Amid the avalanche of new Coronavirus developments in the media this morning - and images of people all around Britain applauding NHS employees for their devotion to Coronavirus patients - comes the news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have moved "permanently" to Los Angeles.
According to PEOPLE magazine, they are "living in a secluded compound and haven't ventured out."
California was always the Sussexes' ultimate destination: nobody ever really believed that their move to Canada was permanent, probably not even the local women's charities Meg used for photo ops a month or two ago.
All that was in question was the timing. And even though Meg reportedly told her ubiquitous "friends" who then told the media that she wouldn't return to the US while Donald Trump was president, that promise (like so many other promises) has been left behind in the service of expediency and publicity.
According to PEOPLE magazine, they are "living in a secluded compound and haven't ventured out."
California was always the Sussexes' ultimate destination: nobody ever really believed that their move to Canada was permanent, probably not even the local women's charities Meg used for photo ops a month or two ago.
All that was in question was the timing. And even though Meg reportedly told her ubiquitous "friends" who then told the media that she wouldn't return to the US while Donald Trump was president, that promise (like so many other promises) has been left behind in the service of expediency and publicity.
Why now?
According to the Sun's Dan Wootton, who seems to have become one of Meg's preferred mouthpieces, the couple arrived in Los Angeles last week, "taking a private jet before the borders were shut."
Fleeing a safe and isolated island home to fly to one of the the USA's corona hotspots would seem to be a bit counter-intuitive, particularly as parents to a young and vulnerable baby.
According to Dan, the Sussexes made the move because "they have a big support network there. It's where their new team of Hollywood agents and PRs and business managers are based. Meghan has a lot of friends there and, of course, her mum Doria."
The real reasons
It seems more likely, however, that whomever really owned the Vancouver Island house probably wanted it for his own quarantine purposes (Coronavirus is becoming a problem in Russia) and hadn't expected the Sussex's 6-week "thinking period" beginning in November to last until late March.
The fact that the Sussexes' Royal credentials (and eligibility for Canadian security assistance) will be running out in four days was no doubt also a factor.
Their visa status in Canada is also unclear.
Meg's movie promotion
Meghan, at least, has a project to promote in California: a voiceover on a new Disney documentary about elephants.
In a Twitter announcement, Disney+ wrote "Disneynature's Elephant, an Original Movie narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, starts streaming April 3, only on #DisneyPlus."
How much promotion she can actually do, however, is in question. Streaming movies generally don't get gala premieres, and even if they did, much of Hollywood is shut down at the moment.
Meg could do interviews, but they would probably be done by telephone or Skype in these Coronavirus times, and she could have done that from anywhere.
Harry, meanwhile, has absolutely nothing to do in California.
Oprah, who appears to be his one business contact, is also in quarantine.
Are they together?
Which raises the question - are the three (or two) Sussexes together? The Sussexes' weak social media contribution to the NHS clapping campaign - a black background with yellow clapping emoji - raises questions.
All three Cambridge kids were shown clapping. Wouldn't this have been a great time to show off Archie?
Not doing so raises the usual questions - do they not have custody of him? Does he have (what is to them) an embarrassing disability? Does he exist at all?
Charitably, one could assume that there is perhaps an exclusive contract to show Archie off on the cover of Vogue US or Vanity Fair.
But then why not post a photo of Meghan and Harry clapping? There's nothing exclusive about them, and they clearly own a camera-enabled mobile phone.
Maybe Meg didn't have access to a hairdresser, but then hey, wear a hat or use a filter, or accept that being a bit messy in this situation would make you look accessible or even likable. It's the thought that counts.
Unless, of course, they couldn't be photographed together because they aren't together, and perhaps Harry (who would have no special visa status in the US) isn't in California at all.
What do you think?
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"However...the truth is the narration had been completed already, and the actor (A list) was asked to step aside. The truth behind the Disney fiasco is an open secret in Hollywood."
Do you know who the A-list actor was? If true, this seriously undercuts MM's achievement in networking her way to this voice-over.
I don't think any candidate would necessarily want the Sussexes' support. He's a foreigner and she's an idiot. Not really bait for the average American voter.
George Clooney said something great in 2008 about getting involved with the first Obama campaign: "I told Obama I'd do anything possible to help him win, including staying away from him entirely."
Rainy Day said:
"Hilarious reactions in DM. A lot of people are saying it’s the first time they’ve ever agreed with President Trump! He has a lot more spine than our so very woke Canadian PM Trudeau."
In june 2018, Trump publicly called Trudeau dishonest and weak.
Not sure if they think they'd have still qualified when they took up permanent residence outside the UK/Commonwealth, but they have got their answer now.
I agree that Trump may back down if the Queen asks, but honestly, who would ask anyone to reallocate resources at a time like this?! Besides the Markles, I mean.
IMO if Sacoolas (Harry Dunn) benefitted from diplomatic immunity, it means she was on an official mission at the time of the accident. Still, the country may lift diplomatic immunity when an offence is committed that is not related to the official mission.
As per my explanation above, I do not see how Harry could enjoy diplomatic immunity. He's not on duty. He's not even a working royal.
Please what is a 'LEO'?
I tried to figure it out but couldn't (I got some one strange result from Google besides the astrology one). lol
Yeah, they can crowdsource their security costs from the IG commenters. lol
@Nutty
Very much agree with you, not sure any candidate wants the Harkles' support
They would only be IPP if they were representing the Queen in Canada or the USA, or if the Queen was visiting Canada (or the USA) and they came along for the ride.
Have to say that I am enjoying the fact that Trump took the time out of his Covid pandemic planning day to comment on this.
I think we can expect another temper tantrum from H&M. People have resisted putting her in her place, but I don't think Trump will hesitate to do so.
@Richard Palmer
When PH served in Afghanistan, he was put on an al-Qaeda hit list. Those kinds of "hits" don't just fade away or expire because of potential peace talks or for really any reason at all. Once they're out there, they're out there, internationally protected person or not.
I also don't think it's going to be lost on either the British or the American government that, however it came to pass (e.g., abusive relationship or not), PH has now maneuvered himself into a security position very like the one that got his mother killed. He may not realize it, but you can bet politicians in both countries do. Trump is not a rational decision-maker -- far from it. But even he will be able to see the long-term consequences for himself and our country of PH being kidnapped and/or killed on the streets of LA. However lawful the reasons might be to refuse PH protection, the mud that would stick to any politician directly involved in denying him security should something happen is what politicians are so good at avoiding at all costs.
And for those saying that there will be public outrage because of the country's current fight against the virus and resources to protect them should go elsewhere, hopefully security officials will explain to Trump that the current chaos and unease are exactly the ones that are most favorable to assassins and kidnappers.
There are quiet ways for the federal government to protect the Harkles and stay under the radar. The easiest one is to use local resources and then have Uncle Sam reimburse those LE sources.
There are lots of quiet ways to do provide this protection, and Uncle Sam knows them all. But the number one thing that will differ from the U.K. and Canada will be the different political atmosphere. For example, if MM really thinks she's going to be able to use LEOs to run errands for her, 1) she'll be crucified in the press and 2) she could very well politically ruin the protection the USG does arrange. No one will be protecting her from the political consequences of her actions in that event, unlike when BP was involved.
So, barring MM doing something really stupid, I sincerely hope they do get protection so that PH doesn't end up like his mother.
The United States is not allowed to protect private citizens (except since President Obama’s decree, all First Ladies and children of past Presidents now have life-long a secret Service protection: all Presidents, past and today, have Secret Service protection.). It is unbelievable to me to read the ill-informed, ignorant, and poorly researched writers of magazines and newspapers, thought that the USA could possibly pay for ex British royal, Just H, an American Z list crummy actress, and their child. Unless the California Governor interferes, which is 50/50 today, but will cause riots if he gives any cent to millionaire non-citizens, Americans will find out very soon how these people were allowed into our country. Just H is a scandal waiting to happen. If he and ‘Archie” took a private jet, and without any checks on his legal status, or Immigration and Homeland Security giving a get-go, there will be a sweet scandal, firings, and lotsa British taxpayer money used to silence the growing crowd of cover-uppers.
Trudeau is a joke, as he is more interested in Hollywood than most of Hollywood. He sincerely thought that the HANS were his gateway to Hollywood, Clintonesque foundations (the Clintons are being investigated, and will probably be jailed, for stealing money. However, they will be pardoned.) The Obamas, shrilly demanding environmental changes, are also owners of many mansions, including more than one waterfront estate; the Secret Service budget for the Obamas is much more than for the current President, and changes are to be announced soon.
Thus, zero from Americans. Case closed.
Does that mean Pa and Granny will be footing the bill for the foreseeable future?
“Unless the California Governor interferes, which is 50/50 today, but will cause riots if he gives any cent to millionaire non-citizens”
Gov. Newsom would be a fool to offer the Harkles so much as a crossing guard paid for by the State of California. And it would likely put a bullseye on the backs of HFKNAP and his family,
@ Rebecca B, I don't know, the thing with these 2 is their constant improvisation makes it difficult to stay tuned !
"private-funded" from Pa's private purse??
I don't agree but you make some interesting points.
But if, as you say, the federal government should reimburse local government for providing protection, then I'd argue strenuously *somebody* in the UK should reimburse the federal government.
But as I said before, I'm still not sure how reimbursement can work. If lawlessness does break out in LA county (or wherever they are in CA) because of the current virus crisis, how does the fact that the fed is paying for the multiple local officers to hang out protecting the Harkles help local residents?
And if we aren't worried about kidnapping/terrorism but are merely worried Harry will show poor judgment like Diana did or will do other self-destructive things, do we really expect a US-funded security team to stop him? Didn't happen in Las Vegas with his RPOs. (And we've had discussions here before why policing behavior is not the role of a security officer.)
If life ever does go back to normal, and travel is possible, how can local law enforcement from CA travel with H or M? They aren't likely to stay put. They never have before.
The Queen is the one who should pay for her grandson’s family’s security in the US. If she wants to keep them safe, which I am sure she does, that is the only sensible thing to do. As a US taxpayer, I would be sickened and furious if our government foots the bill.
Harry can hire a squad of former Mossad agents to protect him, his wife and kid.
Also, forgive me, but Harry does not have anything close to the status of his mother. If something happens to him—God forbid—it will be the fault of his wife, not the American President or people.
Right now Trudeau is performing like a true statesman and I am sure that Hwood is not even in the radar.
The Mulroneys on the other hand, ahem.
If Harry wants a residence in USA he must drop his titles and be known as Henry Windsor or Henry Mountbatten-Windsor. So no ducal crown on his business cards.
Is this correct, American Nuttiers?
However, he is not a working royal any more. He claimed they want to be "financially independent", and he disrespected HMQ and his country.
He has to take responsibility for it once in his life and pay for his own security.
Bea & Eugenie were stripped their met police protection when they were 5th & 6th in line to the throne.
The arrogant entitlement of the two is mind boggling.
Meghan will always have a crowd of mindless supporters who share her values (or absence of values). Harry is not going to be able to be rehabilitated from this so he will either waste the rest of his life aligned with Meghan or be dumped by her and fade into obscurity and eccentricity.
I think titles are fine for US residents. I believe the issue would be if JH seeks US citizenship.
Here's the oath:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
There's also an issue with accepting a title if in political office.
Thank you, how interesting. It means Megsy can't use her title. She is an American citizen, even if Harry can while he remains UK citizen.
Curiouser and curiouser as Alice said.
The dimwits really thought nothing through, did they.
On the one hand, I am not a huge fan of Latham and her clients. On the other hand, I think she was poorly treated by the Sussexes and tried very hard to excel at the job she was hired to do by them but was sabotaged again and again and then unceremoniously dumped. Maybe the BP courtiers see some value in her, if she is working in the right environment and with the right people.
Harry can hire as many “ex-Mossad” agents as he wants. However, there are not many “Mossad agents” to go around with celebrities, much less any “Mossad” given entry into the USA and to legally carry fire arms. Very, very difficult. Plus, Mossad agents are not allowed to advertise being Mossad, as their families would be in danger. Mossad is the CIA, FBI and US SEALS combined, as only first year recruits, and then trained for years. Nobody gets Mossad agents, unless the people being protected have a special relationship with Israel. Celebrities hire Americans who are dual citizens with Israel, and then lie about “Mossad.’
@Henrietta
The United States of America does not give a damn about protecting Diana’s son. Why should Americans pay for this idiot and family? We fought a war to get rid of British royals. Remember 1776? If the Royal family is afraid of another Diana death, perhaps they should tell Harry to never drive drunk, stoned, high, or let others drive him under the influence; keep his seatbelt fastened, and finally, stay out of Southern California, land of the free press, who do not give a damn about anything but getting the best-paying photos. Just H is nothing more than a Kardashian or the Cindy Crawford family “trash.”
Nutmeg is no more important than any other US citizen (she married a foreigner, and was certainly prepared to renounce US citizenship in exchange for her title), and is only a citizen now because she didn't stick around long enough to get UK citizenship. Harry and Archie, as foreigners, are even less entitled, from a cold hard facts-of-life standpoint.
If they were that concerned about threats against Harry, they should have kept their collective butts in the UK.
And fwiw, DAESH (ISIS) at least have issued statements advising jihadis to stay away from western countries til the virus passes. (I doubt Al Qaeda are any braver)
I think I may have created confusion about M when I really only meant to address Harry's situation. Sorry!
Since M has birthright citizenship, she doesn't have to swear an oath the way Harry would. But if JH lost his title, so would she since she holds a courtesy title.
There was an attempt to add a Titles of Nobility Amendment to the Constitution in the early 1800s. It would have stripped citizenship from a citizen who accepted such titles. It was never ratified by enough states to become an amendment.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titles_of_Nobility_Amendment#Legislative_and_ratification_history
Nope ...
1. Sarah Latham is discreet about her clients not because she is afraid of the consequences of breaking an NDA but because it is essential if she wants to keep working in her field. She will only spill the beans when she retires and writes her memoirs.
2. Coronavirus has turned everything upside down and the last thing BP courtiers are worried about is negative press for the Sussexes.
There were a couple of tweets/gossips/rumors the past few hours (before President Trump's tweet).
For instance, Meghan McCain tweeted earlier today : "with all the struggle and pain in this country as we are possibly headed into a second Great Depression, this has got to be a joke. We are not using average American taxpayer dollars to pay for their security detail. Why isn't this England's problem"?"
Thank you again! I find it very educational. What you are telling me makes me think she is not going to be taken seriously with her title.
It really doesn't matter in the States. Americans appear to have some good natured curiosity towards "real" royals who live outside of USA with their subject and only visit occasionally.
"Call me Harry" will be interesting for about five min for he was born real prince. Megsy? Nah.
Harry isn't relevant anymore and thus not a juicy target,especially since he got with MM.
He's a joke.
Sara Latham has years and years of experience working for very high profile people in demanding jobs. Remember both the Sussexes and the place were paying her salary.
There was lot's of leaks stating palace sources tried to reason with Harkles and Sara Latham could be one of the staff who tried to warn the Sussexes to slow down. Maybe the Queen appreciated her efforts and found her competent.
Either way, as the DM points out in its article, this won't go down well with the Harkles. Latham by now knows wayyyyyy too much about Dimwit Harry and the Diva Duchess.
—Anonymous
logger:
Sorry the entry was cut off. It should read that this is from another blogger:
Sara Latham has dual American-British citizenship, and it's hard to figure out whether BP already knew she was desperately unhappy with the Sussexes and feel they can make use of her as she would know the weak points in the Sussex armour, or whether they hired her precisely to keep her from talking about what she saw and heard working for the Sussexes.
Either way, as the DM points out in its article, this won't go down well with the Harkles. Latham by now knows wayyyyyy too much about Dimwit Harry and the Diva Duchess.
—Anonymous
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom. It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. Now they have left Canada for the U.S. however, the U.S. will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!
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****** How long before Boris cuts off the Dumped Dumbarton's royal protection officers? Meaning Checkbook Charles will have to pick up the tab for hiring their private security in LA? Which cannot be more than one million a year. Maybe cheaper due to Hollywood being 99% inactive due to the C-Virus. Lots of excellent bodyguards in L.A without any work, due to A-List Hollywood personalities self-isolating for the unforeseeable future.
Once they knew their assumptions that they could have their cake and eat it were wrong, they could still have found space to backtrack following the Sandringham summit. The right words could have been found by the BRF to smooth things down. But no. They decided to go anyway, so let them deal with it. I have no sympathy for Harry at all and the less said about Meghan the better. I doubt they have Archie. I hope they don't.
This country and the BRF have eaten themselves up with guilt about Diana for years, but she died because she gave up her RPOs against all advice, got into a car with a drunk driver and didn't wear a seatbelt. I'm damned if we're going to go through the same thing again because Diana's son makes equally stupid and reckless decisions. Again, against all advice.
I agree that Trump's H&M tweet is T throwing out red meat to his voters like me. Due to populism this must be hamburger meat. The man who wrote the book "Positive Thinking" was Norman Vincent Peale. He had a church in Manhattan called Marble Collegiate, that is still there at 1 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001. Young Donald and his siblings were taken there by his parents. Now Nutties know what is partly responsible for Trump's personality.
Norman Vincent Peale lived to 95 (He passed December 24, 1993 ) so he must have been doing something right.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1056412/
He has a profile on IMDb and, like Meghan's' it completely oversells him as what? A producer?
Re imdb, Prince Harry entry, not Duke of Sussex or Just Harry... can anyone put up an entry in imdb?
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2628416/
Prince William: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1056413/
H’s IMDB entry is pretty embarrassing. I wonder who had input on his pic selection? Within the first seven, six are with Meg and most are with his head turned to the camera.
I never thought about it before but Hollywood insiders might get resentful competing with them for jobs. H&M are losers but it had to hurt Meg’s “contemporaries” to lose that Elephant documentary to her. I see the inevitable recession increasing hostility towards them.
There are thousands of Amerucans who have served in the Middle East. They must get protection, first, as American lives are more important to our country than a faux “Captain Wales.” And from what I read, the British government do not take care of their own veterans. Just H is shameful, a deserter, coward, destroyer of families, liar, hater of liberty, stupid, cheater, and much more. I loathe this creature. Except he makes Ted Bundy look good.
I am flummoxed (love the word) by anybody defending Just H. I must say, though, that I lost most respect for the Vritish Royal Family, especially Chuck, by not stopping Just H in many stupid things he did, but how dare they allow Just H and Mugs to hang onto each other at professional events, and play with their hands in each other’s crotches, and allow the complete Muslim world to be insulted by allowing Mugsy to be such a jerk and ho-like whilst in Morocco! What a hag! The Queen and Chuck should have put them in jail for just that insult. Instead, they are quacking around, afraid of their own shadows.
I find it so beyond my ken that Just H would not stay in England, whilst his father has the corona virus. As to anybody saying he should be with his wife and faux kid, or maybe a real kid, but with problems - who would be married to a person that would give such an ultimatum?
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"My point being that Trump says we will not be paying but we are hearing that we have already begun to pay...."
My bet is there's a difference between now and post-March 31. At least I hope there is.
So, so much can be conveyed (said) with a wink and a nod.
Yeah, I love the Trump and Peale connection. That is very interesting!
@Anon
Interesting on the CDAN drop. Wonder where that came from and if it's true.
I can’t help but wonder if the RF is trying to tighten the screws on the Harkles and asked Trump to refuse security for the duo by the US government.
Today’s Trump announcement, along with losing permission to use Sussex Royal and the massive wet blanket thrown on their April 1 debut as “private citizens,” tosses yet another wrench into what the RF must realize by now has been Meghan’s carefully or orchestrated plan which was in place well before she said her vows to Harry.
Even though it makes sense to get this settled before April 1 when H&M officially depart the RF, I am still a bit surprised at the timing of Trump’s announcement, due to all the time he is spending dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
He had a very busy Sunday, which included a meeting with representatives from a number of companies helping to manufacture PPEs and improve logistics in the virus battle, then speaking with several state governors, and then holding a daily press briefing accompanied by members of the federal virus task force. However, my opinion of helping the RF make life difficult for H&M led Trump to make the announcement today as a favor to HMTQ and PC to toss another wrench into Meghan’s master plan and further foul their April 1 “freedom day.”
Yes, Charles, will likely pick up the tab for their security, but I am guessing it will be a much smaller number of people if it is 24-7, or perhaps only security for when they are officially representing HMTQ, which will not be often. And he can tell them now it will only last until the one-year review.
After all the vitriol, division, general mayhem, and stress the Harkles have caused the RF, particularly HMTQ and Charles, especially when Philip’s health is failing, and now with the added burden of the coronavirus pandemic, their attitude toward Meghan and Harry could very well be “F**k ‘em.”
This is something every American red, blue, or purple can agree on. No tax money for H&M! We have hundreds if not thousands of “celebs” that hack it on their own when it comes to their security. We are facing a crisis and can’t even protect our frontline to COVID-19. If they are so worried about their safety, they should go back to England!
If the CDAN blind is true, this is absolutely REPUGNANT! One of the first things you learn in Economics is that the most valuable resource is TIME and you can never get that back. Even if PC pays back America for the security costs, those priceless days, hours, minutes spent by those LEOs can never be repaid. In this crisis, every second counts.
“They must pay”
He doesn’t just mean security.
They must pay! For disrespecting the Queen, UK,
Canada & Trump himself.
Karma Chameleon!!
“This country & the BRF have eaten themselves up with guilt
about Diana for years “
So very true, time for it to stop, not exacerbate the guilt through her
wilful son.
It's obvious that the Harkles based their exit plan on an awful lot of assumptions. For instance, they just assumed that they would be able to use "Sussex Royal" in their marketing strategy. The assumed they could pick and choose what they wanted among their royal patronages. And this latest fiasco shows that they just assumed that they could walk away from their royal duties and somehow still be considered internationally protected persons entitled to state-funded security no matter which country they settled in. I don't think I've ever seen a sloppier plan.
@Brabara from Montreal: I was thinking the same thing about the Harkles’ many assumptions from the point when they dropped the Megxit bombshell right on through to their latest idiotic move to LA in the middle of a worldwide pandemic when I heard this morning that an infant in Chicago who was less than a year old is now the youngest coronavirus death in the US.
But as with her decision to visit ebola-infested locations during their October 2018 tour Down Under, Meghan most likely was the driving force to leave British Columbia for LA, so as to be there on April 1 for what she regards as HER debut, but a poorly planned and terribly executed debut.
These two obviously do not take advice from their advisors, especially if it conflicts with their (mostly Meghan’s) opinions and world view, but behavior like this is typical for a person with narcissistic personality disorder.
Regarding divorce settlements, Markle trades up. Her next husband aka victims will probably be wealthier. H gave her "status" and publicity. The next one will have cash!
I have an idea....Ellen D ... Cash, scandal publicity and a huge FU to Harry and the royal family.
As if...
Just like every other "celebrity" does.
Everybody else is!I
I have no problem with armed protection. As long as the U.S. Isn't paying for it.
The idiots could be safe in Windsor. They threw it away. The rest of us shouldn't have to pay for their blind stubbornness.
If they are really worried they could live quietly at Frogmore. But it suits madams worldview to be in Hollywood with a retinue of heavies. Just like Beyonce and Jay.
Americans:
1. Take deep breath
2. Remember the Maine! (Oops, different war, 1776, not 1898 with Teddy Roosevelt)
3. Like bad gas, Just H will pass
4. Like Mugs, gas stuck. Needs blow torch .
5. Remember, no matter how bad your life is, at least you did not spend thousands of pounds on a crying make-up artist, who left glue on your eyes; every woman owns at least one fitting bra; and satin green, head to toe, makes a woman with twig legs look like a Praying Mantis insect (the one that chops off the head of mate whilst he is doing his duty).
Be grateful.
>>>I just read a VF article that says the Harkles were scheduled to be on the balcony at this tear’s Trooping of the Color, but it has been cancelled because of COVID-19. Really? They are no longer working royals, why should they be on the balcony.<<<
Who knows if that's true. Frankly, VF isn't all that trustworthy IMO.
But lots of non-working royals have appeared on the balcony for that *family* event. For example, the York sisters, Peter Phillips and his family, Gabriella Windsor, and in years past, Princess Margaret's adult children.
I also don't think they are together. But I have no proof, call it my hunch:)
"Coronavirus: Harry and Meghan choose celebrity over duty during COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus: the great leveller. Infecting princes and prime ministers, making hermits of most, hushing the concrete council estate and the millionaires’ leafy square. And yet some still seem to soar above it all.
Last week it was reported that, just before Trudeau and Trump closed the longest border in the world, a private jet soared over it, bearing our lately departed Duke and Duchess of Sussex from their hideout in Canada to their new home in California.
It is said that the couple are living in a compound near Hollywood, where they plan to settle permanently. Speaking of their hasty flight, a source declared that because “the borders were closing and flights were stopping”, Harry and Meghan “had to get out”, making Canada sound more like a chaotic war zone than a country of gentle folk and maple syrup pancakes.
The timing of this move might delicately be described as tactless. As Prince Charles fights Covid-19, as hundreds die and thousands grieve, and millions suffer distress and financial uncertainty; as a quarter of the world’s population are allowed little further than their own front door, the duke and duchess chose this moment to display their wealth and the freedom it can buy, to sever ties more definitively from crown and Commonwealth, to further their own interests.
Indeed, the timing is so crass that we have to wonder whether it was deliberate. Perhaps, to paraphrase that odious line coined on 9/11, the Sussexes thought this pandemic was “a good time to bury difficult news"? If this was the rationale, it was entirely wrong. Making the move to California, and making it now, only inflames the irritation many feel over the couple’s actions in recent months.
The Times - Part 2
I am one of those who thought the union of Harry and Meghan an exciting thing for our country. The woman is beautiful, charismatic, blessed with Cleopatra-like poise. She glows as though lit from within by 1000 watts. Harry’s discovery of Meghan seemed as great a boon to Britain as the uncovering of a fresh field of oil in the North Sea.
Then came Megxit part 1: a disappointing rejection of this nation by those who had been offered all its riches on a plate. Still, we could find it in our hearts to understand their need for a life away from the spotlight; we could give them credit for staying within the Commonwealth, and we could be hopeful about their pledge to spend a lot of time in Britain.
Now Megxit part 2 has blown those charitable assumptions about part 1 out of the water. The couple who professed to hate media intrusion have headed to a place where their every move will be captured by paparazzi. The people who make so much of their bonds with the Commonwealth - and who reportedly toyed with a move to Africa - have moved out of it. The duke and duchess who still style their communications with a crown motif, whose brand is explicitly built on the back of the British royal family, have decided that in this moment of crisis they will leave the old firm to it.
The Times - Part 3
According to the Times report on the couple’s move, “the royal family is said to be disappointed that Prince Harry and Meghan have not returned to Britain to perform a supportive role.” Disappointed - exquisite understatement! The word carries the weight of 100 courtiers’ raised eyebrows, and the Queen’s own quiet despair. The theme of Her Majesty’s reign has been humility over haughtiness; whenever possible you stand beside your people, not above them. She learnt that from her mother, who insisted that she and King George VI stayed at Buckingham Palace during the Blitz, and who was “glad” when the Luftwaffe bombed the palace because it meant she could “look the East End in the face”.
Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor donned overalls in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and learned how to drive military trucks alongside other patriotic teenage girls. This is the record, so when her recent statement on coronavirus assured that “my family and I stand ready to play our part”, we knew she meant it. To such a woman, the decision of Harry and Meghan to move to California at this time must beggar belief. Showing solidarity through this crisis would not mean risking their lives or even leaving their home; just hunkering down at Frogmore Cottage and ordering in Deliveroo would have been enough for now, with perhaps a few hospital visits to praise NHS staff later on.
There will be those who argue that the couple have no obligation to this country at all, because their royal “contract” is now up. But the deal the Queen reached with the Sussexes left them with royal titles to enjoy, their security bill footed, the use of Frogmore Cottage - and thus a reasonable expectation that even though they might not be cutting ribbons on rainy days in Wigan, they would show some solidarity in a time of national crisis.
The Times - Part 4
Simply staying in Canada would at least have been inconspicuous (and would have made more sense given that coronavirus is rampaging through Los Angeles). Instead they have chosen this time to move to Hollywood and lay the foundations for lucrative new careers, not out of the spotlight but firmly in it.
Toes across the nation curled recently when footage emerged from last year’s The Lion King premiere showing Prince Harry telling a stunned Disney boss that his wife was available for voiceover work. Last week we saw the result, as the studio released the trailer for a new wildlife documentary voiced by “Meghan, Duchess of Sussex”. Disney’s writers didn’t miss a trick in the film’s tagline: “Powerful stories that show just how far family can take you.” Indeed.
This is what rankles about the Sussexes. Not, for goodness sake, the duchess’s race. Not her sex. It is the hypocrisy. While they have publicly and rather disrespectfully rejected the “shackles” of being British royals, they are only too happy to exploit the status that comes with it. But the price for the Dior and diamonds and adulation should be duty. It should be showing solidarity when the nation needs it, not sweeping in only for a few grand occasions. Contrast their behaviour with that of William and Kate, who have lent their weight to Public Health England’s campaign to protect people’s mental health during the coronavirus crisis.
Still, the Sussexes have made their choice.
By making this move, at this time, the break with the royal family feels decisive. There is a loose end, though. We must hope that as they embark on their new lives, Harry and Meghan do the decent thing and seek to cover their own security costs.
For Britain to maintain protection for the US-based couple would always have been unpopular; in the light of the coronavirus hit on our economy it is inconceivable. If the Sussexes are no longer servants of the British people, they should no longer expect to be supported by us either."
Prince Harry and wife Meghan took a private jet to their new hideaway. Picture: AFP
Prince Harry and wife Meghan took a private jet to their new hideaway. Picture: AFP
By Clare Foges
Thanks for the article! Such a good one.
And PC, if you are reading (like he would), tough love is needed. Your son can not survive in the real world without your money and influence. Think aboutthat. He can't survive, at 35, without your financial support.
Harry, you should be incredibly embarassed of yourself. You can't support yourself in the style to which you want without your father and grandmothr. At 35.
Thank you!!
My comment about Harry hiring Mossad agents was meant to be flippant. But Harry could easily hire a crack team of ex-military or police to keep him safe in his luxury gated community.
If they're in seclusion somewhere near Hollywood then really that's not telling much. I think we'll have a better idea of where in LA they're staying when Meghan gets papped going shopping for groceries at Erewhon, Whole Foods, or Gelson's. She'll be able to pay the paps for cheap because the paps are suffering for business right now, with the lack of clubs, restaurants, and premieres to catch celebs being celebs. In all likelihood it would be a coordinated effort since everyone is in seclusion unless making necessary shopping runs or outdoor exercise. They're also being so secretive about where they're staying that for paps to all of a sudden catch her out doing stuff, it would be almost certainly coordinated. This isn't the case of everyone knowing which home in Vancouver Island they were staying, this is effing LA a big, spread out metropolis.
I wouldn't put it past Meghan to pull something sooner rather than later. She's proven herself to be shameless and tone deaf so why change now? She and Harry are likely secluded now as much for time to scheme for when to show off their smug mugs as anything else. I have a feeling their first sojourn outside their gated, fully-staffed mansion will be in the company of Doria. Doria will be used to further the narrative that Meghan is a loving daughter hence why LA was chosen as home. Expect Doria to play a part in the rehabilitation of the Sussexes, after all she has already been paid money for some purpose, right? She's not working as a social worker currently and hasn't been since the wedding.
Yeah Doria, something is not quite right. No visible source of income and not independently wealthy so.....
I honestly think Harry is dillisional at this point. Its a long hard fall when he realizes just how much the BRF has propped him up over the years.
MeMe? If her father dies and she hasn't publicly reconcilled, shes toast.
Finally, what the H-E-double hockey sticks is going on with the Daily Mail law suit?
That new article on Harry is disgraceful. I keep thinking he and his shrew wife can not possibly go any lower. And I am always wrong.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/blizzard-harry-and-meghan-acting-like-spoiled-brats
Great opinion piece from the Toronto Sun!
(first of all, I love your picture... morning glory?)
"The pair will continue to be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Prince Harry remains sixth in the line of succession, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s status in the Order of Precedence is unchanged."
They make me sick! They cannot help themselves from retorting! I made my thoughts known about Trump's tweet towards them on comment group 200-400. That Trump not only supported the Queen, but referred to them as only Harry and Meghan, no nod to their apparent titles.
That I thought the "They must pay!" was a loaded comment because I'm sure Trump feels, as we do, that they should pay for what they have done to the Queen and country and all those who they have scammed.
I was on CDAN when somebody (was it one of us?) said - I'll tweet DT - done it! - & he replied instantly. Very strange watching it from the sidelines!
Love “Markle Mantis & her Prey”
It is noted her son will now be known as Liberalarchie,
a key player in her finely tuned arrangement 😉
Curious how they have clasped a vise grip on that "royal" tagline to the very last second...
Thanks for the link to the Toronto Sun story. If I were Canadian my blood would be boiling.
Ah, Meg the Mauler ain’t going to stop until the Mad Harry sings.
Even then she won’t stop until the Queen drops her, & Harry, fully.
Have they thought of setting up a `Go Fund Me' page for their security?
Let the sugars pay!
If nothing else, it'd show the depth of their commitment to the Smirkles' cause.
The damage these two have done really pains me.
My thought is though, who and how are they actually paying for their security? If they insisted on publicly funded security not even a few months ago, what changed so quickly? Are they lying? Is Papa footing the bill until Harry receives his purported extra millions upon turning 40? Did they do an under the radar exchange with a billionaire or another bank?
Also, Elle and Harper's Bazaar were both running online articles how Meghan did her voiceover work before she met Iger. Of course she had to correct people - God forbid something unflattering is said about her. It certainly shows she's got inside leads in these publications. I do think with the 30 to 40-something generation who still read these kinds of magazines (including VF and Vogue), she's got quite a bit of influence on those press sources.
I feel your pain, but I fear they will only get worse.
Every time they hit rock bottom with their arrogance & disrespect I think they can’t go any lower.
But they do, the King & Queen of the Underworld keep on digging, deeper.
Very alarming.
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-odds-that-Prince-Harry-and-the-Duchess-of-Sussex-will-be-dissolved-of-their-marriage-in-2020
As for security, who knows, I’m sure they haven’t the dosh to pay for themselves.
She can back peddle all she wants via Elle & HB but the video shows Iger uncomfortable,
& quite frankly gob smacked at Harry’s spiel, not to mention Megs ad lib.
I don’t see the 30-40 year old market for them, I’m thinking a much younger demographic.
If so they should be wary, the young uns aren’t known for loyalty to brands, they’ll hitch their wagon
to the next new shiny star.
I’m probably wrong, but I can’t see they have anything to sell, to anyone?
Amusing that LA is so close to Las Vegas. Harry had such a rollicking good time there with the ladies, professional and otherwise. His Royal Protection Officers who either mutely stood aside or semi-participated...
RPOs protect you from threats to you. They don't protect you from yourself(and your own lack of basic common sense).
What a .....!
That’s what Harry dragged into the RF!
I thought the tin foil trussed up as a turkey dress was bad, but this, yikes!!
Yes, sounds good, count me in. But, I’m not techno savvy!
I’ll get my daughter to “upload me”
How would it work?
Charlatan Duchess site
It’s a doozy!!
There's an article over at Tatler by Shinan Govani who claims to have broken the Meghan dating Harry story, but also notes that it is still unclear if she cheated on Cory for Harry.
Also gave me a laugh:
"going for laser treatments at the offices of her dermatologist of choice, Lorinda Zimmerman, on Portland Street." Unlike most of the crowd here, I don't think she ever got nose surgery because she still has a large bump on the profile. Contouring with makeup and bronzer does a lot to change the nose, and she certainly loves the slap. But someone willing to undergo either fractal or nonablative laser treatments for skin in their late 20s, early 30s as she was in Toronto means to me a) she was extremely conscious of her fading value as an actress based on looks rather than talent and b) she might draw a line at plastic surgery under the knife, but probably considers fillers as normal.
Great sleazy photos, especially the red dress!!
DM enjoying themselves hahaha.
Brilliant, hahaha, we know she loves the slap!!
Her nose is a bone of contention.
As for Cory, I thought it was widely known that she hooked up with H whilst still straddled with him?
She is absurd. Check out the latest photos on DM. The red dress is...
They moved to Canada because it was closer to their end game, Hollywood.
They used Canada, a Commonwealth country, as a stepping stone, disgusting.
Much like they used the UK.
She gained titles, wealth, not to mention the ridiculous multi million pound wedding.
All for what? so that she could return & show HW who she is now..
She thinks she will be calling the shots from now on, I doubt it.
Hollywood has countless bigger egos, & money, than Megs.
She’s back, & still a small fish even with her “title”
Harry was, & still is her draw card, & he’s looking sillier each & every day.
Ah, how can I describe it, horrific!!
Blue dress screams hot oil “lunch time massage”
Red dress screams “ somebody pay for me, or my drinks”
Are you in Herefordshire?
Not Herefordshire, though many years of watching Escape to the Country on youtube has made me long to live there, preferably somewhere quite near Jules Hudson! :o)
I am American, in the Upper South; an area called the Ozarks. I was born and raised in the mountains of norther Georgia, lived most of my adult life in the Los Angeles area, and retired here, where much of my mothers's family are.
This shook me quite a bit. I never realized how brazenly deceitful she has been.
Me-Me-Gain stole her bf Cory roasted chicken recipe to win over Harry. She also pretended to be a fabulous cook to get a spot on Good Morning America for her roasted salad recipe.
She stole the Australian book cover for Vogue. She stole the idea embroidering her veil with commonwealth flowers from the queen's dress that was embroidered with commonwealth flowers. She went from dressing as colorful sexpot to artsy-fartsy black/white Caroline Bessett Kennedy and the boatneck/Dior connection like Audrey Hepburn.
She lied about her mom being a therapist when she was growing up. She lied about being asked to do humanitarian work when she was an actress (she had to hire and pay an agent to line up the humanitarian speeches). She also lied about the frequency of that humanitarian work. She lied about how much money she had. She lied about being stalked by paparazzi in Toronto before Harry issued his public statement (methinks the lady doth protest too much, as she had that juicy VF interview/cover page already lined up in the works).
I wish there was a way to publicize everything that she has stolen and lied about on her attempt to "reinvent" herself. I wish some journalist would write an article about when is reinventing oneself and borrowing ideas a step too far into the realm of deceit and stealing?
Regarding the Harkles' lawsuit against the Daily Mail, according to an item published on February 11 on gossip blog Foxella, they wanted to drop the lawsuit but the DM is refusing to let them off the hook. The DM wants its day in court, even if they lose, just to expose all of the lies that MM has spread Apparently their star witness is Thomas Markle, who will produce a series of emails between himself and his daughter around the time of the wedding.
With the coronavirus pandemic, courts in the UK and elsewhere have suspended their activities for the time being, so nothing is happening right now. BTW, plaintiffs can withdraw their lawsuits, on the condition however that they pay the other party's costs. The Harkles don't seem inclined to pay for anything themselves, though.
Jules Hudson, ah!
I’ve just googled the Ozarks, never heard of it before, looks beautiful.
I live in Sydney, originally from Yorkshire.
Love that we “meet” together here X
My thought is though, who and how are they actually paying for their security? If they insisted on publicly funded security not even a few months ago, what changed so quickly? Are they lying? Is Papa (aka the Prince Charles-Cornwall ATM machine) footing the bill until Harry receives his purported extra millions upon turning 40? Did they do an under the radar exchange with a billionaire or another bank?
The grifter Prime Directive -and- The first grifter rule is to never pay out when dupes are ready and willing, so this is a lie. And even then you don't ever splash your grifted cash! You earned it! To be charitable to the Duplicitous Dumbarton Dumpees, perhaps something got lost in transmission and translation. Somewhere along the way from the female Dumbarton utterance, to the printed page of the DM tabloid trash we have all grown to love and recite.
Me-Me-Gain stole her bf Cory roasted chicken recipe to win over Harry. She also pretended to be a fabulous cook to get a spot on Good Morning America for her roasted salad recipe.
Roasted salad? Spare me. I suppose there are roasted turnips and carrots in it. This sounds as bizarre as watermelon salad that has feta cheese crumbled on top. That one billed as refreshing? Your mileage may vary.
Hardly surprising Megsy stole Corey's recipe.
I read a while ago that Meg wanted to drop the lawsuit against MOS.
MOS declined, they will have their pound of flesh.
The court case will hopefully prove that what DM printed was true.
And, Thomas Markle was forced to reciprocate owing to Megs mates revealing contents of the letter.
It’s a win for DM even if they lose.
Silly to poke the bear, even sillier to poke the bigger bears.
How long before Just Harry meets a person who tells with a smirk - Do you see that guy there? Harry's wife slept with him to get 1 min on a big screen.
Megs looks like she’s gate crashed/photo bombed yet again.
Desperate, so very desperate. Sad & desperate, that’s Megs.
So, I noticed the malicious madame in a recent video copying that very unique and idiosyncratic thrust of the lower jaw when speaking. Freaked me out.
To me it's proof that this crazed individual focuses a lot on some very creepy things.
With all due respect about our Prime Minister, we are a Commonwealth country with a constitutional monarchy. We pay our share of Royal visits. It's part of the deal. It has not as much to do with Trudeau as it does the shysters who took advantage of an honorary system.
Right now Trudeau is performing like a true statesman and I am sure that Hwood is not even in the radar.
The Mulroneys on the other hand, ahem.
A. Freaking. MEN.
Here’s the link.
https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-harry-meghan-markle-leave-canada-move-to-california
Sarah Latham has been hired by the Queen!
On the mysteriously titled "Special Projects". I wouldn't put it past the queen and Chuck to set up a taxpayer funded shadow office for those two losers and to provide damage control specifically for them. BP also stayed silent on the what "private" funds are being used for the their security. Because there is an entitled lack of transparency there's a sure chance taxpayers are footing the bill.
I find the BRF shady as hell. Harry may be a loser, but he's their loser and they take care of their own. IMO they are just a Mafia family with crowns. The towering entitlement and hubris is off the charts.
Whatever the reason I do not see Latham working for the royal family long. The whole thing is so different to her previous experience and tactics I will be surprised she lasts for more than a year.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/blizzard-harry-and-meghan-acting-like-spoiled-brats/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Absolutely agree, Pi. I often--no, ALWAYS--get my hands slapped here when I mention that they are nor particularly educated or talented, or that Diana and Kate are mainly valued for their clothes-wearing capabilities. The whole idea of royalty is head-shakingly absurd. I don't need them to "shine a light" on mental health or hand-washing or early childhood education--that has all been done before, and by experts.
Maybe this crisis will shine a light on the lack of need for them.
Help! Somebody please give the links to all the ghastly photos!
Banana dress? You mean like Josephine Baker???!
Thanks! My avi is Pulteney Point Lighthouse on Malcolm Island, BC. :)
I grew a beautiful morning glory like that once and haven't had much luck since. Love the colour.
I've said this at least twice already: as things stand, they are an important part of out constitution. This may be sated as `The Queen is Sovereign in Parliament' - but there's a lot tied up in that which may not be immediately apparent.
They don't have to be intellectuals or even highly qualified. They just have to behave, at least in public, as they are expected to, to be clean, neat and tidy and to demonstrate their devotion to the Kingdom and its people and to say nothing political.
Even that is beyond some people
The banana dress is on the The Charlatan Duchess blog.
https://the-charlatan-duchess.tumblr.com
Move down until you see a banana animation. I think it's the next pic
The other dresses are on the Daily Mail.
Its an article comparing MM to licorice
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8166667/Meghan-Markle-no-stranger-reinventing-former-friend-tells-Tatler.html
Imagine a team of 15 private bodygyards, ex coos/military. A salary of 150k each with benefits adding another 30k to their costs.
15x180k=2,700,000
Living costs/rent if they are not local to LA (which is dumb because they should be local to LA). 1 million per year.
Transport-cars+flights +fuel=5 million per year.
That's 8.7 million per year and I've clearly inflated housing and transport costs in case I've missed something out.
So what's this 20 million rubbish?
I read a while ago that Meg wanted to drop the lawsuit against MOS.
MOS declined, they will have their pound of flesh.
The court case will hopefully prove that what DM printed was true.
And, Thomas Markle was forced to reciprocate owing to Megs mates revealing contents of the letter.
It’s a win for DM even if they lose.
Silly to poke the bear, even sillier to poke the bigger bears.
The lawsuit is essentially about suing DM for publishing excerpts of a letter for which she, as the writer, held copyright without her permission. I think she also threw in breach of privacy and then for good measure, in a bizarre twist, is accusing them of only publishing excerpts and thus making her look bad because of that.
That 'friends' had already leaked the existence of the letter and accurately quoted from the letter to People magazine, smearing her father in doing so, without any reaction from Meghan nor is she suing People nor her 'friends', is what gives DM a defence for breaching her copyright. They basically provided a platform for her father to defend himself.
Technically she does have a case: the DM did publish excerpts of a letter she wrote without her permission. Circumstances make their action justifiable.
If DM, and other publications, published stories about her that were not true, then things can get very messy. Can DM be forced to reveal their sources? Did they check with the Sussex staff before printing? If the stories were harmful to the Sussexes why did they not refute them or contact the DM and let them know that their source was unreliable? Megsy has a 'loose mouth' so many of the stories may well be someone accurately passing on things Megsy had said that were a lot of rubbish.
Even if she manages to win the case in that technically DM did breach copyright, she is not going to come out of the court case looking good at all. She will probably be required to appear as a witness and although she is deluded enough to believe that she will give a star performance, she is going to be shredded.
A far more reasonable and effective strategy (employed very effectively by Diane) would have been to approach DM directly and let them know that they have been given incorrect information by their source (William does that in a very stern and formal way) and get some royal reporters on her side by inviting them for tea, which William does not do. Megsy picks a few 'royal reporters' and turns them into sycophants that lose credibility, like Omid Scobie and that other woman who her and Harry are always hugging. She really is a narc out of control and an amateur playing a game that is way beyond her.
Each member of the family deals with the press differently. The Queen just ignores them. Charles tries to get them on his side and whinges when he gets bad press but would never sue. i have described William's strategy above. The one time Diane did sue the press she won the case, but by the time that happened it was a hollow victory and was meaningless. Each carves out their own approach but the Sussexes approach, egged on by a group of luvvies (such as Hugh Grant) who loathe the press is, as you say, waging a war that will cause them a huge amount of damage and any victory will be a hollow one.
BTW, that expenditure was reported way last year. I’m guessing the Crown looked the other way until the Harkles abandoned ship. Makes me wonder how many other egregious acts of trickery have the ‘Royals’ hidden from the British taxpayers.
If MM is that keen on yoga, she might know about Karma & reincarnation.
What do Nutties think she might/should be reincarnated as?
Dead on. Considering we live in an open society it is quite surprising how little info there is on the finances of the RF. Their wills are private, they don't pay inheritance tax and only recently paid income tax (and that was volunteered by the Queen). We don'tknow if they actually do pay this tax, nor are we privy to their personal holdings. Some digging gets you some info about trust funds for all of them but there are big gaps in our knowledge and this is not really reported or highlighted at all.
Case in point Frogmore-it's not exactly in the middle of nowhere so we would know if extensive work had taken place or whether they ever lived there. And what do we have? Absolutely no idea. That's how the RF like it.
Our open press is actually extremely selective in terms of what info we get, and it's usually in the form of ludicrous Veep style PR puffery.
Nobody wants Meg's trolls descending on their real-life social media or, heaven forbid, someone's employer or customers. (They tried to get some poor Black woman in Pennsylvania fired for saying she disliked Meg.)
When Meg's troll following withers away, maybe then.
First they wanted a not nonprofit foundation then Harry said they didn’t, and now they’re back to wanting one after all. But this time they’ve made it known that it would be a nonprofit and hired someone who worked for the Gates. Why and how are they finding the money to do this? Are they paying her with the seed money that Disney gave them? Is the new staff now actually functioning as a PR person, and the foundation nothing but a sham PR machine? Maybe they need to use up the Disney money but once that’s gone then so would the new staff hired. Bill and Melinda Gates they’re not. No one being hired by the Sussexes should expect longterm employment.
This sort of behavior will be getting worse now that they don’t have the countering forces of RF staff who had been at least keeping some of the Sussexes’ narcissism at bay. Not anymore. We will now see the full force of narcissism and self-justification unleashed on the public.
I agree with you about William's strategy, and remember the time a DJ made a crack about Charlotte and won a face-to-face reprimand from William and Kate together.
https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2019112080874/prince-william-kate-middleton-tell-off-greg-james-princess-charlotte-joke/
The comment was "you expect to have a side interview in which the elephant confirms she totally remembers birds leading her mom".
Agree with everything you wrote, including your analysis of Diana's strategy in dealing with the press. Although she was generally not considered bright, she was shrewd and cunning when dealing with the media. Unfortunately, she learned too late that press attention is not like a light bulb you can switch on and off at will; once it's on, it's on for good. Harry does not seem to have inherited any of that shrewdness. MM is brighter than she is but I think her raging narcissism is overruling any good judgment she may have had.
Personally, I think they're spending Harry's trust fund money and he will ultimately return to Britain broke and totally dependent on his brother, the way Prince Edward (for example) is totally dependent on his mother.
I heard a rumor that the Gates hire was paid for a year in advance, perhaps so Harry could pay for her with the last of his public money.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8168395/Prince-Charles-make-2m-contribution-Prince-Harry-Meghans-4m-year-security-bill.html
I think M&H were upset they didn't get the apartment in Windsor castle they asked for and have been sour grapes since. Ever since the wedding M&H have been reminded by the Queen about what is and will be. Remember the tiara debacle? The air fresheners? The butter taste in the food? Rude and ungrateful since the beginning.
" I don’t want to hear another word from this staggeringly entitled duo for the duration of this crisis."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8167509/amp/PIERS-MORGAN-20-Cov-idiots-far.html?__twitter_impression=true
Thanks for your calm reply to my heartfelt confessions to not being an admirer of royalty!
I just . . . if I have to revere, let alone pay extravagantly for, someone, be it a duchess, a president, a pope, or an astronaut, I want them to be better than I am, in some honest way. (Preferably not for looks that they were born with, which is why I don't revere many celebrities.)
That's all I meant. That's why I *will* look up to smart, accomplished people.
The Sussex Royal SM accounts will become inactive, a spokesperson said to People magazine, her mouthpiece when she’s not talking to Omid Scobie.
My guess is instead of a foundation, they will create a non-profit as a vehicle to pay themselves hefty salaries and write off everything under the sun as expenses while it’s actually for themselves.
Meghan has already been caught once by the Internal Revenue Service and she fought them over paying a relatively small sum and lost. Now that she’s bern caught once when a relative nobody, now that she’s famous, she will remain on their radar for anything financial she does.
Rach complained that the food tasted of butter which offended her so-called "vegan" palate.
The last line on their IG is almost verbatim what Jerry Springer always said: Take care of yourself, and each other.
I am sure she watched Jerry Springer!
@Candace Owens : "I called this over a year ago. I said Meghan Markle’s plan all along was to get pregnant and then convince Harry to move to Los Angeles so she can be what she’s always wanted to be— “A-list”. He will get her into every party she was never invited to.
He will lose his soul."
@Candace Owens to @Piers Morgan : "AMERICA will NOT pay to watch Harry to lose his soul.
We demand you take them back. Immediately! ".
@Katie Hopkins : "Meghan Markle is very cross @realDonaldTrump will not pay for her security. Who even this bitch #Corona?"
In a two-minutes video (which is hilarious) Katie Hopkins nailed it!
https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1244624535837646848
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XTsETJsU0/
sussexroyal makes final post.
My recollection is that it was the taste of egg in a vegan dish that MM wanted at her wedding reception. It was supposedly the first time ERII "corrected" her for the way she was speaking to staff.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6988803/amp/Meghan-Markle-received-dressing-Queen-following-heated-row-EGG-Windsor-Castle.html
>>>What do Nutties think she might/should be reincarnated as?<<<
A black mamba snake head with Himalayan yak hair, gibbon arms, lobster claws for hands, black widow torso with a hippopotamus butt, chicken legs, kangaroo back feet and a wolverine heart. Sorry animals. :)
I just hope that this coronavirus pandemic resets priorities for humanity and a different world emerges, but I am not hopeful. Can I just give one example:
What happens to the homeless during a pandemic?
In Cape Town and the other parts of the Western Cape (in a country that is bankrupt and rated as junk by investment agencies), people have suddenly found the means to get the homeless off the street and into shelters (buildings have suddenly been available and in Cape Town, brand new tents have been provided for those who are staying on the streets), give them blankets (in the Southern hemisphere, winter is coming) and some nutritious food every day.
In the USA, homeless people have been given blankets/sleeping bags and allowed to sleep on the ground in a car park while maintaining strict social distancing rules (winter is ending in the Northern hemisphere).
Couldn't they have renamed the Instagram account? "Harry and Meghan" or something? To walk away from 10 million followers (even if many of them were fake, and even more were hate-followers) seems extreme.
Too much "negativity"?
Personally, I do think the work was done to Frogmore cottage. They had to wait to move in.
The same photos were posted many times at DM. Of tradesmen in cherry pickers renovating the Froggy chimneys. I looked but cannot find them right now.
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It's Mystic Meghan! Duchess of Sussex 'wants to use feng shui to arrange the furniture in the new home she will share with Harry in the belief it creates good vibes'
Meghan is a fan of the ancient Chinese art and wrote about its merits on The Tig
The 3,500-year-old art balances elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth
Meghan and Harry hope to move with new baby to Frogmore Cottage in spring
16 February 2019 | UPDATED: 12:02 EDT, 4 April 2019
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6711577/Meghan-wants-use-feng-shui-arrange-furniture-new-home.html
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Meghan and Harry living The Good Life at Frogmore Cottage
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6900505/...
Apr 08, 2019 · Keen cooks Harry and Meghan are to grow their own herbs, fruit and veg at Frogmore Cottage on the Queen’s Windsor estate and will have an organic plot in the gardens of their new home.
Meghan can't see herself in realistic light. She thinks she is bigger than the Monarchy already and expects to be bigger than the Presidency in USA.
She lives in permanent war where she presents herself as the wronged party. Just look at it - one (possibly two) marriages annihilated, falling out with her own family, falling out with the media, falling out with the royal family, falling out with UK, falling out with Canada, losing friends, insulting staff. All this was presented as love and ended as dynamite - "the family she never had". The same will happen with Hollywood.
This is a very slippery path. I hope Canadians begin to understand what went in UK.
They disabled comments for the last posts on their account. Madam didn't like the criticism.
Amazing about abandoning the @SussexRoyal website and Instagram account.
Couldn't they have renamed the Instagram account? "Harry and Meghan" or something? To walk away from 10 million followers (even if many of them were fake, and even more were hate-followers) seems extreme.
Too much "negativity"?
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I wondered that myself.
However, moderators cost money, even if they're only paid minimum wage, and they are needed around the clock to keep up with negative comments, I'm thinking. If, as I suspect, the Harkles are running low on cash, this is an expense they won't want to incur, even if it is necessary for their *image*.
Re: your calendar:
Archie wasn't born in May 2018. He was born in May 2019. They married in 2018.
@Ian's Girl wrote
"I think the voice over was done the autumn before Archie was born. I think that's why Harried seemed so surprised that Iger didn't know Nutmeg did voice-overs when he was pimping for her at that premier."
I agree with everyone something is funky with the timing. And M does change dates of events and uses mag articles to do it (remember VF article and report of when she met H)
But I don't think Disney sat on the completed film for so long. I may be wrong, but I'm assuming the narration work is one of the last things to be done. Is that not true?
It's possible in July 2019 at the LK premiere, the Elephant job was already firmly lined up. It could be that Harry was making one of his dumb jokes when he asked if Iger knew M did voiceovers.
But I really doubt M had completed the voiceover work 8 months before that meeting in autumn 2018. I just don't think Disney would have sat on the film for another 18 or so months.
If the stories are true that someone else, an A-lister, had done the work and was dumped and paid off so M could redo it, that could explain Iger's discomfort/surprise that Harry was broaching the subject publicly. Maybe he was afraid of how much H would say.
Still think it's odd Iger was gone, effective immediately. He may have been wanting to make a change as has been reported, but high ups like that usually leave office "effective immediately" by dying, being fired, or being arrested, not by making a self-directed career change within the company.
I agree about the "effective immediately" thing. Do you remember where it fit in the timeline of the bombing of the "Star Wars land" at the parks?
Do you mean the hoopla over the coke bottles and TSA? That happened in Aug 2019 but was resolved by early Sept. He stepped down last month.
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/tsa-reverses-ban-on-star-wars-galaxys-edge-thermal-detonator-coke-bottles/#aoh=15855922105419&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s
Or are you talking about something else? I don't keep up with Star Wars stuff.
Unless you cut a deal for a magazine cover to have the "grand entrance" and for big bucks you make darn sure there are no pictures of the two as a couple or the three as a family--until you get paid for it.
I remember "lurking with spoon" said (but I've forgotten)
Canada was used, just like families, spouses and friends have been used by this woman. Yet some won't see it that way. They will remain "honoured" that the now-not-royal couple deigned to live in their midst, in a rent-free mansion, with a load of RPOs allegedly chasing off on Starbucks runs at their beck and call. They will continue to tell stories of how little (rag) Archie went for a walk with his mom along the same trails they use, and how fortunate a local couple was to have met them while nearly decapitating themselves with a selfie stick.
Were they also honoured to have paid their security for months? I know I am not.
I would be curious how everyone came up with their screen name?
I remember "lurking with spoon" said (but I've forgotten)
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I'm 1) A big fan of the original Star Trek series, especially Lt. Uhura, whom I try (mostly unsuccessfully) to emulate her grace and elegance; 2) An Army veteran, having been in communications (and still am), despite a degree in applied biology (as I didn't want to jump on the lab treadmill) -- hence the *rank*, though I only ever achieved sergeant in the Army :)
@Lighthealer Astrid, I like the cut of your jib :) -- If we all didn't (rightly) self-censor on going off topic, I'd love to discuss your views on quantum physics/healing. I have read quite a bit on the quantum mechanics side of things as relates to life after death, and many *hardened* scientists have been exploring the memory of atoms striking one another leading to an evolution of more complex memory -- hence, the possibility that souls live on after the corporeal body is gone.
BTW, MustySyphone, I join Lighthealer Astrid in wondering what yours means?