Apparently Photoshop is not required when releasing photographs of Royal children. Prince George appeared today in a historic image of four heirs to the British throne - Elizabeth, Charles, William, and George - and both his blue-piped white shirt and Black Watch long trousers were hopelessly wrinkled.
That's an easy Photoshop fix - the white shirt is, at least. But the Royal family seems more interested in authenticity than perfection.
They don't have to be Kardashian-smooth. They have the security of old money and it shows.
That's an easy Photoshop fix - the white shirt is, at least. But the Royal family seems more interested in authenticity than perfection.
They don't have to be Kardashian-smooth. They have the security of old money and it shows.
Meg and her Photoshop
By contrast photos of Meg and Harry's son Archificial, whomever he is and wherever he comes from, are tweaked within an inch of their lives. Backgrounds don't match, faces are imposed, and sometimes the whole thing is reduced to black and white to make the tampering less obvious.
Archie does not have a title, even though he is technically 7th in line to the throne. (And I have my doubts about that.)
He doesn't have the security of a steady income the way the heirs do, whether it is the Duchy of Cornwall or the Duchy of Lancaster. For Royal income and privileges, he will always be dependent on somebody else.
So he's got to look good. And he needs the sort of publicity that proclaims that he is going to be a "confident social butterfly." (Which sounds to me like one of those wealthy wastrels out of an Evelyn Waugh novel from the 1930s, but I digress.) And he needs to be admired by glossy celebrities.
At least his mother thinks he does.
Meg and Envy
Meg is well-acquainted with most of the seven deadly sins - lust, greed, pride, wrath, gluttony, sloth, and envy. When it comes to George and his sister Charlotte, envy seems to be Meg's primary emotion.
George and Charlotte have something Meg can't hustle her way to. They were born into their roles, born into immense privilege.
This frustrates Meg, who feels she should be able to hustle her way into everything.
Thus we get Sunshine Sachs-style publicity that emphasizes the superior people skills of poor Archificial (whomever he is) and how the Cambridge children should spend more time with the little Mountbatten-Windsor, so they can watch and learn.
(Meg hasn't gone after Prince Louis yet, but give her time.)
Prince George's personality
Usually the only people concerned about a six-year-old's personality are his parents and perhaps his first-grade teacher.
George is a little different, of course, given his future position. But kids' personalities can change. William was a difficult and arrogant child - his school nickname was Basher - but seems to have matured into a calm and responsible adult.
And George - who is reportedly called "PG" at school, leading to the inevitable nickname "Tips"- seems to have friends, hobbies, and loving parents.
With his father and grandfather ahead of him in line for the throne, George also has the advantage of many years to live his own life, which would allow him to pursue his own interests. Japan's emperor Akihito was a marine biologist, for example, and of course Prince Charles has used his extensive waiting time to get involved in environmentalism and architecture.
Does George look miserable when forced into formal clothing and interactions with adults he doesn't know? Yeah, he does. That's pretty normal for a six-year-old boy.
(And personally, I think it is highly inappropriate that he and Charlotte are being asked to hug random members of the public. Shaking hands is fine for that circumstance.)
Meg's personality
Meg's personality has been extensively discussed on this forum, but her constant craving for publicity and approval is what runs her headlong into George.
How can she understand someone who was born with all the fame he'll ever need?
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Her sins will be her undoing much as it is with other people who concentrate on negative behavior instead of living a good decent life. I am hoping that indeed the Harkles, especially MM will be on a short lease, that is what is desperately needed to help them thrive (not in Megs eyes but from a practical helpful standpoint both for them and the BRF.). The next few months will be telling and maybe that is why the Queen also referenced small steps because Meg is incapable of making major changes immediately while 'Harry the Stubborn' is also likewise afflicted.
I can’t imagine that photoshopping tartan, even something as subtle as Black Watch, could be achieved successfully.
The stories about Archie being a confident child, and so on, are ridiculous. He is a baby and has barely started on the process of forming character and personality, and, as you say, William was a bit of a brat as a kid but has become a responsible, decent, well mannered adult who is increasingly living an admirable life.
Maybe I am reading to much meaning into this, but the latest photo of Her Maj and her heirs was taken in the throne room (the throne is just one of the symbols of the meaning and power, albeit soft, of the monarch).
Meghan was not pregnant IMO. I have no clue if Archie really exists or he's an actor or actors. If Harry actually did father a child, it was through a surrogate.
All I know is nothing is what it seems with H&M. It's a reality show, and we all know there is nothing real about those either.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7850095/Battle-PRINCEtagram-William-unveils-eco-prize-trumped-Harrys-Archie-snap.html
1. It has been revealed that the photo was taken around Thanksgiving, so she had it ready to use, with Archie posing with clothing he was given from the only successful overseas tour they have done. (There is no confirmation but I think that Harry and Meghan have not been together holed up in that mansion in Canada for all this time and that Harry, at least, has been in the USA for some of the time, working on the Apple documentary, and Meghan has been in the USA for some of the time making deals, but separately, not together.)
2. She knew something big was coming from the Cambridges because they had officially said so (plus there might have been communication between William and Harry about Earthshot). She had enough time to prepare her trump card.
3. That photo of Harry and Archie was the first and most important photo of their annual review (series of fast-changing photos but the one that formed the cover pic was Archie and Harry).
@Wild Boar Battle-maid, if a one-of a kind photo with the 4 monarchs and future monarchs isn't a good excuse to make sure George's trousers are the right length, I don't know what is.
The choice is between leaving them as they are or taking them up, which would probably leave a permanent mark when they are let down again.
He's rich. He can buy new trousers when he gets taller, and pass the previous trousers on to Louis. Really, it's the UK, home of Saville Row tailors, and the future king's trousers should fit properly.
It's possible Archie really is like that (although not waking for 11 hours straight at 4-5 months old sounds unlikely, especially since it was reported he was lying on Harry all that time. Didn't Harry ever need to move, get a drink of water, stretch his legs to avoid getting a blood clot, or go to pee?) But if Archie IS like that, that might not be good.
When I first read the report from the "unnamed source" saying "He’ll go to anyone without kicking up a fuss!" I immediately thought about Attachment Theory.
While confidence tends to correlate with secure attachment, we've already seen that Archie *appears* not to track Meghan or Harry's presence. We've seen him hanging like a limp rag in their arms. (But to be fair, we haven't seen alot of him.) We've also seen that Archie doesn't seem to try to focus on H&M's faces. (But that could be because he has a vision problem, I suppose.) And now we're being told he doesn't care who picks him up. (Maybe he hasn't yet reached the "stranger anxiety" phase of development? And good grief, his parents supposedly let visitors they barely know do "feed time" and "cuddle" him-- like Ellen and Hillary.)
But with all that taken together, I do wonder if Archie is starting to exhibit an insecure-avoidant attachment style. This attachment style can arise when primary caretakers are not consistently responsive to a baby's needs. These parents may have unrealistic ideas about a baby's emotional Independence and ability to self-regulate emotion.
Re: George's trousers: It looked more to me like they had static cling. I know the family can afford decent trousers that don't cling (and are the right length!) but maybe he'd only tried them on briefly before? And the weather was different or it wasn't in a dry indoor environment?
Her Maj was on a Commonwealth tour when her father died and she became queen, so a visit to Kenya to invoke parallels is something she would want to include.
What is the point of being President and Vice-President of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust if you can't use those positions? The real power brokers (with the money) are the people you invite to swish private dinner parties (something Charles has used very effectively), but Megsy does not have those kind of connections (try to siphon billions off the Clooneys and other celebrities at a private dinner party ... I don't think so) nor does she have the class to pull off such a strategy.
Megsy does not do slow and steady growth, as Charles does and as William is learning to do. She is all about the quick splash with epic IG moments.
Will the BRF and the Foreign Office support such a tour? The British public certainly will not.
I see - in the Gospel according to St Rachel, it’s all the wicked Cambridge’s fault, nothing to do with her at all. Perhaps George, Charlotte & Louis should have stirred themselves to make the effort and visited the Tutu’s too? Hopped on the PJ with them to Auntie EJ? Popped up when EG popped in? Swung by with the chimps for Jane Goodall’s visit?
Why wasn’t Archie invited to the Chelsea Flower Show Rave? He could have identified all the species that Auntie K used, (with their Latin names naturally) and informed her of their full taxonomic position, with a quick rundown of how flowering plants evolved from non-flowering ones, all with perfect clarity.
Perhaps Archie the Wonder Child could also suggest to Mummy that before she re tweets anything technical, especially about aero-engines, she checks with Daddy first. It could have saved getting egg on her face. The Economist article (Jan 1st) may have been about the development of electric-powered flight but even I could see, before I checked with my aero-engineer husband, that the C&P image was of an internal combustion turbine, fuelled conventionally by oil.
Sadly, Archie, despite what Mummy may tell you, she doesn’t know everything. I don’t either but at least I know I don’t.
At least he's wearing long trousers now. Victorian-style shorts in December or January would have been a bit too much.
If HMTQ could handle getting photographed with Meg when she turned her back to her, when she refused to comb her hair, wear a hat, and insisted on wearing that wrinkly off-white dress, I think she will survive standing next to a cute 6yo in unpressed pants.
I am disturbed that a child/children are being exploited in this fiasco, whether legitimate or no.
The heirs picture is interesting. Charles with his arm around George's shoulder is a nice touch. PG's shirt is very old fashioned and too small. It doesnt go with the trousers. They could have done much better.
I agree. Forcing children to hug strangers is a big no-no
I think wills and Kate will have their hands full. It seems to me that all three children are very strong willed.
Ashlee also claims that Meghan fired her old agent in Hollywood and hired a new one, and another US PR agency.
She goes on to compare baby Archie with the baby of one of Harry's polo playing Turkish friends, that happens to be a girl. This little one was wearing the exact same hat as Archie in one photo (the one with two pompoms), so it leaves one scratching one's head.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6mgbxgfSsQ
My husband, over 70 years on, still cringes at the memory of being jeered at by country lads in Somerset when his mother made him wear his kilt on Sundays, as was customary at home in Edinburgh. His family are really Lowlanders & Borderers but faced recently with a Highland wedding, he was pressurised to wear the kilt; he opted for trews and continues to wear them for smart casual in the south. ( I said `And what am I supposed to go as? Flora MacDonald?')
Just think how MM might have sneered at George in a `skirt'...
Besides, Prince George had cousins to play with, a royal lunch to eat, and a massive pudding to stir. One must be comfortable for that. (I am impressed that he is relatively spotless.)
I've read here from the beginning, but this is my first comment. I think H&M are in a contract marriage, they're only together in public, they live apart. I think her previous marriage was also a contract marriage, hence returning the rings via Fed Ex. Hollywood is full of contract marriages. It's probably why she does whatever she wants.
Meghan was not pregnant IMO. I have no clue if Archie really exists or he's an actor or actors. If Harry actually did father a child, it was through a surrogate.
All I know is nothing is what it seems with H&M. It's a reality show, and we all know there is nothing real about those either.
If it is merely a contract marriage then why on earth would Harry agree to it? It's not like he's actually gaining anything (like popularity, money or status) from it. And if all he wanted was a wife who would give him a child, then there are plenty of women more suited to life as wife of a royal duke than MM. Plus, according to some, MM didn't even give him a child...
January 4, 2020 at 2:30 AM
However, royal portraits would demand a wee bit more decorum and less autonomy on the wardrobe front. Unless this is the dawn of a new era of a more relaxed and, ahem, modern monarchy.
I can't help but feel sorry for that child. What does his future hold?
Archie's looks, on the other hand, have caused controversy from day one. Maybe it's a publicity generating strategy. Maybe Megs has latched on to one of those experts in pr metrics Dominic Cummings is advertising for to work at #10. We never know if we're looking at the same baby or not. What I find most odd is the Canada/Harry baby, at almost 8 months, is almost the same size as 2 month old Megs/polo baby. I grant you that lighting, lenses, angles, etc. can make anyone look different, & babies do change a lot as they age, but SA/Tutu baby, who was shown the most completely, had a few salient physical features that probably wouldn't change overnight. His left eye has noticeable strabismus, & the left eyelid drooped a tiny bit. His almost completely bald little head looked exactly like the old American cartoon character, Henry. His ears for some reason look as though they're in a different position relative to his eyes than Christmas/baby. The head shape & ears can be covered by hats, (Canada/baby), & the eye issues can be minimized by camera angles. Perhaps Archie has already had surgery for the droopy lid since the SA visit. Babies heal quickly. I have no idea at what age a surgery like that would be performed. I also have no idea whether or not human features change position relative our other features as we age. Christmas Archie's ears are in a completely different place on his skull relative to his eyes than SA Archie. Oh, the intrigue. We don't nod & move on. Our curiosity is piqued, but not in a way that reflects well on Megs or the BRF, unfortunately.
I wear bright colors when I have a flock of grandchildren in public places such as zoos so that they can easily spot me. The colors that look best on me are muted earth tones:(
So...neither Meghan or Harry were shy, calm and quiet as children. So when they describe Archie as being a "social butterfly" maybe thats just a nicer word for the same kind of personalities Meghan and Harry had as children? :) Knowing Meghan she often make little things greater than they are. The word "social butterfly" is a typical word Meghan would use for a child who is a bit..."energetic" Nothing wrong with that. Its just a interesting choice of word to describe a babys behaviour.
I noticed the music producer who claims to have arranged the rental rambled on quite a bit about some 'foundation' he had set up, so it was a win-win publicity wise for all.
I say Megs is tacky, because who else in the RF publicizes what houses they've been staying in, or whom they stay with? The New Yorker did an article on Charles's love for mooching off his wealthy friends, & his allegedly fussy demands, but no actual names or places were mentioned. You never see anything about where the Cambridges stay or
whom they dine with, unless it's the Queen, (or planted by one of Meg's sycophants). The Queen and PP have had an active social life, & most of it has been completely private. Diana's social life drew a bit more attention, particularly after the divorce, but she was a genuine global phenomenon. One of my deceased in-laws entertained Princess Margaret at his house on Martha's Vineyard back in the 80s, but the rest of the family barely knew about it, much less the 'public.' The in-law in question avoided random publicity like the plague. My guess is that RF, other than Megs ,avoids association with people who will blab to the press.
If Harry has ADHD as I suspect he does, Archie may also exhibit some of those tendencies as well.
Meghan once made fun of George by saying once that he caused his daily havoc or something to that effect, or was it through one of her sycophants, like Lainey Lee. Karma is a bitch, innit?
Isn't "confident butterfly" an oxymoron? A slightest change in the weather conditions or wind will result in trouble for them. Nor they last long, and in many tales they are a symbol of superficial, seasonal and passing, regardless of beauty.
Calling their son a future "confident social butterfly" is stupid.
I am uncomfortable participating in Meghan’s game of attacking children. Whoever Archie is, he has been made a pawn; if Meghan rails against the objectification of women (self-objectifying hypocrite that she is), she could at least pretend to care about the objectification of her son. What a horrible mess this unwitting baby is in. I so wish someone would/could resolve it for him and am disturbed the RF does not seem to do more for his sake.
Please let this child have a happy future, and please let Prince George grow up with a sense of peace and fun. These children are innocents and shouldn’t be picked to pieces.
I can't begin to guess what's going on with Archie, but I will go to my grave knowing she wasn't pregnant. So if that story line isn't true, the rest of it probably isn't true either.
I was raised by a narc mother, Meghan WILL hurt children, physically and emotionally. They are a threat to her.
Perhaps some of the perceived tackiness is a generational thing? I notice that soooo many people now seem to be incapable of anything approaching privacy. EVERYTHING is posted online. I go to a restaurant with friends and all around us are silent tables while people take pictures of their food and their friends to post online while not interacting with them. I go to the beach and people are looking at it through their phones.
I have family members and friends that are actually offended because I'm not on Facebook or Instagram and that my cell phone is usually off. It isn't that I do not know how to use social media; I have passwords to provide content for friend and family accounts when they are busy or are out of town on a vacation.
It blunts their childish antics while tacitly sending the message they will not be allowed to control you via manipulation. You exist on a higher plane of life.
It also directly impacts the narc, who ends up frustrated and, as an already angry person, it infuriates them.
Because they aren’t physically in the presence of Meghan that often, the Cambridges will be able to keep her at arm’s length and protect their children from “Auntie Meg,” which is of paramount concern for them.
I would never allow someone like her to be left alone with my kids, not even for a minute. Profound narcs such as Meghan can never be trusted. They are likely to jump at any chance to inflict physical abuse and say it was an accident or say something cruel to a child that they’d remember for life.
I had a narc in my family who told me that I was a mistake. That my parents wished I’d never been born, which wasn’t the case. My mother had two miscarriages between the births of my brother, who is five years older and me.
But it only took a few seconds to utter, and I will never forget it. It was just a mean thing to say to a kid, but par for the course by this relative who was tremendously angry and unhappy with life in general and constantly lashed out at everyone.
I think Meghan arrogantly thought she would immediately emerge as a universal superstar, easily eclipsing the entire royal family even though she is attached to a man who, as years pass, will become less and less important in the hierarchy. As Harry’s importance declines, so will that of Meghan, Archie, and any other children these two manage to spew forth.
The creation of Sussex Royal foundation to create a new “Brand Meghan” to replace The Tig and trotting off to live in LA among her fellow narcissists as the Duchess in Residence will hopefully up being only a grandiose pipe dream for Meghan.
It seems like there are at least some stirrings among HM and Charles regarding their dealings with Meghan. In light of the damage Andrew has inflicted, perhaps it has put them on high alert to the potential damage Meghan can cause if she is not tightly controlled as long as she remains in the family or holds any royal title.
Her title is only a courtesy title at this point because she is not a UK citizen. I am hoping the marriage ends before she obtains citizenship, which could end any claims she has to a title. It is the main reason she stalked Harry. Otherwise, she could have just snagged some other wealthy idiot from a famous family.
Maybe if DoC had been at the photoshoot, she would have said, "Wait, let me straighten out George's pants." Didn't she arrive after with the other children? Sometimes mom's are better at catching these details. I am also getting tired of the white shirt with piping, lol!
Nothing is making much sense at this juncture except the depths of MM's greed and depravity are coming more and more into focus as time goes by. Who in their right mind would use pictures of babies for their one up moments on a global stage? To say on one hand that they protect their child and his privacy and then dangle said child to trump the Cambridge announcement. See, we are more important than you. Nah nah. It is truly sick.
How she got where she got and how she continues to do what she does is beyond me. She is not allowed on royal property, she is not allowed access to royal jewels, she was at neither Balmoral nor Sandringham this year. It appears that the RF is working hard to contain her. But there she is!
The selfie stick couple can easily be explained away. CTV is the network on which both Lainey and Ben Mulroney (jessica) co-host an entertainment show. That is a very transparent no-brainer and shame on them
It's not really a matter of not being able to afford to buy new as soon as things are outgrown, or static cling come to that.
It's about values. As has been said, Authenticity. That and those traditional British values that have stood us in good stead in the past: durability, making things last, not appearing profligate, getting your money's worth, not wear-it-once-and-then-chuck-it-away, bringing out the bling when the occasion really calls for it but otherwise not flaunting the wealth or irritating the revolutionaries, implying that royals aren't so very different from the aspiring middling sort with children who are shooting up like Jack's beanstalk.
As for static cling, we don't know if he's in polyester pants or wool. People with land, livestock and environmental concerns often prefer natural fibres, I'm told. They also don't have anything to prove - many an aristocratic lord wearing a ratty old tweed coat as he potters around his parterres has been mistaken for a gardener and hasn't been bothered by the error.
All of which would drive old `Don't You Know Who I Am' crackers, if she isn't already.
MM has truly outed herself as "new money" since her marriage to PH. Not that there's anything wrong with new money. In the States money is money, but she certainly could have tried harder since she married into one of the most "old money" families in the world. Does anyone know if she owned her home in Canada? I have the impression MM was not careful with her money. She appears to spend recklessly. Her own blog was dedicated to luxury goods and posh travel. This does not seem to be someone concerned with savings, but I could be wrong. The article I saw yesterday was an old one, but it depicts her penchant for merching and loving swag at the time. However, all of that should have changed when she married PH. They have almost everything a person could need comped, but she appears to still feel the need to merch. Why?
I think MM is used to barging her way through situations, whether or not she is aware of this. The RF is something she barged into if stories are to be believed, but she can't manipulate her way to the top now. As a narc that would be infuriating. I believe we caught a glimpse of this at PC Investiture. MM speaks to PC upon his arrival but he is walking away from her, as she is not supposed to be at the display at that time. She starts to follow him but he is walking away. If she planned to bulldoze her way into being at the display, it was not going to work. Perhaps this is why she is jealous of George. He is the legacy, while she has barged her way in and behaved badly.
And don't you think Charles has "grown into his face"? Its taken the better part of 70 years, but I think he looks quite handsome and distinguished these days.
MM probably thinks the Queen is merching Launer handbags.
Nutty - another thoughtful post as always.
It is interesting that the Hollywood connections aren't really speaking out anymore. I think someone realized that this play wasn't working and dropped it (there was a lot which didn't make sense other than just "random" talking heads lecturing at us).
That she might think she could just step right into the center spotlight (not relinquish it) by just a few well placed IG photos and her determination. And, all the attempts to undercut anyone else's shinny moment - show a true and well developed behavior pattern (which isn't going away but will hopefully show the need to be firmly managed by others). And, continued practice will make this more obvious (cue: DM article on how much this happens. Maybe after the lawsuit is over?)
I love how the BRF show subtleties in the photos (in the thrown room, purse, the line of heredity).
I'm not so much worried about her influencing PG and siblings. I think that W&K will manage keeping the kids at arm's length even if they are in the same room.
How can Meg understand something that she can never be a part of? She can't. Life is unfair. Sometimes you get the big piece of cake and other times, the small. I am reminded of a sibling rivalry book where one mother would deliberately cut the pieces (say cake) of different sizes to teach the kids that. She was not going to spend her time/life trying to make cake slices equal so that the kids would think that they should be entitled to equal to the person next to them.
Re. Cute Camb Kids
George has certainly changed a lot, hasn’t he? He was such a chunky baby with a round head. Of course, he was inevitably compared with Willian’s baby pictures, but To be honest from nearly day one with George, I have seen Grandpa Middleton, And the more he grows the more pronounced the resemblance gets. George has his father’s blond hair and is going to be as tall as William by the looks, but otherwise he favors Michael. He’s got very old soul eyes for a six-year-old. Little Louis is blond too, But check out Kate’s baby pictures ... Boss Baby L. looks like Mummy. In William’s middle child, The house of Windsor shines through like a beacon. Charlotte is the Queen in miniature. Are used to think that William had his mother’s eyes, But now I see that is actually his grandmother’s eyes that he has and he has passed them to his daughter. Louis has brown eyes like his brother. The House Of Middleton is strong in the boys.
They’re still trying to say Megs vogue issue was a sensational hit! 😂😂😂
I've seen a lot of people online saying Charlotte looks exactly like QEII, but in my opinion she looks exactly like Carole Middleton. All the Cambridge kids look like the Middletons. Charlotte definitely has Carole's eyes (the shape and eyebrows etc).
Thanks. Does that mean she dropped Sunshine Sachs or did she get another firm aboard? IIRC, she still had her old one (from her Suits/acting days) when Sunshine Sachs came aboard initially.
I agree with Nutty in that the shirt is too Peter Pan. If he was under age 5 then maybe that would be an ok choice. And, I'm thinking the outfit may have had a vest or blazer, but good luck getting a kid to wear it if he is too hot or simply doesn't want to. ... or he got pudding on it.
I don't think the trousers, or some might call them trews? are too long. Static cling from the look of them and the fabric bunched up probably after he'd been sitting down and he didn't pull them up like he was supposed to as he sat down, which can cause that bunching when one stands up. I say they are not too long because of the "European Break" isn't really there as far as I can tell. The break is on Charles' slacks but not really on George's. (European Break is where the pant leg "breaks" or folds just a few inches above the ankle and the hem covers about half way over the top of the shoe. You can usually tell an American from a European by this. Americans tend to wear shorter hemlines on their slacks and thus, no break or not very much of one at all compared to the European. (I learned all of this vital esoteric information after watching it on an afternoon talk show in the 80's and a British fashion expert explained it)
In one video, MM is very clearly seen popping up right behind HM, but she is quickly sidelined by Anne & Andrew. Thank goodness. Why she would suppose it would be right for her to stand next to HM and block HM's children is baffling, but it doesn't stop her from trying. It is quite disturbing really.
As for MM, she just can't help herself. I just read somewhere that a source claims that Meghan has not been banned from borrowing the Queen's jewels, she just doesn't like them and they are not to her taste. She apparently doesn't have the same "boring" taste as Kate. If by boring she means classy, dignified, and respectful of the history of the BRF, then by all means, we get it. Those 3 bizarre rings she wore to Eugenie's wedding remind me of the time I dressed up as a gypsy for Halloween. Of course, I was 8 at the time and it was a costume. That many rings worn on the same hand is just tasteless and trashy.
Megs may finally do herself permanent harm by going after the children. To think that William, PC, or even Kate will sit by while their children are attacked is utter folly. I hope they will move quickly to contain her.
If she is still around in a few years (and please, please make it not so), I worry about the venom she will have been pouring into Archies ears about how much more worthy he is than his cousins. Envy breeds malice. And there is so much malice there already. Archie And Harry both may require extensive therapy just to be able to move beyond this toxic witch. The least amount of time spent with her can only be good for him.
I believe we all know what she is up to with those numbers.
KC Martin - she is obsessed with her numbers? Wow. What ever did the Royal Family do before social media numbers were invented? (sarc off).
Change of PR firms - I'm wondering if not only did she run out the that money but she might have been difficult about taking their advise?
I don't completely buy the idea that the real reason she doesn't wear any of HM's jewels is that they aren't her style. They aren't her style is correct but I think that what is being omitted is that they were not offered or permitted if she asked. It sounds better, more soothing to hurt feelings to say not how I see myself than to say I was told no.
Besides, how often do you see Kate wearing these things while she pops into the grocery or thes school run? You don't. She wears them on formal and official dinners which she did not get to participate in right away either. My guess is that she also didn't ask to borrow them for some private formal dinner or just practicing wearing them in the hallway (long before that was an option).
You are so right! She has made SS a laughingstock.
Well, if you are going to hire big guns, let them do what they do, check with you on it and then don't micromanage or assume that you have the best ideas and it is up to them to figure out how to do it.
The other thing about the not my style of jewelry is that the timing is way, way off. That kind of thing should have been mentioned long ago. Maybe when she decided that the ring needed to be redone (presumably he would have been heavily influenced by what he saw growing up and needed to be educated by her). Or before?
If I was queen I'd surely not loan jewels to someone who doesn't appreciate or respect or care to know about such precious heirlooms.
Wait? What?
MM was upset that people thought that the Queen thinks she is unworthy to wear the family jewelry?
Where is the logic and prior optics in her thinking?
Kate wasn't doing this so it's not up to her to show and tell Kate how to handle the good jewels.
And then, why (oh why) would you draw attention to the idea that Queen is distrustful of you (Yeah, I get that she could potentially use that as a see how I'm snubbed except that they didn't do this for Kate so being a WOC doesn't grant you rights that people of higher rank don't have)? There is not presidence for her actions or not actions (and yelling racist louder and louder isn't going to change what didn't happen historically for Kate although it might unloosen something withheld M did that was not appropriate and then stated as a reason why she was not trusted way back when).
It is not a good idea to plant the seed (no matter how you think it can be used later) that I am unworthy by someone the country has watched grow up into who she is today? It can easily go off in a direction you don't intend (by someone who doesn't like you) and can't get it back. You can't unturn on that light once you turned it on.
Why give them the wood, the matches and lighter fluid?
I have a lot of respect for HM. She's wise about many things and people (who is a bolter and who isn't and whom, if left long enough, will self immolate).
Another thing she does is say she's hired a photographer to take some shots for her. The photographer sets up the space, lighting, etc, and has everything perfect and just so. Megs arrives and moves the light bar, backdrop, etc., then after taking the shots and making them ready for final, Megs decides not good enough for her standards and photoshops the crap out of them so much that the whole image is a cluster of pixelated mess, but hey, she likes it cuz you know, she's right about everything and nobody is as good at anything as she is.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1224004/Kate-middleton-news-prince-william-royal-family-latest-kensington-palace-theatre
I had to look up who Luke Walker is (writer of the piece) as the writing is so appallingly bad. Maybe it was messed up by bad copy editing? Cringe-worthy bad!
https://www.express.co.uk/journalist/122718/Luke-Hawker
By the way, I don't think the Cambridges are playing some kind of competitive game with Meghan and Harry. They are modern royals using their intelligence, interests, and position with all its connections to live a meaningful modern life.
Your comment made me laugh out loud! I totally agree with you--those three rings she wore to Eugenie's wedding just looked trashy.
Besides it's training for the future- those kids need far more self-discipline than most other kids.
On the subject of MM I wonder if her potential or actual effect on the children will be what precipitates measures being taken to manage her? Bad enough for the adults to have to cope with her behaviour but if she's allowing her PR and stans to badmouth infants and young children that is very damaging.
No wonder Samantha and Tom jnr hate her with such a passion.
In no way do I approve of the way he treated Diana, but I am glad to see him looking so well and happy.
I loved seeing the photo of the Queen and the three heirs together. A priceless photo. George looks like a happy, well-adjusted boy. I love seeing Charles arm around him.
How is that achieved without infringing her basic human rights? The days are long gone since she might have been thrown into a deep, deep, dungeon and forgotten about. Habeas Corpus (the principle of no imprisonment without trial) goes back to at medieval times so we can forget about that.
Has the flow of Royal cash been reduced to mere sweetie money? Do the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Cornwall or an RPO shadow her every move (like an invigilator supervising one's visits to the loo during important exams)? Has she been tagged?
Could she have been legally detained? If the marriage is not deemed `genuine' according to immigration law, she could be in trouble over her visa. What about that shortfall that was said to have appeared in the Royal Foundation accounts once she got involved? Or even something under Treason Law - aliens on British soil are not immune from that piece of legislation - there must be something there, especially for a member of the Firm who undermines its Head.
Or the kinder approach - detention under the Mental Health Act.
Oh, sweet dreams. If only...
The latest was the launch of Earthshot where the photo on the new press release of William sitting on a mountain top was taken by Kate. The photo and Kate received a lot of positive response. Within 48 hours Markle's friends release a photo of Harry and Master Windsor taken by Markle with (you guessed it) fawning praise about her so-called photography skills. As many have pointed out on the DM comments, it is nearly 100% predictable!
I think Markle's envy of the Cambridges comes from her not realising the really strict hierarchy in the RF before she married. I think she thought that because William and Harry were brothers, then she would get the same treatment and privileges as Kate. How wrong she was, and I think that is why at every opportunity she tries to shove the Cambridges (Kate in particular) out of the headlines.
Unfortunately for her, she's also discovered that her brand of media pseudo-celebrity doesn't work the Brit public. We like our RF to be slightly stuffy, old-fashioned and predictable. We don't like all that woke nonsense or the hypocrisy.
One commenter (called Oliver from Toronto) about that set up meeting while out hiking joined some very interesting dots about the friend who released the photo: "She works for CTV Victoria now but used to work at CTV Toronto. You know who else works at CTV Toronto..Ben Mulroney, Jessica's husband. She also volunteered for World Vision at the same time Smirkle was an 'ambassador' for World Vision". So, Harry and Markle just happened to be out walking with an actress friend when they bumped into a TV producer who works with Ben Mulroney and was involved at World Vision at the same time as Markle. What a coincidence.
As with the release of so many other things (including the ill-fated letter to her poor father), evidence suggests that Markle orchestrates these things with her friends. The British public are not stupid. We can see right through this bullsh*t.
(As a footnote, I agree with someone in the comments above as about the George and Charlotte hugging members of the public. It's not necessary and not attractive. William and Kate should change that ASAP.)
WizardWench, precisely. My TFK friends all do the same and would never whine to me that I need to get a new car because theirs are not an extension of their egos, either. (In fact, my car is one of their old cars, and they drove it for years). I have friends who have just no money (nothing wrong with that; I'm broke, too, lol) but they're driving relatively new MBs (and when one breaks, they have to sell it because they can't afford the repairs -- seriously, WTF?) I have friends who've more recently arrived at the good life income, and they're eager to show that. OTOH, Kate is still wearing her 15 yo tassel boots. Chas mends the Harris tweed. Life goes on lol.
Who remembers Germaine Greer being howled down for predicting that Megwitch would be off just as soon as she'd got as much as she could out of this relationship, or when a better prospect appeared? Or the treatment Ann Widdecombe got when, on hearing news of the engagement, immediately predicted that she'd would be `trouble'?
Both ladies are well known for speaking their minds, and to Hell with political correctness, and both deserve apologies, I reckon.
For what it's worth, I imagine that Megwitch's business plan envisages a career trajectory that takes her up into the highest levels of the global kleptocracy, via an oligarch or three. Dangerous company.
What really crossed the line for me was during the height of the William/Rose rumors, when Gary had a young George asking his mom, "is Dad seeing his slut tonight"? It made me feel terrible for Rose, to be called a slut like that, all based on a viscous rumor. Of course this comes from the same camp that touts "women's rights", equality, the metoo movement and so forth. What a hypocrite. Of course when I called Gary out on it, he blocked me, which he does to all who criticize his "humor". He can dish it, but he can't take it.
@Princess Mrs. B
Those 3 bizarre rings she wore to Eugenie's wedding remind me of the time I dressed up as a gypsy for Halloween.
Your comment made me laugh out loud! I totally agree with you--those three rings she wore to Eugenie's wedding just looked trashy.
Thank you both for the LOLs. Anyone want to place a side bet on how long before we see toe rings and/or nail bling?
And very interesting, @Madge -- that CTV stuff sounded like tofurky.
@IEschew & Holly, YES. Add me to this, pls: "Please let this child have a happy future, and please let Prince George grow up with a sense of peace and fun. These children are innocents and shouldn’t be picked to pieces."
@WildBoar: Oh, sweet dreams. If only..." lololol, yes.
Apologies for the multiple posts, just getting caught up.
the alleged Vancouver Island rental home. Supposedly the view from this facility is the same as the view in the Harry photo. So, theories are still being spun.
The article title is “Meghan Markle’s Secret Skincare Empire Has the Royal Family Furious!” Judy google the title to get an active link to the story.
On this website: seretabil.com/
Thanks for this discussion,Nutty and Nutties, and sorry this one is sideways to the topic.
"An Instagram account I follow is claiming that there is a mental heath/addiction residential facility called Ravensview, about 6 miles from
the alleged Vancouver Island rental home. Supposedly the view from this facility is the same as the view in the Harry photo. So, theories are still being spun."
I posted about Ravensview on the previous thread and also gave the twitter links.
The theory sounds quite plausible.
Re: is MM jealous of the other Royals. I think so. Here are some pictures from Eugenie's wedding.
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a23552769/meghan-markle-givenchy-dress-princess-eugenie-wedding-photos/
There is no doubt MM looked very pretty at Eugenie's wedding. She wastes no time finding the cameras, as pictured, and appears to pose when she exits the car. People do not naturally stand this way. Whether this is to give the camera her "best angle" or to show off items she's marching, it isn't natural. The media at that time reported that leaving the buttons open on her coat was sure to start tongues wagging about her pregnancy, and it did.
Is it possible that Tiaragate made MM determined to steal the show at Eugenie's wedding? Poor Eugenie. No one else seeks the lens the way MM does. Even before the marriage people pointed out that MM was posting pictures of her wearing bracelets similar to Harry's and elephant charms. These were always easily photographed. Why?
It was also reported that Harry attended Eugenie's evening reception, but MM did not. Why not? If she was early on in her pregnancy, she may have felt tired or not up to the reception. Understandable. Or perhaps it was another way to actually draw attention to herself, by not attending at all.
It was Eugenie's big day. To me, MM's behavior at the wedding does demonstrate she is jealous of the blood Royals. It appears she cannot be happy for someone else without stealing the spotlight back for herself. Within days there were reports that Eugenie was "unhappy" MM did not attend the evening reception, allegedly. Did these reports come from the Yorks or MM? In addition to MM getting lots of attention at someone else's event, another Royal appears to be trashed in the press. Have we seen this happen since?
I agree that it's difficult to keep up at times. :)
Someone also posted on Twitter that the average stay at Ravensview is 6-9 weeks, which is interesting!
Re: George. As others have said, I expect his outfit was his parents' choice, not his. So any criticism belongs to them, not him. I do hope for formal-ish wear before he's old enough to always be expected to wear a suit in cooler months they put him back in V-neck cardigans or sweater vests like he setimes wore as a younger child. Unlike shirts with colored piping/peter pan collars, those are styles grown men wear too.
I wholeheartedly agree. I thought I was the only one reading and thinking it. I don’t like to see children criticised, (especially over clothing) and if parents are there along side them. It’s the Cambridge’s decision on what they wear, and being royalty and for a photo, it would be traditional all the way.
For me, George is a mix of Earl Spencer and yes, Catherine’s father.
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a) Children in upper class schools, and even most British elite schools overseas, wear Victorian-style shorts right up to Year 7 (11 - 12 years' old). Shorts are compulsory up to approx. Remembrance Day, then long trousers, then shorts again from around May Day onwards. This is so whether too cold for shorts in automn or too warm for long trousers in early spring. Does it bother children? Do they complain? Are they cold? No, actually not. The length of the trousers is to be exactly the one George is wearing. Otherwise they get told off. Punkinseed explained the break. After school and during weekends? They wear jeans, hoodies, sports clothes, like any other child.
b) There were some horribly wrinkled dresses Meghan wore, which were inelegant and undignified IMO. Then there is pure linen, but also wool, whose elegance lies in the way they fold when they wrinkle. C'est la beauté du pli, as the French say. Some people would see "wrinkles" while others would see "natural fibres" as Wild Boar mentioned.
As for the babyish shirt with the blue piping, could it be a shirt that is being reused? You know, aristocracy usually passes on furniture, paintings and formal clothes to subsequent generations, such as the christening gown and other items considered "significant". It is not a question of wealth; they surely can afford new gowns or shirts. It's that not buying "new" is just a value in itself, a kind of landmark, a symbol for old family or long-standing wealth.
Breitbart have written about the fires and how the Greens have made them much worse than they might have been. It's a very interesting assessment https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/02/greens-made-australia-bush-fires-worse/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Meanwhile the despicable Sussexes shout about their new word ecocide. Words are just about failing me.
Including California is another hot button topic. The issue of controlled burning has become a political and environmental issue both there and in Australia.
I don't really want to start a controversy on here about man made climate change and the like. I just want to point out that the stance taken in the Sussex post is typical of them and to my mind, another example of their hypocrisy as they flit around the world. Are there no mental health facilities in the U.K.?
@Jenx with regard to contract partners, also on Twitter is Beard_club. Bit of an eye opener, but beards usually have contracts for 2 years for their gay partners. A lot of the celebrities, named on the site, were guests at Mischa Nonoo’s wedding who is now pregnant for her gay husband.
On Chalatan duchess there is a montage of Meagain with her jaw jutting out at a strange angle. Someone said it was because of her dentures. I now have a picture in my head of Meagain preparing for bed. Off with the false lashes, off with the false tan, off with the false hair and her false teeth in a glass by the side of the bed. No wonder Prince Harry lives elsewhere.
Dumbartons got three million from Disney, why not to lead by example setting a fund to help the farmers in Australia who had to kill their badly burned livestock? Oh funding vets who try to save the animals?
Saying this not only Dumbartons, all royals could do something like this, lead by example. I bet their sycophantic billionaire friends would jump on the bandwagon too, actually doing something good for a difference.
If MM wasn't pregnant, for whatever reason, I can picture her leveraging the announcement at Eugenie's wedding. "We told everyone I was, we have to move forward with this." Perhaps bewildered, Harry went along with it, not knowing what to do otherwise. I just keep picturing the photos from the Inskip wedding. She has both arms gripping him and appears to be hissing in his ear. One can only imagine how often that strategy was used to talk him into things.
The comparisons in their Instagram statements were glaringly obvious.
How I wish someone would grab hold of the Sussex pair and give both their heads a bloody good wobble!!
@Maggie,
That Breitbart article you posted was such a thought-provoking read.
Thank you.
https://www.rspcansw.org.au/bushfire-appeal/
We don't have to be like Dubartons, all words and no substance. Even a small donation from our community may help to save an animal. Salvation Army Australia also runs an appeal
https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/donate/make-a-donation/donate-online/?appeal=disasterappeal
Agree. And remember too both Will and Harry talked about the "bizarre" matching outfits Diana made them wear in that 2017 special about Diana--Harry mentioned "weird shorts" and "shiny shoes" specifically and said he'd like to ask her "How could you do that to us?" But then he said he'd dress his own kids the same way. I guess we'll see about that!
Regarding MM's jaw jutting: yea, I've seen the compilation video. I never realized how much she does this. I remember reading a comment from someone on youtube who was in the dental field. Apparently, some veneers can cause a person to constantly "readjust" the jaw. They also said that it could be a "flipper". A dental piece that can be removed, but not dentures. I doubt the girl has dentures, but who knows. IMO, she's not an attractive girl. Even with her obvious nose fix. She just has very masculine features. I don't think she is ugly be any means, but when others say how beautiful she is, well, i have to laugh, because I just do not see it. I imagine that she looks VERY different with no make up on and the hair natural. Probably unrecognizable. LEts face it, Rachel didn't make it to where she is on looks.
How Meghan and Harry connected these huge bush fires to a woke environmental concept, I do not know but they come across as ill informed, rather than the impression they are trying to give. (By the way, Megsy, Africa is a huge, diverse continent, not a country, so which country are you referring to specifically in Africa?) In trying to compete with Earthshot and be global number one, they are looking rather silly. Oh, and they always have to find a way to lecture and criticise/blame in a passive way (see, someone is to blame so you have to change). This is a narc quality that I am very familiar with.
Ecocide (short definition): the destruction of natural environment, especially when deliberate
Ecocide (long explanation): Ecocide is criminalized human activity that violates the principles of environmental justice, such as causing extensive damage or destroying ecosystems or harming the health and well-being of a species (including humans). It has not yet been accepted as an international crime by the United Nations.
I went to his Instagram page and although his daughter does have the same hat, she does not have Archie's distinctive features. (IMO)
@Bones, I think you have nailed it about the PG's shirt shirts. It is probably what HM prefers, remember her getting on to William about how he was dressed at the garden thing. This is something that MM cannot wrap her head around, tradition. It may not be what we like, but if it's tradition and the Queen prefers this look, then you do it.
Interesting perspective from a dental professional re: M's jaw movements.
I've wondered if she readjusts because of TMJ. Also some drugs can cause clenching, shifting jaw movements.
" I was told the line 'family she never had' was used by her to describe the family Xmas at the Vitiello's prior to her meeting Harry."
Ha! She just can't help herself, can she?
Maybe you have a different sense of humor than I do. That's fine.
I'm not sure how I could say that Gary Janetti is an offensive jerk in any more of a kind manner than I did.
I do find it extremely odd that you want to call my posts out for having a "scolding" tone, but yet think it's perfectly acceptable and even funny for an adult on social media to call a young boy gay, put words in the mouth of that same young boy calling a private citizen a slut, calling a young girl fat, and so forth.
It seems to me you are getting upset about the wrong thing.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/11889649/
“And it is clear that NO ONE is making fun of GEORGE - we are merely discussing the CLOTHES his MOTHER chose for him to wear. “
@KitKatKisses
“"@Trudy, shouting at me in all caps is really not necessary. He is a child doing what his parents told him to do. To pick it apart in excruciating detail seems petty and small. Again, this is my opinion. YMMV."
@Trudy:
“AND SHOUTING LOOKS LIKE THIS - NOT WHAT I DID IN MY PREVIOUS POST!!!“
Many antipsychotics can cause tardive dyskinesia (abnormal facial movements) But jaw clenching and shifting without odd mouth, eye, and facial movements tend to be associated more with cocaine (as @A Narc's Daughter said) and amphetamines. IF her tongue thrusts were involuntary vs an immature voluntary sticking out of the tongue as they appear to be, antipsychotics would make more sense. Some antidepressants can cause bruxism but mainly at night. Still, that can aggravate TMJ symptoms.
IMO, Rachel is stuff with a high-school mentality in an increasingly middle-aged body with unnaturally-modified face. She sees herself as the Most Popular, Smartest, Prettiest, Most Likely to Succeed, Favorite, Homecoming Queen, etc. And she sees anyone and everyone who puts a dent in her reality as a threat, an enemy who must be vanquished.
Also, in the way of the narcissist, Archie is not a baby in Rach's mind. Archie is only an extension of the ego of the desperate, grasping woman who sees herself as the Smartest, Prettiest, etc., etc., and that woman only exists in the vacant rooms in her own head, and anyone or anything that threatens that must be vanquished, excluded, slighted, etc.
@Elle, Reine des Abeilles:
Girl, are your fingers smokin’ after writing these absolutely spot-on assessments of a profound narcissist? You are ON FIRE. Bravo!
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Sorry for the aside, Nutty
@Clarissa, I don't know what is real about the Harkle marriage or not, but your image is hilarious.
@Hikari, I think you're right about the boys looking like Middletons, who've improved the Windsor looks a lot. I also think the Spencer genes are in evidence in the Cambridge kids as well. The DM published some photos of Carol Middleton in a bathing suit recently, & she looks amazing for a woman of 60. I think the Cambridge kids will be quite attractive when they grow up.
Not sure about Megs' & Harry's offspring. All the photos of Megs as a teen seem to indicate that she's had quite a lot of work done. My kids went to school with children who got nose jobs & other kinds of plastic surgeries for birthdays & bat mitzvahs. I was appalled that kids that age were allowed to subject themselves to surgeries, when their faces were still changing rapidly, plus, surgery doesn't change genetics, so whatever they didn't like about their original features might be passed on to their children. I also think that what some might think of as flaws can still give beauty & individuality to a person. I think Barbra Streisand is quite beautiful with her unique nose.
@lighthealer. Wigs are fine, sometimes necessary & are big time savers. Michelle Obama apparently used them at times, & she always looked good. I think Megs' wig use has been criticized because they've been obvious, sometimes look messy & even dirty. Not very royal. I also wonder if she's ruined her natural hair with straighteners & glue-in hair extensions. I think she would look better if she allowed her natural hair to grow out. Solange Knowles looks very chic & glamorous in a natural hair style.
@Elle, I knew you were a cashmere wearing girl. LOL. Very California/West Coast professional lady.
@ SwampWoman, you obviously know what it's like to struggle with little boys & their clothing preferences. I think little George should be left alone about his outfits. I don't think he has much latitude about what he wears in official photographs. If his Blackwatch trousers were a compromise of sorts, so be it. I know he's a privileged tyke, but the restrictions & formality that he's growing up in must be a bit wearing on a child at times.
Can't address all the great observations here, but enjoyed reading everyone!
Fascinating theory about the contract. Does anyone know who might facilitate such a contract? I wonder if she would then have certain limitations and expectations on her behavior?
Why does Soho House spring to mind?
One more note on the completely transparent hiking meeting: apparently HRC had exactly the same experience! And apparently there was some suggestion that the two women were acquainted previously based on some photographic evidence.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-staged-hiking-photograph/
We know Me g hasn't a single creative bone in her body. To
copy an encounter of one of her heroes is probably just "homage" in Megs tiny mind.
Meghan is truly evil to contribute negative articles against the Cambridge children. Ultimately if she continues this mean spirited behavior she will harm the relationship the cousins might have (poor Archie will miss the wonderful life he could have with the Cambridge kids). Harry needs to man-up, show leadership and set the course straight for his family since Megs is on a collision course with destiny.
I don't care about the kids and clothing (is it clean, unripped and not showing a lot of flesh?) beyond that IDC (I don't care). Had a teen ager once and let me just say: school uniforms prevented arguments which would have involved the police (either in the middle or the aftermath).
KC Martin and HRC convenient and "accidental meeting". You do know that Sara Latham worked for HRC before MM, right?
Elle's fingers always smoked (IMO). And I love cashmere (wear it and knit it).
yorkshire pudding (love the name, makes me want some too) - I disagree with you that Harry convinced HM to do the jump. I'm more inclined to the recent book out by someone who worked for her and said to Danny (when he suggested it) Let me go ask her right now. I suspect Harry was as shocked as everyone else and thought it wonderful. (she came back right away and it shocked him).
Lighthealer - agree with you about the wigs but never thought of it in that way (acquaintance is recent breast cancer survivor who chose to wear a wig).
Fairy Crocodile - thank you for the links to help. (will do this this week end).
I used to babysit a 6-year old boy who liked to choose his own outfits. Let’s just say his choices were quite unique. I actually found it very endearing.
I always find MM’s overly bright eyes very unsettling. They have the same look as Charles Manson’s eyes in his infamous mugshot.
@Cookieshark: Kinda what I'm thinking, too:
Maybe MM was told not to come if she had already upset Eugenie by announcing the pregnancy to the family.
Something in Chas-speak to Harry, along the lines of, "Now that we've heard the delightful news that Rachel claims to be with child, she's probably too delicate to attend tonight, so we've sent a car for her"
Applying the Ellespeak translator, this means,"That attention-whore of a tramp you married comes within 50 yards of that reception, and I take her down with one of the bumper cars myself. Send her home, and I don't want to see her sashaying ass near any of the events."
And I'll add this, unpopular though it will be:
As for the Turkish baby and her parents, I hope to heavens they never read this stuff and see the speculation that they and/or their baby are part of this mess and WTH is being said about them. It's one thing to address Rachel, but IMO this Turkish baby and her parents being passed around is offensive, invasive, and possibly dangerous.
How would you feel if you were those parents and that was your child? Wild speculation about complete strangers whose picture was just found online and who otherwise have no other apparent link to this is just icky IMO. Not to mention crazy. But I'm crazy, and we have plenty of crazy here, so I'm not going to throw shade at crazy, but icky is just not done.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/630085232/our-royal-collection-swarovski-duchess?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=meghan+markel+tiara&ref=sr_gallery-1-8&organic_search_click=1&frs=1
And the blue aquamarine ring she wore when leaving the church that belonged to Diana is $45.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/645998044/meghan-markle-ring-aquamarine-ring?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=meghan+markel+aquamarine+ring&ref=sr_gallery-1-13&
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I can't say whether they were available before the wedding, but most of the BRF tiaras are available on Etsy and have been for many years. I'm sure Meghan was aware of this, she's always wanted to be Queen.
Her title is only a courtesy title at this point because she is not a UK citizen. I am hoping the marriage ends before she obtains citizenship, which could end any claims she has to a title. It is the main reason she stalked Harry. Otherwise, she could have just snagged some other wealthy idiot from a famous family."
I've been told this, but in a previous discussion, was told that the citizenship issue wasn't one. Do you know? I've no idea and would love to think this wasn't realsies for Rach. (Sorry, I just never get to say "realsies" and it is such an annoying and juvenile thing, it seems to fit in a sentence about her.)
How would you feel if you were those parents and that was your child? Wild speculation about complete strangers whose picture was just found online and who otherwise have no other apparent link to this is just icky IMO. Not to mention crazy. But I'm crazy, and we have plenty of crazy here, so I'm not going to throw shade at crazy, but icky is just not done.”
I agree 100%. I think it’s despicable to discuss these people.
The parents evidently posted lots of photos online of their child...eww! Maybe the parents shouldn't expose their child like that. If they didn't then no one would be able to say anything. So that's despicable. Parents should keep their child private!
What I find fascinating about MM's grandiosity is why she would pit herself against Catherine in a competition she can't possibly win. The Cambridges could be boring unattractive slobs with sullen unattractive children but they would still outrank the Harkles. It must kill her that in addition to outranking them, William and Catherine are taller, better looking, charming, well-respected, and have three adorable real live children with no mystery surrounding their origins. Then on top of that, Catherine's beautiful hair, teeth, figure, and legs. Did she really think she was going to be able to compete? De-lus-ion-al.
lol I was wondering that myself.
@Nutty, I'm not sure if I'm an offender, but if I violated any cashmere-bragging-wardrobe rules, I apologize lol. My intention was to respond humorously to another Nutty, and I sharing what I thought was a funny story, and I did mention my BFF, Kate. It was hardly bragging lol, but if it's a problem, please feel free to delete. If someone finds my comments boring, well, rest assured, I find them boring, too, and sometimes I skip my own :)
But the whole cashmere/wool thing made me think of this, and it's neither bragging nor boring, at least not to me, so I'll comment:
Prince Charles' wool campaign is impressive, and of course, cashmere is just wool, and Scottish cashmere is common now, but it wasn't until the mid-to-late 80s that it became a popular idea. In fact, since that time, cashmere has become very affordable (I love vintage/consignment and buying at great prices, FTR). Chas has gone to some effort to raise awareness about the qualities of wool and to help the BI wool farmers, and I applaud that!
OMG! That is so perfect! You've said it. Yes, my BFFs (and I'm not bragging, I'm flat out delusional on this one, but I wish they were lol) are totally awesome and charmed. It's so sad that instead of Rach wanting to bask in their glow and support them, she must seethe with jealousy and undermine them. It's not surprising, just disappointing. But Rach is definitely one of those people who must be the bestest, and she will take the cheap shot every time.
I come here to discuss Meghan and the BRF.
Nutty has already asked people to stay on the subject, and not to post comments discussing their own personal issues. Bragging about your clothing is not the issue of this blog. I find it interesting how you always manage to turn any issue into blathering about yourself. I believe Meghan Markle displays the same behaviour in the instagram post about Australia's fires.
I certainly don't think this is the case, but if you feel this is true, please let me know and I will not post here anymore. Thanks, elle
@Elle, it is bragging and very, very boring. I have no wish to know anything about you.
I come here to discuss Meghan and the BRF.
Nutty has already asked people to stay on the subject, and not to post comments discussing their own personal issues. Bragging about your clothing is not the issue of this blog. I find it interesting how you always manage to turn any issue into blathering about yourself. I believe Meghan Markle displays the same behaviour in the instagram post about Australia's fires.
Let's just overlook the fact that three people in George's family have to die to achieve that, including his own father. But sure, I'm embarrassing *you.* Whatever.
I have already apologized for any implication that you *aren't* offended by all of Gary Janetti's other atrocious posts. I applaud your ability to pick and choose among his media. I find his work completely disgusting, yes even the posts about MM.
I don't know what you expect me to say. I will not and cannot agree that Gary Janetti is funny (and yes I watched the clip). He is using small children for his own gain, his own noteriety. In addition, he does so in a way that degrades the essence of childhood, which is innocence.
If my opinion offends you, I am sorry you feel offended, but I am not sorry for having said it in the first place. I stand by what I said.
Remember Charles threw her out of the garden/birthday party because she was laughing at a bee buzzing around Harry as he spoke. One of their first engagements as a married couple so I have no doubt Charles would have no qualms about keeping her from ruining Eugenie's reception.
If you ever saw the video of the Harkles leaving the garden party her sashaying ass was on full display as they left. Your Ellespeak translation is right on!
That 'bee' thing was so offensive, though. Who laughs about that? And sticks their tongue out? I thought and still think that was why Chas offered to have the car brought around early for her that day, and I do think that might have happened at Eugenie's wedding, too. It was around that time that things started to really chill IIRC.
It's sad that she has managed to ruin so much in such a short time. Besides the fact that she's an insecure narcissist, she has no sense of humor about herself, and fails to see the absurdity of life. She misses the silver lining as well. She can't bask in the glow of others. How sad it must be to go thru life that way, I think. Because life is bloody hard, and if you can't laugh at yourself and everything and everyone is a threat or an insult or a bore or whatever else, how is it even tolerable?
If MM is still in the family, they could put in a herd of yaks, too, for wigs. Cornwall Yak Hair Wigs sounds utilitarian.
No way did I think you were being a narc with your Ellespeak translator. I get and enjoy your brilliant humor!
The pics of MM's facial expressions in the car after being kicked out were priceless! You are right who laughs and sticks their tongue out at bee stings?
Her lack of decorum, manners, and self-awareness of her optics totally floors me. She really does think she is about it all!
I was thinking good on Charles for kicking her out for her bad behavior!
Her wigs look (barely) utilitarian! The cashmere sounds fab.
Remember that poem,
"a long haired yak with long black hair... How wild and woolly and devil-may-care,
A long-haired Yak with long black hair
Would look when perched in a barber chair!"
Rach is not nearly cool enough to be a Yak! What if we used hyena tufts instead? They could be dyed, and hyenas eat their siblings, so perfect.
On a serious note, it really is IMO a cool thing that Chas is building up the wool industry. In fact, up here, you can even donate old rags and sweaters to Goodwill for insulation.
Thank you, @DesignDoctor. I'm glad you enjoy my absurdities. I really am laughing as I type. I guess it's like Marie says in "When Harry Met Sally", "everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humor...", and that means I'm usually just making myself laugh.
Still, sometimes, when the world seems dark and lonely, I just watch the video of Rach being booted, and think "well, at least I didn't FUBAR it that badly" lol.
Seriously, the only thing she didn't do that day that could've made it more OTT trampy/ childish was 1) wear a boa and 2) lap dance Chas. (And maybe she tried 2 and that's what got her booted, because she was giving him the "ooh, big (sugar) daddy" look at several points... maybe it was Camilla who got her booted.
(I saw Elle) and yes, I understand.
Alas, I haven't tried to do anything online. Up until this point, it has been limited to gifting to various ex's before they were ex's and currents, family and a couple friends to try to so anything. I still remember the Ex whose first response was: I guess you forgot I hate wool. And things went a tad downhill from there ever since.
ouch. I think of my knitting as more a way to end relationships ... except with family and girlfriends. Romantic? seems to die a painful but expensive death for me.
(snark: there was this guy, big guy like football player size whose first response after the break up was: Well, you are planning on finishing the sweater you started for me, aren't you? at my expense ... I left a copy of the instructions and the knit parts finished plus all the unused yarn for him with a note about this for your next girlfriend.)
I adore the movie "When Harry Met Sally." So many brilliant lines and scenes.
Will never forget the wagon wheel coffe table scene. :-)
do anything not so anything (error)
snark: there was this guy, big guy like football player size whose first response after the break up was: Well, you are planning on finishing the sweater you started for me, aren't you? at my expense ... I left a copy of the instructions and the knit parts finished plus all the unused yarn for him with a note about this for your next girlfriend.
Well, if you ever decide to sell online, you should share the link! I would def share with my BFFs (even the ones who aren't royal because I do sometimes mix with commoners lol)
When you and Kate hang out, don't forget to invite some of us! I just bought a small print Called A Royal Day Out by an artist named Adrian Valencia, it's an adorable illustration of Kate, the kids, and their dog. The funny thing about MM's campaign against the Cambridges, I for one never gave them a second thought and now I'm a huge admirer of them. Thanks, Meg!!
/Is that a hate crime? I may need some legal advice about that....
Sigh, I will work on getting more perfect looking items (recently finished a scarf for a friend which totally changed how I will make my edges ever more even if the pattern doesn't mention the way to make them look (and be easier to sew) be pretty (purl slipped stitch on the front and from the back stitch on the end)
When Harry Met Sally - loved Bruno Kirby. I need to track down the episode of him in Hill Street Blues. Loved him in Homicide: Life on the Streets.
Sigh. Someone I didn't realize their accomplishments until they were long gone. And, this is something I think we all grapple with some times: how do we distinguish between current thinking of leading edge of the lunatic fringe movement and wow, they are onto something that I'm not. Like Prince Charles. I can remember thinking about his ecology movement as up there with my dad and his rants about acid rain. (ah, how can I escape this "conversation"?). And yet, over time, people have come around to the basics of what was (back then) simply silly thinking.
on a different note: does anyone have any idea as to why sometimes the emails sent in response to you marking (send me follow up) will send you your responses and other times, not yours but everyone but yours? I am unclear what I am doing wrong to not see my posts but can see them on the blog and that others respond. (thanking you if anyone has any ideas)