It's no secret to regular readers of the blog that we're dealing with some regular posters who are very unpleasant. In particular, they target popular commenters with the goal of making them miserable and driving them away.
My suspicion is that these posters are paid, and that their real goal is to get rid of me and the blog itself.
Social media nitwits have long been part of Meg's PR budget; who can forget her clueless supporters on the DM comment boards? And Meg and her sugars have "outed" or gone after other bloggers who displeased her.
Alternately, we could be talking about a single troubled person who gets their jollies out of creating multiple personalities and arguing with themselves. Whatever it is, it's unwelcome and annoying, and we need to take action.
Anyway, I've identified a few possible approaches, with upsides and downsides.
Here they are:
The negatives: Everyone would have to take a few moments to create a Wordpress profile if they don't already have one. Also, Wordpress shows me your IP which can indicate your general location - unless you use a VPN - plus whatever email address you have set up to comment.
I personally don't care about your email or your location, but if big corporate websites can get hacked, I suppose a small Wordpress site could as well.
Also, this solution would have to wait until I have time to fully implement it.
The positives: Can be implemented today. Allows for nested comments, which is something many Nutties have wanted for a long time, plus GIFS - not sure if that is a positive or a negative!
The negatives: Again, you will have to create an account, and Disqus exposes your email and IP address to me unless you use a VPN. (I suppose our troublesome poster could use a VPN and come up with a lot of nonsense postings from mulitple IPs, defeating the purpose)
I don't go to CDAN much any more - has Disqus worked well for Enty?
Personally, I rather like it that way - should someone get uncovered, I can say with full confidence that I had nothing to do with it!
Unfortunately, that wonderful openness has resulted in abuse. Some dullard seems to think it's fun to make me waste my time deleting multiple idiotic comments, multiple times per day.
What do you think the best way forward could be? I'll leave this poll open until late Monday to get everyone's input, and I'm also open to separate suggestions.
My suspicion is that these posters are paid, and that their real goal is to get rid of me and the blog itself.
Social media nitwits have long been part of Meg's PR budget; who can forget her clueless supporters on the DM comment boards? And Meg and her sugars have "outed" or gone after other bloggers who displeased her.
Alternately, we could be talking about a single troubled person who gets their jollies out of creating multiple personalities and arguing with themselves. Whatever it is, it's unwelcome and annoying, and we need to take action.
Anyway, I've identified a few possible approaches, with upsides and downsides.
Here they are:
Move to a Wordpress Blog
The positives: We can have several moderators, which is not possible for a Google Blogger Account. This would allow someone to moderate during the hours when I am asleep, roughly 10pm-6am Estonian time, which is when the mischief seems to happen.The negatives: Everyone would have to take a few moments to create a Wordpress profile if they don't already have one. Also, Wordpress shows me your IP which can indicate your general location - unless you use a VPN - plus whatever email address you have set up to comment.
I personally don't care about your email or your location, but if big corporate websites can get hacked, I suppose a small Wordpress site could as well.
Also, this solution would have to wait until I have time to fully implement it.
Add Disqus to this Blog
Enty has recently switched to Disqus commenting system on his Google Blog, which allows him to ban users and IPs.The positives: Can be implemented today. Allows for nested comments, which is something many Nutties have wanted for a long time, plus GIFS - not sure if that is a positive or a negative!
The negatives: Again, you will have to create an account, and Disqus exposes your email and IP address to me unless you use a VPN. (I suppose our troublesome poster could use a VPN and come up with a lot of nonsense postings from mulitple IPs, defeating the purpose)
I don't go to CDAN much any more - has Disqus worked well for Enty?
Continue without changes
Google Blogger allows for excellent privacy protection, and it is truly open to all. I see nothing but your screen name; I have no access to your email address or IP.Personally, I rather like it that way - should someone get uncovered, I can say with full confidence that I had nothing to do with it!
Unfortunately, that wonderful openness has resulted in abuse. Some dullard seems to think it's fun to make me waste my time deleting multiple idiotic comments, multiple times per day.
What do you think the best way forward could be? I'll leave this poll open until late Monday to get everyone's input, and I'm also open to separate suggestions.
Comments
And not "threAten", "that the Queen denied them"
So irritating
Sigh
And not "threAten", "that the Queen denied them"
So irritating
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Hahaha, was wondering what that one was, didn't like to be rude and ask :)
Don't feel bad :) -- I'm one to talk -- I don't post from my phone, so I don't even have autocorrect to blame for my mistakes! Plus, I'm supposed to be a journalist -- supposed to be meticulous with my copy-editing *sigh* *embarrassment*
Amen to what you wrote!!!
This site gives an explanation that doesn't quite fit with the way I as an American use the expression. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-do-we-throw-someone-under-the-bus
It says
"...to throw someone under the bus ...may be defined as “to betray or sacrifice a person, particularly for the sake of one’s own advancement, or as a means of safeguarding one’s own interests.”
When I use the expression, it usually has the important element of failure to take responsibility for one's own actions/inactions while blaming another person. So I might "throw a colleague under the bus" if a joint work project failed to do X when in reality, I had not attempted to do X in the project either and yet I could have.
M&H might have thrown W&K under the bus in stepping away (along with TQ and PoW) but definitely didn't throw the Cambridge children under by my way of using of the expression. But sacrificing the kids could fit with the above Merriam-Webster definition.
Still think it didn't come from Kate/Kate's friends though. How tone-deaf it would have been, particularly now, to whine about having to work. I mean complaining that H&M's decision may mean she and/or Will may not be able to personally do the "to and from school" private car runs every day....How many working parents can? Even when there isn't a lockdown and there are school runs to be done? How many London parents don't even own a car? Even the school George and Charlotte attend offers an optional school minibus service to pick up and drop off students.
No separation for at least a year. Megsy has to see how the Omid book fares. She just might follow it with her own book if the Duo cannot get any income from Hollywood ventures. All this takes time. No split until March 2021 when the separation from the BFR is up for review. Charles is still forking over 2 million £ per year allowance plus paying for their security/enablers/who fetch their take out food. So why spoil a good thing?
Hapless has a strong urge to visit England this summer for a week or two and Megsy will not be able to stop him. Her problem is that if she goes she will have to bring Merchie. She is paranoid about her baby (meal ticket) being seized. If Megs stays in LA, then Harry's friends and family will try to de-program him.
Thanks for writing that about whether the teacup throwing incident is in the book or not. I can't find my post on that, so I really have no idea of what I said. If you find it, would you please let me know?
I couldn't make much sense of tatty's post, either, so I'm not sure what point she is trying to make.
I think that most people here are thrilled and very excited about Lady CC's book coming out and can't wait for it to arrive. Just yesterday, I was able to get a pre-order copy on Amazon US, and announced here that it was available in the US (finally!). A few minutes later, another poster said that Amazon US had sold out all of their pre-orders. It must be selling extremely well, as people are scrambling to get the book, even going so far as having it shipped from GB and checking to see if it's available to be shipped from other countries.
Others are not so thrilled that Lady CC's book is coming out at all. I expect some pro-MM people will try to discredit the book and the author.
I also agree with you that this tea cup-throwing issue just a minor skirmish about whether one incident is in Lady CC's book or not. There is going to be a lot of misinformation going around until it it actually released and people can read it for themselves. Until then, the only reliable source for info about the book would be from Lady CC.
Enjoy your copy when arrives. I'm eagerly awaiting mine. :)
You have got to be kidding me. She thinks she can sing and dance!
(This isn’t much to do with you but with the person who erroneously tweeted it)
To clarity, this is not a tweet. This is a PM between two people that was misconstrued by murky Meg as an excerpt and from lady C. That is what is not true.
“.and the tea throwing is apparently confirmed!!!
"Extract of Lady Campbell's new book: Meghan Markle did throw tea at staff member! She must have rock-solid sources to write this and not be intimidated by Meghan's lawyers."
It seems the tea was thrown at a staff member from Australia Governor's House. (Some thought it was one MM's own staff/Melissa T.)
May 26, 2020 at 12:45 PM”
There is no extract in Lady C’s book that MM threw tea at a staff member” (that we know of, yet)...
It’s some kind of misinterpreted and rebranded lie by apparently murky Meg and others that got retweeted enough for people to think this is in the book.
I’m waiting for the book as well.
My tweets were not you but to others to whom I was trying to explain how the misunderstanding happened.
I’m sorry your feelings somehow got hurt.
I hope you feel better soon.
almost everyone knows we are speculating because that's a huge part of this blog . Hence the words "apparently" "possibly","I think ". That being said I heard about the hot tea throw months ago and from more than one site/ source. I really want to know though!! Lol. I can't believe I want anyone's marriage to end and it doesn't seem right but I do want it over and I'm owning that. Besides it's not really a marriage if it's fraudulent.
New blind: https://blindgossip.com/i-am-a-triple-threat/ ... Her dream is to score a role that would normally go to an established triple threat.
You have got to be kidding me. She thinks she can sing and dance!
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Hahaha! Now I've heard everything, LOL
I guess it’s interesting that in these down times when nothing is going on, the people with YouTube channels must see a decline in revenue.
So you can hopefully see how none of that has anything to do with you (BBW).
No one has any accelerated information that lady C confirms MM threw a hot tea pot at someone, and then BP had to pay 250k to the person in exchange for silence. This is still a rumor.
Again, I took my time deep diving to figure it out.
This was one of the last things I tried to find on TCD before it was taken down.
This is all a waste of my time.
(I did find it interesting the idea that people make up stuff to make money. That idea doesn’t surprise me one but and I’m glad Nutty doesn’t do that).
That is what Megan is afraid of two, deep down. For such an accomplished woman who was going to hit the ground running, She did nothing but spend Charles’ money and alienate people.
Apologies for typos which they must be many, but I’m dictating on my phone and it’s almost impossible to fix this box.
Future queen consorts need to be made of steel. They sure have to provide a blank canvas that most people can identify with while not being drawn too much in any kind of direction. Kate („Catherine“) and her family have proven over the years that they are just this and absolutely willing to play their role. This is not an easy task, I am quite thankful thank somebody is willing to do that job and others don‘t have to. I am sure that she by now is too far removed from normal life to be assessed by our standards, how wouldn‘t she? Very few people lead a life like her, being observed at every outing, having to represent a kingdom, even at the supermarket. All that privilege comes at a price, at the moment some are trying to collect the advantages without delivering.
Every now and then in the morning when I am trudging to the post box - wearing my PJs, disgruntled face, crazy hair, no make-up - to get the papers I am thinking of people like Kate („Catherine“) and feeling THAT thankful that no one is interested in my doing so, nobody is lurking behind the dustbins.
And if Kate is maintaining her role she is one of the few people in the world who will be interesting to the media for the rest of her life and not just for the life span of an average celebrity. Depressing thought for me.
Considering those quotes that are implying that she is no fun and not warm (enough) - I have seen and brought up children myself. One of „Catherine“‘s most powerful appearances I have ever seen was her visit with her three children at THAT Polo game. Managing three small children that effortlessly on her own under the scrutiny of camera lenses at all of the time is not a small effort. Maybe there was a nurse in the premises, I cant‘t say for sure. But her children were attached to and focused on her all of the time and they seemed to be comfortable with each other. No way would children behave like that with a parent that is not truly and permanently available and in affectionate command. I was deeply impressed.
The fun part: Though we now witness the rise of Steely Katie I fondly remember those other, more unburdened pictures. Her strolling in front of her dad on the pavement in jeans that slung so low they barely covered her modesty. Her tumbling down in roller skates, gorgeously giggling in hot pants. Her and her sister dancing at night clubs and happily cramming into a taxi afterwards, skirts riding up. She surely was able to have fun and hopefully still does.
I am hoping that behind that perfect facade that is now shown to us there still is this woman - Kate, not Catherine. But concerning the consort of a future king maybe this does not concern us any longer.
Though I am hoping she puts on those yellow roller skating hot pants for him once in a while, gnihihi.
Megs can't even walk into a building in heels without hanging off harry. How is she going to dance?
And sing? This says it best
https://m.youtube.com/watchv=ltsbuupoqrq
I read it as you explaining how it happened tatty (Murhky Meg)
Here is a link I got from Tumblr. It belongs to someone who was apparently close to TCD and this is one long involved story.
https://littlelillyladybug.tumblr.com/post/617802057224716288/i-know-this-is-a-little-weird-and-a-bit-out-of
I don't follow littlelillyladybug, I am not even sure she writes about the Royals. This story was in one of the Tumblr accounts I drop in on. You could see it there, but I was trying to save you scrolling.
Although if you are in a mood, the Deceitful Duchess blog has some incredible diamond earrings. They've mixed raw and polished stones. Very unusual and pretty.
https://youhavebeenmarkled.tumblr.com
I hope you feel better. Migraines are the worst!
Sorry @BBW! I did indeed tack on part of your comment. I can see I think you know that was not my intention.
Since it’s all been apparently deleted, I don’t think I can go back and type out the actual tweet that was a PM.
My friend, I think we can all see what's going on here. Somebody is obviously trying to discredit anti-MM sites, and they are not doing a very good job of it, I must say, as only parts of the story trickle out in separate posts.
In one post, they said it was a lie, then in the same post say it was a misunderstanding. Well, it can't be both.
Then, there's this:
"@henrietta why is TCD gone? Is that the one where there was fraud about something? Money involved on Facebook.... something like that?"
Not very subtle, huh?
I'm just going to ignore that person, move on, and I hope you do the same. Otherwise, they will just continue with the negativity.
People all over are breaking the stay at home orders. It's pretty much back to normal here. There was an article in the DM that Hollywood Hills parties are out of control, so I wouldn't count on the Harkles self-isolating.
But scroll and roll if you must. 👍🏻
Definitely she knows how to tap dance around the truth!
"It also got me thinking about the surrogate and why Archie is so big for his age. Some women get gestational diabetes...I saw several delivered during clinicals and they were huge. 10 + lbs."
True. But Archie wasn't big when he was born. Was reportedly 7lbs 3oz. And while he was pretty hidden, the baby displayed on May 8 didn't look abnormally large. And aren't women with gestational diabetes induced early or at least not allowed to go late? Maybe the surrogate was induced early? And that could explain all the conflicting KP statements over the last month of M's "pregnancy." (When they'd announce the birth, when they'd be photographed, whether Harry would go to the Hague for the IG...)
Then, just a little over a week or so ago all hell broke loose. Many of our members woke up to discover our group, the place where all our research was, all our hard work, and our friends were, just disappeared. Needless to say we were upset and frightened. Was there going to be another public doxxing? Were any of our children or family in danger? Did something happen to one our MMTCD family? The answer was yes to all. Thanks to some quick thinking by our admins, we were able to archive our group. To the best of their ABILITY, these women worked tirelessly for DAYS to contact members and lead us into a new secure group, away from our two founders for MMTCD.
Yes. I wrote that correctly. Our founders. The two women who created our group, were not who they said they were. Ironically, charlatans as well!🤮 That was hard enough to hear, but later on we found out that several of our members had personal and financial information stolen. Others had money stolen in the name of charities, as well as fraudulent victims.”
https://littlelillyladybug.tumblr.com/post/617802057224716288/i-know-this-is-a-little-weird-and-a-bit-out-of
I assure you, @joycelyn Bellins, the above has nothing to do with me. How you decided I was trying to discredit them is beyond me. I’ve been busy and traveling most of the day.
But have a good evening. 🌺
When I first heard that K was being "thrown under the bus", my thought was that this is just more trying to stir up trouble commentary.
I did order the book on Amazon a couple of days ago and will post my option or things which catch my eye.
CatEyes - that was funny!
I noticed this once in something she said - I too, thought it was a male (because of blog title) but the author is female.
Thank you! I too, will look forward to your opinion about LadyC's book!
I hope it doesn't come here.
I was catching up on comments I missed and I wanted to throw my two cents in about the questions about the honeymoon or "non honeymoon" .
I wonder if you're not on to something there.
No reason to be so mysterious about where (or if) they honeymooned. Of course I can see not saying the location ahead of time, but it would have been great publicity for her to post photos later.
When she has a ready made opportunity to merch/get publicity and she doesn't take it, you gotta wonder why not.
Why in the world would a royal not take a honeymoon, anyway?
Your scenario makes sense. Can't see any reason to not believe it. And it would explain a lot...quick getting pregnant, funkiness around the due date, her very strong desire not to say anything about that time period.
It's kinda like a lot of other things with them. The facts as we know them don't jive, but one or two conspiracy theories do make sense.
There was something definitely off about the honeymoon/no honeymoon. They were up so something there. Otherwise, why go to such lengths to hide it?
Since TCD owners stole money from their members, I assumed maybe they were a forgeign “bot” or whatever....
I see now. Maybe so.
Apparently Murky Meg’s blood pressure shot up dangerously high today, so she turned off Twitter. I can’t see if she took the erroneous tweet down, so if she realized it was a lie and then took it down, then it became a misunderstanding instead of a lie. Because everyone took their posts down, and I was traveling while that was happening, I can’t figure out the rest of the story.
I guess maybe Nutty should put the blog wherever is the safest, which I guess is here??
I guess maybe Nutty should put the blog wherever is the safest, which I guess is here??
I really don't know where it's safest; I'll leave that to our more tech-savvy members. But the story of the closed FB group MMTCD is pretty scary. Hopefully we'll learn more from MSM if it comes to criminal prosecutions.
I’ve spent the last half hour on twitter and it seems like murky meg did delete tweets before she deactivated her twitter account because of very high blood pressure (the bottom number was like 128). So it seems someone might be after her because all of that can’t be because she copied a PM as a tweet with misinformation in it. That can’t cause all of that— that is an “oopsie, I misunderstood, my bad. I’ll fix it and delete the tweet...”
I’m off to what.meghan.wants next to try and figure that one out, but I’m not great on IG and her format is hard for me to follow. It seems she just decided to move on and she deleted the stuff from earlier. So I don’t think anyone is after her.
I wish I had taken screen shots earlier, but I was cleaning and packing and getting the dogs ready and really, who has time to do all of that about these two?? Lol I didn’t realize they were all in the middle of SOMETHING.
So Tekkies, which of these choices is the safest for everyone, including Nutty. Granted, we are pretty tame and mild compared to other sites— one benefit of not being an echo chamber.
New blind: https://blindgossip.com/i-am-a-triple-threat/ ... Her dream is to score a role that would normally go to an established triple threat.
You have got to be kidding me. She thinks she can sing and dance!
@Lurking: I have wonder what color the sky is in Meghan’s world. The BG post sounds like the fantasies of a 12 year-old girl: “When I grow up, I’m going to marry a daft British prince and then triumphantly return to showbiz to claim my rightful rewards and win an Emmy, an Oscar, a Grammy, and a Tony! I’ll show THEM!”
I’ve heard of unrealistic delusions of grandeur and entitlement, but this is far beyond ridiculous and well into the realm of ludicrous. If this is true, then Meghan is certifiably batshit crazy.
I haven’t posted much lately since most of my knowledge centres around ob/gyn, microbiology and cooking. Law and advertising are best left by me to the ladies who excel in those fields. I found myself backing away when one or two of the more argumentative ladies were especially active. I still miss the original format and am too lazy And disorganised to make notes so that I can list and comment at the end rather than at each comment of interest. I’m perfectly happy to go along with whatever the majority decides and I have no problem with you seeing my ip address or even my real name. I’m happy to back up any assertions I may make.
@Swamp Woman, Welcome back!
Megain is a 12 year old child (emotionally)
neener! neener!
Murky Meg is now well aware of what YOU have been spreading. She has the ‘receipts’, as they say. All the screenshots collected by me. She reads here you know. She never dreamed someone on Nutty’s blog would slam her like you did. I’ve been on the phone with her this evening.
YOU played a major part in the health problems she suffered today.
It’s late here...and I am so angry now I can’t deal with the likes of you. Tomorrow.
Glowworm
All the murky meg stuff happened FOUR HOURS before I ever found it!
Four hours!
She was already off twitter before I even stumbled on it.
“Blogger tatty said...
@constantgardner33 oh yeah, supposedly, Murly Meg turned off her twitter after this to “chill out”. My guess would be she realized she was wrong and perpetuated a rumor as fact and so is trying to stop the retweets and calm it down? 🤷🏼♀️
It’s all on what.meghan.wants 4 hours ago on IG.”
“ tatty said...
I’m going to be offline for the next several hours, so if I got any of it wrong, someone please correct it, thanks.
May 26, 2020 at 8:43 PM”
And what.meghan.wants has all the receipts she posted as screen shots so take it up with her.
Replying to @Murky_Meg
“Deleting comments now, why Murkey meg, why?
12 h ago to Murky_meg
“the other 94 people aren’t monetizing it, as you said, you are a business,”
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As IF I has anything to do with that.
Some people can say “Shit!” And it’s funny.
Some people say “Shit!” And you can smell it.
Glow Worm, you and I dm’d on another site some time ago about someone on here. Neither of us called any names On Nutty’s page and we kept Our opinions between the two of us. We’ve been here for a long time and, speaking for myself only, I really enjoy reading the comments by women I consider my friends. I offered another poster a refuge at my home during the last hurricane season should she need it. Thank God she did not have to avail me of the hospitality but we would have had a wine or tropical rum laden girls week by candle light.
I have some health issues along with some of my other friends on here so I completely get not having the umph to comment on every post. Especially when another friend with a degree in that field has explained much better than I ever could. Part of what makes this blog a cut above the average is the intelligence and education many who contribute posess.
Ladies, let’s try one more time to scroll right past any comments a fellow poster has made that we don’t like. No more “...but you said I...”.
Nutty deserves better.
I will try harder.
You can read it all on this page.
I FEEL VERY THREATENED by @glowworm, so the rest of the stuff was an answer to her.
So it all came back to what was discussed on this page... I have no clear idea what I stumbled into on twitter and IG.
WMW and Mirky Meg can take it up with each other.
Trolls are the posters who make unprovoked attacks.
They are not those who stick up for themselves when they are attacked.
https://newsroyals.com/the-oddities-of-meghan-markles-genealogy/
"...to throw someone under the bus ...may be defined as “to betray or sacrifice a person, particularly for the sake of one’s own advancement, or as a means of safeguarding one’s own interests.”
I’m British and this is how I’d define throw someone under a bus
The DM has quoted from the British society magazine Tatler (which I subscribe to), it’s pro monarchy and so my take it’s for and from a British perspective.
From the DM Another told Tatler: 'Meghan and Harry have been so selfish. William and Catherine really wanted to be hands-on parents and the Sussexes have effectively thrown their three children under a bus.
"To throw (someone) under the bus" is an idiomatic phrase in American English meaning to betray a friend or ally for selfish reasons. It is typically used to describe a self-defensive disavowal and severance of a previously-friendly relationship when the relationship becomes controversial or unpopular or inconvenient.
Was `William Skipper' MM's `paternal ancestor' - perhaps they meant ` her father's ancestor'? That's not quite the same as an ancestor in the `paternal line' - if he were in the paternal line, he'd be called Markle.
It's very difficult to follow a line back through a female, thanks to our traditional habit of taking our husband's name. It is important for marriage records to tie up with birth records (officially that would have been baptismal records pre-1837 in UK).
(a side thought - until comparatively recently a wife was regarded more or less as her husband's property, an odd parallel with slavery!)
My other quibble is that those who claim descent from Edward III are those well-connected families who know that they are for certain because they have kept tabs on family relationships down the centuries. That doesn't apply to the `little people'.
Sometimes the descent can be proved - Danny Dyer, an actor, for example, but there's a stings in the tail:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Dyer
“ Tracing his ancestors even further back, research found that his 15× great grandfather was Thomas Cromwell.[11] His 14× great grandmother was Elizabeth Seymour, the sister of Jane Seymour, who was Henry VIII's third wife. Elizabeth married Cromwell's son Gregory Cromwell and, with the Seymour family's assertion to be descended from Edward III (his 22× great grandfather), the line stretched back to William the Conqueror.[11] In response, geneticist Adam Rutherford said that an English person's descent from Edward III was not remarkable because "almost every Briton" can claim such descent”
(My emphasis)
It's basic maths -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_England#Historical_population gives the English population in 1377 (the year Edward III died) as 2,500,000.
The further you go back in time, the more ancestors you can find. With every generation the number of ancestors doubles in theory. Thus Danny Dyer's 22xgt grandparents were, in theory, 4,121,664 people! Some ancestors must have been `shared ' in marriages between related individuals.
The upshot is that probably the majority of people in the UK whose ancestors have been here for the last 200 years can reasonably claim Edward III as an ancestor, for all that they can't prove it.
On similar lines, it is said that huge numbers of European people can claim descent from Charlemagne.
It's all to do with the numbers of royal bastards that the kings sired, whose descendants disappeared from the records.
Sorry to disappoint you, Meghan - you're more closely related to the rest of us in the UK than you would care to admit.
Just scroll on past tatty's remarks. Remember what happened to the Virus blog (you were part of it), it's now defunct because of people fighting
Instead of asking people to comment on tatty, everyone just scroll on past......
I was reading a couple of the comments on the DM about the Tattler article. Someone pointed out that this might be some story trying to put out there before the Omid book comes out.
Nice Gabe's. Nicely put.
I rather think the Sussexx's have given added esteem to the Cambridge children in a perverse way. I am sure many are so relieved and thankful William and Catherine are raising their children, it seems, in all the right ways in a healthy environment and true to the heart of the Monarchy. I have no doubt their parents have plenty of time to be hands on parents what with the Cv-19 lockdown and all.
>>>The upshot is that probably the majority of people in the UK whose ancestors have been here for the last 200 years can reasonably claim Edward III as an ancestor, for all that they can't prove it.<<<
I am not in the UK but because of my paternal line surnames being Welsh and English I am now going to have something to Brag about, a link to royalty (better to live down the the infamy status I have gained here). Lol
"The drones are believed to be operated by paparazzi photographers. However, Harry and Meghan, who have faced repeated racist abuse and trolling, are forced to also treat incoming drones as potential terrorist threats, the source said."
Another day, another crazy Harkle story.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-report-multiple-drone-flybys-to-lapd-will-now-pay-for-own-security?ref=home
Even in my own history, it’s not 100% accurate with name spellings and relatives. Therefore, I’m inclined not to completely trust the information. It could be correct, but it also very easily could not be.
Yes LA is opening up for business!! Ending its dumbass lock down which Garcetti extended into the end of July. Idiot child Mayor Garcettit did a U-Turn. Just as I predicted 10 days ago. A poster here named S was vociferous, dismissive in disagreeing with me about opening up Los Angeles. She was a Doc there in LA///// Ha, I realize few here remember all this but....anyway I was right and the so called "S" was wrong. Matter of fact S was so angry she left in a huff and claimed she was not coming back here.
Also good news for the Hapless Duo. Hollyweird is getting back into gear. There are deals to be made!
The attack of the Drones in LA! Who could have ever predicted this! In (Pap City) Los Angeles of all places. I suppose this is true but exaggerated as in there were drone flights high above, but few to none swooping in at 20ft. Lets see the DM version of this.
This gives the Royally Dumped Duo an out, an excuse to return to UK. Though I doubt the alleged drones will persist.
"Los Angeles County announced Tuesday that it will align with California’s latest guidelines and allow the resumption of faith-based services, in-store shopping at low-risk retail stores, drive-in movies and other recreational activities with restrictions."
So it appears the County of Los Angeles is taking the lead from the Governor not the Mayor of LA.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-26/los-angeles-county-reopens-with-new-state-guidelines-while-cities
MM thrives on any kind of publicity good or bad and so do the trolls here. I am disturbed by some that post direct "cut and paste" posts from other bloggers and this should not be allowed. The KNOW IT ALLS who assume they have the FACTS should truly understand that they FOOL NO ONE, not even outsiders reading this blog.
I fully understand the anger one feels when a troll is actually trying to get a reaction from any of us. DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAP. Let them post to their hearts' content and always remember trolls are here to stir up trouble in discussions, on social media and anywhere they can make people mad. Don't waste your time arguing with a troll because this is the highlight of their day. How sad is that?? Just like MM, they want drama and big reactions and if we give it to them, they will continually post forever.
Let us ensure that NuttyFlavor Blog stays healthy and is not contaminated by the very few who wish to see this blog removed.
JustMy2cents from reading here for over a year.
I wonder if this drone thing is another means of getting more money out of Charles? They or rather MM need to make lots of dosh what with all the SS pr & legal expenses etc.
2£ million per year - nah, they want Charles to pay up for a "safe and secure "house. They are being terrorised by the horrible press that MM said only existed in the UK.
Fearful Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Report Multiple Drone Flybys to LAPD, Will Now Pay for Own Security
https://www.yahoo.com/news/prince-harry-meghan-markle-report-074526890.html
I think The problem with the TCD Facebook group was internal. The two moderators off The group were the ones doxxing and scamming. Another reason for Nutty to keep close control.
@Indy ooh! Delicious tea! More info on the Archie trees?
@gabes_human welcome back to you too! You have also been missed
@freetogab. I totally agree with you. Please don't interact in any way to the trolls.
@WBBM the problem with "defending" yourself is that everyone who argues thinks that is what they are doing. And some of these arguments go back months.
The security is a status symbol to Meg.
They create the furor to convince someone, anyone else to pay for it.
When are the BRF going to call them on this BS?
A Day In The Life Of The Harkles ~ Unwanted, Desperate, And In Debt
To me, the KP rebuttal of the Tatler story is the news of the day. William is having none of it, now Tatler is saying KP new about the article months ago. Knowing about it, and being consulted about it are two different things.
Oh, I hope it's true! Thanks!
I think that reflects one of the key differences between American and British society - in the US, people love rags to riches stories and admire people who come from nothing and make something of themselves. Americans are proud of the fact that one of their greatest presidents grew up in a log cabin. However, I remember when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, there was so much sniping that her father was (horrors!) a greengrocer, and that she was "not the right class".
And if one did want to plant a someday-forest on protected land, trees wouldn't be planted in rows like that. That's done when planting trees for harvest-- for lumber (or Christmas trees if evergreens.)
That grave site is way off sometimes. I have a semi-famous relative. My relative had the same first and last names as his father, but different they had different middle names. The grave site posted a photo of the grave of the father, rather than the semi-famous son, and said that the father was the famous one buried there.
Just one check of the dates could have told them that they had the wrong person. I emailed the site's admins, asking them to correct or remove it, but it's still there today.
Genealogy sites are often wrong, too, so it's wise to double-check all sources if you're doing your family tree.
KP says the story is full of inaccuracies. Tatler says that KP knew they were going to be doing that cover.
Note that KP does not deny knowing that Tatler were going to do the cover and cover story. They did not co-operate with Tatler for that story. They are not complaining about Tatler running the cover and story but making a statement about inaccuracies and untruths in the story.
Methinks that the reporter/journalist at Tatler has something to hide and is trying to deflect. An appropriate response from Tatler would have been 'We requested and were denied co-operation from KP for this story, and we stand by our sources for the story, all of whom wish to remain anonymous, except for Katie Nicholl.' However, that would reveal that there is something iffy/shady about their sources and perhaps a hidden agenda for the story.
I just think it is very odd for Tatler to put out a response that makes no sense in the context of the statement from KP. It makes me wonder if the piece is a PR piece from the Sussexes (it is so much their style).
I wonder if M's "sugars" really believe what is pictured will become a forest? Or if people did donate $, do they believe it?
Have a lovely day everyone and stay safe :)
Woods Ravine Farm is owned by Toby Wollin and Darryl Wood. It's a flower and produce stand and a plant nursery.
From their blog:
"For readers who have been following us for a while, you know that we’ve been doing agricultural development at a piece of abandoned farm property that we bought a couple of years ago."
Their Facebook page has post that they are involved in the "Archie's Woods" tree planting operation.
Woods Ravine Farm
Yesterday at 7:29 AM ·
Well, I guess our tree planting efforts have hit the big time!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnglrxnMXm/…
https://www.woodsravinefarm.com/
Darryl Wood and Toby Wollin are members of a group named the New York Forest Owners Association.
https://www.nyfoa.org/member-profiles
My father was a well known, much loved member of our small community. When he unexpectedly died, the big city newspaper came out to interview my mom and others for an article about him. They did a very nice job, and we were very pleased with the article.
However....the headline, in very large print, said my *brother* had died.
People, only seeing the headline and being horrified at the tragedy of losing my dad and my brother in the same week, descended upon my mother's house to offer condolences. Enough that we had to have the police out there to let people know it wasn't true.
Thank goodness my mom took it all in stride.
Thanks for the info. It still doesn't make any sense to me.
I did go to their FB page and among other things, saw a section with photos/text showing they were digging up shrubs and trees for sale that they had planted in the ground to overwinter. I'm from the southern US--we don't have to do that for our winters so I'm not familiar with that practice. I do know though that where I live, forests aren't begun with planting trees in rows a few feet apart (although pines for harvesting are.) I wouldn't think a permanent forest would be planted that way in NY either so I really don't get it.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-report-multiple-drone-flybys-to-lapd-will-now-pay-for-own-security?ref=home
And now H is going to pay for their security vs PC? What different would that make for the papparazzi? Everything about them just annoys me. The new articles dishing on Kate. the alledged friends talking to the press.
I do not understand the constant attacks on Kate. Why would Harry allow that? He was once so close to her.
“They were then tailed, followed and chased by two cars, which were being driven very erratically. When they parked up, one of the cars following them, which had been in an outer lane, cut across two lanes of traffic to park themselves. The photographer’s car was five meters away from causing a T-bone crash. It was incredibly dangerous, shocking and scary.
Harry needs to wake up. MM seems to be setting up a storyline.
@JocelynsBellinis .... Funny story about getting the name wrong.
My father was a well known, much loved member of our small community. When he unexpectedly died, the big city newspaper came out to interview my mom and others for an article about him. They did a very nice job, and we were very pleased with the article.
However....the headline, in very large print, said my *brother* had died.
People, only seeing the headline and being horrified at the tragedy of losing my dad and my brother in the same week, descended upon my mother's house to offer condolences. Enough that we had to have the police out there to let people know it wasn't true.
Thank goodness my mom took it all in stride.
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Yes, indeed.
You can be sure that whichever copy-editor was responsible for that will be kicking him/herself for the rest of his/her life. Not much consolation for you, I know ... I am very, very sorry you were treated so poorly by my profession.
This reminds me of a daily I worked on in the 2000s when we got a new editor. He had zero experience at editing. He was a "marketing manager" with some poncy degree or other, but you'd think he was Perry White from the Superman series.
One day, we had an enormous blizzard in the area, something like 3 feet of snow overnight. "Clark Kent" decided the front page hed should read, in huge size, all caps, "WE'RE ALL WHITE!"
Up till then, I had been very patient with our Wonder Boy, changing his mind on some things, quietly changing others behind his back. But this was the front page, and I had to point out that this was going to come off as very, very racist. I begged and pleaded for him to change it, to no avail.
Sure enough, we were deluged with angry emails, snail-mails and phone calls. "Clark" got taken down a few pegs by the publisher, and never forgave me. In fact, got me fired on a very flimsy pretext -- only for the paper to be forced to pay me full unemployment, LOL.
As for today's papers, with the advent of social media, they can't quite get away with egregious stuff like that without huge backlash. I have no doubt Twitter and Facebook would have gone after your newspaper like fury. Papers have to tread a fine line on potential legal trouble as well. (That's why they put things in quotation marks in their heds, so as to make sure it's being quoted or asserted by their "source(s).") Plus, the zombie hordes of stans are always lurking in readiness to pounce with a vengeance.
But publications are mutating and adapting in the Harkle era -- they know which way the wind is blowing. No amount of PR can put lipstick on that pig. (Not to mix metaphors, LOL). I look for them to start throwing ever less subtle shade than they've been doing up till now.
I think HAMs might be thinking PC could get them official help (in addition to buying them a "secure" house), including police help. In the part of the Page Six article that I quoted, the moving violations and recklessness of the paparazzi's cars would have been something the police could have acted on, which you wouldn't get with private security.
from Page Six:
Kate Middleton is cutting her children's hair at home in quarantine
May 27, 2020 | 12:50pm
"Carole Middleton taught both Kate and sister Pippa how to cook and cut children’s hair. To them, it is no big deal," a source told The Sun.
That’s as pathetic as `Small earthquake in Chile – not many hurt’ and `Fog in the English Channel – Continent Cut Off’
@Lieutenant Nyota Uhuru - Glad to hear you got the better of your Editor in the end.
To GoodVibes, WBBM, KCM, and everyone else who speculated that MM and PH are using the paparazzi and drones to get free security from someone or a "safe and secure house" from PC: Here's an excerpt from the Page Six article.
“They were then tailed, followed and chased by two cars, which were being driven very erratically. When they parked up, one of the cars following them, which had been in an outer lane, cut across two lanes of traffic to park themselves. The photographer’s car was five meters away from causing a T-bone crash. It was incredibly dangerous, shocking and scary
As far as I can see there are no pictures doing the rounds, so once again this could be more of Megs PR BS.
@lizzie, it looks to me like a tree nursery, nothing more. I had read the varieties planted, and it made no sense to me for a "forest", especially in central NY. I am not buying any of it.
Wow! Stop Press!! Hot News from Kensington Palace:
from Page Six:
Kate Middleton is cutting her children's hair at home in quarantine
May 27, 2020 | 12:50pm
"Carole Middleton taught both Kate and sister Pippa how to cook and cut children’s hair. To them, it is no big deal," a source told The Sun.
That’s as pathetic as `Small earthquake in Chile – not many hurt’ and `Fog in the English Channel – Continent Cut Off’
@Lieutenant Nyota Uhuru - Glad to hear you got the better of your Editor in the end.
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Oh Em Gee! -- She cuts her own kids' hair!!!11!!! Eleventy! That sly, lazy Waity Katie, there's nothing she won't do to attack MM, is there!
Either that, or KP is slipping the word to the tabs to reinforce Catherine's dedication to her children. OR, it's a very sloooooow news day.
At this point, it's kind of getting beyond my capabilities of figuring it all out ...
P.S., Thanks for the "atta-girl" :)
Wasn't Meghan seen driving the car the 2nd day of filmed food deliveries? With no security seen? And wasn't she driving when they did have security with them (in separate car) after that when they drove to a park to walk their dogs? Unless they delivered again for PAF and got chased then (with no film released), if they had been chased during an initial delivery, what the heck was she doing driving after that?
I call BS on the whole thing. I can't believe they'll be given LAPD security for outings like driving around West Hollywood to deliver food. And my impression was the house security at Tyler's was to guard the house, not act as roving security guards.
This is either to up their victim status or to get more money out of Charles.
Agree about the sites. I had a brother / sister relatives that married another brother sister pair. The sisters in both had the same first name. So it looked like this after marriage. Talk about confusing.
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Mary Smith Doe
@lizzie
I call BS on pap chase too. If there was an accident involving paparazzi chasing Harry & Megs it would reported in actual, legitimate news sources. It would also be a headline.
Also if it is taking Harry & Megs 11+ years to pay off Frogmore, I don't believe for a second they are fronting security costs.
I don't really understand what's in this for Tyler Perry though. He is spending / wasting a lot of money on this duo. Why?
She pulled that one out in Canada too Henrietta.
While Harry was gone she said they were chasing her around at night.
Shades of Diana! Is there any better way to jerk Harry's chain?
It's actually cruel manipulation.
https://www.graziame.com/people/celebrities/meghan-markle-is-taking-the-paparazzi-to-task-for-invasion-of-privacy
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-threaten-legal-action-over-paparazzi-photos-of-her-hiking-with-archie-212054053.html
You know, they got some kind of payout from press intrusion, including drones, I think, on their Cotswold place. I wonder if they are setting up another. I assumed the Cotswold story was a reason to break the lease.
this go on patiently Allie ng them to dig their own graves . All it's going to take is one big lie about the paparazzi to be proven false and every other lie they've told will be seen for what it is.
Not only has she pulled the Diana Smellalike stunt and the Diana Dressalike stunt, she's now suggesting the risk of a Diana Crashalike stunt.
As Baldrick, in `Blackadder', would say `it's one cunning stunt after another'...
Meghan and Harry are being protected by Tyler Perry's security team at his LA mansion, Charles is NOT paying and the couple will fund their own protection, claim friends....
Do I believe it?! Unsure of anything these days. :o/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8361867/Friends-claim-Meghan-Harry-pay-security.html
Maybe. So if Tyler is completely doing this as a favor to Oprah, what is Oprah getting out of it? I mean, she didn't appear to know Meghan until the wedding. I imagine since Harry has a self-proclaimed distaste for media, he probably was only on polite terms with Oprah prior.
Oprah doesn't seem to be interviewing them, she doesn't appear to have anything to do with their book. So what is Oprah's motivation here? Once Will & Kate's kids get a little older, Harry will become obsolete. Most people don't even know the names of Princess Margaret's kids. (at least here in the USA) So, what's Oprah's play, especially as Harry & Megs become more toxic?
If the stories about moving to NYC are true, then they have really gone off the rails. You don't casually move from the UK to Canada to LA to NY.
Yeah, that `car chase'.
Not only has she pulled the Diana Smellalike stunt and the Diana Dressalike stunt, she's now suggesting the risk of a Diana Crashalike stunt.
As Baldrick, in `Blackadder', would say `it's one cunning stunt after another'...
May 27, 2020 at 9:08 PM
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Whoops, I mean Kenny Everett - Baldrick was just `a cunning plan.'
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I'm sorry your boss was such a jerk, but I had to laughs the headline. What kind of an idiot thinks that's going to be okay?
I agree with everyone who think this is a ploy to get more security.
She isn't even very creative. She keeps pulling out the same old crap.
@jdubya I do agree. It must break Kate's heart. Not to mention Williams. I suspect this is why she couldn't even look at them at the Commonwealth Service. She may have found out who was behind the Rose Hanbury rumours. It would explain the look from Sophie as well. And that I'M had to look quickly away.
If I were her I could never show my face in the UK again. Or, Canada.
She needs to meet Elon Musk. Aside from all his money ( yeah, good luck there sis) she may need a lift to Mars soon. The world is going to get very very small.
Let's see, in addition to the UK, Canada and very soon the States we have Australia, Tonga, New Zealand (?), And Morocco
Did I miss any?
Anyone local to LA, please correct me if I misunderstand the situation there.
Until then, I call BS too. It’s always smoke and mirrors with Meg because it makes her feel important, and she churns ever harder as her relevance fades. (I believe Harry is equally at fault for their situation but that she is the catalyst for all the paid PR placements.)
I would add that we have real issues with systemic racism resurfacing in the US at present, and for the Sussexes to play a false race card at this time is offensive and despicable in the extreme.
The Cambridges must do everything on their power to remain on a higher plane.
"I don't really understand what's in this for Tyler Perry though. He is spending /wasting a lot of money on this duo. Why?"
I don't know. My guess is TP couldn't sell the house (it is an awful house IMO), he was going to be in Atlanta long-term and he thought having them there would help his chances to sell and would make him look "nice." And maybe he honestly did it to be nice. But just like the owner of the Canada house, I don't know that he planned to have hideous temporary fencing erected. And for the news to be filled with how little privacy his mega-expensive house offers!
Not so sure Oprah had a hand in it as I thought O and TP had parted ways. But maybe not.
But when TP agreed to lend it back in Feb/early March (Canada said no more security after Mar 31 in Feb), people were still making noises about COVID maybe being gone by summer. So he may have thought they'd be on their way by June. I'm sure they said their need was temporary, that they hadn't intended to leave Canada so soon but circumstances changed, that they needed time to get their bearings, etc. He may not have suspected what leeches H&M really are.
The failure to invite old pals to the evening reception was beyond rude. It was the first step in isolating Harry. If she offended his friends enough, they would (and did) give up on him.
But knowing what we know now, it was also her chance to begin networking for her triumphant return to LA. More proof she had this planned all along.
Also, the paparazzi complaints may also be a set up to move somewhere new. New York? Because nobody could have foreseen paparazzo in LA.
Can you imagine the size place she would need for the security, staff, nannies and room to hide from each other? Plus the hostage room. It would be many, many millions.
Although, New Yorkers tend to ignore celebrities. That would kill her.
I wonder what that is about if true. A girlish dream of making it big on Broadway? Or are there more millionaires/billionaires headquartered in the city? She's got to find #4 soon. She is pushing 40.
BINGO!!! I think you nailed it.....NYC is the locale for hunting hubby #4.
I'll put up a new post tomorrow.
Not to mention any wealthy international company will have a significant presence in NY as well as most successful creative types, including a lot of actors and those in fashion or music. If you are successful, really successful, or have inherited a pile you probably have at least a second home in NYC.
There is also a huge charitable circuit and a lot of foundations are headquartered in the city. For the fauxmantarians, it could be a good base. Except....
The downside for the Harkles is that New Yorkers have zero time for bullsh*t and they are very sharp. There is a certain gravitas to NYC that LA lacks and they will see through her silly tricks. The PR stories and the outright lies expose her as a fraud instantly. New Yorkers aren't impressed by celebrity, especially false celebrity and with people as entitled, spoiled and thin-skinned as the Sussexes it could be a bloodbath.
I say: bring it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XfvJeiUed8
We have three women in our family with the same first and last name. One day a woman came into my workplace and told me she had just heard that my mother had died. I went into a panic, as I hadn't spoken to her in a few days. Well, it was my grandmother who died, but it sure gave me a near-heart attack thinking it was my mother. Of course, I called her immediately just to make sure.
@lizzie,
The tress look like they are planted too close together to me, too. Maybe they planted them in containers to move them later?
If somebody has the urge, it would be interesting to call them and ask who contacted them about the sugars planting there. How was it set up, etc? Who paid for the trees, how many sugars were involved, etc. Also, ask them why the trees are planted so close together.
This attempt to hook in to any lingering guilt that Charles may feel over the entire Diana saga is beyond despicable, yet we know full well that they will sink even lower in the future.
Please don't do it.
She is said to have told Harry she was endlessly being followed and harassed by media and that the paps were even trying to get into her townhouse. What a crock of lies.
I think the story about the food delivery chase is another fabrication and agree with others here who wonder why if it actually happened, why we’re just hearing about it now.
Narcissists are inveterate liars, and cooking up a pap car chase story milks Diana's untimely end to the Harkles’ benefit. Yes, I believe Meghan is THAT devious. She is toxic and dangerous.
@Lt Uhura
I'm sorry your boss was such a jerk, but I had to laughs the headline. What kind of an idiot thinks that's going to be okay?
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I know, right?!? SMH
JocelynsBellinis said...
@Lt. Uhura,
We have three women in our family with the same first and last name. One day a woman came into my workplace and told me she had just heard that my mother had died. I went into a panic, as I hadn't spoken to her in a few days. Well, it was my grandmother who died, but it sure gave me a near-heart attack thinking it was my mother. Of course, I called her immediately just to make sure.
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Well, with something as serious as my mother possibly passing away, I would probably let the boss know, and allow him/her to tell the office at large. I would expect co-workers to go on about business as usual until being told. I would definitely NOT barge right up to someone (especially if I considered them a friend) and blurt it out! Of course you panicked, who wouldn't! Some people just have no impulse control, tho ....
Let's see, in addition to the UK, Canada and very soon the States we have Australia, Tonga, New Zealand (?), And Morocco
Did I miss any?
Yes, Fiji (remember the market episode)
New in the DM....?
Meghan and Harry are being protected by Tyler Perry's security team at his LA mansion, Charles is NOT paying and the couple will fund their own protection, claim friends....
Do I believe it?! Unsure of anything these days. :o/
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I have suspected for a while that this may be their true PR strategy: to post so much frequent and conflicting “information” that nobody believes anything, and so when the bad info is published nobody believes that either.
this theater before and don’t remember this.) The seats were so tight that I had to sit sort of sideways and the guy in back of me kept kicking my seat. (Kind of like being on an airplane.) So to go with a mask and social distancing would be a hard no from me. Also, Broadway actors are known for emoting and often spit at the audience in the first few rows. So there’s that.... I guess I’m lucky in that I have always had an active and fun social life, so there is no pent-up demand/desire on my end to rush out to a play, a restaurant or anywhere really. I generally work from home the majority of the time, and I absolutely love it! So for now, at least, I’m good.
I do agree that she’s looking for #4.
I'm a New York Stater. I pass Trump Country signs every day on the way to work. Just sayin'.
The city has always leaned left, which is why New York State is always blue. But the rest of the state tends to lean right. Most big cities lean left so it's not a surprise.
Moving to NYC is just as bad as living in LA as far as paparazzi goes. Harry has already stated that he basically has PTSD from hearing camera shutters. So, why on earth would either of them move to the biggest pap cities, and the two least private cities in the country? It makes absolutely no sense.
I guarantee I could hide these two away, in a beautiful place, where no one would recognize them and they could live peacefully away from the public eye. It does exist if they want it, even for them. Meghan likes the chase though. Clearly, they both do.
It wasn't the fault of the newspaper. They had the facts right. It was just a customer who was trying to pretend she knew my family, who were quite well-known in the area. This usually happened when somebody wanted a freebie from my stores. Something like this would happen about once a month, and it would go like this:
Customer: "Hi! I'm a dear, old friend of your mother. How is she?
Me: Very sweetly, knowing this woman has never met my mother. "Sorry, but I don't recognize you. Maybe if you tell me your name it will ring a bell?
Customer: I'm Sue Smith. Your mother and I have known each other for years and are such great friends!
Me: Still sweet. "Hmmm. I know almost all of my mother's friends, but I just don't recognize your name. I'm sure, though, that my mother would love to hear from you. Why don't I just call her right now, and you two can have a nice, long chat and catch up?"
Customer: Literally going white in the face. "Well, I wouldn't want to bother her, so no need." Now desperately trying to backtrack. "No, pleeeease don't call her. I really wouldn't want to intrude..."
Me: Picking up the phone. "No! I must call right now, and let her know you're here! She'll be just thrilled to talk a dear, old friend!"
Customer mumbles something incoherent, tripping over her words in embarrassment, and quickly backs out of the store. She doesn't know my mother at all, but was looking for a bargain, as a "friend" of my mother.
It happened all of the time, and it still makes me laugh. My mother got a kick out of it, too. I'd call her and tell her that another customer just tried "the dear old friend routine."
@Lt. Uhura,
It wasn't the fault of the newspaper. They had the facts right. It was just a customer who was trying to pretend she knew my family, who were quite well-known in the area. This usually happened when somebody wanted a freebie from my stores. Something like this would happen about once a month, and it would go like this:
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LOL, masterfully done, well done you :D
If only someone could get Markle on camera claiming yet another "dear friend", and have the reporter/show host say brightly, "Well, guess who we just called! Wouldn't you like to say hello?!?"
Haha! Thanks!
The Telegraph
By Camilla Tominey
They’re working harder than before, but that is no bad think for both Queen and country
In the news business they say a story ‘ain’t old til it’s told’ – even if that means telling it more than once.
In November 2018, I wrote a lengthy feature for The Telegraph headlined: “Is the royal sisterhood really at breaking point?”
Revealing that tensions had built up between Kate and Meghan in the run up to the Sussexes’ wedding, I noted that two separate sources claimed Kate was left in tears following a bridesmaid dress fitting for Princess Charlotte.
“Kate had only just given birth to Prince Louis and was feeling quite emotional,” said one insider. I never found out precisely what the incident was about.
Did we get the answer yesterday? An eye-popping Tatler piece by the royal author Anna Pasternak claimed the row was about whether or not Charlotte should wear tights on the big day. Apparently Kate said she should, in accordance with royal protocol, but Meghan said she shouldn’t. Photographs from the 2018 wedding appear to show the bridesmaids with bare legs, while those from the Cambridges’ wedding in 2011 show every one of the youngest members wearing tights.
I’m not sure whether that was the reason for the upset – although having been banned from wearing tights whenever I appear on NBC in the US, I can vouch that Yanks do not seem to share our 10 denier dependency (correct me if I am wrong, American readers!).
Kensington Palace made the rare move of rubbishing the Tatler article. However, it is perhaps noteworthy that they appeared to be casting doubt over the description of Kate feeling “exhausted and trapped by her royal duties” rather than the bridesmaids’ tights story (phew!). Suffice to say I wouldn't have written it if it wasn't true.
What I think the palace objects to is the suggestion that Kate regards herself as “working as hard as a top CEO”.
As a source close to the Duchess put it: “She doesn’t think that; she knows a lot of people are working much harder than her,” pointing out those putting in the hours in the front line fight against coronavirus.
The Cambridges are working harder than before, but that is no bad thing for both Queen and country. The couple had faced criticism in the past for not doing enough, yet now they are stepping up to the plate, their press has never been better. We do tend to prefer our royals to put in the hours.
But they are also more relatable now that they have become parents and are willing to share the trials and tribulations of their dual role – exemplified by the pictures of Prince Louis making that rainbow hand print for the NHS.
Does Kate really think the Sussexes have “thrown” the Cambridge children “under a bus” by stepping down as senior royals?
I get the impression that the Cambridges are feeling more sad than resentful over Harry and Meghan’s move to the US.
The piece suggested: “There goes the school runs,” but there is no need to change the royal diary now the Sussexes are no longer on the scene.
Aides have always made sure the school run remains sacrosanct bar emergencies – and long may that continue.
It is not only possible for the Cambridges to assume an ever more high profile role while ensuring that their parental responsibilities remain undiminished – it is essential. For they are not just caring for a son and his siblings, but a future king and his supporters.
By Bethan Holt
The royal love for hosiery
The royals are so at pains to be ‘just like us’ so much of the time that it’s easy to forget that they are very often computing the unwritten fashion protocol by which they live in each and every style decision. This week’s ‘tights-gate’ story has brought an excellent reminder of that.
Camilla revealed some time ago that a row had taken place between the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex in the run-up to Meghan and Harry’s wedding. But the subject of the disagreement had remained a mystery until a Tatler article this week claimed that Kate had thought the young bridesmaids, including Princess Charlotte, should wear tights (because of protocol) whilst Meghan, conscious that it would be a hot day, was keen they go without.
It’s a vignette which reveals – or confirms – so much about what Kate and Meghan stand for, and it’s perfectly possible to sympathise with both. Of course the Duchess of Cambridge, a likely future Queen (who may have experimented a little herself but largely sticks to ‘safe’ silhouettes), would be interested in ensuring that the bridal party was a vision of regal modesty. And naturally the Duchess of Sussex, keen to bring a more relaxed vibe to royal proceedings, would be laid back about her tiny bridesmaids going bare-legged.
For most of us, tights are merely a way to keep warm in skirts and dresses on chilly days, but they really mean something when worn by royals. Kate caused sales of glossy flesh-coloured tights to skyrocket when she wore them all the time early in her marriage, even on hot summer days, in an effort to appear as demure as possible. And Meghan was so dedicated to the barelegged cause that we were shocked by her appearance in tights at a Buckingham Palace garden party just a couple of days after her wedding. Had she been forced to conform to royal standards, or was she making a special effort to fit in? Was it even some sort of secret public peace offering to Kate?
Talk about a storm in a packet of nylons.
I especially liked the subtle shade -- They’re working harder than before, but that is no bad thing for both Queen and country ... as opposed to The YouKnowWho's, who are "working harder than before" .... for themselves. Plus it gently digs the knife in that the Harkles have abandoned their royal duty. The Palace PR are second to none, as M&H are learning to their cost!
@JocelynsBellinis -- @Lt. UHAHA .... best laugh of the day!
And you're welcome :):):)
Is that Madonna's apartment with the rats???? No wonder she wants to sublet it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwg_tdpSLfA
Except that I thought it was only 70 degrees or so that day, hardly hot. And inside the church would have been even cooler?
"Butties!!"--assume you meant "Nutties!!" but maybe in some cases.....
Yeah, Madonna's place sounds charming! ;-)
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@Mel,
Good pt about the wedding day not being that hot. And if it was much warmer than 70F, I feel for the poor page boys outfitted in those black long pants and long jackets with high necks and long sleeves. They most likely had on socks too.