The Telegraph.co.uk has announced new details about Prince Harry's project Travalyst.
From behind the paywall:
"The Duke of Sussex is to launch an online scoring system to show travellers how eco-friendly their flights are, as he embarks on the first major project of his new working life.
The Duke, who will return to the UK from Canada next week for the event, will share details of a prototype scheme to “bring more transparency around carbon emissions for individual flights” and make holidays as environmentally-friendly as possible.
The Travalyst project, which he unveiled in the summer, will be the first of several engagements in his 12-day visit to the UK, which will include a recording session with musician Jon Bon Jovi.
In a social media post yesterday, in which the Sussexes’ team mocked up a text conversation with Bon Jovi, Prince Harry hinted he would be joining in the singing on a single to benefit the Invictus Games Choir on February 28th.
The Telegraph has learned the Duke will also be travelling to Edinburgh during his trip home, for a day of work with his Travalyst project.
Testing out plans for a scoring system
It will see him welcome around 100 people from the tourist and travel industry in Scotland to a working summit to test out plans for scoring systems across the three themes of accommodation, aviation and travel experiences.
“It’s not telling consumers and people what they should and shouldn’t be doing,” a source said of the project. “We want to create an industry where people’s choices will automatically be better for the planet."
The Duke himself has received painful criticism over the last year for his own flights, and will continue to travel between the UK and North America in the coming months as the Sussexes split their time across continents.
In September, he answered critics over his use of private jets, saying the “unique circumstances” of his family’s safety made it sometimes essential and promising to "balance out the impact that I have" by offsetting the CO2.
"In my mind it's the right thing to do,” he said. “We need to make it cool. It can't just be a ticking-the-box exercise.”
An interesting project - and Duchess Meghan's name is not mentioned at all.
What do you think of Harry's idea?
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Meghan forgets that HMQ Elizabeth II, rules her Kingdom, with an iron fist, wrapped in color coordinated kid gloves.
It is obvious media is manipulating people's opinions with their headlines. But this is a rare case when people actually agree with the press. I have not seen such resentment towards public personas for a long time. DM in particular is very good at at adding petrol to already raging fire. Remnants of Harry's carefully built reputation are turning to ashes as we speak and I don't see the end to this.
And if Harry's eco-travel venture is any indication of their overall "global brand" and "Beyonce styled take-over," then it's DOA. These jet setting, million dollar home hypocrites can't sell this. The elite will continue to use their private jets and the "little people" don't care about them and will continue to look for the cheapest way to travel. There's no market for this.
They're burning bridges faster than Coronavirus is spreading. A year from now they will be irrelevant. Five years from now they will be divorced because Megs is only in it for Megs. Once she sees she can't cash her title for a global brand, she'll hit the door and be on the make for a billionaire who can make her dreams come true. At that point tho, what self-respecting billionaire would want a thrive divorced schemer?
WTF Branding
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Thank you. :)
Much appreciated. :)
Oh Gosh, yes!
My latest narc (and, please God, the last one I'll ever be fooled by) in her final rage, as far as I'm concerned, brought up petty grievances almost half a century old.
To think I made allowances in the belief she was mentally ill... Solid `No Contact' is to be recommended.
"It is possible that if they even signal that they are going to fight for that one word, the family could withdraw permission for the second word as well."
Losing Sussex could be next for the Harkles.
This 12-month review period is increasingly unrealistic. We can SEE what they are right now. Look at the mayhem she has caused in less than 24 hours.
Never mind those who try to intimidate you. You can say what you think. I enjoy reading your comments. Thank goodness for the free speech and Nutty's forum.
In the end of the day, the key is to stop buying stuff. But I don't think Meghan is prepared to live that life.
Just started using fermented rice water for conditioner (leftovers from my actual rice cooker I put in used pasta jars). That means I don't have to buy plastic-bottled conditioner anymore. It's brilliant at detangling/softening hair.
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@xxxxx: I love how China & Indonesia "top the list" of dumping waste in the ocean...
I just wonder how much of that is actually Indonesian trash: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/malaysia-plastic-waste-philippines-dumping-ground-southeast-asia-11720716
HONG KONG: Seventy-five per cent of globally exported waste ends up in Asia. But since July 2017 — when China began to ban imports of plastic waste — Southeast Asia in particular has become a dumping ground for wealthier countries’ waste.
After China’s ban, the amount of plastic waste imported to countries like the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia more than doubled.
We didn't invent plastic, we used to wrap our food in banana leaves.
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@Raspberry Ruffle: That's the thing, western countries do know what biodegradable plastic bags are! But the alarmists like to pretend that stuff doesn't exist Just So they can scream about it.
I used to think I'd marry a diplomat one day (incidently, princess Diana used to also think she would Marry a diplomat but she didnt in the end).
My psychic friend says Im meant to marry a banker LOL. How dull, I hope he'll at least be good in bed. 😂😂
>>>>A narc will hold a grudge forever, even if it is not rational, reasonable or justified..... I wonder what her grudge against the Queen and the Cambridges and the UK is?<<<
I think she might hold a grudge for.
1, The BRF embarrassing her for advising her on her public protocol blunders. She probably thinks she deserved to do as she pleased.
2. The Queen appointed Samantha Cohen to give her 'princess lessons'. This was really insulting to Miss Know-It-All. How dare the Queen! seethed Megsy.
3. She got some broken down dump of a borrowed home while the Cambridge got an outright gift of Amner Hall, palatial by Frogcroak Cottage.
4. The BRF didn't show the appropriate enthusiasm for her pregnancy especially since she announced it at such an important event.
5. She was shipped off to Morocco instead of going to the Oscars (whether she had an invite or not). Don't think she got that $190,000 beige caftan because she was going to Morocco and refuse to eat dates.
6. Archie didn't gat a title. Oh sure Megs you declined it. And the courtesy appellation 'Master' evokes shades of slavery which is anathema to a WOC.
7. The Queen didn't give them what the manifesto demanded.
8. Last but not least, the Queen forbid the use of SussexRoyal thereby making them look stupid and costing them their lunch money. Meg will not be denied and she will hold this grudge until the day she dies (which hopefully will be before Philip does...oops sorry I recant that).
"It is possible that if they even signal that they are going to fight for that one word, the family could withdraw permission for the second word as well."
Losing Sussex could be next for the Harkles.’
By the looks of it, they could lose the lot. The Queen and her merry men of barristers and ministers can pick the Dubious duo off piece by piece. 🤩If ole Megs is going mad bat crazy now, she’ll be positively certifiable very soon if she loses even more. 😁
@Raspberry Ruffle...Yes, they ARE being picked off piece by piece. Great way to look at it!
I see them now as a running sore of the kind that afflicted Harry's royal namesake. It made him vengeful, twisted and dangerous. Nearly 500 years later, the royal family may equally be driven to show some 21st-century-style ruthlessness.
@Ava, I figure that "review period" that was supposed to last 12 months will now end up lasting however long it takes QEII to hit up her attorneys on speed dial. She gave them enough rope to hang themselves. I feel like the RF has enough leverage now that they can pull the plug at this point. Public opinion is on the side of the RF, those two have been exposed. MM's latest hissy has tipped the scale and it isn't going back. They need to do it now, before MM can do more damage by hitting the red nuke button which she seems to be getting close to.
When the law was changed to give sisters the same rights in the succession to their brothers, I had a few doubts with regard to tensions it can create within a Queen's marriage. Elizabeth I avoided the problem altogether; they got round it with Mary II with a joint monarchy, though I think William's claim was a tad flaky; Albert seems to have been almost a joint monarch in all but name; and we know there were a few tensions between Philip & Elizabeth - the children originally being Windsors, without the Mountbatten name, for instance.
Now, however, I am delighted that Charlotte is in the succession, not just for womens' rights but because it pushes the Harkles further from the throne.
I do wonder if the final ace up HM's sleeve concerns the legality or otherwise of the marriage. It might solve the long-term Archie issue at a stroke, were the marriage declared non-existent. Did I read somewhere that the parents of the real first husband paid MM off in order to get an annulment for their son?
In the UK a brief marriage usually puts the couple back where they were before, leaving aside the matter of child support. An illegal/non-existent one would be even better for the RF.
-1st using Latin (the language which caused civilization to progress IMO)....
SUSSEX REGALIS,
SUSSEX REGIUS
SUSSEX REGIUM
Now if Meg wants to get her WOC roots added, she could use Sawhili for 'royal' thusly;
SUSSEX KIFALME
Have a look at page 6
https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/royal_arms_blue_booklet20152.pdf
Remarkable similarity to their coronet.
For anyone who is interested, this is much more complex than HAMS have made it out to be. There are treaties that apply across boarders. A flat out statement that the Queen cannot prevent them from using royal outside the UK is a bit presumptuous. Read the entire pdf above, good bit:
Trade Marks incorporating the word Royal
Section 4 of the Trade Marks Act related to the use of any words, in such a manner as to be likely to lead persons to think that the applicant either has, or recently has had, Royal patronage or authorization.
Examples of goods or services for which ROYAL may indicate Royal patronage are high quality porcelain or glassware, luxury foods, organic food, confectionery, alcoholic beverages, clothing, organisation of sporting events, exhibitions, flower shows, tourism, medical and charitable services. This is not an exhaustive list.
ROYAL may indicate royal patronage or authorisation for other high value products, or prestige or 'public interest' type services.
ROYAL is unlikely to indicate Royal patronage or authorisation for everyday items e.g. insurance or financial services, double glazing services, provision of electricity, or for goods which are far enough removed from any association with the Royal family such as skateboards, computers, computer games or T-shirts.
Company Names
Sections 55 and 1047 of the Companies Act 2006 and Regulation 8 of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 prohibits companies (including overseas companies) and limited liability partnerships from being registered under a name which includes any of the sensitive words specified in the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Sensitive Words and Expressions) Regulations 2014, unless the approval of the Secretary of State has been obtained. The sensitive words specified in the 2014 Regulations include Royal, Queen, King, Prince or Princess.
No Dukedom or other title? Bang goes the coronet too.
Thanks...but I have a lot to work with (the one thing I can appreciate the HAMS for). I like to be creative and at times funny because I can't keep up with all these smart people on this blog who have such incisive comments and wonderful links to contribute.
BIW I did not respond to your comment last night not to be rude, but I went to bed b4 you posted . It was good!!
https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/25/prince-harrys-coat-arms-meaning-joint-arms-meghan-markle-revealed-7578610/
At the time, some people were making fun of the fact that the Songbird on Meghan's half of the coat of arms showed the coronet looking liked it was choking the bird. Also the fact that the golden quills, representing "communication" skills by Meghan is now laughable knowing how atrocious she is at that skill! I found it odd that the Songbird is straining against the shield like bird was trying to tip it over *which could be interpreted that she was pushing against Harry, how prescient).
Now the Queen needs to change their coat of arms and put a bunch of dollars bills in the Songbird's clutches. And how appropriate that Harry's representational Lion has no testicles (sorry folks, I just couldn't resist that dig).
The twirly coronet logo was very smart, two 'Ds' for 'Deborah' and 'Duchess'. She even chose the perfect shade of paint for all the signs around the estate. She restored the house with a tiny number of people after the war, on a relative shoestring, and a professional designer on seeing the result told the Duke that if she had done it, (i.e. to that standard) he would have had to sell the house to pay her.
Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire was a one-off. I went to see her be interviewed some years ago, and she was so matter of fact about everything. She had three stillborn children, lost her brother in the war and became a duchess only because the oldest son was killed in the war, when she expected on her marriage to have a quiet low-key country life. She just got on with everything with no fuss, and was the best partner through life the then Duke of Devonshire could have had. She was not at all like Kate, but Kate is also showing that marrying her was the best decision her husband ever made.
Ms Meghan `Hold My Beer' Markle ?
The Queen has crushed Harry’s ‘Sussex Royal’ delusion
A harsh Windsor reality has replaced that misguided optimism
It’s taken just 45 days for a royal pipe dream to well and truly bite the dust. Last month, Harry and Meghan tried to bounce the ancient institution into giving them a ‘progressive new role’ as part-time royals, part-time money makers.
Harry’s 93-year-old grandmother doesn’t take kindly to being bounced or indeed being blindsided. With British regulations and royal rules on her side, the Queen has imposed her final restriction on the couple embarking on a self-imposed exile. Sussex Royal can be no more. A freshly branded website will have to be re-branded.
Their supporters will argue it’s no great loss. Like Boris and Oprah, Harry and Meghan have global first name recognition. Meghan remains a duchess and Harry a prince and a pretender, at a distance, to the throne.
But it will hurt. Nothing is left of their half-baked plan to change what it meant to be a senior member of the royal family. The status quo has been sustained. What’s striking is that Harry, with his deep insider knowledge of how his family functions, clearly thought they might succeed. He convinced himself that he could live and earn in Canada and remain Captain General of the Royal Marines.
A harsh Windsor reality has replaced that misguided optimism. But the palace portcullis isn’t fully lowered. The prince’s honorary military role won’t be filled for 12 months. Princess Anne, who’d been tipped to replace her nephew, remains in the wings. By April next year, the Queen will be 95 and who knows what shape the monarchy will be in. No one could have predicted these last few months, not least those enmeshed in it. So only the foolhardy would wish to say with any certainty that this is the last we’ll see of Harry and Meghan as full-time royals.
They have a few more engagements to fulfill. Body language experts will likely be deployed by Western tabloids to analyze how the royals behave when reunited, briefly, at next month’s Commonwealth Day service. If Meghan chooses to leave her son Archie with a nanny in North America — and Harry agrees to such a move — it’ll be a clear sign of what she thinks of the family she’s extracted herself from.
It’s a family that has weathered many crises. Now, it’s got to adjust to the significant loss of a couple who reached parts of the population at home and abroad that were untouched by other royals. It’s a family that’s also still dealing with the ongoing damage Prince Andrew and his lack of judgement have inflicted on them.
The continuing fallout from the death of Jeffrey Epstein is not something the royal family can control or draw a line under. Their only option is to observe from the sidelines and live in trepidation of how events may yet unfold.
Not for the first time, thoughtful royals and their thoughtful officials (both do exist) have had plenty to mull over. What with Prince Andrew, Harry and Meghan, recent months have seen royal brief against royal.
It has not been a good look.
Next stop, free housing in Malibu, Mooching in Malibu--->>
"Nonoo's new husband Michael Hess even offered Harry and Meghan one of their gated Malibu Colony homes called “Billionaire’s Beach," according to PageSix."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/world-news/235860/oprah-winfrey-meghan-markle-prince-harry-canada/
Referencing the Section 4 of the Trade Marks Act you cited:
>>>Section 4 of the Trade Marks Act related to the use of any words, in such a manner as to be likely to lead persons to think that the applicant either has, or recently has had, Royal patronage or authorization.
AND,
Here aSections 55 and 1047 of the Companies Act 2006 and Regulation 8 of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 prohibits companies (including overseas companies) and limited liability partnerships from being registered under a name which includes any of the sensitive words specified in the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Sensitive Words and Expressions) Regulations 2014, unless the approval of the Secretary of State has been obtained. The sensitive words specified in the 2014 Regulations include Royal, Queen, King, Prince or Princess.<<<
re important quotes on the Travelyst site:
""Led by HRH The Duke of Sussex, Travalyst is a bold new global initiative founded by Booking.com, Skyscanner, Trip.com, TripAdvisor and Visa, with the ambition to change the impact of travel, for good.
Together with HRH The Duke of Sussex, our aim is to spark a movement of like-minded companies, organisations and changemakers to transform the future of travel into a more sustainable one that supports and protects destinations and local communities for decades to come.
We will use our influence to explore and promote initiatives worldwide that have the ability to preserve destinations, ensure that local communities thrive, and protect wildlife and environments through responsible practices."
Sooooooo under the Trade Marks act, Harry would seem to be in violation in the spirit of the law as he is clearly using his 'HRH' and 'Prince' and the Duke of Sussex' appellations to associate with, copartner with, and endorse a clearly commercial enterprise. This would seem to violate the Act whereby he is leading people to think Travelyst is relying on his royal authorization and patronage. I would liken it to "if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, it is a duck." I know that is not legal talk but it is apropos.
“Bitter and desperate, it’s clear that Harry and Meghan don’t intend to leave the firm quietly.”
Technically he is HRH and a full time royal till the 31st March, so if it’s not gone on 1st April, then it will be a violation etc.🤔
Thank you for the Spectator article...love the Spectator, but behind a paywall. "...Harry a Prince and a Pretender... best line! Crumpet aka Unknown
TMZ on the other hand portrays them as poor, just want to be free, millenials beholden to no one.
I’d be amazed if every one of these Harkle public meltdown/ sad sack stories doesn’t affect their ‘earning power’. What elite big money company/person/celeb wants to be associated with that trainwreck? Doesn’t everyone of these hissy fits send them closer to the unsavory eastern european oligarchs and middle east millionaires to make a buck? Thats exactly the route PA took and at one time he was super popular the fun-loving spare, now he’s a pariah. Does PH not see the direction his life is going? Ugh!
the Sussex twirly coronet thing always reminds me of the one used by the late lamented Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire (the youngest Mitford sister). I can't find an example of it online but have seen it many times on packaging on my visits to Chatsworth. I've only been back once since she died as it's no longer the same. She did an incredible job opening up the house in the 1950s and developing the Chatsworth brand (she'd have hated that phrase, as I do).
Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire was a one-off. I went to see her be interviewed some years ago, and she was so matter of fact about everything.
Being in America I never heard of her before. But I just spent 25 minutes reading up on her. One of the Mitford sisters, who I have heard of. What an amazing life she lead. She lived until 94. It seems she was mostly responsible for rehabbing the large family estate called Chatsworth. Making it profitable with many visitors and farm produce to sell. What a hard working woman! Her husband preferred drinking so she did the work. And without complaint, as you posted.
Why are the Harkles so upset about the ‘Royal’ restriction. 21 year old Kylie (supposedly) became a Billionaire without the word ‘Royal” (or a title) with work. If she can do it, why can’t they?
I too used to use my previously used carrier bags whenever I needed bin liners, but in the UK larger retailers now have to charge for their carrier bags (10p each in our local supermarket - still a lot cheaper than the bio bags...) as a drive to reduce the use of them. Yes, it's stopped me getting them when I do my shopping, but it hasn't reduced my use of plastic bin liners as I just buy a roll cheaper liners off the shelf instead. Sure, I could wash the bin out after each use instead of using liners, but I'm also supposed to be using less cleaning product and conserving water where I can to help the environment, it's a catch 22. If they truly want people to change their habits, they're going to have to find a way to make eco-friendly disposable items such as bin liners either a comparable price or cheaper, as has been said in earlier comments on this blog entry - most ordinary people are naturally more concerned about keeping a roof over their heads, heating and eating before they start spending money on other things.
Tip for people who get those charity sacks put through their door all the time - I use the ones with handles (not often I get one that doesn't have handles) for temporarily holding my recycling so I have to make less trips outside to the recycle bin. They're no good for bin liners as they have air holes in them, but they're great for clean recycling, can take a lot inside them as they're huge. To save space, I've put a couple of hooks on the inside of the back door to hang them from, then I just have to drop the recycling into them until they're full then make one trip to the bin to empty them into it, and bring them back inside for another go. Rinse and repeat until they start falling apart then get a fresh one out of the stock you've built up in the cupboard. It's not the prettiest solution admittedly, but I'd rather have functionality than prettiness. I've also been known to take them along on shopping trips if I know I'm going to be buying something that's too large to go into my other bags, although you do tend to get a few odd looks carting a charity donation sack around town.
Just had a random thought reading that back before hitting publish - perhaps Harry could start a drive to encourage people to take their unlined bins into the shower or bath with them for cleaning to combine the water usage as a way of saving the planet lol ...or perhaps not ~eyetwitches just thinking about it~
As an aside, I don't want to step on toes so if people wanted to call me LWS, Spoon or even Weirdo Budgie Lady to differentiate from the original Lurking and avoid confusion I don't mind at all. I'll answer to just about anything.
Meghan got everything she ever attained through the men in her life... and on her back. She isn't changing the world, she's attempting to cash in.
As for being a jealous and racist hag, if that's all you got, have to stoop to name calling and sexist remarks to demean women as hags, you've lost the argument. There are many women from all walks of life, educated, successful women, who consider MeAgain as nothing but a phony who plays the race and sexist card when she's got nothing to offer or is rightfully criticized.
Heh. I said that if MM wanted to fight for the "Royal" Sussex, she may end up not being a Sussex.
“The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family.”. I thought this was voluntary on their part and an ironclad requirement for any commercial ventures. But as we don't have what the official agreement says we are left to what 'palace spokespeople' and HAMS PR says which is customary, two different versions.
However, this will be another one they might defy anyway. Of course, Charles will support Harry's eco-warrior efforts, I imagine and maybe nothing will happen. I suppose the Travelyst site will just need some editing out of the titles but in a worse case scenario it could be completely squashed by the Queen (I hope). I bet in any event Meg is furious. Can you imagine the steam coming out of her ears and what she is saying to Harry ("Harry you better fix it").
It is so apparent they are ill equipped to make any good decisions...they really must not listen to the legal advice given to them. I cant believe they have such poor barristers and business advisors. These huge blunders will just show potential investors they are inept and problematic. And as someone conjectured...who would want to partner with people who go against the Queen of England.
Maybe Meg needs to come out with a Sex Tape, she would probably have better success! It certainly started the commercial success of some (Paris Hilton, Kin Kardashian?) who had no talent. Well I take it back about Kim K. she at least has some innate biz savvy.
Thank you @RR for your comment.
I like the suggested name "Sussex Regal". It sounds like a cinema. They will get lots of web traffic from people looking for the show times of "Parasite".
Ha, I thought movie theatre when I saw this also.
@Ozmanda
I echo what the other bloggers say, hang in there it will get better sooner than late.
@CatEyes
Sorry about your brother . One of the hardest things in life is accepting we have no control over the people we love.
I'd be surprised if the Sussexes didn't lose support in the USA because of their behavior.
Although M gets the bulk of the blame for this behavior and rightly so, H shouldn't be off the hook.
His ghosting of his family is to put it mildly not a good look. What's up with him? Royal Foibles have written years ago that H has some serious mental health problems.
Thanks for the list of Megsy grudges!
I suspect that there may be more hidden ones. My personal knowledge is that they will hold a grudge and plot major revenge for something so small that you do not remember or were not even aware at the time that they were pissed off because what normal human being would be?
@CatEyes - there were no unkind words to anyone, simply that this is not a site for us to post our personal trials and sorrows.
Because it isn't. Do you all want to hear about my day and how many packages I sent out and all the activities I have and each of my family members and each of their problems?
No, no you don't.
What you DO want to hear is that the coronet on page 6 of the BRF doc linked by @Lurking (link below) absolutely matches H&M's signet crown on their logo. Will be very interesting to see what they choose to do instead.
Everything about this is the best. I'm astonished she is so delusional. Funny how none of their supporters have anything to say now do they? You don't hear Ellen or Amal Clooney or Oprah speaking up now.
:https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/royal_arms_blue_booklet20152.pdf
One of my many personal experiences with a narc is sheer hatred for my smallish but interesting library of books, collected over many years. She literally wanted to put a curtain on the bookshelves (my bespoke bookcases) to hide the books and the latest has been to put a big screen in front of the bookcases (her home not mine so there is nothing I can do). Why? She spent two years (and a lot of my parents' money) at university and left without one credit; I spent four years at university (partly funded by a bursary and then fully so for the last year) and left with a post-graduate qualification (degree plus). Is that why? Really? I have a lovely collection of books and others in the family always peruse the shelves (can't now because they are behind a screen) with delight. Narcissists are very strange people.
In the 21st century we perhaps lose sight of how much this will have mattered to a traditional, devout Christian woman like the Queen. After all, such issues have shaped the whole course of her life. She will have granted permission despite feeling some form of spiritual diminution. And this is how they have repaid her, not even two years after the ceremony.
For Meghan it was only ever a step on the road to unearned wealth and fame. An Instagram moment. No thought of the family and friends she had excluded. Everything that was most meretricious about her was on display in that chapel on that day. Before millions. Where the Queen's father, mother and sister are interred.
HAHAHAHAHHAHHHAHAHAH HHA HA HA
Yeah it didn't skip anyone's notice that Bon Jovi is also represented by Sunshine Sachs. Funny thing is, on Skippy a few weeks back they said while Sunshine Sachs was no longer representing H&M, they were still under contract to the Royal Sussex Foundation, so while some people think they're no longer using SS I believe they still are.
When I have a personal or professional setback, I always look at the worst possible thing that could happen and after a giant pity party it somehow makes me get up and get on with it. It sounds as though you have reached the get up and get on with it part. Being the head of the Nutty Detective Agency sounds marvelous.
MM did have her own profile before Harry. She might not have been A-list, but she had a platform. She's the one who gave all of that up to run after Harry's big head ass.
MM's tantrum is all for show. I don't believe for one second that she cared about Sussex Royal or the foundation, but had to play along to make Harry think she cared because he thought he was marrying Diana 2.0. Now she can blame his family for stepping all over their dreams. They can't do a foundation now so they have no choice but to move to LA and merch/pursue commercial interests. That's been what she's wanted all along.
Come spring, Meghan can bring back The Tig and have a much larger reader base than before. She can re-open her personal IG and merch her ass off to stans and bots alike. She can highlight the charities she wants to highlight and get photographed at celebrity charity events and that will be the extent of her humanitarian work. No more pressure of actually running a foundation over her head, and Harry/her stans will believe that was really her lifelong goal that the Queen killed. Win-win. If she has the money for top PR, she'll get tons of offers for speaking engagements with a few endorsement deals thrown in. She can return to her old life with a higher profile and more money/opportunities and have her freedom back-- so what has she lost?
This talk of being a part-time royal, serving the queen in a limited capacity, and keeping any ties to the BRF was all Harry's hope. It's what keeps them tied to the commonwealth. Now that the rug has been pulled from under him, he has no choice but to follow MM to LA. You know she's been eager to get the hell out of BC. Didn't she say it was boring years ago? She's quietly breathing a sigh of relief right now while Harry is panicked. He needs this marriage to work. If they split, he'll be a non-working royal, divorcee who has spilled all of his mental health tea to the world. The new woman won't get a royal wedding, and if Harry becomes estranged from the family, she won't have the chance to live a royal-adjacent life. Nobody is going to want him.
There were several instances but one example will do-
I asked her to hand me 3 or 4 of small lightly soiled items so I could pop them in the dishwasher - job done, or so I thought.
No, she refused point blank and insisted on washing them by hand, slowly, with exaggerated care, taking as much time as she possibly could.
She was retaliating, I believe,for my buying ready-rolled pastry for the sausage rolls. She takes unjustifiable pride in her leaden pastry and thinks she's Queen of Patisserie. I had thwarted her & had to pay for it. The glare she gave me as I unrolled the pastry had been a warning. I hadn't said a word about what I thought of her pastry, just explained the short cut as a time saver.
In a child, an educational psychologist would call this Oppositional Defiance Disorder. In an adult, it's a manifestation of the First Article of Narcissistic Belief- Nobody Tells Me What To Do.
skippy posted this on tumblr:
https://skippyv20.tumblr.com/image/190957605584
Gosh, the Sussexes have really got themselves into a pickle:
Here is the list of crowns that may be used without infringing on the design of the royal crown:
https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/annexccrowns_for_business_purposes.pdf
Nope, the Sussexes are using the coronet shown at the end of this document (in the list of those that are protected):
https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/annexbroyal_crowns.pdf
If they can't use the HRH or 'royal', can they use the coronet?
This has all become so messy and it could have all been avoided if Megsy and Harry had held their horses and sat down and spoken to the Queen's courtiers and had everything sorted before hitting the red button. (How difficult is it to show restraint and maturity when living in such luxury? It is not as if their emotions and thought processes were being befuddled by severe malnutrition or they were facing the overwhelming stress of impending homelessness or were struggling with severe medical conditions that they could not afford to have treated or did not have a retreat from the press, not the paps who unfortunately left them alone, within a family who set an example of how to cope with it.)
I had written upthread about their joint Coat of Arms as I wondered if it will be forbidden: I don't think so because they still are The Duke and Duchess. However the implication of using a coronet symbol by itself might be disallowed outside the use of their CoA.
The coronet contained in a CoA is of a standardized design as explained here:
""The spokesman added: “A Coronet has also been assigned to The Duchess of Sussex.
"It is the Coronet laid down by a Royal Warrant of 1917 for the sons and daughters of the Heir Apparent. It is composed of two crosses patée, four fleurs-de-lys and two strawberry leaves.:
While a royal by birth has the crown on the head of the animal depicted, as in Harry's case a crown on the Lion's head in the CoA.
Being that the coronet is a royal trademark per se, I could see that the Queen would want it removed from their logo despite obviously retaining their CoA.
“The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family.”. I thought this was voluntary on their part and an ironclad requirement for any commercial ventures. But as we don't have what the official agreement says we are left to what 'palace spokespeople' and HAMS PR says which is customary, two different versions.’
Their ‘brand’ is dead in the water with imminent effect, because they can’t or won’t get any mileage out of that if they are officially out of the royal family on 31st March. 🥴
In January the senior royals had a meeting, out of that meeting the Sussex’s were told (a BP statement was released) they can’t use their HRH styles as non working royals (after Spring). However, how the Sussex’s want to word it (I doubt very much it was in anyway voluntary) is another matter entirely. So until the 31st March rolls around, they are still full time royals complete with titles and styles etc. 🤗
I’m still thinking things will get much worse..the Sussex bit could be next on the hit list if Madame Megs acts up, and continues to throw her toys out of the pram! 😁
Thanks so much for all the info on biodegradable/eco-friendly bags and bin liners.
What all these luvvies (like Leo and Harry) fail to realise is that how much something costs is essential for folk trying to stay alive on a limited budget. They just do not get it.
In my country, the countryside used to be littered with plastic bags that were thrown away. They became our unofficial national flower. Then the government introduced legislation that made it compulsory for retail outlets to charge a fee for a plastic bag. (The money was supposed to go into an environmental rehabilitation programme but the politicians hoovered it up to pay for their lavish lifestyles.) Now, it is very rare to see a plastic bag that has been thrown aside to be carried by the wind and litter the entire country (if someone throws one out onto the street, someone is going to pick it up fast).
That is what these entitled twats do not understand. For most people who do not live an environmentally friendly lifestyle it is not because they are stupid or do not care but because they cannot afford to. Besides, one of the wealthy elite causes as much environmental damage as 8 (or is it 10) subsistence farmers, but the less well-off suffer the most from environmental damage. It is a crazy world!
>>>@CatEyes - there were no unkind words to anyone, simply that this is not a site for us to post our personal trials and sorrows.
Because it isn't. Do you all want to hear about my day and how many packages I sent out and all the activities I have and each of my family members and each of their problems?
No, no you don't<<<
Actually I agreed with you and even wrote a post about it yesterday (but my computer kept freezing up and I gave up). But I gave the example that if 20 posters a day each made 4-6 personal comments each we would have 80-120 personal remarks to wade thru. I tried posting this bc @Unknown was remarking about all the personal posts @tatty was doing yesterday and is known to do. I think you noticed bc I thought #tatty said you would be good to talk to over a beer (if not you I apologize).
So Unknown put a list of all the OT she routinely writes about. I find it really annoying because it is voluminous but I hold back from complaining bc she is favored by Nutty and I find it even more aggravating to have her delete my posts.
Now poor @Ozmanda is not one who I have noticed be an attention hog. Her situation was sad. And people only said very brief sympathetic sentiments. I thought it was kind but yes I could see how it would bother you.
For that I am sorry if my expression of compassion bothered you. I certainly not here to irritate people. From now on I will probably just do a silent prayer for someone and refrain from commenting
Meghan does not really care about the titles and so on (she neither truly understands nor respect them anyway), but a narc must control and dominate so being told what she can and cannot do by someone will invoke fury, unreasonable fury.
Harry really has got himself into a pickle hasn't he? He is besotted and will become more desperate in what he says and does to keep her.
She will bolt. She is just waiting to set herself up, and, as the poster says, getting rid of that pesky foundation stuff makes bolting easier for her (the team set up in the USA and Canada are hers - no BP involvement).
I disagree with the poster about Harry's future and the possibility of another marriage. Not having the burden of being a 'working royal' may make him a more attractive partner, and he may find someone who has wealth of her own (Meghan will not be able to clean out his Trust Fund in a divorce so if she wants it she will have to take it while she is still married to him and who knows what protection mechanisms are in place) and who is grounded and mature enough to be able to deal with media attention without it turning her head, and who has a sunny disposition. He can find a paying position in some charity organisation and even follow the example of his brother and work as a pilot of a rescue helicopter (to do something unselfish and make amends for the Markle episode in his life).
I am sorry if I was unclear (well heck, they do and say so much contradictory things). I agree the 03.31 is a drop dead date, even though it is being spun as there will be a 1 year review on the arrangement. I don't see the Sussex ever getting back anything (unless Harry divorces and returns to the fold) and most likely losing more sooner than later. It can't come quick enough for me
I think the loss of the symbol of the coronet is next and Sussex title if they really get out of line and a severe editing of Travelyst to eliminate royal references (as I mentioned upthread)
Thank you for all your good comments on this thread.
Meghan Markle's best friend Jessica Mulroney is 'setting up new international charities in her and Harry's name'.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8033229/Meghan-Markles-best-friend-Jessica-Mulroney-setting-charities-Harrys-name.html
So sorry to hear you’re having a rough time, stay strong, at least the fires have abated.
@Vince
I agree, the Queen made a clever move knowing Meg would implode. She has now revealed her true self to the world, ain’t pretty.
@Ava C
I love the “Mitford Girls” warts n all. Hons & Rebels...
@XXXXX
Jessica “Decca” Mitford lived in the USA for years, communist, journalist & civil rights activist, fascinating read.
@ Wild Boar
“Zadok the Priest” is thrilling, powerful, always makes me want to stand up, arms wide, & embrace the world.
"…. but the less well-off suffer the most from environmental damage. It is a crazy world!
Yes, the poor are impacted more by environmental pollution and it is called eco-racism. Often the poor live side-by-side of badly polluting industries and they are poisoned by air emissions, contaminated ground water, lead paint and asbestos in cheap housing, lack of government concern for the disenfranchised. Then the more well off with their higher consumption of goods and vehicle use add more pollutants per person than a poor person. The wealthy do not usually live next to industries although damaging effects of air pollution is sometimes an equal opportunity killer.
I would have liked to see Harry concerned about air Particulate Matter Pollution (tho admittedly carbon emissions are particle and can cause cancer. and combine with NOx to cause what is commonly known as Smog. I won't repeat my post of air pollution yesterday as it was met with a snooze fest here. lol However his concept depends on voluntary compliance by a small, very small segment of the population. It still remains that most effective environmental improvement techniques are either by regulatory control (ie. regs, & laws) or save people money/prevent short-term untoward consequence for voluntary compliance.
As a farmer air quality scientist I think making jet engines less polluting would be a a more effective technique but he wants a sexy woke look for his eco-cred.
Thank you for the article link.
If you are referring to my post, I was only narrowly mentioning the use of 'Prince' on his commercial site Travelyst IMO. Of course not being an atty. I don't know with authority but based it on reading part of the laws cited upthread.
@Sandie
2 Typos. your name (sorry) AND I am a "former" air pollution scientist not 'farmer' although I have dallied with that in my retirement (raising sheep) lol.
The Dubious Duo constantly contradict themselves, it’s hard for anyone to keep track. 🥴 We’ll await their next round of events.....so much has happened since January, and we still have 5 weeks to go before the 31st March!
Thank you for your kind comment. 🤗
Very insightful comment from that LSA poster:
MM did have her own profile before Harry. She might not have been A-list, but she had a platform. She's the one who gave all of that up to run after Harry's big head ass.
Okay first of all she starts off with a bang, that's funny - but she goes on to make a very excellent point that nobody has spoken about:
She's quietly breathing a sigh of relief right now while Harry is panicked. He needs this marriage to work. If they split, he'll be a non-working royal, divorcee who has spilled all of his mental health tea to the world. The new woman won't get a royal wedding, and if Harry becomes estranged from the family, she won't have the chance to live a royal-adjacent life. Nobody is going to want him.
Of course we all know it's a given he can return to his family at any time but he sure did put a hell of a lot on the line for this to be a complete failure right out of the gate. He probably is freaking out at some level - and with no friends? No brother?
That sucks. Especially since he has like a nickel's worth of brain cells to rub together. Aw. I wonder what he does to take the edge off.
I thought I'd seen something mentioned on here but couldn't recall if the article itself had been posted. Dots joined indeed!
They really are a scheming pair and are only out to line their own pockets.
Disgusting!
Wow! This entire saga has just taught me so damn much about stuff I never knew about (American here). I was actually wondering about whether there were "approved" fake crowns and there are. That's ... just so strange but fine.
Yeah I'm dying to see their next logo.
Did you notice the Sussex Global Charities site was registered to Jessica Mulroney's company, The Shoebox Project?
I haven't caught up on all the comments so somebody may have mentioned it.
Aw. I wonder what he does to take the edge off.
At a guess, 3 words with the middle one being marching!
Compassion is important and I too, am aware of your brother's situation and feel for you because I also have a brother but I also have a friend who is going through the same. I am not dead inside. ;)
I always enjoy your contributions and your personal life is rarely the focus of your posts.
Back to the Coat of Arms issue - can any Commonweath or British people weigh in on what the Coat of Arms represents? Is it a joint family crest (personal) or is it a House of Sussex crest (bequeathed) or is it a royal crest (something something royal)?
I don't know about those things. Frankly I'm surprised we haven't seen it stamped on everything, maybe she doesn't like the bird. A BIRD WHO FLIES THE COOP omg how funny.
Maybe that was her end game since the beginning and that's why the registered Tig Tog and so many other possible brands.
In case of divorce she could claim the brand, the money and the IG account associated to it.
That would put all the edges ON if you ask me, maybe she feeds him opiates while she blows lines and composes manifestos.
Because that really bothers me. A lot.
What bothers mea bout Travelyst is that they are promoting eco-tourism which time and again leads to destruction of the environment. More people means a larger carbon footprint, more trash in pristine areas, and the destruction of habitat. Here I was thinking they are environmentalists.
It's all about the money with the two of them. Apparently $40million isn't enough to live on.
Ah, point well made. I forgot that stuff supposedly sharpens the mind and keeps you awake!
So it has to be dope or maybe she's doing what Amber Heard did to Depp and feeding him sedatives.
No wonder he can't get out of bed! LOL
I thought your area of speciality was air pollution caused by farming or you are a farmer who is also an expert on air pollution!
What I like abut William's initiative (Earthshot) is that it is a proactive and positive approach. It encourages research that focuses on solutions (such as microbes that ingest and digest plastic or others that clean up nuclear waste) and also, hopefully, highlights all the work that scientists are doing globally.
Harry's approach is more negative - lecture and instruct people to do what you refuse to do (the average person will do less air travel in a lifetime than Harry does in a year), with no cost benefit to them at all. If you don't want people to use plastic, what alternative do you offer? If you don't want people to use planes, what realistic alternative do you offer and will you be using that alternative? And so on ... However, his Travalyst project is just getting started so maybe there will be something positive in it and it will be some kind of game changer, albeit a small one.
There is an indigenous shrub called spekboom that really is a miracle plant (edible too!). Just one of its many benefits:
https://www.shamwari.com/5-amazing-facts-about-spekboom/
This plant helps to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by acting like a carbon sponge, improving the quality of air we breathe. More specifically, spekboom can absorb between four to ten tonnes of carbon per hectare. This incredible tree uses carbon to make plant tissue and produce oxygen. According to The Spekboom Foundation, spekboom’s “capacity to offset harmful carbon emissions is compared to that of moist, subtropical forests. This remarkable plant is unique in that it stores solar energy to perform photosynthesis at night. This makes a spekboom thicket 10 times more effective per hectare at carbon fixing than any tropical rainforest.”
Particle removal from the air? I don't know, but maybe there is a solution in Nature and we just have to find it so that we can get going with cleaning up the planet. That is what William's initiative will do, not Harry's.
Above all else, I'm wondering what is going on with Archie? (Is there a full time Archie, is he rented, is he "of the body", is he of a surrogate????)
About the spelling (1) Meg doesn't do details well (2) Harry got a 'D' in spelling (3) Meg probably thinks that how the Brits spell it (you know Meg probably thought the blokes use letters us Amercians don't.) lol
When you wrote that it was bothering you, I immediately got paranoid and thought, 'Oh no' I continue to make typos. But I guess I'm spelling it how you would think it is spelled...but no, they have to be so different. Now it seems ridiculous. And how many people are going to type in the wrong name doing an internet search...geesh!
@Mimi
I know Harry will always be a blood Prince, Prince Henry, but the Trademark Act was talking about the use of regal words being used in conjunction with commercial ventures. It was my speculation he won't be able to use "HRH" "Prince" "Royal" or "Sussex" for what is clearly a money-making enterprise. Well on second thought...maybe if he makes Travalyst a non-profit (then I am not sure) but it has the handprints of a commercial venture. OTOH Fergie is using 'Duchess" as a name for her cookware and that is clearly a business.
Sussex Global Charities ... geez Megsy, always the hubris! And your best pal (who is a stylist) has done the registering for you? A bit homegrown for someone who wants to do global?
I think she was onto her second bottle of Tignalello (sp?) by that stage ... phone Jessica with a brilliant idea!
It takes years (at least more than one) of planning and research and consultation and the gathering of the right team to set up an effective charity that will flourish and last, but Megsy loves her instant coffee. Plus, my experience of working with charities and non-profits is that the really effective ones focus on a particular issue (e.g. one that I was involved with set up literacy/reading programmes in schools, using trained volunteers, because in government schools teachers do not have the time or expertise to do the remedial work and kids quickly get left behind if they can't read for meaning at the appropriate age level ... the fund raising for the non-profit was to pay for materials, office, administrative staff and supervisors for the volunteers ... a highly effective programme).
The Duchess of Sussex Jewellery Collection (problematic)
The HRH Duchess of Sussex Jewellery Collection (nope)
The Duchess Jewellery Collection (allowed but not with the coronet)
Am I thinking correctly on this issue?
@Miggy - ha no wonder he can't get out of bed - good one! ;P
OBVIOUSLY Harry needs to partner with The Spekboom Foundation and go full Johnny Appleseed with his global endeavors, planting spekboom wherever it may grow (and not damage the surrounding ecosystem).
@CatEyes - yes Harry isn't known for his spelling but the real reason Travelyst isn't used with the proper spelling is because it is already being used on IG by a known travel blogger and is the name of a company that supplies tour operator software, mostly it seems to South Africa.
However they've so thoroughly seeded Google with their spelling, it is the top hit no matter which you search for. PHOOEY ON GOOGLE.
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It featured the floral emblems of the countries of the United Kingdom and those of the other states within the Commonwealth of Nations, including the English Tudor rose, Scots thistle, Welsh leek, Irish shamrock, Canadian maple leaf, Australian wattle, New Zealand silver fern, South African protea, Indian lotus flower for India, the Lotus flower of Ceylon, and Pakistan's wheat, cotton, and jute.
Weird that Megsy copied this idea for the extra-long (but not as long as Diane's) veil.
Sarah Duchess of York isn't a working royal is she? I thought she didn't do engagements on behalf of the queen, not sure if that is relevant or not.
As for the years of planning, let's not forget who she hired ($$$!!) from Hillary Clinton of all people. Couldn't have been cheap. And now no Foundation?? It's really too good.
Christ do you think the Queen just listened to her weekly intel on Meghan's shenanigans (Trademarks, Copyrights, websites, foundation, board of directors, etc etc) and just stroked her corgis and smiled?
Blogger Unknown said...
'Different Unknown'
You must have ESP.
You know I am going to start posting my daily activities here, when I go into City when I go here and there and also talk about friends and family. Lets see if we each did that then about what 4-6 mesgs a day times 20 people then that would mean 80-120 OT messages a day. Then it would be the Daily Blabber Blog. Does anyone get the hint?
Blogger CatEyes said...
@hunter
>>>@CatEyes - there were no unkind words to anyone, simply that this is not a site for us to post our personal trials and sorrows.
Because it isn't. Do you all want to hear about my day and how many packages I sent out and all the activities I have and each of my family members and each of their problems?
No, no you don't<<<
Actually I agreed with you and even wrote a post about it yesterday (but my computer kept freezing up and I gave up). But I gave the example that if 20 posters a day each made 4-6 personal comments each we would have 80-120 personal remarks to wade thru. I tried posting this bc @Unknown was remarking about all the personal posts @tatty was doing yesterday and is known to do. I think you noticed bc I thought #tatty said you would be good to talk to over a beer (if not you I apologize).
So Unknown put a list of all the OT she routinely writes about. I find it really annoying because it is voluminous but I hold back from complaining bc she is favored by Nutty and I find it even more aggravating to have her delete my posts.
Says the person who has told her every single thing about her life, her careers, her running for office, her brother (omg her never ending stories about her imaginary brother).
Keep positng under anonymous, CatEyes. We all know it’s you.
I woke up to Laurence Fox's name on Twitter:
SUSSEXROYAL TM 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
(not username, HIS username is still @LozzaFox, but the name you fill out as the "title")
Eh guys sorry if I don't immediately respond to stuff or if i respond slowly. Just had a family emergency. I'm not deliberately being rude 🙏🏼🍹💜
Well the worn turns....
I posted no personal information today. I posted Funny items on the topics, about the trade mark laws and air pollution in relation to Travalyst. So whatever.
I think you are @tatty because of what you are saying. How strange. You write like Gollum 2015 (you changed your profile).
Right now I am preparing two responses to people Re: air pollution and a plant that someone directed my attention to.
@MustySyphone
I too would love to know what is going on with little Archie. Perhaps with the latest shenanigans and more Prince Andrew articles coming out today, The Sun and DM, maybe we will hear more rumors as a distraction? Crumpet aka Unknown
PS. You obviously can't figure out that some statements are humorous...oh that's right I think people are stupid. Quite the opposite, I gave repeatedly said (even today) that posters have incisive comments.
Talk about lying, look at what you wrote.
Now back to air pollution and dwarf jade plant responses.
Yes I just figured it out. They created a new account, because I saw the number of views you have and the number they have is all from today (like mine repeatedly trying to figure it out). I have some suspects about the vicious Gollum (one the one BlueBell Woods identified Drabredcarpet, not seen in ages and I wont name the others as I am not so sure).
Goodnight.
It was an example to someone's post (today) about commenter's (plural) who talk so much about their personal life. I can't help it if you do it.
Didn't read what the person said about you yesterday, now that was detailed and accurate.
Sorry I got depressed because every time I came on people would ask me about my brother when @Cateyes!!!! I couldn't bear answering until recently. BlueBell Woods, you of all people I would like to can you relate to the pain I experienced and Continue to experience (as you have about your mother)?
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THats was my first thought!!!!! She wouldn't have said it for a number of reasons. But I couldn't believe it because I am trusting and naïve.
Now I don't trust anything that is said. I cant understand why they are coming after me today!! Here I tried to contribute good stuff.
Now back to my responses to two posters. I hope they are still here.
Pi to the tenth power.
Blogger CatEyes said...
@Fake BBW
Pi to the tenth power.
February 23, 2020 at 4:28 am
Are you also Pi ? SMH
I think you have a troll starting at 348 am
Maybe you could get a moderator to patrol for a few hours a day. It is a little disturbing.
I gave the example that if 20 posters a day each made 4-6 personal comments each we would have 80-120 personal remarks to wade thru. I tried posting this bc @Unknown was remarking about all the personal posts @tatty was doing yesterday and is known to do. I think you noticed bc I thought #tatty said you would be good to talk to over a beer (if not you I apologize).
I don't know what's going on with Anonymous but I'm pretty sure there are no imaginary brothers (husbands, jobs, etc) around here, that's ridiculous.
I TOO, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ARCHIE!!!
Based on what Drip Drop has insinuated to be co-signed by TorontoPaper1 on Twitter, they (really just DripDrop) are saying the child is basically in the care of the BRF, possibly/probably with extended family of some sort - some (commenters) have speculated perhaps Sophie and Prince Edward as they are quiet and have experience with children, others say nannies or nurses.
DD said Prince Harry spent some time getting to know the boy when he was in the UK over January but that Meghan pretty much never sees him. This is not necessarily (almost certainly not at all) the child they rented in SA, this is the surrogate baby, the not "of the body" baby with questionable DNA.
This is the word on the street (twitter) and makes the most sense. Also makes her a frigging NUTCASE with the giant Archie doll with no diaper on (!! that convinced me) and his little hand strapped up in her necklace. Yikes.
Yeah so no they don't have a child. But will we see one in March when they go for their duties?? WILL WE SEEE ONE??? A big doll?
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?postID=3426557951528397790&blogID=6384787764455104958&isPopup=false&page=3
My air pollution experience dealt mainly with requiring Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for industries, companies, general public and I stood up for exempting the military.
Farming was just a retirement hobby of raising sheep.
>>>What I like abut William's initiative (Earthshot) is that it is a proactive and positive approach<<
I could not find out how much the prize is. Undoubtedly there will be prestige to win, but it would help if there is a hefty monetary reward (like how research dollar amounts helps fuel interest of scientists)
>>>Harry's approach is more negative - lecture and instruct people to do what you refuse to do (the average person will do less air travel in a lifetime than Harry does in a year), with no cost benefit to them at all. …..And so on ... However, his Travalyst project is just getting started so maybe there will be something positive in it and it will be some kind of game changer, albeit a small one.<<<
In a nutshell there is a priority of how to effectively tackle pollution, Best is to avoid making the emissions in the first place (ie. not driving). Second is to reduce the emissions from a polluting source (ie, making cleaner engines) and lastly offsetting pollution (ie Companies producing pollution, pay to have a pollution reducing activity by someone else).
The next level of pollution control is whether it is "Best" versus less than BACT. Like is the tech/practice state of the art or a less effective tech./practice.
The next level of consideration is whether to have pollution eliminating/reducing actions be required or voluntary.
In theory Harry's would appear to be eliminating pollution but it is fraught with so many variables that can end up being minimal in effect. First it is voluntary and there is no financial incentive for someone to go along with it.
I don't know what to make of the Archie situation,. I think Meg used a surrogate. But it seems hard to believe the BRF has put Archie in the line of succession if its a rent-a-kid. And keeping custody of him, that is bound to be revealed I don't care how good NDA's are.
I do think Meg at the Polo match looks like she was carrying doll and that Canadian picture with no diaper sure seemed like it was a doll
For the child to be with the BRF and her in Canada is surely a sign she is heartless. But it does seem strange that there are no pictures of Archie with the HAMS. Unless Harry is soooooo paranoid about him being seen.
I guess I will say what Skipopy says "anything and everything" I do think he was a surrogate birth and I am divided on the rest. You gave me some new food for thought. Thanks!!
Thanks for the support!! I agree there is a common denominator on these suspect posters.
I hope you see this before you leave for the evening.
>>>Comment above from brand new troll account - it had only one visit when I clicked on the profile.
From unknown 12/2019
Sorry didn't see the that..yes, I see it is mutating like a vicious virus (biological virus not computer, lol) Thanks again.
The issue of the plant taking in CO2 at night is not unique to that plant alone. However consider that most plants do this during the day (which a day has more hours than night). Consequently on a basic level it is better for a daylight photosynthesis process to occur.
Secondly, it is the mass of the plant and longevity. hence why hardwood trees are considered better plant specimens for CO2 reduction. Not to be overlooked is the vast aquatic and even underwater plants and if you look at the huge amount of ocean area it is sizeable
Since I dealt with man-made CO@ and NOx and PM pollution, I am speaking in a general sense although I have a strong biology and botany background (but not as an air pollution specialty).
The plant you cited has limitations. I noted it has been grown in California, Arizona and I assume in New Mexico...but is needs a dry arid environment and sensitive to moisture and cold *it cant even been grown well in all parts of Africa.
I will research it more and give you additionally info but I am worried you have probably left for the evening. I really like that you brought this up.
Imam wrapping this up as my computer keeps frezing up.
Scrolling past is not an option any more because one just doesn't know where to stop and how to find a HnM related post.
Don't give them any ideas!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣 (I like your idea.)
ConstantGardener33: of so you're literally into gardening? Sorry......
I thought it was a reference to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Constant_Gardener_(film)
☝🏼I was crazy about that film/book because I wanted a diplomat husband & my first job after uni was with the New York answer to Amnesty. I'm silly like that.
My grandparents own farmlands and I can barely grow those cherry tomatoe seeds they sell at the supermarket LOL 🍅🍅
Lurking With Spoon: sorry they jack-up the prices for bio bin liners in England!
I imagine the production cost isn't that high because in Indonesia when I ask for a biodegradable plastic bag to reuse as big liners at the till, they only charge me IDR 200 per bag (£0.01 or €0.01).
Maybe they're selling them expensive so they can profit from the Woke self-righteousness & the guilt of the genuinely good unwoke folk.
Sandie said: 💜💜💜💜💜💜
If I don't respond to any @'s directed to me after this, it'll be because I've boarded a plane to my grandma. 🙏🏼 Bye everyone, take care, have a good Sunday!! 🍹
@CatEyes, I see them losing more, so yes I agree possibly the coronet. I’d love to see the titles go too, but that would be unprecedented if it occurred, so they’d have to do something truly shocking for them to be revoked.
@Raspberry Ruffle and Cat Eyes:
Blind Gossip has a update and on their post “WTF Branding” that says the Harkles have probably come close to losing their ducal titles, due to their (Meghan’s) latest shade-throwing tantrum at HM and the RF.
I truly hope and actually believe that driven by Meghan’s unending narcissistic need for control, she will talk Harry into pulling some sort of antic that will cause HMTQ to have her fill of these two and yank (pun intended) the Sussex titles, even if she has to go through Parliament to do it.
Harry would remain a prince, because he is a blood prince, but Mayhem would be, in essence, back to just plain old Meghan Markle or Mrs. Windsor, which would be quite a comedown for her.
Of course, she and 40-Watt would play victims and attempt to play the race card, but their track record overshadows any race complaint.
In the end, taking away everything, that links them to the RF except Harry’s title might be the best thing to happen.
No title and no funding from the First National Bank of Charles to continue their charade would likely hasten Meghan’s departure from Harry. She’ll pretend that she can’t live without Archie and put up a big public custody fight, but to a narcissist like her, Archie is just a bargaining chip and a photo prop for image enhancement.
She has only been in this relationship with Harry for the title and trappings that go with it, and never planned to be a working royal. Her plan has always been to make out with a royal smash-and-grab and run back to L.A.
Headline and subhead:
Prince Harry’s exit angers helpers who built Invictus
In the prince’s absence, the charity seeks commercial fundraisers
He doesn't have a HRH title, therefor he is not, and never has been in the line of succession.
Am I the only one who finds this obvious?
Nobody's taking over my account, fight me. Ha next thing you know you'll have my avatar screaming repetitive inanity. We'll see if that happens.
Sorry for the delay in responding to your comment and question about the Coat of Arms (CoA) for the royal family. Here is an excellent link, which includes a cool slideshow of the CoA of the various members of the BRF.
There is a system on how they are produced based on their Monarch and whether they are a male child or grandchild. Married in spouses (like Meg) has one created for them as a joint CoA of their husband.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/965173/Meghan-Markle-who-made-coat-of-arms-coat-of-arms-for-duchess-of-sussex
Again sorry for the delay but I got sidetracked.
I would be perfect happy if CatEyes wants to post under five different accounts.
Unfortunately, she seems QUITE OCCUPIED with the one she is actually using.
How about you go away and leave us to our gossip? Nobody was fighting until you showed up.
Out you go.
Thanks for the valuable info you give.
The Earthshot prize is a monetary one. There will be five winners chosen annually for a period of 10 years. It is described as a multi-million pound prize but no actual amount per winner is given. William has consulted widely and gathered a huge team of scientists and academics to support the initiative so I think he knows that the financial reward is actually more important than the prestige (i.e. to fund research and projects). However, the whole initiative is aimed at finding innovative solutions that will be a game changer.
Most folk are not going to choose the most environmentally friendly option if it is more expensive, and they cannot afford to pay someone to offset their carbon footprint, so Harry's project seems to be aimed at the elite and sounds like virtue signalling (yes, I use my private jet at least twice a month but I pay some folk in some third-world country to plant some trees for me). How many folk, when on holiday, can insist that the restaurant/hotel takes away the plastic cutlery and replace it with silver/stainless steel, as Harry does, while feeling very virtuous? Find a way to make the environmentally option cheaper and more convenient and bingo - that is the option people will choose, if they are given a choice.
When people have a choice and there is no personal consequence for the choice they make, reward is more effective than punishment. Taxing an entire population for carbon emissions (the elite's wonderful idea of carbon tax) does not change behaviour because it is only the elite that can afford to choose the more expensive (and sometimes more inconvenient) option; for the rest ... why sacrifice to change my behaviour when it will make no difference unless everyone makes the same sacrifice, and then what is the reward for that sacrifice? Lower taxes? Give me a number and a timeline and I will see if it is worth it for me, but even then, I do not trust other people to make the same sacrifice ... nah, not for me!
"Prince Harry was so proud of the Invictus Games that, barely 2½ years ago, he and Meghan Markle chose the tournament as the occasion to make their first official appearance together."
Where she showed up unannounced and he looked incredulous?
"On Friday Harry will join Jon Bon Jovi and the Invictus Games Choir at Abbey Road studios for a re-recording of the US rock star’s song Unbroken. It will be one of the prince’s final royal engagements and part of a drive to raise £2m for the Invictus Games Foundation. The charity is overseeing the transition of the games from a one-off competition for wounded warriors to a “global movement” celebrating resilience and determination."
"Dominic Reid, its chief executive, said the games had so far run on unsolicited donations, but fundraising would have to be more professional if the tournament were to be staged every two years."
I'd like to know to what extent donations have dried up since the departure of HAMS. Very understandable that his army buddies are teed off.
"Although the prince has no shortage of corporate contacts — he spoke at a recent event for the US investment bank JP Morgan — he is not expected to use his new-found freedom to generate cash for the Invictus cause."
Of course he won't be using his "new-found freedom" to generate cash for the Invictus cause, he plans on lining his own pockets.
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"One disillusioned supporter, who has given help worth many thousands of pounds, claimed that Harry had taken volunteers for granted and his move overseas had left them feeling abandoned. “I am just bloody angry,” he said.
“There is this expectation that we go out and flog ourselves and find support bringing in cash for Invictus. He could make this a whole lot easier if he did something as well. He could text anyone.”
This may be cynical, but it was nothing more than a job to Harry and likely other royals. They know which side their bread is buttered on and know that patronages and supporting charities is in the employment contract.
Where has Hikari been? She needs to weigh in on some of our excellent points from Archie to Harry needing this marriage to work.
The new coat of arms for the Duchess of Sussex was designed and made by Thomas Woodcock, the Garter Principal King of Arms... Mr. Woodcock holds the highest position in the College of Arms, a royal corporation that manages the design of coats of arms, genealogical research and the recording of pedigrees.
Here we go:
What is a Coat of Arms?
Historically speaking, a coat of arms is a design on the shield of a medieval knight. The design was unique to an individual. Sometimes, the individual only had rights to the coat of arms during his lifetime. Other times, he was allowed to pass it down to his descendants, and it became the family coat of arms. As time went on, some nations and even corporations adopted their own coats of arms. The symbols on a coat of arms are meant to represent the achievements of the person, state, or corporation to whom or which the arms were granted.
*emphasis mine*
The use of coats of arms became pretty common by the 12th century and was used by many knights and minor feudal lords who went into battle. Within another century, families were using coats of arms (usually ones granted to an ancestor a century before) as the family logo, and sewed these arms onto flags that flew above their castles and manors.
Only the highest classes of people in medieval Europe used coats of arms, as they were the only one with ancestors distinguished enough to have been granted them by the kings of the time. Once a family started using a coat of arms, it was passed down through the generations, from one to the other, even down to the present day.
So.
This means, currently the Harkle Coat of Arms (representing the accomplishments of both Harry and Meghan as a unit) is the only thing Master Archie can look forward to inheriting.
Now we know why she never used it - when you look at it it is equally balanced between Lion and Songbird but when you look at the Royal Sussex monogram all you see is a giant M with a big ass crown on it. Ever notice how THIN the wee little H line is in the middle? So thin.
@tatty - I can't believe they cancelled an entire parade just because some guy died. That's bull honkey - aren't you in New Orleans??? Don't they know how to party? The party doesn't stop for a dead guy - hell we have subway closures regularly and I can assure you nobody cares if somebody is dead.
Most of Africa is not hot and dry so the available habitat for such a plant is not limitless.
Forgive my ignorance but you said "Most of Africa is not hot and dry"
What??? It's not? Since when?
No I have not been to Africa but I thought it was hot and dry over most of it.
You did a great job of putting more words to the issue with people able to read it and see the problem pollution control, Your summary is it:
>>Find a way to make the environmentally option cheaper and more convenient and bingo - that is the option people will choose, if they are given a choice.<<
And the issue is that the pollution control falls more on the wealthier countries and the regulatory systems in place thereof. Like in Harry's example poorer nations have dirtier aircraft. Then the issue of even addressing the jet engines of aircraft is not viewed the same in even the wealthier countries. In fact, most countries don't have air pollution control efforts but at least countries buy American aircraft, and this receive the benefit of less polluting planes.
I am afraid Harry's example is much like a smoke and mirrors scheme. I find it rather limited. But I haven't delved into this until today and it is my thoughts based on general principles.
I did read about William's Earthshot and I would think they can award a sizable amount of money since there are only a limited number of awardees every year. This probably won't necessarily increase the number pf researchers who would suddenly start finding mechanisms but it would definitely help propel the advancement of worthwhile research by the winners.
Now I want to read some more about the plant you mentioned (Love Botany and horticulture has been my passion on my life). I have additional info I typed in another tab and couldn't transfer because my computer has been freezing right in the middle of my typing.
Somebody on Skippy made a point about how his existence is represented differently in the family tree on the royal site - differently than how the Cambridge kids and other descendants are listed. If anyone else is familiar with this allegation or the family tree itself I'd be happy to take another squinty eyed look at it.
Sorry for your name typo error again! :) The letter 'b' is next to 'n', but it is no excuse really.I am in a hurry. Hurry to find out more info on African plant
I started reading a scholarly article requiring me to harken back to my organic chemistry knowledge. But I like a challenge and maybe I can get back to you tonight.
@hunter
Africa does indeed have different climate zones as it is a huge continent.
A couple comments that made me chuckle:
"Me thinks it would have been better if Harry met Sally, because Meghan may just be a Succubus."
"Harry don't alienate yourself from your family,... You'll then be known as the 'Royal red headed stepchild'."
The Sahara desert is a huge waste of space (and there are some wild ideas that people are actually putting into practice to 'green' the desert). The equatorial region is obviously very hot but also very humid with lots of rainfall. The extreme south and north of Africa has a Mediterranean climate (wet winters and milder summers). Snow, contrary to what they sing in the Band Aid song, happens every winter in higher elevations and very occasionally elsewhere (Christmas is winter time in North Africa and summer time in Southern Africa).
Hot/mild is relative though. I see northerners out sunbathing at 20 degrees Celsius and I think they are crazy - put a jersey on and some shoes on your feet!
I can only assume the Cambridge children are there because they are the children of the Heir Apparent. The York girls aren't there, nor are the Wessex kids. Perhaps this is part of Charles' attempt at slimming things down?
I was surprised ( shocked, really) when I read somewhere that the "last straw" so to speak, for Meghan and Harry was some portrait of HM, PC, William and George, that they felt made them seem unimportant to the future of "this institution", or some darn nonsense like that.
If I figured out that it was honoring the extraordinary circumstance of being able to have the Monarch and three future Monarchs together in one picture, I'm not sure why Harry can't, or at least explain it simply enough so the Duchess of Yak understands it wasn't anything personal.
During wet periods, plants are physiologically active in the day, collecting CO2 through tiny pores called stomata in their leaves in a process known as C3 photosynthesis. This is the most efficient way to absorb carbon, and the one used by 85% of the world’s plants, including spekboom. Like other plants, spekboom uses the CO2 attained to make sugars to fuel growth and the other essential processes of life.
Spekboom can survive through drought, when many other species would die – Kathleen Smart
But when the rains stop, the plant is able to flip its daily rhythm. During drought, the stomata (little tiny openings) in its leaves are closed during the daytime. This cuts the water loss during the hottest hours of the day. Instead, the plant opens the stomata in its leaves at night to collect the necessary CO2 when it is cooler, so it loses less water through these pores. This night-time photosynthesis is known as Crassulacean acid metabolism, or CAM photosynthesis.
So this article citing a scientist that it alternates in part by the weather.
"Photosythesis is the same for all plants, but the faster a plant grows, the more carbon dioxide it will use up per second. By that measure, bamboo might be the best at sucking up CO₂. However, fast-growing plants tend not to live long and when a plant dies, all the carbon in the plant is broken down by insects, fungi and microbes and released as CO₂ again."
So ironically some plants that are fast growing and produce large amounts of vegetation which eventually die and decompose and release CO@ back into the atmosphere. '
'From the article mentioning the use in Africa it noted that the shrub is useful because of its ease in vegetative cuttings to produce new plants and that the plants canopy can cool the earth, Ther3 is the concept that it will alter the weather by cooling the earth.
The problem is that the plant can only be grown in limited areas but worse who will grow and cover their land with a shrub. The article cited a winery owner that had a huge amount of land and were willing to grow it, seemingly for its ability to cover their once barren land and possibly generate cooling properties of the soil and alter the microclimate.
I would surmise that most private landowners will use their property for the most profitable way unless they are environmentally conscious but still. I highly doubt it would be planted on US govt. land due to such a project would have to have an acceptable Environmental Impact Report. That would never happen as it would destroy the natural habitat and disrupt if not wreck havoc on indigenous plants and wildlife. So it would have to be attempted somewhere else with the right climate. Overall not too feasible unless it is the Middle East and don't think it will interest the oil producing states, nut who knows?
https://skippyv20.tumblr.com/
You have been warned ...!
>>>The Sahara desert is a huge waste of space (and there are some wild ideas that people are actually putting into practice to 'green' the desert).<<<
Now that has promise for the plant's use, however I read that planting it requires watering to get the vegetative cuttings to grow roots (how would they water vast acreage in the Sahara desert though). But look at the labor involved...wow that would be a factor also.
I read there are 25 species of plants that have the same CAM process as this plant. Don't know what there attributes might be, but probably a plant that also thrives in arid locations.
I don't want to seem negative because it does has value for good reasons in the right location.
Moonflowers...I grew then too, was easy by seed. If you love those you would really be taken with Angel Trumpets. They are huge, HUGE I tell ya!! Once established they come up and grow to massive size!! Just gorgeous!!!
Frankly, at the rate this is all unfolding and given Nutmeg's (admittedly tenuous) connections to some rather shady organizations, I would not be surprised to find out she WAS some sort of PsyOp. Except she isn't intelligent enough, and has no control over her emotions.
I’m flabbergasted at Megs bitter & desperate, deluded & deranged statement. How dare she disrespect the Queen. BP now know what she is capable of, & more! They have to shut her down quick smart, take the titles, take the money.
Harry is a disgrace to the Forces. He has disrespected past, present, & now Invictus personnel. His behaviour is abhorrent, never again should he wear a uniform which in itself is a symbol of allegiance to the Queen/Crown.
@Hunter I doubt anyone would steal my avi, not the best selfie, wink, wink!
Tuesday 8 January 2020 the Sussexes visit Canada House
Wednesday 9 January the Sussexes release their manifesto and unveil their new website
(I am not sure when Meghan went back to Canada but it may have been as early as that Wednesday night or the Thursday.)
Sunday 12 January via this company in Quebec:
https://www.can1business.com/company/Royalmount-Spirits-Inc
the Sussexes applied to trademark hundreds of goods (every class and every possibility under every class) for their Sussex Royal brand
Monday 13 January 2020 the Sandringham summit happened
Monday 13 January 2020 the Sussexes's trademarking application was created
Thursday 23 January 2020 the application was formalised
Tuesday 4 February 2020 the application was withdrawn
Friday 21 February 2020 (Was it?) the Sussexes publish that tirade/update on their website
My question is what happened in the time between 4 and 21 February?
Greening the Sahara is a crazy idea but I think the plan is to start at the fringes and around waterholes ... and as the vegetation encroaches on the desert it creates a micro climate that will bring rain (I think they have calculated a tipping point for that) ...
It is an actual scientific plan.
The Sahara is HUGE so the process may take a few centuries!
>>>My question is what happened in the time between 4 and 21 February?<<<
The J P Morgan speech. I don't know anything else but anything could have happened behind the scenes.
Good morning!
The UK Times article about disappointed Invictus followers is outside the paywall in the NY Post.
Both are Murdoch publications.
https://pagesix.com/2020/02/22/supporters-of-prince-harrys-pet-charity-bloody-angry-over-move-to-canada/
I find it hard to believe that the Queen would visit them at Frogmore. He is the same reporter that said something about how H&M were always out & about in Winsor. The only reporter I believe that has written such news.Hmmmm, odd.
Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
When she was in Windsor, the Queen went to see the Sussexes regularly at Frogmore Cottage to try to settle them, I’m told. But she also found their behaviour towards staff and others frustrating and disappointing.
5:18 pm · 22 Feb 2020·Twitter for iPhone
https://pagesix.com/2020/02/22/harry-and-megan-the-new-edward-and-wallis-simpson/?_ga=2.202779666.2042520005.1582315192-831521872.1512156243
The Queen does not visit people. People visit the Queen.
I might buy one visit to Frogmore, a “housewarming” or whatever, but not multiple visits.
Duke or Duchess is fine and they can use it, unless the unbelievable happens and they lose the titles.
There are aristocratic Dukes etc., so they can’t ban it, and so I don’t think it’s a protected trade mark like ‘royal’. 🤗
Hmmm? Harry flew back to Canada 21January? He signed & agreed Megs deal by 23 January, avotini celebration! Awoke 24 January to the fact the palace were woke to their game? Battle commenced between palace & Sussexes, & Harry gets cold feet, hence the withdrawal on 4th February. Meg, seething at being thwarted by Harry, & being refused her demands by BP, has a melt down & plots, schemes & screams to get what she wants. Despite her demands she still lost the “Royal” & her title looks to be in jeopardy after that I’ll mannered, desperate tirade on the 21 January.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/11012886/the-windsors-meghan-harry-leaving-uk-megxit/
The one on H&M's marriage was an absolute treat! It's a different actor playing Harry this series which will take me a while to get used to as the original one, though he didn't really look like Harry, absolutely nailed it. I last saw him in the ITV series 'White House Farm' about the Jeremy Bamber murder case, which also starred Cressida Bonas strangely enough.
There's a best H&M moments from the last series link below:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UM5YD6Ot3SA
It came out before the actual wedding, yet in the show Harry decides at one point to follow Meghan to LA (so prescient) and can't fit his tank and action man in his suitcase!
Thank you for your posts on spekboem, regreening the Sahara, and in general sharing your expertise. Your posts on the topic were immensely informative and will be sharing the information with my friends.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/meghan-markle-prince-harrys-hidden-21556151
Of course pointing out that B&E are minor royals while H&M spend their time insisting how senior they are. They can't have it both ways. I wish the article had made the point that B&E's security is no longer funded by the taxpayer (though where their father gets his money from to pay it is increasingly murky).
I like this passage. Nice and simple.
>>>> A royal source said: “We’re witnessing a quite extraordinary turn of events.
“The British people will not stand for two multi-millionaires demanding taxpayer funds after abandoning the country they should be serving.
“The latest series of comments published on the Sussexes’ website comes across as extremely petulant and has caused a great deal of alarm inside the palace.
“This is further evidence of Harry and Meghan further ostracising themselves from the family rather than building bridges.” <<<<<
The sentence “The British people will not stand for two multi-millionaires demanding taxpayer funds after abandoning the country they should be serving" says it all.
If the Sussexes are seen to make any digs at Beatrice at the moment, she'll be deified almost as much as Kate by the public. It will be seen as a repeat of Eugenie's wedding. Meghan spoiled that privately by telling the family she was pregnant when she could have waited, and publicly by wearing that coat. She couldn't have planned it more completely. Thank goodness what we remember of that day now is how beautiful Eugenie looked and what a happy couple they were.
The article also doesn’t mention the fact that if Meg is without Harry she must curtsy to both Bea & Eugenie, both Royal born Princesses, would have peeved her much! I agree, if she continues to slur the York girls it will only improve their standing within the RF, despite their father.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8033563/Royal-biographer-ANGELA-LEVIN-fears-Meghan-sliver-ice-heart.html
Ironic, isn't it, that Andrew seems to be trying to position Bea and Edo to take over the hip young Royals spot abandoned by the Sussexes.
There was a piece in the DM about how Bea is desperately trying to stay in shape for her wedding using diet and exercise:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8033303/TALK-TOWN-busy-Princess-Beatrice-superfit-ballet-queen.html
Good for her, but she has her mom's body type. Trying to stay sylph-like on a long-term basis will be difficult for her.
An alternate approach (after the wedding) would be to find a talented stylist who can dress her at any shape.
A British Property Developer Gets The Royal Treatment
Edo Mapelli Mozzi will marry Princess Beatrice in the latest British royal wedding later this spring. But the real-estate executive explains why he’s also “obsessed by property”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-british-property-developer-gets-the-royal-treatment-11582213570
Even if the wedding doesn't go through for some reason, Edo's already raised his profile in the luxury flat industry. I can't help but notice that all the profiles are in media outlets that are read by potential customers - The Telegraph, Town and Country, Australian Vogue, now the Wall Street Journal.
Whomever is doing his publicity has the right idea.
My cousin in Nairobi told me last month that they've been having rain like she's never seen before. Nairobi was extraordinarily green a few weeks ago.
The Israelis used a technique developed in Australia, I believe, to grow plants in the Negev. Dig deep trenches (2m/6') & fill with vegetable material, like a compost heap. Cover with soil & plant away. Greatly reduces need for watering. Even in southern England, I water the hole, rather than the plant, when setting out young plants or trees.
Removing air-borne particulates: we're getting the idea that deciduous street trees filter out a lot of the fine, dangerous carbon. Their leaves get filthy but drop to the ground in autumn. Birches are particularly good for filtering, although their shallow roots aren't good for drains or pavements.
PS Gardening gurus led us to believe that Phormium was an ideal plant for dry conditions, suggesting it came from the desert. It doesn't- it's from the swamps of NZ but it tolerates being dried out!
If the dismal duo lost the dukedom, he'd still be Prince Henry/Harry and she'd be Princess Henry/Harry. That wouldn't go down well. Too much like Princess Michael of Kent and her Venetian brooch. Allowing Di to be called Princess Diana, rather than Princess Charles, was a big concession. I hope the RF don't regret it.
There's an interesting philosophical question about to what extent an occupation/job constitutes an identity. That `birth certificate' showed her job to be `princess' but it wasn't her title/style/mode of address. It shows what she does (or rather, was expected to do but didn't) not what she is. `Princess Henry' puts her firmly as secondary to H. Not a princess in her own right.
(A colleague of mine said when he had to fill in a form asking for `style', ie Mr, Mrs or Other, he used to write `Roccoco'.
Is MM Gothic? Certainly not Perpendicular, rather more La Grande Horizontale.))
It's really the least you can do if you're part of the British Royal Family.
Edo should wear British fashion too - it's not as if the UK doesn't produce some great tailors, some of them the children of immigrants, like Ozwald Boateng. (I'd love to see the Royal men in some of his stuff - both William and Harry have the figure and the height for it.)
Meg and Harry in their off-the-rack J Crew outfits were really an abomination.
I can't decide what would be best for Beatrice. Nothing OTT for sure. Something soft, simple and feminine.
Good article by Angela Levine, H&M seem “ sullen & resentful” and the rest!!
Fleet Street are gnashing at the bit, I presume they are awaiting the MOS court case, then all hell will be released.
Very unusual for the broadsheets to join in with the tabloids to “Sensationalise” matters.
Looks like the whole Country has joined together to get rid of her?
Regarding the writter on the subject of opera: Superb!
I have often wondered why there are no Operas about subways/ the tube. You could have great choruses fighting each other underground just like now: Sussex vs. Windsor/ Cambridge/ Wessex etc. I can hear Leonard Bertein composing a Thames side Story.
You are very right. It is remarkable how the Harkle disaster changed my perception of other royals. I always sort of liked Camilla despite her home-wreking reputation, now I positively admire her, especially after calling "ill" and that mischievous wink and also suppressed smile in the Parliament after Get Rid of Markle yell. She has a great sense of humor! Bea and Eugenie I never cared for until I realized they are actually very dutiful and try their best. Kate and Wills grew on me immensely. I also firmly became Anne's great fan.
Looks like royals really pulled themselves together in response to the Markle s***storm. Silver lining or what.
Looks like the whole Country has joined together to get rid of her?
The article in yesterday's DM alone, re 'The Queen doesn't own the word Royal' amassed a staggering 35,843 comments. I have never seen that many before!
As for the MOS case, I hope she doesn't try to settle out of court, else I'll have wasted all the XXL bags of popcorn I've ordered. :)
As for Meg, British designer, French made dress, half hearted from the start.
She could have done so much for the British fashion industry, especially new, raw talent.
Instead she chose French couture, & highlighting herself, bump hug, at the British fashion Awards.
WHO would to donate money to it at this point?
WHAT is the exact point?
WHY would anyone donate money to it at this point?
HOW would they benefit?
Because all I can possibly see is a whole mess of nothing happening as any point of this foundation being a lost cause. Just a flailing of arms and noise as it makes a dying breath as they become anathema to any good cause.
As for MOS court case wasn’t it reported a while back that she had tried to settle, MOS declined.
We will need XXXL bags of popcorn
Vast majority against madam from what I saw.
Yes, and that's not counting comments that may have been deleted!
As for MOS court case wasn’t it reported a while back that she had tried to settle, MOS declined.
I think it was reported, but we haven't heard a peep since! Goodness knows what's going on behind the scenes...(?)
Okay - XXXL it is then! ha ha :)
Are we back to the Lady in Brown? The videos are still on YouTube - I just Googled `Meghan Woman in brown' and they came up.
Easy to find - highlight my phrase within inverted commas & right click -Bingo, follow thw links to Images & Video.
She's in a prominent place. Nobody speaks to her but H clocks her & M sees her too & laughs. It's assumed that LiB is the surrogate - or is she? What does the laugh mean? - `I've fooled the lot of them'? or `I've got him and you haven't!'? Is she crowing in triumph? One video adds a witch's cackle.
Who might the parent(s) of the bump be? I shan't say what the other possibility that occurs to me might be.
When do you think she might have produced her child? Is that the critical 2 weeks before `Archie's' birth, when `babies change so much?
LiB couldn't have been there without some sort of security clearance, I imagine. That is, the RF knew all about it even then - had LiB confessed all and was there as a plant? Who took the videos?