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Open post: What are your expectations for the Sussexes' Africa Trip?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex fly to South Africa tomorrow to begin a 10-day tour of the continent.

They'll be taking along coloring books and markers for the local children (markers that were probably made in China and imported to the UK).

However, there are no play dates planned with local kids and the Sussexes' own rarely-seen son Archificial.

(Prince George famously enjoyed a play date with the locals when his parents toured Australia, although he was a bit older than Archificial at the time.)

Archie comes first 

As they so often do, the Sussexes are putting Archificial's needs first when it comes to planning.

"Although the Duke will attend several receptions at British High Commissions to celebrate the UK's ties with the countries he is visiting, with the Duchess joining him in South Africa, there are few evening events in a programme designed in part to take into account the needs of Archie," the Telegraph reported today

"The decision will mean that royal-watchers will not see the Duchess in a tiara or other major pieces of jewellery borrowed from the Queen," the Telegraph adds. 


Community focus

Instead, the Telegraph reports, the Sussexes will "roll up their sleeves and do work in the community."

What might this work be, and do the local communities really want the Sussexes' opinion on their problems or their participation in solving those problems?


What do you expect will happen during the Sussexes' tour of Africa?

Comments

@Nutty, you beat me to it. Nelo’s original comment was rather wide off the mark with its synopsis of the article.

I found this link, it goes into the article and its ‘claims’ and all the rabid twitter etc. comments that followed.

https://stylecaster.com/prince-william-conspired-against-meghan-markle/
Nelo said…
Nutty, I agree that a lot of water has passed under the bridge and most of the negative headlines H and M are getting is of their own making and not from 'palace leaks' as was the case in the past.
Ava C said…
Just noticed typo but I think 'engrapped' is a better word for MM! The Sussex claw ...
Ava C said…
I'm trying to think of another famous person who has been written off in the UK public's affections but recovered their reputation. I can think of UK TV celebrities but I can't think of a big-time name. I know this is conflating monarchy and celebrity as I'm writing about Meghan, but this is where we find ourselves, thanks to her. And it is clear from readers' comments in many publications, that people have written off not just Harry and Meghan, but Archie too. Not directed at the poor baby himself, but his place in national life. That's how much damage she has done. It encompasses a baby.

As an aside, one of the most frustrating things with the gushing sugar articles in Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Cosmopolitan is that you CAN'T comment. Their words just stare back at you on the screen, knowing you can do nothing about them. That must be the beauty of cultivating such publications. No need to stem the tide of public opinion that's overwhelming them elsewhere.
PaisleyGirl said…
This is why I think Archie must be much older than 4 months. The vaccines couldn't be administered to such a small baby. And what kind of parents would expose such a small baby to those risks? My theory is still that Archie was born much earlier to a surrogate (end of Feb/beginning of March) and that would also explain why they are keeping him under wraps until he is older. There is a noticeable size difference between a two/four month old baby, for example. Once Archie is a year old, a few months difference won’t be as noticeable or could be explained away with the baby being "big for his age". This would explain the ridiculous blanket in the heat at the polo and the 15-pound baby in August, as per Ellen’s report. It would explain the huge infant on the private jets. It would explain why they needed to use a private jet in the first place (so Archie could not be seen or photographed by the general public). It would also explain the “I’m 16 weeks pregnant” remark on the Australia tour, the vagueness regarding the due date and the huge moonbump at the pensioners home in (I think) December. If Meghan was expecting the surrogate baby to arrive end of February, the large moonbump in December makes more sense (as far as anything makes sense with her). I would also explain why she disappeared off the radar much earlier than expected before the birth. Something must have happened with the surrogate (the waiting period in Britain for guardianship of a surrogate baby? The surrogate wouldn’t hand Archie over? The BRF stepped in once they realised what was happening?). It’s the only theory that makes any sense to me.
Marie said…
Yes, it does seem Harry wants to prove himself and add meaning to his life by building himself as a "global" ambassador of wokeness. It's an unfortunate combination because it means Meghan isn't likely going anywhere anytime soon then. There will never be a divorce. The few decisions Harry seems to have made for himself were tasteless; the rest on orders from above. Now his wife fills that void and has decided that cutting ribbons for little villages is not good enough for her "visions and talents".

It's annoying because two people of relatively minimal talent (one who was basically a social media influencer after trying her luck at sexy actress pin-up and the other a case of poor little rich boy who had his daddy and advisors organize his life) decide they will use taxpayer money to give themselves purpose and meaning to their otherwise materialistic, pampered, and luxurious existence.
Marie said…
@Mischi and @SarcasticBimbo, I get people have a darker sense of humour than me and I like the plurality of opinions on this blog, and enjoy a lot of your comments. But I do think it can be taken a bit too far when joking about someone's death. As much as I think Meghan is driving down the BRF with her brand of superficial SoCal-wokeness, I think such jokes should be considered twice before published on a public forum and maybe not encouraged. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

And as much as it would be funny to see otherwise, I bet Meghan will probably be a good mother in general, except for her pathological need to control her image. But as long as her son doesn't interfere with her narrative as Mother Teresa/Audrey Hepburn/Princess Di/Wonder Woman of Color, her son will probably turn out fine, i.e. as decent and flawed as the average person.
punkinseed said…
I just looked at the shots of the baby in Meg's arms arriving in SA in the DM. No way is that baby 4 months old. He's more like 6 or 7 months if not more. Look how long his legs are, which is also why I question his true age from the Polo shots. And as usual, Megs goes out of her way to cover his hair. And, the poor baby is overdressed so much he's almost in a snowsuit. In Africa? Now I don't expect him to be in just a Onesie, but sheesh.
The baby looks identical, almost too much so, to Harry as pictured with Diana that's included in the article. It's hard to know how old baby Harry was in that particular photo because as usual, the DM put the wrong date in the cutline by stating it was taken in January 2001, when we all know Diana had passed away long before then and Harry was born years before.
Megs and Harry need to come clean about the baby's birth date. And if they used a surrogate or not. It's all just too contrived.
Notice that there has not been a photo of Harry holding Archie since that first newborn shot with the queen, Philip, Doria and Megs? Not a single shot of him holding his son. Not a single shot of him showing any proud father affection either. Not a snuggle or a cuddle as Megs hold him. Very Odd.
I'd bet that as Nutty said above, that Megs is using the baby as a prop., plus the envy actors have when they are pushed out of the limelight by children or animals. I'd guess that she will always be the one holding the baby in photos. If Harry is in shots holding Arc, that would put the father son attention front and center, above the fold, cover shot and leave Megs in the murky faded background. That would be far too much for her NPD to handle.
Lady Luvgood said…
It seems simple, Nutty’s blog is about Preach and Leech, not politics.

Perhaps we should all vow to keep our politics off this blog.

I am American and see no love for Megdusa anywhere, no comments or magazine covers.
Even Kneepads has quit cashing her checks, ha ha
Because they quite rightly know that Meggy is desperate and despised.
Whereas Kate had a cover two weeks ago and the issue posted higher sales than any of Meggy.
Anonymous said…
Well, @Louise500, the comment that was made seemed political in nature and my entire point is the same that Liver Bird, EFarrell & MarvelousMagda and others have made above - it should be left out entirely, not commented on at all. As I said, it's frustrating to come across, and yes, sometimes it is easy enough to just skim over it, but it gets old and it's insulting. So, agree to disagree on this, but I said what I have to say about it. This is a fun place to come until the p/a political stuff starts, and it's been done on several topics. 🤗
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