Last night's premiere of The Lion King presented us with two women, Beyoncé and Meghan, who are a bit bigger than they were a year or two back.
That's fine, from my point of view: they're both 37 (although both have been rumored to be older), both recently gave birth (well, at least Beyoncé did), and both are well within healthy weights for their heights.
That's where the similarities end, however.
Beyoncé appears to be embracing her new figure, turning up in a goldenrod dress that showed off her thicker legs and stronger torso. (In fact, came close to showing off too much of it - the dress kept tumbling off and Beyoncé had to clutch at it to hide her modesty.)
Meg, however, seemed to be fighting it with a dress that is clearly a size or two too small. The cheap-looking shiny fabric is straining at the back, and her breasts are flattened and look ready to squeeze out the top of her bodice.
Even ageing like her own idol, Marlene Dietrich, would have been lovely. Marlene continued her lounge act into her 70s, wearing a long-sleeved, sparkling evening gown.
Instead, Madonna confronts the public with skin-baring fashions and unattractive plastic surgery. While she can still probably fit into a leotard she wore in 1979, she looks awful.
Compare Madonna to Meryl Streep, who is larger than she used to be (and certainly also has undergone some plastic surgery) but dresses her age and acts her age. She looks great.
But it makes no sense to be stuck in the 1990s, or even the early 2000s, when it comes to your own body. Meg is no longer the "hot girl" she was cast as in various low-budget productions: she's a woman, a woman approaching middle-age, and it's okay to look like one.
Whatever insane things she had to do as an actress to remain camera-weight, she no longer has to do. Most of the Royal ladies - from Sophie Wessex to Zara Tindall to Bea and Eugenie to the Queen herself - have healthy figures.
The exception, of course, is the Duchess of Cambridge, and this is one of the few areas in which Meg really doesn't need to emulate Kate.
(I often wonder why Kate stays so extremely thin. Is it because she thinks it looks good in photos, because her husband prefers it, or because she has such an extensive wardrobe in small sizes? Harder to do as many "rewears" if she puts on 10 or 15 pounds.)
That's fine, from my point of view: they're both 37 (although both have been rumored to be older), both recently gave birth (well, at least Beyoncé did), and both are well within healthy weights for their heights.
That's where the similarities end, however.
Beyoncé appears to be embracing her new figure, turning up in a goldenrod dress that showed off her thicker legs and stronger torso. (In fact, came close to showing off too much of it - the dress kept tumbling off and Beyoncé had to clutch at it to hide her modesty.)
Meg, however, seemed to be fighting it with a dress that is clearly a size or two too small. The cheap-looking shiny fabric is straining at the back, and her breasts are flattened and look ready to squeeze out the top of her bodice.
Ageing with grace
One of the worst things celebrities do is try to cosplay their former selves. Madonna is the best-known offender at the moment: wouldn't it have been wonderful if this once-revolutionary woman had been able to lead her generation in ageing with grace?Even ageing like her own idol, Marlene Dietrich, would have been lovely. Marlene continued her lounge act into her 70s, wearing a long-sleeved, sparkling evening gown.
Instead, Madonna confronts the public with skin-baring fashions and unattractive plastic surgery. While she can still probably fit into a leotard she wore in 1979, she looks awful.
Compare Madonna to Meryl Streep, who is larger than she used to be (and certainly also has undergone some plastic surgery) but dresses her age and acts her age. She looks great.
Stuck in the 1990s
Meg is often said to be stuck in the 1990s when it comes to her look. From her engagement photos to her back-to-the-camera Christmas card to her Instagram images, she's attracted to the style of a 1990s Calvin Klein ad. Even last night's dress had a 90s vibe.But it makes no sense to be stuck in the 1990s, or even the early 2000s, when it comes to your own body. Meg is no longer the "hot girl" she was cast as in various low-budget productions: she's a woman, a woman approaching middle-age, and it's okay to look like one.
Whatever insane things she had to do as an actress to remain camera-weight, she no longer has to do. Most of the Royal ladies - from Sophie Wessex to Zara Tindall to Bea and Eugenie to the Queen herself - have healthy figures.
The exception, of course, is the Duchess of Cambridge, and this is one of the few areas in which Meg really doesn't need to emulate Kate.
(I often wonder why Kate stays so extremely thin. Is it because she thinks it looks good in photos, because her husband prefers it, or because she has such an extensive wardrobe in small sizes? Harder to do as many "rewears" if she puts on 10 or 15 pounds.)
Fighting with your own body
Fighting with your own body is exhausting and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, even Meghan. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem able to accept her body as it is.
Ever since she joined the royal family, she's been wearing clothes made for a body she doesn't have, from the long white trousers that dragged on the ground at her last Wimbledon (made for a taller woman) to the pleated ecru skirt worn to this Wimbledon (made for a column-shaped woman, not box-shaped Meg.)
There's nothing wrong with Meg's body the way it is now. She just needs to dress to flatter it.
Meg insists on acting as her own stylist, and she's not very good at it. But if she's going to choose her own clothes, perhaps it would be helpful to find another celebrity of a similar age and with a similar body shape she could emulate.
Alternately, she could take inspiration from the clothes she's already worn that have been hits. The blue cape dress she wore to a state dinner in Fiji was almost universally praised - why not make colorful cape dresses her signature style?
The flared-from-the-waist navy dress she wore to last year's polo match - site of the supposed $1 million kiss - was also very flattering. For daytime, Meg could do versions of this silhouette in every possible hue and fabric, done "bespoke" (her favorite word) by a talented British tailor.
It could be her daytime trademark, much like Kate's coat dresses. Why not give it a try?
Alternately, she could take inspiration from the clothes she's already worn that have been hits. The blue cape dress she wore to a state dinner in Fiji was almost universally praised - why not make colorful cape dresses her signature style?
The flared-from-the-waist navy dress she wore to last year's polo match - site of the supposed $1 million kiss - was also very flattering. For daytime, Meg could do versions of this silhouette in every possible hue and fabric, done "bespoke" (her favorite word) by a talented British tailor.
It could be her daytime trademark, much like Kate's coat dresses. Why not give it a try?
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Sums it all up really:)
Color and what looks good on her. Just because she used to look good in this one doesn't mean that 1, 5, 10, 20 years later, it is still a good option.
I used to wear a lot of black and white (which I looked good in) but now it come off as harsh with my coloring. Grey (not very dark or very light) looks better.
You have to be open to change. And, you have to open to the idea of listening to people tell you that you may love a particular color but that color does not love you.
I'm not a fan of Beyonce, dressed or half-dressed, but at least she has now owned the fact that she's a big, big girl. Of course, next year she may be out with a new album and a newly, possibly surgically slimmed down figure, who knows? But at least she is not putting on the sad little show Megs is. Heck, even the green tent would have been a better choice. In some pictures it even looks like her neck is bleeding from being cut by that tight neckline.
I've never seen any public figure with as little self-awareness as her. Not only does she not seem to get that she's no longer little and cute, but she doesn't even seem to see how her hair is a mess, her skin clogged, and her bronzer streaking everywhere. It isn't that she appears to have gained weight, it's the fact that a forty year old hasn't even gotten a clue that she's short and boxy to begin with, much less that squeezing herself into a sample size isn't going to make her magically thin again. No one else is fooled, why is she?
Slightly more disturbing is how she kept grabbing at Beyonce like she was trying to keep her from escaping. The side-eye from Jay-Z was priceless.
Nutmeg has dropped all pretense about being the type of "humanitarian" who visits veterans and children. She goes only to the events that she considers opportunities for attention (Wimbledon with the Middleton sisters was forced on her). She wants to be an Amal Clooney type of humanitarian, rocking up to glamorous events in glamorous outfits, not out getting her bronzer covered hands squeezed by the unwashed masses.
I just don't get her lately. She has all the time, plenty of money and help in the world and she's turning into the Royal version of that stereotypical wife in t-shirt and sweatpants sitting on the couch eating Twinkies and chips and fussing at her husband about his ex-girlfriends and why doesn't he come home, while the baby cries in the background because he's hungry.
@OzManda thanks for that link. As you said, sums it up perfectly.
@abbyh I don't think she's caught on to the fact that she must be open to change. She's stuck with the notion that she doesn't have to change, just everyone around her has to. Thus "modernizing the monarchy" = everyone has to change to accommodate her.
@Miss_Christina She was doing that for the cameras. Hugging Bey as her "best friend" when she just met her. Next you'll be reading headlines about how they're such best friends and all and they'll be arranging for play dates between Archie and Bey's twins and Blue Ivy. Yeah Jay-Z's side eye was priceless. Oh and did you see a pic of her sticking her tongue out again? I don't get that. She's not 5 years old and sticking your tongue out is not cute on an almost 40 year old woman.
That dress!! It was a lovely dress but Meg was busting out of it. Isn't there a tailor/seamstress that she could take this to? I mean she had to try it on right? And when that happened, she should have called someone - with all the resources she has and had them alter it. Maybe she did and no one want to work with her cause privacy and "she's a nightmare" and they didn't have enough time because they had to read a 500 page NDA and sign it. Not to mention the fact that she needs some foundation garments that will help her look good. I don't believe for a minute she's breastfeeding. She wouldn't have worn something like that if she were... or would she? Given she's making faux pas left, right and centre. And 20 pairs of spanx under that dress didn't help her either. Sigh. /end of rant
OK gotta get some coffee in me and get ready for work. Have a good day everybody :)
I am getting the sense that MM is very uncomfortable being photographed with the baby weight. It shows in the polo pics. I know everyone thinks she was uncomfortable with the baby, and that might be true but I think she was hiding behind the tent dress and the baby.
I'm sure she felt the pressure in Hollywood to be thin and I expect that standing beside the super thin DoC must be very intimidating for her.
I agree with Nutty it would be best if she would accept her body the way it is right now and in that way be the example to young women that she claims to be an advocate for.
Ozmandy I saw that article today and whole-heartedly agree. Duchessing like probably all jobs is not a pick and choose affair. It is after all her work. So she should stay on mat leave and stick to doing private stuff, or if she wants to work mix up her red carpet affairs with a bit of waving at the needy and doing the less glamorous charitable and patron work. It's not a great look to eagerly show up where Serena, Beyonce and other stars are but play possum otherwise.
I'm struggling to explain such rapid 'baby weight gain' on a woman who did not have a baby two months ago, or any time in recent history. She may have had a baby once, half her lifetime ago, but that's the topic for another day.
I know there are many people out there, and here, who, while they dislike MM, accept the official report that she gave birth to Archie back in May. People who were not convinced that the Many Shapes of Moonbump Mountbatten Windsor were not the natural progression of a completely unremarkable and unassisted in any way pregnancy will not be persuaded if I hash through some of those egregious photos again or debate the laws of physics and what is truly possible for a woman with an 8-month fetus in 4-inch stilettos. I would turn to more recent photos and inquire whether a nursing mother, who has assured us multiple time in print that she's breastfeeding her 8-week-old infant 'round the clock pretty much because he's such a hungry baby and so big for his age would,
1. First of all, be out and about so often at public engagements when she's a breast-feeding mum on maternity leave and,
2. Would an actively lactating woman REALLY go braless in a white shirt on Centre Court? Or
3. Would she squish milk-engorged breasts into a corset-style dress 2 sizes too small in a way that looks incredibly painful?
Who is feeding Archie while Megs is traipsing around Wimbledon or meeting Bey on the yellow carpet? Breast-feeding babies do take bottles administered by others, though usually they don't like it, and besides, the Sussexes do not have a nanny, they claim, having run through three in six weeks.
That's an impressive record.
Megs has been Working It relentlessly since her school days to Be a Star!!! and a big part of that was staying thin, underweight, even, so she could merch clothing and be seen as a prospect in the business. Now that she's realized her ultimate goal of bagging a Prince and marrying into a Family that is going to have to subsidize her in high style no matter what she looks like, or apparently, what she's done, Megs is giving herself permission to eat all the goodies she's been denying herself since she was 17 years old. Also, compared to her former working life, her days are very unstructured now, apart from the odd Wimbledon match or movie premiere. She's bored, and all indications are, she's under a great deal of stress, all of it self-created, we might add. So she's stress-eating, boredom-eating and smug, retaliation eating, and has given up her workouts, all to maintain the ruse that she's 'trying to shed postpartum weight'. Well, it is my belief that somebody's post-partum, just not her, so Megsy is indeed eating for two after the fact.
Another possibility that crossed my mind was that she is undergoing fertility treatments since they are allegedly 'so keen' to add to their family immediately, and given the S***storm that the first surrogate was, she is going this route . . her last hurrah, as it were. Hey, it's been known to happen. Janet Jackson gave birth to her own twins when she was 50. With A LOT of scientific help.
Those treatments blow a woman up. That and heavy drinking and eating a lot of comfort food. We can take our pick as to what is going on. But if she were truly rushing home to breastfeed her baby every few hours, I think the weight would be coming *off*, not going on.
I've never had a baby, so these are only my 2 cents, for what they are worth.
The problem isn't her size, it is the fit and choice of silhouette. She needs a dressmaker and an iron.
It would be difficult to be in the public all the time, criticized on the internet afterwards, but she chose that life.
I can't imagine a breastfeeding woman would wear tight silk satin or be able to sit in stands at Wimbledon for an entire match without having to expell milk. Why lie about breastfeeding?
The lies are the problem!
It's summer here, why is she dressed like Angeline Jolie in a low budget thriller? Lighter colors MegCon LIGHTER. The fabric and shape didn't work for her either. Give your body a rest and wear something that breaths. Everyone's bodies are different, work on your positives please I beg you! I have a similar body shape to her (slightly bigger boobs) and skinny legs. If someone had put me in that dress I would not have attended, or gone back to my wardrobe and fished out one of the many dresses that are more flattering. Meghan if you are reading this you look like a cheap villain in an independent film. While I'm here, Megs please stop beaming with diluted pupils, its freaking the UK out.
It's either that or an announcement of a formal separation/divorce. Harry is So Over Her and ahs been since October of last year by the looks. So what better way to head that off and ensure that the family *must* keep her around but that she announce she's *pregnant again*, with a sibling for Archie? Maybe this time it will even be twins!!! Look for another Fake Belly Hootenanny Show commencing very soon. She may have started it already. Smeg really believes that she Got Away With It the first time.
They say the indicator of insanity is doing the same (unsuccessful) thing over and over and over again, and expecting a different magical result. Sounds like Meg's MO to me.
I notice in today's DM one must hunt to find the articles on last night's movie premiere and the event(s) surrounding it. One gauge of the weather in the Harkle Household - Harry wore a tux without the dress shirt and (gasp) a clip on tie!?! the horrors. Perhaps he sees the event for what it really was - see and be seen.
Wow you'd think she'd get it right by now but nope... I was kinda hoping she'd repeat that Oscar de la Renta dress she wore in Sydney, she look great in that.
I was just going through some of the red carpet pictures on Getty Images and I zoomed in to see her make-up hehe ( the amount of bronzer she slapped on always amuses me so I had to zoom in) and I noticed her chin is quite dry/flaky and there's some white flakes, which I presume is dandruff on her hair and shoulders. I was kind of shocked because she is a public figure and it was a high profile event. Doesn't she have anyone to help her with that kind of stuff? I almost feel bad for her .Oh her neckline is eating her neck, looks painful. Here's the link for the picture
https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-attends-the-lion-king-european-news-photo/1161984053
The dressshe wore to the Lion King is gorgeous & a classic, but once again it is not for her present body type
She seems to be dressing for the silhouette that she had last year and she is definitely not the same size as last year, for whatever reason ( one could speculate...lol)
The dress would look best on an Audrey Hepburn body type
It was so tight across the bust that her nipples were screaming for help as they were pointing down to the Antarctic
And don't get me started on the back flab, sorry, that is not a good look on anybody, especially when it is a £3500 gown
A;so the waist was ill fitting and baggy, hitched up too high
And without black stockings she looked un-groomed & in my opinion ...meh
At the moment MM wears things to enhance her stomach area...why would you?
Big bellies only look good if you are pregnant
I think a dress from for example: Diane von Furstenberg, fitting but with a slight drape, wrap style would work better & hide the excess stomach, which only looks good it you want to advertise you are pregnant
MM just looked so uncomfortable i just want to jump through the screen with
pair of scissors and cut it off her
At last Harry scrubbed up better than the usual, not the usual sloppy attire that looks like he picked up from the floor 5 mins before leaving the house
Beyonce's dress IMO, was horrible, the style & colour
My advise would be hide the legs, they don't need advertising
Her hair as often is the case, looked great though and MM could try and get some tips from Bey
Safe to say that MM is not the "Becky with the good hair" LOL
That’s what I don’t understand about MM, she was dressed on suits, did she not pick up style pointers? And at this age, (I am also late 30s) she should be more confident in her style choices. Sophie Wessex is a perfect example, or my favorite daring fashion royal, Queen Maxima!!
Last year she was very attractive
Now she looks a hot mess.
Her face is bloated and puffy, her skin is not glowing, she looks as though she dips her whole head in a bucket of bronzer
The hair gives me a headache, it is so severe and looks as though it is done at the last minute
She looks as though she doesn't care
Perhaps she has post natal depression?
Perhaps there is too much pressure maintaining 'Darryn' the doll and the perfect family
Who would know with those two?
Transparency and honesty are obviously not in the Sussex vocabulary
Lion King is a much different matter. Even if she fed/pumped right before leaving Archie, she would be full up by the time the movie ended. Travel time to, walk the yellow carpet, meet and greet, movie... up oh, enough time has elapsed that she would be full up and likely leaking. It is extremely unlikely that she's wearing breast pads under that dress. Where are the pictures from later in the evening?
I both breastfead and pumped milk into bottles from day 1 with my children. There was never any problem for them to drink the milk from a bottle. Their father and I took turn to give our babies milk. If we had had a nanny it would even have been possible for him/her to feed our babie with milk from a bottle. So...it IS possible for a mother/parent to leave the house without their babies starving to death :) The only problem I would have had, leaving the house for a longer time while breastfeeding, would be leaking and aching breasts. But not every woman is the same and maybe Meghan is not even breastfeeding.
So, does she have a medical condition that made a temporary or otherwise change in her physical appearance? That is surely something that would not be good for her vegan/nutritional supplements personna. It's highly likely that she would be doing her own supplement prescribing instead of following recommendations, overdoing it and inflamming/hindering some critical organ function requiring the use of steroids to combat?
I can believe it (another baby announcement or more like coat flap to give the impression).
My problem with a dress like that is that people (perhaps like M) will see it and try to emulate it or try to take it one step farther. I often wonder about what is the message that is being sent and to whom?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7248421/Meghan-ditched-trademark-messy-bun-sleek-dos-protect-hair-following-pregnancy.html
Based on her choice to go braless in a WHITE shirt while being televised and photographed by thousands of cameras, plus her apparent inability to retain a nanny, I'd say probably not. Unless Master Archie has mastered the art of giving himself a bottle.
She did not look like she was inclined to feed her child in any manner during her visit to the polo the other day. Though it was sunny enough for Meg to require her Givenchy sunglasses, all the better to scope out cameras with, she did not provide her 8 week old infant with a sun hat, foofy, toy, pram . . no evidence of a diaper bag or anything else a normal baby needs for a day out. Kate brought a car stocked with food for her children . . . Archie had no clothes on, which is quizzical for a fair-skinned baby on his first outing outdoors . . on a hot day. But then Meg wrapped him (very badly) in a hot blanket.
This Michael Jackson act is getting very old.
Meg and Harry are lucky their baby is so undemanding, as they have been at pains to point out a number of times. Makes him very easy to go out with, since he doesn't seem to need any of the normal baby things . . .or cry, or move. He's a dream!
Smegs outfit was way too tight. There is no way she is breastfeeding. Your boobs get sore and engorged easily, there is no way you would squish them that tight if you were still nursing. The backfat was also gross. I don’t get why she doesn’t wear drapy maxi dresses that would hang beautifully and hide her trouble areas. I have a similar body to her with no defined waist and maxi dresses work well for me. She should wear beautiful jewel colors. Also needs to let her hair stay down, the tight pulled back look just makes her face look like a balloon. Her makeup is too thick and orange. She needs major hair and makeup help.
I saw that too!
I wish i could get paid 400k pr year for doing diddly squat!
Attending Wimbledon and movie premieres in designer clothes must be so exhausting!
"The Lion King" was Harry's favorite movie as a child. That is likely when he watched it 20 times.
It was probably a good memory he had of watching it with his mom, 5 years before she died. I think it's sweet and touching that he is willing to admit that now, as a grown man, it's still his favorite film. It's about the power of childhood, and nostalgia, not intellect.
I still like 'The Wizard of OZ' even though I watch grown-up movies, too.
DOC is very sporty, and is a hands on mother to three busy kids. I could not keep weight on when I had small children so can identify. She never stopped at the polo, she was busy with her brood. She’s under significant stress to look good and the current situation with MM and Harry must add additional stressors as do the rumours floating around that are very damaging to her family. I think she would look better with a few extra pounds for sure.
On another note, there was a scathing column on MM by Camilla Long in the Sunday Times yesterday. THE SUNDAY TIMES. This is hugely significant to me, and has Lord G and BP’s blessing written all over it. I’m sorry I can’t provide a link and I hope Nutty that it’s not a terrible breach of etiquette to tell your readers it can be read on the Charlatan Duchess blog, as the Times requires a subscription to read online.
She's got shots of MM standing at Wimbledon, either just prior to sitting down or leaving, and in at least one of them, the outline of the headlights is unmistakable. Classic Meghan, I'd have thought . .told in no uncertain terms she was required to look ladylike on Centre Court, she dressed like a lady on the outside while going without underpinnings was a way to let her inner yacht girl shine through anyway and give all her critics the metaphorical finger (and maybe a few of her old clients a tiny thrill.)
A nursing mother would make different choices, to my mind, though I've never done it myself. Maybe the Army suplus tent from the polo has a secret trapdoor opening, and heck, MM could pull the entire thing over her head and surround herself and Archie with plenty of privacy while feeding.
And perhaps the reason she was staggering around Windsor Great Park the Saturday after TOC and had be escorted home in a police vehicle was that the fresh air and exercise from her evening jog along with her herbal supplements just went straight to her head in a healthful way.
I just don't know!
Clothing that is too tight will only make you look bigger; it does not compact your fat into a slimmer look, contrary to Meg's belief. Not sure how she sat down in that for 2 hours without visible and audible rips.
I have to retract an earlier comment I made about Master Archie not having any clothes on at the polo. He had a white romper on, but either owing to the white blending in with his skin or perhaps the glare off his enormous smooth cranium, I forgot temporarily. It really would have looked like Ellie Mae Clampett out for a day at the tractor pull if she'd brought Archie in just a diaper. Though she had more than enough material to cover him, the Cambridge children and possibly a polo pony had it begun to rain.
Then I see this:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9483667/meghan-markle-archie-stylist/
Megs proclaims that it's so important to her that Archie be well-dressed, she's going to get him a baby stylist!
Well, he needs one, since we've seen the 'job' of it you're doing, dear . . .
but seriously, His parents claim they are committed to raising him as a 'private citizen' and they are going to hoard images of him like Smaug with his gold out of a desire to give him a normal, rigorously private life.
Normal, private people don't *need* wardrobe stylists . . .especially when they are still counting their age in months. Mama Sparkle on the other had *does* badly, badly need someone to style her. What a load of bollocks!
On another occasion, the pins holding extensions were visible.
Sleeveless dresses can be easily altered, but otherwise I avoid dresses with a defined waist. As you said, empire or no waist at all is better.
Having said that, Smirkle has the resources to have dresses made to measure and/or have more intricate alterations done.
I see that, compared to the original design, she did have the shoulder to waist ratio shortened. However, nothing can save the fact that the dress was one to two sizes too small.
And besides that, a long sleeved, black dress in the middle of summer is just depressing.
I thought that the hair was too severe, and don't get me started on the bronzer and high beam highlighter. I use YSL Touche Eclat for highlighting because it doesn't give that shiny You Tuber look that Smirkle seems to love.
Anyway! No one appears to have told Meghan that being a royal doesn’t mean being a celebrity. No one has told her that all this mad Z-lister behaviour isn’t the role she’s been employed to play. The one person who should have put her right, hasn’t. I doubt Harry sold the idea of their relationship to her on the concept of royal responsibility. He probably doesn’t understand, or doesn’t want to understand, the fragility of the agreement the royals have with the public. It’s a deal so simple, it can be summed up as: we pay, you pose. And if a royal denies access, what’s the point of being so fawningly nice? There’s no reason to let Kate go to the supermarket or Meghan run in the park or William fly Ryanair unhindered. The awful thing is that Meghan probably thinks she’s advancing some kind of really important statement about, like, privacy, when she is jeopardising this tender agreement.
I'm sure there will b an announcement before the end of this year
I can already hear a heavy sigh of dread from the universe, knowing we will have to live through another 10 months of 'belly cusping' & 'coat flicking'
She looked thinner @ Wimbeldon, HUGE at the polo event and her Lion King dress appeared hitched up to something - her post-partum pillow perhaps? Nothing makes sense.
There has to at THIS point at least, be someone who will insist on 'assisting' her and PH for the mere sake of silencing all the chatter from us at the very least?
And Kate does look painfully thin. :( I adore her. I do believe we women should embrace our figures and our age. I can't, however, imagine trying to do that in the lime light. Where every RBF or awkward wardrobe malfunction would be privy for the world to comment on.
That being said, MM isn't helping herself at all with her 'fashion' choices. Are they just the relatives now who everyone else in the family rolls their eyes at the mention of? Are they totally unattended and doing their own laundry and looking for a missing scuffed brown shoe minutes before a car arrives for them?
Pillow #2 in action.
For our non-American friends reading, Ashli's accent is textbook American Southern belle. Southern women have honed *itchiness to a high art form, but they always do it with a smile, a pitcher of sweet tea and festoon you with puppies and rainbows while their target is bleeding out on the floor. It's a hoot, as long as you're not the one in the crosshairs.
Meghan has brought this upon herself. I think I can speak for all American women when I say that we were supportive of her in the beginning and keen that she represent America with the best of American qualities while adopting the best of British qualities, and help us to deepen and continue our Special Relationship with the motherland across the Pond.
Instead she proved herself to be a living embodiment of all the very worst of humanity of any nationality. Her Maj might be glad after all that the rambunctious Colonies broke away from British rule, with Smeaghan as an exemplar of Americans. It makes our blood boil, too, Your Majesty . . .
So I guess Dan does glitter onesies along with the false eyelashes and spackle he provides for Smegs. Will the baby be made up too, and taught to discover his inner drag queen? He is going to be raised gender-fluid after all . . . Imagine the mileage Smeagan will get out of having the British monarchy's first IVF-via-surrogate transgender child! Archie will go one better for wokeness by declaring himself 'non-binary' as soon as he's old enough to speak in complete sentences . . .6 months from now, and will demand that his name be changed from 'Archie' to "Whatever on a Cracker".
Truly, I fear for The Child Currently Known as Archie & whatever child(ren) are going to be dragged further into the Sussex suckhole. I'm not just saying this to be funny . . . I really am worried for any children brought into this dysfunctional set-up. This circus could drag on for years; we have to steel ourselves. Good news for this blog but not good news for any Sussex children.
Is this why Harry ran away from home directly after the polo and no one (including his security detail) knew where he was or could reach him for two days? She turned up at the polo (where she wasn't supposed to be) in the bivouac tent sporting the pillow again and H. had to flee for the hills in terror to go puke his guts out.
Haz has acted stupidly, and recklessly, but I am feeling sorry for him if she's going to drag him through that again. Is it any wonder his hair is falling out at a rapid pace?
I hadn't noticed the clip-on and thought he looked quite dashing. The best he's looked in ages. Since he no longer has a valet to get him ready for black tie events, the clip on was the best he could do. A proper bow tie is quite tricky.
Oh dear. Dear, dear, dear, dear. Please go back on maternity leave until you figure out how to hire and retain good staff and for God's sake HIRE A STYLIST. Not a stylist for Archie, he needs a mother. YOU need a stylist. You're embarrassing us.
Sincerely,
Everyone
So much for Meg's deep friendships. She's only known Jessica Mulroney for 2 years. So 5 minutes on a yellow carpet with Bey counts as at least a month's worth of brunches in Meg world. Megs will be name-dropping about her new BFF very soon, you watch.
Wonder what the celebs did in that Mark penthouse suite during that event . . .sit around and stare at Meg's pillow? Play drinking games, what?
Megs obviously was not pregnant at that shower . . but it's amazing that no one spilled the beans. They all share some dirty little secrets amongst themselves to ensure collective silence about each others' dirt.
I thought he looked good. How does one tell a pre-made tie from that distance?
The poor man has no valet and obviously no idea how to iron a shirt or tie a bow tie, and his wife sure doesn't.
I draw your attention to the hand-hold in this pic. Harry is not feeling it. Meg is trying to wrap her claw around his hand, which remains flat at his side . .he is not returning the clasp. It was like that all night long.
This is the woman who 'has never defined herself by her relationships', folks.
The key to Meghan is to expect her to do the exact opposite of what she *says*, and she will never let you down!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/royals/etiquette-expert-slams-prince-harrys-ready-made-bow-tie-and-non-iron-shirt-at-lion-king-premiere/ar-AAEmsHb?ocid=spartandhp&fullscreen=true#image=5
This is a narcissist to a T! Everyone else has to adjust to their distortions.
I remember pumping and feeding every last drop and then I would just think about my baby and leak all over. I could hear another random baby cry and I would leak! It’s everywhere!
And the black dress was NOT conducive to breast feeding at all.
It’s totally fine if she isn’t. Who cares? It’s a very personal choice, but pretending she does, is what gets me. That and the fact she will not use a tailor!
Wow that's interesting
MM and her full time litigator can try to shut down negative /inflammatory opinions, but in all honesty, at this point in time that is like trying to put out a wild fire with a bucket of water
I wish them luck LOL
'Rachel go home and enjoy your maternity leave p.s you know where your son is right?'
MM had a bra on at Wimbledon it was a black satin one as I got a fairly good look when she left.
Also her top was sheer and see through, done deliberately.. Yes of course,Maximum exposure!
She had designer trainers on my friend towered her at five eleven.
No one is saying “she’s fat and needs to lose weight”. The discussion is rather “how curious that what we see with our eyes does not match what we are being told”. To assign labels to the exploitation and sharing of ideas stops the free exchange of information - as they are meant to do, and that includes the label of “body shaming”.
Prince Harry has a trust fund from both Princess Di and his great grandmother:
(1) On his 30th birthday in 2014, Harry received an estimated $13 million inheritance from his mom.
(2) Harry and Prince William received about £14 million ($17.9M) from the estate of their late great grandmother.
He and MM live rent- and utilities-free, paid for the Sovereign Grant funded by the British taxpayers. Harry also gets $ from his father Prince Charles' Duchy of Cornwall estate.
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/heres-meghan-markle-prince-harry-will-make-money-wedding.html/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a22761426/prince-william-net-worth/
*Also, I had never heard of RBF, until my husband's buddy told me I had the most awesome one he'd ever seen. I was slightly offended, but now I will take it as a compliment!
It's so hard to remember back to that time now some 20 months ago, when H. introduced his bride-to-be and I was so happy that "Harry finally found someone."
He may have, conservatively, a trust fund/access to some $27 million plus pounds (taking into account what he and Smirkle have already run through) . . despite the dough, he cannot dress himself. He's been looking like an unemployed drug addict who's been couch-surfing with friends since he lost his man. Which may be *exactly* what he is, come to think of it.
We would suppose that a bloke with that kind of dosh could afford a couple new pairs of shoes and a new dark, colored suit for every day, plus a few tuxedo shirts and a real bowtie. I am sure that all the men in the Royal family have a bespoke tailor just for them on Savile Row with all their measurements on file. With Harry, it's not lack of money that's the problem, so much as the lack of caring, but we didn't see such slovenliness until the last year.
There's got to be a direct MM correlation to this . . .if only because her influence has turned Hazza into an unpleasant douchbag that no one will work for. It's still unclear where he is living, and if he's got anybody to help him at all. He may be getting dressed out of a gym bag for all we know. Given his scruffy, raggedly IDGAF appearance of late, even including his son's christening, I thought the Lion King premiere represented quite a fair effort from him, considering.
William and Charles are always impeccably turned out. Sloppiness is Harry's 'thing', but it's a 'thing' he should ditch.
Whilst searching for photos, came across this... which shows why one should always stash some anti-bacterial wipes when attending these important events!
https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/beyonce-exposed-her-crotch-at-premier-of-disney-childrens-movie-lion-king
And then there is Queen Bey - what was she thinking? and at a premiere for - ahem - children's movie?
Clearly, Harry must be using a lot of drugs to shield himself during public appearances. It's obvious he isn't himself by a long shot. Did he dress so badly when he was with Chelsy or Cressida? No. I think he and Megs are deliberately short on staff because they want to hide their drug use and all of the side effects that follow such a lifestyle. Imagine if a nanny walked in on Harry or Megs using drugs at their home with baby present. That would give nanny or other staff a huge decision to make, NDA or not, on whether to report such unfit parents to authorities. Then baby would be put into Care for his own safety. Extreme scenario, yes, but look at him. Look at her. They don't look sober and haven't for awhile. The using would also explain their crazy demands and irrational behavior, including why Harry chooses to dress like a bum and wear worn out shoes. But alas, the public are not making it easy for them.
Saw something on FB about the Queen not being happy with their display @ the event.
Given the way Megs handled Archie at the polo match, she isn't involved in his care and (I'm willing to bet) he isn't living with them, wherever they are.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9743-histrionic-personality-disorder
" . . . And that dress.. She looked like a busted can of biscuits."
Inspired!
That said, I've disclosed before that I am a journalist specializing in a topic that has nothing to do with celebrities and I live in the EU - so no secrets there.
I also never really followed the Royal Family until the Meghan story. The Emperors New Clothes aspect of it fascinates me.
It seems so obvious that this is a mess, but people in authority keep telling us that Meg is a great success, a fashion icon, a role model for women of all ages.
You can't help but turn to the person next to you and say, "Are you seeing what I'm seeing?"
I'm not surprised that Meg feels that "they" are making her life difficult - whether "they" are the royal family, the press, or the 5 thousand Daily Mail commenters. She's not the kind of person who can admit that many of her problems are her own fault.
I guess the only one who could curb all of this is Harry. Harry is more considerate and sensitive towards others I think. He's more like Diana or would like to be more like her. When she'd cry in another room and he could hear her, Harry was the one shoving tissues under the door to her. He has compassion. I don't think he has the cold, calculating mindset that his diva wife has. And as Nutty said above, she is incapable of owning blame for anything. It's always someone else's fault. Harry can be cold and selfish at times, but I think even he will eventually get tired of Megs inability to ever admit that she's to blame for anything. False pride and no humility will out eventually. It will take awhile, but I think he'll begin to notice it. One can only hope.
@Avery: I consider both sites cited as reputable. Have no reason to think otherwise.
@Nutty: Totally agree re Charles. I realize that it's been denied to death by the RF, but I'm in the "Harry Hewitt" camp. Charles doesn't really care for his black sheep son.
If she is getting money for wearing designers outfits, you would think she would ensure it fits properly because it really doesn't help
Harry has Charles's close-set eyes and otherwise resembles Philip very much. He's got Philip's eyes, nose, smile/teeth, lips and jawline. Look at this photo of the Duke of Edinburgh when he was Harry's age, in his naval uniform . . Uncanny!
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https://www.newidea.com.au/prince-philip-prn-ince-harry-identical-pictures
Here's another photo array. Check out Philip c. 1946, in uniform and his grandson in a similar pose:
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https://www.elle.com/culture/g22072707/prince-harry-prince-philip-look-a-like/
Philip also had very fair, nearly ginger eyebrows as a young man, same as Haz.
It is possible to find pictures online where Harry also resembles his late mother's lover James Hewitt, and there seems to be some nebulousness about when JH and Diana actually met . . was it only after Harry was two years old, or was it in fact 31/2 years before that? Hewitt has claimed both, apparently.
He and Harry do share similar features in some respects and the red hair, though Hewitt's is more a dark auburn than Harry's carrot top. James Hewittt also has brown eyes. And we can't forget, either, that Diana was the odd one out in her birth family as the only child out of four who did not have red hair. The fact of the matter is, Harry looks a lot more like his Uncle Charles Spencer than he does James Hewitt.
There are a LOT of men in the U.K. with ginger hair, so the fact that Diana slept with one is not definite proof of Hewitt's paternity. Diana was pretty canny in that regard--would she have risked an illegitimate pregnancy so early on in her marriage--Harry was born only three years in--before she'd secured her 'spare'? Also, Diana speaks of the time she was expecting Harry as the happiest in her marriage, when she felt closest to Charles than any other time. She could, of course, been lying about that as a smokescreen, but the chances of her being happy and contented to be carrying her lover's baby while still tethered to Charles seems slim.
Charles's lukewarm reaction to the baby when he was born, "Oh, it's another boy. And it's got ginger hair" could be attributed to his genuine disappointment that Harry was not a daughter, which he badly wanted. Ginger-haired kids endure a lot of teasing about it, so it is not considered that desirable a quality, especially on a boy. Personally I love redheads.
Even back in 1984, a test for paternity would have been a relatively simple matter, if this were really eating at Charles or anyone else in the Royal Family. Such incontrovertible proof of Diana's treasonous infidelity would have been ample reason to give her the shove back then, instead of enduring a decade-plus more of her histrionics. But they kept her around, and furthermore, praised her as an excellent mother. Harry doesn't look like Charles much, but William sure doesn't either, and there were no questions about *his* paternity. Harry's looks are right there in the family tree if you go back to Charles's father.
She REALLY started to ping my radar with the moon bump and coat flicking, and the the spike heels in late pregnancy coupled w the deep knee bends. Oh, and the Basic Instinct dress. Yikes. She had no desire to be a part of the firm, nor to respect it's wishes, or to "know her role," as most of the other royals do.
And braless? Seriously? EVER, in THE ROLE OF DUCHESS? Look, she hasn't even done research, clearly, into breastfeeding and leaking, etc. The Lion King dress would have fast tracked a case of mastitis, and I have THRIFTED better dresses for an evening out.
I think she is suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, she does not actually appear as she imagines herself in her mind, is really my only guess ( coupled with mental illness, narcissism, and I'm pretty sure heavy recreational drug use.
Beyonce? Her dress COLOR. mimicked the spectacular dress she wore in her Lemonade manifesto, but that was a few years ago.
While I think she generally turns out high wattage red carpet friendly looks, to wear what basically looked like 12 yards of mustard colored silk cinched at the waist, slit to the hip WITH NO UNDERGARMENTS was...well...it was vulgar, disrespectful and didnt really do her, it the audience, any favors from the waist down.
My opinion? Both had wardrobe fails, but While Rachel's was EXPECTED, and she did not disappoint, Beyonce's was a surprise,because, she should KNOW BETTER.
I think designing curtains, bedding and tablecloths for Walmart is more her speed.
I believe absolutely that Harry is Charles's son. When we think about it, if the family had proof that he was not, then they could have either disowned him or used that as leverage to make him toe the line and behave--ie, 'You're not really one of us, but to avoid scandal, we'll pretend that you are as long as you do what we say and bring credit to us."
Harry has hardly brought credit to the House of Windsor. I think he's a natural son that has been indulged and spoiled and has developed a weak and flawed character as a result. If he were a cuckoo in the nest, maybe they would have been more ruthless in pruning him out or else getting him to behave. But he *is* one of them, and loved despite his faults. That's why reigning him in has proved to be so difficult.
And Markle, just in case you read here, let's be clear: if I ever have to meet you, you will not be called "Royal Highness" and I will not act with deference. You are common trash and you've lied, cheated, and slept your way to the BRF because Harry was a weak fool who you manipulated and grifted. So, there we go, Rach, just so we're clear, and see ya!
Cut adrift is interesting...
Uncle Walt would be turning in his grave. Bey is always trying to be more 'edgy' . . that's why she married a rap thug, I guess, to give her more street cred than she could drum up herself. But to turn up at a children's movie premiere . . a remake of one of Disney's most beloved films of all time looking like a stripper from an X-rated Cirque du Soleil show and she was going to unwrap herself later by spiralling down from a high wire . . .Such poor taste.
I feel like I've seen Smegs's dress already on a hundred other women . . that homage to the 1990s is definitely there. I'm fairly sure I have seen versions of the identical dress on any number of the following women during that time period: JLo, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Melanie Griffith, Rene Russo, Mariah Carey . . It has such a recycled feel to it, and certainly more 'vintage' than 'fashion-forward'. Does anybody feel the same?
I will give Meg props in one area at least . . .we could not see her lady bits. Whether or not she was wearing undergarments, at least we could not see otherwise and her lady business was not touching her seat. So that's +1 for Meghan, and what a low bar this contest is!
@KayeC, Kate may also just have naturally good taste and know that dressing and styling for her mother's birthday party doesn't need to reach the levels of an official appearance, regardless of whether professional stylists are on hand for either. I have done a lot of events and what to wear and how to do hair/make-up is one of the first considerations and I'm no one, so I'm guessing Kate knows what she is doing and whether or not she has professional help, she gets it right. It is always funny to me when I go thru the closet and have "nothing to wear" for the occasion when I have so many things I can rarely wear. What really happens, of course, is that I don't have an appropriate outfit for the time/place/event (quite frustrating, really, with all those clothes!) but at least I know this. MM doesn't seem to have a clue and Kate is naturally stylish.
@Mischi, I agree re the products. With products and a flat iron, I am able to keep this mane under control except during the worst weather conditions.
And I think it's important to remember, Megs is subjected to none of those weather conditions during her "royal duties". Sure, some humidity, but she's in an air-conditioned and/or heated car and she's outside for how long? It's not like she's out doing her own errands all day in the pouring rain or baking heat and humidity. It's not like she's braving the heat during her "humanitarian efforts". She's getting in and out of a car and shaking some hands, doing some tacky things, making some obscene statements, and then spending money -- and she still manages to screw up her appearance. I can't feel sorry for her.
Yes, very interesting choice of words.
Re. the media scrutiny, this is a 180 about face change of tune from a woman who has spent at least the last 30 of her 37 (alleged) years demanding that Everybody Look At Her, and who has chosen a career (acting) and couple of side hustles (merching/plastering her picture all over her own website/yachting) in which people looking at her and desiring her image was the whole point. Then she sold Harry on this image, and it's a fair bet that he loved with his eyes and not with anything deeper. The whole point of this alliance is so that the entire world Look At Her . . but now she finds the media scrutiny Too Much? The same woman that completely ignored her babe in arms as her eyes searched the crowd like heat-seeking missiles for more cameras to take her picture, and played up to them with fake head-kissing the baby and etc.?
Meghan's psyche seems shrouded in mystery but she's actually appallingly easy to read, and I've solved her: Whatever she *says* is the opposite of what she wants/expects to happen. She's trying to do reverse psychology on the universe to get herself what she wants, and I have to say, so far, it seems to be working.
In translation:
"I've never been a person who defined myself by my relationships" = "I have been completely defining my self-image and my worth by attaching myself to men since I was 16 or maybe before."
"I'm a real foodie; look, I wrote a cookbook!" = "I know how to work a microwave, but I prefer to sleep with men who will wine and dine me in the fashion I deserve. I will don an apron and wave around a pair of tongs as long as cameras will document my every move. I wrote a 3-paragraph foreword to a collection of real cooks' recipes, in which I mentioned myself 26 times."
"I'm a professional calligrapher." = "I write incredibly insensitive cliches on bananas with Sharpie and then give them to sex workers who should be grateful they have something created especially by moi."
"They really make it difficult." =" I really make it difficult on everyone around me, and that's the way I like it. I thrive on their hate, 'cause it makes me feel important. Look how upset everyone is getting!! *I've done this--my power is awesome!"
"The media scrutiny is just getting to be too much." = "There aren't nearly enough cameras and bodies turning out at my events taking my picture and genuflecting to me. I keep popping up in random places where they say they aren't expecting me . . but seriously, I'm a *Duchess* . . . they should just take it for granted that I'll be there. More cameras!! More, More!! If Kate gets 3 pictures, I want 30. From every angle."
@Elle, totally agree, my hair can look nice and frizz-free for a few hours (I doubt official duties take that long), and I have had great looking hair with help of professionals. So I am always in shock when she looks bad, head-to-toe.....where are the tailors, hair and make-up people? I guess I should have said empathy...not sympathy...LOL!
That dress was a beautiful gown, and silhouette had it been two sizes larger.
We need to discuss why no HRH for Archie??
As the grandson of a future King, he will automatically become HRH Prince Archie when Charles becomes King, so why no letters patent for Harry’s sprog?
I wonder how or if the royals in charge of such things really do address Megs or Harry when they do or say such tone deaf things.
I imagine Megs has so far been an expert at deflecting, blaming the press, the public, trolls, her haters, racists, her family... et al et ux et vir, as nothing is ever her doing. Ever. I wonder how she explained the Wimbledon mess she made.
For fun, I've been watching a Tarot Card reader on YouTube about the royals, mostly about PC, William, and Cringe and Gringe. What's funny is how accurate one of the readers has been. I really don't think it takes cards to predict Megs and Harry's behavior anymore. They've become so predictable.
Edward had no say in the matter. You can't decline a title for someone else. It's just that he and Sophie have decided to style their children as the children of an Earl. Their royal titles are not used socially. But they may still style themselves by their royal titles should they decide to do so
Anne's children were not Male-decended grandchildren so if the Queen had wanted to give them royal titles she would have had to change the Letters Patent.
Edward had no say in the matter. You can't decline a title for someone else. It's just that he and Sophie have decided to style their children as the children of an Earl. Their royal titles are not used socially. But they may still style themselves by their royal titles should they decide to do so
Anne's children were not Male-decended grandchildren so if the Queen had wanted to give them royal titles she would have had to change the Letters Patent.
Besides being the same age and a month a part, Sparkles and Bewulf also did fake pregnancies. Bewulf did it with Blue Weed.
Nicole Kidman did it the best with Sunday Roast. She kept herself out of the limelight throughout her fake pregnancy.