The annual Commonwealth service, scheduled for today at 1500 British time at Westminister Abbey, will be the last official appearance of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as Senior Members of the Royal Family.
The Queen will also be in attendance, as will The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Apparently only the Yorks will be left at home.
Curious - I know that in the US when the President addresses a Joint Session of Congress, at least one Cabinet Member is left in an undisclosed location in case something catastrophic happens. Is Andrew that Cabinet Member? Is Anne?
At any rate, let's discuss here as the event approaches and unspools.
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Meg and Harry's Charity
It was reported overnight that the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes will be setting up a charity that will help injured and homeless veterans in both the US and UK.
This seems like a dreadful idea, and it would be interesting to know who thought it was a good one.
First of all, a fund for homeless veterans is a terrible charity to steal from, and you have to assume they are going to steal from it, or at least filter money away from it for "appearance expenses" like first-class air fare, Meg's dresses, etc.
As awful as it is to steal from the Opera Fund or the Art in Schools Fund or the Build Another Memorial to Diana Fund, it's much worse to steal from a charity whose intended beneficiaries gave up so much and have fallen so low.
No credibility
Secondly, the Sussexes have no credibility with the military.
Harry turned tail and ran on his comrades to live in a mansion outside the country. He no longer merits the uniform, and he knows it.
Meanwhile Meg knows so little about the military that she chose to appear at a military event in a dramatic outfit that clashed (and stole focus from) their scarlet mess dress.
It's a terrible idea. I hope it's just a trial balloon that will soon fall to Earth.
Comments
For some reason her style for the last few days remind me of 1960s styles, like Jackie Kennedy...but I agree that the Vogue folks must have been pulling out all the stops to make her look good, I am sure she will be on the cover soon.
Re Archie, do they even know or care where their child is?
Not good for music ideas but food would include:
Burned Avocado Toast (in honor of Meghan), Organic Yak milk, Ginger beer, Jerk Chicken, Nut Butter on Toast Points, Oysters Harry on a half-shell, Ambrosia, Angel food cake (on honor of Kate), Pigs in a blanket (in honor of Archie)
Kate wears a gold miniskirt (because she is golden now), Eugenia an emerald tiara with an emerald dress, Sophia a halo for being an angel for her sitting next to Meghan so often.
Camilla (a little devil costume with a pitchfork) and they all play a game of hit the Pinata which looks like Meghan's head, using Camilla's pitchfork to smash it with.
As I mentioned in an earlier comment, I am not convinced they have Archie. I have never seen new parents so uninterested in their child and I can't get the I,age of Smirkle's pap walk with the doll out of my mind.
Speaking of which, you know Smirkle's was in her element with all the cameras the last few days. Harry was in no position to ban the photogs.
Now what was your ideas for the party?
I think there will be plenty more Markle "Martorial" material to explore, there is still the child aka Archie, the newspaper court cases and all the drive by's MM will engage in--just so she can stay on the cover of People and US and the DM. Plus, I am sure she will be doing interviews and books and providing excruciating advice for us plebs to follow.
@Hikari, I am with you, I think the RF is better off paying for some RPOs, they need to keep tabs on MM, Harry and the disappearing baby.
Love your party ideas!t
Not sure about Camilla's devil suit, though. I like her work on behalf of domestic violence.
"Not good for music ideas but food would include:
Burned Avocado Toast (in honor of Meghan), Organic Yak milk, Ginger beer, Jerk Chicken, Nut Butter on Toast Points, Oysters Harry on a half-shell, Ambrosia, Angel food cake (on honor of Kate), Pigs in a blanket (in honor of Archie)
Kate wears a gold miniskirt (because she is golden now), Eugenia an emerald tiara with an emerald dress, Sophia a halo for being an angel for her sitting next to Meghan so often.
Camilla (a little devil costume with a pitchfork) and they all play a game of hit the Pinata which looks like Meghan's head, using Camilla's pitchfork to smash it with.'
SO Hilarious! I knew someone creative would come thru on party ideas for the girls. I love the golden miniskirt for Kate. I was thinking pin the tiara on Meghan's head--but only after several bottles of champagne have been emptied. It would be held at The Goring Hotel with the menu from the cookbook that MM wrote. The girls could get drunk and holler from a balcony.
Your ideas, so much better, CatEyes!
Shirley Bassey belting out “Hey big Spender”
whilst Kate, Sophie & Cam play hide & seek retrieving
the tiaras & jewels they’d previously hidden from Meg.
Deconstructed tossed salad, ew, & grilled sugared bananas,
followed by Pin the tail on the Shonky!!
Fab, fab. Love the Hey Big Spender song! And the bananagrams!
P A R T Y T I M E!
Cheers! Contemptinis, all around! (Or Contempteas, for those who prefer)
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No kidding re Rach in her element. Pain all around and she's got that insane grin plastered on looking for Daddy's lens. I just do not understand that need for constant attention and her anger and hatefulness towards Kate who doesn't seek it out at all. Baffling.
I am not convinced they have Archie. I have never seen new parents so uninterested in their child
I do know of a couple who went to Las Vegas about a week and a half after their baby was born, and I thought that was very odd, but the Dumbarton duo have topped that many times over.
I also think it was a masterstroke that W&K decided to sit out the walk with Rach & FKAP during their time out. "Okay, whatevs, we won't go either" sure took the fire out of the beast and shut down the tantrum.
@Elle , et al- I agree, what a graceful way for W & K to deflate HAMs’ juicy tantrum and self-righteous indignation over not walking in with the queen, to simply not walk with the queen either. Brilliant! Classy!
I see no reason why she would spend the money for etiquette advisers and coaches in wardrobe stylist now, when she had over two years in the royal family to have absorbed this knowledge, and the RF would have paid. They would’ve gladly given her all the help she needed to transform into an impeccable Duchess in exchange for just a little humility and common sense. She could’ve looked pretty all the time if she would’ve just taken advice, and instead of throwing money at overpriced hideous stuff that didn’t fit, she could’ve hired a wardrobe advisor that would’ve helped her spend the money more wisely. But that would’ve entailed admitting that she needed help, that her natural taste was questionable And she couldn’t put her self together by herself. You think somebody who’d been made up by professional make up artists And dressed by wardrobe departments For years, not to mention having been a Catalog model Would have learned at least the rudiments of doing her own make up and choosing flattering clothes. Even a department store like Harrods would have gladly sent A personal shopper to work with the new Duchess. I just can’t hardly imagine the sheer amount of money that she spent on clothes Only to look so bad in them. It continues to be a wonderment. She would’ve been better off sticking with Zara. The label that is, not her cousin by marriage. Meg is just resistant to instruction because she knows everything already in her own mind, and everyone so far below her they can’t possibly teach her anything. For such a supposedly whip smart person, She shows little Ability to learn from past mistakes and amend her behavior for more successful outcomes. I fully expect this to continue during her new life. Or should I say her old life with a new handbag for a husband and a plastic baby?
I love it, @D.C. Cheers! Contemptinis, all around!
I'll mix the drinks! Virgin Contemptinis for those who don't imbibe (those cocktails will be tossed three times and then served with an embroidered veil over the top)
For a party game, I can think of none better than "Where's Archie?". No one will be able to find the child, of course, so we'll have to go back to the prank phone calls to Her Maj after a few searches.
Not only pain all around but JH's obvious pain. And she is grinning so smugly and pleased with herself. She is either clueless or truly Machiavellian
I only put Cams in a devil suit because of her sly develish grins to Kate when Meg was around and her interview once where she was asked if the Harkles would be missed..priceless.
@Magatha Mistie
Love the song choice and how could they not do bananas!
@Crumpet
Oh the Goring is a great choice, the Queen's suite of course. Balcony fun...invite the Daily Mail to record the balcony bacchanal.
Ok I am going to Party hearty now! P A R T E E !!! LOL
Bye bye Meghan Misery Tour!
Yes. That is what I was thinking when I saw her sitting there with that smile, surveying all the drama and ill that she had caused...the Great Narc Goddess...
dc...I think the party girls should show up wearing the longest veils they could find, each engraved with all the events that MM threw at them...then they could burn the veils to help get rid of the bad juju
Yeah oranges in the punch and some poor frogs sacrificed for frog leg hors d'oeuvres.
Now that Meghan is 'out' then the Middletons need to make a scary Meghan mask complete with Yak hair for next Halloween. Someone needs to make money off of Meghan. I bet there would be some buyers, and a definitely a Pinata (they are popular here in the states).
& flogs her touched up photos
I can’t see many Directors, or CEO’s, willing to work with
someone who spitefully disrespected the Queen, of all people.
She’s proven she’s a law unto herself who won’t take advice/direction from anyone.
She’s obviously blind to her own optics, doesn’t bode well for their future.
You are on point with fantastic game ideas! And music!
How about Markled, the object of the game is to guess MM next target...who will be next...which billionaire, Hollywood star, politician, or yacht owner is next in line...
- The Princess Anne Side Shuffle
- The Barely Harry waltz
- Fab Four Square dance
Also, 15K for that green dress!!!? WTF! Maybe this whole costume party shenanigans week has been to assert to the world that they are not poor as has been speculated? They are sensitive about money for sure so they want to project that they have it. Meghan wants to show the world that she will always be royal no matter what 🙄
@Magatha if you haven't seen this, it's a must: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q83c3X_AqP4
I hope Wills will do his imitations of her. He's very funny and expressive.
Since it's all ladies they could do Strip Poker (in honor of Harry)
5 Card 'Dud' (instead of '5 card stud')
Go Dish (instead of 'Go Fish')
And then there are the so called sugars who hail them.as Christ on Earth for spending this much money. Like, hello you idiots, your God's are wasting money, flaunting it in everyone's faces how are you still worshipping them for this??
The Soho Shuffle around a pole
Bump, squat, grind then thrust...
@Elle
I’m on my phone can’t access the link.
What’s the title?
I read the prospective Malibu mansion would be $20,000/day rental. That's $600,000 a month or 6.2 million a year. Didn't believe it at first but I guess he can afford it. But they better start earning some big money quick!!
Happy Families
Pontoon (re yachting)
(Burnt) Bridge
(Im) Patience
Yes, I couldn't decide if his soundtrack should be "Sharp-Dressed Man" or Prince's "Cream".
Oh that's even better, the Soho Shuffle!! I am sure the girls will be having a riotous party...wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall.
I bet the Queen is actually relieved to see them gone.
I would like to know if William will have any say in how things go in the future, at the end of 12 months. I wish the Queen and Charles would indicate to Harry that his brother is having a say in the decisions going forward.
Board games:
Monopolise
Clueless
Rabble
Great ideas!!Wish Kate et al...would see this stuff!!
Hey Everyone....
Too bad one day we all could convene in the UK (even tho I'm an American) I would love to take a tour there. Maybe we can all plan to get together down the road, maybe in 12 months when hopefully they get their titles yanked.
Great minds think alike...you beat me to Monopolize and Clueless. LOL
That would be fun...convening in the UK...a NuttyCon!
I am just happy they are gone, and the sooner they get off British soil the better. Although I am afraid they will try coming here (probably Calif.) so not my immediate concern. But I will object to federal dollars being spent on their security. At least I am in Texas so they won't be coming here!
Yessssss a NuttyCon. Great...let's keep it the idea alive. I know over at Skippy's blog there was mention of posters there expressing the desire to get together. Ours would be better!
Goodnight all and Thanks for the laughs!!
@ all nutty Partiers [@Elle, @Crumpet, @CatEyes, @Magatha, et al) - How about a game of Pillow Pregnancies, and seeing who can look the most pregnant, with a side award to who can shape shift their pillow the fastest?
- Oo, and with the oranges and bananas.... maybe we should have a fruit SALAD! hahaha
@Swampwoman great choices! I'll have to give that one some thought because he owned it! There is just something about him. Damn.
Actually, it just hit me, I could totally see Wills dancing in to Gotta Give It Up!, the Marvin Gaye classic. He's got that confidence and he is having a lot more fun with it all now. He could do all his best dance floor moves. "Let me slip into your erotic zone." I can actually see him singing it after a few G&Ts.
—** ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! **—
Whooo!
All three dresses she wore to these events -- the blue, the red, and the green -- weren't awful on their own. They were just poorly tailored -- inexcusable in a bespoke creation -- and for some reason she refuses to wear a body shaper. It's ridiculous! If she would just wear one, she wouldn't have those bulges and ripples and folds, nor would she have the visible bra and panty lines.
I bet you anything they are going to announce she's "pregnant" soon -- probably right around Beatrice's wedding, so she can steal the attention away from another York princess on her wedding day. At least this time we wouldn't have to see the incessant coat-flicking and bump-cradling she subjected us to the last time, as they will be in Canada and the opportunities for her to flounce around in front of the cameras there are very few.
I just wonder how long this Canadian living will last. What are they going to do all day, especially Harry? He has no friends or family there, no job, no events or duties, nothing. Is he just going to sit around all day on the couch in a Snuggie watching telenovelas? Do they have those in Canada? MM will spend all day doing their social media and trying to line up paying gigs, but I can't see Harry doing anything. He has no professional skills and is notoriously dumb. I can't see this working long term.
“Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to stay at a sprawling Malibu mansion to test out southern California living”.
There is no doubt she wants to live in a fancy mansion in LA.
That’s her dream!
They could afford a tiny fancy house in L.A but she is craving for a big one.
She must be angry and desperate: they don’t have the money for that big one.
Living in L.A would give her the illusion she is in.
She must have said to him power and money are in L.A and they need to be there if they want to set some big deals.
She is so delusional and shallow…
Cheers Hahahaha, her V brought down a kingdom, Super P Hahahaha
Long arms she can tie her shoe laces standing up!!!
Loved it, & “Five lines on that’s so raven” 🤣
Thanks for the laugh 😉
She will be living beyond her means, as usual.
Harry does not have that kind of money.
They’ll rent a fancy house & she’ll borrow/merch clothes
& gatecrash parties etc.
Born grifter will be knocking on every door until she gets her
big bunioned foot in somewhere/anywhere.
No rhyme nor reason with this one.
“Deranged, Deluded & Dangerous”
should be the title of her Autobiography.
Absolutely. Rebecca to me is Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman ever to appear on film, and someone who was genuinely whip-smart, having an original mind that would have made her a billionaire scientist these days. Unfortunately she wasn't a good actress but she was probably bored rigid.
Anyway. Mrs Danvers is a shell. She only existed through Rebecca. Meghan is also hollow, without originality, or humanity, or empathy. She has the Mrs Danvers severity (when her hair is done) without her smartness or professionalism.
Wallis Simpson was also a Mrs Danvers and again Meghan falls short in comparison. Wallis was hugely expensive to maintain but she was on the best-dressed women in the world list for decades. Meghan again has the severity but not the chic, absolutely perfect presentation.
Unlike Meghan, Wallis didn't seek to sever Edward VIII from his family and his country. Anything but. However, despite being trapped in that situation not of her own making, she remained loyal unto death. Whereas Meghan DID seek to sever Harry from his family and his country and, having wreaked utter destruction on his life and his finances, no one expects her to even stay with him, never mind be loyal.
I agree with @Texshan's comments about how the right undergarments would have made Meg's outfits look so much better. Oddly, this is something that Oprah has been talking about for years. I remember buying my first shapewear after reading an article in her magazine.
Just to round up a point, this is a blog about the Sussex saga, with an occasional deviation into the Cambridges, Beatrice and Edo, and relevant personal experiences, such as WildBoar's notes about seeing the Queen back in the day.
It's not about politics, religion, or bioterrorism - although if you'd like to start a blog to discuss those things, I fully support you.
Yes, Megs only exists through other people.
Channeling, badly, Diana, Audrey Hepburn etc through clothes.
Plagiarising quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt et al.
Copying Angelina Jolie humanitarianism & others.
No substance or veracity, hollow & so very shallow.
Megs is a modern Mrs Danvers, a maleficent obsessive.
https://66.media.tumblr.com/9ff13dbdbfe7f55f0d57c8a95c01b631/822ed8f653ab9d96-73/s400x600/10fe6222b7b82567ec027adc7157f265c711b569.jpg
https://66.media.tumblr.com/ef4da3db97041547c67186a76bcd8268/822ed8f653ab9d96-0b/s640x960/de31698685a21244d78c26303c2e2ff1041e7d9e.jpg
It is her 'go to' look of adoration!
Party ideas:
Don't forget the less-carbs-than-roast-turkey roast chicken. I'm sure we could knock up some roast chicken vol-au-vents to turn it into more of a party food.
What about the card game Snap? We could have a deck featuring Diana outfits and excerpts of speeches.
Random aside: I'm such a lightweight, a small tot of kahlua in my coffee put me straight to sleep last night haha
You are amazing in your knowledge of songs and their lyrics. Great additions to our Bye-Bye Meghan party last night.
@ d.c.
Great ideas with your 'Meghan Pregnancy' game. And with your concept of a virtual attendance we could skype people in to enjoy the festivities! Thanks for the laughs.
Now to start critiquing the HAMS next steps (they are looking like what the Queen are calling 'small steps' or 'baby steps' (and let's hope that doesn't give Megsy an idea for little harry No. 2.
I'm thinking come March 31st, the HAMS will come out with more substance to their half-baked plans. Oh but so many choices for them....what will they do?
Playlist
"Royals"
"It's my party and I'll cry if I want To"
"If You Want it Put A Ring on It "
"You've Lost That Lovin Feeling"
"Stand By Me"
"Money"
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"She Works Hard for the Money"
"Stand by your Man"
"Archie" (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gQUEZhz7d_c)
"Rockefeller Sk*nk"
"I knew You Were Trouble"
"Portions for Foxes"
"Linger"
"I'm Afraid of Americans"
"Hollywood Liar"
"Paparazzi"
"LA Woman"
"Act Naturally"
I could go on all day
Food
Banana Splits, of course
Nachos
Ghost Peppers
Malibu Cocktails
Contemptinis
Kit Royales
Coronation Chicken
Charlotte Russe
Ghost Cake pops
Games
Tug of war
Bursting balloons
Thriller dance
Calligraphy classes
Photo booth
Wear
Tiaras
Clothes with price tags (the higher price the better)
Clothes too big/small/wrong season
Shoes with holes
Baby bumps
Archie dolls
Wonderful list...sorry you weren't around last night. Hope the others see your contributions! @Crumpet initiated this party...was lots of fun.
Now off to the new thread!
Overall at first glance, MM did seem to dress OK. but when you saw close up pictures, you could see how tight, ill fitting, and slightly ho-ish the dresses were. pulling and folding over at the waist, darts in weird places to emphasize her butt pads, she seemed like carol burnett’s, mrs. wiggins.
Someone commented earlier that William wouldn’t sign their wedding register. Does anyone else recall that?
Harry looks stressed and despondent. I see neither empathy nor support from his spouse.
At least he didn't have his hands in her lap in church. They made sure they held hands at window level. Wifey must have been upset by the skank face photo in the car after the military event.
OT
OT, regarding CO19, illness and airline travel.
I am flying north from Florida next week - just in time for spring! I am looking forward to seeing NYC again too.
I have asthma, so I am an "at risk group". However, the condo association has been ripping off and replacing roofs since the end of December. They found mold - which triggers my asthma and makes me ill. My asthma flared up leading to bronchitis again. Antibiotics knocked out the bronchitis after two rounds.
The builders/roofers aren't doing any remediation - the clueless condo MGMT even has a piece of moldy roof board on display in the clubhouse. Ironically, I came south for a visit after getting deathly ill from hidden mold in a rented house in PA.
In my opinion, continued exposure to moldy roofing materials is a bigger risk to my health than CO19. It is a known threat versus an unknown one.
Hope the flight proceeds. I'll wipe the armrests, wash my hands frequently, not touch my face and keep my hands to myself.
Tired of Boca Raton, FL. I am too young for " God's waiting room." Boca is the most unfriendly place I have ever lived, especially this condo development.
Swampwoman's part of Florida seems much more fun!