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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>>>For the love of Mike, confusing Herefordshire & Hertfordshire is like muddling Washington State (or Washington County Durham) with Washington DC - get it straight please!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herefordshire
Mainly rural county with 1small cathedral city (Hereford), economically poor, on Welsh border. Where all those red cattle with white faces came from originally.<<<
Whew, it looks like I picked the correct one in my comments. I had to think about it for a tick.
If the person mixing them up is from the UK, then they ought to know better, but if it was an American mixing them up, maybe a little slack is in order? Americans are crap at world geography and only slightly better at our own. But I would not expect you to know the difference between Columbus and Cincinnati in my own home state. Though you probably do.
Thank you!
@Hikari - enjoy your comments and agree!
>>>I recently read that the RF had quietly walked back their claim that PH was an Apache pilot and instead described him as a gunner. He may have been trained in how to fly an Apache, but his actual job was much less impressive and more in line with the mental aptitude that PH exhibits.<<<
In former days, the role of the King and those close to the Crown was to lead the nation's forces in battle, fighting and dying alongside their men. Each Duke would command a regiment from his own county seat and all the nobles pitched in, and often got killed for it. That was the duty of the sovereign, to wade in and be the *living embodiment* of his country . . which meant, as head of the armed forces, enduring the same conditions as the men. With probably better food and tent and horse, but nevertheless prepared to die if need be.
We are soft in the modern age, and nobody expects a Royal to be in true harm's way. They do their military service to earn the right to wear ceremonial medals, mostly. I feel that if royals are going to enlist, they should be expected to do the same duties as regular enlisted, unless they have demonstrated superior capabilities as officer material. Otherwise, their participation in the armed forces is all for show, and they are a drag on the unit rather than an inspiration.
As the recent Kobe crash illustrates, flying helicopters is really dangerous and maybe they wouldn't have wanted Harry doing it in battle conditions if he'd had the aptitude. It has less to do with any lack of intelligence than a lack of self-control, impulse control and discipline. Harry does not have the calm steadiness and cool judgement required of a pilot. He is too excitable and easily agitated and probably would have been too reckless up in the air. William's temperament is more suitable for the job. I think the top recruits would be trained as pilots, and that did not describe Harry. He may have had some lessons but probably was not entrusted with multimillion pound aircraft or other lives.
Also, the article from the journalist who covered PH from his childhood (can't think of her name) stated that PH as a teen wanted to be a tour guide in the bush. A job like that requires a lot of "soft skills" - good with people, can stand/walk in all kinds of weather, able to memorize information, enthusiasm for subject matter, etc. That too, is more in line with work he seems capable of doing well. If, after divorce, he went to Africa to lick is wounds and did hands on work with the conservation groups to really learn about the subject matter, not just pontificate, he probably could be a crowd-drawing tour guide. In fact, he could make Travelyst a reality by leading tours in off-the-beaten path locations. But he really would have to humble himself and realize that doing something worthwhile and in the dirt is better than empty word salad speeches in fancy venues.
Yes, Weschler tests are commonly used.
"The most widely used individually administered intelligence scales today are the Wechsler scales, the Kaufman scales, and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Fourth Edition). Though the oldest and best known of intelligence tests, the Binet has lost much of its popularity and is now a distant third." https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/intelligence-tests
The Wechsler scales are commonly used in the US in the diagnosis of learning disabilities and in other psychological evals. The WAIS (Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale) is part of other diagnostic batteries such as the Halstead–Reitan Neuropsychological Battery.
Cattell's Culture Fair Intelligence Test is rarely used for diagnosis by psychologists doing clinical work. And Cattell's claim that his test is culture fair is controversial. It is used by MENSA probably because it has a high ceiling. Because it is so rarely used, the IQ ranges it yields are rarely cited.
In a normal distribution, the mean, the median, and the mode are the same. But it's not correct to focus on single points on *any* IQ scale. For example, it's not correct on the Weschler IQ scale (mean = 100) to say 99 is below average and 101 is above average. Ranges are *always* used. And even the range cut-offs are not absolute--- all test results measuring anything have inherent measurement error. Thus, there isn't a bright white line dividing a score of 89 on the WAIS (low average) from a score of 90 (average). In real life, the clients may differ greatly from each other on their strengths (one might be more verbal, one might be more spatial) but without testing it would be impossible to say who was "more intelligent." And no guarantee the scores would be exactly the same on second testing anyway.
I've never read Diana was dyslexic.
I think there’s a good chance Meghan with Harry in tow will show up. She can kill several birds with one stone:
1-Garner massive attention, especially needed in the wake of W&K’s successful appearance at the BAFTAS.
2- The Oscars are a great opportunity for what she does best besides spread her legs, which is network. She can be introduced to her future BFFs.
3- Hunt for her next target after Harry, or at least someone to cheat with when Harry’s not around and she’s worn out the pool boy. A f*** buddy, and if he’s a good boy who is also rich and famous, a possible hubby #3 for the predator of Sussex.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/buckingham-palace-releases-statement-meghan-122000324.html
Buckingham Palace releases statement about Meghan and Harry
Jessica Davis,Red 6 hours ago
From Red Online
Buckingham Palace has responded to reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are working with a celebrity endorsement firm.
Sheeraz Inc, which works with Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya, shared on Instagram that the company is now accepting offers for Meghan and Harry.
Sheeraz Inc is now taking appearance and endorsement requests for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle @sussexroyal," the post read. "Sheeraz Inc clients from Middle East, India, US and Asia can send us official offers and we will take them directly to their representatives."
Buckingham Palace has since denied this statement, explaining that reports of Meghan and Harry working with Sheeraz Inc are 'categorically untrue'.
https://66.media.tumblr.com/8099dba86b63ea7af6753c125d3e74ed/0c8caa6c0230b524-6f/s640x960/64917d2fcd3e992ff5ab07f1a19fc4a61ad88ba4.jpg
'I had to laugh out loud at the idea of sparkles, hugely pregnant, in a slimfitting sheath, flicking aside her 40foot veil as she waddles down The aisle on PCs arm, beaming liked The madwoman of Chaillot, stopping in front of HM to grin smugly and perform the briefest curtsy in the history of the monarchy, while rubbing her belly. During the service she deflates and inflates in time with the music.
A beautiful expression of love."
That is one of the funniest comments I have ever read! Brilliant!
Link to Harry’s IQ
Link to Harry’s art teacher doing his project
Link to harry’s insubordination and the link to the press outing his location
I mean really. I want to see some proof of this.
'I had to laugh out loud at the idea of sparkles, hugely pregnant, in a slimfitting sheath, flicking aside her 40foot veil as she waddles down The aisle on PCs arm, beaming liked The madwoman of Chaillot, stopping in front of HM to grin smugly and perform the briefest curtsy in the history of the monarchy, while rubbing her belly. During the service she deflates and inflates in time with the music.
A beautiful expression of love."
That is one of the funniest comments I have ever read! Brilliant!
My state is a little bit larger area wise than England; however, I would never mistake Deltona with Daytona when used in a sentence although you may, especially if you didn't understand the accent. I may, however, mistake the two you mentioned.
"Nothing wrong? Actually we don't take kindly to a woman who spends nearly £1M on clothes in 18 months (more than any other European royal) but still managed to look a mess, never learned anything about our country and traditions, worked only with projects that interested her personally, slighted the public on the birth announcement and christening of Archie to no purpose (only presenting him in a foreign country), didn't behave correctly during the National Anthem or at a remembrance service and got her husband to tout for business at a Disney premiere rather than attending the commemoration of armed services personnel murdered by terrorists. This is not a complete list but it's enough to be going on with."
I think I should prepare a standard list of all their shortcomings and offences to use each time. The DM comment field probably isn't long enough though!
Meghan is not British.
Meghan does not reside in the UK, nor has done anything for the UK.
I wonder how much her PR paid for this ridiculous endorsement?
The Noisy Spotlight
This couple claims to want a quiet, relaxing life.
However, they sure are holding an awful lot of meetings about things that would purposefully propel them into the noisy spotlight!
Here is just one example.
It’s been meeting after meeting. They are doing a lot of strategizing. One debate right now is whether or not they should go to The Academy Awards. They absolutely COULD go if they wanted to go, but there is some discussion about whether or not they SHOULD go.
Arguments for attending The Oscars include a worldwide audience… and an opportunity to engage with all the most important people in the industry.
You know that they would love that big audience! Our actress half of the couple has likely always dreamed of going to The Oscars. Since she is unlikely to get there based on her acting skills, this may be her big chance to go.
However, their appearance would grab the biggest headlines if it was a complete surprise. That means they would have to forego all those pre-event parties that are ideal for industry introductions and mingling.
Arguments against attending The Oscars include not having a specific project to promote or support… and the logistics of arranging everything at the last minute.
Without a nominated person or project to support, their appearance would be seen as purely self-promotional. That could spur more public criticism, as well as potentially irritate those nominees on whom the spotlight should be shining that evening.
We do not know which way this will go.
She does have a dress ready, though!
https://blindgossip.com/the-noisy-spotlight/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxYWtsBBzt0&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9reVWgjvINs&t=182s
When I taught Spec. Ed. in the states we used the Stanford and Wechsler. I administered tons of tests to students and I would never consider 90-99 below average but normal range. Most of my Learning Disabled students had fairly high IQ's compared to their achievement levels. In the Carolinas, a 20 point discrepancy is needed to qualify. Often I administered more than one to get a truer score. I really miss teaching but our public schools have become a joke. Not all but most are watered down curriculum and tchrs. just teach to the end of grade tests.
As a side note, my educable disabled students 70 and below were the happiest students overall and my gifted students 140 and above were the unhappiest.
She tries to control her narrative of a happy family living a quiet life in Canada but she is so bored.
Rachel wants go to the Oscars! She got a dress, now she needs to justify why she would attend to the ceremony…
https://blindgossip.com/the-noisy-spotlight/?unapproved=2497821&moderation-hash=edcb7254395a7c25cf26436f15377b60#comment-2497821
`Here’s a Health unto Her Majesty,
Confusion to her enemies,
And he that will not drink this health, I wish him neither wit nor wealth,
Nor but the rope to hang himself…’
Amended from the Royalist ballad published in1667 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%27s_a_Health_unto_His_Majesty
God save the Queen and her lawful heirs.
An insider revealed to Heat magazine that Jennifer Aniston AND Angelina Jolie have been plotting ways to befriend Meghan. The source said: “Both Jen and Ange want to spend time with Meghan and Harry once she’s in LA, which means they’re essentially rivals again and they’re both willing to put the boot into each other.”
[...]
“Virtually the whole of Hollywood wants to befriend them, so in some ways, it’s not surprising Jen and Angie are planning to make a beeline for them,” the source confessed.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1238574/meghan-markle-jennifer-aniston-angelina-jolie-friendship-battle-usa-news-update
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7973401/Princess-Beatrice-Edoardo-Mapelli-Mozzi-wedding-date-confirmed-29-May.html
Will the Harkles make an appearance?
Personally I would not be surprised to see them there, it's one way to do one-up on the Cambridges BAFTA gig.
https://blindgossip.com/the-noisy-spotlight/
Personally I would not be surprised to see them there, it's one way to one-up on the Cambridges NAFTA gig.
https://blindgossip.com/the-noisy-spotlight/
I can't count how many times I had to fix a ticket from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon.
This is the quietest I've seen the chat. Everyone is resting up for whatever shenanigans the Harkles are going to pull this weekend.😊
I've noticed in the last 5 days or so things have really gotten slow here. Maybe people are getting burned out (and don't want to be redundant either) and besides the Harkles have been so quiet and inactive.
I was wondering if you would consider taking some suggestions on ideas for future threads. Don't get me wrong, I really love what you have done and what you continue to do; great topics, excellent facts, and insightful points for us to ponder!!
CB is really outdoing themselves with excuses for her. I just need to stop looking at that site.
Blind Gossip
The Noisy Spotlight
February 5, 2020
This couple claims to want a quiet, relaxing life.
However, they sure are holding an awful lot of meetings about things that would purposefully propel them into the noisy spotlight!
Here is just one example.
“It’s been meeting after meeting. They are doing a lot of strategizing. One debate right now is whether or not they should go to The Academy Awards. They absolutely COULD go if they wanted to go, but there is some discussion about whether or not they SHOULD go.”
Arguments for attending The Oscars include a worldwide audience… and an opportunity to engage with all the most important people in the industry.
You know that they would love that big audience! Our actress half of the couple has likely always dreamed of going to The Oscars. Since she is unlikely to get there based on her acting skills, this may be her big chance to go.
However, their appearance would grab the biggest headlines if it was a complete surprise. That means they would have to forego all those pre-event parties that are ideal for industry introductions and mingling.
Arguments against attending The Oscars include not having a specific project to promote or support… and the logistics of arranging everything at the last minute.
Without a nominated person or project to support, their appearance would be seen as purely self-promotional. That could spur more public criticism, as well as potentially irritate those nominees on whom the spotlight should be shining that evening.
Of course, the logistics would be challenging given the size of their security staff.
We do not know which way this will go.
She does have a dress ready, though!
Couple:
[Optional] Should they go? What kind of life do you think they really want?
Blind Gossip, The Noisy Spotlight, February 5, 2020
This couple claims to want a quiet, relaxing life.
However, they sure are holding an awful lot of meetings about things that would purposefully propel them into the noisy spotlight!
Here is just one example.
“It’s been meeting after meeting. They are doing a lot of strategizing. One debate right now is whether or not they should go to The Academy Awards. They absolutely COULD go if they wanted to go, but there is some discussion about whether or not they SHOULD go.”
Arguments for attending The Oscars include a worldwide audience… and an opportunity to engage with all the most important people in the industry. You know that they would love that big audience! Our actress half of the couple has likely always dreamed of going to The Oscars. Since she is unlikely to get there based on her acting skills, this may be her big chance to go.
However, their appearance would grab the biggest headlines if it was a complete surprise. That means they would have to forego all those pre-event parties that are ideal for industry introductions and mingling.
Arguments against attending The Oscars include not having a specific project to promote or support… and the logistics of arranging everything at the last minute. Without a nominated person or project to support, their appearance would be seen as purely self-promotional. That could spur more public criticism, as well as potentially irritate those nominees on whom the spotlight should be shining that evening.
Of course, the logistics would be challenging given the size of their security staff.
We do not know which way this will go.
She does have a dress ready, though!
Couple:
Optional- Should they go? What kind of life do you think they really want?
I agree about allowing some slack, even Brits get their geography wrong.🤗
I’m English and far from perfect, family traced back before 1066. 🤩
Sorry, WBB-m! I suppose it is a very big sin to confuse the two, much like assuming that when somebody says "Portland" they mean Maine instead of Oregon (or vice versa). They are both the largest cities in their state with Portland, Maine having a population of @ 66,000 while Portland, Oregon has a population of a little over 650,000. The cities are on opposite sides of the USA.I
LOL! That is a slow motion jinx!
It is known for a fact that Meghan scores in the Superior range of intellect.
S, in my part of the country they would say: "she doesn't have the sense God gave a grasshoppper"
So there is intelligence, and there are "smarts"
Having said all that, I would love to see the receipts on that one of you have them. I know SHE said she is "whip smart", but I am not sure whether I've ever seen anyone else who is not "on her payroll" say it.
Do you recall exactly where you saw that?
""Get LOST tatty! Who do you think you are with your belligerent and rude demands?""
Long time lurker, but have observed that @tatty posts statements counter to what most here believe but we politely Don't demand receipts...Now maybe we should.
I agree!
My apologies, everyone!
And sure, @Lavender Toast, I'd love to hear your ideas for new threads!
Finally, just to catch up the newbies, it is correct that Tatty often goes against the grain. I support her in this and encourage it. We don't need to be an echo chamber. It's fine by me if someone challenges us now and then.
The rule here is to not attack other posters personally.
Fair enough to say, "Nutty, I must disagree with you on this point. Here are my reasons..."
Calling people names and telling them to go away is not permitted.
Harry’s IQ - no one would have any evidence of that. People are inferring by patterns in his behavior and performance.
Art Project - True story and it was a huge scandal. Here’s a link:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/10/schools.alevels2004
Press outing Harry’s location - Another true story that was huge news. Here’s a link:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/princes-cover-in-afghanistan-blown-by-drudge-report-789335.html
>>>It is known for a fact that Meghan scores in the Superior range of intellect.
Known by whom, exactly? So far we've only heard that from Meghan herself. Since we are asking for 'receipts' now, I would need to see an independently-confirmed IQ report on Meg. I accept that she's brighter than Harry. Intelligence unmoored by ethics or a work ethic is fairly useless, and I can't say that many of her actions since we have known her demonstrate superior intelligence.
For starters, let's see if we can dig up a transcript from Northwestern or any proof that she actually graduated. She wouldn't have had to have earned her diploma to still leave her dad stuck for a couple hundred thousand dollars' worth of tuition. NW is an expensive school & then there was all that travel/study abroad she did. So the legend goes, anyway.
That she picked Northwestern at all is a head scratcher. It's a fine school . . in Illinois. Surely for an aspiring actress, furthermore, one with an Emmy-winning father, UCLA or USC would have had better acting programs, particularly for television and media. Most schools' drama departments focus on stagecraft, not television. Meg's aptitude for her chosen profession doesn't really seem to have been there, so she could have gone to Julliard for all the difference it would have made . .but what was the draw of a Midwestern school? NW doesn't even have a full major in her other subject area, international relations. If she was determined to go north and have an experience totally different from home, why not go to NYU or Columbia or Fordham and live in a city which was the center of both show business and international diplomacy? She doesn't have any family connections in the Midwest or at NW, so I'm wondering how she honed in on that school in particular.
But that is the least of my wonderments about Meg.
>>>"The date is set! Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will wed on 29 May in a 'low-key' Buckingham Palace wedding, People 'confirms' - and an announcement is expected in days."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7973401/Princess-Beatrice-Edoardo-Mapelli-Mozzi-wedding-date-confirmed-29-May.html
Will the Harkles make an appearance?<<<
If they did, that would be the most brazen stunt Megs has ever pulled, and that'd be saying something. Well, I mispoke there--it'd be the third most brazen in a lifetime of brazen coming in after 'The Pregnancy and Unveiling of Archie, including gamboling in public with dolls' and the Zombie White Wedding itself.
Meg and Harry issued a huge FU to his family and the nation of Great Britain. She's especially targeted the Yorks for nastiness, and at last check, wedding guests had to be invited by the bridal couple. Now that Harry has left his family and given two fingers up to Gran, his cousin is no longer obligated to 'make nice' and invite him and his horrible wife. Eugenie was obligated to invite them because they were still in the family then.
Between you and me, I think Meg's visa to enter England ever again has been quietly revoked. Ball-less wouldn't show up without her, unless he can get divorced by May, but even if he were to request to come alone, I think Harry's welcome at family events is rescinded just now. Maybe in future, but what he's done is still too raw.
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As for them showing up at the Oscars . . I always thought one had to be invited and ticketed to go to the ceremony since there is limited seating. Neither one of them has any projects under consideration or any professional standing in the motion picture industry. Neither is a member of any guild. They aren't even relatives of anyone with a legitimate right to be there. I guess some 'Hollywood Friends' as yet unidentified could finagle them tickets. If they do show up, it will mean that someone was willing to sponsor them.
It wouldn't be above Rach to try and bulldoze her way onto the red carpet with no invitation, ticket or credentials of any sort. I kind of hope she tries it so we can see her flanked by some thick-necked security guys and prevented from entering the auditorium--captured on camera for our entertainment.
Failing that, if she shows up as a legitimate ticket holder in some designer's dress stupid enough to be affiliated with her, I hope we see her in all her ungainly, ill-tailored, ratty-haired, fake teeth, too much bronzer sweaty-pits glory. I hope she trips in her too-big stilettos and face plants or has a major wardrobe malfunction. I hope she elbows some other celeb out of the way to commandeer a microphone and babble about herself. I hope all the A-listers give her the cold shoulder. This is where Rach thinks is her natural and entitled element? Let Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt cut her dead. Let the Clooneys pretend that they don't know who she is. *THAT* would be entertainment.
If the Harkles are a no-show, it means that they were not able to finagle invites, not that 'they decided to stay home'. Either way, they are done. Box office poison.
No host this year, no compelling dramas to tune in for. Best actor and actress seem predictable.
Your version of The Harkles at the Oscars is pure gold. I will be glued to my set with popcorn and a prayer it unravels exactly as you have described.
A girl can dream.
>>>Hikari, do you think the Oscars might want to bring in the Harkles as a novelty act? It is a TV show seeking ratings, after all.
No host this year, no compelling dramas to tune in for. Best actor and actress seem predictable.<<<
That would be the only reason to invite them. It would garner ratings, but only if it were pre-advertised so people would tune in especially. How much time is left?
They have no other reason to be there besides as curiosities, since they've got no professional standing in the industry. I'd feel bad for the nominees to have their night overshadowed by these two unkempt and clueless glory seekers. Rach probably thinks she deserves to be a presenter and would try another stunt like she did at the Brit Fashion Awards. The Oscars wouldn't stand for that--her cachet is too far fallen and these things are timed to the minute. She'd have to have been attending rehearsals.
It will be an interesting spectacle.
There is nothing wrong with POLITELY asking for sources on information (even when it is readily available via google) but Tatty is regularly rude and her last post was phrased like a list of angry demands. It was very clear from her tone, the way the post was phrased and laid out that she was actually quite angry with the blog members who posted the information she demanded proof of, as well as the content itself.
Didn't Tatty tell the blog she is on the spectrum and needs reminding when she is rude?
>>>>>Why not raise expectations of polite behavior from Tatty?<<<<<
To learn that he cheated is one thing. To learn that he was okay with standing in front of someone else's creative work and claim it as his own was incredibly distasteful to me.
That episode showed me a lot about his character, none of it nice.
Also, I hope Edo doesn't break Bea's heart.