Prince Harry appeared today in Edinburgh, Scotland, to promote his rather formless "Travalyst" project, ahead of a busy week for the Susssex duo. (And perhaps trio - nobody seems to know whether or not Archie will make an appearance.)
Harry is supposed to hit Abbey Road studios tomorrow to record a charity single with Jon Bon Jovi, a single that absolutely no one asked for. I've got nothing against Bon Jovi, who I think has aged very well, but who wants to hear Harry sing?
Probably not the Invictus soldiers the record will supposedly benefit. These are men and women who have made enormous sacrifices for their country, only to see their founder and patron jack the whole thing in to live in luxury someplace else.
The Invictus chorus will also perform on the song, and Bon Jovi has an eager fan base among ladies in his age group, but really - who else is going to buy this thing? Or stream it?
Probably not patriotic Brits, who have had enough of the Sussexes. And I don't think Bon Jovi is a big draw for the younger generation. If the Invictus people wanted some serious sales, they should have brought in BTS or Post Malone.
He was papped at the train station looking surprised by the photographer, and the mechanics of that interest me.
Did he book the paps? Did Meg?
What about the informal agreement that Royals are not subject to unscheduled paparazzi photos? Harry is, after all, still a Royal for four more weeks.
On March 5, Harry is back (temporarily) supporting the military again, appearing at the Endeavor Awards, given to wounded veterans who have taken on extreme sports challenges like mountain climbing.
Two years ago, this might have been a good fit for Harry. Now, not so much. It'll be interesting to gauge the energy level of these tough, highly-motivated injured soldiers when they meet their runaway leader.
Meg may also attend, although I'm sure they couldn't care less. Vain, self-centered, and certainly not self-sacrificing, she's not really the military type.
This was just hours after her famous quote to CNN about how she and Harry had "single-handedly modernized the monarchy."
It would be hard to top that, although Meg had someone leak to the Daily Mail today that she feels "picked on."
And it's questionable whether Meg will show up at all to the Mountbatten Awards, because this is not a crowd that can be trusted not to "boo" her.
This is Harry's final engagement as Captain General of the Royal Marines, and it would rather spoil it to have to defend his wife from the very British citizens which God supposedly has appointed his family to command.
If I were Meg, I'd limit myself to controllable events like the injured soldiers, who are honorable enough to at least greet her politely while complaining behind her back.
This is interesting only to see how many of Meg's "woke" followers are still interested in having her support their cause.
After the Sussexes' bitchy note released over the weekend, it may be dawning on even the most rabid Meg fans that the problem is not the 'racist' British media or the 'racist' Royal family or the 'racist' British public, but Meg herself.
Edward Enniful of Vogue is still singing Meg's praises, so maybe he can help her find a good feminist place to appear.
That'll be a happy group of people.
Let's see if Meg can top her dress from last year, which was a spectacularly inappropriate "chains" pattern, never a good idea when both countries you represent have been involved in the slave trade exploiting many parts of the Commonwealth.
Harry is supposed to hit Abbey Road studios tomorrow to record a charity single with Jon Bon Jovi, a single that absolutely no one asked for. I've got nothing against Bon Jovi, who I think has aged very well, but who wants to hear Harry sing?
Probably not the Invictus soldiers the record will supposedly benefit. These are men and women who have made enormous sacrifices for their country, only to see their founder and patron jack the whole thing in to live in luxury someplace else.
The Invictus chorus will also perform on the song, and Bon Jovi has an eager fan base among ladies in his age group, but really - who else is going to buy this thing? Or stream it?
Probably not patriotic Brits, who have had enough of the Sussexes. And I don't think Bon Jovi is a big draw for the younger generation. If the Invictus people wanted some serious sales, they should have brought in BTS or Post Malone.
Papped in the train station
Harry's showed up last night in Edinburgh after ostentatiously taking a train there to prove he doesn't fly everywhere by private jet, although I had to wonder if he was granted a private train car. No London North Eastern Railway 36 pound specials for him.He was papped at the train station looking surprised by the photographer, and the mechanics of that interest me.
Did he book the paps? Did Meg?
What about the informal agreement that Royals are not subject to unscheduled paparazzi photos? Harry is, after all, still a Royal for four more weeks.
6 days off
After the Bon Jovi single is recorded, Harry has 6 days off before his next engagement, and it would be interesting to know how he will use it. Meet with friends? He's cut off most of them. Meet with family? Bea and Eugenie, at least, wouldn't be too pleased to see him, and William is travelling to Ireland with Kate. Maybe pay his respects to Prince Philip?On March 5, Harry is back (temporarily) supporting the military again, appearing at the Endeavor Awards, given to wounded veterans who have taken on extreme sports challenges like mountain climbing.
Two years ago, this might have been a good fit for Harry. Now, not so much. It'll be interesting to gauge the energy level of these tough, highly-motivated injured soldiers when they meet their runaway leader.
Meg may also attend, although I'm sure they couldn't care less. Vain, self-centered, and certainly not self-sacrificing, she's not really the military type.
Boos at the Royal Albert Hall?
Meg is also supposed to come along to the Mountbatten Music Awards at Royal Albert Hall, the site of her odd appearance in late October, when she did a victory lap through the crowd wearing a giant wig and a Barney-the-Dinosaur-colored purple dress.This was just hours after her famous quote to CNN about how she and Harry had "single-handedly modernized the monarchy."
It would be hard to top that, although Meg had someone leak to the Daily Mail today that she feels "picked on."
And it's questionable whether Meg will show up at all to the Mountbatten Awards, because this is not a crowd that can be trusted not to "boo" her.
This is Harry's final engagement as Captain General of the Royal Marines, and it would rather spoil it to have to defend his wife from the very British citizens which God supposedly has appointed his family to command.
If I were Meg, I'd limit myself to controllable events like the injured soldiers, who are honorable enough to at least greet her politely while complaining behind her back.
International Women's Day
Meg is also supposed to make an appearance commemorating International Women's Day on March 8, although no details have been announced.This is interesting only to see how many of Meg's "woke" followers are still interested in having her support their cause.
After the Sussexes' bitchy note released over the weekend, it may be dawning on even the most rabid Meg fans that the problem is not the 'racist' British media or the 'racist' Royal family or the 'racist' British public, but Meg herself.
Edward Enniful of Vogue is still singing Meg's praises, so maybe he can help her find a good feminist place to appear.
Spectacularly inappropriate dress
Finally, on May 9 the Sussexes are scheduled to appear at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminister Abbey with all of the family members they've been leaking poison about for the past six? ten? 24? months.That'll be a happy group of people.
Let's see if Meg can top her dress from last year, which was a spectacularly inappropriate "chains" pattern, never a good idea when both countries you represent have been involved in the slave trade exploiting many parts of the Commonwealth.
What are you most looking forward to during the week ahead? What are you dreading?
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1) seeing how the crowds react to Harry. (Personally I cancelled my booking.com account because of travalyst...)
2) seeing how the crowds react to MM, if she shows.
3) playing the guessing game of what MM will do (if she shows) to upstage any and all Royals (including her husband)
4) the excuses given for why Archie couldn't come and see his grandpa (security? Royals have the best in the world; coronovirus? If parents are traveling they can bring it home as easily as he could catch it on a plane and the Queen has the best physicians in UK--to include obstetricians but apparently they weren't good enough for MM)
5) trying to figure out MMs great contributions to humanity, women, etc. when she's been hiding in Canada or on maternity leave for the last year.
- re-reading the latest batsh*t crazy article in the DM on how Meg is picked on. I can't pick my jaw up off the floor after that one- psycho!!
- some sort of response by the royal family to that article- maybe they can have "friends" leak how they're really feeling.
- seeing her pit stains in whatever garment she shows up in. Although honestly, I can't see her showing up anywhere in the UK.
- seeing Archie? Dare to dream- would love to see the little gaffer. Where is Archie?! Does he even live with HAMS?
- more leaks by Meghan to the DM.
I think Megs will find a way to do something with Vogue's event going on that week (if I remember correctly).
As for Harry, I think he's going to really feel the heat from the Military and Invictus about his behavior and the current situation. It appears neither the Military or Invictus are keen on having Harry represent them any longer. They probably see all of this, especially the recording bit, as a cash grab or "good PR." It's disingenuous. People aren't stupid, no matter what Megs and Harry try to assume. They're not going to get the warm, fuzzy accord they presume they're going to get.
I want to see Archie to really see what he looks like in comparison to the other versions but I doubt he will be produced. In one way I would be glad because if he did materialize I wouldn't want any good press that would be attributed to his parents.
I would like to have some hard hitting articles in the media. I applaud the Daily Mail for their effort despite Meg's lawsuit. I want Meg's inner circle to be quoted saying something that would backfire on them both. Please Meg do it again! You truly are your worst enemy!
This is getting serious.
I'm betting Meghan's a no show at the events. She's a coward and she'll leave Harry to deal with the embarrassment of facing the family they've been torching.
There’s nothing remotely sincere with his return or what engagements he has pre-planned. 🙄
If Megs dares shows her face as well, I fully expect booing and more. They have zero respect for their role, their families and his country. 🤨
The free-loading, self-entitled pair should just stay away, at least we know that’s how they really feel. This is just pantomime and nothing less.😖
The new Daily Mail article "from a friend" (that is, from Meg) spells it all out. Meg is backing off very fast from what was written, and trying to pretend she wasn't taking on the Queen. That's right, the days of do whatever you want are over. You're nothing, the Queen is the monarch. And a beloved monarch. That Meg didn't have the impulse control to resist lashing out at the Queen shows you everything about her embarrassing 'whip smart' fraudulence. She's an idiot, and that includes her amateurish attempts at PR.
I feel bad for Bon Jovi. He used to be fairly cool. But that was 25 years ago. I saw a headline the other day about how his new album is going to talk about politics or something. Dude, you're almost 60 years old. No offense, but no one cares at all.
Bon Jovi is probably the 'natural level' of celebrity that the Harkles will end up hanging out with. Similar to Alex Rodriguez and JLo. Kind of B-list or past-their-prime people who are looking to glom onto the Harkles for mutual benefit.
Very happy to see the Queen firmly back in control of matters. I think it's all downhill from here for the Harkles. They'll have some moments, sure, but the truth is no one cares about them and they'll soon be replaced with another celebrity of the day as the cycle moves on.
One final thing. Someone at LSA made a great point. They said that they felt the Harkles are likely hitting places like Stanford to try to find an idea to steal (to try to make their own). That makes perfect sense. That is, these trips may be less about potential partnerships and more about the Harkles trying to snatch a concept for themselves. That kind of thing happens all the time, and the Harkles are exactly the type of people to pull such a move.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8047051/Meghan-says-Harry-picked-restrictions-payback.html is now the lead article in the DM/ US edition.
The free-loading, self-entitled pair should just stay away, at least we’d know that’s how they really feel. This is just pantomime and nothing less.😖
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Megan is stealing headlines from her own husband.. as "her friends" leak stories about them being picked on the same day as his Travelyst meeting.
She really is certifiable.
On another note, Gayle King has had quite a fall from grace. She took a shellacking as moderator of the DNC debate last night, on top of her comments about Kobe which caused her to get death threats and the bad press because of her association with the JP Morgan/Harry speech. She truly has been markled.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1247792/meghan-markle-news-prince-harry-queen-sussex-royal-branding-independence-deal
Today Prince Harry was away from Meghan as he embarked on one of his final royal engagements before the couple officially cease being working royals on March 31.
The Duke of Sussex gave a speech on sustainable travel to delegates in Edinburgh, where he insisted on being called “Harry” rather than “Your Royal Highness”.
Ayesha Hazarika, the host of the event in the Scottish capital, told the gathering: "He's made it clear that we are all just to call him Harry."
According to the royal insider, Meghan had no plans of joining Harry in the public spotlight and instead went to London.
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Sorry I posted without seeing your posted link on the last thread. Here is a quote:
"Then there's the whole carbon offsetting industry. To cancel out a return first class flight from Vancouver, Harry would need to plant 100 trees. To offset all the flights to and from Vancouver he and Meghan have undertaken individually and together, you can probably stick a zero on that. According to the scientific journal Nature, the global tourism industry accounts for 4.5 gigatonnes of CO2 every year, the equivalent of planting 450 million trees.There are roughly 70,000 trees per square kilometre of the Amazon rainforest. It would therefore require 6,428 sq km, annually, to offset the global travel industry.
And that business produces 8% of our global carbon footprint. So to offset the remaining 92%, according to the back of this envelope, would take 5.6bn trees and 80,350 sq km, which is a land mass slightly bigger than the Czech Republic. Every. Year."
So, is Harry and his Travalyst buddies going to plant a Czech Republic size area of trees every year, year in and year out and increasing amount as time goes on...a big fat "NO". Their effort at voluntary pollution reducing activity is not going to work and they won't do carbon offsets (plant trees) which is not the optimum way to address the CO2 problem. Besides my scientific opinion is that Particulate Matter Air Pollution (especially PM 2.5 micron in size) causes hundreds of thousands of deaths and disability the world over and is a greater finite human threat than the greenhouse gas problem.
https://www.who.int/gho/phe/outdoor_air_pollution
Globally, air pollution it is estimated to cause about 29% of lung cancer deaths, 43% of COPD deaths, about 25% of ischaemic heart disease deaths and 24% of stroke deaths. Particulate matter pollution is an environmental health problem that affects people worldwide, but low- and middle-income countries disproportionately experience this burden.
EXCLUSIVE: Living the high life! Harry and Meghan's $18m luxury Vancouver Island home is surrounded by 'potential weed farms', 'cannabis lounges' and a nearby poultry plant is being turned into a marijuana factory
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Vancouver Island home is surrounded by 'potential weed farms', DailyMail.com can disclose
Just down the road from their $18m rental home, a disused chicken factory will soon be leased out to cannabis farmers
Entrepreneurs are swarming British Columbia's Saanich District ever since Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018
While local protesters have tried to block the move, their royal neighbors may not be as quick to voice disapproval
Prince Harry reportedly admitted to smoking weed and at Meghan's wedding to first husband Trevor Engelson, her gift bags included marijuana and she boasted of serving joints at the reception, according to leaked emails seen by The Sun
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8038469/Harry-Meghans-18m-luxury-Vancouver-Island-home-surrounded-potential-weed-farms.html
Very much agree that the Harkles appear to want to scam other peoples' ideas and pass them off as their own. That is pure grifter stuff, and would fit their poor credentials profile perfectly. That's the problem with the duo - they have no inherent talent and thus have to connive to try to find ways to be meaningful.
Happy to see that Gayle King got markled. She's a hack, as Oprah is. Two more grifters running their scam.
What William has set up (Earthshot prize) is likely to have more success as it invites humans to be innovative and tackle the impossible by coming up with solutions to clean up the mess.
Harry's partnership with the travel industry is odd in that these partners are corporate entities, i.e. they need people to travel in order to bring in the profits. Partnering with Harry in Travalyst is just a way to put up a smokescreen of wokeness in a world that has gone hysterical about carbon emissions (actually, for Harry as well).
The hole in the ozone layer was reduced by banning the use of CFCs (most countries voluntarily did so). Here is an article about that campaign and its success:
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ozone-hole-is-finally-closing-up
The harm that carbon emissions from air travel cause can only be reduced/eliminated by two things: stop air travel (the travel industry are not going to do that) or find an innovative way to 'clean up' the carbon emissions (Travalyst is not trying to do that at all because planting trees is not a solution). The few woke people who are going to reduce carbon-emitting travel are going to make no difference at all.
I wonder if Harry and Megsy are getting a payout or some other compensation like free flights?
This from a blogger at Datalounge a gay website that is dedicated to " gossip and pointless bitchery":
The friend added: 'Meghan is going straight to London, not Edinburgh because that's Harry's thing. She said she and Harry will continue to rise above jealousy and pettiness and focus on the good they are creating.'
BWAH HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
—HM the Queen
"If I were Meg, I'd limit myself to controllable events like the injured soldiers, who are honorable enough to at least greet her politely while complaining behind her back."
I'm not as confident as you that at least one veteran may still be respectful towards Harry,but I think Rachel may be made to feel quite uncomfortable.
William knows they will soon be gone. He is going to be around for a while ... Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince of Wales, King.
Getting publicity for official visits does help to 'highlight' an organisation/initiative, but the biggest benefit is for royals to connect one-on-one (essential for good relations) and to become more informed about what is happening 'on the ground' in the country and elsewhere.
Increasingly when William and Kate want publicity for a cause, they make a specific post on IG, make a video, choose a high-profile event to make a speech.
Most of the work that William and Kate do is behind the scenes.
Mother of Sorrows, I just cannot believe the stupidity at work here. This really is a declaration of open warfare - after articles outlining the monstrous cost of affording the nonworking, nonresident royals the "security" Meghan thinks they're entitled to.
What's her game here? Sheer spite even if it costs her the rest of the title and style match?!
People who keep asking why these threads keep appearing - well, this is why.
Blame it on Meghan's Mouth.
You really, REALLY couldn't make it up.
"If I were Meg, I'd limit myself to controllable events ..."
Who would benefit by her presence?
I totally agree! I didn’t buy any of the article, just another propaganda PR piece by the dubious duo. 😏😒🙄
"Archie, or pretend SA Archie, will either be unaccounted for (can't have him flying on a plane with corona around) or held as some kind of shield for the rotten veggies and eggs."
Agreed but my point was that this is really a lame excuse. He will be just as exposed if his parents or their RPOs are exposed on said airplane--they'd bring the "germs" back with them.
@luxem:
"On another note, Gayle King has had quite a fall from grace. She took a shellacking as moderator of the DNC debate last night, on top of her comments about Kobe which caused her to get death threats and the bad press because of her association with the JP Morgan/Harry speech. She truly has been markled."
I agree! I watched the debates (required wine) and all I could think was how inept GK was as a moderator. It was almost embarrassing to watch her flounder--almost ;) .
Meghan Mouth is a good name for a blog.
Documenting the slovenly one's hoof -in - mouth disease
The best thing a loving family can do for someone in Harry's situation is to offer full support, and the BRF may be considering this as a deliberate strategy. If Harry can feel genuine love from those that genuinely love him, he can have a chanced to find the strength to get himself away from Meghan's claws.
There's no doubt in my mind that they want Harry back, and her gone. For his own good and that of the Crown.
I also think that the truth about Archie is close to being revealed. The RF may even allow the leak to get the ball rolling on demolishing this Sussex farce.
Brilliant point from posters about H&M trying to steal ideas in Stanford and JPM! I’d go one step further and say H&M were looking for people to collaborate with to get projects going. They need minions to come up with ideas, do the grunt work, and H&M take the glory by being the faces of the project.
As for Bon Jovi and “just” Harry, that collab really does make “H” look extremely past his prime. He’s just 35 and it’s like he is a big fuddy-duddy. The standard for vintage is 20 years and older. So, H&M still rehashing the 80s-90s is very lame. That time period is nostalgic for Millennials but even the 90s reboots and fashion callbacks has tapered out. H&M are extremely behind the curve.
Perhaps Harry has found his niche and voice, so to say. I just visualized him performing in Tosca with Pavarotti...
As for Megsy no self-respecting woman will want to share a stage with her after the extraordinary attack on the Queen. I often growl at HM but I still respect her absolute dedication to duty. "Whether my life be long or short it shall be devoted to your service" she said when she was very young and she stuck to her words. And I salute her for this.
H&M are not on brand for Post Malone. Ed Sheeran is a weird blip and I think he probably already regrets it.
The tight schedule for their new comeback aside, BTS comes from a culture with strict social rules about how family and elders are treated. Just being born one year later than someone automatically requires you to be respectful and obedient to your elder. The members have endured serious physical and mental abuse from their elders without batting an eye. What H&M have done to the Markles and the BRF is considered outrageous and if not the boys, their staff and label BigHit would never want to touch H&M.
BTS reveres cultural institutions. If contacted, I could see BTS doing something for HMTQ, PC, and the Cambridges. Never the Sussexes!
I want to offer my condolences on your aunt's passing! I had thought of her ever since you first mentioned her situation. God Bless You both!
I figure the Bon Jovi thing is an MM idea. Hook Just Plain Hairy up with any A-list American singer for some fluff song, with the goal of it being for American PR/American audience. She has always wanted the American market-that has always been her long-term goal. In her mind, this is one way to get some of that. "We're cool! Look, H is singing with Bon Jovi! And for the Troops!"
If I didn’t show my colors yet, I’m a huge ARMY! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
She is a disaster. And we were warned by her whole family! How Shakespearen.
Her obsession with cutesy Instagram stunts, the latest one is the party hat mess, is tiresome and completely inappropriate for the RF. Remember when that Instagram quiz was taken down almost immediately?
'Whoever is briefing on Meghan’s behalf in the US managed to knock down coverage of Harry’s engagement in Edinburgh today. Maybe I am missing something but that doesn’t seem like smart PR.'
From Richard Palmer ... here's a hint on the who, Richard: Meghan.
Observe someone with NPD fully out of control!
Domino's, for example, wants you to buy their pizza. They can't have rich spokespeople like MM railing in the DM every few days.
https://the-best-soap-opera-ever.tumblr.com/post/611056790893903872/the-duke-of-cambridge-visited-the-beacon-project
Like others before me, I'd like to see video from more reputable sources.
If HMTQ could be in a train car with her nephew just after he has publicly dissed her and the entire family at Diana's funeral (they were all going to the burial), my money is on her for being able to act within character should she meet up with M ... or H.
And, I kind of agree that I could see her be a no show (for some reason) because she appears to be good for not being around people she's not agreeing with
Congratulations @Ozmanda! My best wishes to you for the new job. I hope things get safer and happier for you and everyone Down Under! In addition to the snark, maybe we can get on that whiteboard and timeline all these H&M shenanigans. I think us Nutties can get cracking on the enigma that is Archie.
They are cancer now and can't pull anyone relevant in. I'm surprised they got Bon Jovi, but he likely doesn't know or perhaps care that everything they touch rots.
>What are you most looking forward to during the week ahead?
I'd like the palace to respond, but it is unlikely. There will be a response, but it will be subtle and indirect, served cold perhaps
>What are you dreading?
Frustration of waiting for the palace to do something.
The reliable intuitive tarot readers I follow all stick to what they picked up: that Meghan was pregnant and did give birth (and the child does exist and is with them, when they are not hopping on a plane), BUT she did not enjoy the experience at all and she did a lot of 'playing up' and misleading (aka lying).
However, there is something strange going on ... if they try to do a reading on Archie, they are blocked. Now there is a limit to what you can read on a baby/infant/toddler/child, but for the Cambridge children they have no problem in reading emerging personality traits and relationship with close family members. But with Archie, there is a block - they cannot pick up anything. Isn't that odd?
My favourite tarot reader says she may try to do a channelled reading to see if she can get past that block or find out what is causing it (but she is trying to figure out what is going on with the Sussexes at present so I don't think that channelling will be soon).
By the way, they can all easily access information on Meghan and Harry as parents, but nothing at all for Archie.
Ouch! The Daily Express produces a plethora of pr Sussex articles, so the criticism in this one is interesting (they looked for the negative comments).
1. 'Harry, 35, is officially known as the Earl of Dumbarton when he is in Scotland.' Eek, just call me Harry!
2. Sustainable tourism is a concept that is deeply entrenched in Africa, where it has been practised for years (sustainable means preserve wildlife, habitats and culture while bringing an economic benefit to the locals, and, yes, there are hundreds of eco-friendly lodges and camps it is just the flying to get there that builds a carbon footprint). Yet, I doubt that he consulted anyone there nor partnered with anyone there.
3. That IG post has one too many dangling prepositions, and one is too many!
Haven't they already been booed somewhere? Some fancy looking indoor event where she's wearing a navy blue dress and hat? RAH, maybe?
As for Meghan, I think she will use the coronavirus situation not to come, especially as the school George and Charlotte is on coronavirus lockdown. She made a huge mistake disrespecting our beloved Queen who understands that she represents the British people.
I hope you have a full recovery, and grow from strength to strength every day.
In that last diatribe from Meghan (see their website), she says that they are now not going ahead with the Sussex Royal Foundation (and claims they were never going to set up a foundation!), so what happens to WMX Trading Limited if its only shareholder is The Sussex Royal Foundation?
Royals use their royal titles even if it is not an official royal engagement. Even though he may not use HRH and was not officially representing the Queen, he is still Prince Harry, he still has the three titles the Queen gifted him, and he is still 6th (for now) in line to the throne. It came across as petulant rather than humble.
The year review comes across as a probationary period to see if they behave themselves and uphold the values of HMTQ. The titles can still be removed as they are a gift.
>>>2. Sustainable tourism is a concept that is deeply entrenched in Africa, where it has been practised for years (sustainable means preserve wildlife, habitats and culture while bringing an economic benefit to the locals, and, yes, there are hundreds of eco-friendly lodges and camps it is just the flying to get there that builds a carbon footprint).<<<
Actually there is a carbon footprint on a lot of activities besides air travel!! Here is a simple explanation: Greenhouse gases, including the carbon-containing gases carbon dioxide and methane, can be emitted through the burning of fossil fuels, land clearance and the production and consumption of food, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, transportation and other services.
So anyone associated with tourism is contributing to the carbon footprint if they drive vehicles (ticket agents, airline personnel driving their cars to/fro from work, any driving by the multitude of people such as safari workers, camp workers, hotel workers, taxi drivers, suppliers, govt. staff. rental car agency staff, buses, also any activity requiring the generation of electricity, etc...so Harry is not tackling the problem from an effective standpoint. It has been reported that it would be better to reduce emissions from vehicular use rather than airplanes. As an Air Quality scientist I think Harry's Travalyst is not tackling the worst pollutant and even if he wanted to eliminate greenhouse gases, airplane emissions is not the worst culprit.
I think Travalyst is much like trying to control gun registration and permitting in America thinking it is going to reduce mass shootings. It sounds good on paper but in reality it won't do much. travalyst is so 'woke' in a feel-good sort of way. The few 'woke' uber rich may alter their travel mode (if they even check the scorecard) but the vast majority of travelers will continue to book airline flights for their vacations based on cost and convenience.
https://harrymarkle.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/harry-dumbarton-reads-a-script-at-the-travalyst-conference/
The following, from that post, is interesting but questionable (if you do not know the person personally, how can you be sure that they are not making up a story - heck, even people I know personally make up stories).
'Incidentally on my private Facebook group, a member was visiting the said area where the Sussex duo are allegedly staying and there is no sign of paparazzi, security, and even the extra barriers put in place have been removed. It looks like they have left or have out stayed their welcome, so they must be in search of the kindness of a friend who is too afraid to say ‘no’ to them,'
Just wanted to make sure everybody got that.
Since flying produces more carbon emissions, as the world's population increases and more people fly, those carbon emissions increase exponentially. There is talk of reducing carbon emissions from planes and reducing them altogether eventually. In the meanwhile, do we put a stop to all activities that pollute in any way or do we find an innovative way to lessen, if not eliminate, the harm those activities produce? Harry's initiative does not seem to be able to do either.
Harry seems to have embroiled himself in a complex issue that has no easy and clear solutions.
All of the partners will take their standard commission for anything booked through the site. I was in the travel industry for many years, so that doesn't bother me.
What is troubling is that the sussexes seem to be positioning travalyst is part of the Sussex Royal Foundation, which doesn't exist. Is this then a charitable endeavour for Harry? What Is the charity, and how does it get paid?
My guess is that anyone who makes a booking through the site, and everyone who provides services, or advertises will kick something back to Harry.
If the sussexes were smart, and we know they aint, they would move quickly to draw a line between charity and business on this one. They are so rapidly losing traction that anything even slightly dodgy -seeming is going to sink them.
Which is fine for the sussexes. But once again, the RF will suffer more embarrassment and scandal....
My comment upthread was specifically dealing with emissions associated with ecotourism. For example do not ecotourists rely on vehicles at their destinations when they are not flying, and people providing for the tourists need to use vehicles along with electricity used at ecotourist locations etc.. So the vehicular emissions (not planes) represent a huge if not more of an emission pollutant problem that Harry overlooks. True he only wants to focus on planes, but their emissions in the long foreseeable future will not be eliminated only reduced in a very limited degree. Travalyst will IMO be hardly a blip in emission reduction if at all.
I am not addressing sustainable ecotourism because when I looked at the Travalyst diatribe it only seemed to use numbers regarding carbon dioxide pollutant emissions. There was no discussion in a quantifiable manner regarding sustainability of the environment or how communities would benefit, in fact no specifics at all detailing what is to be done, only broad reaching nice-sounding goals.
Heck, I could compose a website full of wonderful platitudes to save the earth, but so? It would be meaningless unless I had tangible goals, an action plan and the money and means to achieve my efforts.
I admire your interest and knowledge on environmental issues here and believe we both have the same opinion about Harry's feeble and probable almost useless effort of what Travalyst is going to do in the short-term.
It's pretty good..
https://www.ccn.com/prince-harrys-everyman-shtick-jars-with-what-meghan-markle-is-selling/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/harry-meghan-consciously-uncouple-queen-21253926
If Meghan and Harry want out, that's fine. But there's a lot of untangling to do first, writes Fleet Street Fox
Look on the bright side. We've gained a King and Queen of Hearts, 25 years after Diana first suggested it.
It's a little early to be harking back another 130 years to the fictional monarchs of Alice in Wonderland, with her lopping off heads in rage and him quietly pardoning her victims. Harry and Meghan could yet do great things by going it alone, and they deserve a chance to prove it.
Yet we know what happened last time someone tried. Diana very nearly destroyed the monarchy, and whatever we think of that institution the alternative is President Boris Johnson. That's enough to make the most virulent republican give a weak cheer for the crown.
Two people prepared to harness their global star-power for good causes that benefit the rest of us is a fabulous thing. The issue is who gets to decide which causes are 'good'. Leaving that to just two people is a terrible idea, just as it would be for two people to define good journalism, or ethical business. That sort of thing usually involves committees, and a healthy dose of public opinion.
Meghan and Harry will have staff to advise them. But the advice of their current and former staff appears mostly to have been ignored, and the problem with advice from people you pay is they might tell you whatever you want to hear. The benefits of Royal life include courtiers paid by someone else, and whose interest is the survival of the monarchy rather than a princely ego.
If you have a glamorous King and Queen of Hearts bestriding the world stage, what happens to the actual King and Queen, then? They'd look boring, poor and over-cautious by comparison. So how can Harry and Meghan consciously uncouple from royal life, without damaging the UK's delicate constitution?
1. Funding
The King and Queen of Hearts (or KQH, as they shall be known henceforth) need to be self-funding in order to escape public scrutiny. But their basic problem is that they are millionaires who live like billionaires. While they have more than enough cash to live well, they do not have enough to live like kings.
The Prince of Wales is our first-ever billionaire prince. But only because he's the heir, and has the rights to the Duchy of Cornwall. Younger brother Andrew, by comparison, is reliant on a small navy pension, extremely dodgy friends and whatever Mummy gives him. William will inherit the Duchy one day, but Harry has no such expectations while having a clear desire to live in houses worth more than he is.
The only way they can make the kind of cash required is to cash in on their Royal connections. Branding, logos, sponsorship deals, Silicon Valley and royalties on 'KQH' baseball caps. It all involves sweatshops, international tax-juggling and the sort of business ethics that definitely wouldn't pass the sniff test. And other Royals have their own deals to protect - would Land Rover continue to sponsor Zara Tindall, if Meghan is available?
Queen says no. The only business connections Harry and Meghan could legitimately form are those which have palace approval.
2. Politics
KQH intend to set up a charity trumpeting sustainable communities, environmental causes, social wellbeing and female empowerment. Great stuff.
So let's imagine KQH make a speech somewhere about climate change. Let's imagine that Donald Trump, or Xi Jinping, takes offence. It's not hard to see how a secretly-planned state visit or international trade deal could be shot to cock, or that a government policy could be derailed or downplayed.
How then could KQH fulfil the role they have requested, and continue to represent the Queen on foreign tours or a handful of public engagements? KQH can't openly support a cause with political connotations in one time zone, and be entirely neutral in another. What two such powerful people do and say on the world stage can alter government policy. It worked well for Princess Diana's landmine campaign - but it could backfire with a cause that doesn't have widespread public support.
The Queen would demand they stay out of politics, too. She's the one who sees the government Red Boxes with background info on which way the diplomatic wind is blowing - she, and her staff, would need the same oversight of what KQH were up to. Wearing clashing hats is bad enough, if you're Royal. Clashing with governments is a different bucket of caviar.
3. Journalism
The Royals have a long history of not confirming or denying anything. For them, this carries the price of stories that are wrong still being published, but the benefit that stories which are 100% accurate look less so. KQH have started to point out when things are wrong.
The problem with this is that when you define the truth you like, truths you don't like get delineated too. If you adopt a diplomatic silence, everyone assumes THAT story is on the money. Journalists prefer it if press officers are clear about what's correct and what's not, but the Royals do it only in extremis .
Imagine a story involving KQH and another member of the family. Their office says something different about it than the palace does. Cue another Royal row, played out in headlines. And what if Kate plans a press call that accidentally clashes with a cause or speech of Meghan's? They'd need to sync their diaries to avoid such conflicts, something the two households have barely managed to do thus far.
Queen says no to that one, as well. You may handle your own Press, she'll tell KQH. But your PRs will bow the knee to mine.
4. Security
When she left the Royals, Diana ditched her Scotland Yard protection officers. Her inquest later heard her death could have been avoided if she had kept them.
KQH may be able to rely on the seclusion and bodyguards of friends like Elton John or Oprah Winfrey when they stay with them. Perhaps they'll even find the many millions it would cost, every year, to pay for ex-Royal bodyguards or US Navy Seals to do their protection.
But Royals, unlike pop stars, are at risk of terrorism. They require grenade-proof windows, ground disturbance sensors and a lot more than just CCTV on their houses. Private guards who would be allowed to carry a firearm in the US cannot do so in the UK. Nor do they have access to government intelligence briefings. In the interests of their safety, and the immense risks they represent, the Queen would never allow KQH to ditch the cops.
She would also never pay for those cops, working round the clock on different continents. KQH would have to pay their multi-million pound Scotland Yard security bill themselves - with money they do not yet have.
5. Friends
Toe-sucking financial advisors. A grocer embroiled in a cash-for-questions scandal. Not one, not two, but THREE dead child rapists. Kazakh oligarchs, Saudi sheikhs, African dictators, and surely we don't need to mention the butler. The Royals are not great at choosing their friends.
The Queen's never been able to control this aspect of her family's misbehaviour. But the monarch has always reserved the right to carpet a relative when necessary. KQH would also need to do as she tells them - and after her, the orders of Charles and William, too. Which is about as likely as Iran successfully firing a missile at someone other than itself.
In short, there's a lot more to leaving the Royals than meets the eye. What happens to Harry's military job as Captain-General of the Royal Marines, if they go to war alongside our US allies while Meghan publicly denounces the conflict? If she turns her defunct blog The Tig into a more-woke version of Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop, will it chime or clash with Charles' support for homeopathy?
And what if everyone dies? KQH are close enough to the throne that a successful terrorist attack could propel them into constitutional significance. And how long would they be an actual king and queen, if they've been expressing opinions, holidaying with rackety friends and hanging out with dodgy billionaires?
To leave the Royal Family, your titles, the palaces, and all public life behind is possible. To become unnoticed by the media, barely-photographed and of little interest is also do-able. Just ask Prince Edward, if you can find him.
But to leave the job while staying HRH, to avoid the scrutiny while still needing the taxpayer-funded security, to do your own thing when that thing is extremely likely to stop your relatives doing THEIR thing, is not really possible. Charles will never turn the money taps off on his second son, but would King William V, with 3 children to focus on, a Royal Family to slim down and perhaps some embarrassing outlaws to control, ever find himself tempted? Especially if his and his own wife's work, which follows all the constitutional constraints required of Royals, is eclipsed.
Meghan and Harry can leave it all behind them, if they dare. But to retain their titles, their Royal status, and the things that make them glamorous and lucrative, they'll need to remain under the control of the Royal Family and its rules. And those rules involve not being quite as glamorous and lucrative as they'd like to be.
You can consciously uncouple from the Queen, but only if you remain her subject. To go completely freelance, become a corporate mercenary waging war with the Press, courting controversy and ignoring protocol whenever it suits, will be to flip the middle finger at a 93-year-old lady and 1,000 years of hard-learned lessons about why that's very unwise.
I bet you any money that Prince Edward laughs more than Harry or Meghan do. Perhaps he did something right, after all.
>>>For all my criticism of Harry's Travalyst venture, I do concede that there may be some genius inspiration behind it and in years to come it may be seen as a game changer.<<<
The genius for me is that he found an alleged environmental solution that obscures that he is one of the biggest ecowarrior hypocrites I've ever seen. He is trying to reduce carbon emissions to make up for the emissions he creates (without having ta ask Uncle Elton to plant trees).
To reduce emissions as a control technology is over a century old. To ask the public to reduce emissions is almost that old (ever read of 1952 when black smoke In England killed over 12,000 and Parliament passed a Clean Air Act in 1956). Harry's concept is again hardly novel or new.
Thank you for the cut and paste
Very interesting
The more I read about Travalyst, I think of the Fyre Festival. A lot of hype but no actual product, or a garbage product.
Oh my goodness- yes. The Fyre Festival is exactly what this feels like.
I haven't read the HM blog post yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if "Just Harry" and "Unjust Meghan" had vacated the area.
I'm going to be in that area in May, and while I was going to tell all you nutties that I'd be on the lookout for the realdoll Archie, the yak wig, or the hollowed out shadow of a man... I knew there was no way they would still be living there by May, so I didn't bother mentioning it.
Wonder what my carbon footprint will be when I drive down there? Lol *eye roll*
I haven’t posted much lately because I always seem to be lagging a day or two behind, but I do want to say that I enjoy reading the comments here very much. There are so many funny, pithy and informative posts that I think that one reason I fall behind is because I try to read every delicious comment. I will say that I’m with Hunter in not caring for the personal posts; they detract from the subject matter and remind me of CDaN lately with the “Have a good weekend [poster]!” “You too, [first poster]!” It’s made that site seem very cliquey, which it becomes every now and again, and can be somewhat off-putting to the other readers.
But back to the Dumbmarkles: I never stop marveling at the large, shiny brass balls of the missus, which far outsize her hubby’s anatomical pair. For the longest time I thought naive PH was just infatuated and swept off of his feet by a cunning and ambitious narcissist, but now I agree with many others who think he is entitled and, well, rather dim. It’s been over two years since their engagement and I’m still riveted to this train wreck. Thanks for rubbernecking with me.
https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1246022/royal-family-latest-news-meghan-markle-prince-harry-sussex-royal-brand
https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1246035/royal-family-latest-news-prince-harry-meghan-markle-statement-queen-elizabeth-II
https://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/vanessa-feltz/1246867/harry-meghan-megxit-canada-royal-family
Back to speculation ... It seems as if the Harkles will do at least three appearances together. Watch for 'lay it on thick' PDA. It is a smokescreen and things are going to go awry before they leave. Megsy is out of control and she is due to give at least one speech. Will she put her foot in it? Probably!
PS Can we agree to disagree on carbon emissions and climate change and everything associated with it? They are very complex issues.
I still don't know which one among the 4 gentlemen on the cover is the Post Malone guy/band (I just know which one is Tiësto). MY AGE IS SHOWIIIIIIING~ 🙈😂😂
But to be fair Nutty, maybe they *are* going after Bon Jovi's fangirl's age bracket?
How many Millenials are monarchists to be fair?
I'm only a bit younger than Meghan & I merely tolerate them because I think it's lame to bash people for having more than I was born with. (I can't stand men who have chips on their shoulders who can't be happy for others and complain about more successful men. And if it weren't for the fact my mom nearly named me after Princess Diana, I wouldn't be on your blog today because I couldn't be bothered, especially since not only am I not English, I'm not even from a Commonwealth/former British colony. I don't think Millenials would budge if Harry partnered with a Millenial musician, but what do I know? I do, however, care about veterans & I don't need a celebrity musician to get me to care about veterans. 💜)
It is difficult enough to follow and respond to on-topic comments, without all the extraneous posts.
For those who seem to be looking for friendships here, maybe you could take it to a new blog or Facebook page dedicated to that purpose.
I don't think the camaraderie we have on this blog's comment section to be "clique-y" at all.
Without the "human touch", we're just a bunch of strangers on the Interwebs talking about other people's lives. It's nice to know there's a real human behind the username on the other end.
Otherwise it feels cold.
:D
I love the Fyre Festival aspect of all this and can't wait until the unauthorized tell-all documentary comes out.
My own life got hella busy of late and the Sussexes have been a little DL, so I'd taken a break, but with the upcoming spectacles, I had to chime in.
What are you most looking forward to during the week ahead?
I'm mostly looking forward to seeing lots of W&K. Kate has been even lovelier of late, and reading about her successes, sartorial and otherwise, has cheered me.
I am also looking forward to not seeing Rach, but what are my chances? I'm not sure she'll show, but given the fact that Hollywood seems to be "Meghan who?"-ing it, Rach may need to roll up & bask in the royal light, esp if she & H need to pick up their allowance from Chas.
If they do show, I'll be watching with anticipation to see how my BFFs (W&K) will ice Harry, Formerly Known As Prince (FKAP), and Rach, the future Ms. FKAP. While I'm certain that the BRF will behave with superficial grace, I expect the shade to be strong but subtle with this crew, the plausible deniability of bitchiness will rule.
I'm also looking forward to the Nutty analytics of the entire charade!
What are you dreading?
Seeing Rach. It's just so nice not to see her pretentious smug mug. I really do not miss her, and it seems no one else does, either. She really managed to take every blessing and toss it away with both hands.
Also, Harry looks so awful, a stick figure of his former self. Has she harvested his organs to merch on eBay or what?
I had a BLAST sipping all the Fyre Festival tea when it was hot 🔥😂😂☕
There's an "Anna Delvey" (or whatever her name is) element to this too. Which is delicious.
Seriously? I haven't seen this. It's quite concerning!
@Ozmanda New job? And you & fam are fine after the fires? I have been reading Nutty's posts, but not comments, so I'm afraid I missed something important.
"1) seeing how the crowds react to Harry. (Personally I cancelled my booking.com account because of travalyst...)"
I care too much about saving money right now to cancel my Booking.com account! I just can't afford to be that angry right now! 😂😂
We'd end up paying more without their sweet loyalty deals on Agoda/Kayak & it would infuriate me more to have to pay extra on account of Wokeghan & Wokrry's wokery.
Today’s recording day for the Bon Jovi single.
Also, some nice footage of William visiting a homeless shelter yesterday and chatting with the guys. He seemed to share a hair/lack of hair joke with one of them. It’s on the Royal Family video channel.
A few remarks here and there are fine; I don't see anybody writing novels.
But I also agree with @Mango that too much "Hi!" "Well, hi to you!" is extraneous and can seem cliquish, so we should keep the comments substantive.
Personally, I'm surprised and happy that we continue to get so many new posters - even today there were a couple of new names.
If you're new, reading this and you're considering posting, the basic rule is: everybody is welcome here to discuss the Sussex case.
Please (mostly) stay on topic, avoid profanity and vulgarity, and avoid attacking other posters - and welcome! Getting yourself a unique name and avatar will help the other readers distinguish and appreciate your unique point of view.
Also, Harry looks so awful, a stick figure of his former self. Has she harvested his organs to merch on eBay or what?
Funny remark, on a very sad subject. Yeah, he looks coked out. Skinny limbs and swollen head. I fear for both his physical and mental health.
@Charade
Thanks for your excellent analysis on why BTS would not work with Harry and Meghan.
I failed to say what I'm looking forward to. I'd like to see how they sort out the security situation. The RPOs are not having it. They don't like being far from home, they don't like being used as gophers, and they don't like Harry and Meghan, particularly when they have to be protected in three different places.
No one wants Harry to become a soft target like Mountbatten, but it's also hard to argue that he needs as much protection as William, Charles, or the Cambridge kids.
They should find out what controversial celebrities do and then do that. Don't many people hire ex-Isreali commandos?
As much as I despise MM, I admit that I find this real life soap very entertaining. Especially because she's so stupid, she just can't keep her mouth shut. Her latest lament about being picked on is truly astounding. It's like watching a moth flying into a hot lightbulb over and over and over and over again. And then again. And again.
She has zero self awareness.
I don't believe she will show up to anything. Firstly, imagine the tension amongst her and the rest of the RF. Secondly, she's coward. Thirdly, it's too late to play nice. Way too late.
I am looking forward for the British media to finally expose her completely. I'm not so sure this will happen though, because the RF will want to stay classy for Harry and Archie's sake. I don't think they will engage in low blows, no matter how justified.
One thing I can't wrap my brain around, is how stupid Harry comes out in all of this. People from all over the world are all agreeing that she's clearly some sort of sociopathic loon. She brought us all together, no matter the nationality, gender, religion, age, ethnicity, social status, in despising her. Yet Harry doesn't see it? It's shocking and disturbing.
I understand they have a child together, but this child is not just her trump card, it's his too. How can he go along with all of this insanity? Is he medicated? Drugged? Does he have the IQ of a houseplant? What the eff is wrong with him?
Great news, you can sleep easier now.
Any thoughts on NBN, finally switched & have been without internet for 7 days, grrr!!
Supposedly working earlier, it’s not!!
@Elle
Good to see you back, Meg needs a good.....
@ScandiSanskrit
So sad to see our Lozza leave twitter!!
I am really sad about Lozza-san leaving Twitter. A lot more upset than people might imagine... Sometimes I look at people who've worked with him on Twitter & when I see no sign of support from his coworkers, I get so sad and angry. It truly makes my blood boil, especially the way his Union treated him. And only one other actor from that union supported him.. He has children to support.
I know how selfish & narcissistic luvvies can be. Out of all the actors I've met IRL, there are only TWO men (gay, like brothers to me) who I still bother talking to because they're normal non-psycho human beings capable of genuine friendship. 💜
When he tweeted that post-BBCQT was "lonely" for him, I was heartbroken.
I'm a bit intuitive. I remember boarding a plane & tweeting something silly about the yellow dress I was wearing... then I remember just shaking uncontrollably, my hands & spine. I knew something bad was about to happen, I started meditating during takeoff. When I got off the plane, I saw the tweets.
It's not just about Meghan & Harry. He believes a LOT of things I personally believe in too.
All of this over something TOTALLY UNCONTROVERSIAL & he as a British citizen and taxpayer had every right to say.
I miss him a lot but I also really want him to feel better.
But really 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔
I'm devastated.
See this is why it's so important that we act like REAL humans behind our usernames. I feel like the Interwebs has trained out brains to dehumanise one another. When we dehumanise others, we see our fellow humans as "disposable", and that's what makes "cancel culture".
I don’t think she’ll turn up either. She’s a coward, bully, tosses the bombs then runs.
If she does turn up it will have to be enclosed, private or with other members of the RF.
Otherwise booing will occur, they were both booed at the Albert Hall previously.
The British media will eventually spill the dirt, much to spill & many axes to grind.
As for “just call me Harry” yet another passive aggressive dig at the Queen, disgusting.
The give-away was that he stopped at `Tony' and drew the line at being called `Tone' - with the vowel elongated to a whining Estuary English diphthong. Now that would have been truly democratic!
Breaking news pop-up - corona cases in UK up to 15 - no place for Archie!
That would have made him Tone Deaf...
@Unknown
Sorry, but that’s too many pages for me. This site suits me, clever, informative & funny posts. I like engaging with people around the world, sharing bits of our lives whilst trying to understand Megs. I give up, no rhyme nor reason, she’s mad.
1 Hearing if call Me Hairy (and MM and Archie) visit PC or HMTQ
2 Bon Jovi is the same age as me ( and Princess Diana) He was a great fan of Diana’s and Diana was of BonJovi
and I did read somewhere that Sunshine Sachs represents DBJ too which makes them a good match?
3. Hope MM gets booed if she dares to show her reconstructed face at Commonwealth ceremonies ( she isn’t even a Commonwealth citizen for heavens sake!)
4 Hoping the Duo’s presence does not overshadow PW and Kate’s visit to Ireland which is hugely significant post Brexit
Although how much do you want to bet they will choose those dates to grab headlines with cutsie Archie pics ( Archie at London Zoo / Archie meets Paddington Bear or similar)
5 I am looking forward to the release of the Military Wives film (this week!) and was just thinking that I would rather hear a record released by them ( which would go to military charities) than Hairy and Dave’s Rabbit Rabbit ( for those who are too young to get this reference Chas & Dave released a record in the 80’s which incidentally suits MM “You can’t stop talking, why don’t you give it a rest?..” lol
Have any of you seen : meghanonline.com? The loony witch has set up her own website-complete with all the legalese and merch.
Naturally I'm asking because I'd like to consult them myself.
The friend added: 'Meghan is going straight to London, not Edinburgh because that's Harry's thing.
Interesting that somewhere else has mentioned that, I thought maybe the Express had got some wires crossed somewhere. Does anyone know if it's been mentioned anywere except a seemingly random one-liner in the Express and the person from Datalounge? Could she really be capable of travelling to London without letting something slip to the media?
@Scandi,
https://music.apple.com/id/album/jackie-chan-feat-preme-post-malone-sebastian-perez-remix/1432802209?i=1432803731
I still don't know which one among the 4 gentlemen on the cover is the Post Malone guy/band
He's the one on the right :O) Or at least that's the one who sings on his videos if PM is a band. I only recognise him because my budgies loooove MTV (and other music stations), otherwise I'd be clueless too.
Ex, vastly diminished Royal & his good time girl offer what, morbid speeches & plagiarised well spun dross?
Perception is everything, the public perceive them to be shallow, ill mannered, rude & repugnant.
I’m angry that they have, & are still disrespecting the Queen.
@Others with certain Complaints
Sorry about writing about air pollution as it relates to the Travalyst topic. I was only trying to say why Travalst is a lousy concept I won't bother providing info anymore since people view it as a disagreement or TMI.
No kind words from me neither, for any nice poster needing one as I thoroughly see it bothers so many here.
while they were being booed, she continued grinning unperturbed like the sociopath that she is, since attention is all she wants, even if it's negative
while Harry looked genuinely shocked and disturbed, because he's too stupid to see what effect she has on him
gabes human
OOOOOOH, gasp while clutching my pearls! meghanonline.com is absolutely something. To promote M in her role as a mother, wife and world citizen ... Special tour of Windsor Castle with a tour to London? (thinking: fun trips to Europe are not happening for corona fears ... well, at least in my family this spring) oh, and the ever popular podcast.
Seriously? I read it and thought that it isn't in the spirit of what I thought the rules laid down were but, then again, I was not privy to any documentation.
personal comments to follow:
Good to see people. I have been reading but not posting a lot (cra cra in the life) so thinking
Ozmanda, relieved to hear you survived fires and now have a job.
Tatty, so jealous you were in Nola for MG. That sounded like a lot of fun.
Elle, harvesting organs> funny
I appreciate the diversity of what people have to say about the topics. You all have some nice points to make (and make me ponder), bringing in an interesting analogy and really good eyes at spotting a new site which brings more discussion of what will happen next.
Thanks Nutty. Without this blog, I would be missing so much nuance.
What the actual what???
I can't believe this. No wait, I can believe it, what I cannot believe is Harry's role on all of this.
I'm speechless.
I'm so happy to see you are back! You have been greatly missed!
@Oz
I'm so thrilled you have a new job, too! Congrats and good luck with it.
About COVID, we have friends and family in the medical profession, military, and govt. (DC) that report that COVID is being blown out of proportion and that more are dying from the flu.
Suggested avoiding huge crowds, buffets, hospitals, and to keep hands washed at all times whenever possible. SO and I make our own hours and work from home so that helps if you are able to do so.
We also frequent the grocery stores on off hours to avoid crowds there.
I may have mentioned this previously, we have becomec preppers to some degree having gone through two catastrophic hurricanes here without any meaningful support from govt entities, including the local govt.
Our stash includes the following: battery powered fans, lanterns, battery pack, first aid kit with two weeks supply of antibiotics, a month's supply of food and water, guns and ammo- police cannot protect you-gallons of gas, oh, and definitely a stocked bar. Neighbors will nose around for the booze. Lol. Seriously though, we were stuck on an island for ten days without anyone's help. Also, it is a good idea to keep a stash of cash bc banks are closed. Everything is.
If no access to guns, bear spray or wasp spray will work, plus having a dog helps to ward off criminals.
As for the Cambridges and their precious family, I pray God will protect them. Evil abounds and I do believe Harry has gone over to the dark side. For his sake and the RF's, I hope he can find his way back.
I like hearing the personal anecdotes of everyone else. I don't post much, but read every day. So good wishes to everyone!!
She is scary, & very delusional. The palace is now prepped.
The Queens moves will be silent, but deadly.
@SirStinxAlot
Harry cares, alot! Megs cares even more! Fools.
What does Buck House think?
Meanwhile at Sky news:
https://news.sky.com/story/extreme-and-malicious-racist-trolls-openly-abusing-meghan-online-11697549
By Rhiannon Mills – wasn’t she the reporter that H was unpleasant to? Abrupt change of tune – I wonder why?
I don’t think she will show her face.
This is her latest promo, will she won’t she, predictable.
You need to add Helen Mirren to your list of Meghan sycophants.
This is vomit inducing...
“Meghan Markle was a fantastic addition to the royal family – charming, did everything right, was gracious, was sweet natured, and seemed to be … Wow! What a lovely addition. Didn’t seem to be neurotic…
“So, I think it is a loss in a way, but at the same time I think their instincts are absolutely correct. And I think it will all, hopefully, sort itself out, and the tabloid pearl-clutchers will get over their trauma at not having someone to attack all the time. They’ll find another victim… probably me,” she says with a laugh.
https://variety.com/2020/film/festivals/helen-mirren-queen-elizabeth-ii-meghan-markle-prince-harry-1203517351/
Some DM comments about Meghan have a slight racist tinge but these are rare. What I see are nationalist, traditionalist comments. Really Hapless, you should have married a nice, calm, stable British girl but this was obviously too much to ask. Instead you went for a taste of the strange, and exotic to you at least. Or she could have been Australian or Canadian who understood what the British Monarch is. Lets mark Megsy down as a bomb throwing anarchist when to comes to the British Monarchy and the BRF.
Its a good idea to be informed about the Corona virus. I was going to buy some face masks but the prices have shot up. I will buy some of the best 3M ones in 12 months when prices calm down. Because we will have similar scares in the future.
C-Virus is nasty but I think it will blow over as we get into warm spring temperatures. It is a type of flu and flu season is in the winter. From what I read the C-Virus does not like warm temperatures, so I am not worried in America. I feel worst about Korea and Italy, they are getting some real collateral damage to ill people, deaths and stalled economy. But I think this virus has peaked as long as nations stay vigilant and pro-active.
I think that somehow, some way, Travelyst is The Harkles way of scoring free air travel and hotels.
For their friends too! But not their extended families, for obvious reasons. Think of Travelyst as a travel, flights, hotels SLUSH FUND.
Helen Mirren, I used to admire, is being objectionable for objectionable sake.
Why? Politics?
AND YES, I received an error message too. But in the end the comment posted. It's not just you!
https://www.ccn.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-are-pretentious-frauds/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/video/2020/feb/26/reborn-baby-dolls-women-collectors-video
@Miggy
Helen Mirren, I used to admire, is being objectionable for objectionable sake.
Why? Politics?
Just another thirsty luvvie trying to get on the good side of those who can give her a gig.
Just like the rest of them.
Nothing new.
I just yawn these days when I hear luvvies sucking up to the Wokies. Zzzzzzzz.......
<<< One thing I can't wrap my brain around, is how stupid Harry comes out in all of this. People from all over the world are all agreeing that she's clearly some sort of sociopathic loon. She brought us all together, no matter the nationality, gender, religion, age, ethnicity, social status, in despising her. Yet Harry doesn't see it? It's shocking and disturbing.
I understand they have a child together, but this child is not just her trump card, it's his too. How can he go along with all of this insanity? Is he medicated? Drugged? Does he have the IQ of a houseplant? What the eff is wrong with him?>>>
A very silly sitcom/murder mystery I saw recently alluded to the interaction between a sociopath & someone with Borderline Personality Disorder. A sociopath was described as someone with an inflated sense of self who was ruthless & felt no empathy. A person with BPD was described as someone whose sense of self was unstable & who experienced constant emotional turmoil. The 'psychiatrist' describing the interaction between the two personality types said it would be dangerous for the BPD person. Could the Harkle relationship be such a relationship? Megs definitely has the inflated ego & hard shell. We see the many moods of Harry daily.
High functioning sociopaths are not that uncommon. A psychological study a few years back claimed to have found high numbers of sociopaths working in the finance industry. LOL.
The silly sitcom/mystery is 'The Love From Hell, Agatha Raisin,' on AcornTV.
I feel sorry for these countries as well. We have military style masks and I think you are right, these scares will continue.
Actually, it is the weather here of which I'm most concerned. Those of us that experienced the wrath of Florence still suffer PTSD. We almost lost our lives. It is the worst thing I've ever experienced.
So, I have real empathy for anyone experiencing any type of catastrophe.
And you're welcome, I find PM has a fascinating face so I tend to sit and watch his videos even if the music isn't my first choice to listen to. It's one of those faces I tend to stare at with a puzzled expression because I can't quite figure out why I'm staring. If that even makes sense.
I'll try posting what I was having trouble with again, drafted it in Wordpad so I wouldn't lose it again. I'm also removing all HTML formatting to try and give the site less to process. And as it wouldn't let me post yet again, now I've dusted the cobwebs from IE (of all things) to see if a different browser works. Never had issues with Chrome before.
I was reading comments in an article earlier and stumbled across a post with some information regarding Travalyst that I hadn't heard of. Apologies if it has been posted already and in a previous blog post and I missed it.
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Actually, the roots of 'Travalyst' are a lot more murky and more closely tied to perma-smirking Markle's shady past, than you intimate in your post.
Google: 'Travel blogger Chantel Elloway' - there is a whole world of hypocrisy and murky dealings going on with this nonsense 'initiative'.
This 'model/influencer' as Elloway calls herself, also just happens to be a brand ambassador for Skyscanner, posting their offers in her instagram account, and Skyscanner is of course one of the founders of the perma-smirking Markle's Travalyst 'initiative'.
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Credit for the above goes to the Express poster ShakerVara.
Article link if anyone wants to read the comments in situ, although the Express tends to get a lot of comments deleted so there's a chance they may vanish.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1247959/prince-harry-news-duke-sussex-meghan-markle-duchess-sussex-sussexroyal-instagram
She is not going to stop the HRH, until it is taken from her forcibly.
So is this a divorce positioning? She mentions Harry, but it sure feels all about her.
I'm looking forward to The Commonwealth Day service to watch The Sussexes get iced. I don't believe M&M will show. She can't take the heat. She will use Coronavirus and Archie as an excuse. Even the Queen can't argue with that one.
But oh, I wish she would!
Harry's Travelyst speech today was just horrible. He simply read from a short, prepared statement, barely looking at his audience because he was too busy reading what was put before him to engage with anybody in the crowd. There was no indication that he understood what he was talking about, and he showed absolutely no passion for the project.
"Just Harry" is simply that- just a middle-aged man whose lack of intelligence, passion or drive shows when he speaks- or reads from a script. He obviously doesn't understand what he was speaking about in his Travelyst "speech." It was just another word salad.
I certainly would feel cheated if I paid for my corporation or group to hear what he said today. It was a complete waste of everybody's time. It was, however, a money grab for free travel and hotels. What better way to get freebies than to gather an international group of travel specialists, including booking.com and Visa? Does anybody really think he cares about "sustainable travel" (whatever that is)? What a farce.
I wish Karl Lagerfeld was alive, he'd not only destroy her, he'd do it with absolute style and gusto.
Agree with what Scandi said.
She's just another lefty luvvie who has joined the 'woke' brigade.
Never liked her anyway!
How many of us would want "points" on our travels? It is pointless, excuse the pun. Many of us hardly go anywhere and on rare well deserved holiday the last thing I want is "points". No, that is applicable to people like Harry himself and their globe- trotting celeb friends. And they will simply pay another useless carbon offset and feel good about themselves.
So it is another woke initiative, well applauded and well publicised but ultimately useless.
I don't think "Just Harry" has escaped the clutches MM yet. He's not intelligent enough to see what everybody else sees in MM. Is anybody else tired of hearing the word "besotted," when it comes to Just Harry and his relationship with MM? Why not call it what it is? She's a good lay who uses narc mind control techniques to keep him in line.
Good point!
They continue to polarize, don't they?
Divorce sooner rather than later, I think. I hope so for Archies sake. And just harrys.
That Meghan Online deal is going to explode!! Talk about cheap merching!
Upholding the values of the Queen, my @ss.
"Meghan Online was founded in 2020 following the announcement that The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will step back from official royal engagements. There have been numerous reasons for this move, and these have been widely publicized. However, Meghan Online is our presence on the internet, to promote the work, products and services of Meghan Markle in her role as a mother, wife and citizen of the world, first and foremost."
As for the meghanonline website, what a joke!
Without the "human touch", we're just a bunch of strangers on the Interwebs talking about other people's lives. It's nice to know there's a real human behind the username on the other end.
Otherwise it feels cold.
@ Scandi Sanskrit - Just to clarify: I said CDaN was cliquey, and I politely disagree with your last sentence. We are not bots auto-posting ("Amazing Quotes" anyone?), and there is a huge amount of personality behind most of the comments here that make this blog anything but cold. :)
Increasingly when William and Kate want publicity for a cause, they make a specific post on IG, make a video, choose a high-profile event to make a speech.
Most of the work that William and Kate do is behind the scenes.
Very true. William and Kate do a lot of research before putting things out there. It's well thought out and detailed before they roll it out. Unlike the Gruesome Twosome who just fly by the seat of their pants, show up for a "secret visit" to "shine a light" on the charity along with personal photographers/videographers in tow and make a huge statement of how THEY are doing that charity a favour by being their patron.
Put it this way, if Tripadvisor, Booking.com or the other travel businesses which sponsor this silly 'initiative' wanted to encourage sustainable travelling, they could do so very easily. They make their profits by taking an often hefty commission from the business owner and/or the traveller any time a flight or accommodation etc is booked through them. If they wanted to promote sustainable options, why not simply reduce or even waive their commission on the eco-friendly guesthouse for example? But they won't do that as it would hit their profits. Enter Dumbarton as the stand-up clown for the silly publicity stunt. Even he couldn't tell us what the whole initiative is supposed to actually DO.
Not to mention the irony of him praising Scotland as an eco-friendly tourist destination, when only last summer he and the wife turned up their noses at taking a train to Balmoral and instead went on no fewer than 4 private flights to live it up in Ibiza and maison de Elton. No self-awareness. None.
I think it is great that she started that meonline stuff. Without the royal aura she will be competing with life style bloggers and influencers like Kardashians. Good luck to her marching. She can't even see that return to the tig days makes her brief royal stunt null and void. What marching power does she have without official royal functions? A full circle is finished.
I don't know or care about Gayle (she's not well-known this side of the Atlantic), but as regards the others, I suspect the Markling has been all on the other side. Genuine stars don't need to hitch their wagon to the sinking Sussex brand, especially if it becomes known that any association with the ex-royal pair will mean the cold shoulder from the real royals.
February 27, 2020 at 3:39 PM
What about Meghanpedia.com? I discovered that last year. Not sure when it came online and not sure who owns it but it's a very pro-Megs site. I wonder if it's her too.
She will do the merching behind the scenes because Just Harry has no idea of how to work at anything and is lazy. Harry has nothing to merch, except for thing like Travelyst. Is he going to sell a ratty gray suit, old jeans, a black puffer jacket and a beanie? It's MM who can sell the clothes and the myriad of items that they had planned for Sussex Royal.
I hope that I'm wrong, and that we are seeing the beginnings of a split.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8051201/Dame-Helen-Mirren-heaps-praise-Meghan-Harry.html
Waiting for the comments...
She has zero self awareness."
Yessssss, I too, love this part. It is like watching Britney Spears meltdown but without the genuine concern factor.
THAT CROWN ON MEGHANONLINE.COM LOOKS CHINTZY AF!!!
Also the page doesn't load properly for me, the entire left side is cut off so I couldn't read the text when I clicked on "Meghan Store."
Christ she is the worst.
@MaLissa, I'm off to read meghanpedia.com. I hadn't heard of that one. Should be good for laugh.
Just took a quick look, and yes, the laughs came right away. The banner for the site quotes MM as saying, " I've never defined myself by my relationship." I could write a book on everything that's ludicrous about that statement. MM's history is all about using men to climb the ladder.
I think it is great that she started that meonline stuff.
I think we need to wait for confirmation that it really is hers before we all go nuts over it. :)
Maybe clear your cache?
Truth but holy lord how much would I love for that chintzy-ass crown to be an indicator of the shade a trolling site could create. HA.
"The "www.theduchessofsussex.com, www.meghanonline.com" is a privately owned website run by parties that have no connection with any members of the Royal Family."
AND SO I posted a link to MeghanOnline.com saying "tell me again she's not a grifter" and there is a TYPO in the slug that appears!! What a mess she is.
Slug (w/ typo) reads:
Welcome to Meghan Online. The store was launchef following the announcement that HRH Duchess of Sussex that she will be..."
WOW. She uses both the HRH plus Duchess and doesn't even mention Harry. Plus the typo!! ("lauchef"). Covfefe indeed.
Thank you for the warm welcome! I had to step away from the bar lol. I was spending more time worrying about H & Rach than I was about my own life, so when they decided to go double, double, toil and trouble silently, I dipped out. I still read Nutty's posts, I just didn't read comments, because then I want to comment, and then...
But with the inevitable spectacle de merde of the next two weeks, who can miss it?
I won't stray too far back and take the thread to evil-past ville when I know we are slamming into evil-future ville at top speed, but I will just add that Rach's passive-aggressive, nanny-nanny-boo-boo of a manifesto was exactly what I expected from her: mean, snide, childish, unintentionally funny, and wrong. The manifesto provides ample fodder for the BRF to use later. They've owned the "we tried, we really, really tried" corner of the estate, and Rach is providing ample proof of her insidious nastiness. She's helped them along quite well. No fingerprints at the scene.
I wouldn't have known about meghanonline if I hadn't read it here, so I'm cheery that I dropped in last night. Re Meghanonline (really, that's what she's calling it? three years of royal destruction and that's all she's got?), I rushed over just now to see what level of tackiness ensues, and I've rated it on the following scales:
Predictable - Rach scores an 9 out of 10 here, 10 being most tacky. I took a point off because I didn't want to seem as petty as Rach, but who are we kidding, it's a full on 10, and sometimes I can be as petty as Rach, but with much better hair (because no yaks were harmed in the making of mine). From the subtle cream and grey to the right-on-time italicized fonts, clearly the "Meghan Online Team" is comprised of Rach, the aforementioned toil and trouble crew, and a box of the best Boone's Farm Blue Hawaiian Flavored Apple Wine.
Pablumesque - Rach gets a full 10 here. There is just nothing interesting about this at all. She should've used different section names, like changing"MeghanStore" to "MeghanSmashAndCashGrab", for example. At least it would've been a laugh. But this thing is something someone else's cat drug in months ago and they're just now finding it under the couch - it's that done.
Pathetic - full 10 again. It's sad, really. I think that's even a plastic tiara which sums up her brand of royal perfectly. Was it really worth blowing up the BRF for a site called "MeghanOnline" where she will, no doubt, shine a light on niche accoutrements like pencils and t-shirts.
Timeless - again, a full 10-- not in the way she'd hoped, but timeless all the same:
The Meghan Online Store will be opening now at 09:00 on March 1st 2020.
Apparently, either the "team" doesn't know that there is more than one time zone plus an a.m. and a p.m. to further confuse both of the subjects stupid enough to sign up for this predictable, pablumesque, and pathetic pimp show.
And now that I've proven myself to be rach-level petty, I must get ready to go exist, not live.
Anyone know what PR agency represents Helen Mirren and David Beckham?
They are both out in support of the difficult duo....and not-so-coincidentally also have other PR/pap articles in DM right now
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8051201/Dame-Helen-Mirren-heaps-praise-Meghan-Harry.html
with
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8050943/Helen-Mirren-74-makes-stylish-appearance-Berlin-International-Film-Festival.html
and
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8050559/David-Beckham-says-hes-proud-amazing-friend-Prince-Harry.html
with
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8047831/David-Beckham-opens-struggle-set-Inter-Miami-MLS-launch.html
Likely MM is using the same one.
Many of the comments mention Alzheimer's. Mirren is, after all, almost the same age as Joe Biden.
"These Terms and Conditions are governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England. You agree that the English court shall have exclusive jurisdiction but we may use another court if we choose.
Unless otherwise specified, the Site is directed solely at individuals from the UK. If you choose to access the Site from locations outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws."
Actually, it is the weather here of which I'm most concerned. Those of us that experienced the wrath of Florence still suffer PTSD. We almost lost our lives. It is the worst thing I've ever experienced.
We have been through two hurricanes, living about 70 mi north of Miami. Nothing as horrible/ traumatic as what you experienced. For one the power was out for 12 days. When the Electrical Utility boys came in from Alabama and other states in their fully equipped big trucks with bucket lifts etc., they were cheered and some clapping. Everyone was glad to see them. FPL has buried a lot more lines since then.
Thank God I gassed up our two cars to the top before it hit (2005)
Like I said, I think in two months with warming weather in the US, this flu like Corona virus will not be on anyone's mind.
I also started reading the Mirror , more of a left leaning tabloid after all the outcry of the racist DM. The Mirror prints the same stories as the DM but not as many. The commentators also ha negative view of M and now H.
@Miggy Yes, below is from terms and conditions on meghanonline.
"The "www.theduchessofsussex.com, www.meghanonline.com" is a privately owned website run by parties that have no connection with any members of the Royal Family."
Ah!! Thanks Holly.
Meg really needs a copy editor. She's needed one for @SussexRoyal for quite some time. I don't think she realizes how bad text errors make you look, particularly when you're in a sales environment, as opposed to a casual environment like this one.
She's just another celeb who probably barely follows the royals - does she even live in the UK anymore? - and bought into the 'hounded out by evil British media' nonsense. Like a lot of celebrities, she probably thinks she should get unadulteratedly positive media coverage, and sympathises with the Dumbartons on that account. I really don't think it's evidence of any PR relationship - she was asked a question and answered it in the way that would be expected.
Is anyone else having errors when trying to post? I had one yesterday but the post still went through, the one I've had just now seems to have eaten it completely though
Moderation's not on, and I just checked the comment filter and did not see any comments caught there except for "Online shop Thailand idea cuff links Bangkok shirts Bangkok ideal shirts Thailand."
In general, moderation is turned on automatically when a comment is a few days old.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/02/burning-down-the-house
Lends credence to the "backers" theory given that VF published her "omg I'm dating Harry" article.
I see it quotes Afua Hirsch, who is rapidly becoming a rent-a-race-baiter for stories about the Sussexes. She also wrote the much-quoted New York Times piece in January, "Black Britons know why Meghan Markle wants out"
Hirsch will also be producing an exciting TV documentary for BBC2 about "whiteness" . https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/02/20/why-is-the-bbc-promoting-white-identity-politics/ . I'm sure the license payers will be thrilled with her take on "Can you be white without being racist?” and other exciting questions. Great thing to run during the debate about whether the license fee should be abolished.
The frustrating thing for Meg and her "backers", if they exist, is that manipulating the mainstream media and mainstream stars is working about as well for her as it worked for Hillary Clinton, which is not at all.
Those outlets just aren't trusted any more.
If it is not hers it is epic payback. She tried making money off royals somebody is making money off her. She effectively lost control. If someone sells sex toys or condoms using her name she can only litigate, thus making it even more noticeable and tacky! What a spiral of bovine waste products!
Okay, I've given fair warning! Now, congrats on the new job, @Ozmanda! I didn't get to read your announcement, although I did look for it. Somehow I must have missed it.
@Elle, welcome back! I imagine that corporate life must be pretty darn stressful right now as they must be preparing for local shutdowns due to illness and corporate offices overseas being quarantined.
@Portcitygirl, glad to hear that you are well supplied! It always amazes me that the same people that grumble about the incompetence of government expect them to be there with bells on as soon as they are needed when there are waaaaaay more of us than government employees. Yeah, that rescuing everybody and delivering them pizza ain't gonna happen. I happen to be fond of eating and breathing, so I took steps when the problem became apparent to make sure that we would be able to continue to do so.
For those that have N95 masks, don't forget your eye protection and gloves which are largely still available in the safety department of your hardware store, as well as N100 respirators and cartridges (which are better than the N95 disposable masks). You can use medical tape to tape that N95 mask to your face at the edges and have a better seal. Yes, it is uncomfortable. It is supposed to be.
@Miggy Yes, below is from terms and conditions on meghanonline.
"The "www.theduchessofsussex.com, www.meghanonline.com" is a privately owned website run by parties that have no connection with any members of the Royal Family."
Yes, but... Dear Meghan probably doesn't consider herself or H as members of the BRF, so in her version of reality the statement is true.
Just think, there must be millions of narcissists around the world, each of whom occupies their own version of reality. Each believes they are the Greatest! The most Perfect!! The most totally Unique!!! Amazing but sad. What happens when two equally narcissistic individuals meet? Do they fight like Kilkenny cats?
http://www2.open.ac.uk/openlearn/poetryprescription/there-once-were-two-cats-of-kilkenny.html
(I was last in Kilkenny in 2010, when the town seemed keen to forget about the verse. Previously [1968], it seemed to feature quite often on tourist souvenirs.)
I can’t imagine Megsy ever backing down
Are battle lines are being drawn between the preaching `liberals' on the left (what Quentin Letts calls the Snootocracy') and the far right?
I loathe fascists and fear that if Meghan gives us yet more of the same, we’ll have bigger worries than wondering how to greet her. If she'd wanted to stir up the neo-Nazis to make her point about us being racists, she couldn't have done better if she'd tried.
Will we have the Extreme Right demonstrating? That’s the last thing we need.
We've had a giggle about `throwing perishables' to express what we feel but there's world of difference between our fantasies and how we'd really behave.
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I just snorted my coffee! I think you've found my retirement job for me! My mind is racing with possible slogans. Unfortunately, the slogans are a little too racy for here, but oh the fun of thinking them up.
I saw that the BBC is producing drama for next year called Noughts and Crosses, in which "Europe has been colonised by Africa and the ruling classes (the Crosses) are black and the white population (the Noughts) are the slaves, the white characters’ names are mispronounced, plasters are dark brown and white people serve people of colour at a party."
This is exactly what the Far Right advertises is happening, the "colonisation" and "invasion."
I'm sure the BBC believes its programming with help people become less racist, but I think they may be wrong.
Anyway, again not the kind of programming the BBC might be showing when they are desperately trying to preserve the license fee.
I’ve decided to adopt skippy’s saying of anything and everything. Ha!!
For the cdan peeps, at a Mardi Gras, I was in a “house on St. Charles Avenue” lol. No debauchery there.
I am with the people who said once it warms up, Coronavirus will die off. However, in the Deep South, we had frost this morning! I texted my college kids and told them to start washing hands often and keep hand sanitizer in their cars and hook on back packs and start using those also.
I’m a little concerned for HM and PP that Zara and Mike have said they won’t self contain when they were recently in a high transmission zone in Northern Italy. Apparently CVID has a 14-21 day incubation, so of course you will feel totally fine and then you will show symptoms. Plus, some will be carriers like Typhoid Mary.
I understand why a working person might feel they're not able to self-contain - but Royals? They could have made themselves a great example for everyone else.
Here in the US, the CDC had a teleconference with call ins at the end. They said there will be community transmission in the US at some point (people who didn’t leave the country and haven’t been in contact with people who have been out of the country) and they kept stressing everyone would love to know the date, but they have no idea when it would happen. It wasn’t a matter of if, but when, and they didn’t know how bad that would be because it could be mild, but the deaths in Italy were worrisome.
Meanwhile the first community transfer was identified in California while the teleconference was happening.
Hello, Mike and Zara??!!! Isolate yourself.
Reports say Zara and Mike were in Bormio which isn't part of the red zone.
"Bormio isn’t one of the 11 cities in the so-called red zone, which include the towns most hit by the outbreak forcefully put on lockdown by the Italian Government.
According to the British Government’s guidelines, only travellers who are returning from these areas in quarantine should “stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu” and “call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the area”.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1248178/zara-tindall-mike-tindall-news-instagram-northern-italy-coronavirus-outbreak-latest
If it is not hers it is epic payback. She tried making money off royals somebody is making money off her. She effectively lost control. If someone sells sex toys or condoms using her name she can only litigate, thus making it even more noticeable and tacky! What a spiral of bovine waste products!
Have to agree with what @MustySyphone said in reply to you. Very funny!!
I'm pretty sure certain journalists read these sites.
I would love for them to pick up on this... 😉