Day One of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's official trip to Africa went surprisingly well.
Meg's wardrobe was better than usual, although she did show a slightly excessive amount of decollatage, at least for daytime, in a black-and-white cotton wrap dress made in nearby Malawi.
Prince Harry, unfortunately, appeared to be freeballin' it beneath his crumpled trousers. His continued poor grooming suggests larger health problems, mental or physical or both. He trailed behind Meg all day.
Anyway, Meg's second dress of the day was a rewear of a blue shirtdress that first appeared on the Sussexes' previous tour of Oceania.
Meg likes this dress; a photo of her wearing it graces the Royal thank-you notes she sends out to her fans.
Diamonds are a fraught topic in Africa due to the "blood diamonds" controversy, and there were also sour suggestions that Meg was afraid to wear her rock for fear it might fall victim to local criminals.
The whole diamond ring thing was a lost opportunity for Meg's paid cheerleaders at Sunshine Sachs.
Here's how it's done, boys: a few days before the trip, you plant a story about how Meg has "damaged" her ring at home while lovingly caring for Archificial and a "stone has fallen out" and it was "rushed to the jeweler to be repaired."
Oh dear, the ring can't come along to Africa. The repair is taking too long. We'll pick it up when we get back to London.
That's all well and good, but they're only going to do that once. Better come up with something else for subsequent tour days.
Meg's wardrobe was better than usual, although she did show a slightly excessive amount of decollatage, at least for daytime, in a black-and-white cotton wrap dress made in nearby Malawi.
Prince Harry, unfortunately, appeared to be freeballin' it beneath his crumpled trousers. His continued poor grooming suggests larger health problems, mental or physical or both. He trailed behind Meg all day.
Anyway, Meg's second dress of the day was a rewear of a blue shirtdress that first appeared on the Sussexes' previous tour of Oceania.
Meg likes this dress; a photo of her wearing it graces the Royal thank-you notes she sends out to her fans.
The ring question
The only sour note was the apparent absence of Meg's diamond engagement ring, although some commmenters suggested that perhaps she had just turned it around.Diamonds are a fraught topic in Africa due to the "blood diamonds" controversy, and there were also sour suggestions that Meg was afraid to wear her rock for fear it might fall victim to local criminals.
The whole diamond ring thing was a lost opportunity for Meg's paid cheerleaders at Sunshine Sachs.
Here's how it's done, boys: a few days before the trip, you plant a story about how Meg has "damaged" her ring at home while lovingly caring for Archificial and a "stone has fallen out" and it was "rushed to the jeweler to be repaired."
Oh dear, the ring can't come along to Africa. The repair is taking too long. We'll pick it up when we get back to London.
Media coverage of the trip
Media coverage of the trip was mostly positive, with almost all of the UK papers featuring the expected photos of Meg with pretty African children on their front pages.That's all well and good, but they're only going to do that once. Better come up with something else for subsequent tour days.
Comments
I read that he moved but haven't seen it. Even the photos I have seen were not much and he had that hat on (hiding those tufts of red hair, apparently). Still, he's 4.5 months old and plastered in the same position he was at polo and on the PJ steps, legs dangling. I believe he's real, but how does he not move?
I also have to add that even if Fauxrchie is real and is theirs and is adorable, he won't change my opinion of her ever.
And yes, Archie is the same size he was at the polo match. This must be yet another example of Meg's "frugal" initiative - keeping Archie the same size so he can rewear his clothes.
*I'm a Guardian person but made it my rule to study the other side's arguments closely every day during Brexit. Didn't realise it would last three years and counting.
How dumb does he think we are to believe the teenaged, utterly vacuous and entitled looking Harry bothered for one moment about the world's problems? I know many teenagers did and do. But not that one. I'm beginning to think Harry is the real, serious problem for the BRF, not Meghan. He's one of them. An integral part of the royal family. Her grandson. And he's a disgrace.
It blows me away to come here and read that Markle may be the innocent party lol -- it's just ludicrous. Whatever problems Harry may have, and I believe there are many, he does have a track record pre-MM of having long-term friends and family and she also has a track record pre-Harry that shows her using people and for the phony liar that she is. (Also, the manipulative, power-fame-craven yacht ho.)
And I guess almost all of the IG photos are of her. I won't look because it's too close to the next round of "FFS, Not This Again!"
That being said, something has definitely gone on behind closed doors. It's seems like they are being very closely monitored, and have been asked to be on a budget. She is wearing everything from the oz tour because obviously those are the only things that fit now. Good thing she got fitted with a fake bump back then.
-----grandiose sense of self-importance
-----preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
-----belief they’re special and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people or institutions
-----need for excessive admiration
-----sense of entitlement
-----interpersonally exploitative behavior
-----lack of empathy
-----envy of others or a belief that others are envious of them
-----demonstration of arrogant and haughty behaviors or attitudes
I'm posting these as a reality check. Pre-Harry Meghan Markle had a history of actions and behavior that pretty much show her to be exactly who she is. Wearing cheap clothes will not change her character. Harry's depression and/or other issues do not change her character or make her behave in the ways she's behaved. She has a track record of the above behavior, of grandiose lies and manipulating and using people. Narcissists win when we forget who they are or buy into their "I've changed" BS. Meghan Markle is a best-in-show in the narcissist category and it's important to remember this.
Btw, they have pulled out the trump card. They brought out Archie for today's engagement. The video is on the sussex insta story. And baby is moving, cooing and super cute. We would all be witches with tentacles for teeth if we criticised them today.
Eh, after all the BS they've done for all this time, I will criticize away. I just won't criticize Archie (this means they really did have a baby that they named Archie, that poor thing).
Maybe Archie is just a nickname, and they didn't want to tell us his real name. The logic being that the public doesn't know what he's actually called so a few years down the line he could mingle easily, undetected by the media.
Archie could be short for something,right Archibald (which suits hum now, he is bald). Archificial (which was too easy for us to guess). Archilliam. Archilomeo. Archilina (good for girl, I'd say). Archnemesis. Archirium. Achibeth. Archollete. Archenine. Archiram. Archismal... The list could go on
>>>>She looks like an audition reject for the role of Mary Magdalene in a low-rent remake of Jesus Christ Superstar.<<<
Perfection!! And now I know what she was doing in that shot where she was semi-supine on the floor with her hand to her ear and the crazy eyes . . miming 'Enthralled Listening' like she is Clara Bow in a silent film set in a harem.
I'm Gen X and only recently found out what 'SMH' means. Can someone enlighten me about 'FFS'?