A century or two ago, many people believed that Kings and Queens were sent by God to rule nations.
Very few people believe that any more; in fact, hardly anybody attends the European churches which are headed, in name, by their local monarch.
Instead, Royals are symbols of the nation. They are there to inspire, to unite, and to represent the contemporary moral code of the nation.
Right now, the UK is facing a moral crisis. Asked to be their "better selves" and help fight the Corona virus by staying out of public places, checking on vulnerable neighbors, and buying only what they need, many British citizens are complying.
Unfortunately, many are not.
Here's a few suggestions as to what the family should be doing right now.
Since he has experience serving on a suicide hotline, William might also be filmed making telephone calls to the elderly, just to check in on them and help them avoid loneliness. Several hotlines have been set up for this purpose; William could visit one of them and take a few calls with the cameras rolling.
It would be a good reminder for other British citizens to check in on their older neighbors.
Kate might even have an expert along to talk about how children could play outside within limits - for example, by playing in a park with their own ball instead of climbing on germy playground equipment.
Showing them FaceTiming, Skyping, Google Hangout-ing, or Zoom-ing their grandchildren from their smartphones would serve as an excellent example.
Perhaps part of the presentation could be one of Charles' staff showing how to set this up. A celebrity that would appeal to the older generation, like Ringo Starr, could also be drafted in for this purpose.
Alternately, the Queen could be shown FaceTiming with some of her other grandchildren, such as Savannah and Isla Phillips. Bonus if she shows the girls the dorgis (Vulcan and Candy) through her smartphone.
Finally, Beatrice and Edo should call off their fancy May wedding and get married immediately at the private chapel at Windsor. In attendance should be Queen, their parents, and Eugenie and Wolfie as Matron of Honor and Best Man. That's all.
This modest, keep-calm-and-carry-on wedding would endear them to British citizens, and maybe even get Bea the place as a working Royal she's wanted for so long.
Do you have any suggestions about what the Royals should be doing right now?
Very few people believe that any more; in fact, hardly anybody attends the European churches which are headed, in name, by their local monarch.
Instead, Royals are symbols of the nation. They are there to inspire, to unite, and to represent the contemporary moral code of the nation.
Right now, the UK is facing a moral crisis. Asked to be their "better selves" and help fight the Corona virus by staying out of public places, checking on vulnerable neighbors, and buying only what they need, many British citizens are complying.
Unfortunately, many are not.
Present and visible
This is a time when the Royal family should be present and visible. It should help boost public morale, as it did in World War II, and guide their citizens towards the behavior that will help others.Here's a few suggestions as to what the family should be doing right now.
William
William, at age 37, should use this moment to begin to establish himself as a leader. I would like to see him on video offering support to the medical personnel (no need to disrupt their work with a visit to a hospital) or using FaceTime to chat with patients.Since he has experience serving on a suicide hotline, William might also be filmed making telephone calls to the elderly, just to check in on them and help them avoid loneliness. Several hotlines have been set up for this purpose; William could visit one of them and take a few calls with the cameras rolling.
It would be a good reminder for other British citizens to check in on their older neighbors.
Kate
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, should serve as inspiration for families with young children. A video of the young Cambridges doing inexpensive home crafts - toothpick houses, painting pasta and glueing it to paper, even dyeing Easter eggs - would show empathy for the many parents now at home with their kids.Kate might even have an expert along to talk about how children could play outside within limits - for example, by playing in a park with their own ball instead of climbing on germy playground equipment.
Charles, Camilla, and the Queen
Charles and Camilla should show how the older generation can stay in touch with their grandchildren without the danger of contracting the virus.Showing them FaceTiming, Skyping, Google Hangout-ing, or Zoom-ing their grandchildren from their smartphones would serve as an excellent example.
Perhaps part of the presentation could be one of Charles' staff showing how to set this up. A celebrity that would appeal to the older generation, like Ringo Starr, could also be drafted in for this purpose.
Alternately, the Queen could be shown FaceTiming with some of her other grandchildren, such as Savannah and Isla Phillips. Bonus if she shows the girls the dorgis (Vulcan and Candy) through her smartphone.
Minor Royals
Other minor but popular Royals, such as Sophie, Countess of Wessex or Zara Philips, could be shown on video doing hand-washing demonstrations with their children, or learning from an expert about the various ways to say "hello" without shaking hands.Finally, Beatrice and Edo should call off their fancy May wedding and get married immediately at the private chapel at Windsor. In attendance should be Queen, their parents, and Eugenie and Wolfie as Matron of Honor and Best Man. That's all.
This modest, keep-calm-and-carry-on wedding would endear them to British citizens, and maybe even get Bea the place as a working Royal she's wanted for so long.
Do you have any suggestions about what the Royals should be doing right now?
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It seems like the universe is lining up against her plans to take over the world. Three cheers for the universe!
@Meowwww
Thank you for your sentiments!! I don't know exactly where my brother is but he is indicating he wants to come back in about a week and a half. I just have to be patient.
I don’t expect the RF to put on a song & dance act,
The Queen will address the nation at some point.
Otherwise it’s “Keep Buggering On”
as Princess Anne did yesterday.
Don’t have time to copy and paste it. Will try to later. The headline sums up this dreck pretty well. Pure rubbish.
Headline:
“With Meghan and Harry, Kate reveals she is up to carrying out that vital royal duty… bearing a grudge against relatives”
Harry and MM are assuredly on personal passports, British and American respectively, because she never qualified for British citizenship. They are not on official business; they do not have diplomatic immunity. Their RPOs will be on "official" passports and have some immunity.
I do not think anybody expects her to put on protective gear and participate in handing out food, working in food banks, making sandwiches for the hungry. She has plenty of freeloaders in the family who can do that.
What I think she can do is make a short, warm, comforting speech about what the members of the RF are doing as they do their part in repaying the /British people who have supported their incredibly luxurious and privileged lifestyle all their lives.
I t is my opinion that everyone in the RF that can, should do something to show they are not just freeloaders!!!!!!!
THEY OWE IT to the people, to the country!
I am not saying they need to put themselves in harms way. In fact they don’t even have to be exposed to the public. There is sooooooo much they can do without jeopardizing their lives!!
Just an idea - perhaps the release of the second set of transcripts is being held until the Royals have a whole bunch of flashy activities planned to distract from it.
"Harry says his brother William is selfish and cruel....oh, here's William visiting a crisis center! Harry says Duchess Catherine is stuck up and cold - oh, here's Catherine helping to make baskets for the elderly!"
@ Nutty - I know you’re just speculating on Harry’s potential foot in mouth comments but IIRC in the old days, pre Meghan, Harry adored Kate and heartily approved of her marrying William. The three frequently hung out together. Kate was friendly with Harry’s girlfriends. I’m quite sure that the death knell in Harry and Kate’s friendship was Harry’s own enthusiasm in gushing about his sister-in-law to his new girlfriend, Meghan. “Kate’s wonderful...lovely...you’ll adore her as much as I do!!” Those words would have turned narc Meghan to stone. Kate never stood a chance.
I saw it mentioned on the Charlatan Duchess that JH was exposed to C-19 and was then with the RF.
Thanks!
Edo mentioning it is good. Every one should be mentioning it and doing something about it.
Everyone, stay well and safe.
Introverts are okay.
Extroverts, hang in there, things will get better. Try skyping.
Perhaps mentioning in an interview that the kids are video chatting with Grandma instead of visiting, etc.
The manic hugger left the country. Bet MM has all sorts of germs picked up during her travels, especially during her yachting days.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/princess-problem/608032/
Edo mentioning it is good. Every one should be mentioning it and doing something about it.
I agree - the #eldershopping is something others have mentioned, although it seems to me like his other Tweet may have been original.
What I think is interesting is that Edo is speaking (and I have no doubt that he is under palace control by this point) when other Royals are not.
Edo has a very small social media presence - only about 1000 Twitter followers - so this may be a kind of toe-in-the water exercise.
A friend's father described what dementia was to him as " my mind is in a box with wind passing around it". Must be confusing and terrifying.
I posted the link to the Atlantic article before reading the entire post. Sorry for the repetition.
Hope they release the second half of the prank call with or without animation. The world needs a laugh now!
Wonder if MM and Doria had a falling out. Suprised they don't have photos of her doing water yoga or some other hippy dippy earthy crunchy Nana baby activity. They didn't seem to get together during the holidays either.
Thanks, anyone!
Teasmade:
`The Crowns of Britain'
Anyone: would someone please give me the URL for Nutties virus blog? Googling only brings up this one. Thanks
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Iceland (supermarket in UK) has picked up on Edo's idea - some are opening an hour earlier for us oldies. I did like his tweet about kindness. I have no great hopes about my neighbours - one side has people I think of as a `communal narcissists' (dominant in a number of local organisations for dubious reasons), the other side don't even bother to drop our mis-delivered mail through our letterbox.
Our computer is still playing silly blighters and needs much coaxing but we think there's someone up the road who may be willing to help if we need to shop online.
Three thoughts:
A report was mentioned on the radio this morning that it's the rich who are profligate with resources and who have the biggest per capita carbon footprint.
Markus Anderson is frequently described as MM's `best friend', a telling phrase. I know they've been palsy-walsy for yonks but she's now supposed to be married. For those of us in good marriages, our spouse is our best friend.
Diana: I shed a tear for her as I thought it was a horrible way to die and nobody deserves such an end, or any other death, before old age. I couldn't help feeling that there had been a risk of national stability being comprised had she lived.
I hadn't reckoned with Diana’s 2 legacies to the nation:
The first - a change in how many of us with regard to how we expressed ourselves in times of mourning. Gone was the sober, measured, response of silence and bowed heads. Instead we were treated to something more like the death of Rudolph Valentino:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/valentino-dies
It was behaviour really alien to the British way, speaking of a generation divide between those of us who had grown up in the shadow of WWII and/or he Cold War* and the subsequent generations who seem eaten up by narcissism – the ones who protested that the Queen was ignoring their grief, assuaged somewhat by her speaking to the nation and having to remind the mob that she was much more closely affected that they were , words to the effect `I speak to you as your Queen and as a Grandmother.’
Quentin Letts was right to include Diana in his book `Twenty People Who Buggered Up Britain' – her touchy-feely approach may have been welcome to some extent but it caused the wide-spread abandonment of the stiff upper lip.
The second - is, of course, the Human IED, Harry .
*Btw, my nights were spent in the Morrison shelter, both when I was in utero and then for the 5 months until VE day, with my mother presumably in a state of high anxiety as it was the time of the V weapons. Later, I hadn’t expected to survive until I was 40 and well remember the dread of the Cuba crisis of 1962.
Even though I am not the one writing 10,000 words essay-answers here....
Look people, ladies, fellow nutters, I am allowed to have a different opinion and express it, without being insulted. That's actually how touchy people react: don't know what to say - insult. Not that I FEEL insulted, being British, I don't care about internet strangers calling me stuff.
I believe PR stunts at this moment by the RF is a ridiculously stupid, undignified, self serving and un-british idea. It's 100% American-Hollywood-celebrity-esque and not at all the way we operate. I can think that. I am allowed to think that. Others can agree or disagree with me, that's super duper fine. I'm sure there are other Londoners who will think otherwise, but if this blog is nothing but an echo chamber, then what's the point of it?
Your view re royal PR is shared by several people here, me included.
I noticed that sometimes a written statement comes out harsher than intended. Perhaps people you are talking about didn't mean to attack you at all, it just came out like that? People are mostly respectful on this blog.
On a lighter side, this joke sums British attitude: British media reports a sharp rise in fatalities due to covid19 outbreak . Dozens died under the weight of collapsed shelving at home caused by accumulated supplies of pasta, rice, tinned tomatoes and long-life milk.
Blogger enchantedllamanights gives this breakdown:
March 5-photo of Sophie Trudeau, Idris Elba, Lewis Hamilton. March 6-Harry and Lewis at Sports car museum. March 8-Church at Windsor with HM. March 9 -Commonwealth Day. Sophie and Idris Elba tested positive for Coronavirus.
Others pointed that the "warm and tactile" duchess Megsy was hugging people left and right, including children, while in contact with possible carriers including Harry.
Hahaha love it, add suffocation by loo rolls,
CoRolla Syndrome 😉
Even though I am not the one writing 10,000 words essay-answers here....
Look people, ladies, fellow nutters, I am allowed to have a different opinion and express it, without being insulted. That's actually how touchy people react: don't know what to say - insult. Not that I FEEL insulted, being British, I don't care about internet strangers calling me stuff.
I believe PR stunts at this moment by the RF is a ridiculously stupid, undignified, self serving and un-british idea. It's 100% American-Hollywood-celebrity-esque and not at all the way we operate. I can think that. I am allowed to think that. Others can agree or disagree with me, that's super duper fine. I'm sure there are other Londoners who will think otherwise, but if this blog is nothing but an echo chamber, then what's the point of it? ‘
I’m British too and agree , I personally think it would be not only unwise because of health reasons), but it would be viewed as ridiculous if the royal family did any kind of PR at this time. We are simply not interested. We aren’t back in the 1940s where deference towards the royal family existed. We are a pretty cynical nation, Brits don’t buy into a lot of the celebrity PR nonsense either, that for most part has always been seen as an American kind of thing. 🥴
@ Croc - perhaps you are right. And perhaps I even did sound like I over reacted, but I do feel a bit anxious at the moment. We have supplies to last us for months, I'm not even 'that' worried about the virus itself, I mean, I am, but something else worries a lot more:
Let's say a big council estate, with thens of thousands of low-icome families, kids who are in gangs and have criminal family members as an example, run out of food, where are they going to go to get more? And how are they going to pay? Do you think they'll just knock at our doors and ask nicely if we would be willing to share a little?
So ppl are out of work, we are not sure what will happen, and my big worry is eventual food shortage and the crime wave that will follow.
Somebody said the only thing Brits will never forgive is hypocrisy. When Boris Johnson was taunted he couldn't say how much a loaf of bread costs he replied "I can tell you the price for a bottle of champagne. Will that do?". Media expected a backlash at him, instead people laughed and said "This is Boris, yeah". He didn't pretend to be what he isn't.
Megsy and Harry did the worst possible thing by preaching and teaching.-
I have a question, & forgive me if it's been answered before, but when William becomes POW, & controls the Duchy of Cornwall will be be able to cut Harry off?
@Angela: I’m an American, so perhaps some of the Brits here can chime in on your question, but from what I’ve read, the POW controls the Duchy of Cornwall, which was initially created for the benefit of the current POW. Charles has been generous to Harry and his grifter wife, but what he does with the funds generated by the duchy is at his discretion. So when William becomes POW, if he wants to cut Harry and Mayhem off like a gangrenous limb, he has the right to do so.
Do any of the UK nutties have any corrections or additions to this?
I hear you. This is a frightening scenario indeed. I assume you live in fairly big urban place with many council estates?
My advice would be get a weapon, any weapon - even a good piece of wood. If you can, install alarm. Do you have a dog? I don't think we are at the point where our houses will be attacked during the day. At night is more likely.
If anything like this happens government will impose a curfew and will bring in the army.
As King, Charles likely would continue being Harry's Bank of Dad through the Duchy of Lancaster.
I don't have a dog, I have a husband and several large pokey sticks which can improvise as a weapon, such as umbrellas, an antique walking stick and various fireplace cleaning implements. It's scary to have to think this way, but I find myself thinking this way at the moment.
However....perhaps there is a large dog bark to download from somewhere? Ideally with a terrifying rabid growl....
I'm not sure about the weapon - the self-defence recommendation used to be `never argue with someone who has a gun or a a knife', as you're bound to come off worse.
Only 2 suggestions,
- smile sweetly as you open the door and tell them you're awfully sorry but you're highly infectious and everything in the house is covered with the bugs - but would this (ie small quantity of sacrificial items behind the door help?
-or pray hard that they follow the supermarket delivery vans and go for them , not you!
the claw has no outlet lmao
Also, in the UK, anything you use to defend yourself should still be `reasonable' in law. If it's at hand anyway -iron frying pan/skillet if you're in the kitchen- umbrella, ordinary walking stick in the hallway (not sure about an ice axe, unless you can demonstrate to police that you're a regular mountaineer and that's where you keep the stuff anyway. )
A rape alarm or other acceptable device? Or a bag of groceries you haven't put away `yet', with a drum of pepper on the top? If you're a rider, keep your boots and riding crop/stick to hand.
Anything you might use can be turned against you.
>>>So ppl are out of work, we are not sure what will happen, and my big worry is eventual food shortage and the crime wave that will follow.<<<
Before this CV-19 crises, it has been said in America that if we had the electrical power grid go down and stores would not be open along with other businesses closed (like no gas stations) that people will turn savage within 3 days. I have heard this same prediction from different sources.
People will run out of food and go looking for it from others such as you described. It won't just be gang members but potentially anyone who becomes desperate. My relative told me I should buy a gun because this could help save me in this eventuality. I find this a bit unbelievable because I think most of us have enough food to last over 3 days but maybe people with a lot of members in their household do not. But now that I see the panic buying it gives me pause for thought that maybe such a horror could happen.
There does seem to be 'encouragement' rather than mandatory dedicated shopping and banking hours for the elderly and other vulnerable groups ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-supermarkets-banks-early-slots-older-customers
Most people over 70 are not incapable of getting around. Those who need assistance to get to a supermarket or bank would under normal circumstances have someone to assist them and I hope all those care workers and family have not deserted them.
>>>Most people over 70 are not incapable of getting around. Those who need assistance to get to a supermarket or bank would under normal circumstances have someone to assist them and I hope all those care workers and family have not deserted them.<<<
Here in America, I am sad to say most people around 70 I see in the store, do not have anyone helping them. I am 67 so I do take note of the elderly persons when I shop. Here it is the rule that elderly are not helped with day-to-day tasks such as shopping or household chores. It is not usual the elderly does not have close contacts with younger people (our society does not honor and care for the elderly as they should). Most of the elderly I know have slower and difficulty with mobility usually due to arthritis. Here in America many elderly do not have medicines (and if they do it does not help much) to help significantly with arthritis nor do they have knee operations that might help them ambulate. They may have spinal arthritis and the majority are not candidates for the operations if they even can get them paid for.
So far as I know, there's no reason Will (as POW) would support his adult sib and his adult sib's family from the Duchy of Cornwall. I'm an American and may be clueless about this but Charles has never supported HIS adult sibs from it. My understanding is the POW supports his wife and his descendants from the Duchy of Cornwall. Harry is not Will's descendant.
As King, Charles likely would continue being Harry's Bank of Dad through the Duchy of Lancaster
That is my understanding as well. Most of the income from the Duchy of Cornwall is used to fund projects for the Duchy and I think Charles may also use it to fund his Prince's Trust, but I am not sure. William is going to want to start his own projects and will need the income to fund those, so his brother is going to have to take care of himself.
The Duchy of Lancaster includes a number of castles so maybe when Charles becomes King Meghan can finally get a castle to live in ... check them out in the section called Holdings:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Lancaster#Revenue_surplus/income
Any of them would require major renovation but Meghan and Harry are going global and are going to be billionaires so they could get two benefits: Megsy finally gets a castle and they create a legacy to leave Archie!
The Danish Queen is addressing her country this evening.
No word from the Mountbatten-Windsors - any of them. Except Edo.
It was set to the default, "embedded comments", which allows you to respond to specific comments.
So was this blog, once upon a time, but we experienced the same problems.
I have now reset the Virus board to "full page" comments like this blog. Please see if that works for you.
Yes, in the UK I've read that it wouldn't take much to precipitate civil disorder - anything that stops the supermarkets opening for even a few days could do it.
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Blogger enchantedllamanights gives this breakdown:
March 5-photo of Sophie Trudeau, Idris Elba, Lewis Hamilton. March 6-Harry and Lewis at Sports car museum. March 8-Church at Windsor with HM. March 9 -Commonwealth Day. Sophie and Idris Elba tested positive for Coronavirus.
Others pointed that the "warm and tactile" duchess Megsy was hugging people left and right, including children, while in contact with possible carriers including Harry.
If Harry has been infected Meghan is going to be in a bit of a quandary:
1. It would be so useful to take to IG, get lots of attention and command the space by offering all sorts of pithy quotes and bits of information.
2. If she has an iota of self-awareness she will realise that she did a lot of hugging and hand shaking and thus could have passed on the virus to dozens (even if she didn't) and would be severely criticised for that.
It seems like she is choosing option 2, which will allow gossip to flourish, but even if Harry has not been infected ...
A poster above asked if certain behaviours from a family member are signs of narcissism. I think Meghan's behaviour in times of the coronavirus are typical of narcissism (I know better, I am always right, I am above reproach, I must dominate and control everything, I am going to be different and thus praised and adored ...).
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8121783/The-Queen-self-isolate-Windsor-Castle-amid-coronavirus-fears.html
I'm glad she's taking care of herself, and I hope Charles and Camilla take care of themselves too.
Where in the world is William?
https://twitter.com/richardaeden/status/1239491140220411905
I had to switch to private browsing on Safari, but even then I’ve had a comment disappear. I’m had the exact same problems when Nutty had embedded comments on this blog. I think Nutty has set the Covid 19 blog up like this one now. 😀
I continue to be uncomfortable about mass weeping and mourning since then. I think it replaces the sense of community that used to be provided by the church and people are kidding themselves if they don't recognise that within themselves. If you don't personally know the deceased, then you should be as dignified as possible in public. And I speak as someone who, aged 13, cried for three days when Elvis died. I would never have cried in public. That would have been for his 9-year-old daughter to do.
Whatever the "influencers" tell us, whatever the liberal bleeding hearts tell us, in the end when social order breaks you will not get protected unless you have enough money or enough weapons to protect yourself. Preferably both.
I understand why there are lines to buy weapons in the States.
And yes, it is time for the Queen to say something. She is the freaking Head of State.
Frankly, however, I wish them the worst.
Maybe there is a solution if the supply chain holds up. I was once in a blackout for a week or so, and my local grocery store set up tables outside of the store with essential items. They allotted only a certain number of essentials for every person to prevent people overbuying and allowed only one person at time to buy items. People pulled together and were very patient. there were no complaints, only gratitude that the store was working to help them.
Maybe it will come to this, and would it work?
More Meghan PR. The BRF manoeuvred her out, and covered their backs in doing so. Imagine Camilla and Charles having to put up with her in the Balmoral estate, never mind the Queen, Prince Phillip and the rest of the family!
ALL of the Queen's close and extended family get an invitation to Balmoral every year. The Harkles are not special.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8118501/Meghan-tells-friends-Harry-feels-helpless-self-isolating-Canada.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed
https://www.mailplus.co.uk/tv/palace-confidential/2854/harrys-delusions-of-grandeur.-meghans-controlling-influence.-and-that-feud.-our-royal-panel-discuss
I don't know what the previous convo was about, but I find this statement a little eyebrow raising. The Sun and the Daily Mail, which obviously have enormous circulations, are just as tawdry and outlandish as our National Enquirer, with every page being a paean to some celebrity. It is well known that Diana used the British media in her war against the BRF, and I think it naive to assume that the current BRF isn't using the media to deflect or bolster whatever PR push they have going at the moment. Let's not forget the enormous PR push to create an identity for Harry as the soldier extraordinaire to erase the champagne swilling, nazi-cosplay aristo man-child. THAT is BRF PR at its finest. The budget for the PR department of the Crown must be enormous. And I really do not know how you can say that the BRF aren't celebrities. Of course, they are. It's only one facet of their identity, but it's certainly a relevant one. So, um, I find your saying that it's an "American" thing a little off base here.
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https://www.tatler.com/article/end-of-the-meghan-effect-kate-middleton-most-stylish-again
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So much was made of the "Markle Sparkle"--a phrase I'm pretty sure was coined by Meg herself. And now look where she is. Not so sparkly now, are we, DoucheA$$? She has the utterly unique talent for weaving gold into $#*%.
So, I have a question that could possibly serve as another theme topic. We've dissected the SucksIt union ad nauseum over the last year-plus. Now that the Dumbarkle SucksIts have imploded in technicolor fashion on the world stage, and seem set for a certain divorce in the near future, do you think this marriage was *ever* legit?
I have my own thoughts about how Harry was propelled to the altar by a basically short-term girlfriend who he'd broken up with, for good, thought he, a whole year before she turned up with him at Sandringham as his 'fiancee'. Something went down, which I do not believe was Harry's change of heart in reclaiming the woman who was to be the glittering diamond of his future life. That wedding and the extended family's reaction to it was weird to the core and it's just been a progression in weirdness ever since. It has been stated by reliable sources that the BRF offered Meghan a huge cash payment to bugger of and leave Harry alone. She refused because she wanted the tiara, the 22-foot train, the title, the kit and caboodle.
Sounds like she had/has something major on Hapless and/or the family, but 2.5 years later, we are no closer to clarity on what. How can a union entered into when one side is extorting the other be genuine . . or legal? I think the very 'woke' (ie, antithetical to Biblical Christianity, including the sanctity of marriage, in my book) Archbiship Welby has presided over a fraud in the Lord's house, in front of millions. How did Elizabeth appoint such a minister? Why is she authorizing hush-money bribes to her grandson's extortionist of a girlfriend, who most definitely didn't deserve to wear white in a CoE chapel?
If the Harkle marriage is merely a business merger/arrangement that was coerced, that would explain Harry's visible misery these last few years. But we've got equal photos of him smiling gormlessly and clutching her hand like he's in a Hollywood rom-com. Harry's not that good an actor, so what gives, beyond him being a psychological hostage suffering from Stockholm Syndrome? What is his level of agency in the Sussex split and all of these shenanigans? I don't believe this was a love match on either side, not hers of course, but not his, either. If it was just a contract marriage for ultimately business purposes (ie, making lots of money as 'celebrities') it has taken a very twisted, dark and bitter turn that I doubt Harry expected. His relationship with his family is effectively over. He wanted 'out' of any real responsibilities for the Firm, but it seems incredible that he was prepared to go this far, so that his own brother loathes the very sight of him. I don't think he was prepared for that, but his utter cluelessness about the permanent damage he has caused was evident when he seemed surprised and hurt that William said no more than a curt Hello at the Abbey. Was Harry really expecting a warm brotherly embrace?? He's totally whack.
Lemon Tea here
We do not have royalty here , but so far our leadership has made quite effective statements. Schools and universities are closed. I have seen empty shelves for the first time ever.
I must add, that we have over a dozen cats to feed daily, almost all feral, and a recent kitten. For years I have been sourcing reasonable protein like food and am not ashamed to buy 10 packs of chicken liver in one go.
The people who have no spare cash or none at all or never had any, are not stockpiling. In countries where there are more poor than rich, its going to be a huge problem.
I feel the Queen should , issue some kind of comfort, in whichever way possible. The time of the bubonic plague and royalty running off with the servants heavily laden with items from the larder, to the safety of the countryside, are over. These days people expect visibility and communication.
Police over here are much more aggressive. I remember a few years back we were at a wedding in a big city and my brother, an overt narc, had a new truck and we were cruising the street with the windows down and music loud and out of nowhere, this cop reached in our truck all the while yelling at us about the noise level law and turned down our music. My brother was speechless.
Narcs don't like rules.
DM article has JH concerned about PC and HM.
MM has become a germ freak, all must wear gloves, I imagine except for her, JH and Archie. Heck Archie probably has it from that annoying celeb stylist who is now self isolating due to being near trudeaus’ infected wife.
And both JH and MM say the Covid19 is a MENTAL HEALTH crisis! I thought it was a highly contagious viral infection with a 3.4% mortality rate in China, but I’m not an expert like the Harkles.
This is my favorite part: She (MM) is "requiring 'everyone on their team, the people who buy groceries and run errands, to wear latex gloves at all times and are to follow a strict hygiene protocol', the source said.
'Only a select few will be able to interact with her, Harry and Archie. She said she's keeping it to a bare minimum,' the friend added."
AND they "feel compelled to help." It's just breathtaking!
Guess M knows best. Wear gloves but keep hugging!
The daily Meghan drop. Her sugars eat this stuff up?
You are not cool now unless proclaim (tweet, instagram) you are self isolating ... So of course Megs and Hapless are self isolating.
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Daily Mail EXCLUSIVE: Meghan demands staffers wear latex gloves and follow a strict hygiene protocol, as she tells friends Harry feels 'helpless and is concerned about Queen and Prince Charles' falling ill with COVID-19
Meghan and Prince Harry are self-isolating at their Vancouver Island mansion, with Meghan relieved to be back in Canada, a friend told DailyMail.com
Meghan told her inner circle that Harry 'feels a bit helpless and isolated out in the middle of nowhere, but is grateful that they are all together as a family'
She said Harry is 'concerned' for the Queen and his father Prince Charles, urging them to take extra precautions during the coronavirus pandemic
'Meghan said they are grateful, especially Harry, that they could spend time with his family before all this insanity began,' the insider explained
She is taking precautions to protect her family, requiring 'everyone on their team to wear latex gloves at all times and are to follow a strict hygiene protocol'
Additionally, Meghan and Harry are working with experts because they feel 'compelled to help', believing the pandemic is also a mental health crisis
The friend said: 'Meghan said just because they are isolating themselves, it doesn't mean they can't help. They aren't sitting around at home doing nothing'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8118501/Meghan-tells-friends-Harry-feels-helpless-self-isolating-Canada.html
******** I think they are busy getting high on Vancouver weed. Vancouver is a big city for marijuana trafficking. Marijuana is legalized in Canada as of June 20, 2018
The Harkles are at it again, having their PR, oops I mean ‘friends’, drop tidbits on status in the ‘middle of nowhere’.
Correct! Friends = Sunshine Sachs or whatever PR flacks Megsy is currently using. Might even be Megsy doing this directly. Using a voice changer you can find at eBay.
"Portable Professional Telephone and Cell Phone Voice Changer" Found at eBay.
And I hope ‘consulting with experts’ doesn’t mean taking dr’s/ nurses away from their real jobs and patients so they can waste valuable time chatting with these dingbat publicity ho-s.
They need to just go away and live thir private life in private and shut up. JH can be happy that airline travel and more has come to a halt, millions will probably die, and saved the world from CO2.
- Private flights and "I have a right to protect my family". You know, because some plebs may want to take a selfie with them.
- African "crymentary". We are so ill treated, we are surviving, not thriving, you know.
- Suing the media over Thomas Markle letter. Because she thought it was a good idea.
- Breaking royal protocol in everything, including "birth" of the kid. They thought it was a good idea and demanded the right for privacy exactly where it shouldn't have been done.
- Issuing their ill thought, ill worded declaration of independence only to have it shot down.
- Throwing tantrums during the last engagement, insulting Camilla, insulting Kate. Because they are bigger then the royal family, you know.
- Moving to Canada and thus causing many problems and potential political ramifications for at least two countries.
- Insulting Trump right before they plan to move to the States where they will depend on goodwill of his administration. Very smart.
- Megsy promoting her "huggy" agenda right in time for the virus.
- Harry exposed as a complete idiot and made the laughing stock of the world.
All within less than two years! Eighteen months, to be precise.
Every Single One of these acts backfired and caused them damage. As they say if you end up in liquid manure up to your mouth the very worst idea is to create waves. They still create waves.
I'm laughing at MM's "everyone has to wear latex gloves, strict hygiene protocol, etc". I'm a biomedical researcher(immunology, actually). That article is her boasting about how smart she is, that she knows about every field, incl science. Over at Skippy's, they joke that MM doesn't do details. So true. She really is stupid. Never let an opportunity go to waste. She can't help herself. She's like an old-time snake oil salesman.
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@ConstantGardener33 --
So you would know about germs, and I am glad.
I STILL WANT TO BASH THEIR HEADS IN.
Then you need go back and read Superfly’s comments. You haven’t in anyway correctly grasped what was meant or said, and if you’re not British (and not living in Blighty) you’re not going to understand the British psyche or understanding on this, and that’s about all I can say. 🤗
As I live with my parents in their 80s with health conditions now, we are all self-isolating, working out how many meals we have etc. A neighbour has left us a note offering to shop for us. This may be a dreadful crisis, but it also feels like a new world with real, fundamental priorities where kindness makes all the difference. What place can the Harkles find for themselves here?
These days people expect visibility and communication.
Beautifully expressed. That is my opinion exactly.
One royal fan from the crowd observing, quipped, “Be careful with who you stick your penis into ‘arry, for it can affect your whole life, drastically for the worse, as you’re seeing now. The initial buzz of the first time sex always dies down.”
From https://www.dailysquib.co.uk/world/35896-will-harry-ever-forgive-meghan-for-her-crime.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true
I don't know why, but I am actually shocked she is literally using coronavirus to get in the news. That is an all-time low for her. Who cares how they are handling it, and why would they think they have anything special to offer the public at this time. Their egos are appalling. They really are an embarrassment.
It feels like there is something going on behind the scenes in RF, doesn't it? If it is Phillip's time to go I am immensely sorry.
He is the whole era. And don't even want to think of the impact on the Queen.
Hikari: You asked if this is a legal marriage -
I'm no more a lawyer than I am a psychiatrist but I've been banging on about this for ages, having simply looked it up.
`Fraudulent marriage' is when one partner cons the other, by misrepresenting themselves, typically by saying they're free to marry whilst still married to someone else. I daresay a really good lawyer could argue that a case where one partner marries the other with the sole purpose of getting their hands on the others money, for instance, is fraudulent, although hard to prove in court.
`Sham marriage' is when the partners collude to `defraud' the authorities for their individual benefit; in the UK it happened when a UK/EU citizen (usually the female I think) accepted money to marry a foreigner who wanted the right to stay in the UK. Think `conservatory and Green Card', except that here divorce follows pretty swiftly and there's usually paid `fixers' involved, sometimes a corrupt clergyman as well, as in these two cases:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10288982
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/vicar-jailed-in-bogus-marriage-scam-359523
Fixers and brides get money, the groom gets to stay, until they get rumbled when groom, ideally, gets kicked out of the country and the others get jail for immigration offences.
There are legal tests as to whether the actual relationship between bride and groom is genuinely what one would expect in a marriage of true partners, at least the beginning. I wonder how the Harkles’ relationship would stack up?
In discussing the question of whether H was conned or was colluding, we’ve really been trying to decide which kind of fake marriage it might be. We can be sure that MM didn’t marry him for British citizenship, although she may be reconsidering that motive.
I read there was some funny business over signing the Register, Harry picking it up (unheard of!) and maybe trying to sign it secretly. Had he added `Under duress’ that would have rendered the marriage contract void, as it would for any contract I believe. Not sure of the legal implications of signing it, say,` Mickey Mouse’. This may or may not be true.
We’ve also read that William refused to add his signature as a witness, I’d have expected Charles to do it as father of the groom, more usual than the Best Man/Supporter, as they are called in the RF. Whether this refusal was at the time, or prior to the wedding, was not revealed. If true, the story speaks volumes. I guess Doria would sign from the other side.
Going through a church service does not legitimate a fraudulent/sham marriage – it can still be set aside. It also has to be consummated – there’s a legal definition for this, involving vaginal penetration, but of course, nobody is going to challenge a marriage between 2 elderly people if they’re happy (the bit about procreation may be omitted when the bride is no longer of child-bearing age anyway).
Speculating about what those two get up to, and whether it meets the test, always makes me think of the limerick involving someone from Khartoum – I hesitate to give a specific reference, let’s just say it ends:
`…They argued all night
About who had the right
To do what, and where, and to whom.’
Thank you Knit Wit for the link to the Daily Squib – I love the Oscar hat!
Gosh, don’t they tell it like it is!
Archie is in perpetual isolation somewhere. Perhaps the doll will come out of the box for a stroll...
IMO, exposure to MM's word salad woke nonsense and clinging is a mental health crisis.
When I read about MM complaints about the "cold" royal family who won't hug her, I think that the reason they didn't hug her because they don't like her.
Rabid MM hugging any black or biracial child within reach seems innapropriate and awkward. I don't have children, but I wouldn't let strangers grab them if I did. My late Winston the pug would bite strangers who tried to hug him. He was a rescue. He was a one person hugger!
By contrast, H$M’s attitude at the service and their exploitation of the epidemic demonstrate just how low they have sunk. I feel I want to scrape them off my shoe and disinfect my foot as well.
Please God, she’ll be excluded from the Duke’s funeral - I couldn’t bear it. She could well make a spectacle of herself trying to upstage the deceased.
The silver lining could be that the Sussexes would not be encouraged—or able?—to attend any service for him because of the virus.
What do you all think?
I'm highly irritated by "Meghan and Harry are working with experts on how to best serve the public at this time". Just WHO TF does this ridiculous woman think she is? Experts are already hard at work with their JOBS. There is no need for the Duchess of Chunga Changa to push her sticky beak into a pandemic whilst she cosplays a microbiologist in her mansion! Urgh...
If its true about Phillip, and if his health is deteriorating , its sad but unfortunately nobody lives forever. However if the Harkles have inside information about this, considering that they had a very narrow timeline from when Hazard left Britain to fly to Canada, and are using this possible near death notice to show how caring and sympathetic they are , to win people over , it smacks of flashing dollar signs. Only now , wowee! Now, because, they see an inheritance in the future or perhaps being named in the will ( not sure about wills for royalty ).
Maybe Hazard quickly visited Phillip during these recent engagements , and actually saw how precarious Phillips health was, then scooted about, fulfilling obligations , left quickly to reconnect with Archie, secretly tying up loose ends, knowing they will be in the spotlight once again and to gain public approval.
I see it happening. Me will gain now.
They are ushering themselves back into the BRF and in all the confusion, and pomp ( in the event that Phillip is gravely ill, on deaths door ) , I see the Harkles signing autographs with a flourish. They don't see it though.
Unfortunately, any event that sees Harry invited will see her invited too. That is protocol. We know by now she has no shame, so she will show up and will stick out like a sore thumb with her plastic inappropriate smile or her made to order glycerin tears.
She will linger like a bad smell all the time while she is married to Harry.
The story talks about Harry's rages and says Diana had them too.
Back to the DM story on Meghan, I cannot believe the gall of that woman using the virus to get attention.
- sex positions
- how to con men
- ways to waste the most money on ill fitting clothes
- how to stuff yourself in clothes two sizes too small
- where to buy Himalayan yak hair wigs
- how to henpeck your husband
- smiling when you can't stand the people around you
- crying crocodile tears
- insulting others without even trying
- being a meat-eating vegan
- finding plastic surgeons for any procedure you can think
- using so many words no one will know what you said
- how to hate your in laws in record time
- becoming a country's most despised figure without being a dictator
- having the best credentials for being a woke joke
- being the most unblack black person
- making yatchting a contact sport without the ocean
Why are experts working with two ex royals? Hello , the virus is moving worldwide. The virus has no discrimination.
Surely the experts are needed in the health platform worldwide!
That being said, surely new parents will focus on their offspring. I cannot fathom, if Phillips illness is true, how these besotted parents ,left their child a whole continent away. As a mother myself, being 15 minutes driving distance away from my baby would have seriously haemorraged my brain. A continent away, would have resulted in superwoman revolutionary lobotomies ( I think lobotomy means brain removal).
So , my focus, would be to isolate my child away from danger. But if my focus is on what's happening elsewhere, there is serious disconnect here.
These two have travelled into virus pandemic zones and back and all they can think off is everything else but concerns for their own child. Please give them life jackets for free. No charge.
Why are experts working with two ex royals? Hello , the virus is moving worldwide. The virus has no discrimination.
Surely the experts are needed in the health platform worldwide!
I'm thinking those press releases have to be written by Meghan as I cannot believe SS would put out such nonsense as "experts" working with M&H while this virus has the world in a panic with people dropping like flies!
"I don't know exactly where my brother is but he is indicating he wants to come back in about a week and a half. I just have to be patient."
Oh my finally some good news about family! I dont CARE if its OT! I had to take an MM break and i saw this. Hope things go well for you both and they arent pushing him out because he isnt useful now. WHICH could happen in some other corner of the world...Ok. Back to... what's-her-name.
however I have to say - *****I TOLD YOU SO!!!!***
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8118501/Meghan-tells-friends-Harry-feels-helpless-self-isolating-Canada.html
Yes I have actual magic powers:)
Thank you very much!! He realized he was not comfortable anywhere else. I just hope the people he is with don't try to entice him to stay because of his free labor on their ranch. I don't know where he is so I have to be patient for him to leave. He is also concerned about COVID-19 and he feels safer with me taking him places, instead of him taking public transportation.
In a biography I read of the Queen years ago it recounted how someone discreetly came up to the Queen while she was at dinner and whispered that Princess Margaret was threatening to jump out of her bedroom window. The Queen was unmoved and explained why. Princess Margaret's bedroom was on the ground floor.
Not that I'm dismissing PM's state of mind. I think she could have done a lot more with her life if she'd been brought up differently. I blame the Queen Mother. She was my least favourite royal since I first became interested in them all, decades ago now.
I know this could seem like giving Harry a break for similar reasons, but I don't. Things were different for girls and young women in PM's time. Harry always had far more options.
I would add what really irritates me--
Megs' swooping down on an unsuspecting luvvie charity with her own photographer in tow. So she can have photos for her Instagram. And she always copywrites these photos in an attempt to make money off them. No other photographers are there because this is what Megsy calls a private visit. Private until She just puts it up on a Insta a few days later.
This is how she exploits these charities, as she gives a little speech, love bombs the workers, lots of phony hugs, then splits, never to be heard from again.
WEIRD.....
#ad.
Is it a (hidden) sponsored post? Is she merching a yoga mat?
All the photos in this article are from SPLASHNEWS.COM
I'm laughing at MM's "everyone has to wear latex gloves, strict hygiene protocol, etc". I'm a biomedical researcher(immunology, actually). That article is her boasting about how smart she is, that she knows about every field, incl science. Over at Skippy's, they joke that MM doesn't do details. So true. She really is stupid. Never let an opportunity go to waste. She can't help herself. She's like an old-time snake oil salesman. ConstantGardener33 said...
I'm laughing at MM's "everyone has to wear latex gloves, strict hygiene protocol, etc". I'm a biomedical researcher(immunology, actually). That article is her boasting about how smart she is, that she knows about every field, incl science. Over at Skippy's, they joke that MM doesn't do details. So true. She really is stupid. Never let an opportunity go to waste. She can't help herself. She's like an old-time snake oil salesman.
I think it's the story of "The idiocy of working hard to snare the Prince and become a member of the BRF and then throwing it all away."
I have always heard karma is a bitch, and in Meg's case, karma's name is COVID-19!
I would like to tell Meghan she has committed grievous wrongs against her Father, the Queen, her in laws and the UK public. I would be tempted to say she is not treating Harry as a husband should be treated but who knows, maybe he is so besotted with her and he enjoys her behavior and somehow benefits from her actions. However even her seemingly kindness toward Harry can have negative results for his life.
She has been so ugly with her obviously paid for PR against the BRF and in particular Kate. As a woman espousing feminism she should uphold Kate as a good role model not only as a wife, mother, daughter, sister and daughter-in-law but as a devoted member of the Royal Family. Someone in her inner circle, preferably her Mother Doria, or the Queen should sit her down and have a brutally frank discussion with Meghan about inappropriate, stupid, spiteful and damaging actions. It should be a straightforward lecture on what she is doing and how it affects other people, the UK public and herself.
Perhaps Meghan has never had the experience of being forced to listen to such direct and gut wrenching honesty before. If there was ever a person that needs to hear such truths it is Meghan. It would be a real act of love for someone to take the interest and brave the potential tirade Meg might have if given such an honest appraisal of her behavior. However it would not be completely successful unless Meghan chose to be receptive to the message.
Ideally Meghan would also take to heart the information, make amends as best as could be possible and commit to changing her attitude and actions for the better. Sounds impossible, but there is always hope I believe for anyone to change.
So in conclusion, someone needs to admonish Meghan for the better, since she can't seem to look at herself with an eye to being the best she can be. Unfortunately she surrounds herself with 'yes' people or ghosts those that dare criticize her. She will eventually completely fail as a human being, because she does not have the strength to continue as she is. I believe she is a coward hence why she ghosts people and situations that require her to be a better person. She can't keep hiding forever and flourish.
I hear you. She should be admonished. However, what you suggest might work with a normal person, but not with a narc. They believe they are smarter than everyone else and know best. They would not listen, let alone receive the message.
Just think about her horrid, disrespectful, tone deaf behavior over the last 18 months.
I did feel foolish writing what I did because she is a Narc. I just wish someone would have the nerve to do it and she would have to listen. You're right, she wouldn't listen, much less change! I will probably delete my comments in a few minutes or I Will Look Stupid. Lol
The cost for maintenance, security, furnishings, cleaning, insurance, utilities, taxes, cars at each home, etc. , plus the cost of rent for Frogmore, and the cost to buy two homes that will meet Meghan’s lavish taste will mean a LOT of money, more than what the two of them are currently worth together.
I’ve read that Harry has had a rude and stressful awakening when it comes to the massive amount of money that’s been spent just in the few months they’ve been couch surfing in British Columbia. And to have the coronavirus pandemic dropping a wet blanket on their launch, which depends on in-person socializing and media coverage at events to a large extent, sets them back even farther in their wealth quest.
It seems to me they will make some money initially due to the novelty factor, but that will be relatively short lived. They are going to make BIG money fast, and due to Meghan’s need to keep up appearances, the OTT spending will have no limits in her mind.
And they have both tarnished themselves as greedy, self-absorbed ingrates, which will be offputting for many people they will court.
It will be fascinating to see how this unfolds.
Please do not feel foolish or delete your comments! I agree with them. I my personal experience, a narc won't listen. Case in point, my toddler had bad diarrhea and was on a clear diet. My narc ex insisted she needed a peanut butter sandwich.He would not listen to me, and was making one, but finally listened to my mother. What an idiot he was on common sense events. He thought he always knew best--NOT!
Smirkles writng inspirational messages on face masks. ROTFL!
That is about her speed and level of humanitarianism!
I surely hope he has waked up to this! I can’t even imagine the amount that has been spent already. I don’t know if he needs a visa? What happens when paperwork runs out or the hospitality of the mansion owner runs out, and they can’t go anywhere now? For his sake, I hope he is waking up to reality.
Wow, I am surprised they admitted, rarely do they do such a thing. I was expecting them to blame it on Wills and Kate--oh those pranksters who do not play nice! Forever the victims, Harry and Meghan.
The tone has become a bit rough overnight. Could we kindly avoid any threat of violence to the Sussexes, or any wish that they might become ill?
My goal for Meg is a Home Shopping Network gig at 3am, nothing worse.
She was tough. She said it was “thoughtless and inconsiderate” for people to continue to hold social gatherings. “It is complete unacceptable.”
FWIW, she is 80 and a good friend (and cousin) of QEII.
No word from the Swedish or Spanish monarchs yet, although the latter is mired in scandal.
Dutch king quiet too, but he has been traveling.
My best friend had the same a few days ago and she is now much better. We spent time together right before the quarantine.
Hopefully this will be a low-grade version of the illness and I will then be immune going forward.
That said, if I'm a bit quieter than usual on this and the other board, that is why. It's not because Meghan's minions have come to get me!
These two have no shame. Ever.
I hope PP pulls through. Poor Queen.
Harry and Meghan's intention to forge their new non-profit entity away from British shores was laid bare in the departure of their UK foundation director who was not replaced.
Natalie Campbell, a former director of Sussex Royal and the sole director of MWX Tradings Ltd which was established to support the foundation, has quit her post, according to Companies House paperwork.
None of the other Sussex Royal directors, which included broadcaster Kirsty Young, have been lined up for leadership positions in the new endeavor, it is believed.
The Sussexes are yet to flesh out what their new entity will look like, other than outlining it will support their 'global charitable, campaign and philanthropic work'.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8124323/Sussex-Royal-foundation-wound-up.html
I second what Crumpet said - plenty of chicken soup!
Hope you feel better soon.
I see the Dutch Royal Family has also been visible - they applauded medical workers from their balcony yesterday - and the King of Spain will speak to his citizens this evening.
The middle eastern diet pairs this with lemon and olive oil as well pretty much daily.
One study, can't remember where, said to combine green tea with garlic as well. We have long been wrapping garlic in fresh warm bread dipped in olive oil. Of course, we eat this usually at night and never when going out.
Get better soon! It may be a regular cold or another virus. They are common in spring. Please let us know how you feel!
We'll behave while you take time off.
Feel better. 💜
You are right, she will not listen, but her PR teams scan blogs like this one every day. What we say is being communicated to her, albeit sugar coated.
One example is many thousands she spent on plastic surgery recently. Clearly with the intent to make close ups of her face flattering. There are plenty of pictures of her real face floating in the web. Did you notice she stopped using that horrible bronzer? Another example is abrupt change in dressing style for public occasions.
I also have an idea how she can make money. As model for plastic surgery clinics. Her before and after pics will convince many to part with serious money for surgery if they are concerned how they look.
"Canada and the United States will announce a deal to partially close the border on Wednesday, while allowing trade and commerce to continue, sources say."
At least we won't have to read those fake PR articles about the Smirkles looking for a house in Malibu for a while.
It will be interesting to see what she does to keep attention on herself during this public health emergency.
Thinking of all the great nutty bloggers who take the time to contribute such kind supportive helpful messages
My husband and6 myself staying home both age over 70 but I do have to take our 12 year old cat the vets tomorrow for euthenasia she has had mammary cancer which she's survived happily for 18 months from diagnosis after operation & chemotherapy she's just sleeping now not eating drinking unaided .Vet can't come to the house. Only 1 person with pet allowed at the vets were going after hours
Sorry to sound like a skippy blogger.Hope everyone keeos safe
There is actual scientific evidence chicken soup helps you with upper respiratory infections.
>>>Chicken soup may contain a number of substances with beneficial medicinal activity including an anti-inflammatory mechanism that could ease the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, according to a new study. The study was reported in the October issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians.<<<
And garlic is very well known to help with a variety of ailments and promotes good health. Maybe it is the stink of garlic which automatically causes social distancing. lol
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265853#benefits
Hope you get well soon!! Have said a prayer for you.
So sorry to hear about your cat! Losing a pet is so difficult. I have lost two in the last two years. Sending sympathy to you and your husband. Stay well!
Get well soon Nutty, may your immune system be strong and the virus strain weak.
Meanwhile, on Yahoo news:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/queen-coronavirus-prince-andrew-prince-harry-123558550.html
How Prince Andrew or Prince Harry could be called on if the Queen gets coronavirus
Rebecca Taylor, royal correspondent
Yahoo News UK1 hour ago
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Happy Days, do you remember where you read this? I haven't seen this anywhere.
"I’ve read that Harry has had a rude and stressful awakening when it comes to the massive amount of money that’s been spent just in the few months they’ve been couch surfing in British Columbia."
@sylvia, awwww.. I am so sorry about your cat. It's terrible to lose a beloved companion.
@cateyes so delighted at the news of your brother!
Back ON Topic
Really? Coronavirus Experts are waiting to work with someone who
1. Doesn't know Belarus is landlocked, and
2. Thinks penguins live at the North Pole, despite having been to Antarctica
3. And then admits it
And his greedy, grasping wife who had it made and then threw it all away.
Way to stuff that resume guys!
If anyone is waiting to work with them it's "how to make some money off this global crisis". They are probably trying to hoard toilet paper to price gouge.
If the news is true regarding PP his funeral could not take place at a worse time.I'm.in the UK my sister and I were taught to courtesy at a young age in case we ever met Royalty
This was highly unlikely we were working class but it didn't seem odd thst practice at that time 1950s.My extended fsmily were Royalist and there were often discussions debates enough the Royal Family .
Cats eyes Wishing your brother safely home very soon to be with you .
Wher has Liverbird got to recently?
Hope everyone if Nuttys posters new old wherever you all are and their loved ones stay safe and well
Get well soon @Nutty. Two of my cold and flu remedies.
Bring a glass of milk to the boil, add quarter teaspoon tumeric and two fingernail size pieces of ginger, spoonful of sugar. Once boiled, strain ginger bits, drink while still warm.
Also add lemon slices to boiled water with sugar, leave lemon to infuse , drink while warm.
All countries are looking up to their leaders for guidance, support and direction. Everyone I know are talking about survival and the way forward.
The Harkles coming out with their two cents is very foolish. They have flown through the epicentre of the virus and should be isolating themselves, their security team and their household staff.
This is not the time for pursuing fame or fortune. In fact , guidelines are going around that members of the public are to immediately report businesses and individuals that are charging exorbitant prices to the necessary authorities.
In my opinion, the entertainment industry and public relations companies should follow something similar to this. Its a horrible time to trade on fear and panic.
There three things that the Cambridges have that the 'desperate to get attention so that they can make money' Sussexes do not:
1. An experienced and good team who understand royalty and the UK and are used to communicating and collaborating. (Do the Sussexes have any staff left other than RPOs, a nanny and domestic workers? They certainly do not have an experienced and knowledgeable team who can lead them in 'trying to help'.)
2. Links to the government in the UK so that they don't make fools of themselves or contradict but play a supportive role, which is what royalty should do. (Does anyone in government, other than 'woke' MPs, talk to the Sussexes unless obliged to at a public event? The Sussexes also do not have links, or strong links, to any organisation that they can rally to step up and help.)
3. Good relations with other royals, working or not. One would hope that they are communicating so that royals give a coherent response (delayed as it is, but royalty has never moved quickly).
What the Sussexes should have realised by now, but probably don't, is that you are either in or out (as a working royal). If you are 'in' you collaborate, co-ordinate, communicate and serve the Crown; if you are out, and take yourself off to squat in a mansion on another continent and 'make your staff redundant', you just do not have the means to collaborate, co-ordinate or communicate (Hotmail? Really?).
Harry will probably become more and more despondent and angry (blaming everyone and clinging to a false belief that he can fix his marriage and make Meghan happy, perhaps in a way that his father did not for his mother but he thinks should have).
Invictus Games: cancelled/postponed.
Travel: cancelled so no paid appearances or speeches.
Travelyst: at best delayed, but meanwhile there are offices and staff that are costing money.
PR: other than 'leaking' stories to the media to grab headlines and 'recycling' old photos and pithy quotes and word salad for IG, not much they can do. No surprise visits or pap walks for Meghan.
Meghan is probably driving everyone crazy, although it is a big mansion so theoretically Harry could avoid her for most of the day and people can refuse to take calls from her (busy or ill).
In Meg's case, a lot of people point to her success on "Suits" after years of struggling in the business as the crucible for her narcissism . . that's when, they say, she 'changed overnight' and started acting arrogant, like a big shot and treating people badly. A person who was not a narcissist to begin with would not have had this kind of reaction to a little bit of career success--that callous diva was always in there, but while she was still low-level and aspiring, she had to maintain the facade of sweet Meghan with a greater number of people.
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I have read that from her earliest days she was a bossy boots, requiring people to do her will.
I predict at least harry will return to the BRF as due to the serious worldwide economic crisis he will not be able to make "billions."
What do you think Meghan will do?
And so it begins ... she has decided that she is going to become the Coronavirus expert on IG. Heaven help us!
I’m stunned that they chose to put this announcement out today, after all their “worry” being reported yesterday.
MM's "friends" are back talking to the DM about MM & Harry self-isolating in Canada. MM must be very jealous the virus is stealing her headlines. Their bid to launch a global foundation could not have come at a worse time. And I think Travalyst is pretty much done for. Travel will be a luxury once it starts up again, and people will be grateful to just take trips they can afford.
I think MM may have learned that the "friends talking about her" was a way to get info to the media, like the friends who leaked info to People about the letter. Most of us realize how preposterous that sounds. What celebrity or royal has friends who "update" the tabloids? In the form of direct quotes?
It was mentioned on Twitter yesterday that MM "gate-crashed" the baptism of Mike & Zara Tindall. Does anyone know if this was true? Paps were also there, reportedly, and got pictures of H&M. Is it possible she called them?
I can't decide how to react to the latest ex-cathedra announcements from Her Holiness.
Shall I:
Throw up?
Sneer sarcastically?
Groan?
Say `It's enough to make a cat laugh'?
Curse her?
or wish the witch well as she knocks up a sovereign remedy from avocado toast, snake oil and other Secret ingredients, hoping she tries it out first?
Best wishes to you Nutty, and hoping for a speedy recovery. (I agree, and hope it's not too bad for you.)
I think MM may have learned that the "friends talking about her" was a way to get info to the media, like the friends who leaked info to People about the letter. Most of us realize how preposterous that sounds. What celebrity or royal has friends who "update" the tabloids? In the form of direct quotes.
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@CookieShark, REALLY!!
The stupidity. The absolute, utter STUPIDITY.
I am very grateful I am NOT a specimen like Markle.
Very, very grateful.
On the DM article about W&K changing their work to focus on the virus, a commenter notes that the source was Vanity Fair, and that VF is not a usual royal source.
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Vanity Fair has about, oh, I'd guess less than a million viewers!
>>>It was mentioned on Twitter yesterday that MM "gate-crashed" the baptism of Mike & Zara Tindall. Does anyone know if this was true?Paps were also there, reportedly, and got pictures of H&M. Is it possible she called them?<<<
I doubt M crashed Lena Tindall's baptism. Reportedly Harry is one of the godparents. If Harry was invited, I expect M was too (although I expect there were hopes she wouldn't come since she was on "maternity" leave.) But it would have been rude not to invite her if Harry was invited. So far as calling the paps, yeah. She would and I can't imagine anyone else in the family would.
Then they put out their dumb fluff piece. If they we're half the concerned people or humanitarians they claim to be, they would have stayed home!
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How STUPID do they think we are!!!
"And now, more than ever, we need each other. We need each other for truth, for support, and to feel less alone..."
She faked a pregnancy in a first-world country with a free press, and now she's encouraging truth in others? Harry is virtually waging political war against his elder brother, and they're urging others to give support? And, like WWBM said, don't get me started on "feeling alone." They are very alone now, and it has nothing to do with the virus.
Princess Beatrice forced to scale back wedding over Coronavirus fears
The Princess and her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have been forced to cancel plans to hold the reception in the gardens of Buckingham Palace
Princess Beatrice has been forced to significantly scale back her May wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi because of coronavirus, The Telegraph has learned.
The couple have been forced to cancel plans to hold the reception in the gardens of Buckingham Palace and are currently deciding whether to keep the nuptials to close family and friends.
A friend said: "There won't be a reception. The wedding may be just them and a chaplain. It all depends on what happens over the next few weeks but there will be no big gathering."
It follows speculation that the ceremony at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace on May 29 would have to be postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The latest government advice has warned against large social gatherings and Christian leaders have suspended public worship at UK churches until further notice.
Although a Church of England spokesman has said weddings and funerals can go ahead, the new social distancing rules and travel bans means marriage plans have been thrown into chaos.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed: “Princess Beatrice and Mr Mapelli Mozzi are very much looking forward to getting married but are equally aware of the
need to avoid undertaking any unnecessary risks in the current circumstances.
“In line with government advice for the UK and beyond, the couple are reviewing their arrangements for 29th May.
“They are particularly conscious of government advice in relation to both the wellbeing of older family members and large gatherings of people. Therefore, the planned reception in the Buckingham Palace Gardens will not take place.
"The couple will carefully consider government advice before deciding whether a private marriage might take place amongst a small group of family and friends.”
The Telegraph has previously reported that the Duke of Edinburgh, 98, was looking increasingly unlikely to make the wedding. The church has a 150-seat capacity, while hundreds more were expected to attend the reception hosted by the Queen.
The groom’s family originally hails from the Lombardy region in Italy, one of the areas worst hit by the disease.
Given the possibility of closed UK borders in the near future, Harry will head back under the guise of "concern" and will ask to be reinstated as a royal privately. Meghan will let him go because at this point, she can make more money by divorcing him than some charity-scheme. She'll probably move to Toronto and live with Jess/Marcus and file for divorce. If there is an Archie, then Harry will do what Harry does - let his gran and dad clean up his mess by using the Firm's lawyers to pressure Meghan to hand over Archie.
That christening was ages ago, and Harry and Meghan were invited. I think Harry may be godfather to their youngest daughter, Lena, born June 2018, who's christening it was. Photographers from all the media were there as it was a royal christening.
Henrietta said...
From the Express article on the Sussexes' most recent IG pos
" They are very alone now, and it has nothing to do with the virus'
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Glad, glad GLAD am I. I want nothing but the WORST of anything for them.
What they did to our Queen is ….
"sussexroyal
Verified
These are uncertain times. And now, more than ever, we need each other. We need each other for truth, for support, and to feel less alone during a time that can honestly feel quite scary.
There are so many around the world who need support right now, who are working tirelessly to respond to this crisis behind the scenes, on the frontline, or at home. Our willingness, as a people, to step up in the face of what we are all experiencing with COVID-19 is awe-inspiring. This moment is as true a testament there is to the human spirit.
We often speak of compassion. All of our lives are in some way affected by this, uniting each of us globally. How we approach each other and our communities with empathy and kindness is indisputably important right now.
Over the coming weeks, this will be our guiding principle.
We will be sharing information and resources to help all of us navigate the uncertainty: from posting accurate information and facts from trusted experts, to learning about measures we can take to keep ourselves and our families healthy, to working with organisations that can support our mental and emotional well-being.
In addition, we will focus on the inspiring stories of how so many of you around the world are connecting in ways big and small to lift all of us up.
We look forward to sharing more over the days and weeks to come...
We are all in this together, and as a global community we can support each other through this process – and build a digital neighbourhood that feels safe for every one of us."
SHE NEVER MISSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT ALL ABOUT HER
A comment in the Express refers to them as `the Royal Karkrashians' - perfect!
https://www.instagram.com/sussexroyal/?hl=en
Our willingness, as a people, to step up in the face of what we are all experiencing with COVID-19 is awe-inspiring. This moment is as true a testament there is to the human spirit.
We often speak of compassion. All of our lives are in some way affected by this, uniting each of us globally. How we approach each other and our communities with empathy and kindness is indisputably important right now.
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Okay.
Thank you.
We all care about those we care about.
They are ourselves.
In my case, it is my grandmother, who I love more than anyone.
I know that others love their grandmothers, but that is their lookout.
No, Meghan, people do not need word salad but practical help. Since you are barricaded in a mansion on an island in Canada, you cannot provide that help and there is no indication that you are donating to any organisation out there in the community trying to help with limited resources.
No, Meghan you are not an expert (well, in anything) and it just makes noise when 'self-named experts' climb onto the public stage. Let people get information from official sources and just shut up.
No Meghan, you have no official role that allows you to set yourself up as the go-to place for all things corona.
No, Meghan if people want a central resource for information that is verified and scientifically accurate, then this is a good starting point:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Can someone official please shut her down before she does damage.
She has provided nothing of any practical use, such as calling on young people to respect social distancing. That is the only place where she might have had some influence and she ignored it in favour of the usual word salad.
I would add, however, that she is not the only "business" trying to benefit from Covid. I am being bombarded by email from shops and banks telling me that they, too, "care" about me. As if a designer handbag consignment boutique cares about anyone.
Markle seems to have snapped up all the Purelle, because she is scrubbing negative comments from her IG site.
https://the-charlatan-duchess.tumblr.com/