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Open Post: "The Bench" Interview

New open post to discuss Meghan's upcoming NPR interview for "The Bench."

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Christine said…
"Harry has been appointed Chief Impact Officer at Silicon Valley start-up BetterUp, which provides coaching, advice and support for both businesses and organizations."
Enbrethiliel said…
Re: career napalm

After I submitted my comment, I remembered one person who was able to crawl out from under a terrible association with a British royal. Trevor Rees-Jones, Diana's bodyguard who was the only one to survive the crash in the tunnel, managed to rebuild his career after that colossal professional failure. A conspiracy theorist friend has just informed me that he is currently the head of security for AstraZeneca!

So there's at least one hopeful precedent for any aid who may want to come forward.
jessica said…
I’m SURE Meghan wants a point by point breakdown! LOL

The best way to deal with someone as manipulative as she is to withhold all information. She doesn’t know what to do right now and is shaking in her boots. No time to prepare daggers and diversions! Boo Hoo!

Also read the latest DM ‘Enough’ by Royal reporters. The most striking thing they point out is that the row over the name was very manipulative, when there was backlash. ‘Well we wouldn’t have if we were told no.’ Again, creating false narratives and shifting the blame directly on the Queen. LOL.

No wonder she’s changed policy. They literally blamed the Queen for the media backlash of ‘lillibet’.

Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
Blogger Snarkyatherbest said...

i still want to know why she wanted to avoid the UN women’s group. i just sense harkles and brf know something by more about fiji than we do.
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Evidently, as far as the UN Women thing goes, they refused to make her an "ambassador," which they reserve for A-listers. Someone with her background (two-bit cable supporting actress) is only an "advocate." I don't know if she was aware that UN Women were the hosts of the whole Suva market event, with "branding" and all (special tent as HQ, lots of literature, maybe even goodies to hand out to the ladies running their stalls. But she was reportedly incensed when she saw it, and actually hissed at her aide, who fled to her car and burst into tears. Rebecca English said she saw the whole thing.
HappyDays said…
Lt. Nyota Uhura said...
DM article: Meghan is ready for 'brutal showdown' with Buckingham Palace in bullying probe: Duchess demands 'point by point' breakdown of claims and will 'dispute them ALL', source claims

Hahahaha! The Palace owes her NOTHING. The demanding M is bringing a knife, and a paring knife at that, to a gunfight.

@Lt. Nyota Uhura:

Just a thought…

To paraphrase Blazing Saddles: “Guns? HMTQ don’t need no stinking guns.”

HMTQ has her own shiny new aircraft carrier. Beat THAT, Meghan.

After it completes its current service in the Middle East, perhaps the HMS Queen Elizabeth can be anchored off the shores of Montecito as a gentle reminder to Meghan of just WHO she’s dealing with.

As a courtesy gesture, the ship could quickly excavate a swimming pool for the chickens by lobbing a couple of shells at the Mudslide Mansion:-)






Enbrethiliel said…
@Snarkyatherbest
Re: Fiji

Rumor was that Harry's wife behaved shabbily at Fiji to get back at the UN for not having appointed her a global ambassador. There were UN Women at the event, so she walked out of the whole thing. That would teach them not to reject her again!

If true, the involvement of the UN may make this a bigger story than we think. We may all feel for the women at the market, but they don't really bring any weapons to this fight. The UN, on the other hand, must have some pretty big guns! Is Harry's wife currently in the crosshairs?
Snarkyatherbest said…
LT Nyota Uhura. thanks. now the in thing makes more sense. guess someone wasn’t ready by her briefing books or she would have known they were there. perhaps the mrs thought the brf set her up by having them there. narcs do think that way. i am still hoping there is more to fiji and we eventually find out.

Happy Days. maybe lobbing a bunch of ratty wigs would be awesome too.
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
@HappyDays ... Heeee! They'd just be *requisitioning* the chickens for a complimentary BBQ which they KNOW her Fraudship would want to throw for them, solidarity between U.S. and U.K., dont'cha know 😈

But seriously, M actually thinks she can beat the Queen. *eyes bugging out* ... on the other hand, this oughtta be good ;) As far as I'm concerned, she has awoken the sleeping giant, who is filled with a terrible resolve, to quote the Japanese admiral on Pearl Harbor Day.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Lt. Nyota Uhura
But seriously, M actually thinks she can beat the Queen. *eyes bugging out*

Not just the Queen, but the entire British Royal Family, spanning several generations. And the British people. And the Australian people. And the Fijian people. And everyone who has ever seen the truth about her.
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
Blogger Snarkyatherbest said...
LT Nyota Uhura. thanks. now the in thing makes more sense. guess someone wasn’t ready by her briefing books or she would have known they were there. perhaps the mrs thought the brf set her up by having them there. narcs do think that way. i am still hoping there is more to fiji and we eventually find out.
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That's about the extent of my Fiji knowledge, maybe other Nutties know more, but I remember reading somewhere that H and M demanded the WHOLE of Government House in Australia to themselves (!!!), which supposedly led to the hot tea-throwing incident.
SwampWoman said…
@HappyDays: Hahahaha! The Palace owes her NOTHING. The demanding M is bringing a knife, and a paring knife at that, to a gunfight. Bwahahaha! My paring knives are pretty lethal. Maybe a butter knife!

Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
Blogger Enbrethiliel said...
@Lt. Nyota Uhura
But seriously, M actually thinks she can beat the Queen. *eyes bugging out*

Not just the Queen, but the entire British Royal Family, spanning several generations. And the British people. And the Australian people. And the Fijian people. And everyone who has ever seen the truth about her.
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Whoa, hadn't thought of the wider aspects. Welp, this REALLY oughtta be good 😈
Girl with a Hat said…
@Enthebriel,

she and Harry tried to take on and use the Canadian people. They actually thought that the could be parachuted in to act as Governor General or least squat and use the Canadian RCMP as their private security agency.

The Canadian people have a reputation of being very polite and nice, but they didn't put up with that for very long. Over 80k Canadians signed a petition to stop paying for their security just a month after their arrival.
Ziggy said…
Hi, I'm a bit out of the loop but just wanted to pop in to say I enjoy and appreciate everything that JennS contributes to our group. 💜
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
Blogger SwampWoman said...
@HappyDays: Hahahaha! The Palace owes her NOTHING. The demanding M is bringing a knife, and a paring knife at that, to a gunfight. Bwahahaha! My paring knives are pretty lethal. Maybe a butter knife!
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For some reason I'm reminded of that scene in Indiana Jones where some random guy in a black ninja outfit and a turban is wildly swinging his scimitar around, threatening Indy, who calmly pulls out his handgun and *bang!*
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
*meant to add, random ninja guy = M, Indy = The Queen
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Maneki Neko said…
@Enbrethilielsaid



I remembered one person who was able to crawl out from under a terrible association with a British royal. Trevor Rees-Jones, Diana's bodyguard ...
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A slight correction if I may. Trevor Rees-Jones was employed by Mohamed Al-Fayed, not the BRF. I'm not sure about the 'colossal professional failure' you mention, he was opposed to Dodi's plan as were others. The article in the DM states:

'The bodyguards will go out of the front and act as decoys while the couple and Paul make good their escapes. The two bodyguards are horrified at the ‘bad plan’. There is a ‘heated debate’ during which Dodi tells his men: ‘It’s been okayed by MF [Mohamed Al Fayed], it’s been okayed by my father.’ A compromise is reached. Rees-Jones will go with the couple and Paul. Neither bodyguard is happy at this, but Dodi’s word is final.' They had no choice. It was stated at the time that had Diana not dispensed with her RPOs, employed by the Palace, this would never have happened.
SwampWoman said…
HappyDays said...
Lt. Nyota Uhura said...
DM article: Meghan is ready for 'brutal showdown' with Buckingham Palace in bullying probe: Duchess demands 'point by point' breakdown of claims and will 'dispute them ALL', source claims


Oh, my, the Daily Mail must have it wrong. After all, how could 6 and 6w be engaged in brutal anything when they are so VERY woke and caring? Surely they wouldn't deny staffers the opportunity to speak their truth, would they? (Sinking back into chaise lounge, fanning myself furiously.)

Somebody bring me my smelling salts and a glass of wine. I'm feeling faint.

Well my gracious. Have 6 and 6w lied about their compassion, or do they only feel compassion for themselves? They certainly felt no compassion whatsoever for Prince Philip on his deathbed, or for the Queen in mourning for Prince Philip, or for the Prince of Wales for his loss, the uncles and aunts in mourning, etc. etc. etc. Now it very much appears that 6w wishes to re-bully into silence the powerless people that complained about her bullying.

I can't decide if they remind me more of toddlers in the middle of a tantrum, or as poo-flinging monkeys throwing stink at everybody. Sigh. I suppose toddlers having a tantrum and decorating the walls with diaper content.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Maneki Neko

Thanks for the reminder to be more precise. By "a terrible association with a British royal," I meant simply that he was the bodyguard in the car with Diana when she died. His name could have so easily become notorious afterward. In my opinion, he's extremely lucky it didn't.

And by "colossal professional failure," I mean that he very publicly failed to do his job as a bodyguard. Yes, it may have been Dodi's bad decision, which he could not overrule; but it still can't be something a security professional would want on his record. I wouldn't like to have to explain something like that in a job interview.
Maneki Neko said…
@Lt Uhura said

I remember reading somewhere that H and M demanded the WHOLE of Government House in Australia to themselves (!!!), which supposedly led to the hot tea-throwing incident.
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Yep, me too. I don't remember abt H but madam demanded the whole Government House, and she wanted a wing at Windsor castle (now that's big) (the Queen politely refused). Delusions of grandeur.
SwampWoman said…
Lt. Nyota Uhura said: For some reason I'm reminded of that scene in Indiana Jones where some random guy in a black ninja outfit and a turban is wildly swinging his scimitar around, threatening Indy, who calmly pulls out his handgun and *bang!*


Indiana Jones convinced me to carry a handgun with me always for emergency use in case of swords or Nazis.
HM has 2 big shiny new carriers in the Fleet, one with her name on it, the other bearing PC's name.

HMS Queen Elizabeth is now on her maiden deployment.

HMS Prince of Wales is slightly younger, still undergoing trials. She was anchored off St Ives/Carbis Bay for the G7.

I do like the idea of MM armed with a butter knife - Gags about not knowing which side her bread was buttered on seem in order!

We watched the old film about the Yangtze Incident the other evening - even HMS Amethyst in her final beaten-up state could have dealt decisively with MM - and Amethyst was a tiddler (>1400 tons) by comparison.
Maneki Neko said…
@Enbrethiliel

Thank you. In any case, Trevor Rees-Jones resigned from his job as a bodyguard the year after the accident, although his job was still available. Apparently, he is now head of global security at Astra Zeneca - I think you mentioned it earlier?
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
Blogger Maneki Neko said...
@Lt Uhura said

I remember reading somewhere that H and M demanded the WHOLE of Government House in Australia to themselves (!!!), which supposedly led to the hot tea-throwing incident.
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Yep, me too. I don't remember abt H but madam demanded the whole Government House, and she wanted a wing at Windsor castle (now that's big) (the Queen politely refused). Delusions of grandeur.
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I'd forgotten about the whole wing at Windsor kerfuffle. No wonder Frog Cottage was *beneath* her.
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Blogger SwampWoman said...
Lt. Nyota Uhura said: For some reason I'm reminded of that scene in Indiana Jones where some random guy in a black ninja outfit and a turban is wildly swinging his scimitar around, threatening Indy, who calmly pulls out his handgun and *bang!*


Indiana Jones convinced me to carry a handgun with me always for emergency use in case of swords or Nazis.
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Hahaha! Nice one ;)


SwampWoman said…
Enbrethiliel said: And by "colossal professional failure," I mean that he very publicly failed to do his job as a bodyguard. Yes, it may have been Dodi's bad decision, which he could not overrule; but it still can't be something a security professional would want on his record. I wouldn't like to have to explain something like that in a job interview.


Bankrupt London-based hedge fund managers explaining in job interviews how they lost all the company assets on shorting GameStop come to mind as well.
abbyh said…
Enbrethiliel and Snarkyatherbest =

Really good thinking point.

Re: Fiji

Rumor was that Harry's wife behaved shabbily at Fiji to get back at the UN for not having appointed her a global ambassador. There were UN Women at the event, so she walked out of the whole thing. That would teach them not to reject her again!

If true, the involvement of the UN may make this a bigger story than we think. We may all feel for the women at the market, but they don't really bring any weapons to this fight. The UN, on the other hand, must have some pretty big guns! Is Harry's wife currently in the crosshairs?


What if the it is linked back to the humanitarian attempts somehow? Not just the UN but somehow to everything since then? or that claim of maybe getting into politics with the humanitarian credentials? Maybe something about the Foundation (and their books)?
xxxxx said…
Enbrethiliel said...
Fiji
Rumor was that Harry's wife behaved shabbily at Fiji to get back at the UN for not having appointed her a global ambassador. There were UN Women at the event, so she walked out of the whole thing. That would teach them not to reject her again!


Many Fiji women-vendors-entrepreneurs were at the market that day waiting Meg's appearance. The UN Women organization was there. I believe that UN Women had made UN financed microloans and such to help these Fiji female entrepreneurs get them into gear. This was a feminist action by them and in my book was going on years before we ever heard of "woke".

Meghan arrived and in a fit, she cut her visit short. Thus shocking all assembled. Shows how Megs feminist talk is only for show, and is so much BS. This was Megs day to flaunt her racism at the darker Fijian women.


I very much believe this is true and probably a Palace leak.
Ziggy said…
@Enbrethiliel
@Lt. Nyota Uhura

I read this quote in a narc survivor book and it is apt:

"A Narcissist will run you over and scold you for being in their way. They will endlessly complain about how you damaged their car." - Shannon Thomas
SwampWoman said…
Mel said...
@JennS.... I apparently missed some hoopla this morning, but I wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoy your comments and your input to this blog.

I like your idea of a repository blog where we can go and look up things by topic.

So often something will happen, and we will say to each other so exactly what did happen back then?

With your blog we will be able to go back and re-read exactly what happened when the topic first came up, and what has been said since then.

I hope that you're feeling better from your surgery. Sometimes the sad feeling can happen because the healing is kind of hard. Anyway, sending you good thoughts.


Yes! Do not let anybody dissuade you from your labor of love, JennS. I've been worried that you are doing too much too soon, rest and recover first.
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
Blogger Ziggy said...

"A Narcissist will run you over and scold you for being in their way. They will endlessly complain about how you damaged their car." - Shannon Thomas
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Good analogy!
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
Here is a link @ Miggy posted earlier, but it definitely bears repeating:

How H and M got kicked out of Tyler Perry's place

https://twitter.com/SpringBrad1/status/1407249321595224065/photo/1

(click on image to read, click on arrow for 2nd page)

Note the "wanted Tyler Perry's whole house to themselves" ..... I dunno where this item came from, but it sure has the ring of truth to it, IMO
Grisham said…
Tyler Perry promoted MM’s book on his IG, so I tend not to believe this. https://instagram.com/tylerperry?utm_medium=copy_link

Book prominently placed
Lt. Nyota Uhura said…
@ tatty, yes, I saw that too ... perhaps it was some kind of apology he was making, I dunno. Reason no. 879 why I wish people would post the sources of these gossipy items (I want them to be true!)
SirStinxAlot said…
I would concede that Prince Charles and HMTQ did not know the extent of the bullying. Charles has offices at Clarence House, the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Since this investigation has began, I am sure the attorneys have kept them up to date on any shocking developments. There were allegedly recordings of M have tantrums, especially about titles and probably living arrangements. This is more likely the new approach to the Sussex spins and attacks. Evidence is piling up from around the globe from victims and witnesses. Im sure Government buildings have plenty of security cameras.
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SwampWoman said…
I should probably say that the most recently deleted post wasn't because somebody was being ugly to another poster (grin), but because I posted a comment before I left. When grandson and I arrived back home, the blog hadn't updated. I thought it hadn't gone through, hit "post" again, and was guilty of a double post. My apologies.
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DesignDoctor said…
When reading all of the reports of unkindness, bullying, and temper tantrums thrown by 6 and his wife the visual that comes to my mind is that of 6w throwing her head back and declaring “I am such a fraud.” regarding her SAG non-membership.
People with integrity and character do not demean people serving them and throw tantrums when things are not just so or when they think they deserve more. They just don’t!
6 and his wife should know and act better!

I recall reading when 6 w was on a UN women humanitarian trip to highlight how far some women and girls need to walk to get clean drinking water, she posed with the African children about 15 minutes long enough for the photo op and then left.
I regard her whole humanitarian persona as a PR creation rather than something real.
She is a narc. Narcs have only one cause they promote—themselves!
DesignDoctor said…
@cookieshark
There is also more than one video of 6w pushing herself in front of Harry. One video is of her going before Harry when they are entering Charles’ birthday garden party a few days after the wedding and another video of her pushing herself ahead of Harry in Morocco.
SirStinxAlot said…
There is a whole compilation of her pushing front of H at events and pushing ahead standing in the middle of a group during conversation to be the center of attention. Also snatching a pen out of H hand during a book signing to record their bisit. Giving H the evil eyes on multiple occasions too.
hunter said…
Someone on Twitter believes they have found the birth certificate of Diana Mary Mountbatten-Windsor for 6/4/2021 in Los Angelas county - she says in the USA one can file a name change form to anything.

She thinks this is the birth certificate.

https://twitter.com/Murky__Meg/status/1407443662494212099
Midge said…
@Hunter
Just read this on the Empress7
@houseofbrat found a birth certificate under the name of Diana Mary, who was born June 4th in Los Angeles, CA. No birth certificate for anyone named Lilibet Diana born June 4th in Santa Barbara, CA. And people discovered the Diana Mary name by looking up all the website domains that were registered with the name Mountbatten-Windsor.
hunter said…
She says Meghan may have intended this all along - that after the "Lilibet" kerfluffle MM can claim she was "forced" to change the child's name (as a giant F-U to the BRF) to... Diana Mary.

But no name change document would be required, because it is already the baby's name. See the tweet for more of her thought process but I've covered it.


This child would then become Princess Diana. Boom.
hunter said…
*not become / already is

@Midge - yes same source but I missed the part the first time about how the Lilibet scandal would be played off to smack the queen twice
hunter said…
Someone else claims the domain name dianamarymountbattenwindsor has been purchased already as well but I'm not sure if that is verified.
hunter said…
UPDATE on the birth certificate:

It appears there is a hit for both Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor (in LA) and Diana Mountbatten-Windsor (SB).

Make of that what you will.
SirStinxAlot said…
Unless these kids were adopted or have parents that have some sort of ESP, that is impossible for them to be born in different cities.
This latest news about the child's name is beyond evil. She has a mind like a corkscrew - one that goes widdershins.
Girl with a Hat said…
@hunter,

I just did a search for
dianamarymountbattenwindsor.com
and it says it's unavailable
hunter said…
Web domain DianaMary.com was registered October 2020.

Web domain DianaMaryMountbattenWindsor.com was registered March 2021.

The LilibetDiana domains, as we know, are far more recent.

Images of registration details in this tweet here: https://twitter.com/LibertyEv1776/status/1407457356674256896
abbyh said…
We need to move on and back to discussions about the LA duo. People are welcome to participate as they want or not. It is sliding into a direction away from the topic of the Duo and more into other topics.

Can there be multiple blogs. Sure.

The issue is that this however was becoming the topic instead of the real focus of the blog.

It is ok for people to voice an opinion other that the one you hold as long as you are not being dismissive of their opinion to hold it.

So please get back to the discussion. A thank you/shout out to those who are doing this already.

WBBM said, This latest news about the child's name is beyond evil. She has a mind like a corkscrew - one that goes widdershins.

Which bit specifically? Registering the domains and doubling down on the news they told The Queen what they were calling their daughter, and not seeking permission ? Honestly, I’m not surprised just how low these two are willing to sink. 🤨

Have you managed to listen to Lady C’s new video yet? 🤩
jessica said…
WOW great catch re:birth certificates and Lilis real name.
I looked through the WHO IS accounts of many domains related. Curiously, Lilidiana.com was registered on May 30th.
The lillibet domains were not registered until the DAY she supposedly gave birth and afterwards. It makes much more sense ‘lilibet’ is a sick PR move and the child was always lilidiana or dianamary (announcement coming up).

abbyh said…
Jenn,

That was uncalled for.
jessica said…
Jenn,

Do you have the domains archived? Would love to see that! This theory of lilibet never being the chosen name is too good to ignore.
For what its worth:

Blind Item #13
Myself along with other tabloids that call out hypocrisy all pointed out that the alliterate one trademarked their kid's name to make a buck. They did so even after trashing the namesake and didn't even ask the namesake if they could have the trademark, despite the namesake owning the rights to it. Now, Kneepads put on their biggest pair in stock so they could say that it was to protect the child. Uh huh.

POSTED BY ENT LAWYER AT 11:45 AM 68 COMMENTS
Natalier said…
@ JennS

I enjoy reading your comments and is esp thankful for your articles from The Times and other rags here.

I agree with another poster that yr blog could be a great repository site. It will make our life much easier whenever we want to read up on specific articles.

That said, I hope you continue to post here - both articles and comments.
jessica said…
Hey Jenn,

Sorry I didn’t see the squabble earlier. I did, though, check out your blog! Nice layout. The topics and proof are irrefutable. Unbelievable to me that Meghan thinks she can get away with all of this in the age of the internet.

Interesting point Tatty found of Tyler Perry posting an Instagram to sell Meghan’s book. That is so weird to me. He is a nice guy, and all, but why is he backing *her* at all. She’s an embarrassment. Was it possibly a paid promotion?
jessica said…
CDAN’s blind...

If Meghan wanted to protect her child, she shouldn’t keep associating her child with the problem (the BRF) and give the child such a prominent name. If she wanted to protect the child from domain name hijackings...well, her child is of a different generation where domains mean very little. Also, anyone can promote a site that messes with the lili name, it doesn’t have to be ‘the domain’. Poor excuses all around. What about protecting the 95 year old Queen?
snarkyatherbest said…
Is it just me or is this baby becoming a bit of the "Boys from Brazil" thing.
Girl with a Hat said…
can one get the name of the biological parents from the birth certificate?
Girl with a Hat said…
has anyone else noticed that the Queen looks more youthful in Her last appearances?

I think She's had some work done. A little bit of tweaking and her wrinkles have really disappeared. Good for Her! I just wish that more widows would do something to pamper themselves.
JHanoi said…
Havent read this blog today but i want to thank you for the paywall articles. I wouldnt see them if you hadnt posted them!
The minx in me wishes for the statue at the unveiling to be one of those street performers dressed like statues. And then some time during the event, said statute turns and slaps 6 up the side of his head.

A girl can dream.
JHanoi said…
DM harkles brutal showdown

MM allegedly claims the KP staff wasnt up to their job, could deal with the pressure working with her and couldnt understand how she wanted things run.

When i read that statement....from a 'whipsmart, great communicator, and someone who ran a successful business/blog' i have to laugh.

It sounds more like she is a very poor boss, has no managerial skills, and is incapable of giving clear direction or communicating her 'vision'.

Sounds more like she wasnt up to her job, couldnt deal with the pressure, and didnt care to learn the culture of her new company, the brf.
@JHanoi

Couldn't agree more. I think it was shown (?) that she actually didn't run the blog, she would collect pictures and notes and Gina had somebody ghost write the blog.

If 1 employee claims bullying and she says no, they weren't up to the job. Well, that's believable. But its not 1, its 9 (so far). In that case the finger that was pointing at the employees turns round and points at self.
JHanoi said…
2 birth certificates?

Maybe its like the baldwins, not sure the ivf pregnancy would actually take so they ALSO hired an ivf surrogate and now there are 2 lilgirl babies!

And with ivf they can just keep churning them out and knock out all the other relatives in line to the very very bottom of the list
SirStinxAlot said…
JHanoi said...
DM harkles brutal showdown

MM allegedly claims the KP staff wasnt up to their job, could deal with the pressure working with her and couldnt understand how she wanted things run.


Since M doesn't know which staff are squealing on her bullying or what evidence thry have given the investigators, she must attack them all and suggest they are collectively incompetent. She is completely innocent of course. Don't forget she gave up her career (she was written out of without discussion), her home (she was renting), everything to be with H and dedicate herself to the royal family(for about a year, half of which was on maternity leave and various vacations). Then decided it was too toxic and racist to stay with the royal family (but demands money, security, offices, staff, private jets, yachts, helicopters, balcony appearances, carriage rides, tiaras, heirloom jewelry, Jubilee and other major event appearances, unlimited wardrobe spending, vacations, unlimited PR push, and titles). Did I miss anything? Oh wait, to be crowned Queen of the world.
Grisham said…
Hunter, the thing about the two birth certificates was proven to be false. People put in different names and got the same result. It’s not a searchable database. It is only confirming what the person typed in.
Grisham said…
Here, check for yourself. Make up a crazy first and middle name with Mountbatten-Windsor last name and pick any birthdate you want.

https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/california/los-angeles-county-registrar-recorder?click_id=598979184232562690&ppc=0
abbyh said…
Actually the poll is still there.

The problem had to do with how the posts come in and did people want to switch to a different method of posting.

Complaints came as someone would see something and comment beneath that post. Others would do the same so it was not always clear where that post was in the line up as people were always adding new posts under existing posts all at different times. The conversation was difficult to follow if reading from the blog as it was always changing and it wasn't obvious where in the conversation someone wrote something that you wanted to respond to.

We stayed with this but switched it to a straight in consecutive time received post system.

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Enbrethiliel said…
@Girl with a Hat

How could I have forgotten the Canadian people? Mea culpa! They have spoken out against the couple almost as sharply as the British people have.

(I'm sorry for this late reply. I went offline soon after my short exchange with @Maneki and only remembered your comment when I came back to the blog just now.)
Girl with a Hat said…
@Enbrethiliel,

no problem. Sorry for mangling your name.
Enbrethiliel said…
Re: "Diana Mary"

@Hunter
My first thought was: They still haven't honored the mother's side of the family!

And who was the Nutty who pointed out that Mrs. Harry ilked to do Virgin Mary poses?

Then I took @Tatty's suggestion and entered my own first and second name with Mountbatten-Windsor as the last name, plus California as the state, Los Angeles as the city, and the given birthdate . . . And hey, it looks as if I have a royal namesake in California, too!

I wonder why it would do that for any name combination with "Mountbatten-Windsor," as long as the city is Los Angeles. It doesn't do the same thing when the city is Santa Barbara.
xxxxx said…
SirStinxAlot said...

DM harkles brutal showdown
MM allegedly claims the KP staff wasnt up to their job, could deal with the pressure working with her and couldnt understand how she wanted things run.

Since M doesn't know which staff are squealing on her bullying or what evidence thry have given the investigators, she must attack them all and suggest they are collectively incompetent. She is completely innocent of course. Don't forget she gave up her career (she was written out of without discussion), her home (she was renting), everything to be with H and dedicate herself to the royal family(for about a year, half of which was on maternity leave and various vacations). Then decided it was too toxic and racist to stay with the royal family (but demands money, security, offices, staff, private jets, yachts, helicopters, balcony appearances, carriage rides, tiaras, heirloom jewelry, Jubilee and other major event appearances, unlimited wardrobe spending, vacations, unlimited PR push, and titles). Did I miss anything? Oh wait, to be crowned Queen of the world.*


Good one! You have covered most of The Delusional One's delusions and lies. What a farce! How crazy she is! But high entertainment value for us and at DM. We are connoisseurs of the whirling dervish madness that is Meghan Markle. Spin spin spin. Lie lie lie.

But really, MM is not intelligent to come up with all the above all by herself. SS and her other LA flacks and agents egg her on and give her fresh ideas. MM is more like an anti-Monarchy cabal of California a-holes. MM will not trust any British, she figures they all have pipelines back to the BRF.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Girl with a Hat
Sorry for mangling your name.

Please don't worry about it! It's obviously a hard name to spell. On other blogs, people just address me as "E" or "En"! I'm still not sure why I used a Middle Earth name generator to pick my Blogger handle, but it has grown on me since 2003 and I can't imagine using another one.
hunter said…
Well I'll be hornswaggled, I am very disappointed but the named domain registrations stand so that's ... interesting.
Karla said…
spokesperson for the Sussexes confirmed that they had bought a "significant" number of domain names for a variety of potential names they had been considering.
Enbrethiliel said…
@snarkyatherbest
i do find it curious. why fiji. why not the wedding stuff why not anything else. it could be good tea or perhaps more happened there than we know. and the brf is signaling you want to play we can play let’s talk fiji.

The wedding stuff is definitely one huge teapot that the BRF have simmering in their corner . . . but as it involves family members (Catherine and Princess Charlotte), perhaps they'd rather keep it quiet. Maybe it's also to protect the Queen's aide Angela Kelly, whose name has become entangled in the emerald tiara mess.

As far as I can tell, we don't know who might have leaked the Fiji info (though it was most likely a Harkle aide), so that person is still protected. I'm sure Mrs. Harry would love another "point by point" breakdown of the Fiji claims!
Karla said…
Archie is not an earl, a title he could have received. Because, I think, that Harry and Meghan denied it. I remember the Sussex said at the time of Archie's birth that they didn't want the title of prince for their son because they wanted him to have a normal life. Another lie! Archie didnt have that right. Therefore, they must have refused the inferior title of Count. Once refused, it can only be used someday, if the Queen or another sovereign nominates it. On the royal family's website, Archie is only mentioned as Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. (No titles and still doesn't mention Lili). So why did MM claim the royal family didn't want to make Archie a prince? I suppose MM's rancor came from the fact that the Queen didn't write an LP to name Archie a prince, as the Queen did to name Charlotte and Louis (princess and Prince) Could the queen have done this? Yes, it could.
...

Prince Edward's children, Louise and James ) are grandchildren of the Queen and therefore, according to the 1917 LP, they should have received the titles of Prince and Princess as Eugenie and Beatrice, daughters of Prince Andrew. But Prince Edward’s statement, however, came with many surprises. First of all, it broke with a centuries-old tradition that children of the monarch were created Dukes upon marriage. Prince Edward became Earl of Wessex, but the statement made clear that the Royal Family intended for him to be created Duke of Edinburgh after both Charles’s accession and Prince Philip’s death.

It also announced that The Queen decided, with the consent of both Edward and Sophie, that any children the couple might have together would not be given the style His or Her Royal Highness, but instead be styled as children of an Earl. That makes Prince Edward’s children The Queen’s first male-line descendants not to have royal titles, and in accordance with Her Majesty’s 1960 Order-in-Council, they are the firsts to be allowed the proper use of the Mountbatten-Windsor family name.

As a result, their daughter is The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, as opposed to HRH Princess Louise of Wessex, and their son is James, Viscount Severn, who uses his father’s subsidiary title as a courtesy and is not HRH Prince James of Wessex.

This change in the Royal Family may come as consequence of the Prince of Wales’s idea that the family should have a smaller amount of members to perform royal duties and be supported by taxpayer money.


Note: However, Edward and Sophie appear to be taking on the roles of working senior members. They already appear on the official website of the Royal family in a position superior to the Sussex. Therefore, when he is named Duke of Edinburgh, his sons can have the status of princes and HRH (if he wishes) But they all need to be named by the queen. Hugs❤️
JHanoi said…
It will be interesting to see if Edward actually becomes Duke of Edinburgh upon PC accession to the throne.

that may have been the original plan of HM and DE, but once PC becomes King, he may decide to change and do something else. I doubt he would, but he could.

and PW and Kate must be looking at all this and JH’s stockholm syndrome and trying to figure out the best way to handle titles and avoid their own children going off the deep end.
Ziggy said…
Diana Mary.
"Mary," like Mary Queen of Scots, who many believe/believed to be the rightful heir to the throne?
Which of course would relegate QEII and Harry's whole family to nothing of much significance?

I'm sure there's nothing to be read into that name choice!!!
Enbrethiliel said…
Re: Louise and James

Given the hard work of Prince Edward and Sophie, does anyone think their children will become full working royals in the future? Louise and James are at a comfortable age to bridge the gap between Prince William's and Prince George's generations -- and by the time they become adults, most of the current senior royals will either be very elderly or have passed on.

There are two other obvious candidates for picking up the slack, but they might not be asked to even if Lily and James say no. Many moons ago on this blog, someone said that the BRF actually have disciplined Prince Andrew for his actions, although it may not seem so to mere commoners. His punishment is that his daughters will never have a royal destiny.

Oh, speaking of Andrew -- my aforementioned conspiracy theorist friend believes that his crimes are actually so terrible that poor Prince Harry has become a sacrificial lamb to distract from them! I'm not a fan of the sugar what-about-ism that deflects to Andrew whenever there's criticism of Harry's wife, but my friend isn't being a sugar. She points out that it's highly unusual for a scandal like this to rock a royal family -- and for someone with Harry's wife's sordid background even to get a toe in the door. That Harry is a man of weak character who was manipulated by a narcissist is a very plausible narrative (and our personal favorite here at Nutty's place); but she thinks the persona of Mr. Montecito is as fake as Hero Harry was.

I don't share her interpretation of events, but I do think it's another interesting example of how people can have access to the exact same data and come up with a completely different conclusion!
Enbrethiliel said…
@JHanoi
It will be interesting to see if Edward actually becomes Duke of Edinburgh upon PC accession to the throne.

It would be shabby of Prince Charles not to honor his parents' wishes in this. But if he did decide differently, I have a feeling that his youngest brother wouldn't go whining to the press about his "ultimate birthright."
Foose said…
Personally, I'm hoping - though it's a long shot - that the alleged marriage to Giuliano during Markle's college years turns out to be valid because some critical paperwork was not signed. We all know she pays no attention to details. Which would invalidate her present marriage and render her "children" illegitimate (and probably allow Trevor to sue her, too). When Richard III proclaimed his brother's marriage invalid, his nephews were henceforth titled "the Lords Bastard." How about that title for your kids, Megs? Lord and Lady Bastard? Yours can be Dame Markle, concubine of Prince Harry.
Karla said…
Enbrethiliel...I agree with your friend. We must remember that the hero Harry, funny, fun, lover children and more, was an image constructed by the public relations of the Palace. The men in gray he now hates, but responsible for creating a lovable Prince Harry (Which maybe he wasn't.


Prince Andrew Case. Yes, Prince Andrew's crimes are terrible. But I often ask Sugars why the FBI isn't handling the Andrew case. Investigations in this case are continuing in the US and not England. Therefore, the land of Uncle Sam must also answer that question. Hugs❤️
Enbrethiliel said…
@Ziggy
"Mary," like Mary Queen of Scots, who many believe/believed to be the rightful heir to the throne?

IF they are indeed planning to drop the Lilibet for Mary and to say it was because the mean old BRF bullied them, then they couldn't have found a shadier replacement! That Mary, Queen of Scots opposed Queen Elizabeth I is just the cherry on top.
jessica said…
In light of Meghans book with the library of Congress announcement...with the title stolen from Thomas’ mouth.

Here’s a 6 year old interview (when Meghan was 33-36) in which the interviewer asks if she was a children’s book what would she be named, “The Glorious Adventures of Freckle Faced Meg” is her response.

https://youtu.be/b6LOQnO6lyo

At 1:22
ShadeeRrrowz said…
@Girl with a Hat

“can one get the name of the biological parents from the birth certificate?”

If there was a surrogacy that happened in California, the answer is no. A pre-birth order would have been requested and granted that put Harry and his wife on the birth certificate.

https://californiasurrogacycenter.com/blog/2018/12/06/what-is-a-pre-birth-order-and-why-is-it-so-important/

There's no way Harry's wife would have skipped this step and no competent lawyer would have let her.
Karla said…
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Girl with a Hat said…
@Karla

"knocked over" is the new "thrown"
Enbrethiliel said…
@Karla

Ha! The first report said the tea was "thrown;" the first revision said it was merely "spilled;" and now we hear it was "knocked over." Perhaps the next story will say that "a hot drink" might have been present at the scene, but recollections vary, etc.
Karla said…
Yes! But the article is from March.
Lol!
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@Foose said...

"Personally, I'm hoping - though it's a long shot - that the alleged marriage to Giuliano during Markle's college years turns out to be valid because some critical paperwork was not signed."

I am glad you mentioned this alleged marriage because it is almost invisible (due to scrubbing of madame's past??) I frankly thought it might have happened but many bloggers on this site & others Do Not (from my recollections the few times it has come up.) If it was in California and she got an annullment then I can see why it is not legally recognized by many.

Your scenario is great and I would so dearly wish it would come true. We can dream!
ShadeeRrrowz said…
@Karla

“Prince Andrew Case. Yes, Prince Andrew's crimes are terrible. But I often ask Sugars why the FBI isn't handling the Andrew case. Investigations in this case are continuing in the US and not England. Therefore, the land of Uncle Sam must also answer that question. Hugs?”

If you are of the mindset that Harry’s wife has backers, the case can be made that Prince Andrew is being used as a distraction by those backers.

Many people in the US want to know why the US Attorney General isn’t in the news demanding many of the high-profile Americans come in to answer questions. Epstein’s flight logs contain the names of politicians (including at least one president), prominent attorneys, C-Level execs for some major corporations, and just rich dudes with too much time and money on their hands. Prince Andrew is the only one they are coming after by name.

I’m not suggesting Prince Andrew isn’t responsible for criminal activity, but again, if you buy into the idea that Meghan has backers it is possible to think those backers got to someone in the US Attorney’s Office.
Karla said…
Lol! Yes! But the article is from March. The next, Meghan made tea and Harry drank it hot. Hugs❤️
Karla said…
Shade...I totally agree with you. So I always question why the "sugars" only blame the royal family in this case.
Unknown said…
I want to clarify this blog's stance on "A Cache of Clues."

Nutty's blog is not linked to it in any way except that a regular poster from here has started their own blog. "A Cache of Clues" is NOT a satellite of this blog.

Nutties are free to visit or not visit it like they do any and all other resources on the Sussexes and the BRF. You can post links and make comments reviewing content from there. What you cannot do is treat this space as an annex to continuously discuss troubleshooting and other intricacies of that blog. Those sorts of discussions are best housed there.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Anonymous said…
For what it’s worth (which may not be much), the Express is reporting that Archie may be traveling to GB with Harry for the statue unveiling. Call me cynical but I could see H using his son as a human shield.
jessica said…
Rebecca, there is also an article out about Harry and Meghan up on a RF portrait exhibit. The spokesperson said the Queen is inclusive of her family as per her statement a few months ago ‘very much loved members ...’ as their reasoning to include them. I was shocked. Read the room people! Sounds like the Queen needs to get firm on the in or Out situation, if institutions in Britain are getting confused.

So we have 1) Meghan was an author at 14, 2) Archie might go to London, and 3) Portrait included in RF exhibit

Very sugary articles. Something bad must be coming.
lizzie said…
@Karla wrote:

"It also announced that The Queen decided, with the consent of both Edward and Sophie, that any children the couple might have together would not be given the style His or Her Royal Highness, but instead be styled as children of an Earl. That makes Prince Edward’s children The Queen’s first male-line descendants not to have royal titles, and in accordance with Her Majesty’s 1960 Order-in-Council, they are the firsts to be allowed the proper use of the Mountbatten-Windsor family name."


If I am reading the above correctly I don't think that's quite right (and neither does Sophie apparently.)

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a32796791/sophie-wessex-children-lady-lousie-spencer-royal-titles/

The Wessex children are now HRHs although as stated above, they are not styled that way at the parents' request (and Queen's order.) At age 18 they can choose to be HRH Princess Louise and HRH Prince James. Personally, unless dragged into royal duties I can't see that happening as private as they've been. And I can't imagine they'd want to do royal stuff and hope they are not pressured to by Charles simply because he's determined Andrew's daughters shouldn't be allowed to. But no new royal commands are needed for HRH to happen for them. They already have it.

---------

IF the Sussexes did choose the name Mary, and if it represents a royal name (big ifs), I'm not sure that means Mary, Queen of Scots is the source. What about Queen Mary, George V's wife? And incidentally, a paternal-side source of red hair for Harry? And original royal owner of the wedding tiara M wore?
Mary?

HM's full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, after her mother (consort of George VI), her and gt.grandmother (consort of Edward VII) and grandmother (consort of George V) - she of the `monoboob' as one of us once said.
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I haven't finished catching up yet so I apologise if this has been thrashed out already -

My comment was referring to what looks like the possible devious purpose behind the naming scam, assuming the reports about birth records from LA are true.

That is, setting every one up to think one thing (baby is named Lillibet) causing no end of distress, all the while having named her `after the Queen' by using `Mary'.

Done with the intention of pulling a switch on us so, doubtlessly, she can say the `racist family made her change it'. So of course HM would have approved of `Mary' and they never mentioned `Lillibet'.

The `surprise guest' at the unveiling wouldn't happen to be Diana Mary, would it. Surely H wouldn't bring her, would he?

As for it being `beyond evil', I think only the most malevolent mind could have devised yet another twist in how to use one's own tiny baby as a weapon. It's a particularly nasty piece of psychological warfare.
@Jocelyn's Bellinis

Abbyh and I are possibly the only people who know, apart from JennS, what really happened.

I'm sticking to the rules and saying nothing beyond I never set out to upset anyone.
JHanoi said…
JH using Archie as a human shield.

Yes, and also using him as goodwill bait with the family.
He’d be there on his own, feeling very very chilly due to his ongoing cringeworthy actions. Archie would provide an excellent buffer against the family. (some of ) The Fam wants to see Arch, maybe it’s a way to wrangle an invite for a playdate with Arch’s cousins.

I found this on https://twitter.com/hrrysgreysuit:

Luca
@Luca31404488
Replying to
@BaronessBruck
I obtained this info from someone who works inside KP, and was given permission to release it last night. They left the UK because Whorable and Haz got caught stealing charity funds. The RF and especially William do not misappropriate £.
2:33 pm · 19 Jun 2021·


How about that?
SirStinxAlot said…
Perhaps one of you ladies can explain to me why you think Archie and Lili "automatically " become Prince and princess once Charles ascends, but Lady Louisa and Viscount James dont have the right/privilege of that styling even though they are already grandchildren of the monarch? Again, proper legal documents must be filed and recorded otherwise its just delusional. They are about as much of a royal as Queen Beyonce.
@JHanoi

Yes, it could be `Archie' although might MM come over with the babe but stay somewhere under the radar, just letting H borrow her for a while?

Think of the drama! Unveiling the statue in the presence of another `Princess Diana'!!!

She's devious enough.

I hope the family has Social Services on speed dial - they can be very tough about taking children into care, even if it means police support, I believe! What a jolly thought!
SirStinxAlot said…
Wild Boar Battle-maid said...
I found this on https://twitter.com/hrrysgreysuit:

Luca
@Luca31404488
Replying to
@BaronessBruck
I obtained this info from someone who works inside KP, and was given permission to release it last night. They left the UK because Whorable and Haz got caught stealing charity funds. The RF and especially William do not misappropriate £.
2:33 pm · 19 Jun 2021·

How about that?

June 23, 2021 at 12:36 PM

I believe there was rumor or speculation about this early into Megxit. I would believe H $M didn't have unlimited funding from Charles, so they decided they would help themselves go additional funding via charity purse. That is essentially what they are doing now with Archwell. In the US you only need to donate 3% to your cause, the rest on salaries and administrative costs.
lizzie said…
@JHanoi wrote:

"...Archie would provide an excellent buffer against the family. (some of ) The Fam wants to see Arch, maybe it’s a way to wrangle an invite for a playdate with Arch’s cousins."

Maybe. But I'm not convinced "the Fam" wants to see Archie. I mean, I'm sure they care about his welfare and hope he's ok and well-cared for in CA, but why would they necessarily want to see him? I guess Charles might but I don't know that others would. (And it's been reported Charles is going to Scotkand-- certainly wouldn't expect him at the statue ceremony.)

Maybe my extended family is weird but people aren't always anxious to see everybody's toddler children. Inquire after, yes. Hear reports, sure. See pictures, maybe. But see in the flesh? Not necessarily. Especially if the child has been seen only once or twice in its entire life and hasn't been seen in person for over 1 1/2 years. Who is going to want to "play with him?" Many of the RF children probably have no clue who he is. And except for Louis, he's a bit young for his cousins (the Cambridge children) to play with.

If Harry brings A it's for other reasons I think
Sir Stinxalot:

I'm as confused as you are by now!

I had assumed, from the 1917 rules, that it'd be automatic as soon as Charles becomes king. It's hard to see how PC can prevent this happening unless, as someone here has suggested, he has Letters Patent drawn up in advance, ready to be signed the moment after HM has breathed her last and the doctor(s) sign(s) the medical certificate of death.

That could save some fuss - otherwise he might have to strip them of the princely tiles later. If, however, C intends to strip the Harkles as well, he might already be prepared for the row.


@Sir Stinxalot:

Yes, `financial irregularities' was the first possible reason that occurred to me when the funds were split and they left KP.

@Lizzie

I agree - there'll be ulterior motives. Perhaps they've already got the lad on short commons so they can present a half-starved waif to induce guilt and the loosening of purse strings? I'm only (half) joking.
Unknown said…
@Jocelyn'sBellinis

Perhaps this message will clarify things about the blog better.

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SwampWoman said…
Good morning, everybody! (Cautiously avoiding anything that resembles live ordnance, land mines, or expended munitions.) Hope that you are all doing well.

I don't know about the rest of y'all, but I'm rather apprehensive about the Diana statue unveil. It is a prime opportunity for a certain crazy person to reveal her crazy in all its full glory on the world stage. I have a feeling that she's going to take full advantage. I do empathize with the royal family with having to deal with a *very* unstable person or persons at a memorial to an unstable person.
xxxxx said…
@Jocelyn'sBellinis
I disagree with everything you wrote
This blog is very well run by the mods these days. So what if Nutty is in the background these days/ The mods are not her dupes or stooges. They like this blog so have volunteered (thanks!) to maintain it, this takes their time and attention. It really is as simple as this!

The United States Constitution was drafted in 116 days. The Constitutional Convention was a group of delegates from each state that gathered to write the Constitution. It convened on May 25, 1787 and adjourned on September 17, 1787. While there were numerous discussions, drafts and rewrites of the Constitution, the final document was completed at the Constitutional Convention which lasted slightly more than 100 days.

116 days! With intense debates and politicking every day..... This was very difficult to pull off. This blog is one hundredth as difficult. And one thousandth as serious as the United States Constitution. And the Magna Carta, where I am going to guess that knives were drawn a few times by that rowdy gang of Englishmen.
SwampWoman said…
It is *interesting* that the PoW is reportedly going to be in Scotland for the unveiling and will avoid the drama (or perhaps he is concerned that his presence will exacerbate the drama).
@Swampwoman

Yes, I think that too.

Might she shake the gates of KP demanding to be let in - in front of her own cameraperson, of course?

Will she do a pap walk in front of newscasters, like the guy outside the Houses of Parliament, with placards proclaiming `Meghan is Innocent! OK?'

Or a very public suicide attempt? If she jumps in front of a Tube train, or off one of the London Bridges, it won't just be an `attempt' but it'd achieve her aim of traumatising as many bystanders as possible. Perhaps she hopes to be feted like the late Diana? If she survives, would she claim `The Royal Family made me do it!'?

I can tell her it won't work - most of the population would at least breathe a sigh of relief, if not actually bringing out the tables for a street party. She'd end up permanently at Frogmore, which would be ironic.

As long as it's nothing worse.
SwampWoman said…
SirStinxAlot said: I believe there was rumor or speculation about this early into Megxit. I would believe H $M didn't have unlimited funding from Charles, so they decided they would help themselves go additional funding via charity purse. That is essentially what they are doing now with Archwell. In the US you only need to donate 3% to your cause, the rest on salaries and administrative costs.


I believe that 6 and 6w demonstrate a "certain moral flexibility" that would allow them to steal (although they would probably refer to it as "appropriating") with a clear conscience. I would not be at all surprised if that were to have been the case.

There are social programs to help the poor would probably be the rationale.
@ XXXXX

I like your analogies but may I point you to this site with its list of names and biographies?

https://magnacarta800th.com/schools/biographies/the-25-barons-of-magna-carta/

`...that rowdy gang of Englishmen' were Norman barons! ie French-speaking descendants of Norwegian Vikings who had been allowed to settle in northern France. The clues in the name `Norman' = North Men.

Not an English name among them.

The English had been subjugated and they had lost control of their land. Some Normans took English wives but the majority of the English were reduced to serfdom/slavery - the Domesday Book records that a parish near here had 11 households, two of which were of slaves (I don't know the exact word used - I can't read the writing, let alone translate the Latin abbreviations) the others were peasants who still were tied to the land and couldn't leave ie serfs

Also, Old English had been both a written and spoken language, yet for about 200yrs after 1066 it more or less ceased to be written. It had to be reconstructed to produce Middle English. Chaucer was born in 1343.
lizzie said…
Still wonder about the Disney Lion King money. Doesn't seem there's a paper trail. As I recall, it was supposed to go to the Royal Foundation because stuff hadn't been set up fully for Sussex Royal. Is that right?
May I second everything that XXXXX and Puds have said about how this blog is run?

Thank you, Nutty, abbyH & Charade for all you do to keep us on track. Thank you so much- I say that with great feeling.
@Swampwoman said
There are social programs to help the poor would probably be the rationale.

Yes, Robin Hood robbed the rich to help the poor - the difference here being that the H$Ms probably defined themselves as `poor'!
xxxxx said…
@Wild Boar Battle-maid
You said the magic word Vikings. Vikings! No wonder you like vacations in Iceland. I promise to read up on your Magna Carta.
The recent six season Viking TV series was very well done. I learned a lot. I know some artistic license was taken. Vikings TV series was not slick the way Hollywood movies are. With mucho CGI etc. Such as in Game of Thrones, which I refused to watch after season 4. It became too ridiculous.
@Charade,

Thank you for clarifying etc, abbyh’s post. 🤗
SwampWoman said…
I support the mods. I could tell that a you-know-what storm was incoming long before the moderators took action but they were obviously watching the developing situation closely. As Puds said, the modus operandi is familiar.
SwampWoman said…
Blogger Puds said...
@ WBBM, @ Sir Stinxalot,
I just have a few doubts that KP would say it is ok to release that information. But, having said that clearly some one has given Lacey and the press the green light to into stories that seemed to be suppressed.
Some suggested Netflix gave Lacey the go ahead, I guess making millions from showing the brothers at war trumps loyalty to newly taken on film producers.


Yes, it all seems hinky. I do not know whether or not charity revelation is true; I just know that I would not be running down the street screaming "Nooooooo! Everything I believed is a LIE!" if it were. I would just nod my head and say something like "They strike me as the kind that would steal coins off a dead man's eyes."
JHanoi said…
Archie

i understand what your are saying. Archie would be primaily be a buffer for JH probable chilly reception. JH has burned all his bridges, he’s got nothing left in the UK.
While PC is going into hiding in Scotland… HM is still around and i think would want to see Archie in person if possible. thereby also allowing the grey suits that keep track of succesion stuff a look too. (might as well try to get some DNA from a nappy while they are at it lol)

it’s interesting that no one has seen the new tyke and there are very very few pictures of the first one.
Many on this blog have long speculated a fraud around the tykes ( i happen to believe he’s real and the same kid )
Any changeling baby could be passed off as the new one and it would be easy enough to change the second if ever needed. while they are down the line in succession, some disaster could happen that moves them up in line.


Also, when the harkles REALLY become desperate for money they can sell some of their fertilized eggs or JH’s swimmers that are still sitting in the IVF clinics freezer for millions of dollars. LOL

XXXXX

My love of Iceland started with its landscape, geologyand flora, now grown to history and language.

A few oddments that may amuse you:

Apparently one of the `vikings' in the Kirk Douglas film of 1958 forgot to take off his wristwatch!

in England, `Viking' originally meant any seaborne raider, from the term `to go a-viking', whether Danish or Norwegian. Later, it came to mean just those from N-way. We are now getting history rewritten that they came in peace, as if! Their travels really were extraordinary, from the eastern shores of the US down to Constantinople.

They didn't wear helmets with horns either - that's Wagnerian fantasy!
jessica said…
Personally, they should cancel the statue ceremony. Why torture the public this way?
SwampWoman said…
jessica said...
Personally, they should cancel the statue ceremony. Why torture the public this way?


Well, it has been long planned. Can you imagine the flying monkeys that would be loosed by the wicked witch if it were cancelled? I am worried about William's personal safety on the UK's behalf, though, but I'm sure his security is very good. I hope Harry's security will be ready to yank him out at any inappropriateness.

SwampWoman said…
JHanoi said:
Also, when the harkles REALLY become desperate for money they can sell some of their fertilized eggs or JH’s swimmers that are still sitting in the IVF clinics freezer for millions of dollars. LOL


I'm sure that they'd run through the egg money (grin) PDQ.
SwampWoman said…
@Puds, that seems rather krakenish to me considering that their exit strategy revolved around racism.
Karla said…
@ Lizzie The ideal command to use. Remember Harry is HRH but his use has been suspended by the queen
SwampWoman said…
@Wild Boar Battle-maid: They didn't wear helmets with horns either - that's Wagnerian fantasy! Those helmets would also muss Uhtred and Ragnar's hair. We can't have that!
Maneki Neko said…
@Wild Boar 12.36 pm

Re Luca Twitter, another Nutty mentioned the same a couple of days ago. I wouldn't be surprised if madam thought she was rightly entitled to help herself to money from a charity.

As for 'a very public suicide attempt', the strumpet sees herself as wonderful, definitely well above the rest of us mere mortals and this would stop any suicide ideations, I think. I wouldn't rule out some grandiose gesture, though, should she make an appearance (unlikely).

The Vikings came from Denmark too, which is where were they started, Norway being then mostly uninhabited. Re the origin of the word, I found this interesting https://www.etymonline.com/word/viking
SwampWoman said…
Puds said...
@Jhanoi I too think Archie exists but I think the Markles have deliberately introduced other kids into various pictures pretending that it is Archie. There seems to be a tall largish fair haired child like Harry and a small dark haired child like Megs. I just don't see how they could have got away with the child not existing but then again it's the Markle Show.


Well, if 6 DOES bring a child, I certainly hope he brings one that can pick him out of a crowd in case child gets separated from him. Child not recognizing him would be awkward. (I'll get the popcorn.)
SwampWoman said…
I can also imagine the child falling down, squalling "I want my mommy!", 6 saying "It's okay, daddy's here!" and child screaming "You're not my daddy! I WANT MY DADDY!"
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NeutralObserver said…
Enjoying all of the smart & informed speculation about the latest twists & turns in the #6 & #6w drama. Just want to add a bit of pure speculation of my own, which might be complete nonsense.

During the court case many of us were disappointed that employees working for the RF were not asked to testify. Could the RF have engineered this so that the employees would not be forced to hire lawyers for themselves in an expensive court case? During the Lewinsky scandal, a lot of the public was incensed that low level administrative staff for the Clintons had to lawyer up at great cost to the modestly paid staff members. If the RF paid for their employees' representation, that would be an additional expense for the RF. Who would pay? The Sovereign grant? The RF personally?

Lady CC seems to think that Lacey has done a 180 in his depiction of the Harkles, & I agree with others that his info is pretty damning of them, & am sure Lacey is aware of how litigious 6 & 6w are, so his info is probably backed up pretty solidly. Letting Lacey leak this stuff is a way to get it out there without an expensive court case. In any case, it's a win-win for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which owns both the London Times & Harper Collins, which published the Lacey book.

If the RF has done this to protect current & former staff, nice one, RF. If not, it's still ok.
abbyh said…
SwampWoman

This is why someone created those put a wristband with a rope on your kid's wrist and attach the other end to yours.

I tried one of those when I took 2 kids on the train to the museum. While waiting for the train to arrive, they wrapped me up by moving counter to each other to amusement of a bystander.
SwampWoman said…
NeutralObserver says: If the RF has done this to protect current & former staff, nice one, RF. If not, it's still ok.

I agree. I think that the 6w attempt to get names of staff that were complaining was to sue them into oblivion or intimidate them into silence with the threat.
Karla said…
Robert Lacey is best known for his work as historian to the Netflix award-winning drama The Crown. Harry and Meghan not signed to Netflix? Lacey is rewriting the H and M narratives by denying them. If in The Crown Harry and Meghan appear how will the story be told in the series after Lacey's narratives? I'm confused.
SwampWoman said…
@abbyh, I have had that unfortunate experience with my dogs, so I do not doubt that the kids would have done a much better job of tying me up.
@Maneki Neko

I suppose it depends which period we're discussing as to whether it's viking or Dane. I'm still trying to get a handle on it.

We don't know for certain where the raiders at Portland in 789 ( ASC) came from. They slew the reeve. Then, in 893, where did the Lindisfarne raiders come from? They were just known as Northmen.

I haven't yet dug into the Great Heathen Army (apparently `heathen' & `pagan' are non pc now - they are `Nordic polytheists'!) They're often described as Vikings but I largely agree - Guthrum was a Dane, Alfred is always said to have been fighting the Danes, the land where Ethelred `tolerated them was the Danelaw.

Olaf Tryggvasson was born in Norway 963 - his father was said to be `King of Viken'. He'd been baptised but wasn't confirmed until 994 at Andover, Hampshire. He promised to behave himself forthwith and kept his word.

see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viken_(region)

The army that besieged and burnt Exeter in 1001 was led by Sweyn Forkbeard, a Dane, father of Cnut.

Rollo the Ganger, ancestor of Wm I, came from Alesund in Norway.

Should we use `viking' for the sea-borne Scandinavians who did the hit-and-run raids and, in the south of England at least, call the rest Danes, unless we know for certain they were Norwegian? I gather `viking' is the word for that kind of behaviour.

The situation may well have been different in northern England. I gather that in S.Norway at least, there were settlements clinging to the coast but inland was v. inhospitable so Scotland & Northumbria were better.

I hope we're not back to the days when kingship could be decided by violence - I gather the English kings had a lot trouble from their younger brothers - nothing seems to have changed!
Karla said, Robert Lacey is best known for his work as historian to the Netflix award-winning drama The Crown.

Artistic licence, basically made up to suit. So The Crown has a lot of fiction within it. 😳Lacey thought it would serve him well to write an alternative narrative, it appears to me he was in cahoots with the duo who has a so called deal with Netflix. 😉Lacey used to have a good reputation but his last book badly damaged that and that’s why he’s back peddling what he wrote now. 🥴
Karla said…
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Karla said…
Raspberry Good point. Thank you
Karla said…
For those who want to read Lacey's extracts from The Times, he posted 2 the texts on his Twitter which is open. Hugs ❤️
Robert Lacey
@robertlacey_com
Lacey at least read history, which is more than can be said for some of the others. So did
Kate Williams she has a PhD.

He has me confused though. Netflix does issue disclaimers about the veracity of the Crown, particularly with regard to conversations that nobody else has witnessed but I've met those who see it as Gospel truth.

How far has Lacey compromised his integrity?
Karla said…
WBBM 👏👏👏👏👏
TheGrangle said…
Good news, according to the Harry Markle blog, ANL have been given permission to appeal the letters case...... I think her goose is well and truly cooked.
LavenderLady said…
@xxxxx,

You too qualify for an honorable tribal membership. Let's call it my Apache Latte ;)
TheGrangle said…
Ok, seems I'll have to shout..... ANL HAVE PERMISSION TO APPEAL THE LETTERS CASE!!
Miggy said…
@TheGrangle,

I hear you... and that is great news. Thanks :)
jessica said…
TheGrangle,

Great news! And why wouldn’t they! Lol. ‘Permission!’ Warby was probably humiliated at the Oprah revelations and lies. People hate him for that ruling!
That is fantastic news!!! Thank you,@The Grangle.
LavenderLady said…
@WBBM,

Thank you, Lady W...
SirStinxAlot said…
Archie going back to UK with H is doesn't make sense. He is too young to be vaccinated. Charles is going to be in Scotland. William and Catherine are not exactly on speaking terms. The whole RF is suspicious of anything said to H getting out to the media. HMTQ is still taking precautions.
Thank you too, Karla.

I'm pleased to so many of you here now - it was very lonely this morning.
Please insert `see' in my last post!
TheGrangle said…
Thanks WBBM - May I say that along with AnT and Hikari, your contributions are always well researched, interesting and well thought out.

Am I right in thinking that you have links to St Albans and Aberdeenshire, if so, we have something in common. If not, my apologies, wrong poster!
It's been reported that H is here already, but in quarantine. Presumably being tested regularly?

Even so, I can't imagine anyone wanting to get even 2m close to him - might she have loaded him up with the virus?

Anything's possible with her, I speculate.
Karla said…
WBBM .."Wake up where the clouds are far behind you. Where trouble melts like lemon drops" (Somewhere over the rainbow) Bye❤️
@The Grangle:

St Albans- oh blimey! What was the give away?

Aberdeenshire? Husband's got relatives there but we're only on Christmas card terms.
TheGrangle said…
Jessica, Warby really does have egg on his chin. Her case was supposedly based on privacy, Warbys' ruling looks utterly ridiculous in the light of the Oprah 'tell all' shortly afterwards.

I Wonder if witnesses will now be called.......
TheGrangle said…
WBBM - You mentioned it in one of your posts many months ago and obviously knew it well. I was born in London NW3 and brought up and schooled in St Albans. Moved back to North London in my early twenties and haven't really kept still since. I lived in Aberdeenshire on the Ythan estuary, which was wonderful, although I still think of St Albans as 'home'
@Mrs Trestle -

I can still see Herbert Lom in `North West Frontier', crouched over that machine gun on the train (I do hope I've got the right person).

I doubt if anyone would dare show that film these days.
TheGrangle said, Ok, seems I'll have to shout..... ANL HAVE PERMISSION TO APPEAL THE LETTERS CASE!!

Fab news! 😁Everything crossed they win!!! 🤩
TheGrangle said…
Thanks again Miggy, I have something that I've wanted to post, but sat on it as I didn't want to be shot down in flames again!

Maybe I'll post it later with a disclaimer then :-)
@The Grangle,

You've a better memory than I! Yes, I admit it, I'm an Albanian.

My family moved away 7 decades ago but it still feels like home - we drop in there from time to time to see friends - can't wait to feel free to head that way again.

I've lived in NW3 - Haverstock Hill, in a ghastly rooming house when I first started work (5 guineas a week - my monthly take home was £70) for a `flatlet' ie bedsit + tiny kitchen with ancient gas-cooker, wash basin and Ascot water heater. I left at the first opportunity. There's a block of swanky flats there now.
TheGrangle said…
WBBM - We had family friends on Haverstock Hill and an opera singing aunt in the mansion flats on the heath. I was born in Queen Marys' nursing home on the edge of the heath and was 4 when we moved to St Albans. Dad used to drive us to Hampstead on a Sunday, ostensibly to walk on the heath, but really to sink a pint at the Jack Straws Castle and then overspend horrendously at Louis hungarian patisserie!

My family left St Albans 40 years ago and I'd have no hope of ever buying a home there or in North London again. Our old house went on the market for the first time since we sold it a few years ago and both parents nearly cried.....
@ The Granagle

Schooling in St A - I did one term in the Reception Class at the Camp School, spent most of the time standing in the corner, facing the wall, because Teacher thought I had too much to say for myself. Well, I thought I'd gone there to learn to read, not mess around with bricks. Got my own back, was horribly sick at the Christmas party - I'd never seen so much food!

I was sent home in the care of the scruffiest little boy in the class but have never forgotten the tenderness he showed me, arm around my shoulders, as he steered me to my front door.

Now to more serious things - ANL's appeal!
Maneki Neko said…
@Wild Boar

Thanks for the info on the Viking. I'm certainly not an expert!

@The Grangle

Fabulous news re. ANL. Even better news when they win their appeal :-) (hoping & praying).
I've been looking for verification of the ANL news but can't find any.

Please don't tell me someone's been having us on...
Mrs Trestle said…
WBBM

Yes, I do remember him in that film (it was shown just recently on Talking Pictures I think) also The Ladykillers. But I first liked him in The Human Jungle. I would have been about 9 I think and I've liked him ever since. Of course he's dead now.
WBBM said, I've been looking for verification of the ANL news but can't find any.

Please don't tell me someone's been having us on...


Same here, I couldn’t find anything either. 🥴
TheGrangle said…
I don't see how they can't, given that the privacy argument has been torn to shreds by their own hands. Warbys' decision was highly questionable at best and in the light of Oprah, I fail to see how she can continue to shriek privacy with what we already know.

I shall be interested to see if witnesses will be called.

WBBM - You are fortunate that you only spent a term staring at the wall.... Both primary and secondary school walls are imprinted on my memory forever and I believe I still owe the secondary school at least a solid months worth of detention.......
KCM1212 said…
Poor Camilla Tominey has been targeted by the Squids. Death threats to her children and apparently calling the Childrens Protective Services. Led by Natalie Rowe. For criticizing 6w.


Even accused her of manufacturing the threatening emails about her children herself.

https://mobile.twitter.com/CamillaTominey

Twitter needs to be cancelled.
Christine said…
Hello everyone. Hope everyone is well and happy today. Sometimes it helps to step away from the keyboard for awhile. I don't say that to be condescending at all. We all need a break sometimes. Especially since our main discussion person Markle herself is SO stressful!

In thinking about the Diana statue unveiling, I think that Meghan would LOVE to come but only if she could make some sort of shock appearance that would put all attention on her. But the palace would never allow that. For one because they would know she was coming and the suitable security would be arranged and for two, well, they aren't going to allow her to play games anymore. Meghan cannot attend pre-arranged events anymore because of the high risk of her being booed. So, she'd have to slink in, and stand wherever she's told to stand and that does NOT suit her. How many times have we seen her at events in the past with a 'face on that would stop a clock' as my grandmother would say.
I've found a piece on Data lounge. How reliable is that source?



https://www.datalounge.com/thread/28775757-anl-granted-right-to-appeal-the-summary-judgement-of-high-court-in-favour-of-meghan-markle!

Yer tez:

ANL Granted Right to Appeal the Summary Judgement of High Court in Favour of Meghan Markle!

This is more bad news for what is turning out to be, since the first Oprah interview, increasingly bad PR for the Sussexes.

Bear in mind, this means that ANL (the parent company of the Mail on Sunday, which published Markle Sr.'s letter (not in full, though), has been granted the right to challenge and try to overturn the Summary Judgement that Mr Justice Warby handed down so suddenly, without allowing the Defendant to present the expanded Defence he permitted them to include just a couple of months earlier.

Only if the Court of Appeal overturn's Warby's judgement does the case go back to the High Court for (finally) a trial. So, a trial is still nowhere in view.

Just the same, this is bad news for Meghan Duchess of Sussex, who thought it was done and dusted and she could just collect her damages.

It was also somewhat unexpected. The CoA must have found some reason in ANL's argument even to grant the right to appeal - the Appeals court is usually loathe to challenge a standing decision.

Should the unexpected happen, and the judgement be overturned, then a full trial will not be in doubt, and the PEOPLE Five can kiss their anonymity goodbye, the Palace Four (Knauf, Latham, Cohen, and Jones - that staff that Meghan's PR rep just called "incompetent and not up to the standard she demanded for her 'work') will be able to come forward with their version of events.

And as Meghan was stupid enough to call experienced, successful staff "incompetent" to excuse her treatment of them, they'll probably be only too delighted to appear as witnesses for ANL.

Really - they keep aiming for the Palace turrets, and instead the grenades just keep coming back through the windows of Casa Montecito.

The Oprah interview whilst Philip was dying and the Queen grieving, Harry's poorly received whingeing about his childhood and his parents and his grandparents, then the stupidity of the baby name debacle which left him branded as a liar including the registering of the domain names before he even called the Queen (how stupid can you get?), her book flopping, the nasty story about why Meghan left the Fiji Food Market event, Lacey's "re-editing" book making it clear the bullying story has legs, and now ANL, against all odds, granted the right to appeal Warby's suspiciously sudden Summary Judgement.

Not a good couple of months. I predict more grenades re titles and race conversations and victimhood and smearing of the poor girl . . . until they've built the Queen so solid a case for taking the titles and/or amending the 1917 Titles Act to restrict HRHs to children and grandchildren of direct heirs only that no one will do anything but applaud when she does.

—Character is destiny. Heraclitus
9 replies 72 hours ago
It's normal for them to get appeals. What's abnormal is people who know nothing about the legal system trying to say this is somehow "bad news" for Meghan and Harry. It was expected.
Miggy said…
@KCM1212,

I saw that attack on Camilla earlier on. Absolutely disgusting... as is Natalie Rowe!

As for Twitter, it was great when it first started out... but descended into hell after only a few years. I gave up on it about 4/5 years ago and nothing on earth would entice me to go back.
Christine said…
Also, Harry may get lucky and not have to see the majority of his family on this trip. If the Frog Cott story is to be believed, he can segregate in his portion of the house. If the stories of the scaled back unveiling are to be believed, then he'll only have to exchange a few nods and pleasantries with his brother, maybe Kate and possible his relatives on Diana's side.


BUT most of us believe Harry is need of money and to somehow rebuild some connection so he'll likely try to go meet with his Grandmother and Dad. If he does bring Archie, then we are 100% assured that he needs reconciliation (read that as money)
TheGrangle said…
The paperwork for the ANL Appeal is on the Harry Markled facebook page - I've downloaded the photos, copied the link but my very sick little android tablet won't let me paste. If no one can find them, I'll fire up my equally ancient and creaky desktop once I've fed my menagerie!
Christine said…
Puds! Saving up to pay the Markles mortgage!? Truly heard it all now
Maneki Neko said…
@WBBM

Re the appeal, I couldn't find anything either. I checked the Datalounge and this is what Wikipedia says:

'Its core community of predominantly anonymous posters share news, opinions, gossip, personal histories, and political views from a gay and lesbian perspective.'
...
'While the reliability of gossip items has always been questionable, DataLounge is still frequently mentioned as a source on items at other news and gossip sites, including NewNowNext,the now-defunct Gawker, Queerty, and Dlisted.'

Wait and see...
TheGrangle said…
To clarify, it is the newest post by Harry Markled, as opposed to speculation in the comments section.
Miggy said…
@Christine,

BUT most of us believe Harry is need of money and to somehow rebuild some connection so he'll likely try to go meet with his Grandmother and Dad.

It has been reported that H will be unable to see 'papa' whilst in the UK as Charles will be in Scotland.
Christine said…
Miggy- Oh really? I guess I missed that! Well pa planned that out nicely didn't he? If I were Charles, I'd hightail it out of town too. Let his sons and the Spencer family sort it out.
Miggy said…
@Christine,

Haha... didn't he just! ;-)
@The Grangle

Thank you!

Thank Heaven it's true - we now have the receipts - Court papers no less! Granted yesterday. I was quite worried about it.

I got a fairly good view of them on my desktop. This calls for a (small) celebration - crack open the Lucozade!

That's a very good move by Charles - don't give the blighter (euphemism) the chance to twist one's words.

I wonder what the grounds were for it being granted?

Was new information laid before the Court?

Or were the holes in her case now obvious?

That whatever her private reason was, it's not valid?

`Miscarriage' `pregnancy' strangely close together?

id HM have another word?

Whatever it was, the important thing is it did the trick.

Yippee!
Maneki Neko said…
@KCM1212 and Miggy

The attack on Camilla Tominey is disgusting but this is nothing new. She wrote an article in the Saturday supplement of the Telegraph several weeks ago and mentioned it.

Here are some excerpts from the article:

Having a hind thicker than a rhino’s, it wasn’t the repeated references to my being ‘a total c—’ that particularly bothered me, nor even the suggestion that I should have my three children put up for adoption. At one point someone even said it would be a good idea for me to drink myself to death like my mother, about whose chronic alcoholism I have written extensively.

No, what really got me was the appalling spelling and grammar. I mean, if you’re going to hurl insults, at least have the decency to get my name right.

Yet in order to understand just how it has come to pass that so-called #Sussexsquaders think nothing of branding all royal correspondents ‘white supremacists’ regardless of who they write for, or sending hate mail to our email addresses, offices – and in some cases, even our homes – it’s worth briefly

going to back to when I first broke the story that Prince Harry was dating an American actor in the Sunday Express on 31 October 2016. Headlined: ‘Royal world exclusive: Harry’s secret romance with TV star’, the splash revealed how the popular prince was ‘secretly dating a stunning US actress, model and human rights campaigner’.

Despite my now apparently being on a par with the Ku Klux Klan for failing to acknowledge Meghan as the next messiah, it was actually not until the fifteenth paragraph of that original article that the ‘confident and intelligent’ Northwestern University graduate was described as ‘the daughter of an African-american mother and a father of Dutch and Irish descent’.
...
Trolls suggested that I should have my three children put up for adoption

coverage works roughly like this: good royal deeds = good publicity. Bad royal deeds = bad publicity. We effectively act as a critical friend, working on behalf of a public that rightly expects the royals to take the work – but not themselves – seriously.
...
Yet despite my general sense of bewilderment at the menacing Megbots, I can’t say it didn’t appal me to discover a close friend had received online abuse, purely by dint of being my mate. After discussing the lengths the troll must have gone to to track her down, she asked me, ‘Do you ever worry someone might do something awful to you?’ Er, not until now, no.

Of course it’s upsetting, even for a cynical

old-timer like me. Worse still are people who actually know me casting aspersions on my profession on social media. Often these are the same charlatans who would think nothing of sidling up to me for the latest gossip on the Royal family, while publicly pretending that reading any such coverage is completely beneath them.


I'm sure I posted the article at the time but we get some much news & info, it's easy to forget.
Miggy said…
@Maneki,

You may well have posted it as some of it does sound familiar... but not all, so thanks for posting again! :)
Miggy said…
@WBBM,

crack open the Lucozade

Would you mind if I partake in something a little stronger? ;-)

Yipee indeed! Many thanks to @TheGrangle for bringing us such uplifting news!
Snarkyatherbest said…
someone is deflecting from the ANL appeal. daily mail article now says lilabet (which by the way my spellcheck originally changed to pilsner!) was for philip. another day another excuse. and it’s not even July 1 yet. it’s going to be a long week 😉
NeutralObserver said…
@Grangle, Wow, that is big news. Looks like the RF staffers might have to lawyer up after all. Hope #6w wasn't counting her settlement $$$ £££ before they 'hatched.'

https://harrymarkle.substack.com/p/anl-and-the-appeal

I don't know how #6w, or her creature, Scabies will spin this one. Is it a 'triumph?'

@KCM1212, The threats to Camilla Tominey & her family are monstrous, & I've had the impression that various reporters in the royal rota have been getting them since #6w first appeared, any time something slightly unfavorable was printed about their idol. It's good this stuff is getting out in the open. Other reporters like Richard Palmer have noted that they have had to delete the hate tweets. It looks like #6 & #6w & their supporters are being slowly unmasked. As for their contributions so far to anyone's mental health, Harry & Oprah's mental health show has a 5.2 rating on IMDB. That's very, very low. Surely Apple could have paid some bots to push it higher, like other companies do. If Harry's message is of any value, it looks like no one is buying it.

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