Sorry, people of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, you don't get to see Meghan Markle's baby Archificial, but Ellen DeGeneres does.
DeGeneres states in a promo for her new season that "I fed Archie, I held Archie" during a visit to the UK where she and wife Portia also discussed elephant conservation with the Sussexes.
Ellen doesn't mention whether she communed with Archie at Frogmore Cottage, where Meghan and Harry supposedly live but have never been seen.
(One might wonder why neither Ellen, who is happy to share her wife and her life with her 78 million Instagram followers, nor Meghan, who is eagerly trying to build her Instagram follower count, chose to share a photo of this happy meeting with the public. But that's a question for another day.)
For those of you without Sunshine Sachs connections or popular talk show, Archie's face was last seen on July 10, when his mother took him to a polo match and carried him around for an hour pressed to her chest.
Archie will also reportedly not be photographed when his parents land for their official (and incredibly poorly timed) trip to South Africa.
DeGeneres states in a promo for her new season that "I fed Archie, I held Archie" during a visit to the UK where she and wife Portia also discussed elephant conservation with the Sussexes.
Ellen doesn't mention whether she communed with Archie at Frogmore Cottage, where Meghan and Harry supposedly live but have never been seen.
(One might wonder why neither Ellen, who is happy to share her wife and her life with her 78 million Instagram followers, nor Meghan, who is eagerly trying to build her Instagram follower count, chose to share a photo of this happy meeting with the public. But that's a question for another day.)
Ties to Meg's PR agency
It goes without saying that Ellen has ties to Sunshine Sachs, Meg's high-powered PR agency.For those of you without Sunshine Sachs connections or popular talk show, Archie's face was last seen on July 10, when his mother took him to a polo match and carried him around for an hour pressed to her chest.
Archie will also reportedly not be photographed when his parents land for their official (and incredibly poorly timed) trip to South Africa.
Who pays for Sunshine?
It was just 7 days ago that the media announced Meg had engaged Sunshine Sachs to repair her damaged image, but there has been talk that she has been working with the PR agency as far back as her Suits days.
That raises the question of who was paying their fees, since PR agencies at that level can charge $900 an hour or more. Meg made roughly $50,000 an episode of Suits before taxes and manager and agents fees. How much sunshine could she afford then?
And how much can she afford now? Officially, Sunshine Sachs has been engaged by the Sussex Foundation - but can Meg be using monies donated to charity to polish her own reputation?
Strange favors
Sunshine Sachs is presumably not paying Ellen to say nice things about Meg - Ellen hardly needs money - but could they be doing so in return for some other kind of favor? If so, what kind?
Other unusual celebrities have been coming to Meghan's aid recently too, no doubt at the behest of Sunshine Sachs.
Why else would 74-year-old Mia Farrow, a longtime Manhattan resident, be complaining that an an Australian news show was unkind the Meghan?
Like Pink, who also recently came out to denounce "bullying" against Meghan, Mia has never been linked to the Markle clan before.
Unusual commenters
Several of our regular posters have noticed that since Sunshine Sachs' official hiring last week, the Daily Mail opinion boards have been overwhelmed with pro-Meghan comments.
In addition, there have been reports of Facebook suggested articles - based on posters' previous read articles - heavily featuring Meghan over the past few days, with female-friendly articles on Meghan's favorite designers and yoga poses.
Have you seen any more evidence of Sunshine Sachs in action?
Comments
If Sophie has custody of the adorable little bloke we saw in the christening photos, that would be a load off my mind . . however, if he is truly of 'non-royal parentage', ie., not sired by Harry, that means that the RF would be saddled for life raising the child of Smeg and some anonymous sperm donor after she buggers off back to America for good. Would she just go and stay quiet and allow them to keep a baby that is genetically hers? He looks awfully like Meghan and her dad, at least the little bit we saw. She'd have the family over a barrel forever if she leveled allegations that they have 'abducted' her child and are keeping her away from him.
I think every effort would have been made to find a good, loving civilian home for a non-royal baby. If, however, the child is Harry's, that would be a powerful motivator to keep him 'in the family'.
There is the persistent rumor that Samantha has raised Meg's daughter (now a young adult) from her pregnancy in high school. I find it hard to believe that a secret daughter wouldn't have come to light with so much scrutiny now on Meg's past and family. Likewise, at some point the Wessexes would have to be seen with a very young child whom Sophie obviously did not have herself . . or one of their kids would mention something to a school friend, or a staff member would talk . . something. Being raised in secrecy as the adults' dirty little secret has got to mess a child up.
Sophie had some missteps early on in her marriage and was sent to Coventry by the Queen for a while after it came to light that she'd been pulling a Fergie and leveraging her Royal title for juicy commissions for her PR firm. That's when she was forced to give up her career. But she made amends and dedicated herself to the royal wife and mother role and all is forgiven with the Queen.
If Meg had ever been serious about making a success of her Royal marriage, she should have cultivated Sophie and let herself be mentored. Sophie would likely have more time than Kate to spend with Meghan and has the most in common with Meg in terms of having had a career and coming from a middle-class background. Kate is a commoner but her father is a multi-millionaire and she was schooled like a royal, so that doesn't count as middle class to me!
I like Sophie and wouldn't wish the Creeping Markle on her. She's already infected the Cambridges; she shouldn't be able to ruin the Wessexes' peace of mind as well. I wouldn't want her anywhere near me or my family,
I'm not optimistic he'll keep it up though, because he was the newly-improved Harry back in April when he attended the Anzac Day service with Kate at Westminster Abbey. Kate looked lovely in a perfectly tailored swirling blue coat and Harry looked as if he was enjoying her company, had got up in time, had breakfast, looked at the programme and someone had polished his medals. If Meghan's not there, it's as if a cloud has lifted.
If you follow Harry Markle on Wordpress, she is a cornucopia of tidbits. I think studying the Markle is more or less her full-time occupation.
This entry is very interesting:
https://harrymarkle.wordpress.com/2019/03/28/the-harkle-debacle-timeline/
It shows that MM has been conniving to get into Royal circles since about 2012--the first time she was rumored to cross paths with Harry at an international event. In 2014, Soho House Toronto opened and she met Markus Anderson, Ed Enninful, Jessica & Ben Mulroney and, later that year at a European event, Mischa Nonoo, the person claimed to be the 'mutual friend' who fixed MM and Harry up on the blind date in July 2016 . . except that MM actually met Harry in May 2016 at an Invictus dinner cooked by her then-boyfriend Cory Vitiello . . who is good friends with the Mulroneys and Markus Anderson . . and you begin to see how incestuous this all is. Soho House has locations all over the world and MM would be comped free meals and lodging in various countries in exchange for promotional consideration on her blog and . . sexual favors, most likely.
MM was following Harry around like a groupie and plotting to insinuate herself with him since at least 2014, three years prior to the engagement. As a back-up, she was open to getting with any semi-attractive British male celebrity with lots of money, but I think Harry was always the plum prize. How tickled she must have been when all the stars aligned for her devious little plan.
So much for having no idea who Harry of England was prior to July of 2016.
The harbors probably need dredging, the piers need rebuilding, and the runways at the airport may need rebuilding, along with the airport facilities just for the. There are bodies to be recovered in the debris. The debris is located on private property and that is going to have to be sorted out. It is going to take a lot of time. Years. (We still have quite a bit of damage from Hurricane Michael in Florida, and we are still working on Irma damage.)
Unfortunately, it’s too late for them to have screened out Meghan. When someone is such a profound narcissist as she is, they should have caught it earlier than they did.
But because Harry snd Meghsn dated under the radar for a few months before Mdghzn tricked Harry into the “leave her alone” statement by making up stories of being horribly pursued, which she knew would push Harry’s Diana buttons, and get the relationship in the public arena to give it some legitimacy and make it difficult for Harry to break up with her and for the RF to nip it in the bud before it became public. It also allowed her to put her race card on the table as a tacit warning to everyone who fears being called a racist.
I will say that she doesn't look good - health wise. She's wearing these big kaftans which hide her body in ways that make her look more than she's put on weight or wants to hide something. She used be more sharply dressed.
I did see a youtube by a medical doctor pointing out different things which indicated that she has some long term well known to the secret service issues (something about the time she was leaning her body against a cement pole, man handled into the van and left a shoe behind. Also something about a medical back brace.
Considering America may be her target audience, she is visible for things like tennis (multiple countries), Ibiza, etc. for relaxing, yoga (claim but not photo but then again, how much do we believe photos from her?), jetting all over the place (sometimes visible, sometimes not), polo, cannot make it see her husband's 93 year old great-grandmother or her husband (98 - just how many more visits will they get?) and now - 9/11. Missing the patriotic spirit?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7455477/Meghan-Markles-charity-clothes-collection-available-buy.html
I don't have any expertise here and many here have a lot more, but for me, the neckline of dress would pull back and possibly risk flashing a little underwear from a side-angle (interview panels). Last thing you need in an interview is to be aware of your clothes. Ideally they should sit right, feel good, make you feel professional and then you should be able to forget them so you can focus on the task in hand. The £109 bag is ludicrous, as DM readers are noting.
For me, designing a tiny, instantly identifiable wardrobe for women in this situation is little different to the uniforms workhouse inmates were made to wear. Much better to use funding for advice and to teach women to build a stylish wardrobe economically from a wide range of shops. How to spot bargains and avoid pitfalls.
Thinking of workhouses, I loved that one of the things Charles Dickens fought for was more individuality and some attractive, subtle colours in the clothes provided for women trying to leave workhouses by finding jobs (usually in service). He didn't just seek to replace one uniform with another, with all the possible shame and resentment that could flow from that.
I think with all the publicity, the rest of the collection better be stunning or the push back from the public is going to be epic.
Please correct me if I’m wrong but that is the way I understand it. Disadvantaged women are not getting these clothes! And I’d like to know how much of the funds raised go to the SF first before being dispersed to SW?!
'The idea was born just after Meghan became patron of the organization, which empowers disadvantaged women with the right tools and clothes to get back into the work place, at the start of the year. After listening to clients who wanted to feel comfortable and confident, the Duchess realized that while there’s never a shortage of donations (including items from her own wardrobe), Smart Works' stock didn’t always feature every size, or classic, key staples needed to anchor an outfit. Meghan pitched the idea for a collection to the Smart Works team, including executives Juliet Hughes-Hallett and Kate Stephens, and it was an instant hit. “She wanted the basics of a capsule collection to always be available,” a source tells BAZAAR. “Pieces that were more mix and match-able rather than just one new outfit."'
So I guess you can say it's both. Anyone can buy them (and there's the brief window where buying one donates one to Smart Works) but they're also intended as key pieces for women using Smart Works.
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a29018292/meghan-markle-smart-works-explained/
It's dreadful. Maybe not entirely her fault as I find the general professional navy blue-black-white shapeless boxes to be a hideous aesthetic (and it matches our hideous aesthetic elsewhere) that she didn't create. It's interesting, though, that she so represents this sort of plastic void. Give me Kate's dress from yesterday anytime. Why do I want to look like one of the greasy plastic blocks in a preschool classroom? No thank you.
This is so very ironic, because we've all had two years of witnessing how Meg puts herself together for very important and highly visible public occasions.
In the States, we've got Dress for Success, which solicits donations of gently-worn professional clothing and has volunteers at various locations who organize the stock and help clients assemble outfits. This is more 'eco-friendly', since this is good clothing that has already been produced and is being repurposed to women who need it. They get needed clothes for a professional setting and the clothes get a new life. Sounds like Meg's crappy clothes are going to be clogging the landfills very soon.
And no way would I like to receive style advice from the Duchess of I-Suck.
Within the last 36 - 48 hours, Fury's Tumblr has been disappeared. All that shows is "Nothing Here!" As recently as Tuesday evening I was on Fury's page, but the next morning she was gone.
Food for thought. Be safe, Nutty. Charlatan Duchess is still standing and she is even more caustic to Murkle. Fury's page was interspersed with a lot of travelogue photos and other.
Like most everything MM gets involved in, this project is both unnecessarily convoluted yet basically an empty gesture at its heart. Ego puffery at its finest, with very limited actual 'impact'/aid to the audience it claims to be supporting.
"Today, Duchess Meghan officially launches the Smart Set, a capsule wardrobe produced in partnership with John Lewis & Partners, Marks & Spencer, Jigsaw, and designer Misha Nonoo. The five-piece collection, to be unveiled today at an in-store event at London’s flagship John Lewis store, brings together workwear essentials, including a versatile M&S crepe dress, flattering for all sizes, at just £19.50, or $24."
The crepe dress is super-ugly . . a boxy, shapeless thing paired with a skinny belt that the model looks uncomfortable in. Otherwise there's a white shirt, a blazer, a pair of trousers . . and the kicker . . ."The “perfect tote” by John Lewis (£109/$134), which was added to the collection after Meghan spoke with Smart Works about the need for more office-friendly bags. “The most important thing was it had to fit a CV [resume],” says a source involved in the project, who notes that the design team agreed on producing it in black and tan leather, as the colors are “great, year-round staples.”
At $134, that's an expensive resume folder. It's also about 6 times the price as the crepe dress ($24). These figures are mixed up . . .surely it's better to invest $134, if one must spend that, into a workwear dress, and economize on the bag, at least until one starts making substantial money? But Megs assures us that she's got all these pieces in her own wardrobe!! (In the phantom closet at Fraudmore, I presume. One can put whatever into one's fantasy closet that's expedient . . and of course, if Megs did receive a capsule wardrobe, she didn't pay for it.)
The duchess spent eight months working closely with the charity and brands involved to ensure every aspect of the project is right. Alongside her royal duties and other charitable endeavors, Meghan pored over look books from her home in Windsor to curate and perfect the collection, filled with pieces she would wear herself. (Yes, she has the entire range in her own wardrobe!)
The 1:1 exchange also sounds dodgy . . how is this to be determined? Does the customer have to purchase all five pieces, or will each piece be donated separately? Is it size for size? Meg's whole rationale for this was that there wasn't enough of a selection of basics in all sizes at SmartWorks donation sites. But how does this 1:1 guarantee that SW will receive the sizes they need for their clientele? Most damning of all, from my view . . this pay-to-donate scheme is only running for 8 weeks . . which will not even cover the entirety of the fall/winter season. This feels like an insult to SmartWorks and the women who are depending on the generosity of well-heeled women and companies to get a foot up in the professional world.
Maybe SmartWorks is going to end up inundated in ugly dresses and ill-fitting jackets in 3 months' time after this vanity project of Megs and her designer 'friends' is deemed a failure. SmartWorks will become an alternative to the landfill for Megs' experiment in fast fashion. More hypocrisy from the Duchess of I-Suck, and a hollow gesture at best, just to generate more fauxmanitarian PR for herself.
And the most egregious part of all . . .
lmost a year after she brought together women from a small community kitchen in west London to create a New York Times bestseller, the Smart Set launch is a continuation of Meghan’s focus on British community initiatives and female empowerment. “Since moving to the U.K., it has been deeply important to me to meet with communities and organizations on the ground doing meaningful work and to try to do whatever I can to help them amplify their impact,” Meghan said in a statement. “It was just last September that we launched the Together cookbook with the women of the Hubb Kitchen in Grenfell. Now, one year later, I am excited to celebrate the launch of another initiative of women supporting women, and communities working together for the greater good.”
I have no further words.
It just keeps getting . . . something.
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a29009230/meghan-markle-smart-works-collection-launch/
Megs comes officially back from maternity leave with a visit to the SmartWorks capsule launch at John Lewis in London. She's wearing the white shirt and black trousers, with the accessories in the ill-advised shade of tobacco brown. The $134 leather tote is not pictured, but she's got her hand up in the classic 'merching' pose by her face to show off some more cheap-looking gold bangle bracelets. The whole outfit is plain and unexceptional and does not look expensive, particularly on Meg's blocky, waistless frame. She does not appear pregnant but she is considerably less slender than she was a year ago at this time. Lookin' like a Size 12 (American) to my eye. Anyway, the clothes are not really flattering to her and this outfit sans the jacket would be deemed far too casual to be interview attire in most industries. It would work for a business casual environment, but it's completely generic. I have some similar-looking items from Walmart.
Meg is flashing her signature manic look for the photographs, and I find the faces/demeanor of the women greeting her to be interesting. Meg has that effect on people around her--discomfort is the word whenever the Duchess is on deck.
I was never all that impressed by those earrings. I'm also thinking about the optics of expensive jewelry and the launch of something to assist the downtrowd. (and the idea that if I were needing this kind of assistance, would I want to be in those shots (behind the scenes and PR)?
You are correct. 2 freakin' weeks is not even worth the bother of this huge promotional blowout. How many professional Marks & Sparks shoppers are going to rush out to buy these completely ordinary and from the looks of it, shoddily made pieces? If they are so basic, then most women already have a white shirt and a black pair of trousers and a bag that that they carry to work. Perhaps the UAF skinny baby-poo colored belt will be a big draw? Every single apparel retailer would already have white shirts and black pants galore. There is nothing special at all about Meg's pieces.
The bag is not bad, or the blazer, if it is properly constructed . . but they are going to have to sell these in the thousands within a 14 day period in order to benefit SmartWorks at all. Fast on the heels of her DOA Vogue issue, this launch was poorly timed. Of course she thought her Vogue issue was going to sell out in one day. It's still languishing on the stands, if it isn't already clogging the landfills. I have a feeling these clothes are going the same way.
Mischa Nonoo didn't seem keen of late to be connected with Meghan's name . . but the shirt she provided is a piece that she's had for a long time. It's hard to mess up an oversized white shirt.
And BlindGossip sucks. They get tons of stuff wrong. Most importantly, they don't treat their commenters with respect. I have zero use for them.
Those dresses are not it.
Re: The Invictus Games
Opening Night is when she is seated alone with Markus, wearing a plum dress & leather jacket looking wasted out of her mind. There are pics of Harry (sitting next to Melania) when he sees her & he’s shocked. They were broken up at that point & she had crashed the event.
The other set of photos in the skybox with MM, Markus, Doria, & Jessica are a different night, & that’s when he was supposedly forced into a relationship with her.
I doubt that Sophie has the baby, but if she does I’m glad it’s her. To those of you referring to the Christening photo, that entire photo was retouched. What makes anyone believe that’s a real baby?