The Sussex camp has been quiet since Princess Diana's Statue Unveiling but I don't think we can expect that to continue. Is there anything left to keep them in the limelight? Let's discuss...
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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After turning up drunk or druggy to the unveiling of his mothers statue the Royals will think long and hard about any future invites for treacherous and traitorous I'm going to run and tell Oprah Harry.
Then off to The Tower he must go. Next time H darkens your shores. He really is useless to England and the UK. As the arms a flapping Hapless demonstrated at the long anticipated Diana statue unveiling.
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She is broke to rent or hire another baby to present to the world as lilibet
Guys whatever the theory you got the deal to get a newborn baby who is mixed race so that she can present her as lilibet fell apart coz of financial issues. She is broke. She got no money that's y u won’t be seeing Archie or Lilibet. She is actually in Hiding now. It’s only a matter of time before she gets extradited to the UK to face charges. It’s all being worked out now. August and September will b very interesting just watch the space. Prison definitely she is going.
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I think personally she was threatened with arrest. But what they really wanted -- and were able to do -- was cancel her visa.
Bottom line. They badly over-estimated their influence, before even putting in the work to win the people over, as Diana had done. And they badly over-played their hand and have come up snake eyes. Within a few months, we'll hear how they've "moved on" form Netflix for so-called greener pastures. Like "Archewell" they can't seem to get any would-be, power player, multi-million dollar venture right. And let's face it. Hazz-been has zero public speaking charisma and Megsy Baby is a TV actress who blew the role of lifetime already. It's laughable that they claim they made the Firm a billion dollars in their weeks on the job! I detect a faint whiff of desperation coming from their camp.
"Fool me once" is all they got over on us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEUIZWyieAk&t=29s
Water is water.
A fool is a fool
A liar is a Liar
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Is there anything left to keep them in the limelight? Well, their spokesperson is now...acting like the victim because KP went to ITV about his claim that William was concerned about Harry’s mental health and clearly that’s rattled him up a bit.
So basically, KP spoke up against him to ITV and Omid is now crying when he himself said he had no evidence to back up his claims.
Who REALLY is Omid Scobie?
https://www.thesteepletimes.com/movers-shakers/who-is-omid-scobie/
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OTOH, I do think it is a matter of time before they take a very big tumble.
We don't know enough about their finances, such as how many millions they made away with, how much they received from PC, or how much they were paid by Harpo and CBS. How much money could 6 have brought in from his mental health gigs? Is it enough to pay for their apparent lifestyle?
I know that legal fees are *not* cheap even in rural Florida and Georgia (I shudder to think about the legal fees she incurred in England). Neither is PR, designer duds, plastic surgery, and IVF and embryo transfers, if that is the route they took to acquire "Lili" (if she even exists). That isn't even considering their housing situation or situations.
Then there's the bite from the multiple taxes that they will have to pay. They'll need to have a good CPA to keep them out of trouble with both the IRS and the State of California.
They'll need that accounting firm or a financial manager to make sure that all their bills are paid. I just don't see either one of them as being competent enough to keep up with the income and outgo.
They must have a *lot* of money going out unless they are couchsurfing and, if so, where are the children?
Personally, I think they may crash and burn. I don't really care. Vermin generally find a way to survive to the detriment of those around them. I hope that no innocent people are left waiting for pay for services rendered. Maybe there are no innocent people left around them.
I also think the mrs. had her tubes tied long ago, not liking children, and not wanting any to get in her way.
Jeff Bezos just proposed to Lauren Sanchez, so he's off the shelf.
Bill Gates? He seems to prefer brilliant women, but who knows re: the Jeffery Epstein connection.
Personally I think the mrs. is off getting face work done, and needs time for the bruising to dissipate. Next we shall see a face that is slightly different somehow.
As Lady Colin Campbell said, the maggot is going to be glued to 6 as long as he's got money.
6 will never be able to divorce maggot because she will threaten suicide.
In normal families when a member has moved far away, and the person returns for a visit, everyone gathers around. Not so with 6; everyone had their 10-foot poles out, or were gone altogether. Dad? Granny?
The hardest people to convince about anything are people with lower than average IQs that *think* they are smarter than average. He probably will dig in his heels and double down on his commitment to 6w even though she may be planning her life as a merry widow. I'm pretty sure (based on what I would do as family matriarch) that his family has offered him multiple lifelines and chances to return solo, and he has turned them down.
May be into Scientology. Seems to be easily led. Am I giving someone ideas?
If she was a yacht girl, I wonder if she may have also had a hysterectomy to remove that troublesome time of the month.
I remember Teresa(?) Longo twitter said something was coming July 14th. Yankee Wally too, in recent video taken down, said something coming next few days ๐คท♀️
Regarding Skippy I rarely visit blog but made point to scroll to see spin she would put on latest you.gov polling regarding H's horrid showing. Didn't see it even make blog. Disappointing to see she blew it off although I do admire he r loyalty but some postings just way OTT and nonsensical and feel her loyalty blinds her and makes blog tough read. Great archives with lots of info but like abbyh alluded to its always "soon" but more often than not "patience"
Maybe we will see something of the P&G alliance . I've had lots of P&G in my newsfeed lately and there's this
https://us.pg.com/blogs/pg-archewell-foundation-join-forces/
Been nearly two months now..
@Swampwoman agree the copyright on the pictures is intriguing discovery. Have yet to follow up on any of it but the last name is so unique. Very sloppy!
Good to see you made it through Elsa. Your grandson is true team player ๐
As far as M and yachting? I 100% believe it. She may not have been the it girl but she would do anything for dollar which makes me believe she was the sh*t girl, literally ๐คฎ
Oh yes, the old “I’m gonna kill myself if you don’t give me my way” gambit. We know Madame is aces at making all kinds of threats, but she’s got zero follow through. She might have been able to convince H that she was suicidal, but she can only mimic what other people do, or say that they feel. H would buy her suicidal story if that’s the way he feels most of the time; for him it’s become the default position and for him it’s normal.
This is going to sound incredibly cold hearted, but I have ceased to think of Maggot as a person. She has zero redeeming value as a human being in my eyes, and the biggest favor she could do for us all would be to follow through for once in her life. Her sense of self-preservation would never allow it. Narcissists As a rule do not kill themselves, unless they are cornered by authorities with no way out. E.g. Hitler, Andrew Cunanan...they Specialize in ruining lives and driving their victims to kill themselves. Number six is in a textbook codependent abusive relationship, even though he is a beta Narc himself.
It’s been said that the duke of Windsor forced Wallis Simpson to marry him by repeatedly threatening suicide if she didn’t go through with the marriage. After all the international scandal she had already caused, apparently she didn’t want this on her head as well. Things might not have changed fundamentally for the royal family if Wallace had told Edward “Well, go on then.” Bertie still would’ve been King and his daughter Queen. They might’ve been saved a lot of Agro though. So that would be my answer for Maggot: I dare you. We know how she loves a challenge. Anybody who would make that kind of threat, the very worst kind of emotional blackmail, almost never actually do it, Because they think way too highly of themselves, and are just manipulating other people.
I wonder if someone like Tom Bower will ever get to the bottom of these effed up dynamics.
@hikari I am hoping Bower nails it! I read March 2022 as anticipated release date ๐ค
Not much info on earthquake, but that is couple pretty decent ones in as many weeks. Goodnight all!
There is simply no way the Queen would allow her grandson to defraud essentially the entire world just to play out the fantasy of having a real family of his own.
I’ve watched the video of W, H and their aunt Sarah at the unveiling a number of times, too, and do not see a woman intervening to prevent a fight from breaking out or having H force a chummy photo of himself with his brother to be taken.
I’m not saying I’m right. Just respectfully disagreeing.
All of this will be released in time for Prince George's birthday.
Sorry, if this has already been discussed but did you see that the gardens of Buckingham Palace are being opened up to the paying public for alcohol free picnics? We visited the Staterooms during summer a couple of years ago and walked briefly through the gardens on our way out. They were glorious.
That's lovely news about the gardens! I think it will create a lot of goodwill. And I have a hunch Prince Charles was behind this development.
@Lt. Nyota
GWTW Prissy:
“Oh, Miss Harlot, I don’t know nothing
‘bout you birthin’ babies! I don’t know
how you could’ve told such a lie” ๐
Please look at yesterdays' comment at July 9, 2021 at 12:52 AM. Thanks
Or H is on the verge of divorce. He has finally put his foot down on the wasteful PR spending, pap walks of children he wanted to have a private life, and fabricated stories attacking his family. They may have too many lawsuits in the fire. The RF is fighting back against the shameful lies now. I think H is smart enough to not want a legal battle with the royals.
I haven't followed the watergate (!) story but the engagement ring doesn't look like the one Harry have her. The photo is an old one IMO as the face is pre surgeries, she looks more like she did 8/10 years ago.
Those two are getting increasingly boring...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9771925/Prince-William-dreading-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harrys-business-venture-be.html
What do you make of his statements? They're all over the sugar press.
@Lt. Nyota
GWTW Prissy:
“Oh, Miss Harlot, I don’t know nothing
‘bout you birthin’ babies! I don’t know
how you could’ve told such a lie” ๐
Hahaha!!! ๐ ๐
"Oh, Wretch, if you go, where shall I go, what shall I do?"
"Frankly, my dear, we're damned."
Here's a prediction: The silence from Montecito since Baby$2's birth will be explained by postpartum depression, exacerbated by the Palace making people think the wife didn't have permission to use "Lilibet" and people all over the world turning against her because of it. While Harry was in the UK, the wife attempted suicide. Insufficient poison. (Name that movie!) Harry's jittery actions during the unveiling were an attempt to put on a game face, despite a sixth sense telling him something was wrong "at home." That's why he rushed back so quickly despite the Queen, Prince Charles and Catherine all begging him to stay.
All of this will be released in time for Prince George's birthday.
will be explained by postpartum depression, ... Just what I've predicted! Only you've taken their *explanations* to a very Harklian, thus believable (for them) extent. I have absolutely no doubt that one or more of your predictions will be borne out.
That, plus others' theories about having to lie low due to surgery (or possible complications therewith), makes perfect sense.
Although--and you weren't the only one to say this--I can't imagine where else she might be able to have surgery done! She is already approaching Phyllis miller/Jocelyn Wildenstein territory.
And way upthread, someone mentioned their having to source a bi-racial baby. I would think by now that they could get away with a mono-racial baby. Doria is . . what? (Lady C posited 40%) non-white. And then there's the supposed mother: 50% It's quite likely that this fake baby would look as purely Caucasian as Rachel's acting resume and her fake hair and nose proclaim her to be.
@WBBM
Thanks for the DM article. It says "their lucrative Netflix and Spotify deals worth an estimated £130m". Lucrative? I think the 6s have pushed that figure and that it is exaggerated, maybe wildly so so I'm not sure what can be in the pipeline. In any case, there's only so much mileage they can get from whining about the BRF, crying about Diana etc.
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Apologies to the Monkees
Daydream Believer
Nightmare Deceiver
Heels up Megsie Bean
We all know that you’re keen
As an outdoor reliever
And a wannabe Kween
Oh, in between, her tricks
and many stings
The five o’clock texts
would always ping
They would ping, no surprise
As she crossed her weasel eyes
Downward dog and yanking
on their strings
Heels up Megsie Bean
We all find you obscene
And a fake conceiver
Who gave birth through her spleen
Yet another `Royal Expert' has to have his say:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9771925/Prince-William-dreading-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harrys-business-venture-be.html
What do you make of his statements? They're all over the sugar press.
Throughout all this Harkle mess, I've tried to train myself to question the journalists' background and sympathies (with mixed results).
To that end I read the "teaser" excerpt of Duncan Larcombe's book, "Prince Harry: The Inside Story" to try and get a read on him.
I read the "teaser" excerpt from his book on the Amazon site. He evidently tried to come across as even-handed, but he totally glossed over Harry's Nazi costume incident, calling it a "silly mistake." According to him, another respected journalist, James Whittaker, opined that it would all blow over and NOT dog H for the rest of his life. (Wrong.) So I automatically suspected an innate sympathy of Mr. Larcombe for H.
That was then. To me, it now seems that Mr. Larcombe is batting for the RF team -- I don't think it's a "slow news day" that resulted in the article you've shared.
Duncan Larcombe, author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story, went on to explain how he believes the Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, are still cashing in on the royal brand every time they talk about it.
'What do they do next? That's a question Prince William is dreading the answer to,' he said, speaking to OK! magazine.
'Ultimately, they have to find a way to do their work in LA while not trading in on the royal brand.' (emphasis mine)
What do they do next? Translation: The Harkles are, indeed, loose cannons. PW "dreading the answer"? Translation: He'll do what it takes, however heartsick he may feel. Monarchy comes first.
And, most tellingly, IMO, the old "cashing in on royalty" thing the Harkles are engaged in will stubbornly NOT go away. This article is a subtle reminder, and a warning to the Harkles and their handlers that they'd better either stop it or at least back off.
JMO, of course. Not being British, I'm probably way off base. I welcome more insightful observations.
Going back to exactly the same era as The Monkees, I suspect that the only lyrics playing in H's addled brain are those of the Beach Boys' `Good Vibrations' - perhaps she plays a subliminal version of it to him...
@Swampie
Give your grandson a ๐ from me
@ WildBoar
Bad libations more apt ๐ณ
ours. all the or wait and this is what we get compassion in action. i think SS is duping her on this brand stuff
hikari. in all the fun we have on these two i sometimes get these sober moments that it will not end well for harry in many ways like his mom. bad choices lead to more bad choices. i think she is aiming for the whole widow/jackie kennedy moment. i still don’t know how she off loads the “kids” when she is done with him. in a divorce she can give them over to “harry” with the pr spin that the $$$$ lawyers for brf strong armed them away from her, then they would have to explain lack of kids. and she would pepper in a tragic situation whereby she smoked weed in front of the “kids” to copy the olympic sprinter who won’t be going to the olympics. ( madam never has an original bone in her body). but i can’t figure how she will be rid of the “kid” burden if harry meets his demise. poor marcus. he has to get more and more creative to help her come up with a story line to fix that.
word is william and catherine are going to the wimbeldon ladies finals tomorrow. someone will. it be happy in montecito.
should be referencing Puds and the pr.
I wonder if this is due to Royal protection having been withdrawn or whether other, more shadowy protections that were in place have been withdrawn. Maybe it is simply that opportunistic sharks have scented the (former royal) blood in the water and the feeding frenzy is about to begin.
Sorry I'm babbling and not expressing my thoughts well; I'm slap worn out from moving livestock around away from Elsa's flooding. I have a list of to do's longer than my arm, and a long trip tomorrow. Later this weekend, y'all.
*Pixilated
Haz failed to sway
His brother, no way
Aunt Sarah jumped in,
and stopped play
On orders from Thot
Haz was out for the shot
Brother’s in arms was the
aim of the day
*Drunk
And to follow up on my passionate post the other day . . . those who deliberately harm them are beyond words.
For me, it's the irony of `the way the sunlight plays upon her hair' that creases me up.
Skippy's thoughts:
Sadly, I think these are in the realms of fantasy, much as I'd love to see him & her in the dock on charges ranging from having a sham marriage (possibly one that can be judged fraudulent as well), through financial mis-dealings, all the way up to high treason.
I daresay they have broken English law in many ways but I can't see legal proceedings happening under our present sovereign, and probably not under the next.
The other aspect is that the current extradition treaty, signed by Blair and a previous US administration looks very (ahem!) asymmetrical from the eastern side of the Atlantic. It would depend on how ready the US would be to give her up, which in turn might depend on how useful US politicians find her.
With luck, the Administration will be as sick of her as we are by then. Even so, would the IRS have first dibs?
Just what I've predicted! Only you've taken their *explanations* to a very Harklian, thus believable (for them) extent. I have absolutely no doubt that one or more of your predictions will be borne out.
At this point, all of us could create Harkle Bingo cards just for the second half of this year and win big!
Take the following . . .
@snarkyatherbest
and she would pepper in a tragic situation whereby she smoked weed in front of the “kids” to copy the olympic sprinter who won’t be going to the olympics. ( madam never has an original bone in her body).
She's so predictable, isn't she? Now that she has "reached out" to Naomi Osaka, we know that she's targeting athletes. (Just not her good friend Serena Williams, who was close enough to her to throw her an expensive baby shower two years ago.) And Sha'Carri Richardson is getting so much more sympathy than Osaka did that she'd be worth nurturing as a new contact. Doria might be trotted out for an appearance, to be a "foster mother" to the recently bereaved Richardson. Which would make Richardson and Harry's wife sisters.
Meanwhile, both Fauxrchie and Lilibucks will start to show Olympic potential on the level of saying "crocodile" as your first word instead of "mama." Maybe James Cordon is still a Harkle ally (as he defended Harry just last month in a Howard Stern interview), so they'll just have to nurture that contact long enough for Harry to be able to drop that tidbit on his show in time for Thanksgiving.
Fauxrxhie's first word was 'crocodile' and for all we know he can now do a few lengths in the swimming pool, sans swim aids, of course. As for Lilibucks, surely she can sit up if not stand up unaided by now.
"Well, down yere in Debm & Cornwall, tez said to come vrom our moors - if volks oo've 'ad too much zoider get lost, they'm been `pixy-led'"... even into a bog.
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I daresay they have broken English law in many ways but I can't see legal proceedings happening under our present sovereign, and probably not under the next.
The other aspect is that the current extradition treaty, signed by Blair and a previous US administration looks very (ahem!) asymmetrical from the eastern side of the Atlantic. *It would depend on how ready the US would be to give her up, which in turn might depend on how useful US politicians find her.
With luck, the Administration will be as sick of her as we are by then. **Even so, would the IRS have first dibs?
* The U.S. won't touch them with a 10-foot pole viz. treason, fraud, etc., much less extradite them, sadly. Tax evasion is the only likely possibility. Therefore, yes, the IRS will have the only dibs.
** No politician finds them useful. The current administration might have made a brief song-and-dance about how "brave" the duo was, "sharing all" on Oprah's interview -- but only to further burnish their own woke credentials by a show of solidarity. Notice that the administration has not uttered a single further peep since then. Donald Trump would have avoided them like the plague, and in his way, Joe Biden is doing the same.
Tax evasion was the only way to snare Al Capone, and it will be the only way the U.S. can snare the Harkles. In an ideal world, the IRS is busy as we speak examining the Harkles' finances (and potential business fraud) with a fine-toothed comb.
However, wokesters permeate the U.S. government, and automatic sympathy toward the Harkles means a high probability of turning a blind eye. Not only that, but notice all their business filings are funneled through Delaware, a state long known for laxness on tax matters. Almost as beneficial as offshore accounts. (Also the home state of a certain long-time Senator ... but I'll stop right there.)
I accept that IRS would give them the going over first for US tax offences.
The rest of it just shows how useless that treaty was from our point of view, even though we might want them on serious criminal charges, to try them under English law (yes, MM might be a US citizen but she was on British territory when she broke our law, even committing treason by attempting to subvert our Constitution)
We've been well and truly shafted by Blair.
My Pixilated was Pixie led..
Ah Puds, Plithixilated
the bits between madams teef!
Meanwhile, both Fauxrchie and Lilibucks will start to show Olympic potential on the level of saying "crocodile" as your first word instead of "mama."
Blogger Maneki Neko said...
Fauxrxhie's first word was 'crocodile' and for all we know he can now do a few lengths in the swimming pool, sans swim aids, of course. As for Lilibucks, surely she can sit up if not stand up unaided by now.
Blogger Puds said...
@ Maneki Neko, after the last Pap shot of Negs carrying Archie to school (Nursery) in LA a poster left a comment on DM along the lines of "What's all this fuss about taking Archie to school, for heaven's sake why didn't he just drive himself'.
All three of you are correct. Little Alfie delved into the Urban Dictionary to declare "crocodile" his first word, clever lad. (Of course, like his parents, he has memorized each disgusting definition.) For his next endeavor, he will recite the complete works of Wm. Shakespeare ... backwards.
Fauxchie has already broken world swimming records.
Lilybux now has her own pony, and is taking riding lessons.
As for Merchie driving himself to school, the world's youngest university scholar has earned a free yearly Uber pass for his accomplishments (when he's not being paraded around by his doting mother).
@Lt. Nyota - not quite what I meant-
I accept that IRS would give them the going over first for US tax offences.
The rest of it just shows how useless that treaty was from our point of view, even though we might want them on serious criminal charges, to try them under English law (yes, MM might be a US citizen but she was on British territory when she broke our law, even committing treason by attempting to subvert our Constitution)
We've been well and truly shafted by Blair.
Ah, I see what you mean. Apologies for being dense.
It turns out that she sent model Heidi Klum an autographed copy of The Bench with the following inscription:
2021
Dear Heidi,
From one mama to another . . .
Hope this brings you joy!
As ever,
******
Yes, it's in "calligraphy."
I can't find any articles in English at the moment, but maybe it's just my algorithm acting up. You can see an image of the book and the inscription that Klum shared on her Instagram stories on this German site:
https://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/stars/id_90416260/heidi-klum-bekommt-geschenk-von-herzogin-meghan-von-mama-zu-mama-.html
So I guess it's Klum's turn to be Markled? Sigh . . .
____________________________________
Whatever happened with Harry's lads lunch and dinner?
If his old buddies had come to his side.
This would have been leaked or publicized.
H spent 5 lost days in quarantine.
Surely H could have convened
With his old adjacent ....
to Prince H friends.
To put his life on the mend
'twas not meant to be
As Harry quickly fled
To take the next plane out
To LA was said
But insiders cred that....
H wuz off to Pacific Fiji
Consorting with native lasses
To get his rocks off
With no yak haired knock offs
They had H happy
Doing the slappy
Megs is just a bad dream
So it seems
But soon H will be back
For more from his Mama
More Montecito drama
With all that he craves
Hapless the knave
Dunno how I missed this the first time, hahaha!
I love this bit:
Consorting with native lasses
To get his rocks off
With no yak haired knock offs
They had H happy
Doing the slappy
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Lilybux now has her own pony, and is taking riding lessons.
This could have been the original long-term plan (insofar as Harry's wife can plan anything long-term). They'd add that the Queen is thrilled that the fourth generation of the BRF finally has its girl equestrian. (Lady Louise, who "only" drives horses, doesn't count.) Princess Anne would watch Lilibucks's progress over Zoom and give helpful tips. Lilibucks will be papped wearing a men's hat that looks very much like one Prince Philip used to wear. It will be leaked that George is afraid of horses and Charlotte and Louis are mean to their ponies.
Now that the Palace is pushing back on false stories about the BRF, however, Harry's wife may try another tack.
Aunt Naomi and Aunt Sha'Carri are fighting over who will get to be Lilibucks's mentor, as she shows promise in both tennis and track. Nike and Adidas are in a bidding war for sponsorship. The Kardashian children are envious and are begging their parents for introductions to the sports prodigy.
I know you're flat-out busy taking care of your animals -- just a note to let you know you're in my thoughts. Hoping the flooding wasn't so catastrophic as to threaten your house.
As you being a Floridian well know, we have the unique phenomenon of literally, rain bucketing down in the back yard while the house is bathed in sun. That appears to be what happened in my neck of the woods, except in a broader geographical sense. Luck of the draw ... plenty of times it's been far more dire.
Please drink plenty of fluids, and try not to overdo (I know, easier said than done).
❤
There is some merit on both sides.
@Uhura
Lilybux now has her own pony, and is taking riding lessons.
This could have been the original long-term plan (insofar as Harry's wife can plan anything long-term). They'd add that the Queen is thrilled that the fourth generation of the BRF finally has its girl equestrian. (Lady Louise, who "only" drives horses, doesn't count.) Princess Anne would watch Lilibucks's progress over Zoom and give helpful tips. Lilibucks will be papped wearing a men's hat that looks very much like one Prince Philip used to wear. It will be leaked that George is afraid of horses and Charlotte and Louis are mean to their ponies.
Now that the Palace is pushing back on false stories about the BRF, however, Harry's wife may try another tack.
Aunt Naomi and Aunt Sha'Carri are fighting over who will get to be Lilibucks's mentor, as she shows promise in both tennis and track. Nike and Adidas are in a bidding war for sponsorship. The Kardashian children are envious and are begging their parents for introductions to the sports prodigy. (๐คฃ)
Ha! People may scoff, BUT IT'S ALL TRUE! ๐๐
@Enbre,
I'm not surprised Klum and TBW are possibly sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g. As the saying goes "water seeks it's own level". Narcs find other narcs and use each other where they can; good luck to them for that outcome... Oy Vey! (palm to forehead)
My food store where I live/shop is in a trendy, wokey-jokey area. Low and behold I spotted That Bloody Book, The Stench... er Bench, is currently drastically reduced and in the fo get about it bin Looool! Not even the wokey jokie's want her. Ha!
Also I think it was you who asked about our favorite Yiddish words? Mine is feh-stink-u-lah. My son's dad is Jewish. He has used this word on multiple occasions and it just cracks me up. I think it's an hybridized American version of the Yiddish word farshtunken. He has a few others but most are in the mainstream. That one is just a gem :) It describes a stinky mess like no other word can (as many Yiddish words are known for) :D
Just popped in to say that about Klum and TBW's unholy alliance.
Good Day :)
No, it wasn't I who was asking about Yiddish words, but I'm sure whoever it was will appreciate your answer. :-)
Klum hasn't been on my radar for so long. And even when she was, I didn't look very closely. To those in the know: Does she have her own history of letting backers down, playing the victim and being litigious?
I don't know anything about Heidi Klum other than she is an older woman who gets her rocks off showing herself on SM far too many times and always putting herself out there for likes and praise.
Granted she looks amazing but like Christie Brinkly, she's obnoxiously vain. My spidey senses tell me she's possibly a borderline narc (or full on-who knows?).
As we do know, that industry attracts narcs so I'm speculating AND deducing here. I suppose a Google search on her would show some glaring tendencies but I don't care enough to chase celebrity ambulances.
In any event at least she's attractive, working regularly and in a successful marriage to a younger man! Can't say that about TBW which is why I think she's looking to Klum for opportunities.
Swampwoman- Your grandson sounds adorable!
Magatha- "As an outdoor reliever"- ha!
Why did it annoy me so much when Meghan signed 'As Ever' to Heidi?! As ever...what. She always love to make it clear that she's connected.
Well, H&M are probably trying to re-group. As I am a believer that they have the kids, they are probably laying low as the Nannies take care of them and Doria nurses Lilibet.
Also, they are probably scrambling to come up with some bs to pacify Spotify. Or rather, the new lackey girl is being flogged to come up with something.
Beyond that, the Royal Family appears to be doing so well. The Queen out and about smiling sweetly and working it with renewed vigor. William seems to have a little spring in his step. Maybe he's a bit relieved to be past the Diana unveiling. Kate WAS doing great until sidelined with the stupid quarantine. Sophie, Edward all out and cheerful and the pushing forward of Louise as more of a presence for the younger element of the Royal Family.
In looking at the photos, Bea looks like how a normal woman touches her stomach when pregnant. Sometimes when she was walking on steps or getting into her seat, she touched her stomach almost as if pulling it in or 'measuring' distance as pregnant women do when they start showing heavily. Other times, she was just more or less absent mindedly touching her tummy. Again...as pregnant women do. I never had issue with Meg touching her belly EXCEPT for the many times she stood there gloatingly rubbing it as if her uterus contained something golden. There was some event she went to where she was gloating and rubbing so badly, it looked like she was a crazy woman.
“As ever” denotes a fond and long-.standing connection to someone. Since when have HK and Smeg Ever crossed paths, never mind being bosom pals, bonding over their shared motherhood? They do have some things in common, although not mile long legs. Nor can Meg claim to have been a sports illustrated cover model, Just another of the great unfairness of her life. Like Smeg, HF Is currently on her third marriage, having cut a wide swath through various men she slept with who were not her husbands. Her first born daughter Leni Is the product of a short term relationship after her first divorce. By the time she announced she was pregnant, she already moved on to Seal, Who was her birthing partner and later adopted the child. They married a year after the babies birth and went on to have three children together, divorcing in 2014. Five years and several boyfriends after that, HF married her current husband in 2019. Smeg Is no doubt trying to ingratiate herself with a woman who Scott three legitimately biracial children and who still has clout in the industry. I believe Project Runway is still running, isn’t it? Smeg would like nothing better then to occupy a judge’s chair on the show.
It’s hard to imagine that HF is unaware that she is in a position to do much more for Smeg than Smeg is for her. Too bad HF had to flaunt this dubious gift on her Instagram; how much more delicious it would’ve been if she had ignored it all together, or sent it back with a curt note; no thank you. It doesn’t seem to matter how transparently worthless and destructive the Harkles are, even in their current disgrace, they can still find loudmouth celebrities To provide them with narcissistic fuel in support of their dog and fantasies that they are a list influencers in America.
I personally I would like to see James Corden’s CBS contract revoked along with his residency visa for the United States. His predecessor Craig Ferguson had to endure the infamous 2013 “naked dolphin” Markle Appearance on the show which Cordon now helms. After nearly 30 years in America, Craig had had enough of Wokey jokey La La Land Celebrity culture, and moved his family back home to Glasgow. The Harkles Could have put a bid in on Craigs charming and relatively modest property in the Hollywood Hills, Which was priced at half or less of the current property which they claim to have bought. I believe they live in Mudslide man or full time as much as I believe that she gave birth to children, which is to say I don’t.
Craig Ferguson is one of my favorite people bar none, and I think he would’ve said a hard pass to Sucking up to Hazbean on top of a bus. It’s a sure bet that he is not in receipt of an autographed copy of The Stench, But I bet James Corden will get one bye and by If he hasn’t already.
I will keep my eyes peeled for a copy to turn up at my local Dollar General store. Shouldn’t be long.
I agree that Klum, even if she is a narcissist, at least works hard and has real accomplishments to show for herself after decades in her industry. If she has had work done, it is very, very subtle. She wouldn't be a bad role model for Harry's wife, actually. If only the latter could accept advice now and then.
@Christine
Why did it annoy me so much when Meghan signed 'As Ever' to Heidi?! As ever...what. She always love to make it clear that she's connected.
Bingo! It would have made more sense as an inscription in a copy for Jessica Mulroney.
This reminds me of the time CDAN (or was it BG? both?) had a blind about a Hollywood actress who had received an invitation to the Harkles' wedding. She didn't accept and was baffled she was even wanted, as she had never met either the bride or the groom. Rumor has it that it was Reese Witherspoon. Anyway, I wonder how many celebrity mothers got a free signed copy of The Bench before one of them finally shared hers on social media.
How pervy do I sound there!?
No problem with content, just tone of final point.
Mar/2021
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in bitter Archewell trademark dispute in Philippines
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/brand-management/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-in-bitter-archewell-trademark-dispute-in-philippines
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29 June 2021
Martin Soriano is finally issued a Certificate of Registration for Archewell Harvatera signifying final defeat for Prince Harry and Meghan. https://lvphilippines.com/f/martin-soriano-defeats-prince-harry-and-meghan-for-good
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Jul/2021
Harry and Meghan’s trademark bid for Archewell hits stumbling block with US lawyers
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15502480/harr-meghans-trademark-archewell-stumbling-block/
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Archewell Harvatera (Phillippines)
I hope it is true! Martin deserved to win.
In relation to Prince Wiliam I agree With you!๐คฉ
I dont think Heidi Klum had plastic surgery. You can clearly see the wrinkles around her eyes and smile lines. She is just aging gracefully.
https://www.yournextshoes.com/plastic-surgery-heidi-klum/
M on the other hand, has wrinkles around her eyes and forehead one day and stone faced the next. A plastic surgeon on youtube confirmed she had a nose job at some point. Depending when you see M, she may or may not have fresh botox/fillers. Her teeth are definitely not natural IMO. Once you start using botox/fillers you need to commit long term (life) or turn into an old hag in a short period of time.
https://www.drkavali.com/news/what-happens-if-you-stop-using-botox-or
I agree that Prince William has strong DILF energy. ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYna-UAt75c
I agree that Klum, even if she is a narcissist, at least works hard and has real accomplishments to show for herself after decades in her industry. If she has had work done, it is very, very subtle. She wouldn't be a bad role model for Harry's wife, actually. If only the latter could accept advice now and then.
All true Klum and pushing out five.... Lets give Heidi credits. She should make ten million per year. That M will never get
This article is over a week old (more than likely discussed previous thread,of which I missed 99%) but oh my gosh how scathing and more importantly, accurate! I just wanted to post for any who may have missed as I did. They even have his before/after shot. Wow!
I do not know anything about Steeple Times (high viewership?) regardless, so nice to see him being called out for schmuck he is.the "squad" too.
https://www.thesteepletimes.com/movers-shakers/who-is-omid-scobie/
@Enbrethiliel
Appreciated your pony(tale) hehe and your "What I wouldn't give for a personally inscribed copy of The Bench to show up in a local Salvation Army or Goodwill thrift store." LOL!
Bonus if "As Ever" is crossed out and replaced with "as if" ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
@Magatha ๐๐๐๐๐
@Jenn thank you!
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Cookie Said..."Next up...Tshirts at Spencer's?" Done.
https://twitter.com/SpecOlympicsMom/status/1410712705342656512?s=20
https://twitter.com/SpecOlympicsMom/status/1410712705342656512?s=20
The naomi osaka think bothers me. She is a vulnerable girl and the upward trajectory of her career. There are a lot of people that prey and take advantage of these young athletes And here comes 6swife among those using her to get ahead. It would be different of 6 and the wife ever did anything without having pr attached that is more than a 5 second effort.
Those are some of the worst t-shirts I have ever seen!
Thanks for the links to the T shirts ๐. This has to be a send-up surely? Who'd want to be seen wearing that?
It's like whatsherface has an invisible pox she spreads around. Accepting any kind of contact with her brings the person bad luck. The Fosters have escaped the pox because they backed away very carefully.
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@xxxxx,
make it two Nuttie's using the phrase POX Bwahahaha!! :D
As we've agreed before, PW with all due respect to the future King, is mighty hawt!
I wouldn't give too much credence to Osaka's "vulnerability". It's possible I am being cynical but since I heard that her parents relocated to Japan and changed her name to her mother's Japanese maiden name so make more money, I'm not a fan. Her father is Haitian and her mother is Japanese but they were residing in the USA and that's where Naomi was born and raised.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/10/tennis-star-naomi-osaka-gives-up-her-us-citizenship-play-japan-tokyo-olympics/%3foutputType=amp
I do think it is odd to give up her father's Haitian name for her mother's Japanesemaiden name. It was done to make money.
JH isnt going anywhere yet…. he’s still attached by his nose ring and devoted TBW. he spent 20 minutes at the unveiling and then ran back to MudslideMansion ASAP. he cant think for himself yet and still needs her to lead him.
he wont be ready for a couple of years…. unless she finds her bazillionaire/ gates type first and dumps him.
Lil n Arch are being saved in hopes of a big $$ payoff for pictures or to join an interview. TBW still thinks there is value there.
apparently JH and TBW are moguls/ rich/ trendy/ cutting edge ennough to be invited to the Billionaire Glamp this week? all the other filthy rich or highest of the high celeb types are there hobnobbing with their filthy rich counterparts. it the perfect place to pick up a new filthy rich hubby…. TBW must be have begged/drooled for an invite and didnt get one?
Where I live, having a tummy tuck after delivery is very common, but most doctors believe that you should wait for about six months after delivery to have a tummy tuck.
As for other elective surgeries, say a facial surgery, right after delivery, a doctor won't work on two parts the body at the same time. The obgyn won't allow a plastic surgeon to take over his operating or birth room as all sorts of legal problems could arise for both the physician and the plastic surgeon.
Think of it this way. Would a heart or brain surgeon allow a plastic surgeon into his operating room to do a face lift? The answer is no. And two physicians never work together in an operating room unless it's a very complicated surgery, such as a very bad car accident victim, but they will be the assisting physician.
I'm on a laptop that isn't mine, and I can't figure out how to make a link, so just Google, "when can I have plastic surgery after delivering a baby?"
Speaking of signing books...don't most authors go to at least one book signing event? An event sponsored by the publisher. No? Well, that's a big tell. It was a vanity project, paid for by 6's trust fund. More $$$ down the drain.
The book is soft cover, right? A vanity pamphlet.
You said something kind of interesting. "...most tellingly, IMO, the old "cashing in on royalty" thing the Harkles are engaged in will stubbornly NOT go away. This article is a subtle reminder, and a warning to the Harkles and their handlers that they'd better either stop it or at least back off."
I started thinking messages to the handlers but then ... why did this "breath of fresh air" to not with-it/modern monarchy fail? Not looking at her but at the other end - people who might of thinking of this as just a playbook/list of things to check off of how to be a success.
Perhaps part of the big fail maybe was that SS didn't have a lot or enough UK input on how to succeed in the UK. If this had been the US, it would have been a standard playbook maybe - drive SM support, talk endlessly about how this is the best thing which could ever happen ever, positive photos, positive articles in all the right placements, a big wedding, bring in a pregnancy, show how wonderful this person compared to the others who are not anything like this person is with some negative stories, the constant comparisons to the prior with-it mother (success overseas, humanitarian, fashion forward), the we are the leading edge of where to be so come follow us, people are supposed to fall all over themselves to be lucky to switch to the right team and the other team is out in the cold hoping/dreading being asked to participate in a "documentary" of Where are they now - 20 years later?
What stops it this is 1000+ years and rigidity in the succession rule.
This gives enough time for people to begin to notice that not everything looks as they think it should. There are little tells of doesn't match expectations or too much of there is something not right but I can't put my finger on it.
So they (abort that mission - by choice or told to by someone from either side) or leave and pitch it as a safety move. Covid hits and a lot of things fall apart everywhere. The playbook doesn't seem to work quite the way it used to even in the states. But moves like the big interview, the unending high end magazine articles could be evidence of continuing to try this thinking as eventually this has to work sometime.
Would anyone count this as success? especially when compared to PW and K or any of the other family members during the same time frame?
We talk about SS, their interns and so on but I hadn't really thought of it as a highly planned thought out plan to success until I started thinking about why might it else fail (other than who was the main player).
@SirStinxAlot,
I do think it is odd to give up her father's Haitian name for her mother's Japanese maiden name. It was done to make money.
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Japan does not allow dual nationality and Naomi Osaka had to use her mother's name as you need a Japanese or 'japanified' name . It would certainly make it easier for Japanese people to say rather than her father's surname Franรงois.
The book is soft cover, right? A vanity pamphlet.
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Alas, no! I was passing by a book shop and went in to have a look at the Stench out of curiosity. The book was a hardback with a book sleeve - very practical for toddlers and young children!! - and fairly big , roughly 25 cm X 20 cm and very thin with it. Again, ideal for tiny hands with undeveloped fine motor skills! ๐ More of a book for (sugar) parents to display.
Yes, I was thinking something along the same lines, based on what a friend with over 50 years direct experience of Japanese culture and language has told me.
Then I found this:
Charity that wants to stop families having more than two children to fight climate change gives Meghan and Harry a 'Special Award' for their 'enlightened decision'
• Duke and Duchess of Sussex praised by sustainability charity Population Matters
• Charity gave them a 'Special Award' for reducing their environmental impact by limiting their family to two children following birth of Lilibet Diana in June
• The royal couple have been recognised as a 'role model for other families'
By JACOB THORBURN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 09:46, 10 July 2021 | UPDATED: 09:56, 10 July 2021
A charity that is campaigning to stop families having more than two children has given Meghan Markle and Prince Harry an award that praises their 'enlightened decision'.
Population Matters says its campaign to limit families is designed to achieve a 'sustainable population', despite their agenda's similarities to Communist China's notorious one child policy.
Beijing now 'allows' its citizens to have three children after decades of limiting them to one child per family, which led to unknown numbers of 'unauthorised' children being abandoned or given away for adoption.
The Duke of Duchess of Sussex were praised by the charity Population Matters for reducing their environmental impact by limiting their family to two children.
The UK-based charity said the couple were being recognised as 'a role model for other families' after the birth of Lilibet Diana on June 4 and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor on May 6, 2019.
Prince Harry and Meghan will be given the award alongside nine others on Sunday, July 11 to mark the United Nations' World Population Day.
The couple first referenced their intention to have just two children together during a Vogue magazine interview in 2019.
Population Matters said it was recognising Harry and Meghan with the 'Special Award' for reducing their impact on the environment by not having any more children following the birth of their daughter this year.
The Sussexes, who quit as senior working royals last year, had baby Lilibet 'Lili' Diana on June 4, following the birth of their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor on May 6, 2019.
A spokesman said: 'In choosing and publicly declaring their intention to limit their family to two, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are helping to ensure a better future for their children and providing a role model for other families.
'Having a smaller family reduces our impact on the Earth, and provides a better chance for all our children, their children and future generations to flourish on a healthy planet.
'We commend the Duke and Duchess for taking this enlightened decision, and for affirming that a smaller family is also a happy family.'
Harry mentioned his intention to have no more than two children during a talk with chimpanzee expert Dr Jane Goodall in Vogue magazine in 2019.2
During the interview, he claimed the Earth is 'borrowed', adding: 'Surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation.'
Each recipient of a 'Special Award' will receive a £500 donation for a charity of their choice.
Other winners include Wendo Aszed, founder of a women's empowerment and community health project in rural Kenya, Emma Gannon, author of Olive, a best-selling novel addressing the choice to be childfree, and Nairashe Maritsa, a teenager fighting child marriage in Zimbabwe.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9775283/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-charity-award-making-enlightened-decision-two-kids.html
No prize for guessing which `charity' that £500 will go to.
During the interview, he claimed the Earth is 'borrowed', adding: 'Surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation.'
H is not a good example of intelligent. This is just gaslighting. I bet he thinks hes better than William and Catherine since they had 3. If M has another, "save the marriage baby", will they give the award and $$$ back?
Thanks Maneki ๐ฅฐ
Population Matters Award
Surrogation Shatters
That’s put an end to their surrogacy
Now she can’t go
for fake babe, No 3
With the award comes 500 quid
Is that the price now
for a photo of their kid
2 is enough, particularly if they have H&M's DNA. Anyway, H&M's DNA or not, the toxic parents are reason enough to stop at 2.
Part 1
Blogger Elsbeth1847 said ...
Lt. N. Uhura,
You said something kind of interesting. "...most tellingly, IMO, the old "cashing in on royalty" thing the Harkles are engaged in will stubbornly NOT go away. This article is a subtle reminder, and a warning to the Harkles and their handlers that they'd better either stop it or at least back off."
I started thinking messages to the handlers but then ... why did this "breath of fresh air" to not with-it/modern monarchy fail? Not looking at her but at the other end - people who might of thinking of this as just a playbook/list of things to check off of how to be a success.
Perhaps part of the big fail maybe was that SS didn't have a lot or enough UK input on how to succeed in the UK.
You've already got the answer -- SS and other American PR powerhouses HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING VIZ. BRITISH CULTURE. They will NEVER understand it, unless they find a few British sharks with enough animal cunning to set them straight, but I think even then they'll revert to their one-dimensional American thinking. And let's face it, even if they WERE savvy enough, their clients the S's will do what they're best at anyway, which is shooting themselves in the foot in pursuit of "doing things our way, and everyone else be damned."
What stops it this is 1000+ years and rigidity in the succession rule.
This gives enough time for people to begin to notice that not everything looks as they think it should. There are little tells of doesn't match expectations or too much of there is something not right but I can't put my finger on it.
Indeed, yes. This began as a very low rumble even before the engagement interview (which jump-started people's negative reactions) and grew louder and louder, to the point where not even SS can keep their finger in the dike.
So they (abort that mission - by choice or told to by someone from either side) or leave and pitch it as a safety move. Covid hits and a lot of things fall apart everywhere. The playbook doesn't seem to work quite the way it used to even in the states. But moves like the big interview, the unending high end magazine articles could be evidence of continuing to try this thinking as eventually this has to work sometime.
What people need to realize is that "high-end magazines" and sugars on Twitter and other SM ONLY REPRESENT A TINY FRACTION OF PUBLIC OPINION. People Magazine's circulation is @#$%. They don't even crack the top 10 ( https://gmspors.com/top-10-us-magazines-by-circulation-2021/ ). Wikipedia has them at No. 9, but their circulation, said to be 3.5 million currently, has plummeted from 46.5 million since 2009.
Millennials and younger people understand this, but for older people, who make up the bulk of the generation that has these habits ingrained in them, if a well-known publication says it, the whole world will be influenced. The S's think this, too. Meanwhile, quietly, behind the scenes, people are tuning out.
Would anyone count this as success? especially when compared to PW and K or any of the other family members during the same time frame?
You alluded to it yourself above -- the Monarchy has honed their PR to perfection, despite a few missteps, over 1,000-plus years. They're willing to risk the impatience of their subjects to go after the S's and strip their titles. All things in good time. (To me, the opening salvo was making the S's communications fell under BP's purview, instead of the S's forming their own "rival court.")
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@ Elsbeth1847
Would anyone count this as success? No sensible person would. And it is a G-dsend that PW and C are the people they are -- willing to do their part to keep the Monarchy intact. This involves doing all the visible, connect-with-their-subjects things that the RF family must do. The Palace PR is second to none -- but especially because the Cambridges LISTEN TO THEM and do as they advise. (Personally, I dunno why the S's even bother with any PR at all, as they "know everything" already.)
We talk about SS, their interns and so on but I hadn't really thought of it as a highly planned thought out plan to success until I started thinking about why might it else fail (other than who was the main player).
SS, like any other PR firm, has to have clients who play ball. They DO have a long-term plan, like any other company worth its salt, but with clients like the S's, coupled with a deplorable lack of understanding of British/Royal culture, has doomed them. (The only reason they're sticking with the duo is a refusal to admit defeat, IMO.)
I've said it before many times, and will keep saying it ad nauseam -- The Harkles have the attention span of gnats. Instant gratification is their driving force in life. Signs of this were apparent in stories that came out as early as 2018 about M dreaming up this, that or the other project and wanting it done NOW. It can be seen in H's life going way back, in his lack of direction and slipping into substance abuse. The remark to Oprah about "we didn't have a plan" when they left the RF is telling -- I truly believe that HE believes that. SS cannot represent clients like this, however hard they try.
But people are getting the S's, more and more all the time. Even the sycophantic, tiny sliver of so-called influential press knows, in their hearts, they're putting lipstick on a pig. We'll see them slipping away before too much longer, I predict. Their so-called celeb "friends" already are.
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Current topic: The notorious engagement interview was the beginning of the end of the 6's. Wife displayed many levels of crazy and 6 seemed like he barely knew her. The outrageous price of her engagement photo dress led to more concern. The wedding drama and fiasco was off the charts. This has been a mess from the start. It is truly perplexing that he was allowed to rush into a marriage with her. I do think she had backers, who may be regretting their choice these days. It may be wishful thinking, but I don't believe they have any children.
I was surprised how large the book-is as far as width and height-when I spotted it in the drastically reduced bin recently. But then, does she ever do anything that's NOT large and shouts ME ME ME? It certainly appears to be well produced, materials wise.
It would not surprise me if it were a vanity project calculated to lose money she can write it off on her taxes as a loss, eh?
@Fifi,
LOVE this: "Hope she doesn't get the Pox". LOL! :D
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What a joke award they've been given. The comments on the DM piece are ass chapping heh heh heh! :D :D :D
You're welcome :)
Obviously, TBW has no idea what children need. I suppose as an author she could have had some input into the format of the book. If so, then this shows that she can't have that much interaction with Archie, who is, if you remember, a voracious reader. If he was, she'd know he couldn't hold the book/turn the pages easily. Has she even seen many children's books?
Yes, the book is very large for small hands, at least A4 size but also very thin. I've just looked at it on Amazon (I'm bored!) and it's 24 x 1 x 31.4 cm, just as I thought, but now the reading age has changed from 1-7 to 3-7.
True!! My children would have hated that awkward, BORING book. As a comparative, they adored the Berenstain Bears series. Just the right size, easy to handle (soft covers) GREAT content for developing minds, etc. They never got tired of the series. I still have the entire collection for the grand kids. They are vintage yet held up so well after much use. That is what makes for amazing juvi literature!
That she thinks she's soooo in the know and educated and yet that DUMB book shouts she knows squat about children. I worked in a city library system as a young woman and did children's story hour. I would have never chosen that adult-centered book for my little patrons. Never.
I am now convinced they have zero children. It's becoming glaring, logically speaking.
How come we haven't yet been told which books the voracious Archie has devoured? Has he worked his way through Dickens yet? Or is he stuck on Carlyle's essays?
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@Observant One:
That's a very shrewd observation about Diana's global stardom and the low-key approach to the Cambridges. We thought it was odd but this may have been the (very good) reason for it.
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DH has just said that NZ Herald has an article from Daniela asking `Where is Lilibet?' Where indeed?
I'll post it shortly if nobody else beats me to it.
I recall that when I was small, such early picture books as I did have were printed on cardboard or cloth. Are such indestructible books still made? Or was it a wartime/austerity era thing?
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Same here. I think we are about the same age. Unfortunately my favorite book as a child is now considered racist. It was about a Chinese brother who could swallow the sea. I LOVED that book! I thought he was the coolest dude, yet I'd bet it's now out of print. I do remember how well those books were made.
Like everything else these days they are throw away items. Sad.
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New Lady C.
Daniela Elser: Where is Harry and Meghan's baby daughter, Lilibet Diana?
10 Jul, 2021 02:44 AM8 minutes to read
By: Daniela Elser
OPINION:
Part 1
Mysteries tend to get politely hushed up in the royal family.
To this day, murkiness surrounds the death of Prince George, Duke of Kent in 1942 in a military plane crash on a flight to Iceland – or what was in the scores of "highly personal" letters from Diana, Princess of Wales to the Queen Mother that Princess Margaret bizarrely destroyed in 1993.
This week, there's another one that has thus far been largely overlooked: Just where is Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor?
Why, five weeks after her arrival at a hospital in Santa Barbara, a world away from the several thousand pounds-a-night London hospital suites usually chosen for the arrival of tiny members of the house of Windsor, hasn't the world spied even a peep of the wee tot?
By contrast, days after he was born, her big brother Archie was introduced to the world via a very restrained press outing at Windsor Castle. When he was only 6 days old, the boy made his social media debut via the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's formerly chart-busting Instagram account in a Mother's Day post showing only his feet. (It attracted more than half a million likes in less than half an hour.)
About six weeks after he was born, to celebrate Father's Day @SussexRoyal shared a sepia-toned image of the bub showing his face, which racked up 2.4 million likes.
Even since Harry and Meghan hightailed it to the sunny climes of California, bailing on royal life so they could escape ever having to open the Chelsea Flower Show or sit next to Princess Michael of Kent (she of the Blackamoor brooch) at dinner, Archie has kept popping up in public.
To mark his first birthday in 2020, the Sussexes released an adorable video of the future prince listening to his mum Meghan read him Duck Rabbit in to help raise charity funds.
In December of that year, his voice was heard for the first time via the one and only podcast his parents have rustled up since signing a rumoured $33.5 million deal with Spotify.
In March 2021, when the duke and duchess sat down with Oprah to speak their truth and to rattle the monarchy down to the Queen's fillings, there was Archie in some suitably arty black and white footage, gambolling along a beach. In May, for his 2nd birthday, came a new image of the little boy holding onto a bevy of balloons, albeit photographed from the back to obscure his identity.
Archie also popped up in Harry's Apple + mental health TV series The Me You Can't See with footage of him running on the beach and him and Harry on swings.
Now, all of these are clearly very carefully controlled, calibrated outings that balance Harry and Meghan's commitment to their son's privacy with a tacit acceptance of the public interest in their son.
It's a delicate balancing act: Reveal him too much and the Sussexes will open themselves up to criticism they are reneging on their commitment to give him a normal life. However, hide him away and risk the umbrage and grumbling of their legion of fans.
None of this is simple or easy but thus far Harry and Meghan have clearly recognised the very fraught territory their son occupies and managed to succeed at the highwire act.
So where is that same acknowledgment when it comes to their daughter Lili?
Why haven't they released some sort of picture of their little girl even a la the 2019 Archie/foot snap?
Meghan/Michelle Obama SUBVERT/SHAFTING Dad/PRINCESS's DEAFNESS/CON ARTIST/William DEFENDS STAFF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIr4MrTj74
J. Smythe, Cactusland, United States, 1 hour ago
The jokes write themselves. Hope the sur.r.o.g.a.t.e got a participation trophy too.๐๐
When Archie was born Harry and Meghan were both still working HRHs and with that came a level of expectation that they would share their son, to some degree, with the prying public. Now that they are theoretically living on civvy street, that obligation is, in theory anyway, gone too. However, the reality of their new circumstances is, unfortunately, more complicated and oblique.
Like it or not, Lili is still eighth in line to the throne and with that comes certain demands and pressures they will never, ever be able to escape short of absenting themselves from the line of succession.
While they might desperately want to be able to offer their daughter a level of privacy that Harry was never allowed to enjoy growing up in the royal fishbowl, the hard truth is that they do still occupy a strange nebulous place between public figures and private citizens.
Which is why some sort of shot of Lili – a toe! A finger! One tiny hand holding an even tinier hand! – does not seem out of the question.
They could put an image out that would delight their support base and give them an excellent shot of feel-good PR after the squall over their controversial choice of name for Lili while still not showing her face and thus protecting her privacy.
When Archie was born Harry and Meghan were both still working HRHs and with that came a level of expectation that they would share their son, to some degree, with the prying public. Now that they are theoretically living on civvy street, that obligation is, in theory anyway, gone too. However, the reality of their new circumstances is, unfortunately, more complicated and oblique.
Like it or not, Lili is still eighth in line to the throne (Me: really???) and with that comes certain demands and pressures they will never, ever be able to escape short of absenting themselves from the line of succession.
While they might desperately want to be able to offer their daughter a level of privacy that Harry was never allowed to enjoy growing up in the royal fishbowl, the hard truth is that they do still occupy a strange nebulous place between public figures and private citizens.
Which is why some sort of shot of Lili – a toe! A finger! One tiny hand holding an even tinier hand! – does not seem out of the question. Heck, they could photograph any newborn's tiny digits and no one would be the wiser.
They could put an image out that would delight their support base and give them an excellent shot of feel-good PR after the squall over their controversial choice of name for Lili while still not showing her face and thus protecting her privacy.
Heck, they could photograph any newborn's tiny digits and no one would be the wiser.
This is not the only tightrope Harry and Meghan will have to walk when it comes to Lili in the coming weeks and months.
Because, just what the dickens are they going to do about her christening?
Generally, details about royal baptisms are released at some point around the six to seven-week mark after a birth, a timetable that the Sussexes followed with Archie.
On July 1, details about his ceremony were released and less than a week later a small gaggle of Windsors and friends of the couple pitched up a small, private affair.
At the time, the duke and duchess' decision to bar the usual small clutch of vetted media from photographing the group arriving at the chapel, as had been standard, and to not reveal the names of Archie's godparents set off a media storm.
Hackles were raised and huffing voices took to opinion pages; the feeling being that the British public who had until then only shown the couple adoration were being excluded from this heartwarming moment.
In hindsight, the handling of Archie's christening was a turning point for the couple and you can draw a straight line from that furore to Megxit.
All of which makes Lili's christening even more charged and freighted, carrying with it both potential to either improve or to further damage Harry's relationship with his family.
If the Sussexes were to decide they wanted the christening to happen back in the UK, perhaps even in September when it has been rumoured that both Harry and Meghan will return to London, then it would be construed as an olive branch after years of intra-family squabbling and rancour. Quick, someone get the Lili Font from the Tower and fetch the Archbishop of Canterbury!
However, if the Sussexes' decided to hold the ceremony in California, thus precluding the Queen who no longer travels internationally from attending, it would be seen as nothing less than a clear rejection of the royal family.
There is also a third option here: They decide to skip a baptism entirely. But again, this too would be read as deeply disrespectful to Her Majesty given she is, after all, the head of the Church of England.
Ditto the godparents question. If they were to choose a cadre of A-list names, news of which would be bound to seep out in the press, then it would look like they are wholly throwing their lot in with their new Hollywood besties, family and lifelong friends back in the UK be damned.
On the other hand, opting to appoint a few carefully chosen cousins or old Eton mates could go a very long way to healing various breaches.
Navigating all of this in the coming weeks and months must be surely nothing less than a migraine-inducing headache for Harry and Meghan – just what they need as they juggle a newborn baby, a rambunctious toddler, a clutch of corporates bigwigs to keep sweet and their embryonic charitable vehicle, Archewell Foundation.
What is unequivocal is this: Lili has already made Windsor history as the first of the Queen's direct descendants to be born overseas* and to hold dual citizenship from birth.
Lili's life was and is always going to be one of firsts and I suppose that's fitting really.
As Meghan's daughter and Diana's granddaughter (and namesake), two royal paradigm-shaking pioneers, women hellbent on living their lives as they wanted, should we expect anything else?.
*I'm not sure about this.
I can hear all Daniela's unspoken answers in the background - can you?
Thanks! Fantastic article.
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I've wondered from the jump why the RF has covered this up. It was why I was on the fence thinking how The Firm would not dare to lie about the "children".
But then I remembered when I first joined this site I have said as much; how good at covering up scandal they have been in their history. I would like to think they are now a wee bit more modern minded and NOT covering up, but the whole Archie and LiliBuck$ fiasco is Feh-stink-uh-luh to the max...
I too remember cloth books. They are still available and the cardboard variety would be the board books geared to the 1 to 3 year old group that can stand up to toddler treatment.
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Lifetime Movie.
This is the third Harry and Meghan Lifetime movie written by Scarlett Lacey.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479952/
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Scarlett Lacey is not Robert Lacey's daughter? OMG!
Robert Lacey
Wikipedia - Family
His first marriage to Alexandra Jane "Sandi" Avrach ended in 2004 in a legal separation after 34 years. They had three children: Sasha, Scarlett and Bruno.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lacey
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Interesting that ITV mentions the interview that H did with Jane Goodall where he discusses their intention to have two kids. Now guess who one of the patrons is for Population Matters? Oh yes that would be Jane!
https://populationmatters.org/our-patrons
That Daniela Elser article seems more like a sugar article but trying to use reverse psychology on the public and royal family. She 's trying to make it seem that if that new baby is christened in UK with that lily fond and gown, it would be like an olive branch and to not allow that to happen, would make the royal family seem cold and heartless. She keeps on stressing that baby is 8th in the line of succession.
I get really strong vibes of a sugar pretending to be otherwise.
I read this article about a female journalist who went to Montecito to check out this celebrity and $$$ enclave. From her article, my impression is the place has great food and is DULL. The shops look uninteresting and the place looks whitewashed without much character. I doubt if there is anything happening there.
Prince Harry must be bored out of his mind - I would be. Hopefully, he has taken up gardening to occupy his time.
Apologies for posting Lady C's video details, as hadn't noticed that you'd already mentioned it.
@WBBM,
As Lady C pointed out in her last video, Lili is not mentioned in the line of succession.
May have missed the discussion on this... but does anyone know why?
https://www.royal.uk/succession
@LL:
They ca n't come out and said `these children were born of a surrogate mothers' because, as we said earlier it's covered by UK law protecting the privacy of minors/juveniles, whether it's the IDs of juveniles charged with murder or the medical records of innocents. It was be a grave error to ignore this.
We just have to look for the subtle clues and read between the lines when comparing and contrasting what we do know in relation to others aspects of the law.
Lady C discussed this in her book in relation to Archie's lack of titles. Lilibet D does not appear in the line of succession. As far as we know, neither birth has been reliably verified. Boom!Boom!
`A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse' and no law has been broken.
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/nod-is-as-good-as-a-wink.html
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Death of the previous Duke of Kent - are you familiar with this? The context is strange but accidents do happen in wartime.
To what extent the Duke may or may not have been mixed up with the Duke of Hamilton/Rudolf Hess business is not known, nor is how long he was expected to be in Iceland. He could have been kept safely out of the way there `for the duration' and not allowed back to his `billet' and family in Fife.
I find nothing strange in them carrying Icelandic kronur (that's pl, sing = krona). The Icelandic currency became separate from that of Denmark in 1918, the first coins (as opposed to banknotes) were issued in 1922. It might seem odd to someone who assumes Iceland was still using Danish currency at at time - it wasn't.
British troops and, shortly after, US ones had arrived in Iceland in 1940 but we’d pulled out by the time Hess floated down into Scotland.
The invasion was not well received by the Icelanders , but this isn’t the place to go into this now. We promised compensation so the cash may have been something to do with this. Who knows?
i thought DE had her tongue firmly in her cheek.
Navigating all of this in the coming weeks and months must be surely nothing less than a migraine-inducing headache for Harry and Meghan – just what they need as they juggle a newborn baby, a rambunctious toddler, a clutch of corporates bigwigs to keep sweet and their embryonic charitable vehicle, Archewell Foundation.
What the heck is an embryonic charitable vehicle???
Lili is not the first british royal to born over seas. Many royals including monarchs have been born in the USA. I posted the extensive list on a previos thread. This is the link to tattler saying the Duke of Kents grandchild was the first born in USA:
https://www.tatler.com/article/maud-windsor-first-royal-born-in-usa
Per Wikipedia
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They can't come out and said `these children were born of a surrogate mothers' because, as we said earlier it's covered by UK law protecting the privacy of minors/juveniles, whether it's the IDs of juveniles charged with murder or the medical records of innocents. It was be a grave error to ignore this.
We just have to look for the subtle clues and read between the lines when comparing and contrasting what we do know in relation to others aspects of the law.
Lady C discussed this in her book in relation to Archie's lack of titles. Lilibet D does not appear in the line of succession. As far as we know, neither birth has been reliably verified. Boom!Boom!
`A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse' and no law has been broken.
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Very good reminder! It was not my intention to slag the RF just saying they do have a history of covering up scandal as all aristos do regardless of where they reside or their titles and/or positions. Meaning the rich and powerful have the means to make things go away especially if it will affect their money or standing. Just the way it is.
My comment on the whole affair being very stinky was directed towards Spare and TBW. I *have wondered why the BRF can't just out them but yes they have the best legal teams so...give them time is what I've been thinking.
Most of the shit is out of the privy now so hence the silence from Montecito...
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Secret: For a man who is remarkably adept at revealing the secrets of others, royal biographer Robert Lacey, pictured, has kept very quiet about a major change in his own personal circumstances
Secret: For a man who is remarkably adept at revealing the secrets of others, royal biographer Robert Lacey, pictured, has kept very quiet about a major change in his own personal circumstances
For a man who is remarkably adept at revealing the secrets of others, royal biographer Robert Lacey has kept very quiet about a major change in his own personal circumstances.
Even close members of his family have been stunned to learn that at the age of 68 Robert has quietly got married again — to his 80-year-old ‘girlfriend’, Jane (Baroness Rayne), the daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry and elder sister of Lady Annabel Goldsmith.
Few members of her family had any idea that the wedding had taken place. They were married quietly at Jane’s holiday villa near Grasse in the South of France with two French witnesses.
So secret was the event that I broke the news to Jane’s nephew, Ben Goldsmith, brother of millionaire MP Zac and aspiring writer Jemima Khan.
Says Ben, whose own marriage to Kate Rothschild recently collapsed — she is now in tune with a rapper called Jay Electronica: ‘Is this a wind-up? I can’t believe they have married but I am absolutely delighted. I adore Auntie Jane and I love Robert.
‘But I must say I am very surprised because I had no idea and we have all only just recently come back from Sicily, where Jane had organised her 80th birthday party.’
Jane, a maid of honour at the Queen’s Coronation, began dating Robert in 2005, as I revealed, two years after the death of her beloved husband, multi-millionaire property developer Lord Rayne, by whom she has four children.
Robert’s marriage to his wife, Sandi, ended in 2004 in a legal separation after 34 years and three children. At the time Sandi had been helping to edit her husband’s then latest book — Great Tales Of English History. Sandi tells me: ‘I am surprised, but I am very happy for them.’
I gather that among the few people who attended the nuptials was one of Robert’s children who just happened to be holidaying nearby in the South of France at the same time.
Says a pal: ‘I think Robert wanted to give Jane a very special birthday present. She has been rather cut up of late because of the death of her brother, the 9th Marquess.’
It’s highly unusual that Lil is not listed on the line of succession on the official royal website. Lady C mentioned this very fact on her YouTube video and makes no mention that it’s a right and goes into detail as to why. It remains to be seen whether Lil will ever appear on the royal website. ๐
Paddlers1, Ripon, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago
She's well past 40 and she has two hostages Archpound & Lillidollar. Why would she have any more ??
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If she has been definitively proved not to exist, or if they have firm evidence that there is child, but carried by a surrogate, she wouldn't have any right to a place in the Order of Succession in the first place.
It's not like taking a right away from somebody who undeniably was entitled it. Even if she was legitimate under US law, she is not under English law if she was carried by a surrogate. Even if she were adopted under English Law ie legitimised, she would still not have a right to a place in the Succession.
That is, they may have firm evidence that she does not exist or is excluded from the LoS, whereas we have to make do with having no evidence that she does exist.
A big difference.
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Actually, almost every major media story has mentioned some of them - they would have got no coverage at all without the Harry and Meghan association. That's just the way the world works...
Re Lilibet-Diana
If she has been definitively proved not to exist, or if they have firm evidence that there is child, but carried by a surrogate, she wouldn't have any right to a place in the Order of Succession in the first place.
It's not like taking a right away from somebody who undeniably was entitled it. Even if she was legitimate under US law, she is not under English law if she was carried by a surrogate. Even if she were adopted under English Law ie legitimised, she would still not have a right to a place in the Succession.
That is, they may have firm evidence that she does not exist or is excluded from the LoS, whereas we have to make do with having no evidence that she does exist.
A big difference.
I concur and well stated! ๐ The right to the line of succession isn’t an automatic entitlement thus not a right in itself. There are many possible reasons as to why Lil has no official status. ๐
Re: Lilibeth Diana.
"The succession to the throne is regulated not only through descent, but also by Parliamentary statute. The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne"
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"It therefore came to be established not only that the Sovereign rules through Parliament, but that the succession to the throne can be regulated by Parliament, and that a Sovereign can be deprived of his/her title through misgovernment. The Act of Settlement confirmed that it was for Parliament to determine the title to the throne"
https://www.royal.uk/succession
Lol I was just trying to search something on youtube and look what came up ๐คฃ
https://ibb.co/LrSTBW6
I also saw this commercial, hadn't seen it before. They use someone else's voice ๐
https://youtu.be/Wv4Wc2Nz8I4
3 of the first 4 Georges were born in Germany (I, II & IV) James I was born in Scotland, then a sovereign nation in it own right. William III was born in Holland. Williams I & II were born in Normandy.
I haven't checked all the Richard, Edwards & Henry's - please feel free!
Not being born of the body, being illegitimate under English law, or being adopted do exclude someone from the throne. Any or all of which could apply in the case of 6s children. Religion doesn't unless they retain a previous religion or denomination which isn't Anglican. George I arrived here as a Lutheran.
Thanks for these. I saw the ad some time ago, probably when a Nutty posted a link. I've found this one where she's advertising Reitmans clothes. "So stylish!" ๐ค
https://youtu.be/8MgADRovxuU
https://twitter.com/Remisagoodboy
I was a reader at children's story time at my city library, too! I was 13 years old. The head librarian asked me if I would like to read to the children for story time, and of course, I did! I continued from when I was a young tween all the way through high school, every Saturday. That led me to helping the librarians with other activities such as setting up for special events and holidays. I even checked out a few books (shhh!) for people.
My mother was a teacher, and she could see that I was reading far beyond the children's section, so she went to the head librarian, and they allowed me a special dispensation to check out and read from the adult section. With the librarians looking out that I didn't check out books that were too adult, of course.
It was the best thing that my mother could have done for me.
My father helped one of his clients build a large private (meaning the client still owned it) library that was open to the public. The client did this as a community service. He was fabulously wealthy. I guess libraries run in my blood.
Oh, and my mother almost went back to school to become a librarian, as being a librarian or a school teacher were two of the few occupations that a professional woman could do in those days. She was already a lawyer, so it would be a slam dunk to get her degree in library sciences. She opted to become a high school teacher.
Isn't it interesting how libraries are found to be very much a part of one's timeline of life?
I wasn't a volunteer teen reader, I was staff in my city's library system after college. It was my first local government job. I retired as a social worker for my state decades later.
I too spent all of my life in libraries starting as a child in my elementary school library after school, all through middle and high school then in my university libraries which were several.
I decided against a master's degree in library science because at that time my state did not have a school that offered it. I did not want to leave home so I opted for a degree in social work after my undergrad degree.
I don't regret my decision. I love my birth state. My roots run very deep though I was raised as an urban Native in town.
I still want to volunteer in our local library down the road when my health is better. I get books regularly.
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Lilibet Diana not on the official succession list.
https://www.royal.uk/succession
She is also not listed in the bio of #6's ex-wife, but Archie is. According to Lord Ham's twitter. "For anyone who is curious like me, I used the Wayback Machine and determined Prince Louis was added to the http://Royal.uk line of succession page by May 5, 2018 (could have been earlier, WM had a lag in archiving in April 2018) and Archie was added by May 9, 2019. For anyone who doesn't have L & A's birthdates memorized -- Louis was born on 4/23/18, so he was added to the Succession page at least within 12 days (possibly earlier, Wayback Machine did not archive between 4/24/18 and 5/5/18)
Archie was born 5/6/19 and was added 3 days later"
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What would be the reason?
a) Awaiting site of a birth certificate perhaps, to confirm the line of succession?
b)Or is there an issue because she wasn't born in the UK?
c)Update delay?
Question C...Perhaps the website will be updated. And Lili's name included. But I noticed that the Duke of York ( (in the presentation of the royal family) is appearing above the Sussex when not so long ago it appeared below.
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Question A makes me makes think of Lilibeth's bizarre birth certificate that informs the world that her father is the Duke of Sussex - His Royal Highness (reverse order correct would be His Royal Highness - Duke of Sussex).
July 7, 2021 at 1:44 AM
A love of books lasts a lifetime, doesn't it? My father and I were having a conversation one day when I was a young teen, and he asked me how I knew about things that most kids my age didn't. I told him that it was because I read so much. Then, I thanked him for reading to me every night when I was a child. That started my love of books.
My sister and I would go to the library every Saturday and stock up on all the books that we could carry home. I still read every day, mostly on my kindle, as I have macular degeneration and severe dry eye (severe means you have tiny cuts in your eyeballs from extreme dryness) and I can increase the font size easily. Sometimes, I have to do audio books.
My fear is that with the macular degeneration that I may go blind and be unable to read. You'll notice that I make mistakes in spelling and punctuation later in the evening when my eyes are tired and I can't see very well.
I feel for you. I also am partially vision impaired. Reading is getting harder for me as well so I delete and edit my posts often.
I too worry about the day I can't read a favorite book. I know at some point I will have a system where I will have audio books.
It's hard I know, especially when we have such a love for the printed word.
Isn't it wonderful to have such happy childhood memories of going to the library as a kid and discovering new books? And of course of being read to?
We are blessed.
Hugs.
That isn't to say though that the CofE is internally uniform, far from it; it demonstrates a wide range of opinion and approach - hence is referred to as a Broad Church.
As long as one becomes Anglican before marrying into the RF, that's OK. The Duchess of Cambridge was baptised and confirmed C of E in order to be able to marry Wm. Philip was Greek Orthodox originally.
Btw, I've heard that Chairman Mao & Casanova were both librarians at some stage of their lives
I really enjoy audio books at night when my eyes are tired and burning, and I get a lot of books from our favorite place, the library. I use Overdrive. I also get books for Kindle, which has text to speech.
I think that by the time you or I may lose our sight, there will be many more advancements in what computers can do for blind people. Alexa might be one item that could help us in the future.
Stay strong!
I think the ONLY reason that 6 and 6w would have a christening would be for more press and more presents/money. I sincerely doubt that 6 and 6w go to church, even on religious holidays, such as Easter and Christmas.
6x may have fooled the Archbishop Of Canterbury, but I just don't see that a christening would be important to them unless they get something out of it. If they do go through with one, I wonder who the godparents will be? They are running out of friends.
Oh, I wonder if she'll invite a group of politicians to be godparents this time. Or invite them to the ceremony.She would see this as an advancement toward her "political career goals."
Read this story and you'll wonder if it's about another Harry. I couldn't help thinking of another Harry and the comments say the same.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9776617/Aristocrat-Henry-Roper-Curzon-says-duped-marrying-Kurdish-Princess-bride.html
Invictus
To Gareth and his team
Especially Harry, and Raheem
Don’t fall at the feet of Rome
Hope no penalty shoot
Stops you kicking the Boot
Go England! Please, Bring it Home!
What a lovely poem for our fabulous England team! Thank you. ❤
@Miggy
Forgot to add the bunting!!
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@Karla
Great catch on Scarlett Lacey.
He’s now married to a ‘Lady’
Our Bob’s a bit of a conundrum.
Or a con, and humdrum?
๐ thanks
@Magatha
PS ~ I was reading about lockdown in Sydney, I hope things are ok.
Thanks Maneki
All a bit hairy at the moment.
Full on lockdown, talks of bringing
military in? Bit depressing, we did
so well last time, but, hardly anyone
is vaccinated!!
Still haven’t vaccinated all ‘Aged Homes’
People are now scared of Astra, taken
too long, not enough Pfizer to go around.
Don’t know when I’ll get to see my mum?
Going into third week, lots of eating and
watching the telly!! ๐ณ
Thanks for these. I saw the ad some time ago, probably when a Nutty posted a link. I've found this one where she's advertising Reitmans clothes. "So stylish!" ��
https://youtu.be/8MgADRovxuU
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This was a 2015 Canadian advertisement. How dated is this and innocent from Megs?
Sorry to hear that you're having such a difficult time of it over there. I'm going for my 2nd AZ jab next Sat, (they brought it forward) and must admit to still feeling nervous about the vaccine. Hope things improve for Australia soon so that you can finally get to visit your mum.
Oh, and congratulations for providing us with such a likeable & humble tennis champion.
Well done Ashleigh Barty!! ๐พ
@Miggy
Hope your 2nd jab goes well๐ค, mine was AZ and I was absolutely fine.
@Magatha
Sounds a bit grim. Well, chin up and stiff upper lip (so derided by TBW). My mum is abroad and I haven't seen her in two years so I understand. Take care x
@Miggy
My mum had both Pfizer jabs, 84,
bit iffy first one, second one fine.
My sister’s all had Astra, bit sick
on first one, not so much second.
Same, same.
Ash Barty is beaut!!
Thank you. Glad yours went well and I hope mine does too! :)
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Came across this short video of Lady C being interviewed this morning. ๐
Lady C's Intense Rant About Meghan Markle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRjmyzKmDr4
Sorry Miggy
Meant to add, I understand
you’re feeling nervous about
your second jab.
I’m sure you’ll be fine,
my family are ๐
Thanks @Magatha,
I make a point of avoiding all the vaccine scare stories now, as they really unsettled me.
Other than a sore upper arm, I was fine after the first jab, so fingers crossed the 2nd will be no different.
Good to hear that your mum and sisters are all fine now after theirs. ๐
@Maneki
Didn’t realise we’re in the same boat!
Awful.
Keep Buggering on!!
It’s hard ๐