Yes, finally. A picture of the new baby. And, a picture of a happy family.
Thoughts?
Not much appears to be going on. Living Legends came and went without fanfare ... what's the next event? Super Bowl - Sunday February 11th? Oscar's - March 10th? In the mean time, some things are still rolling along in various starts and stops like Samantha's law suit. Or tax season is about to begin in the US. The IRS just never goes away. Nor do bills (utility, cable, mortgage, food, cars, security, landscape people, cleaning people, koi person and so on). There's always another one. Elsewhere others just continue to glide forward without a real hint of being disrupted by some news out of California. That would be the new King and Queen or the Prince/Princess of Wales. Yes there are health risks which seemed to come out of nowhere. But. The difference is that these people are calmly living their lives with minimal drama.
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Their synergistic sickness and appetite for ever-greater lies, and frenzied revenge makes me wonder if the universe is playing a joke on good wholesome honorable people. The Synergistic Sickos certainly leave me agog.
$/£ 100 million, in hindsight, would’ve been a bargain to erase her from the RF’s lives before her annihilatory royal and post-royal actions.
I'm still not a fan of negotiating with terrorists (which is what narcissists are). And blackmailers always come back for more.
But I agree that there must have been times in the last two years when the BRF wondered whether they should have made that deal with the devil.
Maybe 100 million can be their budget for a campaign to render * totally unmarketable.
A lot of older people have gas issues. A diet with less gluten helps a lot. Gerald Ford, Joe Biden and now apparently Prince Philip all seem to have had this issue.
We can only hope!
isn’t it grotesque that those two lunatics (and I mean that literally) somehow found one another?
It does feel like a sick joke, doesn't it? They both found the perfect partner to bring out the worst in each other, on the biggest scale possible. Left to her own devices as a C-list actress with one well-connected friend, * might have run through a few more rich Canadian boyfriends after Cory Vitiello and maybe landed another small TV role. Any damage from her would all be localized.
And Harry's own proclivities, if not properly addressed, would at least continue to be kept under control. The British people would never have seen the side of him that dumped the Royal Marines in order to pimp his wife for a job -- or the side that showed no compassion to his dying grandfather and grieving family members. His family might still have to deal with a spoiled manchild, but again, at least all damage would be localized.
That this has exploded all over the world is an event rarer than the passing of Haley's comet. It reminds me of the Chinese curse, disguised as a blessing: "May you live in interesting times!"
Then again, I'll bet they could sink her on a shoestring budget. She is the Dollar Duchess, after all.
Thanks!
What the Duchess of Cambridge is really like behind closed doors
Outwardly poised and shy, Kate has kept her more natural and private self behind a protective shield
By
Vassi Chamberlain
8 January 2022 • 10:00am
https://archive.ph/hCFsG
Oh! I sure hope so. Fingers crossed…
Of the Kate & Meghan “who made who cry?” story, an impeccable royal source tells me “I’ve had hundreds of hours of conversations with her [Kate] and it never came up. I only ever heard from Meghan about that, which was a very different story to what she said to Oprah.” #KateAt40
8:31 PM · Jan 8, 2022
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10381375/Radiant-Kate-Middleton-breathtaking-new-portraits-released-40th-birthday.html
People will be looking at those photos for centuries to come.
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No dented tits anywhere. Good job, Catherine!
The gold dress was bringing an assault weapon to a martial arts fight. This evening DOC brought a B52, an aircraft carrier and an Abrams tank to the fight. All fully loaded. 😁
Body Language Guy: Meghan's covert anger when Harry spoke without permission
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7068541/Meghans-mission-Chelsea-marrying-Harry-happy-coincidence.html
What a hustler!
Anyone else entertained by the news that the Harkles' foundation raised under $50K last year?
Maybe she can get him to organize/act as Palace liaison for street parties in remote parts of the UK. Make sure they have enough flags and nemorabilia and so on ...!
@Petunia
That money ALL came from the SussexSquad! I think their biggest problem is that they don't actually have a platform, nor any patronages, and they use the biggest tax shelter in America for charitable organizations. Especially after the Elizabeth Holmes meltdown, the wealthy elite are probably wary about giving money to a couple of loud but empty drums. Where is the detailed business plan, what are the detailed goals and time frames, who has the expertise, what is their track record ...?
https://youtu.be/0bZz1fppCiY
Catherine of Paragon
It’s easy to relate
to Kate’s warmth, charm, innate
Her elegance and grace
and beautiful face
Fittingly Fabulous at Forty
Happy Birthday to
Catherine the Great
Did her sister-in-law, the Dollar Duchess, try anything underhanded today? I have to ask because I get literally no news on the Harkles unless one of the Nutties tells me. It's an encouraging development from past years, when a family member or a mainstream news source let me know. The Harkles are that boring.
Brassed Off
The dollar dame
Of poundland fame
Desperate to dim Kate’s flame
Tungsten versus Platinum
Give up dreg, Kate has won
Diamonds beat Zirconium
@Enbreth
Nothing yet, it’s early for her.
I’m sure we’ll hear about their
new house?
Pound puppy no 3 😉
Latest bitchcoin millions?
Stay tuned, she’s bound to
release something, anything!!
@Maneki
I think we’re used to more
natural photos of Kate.
I like them, especially the red dress.
I don’t think they show her true
beauty, or personality that well though.
They are supposed to be
formal(ish) for posterity?
The side shot with flowing hair
is stunning, Pre-Raphaelite?
I must admit, I didn’t recognise
her at first!
Scarlet O’liar
Kate dressed in red
Haz put negs to bed
That’s how you wear
a crimson dress
The silly old tart
With inverted nipple dart
Needs to frock off
and admit she’s a mess
I agree, photos weren’t her best.
Scarlet O’liar observations are so ‘on point’
I’ve just seen the birthday photos and I have to agree. We always see Catherine with a more natural and relaxed look, this looks contrived and dare I say too much of Hollywood. They aren’t terrible photos in any way, just not her IMHO. 🥴
@Seriously
‘on point’ hahaha
Love it!
Madre D’
Who is Doria
Where is she
What happened to her
‘caring’ company
Has she done another runner
Left her flower
what a bummer
Come on DM do your stuff
Expose these grifters
call their bluff…
Is this a case of her cup runneth over (or not)?
@Maneki
Empty Vessels
Nowt to fill
Apart from pig swill
Never been tupped
By the size of her cups
I doubt the birth of Li’l Lil
The point (pun intended) is that what * wears never fits her, never suits her. She'll never be able to dress properly.
No Room at the *Rim
London, Vancouver, Montecito
Didn’t please the old munted ho
Has she not realised
the problem is she
I pray she’s not eyeing Auckland
or Sydney!!
*Pacific Rim
https://archive.ph/jIovz
In retrospect, I don't blame Harry for not knowing the woman he was marrying well and believing it would all work out fabulously. The family has a history of born-royals and marry-in-royals behaving badly in all sorts of ways, but assuming that they have a god-given entitlement to whatever they want. Of course, when the cracks and first wobbles appeared before the wedding, he behaved like a spoilt brat. Everyone else seemed committed to believing that maybe it would work out after a shaky start. Or did they?
The Times article indicates, without saying so too explicitly, that William was gutted when he lost his brother to that malignant narc, and that he was most certainly not over it by the time of the statue unveiling.
@Maneki
I was emphasising her ‘pockets’
are dry!
I agree, nothing will ever fit, suit,
madam.
Because she Just doesn’t fit…
@Raspberry
Nah, not Hollywood.
Just different.
I agree the photos of Kate aren't the best capture of her. They look photoshopped.
The profile pic with Diana's jewelry is nice but outdated looking. You are spot on about the gold dress. I also think she looked radiant in her red gown for her piano performance.
She's more a natural beauty vs the "glam" we are bombarded with, although she look vavoom in her gold dress. I'll bet Will's jaw hit the floor when he saw her lol. She's also got the best legs ever not bird legs like someone else 😉
I'm also not too thrilled with Catherine's birthday photos. I think she looks best in styles that accentuate long, slightly wavy vertical lines. (If you're familiar with David Kibbe's style essences, I think Catherine is in the Natural family.) In my opinion, the poofiness of the dresses and the ethereal look of the white dress, in particular, don't really show her true essence. She's not a fairytale princess in ornate dresses that restrict movement and engagement with others; she's a down-to-earth duchess who can be herself at both state dinners with heads of state and at playgrounds with children.
@Enbreth
Why do I feel you’re
taking the piss?
I love the photos of Catherine and wonder if the enlargement and placement of said photos in the National Gallery will help make the images look more natural?
You know Megsy looked at the Diana earrings and Catherine’s iconic sapphire engagement ring and berated Harry for giving up the ring to William , revisiting her envy of the Cambridges. She is so superficial and undeserving.
I agree, they could look like a modern day form of a painted portrait. I can definitely see them looking so much better enlarged. 😃
Why do I feel you’re
taking the piss?
I'm afraid that "taking the piss" is one example of British slang that I never quite understood! Looking it up now, I'm not sure how it applies to me.
The last time I said something critical of Catherine, it went down like a lead balloon. It has made me a bit wary of saying something even a bit negative about her. In my last comment, the "Tentatively sticking a toe in" part was said with some humor; but the rest of it is really my opinion of the portraits and her other looks.
@Sandie
She is an Arts graduate, but most of us are bombarded with thousands of photographs every day (incredible sharp focus, capturing moments that tell a story, flattering and proclaimed as such even if they are not...), so we are not used to engaging with art, especially that which becomes royal history that stretches back centuries.
That's a really good point. We must see over a hundred images of Catherine every year, but all of them are documentation rather than art. Some of the photos can be very beautiful and even artistic, but they're still in a different realm from art. So to see something intended to be purely artistic would be jarring. I can't read the article now, but I'll certainly make time for it later.
The last time I discussed one of Catherine's official portraits with someone, it was the painting by Paul Emsley. We both agreed that we hated it. I couldn't put my finger on my reasons, but he was pretty clear on his own. He said that the painting's style was naturalistic to the point of soullessness -- and that if he had to guess about Emsley's beliefs, he'd pick atheist. Art certainly brings out strong reactions in people!
A friend had the same reaction as you to Catherine’s portraits— she didn’t like them, either. They all are certainly very different, much more stylized, then we normally see Catherine look. Her face looks different around the mouth and jawline for sure—airbrushing? Catherine is known for her smile, and she’s always had beautiful teeth, but they seem much more prominent than normal. These smiles are very composed, whereas she most often has her mouth slightly open and a smile when we usually see her.
I think the arranged artifice of these portraits was intentional—official court portraits which as someone observed, will be studied for centuries to come, after we and Catherine are gone. A precise moment in time, captured for posterity, of a Queen in waiting, captured at the height of her beauty. In the ethereal white dress, she appears almost as an Edwardian bride—It’s a very Alice in Wonderland look. She definitely does not look like a 40 year old mother of three. It’s an iconic pose that harkens back to the Cecil Beaton birthday portraits of the Queen Mum and her two little Princesses. It’s a timeless look, and could easily have been taken in the 1920s. People who don’t like vintage style call that a fault, call it dated. I prefer a classic. It certainly shows off Diana‘s jewelry to perfection.
The study in red feels a bit jarringly contemporary went to set aside the white dress pictures. There’s certainly was no continuity in theme by releasing it with the others—But it makes sense if we view the three together as “two sides of a modern Royal Princess”. I know Catherine’s title is not yet technically “princess”, but that is only a technicality. She became a princess in most peoples minds from the moment she married William, and in this series of pictures she lives up to the label. That red dress displays thoroughly modern Mum who is a Royal But who, if her life had gone in another direction, could have become a couture model with the figure she’s got. Catherine is a natural born clothes hanger, as they say in the business, and she wears that dress like a million bucks. She certainly looks to be enjoying Herself playing dress up in it. That’s a little poke in the eye to the critics who have called her fashion “dull” or “too High Street” in the past. That dress is a wowser, and she wears it impeccably. It looks very impractical for an actual royal engagement, but what a picture. Wouldn’t Princess Margaret has gone mad for that dress? Not that she could’ve worn it nearly so well, being almost 10 inches shorter then Williams future queen, who has those regal proportions that a certain nutcase in Montecito is hurling the crockery over. God save “the babies” from her wrath.
A very happy birthday to the Duchess of Cambridge. 40 is in my rearview alas, but looking this well it forte is the best revenge.
I personally didn’t think you were taking the pee in any way. 🥴 I wasn’t overly keen on the photos myself, but I can see how different they might look enlarged.
We all have different takes and opinions on a person and subject, and we are entitled to have those. 🤗I can understand why you said you were dipping your toe in after the comments you received about Catherine’s piano story. 🥴
I think her hair looks dry and the pics look photoshopped and airbrushed excessively. She doesn’t need that.
They don’t look like her.
If you had shown me these pics without context, I don’t think I would have guessed DOC.
I do prefer her more natural looks that show her more down to earth personality. These portraits are pretty, but stiff. However official portraits tend to be thus. Christmas card snaps with her family are surely closer to the mummy the kids see at home, But as exercises in constructed glamour, these photos do their job. That red dress makes her look like a luscious tulip, and would not be out of place in the pages of Vogue.
Oh, the irony…If Maggot Had behaved herself And been amenable, she too Might have rated a Vogue worthy birthday photo. But no, she preferred to do things her way, and we see the results!
In Harry's case, his shadow self is "the real king" -- and because * believes she is "the real queen" (Elizabeth who?!?!), she is the perfect person to play him to his destruction.
But the shadow self is not necessarily a bad thing. One of my favorite students of all time is still the girl who mused to her classmates when she thought I was out of hearing, "I'll bet Miss Enbrethiliel would be fun as a mom . . ." The saddest part of my life is never having been a mother; so to have someone "see" that about me anyway was very moving to me.
Back to Catherine. I think the portraits are jarring to the public, but still beloved by their subject, because they help her show her shadow self -- or at least a part of her that she really likes, but which the rest of us don't always acknowledge. In them, we see the lover of classical beauty who studied Art History even though it wasn't practical. A "modern" woman whose hidden romantic streak makes Wuthering Heights one of her favorite novels. A busy mother who still takes the time to learn the piano, even if she will never be a professional, probably because it's something she has always wanted to do. And should anyone still ask about the point of these portraits, perhaps it's fitting to quote a poet (albeit an American):
"Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing/ Then beauty is its own excuse for Being."
I have heard some people say of this landmark birthday: "Life begins at 40." I think what is beginning is the unveiling of Catherine's many layers.
Oh, the irony…If Maggot Had behaved herself And been amenable, she too Might have rated a Vogue worthy birthday photo. But no, she preferred to do things her way, and we see the results!
That's what I thought when the Bond premiere photos went viral. Had * been a proper royal wife, she would have been there on the red carpet, too! She might not have stolen Catherine's thunder (because that gold dress was simply SOMETHING ELSE), but * would have had her own moment to shine. If there had been a photo of her with Catherine, people would have talked about "the two dazzling duchesses" for weeks, all but forgetting that Camilla was there, too!
@*
If you had shown me these pics without context, I don’t think I would have guessed DOC.
Nice try. Catherine has one of the most recognizable faces in the world (partly because she doesn't get her nose redone every few months). We who have only seen the past 10 years may not recognize "our" Duchess of Cambridge in the portraits; but I'll bet that the British people of the future will love this look at their beloved Queen Catherine, from when she was still a queen in waiting.
I don't like them, look nothing like her and don't think they do her justice.
She's a naturally pretty woman, can't understand what the photographer was thinking.
People who don’t like vintage style call that a fault, call it dated. I prefer a classic. It certainly shows off Diana‘s jewelry to perfection
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I LOVE vintage style and wear vintage clothing and jewelry that are age appropriate and not outlandish for my age. But, we are in the 21 Century and so is DOC. I don't think a vintage look in a photo is necessary for today's modern royals. As someone who loves history and who worked in a photograph archive of antique photos when I was in collage, I appreciate seeing photos of the person as they really were during the era they lived. Imagine seeing HM in a photo dressed as Queen Victoria. It just doesn't fit.
I get that it is traditional and regal but so are a lot of things that the Royals have done away with.
Catherine is so lovely. She deserves to have her image captured as she is living today. An official portrait with her gold dress taken on that day would have been sublime. I do agree Diana's jewelry were showcased wonderfully (it really was a "stick it where the sun don't shine" for TBW even if it was not done intentionally). :D
The first thing which caught my eye was the bit about how Catherine does not do drama.
Maybe that was something someone else wanted and wasn't getting from her? In HW, there always seems to be a lot of drama - this actress and this other person aren't speaking, is this couple breaking up, no wait, they are together or something. And, Suits was described as a drama on some level.
Yes, there was some ink about Catherine and the comparison but not on the level of HW or what could have been had Catherine given her a lot of reasons to respond (each time swinging farther and farther out of how terrible your family treats me and a belief to respond in accord to sense of injustice).
Bravo to Catherine. Good show. Good foundation for the future. Glad she is where she is.
topic change
thoughts about receipts
I was thinking more about the recent Insta post confirming the set up of her being preg and child walking to the school while laden with school stuff.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYc9TXrMaW3/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=9c888a73-1ee7-42f6-8752-3f5859a2de0c
I get that it suits a lot of agendas about her, that it confirms beliefs about how she would set this up, how crazy that this only happens when he's gone and so on.
My problem is that we don't see anything else which allows us to confirm any other part of the story. It is a friend of a friend of a friend story.
Who is Mrs. Jones?
Where does she live? That might tell us something about the school's location.
Where is this school?
What about school runs on other days? wouldn't we see comments from parents (not likely to be held to any sort of an NDA) popping up at some point? Vague they are nice can't be tracked.
Nothing about what the kid might be coming home with from school for the parents? No school pictures? No play dates?
If there is no real kid, then 6 would know it was all a set up for what it really was (complacent).
If there is a real kid, we still aren't seeing anything which might be normal kid things relating to holidays or birthdays (cards in school for Mother's day or Thanksgiving hand turkeys. Funny how that as that would be a way to distinguish her kids over Prince William's.
This kind of evidence comes off as terrible convenient. Staged even (in a different way than we thought originally). And that bothers me. So ... I think it might well be faked but faked to see how many people just bite at it and swallow whole.
Another kid? Oh but 6 made such a point about only having 2 and having more was kind of population concerns I thought. Could be wrong about how I remember his comments.
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Enbrethiliel...I think you've hit on something there.
I didn't like the pictures at first glance. I can understand the reasons others have for not liking them. At first I didn't like them, then moved to having mixed feelings.
But they're growing on me now.
I wonder if this is the side of Catherine that her family sees? That absolutely beaming happiness.
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I don’t love them. Usually I like most things Kate but I don’t think these do her any favors.
I understand her wanting a Photo instead of painting cause she likes photography but these look like an unflattering ‘filter’ in three contrived oufits/atmosphere.
We all know very well what she looks like because of the millions of pictures over the years. they could have used many of those instead, like the gold dress with Daniel Craig. I’m not sure what they were going for here, obviously to show different aspects of her and something different? But i think. it’s a huge fail.
Her hair looks bad in each of them, very dry/brittle, and I think was supposed to look loose, natural, ‘romantic’.
The no/limited make-up to again look “natural” fails because he used a filter so it’s no longer “ natural”. plus skin looks very dry inspite of the filters
the ‘romantic’ close-up looks like an 80’s mall glamour shot without make-up.
the ‘regal’ looking one is a juxtipostion with that Disney Princess style dress. thus not very “regal”
the Red dress is another glamour shot, all dressed up in some high fashion outfit, but ‘au natural’ filtered complexion face.
kinda reminds me of the Obamas portraits or even the Diana Sculpture, many will not be happy cause the ‘artist’ will take liberties and do it in their style.. after all thats why they were choosen to do the portrait.
My last whine on the photos…. why couldn’t Kate have choosen a English, UK, or even a Commonwealth ‘Artist’ to promote & celebrate someone from with in the country she represents?
“Catherine is so lovely. She deserves to have her image captured as she is living today.”
I agree 100% with you, although I would not have had her pose in her James Bond premiere gown. The retro, Cecil-Beaton-homage aesthetic of the two black and white images feels contrived to me. I get that perhaps the intent was to emphasize the continuity of the monarchy, but that could have been done in a more subtle way, I think. And I really, really dislike the the photo of the DOC in the red dress with her dry, dull, lifeless hair appearing to be blown by a hot desert wind. It just doesn’t look at all like her.
I also agree with those who believe it would have been more appropriate to use a British photographer for the shoot, especially as the images are to be part of the historical record at the National Portrait Gallery.
Finally, it made me wince a little to read so many negative comments about the images, a number of which were pretty savage.
On another topic, it appears as though the * is keeping her powder dry for now. Is it because she and her useless traitorous husband are desperate to cross the pond and participate in the upcoming Platinum Jubilee celebrations?
She's very gorgeous, and is a natural beauty.
"Sources of mine within the London aristo society circles have confirmed to me that Eugenie has been outed within the family as the one leaking information about events or secret plans and other information to the Sussexes. She has effectively been cut off from the Cambridges, Tindalls, Philips, Anne, Wessexes, Queen and Charles & Camilla.
Edo apparently does not like her, and her relationship is strained with Bea because of Eugenie’s inferiority complex, jealousy of her sister and her annoyance that Bea dared to give birth the same year as she did, and that Bea got to marry so quickly.
Jack isn’t coping well since his father’s illness and death, neither is his mother apparently and Eugenie has been getting at him over his lack of public support for her parents. Quite a few of Eugenie’s old friends have cut contact with her, and dislike her continued support for the Sussexes after everything they’ve done. Her support towards them when they did what they did while Philip was dying is a big factor in why Bea and Edo are strained with her, and the recent Switzerland holiday was a PR stunt to prove happy families.
There is also talk that Eugenie holds it against Bea for marrying a man who already had a child, and Bea hates her distaste towards Wolfie, and the pap walk that she did with the necklace with B, E, W & S was a shot at Eugenie, that Wolfie is 100% family to her, and just as important as Sienna to her. Eugenie likes to point out that August is the first grandchild and grandson for their parents, when Bea & Edo know that Wolfie was warmly welcomed and accepted by A&S and by the Queen & Philip.
More tea."
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"Hi!
I have a cousin who works as within Givenchy and one of her best friends from work was at the fittings for Meghan’s wedding dress and the flower girls. My cousin had just went on maternity leave but basically what Meghan is saying is nothing but lies and nonsense as she was a complete diva and treated the seamstresses & Givenchy staff horribly so and was nasty to Clare who was there most of the time alongside my cousin’s colleagues and best friend.
Meghan made Catherine cry, knowing she was pregnant and this was because she was incredibly nasty to Charlotte. Meghan was adamant on not having Charlotte or George in the wedding party but Charles & the Queen made her do so as they are Harry’s niece & nephew, and basically they’re paying for all this so you will do this.
Meghan didn’t pay for the dress either as Charles paid for it, and she was forever changing her mind on what style & design she wanted for the dress & veil - this is why it was such a badly fitted dress & veil because it was basically a last minute piece put together as she wouldn’t stop changing her mind.
All the staff were at their wits end because of Meghan. She would have them working on strict rules and long hours but then would shout at them saying that their work was awful, that she didn’t want it like that and forcing them to start all over again. She slapped one of the staff who was trying to do the fitting for one of the first design ideas that Meghan wanted, when they did nothing wrong. All the staff have said that Meghan definitely seemed to enjoy treating them like servants and constantly belittling them whilst on their backs about it all. Most were nervous wrecks, and I’m glad my cousin was off away from it all."
Cont. ...
"The Givenchy staff gave her nicknames such as were The Dictator Duchess-To-Be, Meddlesome Meghan and Ms. Snobby. My cousin’s colleagues say they’re certain that how Clare allowed Meghan to constantly treat them, the Givenchy staff but also the end result not reflecting the high standards of Givenchy either, is a major factor in why Clare was let go so suddenly. But Clare is apparently quite like Meghan in that they are arrogant & pushy.
But concerning Charlotte. Meghan HATED having to include her as a bridesmaid and made it quite frighteningly clear & constantly mocked and made fun of her especially when she would arrive from home or school like any young child, a bit messy from having fun, called her chubby and mocked her voice. Charlotte said to Meghan about how she’d be her new Auntie like how she had her Auntie Pippa which Meghan went off about saying she was much better than Pippa Middleton, who it had been announced privately, was pregnant.
Catherine found out from María who witnessed it, and both ladies including William were furious as Charlotte had been reduced to tears but Meghan would then mock her for crying. Ivy Mulroney isn’t a nice little girl whatsoever, and was constantly rude to the women working on her dress fittings when she arrived and Meghan definitely showed a lot of favouritism towards Ivy over Charlotte and pitted them against one another, saying that Ivy was going to be the best flower girl and that Charlotte should learn how a proper girl behaves, basically encouraged Ivy to bully Charlotte which she did. Charlotte ended up getting pulled out of the fittings due to how Meghan and also Jess & Ivy were mocking and bullying her which is the reason why Charlotte’s dress didn’t fit to her proper measurements as the seamstresses had to use Florence van Cutsem for the fitting of Charlotte’s dress. Meghan had been rude to Catherine, Charlotte and María for pretty much the whole thing, and a strong rumour is that is one of the reasons the FabFour summit was so tense.
The shoes were a big issue for the British born flower girls and their parents as they were really uncomfortable for them but Meghan refused to let them wear tights or even socks, and said to the Givenchy and Aquazurra staff that this was what happens when you coddle children, they turn into horrible whiny brats that want everything when it is HER wedding. The flower crown head-wreaths were also last minute and literally had Charlotte told at before she got in the car that here was hers which is when it was quickly fitted best as possible. Ivy was singled out again by Meghan as the special one, and called the mini maid of honour which is why she didn’t have a flower crown head-wreath or her own bouquet as Meghan had made it clear to all the other girls even Remi and Rylan, children of her college friend that they weren’t as good as Ivy.
The florist was so last minute getting chased up that it is a reason for why the flower colour scheme didn’t fit with the wedding & flower-girl dress colours. Clare tried to get Meghan to try a more muted white fitting for a divorcee and an understated veil but Meghan just screamed at her about unnecessary negative opinions and my cousin’s best friend that was there at the time."
Why would Euge befriend and spy for a woman who treated E so shabbily on her own wedding day—against all her relatives including the sister to whom she had always been close? Her wedding was postponed—On account of the Sussexes and H insisting on his precedence…So that was the first time aw got screwed over. Bea had to postpone her wedding too, due to Covid, and the eventual ceremony was lovely, But a lot more modest the eldest PrinceWhat can she possiblyss of York, After her baby sister got the splashy televised wedding from St. George’s. I can accept that E Might still feel something for Harry, Since she was the closest cousin to him—But why would she conspire against her grandmother for TBW’s benefit?
Cui bono—Who gains? How does E benefit In any way from being a double agent for the Montesh*tshow? If you ask me,
This is TBW’s petty revenge for E getting Frogmore Cottage, And for having a healthy baby boy who is demonstrably real and got the Windsor christening with the Queen. TBW Consistently goes after E while leaving her sister pretty much alone. There must be some reason for this. Is it related to Soho house, or is it just because Harry talks about her more than he mentions Bea? E chose a bartender And stuck with him, even though she might have been expected to make a society marriage as a royal princess. If she were such a snob about her sister having fiancé with a child, would she have been satisfied with a food service worker for a spouse? I like Jack; I think he’s nice and good looking. Incontestable that some in E’s circles think she married far below her station. But she married for love. And she took her sister’s engagement photo, And posted warmly wishing her sister happiness. Is that likely if she were so bigoted against Wolfie’s existence?
The 6$h*ts Are desperate to be perceived as having an ally in the family, Because they still need that Royal connection. Based on her previous relationship with H and The fact that she was in on the ground floor when * blew into H’s life like a bad smell, E us the obvious choice. Doesn’t make it true.
I agree with everything you've just said -- especially the narc projection where Princess Eugenie is concerned.
Do you suppose this will be the last straw for Eugenie? She has been playing along for a while, but maybe * using her to attack her beloved sister is a bridge too far.
Other Nutties have speculated that Eugenie is the family's way of showing Harry how he can still come back (sans *). As the last lifeline, she has to remain connected to him. While I can see why she would get this role, I don't know why the connection has to be so public. It doesn't seem fair to her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spbZi2AyryY
(I'm still not a huge fan of the styling. I personally think she could have conveyed both loyalty to tradition and her romantic side using different dresses. But Mr. Rosas makes that case that a lot more thought went into these portraits than we might have guessed.)
Maybe. Mm's burning desire to outshine Catherine overrides her better judgment every time.
Mm's dress did look like it had been hurriedly thrown together. No time for a fitting?
Hard to say. Maybe. OTOH, the palace did manage to keep C's piano playing a complete secret. Could have kept the latest photos a secret too. I think C's gold Bond movie dress seemed to be a well kept secret, also.
Whoever the leaker is/was to the Sussexes, it seems like the palace has possibly cut them off.
Hmmmm. I'd be skeptical of leaks to the Harkles at this point. They're hated enough by the British people, I think, that no amount of money would induce BP or KP staff to divulge anything to them.
Having said that, I think false leaks are possible. If they got wind of the Harkles fishing for details, they might have deliberately turned over false info. And then had a grand time laughing over that awful red dress.
We all know that Maggot’s MO is to divide families and friends, so I think that LSA stuff is fed nonsense from her and her flying monkeys. 🤨
I've considered that! But in that case, why would it work on Eugenie but not on Beatrice?
Ironically, this is one situation which might drive a wedge between the York sisters! If Eugenie constantly dances to the Harkles' tune, for the sake of their father, while Beatrice does things like announcing her pregnancy on the Harkles' anniversary, that means opposing objectives. And it must weigh on the sister who sees herself sacrificing more for the sake of someone else, when others don't seem to want to share the burden.
Good point - and I'd expect Eugenie to be resistant to *, given how * behaved at her wedding.
I do hope this is a taste of what's to come in Tom Bower's book!
TOM BOWER Kate Middleton is the jewel in Royal Family crown Princess Diana would be proud of.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/17263240/kate-middleton-jewel-tom-bower/
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RE: Kate's photo's.
At first glance, I wasn't impressed... but they have really grown on me.
Could you please address the unknown who has been posting lately?
Thank you. 😙
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LSA is filled with fan fiction types so I take a lot of what those fonts have to say. The celebrity appreciation threads are insane. The sugars and minions are easy to spot.
Agreed.
Anyone else? 🤷
I think 2022 may be the year when the madness is not only exposed (evidence can be found right from the start of the saga) but when she and/or him unravels in some irretrievable way.
14 November 2021
https://twitter.com/AnneRaine4/status/1480517705048465408?s=20
6 January 2022
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/archewells-50-000-slow-start-and-the-truth-about-celebrity-fundraising-2rp2pp003
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https://twitter.com/DelionDaisy/status/1480531561971863557?s=20
I don't believe the tea about the sisters.
Eugenie has never struck me as being a snooty type. As for Eugenie's hopes that Meghan would help her network with Hollywood people, that is the biggest hint that the tea is false. Eugenie has connections that only Meghan can dream of. Even her dim H could not measure up to the amount of famous celebrities that Eugenie has hobnobbed with. Furthermore, Eugenie with her experience would recognise that M is nothing but an unknown actress in Hollywood.
The thing about Eugenie is she is nice and she was close to H. I do believe that she is there for Harry, not M.
They are putting out so much BS about the Oscars. Why would they be invited anyway?
Is this Rachel with the Hotmail? Spot the clues in the article:
"Meghan Markle is desperate to return to the Hollywood scene, it's been reported" (She never was part of the Hollywood scene.)
"the Sussexes have been invited to 'all the big events'" (Really? Invitations already sent? Statement is vague and grandiose.)
The only accurate part of this PR being spread around is use of the word "desperate"!
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She fires off a letter for articles that quote a Palace source. (She is actually threatening the Queen because if she sues, the Palace source will be named and dragged into court, she believes.)
An article about her bullying staff? No reaction. There is no Palace source for any of the bullying stories. (Valentine Low, ex-Sussex staff, Tom Bower ... none have been sent threatening letters.)
Why not the Cambridges? Unlike the Queen, they will not simply ignore her threats.
Circling the drain ...!
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Regarding the unknown poster... they did say who they were..
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Yes, we've seen that before but @abbyh always follows up which I think is a great idea since we do get our ornery varmints on occasion. When the mod steps in, it really helps to clarify the situation.
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@Enbre,
I just watched Mr. Rojas new vid on the pics. Soooo good! He is really a sharp guy. I see now that they are actually not as bad as at first glance, as @Miggy said.
Thank you for posting The Body Language Guy's vid on the three portraits. Very interesting. Like you, the portraits have grown on me over time.
I especially like the profile one in the white dress. So classic and timeless. It could have been taken in Queen Victoria's time.
I like Jesus' explanation of how the different portraits show three facets of Catherine.
Re: Eug and Bea tea. Not sure I buy it.
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Thank you for the link to the Tom Bower commentary in the Sun. It certainly sounds as though his upcoming biography of * is going to be an interesting read.
It depends in which thread you read. LSA is a very democratic space. I only post from the Meghan Markle Unpopular Opinions thread. Meghan stans often infiltrate and start their nonsense on that thread. The regulars eventually just put them on ignore after they get told to go to some Meghan fan club thread but refuse to budge!
The supposed tea about the York sisters was copied from another social media space. It is often difficult to distinguish between genuine tea and made-up nonsense as some of the stuff on the dastardly duo is so unbelievable and then turns out to be true! Thanks for the informed feedback on that.
Maybe they will surprise us all, but I see the two of them circling the drain, desperately putting out the same PR rubbish.
They have been invited to all the big Oscar events! (No, they haven't, just like previous years.)
Their children have playdates with ...! (No, they don't.)
Some nuggets of truth slip through ... Nanny says Lilli is such a good baby. (I thought Doria was the nanny, but of course there is someone to do the actual parenting.) Archie runs around the property all the time. (The kid is constantly trying to escape the claw!)
According to my source, a well-known, reputable Hollywood producer, "Nobody wants to work them. They both are talentless. He's a joke, and she's a fucking lunatic."
"Nobody wants to work them. They both are talentless. He's a joke, and she's a fucking lunatic."
That is priceless!
Also gentle reminder of rules for the blog, names, topics and so on to start off with the new blog for the year