sparkles is too stupid and self absorbed to realise
Reconciling publicly with her father would make for great PR at some point when she desperately needs it - perhaps on Oprah after the divorce? "Coming up next, Meghan reconciles with her father after x years of estrangement."
But I think when the story of Meghan's royal adventures is finally written, it will be revealed that Meg and her father have been working together.
Dad conveniently pops up in the UK tabloids whenever Meg has been having a hard time of it, conveniently transferring public anger onto himself. Most recently, he revealed a letter Meg had supposedly written to him in her try-hard calligraphy, asking him to "stop victimizing her."
First of all, who writes paper letters these days? I also have elderly parents who live far away, and I email, text, or Skype them. And if they do write letters, who writes a five-page personal letter in calligraphy? Unless you are a 13th-century monk, calligraphy is for wedding invitations and table place cards. It takes time to write and it isn't easy to read.
The obvious conclusion is that Meg intended to have her father release the letter, which is why it is full of high-minded accusations and totally devoid of any truly personal asides.
Meg is rather vain about her handwriting, having earned some side money as an actress doing calligraphy from events, and I'm guessing she was looking forward to having everyone admire her pretty letters.
While it's impossible to prove a negative - "No, we're not racist!" - the bills for her dresses are a quantifiable complaint.
I think it's significant that the list of Best Picture presenters wasn't announced until February 21, the Thursday before the Sunday ceremony.
There could have been a lot of back and forth with the list of presenters before the announcement.
I admit I didn't spend much time reading her whine...
Now why he wrote and released it when he did is interesting to me - I thought immediately she had baited him to have it seen by the world but he did not do that immediately - but for some time I have felt both Dad and the sister Samantha are gaining some extra $$$ with these efforts - and Dad if he had to pay $100,000. for his heart surgery would be needing the funds for sure.
I actually don't fault them for trying to get her attention in this way - I see her "friends" are reaping the benefits now from the baby shower -
Medical costs are high and this family has had bankruptcies so there is likely not a surplus of cash floating around for these medical emergencies....anyway thats my guess on those issues.
BUT its true that the Hollywood crowd seems to thrive on any sort of publicity - good or bad as long as people keep talking about them they are able to gain extra funds from the advertisers and its ka-ching in their jeans -
Seems the Kardashians have made a small fortune off of being criticized - so MM is following that brands formula.
Likely the RF is not bothered by the massive clothing spending - in reality all they do is go visit a few places - and get paid massive amounts of funds for showing up -
So this obscene spending is nothing to them - If you live in a desert water is valuable - but if you live where water is plentiful you take it for granted -
Think of it this way - if every time you went Shopping the stores you went to would give you the merchandise and pay you for coming - thats the royals "job"
Likely why Harry said - "What MM wants she gets"...............
Think of the massive campaign that will be unveiled when "bump" arrives......I'm stocking up on my popcorn.....
Who knows maybe it got stopped before getting that far.
I genuinely believe this woman is a threat to the monarchy, and I and many others have strong suspicions that she is a financially backed trojan horse. To me her blatent flashy behaviour in public is so over the top to the point of being deliberate. A huge portion of the British public can sense something is off about her.
The calls recently for a Republic have sky rocketed I read somewhere by like 50% because her actions are causing such a
negative backlash against the entire royal family as many people think she is being allowed to get away with it, but over the last week a few stories have come out that has confirmed to many that have implied that the Queen is well aware of what is going on and they are being watched and monitored as they can't be trusted. I think up until now they have been giving her enough rope to hang herself to let her damage her own reputation, now they seem to be taking action.
And yes, there is now supposedly an INFORMAL, North American meaning, (not bothered) but one word can't really have 2 meanings which are polar opposites. Anyway,
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