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Open post: New books about Meghan and Harry

Several books about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have either been newly published or are about to be published.

I haven't had a chance to read anything but the excerpts in the Daily Mail so far -- big reveals include that the Sussexes spent nearly $5000 on numerology sessions and that Doria received an allowance from Meghan and Harry.

Let's discuss the excerpts and the books themselves in this space.

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Shaggy said…
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CeeMoore said…
MM names 5 friends in court ~ names A B C D E ~ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8478955/Meghan-Markle-names-five-friends-People-article.html
Mistral said…
@Girl with a Hat: are you referring to Charles II having no legitimate heirs which led to the House of Orange on the British throne?

As for the Queen's wardrobe, give it up. She is a style icon in and of herself. She has been Queen longer than a large percentage of people have been alive. She could wear a burlap sack and look more regal than most royalty.
Grisham said…
I’m running around today. Doing many errands and I’m so busy that this post won’t be nearly as long and thought out as I want it to be, but I thought it would be good to post something rather than nothing.

I finished reading Lady Glenconner’s book yesterday called “Lady in Waiting...” it took me two days to read. Her husband was crazy. There is no other way to put it. She had a broken engagement to Johnnie Althorp (Diana’s Father) and was like 23 (so old) when she finally married Colin (who I suspect was probably closeted gay at the time, though he also was promiscuous and very much sounds a lot like Lord Snowden... so at least bi and possibly pansexual)... whatever it doesn’t matter what he was sexually, I’m just giving color and background.

She put up with a LOT and I mean a LOT from him, but she also enjoyed the lifestyle. They are the ones who owned the island Mustique and they gave a plot of land to Princess Margaret and Tony.

Of course, back in the day Margaret was the first Royal to divorce since Henry VIII. So I know it was neither culturally acceptable nor was it socially acceptable to divorce, though Lady G’s grandmother did divorce on grounds of cruelty. So you could divorce, but Lady G says many times she never wanted to get a divorce.

Frankly, the way she describes her life sounds absolutely exhausting to me. It also sounds frenetic like how the life HAMS lives sounds to us.

Lord and Lady Glenconner were married until he died and I believe it was over 50 years of marriage. She once asked him why he chose her for marriage (he always blamed her for everything that went wrong, even small things’ and he replied it was because he knew she would never give up.

As I was falling asleep last night, it got me thinking on the nature of marriage and what makes marriage last.

The thing about it is if this marriage is meeting the needs of HAMS, it is honestly none of our business on the quality of their marriage. If she is having her needs met and if he is having his needs met (even if it’s a mother figure who is also wild in bed and who he can protect and save), then who are we to say “they will be divorced in the next 2 years” etc.

I highly recommend this book by Lady Glenconner. It was a very interesting read that kept my interest throughout. There is nothing other than to say her marriage was highly dysfunctional, abusive to her, chaotic, frenetic, crazy and yet she willingly stayed for 50 years.

I want to say so much more, but will end here.

It also makes me think crazy marriages are known, understood and accepted in upper crust British society. It’s just how it is.

I will start Royals at War tonight or tomorrow.

unknown said…
A few things:

Doria, of course, she has been receiving payments from Meghan. Not surprising at all. Why else would she show up for a televised wedding, or fly in for Meghan's photo ops.

Meghan already stated she learned how to grift from her mother ('never give anything without receiving something in return'.
Side note, this is how people with a poverty mindset think, which can be misconstrued as 'boundaries' when in fact it is someone trying to move up the ladder and survive without being taken advantage of by bad actors surrounding them, basically, they were around people that always took advantage of others and well, this was their coping mechanism... and now ironically the cycle continues)

Harry needs serious help, and I think the RF have done him a disservice probably likening him to Prince Andrew's annoying antics, but his issues are actually far deeper and they missed the boat with helping him.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8478955/Meghan-Markle-names-five-friends-People-article.html

^^Read though that. As usual, Meghan is deflecting being apart of the 5 friends, or associating with it at all. She's also giving them an unnecessary argument that she would never sue them because as her friends she can see they were just trying to 'protect and defend her from the big bad media'. What grown adult reads the media and starts becoming mentally ill? Seriously? Turn off your computer and close the paper.
There's no chance she will win this lawsuit because you can't manipulate the court or the law. It doesn't matter if they were her 'friends' according to her, and she makes poor choices in said 'friends' who would publish her private correspondence.
unknown said…
...continued from above

She's not suing People, because there's no case there under usa free press law. This is going to come up. It was already published, and the letter was a gift to her father. She no longer owned the letter. Further proving that point, she obviously gave it to her friends who went to People.

Beyond that, it's clear with how stupid this lawsuit actually is (which the UK courts don't look kind on) she only filed it because she is ENRAGED her ploy didn't work. A) her friends found out she lied to them (by giving them a false story about the letter and her dad) causing them serious embarrassment for speaking on her behalf to People B)she lost friends this way - Perhaps Serena, and C)she has to play victim again to try to prove to her friends she's innocent and it's none of them, it's the big bad press in the UK ruining all of their lives- manipulation 101.

To summarize, and the court will find Meghan created her own problem by lying to her own 'friends' by omitting half of the letter to them, those friends going to a paper with her phony victim narrative, and then another paper picking up the story with added content (Thomas side). Courts aren't stupid. Meghan is just a class A manipulator, who I have to be honest, is amazing good at it. Never seen anyone able to twist things this far.

She also seems to be somewhat autistic or on the scale and I will get to that another day.

Again, she is saying her 'friends' are the ones concerned about her 'tremendous emotional distress and damage to her mental health'.

Why doesn't this woman ever speak for herself if she is so concerned with defending her name in the media? Why does she use 'friends' even in court cases?

Why let it all stay so misconstrued. Why blame the 'institution' for her inability to speak or defend herself. She's not part of it anymore, so where are her comments defending the 'accurate' stories about her?

The reason? She can't defend it. The media pointed out who she was on a GRAND SCALE to the public, stayed quiet about Harry to protect him, and she can't handle the HEAT of WHO SHE IS thrown back in her face.

That's it. Otherwise, she would be talking. She's not. There's nothing to defend.

What a giant woman-child. She and Harry are made for each other.
Grisham said…
My understanding on the lawsuit is, she doesn’t own the letter but she owns the copyright to the contents of the letter and that this point is actually her strongest point in the lawsuit.

We shall see though....
Button said…
@Girl with a Hat
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It would appear that yes, peoples` taste are different, in all things, fashion being one of them. You keep banging on about how our Queen is lacking in the fashion department. Many of us have disagreed, we think her fashion choices are brilliant. I am not sure about the other Nutties and whether they care about the monarchs in Europe or Japan and how they dress, but I certainly do not. No one is perfect, even The Queen, however I fail to see what that has to do with her fashion choices. Just bloody well stop harping about it.
KCM1212 said…
@Pud said:
DM is awash with articles on the gruesome twosome. Believe they have withdraw their belief that the MOS interfered with Megans relationship with her father. Since then LCC book has come out saying she met someone from Megans camp who said they would reveal an horrendous claim against Megan's father (she must be very very fearful of some secret her father must hold), if something(?) was revealed. Clearly this claim would have affected Megans relationship with her father, to the point of not inviting him to the wedding and Harry's attitude to Mr. Markle which has not been good. So, can the MOS call LCC and the person who said Megan would reveal this dark secret to give evidence? Or is this no longer part of the claim.? I feel very sorry for Mr Markle as the idea of this has been floated but he has no redress. It probably should just be ignored. But what a thing to do to him, and if raised in court may clear the matter up?
I agree that Megan is using this Court Case to get out what she wants publicized.

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That sounds like a threat against Thomas based on her "he abused me" crap they tried to shut Lady C up with.

I wonder if MM is sending Dad a message. A threat via newspaper article. Of course MM claimed in the original filibuster that MoS interfered with her relationship with her Daniel causing an estrangement, but that got tossed, right?

So is she trying to make him change his mind (remember the CDAN blind a while back implying she deposited money in his account?) And help her win her case? if he does, she is willing let the abuse rumour die?

That is so evil it hardly bears thinking about. I sure hope "the five" throw her to the wolves.
hunter said…
I like this blog just the way it is and I think it is reasonably self-policed to stay on topic.

Aside from one obstinate commenter, we seem to do pretty well. Multiple threads would make it hard for us to have a "latest place" to come to.

I posted an INSANE MM STORY from her time at Reitman's but it was in the form of screencaps posted on Twitter - it appears none of you went to the link but I assure you that you've MISSED OUT BIGLY because it shows how insanely unhinged MM is, this would align with a bipolar diagnosis if the mental illness part is true.

Otherwise it just makes her look like a total psycho. I am too lazy to dig it up but it is a fantastic first-hand recollection of a whole situation and I found it O___O *very* telling as to what type of person she really is.

I have rarely commented through Nutty's last 4 posts so it would be easy to find, it was at least 2 posts ago.

Y'all should read it. Really. Juicy juicy crazy all detailed by the person who facilitated with her. I'm too lazy to find it because I am disappointed none of you read it when I posted it.
hunter said…
** I'm saying I posted a link in one of my (very few) comments and said "hey guys check out this crazy story"

So if you review my comment history it would be like five or six, maybe seven comments ago.
unknown said…
' KCM1212 said...
@unknown @9:20 pm

Of course, once the threats started all bets should have been off.'

I completely agree.

After relenting about Megs, they assumed it would make Harry more down to earth and busy as an adult. She looked busy. Perfect.

I doubt they expected she to be just as emotionally stunted as Harry. If she didn't want her past dragged out into the media, she should not have married Harry. Or anyone exceedingly famous. She had way too many skeletons to appeal to the masses as 'Mother Theresa' .

This is why I don't buy that she is so very intelligent.

Sociopaths come off that way - intelligent, charming, quick-witted. Most people fall for them and their aura. But along with her choice to marry harry, She took a job in the Compassion Industry. Where being a fake only gets you so far. I think this is what her UK PR/BIZ friend was getting at. "Don't do it, because everyone is going to find out who you really are." This went over Meghan's head due to delusion and greed.

So now we can further summarize and deduct she never wanted to work in the Compassion Industry and only wanted to marry Harry for connections and cash.

Sometimes I have to remind myself that her victim narrative is just there to make money, I forget that she doesn't actually even believe it herself (just as Lady C pointed out). Her real grievance was having to abide by rules and order in the UK. She just sounds out of control.

I, for one, am happy about a few things

1)Harry can finally taste what it's like to be a normal person in a bad marriage. Doesn't get more real than that, Harry, so suck it up!
2) Meghan will never be an A-Lister on her own, as Hollywood finds no use for her.
3) She ruined her own reputation, no one else to factually or lawfully blame there.
4) She left the Royal Family. I bet they are relieved by it now
5) She is a side-note in negative history lessons where she belongs

KCM1212 said…
Blast it
*filing, not filibuster
hunter said…
the reason she's a crappy actress is she probably lacks empathy
Girl with a Hat said…
@Mistral

I am referring to the fact that after Charles II, the role of the monarch in the UK was severely limited and the influence that future monarchs had afterwards was minimal. To say that the Queen is influential is thus quite untrue. Her influence might be that her office has existed for centuries. Well over 1000 years. Even within the Commonwealth, she cannot decide on anything. Angela Merkel and the new president of the EU, Ursula von der Leyen have much more power than the Queen and her heirs (absent a revolution to sway the power back towards an unelected and hereditary ruler) will ever possess.

And again, sorry, but the Queen is no style icon. Please don't try to make me believe something that is patently false. People all over the world love Her, but not her choice of clothes. So, let's leave it at that.
Shaggy said…
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Maneki Neko said…
@Girl with a Hat

What's this abt Harry's alleged illegitimate child? I've never heard of it. Has anyone else? Genuine question.

Shaggy said…
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abbyh said…

Illegitimate children balloon trying to gain traction into the line of succession? Really?

If it didn't work for Henry VIII and he could pretty much do what he wanted, when he wanted and with whom he wanted, I doubt it is real but more along the lines of some sort of starting a public outcry that some evil racists lurking about are trying to do some double dealing which would lower Archie's rank ... so we need to protect the little guy. Another variation of how racist the UK is (that they might think this up) and another example of why they needed to leave to protect the kid.

I'm always impressed by the amount of "stuff" which gets thrown at the wall in hopes that something will stick that they will run with.

I could believe, however, that it is something on the same level as the PW is having an affair level of nastiness.

Piroska said…
Mistral said...@Girl with a Hat: are you referring to Charles II having no legitimate heirs which led to the House of Orange on the British throne?

She said the history of Charles and the legal implications regarding power in the UK so whatever she is thinking of I doubt it is his numerous offspring
unknown said…
"Blogger tatty said...
My understanding on the lawsuit is, she doesn’t own the letter but she owns the copyright to the contents of the letter and that this point is actually her strongest point in the lawsuit.

We shall see though...."

If that is true

1) why isn't she suing People
2) why isn't she suing her friends (is it because she merely read pieces of it to them, but did not give them a hard copy, if so, is giving a hard copy an indication that the letter and contents are a gift- it was not under NDA, it was not labelled 'Private and confidential'. There was no notification after Thomas received this purported 'gift' that the contents of the gift still belong to the gifter. Thomas did NOT pay for this gift of writing. She proactively gave it to him. You can't make up new rules for content you purposefully send them, then sue over it.
3) why isn't she suing Thomas, in the UK
4) If Thomas Markle posted the Letter here, and this blog was based in the USA, who would she sue?

Copyright law is not personal, although she wishes it were. She is a public person (which is their strongest argument).

She's not going to win this case, just like she won't win the archewell trademark.

unknown said…
Copywrite law does not cover personal writing. It covers things like creative writing, published items, etc etc.

Unless she is branding her letter a work of fiction, suing over copywrite as intellectual property used for personal correspondence won't work.
none said…
@Hunter ~ I read it. Assuming it's true and I think it is, Markle is unhinged. And I think people know.
Piroska said…
Did no realise that GirlWithaHat had finally revealed exactly what she meant by her comment. Actually I believe that the curtailment of powers followed from the deposition of James II which confirmed the primacy of Parliament over the Crown
CatEyes said…
@hunter said...

"Y'all should read it. Really. Juicy juicy crazy all detailed by the person who facilitated with her. I'm too lazy to find it because I am disappointed none of you read it when I posted it.
July 1, 2020 at 10:22 PM

hunter said…
** I'm saying I posted a link in one of my (very few) comments and said "hey guys check out this crazy story"

So if you review my comment history it would be like five or six, maybe seven comments ago.
July 1, 2020 at 10:24 PM"



Uh, we did read your comment and those who wanted to act on your recommendation probably did. It is often a person's post doesn't elicit a comment from someone else for a variety of reasons.
Shaggy said…
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James Il was Catholic, William of Orange and his wife Mary (both were monarchs in their own right) were Protestant. The aristocracy etc wanted a Protestant King, hence why William was asked to be King.
Princess Mrs. B said…
I am 2/3 of the way through Royals at War and so far, there's no new information. It could have been written by any one of us Nutties. I even found a couple of errors that none of us would have made.
Sandie said…
@ukmown: copyright, not copywrite. Yes, she does have ownership of the contents. Yes, they quoted more than was reasonably necessary to defend Thomas. However, she will be unable to prove damages as any reputational damage made no difference to her position or income at the time.
Shaggy said…
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TheTide said…
@Hunter, I can't find your previous comment about Reitman's, can you re-post the link? Thank you.
KCM1212 said…
@Hunter

I tried to find your comment going back to where the blog went on moderation for a few days.


Was this where she pretended to be her own PA and went crazy went a shoot was cancelled?

That was certifiably crazy! I can only assume there are a few more of these stories out there. A girl can hope, at least
xxxxx said…
John had Yoko for that era. Harry has/is stuck with Woke-O-MM but it looks like his robotized brain is along for the ride.

For fellow Nutty's delectation. File this one under "there is no business like show business" Show all you got Megs and H! As a social justice warrior Megs, holed up in yr 20 million dollar mansion.
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Meghan Markle claims Britain made a profit out of her £32million wedding to Prince Harry because it made £1BILLION in tourism windfall
Duchess says wedding in May 2018 raised more than £1billion in tourism revenue
Claims income generated 'far outweighed' contribution towards crowd security
Her lawyers say wedding was 'personally financed by HRH The Prince of Wales'
Consulting firm previously said wedding would provide £300m tourism boost
By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE
1 July 2020

The Duchess of Sussex has claimed that her royal wedding to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle raised more than £1billion in tourism revenue for Britain.

Meghan Markle also said the income generated for the public purse 'far outweighed' the contribution of taxpayers' money towards crowd security in May 2018.

The claim was made within the latest documents released as part of her High Court battle against The Mail On Sunday over an article which reproduced parts of a letter she had sent to her father Thomas Markle in August 2018.

UK taxpayers contributed to the estimated £32million cost of the wedding, although the church service, flowers and reception were paid for by the Royal Family.

The majority of the estimated figure - £30million - was funded by the taxpayer and mostly spent on security measures, including costs on protecting Windsor with a heavy police presence, crowd control and restrictions placed on businesses.

Prince Harry and Meghan after their wedding at Windsor Castle in Berkshire on May 19, 2018 +5
Prince Harry and Meghan after their wedding at Windsor Castle in Berkshire on May 19, 2018

Meghan's legal team said they had already confirmed that she had been 'a working member of the Royal Family and to some (relatively nominal) extent publicly funded'.

Her lawyers also said the royal wedding was 'not, in fact, publicly funded, but rather personally financed by HRH The Prince of Wales' - Harry's father Prince Charles.


Meghan Markle names the five friends behind People article...

Prince Harry apologises for 'endemic racism' after Meghan... (wtf?)

Sophie Wessex appears business-like in a blazer as she joins...

Meghan Markle reveals she wanted 'Forces For Change' guest...

The submission added: 'Any public costs incurred for the wedding were solely for security and crowd control to protect members of the public, as deemed necessary by Thames Valley Police and the Metropolitan Police.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8479779/Meghan-claims-Britain-profit-wedding-Prince-Harry.html
James I & VI spoke braid Scots - doubtless he'd have said something like `Ah ken weel twa wee nyaffs, baith need a guid skelping, their behouchies sae sair they canna pit their erses tae a chair forra sennicht'.

The Stone of Scone is now kept at Edinburgh Castle - the 1997 agreement made with the then Scottish Govt. was that it would be brought back to London when needed for a coronation. Given that another agreement made the same year with another government is being flouted at the moment, I wouldn't be surprised if the present Scottish government(different party) tried to keep it there and would expect successive monarchs to have an Edinburgh coronation as well.

Just speculating.

Numerology my foot! The only figures they should be dealing with are those of their own accounts (how much should be in the Trust fund but isn't, how much they need to pay in tax, how to live within their means after all other accounts have been settled and debts paid).

Will they ever face up to the fact that they couldn't run a whelk stall without going bankrupt.
xxxxx said…
The Duchess of Sussex has identified the five close friends who gave an interview to People magazine criticising her father - but denies she authorised them to do it in the latest bombshell documents released as part of her High Court battle against the Press.

Meghan Markle is suing MailOnline's owner Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over an article in The Mail On Sunday which reproduced parts of a handwritten note she had sent to her father Thomas Markle in August 2018.

The 38-year-old has also claimed she felt 'unprotected' by the 'institution' of the Royal Family and could not defend herself against false claims levelled against her, which highlights divisions between the Cambridge and Sussex households before she stepped down as a senior royal with Prince Harry in March in what was dubbed 'Megxit'.

ANL has said Mr Markle shared the letter only after Meghan's friends - who could be called to give evidence at a possible trial in late 2020 or early 2021 - gave an interview about it to the US magazine People, which he felt vilified him, and he wanted to show it was not the tender message they had suggested.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8478955/Meghan-Markle-names-five-friends-People-article.html
Re above article. The DM comments! What a major PR gaffe. You should be grateful to ME, you peasants!
KCM1212 said…
@xxxxxx

I'm not sure sure it would be possible for her to be any more delusional, but I'm willing to be surprised.

I'm kind of missing what this has to do with her lawsuit?
One of the "malicious" stories that created such stress?

So it'll be interesting to see if this stressed out woman was actually seen by a (real)doctor while pregnant. And if she was undressed while pregnant in the company of said doctor.

My money is on: she handled the stress "holistically through yoga" "Doctors harsh her groove" etc.


Lily Love said…
@xxxxx

Meghan is insane and, Harry is a little bitch. The Queen needs to strip both of them of their titles, remove Harry and Archie from the line of succession and cut off all funding.
Hi Hunter - I've looked for the post with the link you'd like as to read but can't find it - I've got those of 10.22pm & 10.24pm, plus the one about `crappy'acting but not one with the link.

Perhaps I can't see for looking - did it have yr avatar icon OK? I've been right through this thread without success - can you give me a guide please/ Thanks.
xxxxx said…
@ KCM1212

My comment is you should say Pilates instead of yoga. Yoga is so passe in LA. It wuz her Pilates instructor who Megs asked up to Vancouver and she came. Heather Dorak looks very nice and reasonable and just wants a little more publicity for her Pilates studio in a Covid shut down Los Angeles.
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Meghan Markle's pilates instructor joins her in Canada ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk › news › article-7898245 › ...
Jan 17, 2020 · Meghan's body coach arrives in Canada: How LA-based Pilates guru pal Heather Dorak is key part of Duchess's inner circle that is rallying round her as she begins her life after Megxit Meghan …
Shaggy said…
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none said…
@Hunter ~ Apologies for my snippy sounding comment. Wasn't my intention. Trying to communicate that I had read your post and that I think the Hollywood circles know just how nuts she really is. No work for her.
Shaggy said…
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KCM1212 said…
@xXxX

Lol....What WAS I thinking?
JHanoi said…
re: MM identifies 5 friends but denies authorizing them to speak. so if she didnt authorize them to speak how is she even sure they are the 5 anonymous friends that did speak? did People contact MM and ask if they were her firiends when they fact checked what the anon friends said? how can she ake a claim they are the friends if they are anon , and she didnt authorize it?

she claims prince micheal , eugueninie and and bea are royals that recive are paid outside the firm. ye! because they aren’t ‘working royals’ who get paid like she did. she is so annoying, thirsty, and delusional.

she a PH hatch their pinkie and the brain world domination plans over dinner and then of course like ‘brain’ all the plans fail miserably.
they’re both delusional. the RF should be thrilled they are gone from the firm and PH will only show up for weddings and funerals. they’re a nightmare.
I'm certain other Nutties must have experienced the desperately sad situation of trying to reassure a loved one whose memory has failed and whose perception of time and place has totally deserted them.

My poor mother had occasional lucid moments but otherwise she was convinced I was her mother. Or else she could not understand that I was the same person as the schoolgirl she still expected to arrive home at half-past-four in the afternoon. ( I was in my late 40s then).

Nothing I could say made any difference and it was pointless to say `No, I'm your daughter/not your mother/I left school years ago.' She could not grasp it.

Is MM so failing in the grey matter that the RF decided it was pointless to try and put her right?
JHanoi said…
on the other hand, i have to thank them for giving me back a old fashioned soap opera to take my mind off the rest of the crazy going on now
KC said…
July 1, 2020 at 1:23 AM

 Button said...

I am just gobsmacked that Hasbeen would say "Suck it up" to his grandmother.
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...and so Her Majesty granted her grandson the title of...Duke of Sussex, for his gaucherie.

As has been pointed out before. But still good for a chuckle.
xxxxx said…
@ KCM1212

You are on the button, not me. I just try and contribute here. We are looking for lols here and for inside Royal info as pertains to our ever most Lovely MM and so piled upon Megsy. And lets admit Megsy is lovely enough and charming enough (like a Middle East belly dancer direct from Lebanon) (an I have seen them at the Averoff) to charm the C-struck Hapless right out of his shoes.


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Nutty Flavor said…
Harry’s latest hostage video:

https://twitter.com/davereaboi/status/1278403392369549314?s=20
Nutty Flavor said…
Lots of references to “my wife” in there. Wonder if she did the camera work as well as writing the script. Great framing.

The fist pump near the end is my favorite part.
Maneki Neko said…
@Nutty

I saw the photo of Harry earlier in the press but didn't even bother to watch the video. I did notice,though, that he was better dressed for once. I listened to the video in your link, more word salad for yet another cause du jour - until the next fashionable one. At this rate it's a new one every week. Can they put a sock in it?
Nutty Flavor said…
Well, in the US the craziest activists are talking about getting rid of Mount Rushmore. Maybe Harry can go on record suggesting that the UK get rid of some beloved landmark. Too late on the statue of Winston Churchill, though.

unknown said…
Copywrite/right. It autocorrects to the incorrect version on my cell. I think it’s obvious what is meant.

Being as I’m in America, you don’t own the copyright to personal communicatio. We don’t have lengthy data protection laws (isn’t this when they filed when something about GDPR was meant to change the next day?).

I own trademarks. I know the drill.

I also have claim to one Megsy wants. So, we will see how good her lawyers are (they aren't).
Nutty Flavor said…
Returning to the Althea Bernstein story from earlier this week, independent journalist Steven Sailer has written a long piece about why it is probably a hoax.

Warning: Sailer is a nasty man and this is a nasty, hateful article. You have been warned.

https://www.takimag.com/article/putting-out-the-fire-with-lighter-fluid/
Button said…
@Nutty Flavor
re: Latest Harry hostage video.
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This really confirms that Handbag is onboard with his crazy-arsed wife. What a complete and utter idiot.
Nutty Flavor said…
Well, the most woke thing Harry could do is call for the abolition of the Royal Family.

That would probably make the cheques from Charles stop coming, however.

KC said…
 Maneki Neko said...

@Girl with a Hat

What's this abt Harry's alleged illegitimate child? I've never heard of it. Has anyone else? Genuine question
..........................................

I read a blind item on AGC blind items page, dont recall exactly when, likely 2018, 2019. The blind referred to his Vegas strip poker night and said there was a lot of money paid out to hush other things up and...one of the things was a pregnancy. Carried to term, healthy child. Arrangements made to support the child, NDA signed. Mother packed up the kid and moved to South Carolina. That's what i recall....

Charles has one or more too.

https://www.newidea.com.au/prince-charles-four-love-children-revealed
xxxxx said…
Mount Rushmore was carved, over 20 years, into granite which is very hard stone. they must have used jack hammers along the way. The idiot protesters are not a factor here. To destroy Mt Rushmore for some bs racism claims the far left will have to bring in a military experienced demolition team.

To drill into very hard granite rock and insert dynamite in the right places will make tons of noise that will alert everyone.. IOW these leftist chumps and clowns are not going to succeed.
KC said…
Of course the Globe is a tabloid so....you pay yer money and take your choice. I had heard of Joshua Jenkins but not sure about the others...
Fairy Crocodile said…
Am I missing something? Since leaving the royal family the Harkled pledged their support to the following cases
Victims of abuse
COVID
Mental health counselling
American Veterans
Food for the poor
BLM
Youth
Global anti racism
Disabled veterans
Trevalyst
Archewell foundation
Political aspirations
Netflix documentaries
Disney

Pardon my language but they are spread like a slug slime already. In her own imaginary universe Markle should be a true global star! Somebody should prick her to deflate her a bit
Nutty Flavor said…
@xxxx

Oh, sure, I agree with, at least in the short term. I think people are just trying to be shocking. It’s all about the November election anyway.

Meg and Harry are just grasping at straws. Nothing else they have tried “took” so let’s be revolutionaries.
hunter said…
OMG!! Okay I found it - @holly - thanks for reading it ha ha making me feel better, yeah she's cray.

@Wullie's Bucket, no there's no way to search by user comments so I did the footwork (because I LOVE YOU GUYS) and here is my comment from before:


Hey everybody you have to check out this comment from the cousin of a Hollywood insider.

She says MM is blacklisted and while Hollywood would (normally) welcome Harry, they won't as long as he is affiliated w/ MM.

Read it yourself here:

https://twitter.com/yankeewally2/status/1260657142958133249/photo/1

warning - tiny text

hunter said…
@KCM1212 - "Was this where she pretended to be her own PA and went crazy went a shoot was cancelled?"

oh yes indeedie.
hunter said…
dammit - strangely enough the story seems to have been removed and only the first section remains. damn damn damn.
Shaggy said…
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The House of Stuart in the 17th Century, from James I & VI, through Charles I, Charles II to James II & VII (1603 -1688) were in love with the idea of autocratic rule by king (& his Lords but mainly the king acting off his own bat) without `interference' by the elected House of Commons, completely against at least the theory our Constitution.

All 4 Stuart kings were keen on the Divine Right of Kings - the Great Rebellion, aka the Civil War as it was later known, was between Chas. I and Parliament. Charles II sailed close to the wind, admiring how things were done in France, but he just managed to avoid recreating the conditions that led to the war. James II & VII screwed up monumentally and fled in 1688.

NB Technically he did not abdicate - that would have needed an Act of Parliament. He tried to regroup and return via Ireland but was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne. His son and grandson failed in their attempts to win back the crown.

The Settlement under William III curbed the powers of the Monarchy but did not eliminate them entirely.

Monarchs weren't absolute even in the Tudor period. Mary I may have led up back to the Roman Catholic church but it was done formally by Act of Parliament. When the State was restored to Protestantism , by Elizabeth I, that Act had formally to be repealed.

For a legal look at how our Constituion is summed up in one sentence `The Queen is Sovereign in Parliament' - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen-in-Parliament
Thanks Hunter.

One has to hand it to Yankee Wally - she works very hard at getting to the truth of things.

Cymru am Byth!!!
@Nutty. Thanks for posting the link to the article from Sailer. I thought it rather mild after your warning. I have no previous knowledge of the writer and have to take your word for his being "nasty." The article was very well constructed.

@Hunter, was just typing that all I see in your link is a notification from Twitter that YW's account has been suspended. @WBBM, how did you find it?
@Hunter, @WBBM cancel cancel, I have read that entire article before and hope it is true.
Nutty Flavor said…
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a bit harsh for my taste - and frankly, rather racist (in a time when everything from cartoons to candy bars is being called racist, it’s bracing to encounter an *actual* racist) - but I figured hey, everyone here is over 21 and can think for themselves.

I shared it just to make clear that we aren’t the only ones who have noticed that Althea’s story is full of holes.
Lily Love said…
@nutty

I didn’t think that it was harsh. I found it rather honest and refreshing. The only part that we could have done without was the part about Jason Whitlock and what he said about half black/half white people.
xxxxx said…
Thanks Hunter. I read some. Just want to acknowledge. And why not? The prime thirst is for love and acknowledgement. Though not necessarily in that order.

In a LED screen driven world people have certain thirsts to be "taken care of" and to be "acknowledged" This is my philosophy for at least for the next seven days/

And thanks for the many incisive posters here.
Aquagirl said…
@Hunter: Love you too! I just searched for your post & came back here & saw you already did it. You’re right, just the first part is there. I searched by collapsing the comments in each article and looked for your avatar.

It was posted on May 17th @ 9:08 pm.
jessica said…
Totally believe Hollywood wants nothing to do with Meghan. She *ucked over Beyoncé and Bob Iger, all in one pass. She’s walking kryptonite.

Thanks for the list on the last post, everyone. I will consolidate the asks for the journalist and see what they say and report back (this will take time, so don’t worry if you don’t hear from me on these topics daily)
CatEyes said…
@xxxx

Mount Rush more was completed in 1941 after 14 yrs of work by a Danish-American sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln. The senior Borglum was a friend of the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin. 90% of the work was done by dynamite and the rest by jackhammers.

IMO it would be a national tragedy if Mt. Rushmore were to be destroyed as 3 million visitors come to see it each year. It is estimated that it might lose some definition of the faces after 500,000 years but the shape of the heads are estimated to last 7 million years although some fine cracks have appeared on the monument. My family went to see it while visiting South Dakota when I was a little girl and I can still recall how impressive it was to me.
A new Blind Gossip piece...and it’s good!

The Five Friends Of Meghan Markle


https://blindgossip.com/the-five-friends-of-meghan-markle/
Sharon said…
Hi all! Sharon aka Poodle 12 here

Just want to add that long ago I pre-ordered Lady CC's book from Waterstone's in the UK. Am still waiting for it here in the USA. Hope it's worth the wait!
xxxxx said…
CatEyes said....

Good and informative post on Mt Rushmore! Remain in Light Cats
CatEyes said…
@xxxxx

Thank you, but can't take credit as I read 75 facts on Mount Rushmore here...

https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/75-surprising-facts-about-mount-rushmore
Jdubya said…
Harry's new video. He is such a tool. And annoying.
Aquagirl said…
Wow. She really got slammed in that Blind Gossip item. She was the subject of the prior one as well. The gloves are officially off.
Cass said…
Harry’s video- so this is the clown/fool/idiot that is going to get paid megabucks to give speeches! What a joke!!!!!!!!!!!🤮
Aquagirl said…
@Lighthealer: Agree, well constructed article and I love the way he wrote about MM. So spot on. If others are hoping that this story will just go away, imagine how annoyed they all are at Markle. She just can’t STFU and mind her own business.
Cass said…
From what I am reading about these two books so far, anyone of us can write a much better, much more indepth book!
brown-eyed said…
@hunter

I searched this topic and the two before this and did not find the link you mentioned. I did NOT search the topic on Jessica.

This link will explain how you can use your browser to search on a page—a word, phrase, etc.

https://www.lifewire.com/web-search-tricks-to-know-4046148

I do it slightly differently (on an iPhone) by typing what I am looking for in the search box at the top of the page. Don’t press enter. Just scroll down the browser page and the last section shows what has been found.

Hope this helps.
Faltering Sky said…
@hunter; no luck finding your comment and I do not know how to view a particular blogger's history of comments. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Jdubya said…
here's the link to the new blind gossip

https://blindgossip.com/the-five-friends-of-meghan-markle/#more-100854
Aquagirl said…
@Brown-eyed, @Just Watching: @Hunter reposted her comment @ 12:51am (July 2nd) on this thread.
TheTide said…
Sound familiar? Except the nice and sensible description, everything else is MM to a "T".

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/06/27/inside-story-loveaffair-almost-tore-apart-royal-family/

Wallis [Simpson] was pleased that they were being received with such fervour at the first public recognition of them as a couple, saying, with a touch of condescension, ‘It delighted both of us that strangers of uncomplicated hearts should wish us well.’ But when Edward’s friend, socialite Lady Diana Cooper, joined the Nahlin at Split with her husband Duff, she witnessed the whole caboodle somewhat differently.

In a letter to a friend, she observed that Edward’s major activity was pleasing Wallis, who knew her power over him. ‘The King was fussing over her proudly, going down on hands and knees to pull her dress from under the chair feet.’ Things swiftly went awry, as Diana and the others were treated to a display of the power dynamic within their relationship. ‘She stared at him as one would a freak and then started picking on him for having been silent and rude to Mrs Jones [a dinner guest].’ It was quite a performance. ‘On and on she went… He got a little irritated and sad.’

Lady Cooper’s instinct was that, rather than witnessing two people in the throes of passion, Edward had made himself look ridiculous and small – very much ‘the little man’ – by his infatuation. As she wrote, after a further outbreak of temper caused by Wallis refusing to go bathing, ‘The truth is she’s bored stiff by him, and her picking on him and her coldness towards him are irritation and boredom.’ Meanwhile Duff Cooper observed, ‘She is a nice woman and a sensible woman – but she is hard as nails and doesn’t love him.’
Grisham said…
Thanks to the tabloids, it’s all HAMS all the time now. They are getting so much publicity. Even if it’s bad, they probably don’t care. They are all over DM and twitter with the RRs.
TheTide said…
Best response on the DM ever: "Now she's claiming money back off her own wedding???"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8479779/Meghan-claims-Britain-profit-wedding-Prince-Harry.html#comments

Just how long until she totally, completely spontaneously combusts into flames? How the hell does anyone dig this big of a hole and ever climb out?! Where / how does this END?!
abbyh said…
I guess I missed or never really read the letter.

"... The only thing that helps me sleep at night is the faith and knowing that a lie can’t live forever....

Sometimes people should be careful for what they wish for.
JHanoi said…
the portions of the letter i read seemed like it was her projecting her thoughts/ inadequacies. on her dad and planned in a way she knew would go public. the careful overly fancy schmancy script and the odd phrasing stuck out to me.


for those that have read Lady C’s book......what happened at the garden party ?? enquiring minds want to know!!
PrettyPaws said…
@ Girl With A Hat

As you have pointed out, and as others are well aware, HMTQ is a constitutional monarch and therefore has no real political power (as does Ms Merkel, etc). However, there is such a thing as "soft" power and the Queen has this in spades.

By virtue of her position, she has lived through world events, bad as well as good, and has met and talked with many world leaders thus giving her a good insight to the workings of other governments and peoples.

She is a diplomat to her finger-tips and much of this diplomacy and "soft power" is carried out behind the scenes, if not by her personally then by others such as Prince Charles and William & Catherine.

For goodness sake, even Donald Trump listens to her - and that must be a first for any woman, Queen, politician or not!
jessica said…
The Queen, as the richest woman in the world and the worlds largest landowner by far has tons of power.

“the portions of the letter i read seemed like it was her projecting her thoughts/ inadequacies. on her dad and planned in a way she knew would go public. the careful overly fancy schmancy script and the odd phrasing stuck out to me.”

Yes when I read the letter and looked at the reactions of those she involved in the letter, all the did was ‘puppeteer’ it with the stupid people around her who are easily puppetered to arrive at this outcome (media lawsuit) she knew all of these people for years and knows what to say to ‘get them to do what she wants’ regardless of if it’s in her best interest. She left the RF because she couldn’t manipulate them on demand.
She manipulated Harry. She hates that her past was dragged up by the media, and her friends, and business partners, and family. This letter is actually probably more of Meghan’s stupid planning around claiming victimization so that she can try to sell shit (like Lady CC emphasized). And that’s it: that’s why she’s dragged it into court. It was apart of the plan. What the fuck ever. Right?

Lol.


abbyh said…

Follow up article with the founder and some others about the visit to Homeboy which was pretty gushy (they would talk to different people but then re-find the other), allegedly she spoke perfect Spanish, connected with the mission but no new pictures.

One close source of the pair stated that the couple had hoped their visit would be private but are glad that the charity can benefit from the publicity (?)

One commenter noted that they were wearing jewelry which is apparently a big no no.

Ok to file under "in case you missed it the first time, here it is again".

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KCM1212 said…
Other women in leadership come and go.

The Queen endures.

jessica said…
Meghan and homeboy. Another example of her telling people about ‘privacy’ then doing everything in her PR power to expose it.

She tells them this to give the illusion she is ultra important. She did this to Harry and it worked so I guess she is sticking with it.

She also tells them this so they comment on it later. Oh no Meghan wanted this private and look we somehow accidentally leaked it how sad for her omg sorry megs, your highness.

She is so deranged and delusional. It’s gobsmacking anyone around her listens to her crap. Oh wait, no ones there.

There is a difference between wanting true discretion (very easily obtained in London by the way, did we ever see her without an engagement? No) and feigning that the press are always after you.

She also uses this to keep Harry ensnared as the mom figure/ Diana gut punch. I’m surprised the guy doesn’t tell her to back off with his personal experience with his mom. They seem to have no boundaries together, which is unhealthy and apart of the problem.

What does everything think his therapists are thinking about all of this fallout? They probably saw it coming.
@Magatha said

I was expressing my opinion
as I am quite entitled to do so.
I suppose you overlooked the fact that
it was SwampWoman who said the Queen
is the most powerful woman in the world.
I agree with SwampWoman.

As do I.
HappyDays said…
Hunter said...
Y'all should read it. Really. Juicy juicy crazy all detailed by the person who facilitated with her. I'm too lazy to find it because I am disappointed none of you read it when I posted it.

@Hunter: Are you referring to the story about how Meghan pretended to be her public relations/agent type of representative who only communicated with the guy representing a client who wanted to hire Meghan for some sort of fashion photo shoot, but Meghan’s “representative” suddenly canceled it at the last minute and was totally UNHINGED with the guy in her emails to him?

I might have copied it. Let me see if I can find it.

From what the guy said, it sounds basically like Meghan was greedy and wanted to cut her actual agent out of the percentage fee they would receive by being her representative for the shoot. He thought it was weird that Meghan’s representation only communicated via email.

After the deal was cancelled by Meghan’s rep, the guy did some sleuthing and discovered the IP address associated with Meghan’s representative was actually registered to Meghan herself.

A few months later, Meghan ran into the guy at some event and claimed to not know anything about the doings of her “representative.” But the guy knew she was lying to his face.
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@Wullie’s Bucket

“So why would repeating her claims be a possible legal issue for Camilla Tominey? Other tabs have quoted from Lady C's book.”

I wondered the same thing. Would any of our resident attorneys like to comment?
Nutty Flavor said…
Good morning.

Here’s an update from the Bernstein family.

https://www.channel3000.com/family-of-althea-bernstein-provides-update-week-after-alleged-hate-crime/

Reward has been increased to $10,000.
Nutty Flavor said…
Also a comment from Quilette editor Claire Lehman, one of the leaders of what is often called the “Intellectual Dark Web”, on Harry’s latest hostage video.

“This dude is singlehandedly going to bring about the end of the monarchy in Britain. No-one wants to be lectured about “systematic oppression” from people who grew up in castles with butlers.”

5.5 thousand likes.

https://twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1278467006698680321?s=20
Shaggy said…
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Faltering Sky said…
@Aquagirl Thank you!
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jessica said…
@Nutty

Oh my god. She is right.

That’s what narcs do, they destroy everything, they ruin their futures and everyone’s around them.

I am gobsmacked to have not realized that sooner. I guess I didn’t want to think Meghan held any power, but she does via Harry. Harry campaigning against oppression is a huge issue. Harry going political (due to the issues within monarchy and it’s history) is literally going to destroy the entire institution.

The only option they have is to cut him off from the family and PR the hell out of it as ‘disgruntled Ex Royal, who actually chose this path’. If he wants to speak about oppression so openly, or racism (which they claim
The BRF and public are) then they themselves cannot be tied to BRF money.

Wow.

I knew there were issues in the outcomes of all of this behavior but it is rather serious.

I believe Meghan does not care ONE bit. If anything she’d rather see William and Kate dethroned while she walks out the door as well. If she can’t have Royalty or the family accolades and adoration (without real work) then no one can.

God Save The Queen.
jessica said…
Poor Harry is looking for things to do. Re:Prince Malibu it would be cool, if he moved to LA to live the bachelor life. Not as a beholden hostage!
Nutty Flavor said…
FWIW, they’ve just arrested two people in that firebombing that Althea Bernstein May or May not have been involved with.

https://twitter.com/2__X_/status/1278533876684427264?s=20
@Jessica

“The only option they have is to cut him off from the family and PR the hell out of it as ‘disgruntled Ex Royal, who actually chose this path’.

That’s actually an excellent suggestion. I hope someone in BP reads your comment.
@Nutty

“ “This dude is singlehandedly going to bring about the end of the monarchy in Britain. No-one wants to be lectured about “systematic oppression” from people who grew up in castles with butlers.”

I was just reading the comments posted at The Times in response to an article about the Sussexes, and this one complements the above:

Example of unconscious bias, for the attention of Harry Wales- automatic deference and respect given to individuals due to their Royal birth, which is an accident of history, not an indication of merit. Please renounce all Royal privilege for yourself and your family, including your wife and child. This will show your remorse.

Golden Retriever said, I was just reading the comments posted at The Times in response to an article about the Sussexes, and this one complements the above:

Example of unconscious bias, for the attention of Harry Wales- automatic deference and respect given to individuals due to their Royal birth, which is an accident of history, not an indication of merit. Please renounce all Royal privilege for yourself and your family, including your wife and child. This will show your remorse.


What a great comment in The Times! Harry’s shot him self in the foot via his big stupid mouth. Lol
jessica said…
I agree Golden Retriever,

Harry needs to atone himself, and stand up and be a family man and if he is stepping away from the RF (the institution) to be apart of only the Family as ‘just call me Harry’ then he needs to renounce he and his families titles and privileges. It is the only thing and the right thing to do, considering he ranted and raved about how he had to do it, and did. Not stepping up and stepping away is actually Harry’s fault for lack of class, lack of understanding of what he was saying, and lack of integrity.

This brings me to the next point. Harry and Meghan claimed they no longer wanted to be apart of the Firm, as the rules they cannot bend. He said there was ‘no other choice.’ Ok. Nobody made that decision for them. They are the ones claiming they wanted to be financially and privately independent. They actually said financially. So why hasn’t that happened?

Why are they still trying to hang onto the Royal family with their claws, status, privilege, micro RF startup in the USA, money, PR articles and spin, lawsuits from their royal past, and copying the royals at all?

Why are they hanging onto the past they so desperately wanted nothing more to do with. The pain. The suffering. The lack of control. Diana. The clicks. The hounding photographers. The pressure. The status. The child.

What this points to for this couple is a complete lack of Integrity.

If they want to know why the public, media, friends, colleagues, and now their entire family
members have had enough it is only due to their lack of integrity. Say whatever you want, plan whatever you want, but stick to it.
Maneki Neko said…
Now Megsy 'shines a spotlight on Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie in court docs' according to the Mirror' (this in reference to the case against the MoS):

'In a series of statements made in legal papers submitted to the High Court, the 38-year-old noted that the royal sisters retain their titles while working.

The Duchess was responding to claims made in documents that she was "a member of the royal family and does not undertake paid work”.

Meghan questioned the suggestion by pointing to Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Prince Michael of Kent.

The latter royal runs a consultancy business, while Eugenie worked at an online auction firm before becoming a director at the London art gallery Hauser & Wirth.

Beatrice has worked at venture capital firm Sandbridge and later software company Afiniti, where she is currently employed as the Vice President of Partnerships & Strategy.


Oh, poor Meg! Always hard done by! The unfairness of it all! Can she not see that she's overdoing it and that the more she carries on, the less successful she will be in reaching her goals?
Anonymous said…
@Raspberry Ruffle

The comments in the Times had me in stitches. Many of them are wickedly witty. I set out to copy and paste a few of them here but there were just too many to choose from.

@jessica

You’ve hit the nail in the head. JHFKAP and his “cauldron stirring minx” (courtesy of a Times commenter) have zero integrity.
Anonymous said…
*on

For some reason my screen name changes when I post using my iPhone.
jessica said…
If it’s true that the DM is claiming the wedding generated $1BB in revenue, I actually really like their strategy.

It puts her on the spot to either acknowledge she and her actions are publicly free to be talked about (hence the popularity figures they present). Or to counter and say she’s not that important and didn’t generate $1BB. LOL. Imagine Mrs. Markle having to counter this and say she wasn’t that popular after all. She’ll never do it! They have her completely figured out.

There’s no middle ground and the DM is using clever lawyers here to present Meghan to the court as Who She Is/Was as a public person, with her very public dispute with her father.

As for her throwing Harry’s cousins under the bus. OMG. This woman is nasty. Not royal at all. Who blasts their own family in Court. You can tell she was a spoilt only child. She can’t even get along with relatives and understand everyone has unique situations.

Princess Eugine and Beatrice were not full time working royals that then denounced their positions to go work for profit in the USA. They never even had the opportunity to work full time in the family! That is the privilege Meghan married INTO.

Anyone know why she is going on legal tangents? Is it to embarrass the family further? Is she proving any actual point (right to privacy maybe?). What does this mean, because it seems very petty.
I thought, right from the start when we first heard her phrase `modernise the monarchy' that, for `modernise' we should read `destroy'.

The big question remains - Why?

Who, if anyone other than MM, is really behind this?

Can her motivation come down to just her own monstrous Narcissism? Limitless greed for money and adoration?

Does she see herself as strutting the world stage as the ultimate political power?

Destabilising Britain? Revolution here first? Then go onto the White House? Face down Russia and/or China?

Tin hats at the ready - don't forget the rumour I heard that one of her friends/supporters is a friend of neither UK nor USA.

They're both `useful idiots' - who is using them? Just think about it. Best not to name names.

Perhaps I'd better call myself `Cassandra'...

God save the Queen.
Magatha Mistie said…

@Maneki
Megs the “blow in” who “ blew it” ...
Aquagirl said…
@Nutty: Marquin Clark was arrested for a parole violation. Supposedly he’s a ‘person of interest’ in the arson case but, so far, he has not been charged. Conner Fleck was following Marquin in his vehicle and swerved to try to hit the police, so his arrest is based on that action. It isn’t stated whether he is also a person of interest.

So far I haven’t seen any Hawaiian shirts ;)
Maneki Neko said…
@Magatha

😉 Naughty, naughty! Your sense of humour always makes me smile 😄
Oh dear, it's people like Meghan that gets us only children a bad reputation.

The only words of my narcissistic/possessive mother that I can recall verbatim, even from earliest childhood, are:

`Just because you're an only child, I'm not having people say I spoil you!'

Whenever I think of this, I feel about 3 or 4 - we're crossing the road and I'm aware of her iron grip on my left wrist as she said it.

She certainly did not spoil me.
Fairy Crocodile said…
Nuttiers who read Royals at War. Is this true Megsy paid the Portland hospital Bill's herself, privately, without the Palace seeing them?

If true this is highly suspicious, because she would never pay anything if she had nothing to hide.
HM's clothes - have a heart!

She's 94, for pity's sake - her style is Classic; were she Trendy, she'd be a laughing stock.

I'm significantly younger than her, even if on the old side for a Nutty, but I've long felt the need to keep my `worst bits' covered and draw attention away from those that can't be concealed. My legs are relatively free of visible veins but I still prefer to keep them covered.

Necks get crepe-y - Marilyn Munro had bracelet rings by the time she was 35. Upper arms can start looking as if they are dripping with candle wax. Gravity relentlessly pulls faces, boobs and bottoms downwards - just you wait, you youngsters!

The only truly horrible item I've ever seen was the dress she wore for her Christmas broadcast in 2008 (I remember it because we were in NZ, watching it with the `rellies', and I felt embarrassed for her) - it was a plain beige number, as typically worn by oldies in the 1970s, and, worse still, looked as if it was made of Crimplene, if anyone here remembers that dreadful fabric. I'm sure it was the best wool & silk but it didn't come over well.

I love her bright colours and the variants of the top hat - they work well. It's difficult being short and needing to wear a striking titfer - too wide a brim and one looks like a mushroom.

HM is on record that she has said her public clothes are governed by the fact that she needs to be seen. Apparently, she added that she needs `to be seen to be believed'!

Good for her!
Aquagirl said…
@WBBM: I SO want her umbrella collection!
Nutty Flavor said…
Thanks, Aquagirl, and I apologize to all for the inaccuracy. I can’t read the accompanying article here due to EU restrictions. If a site doesn’t follow the EU privacy guidelines, it’s blocked.
none said…
The Center for Combating Antisemitism is offering $5,000 for a conviction in the Althea Berstein case.

The article referred to her as "a Black woman". She's been labeled as biracial, Jewish, Unitarian, and now black with a capital B.

https://www.channel3000.com/reward-for-information-in-madison-hate-crime-investigation-raised-to-10k/
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Unknown said…
Meg really seems to hate the Yorks. She just does not seem to play well with women more "important" than her.

As for Meg's claim about a boost to U.K. tourism because of her wedding, I would like to know where her "magical" numbers are coming from. Brexit was getting blamed for a slump but maybe the U.K. got Markled in 2018?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/is-brexit-to-blame-for-falling-uk-visitor-numbers/
Teasmade said…
@WildBoar: Completely agree about the queen's wardrobe and about the aging process. I too am older than most here and have related a lot to what you've said (all along I mean--not just today.)

You've said everything so well; I won't repeat it all.

I'm not British and not a fan of royalty as a concept or in practice but I will defend to the death the queen's wardrobe choices! She is perfect.
Teasmade said…
@Fairy: I am 72% through Royals at War and I don't remember anything about the hospital bill. I will look for it going forward, however.

Part II of the books is a little more interesting than the rehash/whitewash of the first part. The authors go in to detail about the Markle, Ragland, and Middleton families going back centuries. I have to admit this was pretty interesting. Then a very detailed retelling of the W&K romance. Now we're on H and that where I put the book down two nights ago as he just revolts me.

ANYWAY, nothing so far about the hospital bill. However, if I had ever believed she was PG, which I don't, the drive-through delivery would have un-convinced me. Yes, you feel better cause it's a great relief to no longer be pregnant but 4 or so hours after birth you are literally the walking wounded and probably drugged up still AND, in the US at least, they won't let you leave until you can prove (or swear to?) you've had a bowel movement. I forget the reason for this--to show there's been no unseen damage down there?
@ Holly - Center for Combating Antisemitism etc

---------------
How on earth could anyone identify her as Jewish under those circumstances?

Did she say `Shalom' to her attacker? Did they think her hair was an Orthodox wig? Did she display the Star of David anywhere? Was she singing in Hebrew or Yiddish?

Wrong thread, I know, but I can't resist it!
Jessica said, Princess Eugine and Beatrice were not full time working royals that then denounced their positions to go work for profit in the USA. They never even had the opportunity to work full time in the family! That is the privilege Meghan married INTO.

The key point Megsy misses is that neither Eugenie or Beatrice receive any royal funding unlike the Dubious Duo. This is the difference as to why they need to work too.
none said…
@WBBM ~ lolololol. Exactly. It's ridiculous. Your post gave me a much-needed laugh so thank you!
Girl with a Hat said…
@Teasmade,

the Queen's wardrobe choices are perfect? ha ha ha ha.

I really will leave it at that. I don't want to be rude. And, she is my Queen. LOL
none said…
@Teasmade ~ I echo your opinion about the perfection of the Queen's wardrobe. It's what we Americans consider "a look". Her style is iconic.
lizzie said…
I don't know that most people expect the longest-reigning monarch in British history to be a "style" icon. And while I personally like the way she dresses, I would never call her a style icon. Iconic, yes, style icon, no. (Nor would I want her to have such a shallow frivolous description.) Frankly, when evaluating any 94-year old who is still working the last thing I'd worry about is whether his/her fashion choices meet my standards. But as an American perhaps I have different values. (That's always Meg's excuse ;-)
Maneki Neko said…
@Girl with a Hat

If you don't like HM's clothes and style of dressing, that's your prerogative but your comments are now getting irksome and bordering on insulting.
You've made your point numerous times, could you now leave it.
I think it's ridiculous that we're even discussing the Queen's wardrobe choices. As a lifelong feminist I was raised to believe that a woman's accomplishments were far more important than what she wears - just like a man. HM is a head of state, for heaven's sake. Do we criticize any male heads of state because they're not stylish enough or trendy enough? Of course not. As long as HM is always dressed appropriately - and she is - she doesn't need to be a style icon. We have lots of socialites and actresses to fill that role.
Girl with a Hat said, I really will leave it at that. I don't want to be rude. And, she is my Queen. LOL

I agree with other Nutties with this tiresome topic.

You make the excuse of English not being your first language, but you’ve more than made your point in more than adequate English. There’s no excuse for being or threatening to be rude about your or my Queen.
We've already had a taste of a republic, from 1649 to 1660.

It may have been called a `Commonwealth'and a `Protectorate' but it was essentially a military dictatorship.

That was under Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (d.Sept 1658) but when his son Richard was handed the reins at his father's death, in the expectation of an hereditary `protectorate', young Tumbledown Dick finally decided that he couldn't cut the mustard and preferred the life of a country gentleman (saying, I suppose, the 17th century equivalent of `blow this for a game of soldiers').

Thereupon, the King-in-waiting, Charles II was invited back.

When I look around at the possible candidates who might put themselves forward as President nowadays, I conclude that our present system is infinitely better. A presidency would probably cost as much, if not more, and certainly wouldn't attract the tourists!
Piroska said…
Picked this up from The Deceitful Duchess Meghan claims that her wedding generated £1billion tourist revenue. Figures from visitbritin org tourist revenue
2017: £28.4 billion
2018: £26.5 billion
2019: £28.5 billion
https://harrymarkle.wordpress.com/2020/07/02/harry-hijacks-the-diana-award-with-the-harkle-agenda/

I'm losing track of Harry Markle postings - apologies if we're already dealing with this.
KC said…
 Maneki Neko said...

Now Megsy 'shines a spotlight on Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie in court docs' according to the Mirror' (this in reference to the case against the MoS):

'In a series of statements made in legal papers submitted to the High Court, the 38-year-old noted that the royal sisters retain their titles while working.

The Duchess was responding to claims made in documents that she was "a member of the royal family and does not undertake paid work”.

Meghan questioned the suggestion by pointing to Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Prince Michael of Kent.

The latter royal runs a consultancy business, while Eugenie worked at an online auction firm before becoming a director at the London art gallery Hauser & Wirth.

Beatrice has worked at venture capital firm Sandbridge and later software company Afiniti, where she is currently employed as the Vice President of Partnerships & Strategy.
....................
These jobs are 100% different than, "I'm gonna get paid for lending the glamour of my title that i got thru marriage."

They DO something. If she, oh, I dont know, started a theatre group, or worked on a drama festival, or something productive....but just collecting money on a brand she did not even create? It was created by Harry being made a duke.

Diana told Patrick Jephson in the Wales divorce settlement she was restricted from using her title for financial gain, because of what Fergie did after her divorce.

I guess MM thought that rule would not apply to her.

One last thought, if Britain did $1billion in business from her wedding, her share of that pie was in having Frogmore Cottage to live in and her expenses paid for clothes, food, travel. Apparently it really was only $300 million though
MeliticusBee said…
Slightly off topic but Ghislaine Maxwell (Jeffrey Epstein confidante) was just arrested in New Hampshire.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-jeffrey-epstein-aide/2495762/
CatEyes said…
@Nutty

Since you are posting about Althea Bernstein story here and not on the thread you created for it are we supposed to do it too? I am asking because I had an interesting fact about her possible motivation.
@MeliticusBee

Off Topic

About time the FBI caught up with her! It’s in the DM now, I wonder what she’ll have to say?! :o/
Fairy Crocodile said…
Girl with a hat made one very good suggestion re gloves one day coming back as a fashion accessory. I agree with her. Formal dress looks so elegant with a beautiful stylish hat and thin gloves! Granted we don't normally go to occasions where this may be called for, but I so much wish anniversaries, weddings and christening to offer us a chance to wear a formal elegant attire! Nice to feel like a beautiful lady for once.
none said…
Reported that charges against Ms. Maxwell are sealed.
xxxxx said…
100% off topic and 100% posted for fun. My favorite youtube vid of this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM2-WR7GIiI
SwampWoman said…
Jessica said As for her throwing Harry’s cousins under the bus. OMG. This woman is nasty. Not royal at all. Who blasts their own family in Court. You can tell she was a spoilt only child. She can’t even get along with relatives and understand everyone has unique situations.

Princess Eugine and Beatrice were not full time working royals that then denounced their positions to go work for profit in the USA. They never even had the opportunity to work full time in the family! That is the privilege Meghan married INTO.

Anyone know why she is going on legal tangents? Is it to embarrass the family further? Is she proving any actual point (right to privacy maybe?). What does this mean, because it seems very petty.


I think she (MM) genuinely hates them (York sisters). Maybe it is because the British people love them. Maybe it is just the ol' evil hating good.
Magatha Mistie said…

@SwampWoman
Also as they’re princesses of the blood Royal, Megs has to curtsy to
them when she’s not with Harry.
Hehehe
SwampWoman said…
Hope they have better surveillance on her than they had on Epstein (who didn't kill himself) while he was incarcerated.
KC said…
xxxxx said...

100% off topic and 100% posted for fun. My favorite youtube vid of this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM2-WR7GIiI

Thanks, this is fun! 5 women rockin' out! Love watching the drummer go all in at the end. N
CookieShark said…
I am in MM's target market and love celeb culture, lifestyle blogs, etc.

The Tig was never on my radar, and none of my friends have ever mentioned it.

She says the RF did not protect her during her pregnancy. I am genuinely curious what she wanted them to do. She was not required, I am sure, to travel to NYC for a very public and expensive baby shower.

She was not required to make a "surprise appearance" at an awards ceremony and pose for the press for photos.

I know people who have felt vulnerable during their pregnancies. These people have changed jobs, or elected to stay home in order to protect their health. They did not take trips overseas.

I wonder if this "they didn't protect me during my pregnancy" is some kind of volley and it will turn into "I had a surrogate and they didn't support me."

???
none said…
CookieShark said

I wonder if this "they didn't protect me during my pregnancy" is some kind of volley and it will turn into "I had a surrogate and they didn't support me."

Interesting thought. Seems to be a lot of online baby chatter lately about the Windsor men's illegitimate children and the line of succession. Wonder where this is headed.
KCM1212 said…
This has some language that might make you wince, but it's a funny take on Harry. Comedian Andrew Lawrence

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q4lYzWMtyyY


He skewers Archbishop Welby as well


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmyaFEdEEc

Completely politically incorrect


Miggy said…
Prince Harry should have apologised for HIS past behaviour during Princess Diana Award speech after 2006 footage showed him using racial slurs to address Army colleagues, Loose Women’s Jane Moore says.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8483411/Jane-Moore-said-Prince-Harry-address-former-controversial-behaviour-race.html
ReallyDonna said…
@hunter Thanks for the head's up on Yankee Wally.

A quick google search leads me to YW's tumblr account:

https://yankeewally.tumblr.com/

Off to read it now...
Weekittylass said…
Breaking News...Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by Feds!!!!!!!
Hikari said…
@Cookie

wonder if this "they didn't protect me during my pregnancy" is some kind of volley and it will turn into "I had a surrogate and they didn't support me."

One does wonder . . . Though I have come to the conclusion that *if* there is a child called Archie that is half Harry, who was born via surrogate, the fact will never be willingly acknowledged by the RF. Some intrepid journalist might blast the lid off the truth someday (Tom Bower will probably write the only Meg bio worth reading).

I think this is more of Meghan's Narco taunting of the RF . . she really and truly believes that she is untouchable from across the water now. She is trying to force them by this gambit to issue a public statement to the effect that she *was* legitimately pregnant and carried Archie. This is called Doubling (Tripling, Quadrupling) Down on her lies. Meg's MO has always been to tell a lie so often it becomes accepted truth.
Lily Love said…
@cookieshark

Meghan is a narcissist and narcissists have to be the center of attention because they think they deserve anything that they want. They also hate being called out for their bad behavior. So Meghan had to have hated it anytime the press wrote something negative or non-flattering about her. So her way of getting back at everyone that she perceived as slighting her, is to do this shit.
I still say that all these rumours about illegitimate children fathered by PC, PW, PH are to open the door for making Archie (strongly believed to be by surrogate) a legitimate heir to the throne. If he is indeed of a surrogate, under UK law he is not viewed as a legit heir to the throne (he can be the legal child of PH but not in line for the throne).

If surrogacy is true, Oh what a tangled web Madame created with her lies and deceptions! It becomes a constitutional issue but she apparently does not care about that as long as she gets her way.
Ghislaine Maxwell arrested and charged over sexual exploitation of underage girls by Jeffrey Epstein
Emily Mee, news reporter
Sky News8 minutes ago
I'll go back to the Bernstein thread to see what's come up. Thanks CatEyes
none said…
My theory is that the break between the BRF and the Harkles was caused by the surrogacy.

Perhaps the uptick in chatter about the illegitimate children is Markle's offensive move against the illegitimacy of the Archie surrogacy.
I still say that all these rumours about illegitimate children fathered by PC, PW, PH are to open the door for making Archie (strongly believed to be by surrogate) a legitimate heir to the throne...

Rumours are just rumours till proven otherwise. ;o) There’s not been any stories about illegitimate children fathered by any of the royal princes in the British press at anytime that I can think of. Someone (sorry I can’t remember the Nutty posters name) said Megsy and her fans are behind the rumours. Twitter is full of fake news and gossip, please let’s not give these awful spiteful rumours even more credibility by discussing them. Moreso if nasty Megs and her flying monkeys are behind them all. :o/
I thought that the rumour of W's `affaire' with Rose had been traced back to Markle's door anyway. She'd do anything to upset Duchess Catherine and threaten the Cambridge's marriage.

There is nothing she wouldn't do if she thought she could get away with it.

Smear tactics are another bit of narcissistic weaponry we haven't discussed.
Aquagirl said…
@Nutty: I just posted a few updates on the Wisconsin thread, but it’s on moderation. Should we continue to post there or here about Althea’s case? Thx.
none said…
Raspberry Ruffle said,

There’s not been any stories about illegitimate children fathered by any of the royal princes in the British press at anytime that I can think of.

A quick online search shows stories on illegitimate children fathered by Charles and Harry. Nothing proven, but these claims didn't start with Markle. The stories about William having other children is new (to me at least), so perhaps that came from Markle and her minions. Like the Rose Hanbury affair story.

Aquagirl said…
@Raspberry Ruffle: I don’t give the illegitimate children rumors any credibility. Idk what MM is playing at here, but she should really STFU. This is either her sugars starting these rumors, or she’s really losing touch with reality. Who would keep bashing a family that is still financially supporting you? And can pull your titles?
MeliticusBee said…
Sparkles is way pissed (in the American sense) this morning because Ghislaine Maxwell arrest has knocked her "woe is me" my pregnancy story right off the trending charts.
MeAgain WAS #1 story on Twitter when Maxwell news broke...now, not so much.

PR money - WASTED.
Aquagirl said…
After the ridiculous behavior of the Sussexes and now the arrest of Ghislaine, does anyone have any theory as to what HM will do (if anything?) It seems to me that action needs to be taken, especially with the Sussexes. To do nothing makes her look weak.
Aquagirl said…
@MBee: A ‘normal’ person would be happy that the Ghislaine/Andrew situation would take the heat off of them. But not our Megsy.
none said…
Markle reported to be staying in touch with Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County CEO, Michael Johnson.

He went on: We talked for about 10 minutes about a lot of things including Althea and her wellbeing.

We also talked about some plans she supports but I can't share yet...so stay tuned.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8482491/Meghan-Markle-surprises-staff-member-Boys-Girls-Club-phone-call-check-in.html
holly said, A quick online search shows stories on illegitimate children fathered by Charles and Harry. Nothing proven, but these claims didn't start with Markle. The stories about William having other children is new (to me at least), so perhaps that came from Markle and her minions. Like the Rose Hanbury affair story.

They would have made it into the mainstream media if there was any truth in them. Princess Anne’s ex husband had one and and it made it into the news. The real press, not stuff on the internet would have exposed any illegitimate children if they existed by now.

There’s been lots of stories over the centuries some true and some not.

The Rose H story has been said to come from Megsy.
none said…
The comments on the DM article are spot on. Nobody is buying Markle's concern for Althea's wellbeing.
KCM1212 said…
If Ghislaine Maxwell has any ugly information on Andrew that is about to come out, HM may have more pressing concerns than the Dumbarton Duo.

On the other hand, think of the danger the institution could be in if 1. Ghislaine implicates Andrew in something and/or that went down at say BP (didn't he bring some gfs home and let them sit on the throne?) 2. The surrogacy comes out and 3. There is a lot of clear evidence in a cover up and/or even more financial shenanigans emerge on the HAMs front. Like: who paid for the surrogacy and cover up? There were some serious funds there.

Poor William and Kate. They are inheriting a real bag of hair.
Aquagirl said, I don’t give the illegitimate children rumors any credibility. Idk what MM is playing at here, but she should really STFU. This is either her sugars starting these rumors, or she’s really losing touch with reality. Who would keep bashing a family that is still financially supporting you? And can pull your titles?

I’m as dumbfounded as you as to why. All we know is Megsy will do anything to destroy others she doesn’t care about or who are getting in her way. Let’s face it, she only cares about herself. If her flying monkeys are doing the donkey work in spreading dirt, I have no idea where it could all end up. If it was down to me, I would have stripped the Dubious Duo of everything when they asked to leave and go independent .
I've seen a story that a fertility doctor illegally used gametes from Charles & Di's pre-nuptial testing to create an embryo that was planted in his wife, resulting in a daughter. Canada was mentioned.

W & H have been said to have met her.

Louise Brown, 1st test tube baby ever, born UK 1978.

I'm sceptical.
unknown said…
I think Megs (or Harry) needs to do one more really stupid thing before they will do anything. That seems to be the 'wait and see'. The RF doesn't want to do anything, without letting them dig their own grave. This is how they responded to their initial demands, so I imagine it is how they are continuing (especially since nothing has been done thus far). The RF doesn't want to draw 'Royal' attention to Megs in ANY way. Think about it.

It's actually quite bizarre that Harry and Meghan did not talk in-depth to Fergie about her experience leaving the RF (or so it seems). This is why it's confusing as they seem to assume they still hold the same privileges.

I could see Meghan using the excuse of Prince Andrew's behavior and associations as another reason she left the family 'to protect her child' and all that.
I think it's all an act (M and H). I think they don't have the funds themselves to keep up this weird PR charade and in the next 18 months (if no divorce) we will see Meghan slowly disappear from our news cycle. She might conduct a nasty divorce just for the free attention. All she wants is attention. I don't understand, why.
unknown said…
" If it was down to me, I would have stripped the Dubious Duo of everything when they asked to leave and go independent ."

Makes me think the RF realized Harry was dumb as rocks when he presented his woke 'independent' plan in front of William, Charles, and the Queen.

So, what job did you take? Did Meghan take?

"Uh, job? What job? Uh, uh, uh, uh." (Harry, his whole plan as they announced their dumb exit and thought they could be movie stars and trade on the RF..)

Harry you need a job. So you announced this to the world, and you have no job to go to?

"Uh, yeh, I mean, Meghan told me we would run a Royal Charity in the US!"

Harry, that's not happening.

Alright Charles, we need to save our good-natured family reputation and Harry is an idiot who will end up under a bridge with this non-workable plan he presented us. Give him some money, so it's a slow intro to the real world, please.

There is no other reason for the RF to continue to entertain their antics other than there is some damning fact we do not know (maybe Harry has a mental disability/Meghan threatened them with Archie etc. There is definitely something there).

And yes, hilarious Meghan doesn't understand/know B and E receive nothing and do not trade on their titles. (which makes her think they are stupid, must be annoying for her she has to curtsey to them! LOL)
Maisie said…
Oh for heaven's sake, the Royal Family can not protect Ms. Mucky from herself. What were they supposed to do, as she follows no one's instruction but her own?
Royal illegitimate children are best not acknowledged - Charles's eldest bastard, the Duke of Monmouth (b.1649) mounted a rebellion to claim the throne from his uncle James II. The memory of the aftermath of the battle of Sedgemoor is still painful in the West Country.

I think I may have told Nutties the story of how the Duke of St Albans got his title?

The very first holder of the title was one of Charles II's by-blows, fathered on Nell Gwynn, born 1670.

All 3 were at Salisbury Hall, Shenley, a moated manor house nr St. Albans. Nell was so cross that the babe hadn't been given a title that she held him out of the window and threatened to drop him into the moat unless Charles did something quickly.

`Nell! Nell!', he cried. `Put the Duke of St Albans down!'

Which she did.

I can only think that Markle doesn't know the story - I wonder what stunt she would have pulled in front of HM had she done so?
MeliticusBee said…
IMO...Ghislaine has no info on Andrew that is not already known.
Nothing will happen to PA...if he just keeps his butt on his own land - at least in his own country.
Christine said…
Hello, Just wanted to pop in here and say...boy Meghan is absolutely getting FLOGGED right now! So many negative articles. And the one article about how she felt 'unprotected' during her pregnancy. I think it should be clear to Miss Meghan now that she was absolutely being protected. As of now, I think it's abundantly clear that all gloves are off. Harry, you are so, so stupid. How could he have not foreseen this?! Everyone talks about dim Harry is and, well, I think it's true, but the biggest problem is his extreme naivety. He has no clue about the big wide outside of his Grandmother and Father's very palpable protection. It also seems that many of the rumors, whispered about stories, theories, etc are turning out to be facts.
Hikari said…
@Wullie's,

Re:
Prince Harry Was Spotted Riding His Bike Alone to a Malibu Beach

I must say I share in your incredulity.

Of course an actual verifiable photo of Harry 'being spotted cycling in Malibu' is conveniently missing. Only the photos from 14 months ago of Haz cycling in Amsterdam when back in England his wife was ostensibly going to go into labor any second are provided.

This reeks of the Meg/Sunshine Sucks propaganda machine. Harry certainly knows how to ride a bike and may have even obtained one during his stay in California, but it seems extremely doubtful-bordering-on-science-fiction that he'd be out on this bike ride unattended by security or anyone who was familiar with the area. Even if Haz has been at Tyler Perry's for 6 months, not three at claimed, still, that entire time practically, Southern California has been in lockdown . . with restrictions to the beaches once again in place after having been relaxed for the last month. Harry has therefore not had much of a chance to explore the area on bicycle or any other way during a pandemic. And, as an *internationally protectable person in his own mind* . .one whose security was SO VITAL due to his status as an al Queda target and massive global celebrity, why would he go riding without his protection team?

(Maybe because he doesn't have one any more, the United States and Daddy both having refused to pay for it? The Harkles don't seem to have in their employ even a yard man/errand runner who could pick up the dog excrement stinking up the property.)

I am not familiar with the geography of L.A., but I think Malibu is quite some distance away from the Hollywood Hills where the Harkles are ostensibly lodged. Perhaps one of our California-bred/resident posters could ring in? Wouldn't that be a very far bike ride from Tyler's crib to the beach at Malibu for a guy from out of town who isn't familiar with the area or even American road laws for cyclists? Or, who frankly hasn't been looking in the best of shape, really, for the last year or so? A car could certainly have dropped Haz and his bike off closer to the beach, but it's just *amazing* that there was an eyewitness sighting of Haz cycling in 'Bu without a care in the world seemingly, when a story making the rounds at the very same time is how racked with guilt and regret Haz is for leaving the U.K. and his nonagenarian grandparents whom he may never see again.

Meg's schizophrenic approach to her public messages exhausts me.
Aquagirl said, does anyone have any theory as to what HM will do (if anything?) It seems to me that action needs to be taken, especially with the Sussexes. To do nothing makes her look weak.

Argh! Oh I sooooo wish something would be done! To me, the old tactics aren’t working or are dare I say antiquated for what they are currently dealing with.

Andrew has been sidelined from public life, unless found guilty in court of any misdemeanours HM cannot do too much more.

The Sussex’s however are another matter entirely. I personally think, and as Harry is his son, Prince Charles needs to urgently up the ante and deal with his Harry and his madam. Even if it’s a very public taking down, meaning utter humiliation.
unknown said, Makes me think the RF realized Harry was dumb as rocks when he presented his woke 'independent' plan in front of William, Charles, and the Queen.....

Great comment! ;o) The royal family know Harry is a think as a plank, they do indulge it rather too much though! Lol lol
none said…
The bike story.

Highlights from the eye witness account include...

he was wearing a helmet, was recognized by his red hair and this...

It appeared he was going to surf because he stopped to check out the waves. Harry really seems to be enjoying the post-royal life and being a normal Cali dude!

https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/06/30/prince-harry-bike-riding-malibu-carefree/
Hikari said…
Watching Harry's latest Hostage video for the Diana Awards made me almost vomit in my mouth a little.

He actually had the gall to invoke 'my brother' during this pathetic display. I doubt very much that William has had any contact with H. since the Commonwealth Day service.

Why the blank beige wall that looks like it could be the backdrop for a prison yard? He could not have chosen a worse background for the purpose.

This shell of a man is not even recognizable as the strapping, smiling (pre-beard) lad who stood next to William in 2011 at Will's wedding. When the beard first appeared circa 2015 it was hard to get used to, but I grew to kind of like it. I still recognized Haz underneath. If I had not seen the sad deterioration over the last 5 years with my own eyes, I sincerely would not recognize him as the same person.
Hikari said…
he was wearing a helmet, was recognized by his red hair and this...

It appeared he was going to surf because he stopped to check out the waves. Harry really seems to be enjoying the post-royal life and being a normal Cali dude!


Haz doesn't have enough hair remaining to both wear a bike helmet AND be immediately recognized by his red hair, do we think? Looking at the waves might be the ostensible point of cycling to the beach, but unless he had a surfboard strapped to his bike, how could it be inferred that it appeared he was going for the purpose of surfing? Just a dude looking at the ocean.

"Normal Cali dude" is so far from describing Harry, it's comical. I guess Meg's money is good enough to print any old shite!

Either Harry is absolutely miserable in California and bitterly regrets the move OR he's just a normal Cali dude lovin' the beach and his Cali life. Meg has both of these appearing side by side in the same publications.

It makes me larf. Or Barf. Both.
Teasmade said…
Anyone know what kind of "support" is needed for a pregnant woman? Besides a million-dollar wardrobe, designer food, low workload, household help, luxurious housing, and private planes?

This is what *I* wanted with my all-of-two children:

#1. To come home and go straight to bed after work. I would have liked a prenatal exercise class, but at the time these were not scheduled at times for working women.

#2. Some help with child #1 would have been nice.

I mean . . . again, WHAT support??
Midge said…
According to Google it is 27 min (17.1 mi) via Las Virgenes Rd, Malibu Canyon Rd and CA-1 N to Malibu. Other routes are a bit longer.
none said…
My thoughts exactly Hikari.

I think all that ridiculous fluff was to build a story in order to publicize that he was biking alone down the Pacific Coast Highway. I doubt it happened, but why put that information out to the public?

Rory Gman said…
@ Teasmade

I mean . . . again, WHAT support??

Maybe she wanted a foot rub from Kate or HM....lol

I believe this is part of her endgame in order to secure a hefty divorce settlement. She will cause perceived bad publicity for the RF until they pay the opportunist to go away. I believe she has no self-awareness and doesn't realize that all the negative PR is going to fall on her shoulders (as well as her bumbling husband's). Kate and HM will come out as "the victims" and not her.
Christine said…
Teasmade- I agree!!! She's so flipping high maintenance. I KNOW with every fiber of my being that Kate was probably very kind to her, even if she doesn't like her, I think she would put forth a great effort.

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