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In addition, one of our trusted regular posters has agreed to moderate.
Finally, I've been asked if there is a "backup plan" if somehow Blogger should push us off.
There is. I've purchased the domain "nuttyflavor.com" which I can point wherever I like.
Right now it points here, but should we have trouble with Blogger, I will point it to a new location.
Thanks for being such a wonderful community!
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Nice to have a Royal Wedding that really seems to be about love, even if it was only in front of 20 people. I hope we get pictures!
Also very happy that both Elizabeth and Philip were able to attend.
Stay safe and have fun!!!
Nutty, have a great, well-deserved vacation. We will miss you. I am going to wait with my promised expose till you return -- only half joking about it being an expose. Also taking a little breather, but will still be following along reading, and of course will keep my ear to the ground.
Nice to have @Tom's succinct remarks here from time to time. I think we need a little balance sometimes.
Love to all in Nutty's truly special little community here. And also, congratulations to Bea and Edo!
I'd just like to add that, if it hasn't already been said, Bea's withholding of photos from her wedding today so as not to upstage Captain Tom Moore's knighthood is the very definition of "class."
@Fairy Crocodile. agree whole heartedly about a York Princess pregnancy in the near future. Actually I agree with everything you just posted.
I too hope for Eugenie and Beatrice to give birth in 2021. It’s a shame William and Kate have closed up shop in that regard, but you never know. Twins would be preferred!
I am not a sentimental person, but the images of the Queen knighting Tom Moore brought a tear to my eye. Such a simple, dignified, heartfelt ceremony—nothing phony or contrived about it. Same with Beatrice and Edo’s pared down wedding. Both occasions put the shameful antics of the Sussex duo into sharp relief.
Goodness trumping evil, light conquering the dark.
I am wondering if Megs and DM posted the new story (on her decision to not keep her dog Bogart because he doesn't like Harry) as her typical maneuver to steal the thunder since the news is Bea's wedding announcement?
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You can see the snap here on Yankee Wallys`youtube post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLWoaBWaCsA
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Nutty, I hope you have a great vacation. May it be good for you and your family.
Fairy, I agree. And I think that there could be some real differences (body languages, smiles) also showing up in the photos (of the wedding, any baptisms) so that will also help strong visual statements about the differences between.
Truly a class act to not allow the photos to be released so Tom could get his well deserved recognition. (clapping).
Pink Peony - welcome. I don't think there is that connection. The release about the dog was a day or two earlier than the wedding announcement.
Truly a class act to not allow the photos to be released so Tom could get his well deserved recognition. (clapping)
Unlike someone we all know who steps all over everyone's moment.
Enjoy Nutty
Be well. Be safe.
First of all, I hope you have a really smashing vacation, Nutty, and that you come back to us refreshed and raring to go. Many thanks for all the posts you have already given us and many thanks in advance for those to come.
I have been absent from this blog due to a family crisis but I had plenty of time to think and have come up with a couple of items for your consideration.
1. Is it me or has Omid gone a bit quiet lately? I think he pops up now and again but not so long ago his face was all over the papers. Is he on the way out? I was wondering if his semi-absence may have something to do with his book - MM wanted it out before Lady CC's book but it never happened. IMO, it was down to the publishers and there was nothing OS could do to hurry things up but would MM accept this or would she go off on one and blame him unreasonably? It's not as if she hasn't done this sort of thing before, is it? "What MM wants, MM gets" - except that this time she didn't.
2. MM obviously checks up on the Court Circular to find out what the other Royals are doing and brings out some stupid piece to knock them off the front page. Why don't the editors of the Big 5 newspapers get together and agree not to publish any article on the Dreaded Duo when a piece about the Royals is due to appear. They could keep MM's article "on ice" for, say, 2 days and let the BRF have their moment.
MM could hardly complain, could she? After all, she often waits a week or so to post.
I am planning to write to the editors of the Big 5 (Daily Mail, Daily Express, the Sun, the Daily Mirror and the Telegraph to suggest they do such a thing - I don't think the public would care about it too much.
If they do something like this, MM may well complain but it wouldn't do her any good as it would just expose her nasty tricks for all to see.
I hope you have a wonderful vacation. THank you for providing this blog and space to express our views.
Stay Safe and Be Well.
I hope we will see pics of Bea's wedding. And I agree that Sir Tom's ceremony was the epitome of elegance in its simplicity. So happy to see the Queen. I loved her outfit today. She looked especially lovely and happy.
Maybe Eugenie will share some beautiful photos of the wedding. The engagement photos she took of Bea and Edo were lovely.
"MM obviously checks up on the Court Circular to find out what the other Royals are doing and brings out some stupid piece to knock them off the front page.."
I don't think that's how M gets info because the Court Circular reflects past activities not future ones. There is a "future engagements" calendar but most royals don't put notices there. Anne usually does and some of TQ's cousins do. But most don't.
Obviously M can figure out birthdays and anniversaries. And sometimes there are advance notices of activities/speeches in the press. For other stuff, she must have inside help. Or she's just getting SS and others to post so much she has to hit other people's events. Personally I think that last one accounts for much of it. We notice more when there's a PR blurb of M's that "competes" but that's probably just a matter of confirmation bias.
Many thanks for your response to my comment. However, doesn't OS attend the press briefings at BP? Personally, I think he should have his accreditation removed toute suite and the touter the suiter. I should think this is how MM gets most of her info - from the BP press office to OS to MM. I bet the little rat is texting MM on his way out from the briefing.
Could be Omid is helping M by funneling info to her. Could also be a rogue staff member. But I truly think alot of it is just coincidence.
I don't mean that M doesn't want to knock others off the front page. I think she does. But I think she also wants to be in the news 6/7 days a week, if not 7/7 days. So with that amount of PR coverage, planted stuff from her team will have to hit events done by others even when she didn't know about those events. For birthdays, tours, and publicly announced speeches it would be easy to stomp on others' events without Omid's help. In other cases, we do see what look like planted stories when nothing else was going on.
So I'm just not sure how much of what we see is a grand plan and how much is our own confirmation bias. (As in, "see, she did it again" when a competing event happens the same day as a PR plant, but we don't remember all of the pointless [and no doubt expensive] PR plants when nothing else was going on those days.)
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Have a good vacation Nutty!
As for the York Princesses, I agree with everyone’s comments. I think that they’re absolutely lovely, and I really don’t think that it’s possible to fake their type of kindness. Especially things such as Eugenie showing off her scoliosis scar in her wedding dress. (Whereas MM’s ugly feet were most likely caused by her own behavior of constantly wearing stilettos, yet she gets offended if they’re photographed.)
So happy for the newlyweds, HM & PP being able to attend, and Sir Tom’s special day. Such happiness in a currently dismal world! That’s why the ‘real’ Royals are Royal!
Enjoy your vacation, Nutty!
Does anyone in CA hear pottery crashing?
The other is better news, from Richard Eden. I hadn't realised that the bells at Westminster Abbey are rung for Royal birthdays - but they won't be ringing for her (this year? Have they rung other years?).. Eden comments that it's something else for her to be resentful about!
I haven't found any photos yet of yesterday's wedding but it's not 9am yet in UK.
Prince Andrew's fall is complete: RICHARD KAY tells how the Duke of York is so diminished he dare not even be seen giving his own daughter away’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8535273/RICHARD-KAY-Duke-York-diminished-dare-not-seen-giving-daughter-away.html
Meghan Markle 'will run for President', royal commentator claims
16 Jul, 2020 11:25am
"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said women can look up to PM Jacinda Ardern in the way she “brought New Zealand together to swiftly and boldly tackle Covid-19".
Meghan Markle has her sights set on the White House, according to one royal commentator.
Beverley Turner told UK Channel 5's Jeremy Vine she "has it on good authority" that Meghan is planning a run for the presidency, according to the Daily Star.
She couldn't provide a timeline for Meghan's supposed plans for the presidency, currently held by Donald Trump.
"She will run for President, I have no doubt about it. I have no doubt, I think this is all part of the plan," Turner claimed.
"It may not be very soon but it will be."
Vine replied, "That is the first time I have ever heard anyone say that."
Turner claimed that she "had it on fairly good authority" that Meghan would like to run for president.
"There may be worse Presidents, I would like to see a mixed-race woman in the White House, I would."
It comes after Meghan's speech during Girl Up's Women in Leadership summit, in which she encouraged young women to take inspiration from world leaders like New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern.
"Another thing about those lawmakers, leaders and executives that I mentioned earlier - many of them better or worse do not listen until they have to," Meghan said.
"Because the status quo is easy to excuse and hard to break but it will pull tightest right before snapping.
"Women have always historically got a lot of 'that is not how it is done or that is an idea but we are going to do this instead' but when do we hear that as women?
"We hear that in the moments when we challenged the norms."
Some saw the speech as connected to her and Prince Harry's decision to leave royal life earlier this year. They now live in LA with their baby son Archie.
Daily Star Online has approached Meghan's representatives for a response."
Thank you Nutties for your kind wishes.
Lunch at the beach, posh fish n chips
and watermelon margaritas 🍹
Chilly, but invigorating. Perfect 👌
Megs has rung many bells
all to the same tune, Kerching!!
The clapper strikes her (for)tune
but its taken its toll...
Megs has rung many bells, all to the same tune, Kerching!!
The clapper strikes her (for)tune
but its taken its toll...
Sorry for double post, meant for older post!!
@Sandie
Ive not seen any.
Everyone posting on older post.
"There may be worse Presidents, I would like to see a mixed-race woman in the White House, I would."
Who the heck is Beverley Turner to say how the US should elect our presidents?
So far as I can tell from Wikipedia (a questionable source I know) she is a 46-year old British TV presenter who did a series on pregnancy/childbirth, a series on cooking, a series on homes and property, and has reported on sports and travel. She left one job in 2019 because she said she thought the station employed too many white men. (The station reportedly said her contract was not renewed.) Before she went into broadcasting, she was a swimsuit and underwear model.
I can see why she'd like Meghan but what makes her an expert on the US?
Have a fun, happy vacation. All of us appreciate this blog so much.
Who the heck is Beverley Turner to say how the US should elect our presidents?
She said that she had it on fairly good authority that Megs woul run for President then added the comment you quoted There may be worse Presidents, I would like to see a mixed-race woman in the White House, I would."
How is this saying how the US should elect its presidents?
It seemed to me to be saying we should elect based on race and gender. That demographics are more important than qualifications for the job. After all, that comment was made in the context of a conversation talking about Meghan running for president-- Meghan, a mediocre cable TV actress and serial plagiarizer whose claims to fame at nearly 40 years old involve spouting hypocritical word salad (or worse), playing slutty roles on TV, and marrying a British prince in real life....But BT seems to be saying M's race and gender qualify her for the job by saying we could do worse. But it's not as though the US doesn't have competent and experienced potential women candidates from many racial groups (not all are "biracial" though.)
I was only able to read the first page so far, but I sure hope it gets better (b!tch!er) from there. The first page consists of several paragraphs describing the radiant vision in white that the bride was arriving at St. George's Chapel. I had to hold the book well away from my face so I didn't regurge on it.
Disclosure:
I did have a more favorable impression of the bride's dress when I first saw it. I thought the 22-foot hand-embroidered veil was a bit much for a 37-year-old divorcee, but I liked the clean, simple lines of the dress. But as I studied it further, I noticed how stiff it was and that it was too loose. I was really more concerned with her hair and makeup--I thought--that's IT? when I saw her bridal look. Flat hair, messy 'tendrils' escaping (tendrils are supposed to curl, not hang lankly like pieces of horsehair . . .well, artificial hair tends to do that). The makeup was what I later came to dub 'Corpse Bride', combined with her weird, vapid fixed rictus of a Mona Lisa smirk.
But the first impression was favorable and that's how it is with Megs. Only downhill from there.
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Loved the photos of HM with now Sir Thomas Moore (KBE). The Queen looked very well and I loved her outfit on her. Yesterday was a positive day for Britain amid Coronavirus.
One last thought: I hope Megs is stupid enough to attempt to run for political office, I really do. How long do you suppose it will be before the opposition unearths every salad-tossing video, hunts down every former yachting client, makes public her various shenanigans with the IRS, and gives every ghosted, wronged friend and family member of MM a megaphone for their grievances? Even with the Hollywood woke brigade behind her . . though, where *are* the voices of Oprah, Gayle, Ellen, George, Amal, Tyler Perry et. al these days ringing out in support of the Duchess of Suxxit, recently returned to our shores? Apart from TP letting them crash in an otherwise superfluous and vacant home he's got, I haven't seen any celeb endorsement lately . . the GOP will destroy her. Can you imagine MM on a debate stage? She has been lulled into a false sense of security owing to the fact that she's had her Internet past scrubbed by agents of the Royal family, who did nothing publicly to address her bad behavior for three years.
A whitewash job can always be uncovered. Scrubbed Internet files are never truly gone; they can always be recovered. I think Meg would be viewed as a person of interest to Homeland security, given her dodgy past and the fact that her spouse is a foreign national with documented instances of drug use. That agency, along with top-notch cyber-detectives from the FBI or employed by political opposition will find what the RF has made temporarily disappeared. If Meg runs for President, she will lay her pathetic life and pathological lies open to such scrutiny as she has never faced before, even with all her bleating about media cruelty toward her. If she's whining about ill treatment from the British tabloid press that handled her with kid gloves until very recently--whoa, Nelly, she does not have the guts to enter a knock-down drag out political race in an atmosphere such as we are now experiencing. I bet she thinks that as America's Woke Half-Black American Princess they are just gonna hand her the keys to 1600 Penna. Ave. The former Suitcase Girl with a theatre degree who's bailed on every job she's ever had after two years, apart from her 'hot paralegal gettin' banged in the copy room' role. Then she married a foreign prince and made lip service about renouncing her allegiance to the United States. Oh, but she was just kidding!
Let Meg try it . .I look forward to the carnage. She wouldn't last two weeks as a candidate for anything except more plastic surgery.
I am not a fan of Mama and Papa York, however the girls seem nice. I am a believer that marriages, not [elaborate] weddings are the important thing, and their small, intimate wedding was the thing to do at this time. I’m sure it was lovely.
That “story” about MM’s dog - WTH? How is this even news”. Who was inquiring about the dog? No one, I’ll bet. Animals are supposed to be good judges of character, intuitively knowing if a person is good or bad. Bogart didn’t like Harry, according to MM. Clever girl. It would be cruel of MM to take the dog again after he’d been re-homed with someone else for YEARS. Presumably he’s bonded with his new caretakers, and does anyone believe that a woman who’s left behind her beloved pets before (and is what looks to be incapable of taking care of her toddler “son”) actually even wants her former pet back? No, this was a filler story that did double duty as it got her name out there and also made Harry appear to be someone that even animals don’t like. Slowly (and with his help) MM is chipping away at the public’’s regard of a formerly popular prince. Poor Meghan; she can’t have her doggie back because her husband is baaaaad.
@ Hikari - “Can you imagine MM on a debate stage?”
That cracked me up. I’m picturing MM getting asked a question and then going off on a tangent, her answers full of all the trendy buzzwords but no qualitative substance. She’s a lightweight who isn’t capable of running a lemonade stand, let alone a government.
MM would say that all the people who love her and want her to be President will just throw gobs of money at her campaign.
Yeah, that's gonna happen. We still have no transparency about where that $3 mill from Disney got to. Frankly, I would suspect this as just another of MeMe's little fundraisers to keep herself in designer duds. (When Meg wears it, "DUD" is right.)
I don't think we should put any credence in these statements that Meg plans to run for POTUS. Meg plans to do a ton of things and she's always telling us about it, but almost none of them ever happen. She will say anything to generate ink for herself.
What does Meg think the office of the President of the United States entails? It's a hellava lot harder than getting dressed up to shake hands and take bouquets as she did as a 'Royal'. She couldn't cope with that for even two years. A successful Presidential campaign is often two years in the making. Meg will lose interest in this crackpot scheme the minute she gets eviscerated in an op-ed piece.
The framers of the Constitution may have all been male, pale and stale, but they were astute enough to not specify the race or gender of the President. It's hard to imagine that they could have conceived of a person of color or a woman in that office, but the way they wrote it, any natural born American citizen of at least 35 years of age can be President. On that bare minimum, Meg qualifies. Our current Administration is an anomaly; most other occupants of the Oval office have been men of achievement in law, politics, government and/or military veterans. Meg can't deliver a cogent speech, never mind preside as Commander-in-Chief of our country's armed forces--are you kidding me? She's an embarrassment to herself and to her country. This nonsense needs to stop. To me this is just proof of her delusional insanity--that she might think she's got a shot at being elected President of the United States . . ie, Queen of America, at least for four years. Most candidates for this office spend decades in public service. Meg couldn't perform a public service role for even two years--and that was for another country.
She's certifiably off her cracker. Giving her airtime is just indulging an insane person. When the hell is it going to stop? Not even a global pandemic can make her shut her hole.
I thought so. I thought he got custody of Bogart who was 'too old to fly to England' (at 5).
I hope to God Bogart is happily living with CV. Those dogs that got flown all over creation-(or did they)--are living a life of hell in the Suxxit Helter Skelter Hotel California mansion.
I pray every night that there is no vulnerable Archie or vulnerable dogs with the Gruesome Twosome, and that MM's mind is so full of holes she can't remember which lies she's told about which dogs. She is scraping the bottom of the barrel if she's going on about a dog she re-homed three years ago. This is literally all she's got to counter the lovely events happening across the Pond yesterday.
'Member when you were a newlywed and you charmed the crowd by belting out the first two notes of King George's showstopper number from "Hamilton"? That seems like so long ago and now you are just an empty shell of that guy.
Now that I've heard all the lyrics, it seems really germane to your plight.
"You'll Be Back" from Hamilton starring Jonathan Groff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti8xeyaSwCI
Is this just another "look what Meghan gave up for Harry" story? (Or a let's blame Harry story?) Even assuming Bogart is alive and could be easily and safely transported to LA, not disrupting his life a second time by taking him back after nearly 3 years in a different home is hardly especially thoughtful on Meghan's part. Hopefully he's bonded with his new family and no longer misses Guy.
Personally I think Bogart was probably poorly behaved or didn't behave the way M wanted (M had him from very early puppyhood so any lack of training is on her) and she was looking to dump him anyway after she adopted Guy who was 4-5 years old when adopted. I know Bogart was pictured alot on the Tig, but M was never (so far as I know) papped walking him in Toronto as she was Guy. I find that quite odd. And pictures like a fully-grown or nearly fully-grown Bogart sitting in her lap while she drove a car make me think his training was lacking.
July 18, 2020 at 12:45 PM
Blogger Wild Boar Battle-maid said...
Just up on Yahoo News -Press Association = reliable
Meghan discovered friends were behind article after publication, documents claim
Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent
13 hours ago
"Meghan discovered friends were behind article after publication, documents claim
The Duchess of Sussex only discovered a friend had spoken to a US magazine to defend her from tabloid “bullying” during her baby shower, court documents have revealed.
Five of Meghan’s friends were interviewed anonymously by People Magazine and one revealed the details of a letter which is the subject of legal action brought by the duchess.
A confidante told the American publication about its content: “She’s like ‘Dad, I’m so heartbroken. I love you. I have one father. Please stop victimising me through the media so we can repair our relationship’.”
Meghan is suing Associated Newspapers, publisher of The Mail On Sunday and MailOnline, over articles which featured parts of the “private and confidential” letter from the duchess to her estranged father, Thomas Markle.
The duchess’ legal team have released further background details after requests from Associated Newspapers (Yui Mok/PA)
Meghan’s lawyers have argued she only knew about her friend’s actions after the article was published on February 6 last year.
Her legal team has responded to requests from Associated Newspapers’ lawyers for further information about when the duchess discovered the five confidantes, only identified as A-E, were behind the article.
The document submitted to the High Court states: “The claimant realised Friends A, B and C had given anonymous interviews to People magazine upon learning that the article had been published.
“Her belief that they had been involved was confirmed during phone calls via FaceTime on the day of publication and the following day.
“The claimant learnt Friend D was one of the anonymous sources for the People magazine article on or around February 19 2019 when the two of them met in person.
“She subsequently learnt of Friend E’s involvement a few days later during a celebration with friends to mark the forthcoming birth of her son.
“This discussion also took place in person.
“All of these conversations took place post publication.”
Meghan was seven months pregnant with son Archie when she spent several days in New York with A-listers including Amal Clooney and Serena Williams for her baby shower.
The former Suits actress celebrated the impending arrival of her child in what was reportedly the most expensive hotel room in the US, the Penthouse Suite in the five-star Mark Hotel, which at the time cost 75,000 dollars (£57,000) per night.
Lawyers acting for Associated Newspapers have argued that her five friends brought the letter into the public domain when it was referred to for the first time in their US magazine interview.
They maintain Mr Markle revealed the letter to correct the “false” impression Meghan’s friends had given about his actions in their interview.
Earlier this month the duchess applied to the High Court to stop Associated Newspapers from naming her five confidantes but a spokesman for The Mail On Sunday said the paper had “no intention” of identifying the friends but the question of their anonymity should be considered by the court.
The duchess is seeking damages, which she has said will be donated to an anti-bullying charity, from Associated Newspapers for alleged misuse of private information, copyright infringement and breach of the Data Protection Act.
Associated Newspapers wholly denies the allegations, particularly the claim that the letter was edited in any way that changed its meaning, and says it will hotly contest the case."
Blogger Wild Boar Battle-maid said...
Yes, Unknown, the thought of MM having real power has been giving me sleepless nights for over a year now. I originally thought she'd just clear off alone to Hollywood and claim a big divorce settlement. I was wrong.
It hit me very suddenly at some point after the wedding when it became clear she had no intention of belting up - I had one of my `turns' (possibly anxiety, triggered by Topiramate -for migraine, avoid it like the plague, folks) and thought I was having a heart attack.
I stopped the medication - the overwhelming anxiety disappeared like magic but the suspicion that MM had political plans has never left me.
Meghan 'won't take her beloved rescue Bogart back because he doesn't like Prince Harry' - three years after leaving him in Canada when she moved to UK
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8532477/Meghan-wont-beloved-rescue-dog-Bogart-pup-doesnt-like-Harry.html
CV was not mentioned at all in the article, which was: PUBLISHED: 23:03 EDT, 16 July 2020 | UPDATED: 08:12 EDT, 17 July 2020
What was mentioned is that (In June 2019) she encouraged support of the Mayhew Animal Home and that she wrote in a forward of the charity’s annual report, “As a proud rescue dog owner, I know from personal experience the joy that adopting an animal into your home can bring...”. Yes, until your four-legged prop is a hindrance or is no longer of service to you.
Yet another example of MM just discarding someone or something once she no longer needs them.
She'd point the nukes at us.
A friend of mine once sent me a link to a YouTube or Instagram video or something or other, of a calligrapher writing some words on crisp white paper using a fountain pen. His penmanship was truly an art, absolutely beautiful, and the scratching sound of pen on paper as the gorgeous lettering unfolded was almost mesmerizing. THAT was calligraphy. What MM did/does is overly-ornate scribbling.
British press will look like a praising chorus in comparison to the American presidential race. They will pluck her like a chicken.
She couldn't take a fair mild criticism in UK, she will self annihilate in the States.
Here's the 2016 interview where M talked about getting Bogart in LA (Ellen involved) and later getting Guy from from Kentucky. It's part 4/8.
https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/wellness/how-ellen-degeneres-convinced-meghan-markle-to-adopt-a-dog-and-more-from-our-may-cover-star/
I'd like to know if she is capable of passing a civics test, much less running for President.
I could see her making a lot of noise about running, even declaring herself as a candidate for President from her own newly formed "Woke Joke" Party. Being the center of attention at her own campaign rallies and having money showered upon her by ardent supporters--that's what she imagines. Like Miss America & Red, White/Black & Blue Disney Princess all rolled into one.
Campaign finance fraud is a grievous matter and criminal charges would be forthcoming if Meg tries to defraud any campaign supporters. Really, this is just another piece of her delusional grandiosity. A-List directors weren't falling all over themselves to offer her Oscar-bait movies as soon as her bunionized Size 9s hit Lalaland soil, so she's trying this tack--the 'role' of a Presidential candidate.
I don't know if Megsy has cottoned on to this, but we've got our candidates lined up already for the election this year. She could of course 'run for President' in four years' time, but that is twice as long as she's been able to sustain any other relationship, interest or employment in her adult life, save for the soft-core porn acting she did on basic cable. Her attention span simply does not stretch to four years of campaigning. Let's not indulge the whimsy further by imagining what would happen if she 'won'. It's the hardest job in the world, if done correctly by a competent person. There's a reason why Presidents tend to go grey in office. The stress is extreme. She's probably eyeballing the taxpayer-funded lifetime security that comes along with being POTUS and for all former Presidents and spouses until death.
How long would being FLOTUS last? It seems to me to be just like being a duchess but perhaps there is a difference?
As for her atrocious writing - calligraphy my foot. I bet she couldn't even put a name to Italic and would know a `half uncial' if it bit her. So juvenile. All it needs are circles, or even sweet little hearts, instead of dots over her `i's. In the worst possible taste, says everything about her `education' and dishonesty.
Somebody else, was it Lady C? - called it `pretentious'. I know I did!
Yeah, that makes for a happy home. 🙄
I agree that she would like to make noise about being president (not vice president as we all know she doesn't do well in anything but the top slot).
Not only would she get eaten alive in debates and the op-ed page but this is the woman which the older generations can see right through (which we were discussing a couple of days ago).
Dog
I think that wherever the dog went, the people who have the dog would not interested in giving the dog back as dogs are not like baby clothes which get passed around to help out families (since babies quickly outgrow clothes). AKA A get rid of it does not mean you can get it back if you change your mind later. The Harry angle is new and sounds "convenient" instead of they won't give me the dog I abandoned back.
@ Hikari, I can't see Meghan becoming President, but with her history I wouldn't have thought she could have become Harry's wife ( although I think she stalked or targeted him like a professional). Perhaps she could get away with being a Presidents wife?
It was a shocker, yeah, that Megs managed to grift her way into the British Royal Family. She only managed it because it so happened that the BRF's dimmest and most malcontent member happened to be single and enjoy all her same hobbies. Haz was the weak link in the chain that allowed her to infiltrate the Firm. It's a lot easier to snow the randy, coked-up stupidest grandchild of QEII who likes to party. Everybody now is thinking that Megs is getting ready to dump Harry for a fabulously wealthy billionaire to be her Husband #4. All I can say is if she pulls that off, her mark would have to be in his 90s and half-blind, all the better to kick off sooner and leave her all his money. I think all the eligible moneyed guys out there who are still compos mentis and fully sighted are onto Meg's cons. She might have had a shot at a billionaire 15 years ago, but not now.
A prospective Democratic Presidential candidate in 2024 (though he has not expressed any desire/intention to run), Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York is divorced and currently a bachelor. We have not had a bachelor President since James Buchanan (1857-61). Thomas Jefferson was a widower when he took office in 1801, and his daughter Martha ('Patsy') served as his hostess for state occasions.
But for Meg to get her hooks into Gov. Cuomo, he'd have to be a dolt of the first order, like her current husband. He isn't, so that's a dead end.
How long would being FLOTUS last? It seems to me to be just like being a duchess but perhaps there is a difference?
I'm sure Meg would treat it the same if she got the chance. Which she won't. All this chat is completely hypothetical. It amazes me that there appear to be a few Americans left who actually believe that Meg is worth something. To me she's got the distinction of being the profoundest bag of nothing/poseur I think I've ever encountered. I mean, not to be too flippant about a another heinous figure of history, but even Adolf Hitler was a charismatic speaker, a talented artist and a devoted dog lover. None of which describes Meg.
FLOTUS is like being a Duchess in that she is the consort of the POTUS and it's more a courtesy title than a real job description. All the First Ladies are viewed as the 'Nation's Hostess' for state dinners and visiting foreign dignitaries and most of them from earliest days have focused upon charitable works and having a signature 'cause' they support. So she is also a patron of a number of organizations, and has her own secretary/staff, does her own engagements separate from the President along with their joint appearances . . and like a Royal Duchess, her function is to support her husband, burnish his image and be part of his campaign team, supporting the messages of the Administration, even if she might privately have differing opinions on some issues. Like the Prime Minister's wife, I imagine.
“Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.”
*in the film Being There
Any chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This is the first time I wonder if things can actually work for the best.
Harry's disgrace seem to have brought the family closer together and the nation strongly favours Wills. He looks more reliable, more positive, a lot stronger than Harry. He also kept himself clear of drugs, sexual scandal and excessive alcohol. What Wills and Kate created together is the asset and if they are wise they will behave to keep it and thus guarantee the future for their kids.
Brits can forgive many things but not hypocrisy. The over the top wedding and subsequent disrespect to the nation and the Queen will be remembered. Royals will have to tread carefully from now on.
Yes, Chauncey the Gardener - perfect!
It was a pretty astounding article but much of it is in Meghan's own words, not from anonymous "sources." So no way to blame the mean old "gutter" press!
I wouldn't give up a dog I'd had from puppyhood for a man (not that I believe that latest "It's Harry's Fault I Abandoned The Dog Ellen Made Me Adopt" story.)
But if I was somehow in the position of having to move and not being able to take one of my two dogs with me, and they were clearly bonded to each other, my first choice would be to re-home them together. I'd not leave one dog behind and take the other dog, a dog I'd adopted specifically to be a companion for my younger dog, a dog I'd had for over 4 years since his early puppyhood! It just boggles the mind. By taking one and leaving the other, both dogs had their world turned upside down. And they already looked depressed! (I realize M chose the pictures to put on the Tig and to give to magazines. But I don't think I've ever seen a picture from Meghan or of Meghan with either dog "smiling" with that open mouth, relaxed jaw look most happy dogs have. I've only seen Guy's mouth open to pant.)
Of course, sometimes hard choices have to be made with pets (like if a child suddenly develops a life-threatening allergy.) But a normal person wouldn't expect to be treated as the Mother Teresa of rescue dogs after doing what Meghan did.
I know there have been rumors Bogart was always Cory's dog not Meghan's. But that doesn't work timewise. I don't think she met Cory until 2014 and the mid-2016 article says Bogart was 3 so he would have been adopted in 2013. If he was always Cory's, that also means her interview about Ellen and the LA adoption was a complete lie.
I did look at Cory's IG and he did post about both dogs in fall 2015 & spring 2016---even had a post about taking them to the groomer for baths and nail trims. No sign of Bogart on his IG in recent years though so no telling.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCDOe-iSZ5t/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDN2GaqSZ89/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/_pSX_mSZxK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Bea wore the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, she was beautiful :-)
Bea looked lovely. How nice of the Queen to let her a special tiara, it was no doubt to compensate for the delay and modest wedding.
Perfectly done.
She replied `Somebody once said "All brides are beautiful because they are happy"'.
Yes, radiant happiness can transform a face with true beauty - the false stuff, as we have seen, is something else.
The choice of dress was inspired! Absolutely brilliant idea, Your Majesty. So right for Bea.
I can almost hear the screams and curses from LA.
"Queen Elizabeth II arriving at the Odeon in London's Leicester Square for the Lawrence of Arabia film premiere on December 10, 1962. The Queen is wearing the same Peau De Soie taffeta dress by Norman Hartnell that was worn by Beatrice on Friday"
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Of course this DM article is really about the Bea/Edo wedding with much devoted to how the Queen lent Beatrice her own dress and tiara. The Queen really made it up to Beatrice for having a (covid) modest wedding. The Queen made sure B had a great wedding.
Princess Beatrice has sent the bouquet she carried at yesterday’s #royalwedding to the Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior - following a tradition begun by The Queen Mother
https://the-best-soap-opera-ever.tumblr.com
Let her!
No one is going to vote for her, so let her try. Let her spend what little money the Harkles have to have left to market her plan to America.
She is certifiably delusional, but I'd buy a big tub o' popcorn to watch her political aspirations go down in flames.
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On a different note, Bea looks lovely in her wedding pictures. She is wearing my favorite tiara, which is also the one Her Majesty wore on her wedding day. So take that egg and suck on it, Meglificent!
Her dress isn't my style, but it looks nice on her.
Thank you!I will, with both feet and my rubber duckie floatie lol.
I have just seen Edo and Bea's pic and they are gorg. They really make a handsome couple. I especially loved the engagement photo. She looks beautiful in that pic with her floral dress. These are just as wonderfully done. I can imagine someone in LA spitting green nails! Ha!
Just popped in to share Leo's and Lady Colin Campbell's new video is up and there is quite a laugh at the beginning about MegMerch's (haha I'm borrowing that one) word salad and how she dresses it. No spoiler, so check it out. I got quite the guffaw off that line. It's brilliant. Great vid with content on the Romanov's as well.
I'm smh here at the amount of waffle that one, MM, uses to say nothing! I ended it before it was over because I can only take so much yada yada before I'm exasperated. Really, she made not one intelligent point. Just too much filler and fluff...
Have an awesome night Nutties!
I'm sure there would have been a photo of Andrew and Bea together before the service but why show it for the mob to tear it to pieces, so to speak?
Perhaps a new Royal tradition has been established - will a `pre-loved' dress of HM's be de rigeur for all Princesses of the blood from now on? (cf the Christening dress). One paper referred to it as `second-hand' indeed!
And what a smack in the face for MM over the tiara!
Dress, tiara and photograph signify HM's approval loud and clear for her granddaughter. Good.
I do hope other couples of lesser means will take the hint about not splashing out on an ostentatious bash after this but use the money for a deposit on a house instead.
But above all, the dress is just PRETTY.
I love that they compromised and got married in this way. No "what Beatrice wants Beatrice gets!"
I juxtapose this royal bride's first wedding with the spectacle of a Hollywood huckster's second (third?) wedding and laugh- sometimes I swear Meghan is a psy-op meant to endear us to the BRF!
I was referring to the GirlUp vid which Lady C critiqued very precisely as she is known to do.
I am happy to hear about the tiara Bea wore! How loving of the Queen to do that and the dress,
for her granddaughter on her wedding day. History will be kind to the RF for finding a perfect way to marry their Bea off in such hard times.
As far as Meggie being POTUS, She won't make it past the vetting stage. What a larf! When pigs fly lol...
G'nite Nutties :)
Beatrice looked absolutely fantastic! Not only did she get to wear her grandmother’s dress, but she got to wear HMTQ’s dress. Plus that gorgeous tiara. I knew that somehow Bea’s wedding would be made special, and it certainly didn’t disappoint.
As for MM ever running for office, she is unable to inspire others or maintain relationships so she would never even be able to accomplish what AOC has. Like her or hate her, AOC has electrified a segment of young adults and she is authentic.
Meghan's bouquet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5uHlAZdjx0
(if allowed)
Yes, Bea's flowers are on the Tomb of the Unknown.
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Can someone enlighten me about Bea's dress? What is the story behind it?
Also, I agree her flowers were stunning. So were Eugenie's. Those girls know how to floral up!!
This will be a defining moment so kudos to Beatrice and Edo.
The Queen first wore it to the premiere of Lawrence of Arabia in 2962 at the Odeon theatre. It did not have the sleeves. Those were added and fitted byAngela and Stuart. The tiara is Queen Mary’s which the Queen wore at her own wedding. Bea looks absolutely lovely. The vintage dress suits her to a tee. Her long, loose curls were perfect for the tiara and veil. And those flowers?!!! Nobody has romantic flowers more beautiful than the English. I miss them so. Harper’s Bazaar has an online article with pictures. Oh and have a great vacay Nutty, it is well deserved. Bring me back a shot glass ;)
It is just perfect, and despite being "second hand" (what a tacky phrase), it is now a one of a kind dress for a princess.
and regarding the dress: apparently the dress was lengthened for Bea. You can see the addtional satin "hemline" (sorry, I don't know what else to call it) in the pictures.
Beatrice looks 5ft 8in. The Queen was 5ft 4in back when the dress was made for the Lawrence of Arabia premier. 1962. My guesses for their heights.
In its Beatrice/Edo coverage, the DM has a photo of that premier with Queen Elizabeth, David Lean, Peter O'Toole and Sam Spiegel who produced it, as well as producing Bridge on The River Kwai. David Lean directing that one too.
I agree that they hit the right note. This was way more special than the Harkles over-the-top wedding.
No problem, it was preceded by a catfood ad with a fine British Blue for the enthusiasts!
@Wullie'sBucket,
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You can see the snap here on Yankee Wallys`youtube post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLWoaBWaCsA
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Talking about the `drone shot'-
I read the comments - it was suggested that it's an old photo of Doris with Meghan!
I like that idea - I said it was a little girl, going by the chin!
Presumably the figures were added to a TP background,
The theme was “secret garden”. I think they had just the right notes in every way. Many happy returns to the new couple, and I wish them a long happy marriage.
If that’s actually a pic of Doria and Meg circa 1983, the Meg is even more pathetic than I thought and it was a super low bar already. I wouldn’t put it past her… There seem to be no depths to which she will not sink. She’s continually shocking me that way, but nothing she does anymore should be at all surprising if this is true.
If Meghan and Harry had left on friendly terms and had maintained a dignified life that was truly private, I think the RF would have considered ringing the bell for her birthday. But with her lawsuits, contrived photo ops snd complaints about not feeling protected during her pregnancy and other instsnces of lashing out and attempting to upstage the rest of the family, she is apparently a non-entity.
From the DM:
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Westminster Abbey will not ring its bells for Meghan Markle's birthday next month (but will for Princess Anne 11 days later)
Loved the pictures of the wedding.
Upscaling (instead of recycled or second hand). Just beautifully done, all the right looks and so much more in keeping with the atmosphere of today. (and just as I thought, would show the differences between the two weddings).
I sometimes think of Marie Antoinette when I think of MM. Just out of touch.
As for the Doria picture - I don't think the dates line up.
Her birthday was in 1981 (according to the net).
The 10 year anniversary edition came out about 2014 or 2015 according to the instruction guide for it that I found online. This was not that edition so I can't make that work unless this was a knockoff kind which preceded the Step 2 Buggy that we think it is.
The wedding--flowers, dress--gorgeous. It reminds me of weddings from the 30s and 40s--tasteful, but simple.
Just saw in the DM, that the price on the soon to be released Finding Freedom on Amazon has been marked down--even before the release date!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAA! Not a bestseller then?!
Nutty, enjoy your vacation from Nutty Flavor!
The whole jewelry thing is interesting. Fergie got gifted a tiara at her wedding. Sophie’s status as wife of a youngest son is always evident in her rather sad collection of jewelry. Her wedding tiara was kind of sad. Even Kate didn’t get to borrow the big guns until she’d been in the family a few years. They were never going to give Meghan the showstopper pieces in the royal jewelry collection.
And God bless Her Majesty,and Prince Phillip, long may She reign.
Speaking of bitter, my news feed had one story on Bea and two on MeMe! One was some guest at MeMe's wedding recalling how HE struggled to figure out what to wear and the second on the press destroying MeMe's relationship with her father.
Both stories were old, very old, and need not be put out there today. Except to upstage Bea. What a prat MeMe is.
First of all- the shorts are a pair that Doria frequently wears today- doubt they have lasted 35 years.
The buggy is from around 10 years ago.
To me, she looks her age, not 30 years younger. (looks *great* for her age, of course, but I wouldn't place her at around 30 years old in the pic)
But I don't buy it's an old picture of Doria with Meghan imposed on Tyler's property. Doria looks good in the photo but she doesn't look like she's in her 20s & she was 25 when M was born. She also didn't wear her hair that way in the 1980s. At best it might be her 1980s right arm pushing something.
Also as @abbyh says, the child being M doesn't fit with what we know of the Step2 buggy brand (although I did notice the logo badge is missing from the handle--but that probably fell off at some point)
I'm still not sure where it was taken at TP's. @Lurking With Spoon had a good guess on the last thread but as I said on that thread, the upper right very top corner of the published photo makes me doubt that was the spot. That corner area suggests the black stripe is close to a "curb" rather than running down the middle of the space as is the case in the Google Earth photo.
I am looking at the picture on my phone and don't have access to a larger screen right now. Does Doria's left hand (the one not pushing) look odd? Also does the child's face look lop-sided? (Chubby-cheeked on one side and more narrow on the other) Thanks.
Do I agree with 100% I read here? Most of it, not all. But more importantly do I feel like different opinions and viewpoints, when respectfully offered, are generally welcome here? Yes. Big time. So thank you, Nutty, and have an awesome holiday! :-)
P.S. OFF-TOPIC: I ate a huge pot fudge brownie for dinner tonight so if I sound high, I am.
Enjoy your chocolate high! It is nice to find a place were different viewpoints are welcome.
The wedding was beautiful and so tasteful. I have to say that the contrast between Bea-Edo's wedding and H&M's is huge. HMTQ and PP's love for her granddaughter shows.
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TALK OF THE TOWN: Amazon slashes price on new book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from £20 to £13.60 before it is even released"
glittering10, London, United Kingdom, 6 hours ago
That's cos no one wants to read the utter tripe. Everyone can see through them and know they are useless. They can see that Meghan has separated him from his family, ostracised her own, made dodgy cash transfers to her mother, tried to make money off the royal name, refuses to let the world see her child unless he's in a nappy restless and unhappy, complained about the RF, pushes in front of Harry at every opportunity, complains about the media but calls them to photo shoots, files law suits on behalf of her infant son who has no say, lives for free in a 14 million dollar mansion, visits one of the poorest places on earth and talks about how hard her life is after making women in their best clothes sit on the floor for a photo op, continues to release PR articles to try and make people pity or admire her...need I go on? They are an absolute embarrassment. No one should buy this book because we know who will profit from it, Meghan.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8537329/TALK-TOWN-Amazon-slashes-price-new-book-Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle.html
Lol.
Bea and Edo, his ex gets a gold star for ex awards. Apparently he got with Bea when engaged to that other lady he shares the kid with. How sad for her. She sounds like she’s very respectful which will be nice. The wedding looked beautiful and subdued. Romantic and small.
Funny that a real Princess is focused on what matters. The stark contrast to tacky Megs wedding and all the ostentatiousness (dress change and driving off in the Aston Martin) and the A list invites. It was all too much for her 2nd or 3rd wedding.
Looking at Bea’s pics, I wonder why they let Meghan do all those things for the wedding. Is it because Charles was involved?
I thought Eugienes wedding was breathtaking. Nothing tacky about it.
Meghan should be more friendly with them.
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Yep, Queen Elizabeth wore the dress on the throne! Wow!
And of course the stunning fringe tiara was worn by the queen at her own wedding. Such impeccable provenance for Beatrice’s wedding gown and tiara. I love it. Eat your heart out, MeAgain!
Best yet, the styles and colors were very flattering to Beatrice. She looked beautiful!
The entire effect reminded me of Cecil Beaton’s iconic portraits. Timeless. Classic. Elegant. Restrained.
Well done, Princess!
HAZ BEEN Prince Harry’s popularity plummets and many Brits see him as liability for monarchy, poll finds
David Wooding
19 Jul 2020, 1:29Updated: 19 Jul 2020, 2:11
Shadenfreude!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12349106
Poor lamb - she found H$M's wedding a `nightmare' - but not for any reason we might imagine. There are some oddities in the photo too. Is that a hennin/`steeple headdress' behind hubby? Hogwarts out in force?
PS I take the point re date(s) of the drone image. Is the whole thing photoshopped? Or at least is all real apart from the child being shoehorned in. Can anyone get at the metadata?
@Lizzie, I've had another look at the picture and you're right, it does look like it's close to a curb - maybe the curb is close to either a wall or planted area (is that the start of dirt the other side of it?) so it's not visible from the aerial pictures due to overhang/angle or something? If I get chance later I'll load up Google Earth as that lets you change the orientation of the map and look at archived older imagery so sometimes you can see things you can't see with the standard Google Maps. Currently sat looking at the sunshine thinking I should get off my rear end and get some laundry done.
https://whatkatewore.com/2020/07/18/princess-in-queens-vintage-gown-for-private-wedding-sir-toms-special-ceremony/
So of your choices, my vote would be "pathetic" with a side helping of paid PR.
I don't get the thing with the headdress though.
I called her right before I was about to walk out the door and I was like, 'Annabelle, this is not a full hat.' And she said, 'It's fine, you have a veil, you have a head covering.' And I was like, 'If the British press tears me apart, I can never forgive you for this.'
I'm enjoying the irony that she was worried about the British press getting on her case, when it's actually taken 2 years and an article specifically about it for anyone to even notice lol
I couldn't make out what was being worn behind the couple - on left that is. There's a small blue hat to the right but my brain interpreted the item on the left as a kind of tall conical headgear, draped in floral print `veil'. If you Google `hennin' the illustrations will give you an idea how I interpreted what I `saw'!
It may be that my brain is yet again making something ordinary more interesting. Whenever I see a white van with the word `Shopfitting'on the side I read it as `Shoplifting'. `Hogwarts' was because it reminded my of a witch's hat. Where did Megwitch park her broomstick during the ceremony? At best, she's the Bad Fairy.
The Queen's own wedding was at a time of great national hardship after the war. It is said that well-wishers sent their own clothing coupons so she could have the best dress possible under the circumstances of rationing. Getting hold of the sugar and fruit for the cake was difficult too.
For ordinary folk, bakers used to make cakes and keep them in stock, icing them as required. My memory of wedding cakes through the 1950s were that they were awful - they were so old they were just black crumbs under the icing and fake almond paste, the fruit was so oxidised. I wonder now if they dated from the 1930s, unsold thanks to wartime restrictions/lack of demand?
I wonder if Eugenie's will be the very last grand wedding for the Royals? It'll be quite while before the young Cambridges get hitched and a lot water will have flowed under the bridge by then.
I can't begin to imagine what the next Coronation will be like...
No, the Queen was honouring Bea.
HM's corgis (Pembroke ones), however, have never been known for their friendliness - quite the opposite. After all, snappiness is bred into them, as it is with Lancashire Heelers and presumably with Cardigan corgis as well. They were cattle herders originally, nipping at bovine heel but safe from being kicked, thanks to their dwarf stature.
They can also be possessive of their owners - I've had one fly at me when I got too close to its mistress. I should have known - I'd thought of getting one for protective companionship when I lived in a London basement flat but was warned they're like `sawn-off Alsatians' (as German Shepherds were known for a while).
Now, you've only got to see her with a dog to realise they are objects for her to use,like people.
So, that's another lie to her debit. I'm surprised the Royal cattle dogs didn't nip at her heels, to commemorate their ancestors.
If you have time to look around in Google Earth that would be great. I don't know how to do that or I would.
As I said, that upper right corner of the Doria Archie picture looks like a curb area. Two reasons: 1. that extra bit of black in the very corner-- in the overhead shot there's no sign of black anywhere nearby outside the "line" itself and 2. below the corner bit of black, the white area looks like a solid raised piece extending across the corner; doesn't look like it's been broken up into blocks as it is on the other side of the line in the photo and as one would assume it would be from the overhead shot. But maybe it could be the angle.
Still, the black "line" on the map looks awfully thin to be the line in the photo although it's very hard to get an idea of scale. But it's hard to imagine an angle for the photos that would make the line look so thick/wide and yet bring the edge of the entire area into the photo too.
Last, IF (big if) I'm looking at the map correctly and orienting to the line correctly, the sun cannot be coming from the East in the photo. Looks like it's coming from the West/Southwest. If so, the bottoms of Doria's feet must really be like shoe leather to be able to walk on stone heated by the afternoon sun!
yes! Bea's wedding reminded me of a wartime wedding. Poignant, romantic and well, brave in the face of things. And the Queen was honoring Bea. Just comparing HM's face to the one we saw at the over-extravagent mess of the H-M wedding says it all. MM must be plotzing. Look for some negative Bea stories if MM can find any.
when are you going to write your memoirs?
@Nutty, I hope you have a wonderful holiday. Thank you for giving us a place to gather (as well as a fallback position if the powers of evil temporarily triumph!)
I hope Cory took Bogart. That poor dog deserves kindness and he seems kind.
For a long time a rule of thumb was a woman would not *begin* to "show" until the fifth month of pregnancy. Reminds me when I was in elementary school and teachers had to go on maternal leave, no exceptions, when they started to show. (ALL women teachers in those days). By the time I got to high school the rule had been relaxed and at least one teacher carried on teaching til the seventh or eighth month and stopped because of the fatigue and possible medical complications.
New Harry Markle!!!
https://harrymarkle.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/more-from-the-famous-five-drama-llamas/
Markle is spending Harry's inheritance on endless cosmetic procedures. Markle is becoming so freakish looking that she is now a poor man's Kardashian. At least Kim Kardashian is going to law school; Markle's not smart enough for that.
You summed up the wedding beautifully.
Not sure about my memoirs - I'll just mention stuff if it seems relevant. I don't know much gossip about anyone really interesting - brushed shoulders with a few people who went on to be well known but that was a long time ago.
Perhaps I spend too long thinking about the past! How did Bill Clinton put it - more yesterdays behind me than tomorrows in front.
Btw, I think I gave the wrong date (wrong synod) for the decision about Celtic & Catholic Christianity. I meant Synod of Whitby (664), not Synod of Hertford (672 or 673) which was the first Council of the single Anglo-Saxon church). I'm slipping.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NINTCHDBPICT000596717037.jpg?w=960
Here is Town & Country’s updated spread on the wedding. Buckingham Palace Released two more candid shots today of Bea and Ego on The grounds of Royal Lodge in their “Secret Garden”. It was a brilliant day, and you can really see the detailing an impeccable fit of Beatrice‘s gown as the diamanté sparkles in the sun. My favorite picture is the last one where Beatrice is looking off to the side, And her groom is looking at her and smiling These are easily the most beautiful pictures she has ever taken, and she seems so relaxed and happy.
I hope that the couple will cherish the memories of their wedding in years to come, because although it wasn’t the biggest or the fanciest royal wedding ever, it was absolutely special and unique. Beatrice has never had a run-of-the-mill style, So a wedding dress and wedding that was outside the usual custom is completely up her street. I expect her wedding to set a trend for other brides planning to word it in the time of coronavirus.
Beatrice is contemplating her life ahead with Edo. I predict at least three children and probably four. Good offspring will wash away the sins of Andrew. They balance the scales. Edo defected to Beatrice because he wanted more children. Dara was too careerist to want more. Too busy. Dara-- "a highly-successful architect with her own design company"
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This wedding was not planned to do this but it sends a message to Megs/Hapless
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Beatrice (given name)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gender Female
Origin
Word/name Latin
Meaning "bringer of joy, blessings"
Other names
Related names Beatrix, Béatrice, Beatriz
Beatrice (/ˈbiː(ə)trɪs/; Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe])[1] is a name derived from the French name Béatrice, which came from the Latin Beatrix, which means "she who makes happy".[2]
Beatrice is the Italian language variant. The French form is Béatrice, and the Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz.
The popularity of the name spread because of Dante Alighieri's poetry about the Florentine woman Beatrice Portinari.
Dante presents Beatrice as being worthy of speaking for God, making her a holy individual.[3]
The name is rising in popularity in the United Kingdom. It is also gaining popularity in the United States, where it ranked as the 691st most popular name for baby girls born in 2012. In 2009, it was the 45th most common baby name for girls born in Romania.[4]
https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/style-file-the-queen?image=5d546fb72a196c00087c09fc
I agree with you. At four and five months I was wearing my regular clothes, but they stretched. I know everyone is different. What IS bizarre are the pictures of her cradling and cupping the three month bump on their tour. Private and discreet people just do not act like that.
Looks like Doria and Archie were just at the fountain (not visible on the German mag photo) and the photo must have been taken in the morning, early as the shadows are very long.
It's been quiet. I'm wondering if she finally learned to back off of PR when the RF does a huge announcement, or if she was so caught off guard with the wedding (lol you know she was) that she's been stunned into silence trying to figure out her next move?
All of her preaching (not encouraging) videos have been falling flat.
I guess whatever they've been trying to get the RF to do for them hasn't been working. Whatever that may be.
Now the discount bin book is about to come out. I think she might be shaking in her boots realizing her narrative doesn't make any sense to the public. Wouldn't be surprised if the book didn't get promoted hard by her camp as she doesn't want more backlash.
Speculators welcome :)
She is reported as having moved into Nott Cott in October 2016, a good year before the engagement was announced. Do we know whether they had staff, or a perhaps just one cleaner? Or did they do their own housework?
I'm sure that Megsy wouldn't have dreamt of making her own bed, emptying her bins or cleaning the bathroom if there was a servant to do it. (`Brush the loo? Moi?')
I can't imagine her being consistent enough to conceal the evidence of whether she was, or was not, menstruating/on the pill/ having sex/throwing up in the morning. Think, marks on sheets, soiled undies, and packaging (Pill or sanitary protection) .
Even suppressing her period with hormones would have produced evidence - packaging again.
She would still have to have been careful if doing her own housework - for all she knew, someone could be going through their rubbish- and excellent source of intelligence I understand. She was hardly in a position to pack up the evidence and smuggle it out of Nott Cott to dispose of it in a public waste bin.
The only other possibility, it seems to me would be if, as a result of previous `procedures', she had been spayed. After all, didn't she say she couldn't have children? Then there would be no evidence for menstruation for something like 18 months.
I imagine that staff could have paid very close attention to such matters if deceit were suspected. Whether her staff would have sufficient loyalty to her to remain silent, or whether they had a higher loyalty we don't know.
She would have had to have kept her bumps in securely-locked cases.
What do Nutties think about this speculation? Or have I descended into Wonderland again?
I’d say a bigger problem would be hiding her drug paraphernalia and empty wine bottles! Especially if she was supposedly pregnant.
But in answer to your original question, I think everybody knew that the pregnancy was fake. It was just too obvious.
When it comes to Meg, I don’t believe any speculation is too far. Whatever outlandish scenarios we can possibly dream up, She’s probably either employed it, or done worse.
To be honest, I don’t believe she ever lived with Harry at NottCott. She may have visited him there a few times for an overnighter back when they were dating, but I think by the time she had moved herself to London and forced through an engagement, Harry was done with that a bit of their relationship. She was a summer fling playmate who refused to go away. I think he was infatuated in the early going, when she was love bombing him, invoking his mother, and saying how much she look forward to doing charity work in Africa. Within six months this had curdled and he ended it. Only to get saddled with her somehow after Invictus in Toronto in September 2017. I think alternative arrangements were made for her housing, not least because William refused to have her on the Kensington Palace premises.
The schism between William and Harry started well before the engagement, when Markle was caught taking pictures of one of his children. Having her just a stones throw away at NC Was too close for comfort, since Kate often walks the children in Hyde Park. Is that the one closest to Kensington? William has known that Markle is an untrustworthy grifter from the off. Plus she was so very keen to describe in detail how she was roasting a chicken when Harry got down on one knee with that ring. I think it’s all bollocks and she was lodged in some Soho house property until the wedding. Harry under took some twisted business arrangement marriage, which is why he slept so very miserable since tying the knot.
LOL at your use of the word spayed ... fitting since Markle is a *itch. My opinion is that she got her tubes tied during the marriage to Trevor, possibly after terminating his unwanted baby… I’ve got no proof but Nanaki Has suggested something to the effect. Once she was esconced in Toronto, And temporarily without a man, I think that’s when she got her eggs harvested. Perhaps she intended to sell them for big money—That would certainly fit into her aesthetic. But then she met Harry And the idea of hatching a surrogate anchor
Baby was born. I don’t think Meg has ever wanted to be a mother, but she was hanging onto those eggs for collateral. She probably planned a surrogate baby With any future husband, and then she had a big dumb prince fall into her lap, quite literally, and hit the jackpot.
Just to add that both her personal secretary Melissa Toubti, and her female security detail both quit Meg’s employ immediately after the Oceania tour. I find that interesting, because both women were in positions of being in very close proximity to the Ducka$$. Melissa of course is the employee most likely to be the one who had a pot of hot tea hurled at her. It may have been an Australia house employee, but based on the amount of the settlement, I’m thinking it was a bit close to home and that payment reflected more incidents of abuse besides that one. What if Melissa, in the course of trying to do her job, had accidentally walked in on Meg while she was strapping on a bump, Or otherwise saw incriminating evidence to the effect that Meg was faking it all. That could certainly have resulted in Narc rage And having nearby objects flung at one. The female security guard was close protection, and maybe she got to close for Meg’s liking— perhaps touching her stomach at one point in the course of steering her through a crowd. Maybe both these women had to “resign and “with a hefty severance payment in order to keep Them from talking.
Sure looks like a picture of the first wedding. The one we have heard so many rumours about.
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oh!! You are right, that did not occur to me (that white dress!)
Thanks for the correction, girl!
I'm a poster (maybe not "The Poster") who wanted Google Earth info re: the Doria Archie photo. So thanks!
I see what I think you are talking about near the fountain. But if that's the area (and I'm not 100% sure it is although I agree there's a curb), and if I'm looking at the image and orienting correctly, the photo cannot have been taken in the early am.
If I'm right about where North is (and I may not be-- I'm kind of a klutz on GE) the light in the photo is coming from the West or Southwest not the East. If I've got the compass directions right (big if), the black strip/drain, whatever it is, runs almost exactly North/South with north at the top of the photo (since the strip is to their right, we can't be looking from North to the South but have to be looking from South to North, don't we?)
So East would be to the right side of the photo and if it was am, the shadows wouldn't be to the right of the people pointing upward towards North/Northeast. I'm also not sure what is casting the other shadows. The solid shadow has to be from the house, I'd think. Not sure where the one that looks like it's from a tree is coming from but there are trees near the house.
I agree the shadows are definitely long so maybe it's late afternoon. But that would mean those stones are likely hot. So it still seems odd to walk barefoot. But it's also odd to me Archie is so "bundled up" (a sun hat makes sense but a long-sleeved knit sweater-type shirt?) while Doria is so "stripped down." But thanks for the GE info!
I think it looks horrible on her. She could have done a beautiful off white/cream dress to marry Harry in. Something romantic. Instead we got that ugly ‘wanna be upper class’ boatneck thing that a granny should wear to a wedding. I really hated Meghans wedding dress. It was so tacky to me.
There are so many things one could wear to marry a prince and she chose that awful color and cut. It didn’t even fit her.
Yes, that must be you! I did try to find out who it was but couldn't.
Re the photo: in the correct orientation, i.e., with north at the top, the round fountain is to the right of the house (you should see a compass needle on the top right hand corner, it should point upwards) so the shadows do come from the south-east as in the satellite photo on Google map. Actually, in that case the photo wasn't taken in the early morning but later so why the very long shadows?
I do find Doria and Archie's shadows quite sharp as opposed to the more fuzzy ones of the bushes but perhaps that's normal? (the bushes are tall?). I checked and the sun sets around 8 pm on LA in July and it's been quite warm but not boiling hot (I checked on weatheronline) so around 6 or 7 pm the paving stones would have been warm, not hot. But it's definitely TP's house, I would say.
As to whether the photo has been 'doctored', anything is possible with Megsy.
Good points about Archie's "product pose." It also looks like he might be sitting sideways because it's kind of a tight fit. That's probably just an illusion though. His top looks a little small in the chest/stomach & that likely makes him look heftier than he is. (The buggy is supposed to fit kids up to 3 years old so even if he's a big kid he can't be outgrowing it at 14 months.)
It sure doesn't look like the reading video Archie to me. Also, there's another shot floating around on some Twitter accts supposedly taken the same day where it definitely looks like Archie has dark hair and a fair amount of it. Definitely not a dark swimband as his ear is exposed and the dark area is in front of his ear. I'm not posting a link because I can't figure out how to...but it's also on murky meg's Twitter. You have to thumb down the page a ways--The pic we've seen is shown in twice and the third time it appears with this other shot. In the other shot the hat has blue trim that definitely doesn't show in the pic we've seen. ???
@Maneki Neko,
Yes, it must be afternoon. And their shadows would be sharper than the others since they are closer to the surface where the shadow is thrown (vs the taller trees and house.)
I'd still think the stones would be hot just from the sun shining on them even if temps were in the 80s not 90s. But maybe not if it's late enough in the day.
https://twitter.com/Murky__Meg/status/1284017699316793344
At first, looking at the Archie Buggy pics, I thought I saw a pink swimming band. I thought Meg put that on him to make it look like he was a strawberry blonde. Looking at the second pic, I agree with you that it looks like dark hair on "this" Archie. The quality is quite low but he looks like he has Meghan's original hair. I can understand why many people think it's an old baby pic of Rache.
That's it! Thanks for posting it.
When I saw posts saying people thought the child was M, I didn't think so. Doria looked way too old for one thing. (Looks good but doesn't look 25!)
But looking at the other picture, I now understand why people would say that. And Older Doria (or part of her) could be added/switched for Younger Doria.
Certainly Reading Archie had hardly any hair. What he had didn't look like the "red tufts" we've been promised are there for nearly a year. But what little hair Reading Archie had also didn't look nearly as dark as this baby's hair seems to look (and certainly was not as thick.)
And I keep wondering about Doria's left hand in the original pic. It looks photoshopped-- maybe just to remove a phone or an alcoholic beverage (not a doting grandma if she's yakking on the phone or drinking while caring for the Big A!) but also maybe to remove something that would be a giveaway? Or maybe she was originally photographed pushing something with both hands? Her upper left arm looks funky too. Admittedly it's a poor quality photo, but 1. Her upper arm looks red, almost as though she's got a 1st degree sunburn. 2. There's a place near the top on the inner arm side that looks notched almost as though there was some bad photo grafting going on.
Of course, I guess it's possible the Real Archie does have a head full of dark hair and the Tour Archie and Reading Archie's were stand-ins, not because they don't have Archie but for reasons of paranoia.
As a wedding dress, to a Prince, it left so much to be desired. The cut (while also not fitted) was not right for her body type.
Nothing about this couple makes sense to me. Compare her dress to the other Royal weddings and it’s just off.
The halter dress, that also did not look event appropriate to me. Looked more like something you’d wear to see yourself off on your yacht honeymoon at the very end of a reception. Not a look to go to the reception in.
I can’t imagine wearing a halter top to my own formal reception with a The Queen of England, and many other respectable people in attendance. Party dress.