If you throw a coin up in the air 100 times, you would expect it to come up "heads" somewhere in the area of 50 times, based on the laws of probability.
Life never goes as expected, of course, so in your real-life experiment, it's quite possible that heads would come up 40 times or 60 times.
On an unusual day, it might come up 30 or 70 times.
How, then, can it be that Meghan and Harry's coin comes up tails every single time?
It's statistically improbable, almost impossible, but they never seem to do anything right.
Own goals
Having been away from the Sussex story for awhile due to a work-related focus on the US presidential election, I quickly skimmed developments from the past week or two and found myself shaking my head at fiasco after fiasco.
Harry's made the most prominent own goals - from popping up on a lowbrow reality show (Britain's "Strictly Come Dancing"), to a self-pitying PR campaign about how the Royals refused to leave a Remembrance Day memorial wreath on his behalf, to bringing a celebrity photographer to a graveyard on Veterans' Day to shoot him looking solemn and wearing all his (mostly) unearned but shiny decorations.
Meghan was, comparatively, less obnoxious, although one has to assume her advice was behind some of Harry's dumb initiatives.
Little hope for PR hires
Meghan's media instincts are reliably bad, which means there's not much hope for her latest PR hire Christine Schirmer, a "top PR" woman with a cv that includes roles at Pinterest and Apple.
Since Meg is known for being unwilling to listen to advice, why such a supposedly successful PR presence would want to work with the Sussexes - and how they will get the money to pay her - is an open question.
(There's also the possibility that this particular hire may be one of those empty suits that goes from corporation role to corporation role, interviewing well enough to land top jobs but failing to produce much.
Schirmer has a remarkably empty LinkedIn profile for a woman working in the tech industry in San Francsico, and even her Pinterest page is meager, considering she worked there for 6 years.
She did attend Meghan's university, and online databases describe her as 44 years old, the same age Meghan is rumored to be. Some reports say they were members of the same sorority; could they have known each other at university?)
Magic bullet
A few stories about the PR hire suggest that Meg knows the Sussexes are no longer a "golden couple" (if they ever were) and that they will have to work harder to attract attention.
Yet strangely, they still seem reluctant to bring out their "magic bullet" which would guarantee them some immediate positive publicity - their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, supposedly around 18 months old right now, and entirely unseen for at least six months.
Why is that? And why are there never any signs of Archie in the Sussexes' multiple videos from home?
As many other media parents working from home have discovered, children do tend to turn up in work-from-home online appearances.
Not only does Archie never appear and is never heard in the background, but there are no stray toys, crayoned walls, or juice stains on the white furniture, the sort of things with which parents of "real" children are quite familiar.
If the Sussexes want a publicity "win", or at least something resembling one, their best approach is probably to bring out Archie.
If they can.
Comments
Shows his temper and bad attitude has been around for years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDzU4Ki1q-w
"Charles scarcely knows what to do"
Hunh. I find that I am wondering about a couple of points: (a) I wonder what that behavior is that she exhibited toward Trevor prior to The Big Dump, and (b) Who she thinks that she has lined up as replacement Money Bags. (I am thinking that Harry's money must be largely squandered on PR and legal fees by now.)
I think it is ironic that Meghan, who uses smoke and mirrors and false narratives (she lies!), is beset with rumours that are made up and spread like wildfire!
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LOL! I think a good many of them have some basis in truth, however for those that are pure fiction perhaps it's karma.
I guess we could also call it poetic justice?
Or we can say - You reap what you sow!
How about - What goes around comes around?
JM suicidal; wow didn't connect that before but I do imagine it was apart of the court delay, since ANL didn't contest it. And I imagine with Jessica being cancelled, but more importantly stressed as she needs to lie on stand for Meghan.. that reality probably sent her spiraling. She needs to walk away from Megs, but Megs has too much dirt on her family! Scary business these women are in together.
Or it's all made up and she is not suicidal but it's a nice way to reunite them publicly and gain sympathy and support (victim narrative as usual).
Which one is it?
Well those who gave it 2-3 years MAX due to her attention span were spot on.
I bet she has some savings from Harry's piggy bank and, if a child exists, even better...yeah, I believe she can bail on the sinking ship and hang around LA for a while till she bags some A-Hole retired producer.
Sorry to say, but I've never understood how someone as whipped as Harry could be attractive to any woman. Gives me shivers. Lol. And Meghan thinks she is a whip smart, hot catch. I doubt she enjoys Harry at all. And we all know the real reason she is with the poor guy so...
@Holly - I especially appreciate you providing the link to the CDAN blind - that's where I thought I saw the accusation, and I now remember reading this back when it first came out.
Here is the full blind that Holly linked:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 06, 2018
Blind Items Revealed #3
September 4, 2017
This B+ list mostly television actress on a very long-running cable show is in danger of losing that A++ list boyfriend. Apparently one time she yachted for a best friend of the A++ lister. The man who paid her for the yachting had no idea she is the girlfriend of the A++ lister and thought the A++ lister wanted to hire the actress for yachting purposes. Awkward.
Meghan Markle/Prince Harry
So I wonder if this blind is what started the yachting stories. I wish we were able to find out definitive proof of this 'activity'. Perhaps any records were part of what the gray men wiped clean.
I think he has severe abandonment issues and Meghan is a plotting narcissist.
I know Harry takes his reputation very seriously. He talks about that.
There's no way he is sitting Happy In LA betraying the Crown at every turn. No chance. Even if he's curious and convinced it could be 'better' for 'an archie', he's not mature enough to realize his consequences prior to making these extreme decisions so suddenly and I believe he's just going through it all with his head under water.
He's blindly following the 'hard working' insufferable Meghan. The question is when does he stop hoping for the best and call it a day? Or due to his intense issues, will he ever?
Brother called me once at 6 a.m., early in the marriage, saying the wife had been running through the house since 5 am ranting about me. I think that's Meghan. Hell on Wheels. Unpredictable. Crazy ranting. Violent.
I think that is partly Harry. No people smarts. No real world experience. Stalked and love-bombed by a narcissist. And now, held captive by a raving lunatic. I do believe Meghan is a raving, violent lunatic. Probably physical abuse in there also.
God only knows how long it will take for Harry to wake up.
Crown Roast
Tales of her boasting
About basting, then roasting
And her seasoned, speciality stuffing
He gave in to his fate
With his meat on her plate
All that huffing, and puffing for nuffing
HappyDays said: 2) She is hearing that Meghan is behaving toward Harry the way she behaved toward Trevor prior to dumping Trevor.
Hunh. I find that I am wondering about a couple of points: (a) I wonder what that behavior is that she exhibited toward Trevor prior to The Big Dump, and (b) Who she thinks that she has lined up as replacement Money Bags.
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If the story is true, I bet she is bouncing between treating him in a cold and aloof manner, and ranting and raving like Fifi describes above. I remember in Ninanki Priddy's interviews she recounted how MM became very cold and distant just prior to completely ghosting someone and how calculated she was in doing so. I imagine she started ignoring Trevor and avoiding contact while away in Toronto shooting Suits. We know he was stunned to receive her rings returned to him in the mail. IMO only a hollow person could do something like that.
@Not Meghan Markle
I agree with you that Megalo is far more guilty in all of this than Harry is. I saw another story about roasted chicken last night that involved H being taken advantage of by MM and Marcus while he was on psychiatric meds and drank too much.
I've been waiting for you to show up with a roasting story!
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The Windsor Wrest
Wallis gave a big sigh
When she waved Megs, bye bye
No more pointy heels poking her space
Eugenie and Jack
Will bring Frog Cott back
To a home filled with love, and much grace
Cheers Sal
I’ve been away for a few days, megxhausted 😉
So many comments to catch up on!!
I had to google “roast chicken” yikes!!
Otherwise I’m really rather bored with them,
hoping something big is brewing!
I found this interesting post from a commenter on LSA who we have quoted here in the past...
RaeStJames: I'm not a lawyer but I don't believe the Judge would approve a postponement or MoS not oppose it except if it has to do with Meghan specifically or her son, and I think it will only be for an evidence-based medical reason complete with a doctor's signed statement. Just pregnancy won't even cut it, there's got to be serious time-contingent complications for MoS not to oppose it, and for the Judge to say that postponing it is the right thing to do in all circumstances. It has to be a reason that any reasonable third party will say unambiguously, yes, this case must be adjourned.
In my former line of work, we used to provide forensic evidence for criminal cases dealing mainly with financial crime and act as expert witnesses. In 13 years of practice, the only time a case was adjourned to my knowledge was when an employee, being prosecuted for fraud, attempted suicide, and was hospitalised.
It has to be something serious and medical-related.
I suspect whatever the reason, in order not be charged with perjury, she has to disappear till way after January 2021, she cannot be seen to be out and about doing engagements or having zoom calls if there is a serious medical reason (physical or mental) why she can't be in the UK in January.
I try to avoid anything about JM if I can help it, but depending on the reason Meghan provided, it may not be helpful for her friend's case that she's disclosing that she calls her and texts her every day while Meghan is trying to lie low.
I think Meghan has now been spooked by the turn the case has taken that though she had a strong reason for adjournment, for insurance, she provided two other reasons. The case was to be postponed by all means.
This is the only thing that has the power to compel her to lie low.
This is why I also think that if she loses the summary judgment ruling as expected, she'll drop the case.
I was starting to wonder where you were...glad you're back!
I too had to look up the roast chicken - I didn't understand at first why an apple was also mentioned! Good luck catching up - you'll have more Quora reading to do too.
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1. That any English Judge would permit and with the defendant's approval a nine months adjournment because just one of a fair number of witnesses was claiming, having been outed as a fully paid-up racist, to wish to top herself. Not that I believe a word of this alleged remorse.
2. That Doopheus and even though he may have or have had some contact with Soho House or even the Palace has any more information as to Frog Cott than I have towards your home (I can always look you up at Her Majesties Land Registry, your local council and also at Rightmove provided I know your address). Doopheus gives me the impression that he is not that well educated which hardly suggest being the type of player he asserts himself to be and he is too vague. Doopheus reminds me of both the more famous QAnon. If they know something then why not say it rather than hinting like a modern day Nostradamus.
3. As he has been mentioned: That the late Sir Jimmy Saville is not guilty of anything. Saville shows how quickly and easily the elite may trash a reputation though I wonder whether it is possible to resurrect and as easily a bad or infamous reputation. My belief is not based on mere empathy for a man I had previously taken no interest in but on certain blogs which I won't name but whose honesty and competence I do not question.
@Sally
Apples, Whole or pared??
I think this is a brilliant explanation of why Meghan got the trial delayed ... serious medical reasons.
She has to lie low to back up this claim. Jessica is not helping by claiming that Meghan facetimes her all the time!
Whatever story she concocted, she was unsure and so had two other reasons to ask for a delay as a backup.
However, playing the victim is her go-to mode, so she would not hide a serious illness. A pregnancy requiring major medical intervention?
Thanks for posting the interesting post from LSA!
The Windsor Wrest
Where at FC they will make their nest
Because they are the best
Eugenie with her cheer was never beat down
By Prince Charles' bleat down
Of a cash strapped beat down RF
Stripped down to deny Andy his due
But his daughters came through
They proved and walked through the fire
Of all the deniers
Beatrice and Eugenie will redeem their branch
Queenie is observing
That they are deserving
And emerging from nitwit Charles purging
Of all things Andrew and York
But you can stick a fork
In dim Harry and Megs as they flail
And fail in sunny Montecito
The verdict is clear and dear
To the Queen and the Phillip they hold near
Who produced the better loyal children?
Charles or Andrew?
@Sandie
A pregnancy requiring major upholstery re-invention?
I guess we could also call it poetic justice?
Or we can say - You reap what you sow!
How about - What goes around comes around?
In spiritual terms it is referred to as karma! It is not punishment, but simply 'creating your own reality'.
Glad you are back!
With your poetry and the stories from @SwampWoman, we could start a boutique publishing company.
@XXXXX
The York girls have shown
The ways of the throne
Keep your mouth shut
Don’t marry a crone
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8978195/Queen-secures-planning-permission-new-Sandringham-adventure-playground.html
Wow! I want to be a kid agsin!
I think Sandringham is open to the public for a short period every year, so the playground will not only be for her descendants.
I think this is the first thing the Queen has built as part of her legacy.
Sandringham is her private estate so this project is being funded by her personal wealth. Commentators are bleating about the use of taxpayers' money, but Sandringham is not a Crown Estate. Taxpayers are not funding this, but can benefit when they visit Sandringham on open days.
This is the type of power that Meghan does not understand and Harry walked away from. What legacy will the Harkles leave?
@Sandie
Nuttiesque Publishing, a Nietzsche market
Crockamole
Oh dear, what’s that smell
Said Eugenie, not well
Have no fear dear
It’s an avocado pear
Leftover from the tenants from hell
@Maneki
Thanks, enjoyed the break.
I know, that photo is bad, sorry,
but it makes me laugh!
I have earlier photos of myself which
are quite hideous, but I’m not prancing
on the world stage proclaiming to be perfect.
Cheers Puds
The urban dictionary is something else!
I’ll be careful what I do with the wish bone
in future 😉
@Maneki
I enjoyed “No more pointy heels poking my space”
glad you got it 😉
Not sure what to think about E's move to Frogmore - last year JCMH did a video with Ed Sheeran for mental health that was supposedly filmed at Ivy Cottage, E's home, part of Kensington Palace, which boasted as being a 3 bedroomed "cottage", more than enough room for newly weds with a baby on the way. Perhaps it wasn't grand enough or perhaps they had an offer they couldn't refuse.
I'm one of those who believes Frogmore Cottage represents a "promotion" for Princess Eugenie. Perhaps she and Princess Beatrice will get to be working royals, after all! In any case, someone will need to fill Prince Harry's shoes, now that he has apparently been cut adrift. I can't think of a better way to tell him that he has been replaced than by letting Eugenie move into his old digs. (Even if this is all the move to Frogmore is supposed to mean, she's still showing herself to be a great team player!)
she’s in hiding, we’ve only recetly seen Harry out and about doing fake papped charity work.
The few and recent Zoom calls are all waist up. she’s been out of sight for a couple of months. Is she preganant? the timelime seems too short, thoguh at her advanced age it would be considered high risk.
Does she or Archie have some medical condition that needs to be treated? they do keep Archie hidden away, supposedly to keep him away from the paps but is there something more to it? is he not developing at the ‘normal’/ rate?
what can be resloved by the contnuance, Covid seems a lousy excuse, but with shutdowns maybe it’sthe reason?
Crockamole
Oh dear, what’s that smell
Said Eugenie, not well
Have no fear dear
It’s an avocado pear
Leftover from the tenants from hell
ROFL. I had forgotten about how some smells can really "set off" a pregnant woman. For me, it was the odor of onions and garlic. INSTANT hyperemesis. (I was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and the air was redolent with sizzling onions and jalapeno peppers.)
Quoting RaeStJames: I'm not a lawyer but I don't believe the Judge would approve a postponement or MoS not oppose it except if it has to do with Meghan specifically or her son, and I think it will only be for an evidence-based medical reason complete with a doctor's signed statement. Just pregnancy won't even cut it, there's got to be serious time-contingent complications for MoS not to oppose it, and for the Judge to say that postponing it is the right thing to do in all circumstances. It has to be a reason that any reasonable third party will say unambiguously, yes, this case must be adjourned.
This is definitely challenging my imagination. I can't think of any medical condition Meghan honestly might have that would influence a judge to make that decision. And if it were that serious, I doubt that a doctor would have falsified something. No doctor wanted to risk reputation and license by signing the birth announcement for Archie, when she presumably had the backing of the BRF; no doctor is going to put anything on the line for a broke, washed up nobody dumb enough to do battle with an opponent that buys ink by the barrel. So IF there is indeed a medical reason, then it's real. And now I'm more intrigued than I've been in a long while!
Anyway, the only thing I can think of right now is a mental breakdown. And perhaps it happened right before two solo Zoom calls she did, which Fame Vixen alleges were actually done by different doubles.
'I had forgotten about how some smells can really "set off" a pregnant'
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This reminds me that the only time I felt sick while pregnant was once during my second pregnancy when I was cooking roast chicken!!!Copy
@Swampie
That was bad, no escape!
For me, with my daughter, it was meat cooking,
any kind of meat.
With my son, flower pots on the verandah,
I could smell the earth, vegetation.
Didn’t bother me actually gardening, strange!
@Enbreth
Could be covid, not wanting to risk Archie
flying to UK?
If she were to leave him behind she would have to
spend time in isolation, depriving her beloved son
of his beloved mother?
If I were with the MoS and she used Archie as an excuse, I'd ask her to produce proof that she ever had a baby. But then again, I'm fed up with her and would like a judgment as soon as possible.
I also think that someone who has only ever flown by private jet since she married a prince could have peace of mind bringing a toddler with her on an overseas trip and back.
Her lies are blatant to the point of insult these days. It's just hard for me to imagine the MoS playing along for nine more months over something they may know to be untrue. So this is one instance in which I'm going to believe Meghan may be telling the truth.
If they DO get to know the reason are they allowed to tell their clients the MoS?
Assuming the MOS knows , the MoS hasn’t and couldnt make mention of anything without risking their case.
so it puts them at a disadvantage in the Hollywood Gossip Scoop world doesnt it? if there is something juicy, they cant report it and are stuck waiting for another media org reporting it first.
kinda sucks for them
maybe there nothing and this is yet another ploy by MM that the judge fell for, after all the judge isnt a Dr. or expert in everything.
and her lawyer have quit and she had to get another, maybe he wanted nothing to do with this unwinnable case.
on the other hand , maybe she actually caught Covid a month or so ago and is having a tougher time than expected fully recovering. she is in CA and it’s running rampant there. even some healthy people have lasting side effects?
it is strange she hasnt been out clawing at JCMH arm on his pap trips
I wonder how well she has been looking after her reproductive health? If, for example, she was never really pregnant but had a surrogate, she wouldn't be popping into a gynecologist's office to get a pap smear or breast exam. If her niece is actually her daughter (as has been alleged), a gynecologist would be able to tell if she had given birth to a full-term child. The downfalls of fame are that somebody is always willing to sell your story, medical privacy or not, and I'm not sure that she would be willing to risk it.
WARNING: Rampant speculation on: I can see where, if she became pregnant, she might be in a high-risk pregnancy complicated by cervical cancer (because those hormones can accelerate the growth of the relatively slow-growing cancer). While I would hope that she had the plumbing checked for problems first, we all know that oopsies happen. She's been busy with Megxit and house hunting and Netflix and PR and attempting to cash in on the royal cachet while she still has it; has she been making time for medical exams? Rampant speculation off.
I will note that there are a lot of young women that have been diagnosed with varying degrees of cervical dysplasia (cancer precursor) all the way to cervical cancer due to asymptomatic HPV. Gay men have similarly been diagnosed with anal cancer. We can't forget Michael Douglas blaming his wife for his throat cancer which he blamed on oral sex with her.
H- At Frogmore of course even though we hated the Heathrow airplanes, Froggy is still there for us, I paid us up in full, I think, or maybe it was Dad.
MM --Are you stoned again or something? Frogmore has been taken from us. They have moved in some second tier pissant peasants to take our place. Your Granny has boxed up all your crap and leavings and my outdated couture. They are on our way here in MudslideVille.
H-- No way. This is a joke.
MM- Wake up idiot child. Next, the Grey Men are going to be getting the Queen to strip all our titles. They will make me nuder than at a Kardashian birthday celebration in Hollywood. For you, You will be translated from a Prince into a frog. Permanently. You will still be in line, but for the bread lines.
MM-- Whatever will we do? The Netflix deal was based on the awe of the stupid racist peasants in America and Hollywood. My SS advisors tell me that they are onto us and our Royal scam
MM--We are doomed unless you can plead and wring another 3 million out of Charles for 2021. You must fly to England to do this but wherever will you stay?
H--- I shall stay at the closest SoHo house if they are still in business. If not I still know Marcus. He will open the doors for me to get a bed and shiver in the dark under the covers.
SwampMan is on his way on a mission to bring one or two more grandchildren to the house, one is sleeping here now, I REALLY need to clean (if for no other reason than the texture sanded off the wall has wafted through the house and settled everywhere), and I don't suppose I'll have the luxury of commenting until *after* the holiday. I want to express my appreciation for all you folks that are doing the heavy lifting to keep us up to date on the Sussex Chronicles.
You are most welcome. Glad you appreciated the information.
For this reason, I suppose I cannot imagine embryo harvesting, surrogacy plans, a witness pregnancy, a witness being upset she lost her job and social media followers by her own actions, or even Malibu therapist visits for depression would have created such special confidential circumstances, in a high profile case, without their Sussex name in the game. Did they ever even turn over the required documents and evidence, or was yet another extension granted?
Serious other medical reasons are mentioned here, and that is certainly a possibility. But I still think it is a another MM sham. You can absolutely pay for any sort of doctor note, or sketchy treatment, or faked records in LA if you have deep pockets and know who to ask. I am sure they are associated with those who know this, and know what to do.
Good luck with the cleaning, SwampWoman!
If he's a non-existent child, such a `sad' event would
a) let her off the hook with regard to producing him
b) win the sympathy vote for her.
Refusing to grant an extension under these circumstances could cause a storm when it all came out into the open.
I certainly don't wish any harm to him if he is a real child - but if he's not she might be tempted to try this ruse if he's not. On the other hand, could we expect her to have revealed it already if this is the case?
All speculation, of course.
Please. This is more Markle whipped up BS. All those coy references to '9 months' seem calibrated *exactly* to whip people up into a frenzy speculating pregnancy again. Markle is nothing if not stunningly predictable. Given what must be pretty severe financial straits after a year of running through Harry's inheritance and whatever allowance from Cashpoint Charlie they still receive, it's hard for me to imagine them assuming the astronomical expenses for IVF treatment, or angling around for another surrogate to do it. They'd have to cover *her* expenses . .and, hello . .Covid. Not the best time to be undertaking a project like this. Not that that alone would stop MeGain. But they really have no discernible sources of income. If they got an advance from Netflix, that's not inexhaustible, and Netflix is going to want to see some product for their investment.
Speculating a pregnancy would be the most desirable for her. Next would be the fragile mental health of her poor, suicidal ghosted friend in Canada. Meg would love to twist in this narrative that Jessica simply can't cope with the pressures, unlike herself, the strong empowered person that she is. Smeg tried a similar tactic with Catherine . . poor Kate, so much pressure to serve up her babies on a silver platter, but just too weak and mealy-mouthed to stand up to the Men in Gray Suits, unlike Super Feminist Meghan! Silly, weak Catherine, just a pawn of the patriarchal machine! And on and on.
If M could be assumed to be suffering nobly and beautifully ala Camille, with some disease, undergoing cancer treatment, for example . . that would benefit her also. This is a variation on 'I didn't study for the test today so I'm going to fake being sick to get out of going to school.' She's trying every trick in the book to get out of taking the stand in her court case, in which she knows she will be dismantled by the MoS lawyers and exposed in her lies. Given Corona and the existed court docket, 9 months may have been the first available opening for a reschedule. Since she is a high-profile person she might have been given free rein to use nearly anything for a 'Confidential Medical excuse'. Might be rehab, I suppose, but most inpatient programs don't last 9 months . .usually 30-90 days. But if she'd managed to get a delay on trumped up grounds, they may have had to push her court appearance back that far.
It'd feed right into her Narc fuel to have the world speculating about a pregnancy or a serious illness. She's got the 'kid' card as well . . 'Something wrong with Archie'! Not being familiar with the court system except from legal dramas, I have no idea of the burden of actual proof the court would require to delay a trial on medical grounds. I tend to disbelieve that she's sick . . I mean, apart from the mental illness that is her default position. Were she undergoing treatment for a severe medical crisis, I wouldn't suppose that she'd have sicced her PR all over this Frogmore story the way she has. She'd have other preoccupations if she were say, undergoing chemotherapy. If she is actually sick, it couldn't happen to a more deserving person.
Other sources have stated that MM uses foul language around others, and I remember the director on Twitter who states that MM was the meanest person she knew. So I can see this story being true.
Finally, some sugary post I saw recently described how MM was trying to be thoughtful when she had the girls go bare-legged instead of wearing tights. It shows how supremely selfish she is. Wearing shoes like that would cause blisters!
Megxit: The Final Chapter? Removal van arrives at empty Frogmore Cottage seven months after Harry and Meghan left UK for LA... as Princess Eugenie moves in...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8982141/Removal-van-arrives-Frogmore-Cottage-Windsor-Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-left.html
I agree, in the strongest possible way! Every word, every line.
Wild Boar Battle-maid,
Can you imagine if she tried to play such a card with Archie, and the truth emerged? As Hikari points out, though, she is a narcissist so she might try. (Another reason I prefer to believe there is no child with these two repugnant fools.)
A goldmine. One of the most interesting things he mentions (aside from "Roast Chicken" of course, which blew my mind) was this:
With Archie reaching one, Harry is no longer eligible to be either King or Regent. The Monarch is the head of the Church of England and must raise their children in the Church of England. The godparents in the case of Royals are not just your average godparents but what is called sponsors. They must be submitted to the Church for vetting. This was not done and as Archie is now past one, Harry has failed in his duty and can never be King or Regent.
OooOOOOoOOOooooo. Did not know.
Today my American self learned what a Regent really is (Vice President King/Queen) and learned the importance of them failing to publicly name Archie's godparents, which had seemed weirdly overblown to me. Now I understand why it actually matters so much.
As I continue to catch up I'd like to give a hearty and perhaps overdue welcome to AnT, whose commentary has been wonderfully informative and well considered, quickly ascending to the ranks of Hikari and WBBM in my opinion.
Mmmm, we also see to have lost our trolling problem and the angry sniping. If this is thanks to Charade's noble efforts, I couldn't be more impressed/satisfied.
Okay - back to the trenches...
HA HA HA HA!!! No I'm not targeting this at anyone I am just very pleased with myself.
I recall in her great manifesto she referred to themselves as Senior Royals and I recall thinking "mmm... I don't think so....
Ha.
"A removel van? All taxpayers want to see a hearse and a short ride to the tip."
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I always thought the same thing....what was the big deal? Who cares?
Well, now we know. Wonder how many other things out there are like that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=628&v=ZJ8ZzLa8eAQ&feature=emb_logo
Trudeau's got the word salad bug too. But........at approx 7:55 in to the video, Greta asks about Harry. and asks if M s manipulating H.
If you are bored, it's an amusing listen
V. interesting about the godparents - I hadn't picked up on that. They would probably say that as the Royal Baptism register is secret, they don't have to tell us. It certainly looks as if that baptism as a `fail' - perhaps no Archbishop nor eligible Sponsors?
She will probably retaliate by pointing out that Archie is now word perfect in reciting the General Thanksgiving from memory:
"ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men; We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we shew forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen."
https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/prayers-and-thanksgivings
As if...
I am also becoming more and more gratified to see we are not the only handful of people who are evermore convinced Archie does not exist in their care.
`Archie' not being `expected to live'? (assuming, that is he has never lived)
If he's a non-existent child, such a `sad' event would
a) let her off the hook with regard to producing him
b) win the sympathy vote for her.
During Archie's first six months of 'life' when a live infant was never seen with Meg nor Harry in England, we speculated, didn't we here, about what sort of tragic fate might befall Meghan's invisible baby?
In the early days of the Meg's Magical Belly Pregnancy Show, I wondered to myself if she might have a tragic 'miscarriage' when she decided she was tired of worrying about her props and looking fat in clothes. I was a bit surprised that she carried through til the end, exponentially ramping up her difficulties if she didn't actually produce a baby. The problem now (a yuge problem) if she tries to do away with her inconvenient invisible tot now as a sympathy bid and means of sliding out of going to court is that Archie is now one of the world's most famous babies. He's never seen, only vaguely referred to in absentia, but he is a celebrity nonetheless. I suppose the Sussexes claimed him as part of household on their recent census form. So if Archie suddenly expires, leaving behind his grieving parents--I'm not sure Meg will have considered that her child is not now simply a plot point in her own manufactured melodrama. Even if he is fictional, his birth was apparently registered in Westminster, London and he was duly presented to the Queen and baptized by the Archbishop of Canterbury. There would have to be a police investigation into the death of a child. A coroner would have to rule and sign a death certificate. A child who has been acknowledged, however circuitously, by the monarch and records department of the UK can't just 'go away', no matter how convenient that would be for his 'mother'.
Smeg has gotten herself into deep waters--the baby, the lawsuit--that were way over her head. Her decades' worth of small-time grifting for bit parts and freebie cheap clothing and jewelry did not prepare her for the colossal con she's running now. She couldn't keep the plates spinning for more than a year and a half before bolting . . but her problems--all of her own making--have followed her across the Atlantic all the way back to L.A. Wherever you go, there you are.
What will the New Year bring in the Harkle saga? If poor wee Archie expires of Covid, I'm sure we will be the first to know. Meg's already done a dry run through a cemetery looking mournful, or attempting to. She's not actually familiar with the emotion.
I have never had to register a birth. Can any of our British Nutties (I suppose the process is very similar Stateside) provide what is necessary for a parent (in this case, the presumed father) to register a birth, officially, with the clerk of courts? I would expect some kind of hospital-issued birth certificate with signatures affixed by the attending physicians, right . .along with proof of ID? (Likely waived in the case of royal princes who would carry neither drivers' license or passport). But how does anyone actually prove without question that he/she is the infant's legal parent? Just by presenting the birth certificate? It seems like it would not be that difficult to forge a document and present oneself at the registry office as Parent of said infant. Maybe DNA scans will be required in the future?
How hard/easy would it be to concoct a baby to exist as an official record without actually having to be alive? One is not required to present a live baby and DNA evidence of paternity/maternity at the counter, so it seems like the system is open to fraud, particularly if one could get their hands on an official looking forged birth certificate.
Archie's lack of publicly acknowledged sponsors as required by law just fits into the general murkiness surrounding his documents, his public presentation, alleged christening with alleged photos of that event, and his lack of title.
Two scenarios:
1. Having been informed early on in the 'pregnancy' that the Sussex child would NOT be granted a title, nor any of their subsequent children, is all the subsequent refusal to play along with anything to do with this child a fit of pique by his parents? Archie's real, but we are not going to let anyone see ANYTHING about him, including him, because we are that mad?
2. We have to obfuscate and doctor documents, and photographs and weave stories about how wonderful and advanced he is, but we can't let you see a single snap or Zoom video because . . .we made him up, and have basically screwed ourselves?
Meg never presented her child to the U.S. embassy in London to register him as an American citizen born abroad, either, as she was compelled by law to do within so many weeks of his birth. That renders him essentially an illegal alien in his mother's country of origin--if he exists. If, as Meg seemed to always know, her ultimate objective was to return in triumph to Los Angeles with her Royal husband and baby, wouldn't she have been certain to get him registered as an American citizen?
This is why I am in the Fauxchie camp. I think 'Archie' (with a name and a registered corporation picked out before his parents' marriage) was a money-and-title-attention grab. She wanted the additional status of having a titled heir to the Windsor throne. Bigger chunk of the royal pie. Tower Bridge bathed in blue. Gun salute, fireworks . . she wanted a nationwide peon to her fertility and Madonna-like amazingness. Nothing like that was forthcoming. Why? Because the baby doesn't exist, but now she is saddled with the legend she has created. That's why she ran off and Harry was compelled to follow. How to explain why Archie never, ever appears on the BP balcony with his cousins? He cannot be 'too small' forever to ever be seen in public. Plus servants talk. Must run off to another continent, as far away from the nosy BRF as she could get.
1). we've seen a baby in several pictures. With HM, christening, SA, Christmas card, pictures in Canada (pap walk in forest, and with Harry--only picture of baby with just harry) , playing with Doria. Maybe its Archie, maybe its a stunt baby. One thing for sure is the baby in the pictures is real. Doesn't appear to know or have a relationship with either MeGain or Handbag but a real baby none the less.
2). Nobody can squat that low while fully pregnant, closed knees, and in heels. No doctors signed off. None. Can't find one who attended "birth". In UK (IIRC) if using surrogacy the birth mother is on BC until 42 days. Then new BC is issued with adoptive parents' names as birth parents. If Archie was born a few weeks before May 6, then this would be easy to cover. Also, if he was born a few weeks before May 6, then all the christening pictures could be taken on May 6. Fits the meta data. Also, she went on maternity leave in early March but managed to "work" when it suited her purpose. for example: laying flowers at the New Zealand memorial (and why was her bouquet different than the other three--which were identical--different flowers and no ribbon?), the Vogue guest editor, the women's clothing thing, etc. All photos and glory for her not so much for the charities.
3). The HAMS don't talk about Archie like normal parents. They try to drop "every day baby milestones" like they witnessed them but something doesn't ring true. The phrasing, timing considering baby's age, etc. Also very weird that there is no Father's Day shout out, Halloween costume picture, Happy Birthday to Grandpa, Happy Anniversary to HM & PP, etc. Things normal parents trip over themselves to do/show off / brag about baby. Most first time parents talk about their baby constantly, rarely talking about themselves at all. Because real parents understand baby first, me second.
Just my thoughts.
So I looked up roasted chicken...thanks for the imagery! Barf!
I agree with, I think it is Hikari, that said that Meghan is implying that she's expecting and that is causing the trial delay. It's one of the few health excuses that the judge would allow immediately and not question. Even though Megsy appeared trim as she was traipsing across sacred ground last week, she could easily be expecting. OR lying about being expecting. Either way, I think we can safely assume there will be another redheaded child in her oven soon. They are literally hanging onto a cliff edge with their fingertips so she needs another child, and soon. I've said before that I believe Archie exists and is the child of H & M. I know many of you disagree. :)
What a weak willed weirdo that Jessica is. So she's back to licking Meghan's feet. Wow. Well Meghan can certainly work the weak minded. Maybe Meghan can use her powerful, moving words to soothe Jessican's suicidal mind. I'm sure Meg is lacking friends so she'll probably have an interest in Jessica again.
I am still happy about Eugenie and Jack in Frogmore and I agree with others, this is likely permanent or close to it. Since H&M already picked the English taxpayer's pockets for some of the renovations (along with Charles), Eugenie just has to add whatever touches she wants.
Magatha- Can we all say how wonderful, funny and clever your poetry is?! I always laugh
Let me attempt a little explanation of birth certificates. Not being a parent I have no personal knowledge of quite how it works but I think it important to realise that the certificate is merely a certificate reiterating the entries made in a central register maintained by the state. One may acquire multiple copies of what is a public record. The certificates are visually similar to marriage certificates and to death certificates.
How accurate are they. That is a moot point: I registered my brothers death and had a lengthy argument (all perfectly civil) with the registrar over what my brother's occupation had been. I am not happy with what the certificate and hence the register states as his final occupation - it is grossly misleading for future members of my family. Producing a fake certificate is surely child's play
I do not believe that Archie exists.
My cousin still believes, like our mothers did, that our grandfather died aged 48. According to the Registrar General's other records, and his baptismal record, he would have turned 50 by the time of his death.
It appears he deducted 2 years from his age when he married my grandmother, a much younger 2nd wife- easily confirmed from successive Census returns.
His son who reported the death believed he was 48, as did Grandma, so it's on his DC, which my relatives prefer to believe rather than what the earlier registers state & I believe!
They also like to think he came from an eminent family, on grounds of the surname, but all the records I've seen suggest he was poor, his ancestors lived the rookery of Fulwood's rents in Holborn & his father (born c.1829) did 4 months for `larceny', perhaps as member of something like Fagan's gang in his youth.
No way could H have swanned into the office saying `Yah, my popsy's just dropped a sprog' and left it at that.