I came here to write about yesterday's announcement from the Sussexes that they are expecting a second child.
Having done a bit of background reading about what's been said, however, I cannot do much better than today's piece in the Spectator UK by Joanna Williams, The stage-managed world of Harry and Meghan.
Williams notes that the announcement has very interesting timing, just a few days after Meghan's surprise victory in her case against the Daily Mail.
"I’m confused. Am I allowed to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Sussex or not? Should I feel guilty about poring over the details of their latest announcement? Am I somehow breaching their privacy when I read that their pregnancy photo was taken remotely, via an iPad, by a friend? Because Harry and Meghan are all about privacy, no?....Congratulations Harry and Meghan. I really hope someone asks the Duchess of Sussex if she is OK this time around. But please, spare us the birth story details. And if you must share every intimate moment, just don’t complain when the public expects to know more."
Toronto Paper Returns
And there was also a comment from longtime Twitter troll Toronto Paper1, who may or may not have inside information about the Sussexes:
Darling, another moon bump show? Still haven't learned about the sizes? At least this time you probably will get the baby legally although he won't have a title, but neither will you for much longer.
Taking a photo by remote iPad
Finally, what's with the bizarre fiction that the black-and-white (of course) pregnancy photo was taken remotely via an iPad by a friend thousands of miles away, supposedly during a relaxed video chat.
Photographer Missan Harriman supposedly
noted that Meghan and Harry were 'so comfortable chatting and being in the moment that they were not fully aware that he was shooting a piece of history', in the words of British Vogue (as quoted in the Daily Mail)
Could anyone possibly be so gullible enough to believe this is true? First of all, they're quite well dressed for a video chat with a friend - if, in fact, Harriman is actually a friend. Nice of them to match the tone of Meghan's dress with Harry's shirt for a totally casual video chat.
Secondly, the picture is very well-composed, with the lovely "tree of life" in the background. When you're doing a video chat with a friend, do you generally make room in the frame for a giant tree of life? As the Daily Mail helpfully points out, the tree takes up 2/3 of the picture.
And the picture is composed very nicely, with its fork right in the center of the shot...almost like a professional photographer would frame it, intentionally.
The Sussexes' favorite photo tropes
Finally, the image repeats several of the Sussexes' favorite tropes, for example the laughing! laughing! laughing! while we are looking at each other because we are so! incredibly! happy!
There's the bare feet sticking straight towards the camera - last seen in the first, strange, Archie photo. There's the inevitable Meg bump-fondling.
And there's Harry slightly above Meg, as seen again and again and again on their @SussexRoyal Instagram. Is Meg trying to make the point that she does not, in fact, dominate her husband, as so many people believe?
What I think really happened
My guess: Harriman was sent by British Vogue to California to do a photo session.
But that wasn't something the Sussexes wanted to publicize given the ongoing COVID lockdowns - particularly since California governor Gavin Newsom now faces a recall based on his own flaunting of the COVID rules. So this ridiculous fiction of a remote-controlled iPad was invented.
More plausible would have been a story that the Sussexes did it themselves with a self-timed camera at home, but I suppose Harriman wanted the credit (and the income) from the shot.
How silly they are.
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Because I knew of high-end business people in his sphere (mentioned above) who were eager to meet Royals (Swedish) and I was told why the retired industrialist refused to allow such a private meeting to take place on his watch, it makes me watch Charles, Harry, and Meghan with equal curiosity. Lines blur in the upper-end world.
Because I have a longtime friend enjoying a very good career in the diplomatic corps, because I have another friend in Rome whose embassy relationship has been interesting, I look at things now, and see more than bird legs.
At this point, I see it this way (my take only):
Charles, Harry, and Meghan are odd characters on their own. But the oddness, now —- after two years of bizarre movements, enormous cash deals, unpunished outrageous behavior, increasing political pushing, mystery babies, Soho House, deaths, floaters like Doria and Markus, closeness with Canadian leadership, attacks on the Queen, attacks the people of the UK, indulgence by Charles, marshaling of particular global beliefs — suggests they are beyond merely odd or eccentric..
This tableau goes beyond our humorous or appalled discussions of narcissism, sloppy clothing, yachting, laziness, and common greed.
I have never seen anything stating Meghan froze six embryos, so I can’t speak to her specific fertility situation in that way. However, I can say that we may just have more than a fun, gossipy narcissism study of crazy woman on our hands.
Consider: if we (and others) have continued to ask, with NO conclusions for three years or more, “but how did they meet? How old is she? But how did she go from two mysterious weeks in South America, to Suitcase Girl, to best friends with the family if a former Canadian PM, to chasing a panicked unhappy prince to Jamaica and to the Invictus Games and being on Vanity Fair’s cover then engaged to the panicked Prince two months later, to a costly wedding paid for by a glaring Queen...,how?“
How did this sulky mean girl go from middle class LA to tearing apart a royal family? to humiliating the UK with horrific diplomatic behavior and mocking them, and running off in the night, and then, sign to speak a big bank crowd for $.....how?
How did they pop up in a California mansion and all the while paying millions to PR firms and PR staff....with an invisible too-large kid who doesn’t know them the BRF says nothing about....while Princess Anne makes do,with an old sofa? And Charles and Queen cut staff?
How did two idiots pay for and win.a legal case in which a judge actually denied the right of defense to the defendants and allowed her to put out gleeful mocking statements about freezing the media’s freedom of speech...?
.....after Harry, a dimwit, wentto the billionaires’ 2019 Camp Google about the direction and fate of our world .....
Why are the Harkles given $150 million to produce nothing for Netflix, and one shitty podcast... why does find them worthy of 90 minutes air time.....why doesn’t the BRF do something as the taxpayers seethe...
If we really want to ponder this, we may have to consider more than hemlines, bumps, wigs, narcissism and Diana fetishes.
Perhaps something powers the Harkles, with their arrogance, expenditures, and “untouchable” luck. The “why?” Is the rub.
@JennS,
Your monarchy questions....here is my opinion, which I have aired before: Think of the tea towels, basically.
A monarchy means something emotionally to those who buy the tea towels or the Majesty magazines, or who know how the royal family once resolutely got their people through a world war by example. The monarchy Is s grandmotherly Queen in pastels, or a tough strong Queen who could boss James Bond about. The monarchy today may be a sweet memory of “old England” as people sing God Save the Queen.
Such an emotional bastion would confound a business organization trying to take over a beloved family-style company.
How to make customers still believe in Aunt Hyacinth’s Cakes, without Aunt Hyacinth? You don’t want to lose momentum, so you persuade Aunt Hyacinth to play along or pay her handsomely to do so. Then you roll the Trojan horse thru the door, and either keep your bargain to let her company remain unaltered, or, you plow her over and do as you want.
People trying to take over countries or their assets might face the same issue when faced with a famous Queen.
Would people dive in en masse to save her if she fell off a boat into the Thames? If so, you, as takeover artist, have a problem.
Would people still wish to see her, eagerly take her photo? If so, you, as takeover artist have a problem.
Would any guy in a pub knock your teeth back if you shoved her? If so, you have a problem.
So, these groups have to find ways around problems. One way or another.
And if Megs tries to say surrogacy in this special to save herself and get sympathy, how does she explain the bumps, and how does such an admission affect Portland hospital?
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`Has any one recognised the child?' Someone here, with connections to the world of commercial photography and child models in S. Africa, reported at the time that a story about Harkles pushing for `one-year's exclusive contract' was doing the rounds. Presumably, the idea would have been to stop the child having any more engagements until he, with luck, was no longer recognisable.
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By leaving the EU (to the best of its ability) the UK has stepped back from what the Globalists want for us. They seem peeved about it.
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My blood, AnT, like yours, runs cold at times. The H$Ms subversion of Thomas the Tank Engine was just the start.
Then there was this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49592034
How a Hitler bust was found under French Senate
By Hugh Schofield
BBC News, Paris
Published5 September 2019
I came across the original report by chance when, for a reason I've forgotten, I thought I'd have a look at the French papers for the day, settling on Le Monde. Oh my...
So then I had an online dig-around for the history/philosophy/policies of Le Grand Projet' of the EU. I did not like the allegations/hypothesis/theory I found.
World domination? `Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose' - the more it changes, the more it stays the same.
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When I tried clicking on the P'sT.US site, MacAfee screamed at me that it was dangerous. Take care.
I certainly don't think Charles is wearing very well - his parents' longevity genes could have passed him by. My husband (81) looks younger and healthier.
Exactly. I also don't love veering off topic in this way, but I have been guilty of doing so. It is because after all this time, at this point, seeing what we have now seen, it often feels like we are trying to assemble bicycles without pedals, and the unfinished bicycles keep circling back to us on the assembly line. But, I will focus on more superficial Harkle topics in future.
Thanks for reminding us of that rumor about the long term contract for that child actor, the idea of putting him on ice for just one client, basically. It would make sense if you were hellbent on such a weird act of deception. So, I can believe it. Covid travel restrictions were something they couldn’t plan for. An additional theory was that a child, from Harry at least, was being cared for by a family in South Africa, and thus could be used for appearances, but would not be in their custody (by higher royal decree).
If the Oprah special resorts to using old stills for Archie, I will know what I think about this mystery.
Agreed....Charles looks more aged or tinged with unwellness than anyone I know of his age or ten years older. It is concerning. George V passed at 70, George VI at 56, yes? Smoking was a factor affecting the heart function in both early deaths. But that still makes me wonder if the longevity runs more in favor of the women of the family, and the men might be more prone to health issues. I won’t count Margaret, whose penchant for cigarettes, drink, and hard wilder living shortened her life.
Tt's a kind of triumvirate that helps national stability.
We do know something about the protective effect of female hormones on heart health, up to menopause, at any rate.
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Rasta the Artist - Ah, bless! I scrolled past them at first - can't think who H looks like, tho'. Any ideas?
@Jdubya hahahaha! That portrait!
Haz looks like Putin,
Megs a Kardashian, in drag!!
Thank you, I needed that
WildBoar
God Save the Queen, and those that serve her
What a beautiful phrase from your grandmother. I'll remember that one for sure.
"Straight or curly hair? I'd have expected curly, given both parents are naturally curly. (btw, has anyone ever pointed out that having very curly hair straightened might be deemed `cultural appropriation?)"
I don't know enough about genetics to know whether Archie's hair is unusual although most biracial children I've known who were partly African-American didn't have straight hair. But simply from a layperson's perspective, I would say I've never known anyone with hair like Harry's. He had straight strawberry blonde hair as a child, then it became extremely curly and flat-out red almost overnight when he was a teenager. I've never seen that happen before.
I've seen hair turn darker (my sibs and I were blonde until late childhood. Only my brother stayed blonde into adulthood and even his was dark blonde.) I've seen childhood ringlets give way to adolescent waves and I've seen childhood waves give way to adult straight hair, I've seen childhood "thin" hair thicken up with age and vice versa. But I've never seen straight hair like Harry's become curly, and not just curly but very curly. In fact, the only time I've ever seen such a texture change was when hair regrew after it had been temporarily lost due to chemo. (Not saying I think that's why Harry's hair changed.)
Re: Cultural appropriation-- That label pops up pretty inconsistently IMO. Taco night on a college campus? Chinese-style prom dress? Both have been called appropriation. But what about doing yoga or martial arts?
M & O will be launching their OWN Tea
Oatchai, to celebrate Megs new strain
A complement to Mono-archie, single shot Americano
Yes! 😎 love love your secret squirrel! It makes me chuckle because that is what this feels like lately, doesn’t it? It is odd that work and friendships and travel can shunt us around and expose us to so many unexpected people and situations. I have to admit that in the moment, I was kind of blasé about each of my experiences. They were a bit interesting, or fun, or maybe dinner conversation, right? A close friend also lived through a few Forrest Gumpian journeys in a different sphere, though she also had a couple of adventures along with me. We were talking about a few highlights recently, laughing “remember when?” as you do, and suddenly noticed how some old events clicked into place today. Maybe one doesn’t really realize how much one has experienced and learned about until something related pops up. At the moment, I feel like I am pulling out some of those memories or experiences like puzzle pieces. I think we all are.
She was photographed in Toronto July 2018.
Meghan was probably in Canada with the birth mom.
Yay/no?
Doesn’t explain the birth certificate, but explains the ‘no witnesses’, complete UK blackout from the birth, screwed up birth certificate and BPs curt responses on the matter.
Agree that this could be much more than we are getting at. The fact Harry allows them both to go on the record talking American Politics when they’ve been in the country for a hot minute after Meghan’s 10 year absence is an enormous red flag.
I think the lack of consequences comes down to Charles push back. I think he still favors them. He’s never said otherwise. I think for Charles it’s a competition with Andrew. He will never let Harry’s titles be removed.
Oprah is probably there to antagonize the public and feed the conspiracy plots around Archie, like you say, talk about seeing him and how great he is.
Is there more in involvement with special interests? I think that answer will come soon. If this dated ‘special’ ends up turning around Megs *image* for good, we will have our answer. Pay to play.
What happened to the Super-injunction
that was hinted at, afterbirth?
Did it play a part in Warby’s decision?
Does anyone know what Canadian law is on surrogacy, rights of `gestational carrier' versus those of the `parents' who commission the birth?
He's been Heir Apparent for 68 years and I suspect he jealously guards his place in line and would not care to lose it. He has had to carve out a role for himself and has made a considerable contribution to the well-being of the nation - for example, the business support given to young entrepreneurs, resistance to the excesses of egomaniac architects, and his support for organic farming conservation and the countryside.
As for NWO, it's surely possible to believe in international co-operation without the destruction of nation states. One of my friends was once asked to write a speech for him on conservation - I hardly think she'd have included anything remotely supportive of NWO.
Jawad Iqbal
Wednesday February 17 2021, 12.01am GMT, The Times
Prince Harry is guilty of wanting to have his royal cake and eat it. He prefers the vacuous celebrity lifestyle of his new home in the exclusive Californian enclave of Montecito. Yet at the same time he has tried to cling on to the privileges of being a royal, specifically the traditional military titles passed down through the royal family. But Harry is wrong to think he can pick and choose.
He holds three honorary military titles: captain general of the Royal Marines, honorary air commandant, RAF Honington, and commodore-in-chief, Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command. It makes no sense for him to keep such public roles given that he has chosen a private life in the US.
Nor is it right that he remains patron of the Rugby Football Union, Rugby Football League and London Marathon. What possible benefit is a figurehead who doesn’t even live in Britain? Equally difficult to justify is the Duchess of Sussex as patron of the National Theatre: at a time when live theatre has been devastated by the pandemic, it’s hard to see what help Meghan is at home in California.
If the Sussexes wish to continue their vainglorious pursuit of commercial deals — the latest is the decision to grant a tell-all TV interview to Oprah Winfrey — that’s their business but only if all royal connections are severed. They can’t have it both ways.
The widespread criticism and mockery of the Sussexes, including the vile racist abuse towards Meghan from a small minority, has allowed the couple to portray themselves as victims. Their departure is framed as an exit from the royal family whereas it is actually an exit from Britain itself, its culture and way
of life.
In Meghan’s case that’s understandable: she couldn’t wait to escape. But Harry remains sixth in line to the throne and, as the commercial deals roll in, it is hard to see how the wider royal family won’t end up as collateral damage.
It now appears that the couple will lose all their remaining royal patronages at the end of their one-year, so-called “Megxit” review period next month. Quite right too. Now is the time to make clear once and for all that there is no halfway house membership of the royal family. Then Harry and Meghan, as fully private citizens, are perfectly free to do as they please.
As if anyone will care.
Up above...You say you met Bill Gates once. My hit and run comment is that everybody knows he is somewhere on the autism spectrum. People have been talking about this for at least 20 years. This accounts for some of his cold, detached behavior. In his younger, hard working years, he would like to rock back and forth in his chair at meetings at Microsoft. This is far from his only autism indicator.
As far as Davos/WEF and Charles go. This has made me lose 30% of my respect and sympathies for him and the RF as they contend with their Hapless/Meghan problems. This used to be a clearly defined issue for me. A malicious interloper vs an old and worthy institution. Now with the WEF...Maybe let them all go to the dogs.
All that matters are their marriage titles. Those need to go. There is no precedent for that and I doubt the RF wants to embarrass themselves by being related to ‘commoners’.
@Puds' post timestamp at February 19, 2021 at 3:37 AM discusses Charles' involvement specifically in the Great Reset not necessarily the NWO. It's possible he's involved with H&M.
Charlemagne
Charles always gets a rough ride
After ditching his beautiful bride
Who knows what his reign may bring
But he’s earned his position
Despite jokes, much derision
He will be an erudite King
"All that matters are their marriage titles. Those need to go. There is no precedent for that and I doubt the RF wants to embarrass themselves by being related to ‘commoners’."
Why would they be embarrassed? I agree there's no precedent but every single one of them except Elizabeth married commoners, some of them more than once. And removing the marriage dukedom titles wouldn't remove the HRH would it?
I do agree about there being a desire to pass on security costs and think that stinks.
Jen, looks like all the UK papers are
joining forces to come out and slap ‘em!
They are forcing the issue, BP has to listen,
and act! Otherwise media war on the RF?
My concern is young minds being influenced even radicalised by any body or persons (that includes you HAMs) for political gain. Educate children on all aspects of politics and let them decide who to vote for at the right time and secondly, the attempts to eradicate freedom of speech and information that the Elite seem to want,
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It is seriously concerning. I don't know where you are but I find this is happening in education in the UK, not only in secondary but also in primary school. There is a very left wing bias and children are indoctrinated. Some were even told who their parents should not vote for at the latest general election (for PM) and that Brexit was bad. Not saying it was everywhere but it is dangerous to play with young minds.
But they do have Eugenie and Bea to model it after. Their husbands have nothing. So maybe it will happen, since they decided to not just leave the financial-dependence of the RF, but the entire country behind.
Found this gallery of portraits of redheads from around the world taken by a Scottish photographer who is himself a ginger with beautiful redheaded twin girls. The subjects of these pictures are all ages, and hail from Scotland, Russia, and Jamaica, with a very interesting “ginger Jesus“ from Israel included. Toward the bottom of the page, there is a portrait of a little Jamaican boy named Jordan. In my opinion, his looks are what I was expecting to see from a 50/50 mix of Meg & Harry. He is an adorable child. But decidedly not end of the royal families WASP Aesthetic. In our discussion of reasons why Meg so strenuously hides her son—Presuming that his nonexistence and her custody is not the reason—Could his “deformity” be simply that he presents as “too black” for Narco Mommy’s comfort level? This woman has glommed onto her biracial heritage—Conveniently rediscovered, it seems, at the age of 35 when she started dating Harry, And his shamelessly exploited her black mother for more cred as a victim of racist discrimination. Until the age of 35, this product of a middle class Hollywood family Attended elite schools Where she cultivated exclusively white friends, dated exclusively white man, married one, listed herself as Caucasian professionally, straightened her hair, fixed her nose, And did everything possible to be white...Or Italian/Spanish at a stretch, but not a Black girl, Heavens forfend. This same woman who allowed her school friends to think she was “Mediterranean” and that her black mother was her maid/nanny coming to pick her up at her tony school is now preaching her greatness to her “sisters of color”— because, and only because it helps her get a primetime interview with Oprah, not because she has actually embraced her African-American heritage within herself. Inside, she remains profoundly envious of Princess Catherine and her blond, irrefutably Royal babies.
The child we have been told is Archie has absolutely zero traces of Meg’s African heritage. She has completely erased that part of herself by Presenting us with a golden child as Caucasian and blond as George and daring us to question that she is his birth mother. She’s conveniently erased any contribution of her own mother toward this grandson... and the child known as Archie really doesn’t look anything like his purported biological father either, apart from the complexion.
Well bugger, I’ve lost the link. I will have to come back and re-post. Stay tuned.
Sans souci/No worries mate 😉
If they don’t get it right
They’ll be well in the shite
The RF must give us an answer
They need to strip titles
H & M’s vitals
And carry on sans Haz, and sans her
Quentin Letts skewered the Davos crowd in his latest book `Patronising Bastards' - well worth a read, as is his `50 People Who Buggered Up Britain' which fingered Diana and, IIRC, Blair.
Yes, it is worrying.
I agree totally about some of the crap that's being fed to our school children these days - pig-ignorant teachers who regurgitate their own warped view of history. Once it was only a few institutions of higher education that promulgated such views - now they all seem infested with Cultural Marxism.
If one says that allowing introduced plant species, such as Himalayan Balsam & Japanese Knotweed to ramp unchecked through the countryside (choose your own species as appropriate - Clematis montanain NZ for example) isn't a good idea - you get labelled as a Nazi equivalent. James Wong, I'm looking at you.
It's happened to me - as if trying to stop Japanese Knotweed coming into my garden from a neighbouring property leads to genocide.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54929694
Hikari, don’t give her ideas.
She may well proclaim during her Big ‘O’
climax that she was forced to hide
her *roots because of racism.
As for Archie, no royal child should ever be seen
wearing an onslow and a wet nappy!
*roots - Aussie slang for sha..ing 😉
"Regarding Harry growing up to have curly hair, some men perm their hair to add volume and disguise their thinning hair. I wouldn't be surprised if Harry does the same."
You're right, I have known men to do that. But Harry's hair suddenly got super curly when he was a youngish teenager. I don't think he was balding that early. Certainly William wasn't.
Keeping Ma’am
Megs and Haz in cahoots
Portraying the RF as brutes
I don’t give a damn
About their word salad spam
But when it comes to the Queen
I’ll stand up for her team
And support, and believe in her, Ma’am
You could be right. But it is odd!
Could his “deformity” be simply that he presents as “too black” for Narco Mommy’s comfort level?
Given the appearance of the babies cast in the role of Archie since his birth, I've thought the same.
For someone who layered on the bronzer throughout her pregnancy, though, you'd think she'd be happy to have the most unique-looking royal baby in the BRF.
Rasta the Artist - Ah, bless! I scrolled past them at first - can't think who H looks like, tho'. Any ideas?
My first impression was a vague resemblance to the actor Martin Freeman (from Sherlock, The Hobbit etc).
Take the Highgrove
I don’t believe for a minute
That Charles would entangle himself in it
What part would he play
In a Reset, no way
He’s all about Crown, and Country, and Signet
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have confirmed to the Queen that they will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family, Buckingham Palace said today.
The decision was made after conversations between the Duke of Sussex and members of the Royal Family.
The military, Commonwealth and charitable associations which will revert to the Queen are: the Royal Marines, RAF Honington, Royal Navy Small Ships and Diving, The Queen's Commonwealth Trust, The Rugby Football Union, The Rugby Football League, The Royal National Theatre and The Association of Commonwealth Universities.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: 'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family.
'Following conversations with The Duke, The Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the Royal Family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service.
'The honorary military appointments and Royal patronages held by The Duke and Duchess will therefore be returned to Her Majesty, before being redistributed among working members of The Royal Family.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9278295/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-NOT-returning-working-royals.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-meghan-markle-harry-tell-23529698
I guess at least they are preventing Harry and Meghan from crying fowl when a public announcement would have been made end of March rescinding the privileges....
They are still HRH Duke and duchess though!
A spokesman for Harry and Meghan said: 'As evidenced by their work over the past year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain committed to their duty and service to the UK and around the world, and have offered their continued support to the organisations they have represented regardless of official role. We can all live a life of service. Service is universal.'
@lizzie The Sussexes manage to both consistently be outliers when it comes to the average physical human experience. Who knows really? Definitely not me ;)
It’s interesting that the BP statement doesn’t seem conclusive. They don’t say ‘we have finalized the outgoing agreements with Duke and Duchess and wish them well.’ So perhaps the final hammer does come after the tell-all whine fest.
Not doing any more Royal duty - oh, please, just what have they been doing anyway?
Google the children of Paula Patton, Halle Berry, Boris Becker.....all have a parent with similar genetics as Meghan herself. In the case of Paula Patton and one of Becker's baby mamas you wouldn't know they had any African genetics at all.
Mariah Carey, Hailey Sieinfeld and Troian Bellisario have the same drgree of African genetics as Archie and all 3 are completely white with European features and textures.
The opposite can also be true. Michelle Obama presents as dark-skinned African genetics and yet her mother and grandmother have mostly white genetics on both sides.
It's not just African genetics that can be suppressed in later generations eg Cameron Diaz is a mixed baby (Cuban father and German mother) and look how blonde, blue eyed she turned out.
Then you have Selma Hayek who is also mixed baby (Lebanese Arab and Mexican) and has a child that presents as completely white without any hint of mother's genetics.
The point being that genetics aren't as fixed as you think they are, and it's not always a given that one set of genetics will always dominate.
I say this as someone whose BFF is a redheaded scotswoman with a Sudanese Dinka father!!! Dinkas are blue black Africans from southern sudan. And yet, my friend popped up as pale skinned and red haired as her mother whilst looking exactly like her father. It never ceases to surprise me when i stop to think about it.
In their hall my parents had hung a portrait in uniform of one of my mother's mid-eighteenth century military ancestors. I was made fun of especially by my brother as the military officer they (and he) said looked just like me - and it did. God, I hope he gave the French what for.
They were booted after their Africa trip.
It was inevitable this would happen.
Took time, gave Megs extra isms,
but, also saved face for the RF.
Long game works,
Queen, as always, in position,
ready for the final cheque, mate.
Next, Titles!!
They could have all that right from the start, without this pain and performance - quite clear tho' that their professed devotion to duty was only for the titles, that's what mattered most to them - the equivalent of the EU and fish.
They will now follow their avowed life of self-service. (There must be a joke in there somewhere about Rache in the waitress outfit. Was she a Lyons `Nippy' in a former life?) Will they both end up as supermarket shelf-fillers? If so, it's a role they richly deserve.
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Opus - ouch yes, Kevin Keegan!
Fantastic summary. When we wonder who is calling the shots all we have to look at are Meghan’s tantrum responses and flippant demands to know!
The Harkles "remain committed to their duty and service to the UK and around the world', adding: 'We can all live a life of service. Service is universal.'"
How can they "remain committed to their duty and service to the UK" while in the US? As for 'a life of service', Megalo just can't hack it.
It sounds as if the BRF have decided to wash their hands off them. I hope it extends to bailing them out financially.
I wonder if Oprah will ask questions abt their patronages if the interview wasn't pre-recorded.
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@Acquitaine
Thank you for your post re genetics. I'm glad someone else doesn't see it in ... black & white. It is just not possible to determine what a baby will look like purely based on its parents. Some characteristics could be a throwback to earlier generations.
I wonder if it'll affect the scale of the damages awarded?
If the Press has held back so far, I imagine they won't now. As has been said before, in different circumstances, by a blackface actor no less, `You ain't heard nothing yet'.
Were it not for the sensibilities of the good people of Sussex and Dumbarton, I would be more interested in seeing Harry removed from the line of succession, which would render any title as pointless as most of his military medals as well as underlining his total disgrace.
On the day of H$M's wedding, I was holding my breath wishing she'd take an embarrassing fall which would have been broadcast around the world. At first I was ok with her, but then that engagement interview showed who she really is. A phoney, golddigging, poser.
Interviews can be quite eye-opening...
In any event I'm very happy they have lost the patronages. Serves them right. Harry parading around cosplaying soldier boy was damn embarrassing. That visit to the cemetery with his medals on a day suit was the worst indicator of how deep his fall from military grace is.
Unless something very unusual and serious happens, I believe the world will be stuck with them as D and D of Sussex for decades.
But maybe, just maybe the Royal noose is tightening...
“Freedom found”
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My revision of this post’s title:
“The Sussexes announce that they are expecting their umpteenth tantrum”
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@xxxxx,
To be blunt, I felt that Gates seemed like a jealous petty little b***h to some of his staff members I don’t know if that is Indicative of spectrum behavior. Scuttle I heard otherwise was universal surprise at how much he didn’t know. But now he is the world expert on vaccines, climate, population control, farming, and the unelected director of world nutrition. Wish he would concentrate on get the interestingly dubbed “viruses” out of his own software. Oh, we are trained now to pay for computer virus control year after year. Got it.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9278295/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-NOT-returning-working-royals.html
That bloody woman makes my blood boil!!!!!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
I guess I should have waited but I was sooooo angry! lol
I can’t imagine anyone spending an entire year disrespecting The Queen and the BRF, while being a member of
the family, ignoring their agreement demanding privacy and expecting to remain titled members. She’ll consider them Prince Harry (like Eugenie) and Meghan. Back to square one, Megs. Her entire staff does not claim to work for Archewell, but only the Duke and Duchess. That will have to change. They cannot have a separate court, doing billions in deals, overshadowing William and Charles with their antics for decades. The titles will go, or the Monarchy is in peril. I think it’s pretty obvious at this point. Otherwise why bother taking the ‘honorary’ nothing titles. It’s a signal. No other family member has disgraced them and humiliated them like this. Think about what happens to normal family members that turn around bashing and hating their foundational family, without any cause. Consequences, door slam.
Good for the Queen and BRF. A year was too long, and they were in fact too kind.
.............new message from my connected contact just now. Posted about ten minutes ago, so I guess we’ll see.
I was about to write that I assume the Queen/BRF are leaving the titles as the last leash or choke collar or bit. Something they can use to “control” the final remaining extremes of the Harkles’ willful, dangerous behavior. Perhaps the Queen thinks this approach has worked to keep Andrew in check, so it will work on Harry.. (“do one more thing, do X or Y, and your HRH, titles, are gone!”). Obviously, she is mistaken. Harry is not Andrew, and there is no sociopathic driven enraged disrespectful mad spouse of Meghan’s ilk in Andrew’s life.
I think the titles should be stripped right now, because the Harkles’ know no bounds and Meghan is power drunk. Strip the titles before the Oprah interview, Queen. Do it on March 5, so Oprah only has hours to film an update and re-edit to fit.
They need to be Mr and Mrs M-W, Archie needs unloading, security should be sent home, and the press dogs let out of their pens. Judge Warby also needs one tea with with the Queen, Anne and William.
It totally covered for them so they would still look good. It made it sound as if the Harkles were in control
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Yes, that comment from BP saying they will remain well loved members of the family somehow drips with quiet icy acid.
I'm sure Harry is well loved but I'd bet my bippy she is hated, and rightly so.
Her mother had the facial bone structure and long neck of the chap in the Reynolds painting in the Menil collection. Copies abound, I can't get on the Menil site but there's this copy:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/681466
Good. I’m glad they viewed the pregnancy announcement as grotesque and rude.
Oprah and CBS see the writing on the wall. They are about to be Markled.
Don’t *uck with the Queen.
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Hmmm. If the Oprah interview has already been recorded, during which mm and & H whined about patronages, will it now have to be re-recorded? Haha.
A different slant will be needed now, eh? Maybe move on to whining about the big meanies....the queen, W and C, the grey men in suits (who are really college educated professional women and men in their 30's).
I think the titles should be stripped right now, because the Harkles’ know no bounds and Meghan is power drunk. Strip the titles before the Oprah interview, Queen. Do it on March 5, so Oprah only has hours to film an update and re-edit to fit.
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I fully agree that would be so sweet but like my wishing Megsy Baby would have taken a tumble strutting her catwalk aisle of St. George's in full virginal regalalia, I realistically see those titles being held in escrow for something so bad it buggers belief.
Holding my breath, but for how long? Sigh...
As I mentioned, perhaps the Royal noose is tightening. We can't know until the Golden gavel comes down hard officially.
Don't mind me, I'm a bit too logical sometimes. We can continue to hope!!
Very well stated. Notice though, relative to Hollywood, the only invitations they are getting are from talk show hosts like Oprah and Corden? Why haven’t tv and movie roles appeared for Meghan? Not even a nibble from tycoon Tyler Perry? Nothing from ex-daddy Foster? No rush from Netflix directors to partner with them to jumpstart their production package? No juicy Bridgerton role for A+ Hollywood movie star Rachel?
They are just two untalented, grim, pompous people who produce nothing and sue, tattle, and disrespect at the drop of a dirty Panama hat,
The fact is, other than perpetual paid placement stories via whatever deep pockets pay the SS bills and 12-person marketing team salaries, there seems to be no top entertainment interest in the Harkles. What will LA think now?
Thanks Jessica, one velvet glove at a time 😉
I agree, but still have a very tiny drop of hope. ;-). But yes, it may be a moved saved for a spectacular violation. Maybe they will let the press reveal something, then sigh and say they had no choice but to remove it all.
Strip it and give it to Bea. Use the "domicile" excuse and side step the Andrew mess.
Yes!
It *is fun speculating especially when we get disappointing news.
Also, good point bringing up the deadly engagement interview. That opened the eyes of many of us who were previously so happy that Harry was finally in love, and thinking how great he had found someone who supposedly worked hard and shared his interests and could handle the public side. I saw the video of the engagement interview quite late, and when I did, my heart sank: his fiancée was a gold-digging narcissist.
When she opens her mouth, she repels as if toads, or frogs, were leaping out.
No amount of editing can hide her hubris, greed, self-interest and scorn.
Good luck, Oprah...in your career-long quest to interview a Queen, you ended up with the lazy truculent mules they let run away, and the palace gates just slammed shut as your cameras are rolling in their simpering and rage.
Sorry, Oprah, no refunds.
Yes it will be on CBS. They are protecting their mistake. It’s not like running this program at prime time will be cheap for CBS. Oprah gets her fee, too. So they’ll play nice to promote MM. Investment has been made. Advertisers could drop out. CBS is being super careful. Things with Oprah normally don’t go sideways.
No matter how much Vaseline haze CBS tries to smear over this, the truth is out there. Everyone will know by March 7.
Harry thought he was hurrying off to be Frodo, but nah, he’s Fredo.
"I can't believe they left Harry as a Councilor in State (or whatever it is) as one REQUIREMENT is that you be domiciled in the UK, which he is not and has expressed his intention to stay in Hollywood."
I was looking out for that too.
I also think he is still Aide de Camp to The Queen. Unless that disappears automatically now he is no longer military. Or does he still qualify despite returing from the military, but how is one ADC to the Queen while living in California.
Oprah and CBS see the writing on the wall. They are about to be Markled.
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That would rock!
I'm betting Little Miss Markled gets Queened!
@LavenderLady, they didn't even mention the RF or the Queen. It was wild. It's like it could've been the same report released a year ago. The newsreader said that JCMH and MM will not be returning to the UK with a clip of JCMH saying how he made a decision to step back(I am pretty sure this audio clip was from a year ago). That was it. Totally whitewashed.
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I think that's the MO of the Grey Suits (with full backing by that darling little lady who happens to wear the Crown as Jessica said Don't F with the Queen). There's a saying something like "by remaining vague, we avoid commitment".. I suppose they are not called Grey Suits just for their attire... ;)
Return Descender
Whatever they say
It’s all bull, pay for play
They’re out on their phoney rear ends
Nothing much left
For the prince, and his cleft
But to claim titles that no-one descends
@Jenn,
@Pantsface,
Yes, Sam's book is that poorly written. I've said before that her use of quotes, sometimes several on a page, slow the reading experience down. I felt the need to have an editing pen in my hand while reading. I gave up reading it because it was so badly edited.
Sam would write something like, I "skipped to the store" to buy a cake, or when we were in our "early thirties," we loved to "go shopping."
The quotes had no rhyme or reason to them.
Also, she jumps from past to present so often that was confusing to the reader.
I think you're right about using a talk-to-type program, but all of those quotes didn't get there with a program.
Sorry; y'all. I know that you are probably 300 posts or more ahead of where I had to get some sleep last night (grandson is arriving at 4 a.m.ish in the morning this week due to son having a two-hour plus drive to a jobsite) so here goes.
I was worried that this would be the case about the books based on the tweets. Perhaps she has an inexpensive or free talk to text program that doesn't do a very good job and it is difficult to go back and revise. Maybe her health is far worse than we know. She may be doing the very best that she can to correct misinformation about her family before it is too late. Then there are the eye problems with double vision and nystagmus that are common in multiple sclerosis sufferers.
I would hate to see what talk to text would make of me trying to write something. There would be interruptions, starting, stopping, telephone calls, husband complaining that it was lunchtime and I hadn't started cooking YET, grandson demanding pizza and NO VEGETABLES for lunch, etc.
If I were trying to write, say, a cookbook, with a cheap talk to text it would probably go something like this: Recipes for Children: Let's start with chocolate chip muffins because if their mouths are full, they're not making noise! First, whisk together two eggs and what do you mean you're hungry I just fed you three pancakes okay I will give you chocolate milk and apple slices and that is ALL until lunch now where was I oh I forgot to mention to preheat the oven to 350 and this recipe makes 18 to 24 muffins depending on size so line two dozen muffin tins with liners or use silicone liners or pans because these muffins stick to the sides of the tins and explosives can't get them free you will have to soak them for HOURS and I'm very happy that you went potty and flushed the toilet and I'll play dinosaurs later I'm trying to work no you can't answer the phone hello really you can take this extended warranty scam and shove it straight up your hunh they hung up imagine that what was I doing again where did you get that frog no it does not want to go swimming in the toilet it needs to go outside where it can be happy and play with other frogs and eat bugs no it will not eat cereal should I have some wine now or go straight to the tequila dam it's only 11 a.m. yes that was a bad word and I should not have used it no daddy will not spank me for saying that bad word oh you won't tell daddy if I order pizza for lunch are you blackmailing me I'm not sure whether to be appalled or proud aw man how do I back this dang thing up uh delete
@tatty, sillier things have happened
My opinion is Harry and Archie are never going to be removed from the line of succession because they they would have to remove Andrew and then it just gets silly that they are restructuring the entire way succession works.
Why would they have to remove Andrew?
He hasn't been convicted of anything
He stepped down from his duties etc, has kept a very low profile, unlike the other 2.
Harry can be removed from the line of succession, his HRH can be removed easily.
He would just be Prince, nothing special about that.
The Queen was far too generous to the pair of them.
The little news report spot would've been written by people at CBS, no involvement of Grey Men. This was all about CBS being in protection mode.
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Thought you were referring to official BP statement.
So much is said on the blog minute by minute I can't possibly remember who said what and often times if a post is quite long I just skim.
I see @Jessica just cleared it up. Great point. They CBS are back pedaling because of today's news.
It's all good :)
In regards to Archie’s prospective looks, we only have the SHAM’s worked for it that Meg delivered a baby with both their DNA, or that we ever have actually seen him. For a normal set of parents, such basic items as these would not be in dispute, but Megan and Harry are not normal and I distrust anything they say or do by default. I celebrate diversity in genetics which is a good thing—Keeps the world so varied and interesting. But do you not find it the slightest bit, well, really convenient, for Meg—The woman who spent a lifetime denying her black heritage and passing for completely white, Until she snared a meal ticket for life by playing the biracial card—To have effortlessly birthed a child who epitomizes all the Caucasian traits she so prizes? Either this woman leads a charmed and magical life where in she always gets what she wants, as Harry says—Or more human elements of deception may have been employed. I’ll be interested to see whether this “new baby” comes out looking as white as Archie. Maybe he or she will have the “tufts of red hair“ that have been after vaunted about Archie by various celebrities, but seem completely elusive on the baby or babies we have been shown. Genetic diversity being what it is, there should be an equal chance for Archies sibling to have All the African features which seem to have passed Master Archie completely by. Meg being the super woman she is, I do not expect her to stop after this. Despite Harry’s remarks about stopping at two children, Meg will be compelled to compete with Catherine and pretend to have at least three kids. Maybe the next time it will be twins! Maybe this time it will.
The difference is Andrew "retired", Drip QUIT.
@D1
IIRC somewhere I read that one has to remove oneself from the line of succession unless extenuating circumstances (i.e. incapable of assuming the role as in certifiable mental illness or extremely poor physical health. Otherwise the threat of removal becomes a weapon)
Relatives can be very about hair colour, in my experience, about how it doesn't conform to what they think it `ought' to be.
My mother insisted my hair was `chestnut' when I was small (ie conker/mahogany red) like my father's - she was very cross with me when it darkened through dk brown to black (without hints of blue though) by the time I was in my 20s. She assumed I'd dyed it. When I did `go' red, she used it as proof that I'd previously dyed it!
According to my hairdresser, the red version of melanin that contributes to brown hair is more fugitive that the black form, leaving one's Barnet a nasty grey.
I discovered, when in Singapore, that the local term for European means `red head' a reference to the Scots. I have never seen so many redheads as when we were in the departure lounge at Changi (airport, not gaol!) waiting for the NZ flight - all Kiwis.
Perhaps H's young hair was always combed straight when it was wet - drying naturally might have revealed what it really wanted to do. I knew somebody who insisted his hair went curly all of a sudden when he was caught in by a sudden snowstorm! A similar process, I suspect.
February 19, 2021 at 1:46 PM
That was quite the Royal B*tch Slap felt across the Atlantic!
@Hikari, aren't you ECSTATIC that you didn't give up the Harkles for Lent now?
I need to get caught up on the ramifications. But, the rain has stopped (for a little bit), the temp has dropped about 25 degrees and is still falling, and I need to go attend to some soggy pastures and livestock.
I get the feeling, though, that the Queen may believe that this is Moonbump Boogaloo Part Two.
Perhaps it's not a problem.
It's all hypothetical/irrelevant at the moment. Perhaps the replacement been decided upon but nothing said publicly. When the moment comes, it could be announced that, `We regret that in view of the fact that dear Harry has eliminated himself by choosing to live abroad, X has been appointed as CoS in his place.'
1. The Harkles are lazy, lazy, lazy. Two of the youngest 'senior Royals' have just 8 royal patronages between them? Princess Anne alone is a Patron of over 200 organistions.
2. The outrage and focus seems to be on the Sussex title, and that it should be removed. I think that will happen, but it will be the last piece to fall, when it is so obvious that the title cannot continue to be held by Harry, or he has been so neutered it has no PR value whatsoever if it remains.
3. The real next step, and one I believe is already underway, is quickly and quietly removing Harry from the line of succession. This means that 'Archie' and pretend baby number 2 will also automatically be removed, because they derive their right to succession from their father. If he is no longer in line, they are no longer in line.
4. HMTQ is wise enough and seasoned enough to know that being polite, measured and gracious, for instance by specifically mentioning the Harkles are still part of the family, will pay off in the long run. People see she always behaves properly and is not spiteful. This gives credence and legitimacy to her actions. Contrast this with the big dummy spit by the Harkles in their extraordinarily rude public statement, to Harry's Grandmother, which will backfire big-time. No one likes seeing a little old lady, and one who is largely perceived as a good, devout person, being treated with such blatant disrespect. And the timing when HMTQ's husband (and Harry's grandfather) is ill in hospital, is breathtakingly ill-conceived.
5. The Harkles have overplayed their hand spectacularly. They are now I believe a laughing-stock. They have no value to the royal family, their insider knowledge is rapidly becoming out of date, and they will be seen rightly as living on past glories.
6. The Harkles 'power base' of influencers and actors in LA can smell a no-substance fraud a mile off, because after all, that's what most of them are, and they are nothing if not fight-to-the-death competitive. They don't need another nobody trying to muscle in on their limelight. It's over for the Harkles. The next 12-24 months will just be minor ripple that show them to be more and more pathetic and washed up.
Having said that, I don't think the BRF will let the Harkles pull the same scam every two years, until they are acknowledged as the parents of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh in line. (Let's go with whomever speculated there were originally six successfully harvested eggs or fertilized embryos, and assume that one was Archie and the other was last year's miscarried baby.) The recent announcement that the Harkles have lost their patronages seemed to have blindsided them, as their own "Service is universal" statement was the most petulant attempt to clap back that we've seen in a year. I think that after the birth of the Baby #2, the BRF will continue to call Prince Andrew eighth in the order of succession, and leave the Harkles scrambling to explain why.
One of my best friends had stick-straight hair her entire life, until she met a hairdresser who said: "I can bring your natural curls out." Since the day she sat in his chair, her hair has curled of its own volition. She hates it. These days, if she wants it straight, she has to bring out the hair iron.
I like to joke that the hairdresser was one of the fey folk who wanted to spend some time in the human world. And that if she wants to get her hair straight again, she needs to leave a bowl of milk as an offering under some tree. She is not amused by me.
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Also note that their statement came out a mere 3 minutes after the Queen's statement.
Which tells us that they knew that the Queen's statement was coming. It takes a few minutes to type theirs out and even longer to come up with the appropriately snarky and rude words.
Their statement had the tone and feel of having been written out a few days or weeks ago, minimum.
Great story! I love the bowl of milk offering.
My family on both sides, has mostly abundant absolutely straight hair. When I was 20,:my hair became very wavy over the summer, albeit not curly, and remains wavy to this day. My mother told me the same thing happened to one of my uncles at about the same age, though I viewed him as having more actual curl in his hair. One of his four sons had the same thing happen.
The other similarity between the three of us is that they each have one brown eye and one blue eye, whereas I have one green eye and one amber-colored eye. Genetics, or the little tricks of the sly fey folk, are fascinating. Where’s the milk?
It is a sad but inevitable consequence of Harry and Meghan's decision to quit the royal family and live in America as private individuals that they are effectively now out in the cold.
They took a decision that they no longer wanted to commit full time to serve the Queen and monarchy, but felt they still had a role to play.
I am afraid after a year in which the Queen hoped the dust would settle, which left the door open should they change their minds, the Queen, on advice, has decided that the door has to be firmly shut.
Her Majesty's decision gives clarity to a confusing situation and in my opinion the only course she could take. But there is a cool and hidden anger there too in her statement.
The fact that they releases this statement whilst Prince Philip was recovering in hospital is remarkable too and speaks volumes.
The Palace statement makes the distinction between Crown and Family. The Queen acknowledges that they are loved as members of her family. But that does not hide the fury over their decision give an interview to Oprah that will inevitably open up old wounds.
The interview is clearly the straw that broke the camel's back. What astonishes me is Harry and Meghan's frankly rude response.
They seem hell bent on undermining the Queen's decades of duty and service, and that of the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales as well as other working royals, with their flippant and petulant remark.
To say they remain committed to 'duty and service to the UK and around the world and adding that 'we can all liver a life of service and that service is universal' is simply rude.
It is almost laying down the gauntlet to the Queen and the Royal Family, implying their brand of modern royalty is better.
Personally, also for clarity I believe Harry's title the Duke of Sussex, a royal dukedom and his position in the line of succession, should be removed too.
I feel that should be for members of the royal family who are committed to and working for the institution. It is not, after all, about personalities.
I feel sorry for the Queen, but also for The Prince of Wales - who must be torn emotionally by his son's rogue behaviour - and Prince William who now has to go forward bearing a much greater load, he had hoped to share with his brother.
The Sussexes seem only concerned with their feelings and how events impact on them.
Harry, who served in the armed forces with distinction, is understandably upset at losing his honorary titles and military associations and patronages. But what did he honestly expect?
Being a member of the royal family is a life time commitment. It comes with great privileges but also great responsibilities.
Harry and Meghan have decided to walk away from the royal family and meeting those responsibilities. It is a price they have to pay.
Harry and Meghan talk a lot about respecting the Queen. It's time they showed it with their actions not just empty words.
ROBERT JOBSON is a royal expert and author of the forthcoming book Prince Philip's Century
Agreed, that Harkle statement was written and ready, soaking in its bowl of bitterness.
And some sod at Sparkle Industries was sitting there for three days in her yoga pants with a gummy cold congealing oat milk latte, fingers itching, waiting to press Send.
@LL, no worries-my writing skills are also crapifying as I age. I don't communicate as well as I used to. Sorry about that.
@ConstantGardener33: “Crapifying” is positively brilliant! It has instantly been added to my vocabulary.
As with my solo campaign to bring the word ‘groovy’ back into general use, I plan to promote the crap out of crapify.
It is so versatile.
Some examples:
1) Harry and Meghan’s behavior since they met has been crapifying.
2) Nothing the Harkles do crapifies me.
3) I bet the Queen is crapified that Meghan has such a steely grip on Harry.
4) Meghan will eventually beat Harry down so thoroughly that Harry will never forget the total and absolute crapification of his life from this point forward.
5) William will crapify Harry when he becomes King.
Maybe Oprah will send them a hamper of deluxe towels, now that they will be bathing in scorn.
Let's remember that Robert Jobson is Charles's mouthpiece. His comments are the reflection of thoughts at CH.
Let us hope so!
@LL, no worries-my writing skills are also crapifying as I age. I don't communicate as well as I used to. Sorry about that.
@ConstantGardener33: “Crapifying” is positively brilliant! It has instantly been added to my vocabulary.
As with my solo campaign to bring the word ‘groovy’ back into general use, I plan to promote the crap out of crapify.
It is so versatile.
Some examples:
1) Harry and Meghan’s behavior since they met has been crapifying.
2) Nothing the Harkles do crapifies me.
3) I bet the Queen is crapified that Meghan has such a steely grip on Harry.
4) Meghan will eventually beat Harry down so thoroughly that Harry will never forget the total and absolute crapification of his life from this point forward.
5) William will crapify Harry when he becomes King.
"As to red heads, I have family in Ireland, one smaller branch about 90 years ago moved to a small village, they were all dark brown, blacked haired blue eyed Irish, so there was a great deal of surprise when the mother gave birth to a little one with vibrant red hair, unfortunately the only other vibrant red head in the village was the local avuncular priest...."
That is hilarious!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😁
@LL,
@ConstantGardener33,
“Crapifying!” 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.
This ^^^^ is the moment some lurking friend finally tells Kate, “Today, you really must have a giggle at this thing called a Nutty blog...”
Lol! This is gold. Write the screenplay this weekend, and call Rupert Grint’s agent.
@HappyDays,
@LL,
@ConstantGardener33,
“Crapifying!” 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏.
This ^^^^ is the moment some lurking friend finally tells Kate, “Today, you really must have a giggle at this thing called a Nutty blog...”
@AnT: That is crapifyingly nice comment:-) Thank you.
Which tells us that they knew that the Queen's statement was coming. It takes a few minutes to type theirs out and even longer to come up with the appropriately snarky and rude words.
Good point. I retract what I said about the Harkles being blindsided by the statement. But I do still think that the decision was made unilaterally, the BRF having figured out that you can't negotiate rationally with a narc. They were informed in advance, though, which was something.
I think they were also told Baby #2 will not be in the line of succession. Or at least I'm hoping they were told that. Crossing all my fingers and toes that they were told that. And now they can figure out on their own how to save face. Titles aren't universal.
This would be the modern version of attainder for treason though Harry hasn't taken up arms per se against UK.
However, he (and Meghan) has very publicly undermined UK Plc with labelling the country racists, the weather appalling and the premiere representative family toxic.
Their online army of defendants repeatedly do the same. When they post abuse and threaten The Queen, Charles, William and George it is threatening a head of state which their tiny minds can't seem to understand.
In publicly thanking these supporters, Harry and Meghan, have essentially taken up digital arms against UK plc.
It's their ongoing stupidity in not recognising that 'granny'is also head of state and 'pa' and their nemesis William are almost heads of state too. One word from either of them and Harry and Meghan would be silenced for good.
One of the less reported outcomes of the many petitions to have their titles and place in the line of succession rescinded is that afew were set up directly to parliament and parliament publicly said it was upto The Queen to do this. (personally i think this was buck passing).
However, the Privy Council is due to meet in March and if the butthurt Sussexes poke the bear in their Oprah interview, they may find themselves added to that meeting and Robert Jobson's preferences appproved.
Even people who were fired from the Trump admin thanked him for the experience of working in the White House. It's what people do so as to not burn bridges.
Too late for the Harkles...
I have a feeling there will be a lot of catty articles in People mag about Catherine/William soon. The story about Eug's c-section made me suspicious as well. According to the friend, baby Brooksbank "is a dream". Know who else is a "dream", Archie was "a dream" and getting "pregnant" with baby #2 "was a dream come true."
I often use the description "craptastic" myself.
The story about Eug's c-section made me suspicious as well. According to the friend, baby Brooksbank "is a dream". Know who else is a "dream", Archie was "a dream" and getting "pregnant" with baby #2 "was a dream come true."
Interesting! It also shines new light on a comment from "a friend" of Princess Eugenie's, who confirmed that Baby Brooksbank won't have a title and that his mother is happy about it because titles are "a curse."
They are just two untalented, grim, pompous people who produce nothing and sue, tattle, and disrespect at the drop of a dirty Panama hat,
All that, and Fredo too!
I am laughing so hard I have tears running down my cheeks. Thank you! It's as if Harry is screaming (a la Fredo) at Michael (the RF) "I'm smart TOO!!!!"
Things today are moving so fast I'm having a hard time keeping up, but just wanted to say thank you to the Nutties for some fun and amusement. It's been a grim week here in the US. You all have lifted the spirits of many of us on this side of the pond!
My husband and I were just discussing how the PR team must be shaking in their boots. How will they get another job after what looks like responsibly, insulting the Queen of England, in a very public statement of petulance. Lol. What do they say? My boss was a nightmare? Cant do that!
It has Meghan’s typical repetitive word salad prose. (Seriously, why does she talk/write like this- I’ve never seen anything like it!)
"The real next step, and one I believe is already underway, is quickly and quietly removing Harry from the line of succession. This means that 'Archie' and pretend baby number 2 will also automatically be removed, because they derive their right to succession from their father. If he is no longer in line, they are no longer in line."
I don't know if steps are being taken to remove Harry from the line of succession. I wish there were because no matter no matter how many babies Kate pops out, there are only two "households" between Harry and the throne. I don't think anything will happen to the Cambridges' and certainly I hope nothing does, but a tragedy involving the family could put Harry on a realistic path to the throne.
That said, I do not believe removing Harry would automatically remove his children. Yes, they derive their right from him, but if say, he died, they wouldn't be removed. Or if he converted to Catholicism and was removed, they wouldn't be removed too unless they also converted. And when Edward VIII abdicated, a special provision to bar any children he happened to later have from the throne had to be made. He didn't have kids, of course, but the provision was crafted just in case.
The only way Harry's children's fate is tied to his place in line IMO is if it was shown he never should have been in the line--- say, if he wasn't Charles's son. I know periodically those James Hewitt rumors arise but I don't think there's any truth to them. And if there were and the RF has been covering that up, no way it can be used now even if the RF was willing. Might as well begin dismantling the monarchy tomorrow.
The first to be generally recognised as King of the English was Athelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. All of England came under his rule once he'd successfully invaded Cornwall. That is, `successful' from the English point of view - to this day, Cornish people see it rather differently. I'm not sure if crossing the Tamar into Devon is still referred to as `going to England'.
Initially, Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons, from 924 to 927, and then King of the English from 927 to 939. He died about 127 years before William the Norman arrived. The king who died in battle at at Hastings was Harold II aka Earl of Wessex.
Thus Prince Edward's title `Earl of Wessex' dates from the Saxon era; it went extinct with the death of Harold and was recreated for Edward. The whereabouts of Wessex caused puzzlement to those who knew only Hardy's novels. They assumed it was an imaginary place.
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Dearest Diary,
Tonight Mummy read us funny stories from a new book called Nutty Paradise.
Mummy had Maria print it out so daddy could read some too. It is really such a
funny book! Daddy did some of the voices too. My favorite part was when the
Happy Gardener says, Oh Auntie Mugs, stop crapifying amongst my nut trees!
And then Daddy was the the Happy Nutty King who says Oh watch out Harry I will
crapify you big time, but he did it In his Thor voice! Louis laughed so hard and said
Crapstify three times and George asked Daddy if he could really crapify bad people,
and Daddy said oh yes and when you all are older I will show you the Crapification
List in my office. So now when we went to bed we were are allowed to pretend we
are in Harry Potter with our wands and say Crapify! And funny Daddy falls down
on the carpet and Mummy throws a great hairy wig in the air and says Oh my!
And falls down too and she said just like the witch in Oz f I’m crapifying ohhh!
Everyone was laughing and so happy, It was really the most fun night ever in just
years! God bless Queen Grandma.
Kisses and spider stars,
Your Charlotte
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@Puds
Gads I can just imagine the reaction of a traditional small Irish village and the suspected priest, decades ago!! Oh dear.
The Vikings are responsible for the red hair that pops up in Irish families. I'd blame it them lol...
@ConstantGardner33
I too love the word craptifying! It explains so much of the aging process :D
Well a few things stand out to me. The Queen is concerned about her family in the UK, her husband and her granddaughter Eugenie and her baby. This type of sudden announcement happens when the Queen has had enough. I believe that Philip's hospitalized condition is probably some form or anxiety or stress causing him to feel unwell. Eugenie cannot even simply announce her son's name because the stupid Sussexes have completely sacked the media in the US and UK this week.
Even H&M they retain their Sussex titles, which was never going to change, they still have suffered serious blows in the Queen's announcement. I believe they wanted to retain those patronages. Meghan was extremely proud and smug over the Royal Theater patronage and Harry wanted his military titles. So they have definitely been smacked down, flicked off and put out.
H&M's announcement is frankly shameful- beyond rude and written completely by the Poison Pen. Harry ought to be hanging his head in utter, complete shame.
The sweetness of the Queen saying that they remain beloved members of the family sounds so sad, even though she's said it before. So sad and wistful.
Putting aside my personal feelings about the Sussexes and their perchant for deceit, i really do not think it's unusual for Archie to have shown up completely white because his genetics include only a small amount of African genetics.
There are many real life world examples of people with his level of African genetics who present completely white eh Mariah Carey, Hailey Steinfeild and Troian Bellissario.
Then you have Halle Berry's children, 2 of Boris Becker's children with white passing black women and 1 with a darker than Doria skinned black woman, Paula Patton's son. Paula's son is white blond haired, blue eyed white child. Boris Becker has a white blond haired blue eyed son and a red headed blue eyed daughter.
On the flip side, Michelle Obama doesn't look like a person with any European blood in her. And yet she has quite abit of it to extent that she's probably at 65% African genetics.
These are all real life verifiable examples.
There is alot of research into the genetic make up of African Americans that has revealed an average of 75% African genetics as the standard within the AA population.
Based upon that statistic, Doria is only contributing half of 75% African genetics to Meghan to put her at roughly 37.5% African genetics
That means Meghan is contributing half of that to Archie to put him at 18.75% African genetics.
Or to put it another way, Archie is 80%+ white therefore it is unsurprising that he is presenting as white.
Genetics being what they are, Diana Sussex might present with more African features though it is highly unlikely. (Archie's hair might come in Afro - this happened to a cousin with a mixed race kid who was as bald as Archie in his first 18mths and when the hair came in, was thick Afro.)
And i agree with you that Meghan is probably super delighted that her kid(s) are white because she can list them as Caucasian without anyone giving her the side eye.
SEE - that wasn’t so difficult was it ???
Anyone else feel like punching their ungrateful f———— lights out ?!
Luxem,
My husband and I were just discussing how the PR team must be shaking in their boots. How will they get another job after what looks like responsibly, insulting the Queen of England, in a very public statement of petulance.
@Jessica: I can’t help but think that if the interview is still yet to be taped, that Meghan will not be able to avoid digging an even deeper hole for herself and Harry by mouthing off and saying something that pisses off The Queen to such an extent that grandson or no grandson, she stops f**king around with the Sussexes and removes all the titles given at their marriage.
Harry would still remain Prince Harry, but Meghan would not be the Duchess of Sussex or even the Duchess of the Southern California Landfill. She would revert to just plain old Meghan Markle.
Acquiring the title is the reason she spent two years stalking and plotting a way to insert herself into Harry’s life. It means EVERYTHING to her. Meghan knows that without it, she would revert to a status of slightly above a nobody.
It would infuriate Meghan to no end, but the Queen could tell them, “Tough noogies kids, as the song says, You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”
I expect it does appear that the English monarchy began with the Norman usurper but England had kings before that, although the transition from a number of smaller kingdoms into one larger unit took time & accounts vary as to the number of kings involved.
Oh, I'm certainly no expert on English history! (One reason I like reading the comments here is the occasional fascinating history lesson that pops up.) I just wanted to emphasize that while the immediacy of the Harkles' arrogance is hitting us in the eyes every day, they're a blip in the grand scheme of things and shouldn't be allowed to influence a precedent that may end up undermining the monarchy in the long run.
Yes!
She has what they call a face one would like to punch. I'm not a physical scrapper but yes she makes me wish someone would smack that smug look off her face.
Let's just say I would not wish a physical altercation on any one but sometimes...to the moon, Alice...
Harry would still remain Prince Harry, but Meghan would not be the Duchess of Sussex or even the Duchess of the Southern California Landfill. She would revert to just plain old Meghan Markle.
Acquiring the title is the reason she spent two years stalking and plotting a way to insert herself into Harry’s life. It means EVERYTHING to her. Meghan knows that without it, she would revert to a status of slightly above a nobody.
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This!! THE one and only reason she hunted Hairy down like a blood hound. His title!
“This is a complex area of law and we will carefully consider the judgement, specifically in relation to comments made online and associated issues of free speech.”
Speaking on their decision Lord Justice Bean and Justice Warby stated: “Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having.”
They continued: “Those wishing to express their own views could be silenced by, or threatened with, proceedings for harassment based on subjective claims by individuals that felt offended or insulted.”
So, the lesson is Nutties, if you get a letter from the Harkles, tear it up, & never let it see the light of day. Feel, free, however, to call them anything you like. Warby is on record defending free speech in at least one instance, so maybe he will again.
It's true that on gets half one's total genetic material from each parent but there's something called Independent Assortment. This means that which chromosome of a pair goes into which daughter cell during the divisions by which gametes are made has nothing to do with what the members of other chromosomal pairs do.
That's why a family can have children who most closely resemble one parent, or the other, and ones which seem to be in-between, favouring neither parent.
That's how Mum and one of her sisters resembled their mother and looked French, the other one didn't. I don't know what their father looked like. Their brother lived at home with their mother and when she died, he destroyed all the photos - he'd died when they were all very small and they could hardly remember him (the brother was born posthumously).
We always assumed that the brother was just an awkward so-and-so who couldn't be bothered with such trifles. Now I wonder if he did it to hide unacceptable evidence - he was courting at the time and it was soon after the `Empire Windrush' arrived. Did he not want his fiancee's family to put 2 and 2 together?.
The Harkles never learn, do they? Their response to the Queen is what a petulant eight year old would write, adding in a few raspberries to the Queen and the rest of the BRF. (Raspberries, for those in other parts of the world,means you stick out your tongue at somebody and then blow, to make a sound like a fart).
With this response, they have just confirmed that they do not know how to act as royals or merely as adults.
@Ron, That's exactly what a gracious adult would say. Perfectly worded. Don't they realize that they are bashing Harry's grandmother, who is nearly 100 years old, and his grandfather, who is even closer to 100, and who is in the hospital at that. How will prospective employers or business partners think that they will be treated any better by the Gruesome Twosome? I wouldn't go near them in a business situation, as they obviously have no loyalty to anybody but themselves.
@Lavendar Lady,
This is OT, but what hair curling activator do you use? I have stick-straight hair and would love some curls. Do you scrunch it as your hair dries?
Somebody up thread asked if I was going to watch the Oprah interview. I cut the cord a long time ago, so I won't be watching it. Besides, I don't want to give them the clicks. Most of it will be on YouTube the next day, anyway, and reporters will do extra coverage, too.
More later as I catch up with posts.
The brilliance of Meghan always wins though. Now she's expecting, vulnerable, trying to mother Archie while keeping her pregnancy healthy. You wonder when will be enough for him.
But nothing about their invisible baby? Or the newest possible baby?
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I saw something on Twitter that the Queen's written confirmation that they're out is her letter, her copyright. The Harkles can talk about it, but not quote it, etc.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021
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The alliterate one is ticked off she has to be at the same level as the pedophile Prince's kids. It must really tick her off that she has to curtsy to them if her husband isn't with her.
Well, Meghan and Harry, nobody wants your service, based on past experience of what you consider service. The Brits don't want you, the Canadians don't want you, and the US doesn't want you, either. I think we've made that abundantly clear.
So after this, we can expect another attack on Princess Eugenie. Another weird, uncharacteristic quote from "a friend."
I still wonder how close H is now with E & B. I know they used to be very close, partied together & i've wondered if they were a source for H&M for family gossip. Wondering if things have changed.
Would be a spectacular photo op if not for Covid restrictions to have Her Majesty holding the new little one with her fully recovered husband and Eugenie and Jack all circled around her.
Bet that would send the crockery flying in Cali!! Oh well, we can dream.
this is about Netflix vs Oprah
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1400185/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-Netflix-documentary-tell-all-Oprah-Winfrey-latest-news-vn
"I can't wait for the birth of their next child, Nike McDonald Target Amazon Musk Bitcoin Netflix-Windsor"
Had me giggling.
You're absolutely right about the Harkles' lack of courtesy towards the Queen, a thank you would have been nice. They're just ungrateful and have shown the whole world their lack of manners. Don't forget they didn't even had the manners to inform the Queen of the forthcoming Oprah interview. Harry really should know better, as for the harlot, she never had any manners.
Your statement is precisely what thy should have put out.
Instead, they reveled their completely stinking soulless rottenness. Like you, I would love to grab them by their ears—angry 19th century governess style—and twist until they crawled to apologize to Queen and country on Piers’s breakfast show, (My drops of Danish blood are seething for more of a Viking punishment, but I am trying to be polite lol, and I think Karma has big plans for them.)
I would then send the pair of them to a rough remedial behavior boot camp for snotty teens, run by former Marines, for three months.
And Lacey? Pah. He is just a damp, squirming academic leech, a suck-up on the Netflix payroll. He is done altering history for The Crown, and drooling to get a hook in for future work. Another embarrassing wannabe, like Scobie.
I see some support thrown H&M's way but it's overwhelmingly negative. Boy they sure can scrape the bottom of the barrel
Ha! That is fantastic.
And a bassinet covered in those logos like a race car.
Poor Snarchie! Yes, Charlotte would totally understand!
(Omg, maybe Megs sent Kate the old Archie doll as her birthday present, and it only just arrived due to all the delayed overseas post, and seeing that doll contributed to Philip’s need for immediate care, and so the Queen threw down a cocktail, put on her square heeled country boots and shouted, that’s it, babies, it’s axe throwing time!)
Express article-
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will stop short of a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, and instead use a Netflix documentary to reveal all about their royal life, according to a leading royal expert. Royal author Robert Lacey told Sky News that "there will definitely be at least one documentary to come from Netflix" detailing the Sussexes' life in the Royal Family. This comes as Harry and Meghan informed the Queen that they will not return as working members of the Royal Family.
Mr Lacey said: "I would go easy there on the idea of a tell-all interview with Oprah. I think they won't be telling all to Oprah.
"They have signed a contract with Netflix, which is bigger than their friendship with Oprah Winfrey.
"As I understand it, there will definitely be at least one documentary to come from Netflix in which they will talk about things like the wedding, what it meant to them, and also why they moved on from this to what they want to do.
"Maybe they arranged the interview so they could say what they wanted to say before the palace did."
He added: "We had this date previous to today where the Queen was going to review what the position of the Sussexes would be.
"If you are looking at a half-hearted explanation of what has happened today, they jumped before they were pushed."
The news comes just days after the announcement that the royal couple are expecting their second child.
In the Buckingham Palace statement, the Queen confirmed the couple would not "continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service".
She also stripped the pair of their titles, with Meghan and Harry forced to return all their honorary military appointments and royal patronages
A statement from the palace said that Prince Harry and Meghan "remain much loved members of the family".
The couple said "service is universal" and offered to continue supporting the organisations they have represented.
The Duke and Duchess said last January they would step back as "senior" royals and work to become financially independent.
The confirmation follows conversations between Harry and members of the Royal Family.
Since stepping back from royal duties, they have also signed deals with streaming giants Netflix and Spotify.
They are due to talk about their decision to step away from the monarchy in a TV interview with Oprah Winfrey next month.
Still waiting for someone to figure out what is to be done with the remaining embryos ( IF the story is true)
And finally, I wonder how Oprah will spin these two totally disrespecting a 94 year old grandmother globally. Really not a good look. If she supports them, she goes down with them. If she gets them to spill "family secrets about OTHER royals", she goes down with them. Oprah doesn't strike me as someone who would fall on their sword for Grip and Drip.
If I were in Oprah's shoes, I'd go out with a bang. Ask the really tough questions (re archie, how long did you plan to stay after the wedding, etc) and push for real answers. No word salad dance around.
Still curious about passports and Drip's visas.
The idea that a sniveling Netflix hack like Lacey, who earns his takeaway pizza as an “historian” for the not-really-accurate series The Crown, is now so up his own obsession with rewriting pretend history that he actually leans out of his bedsit today to yell down to the Palace that they got their own historic press statement wrong, is delicious for its sea of obtuseness.
What a massive twitching arse.
Whoops! Big mistake, huh?
Here is how you can save yourself: there is only one thing the world wants to see involving these two idiots. No, not their tacky rental mansion. No, not even their kid. Not their wardrobes, Zoom clips, sonograms or sandwich runs.
Here’s what you need to do to get back on top of this dying crab of a program: walk Meghan into a room containing Ninaki Priddy, Trevor, Corey, Paula Trickey, Samantha, Tom Markle, and Mr Markle, Rose Hanbury, and Murky Meg. Lock the door. Keep the cameras rolling.
You can do little fun cutaways to Harry and Doria meeting the nice IRS people out by the playhouse.
Special Guest Stars: Russian Oligarchs.
@Jdubya,
Express article-
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will stop short of a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, and instead use a Netflix documentary to reveal all about their royal life, according to a leading royal expert. Royal author Robert Lacey told Sky News
Megs trying to copy Beyonce who is the the master of "Keep my delusional fans hungry" "Do not make myself accessible" "Establish a mystique"
Only problem is Megs has established zilch in her career while Beyonce has consistently put out "product". Music that her fan base love and buys. What has Megs put out that anyone wants to buy? Suits and suitcase girl have faded. Her sexy hamburger grilling video on youtube is more watched.
Beyonce, Michelle Obama and others are on Megs "to copy" list. Also moving in their Russian rent-to-own mansion.
My comment wasn't about resemblance or specific features. It was about racial characteristics and the most likely outcome based upon the % racial make up of a person.
There are always exception, but not really if those characteristics are present in someone's genetic make up, and sometimes a throwback needs just a trace.
Have a great weekend.
"Express article-
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will stop short of a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, and instead use a Netflix documentary to reveal all about their royal life, according to a leading royal expert. Royal author Robert Lacey told Sky News"
This feels like damage control. Major rethink of the Oprah interview now that they see consequences of mere announcement of the interview.
Also, did we not hear that Netflix wasn't happy about their potential reality doc because it was a vanity project about Meghan?
Are they going to splice together the behind the scenes videos they used to pitch themselves to Hollywood?
"Dear Oprah,
Whoops! Big mistake, huh?
Here is how you can save yourself: there is only one thing the world wants to see involving these two idiots. No, not their tacky rental mansion. No, not even their kid. Not their wardrobes, Zoom clips, sonograms or sandwich runs.
Here’s what you need to do to get back on top of this dying crab of a program: walk Meghan into a room containing Ninaki Priddy, Trevor, Corey, Paula Trickey, Samantha, Tom Markle, and Mr Markle, Rose Hanbury, and Murky Meg. Lock the door. Keep the cameras rolling.
You can do little fun cutaways to Harry and Doria meeting the nice IRS people out by the playhouse.
Special Guest Stars: Russian Oligarchs."
I'd finance this!!!
Car crash at it's finest.
Extra cash of Dr Phil is the wrangler in the room.