Whatever Meg learned from her time in Canada, it did not include wearing socks.
She stepped out of her Royal vehicle at Canada House today wearing velvet (velvet being a winter fabric) shoes, a long satin skirt (satin is also generally a winter fabric), and improbably bare legs.
London weather for January 7: 51 degrees Farenheit, 11 degrees Celsius. Check out how the people in the background are dressed.
Meg's 7+ weeks off - counting from her last official appearance on Rememberance Day, November 17 - have left her looking much the same as she did when she left.
Her hair (or wig) is still unstyled and her coat too short for the dress and rather wrinkled. (Wouldn't it be an idea to slip on the coat just moments before exiting the car, to avoid having long horizontal folds across the back of a garment you know you will be photographed?)
When she emerged from the engagement, there were visible sweat stains on the armpit area of her brown turtleneck sweater, and ill-fitting undergarments were visible in the camera flash.
Besides appearing to be in a cheerful (perhaps hyper) mood, Meg showed no signs of an extended sojourn in Canada.
While I am not intimately acquainted with the habits of hikers on Victoria Island, I believe those habits include wearing socks.
She stepped out of her Royal vehicle at Canada House today wearing velvet (velvet being a winter fabric) shoes, a long satin skirt (satin is also generally a winter fabric), and improbably bare legs.
London weather for January 7: 51 degrees Farenheit, 11 degrees Celsius. Check out how the people in the background are dressed.
Meg's 7+ weeks off - counting from her last official appearance on Rememberance Day, November 17 - have left her looking much the same as she did when she left.
Her hair (or wig) is still unstyled and her coat too short for the dress and rather wrinkled. (Wouldn't it be an idea to slip on the coat just moments before exiting the car, to avoid having long horizontal folds across the back of a garment you know you will be photographed?)
When she emerged from the engagement, there were visible sweat stains on the armpit area of her brown turtleneck sweater, and ill-fitting undergarments were visible in the camera flash.
Besides appearing to be in a cheerful (perhaps hyper) mood, Meg showed no signs of an extended sojourn in Canada.
While I am not intimately acquainted with the habits of hikers on Victoria Island, I believe those habits include wearing socks.
Harry looks thin
Prince Harry, meanwhile, looks terribly thin. Perhaps he did not enjoy Canadian cuisine, or whatever else was available on the estate of the oligarch where they supposedly spent several weeks. Or perhaps some other enjoyment is making him thin.
Harry does look a little better than the last time we saw him - he's standing up straight instead of wobbling, and his trousers are not covered with mysterious stains.
The explanation for their visit to Canada House, to "thank the High Commissioner" for hosting them for their break in Canada, is a little shaky. Perhaps the Royal Family PR team did not provide them with any official events and this was the best they could do on their own.
They also reportedly stopped by the Hubb Kitchen beforehand. The Hubb ladies seem to be part of the dwindling portion of the British population that still likes the Sussexes.
What do you think about the Sussexes' reappearance?
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I lived in Southern Baptist territory as a child. Great people & great fun. Not supposed to drink, smoke, dance or play cards, but they all did all of these things with enthusiasm, just ignored the contradiction & knew that the Lord forgave them. These are minor peccadillos, & different from real immorality, which involves treatment of other people. As I've moved throughout the world I've noticed that Catholics & the vociferously Protestant Southern Baptists are very often in strong agreement as to real morality.
The Lord will forgive the Harkles & all of their misdeeds as well. Had to get that in, or Nutty will delete me for going off topic!
Meg, on some level, must think she's winning. She's long wanted to take her title out of the UK and live someplace else, and Africa didn't fill the bill for her.
The question is, do she and Harry take their HRH's with them? It seems like their income has already been cut back, so perhaps that's not a factor. But it's hard to fundraise for the Sussex Royal foundation when you are no longer a Royal.
I still don't know who the donors to the Sussex Royal foundation would be, or what they would expect to get for those donations. Ron Burkle seems to be a puzzle piece somewhere, although I don't know what his recent tragic event would mean for his participation.
Meg, on some level, must think she's winning. She's long wanted to take her title out of the UK and live someplace else, and Africa didn't fill the bill for her.
I don't think Hollywood would suit her either. She has to know that she would be a tiny, tiny insignificant tadpole there in a pond filled with far bigger, even more self-important froggies that would not be kind to her.
@Miller Langhorne, I had the same thought that I didn't see her wedding rings this morning, but as that doesn't seem likely right now, I didn't want to mention it and appear as though I am looking for trouble. Maybe it's just that they aren't showing up in the pictures. In any case, one never knows with this one as she seems to act without thinking things through but why are her fingers splayed out in the pictures? Are we supposed to notice something? I've read that the Sussexes are due to meet with senior royals (Her Maj and Charles, I presume) to discuss their future. Maybe things didn't go according to her liking and H didn't kick up enough of a fuss in backing her up so she is sending a message to him and to the Palace that she better get her way, or else.
>>>Dim Harry may be, but he's obviously a master of the passive-aggressive put down, which does require at least some quick wit. That ' My wife will now speak to you in French' was stone cold cherry bomb throwing.<<<
I believe the 'Passive-Aggressive Put Down With Cherry Bomb Insults' is de rigeur for all public schoolboys in the United Kingdom. It does not appear on the official curriculum but is more of a grass-roots tradition amongst the student body. Harry might have only been able to manage a D in Geography and B in Art with a teacher submitting his work, but he earned top marks in "Snark 101".
I didn't have a chance yet to actually watch the video, but the 'My wife will now speak to you in French' impresses me as both quick-witted and a devastating dig at her. Haz is probably even more tired than we are of her boasts that she speaks multiple languages and all the other false brags she employed to burnish her 'resume' as such a great addition to his family. After growing up in L.A. and spending several months in Buenos Aires, she probably can manage some greetings in Spanish, but I think I may speak more French than she does and I learned mine from "Learn French in the Car!" I have mastered 'Je ne comprends pas!'
Perhaps Meg will arrange a nonsensical photo op to the Argentinian embassy in order to say a few words of her rusty Espanol.
The other time Harry impressed me with his wit was when he broke into song at "Hamilton" and made the crowd laugh. That he can still crack jokes at this wife's expense is a good sign . . somebody has to. Meg has zero sense of humor, either about herself or life in general. It's a symptom of her disability.
>>>Megs obviously was very nervous, the incoherent word salad, the waving hands, (not to mention the sweat stains, which were there before the little speech).<<<
So the salient question, for a woman who was dressed to the nines (in her own mind) in Jimmy Choos that cost more than the rent on my apartment to greet her adoring minions after a triumphant return from her luxury retreat in lovely Victoria is . . why so nervous, Meg? This seems to be uncharacteristic of her--nerves, I mean, since everything she does, no matter how brazen, is good and right in her own eyes. This gives a bit of credence to Toronto Paper's claim that he/she was there in an official capacity and Meg knew it. Fear that she'd be outed for all her lies? Specifically about having been in BC for the last 7 weeks? Yesterday's jaunt may have been a touch too brazen even for her . . though this is the woman who paraded a series of fake bellies around and pretended to be pregnant for 10 months. I didn't think she had any 'Too Brazen Recognition Meter'.
Lies upon Lies upon Lies. Meg's life is a veritable papier mache crown of lies.
She may have vowed to get all of her royal patronages over with this week, then she will have the rest of the year off to generate madness and money
Good morning (need more tea or break down and go for coffee)
Ok now. Thank you Nutty.
I've never understood the charm of the idea of insulting your hostess/host as a good way to win them over to your view point. It's up there with the FBI trying to convince the Branch Davidians that the FBI was the good guy and leave the compound while keeping them up all night with lights, playing music and horrible animal sounds. If someone has a good explanation, I'll listen.
The holy water - needed that laugh.
the cherry bomb - wow. that was ... oh my, my isn't that interesting
... Meg, on some level, must think she's winning. She's long wanted to take her title out of the UK and live someplace else, and Africa didn't fill the bill for her.
I don't think Hollywood would suit her either. She has to know that she would be a tiny, tiny insignificant tadpole there in a pond filled with far bigger, even more self-important froggies that would not be kind to her.
I don't think she's realized that yet. Not with the jewelry issue and who knows what other things lie in the far past. I'm thinking she hasn't been there lately so she's still thinking they want her (out of touch). Maybe people are taking her calls but probably they are shorter as the people are busy (cutting off the prior long chats) and she is bored/at loose ends with hours wanting to talk.
My guess is that since she/they are continuing work with SS, she's being told things are still great, yeah the campaign to use celebs to support you didn't work but we have other ideas. I don't think they would be willing to be the ones to tell her that she's burned so many bridges that even they are having difficulty seeing a path.
"@Nutty, ‘Flying eastward, as the Sussexes just did, is in my opinion more difficult than flying westward, which is what they would have done at the beginning of their trip.’
Agree with this, but it does depend on the person. Coming home they should have felt awful. However, if they flew private or business/first class and had a bed, they could have slept a lot of the jet lag off. Some people recover much quicker than others, and I know some people who don’t suffer from jet lag at all, especially if they’re used to being awake or working at odd hours."
In my twenties, I lived in Japan where I taught English for six years. During that time, I made four round trip flights to and from Pittsburgh, PA to Tokyo. The first time was by far the worst; I must have somewhat gotten used it the other times. On my first journey, the cross-country leg (to Seattle) ended with a three-week layover in Portland, OR as we received orientation and training. Seattle to Tokyo is an 8 or 9 hour flight, depending on whether one is flying west or east--it's shorter on the return leg due to flying with the wind instead of against it. Getting to the Far East entails going so far west that it becomes east!
It wasn't the flight length so much as crossing the International Date Line that screws you up on that trip. Depending on Daylight Savings time, Japan is either 12 or 13 hours ahead of EST. I used to freak out my sisters by intoning "I'm calling from the futurrrrreeeee!" where it was, for them, tomorrow. For most of my first two weeks in Japan, I felt like one of the walking dead, because despite our exhaustion, we were thrown into the deep end of an overwhelming new world where I could barely feed myself or understand more than three words. Doing this all with jet lag was like walking underwater with lead shoes on. I probably would have bounced back in a few days if our schedule hadn't been so demanding. Nothing like standing in line dealing with Officialdom at the visa counter when you're so tired you can't even remember your own name in English.
It is for this reason that I recommend that anybody travelling to Asia from the Western Hemisphere have at least 3-4 weeks to stay. Any shorter and they will just be getting over their jet lag before they have to go back in the opposite direction and mess themselves up all over again.
It is interesting that she didn't organize another pap walk today as she did yesterday. She doesn't call the paps for an event for which she is a patron, but does call the paps to thank Canada House for her vacation, when even Harry admitted yesterday that Canada House ha nothing to do with the vacation.
One could read this as Smirkle being more invested in her future in Canada.
Coat thrown over shoulders looked like a merching, IMO. And I agree with those who said she is not wearing her ring. To be fair, I liked her outfit today, she looks better in slacks/pants and the high waist on the pair today was flattering to her figure.
The clothes are often worn by Queen Letiza of Spain, as the company is Spanish. I don't see Letiza wearing British made clothes as she prefers to showcase Spanish brands, as she should.
@lizzie: As embarrassing as it is to admit, this is the first I've heard of anti-static sprays, are they a relatively recent thing? I learned by trial and error in my teens which combinations/fabrics to avoid and haven't really looked into it further since, it's been one of those things that I resigned myself to living with for the last 30 odd years if that makes sense. I shall do some research on this, thank you.
@SwampWoman: As kids, we always knew we'd *really* messed up and taken things too far when the wooden spoon made an appearance :OP Most people from other sites I've used this name on assume I'm ready for a lightning fast response when puddings and other tasty goodies make an appearance, which I can't deny either lol
It seems the sensible thing would be to tell the Harkles they are needed in the UK to help by taking on some of Andrew’s patronages. The Firm is headquartered in London and doesn’t have branch offices on other continents unless the current monarch deems it to be helpful to the Firm.
If the Sussexes are allowed to leave the UK, there is a greater chance the Harkles will at least cause more embarrassment to the RF and at most cause another scandal, likely with the finances of the Sussex Royal foundation. At this point in history, another huge scandal could mean the end of the British monarchy.
The royal family needs to remember the old saying, “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” If she’s in Canada, Meghan is not only isolating Harry further and making it more difficult for him to break free of her narcissistic grip, but she will be able to run wild because she will be less easier to monitor than if she was in London.
FYI: Meghan's go-to 'Drape my coat, no matter how heavy, over my shoulders awkwardly so I can merch it and whatever's underneath it is "SHROBING".
A stupid name for a stupid look. One 'shrobes' when dashing out to the car for a minute, or when sitting in the stands at a sporting event . . not strutting around on walkabout like the coat was intended to be worn this way.
Meg is a petite person and she shrobes these heavy boxy woolen coats that absolutely swamp her.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7865043/Meghan-Markle-shrobes-navy-coat-leaves-National-Theatre.html
So, Meg's entire reason for 'visiting NT today was to shrobe and merch her clothes. At least she put her hair up, and the downcast look on her mug was due to lack of a phalanx of cameras to document the shrobing.
Q: This visit--her idea? Or was she forced to pay a call to a legitimate patronage she has sadly neglected now that she's 'back at work'.
They'll be due for another break at the end of the month. January is long, and they don't observe Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday in the UK.
Did we ever come to a conclusion about why the lack of stockings/tights/hosiery/legwear/ whatever-you-call-em is frowned upon by HM? Apologies if it has been resolved but it was also the rule in UK until Diana broke it.
Much hinges on what meaning one ascribes to the term `lady' as it has both social class and moral meanings.
Ladies always kept their flesh covered when wearing shoes; bare skin was only acceptable with sandals in summer, (girls in school uniform and Clark's-type sandals, with enclosed toe-box, usually had to wear socks). Any adolescent or adult female who went barelegged with shoes was regarded as any of these:tart/streetwalker/prostitute/ slut/scrubber slattern/ common/no better than she ought to be, or else dirt poor. The same applied if she had hosiery with ladders or holes.
Note the distinction that applied then between `lady' and `woman': a `lady' had high social standing and high moral standards, a woman neither. Ladies wore good quality items as in `One can always tell a lady by her shoes and her gloves'.
I am positive tatty is not Meghan because tatty's spelling, grammar and thought process are all superior to what MM has shown herself capable of.
@fairy crocodile, thank you for understanding.
@himmy I have always thought Harry was super handsome. I have recently felt Charles handsome as well. He really grew into his face. As my dental tech said once when I was a kid: I wouldn’t mind having his shoes under my bed.
@princess Mrs B I agree with your assessment about her touching him to sit down. I think all Tom Brady said basically is they are looking for their place in the monarchy and that includes all scenarios. So nothing new there IMO.
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Jet leg, when we went to Hawaii (west), I had it bad for 3 days when we got there, but DH had it bad for a week when we got back (easy). This was before ambien and other hypnotics.
Does anyone have a Times subscription and is yesterday’s visit on their court diary/circular. I noticed on royal.uk it has been updated to show the Cambridges and the Wessexes engagements yesterday but not H and M. Hummmmm.... curious. Gert’s Royals and Richard Palmer both insisted it was an official visit.
Of the body: yeah, could be of both bodies. People months ago mentioned the woman on strictly dancing and how her second son w1s surrogate born and there was a court case and they were denied, but I never found anything online about it and the second son is listed in peerage, so IDK about all of that.
https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1214924423469371393?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
First, she is not Duchess Meghan, she is Meghan Duchess of Sussex or simply the Duchess of Sussex. How can someone who wants to be an expert RR get it wrong?
Second, a patron is not in charge and does not in any way need to be consulted or included in the running of an organisation. A patron lends credibility to and supports an organisation (helping in fund raising and/or getting the organisation in touch with important people). As a patron for the National Theatre, what Meghan is required to do is turn up for opening nights and have private fund-raising dinners and lend her presence to any public fund-raising event.
I admit that William does take a more active interest in his patronages, but Meghan is not a future monarch, nor does she have any theatre credentials, so I assume that Omid Scobie is making up some hyperbole otherwise Meghan is probably just being a nuisance.
On another topic, does anyone have any info on the rings? There are rumours circulating that she was not wearing her eternity ring (push present) for the CH photo op and that she was not wearing any of her rings for the visit to the National Theatre.
thank you for bringing us this update. Dear god let's hope this isn't the word of 2020
Good lord I love Catherine's coatdresses and coat game in general. I swoon.
Endless sheath dresses would be my dream. Simple, elegant, chic - always appropriate, easily repeatable. The bright yellow sleeveless dress Meghan wore for an event - that was a knockout look.
I would pick one or two flattering silhouettes and wear them over and over, etc. None of this mismatched frumpy crap. She is too boxy to wear skirts and tops that tuck.
Puzzle solved.
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Stockings. I don’t wear because of eczema. Of course, if this was her reason she could state that and become an eczema champion.
Wearing/not wearing rings: for all my love and business of jewelry, I have metal allergies plus the eczema. I do not always wear my wedding rings. For instance, the reason I was up so early this morning after having gone to bed so late was that my hands were itching and burning so bad they woke me up and I had to take 2 allergy pills and a Pepcid (the combo is an old trick). I probably won’t be wearing my rings today.
But, again in pics 2 and 3 on DM I can make out a thin band.
Now, people I know with other personality disorders can be sloppy.
I have trouble calling her a malignant narcissist because it doesn’t jive with what I have seen and experienced. That doesn’t mean she can’t be one, and it certainly doesn’t mean I’m right.
I’m explaining why I am reluctant to call her a high holy narc. I don’t know what she is, if she is anything.
For MM to admit such a thing, and do something constructive and helpful with it, would be to admit that, shock! horror! she's not Perfect.
Eczema, or thinning hair or menopause, yes, make a joke, endear yourself and get on with it. it’s part of the human experience.
You are absolutely right about championing fertility or other issues. Millions of women suffer from all sorts of problems, Megs could have encouraged them, talked to them, comforted them, told them it is Ok and they can deal with it - there would have been a huge positive response. She would have catapulted into a true position of global influence.
I find this is the saddest bit of the saga. So many opportunities for doing good is wasted and things instead descend into ridiculous.
Meg may be too disorganized internally to meet the clinical definition of a Malignant Narc. Though she has proven she's capable of scheming the downfalls of others--eg. Rose Hanbury rumor. I know there are different kinds of Narc. 'Fragile' may be how Meg wanted to come across in the Bradby whinefest in SA, but I don't think that fits.
Maybe in her the Narcissism, while definitely there is laid over top of some other mental conditions. Bipolar? Schizophrenia, even, perhaps? The latter at least describes her wardrobe. She is capable of looking nice. The veering between extremes is what I can't fathom, for somebody who is supposed to be representing these brands she's merching.
Meg's reaction to life seems to be constant Knee-Jerk. It's like if a thought crosses her mind, she has to act upon it right then, regardless of consequences, without thinking things through to see if the idea actually is in her best interest long-term. She lacks long-term strategic thinking, now that she's bagged her Royal. This is separate from narcissism .. ADHD? I don't know. If somebody takes Adderol for weight management, will it actually *give* them the symptoms of ADHD? The focus that she seemed to have while on her climb . . and as a little girl, winning penmanship awards, seems to be gone now.
All of this might be explained by a heavy-duty daily cocaine habit, too. Who knows what's going on, but she's very scattered. She's not fully in control of herself and I'd call that a quality which a Narc would exemplify at all times.
@Fairy Crocodile, I think you were probably looking at a hair weave on Mayhem’s head in the photo you mentioned. In addition wigs, she’s known for wearing weaves and hair extensions too.
She’s been chemically straightening her hair since early high school. After about 25 years of Dark and Lovely (a hair relaxer for black women that’s been around forever) and whatever the latest straightening treatments available, her biological hair has been subjected to a lot of abuse. There’s probably not much left of it, which necessitates the weaves, extensions, and wigs.
She wouldn’t be caught dead wearing her natural hair.
Q: Can you imagine if Mayhem had showed up at her alleged blind first date with Harry proudly wearing a huge afro of her natural curls?
A: This blog wouldn’t exist to discuss her and Harry. There wouldn’t have been a second date.
Well, neither of the 2 people with the most intense narcissistic-like behaviour that gave me what-for would have fitted your description. They were utterly perfect in their own minds: in their reasoning; in their view of what the law should be even if it wasn't; both threw hissy fits if challenged; and utterly vindictive. Neither, however, could be described as a snappy dresser; one didn't much care about his appearance or personal hygiene, the other was an odd little body in over-large tweeds and weird hand-knits. With an over-size home-made hat, she looked like a mushroom. Something of an academic, her mind was set on Higher Things.
I do suspect, however, that they would score higher than average for Asperger's syndrome. Perhaps they had a co-morbidity. Before you say `Autism' though, their rages were those of narcissists, with a specific external focus(ie me) in response to perceived criticism.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7865065/Meghan-Markle-spotted-leaving-Londons-National-Theatre.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7865043/Meghan-Markle-shrobes-navy-coat-leaves-National-Theatre.html
@fairy crocodile
I agree she is lacking in long term planning and is likely overlooking issues she currently has that she could champion in favor of disregarding all advice and going for world champion. I have said this before, I think. I am continually disappointed by them. Sophie is a good person to throw in here. When Louise was born preterm, Sophie eventually championed pre term birth and NICU causes.
Start slow and local and go from there.
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@happy days today women do a Brazilian blow out. My daughter has somewhat ethic hair that is long and thick. It’s crazy thick and down to her waist. It gets frizzy and can look like a bird’s nest on top, so I paid $500 to get her a straightening treatment that lasted a year but caused a LOT of breakage and dried her hair out so bad she said she never wants another one.
It’s possibe she is using what we used to call wiglets or pieces of hair extensions that clip in to deal with damage or to avoid damage. I do not slight her for this, maybe because I worked in a hair salon during college so I have seen a lot of things over the years. Whatever a woman wants to do with her hair is her business, though I do understand she is representing the queen so she should look perfect basically. I imagine London weather is not great for her hair. It wouldn’t be for mine and my daughter would have a terrible time.
A: This blog wouldn’t exist to discuss her and Harry. There wouldn’t have been a second date.
Not sure if you are accusing PH of racism, being shallow, or a fan of straight hair. Do you think that men so white that they make Casper look like a GOC (ghost of color) are all repulsed by the naturally curly hair of WOC? The cafe au lait skin tone and exuberantly curly hair of my youngest grandchild would seem to indicate nope.
Sandie - nice catch. It really used to bother me that the DM had a tab for M while Kate, in line to be queen, didn't get that. There was a plain one just Royal Family. And then Andrew rated his own. And it still bothered me until I thought: maybe they are making a point here about who they think we need to keep an eye on.
Someone said something about the historical Henry VIII stuff. I personally think the stuff about the queens was much more interesting as they were dancing around trying to appease the unappeasable. David Starkey (historian) has a book out (which I have) on this topic which was turned into a multi might series. Lucy Worsley (chief curator of the Historical Palaces) also did a series on them but different tone. Love them both. Together, DS & WL, did a show on one night in Hampton Court at this time period (youtube). LW also did a show with others on Henry's body (youtube again). And she's done lots of others. He probably has too.
Lurking with a spoon - static cling. In a pinch, I have dampened my hands and moved them over the staticy parts which helps.
Your video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIC5znWxZt4 frightened me.
It made me think Harry is done and finished. She sucked him dry, she mocks him and she wiped the floor with him.
After watching this video I am now convinced Skippy is right calling her a pure evil.
@Bravura I have red hair and very dark auburn eyebrows and lashes. My brother had very dark almost black hair and a ginger beard. We are of English Irish and Scottish ancestry[/i]
Hi Piroska - that's very common actually. Red hairs and reddish beards are very common but that doesn't mean a person is a true "redhead." The gene responsible for a true red head is the MC1R gene and it shuts off the ability for a person to produce any black or brown based hairs (ie eumelanin is converted into pheomelanin). However, the shade of red can vary between dark auburn to a very light red, almost white color. A good example of this same gene in action is a Labrador Retriever. Yellow labs are basically black labs except that they have that MC1R gene which has shut off their ability to produce any black or chocolate in their coat. However, not all Yellow labs are the same shade of yellow and can vary between a deep red (Fox Red) to a pale white or cream color. Sometimes you can get a spontaneous black hair here and there, but in all, you should not be able to produce black hairs at all because of the genetics involved. :)
Folks can have reddish or coppery strands in their hair and beards, and that's very common and absolutely normal, but that's different genetics at play. :) So based upon the photos and images we've seen of Archie, I'm not entirely convinced he's a redhead at all. Then again, pretty much everything we've seen of Archie has been highly contrived and rife for speculation, so there's that ;)
Back to Megs this morning - I see she has decided to break out the wide-legged pants again. I love the wide-legged pants look, truly I do, but I am not really sure it pairs well with the Navy jacket and the light blue shirt that is, again, opened to bear some decolletage and possible cleavage. I want to say she pulled a similar ensemble with the wide-leg Ralph Lauren pants and stripped blue shirt (and the damn fedora). Her body type isn't suited for that look. It only further accentuates her square shape, which is unfortunate as she's working with a common figure most women have. Unfortunately, she just doesn't seem to dress for her body shape and it comes across as unkempt, boxy, or frumpy.
I do like that her hair is back in a bun today, though.
I do like some of her choices as a whole, but I think they miss the mark as being appropriate for her status, for the function of the event, and/or for her body type. Other times, I feel that she could have pulled something off but the hair, the shoe type, or an accessory choice (or her make up) just failed to meet the mark and execute. These are things a professional stylist could have helped with but we all know she has shrugged that. :(
https://www.instagram.com/sussexroyal/
She was stepping down as patron!
Holy guacamole is right!
I think time for a new post.
BUT my initial read is that this is them trying to force the hands of others.
why? because it says they will consult with PC and HM, not we have consulted
Well, no guesses as to who wrote that sentence!!
Nutty called it!
Harry and Meghan QUIT as senior royals and reveal they will live between UK and North America and 'work to become financially independent'
Sounds like they still want the best of both worlds....
They are going to focus on their new charitable endeavor.
Uh huh....why do I have a vision of scrooge mcduck opening moneybags in his huge vault?
She has convinced him this will work.
The Palace has just announced they're `stepping back' as senior members of the RF according to Yahoo breaking News Flash
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7866007/Harry-Meghan-step-senior-royals-financially-independent.html
That she lasted so long in Suits was because she was only required on set when she was in a scene and she could do her own thing when she was not on set (merching, lifestyle blog, travelling, networking).
I am interested to see how this will work. Are they going to make money from their foundation to support their expensive lifestyles? Are they trying to get a high-paying, not do really much, job through nepotism? Are they going to pay for two homes? Are senior royals going to allow them to work as royals half time or long distance? Can they keep the sussexroyal if they are not working members of the royal family? Is the public going to be content with continuing to fund them, and not be angry about how much money she has hoovered up since she set up residence in Nottingham Cottage?
By the sounds of the announcement, they are trying to get a sweet deal where they can continue to be funded, keep the titles and prestige, but do their own thing.
I feel sadness for Harry's family. They genuinely do love him and if he goes with her, they have lost him.
I seriously think it is Harry as much as Meghan. Hasn’t it been long rumored he didn’t want to be a royal? He wants to live in Africa.
I think the financial independence part is because there is no way the UK public or Canadian public would stand to support them outside of the U.K. I think that had to be a part of it.
I guess she is gearing up for a bunch of merching, tell-alls, movie roles, etc. She thinks she will be welcomed as a celebrity. I will be very curious to see how this plays out and how much the Royal Family will allow them to piggyback off their former status. I do not think Harry will do well away from his family in the US with Megan. I can see this going very badly and honestly pray they are able to find a good solution for all of this.
You have just made the biggest mistake in your life.
How many of you think they have been given the boot (as I said above, in a roundabout, polite, diplomatic way ... slimming down the family, slowly reducing funded royals to a small core ...)?
Some questions :
- have they been kicked out after several failure and misbehavior?
- what does "step back as senior members" mean : will they keep their tittle?
- what does mean "financially independent" mean : will the British taxpayers pay for their RPO and staff in North America? Can she merches as she has always wanted?
I think something happened as the Sussex rushed to publish their breaking news on their IG.
I would expect such an information would have been announced by BP. Besides, this morning, The Palace denied that they were moving to Canada.
I read this as they will continue use the money of others until they don't need them any more.
How do they define "financially independent"? Enough to support a modest lifestyle or enough to keep her in mansions and Gucci? It would not take long to achieve the former but she may never achieve the latter, which means that she will remain as a parasite feeding off the RF and UK and Canadian taxpayers. (I am assuming that Canada will pay for their security even if they are junior Royals).
"No one ever asks if I'm okay"
Didn't visit 95 year old grandfather at Christmas FFS
If you're not at the dinner, you're on the menu.
No wonder PH looked as if he was going to spin his wedding ring right off his hand yesterday at Canada House.
Start at 4:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukb60Weth_U&t=0s
Do you think that they will be allowed to keep the royal titles?
My money says: no
Not after everything (from the tv special, TOC, merching with Tutu, deciding that you want to be part of us only for the money but not the other obligations which come from it and the list goes on)
And, because it will cut the BRF off from the harebrained plans of riches and glory.
Pushed - I think themselves pushed out not the BRF. I think, if anything, the BRF read the coded messages of what they said they would like, noted the comments of wanting to keep the titles, thought hmm, makes threats to the Crown, really? tell me more, leaned back and said nothing but waited.
My favorite quote from the mail...
"Harry and Meghan have quit as senior royals and revealed they will live between the UK and North America while working to become financially independent
What? I would be financially euphoric with Harry's trust fund! I would have gleefully accepted the country "house", done as I was told and joined Charles's environmental and architectural interests. Harry married the wrong American! Ha!
Well, according to the Meghanistas she's worth 5 million and while Harry's personal wealth is speculative, it's certainly over 10 million. So by most people's standards they'd be not only 'financially independent' but very wealthy. But will it be enough for Meghan?
Obviously they are going to cream off their 'foundation', that's if they get anyone to contribute to it now that they are no longer senior royals. This was her plan all along. She'll do fine. But Harry will not. Other than his few years in the army, he has known nothing but royal life. Los Angeles or Toronto might be fun for a few weeks, but for the rest of his life?
I called it way back when they were banished from KP
We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honor our duty to The Queen, The Comminwealfh, and our patronages. This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.
We look forward to sharing the full details of this exciting next step in due course, as we continue to collaborate with Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties. Until then, please accept our deepest thanks for your continued support.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
But I am nearly 100% sure they will never represent UK officially anywhere.
Almost certainly, yes. Andrew, despite his recent disgrace and demotion, still holds the title of HRH the Duke of York. Edward remained HRH the Duke of Windsor after the abdication. Their titles are their 'birthright'. Only something major would mean they could be removed. Unless of course Meghan WANTS them to be removed in order to facilitate merching?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EACG7HZ75/?igshid=1sbb2zac6pwdo
The Sussi take a 6 week all expenses paid international trip to a mega mansion through the holidays.
And then they come back to their job, and QUIT!
Oh, okay, I fantasize this every time I come back from my Hawaiian vacations. But, you know, I have responsibilities, which already include my financial independence.
What are these two smoking?
I don't know that they will let him keep the title when they take hers EarthBoundMisfit. Keeping it would allow the Royal in Royal Sussex to remain. Yanking it too lops them off at the knees.
Your point about merching is interesting. Perhaps the palace will put something in writing that should she wish to do this she has to relinquish her title?!
"If you're not at the dinner, you're on the menu."
LOL!
"A wily statistician (think the Marquise de Mertuil in Dangerous Liasions--also a malignant narcissist) would be impeccable in her grooming and public manners; she'd speak well and would ingratiate herself 'in friendship' to all the power players in her current family. She'd play a long game that lasted for years without letting slip her intentions."
A very perceptive comment Hikari. I think we can all agree that in terms of ability to be a nasty person effectively, Ghislaine Maxwell beats Meghan hands down.
@Miggy, The video you linked to is scary. This lady is sitting on some serious rage. She should have a label that says 'don't try this at home.'
I can’t wait to read all the analysis from the royal reporters. Going to look. Please add links to stories and commentaries from media, thank you
Hey Megsy: when the gods want to punish you, they grant your wishes!
I knew HMTQ and Chaz would not let her tumble their thrones, as for the Russian cousins George could have saved them, he adamantly did not, as he was afraid giving refuge to his cousin and his family would put the Windsor’s in the same position as the Romanovs and their throne would be lost just as all the other thrones toppled in Europe before WWI.
If they could be so ruthless to their cousin and his family of young children, why would Meggy think she had a prayer?
‘'After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution.
'We intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen. It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment.
'We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages.’
They intend to still honour their duty to the Queen and their patronage’s, surely if this is their intention, they are still half in royals? It says nothing of their titles, surely they should lose those along with the style HRH? Who’s paying for what until they are financially independent? Who gets to decide when they are financially independent, because they have millions now. I’ll await more information before I get my party pants on.
How do they intend to become financially independent through a "charitable" organization? I suppose they think that if they slowly step away that the media and others won't be watching them as closely.
Madame has become the Eurotrash's discarded plaything, living in a drab apartment in Marseilles.
Archie speaks to neither.
I don't know if she can. Her title is hers by virtue of marriage to Harry. So long as he remains Duke of Sussex, she will remain Duchess of Sussex.
But who knows? This is kind of unprecedented. Other royals have stepped down before of course, but not so that they could monetise their titles. I think this was Meghan's plan all along. Get herself established as a royal to build up fame and then rid herself of all the restrictions as soon as she thinks she's able. Like I say, I think she'll do fine but Harry will not.
Their statement definitely seems to have been written by Megs. Surely something this important would warrant input from the queen, so that the "correct" information is presented from the outset??
How will that work when Archie gets in school?
We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honor our duty to The Queen, The Comminwealfh, and our patronages. This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.
Also, I enjoy Tatty's comments. She explained she was a supporter of Harry but not so much his wife due to her behavior and attitude. You don't have to hate Meghan with a red hot passion to hold an unfavorable opinion of her and be puzzled by her actions.
Completely different. They were divorced and no longer part of the royal family. Meghan is, at least until the divorce which is almost inevitable.
@october girl yes, I feel like instead of Charles setting them up on a farm in Wales, he is going to set them up in Canada and they will be— what do you call it— bi continental??
"They intend to still honour their duty to the Queen and their patronage’s, surely if this is their intention, they are still half in royals? It says nothing of their titles, surely they should lose those along with the style HRH? Who’s paying for what until they are financially independent?"
I take it they will be like the York girls - full members of the royal family with HRH and other titles, but not 'working' royals and therefore responsible for their own expenses.
Looking at DM comments, Frogmore renovation is being mentioned a lot.
"So they are going to split their time presumably between Frogmore Cottage and Canada? Is anyone else getting this?"
My guess is that they'll be based in Canada but will make the occasional visit to GB for major family events.
"How will that work when Archie gets in school?"
They'll pobably be divorced by then so it would depend on who has custody.
Almost certainly, yes. Andrew, despite his recent disgrace and demotion, still holds the title of HRH the Duke of York. Edward remained HRH the Duke of Windsor after the abdication. Their titles are their 'birthright'. Only something major would mean they could be removed. Unless of course Meghan WANTS them to be removed in order to facilitate merching?
I concur, I can’t see them losing the titles either, but honestly, the style HRH should go, but I don’t think it will unless Meghan goes to town with her merching and it gets revoked that way later on. I can’t honestly see Meghan liking it long term being a non senior royal, she’ll lose her cache. She’ll be okay for a while, then she’ll tire and grow bored with that, divorce beckons methinks.
She thinks that this is what she wants, until it actually happens. She might be "world famous" in Toronto, where they like that sort of thing, but otherwise she will be an ordinary person.
Charles is sitting on a shit ton of money, so I agree with whoever said they are likely going to get some kind of possibly structured payout to do this.
It makes sense if you think about it. Charles has always been on about streamlining and reducing the monarchy. That other European king (name escapes me) just did this with his other heirs and said he was giving them freedom. IIRC
The focus is indeed William, Catherine, George, Charlotte and Louis. They come first.
Translation Harry and Archie will be in the UK and MM in Canada. I really think this is the exit strategy for her from the BRF. Eventually they will divorce.
She is behind the statement, you can read the poor language and words salad. She is trying to preempt the Palace announcement.
Harry will find it extremely difficult to be cut from the royal boob. He is 35 and still immature.
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Unlike her other postings, I'm sure this statement was crafted at the direction of BP staff.
Let us run this through the 'Chas-olator' to Plain English translator, shall we?
"We have been a right royal pain in the arse to Her Majesty the Queen for the last two years, and during that time, we have been subjected to many 'internal' discussions (reamings) about our behavior. Granny and Pa are absolutely Fed Up and aren't Having It any more. We were informed late last night at an emergency 'discussion' that our services as senior royals are no longer required. The money's been cut off as well, so we will be listing our stuff on eBay to allow us to fly a discount airline with the plebes back to Toronto, where we will throw ourselves on the mercy of Markus. Haz will learn bar work and the former Duchess will merch the finest in chambermaids' uniforms. In exchange, Markus is allowing us to stay in a disused storage room which will also double as our Sussex Foundation offices. We hope you will think of us when deciding what to do with your spare change."
I am not sure if divorce will come into play with the titles. If the rumors are correct that they were fired but, optics wise, they are going with "stepping down" bit, then it will be interesting to see if Megan gets her title.
I know for damn sure that you cannot be a US citizen with a title. You have to relinquish all titles to become citizens. My mum had to when she came over here (she's technically a "Lady," but that had to be denounced when she became a formal citizen). So if they want to play their cards correctly in the States, they need to figure out what they really want to do. Just my thoughts and observation though.
And this isn't a good move. Now they don't have the Royal connection they once did. I predict more merching and living in Southern California.
She has destroyed them as predicted.
And Skippy was right, too.
"Darling, remember the garden party? Couldn't fool the future king! This time it's bigger. It's over!"
Once again: So long as Meghan remains the wife of an HRH, she will also be HRH. You can't just 'strip' titles like that. Harry also will not be 'stripped' of his royal titles. That requires an act of parliament and some major transgression. Not going to happen.
"I know for damn sure that you cannot be a US citizen with a title"
That's obviously not true though, since Meghan is an American citizen with royal titles, as was Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. Grace Kelly was Princess of Monaco and retained her American citizenship.
1. They will still have 24/7 protection, paid for by the British taxpayer, no matter where they are (overseas, this is going to be expensive, but I suspect senior royals may insist as Diane had rejected RPOs and a lot of people said that the accident would not have happened if she kept them, but granny and papa are rich, very rich, so they should pay, not the British public ... just saying!).
2. They are giving up funding from the Sovereign Grant, but that only covers 5% of their costs (the other 95% comes from the Duchy of Cornwall, through Charles ... I guess moving to financial independence means that they know they will lose this allowance when William becomes Prince of Wales).
3. They are going to keep Frogmore, as long as the Queen allows them to (what comes across is there is no lease agreement, as Andrew and Edward have for their residences on the Windsor Estate, so a freebie that they are going to keep).
Anyone who picked up something I missed?
>>>Looks like The Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William had a chinwag. I think they have been forced out. I think this was in play before The Harkles went on their walkabout who knows where. Finally. Game, set and match. Interestingly I wonder how long it will be before Harry returns, if he even accompanies Megatron at all on the way out the back door.<<<
I suppose a separation of this magnitude has been months in the making. While the Sussexes were 'away', it was finalized with the PTB. They were banished from Christmas and told to go elsewhere and lay low. Whether 'elsewhere' was actually in North America is open to conjecture.
So what was yesterday for? The Sussexes going out with a great big flaming 'FU, Granny . . see how much people love us and want to take our pictures?"
Now I understand why Haz looked so stressed out and awful . . .he knew Damocles' sword was hanging over his head. She was as manic as usual. Whatever she was on wore off for today because she was very subdued at the NT. Still defiantly merching to the very last, though.
I predict very rocky times ahead for Harry. Meghan can always return to her former lucrative earner, provided she can find some yachting sugar daddies with a taste for geriatric yacht girls.
I honestly don't think that Archie is part of the picture and they've never had custody of him. Over on Skippy, if you scroll down a ways, there is a post debunking the authenticity of the Canada photo by showing exactly what Photoshopping tricks have been employed. Pretty convincing. That photo and the egocentric display yesterday might have been the very last straw.
I think they meant the other way around? As in, Harry becoming an American citizen and therefore has to relinquish his titles.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7866007/Harry-Meghan-step-senior-royals-financially-independent.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR0hYj8LM20An_wp9aEcgo1HxAoB1L7YtPklllNzfMcEZL9rRSv6dLGPj18&fbclid=IwAR1osFR7MeECMpaDPxOkq1jXtE3McwuFKi3MvXwxZod6SITwKckkLXkBAOk
He's going to come to regret this for the rest of his life.
If HM and Prince Charles have any sense whatsoever, they will remove the HRH and Sussex titles, until such time as the inevitable divorce goes through. After that, Harry can quietly resume being known as HRH.
Harry looked sick and pissed off yesterday at Canada House, and she looked very nervous and was sweating and over acting. Now we know why.
And her parting shot? Announcing at at 7pm here in the UK, so it blows Catherine off the front pages for her birthday here tomorrow morning. Once a b**ch, always a b**ch.
Harry will be like a zoo raised animal released into the wilds here in the US. If the RF love him at all, they will try to pry him loose from Megs. It's usually best to let people make their own decisions, but Harry on his own in the US with Megs doesn't sound healthy for him.
Why would he become an American citizen if they're living in Canada? Or even in Los Angeles?
Wowsier...guess Hollywood won't be calling anytime soon, at least not with any plum roles for Megster and Ophra will walk away from that Harry documentary as fast as a California wildfire.
I was thinking this! No longer under the protection of BP etc. I think there is a chance.
Dickie Arbiter: I’m sorry and disappointed by their decision.
Chris Ship: how do they become financially independent? What happens to the Sussex foundation? Does Meghan go back to acting? Does Harry give up his place in the line of succession? Basically, too many questions.
Richard Palmer: was trying to figure out why yesterday’s visit wasn’t in court circular and then said the palace press offices aren’t answering journalists calls today (before announcement). Then just gave the news that they are stepping back and will split time between U.K. and North America
Gert’s Royals: nothing yet
Richard Eden: what a scoop this turned out to be (reference dan Wooton). What is it about American divorces and The BRF? In the space of a few months, the queen had sacked her second son and her grandson quit, who is next?
Dan Wooton: prince Harry and Meghan planning a move to Canada for a significant portion of the year. I’ll have many mire world exclusive details of this royal bombshell tomorrow in the sun
If that's true it really annoys me. Round the clock security is easily the biggest expense the royals incur and it's paid 100% by the British taxpayer. If they're no longer making a contribution (not that they ever really were but never mind) to British public life, why should this expense be covered by taxpayers? The York sisters don't get taxpayr funded security anymore so why shoudl they?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7866123/Piers-Morgan-accuses-Meghan-Markle-spitting-Prince-Harry-Royal-Family.html
They will divorce and she will suck him empty. He already looks lost.
2/ Do you remember this blind gossip : https://blindgossip.com/bring-me-my-numbers/
I have checked the stats concerning @KensingtonPalace IG & @sussexroyal IG since a while (before that blind gossip).
Since the announcement they are to step back, @sussexroyal IG won 100 000 followers.
MM knew that she would in the position to pass @KensingtonPalace IG by February because of their stunning announcement and their upcoming news.
3/ Pity party II starts now : in the next few hours and days, we'll see a number of A+ list who will explain us :
- they're brave to step back,
- MM has been bullied from day one,
- British people & tabloids are racists...
>>>DM is breaking down their money and they have plenty of money if this is true. It says they will lose 2 million of many millions a year.<<<
2 million pounds from the Sovereign Grant might be a relative drop in the bucket, but what if Charles cuts them off from the Duchy funding as well? That fund is for the Prince of Wales to support his family members--*at his discretion*--I don't think it's constitutionally required for Charles to support his non-working waster of a son and his spendthrift non-British wife out of those funds.
Maybe Charles has finally grown a steel pair and said 'No mas'. Harry's behavior, along with Meghan, tarnishes the whole family, but Charles is getting the brunt for being the one supposed to bring his kid and his kid's wife to heel. Money is the only way to do this, since appealing to decorum, decency, duty and affection have failed.
Harry will still have his trust fund from Diana, a sizeable sum. But how long do you suppose it will take for them to blow through his money ..40 million pounds, is it? . .the way she spends? If he invests in even one piece of property and some flash cars, that's going to put a serious dent in it. Then, there's her expensive taste in designer clothing and jewelry. I bet she could drop 2 million pounds in a week if she put her mind to it. I doubt they will be living large on Duchy funds until William is King--that might be 20 years in the future. I think the penalties are going to be much more immediate.
Have just checked SussexRoyal on Instagram. There is a reference at the bottom of the post saying "For more information, please visit sussexroyal.com (link in bio)".
Checked and it is a parked site, when you click on it says bad gateway.
I hope Mucky is prevented from running a website around the name Sussex Royal, and using it to merch and exploit the RF and the title (if they RF is silly enough to allow her to keep the title).
Title or no title she is nobody without the full access to the royal family. She has diminished value to the hypocrites of Hollywood or the whole world. She was not successful as an embassy employee, she was a z-list actress, she failed as humanitarian and now she failed as a royal. She is toxic and she will only get those who need her money from now on.
Her social climbing in record time is something to behold. Mad skills.
I agree. It's like the Wicked Witch of the West, soon all that will be left is a pair of scuffed, oversized stilettos. I hope anyway.
My first impression: They want to have their cake and eat it too. They aren't going to be "senior royals", so they no longer have to endure being told what to do, and can do their own thing. This is a big FU to the people of Great Britain and the RF and they know it. So to make up for that, they aren't going to take *as much* taxpayer money...they are setting up a "charitable foundation" which in reality will be The Clinton Foundation 2.0., in other words "pay for play" and skimming 95% of the donations for "expenses."
IMO, this has *always* been Meghan's endgame.
So many comments about how could she get her wardrobe and manners so wrong?
Easy, she did it on purpose, but always subtly..."look Harry, how mean everyone is to
Me."
Second impression: The insta announcement was to pre-empt the truth. Maybe she even negotiated that they could break the news.
Spin and more spin.
Other thoughts:
Archie has never been referred to Prince Archie before,
I think the BRF has proof Archie is not hers or that she faked the pregnancy.
People will be rightfully angry about the expense of Frogmore.
She was saying goodbye to Grenfall Kitchen and the National Theater. I don't think we will see her back in the U.K. once she leaves again.
I think their titles must absolutely be stripped, in order to cut off their ability to monetize them.
Main treatment in the UK Mail has lots of the financial breakdown. Harry seems to get 2 million per year. They can live on this while trying to get their Sussex Foundation off the ground. This foundation will not be a success.
They can live in Canada most of the year and come to the UK sporadically to perform some Royal duties while living at Froggies Moor. In Canada, Meghan will be thousands of miles away from Royal scrutiny and discipline so maybe she can really get her merching and foundation efforts off the ground. Vancouver area is ideal because it is close to Hollywood and Los Angeles. While 4,715 miles from London, England. Vancouver is 1,078 miles from Los Angeles.
Charles and Queen will continue to pay the Harry allowance/2 million per year. Of course H&M will keep their Royal titles. They need them for merching and their foundation. To a certain extent their arrangement will continue same as before...But they will live in Canada for most of the year. And how can Charles deny them this, when it is for their mental health? And of course the race card will be pulled out every few months, as why they could not continue living in the UK.
Also expect one or two Commonwealth tours per year. This will be the main Royal duties they perform. In Canada Meghan will be keeping busy with her money making efforts.... But what the heck will Harry to with all that time on his hands?
>>>And her parting shot? Announcing at at 7pm here in the UK, so it blows Catherine off the front pages for her birthday here tomorrow morning. Once a b**ch, always a b**ch.<<<
Yes, but imagine the partying that is going to ensue chez Anmer Hall at this news! Kate will be too busy luxuriating in a fountain of Sugar Babies to care that her picture isn't in the papers for her birthday. This is the best news of her life barring her wedding and the birth of her children.
"I was having a squint at the photos and in one particular photo Hazzard seems to be very concerned with whomever he is looking at, and Megatron is looking in the same direction and there is fear there. Not sure why, but very odd".
Just a note from TwitterChat, Toronto Papers' tweets threatened attendance at Canada House yesterday.
As TP's taunting tweets are said to be directed specifically at MM, their having personal knowledge of each other, perhaps, just perhaps TP is real and not the wind up merchant some of us believe.
Maybe MM and PH saw that familiar, unexpected and unwelcome face in the small crowd of onlookers outside Canada House? That might explain their disquiet and his long face afterwards!
Just says discussions are at an early stage. we understand their desire to take a different approach but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through
Do they have enough power and cachet to do fundraising on the level of other celebrities?
Meghan does bring the drama! If I recall Harry appeared to have a good working relationship with the Cambridge's and he was very popular with the British public. I wonder what Meghan's end game is? She appears to have a " my way or the highway attitude."
Yes, good luck with Sussex Royal now. Nobody important is going to be taking their calls now.
Maybe the divorce is already in the pipeline, and the monies will cease for *Her* in that event. Harry may be allowed to return to London and resume his HRH and perks, but only after a cooling off period to allow his family to be less angry.
Her perfectionism NPD is so high that's probably a big reason why the shots of the baby are so sparse and convoluted. She doesn't want anyone to notice his eye. My friend had that and had to wear glasses to correct it starting when she was a baby.
Credit to Nutty for gently putting out the head's up on the Harkle departure a bit early.
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/stepping-back-harry-and-meghans-bombshell-announcement/news-story/f6d3895967d8f6f42e719251765640bb
I think this is clearly them being turfed and this is a PR move to save face. I agree with previous comments that the "splitting time between UK and USA" is a excuse for the numerous times we see them live separately. There is definitely much more to this and we will see that come out more as time goes on.
Now just wait for a Goop style site by sparkles in her attempt to be a "brand"
Her social climbing in record time is something to behold. Mad skills.
Ugh...actually Meghan doesn't have "Mad skills" She is just effing MAD, like in mad cow (which I thought started in the UK). Come to think of it it she is Mad and a Cow. bwaaa bwaaa haa haaa!
Just says discussions are at an early stage. we understand their desire to take a different approach but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through"
So basically they blindsided the palace.
Meghan - yes it was her not dumb Harry - issued her statement without consulting the people who have given her everything. So typical.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51040751
Analysis in part
“Close up, it was painfully clear that there were great chunks of the job they simply could not stand.
Both of them appeared to come alive with the crowds. But Harry hated the cameras and was visibly bored by the ceremonial.
And though Meghan was often the consummate professional, at times her impatience with the everyday slog of the role sometimes broke through.
She said she didn't want to become a voiceless figurehead; but when she raised her voice, she found criticism waiting for her.
They both made their feelings known in the 2019 interview with ITV's Tom Bradby.
But beyond the detail, what was so shocking was how unhappy they both seemed. The sun-drenched wedding of the year before seemed like a dream; here were two people visibly struggling with their lives and positions.
There are far more questions than answers; what will their new role be? Where will they live, and who will pay for it? What relationship will they have with the rest of the Royal Family?
And there's the institutional question. What does this mean for the Royal Family?
It comes just a few months after Prince Andrew stepped back from his duties. Some might see this as the slimmed-down monarchy that the 21st century needs.
But Harry and Meghan reached people that other royals didn't.
They were part of the reinvention and refreshing of the institution. This was not the way anyone would have planned its future.
Presentational grey line
Former Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter suggested the decision showed Prince Harry's "heart ruling his head".
He told the BBC the "massive press onslaught" when their son Archie was born may have played a part in the decision.
And he compared the move to Edward VIII's abdication in 1936 in order to marry twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
"That is the only other precedent, but there's been nothing like this in modern times," Mr Arbiter said.
Yeah, I don't see she has 'mad skills'. Look at the idiot man-child she bagged. Hardly a savvy tech billionaire. She's just a grifter who got lucky.
But... this announcement just doesn't "feel" right. Smells like MM jumped the gun with releasing the Big News, surprising everyone over at BP, CH and KP, HMTQ and even PH. I wonder if there were some phone calls made when they got home from Canada House last night, and neither MM nor PH liked what was said. So, Miss-Duchess got bent out of shape and decided to handle things her way and released the announcement, without giving respect to HMTQ and allowing her/BP to make the announcement. Sheesh. What a piece of work MM is. Good luck, Harry, you're going to NNNEEEEEDDD it!
“BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the couple have "considerable savings" including Harry's inheritance from Princess Diana's estate and the money Meghan earned as an actress.
But, asked over whether they might get jobs, he added: "There is a problem for members of the Royal Family - relatively senior ones, even if they say they're no longer senior - getting jobs, because they are seen to monetise their brand and you run into a whole host of questions about conflict of interest".
He added that we are now in "wait and see mode" as to whether this new model of being a royal can work - "or if this is really a staging post for them to leave the Royal Family".