According to the New York Post, Duchess Meghan has booked her first post-royalty job.
The Duchess will make "sporadic appearances" on a Netflix reality show about second weddings called "I Do, Redo," which stars her good friend Jessica Mulroney.
No date has been set for Duchess Meghan's first appearance on the show, which is filmed in Canada and released in 30-minute episodes.
What do you think of Duchess Meghan's exciting career move?
The Duchess will make "sporadic appearances" on a Netflix reality show about second weddings called "I Do, Redo," which stars her good friend Jessica Mulroney.
No date has been set for Duchess Meghan's first appearance on the show, which is filmed in Canada and released in 30-minute episodes.
What do you think of Duchess Meghan's exciting career move?
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Hahaha, all three are spot on, but I especially like Castrator Barnacle, the male will be feminised!! Sponge Bob & her bottom feeding frenzies!
Perhaps we've all totally missed the reason for the moonbumps - maybe it was Harry who carried Archie...
I know, totally unrealistic lol but it's making me chuckle imagining it.
Great little article about Katie Price. Beautifully written.
And just chilling isn't it? Absolutely nails the narcissism.
Out of curiosity I checked out what Katie has been up to. Blew through 86 million pounds, cocaine ptoblems, drunk driving problrms, marital problems and bankruptcy.
Old Meg has a lot to look forward to.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/downfall-katie-price-crumbling-business-14968920
To me, just another sh.. stirring article by the Sun, who have a very loud anti Monarchy campaign, I prefer proof not speculation, but it does appeal to those who think Twitter, and SM in general are a reliable news source.
Andrew pays for Bea and Eugenie's security so why doesn't Charles fund his idle son's family?
Incredible article about treating the protection officers as skivvies.
If this is true, there may be rioting in the streets of the UK. This is already the sorest spot remaining for the UK taxpayers. And The arrogance! The lack of respect!
If Megs is campaigning to increase their protection through the ridiculous pap walks and lies about the media, she just blew it.
And good luck getting those warm Canadians or U.S. taxpayers to pick up that tab.
I really like that the officers felt compelled to report this. Another layer of secrecy pres away.
The RF needs to get this sorted out immediately. The UK just freed itself from one sort of autocracy, they can do it to another.
http://fromberkshiretobuckingham.blogspot.com/2019/11/meghan-harrys-pr-strategy-that.html
I dismissed the author, Jane Barr, as a Kate sugar for years, while I was following the original Kate Middleton Review, but I'm perfectly willing to eat my words these days.
Jane makes too many excellent points to summarise here but two on Meghan stand out for me, which we have touched on ourselves but which bear repeating:
"One of Meghan's biggest stumbling blocks is that she seems to grossly underestimate the good sense and basic reasoning skills of average people. This was very reminiscent of her engagement interview comment that she didn't really know who Harry was."
... and ...
"I think the problem is not that the media attention is too intense for Meghan, but that it is not the right kind--it isn't the type she wanted."
On Harry ...
"Although painful, I think someone needs to remind Harry that Diana wasn't killed by the press. Letting go of that false narrative alone might help Harry find some peace."
I see this as the core of Harry's anger. The oxygen feeding the fire. This, when added to his entitlement and self-indulgence, merits that much overused word 'toxic'. If it was only toxic to him I'd say leave him to it. My sympathy has run out. But it's toxic to his country too and was intended to be. Shades of his mother's vindictiveness. Thankfully all it seems to have done is hasten his downfall and provoke some lovely expressions of sympathy and support for the UK from people around the world.
Interesting that Mail placed her "I am such a fraud" video today. Drip continues.
Probably a combo of the DM doing some digging and people sending in tips to the DM. It would be hilarious if under each H&M article the DM posted, "We pay for H&M tips and video. Send to xxxxx@dailymail.com."
Moral of the story is don't sue The Mail on Sunday. And I hope they pay Thomas Markle for being a witness at their lawsuit trial vs H&M. I once witnessed a vicious traffic accident (no accident, really a reckless collision) with a commercial vehicle. I wrote down my phone number and gave it to the driver of the commercial vehicle who was clearly the victim. He was in shock, disoriented and did not even acknowledge. A few weeks later his lawyers phoned me. I went to their office, conveniently in Chinatown. They gave me $20 and said, "Go eat something good". And I did. I was never called to trial. It was settled before this.
The vehicle was a truck belonging to a pest/insect spraying company. This is rotten and unhealthy work, so I was glad to help out the driver, to get him some compensation.
I'm on a CBT course at the moment, however. and it's highlighted how difficult it can be to solve what at first sight appears to be a straightforward problem. Is there anything simple, practical, that can be done right now? If not, do nothing, stop worrying about it - that's the message. Defeatist I know.
I doubt there is much that can be done safely. The bitch has got the RF over a barrel and she knows it. H was obstinate from the start and her control has ensured there’s no change.
We are seeing it from a thoughtful, analytical viewpoint which, on the whole, prefers the status quo and actually cares about what's going on.
Now Berkow is stirring it. Words fail me.
Any programme with come again Megs in would have been funny, unintentionally of course. 😂😂
The UK Mail should have Thomas stay for a week. Show him around town. Take video of Thomas seeing Buckingham Palace and the like. Take some video for the DM and do a few articles about Thomas visiting London and the UK. Take him to Scott's Fish Restaurant. This is where I would like to eat on the Daily Mail's tab.
However, the issue of the Harkles' security is not going to go away. The press are going to keep at it, and esp given that these are turbulent times for Britain, the public is not going to be too happy if their taxes are being used to fund the lifestyle choices of 2 people who aren't even pretending to be public servants anymore. Once they stop being 'royal' after the 'transition period' they will either have to pay for security themselves or have it paid 'privately' by the queen or Charles. I don't see how they're such major targets in any case.
On another note, it's BAFTA night tonight and Kate and Wills are going to turn up looking fab. What will be Meghan's next pathetic attempt to steal the limelight?
Oysters.....
Deep-fried haddock 22.00
with mushy peas....
Tenderstem broccoli 7.00
with chilli and lemon......
Gressingham duck
with golden beetroot
and blood orange
https://scotts-restaurant.com/media/9590/scotts-a-la-carte-menu.pdf
So well written as always.
Yes, she underestimated the intelligence of the UK public. Lala doesn’t work in the UK.
As for Harry, he’s traded for too long on Diana’s death, enough. Wills managed to move forward, time for Harry to move on also.
But he won’t, all Harry is, in his eyes is Diana’s son, that’s his worth, very sad.
He is toxic, as is his wife.
Thankfully, as you said, others around the world see the truth.
God Save the Queen
My guess is that the source is one of the protection officers themselves, perhaps not directly. But they could have complained to a superior who told the Sun. Alternately, some of the paps on the scene may have noticed the security people doing Meg's shopping for her.
Ironically, if she were still in the UK she could do her shopping by herself, since the UK papers don't buy UK-based pap photos of Royals going about their daily business. Doesn't Kate go to Waitrose?
Speaking of which, don't Canadian grocery stores deliver? I'm sure this is not the first time people at that mansion have needed food.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7832217/John-Bercow-Speaker-denied-peerage-Tory-revenge.html
I thought he was pretty contemptible then; I now regard him as beneath contempt and that today's reports asserting that MM has been subjected to `vile' racism is petty revenge on the whole establishment for being denied what he thinks is his rightful place in the House of Lords.
He may have offered his support free gratis and for nothing.
Knowing how litigious H & M are, the Sun wouldn’t publish without some proof/truth. The media, not just the tabloids are waiting with baited breath to release all, & bury Ms Markle.
This whole situation reminds me of a lesson Julie Andrews learned from her singing teacher: “the amateur works until he can get it right, the professional works until he cannot go wrong.” Meg is pure shortsightedness. I feel embarrassed for her.
That is why more and more people are now questioning the hereditary monarchy. Why should we pay for somebody who is clearly no better than any of us simply because of the accident of birth?
The Queen has an impeccable moral standard and enjoys a lot of respect. Other members of the royal family not so much. What is the point of them? Anne I respect a lot, Charles to some degree, Wills and Kate are doing all they can. But after being a staunch royalist I have now questioned monarchy for the first time in my life.
Jesus said "Who has been given much will be required much". Markle is a perfect example of somebody who is enjoying things totally undeserved simply because she married a spoilt royal brat.
This shouldn't be so hard for Meghan. She had a successful stint as a guest editor for Vogue. Vogue can offer her a job.
Meghan could collaborate with her great friend Beyone on a music video. Meghan could collaborate with Michelle Obama on some worthwhile project, Meg's input would be invaluable. Meg could be the next Disney princess. Meghan would make a great team member with Gayle and Oprah as an interview team. Then there's Amal Clooney, attorney working away on human rights. That would be the perfect opportunity for Meghan! Human rights. Kindness. Woke politics.
The world is Meghan Markle's oyster.
You and I and others are not defenseless. More and more voices are asking questions and demand answers. If royals don't react to the power of the public mood sooner or later quantity will turn into quality and people will bring into power politicians who want to dispose with monarchy.
It will not be pretty but royals will only have themselves to blame. Meanwhile lets pray the case of Markle will serve as a wake up call in a charmed royal word. This can become be the biggest silver lining of the whole pathetic spectacle.
She is repugnant!
Do you seriously believe somebody like Megsy blinded by her pseudo feminist agenda can work with people from society with traditional gender roles? She managed to insult the King of Morocco with all the advice and restraint of the royal machine behind her, imagine what sort of mess she will trundle in unaided and unrestrained.
Mr. Hazan's focus in not Megsy, it is Harry. Once he realizes Harry is a spent bullet he will drop them like everybody else.
Much/most of the money that is perceived as `public' that supports the Monarchy technically isn't public but perception is what matters, of course.
Back in 1066, William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, seized control of everything in England, ie he, the personification of the Crown, owned the lot. He parcelled out huge swathes of land to the Church and to his closest chums, in return for their loyalty and service and taxes. It was further subdivided down the scale in a Feudal system until eventually people like me could be freeholders with their own houses and land/garden. Grossly oversimplified I know but that's how royalty & aristos got rich in the first place. They still own a lot & many people are still v.angry about it. The feudal system survived after a fashion, until 2000, in Scotland : ..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feu_(land_tenure)
I think one of Rach's goals is to be fabulously wealthy to the point where money is of no concern and perhaps someone who can fund her vanity projects. I understand your point about her chafing against and not accepting of traditional gender roles, but as has been discussed here before, like the men before him in her life, Harry was never the end goal, but instead a stepping stone to "bigger and better" opportunities.
I am not sure that all the advice and restraint of the royal machine made any difference in her behavior since apparently she never takes advice from anyone.
I don't know if it's fillers in her face but she looked drastically different after Archie was born. She almost looked like a different person. From the Vogue edit on, she has appeared disheveled, much tanner, and wearing her hair much differently. In SA she no longer resembled herself from a year ago.
I think the "walking in the woods" pap shoot did not go the way she wanted. Perhaps she was surprised how many people were shocked at how Archie dangled from the baby sling.
This time when they ask Igor for a Disney voiceover. In the video, when the Harkles move on to chat with JayBey, Igor tells his wife about the Harkles begging for a job, and shows some of their expressions.
Love this and the RPO article and constant drip drip LOL
yes indeed. Lets hope if she manages to land a billionaire from the land of tradition she will finally shut up or her husband will shut her up.
Until she divorces because of the "toxic atmosphere" of a traditional Muslim culture and plays a victim again. I would love to see that.
I agree with you. Her looks are always evolving. I thought that Rach and Jessica looked almost identical in some of the pre-Harry pics of them together. For example, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-harry-kate-middleton-jessica-mulroney
I agree that she looked entirely different after Archie--could it be hormone therapy in an attempt to become pregnant? At that time there was a lot of talk about them wanting to have another child soon.
Her face looks very different--in her last pap walk, she (and her face) looked thinner again.
It is hard to imagine how restricted they are in the Canadian mansion. It appears they have no freedom to do anything. Surely they had more freedom to be out-and-about in the UK.
People's looks, especially the face and the eyes, transform in accordance with the psyche. There is truth in sayings that beauty comes from within and that eventually everybody ends up with the face they deserve. Greed, malevolence, disregard for others are strong forces that devour the body and consequences are visible on the outside. I realise this is not a scientific opinion and strongly resembles the debunked phrenology, but from personal experience of dealing with dangerous and depraved people, I can say that there's always something in the face that shows their true nature. Meghan's looks are simply catching up with her vile personality and to be fair, she was never a beauty at all.
"If H & M are sitting in a 14M palatial crib with security paid for by British taxpayer and they cant do anything about it..I'm sorry they have outsmarted everyone..."
I disagree. Firstly, there's no guarantee the British taxpayer will continue to fund their security after their 'transition period'. I expect they will not. As for the mansion, well, I'm sure it's very comfy, but that's not what she wants. She wants fame, adulation and rubbing shoulders with A listers, none of which is happening while she is stuck off the Pacific coast of Canada, however beautiful the setting and posh the home. Also, I doubt whoever 'lent' them the use of the home was banking on them being there long-term, so their welcome will soon expire, if it hasn't already. And then what? Find another dodgy 'tycoon' to give them a grace and favour home?
This isn't what she wanted.
Supposedly Hairy can only collect the interest from his inheritance. Conservatively that would be around $2M to $3M a year on $38M. So, if daddy gives them another $2M a year (which has been reported) that would be around $4.5M a year. This would be enough for a very, very nice life.
However,if they want to lead the life of the ultra rich (private planes, $90k frocks,$20M mansion in CA etc) then you would need 10X their current income every year. There is no way they can earn that kind of money year in, year out.
Whoever came up with this plan is an idiot. Oh yeah....never mind.
Abolishing the monarchy will not get rid of the cost of the monarchy. Someone has to manage the Crown properties and all the costs associated with that and manage the businesses associated with Crown property (think of it as a huge corporation). A CEO taking on the role of the monarch would cost a lot more than the Queen does, and would not have the same selfless devotion to the job. So, citizens are not going to be better off (I.e. make more money out of Crown properties) with the government managing Crown properties.
If you sell off Crown properties, then they no longer exist as a source of income (most of the profit from Crown properties goes to the tax payer). The taxpayer can hope to still get this tax if the Crown properties are then privately owned, but the tax rate is not as high as that which the monarch pays (75-85%). Plus, without the value the monarch brings, how much money can these properties generate in private hands? So, citizens are not going to be better off (I.e. make more money out of Crown properties) with Crown properties in private hands.
The monarchy is mot a direct expense for the taxpayer (other than the cost of RPOs and the cost of overseas tours, so it is these expenses that are the true direct cost to the taxpayer). If you understand what I said above, abolishing the monarchy will mean less income for citizens when compared with the tax the monarch pays.
The Queen is not a cost burden to British citizens. She is a cash cow for them. However, the costs of supporting the Markles in Canada and the damage they are doing to the monarchy subtracts from the financial and diplomatic benefits (I didn't cost the latter into the explanation) that the monarchy has for British citizens.
As for serving the function of a check for government ... I live in a country where we have a constitutionally established government structure that does this (much like the House of Lords). It costs a lot of money (jobs with huge benefits for hundreds of pals), pontificates a lot and basically rubber stamps whatever the government does (parliament and executive). The Senate in the USA is much more powerful and useful (because of how it is elected). How useful is the Queen? Maybe abolish the House of Lords, appoint an advisory council for the monarch (doesn't she have one), much like supreme court judges, and give the monarch more power?
I digress ... the Harkles (arrogant, entitled, ungrateful and unreliable) are the problem, not the monarchy (a bad monarch can be forced off the throne).
Even better, PC and Camilla should have meet him for dinner and they can trade Meghan stories.
"I can say that there's always something in the face that shows their true nature. Meghan's looks are simply catching up with her."
Love your comments. Fascinating insight in her changing visage. Her "rodent" eyes (which continually look for the camera with the intensity of heat-seeking missiles) have always looked very unnatural--soulless--to me.
@Liverbird
Agree being holed up in Canada in a mansion is not even close to what she wanted. I don't see this continuing for long. As previously stated. More restrictive than being in London!
Very few people look at the financial technicalities of maintaining royals. Royalty has always been the symbol - of the nation, of Unity, of tradition. A person on top is always viewed as a moral lighthouse and is judged accordingly.
I have supported monarchy (don't laugh) because of the green spaces they keep for the nation. A lot of woods and meadows and parks would have been chopped and built on otherwise. SO saying the Queen didn't do it right is not easy for me.
But she overindulged Andrew and Harry and now reaps what she sow. There are times when the decisive action is needed and she didn't go far enough.
https://the-charlatan-duchess.tumblr.com/post/190606459769/examples-of-royal-public-support-given-to-harry
Because of their expectations, character and personalities, Meghan and Harry failed. Instead of owning up to that, apologising and making plans to pay back all the money wasted on them, they are, through friends and staff, throwing accusations at the BRF, who are continuing to support and indulge them. Personally, I think this must now stop. Take away the titles and all royal status and let them go off into celebrity land paying their own way (and make a plan to recoup all the money wasted on them, e.g. rent out Frogmore Cottage, auction off all the designer clothes, and pay back the money spent on RPOs and overseas tours).
Prince Andrew, I am coming for you next ...
If we were a republic (reminder - been there, done that, got the terrible haircut & dreary clothes) a President/ Lord Protector/ Wotchamercallit) would be just as expensive, with more hangers-on/spin-doctors, special advisors, and parvenus than you could shake a stick at, with their noses in the trough, after jobs for the boys.
We'd be no better off. Far better with Heads of State who don't really want the job!
There is no direct means of contact, by phone or email. I've analysed a lot of websites and this reeks of fraud.
For the Canadian market it fails on at least two counts, there is no Privacy Statement or Terms & Conditions.
Until someone demonstrates that the whole setup isn't fraudulent with the Sussexes complicit I remain extremely dubious.
If we were a republic (reminder - been there, done that, got the terrible haircut & dreary clothes) a President/ Lord Protector/ Wotchamercallit) would be just as expensive, with more hangers-on/spin-doctors, special advisors, and parvenus than you could shake a stick at, with their noses in the trough, after jobs for the boys.
Yes, but in most cases, they'd be qualified. They would be educated, emotionally stable, honest, born smart, experienced, SOMETHING. The present lot have *no* qualifications. Yes, I said it. They have capitalized on the sketchy anointed-by-god myth, the "divine right of kings."
(I DID say most cases--I know many politicians are unworthy yet somehow rise to the top, and that criminals can occasionally take office.) I agree with the hangers-on bit too.
"There is no direct means of contact, by phone or email. I've analysed a lot of websites and this reeks of fraud.
For the Canadian market it fails on at least two counts, there is no Privacy Statement or Terms & Conditions."
I agree that the 'global positive news' organisation is well dodgy, but if you scroll down the page they do give an email contact, and right at the bottom there are links to Terms and Conditions and a Privacy Policy.
I am looking forward to seeing Kate's gown tonight, too. Last year her gown was stunning!
Thanks. And I agree, her eyes have a glint of glass. Empty and disturbing, especially when she smiles, as there is a huge dissonance between what the grin is trying to convey and what the eyes are showing.
Maggie,
Thanks for the info on the dodgy "charity". The website, the design of merchandise, the utter tosh that passes as informative text - it all seems rather amateurish. Knowing Megs, she was payed to promote them. More accurately, she asked to be payed to promote them.
I have a feeling she's going with smaller businesses/charities because they're inexperienced in dealings with bigger celebrities and wouldn't be willing to expose Meg's money grab if they can profit, too. She probably got the gold pendant from the Canadian charity as payment, as they probably don't have much money.
William and Catherine on BAFTA red carpet
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Hmmmmmm...
Laptop. Scroll right down to the end of the page and you'll find it.
Here's a link to the T&C page:
http://globalpositivenewsnetwork.com/terms-of-use/
And the last one ......
What do you think?
Word salad, indeed, and right up MM's alley!
You just KNOW this is exactly the type of event Meghan would kill to attend. Glamour, A list stars, red carpets.... Instead, she's sitting in some borrowed house in an island off the west coast of Canada wondering why nobody is taking her calls.
They really are insane. Quite mad.
And to think, Rach could have been a part of it if she had behaved herself. Very short-sighted of Her ex-Royal Highness!
Kate's hair is gorgeous. The dress, necklace, and earrings are perfect together. Very complementary. Well done Catherine!
It is merging with another charity, so it will offer the same services (maybe even more) more cost effectively. So, yes, the organisation will cease to exist but the services it provides as a charity will continue.
Incredible isn't it? She literally had people bowing to her a few months ago (ugh) and now she's desperately trying to sell her tawdry wares along with all the other D list wannabes. Truly amazing.
On the subject of award shows, the Oscars are only a week away. Are we taking bets on if they're going to be involved? Personally I don't think they'll be let near the event itself, but we may well see them (or she might leave her excess baggage at home to babysit) at one of the after parties with all the other hangers on.
Indeed. I had to go back and look at the pictures three times to pick out individual details because as a whole it was absolute perfection. Honestly, I tend to focus on her radiant smile and lose track of everything else.
William looked incredibly handsome as well.
No problem. The organisation still seems deeply dodgy. At the very least, it is clearly a for profit business and as such should not be promoted by members of the royal family.
"A royal lifestyle? Why would these two [H&M] even want a royal lifestyle? They don’t give me that impression as if they are keen to live in a big house full of servants. They never said anything about wanting a royal lifestyle. The others of the royal family want this lifestyle, all the favours and the curtsies and the a$$kissing, but not Harry and Meghan."
"Not Harry and Meghan"!!! This of the woman who spent more on clothes in one year than any royal in Europe. And can I mention that bloody beige caftan just one more time?! AAaaaagggghhhh...
Getting control of myself again, I shall just say that Kate looks lovely this evening. Every time I see the Cambridges now I breathe a great sigh of relief.
It's bizarre, isn't it? Like walking through the looking glass.
But the CB loons are increasingly alone. I've looked at other celeb sites and for the most part, people who were neutral or even favourable towards the Harkles have finally wised up to their obvious games, leaving only a small but noisy hardcore of idiots still crying 'racism' and 'toxic' this or that. The inevitable divorce is going to his those idiots hard.
Could somebody check to see if it's just me or is everybody else having problems?
The press has obviously been given the nod to drip-feed negative stories and images of MM. If only they'd kept their palace staff to steer them in the right direction instead of thinking they knew better. But - where would we get our real life soap?
I just successfully launched Yankee Wally on YouTube. Using Safari FWIW.
Elle:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7905389/Fans-point-Beyonces-reaction-Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-asking-voiceover-work.html
Bafta's: wow, just wow.
@AbbyH thank you, and yes! WOW! Kate looks stunning! Just stunning!
I have no inside track, but I know lots about narcs. 2 parents and 2 husbands are my narc credentials. Am I way off base?
Exactly! Kate is simply perfection tonight, and Will looks quite dapper. I love Brad, but really, did he have to bring up Harry? I haven't listened to any of it yet, though. Maybe it plays better when seen in context.
I thought Brad’s joke was cute. Margot said that Brad was "going to name his award Harry," because he's "excited about bringing it back to the States."
Look what Harry’s become: a Hollywood joke and the name for an inanimate object. I’m pretty sure there will be polls on how there was a surge in people naming their pets Harry and Meghan. It might be fun naming a couple of hamsters after them to see how savage they can get. Going by previous comments in a post a while back, I’m in for a rude awakening about cute animals and how much Mother Nature loves dark humor.
I feel calmed inside when I see them.
They represent stability, just as they should.
1) PW and Duchess Catherine are a credit to the Monarch and Great Britain. They both looked magnificent on the red carpet! Very regal.
2) Looks as if MM and PH's RPOs are leaking some unflattering info about the two. I'm sure all of this has been talked about tho, haha. The comments on DM are scathing.
3) I've noticed on other sites that about half of the posts are anti Monarchy. I know there are some on this blog as well, seemingly from their posts.
Team Monarchy in this house and May God save the Queen and long may she reign!
Exactly. People expect continuity, tradition and dignity from royals. They don't want idiots holding hands like teenagers and spouting word salads about the latest woke cause. They can get that anywhere. And they don't have to fund it with their taxes.
So basically instead of a pony or a bouncy house you can rent Harry FKAP for birthday parties?
He said: "Both here in the UK and in many other countries across the world we are lucky to have incredible film-makers, actors, producers, directors and technicians - men and women from all backgrounds and ethnicities enriching our lives through film.
"Yet in 2020, and not for the first time in the last few years, we find ourselves talking again about the need to do more to ensure diversity in the sector and in the awards process - that simply cannot be right in this day and age.
"I know that both Pippa (Harris), chair of Bafta and Amanda (Berry), Bafta CEO, share that frustration and continue to work tirelessly to ensure that creative talent is discovered and supported.
"Bafta take this issue seriously, and following this year's nominations, have launched a full and thorough review of the entire awards process to build on their existing work and ensure that opportunities are available to everyone."
Sure puts a damper on any potential racism claims from Rach against the BRF.
I hope you are right!
I can totally see Meg being peeved she wasn’t included in that joke. Brad Pitt, the definition of Hollywood royalty, couldn’t bother to mention her in his Megxit joke. Talk about shade! By mentioning RADA and being tasteful with his political jokes, he showed more deference to the Brits in 2 mins and by proxy than Meg did in 3 years.
Well played Brad :) Well played.
On the one hand, I want to see them there because those two have an amazing knack of doing something stupid. On the other hand, if they do turn up, she will be so smug and will put on a huge lovey dovey act with husband (all show as the marriage is heading for the rocks).
Tarot: TT asked three questions and used a tarot site to automatically select cards and then invited followers to interpret (and then compare with her readings, which will be ready for posting in a couple of days). My initial interpretation is that Meghan wants to attend (and she would benefit in striking a deal with someone that brings her security and wealth); Harry doesn't. He will go along with what she wants to try and save the marriage, but it results in some kind of ending for him (either of the marriage or shutting the door on a return to his family and country).
I can totally see Meg being peeved she wasn’t included in that joke. Brad Pitt, the definition of Hollywood royalty, couldn’t bother to mention her in his Megxit joke. Talk about shade! By mentioning RADA and being tasteful with his political jokes, he showed more deference to the Brits in 2 mins and by proxy than Meg did in 3 years.
Brad’s speech really was iconic. It’s embarrassing for Harry but it was super shady towards Meg. If Brad Pitt knows how thirsty Meg is to bring Harry to Hollywood, ALL of Hollywood knows. With that joke, a discerning public now knows too.
Well played Brad :) Well played.
Great comment, Charade.
If I were Charles, I'd have it engraved on a tungsten plate and send it to Meg, with flowers, and an invoice for every penny she cost him in the past two years.
Narcissists will drop person without a single thought. Eg trevor and the chef. So who has Markle found? Someone we don’t know about yet? Her behavior makes little sense if you view her as a normal human being. But she is a full-blown narc. What is driving her or who is driving her behavior? Narcs are sneaky and thoughtless persons. Thus who is the next shiny penny or billionaire?
I have no inside track, but I know lots about narcs. 2 parents and 2 husbands are my narc credentials. Am I way off base?
@499lake: Your description of people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, such as your parents and two husbands, and Meghan, is spot on!
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/01/prince-harry-the-queen-relationship-problems?inline=&intcid=inline_amp
God pathetic. Rooting for KC!
I think the tabloids taught her not to react with what she was really feeling.
"Kate looks like a Goddess Divine in these photos, like there's a glow, a regal aura, that mere mortals do not have."
@Humor Me
That is the reason I think Kate looks better in her gown than she did 8 years ago. She has matured into her position as future Queen Consort.
Sorry, i used my mobile and came up as unknown but it was me, Musty
Tell me I'm wrong but Harry has been reduced to being the functional equivalent of a bouncy house.
Thanks for pointing out MM was the functional equivalent of a bouncy house pre-harry. I had some comments but decided that, today anyway, I'd be a lady and refrain.
Rach as an equivalent of a bouncy house
Good one, Elle!
Just found the pix from the BAFTAs on the DM - OMGosh - Kate is gorgeous. She looks better in the dress now than she did in 2012.
I know, right? She was pretty or beautiful before, but now she’s so stunning and elegant and confident. Totally a future Queen!
And thank you, Brad! Best line of the night, even if you weren’t there. Also liked W’s comments.
LOL, that's a good one! Thanks!!!
So tacky. As Jocelyn has commented above, the woman behind this outfit is...smh. This is worse than reality tv.
Was Meghan behind this choice? Awful lack of perception by whoever made this their cause du jour.
http://globalpositivenewsnetwork.com/
Feb 3, 2020 6:26 AM
Open Post: Meg books her first post-royalty job
Feb 3, 2020 6:27 AM
The Sussex merchandising concept: Who wants to be like Meghan and Harry?
Feb 3, 2020 6:27 AM
Meghan's "voice" goes silent, but probably not for long
But I must say... lately, upon seeing pictures of Will & Kate, I am filled with a feeling of comfort.
Now, this is coming from someone who was anti-monarchy- (seriously, in this day and age do we really think that some family out there is superior to ours? That this family is really of noble blood- that this bloodline actually comes from God? That these people who have schemed and killed over centuries are better than us somehow? It's absurd.)
Yet here I am seeing pictures of Will and Kate and thinking how solid and good and frankly... comfortable they are.
All while hating Harry and Meghan so much that I now favour Nutty's website (+ comments) over standbys like Dlisted and Lainey, whom I've been reading since 2006!
And I'm left wondering... has this been some sort of psy-op?
Harry and Meghan- with their weird rushed timeline and EVERYTHING ELSE that just doesn't make sense (!)- were they put there as a way to endear us to the steadfast comfort that the traditional monarchy brings us??
I watched the Brad Pitt speech again when the cameras were on the Cambridges at .25x speed. @Elle I think you know Kate very well and that smile of hers was forced. Her face didn’t transition into a smile, she had it at least before the clip of what the BAFTAs showed of their faces. When she turned to Wills, that looked like a reaction for comfort. Wills & Kate were probably on very high alert with the cameras when Brad’s Brexit joke was read. They were ready when the Harry joke came.
They thought that they had ingratiated themselves into this elite Hollywood world- and indeed, they are allegedly worth billions of dollars- yet they are getting laughed at in a room of their "peers".
Honestly, if I were Meghan and Harry I would be utterly embarrassed to show my face at the Oscars. And I think they are just starting to realize that. Just starting to realize how much egg they have on their faces, and what a joke they've become. My goodness... I'm almost starting to feel sorry for them myself!
And THAT right there is the ultimate inslut (typo, and it stays) to Meghan. To be pitied.
Not because you're kinda black, or because you're a woman, but because of the choices you've made. You've embarrassed yourself.
I can just see Hairy handing out their business cards.....their credentials listed as Royal Ex’s. Available for voice overs, speeches, consultations, special dinner guests of honor. And of course...the Sussex Royal Foundation they can contribute to generously and most appreciatively.
@Ozmanda, did you see the DM latest of her former life with the "A-List" and how she had that to go back to? And then none of those people are even recognizable, much less A-list. It's like the DM is doing full-on trolling now. Gotta love, too, that they dropped the "such a fraud" video just at the right time. Dish best served cold, coming right up lol.
At least he had the decency to take Ricky Gervais' advice and didn't preach to the plebs. Or say something painfully, humiliatingly PATRONISING to minorities like Joaquin Phoenix did....
I would rather have someone spew an actual explicit racial slur at me than have to endure Joaquin's patronising speech again.
You and me both. 🥴It’s not helpful if only a handful of nutties know the meaning, and no-one writes out the full meaning at the start of a new post.
@Raspberry Ruffle, I did write it out for a long time, I promise, but I'll remember to do that each new post that I use it.
Thank you, much appreciated! 🤗 I guessed the ‘former’ and ‘Prince’ bit, but I couldn’t work out the rest. 😩
@Scandi Sanskrit OMG, yes, Joaquin Phoenix’s speech was pure condescension for me too. All it does is make him feel better about himself for saying he wants the “right” thing to happen. I wish Hollywood would back off on inserting themselves in the racism discussion. None of them are qualified to discuss it or even genuinely care about the topic. If they did, they wouldn’t be Hollywood.
Brad was a darling :) His life was almost completely destroyed by one of the wokest actress humanitarians around. He knows the spiel is BS.
Was she trying to be funny? Did she put her foot in it? Did I miss the point? Do I need a hearing aid?
I know the name comes from weaving but think - Donkey's Head and Upstart Crow (TV series) - utterly delicious!
Abbreviation for “formerly known as Prince.” Depending on accent and length of vowel sounds, it may sound like a common American idiom that is spelled similarly, “F??K ?P.”
https://www.ibtimes.com/meghan-markle-hollywood-comeback-rumors-archies-mom-prince-harry-allegedly-gracing-2913374
>>>>>>> [...] Recently, NW Magazine reported that Meghan and Prince Harry are gracing the upcoming 92nd Academy Awards, which will take place on Feb. 10 at the Dolby Theatre in, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. The entertainment news outlet claimed that the Sussex couple has been planning for a big Oscar debut amid reports saying that the former “Suits” star will restart her career in acting.
“Meghan wants it to be her big debut back into the film world. She’s planning on wearing a jaw-dropping dress to generate maximum attention,” a source told the outlet. The same tipster said that Prince Harry will be presenting the Best Picture award in the upcoming event. ”It’s the last award and producers always get big name celebs to hand it out. And let’s face it, no one is bigger than Meghan and Harry right now,” it continued.
The insider added that Meghan Markle asked her team to meet with the most powerful women in the entertainment industry to make her acting comeback happen. “Meghan has told her team only a star billing next to A-list co-stars will do. Jen and Reese are beyond thrilled. Although Jen has heard Meghan wants to meet with Brad Pitt to discuss the upcoming stuff he’s producing, which makes her nervous,” the informant claimed. <<<<<<<
Article goes on to say take it all with a big pinch of salt as so much that's written about them turns out not to be true (although "only a star billing next to A-list co-stars will do" sounds utterly convincing).
I myself think it's either the latest of Meghan's endless series of trial balloons or it's part of her "will they? won't they?" schtick that she somehow thinks the public gives a f**k about. It's that gross underestimation/misreading of public opinion I posted about yesterday. Archie's birth and christening being the best - worst - example. H&M totally wore out what goodwill and patience was left with that.
Just what is the point of exhausting any public interest with endless speculation, before you actually do something? I see them now as an ancient vaudeville act, standing in the wings all excited, while the paying public sits like coiled springs, waiting, with a wagon load of rotten fruit and vegetables.
I was waiting for Kate's appearance last night with the placidity of a tabby cat in the sun, knowing that she would look lovely and do us credit. No need to worry.
If Meghan DOES go to the Oscars I have the same degree of certainty that she will look an expensive mess. With her, the greater the expense the greater the fail.
Both feelings give me great satisfaction. Oh dear, Meghan has been undermining my good nature for about nearly three years now. Is it three years? Feels like forever.
I see them now as an ancient vaudeville act, standing in the wings all excited, while the paying public sits like coiled springs, waiting, with a wagon load of rotten fruit and vegetables.
That would be an event worth paying for. And completely fitting. I saw an article saying Camilla had food thrown at her after their affair came out ages ago. Lmao
Bread rolls were thrown at Camilla. 😂🤣😂 She weathered the dough storm and complained not. 😁
It might be fun naming a couple of hamsters after them to see how savage they can get. Going by previous comments in a post a while back, I’m in for a rude awakening about cute animals and how much Mother Nature loves dark humor.
Oh goodness, I used to keep Syrian hamsters for years, on and off since I was a teen; so when my daughter's friend's mother asked if we'd look after their three Dwarf hamsters while they went on holiday I agreed, despite it not being a specific breed I'd cared for before. I was a bit surprised about them being kept together but was reassured that it was a breed well known for living in groups, and they'd lived together for just over 12 months with no issues. Then the morning before the family was due to return I woke up and two of them had literally eaten the third... ~eyetwitch~ *That* was an awkward phone call to make! I felt even worse when they came to pick them up and came bearing a huge tub of chocolates as a thank you for looking after the hamsters. This happened about eight years ago and I still feel awful about it.
Ironically, the one that didn't make it was actually called Meghan; the other two were Emma and Julie. I wonder if it's a metaphor for her attempted "acting reboot" and she'll be eaten alive by the A-listers? lol
Why throw up trial balloons with Reese’s name? Didn’t Reese shoot down the wedding invitation as she doesn’t know her?
If she's anything like my ex husband, that won't worry her. I'm not entirely sure he was an actual full blown narcissist (he didn't really have the "sneaky/clever" side), but he was definitely a control freak who's only concern was himself. If he got told "no" by someone, he'd just carry on like some sort of mental battering ram assuming that they'd get worn down and just say yes for an easy life.
I wonder if this is something similar from Meghan, perhaps she thinks that Reese will "get with the programme" at some point.
A lot of trolls and ugliness towards PW and DC. You tube is known to be leftist and suppress freedom of speech as is Twitter. Either way, after looking at their body language in slow motion, PW and DC did look very uncomfortable to me. It seemed as if DC looked nervously at PW to gauge his reaction and she hesitated to clap. What pressure they must both be under. I would crack under all of it.
Did Brad just throw down the gauntlet as to which side Hollywood is taking? Is this going to be Hollywood/MM/Harry against the Monarchy? Or was he just trying to lighten the mood with his jokes?
Either way, I feel so badly for William.
He's in such a horrible position. I also felt as if the joke about Harry was lacking in decorum in front of the future King of England. Unless Brad is a dummy, he must know what a painful situation this is for all involved.
How would Brad have felt if right after AJ hung him out to dry, pun intended, PW stood in front of him and the global audience and stated AJ was the trophy England needed? After all, she did express a desire to move there.
@Scandi Sanskrit OMG, yes, Joaquin Phoenix’s speech was pure condescension for me too. All it does is make him feel better about himself for saying he wants the “right” thing to happen. I wish Hollywood would back off on inserting themselves in the racism discussion. None of them are qualified to discuss it or even genuinely care about the topic. If they did, they wouldn’t be Hollywood.
https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1224276334291181569?s=19
"Very proud of all these actors calling out the lack of diversity at award shows. I bet if they’d have known the nominations in advance they wouldn’t have even turned up in the hope of winning themselves."🔥
😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Why won't more verified accounts talk like ☝🏼that?!
If I were a British citizen I wouldn't mind the York girls stepping up. They are HM's granddaughters and present themselves well. I feel badly for them having to suffer due to their father's very poor judgement. And God knows, as we agree, PW and DC need help. It makes me detest the HAMS. They disgust me to no end with their pure selfishness and greed.
Ancient vaudeville acts? My great -grandfather's cousin by marriage was one of those performers . His black-face act really would’ve given them something to moan about but was deemed OK for first Royal Variety performance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._H._Chirgwin
Marie Lloyd OTOH was too vulgar to be considered for that event. Apparently her song `A Little of What of What You Fancy Does You Good’ caused profound offence in polite circles. Or rather, it was the dress she wore when singing it. It had a plunging back, revealing her rear cleavage, which her poses exploited…
Perhaps this is what MM has in mind for the Oscars?
1/ there is no reason for them to be there:
Unless they have already signed a contract with Netflix, Warner, Disney and they would like to take the excuse of the Oscars to show off their new meal ticket, their presence would be irrelevant (cf. list of presenters).
2/ it would be counterproductive for them
The Oscars celebrate actors and actresses who worked hard (at least some of them ).
Actors and actresses want to be the main focus.
If Cringe & Ginge tried to steal the show on Sunday, it would not be a smart move (but they’re not smart…).
3/ here is the list of Oscar 2020 presenters (some more may be announced by the end of the week):
https://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-news/more-stars-added-to-92nd-oscars-presenter-lineup
Given the number of nominees (24) and the list of singers to perform, they don’t need more « talent joining the show » (and Harry and Meghan have no talent).
With all due respect. it seems many totally overlook that Prince Edward's daughter, Lady Louis Mountbatten-Windsor who seems to be a very delightful and dutiful young lady who can start helping with royal obligations. She turns 17 this year and she has one of the best role models to emulate, her mother Sophie. Admittedly it might be a few years away, but I think she would be wonderful at representing the BRF.
The York sisters would be good also and they have been received well by the public. If Charles would simply be fair, and allow Bea and Eugenia the opportunity to take on some duties. I think it is wrong to hold against them the sins of their father. I dare say, PA daughters did not screw up big time like Charles's son did. I do not think the public would at this point object to the York sisters and would probably admire their guts to work in the face of PA's fall from grace (well not exactly as PA still is supportedby the Queen very obviously)..
Sorry for being redundant about the York sisters. It takes me so long to type my comments, then they come late and others get there faster. lol
I know😞. I believe he does. Maybe he will have a change of heart now that H has bowed out. Who knows? I am way too invested in this sad saga that MM has created and after last night I just want to give William a hug after having to sit front row as a captive audience to the Hollywood Hypocrites. I have so much less respect for Brad Pitt.
I agree Lady Louise would be perfect. Maybe PC will reconsider about his nieces' future roles as well.
Also, no telling how often I make redundant comments! Haha! I'm sure way too often!
Ahh ha ha hah a ha! YES THAT IS TRUE.
Fail. Such a fail.
I thought Margot Robbie looked pretty apologetic and uncomfortable having to read that Prince Harry crack from Pitt.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/joker-star-joaquin-phoenix-makes-153314307.html
Why no animal actors awarded with Baftas?
There are a lot of great minority actors out there, and they're in a lot of movies (Denzel Washington, Lawrence Fishbourne, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart to name a few male actors). Seems to me the call for diversity by white Hollywood is just fake.
They want to make themselves look better, but until they start turning down movies, it's all lip-service.
BRF needs to be careful that they don't go too "woke" for the sake of being seen as "progressive."
The Wessex children were not styled with HRH at birth and were not (I think) led to believe they would be working royals (as their parents were not expected to be when they married.)
I agree, Louise seems lovely and sweet. But rather than change her life completely, if it was up to me, I'd use the Yorks first. Plus, Will did very little royal work until he was well into his 20s. He wasn't a full time working royal until 2 1/2 years ago. Louise is far younger than he was when he "stepped up."
I agree with you. It would be ridiculous for them to attend the ceremony as they have no credentials at that level in the Hollywood scene. It would be a grab at attention on their part and they would end up looking ridiculous.
However, I do think that Meghan is planning to make a deal/find a partner in Hollywood (she wants to be an A lister in her home town and she still needs Harry for the royal status, although she is too engrossed in navel gazing to realise that royalty does not count at the Oscars ... certainly not has-been failed royals), so you may find them doing the rounds at after parties.
She is just not going to make the deals she wants exiled in Canada on Vancouver Island. She needs to be present where all the actions is. Even Harry cannot get any of his projects going while in exile. He needs to be where the money is, meeting people and charming them to donate millions to support their A-list lifestyles (that is how they plan to become financially independent but the embarrassing encounters at the Disney premiere show that they will stoop low for anything ... the BRF are delusional in thinking that the Markles will uphold the values of the Queen ... they never have before).
An appearance at the Oscars ceremony would be gobsmacking and tone deaf on their part (and great soap opera drama). An appearance at after parties or at lunches/drinks with movers and shakers around the time of the Oscars would not surprise me at all.
Also, the implications for their security would be considerable. Venues attended by royals have to be vetted in advance. Now, I'm sure the security around the Oscars is excellent, but for them to be accompanied by British police in a Hollywood venue... no bueno.
What is not in doubt is that she desperately wants to be there, and in Los Angeles in general, as Sandie says above. Every day that passes with them holed up in the Russian billionaire's house on Vancouver Island, is another day on their journey to ex-royal irrelevance.
When will it dawn on her, she is living off everyone else's money and Harry is not providing for her in the style she wants to become accustomed too. Borrowed house, borrowed security, borrowed designer dresses, borrowed jewels, etc...Perhaps when they are in LA they will make her way to Misha's Malibu house to couch surf and yet again, it would be another borrowed item. Poor little beggar prince. Maybe we should start a GoFundMe account for the pitiful pair?
I can only imagine it was revenge for Ricky Gervais roasting the GG audience. The difference is that Gervais made his audience uncomfortable because he was calling them out on their behaviour whilst Wilson and Robbie singled out two people to embarrass for the behaviour of family members.
I hope Harry's taken note that Hollywood will be pretty tough on him.
Hollywood sees them as some great example of love triumphing over racism and "white colonialism" or (insert inane word salad here) and invites them based on that.
Just reading that stupid article made me sick to my stomach.
I could believe Harry presenting something for 1917, but there is no way Megs will let him on that stage by himself. She would have to be a "surprise" guest like at the fashion awards.
I can barely sit through an award show as it is. I might have to pull an Elvis on my television if they show up.
Even the Kardashians attend some of the parties.
But then they'd basically be saying that the royal family are racist and so by extension is the entire UK. They're not going to do that.
Harry introducing 1917 might be a possibility, but I thought he found flash bulbs traumatising? Maybe better he send his wife instead!
And yeah, Elton's after-party will be where we'll find these two embarrassing themselves.
Harry found MM in the gutter to which she will doubtless return in time.
Imo, BP's joke about H was crass and insensitive towards a loving brother filled with pain. Jennifer Aniston did say he was missing a sensitivity chip. I wonder if Brad knew how much conversation he was going to create with this? Maybe since he's caused such a stir he will address how he intended we interpret his joke? I wish all these actors would just shut up. Just because they have a bully pulpit doesn't mean they should use it. They need a heavy dose of Ricky Gervais daily.
""@Lavender Toast - do you really think Harry will be welcomed by Hollywood? I'd have thought he'd be more like the star turn at a Freak Show.""
Harry is still an HRH Prince and thus it still has a certain cachet attached. Some will admire him for allegedly 'protecting his family and himself' but I believe deep down most (Hollywood celebreties) already have Meghan's' number' so-to-speak. Harry has a curiousity factor (yes 'freak show example applies), after-all there is only one Prince who is a brother to the future King to the most famous royal family in the world. While Meghan, there are a dime a dozen (actually dozens) of her type. Harry is the closet thing most Hollywood people are ever going to meet up close and personal.
Welcomed...well Harry would be but so much negative (real facts) has been written about Meghan that I do believe celebrities would not want to be associated with her. Look, her 'fiend; Serena Williams will not even bother to comment on her now. Oprah has made it clear she is not advising the pair, Has Ellen even bothered to say something in support? So Meghan is now a pariah in my estimation. Will she get work as an actress, I think a resounding 'No' unless casting directors are looking at her for a role in 'porno movies; lol.('Duchess doubles down for a Royal Good Time').
I thought Rebel Wilson was hilarious. I enjoyed her monologue, which I am sure she did NOT write herself, and thought it was quite funny. The parts I remember this morning--the joke about her dress, with half of it made for the funeral for "Cats". And that she couldn't do the director's job because "I don't have the balls for it". So that's what was memorable for me.
HAMS won't show at the Oscars. They are still technically Royal, and I can't imagine MM showing her face when we've all recently seen the video about her lying about union membership to get a job. Unless lying to get your first gig is standard industry behavior, it would seem in bad taste for her to show up to an industry celebration where union workers are celebrated. Maybe that's more the SAGs, but still, everyone who gets an Oscar is in a union of some sort.
No-way will Harry ever present Best Picture. Come on!
The Cambridges looked lovely at the BAFTAs. I really liked the tailoring to Kate's sleeves on the dress. Making them a smidge more fitting and highlighting the shoulders compared to the 2012 version worked very well.
Joaquin's speech was the definition of "woke", but even so, I thought I could sense nervousness on his part to say what he said. His display of apparent nerves was interesting to me.
Margot Robbie simply read Brad's words, including, I presumed, all the "blah blah blahs" she said. I'd bet a good amount that every one of those "blahs" was actually on the paper she held.
Harry is a joke. That's why he has become a Shakespearean tragedy, all by himself. He gave up everything he valued, everything he knew, everyone who loved him, to be a temporary supporting actor in the life of a two-bit grifter who'll divorce him as soon as he is no longer useful to her.
And that's all I've got this Monday morning.
"" Maybe Megs could wear something like Bjork's swan costume to the Oscars. Hard to think of of what poor animal would be appropriate, though""
Well months ago I came up with the phrase (in reference to her hair) 'scalped Himalyian Yak' but that was being unkind to the poor animal!. I vote for a wolverine, as they are nasty animals that even bears don't want to tangle with, or a laughing 'hyena' (as MM does not photograph well when she and those big chompers of her open her mouth).
Joaquin's speech was the definition of "woke", but even so, I thought I could sense nervousness on his part to say what he said. His display of apparent nerves was interesting to me.
Maybe because at a subconscious level he realised that he was actually talking *like* a racist (he practically spoke of us as if we were SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS).
I don't know if actors rehearse/memorise their acceptance speeches, but if they do, I imagine it's not like how when you do a comedy you rehearse for weeks and weeks and weeks until the actors forget that their lines are meant to be funny (by the end of it, they say their lines like they dead-serious mean it).
But you can't act your way through life like that all the time 24/7 (unless you're doing it for escapism purposes, which is an entirely different animal).
And speaking of animals. I know he's a lifelong vegan, his entire family. But you can tell he doesn't actually follow what goes on in the real world because he actually thinks people don't talk about eating-choices IRT climate change. It's like he lives in a Sleb bubble...
He's out-of-touch & doesn't know what goes on in the news. But everyone's got a moral compass:
Joaquin probably *knew* what he was saying was wrong AF at a moral level. Not that I feel sorry for him if he can't sleep at night after that mess of speech... He could've done it another way and he didn't. He has that power to say "no."
And people are fussing about the DM's tone when talking about how Meghan holds her bump. What Meghan got wasn't even racist.
Joaquin sounds more like a proper racist to me, but he gets cheered!
The wokies are the REAL racist ones.
@Portcitygirl, I agree that it would be a good idea if the York girls stepped up. But I am not a British citizen either. And I think Charles is opposed to them being working royals.
I'm not sure Charles will have much of a choice. As has been noted, many of the current working royals are getting rather long in the tooth. Charles will need bodies to do the work, and Beatrice and Eugenie are good fits (not sure about Edward's kid/s - thought they weren't given official titles per their parents' preference, so *can* they be working royals?)
By the way, I did not find the comment from Brad about Harry (as read by Margot Robbie) offensive. It came across to me as mature Brad Pitt humour ... an ability to laugh at the pretentious self importance of it all. It was Ricky Gervaise level wit - Harry IS a trophy husband for Meghan to take back to her home town with her (a place where she failed and was nothing although she tried for years to hit the big time).
Agree with your take on this.