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Recently there was (yet another) post somewhere out in the world about how they will soon divorce. And my first thought was: Haven't I heard this before? which moved quickly to: how many times have I heard this (through the years)? There were a number of questions raised which ... I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. One of the points which has been raised is that KC would somehow be shelling out beaucoup money to get her to go "away". That he has all this money stashed away and can pull it out at a moment's notice. But does he? He inherited a lot of "stuff" from his mother but ... isn't it a lot of tangible stuff like properties? and with that staff to maintain it and insurance. Inside said properties is art, antique furniture and other "old stuff" which may be valuable" but ... that kind of thing is subject to the whims and bank accounts of the rarified people who may be interested in it (which is not most of us in terms of bei
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Wife of #6 is definitely on Instagram a lot to get ideas for her next cosmetic procedure at the Doc's. #6 looks like he has been seeing these same Docs.
‘That's why she wouldn't show up for the vax live cuz they wouldn't let her bring her bench.’
LOL, No Kidding!!!
Also- now everyone knows if Meghan isn’t invited she is going to BENCH you and release a Zoom!
She is bonkers. And honestly far to young to be having as much work done as she is. She is unrecognizable from her few Royal appearances and is hellbent on appearing as Kim K, but a washed up trailer park version. Not good, IMO.
Good catch with #6. I noticed in the James Corden interview he was very eager to talk about mud masks at the spa during the army race bit he did. Yep, that’s where he spends all his time- the MedSpa with the aging wife. Must be a ball for a guy in their 30s!
I was watching the trial scene in "The Undoing" recently. Nicole Kidman, on the stand, was asked as a clinical psychologist to define Narcissistic Personality Disorder. She replied "Grandiosity" and "Lack of Empathy". All I could think of was M. Her mental condition is staring the world in the face. Every week. How can anyone think this is normal behaviour?
M benefited from the mistakes made with Diana because the BRF have leaned too far backwards in compensation and fear of public opinion. Now she's benefiting from the backlash that happened when Prince Charles' friends spoke publicly about Diana's alleged Borderline Personality Disorder. No one wants to go there again.
Diana consistently wounded the BRF when they did 'A'. Now she wounds them again when they do 'Z'. They just can't cope with manipulators. They should recruit Peter Mandelson. Maybe he could save the day. Only a serpent understands a serpent.
https://www.showbiz411.com/2021/05/09/ratings-need-shot-in-the-arm-as-vaxlive-rock-concert-with-jlo-prince-harry-from-shady-global-citizen-beaten-soundly-by-nbcs-dateline
“Vax Live,” a rock concert with appearances by Prince Harry, Meghan, and the Bidens, was a flop.
From 8 to 9pm last night, the show, touted from shady group Global Citizen, lost on ABC and CBS to NBC’s “Dateline” by a lot.
On CBS, the concert scored 1.3 million. On ABC, it was 1.7 million. “Dateline” came in with 2.7 million people.
Data from cable and other platforms isn’t in yet, but on YouTube “Vax Live” had 31,000 viewers at the finale, when Jennifer Lopez was performing.
She seems to have full blown body dysmorphic disorder on top of everything else. She seems to spend a lot of money fixing and renovating her face.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqbk9cDX0l0
As a left-leaning English person with insomnia I was glued to CNN throughout the Trump presidency and the early Biden days. Now I won't watch it.
Manipulating, conniving, whatever you want to call it, Charles into marrying Diana launched decades of unintended consequences, didn't it?
I guess it wasn't possible to let their precious lineage slip a bit, letting Charles rule as a bachelor king and then finding a niece or cousin to pass the crown on to.
I guess next time maybe the networks will be following what people are really interested in, plummeting rockets that may or may not be landing on their neighborhood? Nah, that's crazy talk.
Oh, back to hams. I was playing around with whatever you call the artsy things like sepia, and I tired all different manners of red heads I found on google images, and there are 1 or 2 (I’d have to get back in IG and see what their names are), where red hair (but darker than Harry’s red) does look dark dark, nearly black.
So I do think Archie has at least a red tint to his hair— I don’t know if it’s enough to call him a red head (ha. Will we ever know??)
Anyway, on IG you add a pic and then go to filter and scroll to the end where is says manage and then you have a bunch more to choose from.
Example to see of a random dark red head man from google images and then with the filter. https://ibb.co/5vPq1LZ
"all of these cosmetic procedures leave scars or needle marks that become more apparent as you age. You need more procedures to cover those up eventually. It's a vicious circle.
She seems to have full blown body dysmorphic disorder on top of everything else. She seems to spend a lot of money fixing and renovating her face."
As someone who grew up in LA with set visits due to Thomas's job, i'm surprised her body dismorphia isn't worse.
And then to become friends with someone like Jessica M who purchased an entire new face and body, i'm surprised at her restraint during her Toronto years.
Jess M before:
https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/now/2019/04/02/1554164789773_Before2.jpg
Jess M after:
https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/5f930592d070eec8d50f0eb7/master/pass/jess.jpg
I think a combination of little money and tv contract obligations to maintain the same face and weight kept mrs 6 from deep diving into her body dysmorphia.
Once freed entirely from TV contractual obligations and the royal family as well as having access to No 6's money, Mrs 6 was able to fully indulge. And these things go, you pull one string, and it unravels entire tapestry which means you have to keep fixing and fixing until one day you are accidentally in MJ territory.
The funny thing is that Laineygossip often made fun of what she termed LA face which is a bizarre face all surgery addicted LA residents acquire due to a lack of restraint, using the same doctor dejour and being surrounded by the same face on everyone.
Mrs 6 is rapidly gaining LA face.
Ever since the Russians officially *consecrated and reburied the Romanovs in 1998, he's acquired lots of business interests in Russia and has close ties with the British - Russian Chamber of commerce and does alot of charity work in Russia and with Russia affiliated organisations.
*He and Philip provided blood samples to help DNA identification of the Romanovs.
In the late 90s, due to his strong resemblance to the murdered Tsar, there was a romantic suggestion that should Russia restore it's monarchy, he would be an ideal candidate ahead of the other known surviving Romanovs with a greater claim.
I find it interesting that this article and media sting happened at all because Michael has never hidden his work or ties to Russia especially how close he is to the Kremlin.
I feel an agenda is happening here.
@SirStinxAlot said: Re: Prince Michael.
Ever since the Russians officially *consecrated and reburied the Romanovs in 1998, he's acquired lots of business interests in Russia and has close ties with the British - Russian Chamber of commerce and does alot of charity work in Russia and with Russia affiliated organisations.
*He and Philip provided blood samples to help DNA identification of the Romanovs.
In the late 90s, due to his strong resemblance to the murdered Tsar, there was a romantic suggestion that should Russia restore it's monarchy, he would be an ideal candidate ahead of the other known surviving Romanovs with a greater claim.
I find it interesting that this article and media sting happened at all because Michael has never hidden his work or ties to Russia especially how close he is to the Kremlin.
I feel an agenda is happening here.
Yes. There were FOUR YEARS of completely unfounded Russian allegations against Trump. Hello, China and shadow government!
I wonder how many years it will take her to enter Jocelyn Wildenstein territory.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9558763/Meghan-Markle-wore-1-690-Carolina-Herrera-dress-thousands-pounds-jewellery.html
Meghan's VERY meaningful jewellery collection: Duchess wears Princess Diana's £17,800 Cartier watch, £7,000 bracelets and a £100 'woman's power' necklace featuring 'a protective stone' symbolising 'abundance and enlightenment' for Vaxlive concert
I never thought I would see the day when the wife of a member of the British Royal Family would be seen openly wearing an inverted cross.
I find it difficult to believe that this malevolent woman does not understand the significance and by publicising it so openly she sure has confirmed my gut feel about her, her lifestyle and her alliances. As for her thrill seeking thicko of a husband, I wonder if he actually realises the implications of what he's got himself (and now his kids)into?
As a committed Christian it's beyond horrifying and I can only hope and pray that that BP and intelligence are onto it, having hopefully taken steps to shield the Queen from the news.
I wonder if Justin Welby has the cajones to comment.....
He probably has one just like it. (Can you tell that I'm a bit dubious about his faith?)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/message-behind-meghans-latest-maternity-fashion-statement/
I was going to comment that I thought it was supposed to be a serious paper but then they give us this woman-power charm - an insult to one's intelligence. Have they been taken over by Wife's Mirror?
No comments allowed, I wonder why not?
Nelo said: On CBS, the concert scored 1.3 million. On ABC, it was 1.7 million. “Dateline” came in with 2.7 million people.
And Dateline was a rerun from a few years ago.
14k yellow gold vermeil (thick 14k yellow gold coating on solid sterling silver)
Charm Dimensions: 17mm x 11mm
1.5mm Genuine Purple Amethyst
Choose Your Chain”
https://aweinspired.com/products/woman-power-necklace-gold-vermeil?sscid=51k5_9pcy0&utm_source=ShareASale&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=314743
I mean, it’s ugly, but whatever....
Again, Venus symbol isn’t an inverted cross... I’m sorry but that makes me chuckle
I agree it's got heavy pagan overtones, with a good helping of black magic thrown in. She's clearly very superstitious - perhaps we should throw garlic at her rather than tomatoes?
Remember the report about the African woman who cried out that she was a witch? It wouldn't surprise me at all to learn she practices the Dark Arts in hope of power and wealth. She's a latter-day Dr Faustus. She has sold her soul to the Devil.
What can we do to exorcise her?
I much prefer garnets.
I share your doubts concerning Welbys' faith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK9wBcPCIuM `the Book - What it truly reveals'
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@The Grangle - no problem! I agree, it's highly offensive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK9wBcPCIuM `the Book - What it truly reveals'
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@The Grangle - no problem! I agree, it's highly offensive.
@tatty, you are right it sure is ugly. And I can't imagine honoring the upcoming birth of a child-- boy or girl--with a charm including the shape of a closed fist.
I'm obviously not much of a feminist as I didn't remember that the fist/gender symbol logo was used back in the late 1960s/early 1970s during the "women's lib" movement. See it here on book cover from 1970.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisterhood_Is_Powerful
Zara's been criticised for getting sponsorship for eventing, but that's very common in professional sports circles anyway. She wouldn't get a bean if she rode as badly as I do.
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Maybe. I was wondering if it was a planned leak, a leak with consent.
Didn't all this happen back in 2002-2003? Some time ago.
They leak this, and then say, ah, well, it's time to take a look at royal titles, etc. Oopsie, people are abusing titles, guess we're going to have to cut everybody off except PC, PW and his heirs. Ta ta, then.
My next book will be an autobiography about my early adult life.... it shall be the prequel to THE BENCH, it will be called
THE BIKE
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https://mobile.twitter.com/SparkleMeghan/status/1389646871015088129
Totally agree with you—turning your back on someone is a very loud gesture and an insult. The back turning at the funeral spoke volumes in disrespect. 6 and the wife obviously have no respect for themselves. How can they have respect for others?
The Sussexes are losing influence every day that passes, not forgetting indifference is more counter-productive for Meghan than outright hostility and the bulk of America is surely indifferent.
The vast majority of the British public supports the monarchy and stories of corruption don't seem to get much traction these days. Our government seems mired in it and no one cares.
If anyone still thinks she is “heavily pregnant” well, god bless you, dears.
"@Acquitaine
Re the Prince Michael sting - what kind of agenda do you think is going on? An anti-monarchy one?
Also, did you see my post addressed to you as well as the other British Nutties?
I had hoped the Prince Michael article would start a discussion on the "rules" for how royals earn a living considering whether they are working for the Queen or not, how the security works etc. (my posts are on the last page)
Do you know of a link where I could read up about this?
I'm sure Markle will try to use the results of this sting to her benefit.
TIA"
Apologies. Life has suddenly revved up and i don't have time to read all the comments, but i will try to answer your question here based upon my knowledge. It'll be off the cuff so if others can google for accuracy i should be grateful.
Re: Agenda
I think it's hard to tell straight away. It definitely reads fishy since this stuff wasn't secret and Michael has never hidden his activities from anyone. It's fishy that all of a sudden it is being reported as a gotcha. We'll find out soon enough what the agenda is.
As for commercialisation of royal titles.
This has been going on since the year dot. It took different forms and different levels of discretion. There is no law that forbids use of titles to gain commercial or personal advantage unless one is representing the monarch.
Historically, If one got too big for their breeches and abused the titles they swiftly found themselves in the tower. Most famous such victims -George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence.
The difference in the modern age is discretion or the lack of it. In many ways the royals are the victims of too successful a campaign in hiding their real assets and giving impression that all their wealth is taxpayer money. It makes it difficult for the public to understand that titles don't equal wealth and they actually have to make a living somehow.
If they possess no talents or skills, the obvious thing to do is use the titles to open doors to wealth. It's an unfair advantage, but it is what it is. If, like Michael, it is discreetly used and no one is abused, it's fine and dandy.
If on the other hand the titles are wielded in the obnoxious way the no 6s are doing, swiftly moving into George Plantagenet territory with barely a pause for breath, one wonders why The Queen, Charles and William don't do something before damage is done.
Charles's reputation as indeed the overall royals reputations was forever damaged by Diana's ongoing media stunts as the Palace remained silent and tried the greyrock method of dealing with her.
By the time they realised they had to respond it was too late and she had the world's attention and sympathy so that their efforts looked petty even if they were the truth vs her stunts.
They need to be pro-active with those members of the family who are defiantly rogue. No point in handwringing about convention or bad publicity. Doing nothing while ties remain uncut leaves the royals damaged because they look weak for playing catchup with all the scheming by the defiant royals and that erodes the institution.
They should be thankful that all the other royals are discreet, respectful and mindful despite no law outright banning all this activity. Every so often a No 6 or a George Plantagenet comes along and has to be bitchslapped into compliance.
At this point in time, the royals are at advantage. The target audience of UK and Commonwealth is in favour of cutting all ties with the no 6s. They should go ahead. And they need to start seeding media with all the mixed or BAME members of the family to counter the R card pushback from the no 6s.
Security has always been under government oversight. After the security review in 2010/11, all except a handful lost their right to 24/7 taxpayer security except when working. Living on royal estates helps reduce the cost of security because it's already in place, but all who live elsewhere have to pay out of their own pocket.
No I shouldn't think so. This is the same type of sting operation that was carried out on Fergie who was revealed offering access for money. Less damaging but pretty embarrassing was the fake sheik trick played on Sophie in her early days. Maybe if it was the BBC it would be different.
I don't think you can just cut people off when their earlier lives were as royals in the traditional sense. It needs to be understood from childhood on, that they must stand on their own two feet.
Of course there's an embedded flaw in the new slimmed-down model. Harry & wife were needed until the Cambridge children were older. Charles doesn't seem to have considered what the Sussexes were supposed to do then. Same for Charlotte and Louis. When George has a family they will no longer be needed so much. So it doesn't work. If you demand some of their earlier working life for royal duties, how does that affect their own prospects? I'm not talking about working for an art gallery or having a fancy 21st century job title. What if Charlotte wants to be a scientist? What if Louis wants to be a doctor or a lawyer?
Of course M would become Princess Henry if they lost the Sussex titles. I've just checked his proper name. It's 'Henry' and most appropriately he also has the name 'David'.
He has never hidden his Russia ties. The few articles that have covered him in the past 30yrs always mention his Russian ties. It has always been made clear that he doesn't receive any government funding including security. However, he was the recipient of generous living arrangements which were cut off in 2002. He, like his siblings and Gloucester cousins, had to sell off their other properties to make KP their main residence if only to take advantage of the generous apartments they had there that came with ready made security.
His commercial links with Russia are enhanced by his Patronage of the Russia - British chamber of commerce, a government body created for mutual economic activities in both countries.
His consultancy business is solely focused on Russia and always has been.ditto his charities. He produces documentaries on Russian royals and subjects.
He has been openly cosy with the Kremlin for over 2 decades especially after he was one of the British royals to supply blood to help in DNA identification of the Romanovs and represented the BRF at their consecration and reburial in 1998.
All this stuff has been in the news for over 30yrs. I don't have to do a complex search to dig up old news articles about his businesses, his charities, his order, his visits to Russia with clear details that he made / makes his money that way. You don't have a thriving business in Russia without ties to the Kremlin and shady connections. In this case there was the known ties with Berezovsky, an exiled Oligarch who was besties then turned enemies with Putin.
The last time his Russian connections caused a scandal was in 2012 when it was revealed that his wife's Oligarch lover was murdered brutally in broad day in Moscow. The articles mention his strong Russian connections.
"Of course there's an embedded flaw in the new slimmed-down model. Harry & wife were needed until the Cambridge children were older. Charles doesn't seem to have considered what the Sussexes were supposed to do then...."
Exactly. It's as if they were just supposed to drift off into the sunset in their late forties/early fifties once George finished his higher ed pursuits (assuming George was willing to start fulltime royalling at a younger age than Will was, of course.) Much as I've heard some folks say Edward & Sophie should do now that W&K are appearing a bit more active.
He started his working life in the military in 1961 and retired in 1981. Except for the very rare royal duty and honorary military titles, he has worked for his own living.
The Duke of Gloucester was raised the same similar expectation because he was a second son. In his case he was studying to become an architecture, but then his brother died and he had to drop his studies to assume the dukedom.
When the elder Kents (Edward and Alexandra ) and Gloucester took up royal duties, they were the only available adult royals including The Queen Mother,The Queen, Margaret and Philip. It was an all hands on deck situation.
Prior to that all royals were raised to expect private lives like wealthy aristocrats whatever that meant in reality.
George 5 and Queen Mary instituted a previously private activity, charity, and turned it into the royals' way of justifying their existence in the face of falling monarchies across the world.
To that end, all available adult royals were co-opted and that is why the elder Kents and Gloucesters were dragged into the centre of things.
With the Queen's children reaching maturity and taking up royal duties, the older set should have been retired or a calibration should have been made sooner so that Beatrice, Eugenie and Harry were not raised with expectation that the only option was royal duties.
In many ways, the York sisters were lucky to be removed in 2012 just as they were graduating because they got used to the idea at the same age their contemporaries were joining the adult world.
It should have been made clear to Harry before he quit the army.
Thank you so much for that video. This is why I love hanging out with my black girlfriends, they are so smart, and will use humor for the biggest put downs. But she is right, MM stole that title, and ran for her life.
@Lady with a Hat
Maybe MM is having so many surgeries to make herself black, her ultimate cause, because she's whiter than I am and I'm white.
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I was just reading the DM with a article about Elon Musk's 1st SNL hosting appearance. He admitted in his opening that he has Aspergers, which has always been suspected. But he's awkwardly smart at the same time.
The article was about a podcast between Joe Rogan and David Chapelle (American comedian)
They were discussing Elon Musk's appearance and how people are being critical of him.
But here is what David Chappelle said about this group of woke people:
"'I'm torn, because I like a warrior for a good cause, but I'm really into tactics. You're not gonna nag people into behaving,' he added, in a reference to wokeness and cancel culture.
'In fact, if you continue with this tone, even if you're right, you'll be very hard to hear.'"
How Harry Created Monster Meghan - tantrums, tears and cowardly concessions
@KCM1212
Cheers, Stella, Stella
in my best Cam voice 😉
A sneak preview of madams next book:
The Stool ( pigeon)
To Lilibench, my daughter, my stool
I bought you, my Li’l merching tool
You were delivered to this bench,
by the tree
There wasn’t much pushin’
You came from a cushin’
With a memo from grammy Dorie
Don’t ever, give the milk away
for free
Great Expectations...
Helping women achieve better lives comes through education, job training, child care assistance and it does not come because you wear a piece of jewelry. Even if they advertise how it pushes the idea that wearing this makes a powerful or strong statement.
And it doesn't really produce change for a group if you are wearing it because it makes a political statement. That is just being trendy the same way big hair or big shoulder pads used to be trendy.
Advertising that some amount will go to some group is a lovely thought but unless it directly funds education, skill/job training, it is much less likely to really make a difference in the real life of the people who really need this help.
And if you are wearing a lot of expensive jewelry when you are trying to showcase how you are helping the less fortunate - that can leave a funny taste in their mouth. No one says one should not wear it if you have it but they usually say there are times when it is inappropriate to the situation. Kind of like when you are in an official tour outside the UK, you leave the tiaras at home.
I am amused at the claim of how she is wearing "meaningful jewelry".
Helping women achieve better lives comes through education, job training, child care assistance and it does not come because you wear a piece of jewelry. Even if they advertise how it pushes the idea that wearing this makes a powerful or strong statement.
And it doesn't really produce change for a group if you are wearing it because it makes a political statement. That is just being trendy the same way big hair or big shoulder pads used to be trendy.
Advertising that some amount will go to some group is a lovely thought but unless it directly funds education, skill/job training, it is much less likely to really make a difference in the real life of the people who really need this help.
And if you are wearing a lot of expensive jewelry when you are trying to showcase how you are helping the less fortunate - that can leave a funny taste in their mouth. No one says one should not wear it if you have it but they usually say there are times when it is inappropriate to the situation. Kind of like when you are in an official tour outside the UK, you leave the tiaras at home.
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Have to say I completely agree with you. I took a glance at the necklace and can only think of black power from the 60's and 70's. MM is not really a feminist, she's not even a duchess of anything.
It's funny now but while she was doing the Oprah interview she made a point of saying Titles mean nothing to her as she waved her hand. Yet it's the only thing she does is use that title. In the United States there is no Royalty, so she's not even Royalty, it means nothing here.
I think she's on a really dangerous path of destruction. She only started identifying herself as a black woman when she left the royal family and re-started her life in America.
As you said, the real core issues is putting in the time for training, for supporting women to move up and forward in their lives. MM gives lip service, never gets down in the trenches, or getting her hands dirty. Maybe the pandemic has prevented her from being the person of service, but the will end in the near future and we can just sit and watch what she does next.
I'm sorry your start up collapsed. If it was pandemic related there's always hope in the future to do your own thing on your own terms.
Yes I also think I'm the generation before you and my career is over due to illness. IT has changed and advanced so much, but I no longer keep up with it. Even the source codes I've been checking out related to Archie's birthday and the Archewell website, there's so many new codes that I had no idea existed. But I guess code is always code.
I'm surprised you haven't found a decent job in NYC, there are a lot of firms on Wall Street, and banks like you've said. I worked in IT in one of the biggest companies in the world, but the data center is located in New Jersey. It spread out of it's original building that I worked in so there are many locations in the area outside of Manhattan.
Wish you the best in your journey..... you will be off the market quickly because you have a great skill set and companies are looking for people like you.
I'm surprised you haven't found a decent job in NYC, there are a lot of firms on Wall Street, and banks like you've said. I worked in IT in one of the biggest companies in the world, but the data center is located in New Jersey. It spread out of it's original building that I worked in so there are many locations in the area outside of Manhattan.
I thought that a lot of businesses were moving out of New York? Lots of businesses relocating here. Hunter might relocate to Dallas or Miami? (No state income tax!)
"diapers from a shitshow. How appropriate!"
They could speak in unison.
OT but the Wall Street Journal has reported that the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce has been in the works since 2019, and was precipitated by BG’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. I imagine Ghislaine Maxwell may be singing in prison. I wonder if Prince Andrew is as protected as he thinks he is.
How weird. They (the Gates') certainly put up a good front together. I'll have to find it again, but his "translator" works for Chinese espionage chief.
the necklace is kind of like most of her pieces. Small. The press seems to like the word "delicate" but small works. (Personally, I think of delicate as more like some Victorian gold pieces I've seen but that might just be me).
When you look at the Queen's jewelry - think of just the pins. Those are statement pieces. They are big so everyone can see them (even though the wearer is not a big person but yet she carries them off. They have family history all over them as well.
Not a whiff of mass production (most of the Diana pieces she wears are expensive but I always got the idea, except for the ring, most of what she wore was fairly new). If you plan to wear something everyday, it often is small enough not to conflict with other jewelry. Like wedding rings don't conflict with pearl necklaces or a diamond pin.
I was also thinking about the poppy dress. Pretty I thought. Difficult to wear a pin with though. Maybe a red or pink necklace? earrings to match? Something color-wise to pull it all together. A small piece of jewelry is overpowered by the size of the print and the size/looseness of the dress.
Prince William of Gloucester died in 1972, six years after his younger brother first graduated from Cambridge.
Prince Richard's MA Cantab wasn't a degree requiring study - it is the process of becoming a Senior Member of the University, by analogy with the medieval craft system. Undergraduates are like apprentices, BAs journeymen, MAs are seen as masters of their craft, reaching that status seven years after being accepted by the University. It's the other sort of MA that's anomalous!
The theory is that MAs have demonstrated that `by their way of life and doctrine' they are fit to have a vote in the Senate, that's the important bit. In reality, one would have to blot one's copybook very badly not to be allowed to proceed to the MA degree.
Yes, Richard stayed on for a 2 year diploma but apart from that he did work as an architect at least until his brother died.
Most married foreign royals, so the women left often the country. It's too bad Canada, Aus, NZ, etc won't take the excess. Just as well they're not having 9 children per monarch like Victoria.
I've recently started a book on the York brothers during the Wars of the Roses that I bought myself for Christmas. I didn't realize so many details were known. I wish there were photos!
Yes Victoria exported her daughters for the sake of peace and influence across Europe - look how that turned out.
`Speaking together' reminds me of being in primary school and having to recite Walter Scott's `Young Lochinvar' in unison, as a class, in our Christmas production. If only the Devil had arrived at St Georges and carried the bride off as his own, rather than leaving her here with us!
I've been watching PDina's videos for some time now. She's even had a one-on-one interview with Lady C. Look back in her videos to find it.
I was thinking of royals in the modern era rather than historically.
Victoria may have had 9 children, but by then it wasn't so important to marry them off for political and strategic reasons.
Albert was of that mindset, and encouraged it, but he was barely around for the idea to bear fruit as the children ended up marrying a variety of princes and princesses of mixed importance as opposed to a series of grand political marriages galore. Only their eldest child, Vicky, made such a marriage.
The grandchildren made better political and strategic marriages as far as covering European territory.
For the UK, once constitutional monarchy became reality, the marriages of the children ceased to be of political importance beyond marrying other royals.
All the sons were expected to join the military and or become ruling Duke or Governor General of a territory.
After the first WW, that shrunk to just joining the military.
And during George 5's tenure, it became charity and good works.
The war of the roses was the final chapter of the 100yrs' war.
Reading about the 100yrs war puts into context all the quarrels and petty grievances of the war of the roses.
You'll also finally understand why the subsequent Tudor reign relied so heavily on propaganda.
His HRH title is due to being a grandchild of George 5 in the male line, but he is also a younger son. He was never given a peerage nor was there an expectation that he would receive one. Had to make his own way in the world.
If anyone still thinks she is “heavily pregnant” well, god bless you, dears.
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Too right, and you're not supposed to sit with your knees crossed either, like she does. Also, the bump gets in the way and I don't think you can cross your knees - I'm trying to remember but that was a long time ago - I think it's physically very difficult if not impossible when you're h*****y pregnant (I too hate this phrase) unless the bump is a foam one ;-)
https://www.insider.com/maryland-lawyer-purchases-princess-dianas-old-bike-reports-2021-5
A completely different thought about Prince Michael - republican forces (in the UK not American or Northern Ireland sense) may feel the BRF is wounded by the Sussexes and the death of Prince Philip so now is the time to spring their traps and use their ammunition. Which would be a mistake.
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I saw a headline in the DM:
'American cartoon series The Prince that was due to mock the Duke of Edinburgh alongside other royals is put on ice after his death'
I had a quick look and saw 'a source told The Hollywood Reporter that the series did not paint Prince Philip and the Queen in the most flattering light.' This is the series that mocked Prince George, a seven year old, last year. This is in really bad taste. Imagine if we did the same about the POTUS, past or present, and/or his family.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9559747/American-cartoon-series-Prince-ice-Prince-Philips-death.html
@Magatha
Thanks for The Stool ;-) I needed a smile and a chuckle this morning.
@Jersey Girl, She only started identifying herself as a black woman when she left the royal family and re-started her life in America.
I disagree. She started the ball rolling whilst still in the UK. She chose Smart Works and the Luminary Bakery and the photos we saw were almost all of her with WOC. Ditto the school she visited. Most London schools have children of all ethnicities but the one she chose was predominantly black. (hope I'm allowed to say that as no offence meant)
@WBBM and @ Jocelyn'sBellinis,
I've also posted quite a few of PDina's videos on here. I think she's great! She's actually had two conversations with Lady C if I recall correctly. :)
@Maneki - quick update.
All went well and other than a very sore upper arm and slight headache, I seem to be OK - so far! lol
Wonderful! LOL 😄😅😆
Thanks. I'm glad it went well. Which vaccine did you have?
@Maneki - AstraZeneca.
Alan Carr's 'snide' remark about Meghan Markle on Epic Gameshow sparks chaos
The show's host cracked a joke at the Duchess' expense and angry viewers have taken to Twitter to share their displeasure at the "savage" remark.
Asking one of the show's guest what her name was for the purposes of the game, she replied "the Queen of the palace", the Mirror reports.
But the much-loved comic wasted no time in coming back with a quip about Meghan Markle, saying: "I think that's the nickname Meghan had her heart set on and look how that turned out."
But not everyone found the joke funny, as many people took to social media to question why Alan Carr had felt the need to make such a joke.
One person said: "Epic Gameshow, really? Making snide remarks about Meghan Markle. Are we still on this subject? That's actually annoyed me."
Another said that Alan had "gone too far" with his comment: "Alan Carr is a funny man, there's no denying that. But he's gone too far with that Meghan Markle comment after all that she's come to reveal recently."
And another person tweeted: "For the love of God why is Alan Carr bashing Meghan Markle before 9PM?"
But some people took to Twitter to defend the comedian's joke, with one person writing: "Alan Carr is one quick man with that Meghan Markle jibe. Genius man."
While a second shared: "Why is everyone complaining so much? It was a joke. He's a comedian. That's literally his job people."
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/alan-carrs-snide-remark-meghan-20557509
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I haven't pasted all of the article, it segues into complaints to Ofcom about racism on the gameshow after the above section. I guess they felt they had to get the race aspect linked with M somehow even if it's about incidents clearly unrelated to his comment ~rolls eyes~
@Maneki
As always X
Janetti needs to focus on his own
doorstep. Taking cheap shots against
a child, and his family, knowing full
well they won’t retaliate,
is cowardly, and abhorrent.
Plenty to dredge up on his side
of the pond.
@Miggy 😉
Glad your jab went well.
@Lucy
That bike would be perfect for madam.
Recycled, well used/oiled,
and in constant need of her tyres
being pumped,
I am so behind . Try to catch up. Meanwhile this just showed in newsfeed. Here we go
https://www.insider.com/maryland-lawyer-purchases-princess-dianas-old-bike-reports-2021-5@
Oh, for crying out loud!
Thank you! 😊
"I know you want to climb me.... " 😅
https://twitter.com/hrrysgreysuit/status/1391500041555116032
Are there no rich descendants of plantation owners left in the US that they can have a go at? Did they lose everything in the 1860s - or did they go into hiding a long time ago?
Who was it who said something about `people who have never been slaves wanting compensation from people who've never owned slaves'?
Do they think we're a soft touch?
My black Londoner ancestor would have been a free man long before the 18th century ended,
@Miggy
Hahaha, perfick, toll free 😂
@WildBoar
Lest we forget the white slaves?
Pampers Hampers
We were close with the name,
*Diaria
As she’s now pledging the cloth, posterior
Whilst covering the bots
Of some poor unknown tots
Procter and Gamble
will end up in arrear
*Diarrhoea
Yeah, for at least 2 centuries our coastal communities in the SW feared the Salé Rovers - pirates from N. Africa, who captured men, women and children and took them off. The men were often put up for ransom, the women and children sold in the slave markets:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salé_Rovers
I've heard a respected English historian deny that this ever happened - there's no record in the English documents. True, it's in the Turkish archives, according to Sam Willis.
`Rule Britannia' is constantly misinterpreted - it celebrates a naval action taken against their HQ when it declares `Britons never ...shall be slaves.'
Then again, there are the `white slavers' who my mother warned me about, to say nothing of the criminal gangs we are fighting today, who keep others in conditions of slavery, for their own profit. They `import' vulnerable people from eastern Europe or the Far East who have no right to be here, then take their passports so they are kept in fear of being deported - women in nail bars, or prostitution, men in hard manual work.
That b*tch makes me sick, claiming equality with such victims of crime.
@WildBoar
What next?
Do we, as a people, claim against
the Romans, Vikings etc.
Or the French...sorry, Normans.
Even Basil Faulty tried not to `mention the war' to his German guests.
I have seen this ceaseless conflict first hand as some of my neighbours insisted on keeping their animosity towards other ethnic groups even after having emigrated. For example, Serb-Croat hatred, Ukrainian-Russian dislike, Algerian-French, etc.
On the other hand, I have seen Jewish people whose entire families wiped out in the concentration camps become friends and business partners of Germans.
Which do you think is more conducive to good health and prosperity?
Re: That bike would be perfect for madam.
Recycled, well used/oiled,
and in constant need of her tyres
being pumped,
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It would indeed but think also of my post about another bike at 10.48 pm ;)
I most certainly agree. She didn't wear that ridiculous bronzer blackface with the white arms here!
Congrats on the vaccine. Are you on the three-months-between-shots protocol?
Also trying to catch up...
@Jersey Girl, She only started identifying herself as a black woman when she left the royal family and re-started her life in America.
I disagree. She started the ball rolling whilst still in the UK. She chose Smart Works and the Luminary Bakery and the photos we saw were almost all of her with WOC. Ditto the school she visited. Most London schools have children of all ethnicities but the one she chose was predominantly black. (hope I'm allowed to say that as no offence meant)
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Yes I noticed that while she was living in the UK but I wasn't following as closely because I simply didn't like her. I do think she qualified herself as mixed race during her scam in Britain. I honestly think she's using her black heritage now because she has agenda. Lord knows what that agenda might be.
We have seen the reconciliation commissions in several countries like South Africa etc and the point of them was to stop the endless recriminations between groups that caused ceaseless conflict and destruction.
Far better to call them "Recrimination Commissions".... We don't have any formal ones in America. Recriminations are done via Twitter...so far.
M will like this kind of stuff as she fakes being black. Many real American blacks resent this fakery. You can see these complaints on LSA.
M is playing the "flight from white" game. You can look up this term but scroll down a bit for what this term really means today. It means anyone with a even a bare smattering of minority ancestry identifies as non-white. In order to get a leg up + higher status in today's political climate. Twenty years ago similar minority people would do anything to be thought of as white (pass for white) and to identify as such. Just look at M's actor's resume.
(Sorry to get so political. I rarely do)
(over and out/ it is a beautiful day here/ carry on Nutties!)
So, she was being blatantly racist?
Very nice and clever poetry coming from U!
Yikes... I forgot to mention the bronzer! How remiss of me. LOL
OT - Thanks and yes, next jab in 12 weeks time. (I'll get nervous all over again) 😌
@Jersey Girl,
Let's also not forget her words when she was on her Africa tour... "I am here with you as a mother, as a wife, as a woman,as a woman of colour and as your sister.
Yep! Though it's debatable whether these were these women were `black' by our Govt's definition - they seemed to be the other bit of BAME - `Asian' from the Indian subcontinent) - (ultimately of Indo-European origin, from the days of the Baghavad Gita) and Middle Eastern but neither Hindu nor Christian. I was rather surprised that her last venture in this direction was a joint Muslim/Jewish project.
I had the feeling at the time that the Grenfell folk were chosen specifically to get up our noses, especially as so many of the residents there seemed to be in the UK unofficially.
Also, I came across a reference to her on another blog as `Catherine's brother in law's wife'.
Beautiful.
So, she was being blatantly racist?
Well she certainly wasn't being subtle! (forgot to add Grenfell to my previous list)
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1434131/prince-harry-tv-show-oprah-winfrey-mental-health-the-me-you-cant-see-lady-gaga
Prince Harry announces NEW TV series with Oprah Winfrey focused on 'trauma and grief'
Sorry but that is not Venus symbol, the sheer length of it counteracts claim. Some mark of the beast voodoo looking sh*t right there. (Best paired with her all protecting evil eye chain?) Going to need something while running around with that blasphemous bling pressed to chest (Holy water and prayer strongly encouraged)
Oddly enough I hit People article to view it and they did not disappoint. She looks completely crazed in first photo . The new face lacks all character of original ,so unnatural. It is an accessory at this point.
Divine msM perched atop bench begging for five dollars in $2,000 dress wearing "Diana's " jewels 🙄. Prime opportunity to pledge proceeds of book to cause but nah.
Check out video too. "Some" of the royal family sent birthday wishes.. strange , the condescending tone used to describe pictures shown along with greetings. Uh that's all anyone ever got. Two years and counting. No deal! I blame People 😃
https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-wears-necklace-in-honor-of-daughter-on-the-way-vax-live-concert/?amp=true
@Miggy great news regarding vaccine appointment! :)
"A symbol of the Women's Movement or radical feminism, consisting of the astronomical and astrological symbol of the planet Venus, also known as symbol of the Roman goddess Venus, and the clenched fist, symbol of 1960's and early 1970's "power" movements."
Having been around in the 60s and 70s, I definitely remember it.
But to that definition I'd add the, what would you call it? Biological or medical symbol for "female"? (I just found that on Wikipedia too: "The three standard sex symbols are the male symbol ♂ and the female symbol ♀, and the hybrid symbol ×. They were first used to denote the effective sex of plants (i.e. sex of individual in a given crossbreed, since most plants are hermaphroditic) by Carl Linnaeus in 1751."
If the actual symbols don't show up after emailing, any doubters might just do a search on "biological female symbol."
None of this is intended to support the wife in any way at all, including not admiring her taste in jewelry.
Let's also not forget her words when she was on her Africa tour... "I am here with you as a mother, as a wife, as a woman,as a woman of colour and as your sister.
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Oh yes, her sermon on the mound speech!!!! I do wonder how it will all shake out as she hold's her children up in public? No doubt they will learn their heritage, but I don't think they will ever consider themselves anything but white. Archie is white skinned (and I do believe he exists).
I'm pretty sure MM never suffered the injustices that the real black communities have over the past century. She grew up in white suburbia with her father. Black people really suffered at the hands of white men, slavery being the most glaring. That's probably why I say she must have an agenda now, because that woman never suffered any of the indignities or pain that black America has always faced.
She's no Rodney King or George Floyd, one nearly beaten to death and one murdered by a man in uniform. These two are just examples of modern times and hopefully times are changing for all blacks because this has been going on for decades... The time has come where enough it enough!
@WBBM said
I had the feeling at the time that the Grenfell folk were chosen specifically to get up our noses, especially as so many of the residents there seemed to be in the UK unofficially.
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Nicely put, Wild Boar! Especially the last part. And I don't know why they needed to cook as they were housed in 4* hotels with a £300/week food allowance (and still complained).
OT
My mother had the AZ first dose on Friday. She was just a bit achy initially but by Saturday she was vomiting. This went on for most of Saturday but by Sunday early morning she was over it and not even nauseous. Just weak and tired obviously from the dehydration. I wasn’t surprised she had such a reaction,i it doesn’t take much to make her throw up.
By contrast both my father and mother in law also had their first dose of the AZ and they had no side effects other than my MIL having a small bruise at the injection site. She said she’s had worse side effects from the flu shot.
that woman never suffered any of the indignities or pain that black America has always faced.
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That's correct, until she moved into the BRF... You're either black or white or whatever but you need to decide. You can't switch from one to the other. Is she 'race neutral'? She was white enough until she met Harry, at which point she went bi-racial, which allows her to empathise with her black sisters, while still presenting as white.
There were several sites set up here for the Johnson and Johnson one shot vaccines being given to the elders in the black community. They had a good turnout (there is some widespread suspicion about the long-term safety of the mRNA vaccines) *until* the FDA suspended the shots for a few weeks. When the vaccine was recommended to resume, so few are turning out for it that sites are closing down.
(my spacing) the `they' are the little people:
“In the primitive simplicity of their minds, they will more easily fall victim to a large lie than a small lie, since they sometimes tell petty lies themselves, but would be ashamed to tell a lie that was too big. They would never consider telling a lie of such magnitude themselves, or knowing that it would require such impudence, they would not consider it possible for it to be told by others.
Even after being enlightened and shown that the lie is a lie, they will continue to doubt and waver for a long time and will still believe there must be some truth behind it somewhere, and there must be some other explanation. For this reason, some part of the most bold and brazen lie is sure to stick."
The question now is - did Little Miss Goebbels read this and adopt it herself? Or did somebody else, for whom she plays the useful idiot?
https://tdhideout.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/%E2%80%9Cmake-the-lie-big-make-it-simple-keep-saying-it-and-eventually-they-will-believe-it%E2%80%9D/
'Prince Harry warns the majority of people 'carry some form of unresolved trauma, loss or grief' as he launches Apple TV mental health series with Oprah Winfrey in which he will open up on his own struggles'
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How much more can he milk it? I'm not interested and won't read the article but here is a link if anyone can muster some interest.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9562271/Prince-Harry-warns-majority-people-carry-form-unresolved-trauma-loss-grief.html#comments
there's been a lot of studies about that phenomenon - it's called cognitive dissonance.
All I need to see is Simon Cowell. I will never get on one. Dittos for motorcycles. Even a regular bicycle, I would not ride on public streets. Too many awful drivers and now add in them texting or talking on their phones
"Prince Harry announces NEW TV series with Oprah Winfrey focused on 'trauma and grief'"
Haps is still perceived as a Royal. And in good standing by many dupes. Royals should be strong for their people and nation like The Queen. Not wallow in how awful their mental states are.
#6 is not just doubling down on this nonsense. He is quadrupling down on this. #6 is greedy for attention and this is his plan. Egged on by his disgraceful wife, but he is responsible.
#6's behavior eats at the legitimacy and respect for Charles and Wills, when they become King. And this affects the Monarchy world wide.--- #6 is boosting the Republican cause in the UK.
@SwampWoman, The efficacy of the AZ vaccine to older folk (70+) is certainly very high but it's not immediate - it was predicted to take 3 weeks to kick in fully after each jab -70% for 1st jab, rising 90% following the 2nd. This was in January.
It has certainly performed well and is now on track to be higher.
We were warned to go on being careful because it wasn't known then if it affected the rate at which it could be passed on by vaccinated people - it looks now as if it halves that risk.
It is not claimed to prevent you contracting the disease, just that if you do you won't suffer as badly. There have been deaths of of people thought to already incubating it when vaccinated and also those who assumed that 1 dose gave instant 100% protection and took risks.
Our area has a high proportion of older folk - we are all pretty careful anyway. Our rate last week was 7 new cases per 100 000 people, possibly the lowest in the country. We went into our nearest city last week and found it stressful, students and others from elsewhere not keeping their distance.
We reckoned the risk from the disease for us at our age exceeded by far the risk from the vaccine.
Hope this helps.
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GWAH - Yes, cognitive dissonance plus a large helping of projection - the little people credit those telling whoppers with having the same reluctance to tell porkies that they have. Projection works both ways, narcs and victims each assume the other plays by the same rules as they do, whether malevolent or benevolent.
I do wonder how it will all shake out as she hold's her children up in public? No doubt they will learn their heritage, but I don't think they will ever consider themselves anything but white. Archie is white skinned (and I do believe he exists).
Quite!
Most people had no inkling that Harry's wife was biracial until they saw her mother and I suspect much of the support she gets from her 'fans' is because of Doria.
Incidentally, I also believe A exists... just not borne from her body.
@Curiously,
By contrast both my father and mother in law also had their first dose of the AZ and they had no side effects other than my MIL having a small bruise at the injection site. She said she’s had worse side effects from the flu shot.
Sorry to hear about your mother's reaction to the jab, most unpleasant. :(
My upper arm is so sore that when I roll over onto it during the night, (I'm a restless sleeper) it wakes me up immediately. For me, the flu jab was far less painful. lol
That's correct, until she moved into the BRF... You're either black or white or whatever but you need to decide. You can't switch from one to the other. Is she 'race neutral'? She was white enough until she met Harry, at which point she went bi-racial, which allows her to empathise with her black sisters, while still presenting as white.
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A few years ago there was a white woman posing as a black woman, I believe her name was Rachel Doziel. She was in a high ranking position with the NAACP and was finally caught when her own family went public. Not only was that a truly embarrassing episode for her, but also for the organizing she was representing and the black community. She lost her job and disappeared from the public. Not sure what she is identifying herself as today. But she was a total embarrassment, a fraud.
Now we MM doing nearly the same thing, with exception that she is actually mixed race, as opposed to one or the other race. I truly hope she is actually making a difference in black women's lives, but I don't think she's that she's altruistic. But like Rachel Doziel (ironic isn't it?) she is a fraud.
I've been reading articles about "How will people ever get back to normal after COVID?" and it is easy. The people at greater risk due to things like immunodeficiency disorders, age, or darker skin wear masks; the rest who have already had COVID or been immunized do not. We're still getting cases but our death rate is way down.
Once again, I went to Wikipedia; the entry is under "raised fist" although my search term was "Black Power symbol." So it's a longstanding thing, apparently, used for many causes throughout history.
But a very ugly symbol for jewelry! I hate to say "unfeminine" but it's just jarring with a little jewel stuck in it, isn't i?
@Jersey Girl,
I do wonder how it will all shake out as she hold's her children up in public? No doubt they will learn their heritage, but I don't think they will ever consider themselves anything but white. Archie is white skinned (and I do believe he exists).
Quite!
Most people had no inkling that Harry's wife was biracial until they saw her mother and I suspect much of the support she gets from her 'fans' is because of Doria.
Incidentally, I also believe A exists... just not borne from her body.
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So true. Doria fills in a lot of the gaps for MM blackness. But even Doria is mixed race. I would hope she's always had a decent relationship with her mother and isn't using her in any way.
Yes as far as Archie goes, I believe a surrogate was used too. It became clear when I saw the newest video/picture of her in the red dress. She was way larger in the OW interview.
I just got a call from my doctor's office, and his nurse told me that the doctor doesn't want his patients to fill their prescriptions at a certain pharmacy which is inside a major grocery store. That's where I've filled my prescriptions for many years.
The nurse told me that the doctor said that the pharmacy is selling patient's info, and that other weird things are going on there, but didn't elaborate.
Have any of you ever heard of anything like this????
So true. Doria fills in a lot of the gaps for MM blackness. But even Doria is mixed race.
Just from photos Doria looks about 33% white. She grew up in the black community and still lives in her house there. She is an authentic American black who has slave ancestors, unlike say Barak Obama and even Eric Holder (Obama's Attorney General). Holder's people immigrated from Barbados circa 1910 or so
M's "black experience" is a million miles away from this. M has disowned the black side of her family too. This was in the DM before the wedding, as her black relatives that M knew when she was growing up spoke wistfully of M. The DM article that has been posted here had lots of photos of them with M. They were not invited to the big wedding. M did not want to know about them! Even with Doria, it looks to me that M has an on off relationship with her.
M uses Doria for the race card and Doria (she no dummy!) knows this. Thus she and M have a cool and transactional relationship. But aren't all of M's friends and relationships transactional?
FWIW I have read that the average with American blacks is they are 25-30% white. For sure they are usually not as dark as Africans.
Agree with all that you say but you're quoting @Jersey Girl and not me. :)
I feel so sorry for ALL of her family from both sides. What an evil cow to ghost them like that. Absolutely shameful.
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Yes, I called the doctor back (on his number that's on my phone) and spoke to his nurse. She is the one who gave me the info. I'm just stymied by this.
See, that's a pretty bad and nasty in the legal sense claim she is making about them (breaking HIPPA laws it sounds like) so you might not read it in the paper but it might show up as new faces behind the counter and or something about how to contact the state board overseeing the pharmacy if you had questions.
Do you have other doctors you see where you could ask them about this? a cross check?
I well remember the feminist/lesbian clenched fist symbol - my girlfriend's girlfriend had it on the side window of her VW beetle. I always assumed it meant that she was into fisting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvRjYgwobSI
I am offended by MeGain's Vax Concert speech...
Not only am I highly irritated by the utterances of these two, but I am also not feeling very well today, so I apologize for the narration not being of the best of standards... xxx
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The nurse I spoke to has been the doctor's head nurse for about 25 years, and I've been going there for about the same amount of time. She said that the doctor is telling his patients to move to another pharmacy. She would not lie about this, and I know her voice, so it *was* her that I spoke to.
I checked every newspaper in the area, but no news about this anywhere. Yes, if the pharm is selling data, that would be against the HIPPA laws. I didn't want to ask too much at one time, but will definitely ask him at my next visit next month, and will definitely drill him for answers. I can get more info from him than his nurse or the pharmacy. I don't have any other doctor to ask.
I don't know if this is a fight between the pharm and the doctor, or which one is in the right in this situation, and I don't want to get into a lawsuit by stirring up trouble until I can get some answers from the doctor.
It sure is weird, isn't it. My reporter Spidey senses are tingling. I WILL get to the bottom of this one way or another.
West coast Nutties, this is a large chain of stores that you will be very familiar with. Please keep an eye out for anything weird going on in your local grocery store's pharmacy.
Blind Item #10
According to an offspring of the royal pedophile, he hooked up with his former sister-in-law about a year before she became his sister-in-law.
as for "Prince Harry warns the majority of people 'carry some form of unresolved trauma, loss or grief" yep, we are all human, but most of us try and bloody get on with it, it's not new, we have all lost someone at some point in our life or sadly suffered some trauma, don't really need some no mark stating the bleeding obvious, sadly it's part and parcel of life, some of us cope better than others, my heart goes out to those suffering, but I can't see that #6 is being genuine and can't help but feel its's just another paycheck for him :(
West coast Nutties, this is a large chain of stores that you will be very familiar with. Please keep an eye out for anything weird going on in your local grocery store's pharmacy.
It could be a particular employee of that pharmacy buuuuuut, since hospitals/doctors were forced onto the electronic patient records, *nothing* is private. Everything is hackable.
Blind Item #10
According to an offspring of the royal pedophile, he hooked up with his former sister-in-law about a year before she became his sister-in-law.
Now, why do I doubt that PA called Bea and/or Eugenie to tell them that he nailed that?
His royal sources are shit as we all know.
That's what I understood from it too.
Load of old cobblers!
Evening all - firstly the watch, I don't believe was Diana's didn't the wife buy herself one and had it enscribed to MM from MM - perhaps she got Diana's at a later dateI I don't know,
as for "Prince Harry warns the majority of people 'carry some form of unresolved trauma, loss or grief" yep, we are all human, but most of us try and bloody get on with it, it's not new, we have all lost someone at some point in our life or sadly suffered some trauma, don't really need some no mark stating the bleeding obvious, sadly it's part and parcel of life, some of us cope better than others, my heart goes out to those suffering, but I can't see that #6 is being genuine and can't help but feel its's just another paycheck for him :(
Yep. At some point, those experiences can't be used as an excuse anymore. There is always somebody out there with a sadder and/or more traumatic story.
Seriously though, it has that same tone of how my father and brother are trapped.
I wonder if this mental health deal could be in conflict with his other work one (conflict of interest?). Just thinking about connections, jobs and how with them, things never really seem to be straightforward.
Eugenie? Funny. You never really hear her talk about what a wonderful friend and help 6's wife is to her. We might read that Eugenie is a close friend to them (which may have some truth in it way back when - before weddings, babies and it was more of closeness because of her cousin) but I think that there is too much water under the bridge now.
https://images.app.goo.gl/G9PjoZuttBBZvueL9
You're right. I think most of us knew when medical records went electronic, that it was the end of our privacy. If they can hack the government, they can also hack pharm and physician records.
As for the 6th saying that we all carry trauma, of course we do, and we learn to live with it and to control our reactions to it. That's what adults do. It's your choice to devote your life to grieving or to get on with life, as normal people do.
The 6th has made his choice to grieve for a living and for making money. He's already said that he doesn't remember her. Poor little rich boy. H isn't a man or a man or an adult. Harry is still a little boy mentally and emotionally.
@Swampwoman,
You're right. I think most of us knew when medical records went electronic, that it was the end of our privacy. If they can hack the government, they can also hack pharm and physician records.
Yep, my records have been hacked from a number of governmental agencies including the VA (I've actually forgotten how many notifications I've received), as well as Target and other retail establishments.
Half of the blinds on CDAN are picked up off of various gossip sites.
I will say there sure are a lot more negative gossip/rumors popping out now on her.
Heck, i'd be tempted to speak to a local newspaper anonymously and say there's a rumor and could you check it out? If it's true, the newspaper would love to expose them.
Obviously H is not dealing with his trauma - or maybe instead i should say he prefers to use that as an excuse for his behavior. and also to promote himself as an expert in mental health. H & M as my advisors in mental health issues? Hell no!!!
If I go into the pharmacy and ask about this, at this point, they'll clam up, and I won't get the info that I need. It will turn around that they are asking questions of me. Where did you get this info? Who told you? Are you accusing us of something, etc.
Please remember that I did this for a living. I'll start first with the original source, my doctor. If I am not satisfied with his answer, I'll go to the pharmacy and tell them what he said and if it is true. If I don't get direct answers, then I move up the ladder at the grocery store's headquarters.
If I called the newspaper now, I don't have a source to give them or any definite details. It would be considered gossip unless I have facts to give them as an incentive to investigate. I live in a small town and the local reporters are very young and inexperienced. I'll do better gathering my own facts. I still have my press pass from NY, so can ask as a journalist.
Re the CDAN blind item, don’t forget Fergie has three sisters — Jane, Eliza, and Alice.
They too would have been his former sisters-in-law-law at this point. Not necessarily Diana.... just a thought.
Anyway I agree that the idea Eugenie (or Bea) is ratting out her father or sharing this sort of info w troublemaking MM is silly.
I do think you may be onto something with you jewelry info, and Messica, and MM’s preferences. Perhaps that is another cause she plans to get on board with, similar to her mother. Votes, votes, votes. Perhaps she, Markus, Harry and Messica can form a free love commune. Plus, rumors abound that Ellen and Portia May be divorcing since the sale of their LA house. Maybe MM has new plans.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6423517/Mosque-supported-Meghan-Markles-charity-cookbook-links-19-terrorists.html#comments
IIRC, the allegations were played down in the mainstream news but I bet a lot of people thought it odd/inappropriate for Catherine's brother-in-law's wife to get herself involved in this.
Natalie was super passionate about helping the community and openly tweeted about helping them in any way possible via her personal tweeter account.
The cookbook came together under the Royal Foundation's guide and care with Natalie doing the bulk of the work though Mrs 6 took public credit while simultaneously negotiating her own private book deal with the publishers of the cookbook.
The cookbook remains under the care of The Royal Foundation who collect the money and distribute to charities affiliated with or nominated by the Hubb kitchen.
As far as the terrorist links, that was unfortunate in the way it was reported because the majority of the community served by the Kitchen and the Mosque are of a particular religion.
It's also true that several of the more notorious terrorists, the so-called Beatles, worshipped there. The Mosque was quick to distance itself from them, but was forever tainted by their actions.
It's become a truth no one dares speak publicly that recent migrants and children of similar ethnic migrants are taught a very particular interpretation of their religion. An interpretation that lends itself to terror activities. An interpretation that only gained traction in the past 20yrs unlike other more peaceful, vaguely secular interpretations of yester years. The young of these ethnicities like all young ones and their idealistic outlook tend to become radicalised quickly and easily.
Having these young idealised radicals go out and commit the atrocities they do doesn't mean entire Mosque or church is tainted or even agree.
To that end, it was appalling that this connection was reported as if every congregant approved or agreed or was similarly radicalised.
Now if they'd reported the same about the Finsbury Mosque in north London, i would be inclined to say it was a much needed public service because that Mosque was notorious for it's firebrand radicalised preachers most of whom are residing at her Majesty's pleasure in various jails and almost all it's congregants agreed with their teachings and were eager participants in suggested actions. The danger was removed once the preachers were removed.
"Blind Item #10
According to an offspring of the royal pedophile, he hooked up with his former sister-in-law about a year before she became his sister-in-law."
Would that be Diana, Camilla or Sophie?
"Catherine's brother-in-law's wife." Hahahahaha!
(Or Sophie, or Camilla or Fergie’s sisters)
Now if they'd reported the same about the Finsbury Mosque in north London, i would be inclined to say it was a much needed public service because that Mosque was notorious for it's firebrand radicalised preachers most of whom are residing at her Majesty's pleasure in various jails and almost all it's congregants agreed with their teachings and were eager participants in suggested actions. The danger was removed once the preachers were removed.
Even in America this Mosque is known. Very near famous Finsbury Park I presume. Hamza with the hook hands was affiliated with this mosque. He lost his hands in a bomb gone wrong so he claimed. Something like this. We tried him, He is in an American prison. The UK handed him over to us, rather than have a tumultuous trial in the UK. He resides in our Super Max prison in Colorado.
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Abu Hamza verdict: The hate preacher of Finsbury Park who ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/north...
May 25, 2020 · Abu Hamza verdict: The hate preacher of Finsbury Park who tried to plead he was a friend of the West. Rants of hook-handed Abu Hamza inspired the …
"Blind Item #10
According to an offspring of the royal pedophile, he hooked up with his former sister-in-law about a year before she became his sister-in-law."
Would that be Diana, Camilla or Sophie?
Hooking up with his former sister in law about a year before she became his sister in law would appear to leave out Sophie or Camilla, not being former in laws, unless I'm missing something.
The only one of Sarah's sisters that would have been old enough would have been married at the time. She was three years older than Andrew. I suppose it *could* have happened; she was probably unhappy in her marriage as she divorced in 1988. Again, I don't see him telling the daughters about this even if it did happen far, far in the past prior to his engagement to their mother. If the daughters somehow found out, I don't see them passing it on, again, because they would not want that out because of it being possibly hurtful to their mother.
Which brings us to Diana. About a year before becoming his sister in law, he was 19, she was 18. She was supposed to be quietly dating Charles, so I don't think she would have messed THAT up. Could explain the coldness between the brothers, though. If one or both of the girls heard a confrontation re Diana between the brothers, I don't see them telling The Enemy about it so that it could be told to the gossip columnist in LA.
Yes, Jersey City would also be fine (barf) and I'm focusing my efforts on the big boys (banks) which is where my experience lies. Job searching usually takes a few months and I think I'm on track.
I was going to move to Dallas but I visited and it was not my jam.
I don't believe that either political party in America has the monopoly on being "super cutthroat".
They both are.
"Don't question my methods, just look at my results" appears to be the mantra of both parties.
@JennS,
Michelle Ruiz is one of those prolific "magazine piece" NYC writers who jumps in with her voice into every topic....style and jewelry and gushing pieces about stars and humor pieces about being a mommy, or race and mental health -- all depending on the publication. She is busy.
Looking more up, she wrote a very fond piece about James Middleton..... claims to own Kate Middleton-style jewelry and fan-girled Kate's style while that was a thing. But then, for recent years, apparently ywrote a number of pieces about relating to everything biracial and sexist that Meghan is going through since she joined the royals. She says she relates to MM, etc etc. Poor Oprah interview MM! etc.
In particular, she wrote a piece I find particularly stealthy and shi^^y, because while pretending to be a "hey we should like both ladies!" op ed, it is actually rather negative about Kate. The piece says that Omid Scobie is THE leading royal reporter in the UK, and then, Ruiz gushes over everything Scobie says as if it were 100% true, and utterly deep genius. She then expresses disappointment in Kate for making MM cry per the Oprah show, and expresses more concern for all of MM's mental anguish, and says (apparently based on Scobie, who is quoted throughout) that "both brothers" are "broken." Ruiz only seems to researche as far as her guest star or quoted person of the day takes her. She printed what Scobie told her at length in her article (link below) -- and takes it as gospel with Scobie as God.
Read it here, to form your own opinion:
Why Does It Have to Be Meghan Markle vs. Kate Middleton? | Vogue
https://www.vogue.com/article/why-does-it-have-to-be-meghan-markle-vs-kate-middleton
Valentine Low may wish to see what other juice Scobie left Ruiz with.....any other comments she has a MM/KM fan girl. Or maybe since Ruiz is a big fan of MM and a former Kate fan (again she still claims to be both, but I think the article linked above shows her scuttling away to side with the bigger woke payday of MM who is biracial as opposed to "white English rose" Kate (see how Ruiz uses this phrasing). Maybe Genevieve whatsherface of MM's employ directed Low to speak to Ruiz.
Now, beyond that, per other writers exploring the topic of MM -- I would like to say here for the record that I expect nothing good---repeat, NOTHING good---from the supposed touch-on-his-subjects writer (Tom Bower) who is said to be working on the next MM book. He keeps posting comments here and there on instagram etc, praising her and sounding more like a sycophant. One genius Nutty once said here that MM clearly has a way with older easily flattered men men (Judge, Archbishop, briefly Charles) so god knows.
As an American, I wouldn't say that I consider H&M's "lifestyle" to be "right-leaning." I don't really see their lifestyle (e.g., their Montecito mansion) to be be particularly associated with political leanings at all. There are plenty of people living rich lifestyles on both sides of the aisle. For example, while on the right we see Romneys and some Rockefellers, on the left the Kennedys were a presence in the Democratic party for decades.
Looking at presidential candidates on the left, according to this link https://www.businessinsider.com/11-of-the-richest-us-presidential-candidates-in-history-2019-7
John Kerry was worth $103 million in 2003 (separate from his wife's fortune)
Al Gore $200 million
John Kennedy $1 billion
Tom Steyer $1.6 billion
John Delaney $200 million
Michael Bloomberg $59 billion
The current president and his wife are reportedly worth only $9 million. Still quite an accomplishment for a public servant and a community college teacher.
And I can't say I think being "cut-throat" is particularly political either. I suppose on a surface level being too obvious about business interests is thought of as right-leaning. But that doesn't mean there aren't left-leaning folks making plenty of money too. A few are listed above. Others are in different kinds of business. And these days more rich celebrities seem to be on the left.
Couple of you made some good points before I deleted it, thank you.
Evening all - firstly the watch, I don't believe was Diana's didn't the wife buy herself one and had it enscribed to MM from MM - perhaps she got Diana's at a later dateI I don't know,
@Pantsface: You are correct about Harry’s wife buying herself a Cartier tank watch similar to Diana’s and having it engraved “To MM From MM” which I think is weird. She bought it with one of her first big paychecks from acting. If I can find the article I read about it in the buildup to the engagement or wedding.
More than 18k tweets|retweets a year primarily related to them or their issues. That's impossible for one person to do isn't it?
He can pull off this look. Try harder Harry!
Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry to premiere
“The Me You Can’t See,” a documentary series exploring mental health and emotional well-being, on May 21 on Apple TV+
Participants in the series include Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, San Antonio Spurs’ DeMar DeRozan, Phoenix Suns' Langston Galloway (formerly of the Detroit Pistons), mental health advocate and speaker Zak Williams, Olympic boxer Virginia “Ginny” Fuchs, celebrity chef Rashad Armstead and more
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Hapless as this O+#6 show might be, I predict it will get a good reception. And not just from the usual sugars and the woke crowd. We shall see. This is the world we live in, enough of the American public will like this. Britons will see through this jive. Their selective dourness is their salvation. Old Blighty indeed!
My question was deliberately as illogical as CDAN blinds.
I should have made that clear.
CDAN has realised that royal blinds are a reliable goldmine and prints the most ridiculous, illogical blinds to keep it going.
None has ever been proven.
All are based on the prevailing public emotion / view of the day about the named royal who happens to be in the news.
Details and accuracy are irrelevant.
Where mrs 6 is concerned, he is on much firmer ground when discussing hollywood shenanigans which isn't saying much, but when he moves her into the royal sphere, he falters and outright lies.
It's primogeniture. Period. No longer male primogeniture.
@Acquitaine
"-Did Natalie Campbell start the project well before MM came on the scene? So it was never MM's idea?
-What private deal did Markle negotiate with the publishers of the cookbook? Are you referring to her writing the forward? Did she earn money for doing that?
-Do you know anything about Markus' involvement? I think I remember reading that Markle kept her early visits there secret - did the RF know she was working on this project? She must have started the work before the wedding. It seems odd in quite a few ways."
This was a Royal Foundation project with Natalie specifically given oversight for it due to her work with the communities.
Markle negotiated her book deal while she was a royal. Dan Wootton and others wrote articles about it except everyone thought her book was going to be about her dog guy. When someone else revealed they'd written a book about a dog who'd upgraded to life in a royal palace, everyone dismissed the reporting on Meghan's book deal as one of those silly tabloid stories.
Fast forward to the Bench.....published by the same publishing house as the cookbook with leaked detail that the original subject of the Bench was Guy and that had been changed to Harry.
Under royal rules, if the bench had been published when she was still a royal, all proceeds would have gone to charity. As she's out, all proceeds are going to her pocket book minus 1% that the publisher always gives to charity for all its book sales.
I've never heard of Markus being involved in any of her royal work. Definitely nothing to connect him to anything Royal Foundation related.
Secret visits are standard practise from royals. They are classed as secret due to an imposed media blackout at the initial meetings as opposed to furtively arrangements that no one knows about.
It gives royal and the visited charity a chance to meet, explore and develop ideas. If nothing comes of it, no harm done, and organisation is jettisoned. If it works out, then a public announcement and visit is arranged with media in attendance.
In mrs 6's case, any secret meetings would have been additionally impossible to keep from palace due to her RPOs being required to record their daily movements to command.