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Are We There Yet?

The stories still keep coming out.  Some are true, some we know this can't be right and then there are those somewhere in between.  And no definitive end of them either in sight apparently.  

Will we find out what happened about the house they allegedly bought and may have sold?  Where would they move to next?  Montecito was always kind of funny choice for what ever the direction they were trying to move in back then (more towards her having lots of acting options which seemed a lot less likely in that particular geographic spot - farther from centrality of action).

Will we see more pictures of any of the kids?

Is Spotify a lost cause?  What about the Netflix venture?  Supposedly getting some help to bring Pearl to fruition (thanks to David).  Not much about that lately, right?

And book releases?  Tom Bower's.  And the one to be written by Harry.   Tom's will come out but will Harry's? 

January can be such a let down kind of month after all the franticness of the holidays and New Year build up.  

Chatting to be continued.  

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Hikari said…
@Sandie, re. Polo Baby

When I saw the ghastly photos, I thought that she’d finally gone and done it—that here was the moment when the men in white coats were coming to take her away, and subsequently there would be a statement about the Duchess resting comfortably while undergoing treatment for ‘health concerns’ at an undisclosed facility. That’s how they are handling their crisis over in Monaco. Stunned that not only did no one intervene, but that * was f’in celebrated as a glowing new mum and fashionista in all the press reports.

What the actual h*ll. Just as the world press and everyone around * looked the other way and praised her throughout 11months of “pregnancy”. Remember the Brit fashion awards? That escapade was about a week or two after her visit with Square Bump in December. She appeared easily 8 months gone on that stage when she wouldn’t “Give birth” for another 5.5 months. Never once was she called out by MSM, which only emboldened her more. Canada Dead Frog Archie was a case in point. It’s like the entire world press is colluding to support her constructed Narc reality. So she keeps escalating.



Sandie said…
Got into a bit of a huff when I saw the following in the DM, because assumed that the 24-7 armed security for Andrew paid for by the taxpayer has already gone. Then I realized that I missed a key piece of information: the review. Security is not simply based on seniority but also on assessed risk, and the dumbos are threatenng to challenge the experts in court because they know better!
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EXCLUSIVE: Prince Andrew could lose his constant police protection next month
Sources say a review of his security is being carried out by Met and Home Office
Andrew has so far been allowed to keep his taxpayer-funded police bodyguards
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10428789/Prince-Andrew-stripped-24-hour-armed-security.html
Enbrethiliel said…
Trevor Coult has a new video on why Harry can't get security:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTP0L2U3O7o

In a nutshell: Harry actually has great contacts in the private security sector, because many of the Special Forces guys who were behind his special treatment and protection in Afghanistan are now working in that field. And it would be so easy for him to call one of them up and to give them some work. But he won't do that for two reasons: 1) He's apparently still selling the lie that he was a regular guy in Afghanistan, which these connections undermine; and 2) those guys who knew him then don't want anything more to do with him now!

And doesn't that sound like another version of his wife's history? Too many bridges burned through entitlement and bad behavior. Too many old friends who are no longer letting themselves be used.

An old acquaintance of mine liked to say of dysfunctional marriages: "Like attracts like." Even when he sympathized with people who had terrible spouses, he refused to see them as victims if they continued to stay in their marriages. Well, it seems that the Dollars were so alike that they attracted each other from across an ocean. Yes, * shucked, jived and connived to get close to him; but he chose her in the end, despite warnings from all quarters. I haven't believed in soul mates since I was a teenager, but the Dollars may just get me to believe in fate and destiny all over again! It's insane that they ever got together, but as soon as they did, they were kind of the best match ever. I wouldn't wish him on another woman and I wouldn't wish her on another man.
Girl with a Hat said…
I heard this name for * and laughed out loud : Duchess of Buttsex
Hikari said…
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a38848640/priyanka-chopra-nick-jonas-first-baby-surrogate-announcement/

Well, this is interesting.

Amid divorce rumors after she dropped Jonas from her name on SM, Priyanka and Nick announce the birth of a baby via surrogate.

If you are going the surrogacy route, this is how you handle it. But it kind of makes the couple’s previous remarks about being excited to have a huge family and “practicing” for that goal more than a little pathetic. Because I think we all suspect where Nick prefers to get his practice in. Whenever another sleb announces a surrogate pregnancy I get more jaded. With heartfelt respect to anyone who has struggled with infertility heartbreak, I can’t help feeling that show business types use surrogate wombs very like all the other forms of hired labor they use to avoid doing any of the hard messy unpleasant work themselves. I know celebrities are people too. Some of them anyway. But excuse me if I don’t feel like gushing and gooing over Pri’s “motherhood journey” or Amal Clooney’s. Anybody with * in common is not a trustworthy person.
abbyh said…
About to stop moderation.

Thanks people for understanding (maybe more coffee and ... chocolate, yes).

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Enbrethiliel said…
@Hikari
It’s like the entire world press is colluding to support her constructed Narc reality. So she keeps escalating.

I feel that the media does this about a lot of things these days -- some of which are much more important than * will ever be. But * is arguably the most absurd case. What do they get out of telling us that we can't believe their own photo/video evidence and our own eyes?
Girl with a Hat said…
@Hikari, @Enbrethiliel,

I think it was the way the press dealt with * that finally opened my eyes to the lies they peddle, so in that respect, the * sh*t show has served a purpose.

No one calling her out for a huge bump at 4 months, or a bump that slid down to her knees, folded, changed shape, wobbled, allowed her to squat and stand right back up, and without putting out all of these hormones that caused bloating, blotchy skin, weight gain, unruly hair. And she was praised for it! A fashion icon, the sycophant at The Telegraph said!

Also, after just listening to someone take down Christopher Bouzy's "report" about the twitter "hate" accounts which was often repeated by the media, you realise that the media think we are just stupid.
Mel said…
Re: hiring for Pearl
Is it normal to hire via social media? Isn't hiring usually done thru channels unique to an industry? Hiring firms, industry advertisements, etc?

Does this tells us that industry people don't want to work for them? Also why is the herring being done through a firm associated with Netflix rather than thru Archewell?
Mel said…
Hiring not herring.
LavenderLady said…
@abby,
Thanks again for all of your efforts and for re-posting the blog's guidelines. I am grateful for your presence. 🤗
Enbrethiliel said…
@Mel
Is it normal to hire via social media?

The last time I saw hiring done through social media (which wasn't that long ago, to be honest), the company belonged to an influencer who had hit it big. She presumably wanted employees who were familiar with her accounts and the way she branded herself through them. I'm not sure why a big company like Netflix would be doing this. Maybe they need to keep Pearl in the news and this is literally the only way they can think of to generate "buzz."

Also why is the hiring being done through a firm associated with Netflix rather than thru Archewell?

Do you think Pearl was an existing Netflix project that had to be renamed and repackaged for * because all of her ideas were so crappy? Her "participation" is limited to letting them use her name and "cred" (I use that term lightly), but Netflix is still doing all the heavy lifting.
snarkyatherbest said…
Mel. i think a lot more comes via social media these days. i think netflix is taking over more because maybe in the industry can’t stand working with her. netflix needs the job done so taking more of the reins.

the press. there is so much they don’t cover. i go back to my earlier comments. unless they have absolute confirmation they won’t pursue the sorry for fear of lawsuit or retribution from the brf. the press doesn’t like to get frozen out and too many more important brf events coming up to waste the gravitas on the *

wish they would have handled the * similarly to Monaco but i suspect even the details behind the palace walls there in in england are far worse than we suspect. perhaps they were getting close to doing so when the duchess bolted (she did say about how they kept her phone and passport which maybe she was alluding to a 24 hour psychiatric hold or a rehab hold. beside i think they were more worried about the hubby than her
Sandie said…
@Mel
The adverts from Netflix and Spotify are on LinkedIn, which is not a social media site.

I used to be on LinkedIn but eventually shut down my account becuse I was inundated by messages from people who were looking for work but did not have the experience to be well known in the industry.

So either people working actively in the industry use LinkedIn as their major source of information about their industry, or Netflix and Spotify are looking for people who are relatively unknown and are thus likely to be cheap and/or will be really invested in the job and thus will put up with the shennanigans from madam.

Just my opinion.
Elsbeth1847 said…
Netflix question and involvement: I thought that David, Elton's husband was helping her to bring this to some kind of shape.

As for trying to hire people through Netflix instead of Archewell, I would read that as Netflix is taking control of the people so Netflix can better move it forward in a time frame which they now control since there has not been a lot of visible forward movement up until now. And they can fire rather than have it be controlled by non-Netflix people (which could slow the project down).

SwampWoman said…
Girl with a Hat said: I think it was the way the press dealt with * that finally opened my eyes to the lies they peddle, so in that respect, the * sh*t show has served a purpose.

No one calling her out for a huge bump at 4 months, or a bump that slid down to her knees, folded, changed shape, wobbled, allowed her to squat and stand right back up, and without putting out all of these hormones that caused bloating, blotchy skin, weight gain, unruly hair. And she was praised for it! A fashion icon, the sycophant at The Telegraph said!


Well, they have certainly destroyed ALL of their credibility, haven't they? The only things I check with the local NBC and CBS affiliates about is online to see in the comments what they've gotten wrong and what actually happened. They can't get the weather right 4 hours in advance and tell me they can predict the weather in 100 years. They want to lecture ME about MY carbon footprint. Funny that they don't lecture the idiots flying around the world on private jets to exclusive resorts for a playcation about saving the environment.
SwampWoman said…
Hunh. Not being familiar with the industry, I could be wrong, but it does sound as though Netflix is desperately trying to salvage something from the moneysuckers. It furthermore sounds as if they know just how incompetent that the moneysuckers are. Maybe Netflix is doing the hiring to keep the moneysuckers from firing them while having a hissy fit? Netflix better get their act together PDQ, IMO. There are a lot of competing venues for entertainment.
Sandie said…
The Spotify debacle mystifies me. Surely the only reason they got the lucrative deal was because people would tune into thier podcast to listen to them, even if only for curiosity or a laugh? (Although, at the time, I think Spotify believed the empty hype about them and thought they were hugely popular.)

So, the duo got a lucrative contract but they are not going to present/host nor produce the series. Just what were they paid for, and what is Archewell Audio doing?

Why were they given all that money? And why has someone not been fired for signing the deal with them, rather than throwing more money at the problem?
Miggy said…
Home Office 'will not back down' in extraordinary legal battle over Prince Harry's demand for police protection when he and Meghan visit Britain.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10430937/Home-Office-not-extraordinary-legal-battle-Prince-Harrys-security.html
Fifi LaRue said…
@GWAH: We can't forget about how Mrs. Dollar's bump swung furiously from side to side as she walked. That can be googled.
She couldn't handle a simple prosthetic; no wonder she had a difficult time finding work as an actress.

@Snarky: 24 hour psychiatric hold. Interesting. There's always some truth in a lie, re: *'s passport/license was taken from her. There were reports of someone wondering, incoherently, on the grounds of wherever the BRF lives, and picked up by the police. Supposedly it was Mrs. Dollar.

What * puts out in images are just snippets. Behind the scenes she mad be stark raving mad. As someone has said, barking mad, and others have said, mad as a box of frogs.

No news outlets are investigating * because there's no profit in it, no financial malfeasance to expose.
Seriously now said…
From the DailyMail just now

Cambridge as their new Colonel to replace shamed Prince Andrew, making her the first woman to hold the honorary role in the regiment's 366-year history. The Grenadier Guards are believed to want Kate Middleton as the new colonel
Prince Andrew lost the honorary role after being stripped of his military titles
Kate would be the first appointed female colonel in regiment's 366-year history
It comes amid a sex assault lawsuit brought against Andrew by Virginia Giuffre


This could be so fantastic in so many ways! Clever to appoint a female to this role to show respectful, progressive decision making and thus positive public message. Dollar chick would be seething.
Magatha Mistie said…

@DesignDoctor
Thank you, it’s getting harder
groundhog day rather than
groundbreaking!!😘

@Swampie
Arghhh, I’ll have a go at Me Way
Our Way 😉

@WildBoar
By George! I think you’ve got it!!😜

Magatha Mistie said…

Daily Fail

Madam needs to up her tricks
To deliver soon to iffyspot/flix
Peddling their tales, all spurious
Suing the Government haha, ludicrous
Chucking all to see what sticks
Megus Oprah’n’Di for this pair of dicks
They’re unhappy, vainglorious
And bloody well furious
All they’re left with are Daily Fail clicks!


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Amended post, lest I'd used a taboo word -:

@Magatha
I'd like to think that our security services are keeping a close eye on things - after all, there were a couple of warning shots across the S-exes' bows early on involving HM & W. Softly, softly, catchee...
Magatha Mistie said…

Mehuserer

The kraken rocked
from side to side
As wazzer questioned
why meh lied
Shut up fool, ‘twas all in hand
You’re tied to me
through wedding band
Wazzer cried
why meh, you’re cruel
So meh once more
yanked wazzers tool
Listen in and listen good
You’re nothing but a princely dud
All those hours of royal confession
You forgot to mention
line of succession
All my plotting, to no avail
I couldn’t grasp
your brother’s tail
It’s all your fault
it’s not gone well
Kate wouldn’t cede William, Tell
Now I’m stuck on Riven Rock
Listening to your Poppycock
All that’s left for me, I see
Is to ruin Grandma’s Jubilee

Miggy said…
@Magatha

Mehuserer

Your talent is simply amazing.

Wet cheeks here from tears of laughter! 😂
Sandie said…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10432091/Prince-Harry-wants-closer-family-fold-ahead-Queens-jubilee.html

This sounds very much like PR from the dastardly duo.

I doubt that Charles would share such personal stuff other than with someone close to him, who would not talk to the DM.

They think they are being very clever using DM, which they have shunned, to plant this story.

They desperately need a 'royal' boost foolishly thinking that will bring the millions rolling in again.

He might very well miss family, friends and home.

They are not to be trusted.

Just my opinion!
Sandie said…
Add on:

They are terrified of being booed and having fruit thrown at them. They think RPOs stepping in to 'protect them' from insults and flying objects will be good PR (make them look valuable and important).

They need the big show of royal protection (outriders, stopping traffic, armed ...) to boost their 'royal brand', but she also needs an excuse to stay out of the UK and to keep the children, and him if possible, separated from his family.

....

How many times does the Home Office have to say no to them before they accept it? Why do they think costing the taxpayers more money for a lawsuit that can be avoided, because they cannot tolerate not getting anything and everything they want, will be good for their image?
DesignDoctor said…
@Magatha
Au contraire
Groundhog Day is far from true
A wealth of fresh material comes from you!

I am not sure how you do it
Entertaining Nutties with your wit.
Day after day we benefit.

Thank you for sharing your prolific talent!
SwampWoman said…
Magatha, when I read Mehuserer, somehow it was being sung by Frank Sinatra in my head. Brava! Glorious!

Sandie, I would gladly set aside some of my eggs (even though the high was @ 40F degrees yesterday and cloudy, the hens produced 13 eggs) to let them rot for use against the assterisks. They should fear rotten eggs more than rotten fruit, IMO. Wasting government (taxpayer) money on frivolous suits (excuse me, they quit and are not entitled to the protection) is not going to endear them to the citizens. I think they're acting like spoiled brats (which, reportedly, they both were) throwing themselves to the floor, kicking and screaming, because daddy said "no". It seems to be the tactic that they return to again and again in order to get their way.
Elsbeth1847 said…
So now 6 is making an effort to have "friendly video calls" and to be "back in the fold" (thanks for the article).

But he (and she) left the fold. They wanted to do it their way (which conflicted with HM's view of what was reasonable post fold behavior). And haven't exactly shown displays of kindness towards members of the fold since.

If this is some plant by them to try to get the public to rally around them so the people can see Happy Family, it's not working out quite that way.

The comments (which are moderated) are about what we might expect for the best rated but the worst are also worth a gander.

"Hopefully he's listening to Meghan and is learning not to be so reactive and headstrong."

or

"Hopefully Kate is out the picture by then and divorce proceedings are running smoothly."

or

"I knew Prince Harry would be the one to extend the olive branch, no doubt encouraged and supported by his wonderful wife Princess Meghan. He is just like his mother x(sic)"

or

"We miss them both dearly xx" to which a response was
"Many here won't understand you (sic) sarcastic sense of humor."

and it goes on.


SwampWoman said…
IF they *really* don't want to come back to the UK because of the children (or lack thereof), it seems as though they could raise the realistic specter (or spectre, if you prefer) of war in Europe (as Putin gathers wayward previous soviet states back into the fold) as a reason to stay in California.
SwampWoman said…
Elsbeth1847, if he is making 'friendly' video calls, they are screwed financially and the creditors are becoming increasingly demanding (*IMO*).
SwampWoman said…
I just can't imagine going on television and telling the world what a horrible family I have, then attempting to ingratiate myself back into the fold. From the point of view of the family, I couldn't imagine letting a venomous little snake like that back into the fold where he/she could inflict more damage.

/Popcorn, anyone?
SwampWoman said…
Well, snap. Y'all take care, gotta run. SwampMan is complaining about how messy the house is, and somehow it is All My Fault that 1/4 of the office is taken up with his tools (drills, a saw, etc.) that he brought inside, a scooting chair that he brought inside, a folding table that he brought inside, a dining room chair that he brought from the dining room, a bag of trash that he cleaned out of his desk, 3 plastic bins of office supplies, a filing cabinet, some miscellaneous cut boards, and cleaning supplies that he didn't put back. I think that what he is complaining about is my computer table and smallish chair. I am currently casting my eyes heavenward and muttering "Please don't let me find a large blunt object".
JHanoi said…
JH- wants to get closer to PC/ BRF again.

a few thougts-

As I wrote previously, are the Harkles broke and realising their best way to the Luxury Life they require is going back to the UK and “Royal” life?
i think not, DC is not a fan and has been burned, even if PC caves now, he can change things later. also TBW hates the UK / BRF/ its citizens, i dont see her returning there to live.

So are they broke or short of funds/ cash flow? probably. is this an attempt to ensure they get an even cut of the estate of PC? If JH makes up with Dad, they won’t get cut from the will. Maybe Dad will still give them that rural estate he bought for them so they have something to fall back on ( or sell like PA did with the Home HQ gave him).

If this is just “visits” meet the grankids, etc. Is this also an attempt to get private footage of PC and family interacting with the Harkle family for their Netflix (reality) documentary show or soundbites for their Podcast?

I think the last 2 scenarios are most likely, PC needs to be careful about hidden cameras and mics. DC has enough sense to watch for that stuff, but I think PC maybe too soft.
HappyDays said…
ReHarry having friendly video phone chats with Charles:

They are trying to make nice-nice by Meghan using Harry in a tactic known as narcissistic hoovering by proxy to target Charles, who is a weak link. They need to get themselves in on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations to make it appear they are in good standing with the royal family. The Sussex brand is is tarnished and this will help revive their flagging brand here in the US.

Once the jubilee celebrations are finished, Harry and Meghan will have the balcony photos they need with perhaps even a royal christening for Lilibucks. Harry’s book will then be published in time for Christmas sales. (Late summer into autumn is a prime season for book publishers, especially if they have a book they anticipate will sell well.)

Once Meghan has everything she wants out of Harry’s family, the firebombing of the royal family and the UK will then resume. This is purely narcissistic manipulation by Meghan using her puppet Harry, and by extension their children, who will always be used as hostages, pawns, and weapons by Meghan.

Google narcissistic hoovering and narcissistic hoovering by proxy. I believe this has all the checkmarks for this typical narc behavior.

LavenderLady said…
@Happy Days said,
Google narcissistic hoovering and narcissistic hoovering by proxy. I believe this has all the checkmarks for this typical narc behavior.

___

I have read about this recently as it is used currently as a dating tactic along with bread crumbing etc. I now know how to counteract this but back in the day, sadly I was naïve.

Example of hoovering or hovering:

I was in a very torrid relationship with a man back in my Ireland days. He was a psychologist (!). I broke off with him because I felt he wasn't telling the truth about our monogamous relationship. For YEARS after the breakup he would drop little emails (this was a long time ago) that he was praying for me; prayers in the wind that sort of waffle that Irish men are so good at. Wishes for a happy birthday etc. yet would never tell me updates on his life. I found out that after over a decade... wait for it...he was married the whole time and had a child.

Needless to say I outed him to his wife (yup I went there) and he never contacted me again. But dang it hurt so much when I realized what he was doing. He knew how to keep that little spark of hope alive and I let him do it. Who knows better how to mind f*uck a person than a psychologist?

I wouldn't do that now (let the wife know) because people are crazy and violent these days. Ugh. But then, It was exactly what I needed to do to make it stop.
Sandie said…
I don't know if Neil Sean is recycling gossip or if he has checked, and these stories are true. I kind of think they are true.

They wanted Windsor Castle. They got Frogmore Cottage.

https://youtu.be/bx1t1Joy7UE

How the have lost celebrity support:

https://youtu.be/pzlj2TK_SYU
Sandie said…
Just came across a comment that someone is suing to have Prince Phillip's will unsealed, and has been given permission to plead the case in court. Anyone know anything about this?
Maneki Neko said…
@Sandie

The Guardian newspaper has been granted permission to challenge the decision to hear in private an application to seal Prince Philip’s will.

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/permission-granted-over-private-hearing-to-seal-prince-philips-will/5111248.article
Blue Dragon said…
I heard the tail end of a discussion on the radio about people taking court action to force the Metropolitan Police to investigate Partygate (not a royal topic but bear with me). The commentator said that it had been decided in a court case at the time of the Toxteth riots (1981 approx) that certain things are operational decisions for the police and the court would not interfere with these. Basically the police had decided not to chase cars into the Toxteth area after the riots for fear of further inflaming community relations, someone had brought a court case to challenge against this decision and the court had decided it was an operational decision that they would not interfere in. The commentator said that the decision of the court was along time ago and likely to reviewed in the Sussex case. So as it stands at the moment the thinking is that the decision on whether to provide security is operational and will not be interfered with by the court.

Sandie for info on Prince Phillip's will see below, second link concerns the appeal. First link gives details of the decision to seal the will.

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/prince-philips-will-to-be-sealed-for-90-years-family-court-rules-after-secret-hearing/5109839.article

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/permission-granted-over-private-hearing-to-seal-prince-philips-will/5111248.article
Seriously, if Maggot and Mole thought they’d get Windsor Castle, they are beyond delusional. 😳🙄Either that the story is a piece of fiction.

Personally, it’s no-one else’s business what the contents of Philip’s will contain. Then again The Guardian doesn’t care too much about our institutions etc.🤨
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Anonymous said…
The Sun is reporting that it is Prince Charles who is trying to reconcile with Harry because he fears Harry’s book will be an “excoriating takedown” of Camilla and he wants to try and talk H into softening his treatment of her.
Maneki Neko said…
@Blue Dragon

Great minds think alike 😄
I certainly remember a report at the time (summer 2019, I think) that * wanted to be given apartments in Windsor Castle and had received a very firm 'No!' from HM, on the grounds that it was her home. The report rang true.I can't think of any married royals ever living there apart from the monarch & spouse and their unmarried children eg Elizabeth & Margaret when their father was king. When they, the then `Yorks' were at Windsor before 1936, they had Royal Lodge.

I can't imagine * shrugging and saying `Oh well, it was worth a try' and letting it go. She still hasn't grasped the idea that nobody tells HM what to do and that there are times when HM has to make the first move.

Am tempted to propose a test for the veracity of the reports - if it rings true, like bell, it is. If it's dull and and has no resonance, it's from a cracked pot...
Maneki Neko said…
@Raspberry Ruffle

Then again The Guardian doesn’t care too much about our institutions etc

Exactly. And unless Philip left something to, say, a charity, his will is nobody's business and the assets and the beneficiaries shouldn't be made public.
Royal family will be 'relieved' if Duke and Duchess of Sussex don't come to Prince Philip's memorial because it will 'turn into the Harry and Meghan show', expert says

• Royals 'will be relieved if Harry and Meghan stay in US for Philip's memorial'
• Ingrid Seward said couple will turn service into 'Harry and Meghan show'
• Comes amid fury at Harry's refusal to return to UK without police protection
By BRIDIE PEARSON-JONES FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:18, 21 January 2022 | UPDATED: 11:33, 21 January 2022

The Royal Family will 'be relieved if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stay in the US for Prince Philip's memorial as their presence would turn it into the Harry and Meghan show,' a royal expert has claimed.

The couple, who live in a $14million mansion in Montecito, California, were expected to come to the UK for the Duke of Edinburgh's memorial service, however, a recent row over the Metropolitan Police providing their security has called their return into doubt.

Now Ingrid Seward, Editor in Chief of Majesty Magazine, has said the Sussexes' absence may be welcomed by senior members of The Firm.

She told the Sun: 'I think if they choose not to come then everyone will breathe a sigh of relief.

'It is thanks-giving for Prince Philip and we don't want it turning into the Harry and Meghan show.'

Prince Philip, who died last April aged 99, is expected to be celebrated in a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey in the spring.

While Harry, 37, returned to the UK for Philip's funeral, its understood he isn't prepared to return with Meghan, 40, Archie, two, and seven-month-old Lilibet without armed guards

Prince Charles, 73, reportedly offered to have his family to stay with him in the UK in the hope of meeting Lilibet for the first time, a source claimed this week.

The offer, which would be the first time the family have fully come together since Harry and Meghan moved to the US, was made just before Christmas, according to the Mirror.

But Harry's refusal to return without a substantial level of security from the Met Police is said to have put the reunion in doubt.

Prince Harry faced outrage over his threat of legal action against Her Majesty's Government.
He is seeking a judicial review of the decision to strip him of his UK police protection team, claiming it is too dangerous to visit without Scotland Yard bodyguards.

A former head of royal protection warned the royal 'cannot pick and choose' when he wants to visit the UK and receive protection.
Dai Davies pointed out Princess Anne was nearly kidnapped and her protection officer was shot - but she does not get full time protection.

His comments came as sources suggested the Queen will not help her grandson in his demand for security personnel when he comes to Britain.

The insiders claimed the Monarch has no intentions of 'caving into his demands' for protection from the Met and Home Office.

Meghan and Charles were previously close and are said to have shared a bond of love of culture, art and history.
Charles is also said to be 'desperate to see his grandchildren'.

A source told the Mirror last week: 'The Prince of Wales has been saddened that he hasn't had the opportunity to spend time with his grandchildren, which he really does miss.
'He is a fantastic grandfather and loves playing the role immensely and it's certainly fair to say he feels there is something missing from his life without the ability to get to know Harry's children.
'This is something he is hoping to remedy which is why he made the gesture for Harry, Meghan and the children to stay with him if they wanted to, whenever they may come home for a period of time.
Maneki Neko said…
@WBBM

I'm surprised madam did not try to commandeer the whole of Windsor Castle for herself & H, like Admiralty House in Sydney.
SwampWoman said…
Meghan and Charles were previously close and are said to have shared a bond of love of culture, art and history.
Charles is also said to be 'desperate to see his grandchildren'.


I do believe that I rolled my eyes so far into the back of my head that they are stuck just like my Momma always said would happen. Sorry, Momma, but Meghan and Charles sharing a bond of love of culture, art and history sent me into a fit of hysterical laughter and ended with stuck eyeballs.
DesignDoctor said…
I do remember when * asked to occupy part of Windsor a castle and was refused by HMTQ. No doubt * if given an inch would take a mile. * was caught photographing places (I think-in a part of a Royal Residence which was "off limits." She was promptly sent home. Not trustworthy!
snarkyatherbest said…
Geez I hope Charles is not trying to get mr dollar to soften up about Camilla.

1) PC is a softy but its not a good look on a future king especially since his number 2 is acting as poorly as his brother a number 2

2) Since the dollar's wife will be editor, no way even for money will they soften anything. It has to be sensational to really sell (not fake sell like the Bench) so there is no softening any of it.

3) if PH takes a huge swipe at Camilla, it actually may help Camilla - to be trashed by trash, well people may take a second look and think what an ungrateful stepson.
Girl with a Hat said…
@Snarky

new name for Hairy - Number 2! LOL
snarkyatherbest said…
Girl With The Hat - whoops i do like it!!!
HappyDays said…
SwampWoman said:
Quoting from the article:
“Meghan and Charles were previously close and are said to have shared a bond of love of culture, art and history.“

Making someone into believing you and they share something in common is a common element used in everyday day life mainly out of politeness to get along with people and to make small talk in certain social situations such as meeting a friend of a friend or chatting with someone next to you on a plane.

But for a narcissist, this type of behavior, known as love bombing is a baseline used to lay the foundation and create an often fictitious commonality to ingratiate themselves with someone they want to exploit for personal gain. In Meghan’s case it could be a casting director at an audition for a role (Yes, I LOVE grilling hamburgers!) or a prospective lover as Harry was (I ADORE elephants and everything about Africa), or, in Charles' case, a prospective father-in-law who, along with his mother the Queen, you want to approve of you marrying Harry. I bet Meghan couldn’t discuss art or history, and whatever TF counts as culture ( the opera? ballet? Irish clogging?) between these two for more than 60 seconds.


In the Queen’s case, Meghan HAD to get HMTQ’s official approval because she is the monarch. She pretty much needed Charles’ approval too, even though it did not have to be the official type of approval she needed from HMTQ.

My guess is that she flirted with Charles and dropped a few names to make him believe they had commonality and that she would fit into the structure and duties of The Firm.

She sure pulled the wool over the eyes of both Charles and Harry, but I believe William and Kate had Meghan sussed as a fraud right away. From the stone face of HMTQ during the entire wedding ceremony, she had Meghan sussed, but by then it was too late for her to stop it without Meghan hurling charges of racism specifically at her. Those were saved until after the wedding when Meghan used racism against the British public and Harry’s family to get him to move to the US as Meghan played damsel in distress and he the knight in shining armor riding in to rescue her. as a blanket accusa

Meghan playing damsel in distress is likely a repeated ploy to used exploit Diana's death for her own gain. As a mere 12 year-old, Harry couldn’t do anything to save his mother. He was helpless. He was a kid.

Meghan quickly established a false commonality with Harry by projecting an image of an orphaned woman with no family, allowing Harry to step forward with the “family she never had” remark in the lead-up prior to the wedding. She built on that exploitation by making him believe she is in extraordinary danger that could take her out of his life, which in a way mirrors the fate of Harry’s mother. By continually pushing that emotional button which keeps his grief and emotional wounds open an unable to heal, Meghan ensures that the fraudulent commonality she was able to quickly and deeply engrain into Harry’s mind would allow her to maintain absolute control of Harry. She no doubt has used their children to plant additional seeds of fear in Harry.

This is what is at the heart of Harry’s complaint about security requirements for a Sussex family visit to the UK.

It is Meghan’s ability to establish and exploit false commonality with vulnerable people (Charles and Harry) and manipulate them for her gain.
Fifi LaRue said…
Mrs. Dollar has quite the reach when it comes to disseminating utter and total bs. All the reports of Prince Charles afraid of what Twit's going to write in his book, PC reaching out to the Dollars to invite them to stay to butter them up, etc. etc. It makes the BRF sound petty, childish, and very afraid of Mrs. and her ball and chain. Remember when it came out that the BRF better hide behind the couch when the Dollars went on Oprah, or whatever it was. Whenever we hear/read of such nonsense that sounds like it came from the writings of a nasty, vindictive 16 year old girl, then we can be sure it can from Twat. That is her basic operating level.
Enbrethiliel said…
The Body Language Guy explains the narcissist tactic of triangulation beautifully in his latest video on the Dollars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L2aZUrSAj4

Every time there's a new chance to educate the world on narcissism, using the Dollars as the case study, I feel almost grateful for them!

I wonder what triangulation the Dollars tried to do within the BRF before the latter realized they had to close ranks on them.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Sandie
Surely the only reason they got the lucrative deal was because people would tune into thier podcast to listen to them, even if only for curiosity or a laugh? (Although, at the time, I think Spotify believed the empty hype about them and thought they were hugely popular.)

I'd also bet that Spotify bought into the hype and couldn't believe that the Dollars didn't produce enough content to be a flop!

Earlier in the thread, someone suggested that the 11 shell companies would be great for money laundering. I think that if the Harkles continue to get any "support," it will indeed be because someone agreed to launder money through them. But the Dollars should remember that not the only money launders in the game (nor even the biggest one -- not with modern art still being the best front) and act accordingly.

Then again, since when have they ever acted accordingly?
Enbrethiliel said…
@Sandie
They are terrified of being booed and having fruit thrown at them. They think RPOs stepping in to 'protect them' from insults and flying objects will be good PR (make them look valuable and important).

I love Trevor Coult's pointing out that Harry supposedly wasn't afraid of being beheaded in Afghanistan . . . but is currently afraid of being tomatoed in the UK.

It would be great if mainstream media picked up on the same discrepancy and showed us Harry's "security timeline," starting with his years of supposedly brave and valiant service on the front lines.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Rebecca
The Sun is reporting that it is Prince Charles who is trying to reconcile with Harry because he fears Harry’s book will be an “excoriating takedown” of Camilla and he wants to try and talk H into softening his treatment of her.

This is interesting. Prince Charles seems to have to big soft points: Camilla and Harry.

We already know that he refused to break up with Camilla even when he knew the public was so angry about his adultery that he feared assassination during Diana's funeral. (To be honest, as much as I like Camilla now, I'm still amazed to think that Diana's death, the public outcry and the disapproval of the Queen all combined didn't make either of them rethink their relationship. Which was objectively adulterous.) Since then, Charles has pulled so many strings to be able to marry a divorced woman and to have the public accept her as working royal. He also killed publication of topless photos of her when he didn't do the same for Catherine. And there are now whispers that she won't be Princess Consort, as initially promised, by Queen Consort when he is King.

On the other hand, we have the perception that he is bending over backward for Harry. He walked * down the nave and had the Dollars' wedding photo featured prominently in one of his rooms even after Megxit. Although Harry claimed during the Oprah interview that Charles cut him off, there are many people who don't believe it.

I personally think that the Sun article is another plant by the Dollars. Their threats are not getting passed along by whomever is running interference between them and the BRF, so they're using the press to inform "Daddy" that there will be repercussions if he doesn't give them what they demand. It's the worst possible tactic, but I guess they're betting that Harry carries more weight in Charles's heart than Camilla does.
LavenderLady said…
@Happy Days,
Your post at 4:44 is the BEST summary I have read on the Harry and Meghan Shit show to date 🎤🎤🎤.

That's it in a nutshell.

I especially cracked the hell up at your comment on Irish Clog Dancing. 😂

Not many understand that form of dance as a representation of the two halves of Ireland; one the slow North the upper half of the body, wooden, and the full of life lower half, the South. Not exactly cultured but more nuanced than some think. In any event it was hella funny.

My laugh for the day😂😂😂
LavenderLady said…
@Enbre said,
I'm still amazed to think that Diana's death, the public outcry and the disapproval of the Queen all combined didn't make either of them rethink their relationship. Which was objectively adulterous)

I am of the persuasion that Charles was of the era that could not allow him to marry the love of his life, Camilla. Instead he had to marry a virginal girl for an heir. And be an adulterer. That's really sad but if he had been allowed to marry for love then William and co wouldn't be in place so,...

Just my opinion. Great post. Thanks!
Enbrethiliel said…
@LavenderLady

First of all, I'm sorry to hear of your experience with an unscrupulous character. Good on you for outing him to his wife!

I also have sympathy for Prince Charles and Diana in this respect. You'd think that the BRF, with its history of colorful characters and spotty scandals, would be more compassionate toward its own members, who are as human as everyone else. There were some hard lessons to learn in Queen Elizabeth's reign.

But as someone once said, your children make it impossible to regret your past. I think Prince William has turned out beautifully and the Cambridges make me excited for the next few decades of the British monarchy.
These are my thoughts entirely, another PR stunt by Maggot and Mole. The Language Guy says it all for me…😖😩

Meghan Using Lilibet's Christening to GASLIGHT The Royal Family

https://youtu.be/5L2aZUrSAj4
Oops sorry, Embre already posted the language guy piece. 😟
Enbrethiliel said…
@Raspberry Ruffle

No worries! It's a good video, isn't it?
re `Pearl' - I was going to suggest that Netflix create a remake of Karel Reisz's 1966's film `Morgan, a Suitable Case for Treatment' instead - after all, the title only needs a minor tweak.

Nevertheless, a better name still for our lest favourite couple in the world could be derived from GWAH's new name for Harry - the Number 2s.
@Embre

It was probably my favourite analysis to date! 😃

He went into detail how stories are planted in order to serve the narcissist. So many peeps miss that, it just shows how many are now seeing her true persona. Though, I also include Mole because he’s just as bad. 🤨
LavenderLady said…
@Enbre,
Yes, what happened to Diana is also tragic. Even more so.

It seems everyone in that family has felt the blows. I do believe this is why Harry was given permission to marry TBW. And possibly other reasons not so savory. I don't know a lot about the history of the BRF but enough to know that what went on in Charles' day is a fun fair compared to the "off with their heads" days. Thank God for progress.

I appreciate your thought on my post concerning the situation I experienced with hoovering or hovering (I've read it spelled both ways). It was a hard lesson for me which opened my eyes even further when dealing with narcs. I can't even use the excuse that I was young. I was in my late 30s when I met him!

You quoted, "But as someone once said, your children make it impossible to regret your past."

So true, so very true...I divorced my kid's dad but love them and my grandkids dearly. I have no regrets.
Elsbeth1847 said…
Fifi,

I agree with you completely about the whole whispers about how the family is hiding behind the sofa in fear what might be said about them is not real. And that description of more the actions of vendictiveness sounds like on target.

The other reason I don't see reality in any thing like that (Charles is afraid, the family is running around like chickens with their heads cut off, ie looking bad) is that no only does it always seem to make the Duo look more powerful (images are important to some) but that would any of the courtiers who work for/with the various members of the BRF really want to put their boss in such a bad light? Especially if you hear the off the cuff private comments regarding that troubled situation? That's twisting the knife.

Only if you hate your boss and want to quit soon. In that case, wouldn't this alleged source want to save that for a book (not to be published in the UK)?
LavenderLady said…
@Emnbre said,
I love Trevor Coult's pointing out that Harry supposedly wasn't afraid of being beheaded in Afghanistan . . . but is currently afraid of being tomatoed in the UK.
___

This is hilarious 😂😂😂!!
Girl with a Hat said…
Trevor Coult has a new video about Number 2's security in the UK and how no ex-Special Forces' guys want to protect him as a customer of their security companies because they cannot mention the fact that they protected him on his tours as a "soldier" - they were all made to sign NDAs
Miggy said…
Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 40, set up two further companies

Cloverdale Inc shares the name of the street of a childhood home of Duchess

Comes as the couple set up a network based in the opaque tax haven Delaware

Meghan's longtime lawyer and business manager have incorporated 13 companies and a trust for the couple since April 2020

More than half their new companies set up for the 'entertainment' business

The companies are all headquartered in the Beverly Hills offices of attorney Richard Genow, who has worked with the Duchess for years

Also appearing on company filings for the firms is her business manager Andrew Meyer, a well-connected money guru.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10435397/Harry-Meghan-add-growing-empire-registering-two-entertainment-companies.html#comments
Why do I get the impression they are trying to convince us they have serious money and big deals…when I think the reality is they have little and a few meagre ones. 🙄😋
Sandie said…
This thread is on fire, with so many astute comments!

The Sun is repeating the story in the Mirror, but giving an aide for Charles as the source. Why would someone from the household of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall want them to look bad?

The source is the dastardly duo, and this is blackmail. They want back in to the very family and institution they are trying to destroy because they are stuck in victim mode but they also see themselves as being 'crowned' to 'save' the monarchy (and 'being royals' is all they have).

I do hope a reporter with really good connections exposes the source of these stories. Surely Charles and Camilla can't simply leave this nonsense out there without debunking it?

A big clue for me is that the stories include that nonsense of how TBW and Charles bonded over a share knowledge of history, culture ...!

This is pure Sussex propaganda, but I would love to find out if they have a mole at the Palace or if they have simply captured a reporter or two.
xxxxx said…
'I'M NOT AN EEJIT' I brought my uncle to the post office to collect his pension – I didn’t realise he was dead
Sarah Grealish
12:54, 24 Jan 2022Updated: 13:57, 24 Jan 2022
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17421566/took-uncles-body-post-office-pension/
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I like this grifter. Perhaps the D&D of Montecito can pick up a few tips from him. I am posting this just for fun. I like all his creative excuses.
xxxxx said…
Read this from Time Magazine >>>> Welcome to TV’s Era of Peak Redundancy -- https://archive.vn/JcXJ1
(This explains all the streaming services in the US and their behavior)
https://archive.vn/JcXJ1

You will see how desperate Netflix is for content. How the D&D of Montecito just might have scammed Netflix out of an upfront payment.
Fifi LaRue said…
I wonder, if when Spotify and Netflix demand their upfront payments be returned, that Mr. & Mrs. Dollar give them the contact information for the Royal Family, and tell them Charles will take care of it? I'm betting that they are nasty and imperious to any and all bill collectors. At $450,000 in credit card debt, they have plenty of dunning calls.
@Fifi

I can’t believe any company would give money away with no stipulations.So I’m absolutely sure there’s a clause which stipulates any money paid upfront has to be returned if there’s little content or no material. 🥴
Enbrethiliel said…
@Fifi and @Raspberry Ruffle

If the Dollars now owe Netflix and Spotify money because they didn't uphold their end of the deal, that just creates another problem for N and S: How to make the Dollars pay up. If they're in massive credit card debt, they can hardly afford to cough any cash up. And N and S probably don't want to risk taking them to court, because it would be equally embarrassing for them.

Unfortunately, exposing narcissists and con artists often means having to admit that you were taken in. No one wants to look foolish like that, and we can hardly blame them. I'm not sure what pressures N and S are trying to put on the Dollars behind the scenes, but I doubt it is very effective at getting their investment back.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Sandie
A big clue for me is that the stories include that nonsense of how TBW and Charles bonded over a share knowledge of history, culture ...!

Oooooh, BINGO! She just has to keep giving herself away like that, doesn't she?
Unknown said…
So. Instead of showing any real accomplishments, they are trying to front like power players with all the dodgy tax shelters The Dollars are setting up.This is the slow fade to pop culture oblivion.
LavenderLady said…
@xxxxx,

When I read that I was shocked they weren't labeled as travelers.
`Knowledge of' culture? As if!

Surely anyone with a genuine involvement in any aspect of history or `culture' would have said `interest in...' or `love of...' - not the arrogance of claiming `knowledge'? That certainly points towards her.
abbyh said…
Unknown/Anonymous

Rather inclined to think that is possible.

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Instructions:
-Click on your "Unknown" name where you last posted.
-You should arrive on your profile page where you can then click the "B" icon; once clicked, you should arrive at the Blogger Info Page.
-Next click the dropdown menu to the left of the "B" icon and click on "Settings" and then click "User Profile."
-Scroll down to "Display Name" and type your name.
-Hit "Save Profile" at the bottom.
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Thanks
snarkyatherbest said…
hmmm maybe the “pregnancy” and the “‘miscarriage” we not just to get out of going to the UK for the various trials and to gain sympathy. maybe hat was only part of it. maybe it was to put off Netflix and Spotify too which says to me either the brood will be expanding here or someone is going to get sick. anything to put off repaying for nonperformance

actually since we suspect she reads this and other blogs what should we dare her to do next. i say show up in the us. i’m convinced she’s not allowed back in.
snarkyatherbest said…
oops. meant to say show up in the UK
Sandie said…
@Wild Boar Battle-maid said...
`Knowledge of' culture? As if!

Surely anyone with a genuine involvement in any aspect of history or `culture' would have said `interest in...' or `love of...' - not the arrogance of claiming `knowledge'? That certainly points towards her.
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Well spotted!

Yep, tabloids in the UK are being used to do the same old PR for her.

Now, we will find it repeated ad nauseam everywhere, with no one pointing out that it is complete nonsense, but there are hints that she did indulge in some love bombing with dear old Papa in the beginning.

If they did have conversations, or even one conversation, about history or culture, she would have done her intense stare interspersed with girly giggles, but would have not been able to restrain herself from jumping in with meaningless hubeis word salad, and she would have exposed herself to him as the fraud she is.
Sandie said…
Off Topic Warning!

As much as I love the heat, the last few days, I have been sitting in front of a fan ...

https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/weather/cape-town-reportedly-makes-history-hottest-temperatures-ever-recorded/
Mel said…
The shared love of history or whatever is a recycled story. Old news.

I remember in the beginning seeing more than one video or photo where Mm was reaching out touching PC's forearm or upper arm, whilst looking deeply into his eyes.

Even at the time it caught my eye because it was so sexual. Very male/female.
And I remember thinking that I hope he doesn't fall for that.
She was all girly swirly at him, fluttering of eyes, you big strong male.

There were pr articles at the time about she and PC having private mentoring sessions because she was so enthralled with the history of the BRF. I remember thinking, uh huh.

Later there was scuttlebutt that Camilla shut that right down.

Notice the date on the article:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6772443/Prince-Charles-Meghan-Markle-connect-shared-love-art-culture-says-royal-insider.html

Prince Charles, 70, and Meghan Markle, 37, share a 'close bond', a royal insider told The Telegraph, which has grown since the former Suits actress married Prince Harry in May last year, thanks to their shared interest in history, art and culture.
Maneki Neko said…
@Raspberry Ruffle

I can’t believe any company would give money away with no stipulations.
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Quite. Wouldn't a company also stipulate a time frame? Otherwise the recipient/s could drag the process out and take the proverbial.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Snarkyatherbest

In honor of her upcoming four-year wedding anniversary:

I'd dare her to record four Archewell Audio podcasts for Spotify. On any topic her whip-smart little mind can come up with.

Then to produce a four-episode series for Netflix in which she documents a tearful reunion with her father.

Third, to find four people from her past (one from her sorority, one from the US Embassy in Argentina, one from her USO tour, and one from the crew -- not the cast, but the crew of Suits) to share their memories of her.

And the fourth dare is to get the media to collude with her again as she claims to be gestating twins, whom she will, of course, deliver naturally, making her a mother of four so she can beat Catherine!
Este said…
So the Dollar Duke and Duchess, all the have for PR, is signalling "power play" tax havens for PR? Well, it's not like they have any work to show these past 2 years living in glorious "freedom" from having to do any real memorable work. This is what the long slide to oblivion looks like...lots of signalling, no real progress or clout.
snarkyatherbest said…
enbre. and she will name them chuck and cam. or will and kate. wait she could have quadruplets!
DesignDoctor said…
I watched a BLG video from November which was interesting: Why 6 is desperate to return to the UK. Jesus makes some interesting points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IuYjVXmXCI

Two of the most interesting tidbits for me were the graphs Jesus showed on Google searches for the 6s in both the US and UK 2021. Most interesting to me is how few searches there were for TBW. She thinks she's the star of the 6 show. Apparently not.
She claimed to be able to ride - the only equine we've seen her near was Wee Hamish (IIRC, that was his name) in Edinburgh and she looked terrified. She may have sat in a Western saddle on some old nag for a photo but that didn't prove a thing

Right, Megsy - I challenge you to do something quite elementary on a nice, quiet, willing gelding, at least 16.2 hands high, with credible witnesses, be filmed mounting (block allowed) riding 200 m each of walking, rising to the trot (aka posting), cantering and then galloping with another rider as pacemaker, stopping and dismounting.

Then show it to us

You must also demonstrate that it's really you and not a lookalike or H in drag.

We'll than know whether that claim was true.

Age is no excuse - I got back in the saddle at over 70.
Enbrethiliel said…
@WBBM
She claimed to be able to ride

Oh, dear. Should I leave this alone or should I be naughty?
DesignDoctor said…
@Enbre
Naughty, of course!
DesignDoctor said…
@Este said:

"Well, it's not like they have any work to show these past 2 years living in glorious "freedom" from having to do any real memorable work. This is what the long slide to oblivion looks like...lots of signalling, no real progress or clout."

That is exactly BLG Jesus' point in the video link I posted above. To stay relevant, they have to actually DO SOMETHING, which of course, as we can see they have not produced anything. So to keep their names in the news they leak out all this extraneous PR from "royal sources."
Fifi LaRue said…
@Raspberry: A company can have a clause on repayment, but good luck in collecting. Now, if the Dollars actually owned the house they live in, then their creditors could place liens on the house, after a court judgment, until debts are paid. When the house is sold, the judgement liens go directly to the creditors. I don't believe the Dollars have much in the way of tangible assets. Vanity Fair did an article on the Markle family a few years ago. All of the Markles, except for Twat, have filed for bankruptcy. So Mrs. Dollar knows the ins and outs of bankruptcy, liens, and judgements. And that may be why the Dollars have 11 companies--to move their monies around, keep them hidden, and away from creditors. I'll bet she's given out Charles phone number to any number of their creditors. "Call him, he's got our backs, he'll pay."
Miggy said…
@Fifi LaRue said: So Mrs. Dollar knows the ins and outs of bankruptcy, liens, and judgements. And that may be why the Dollars have 11 companies--to move their monies around, keep them hidden, and away from creditors.

HG Tudor has plenty to say on the subject in this video. (interesting part at approx 6:27)

Harry´s Wife 92.40 Money! Money! Money!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fInOG-BATwp
Este said…
@DesignDoctor...Yeah I've recently discovered the BLG. He's thrown a real spotlight on several nasty little "tell" moments sweet little Megsbaby dropped over the years. The nasty visceral reaction to her mother interrupting her at a charity was chilling. I'll have to check out his latest video. Thanks!
@Fifi

I don’t think any company will see their money again, I suppose they could sue. I certainly don’t think Prince Charles would bail out Maggot. He might offer some assistance to Mole, but I think it’s more likely to be a no, on your bike.🤔
DesignDoctor said…
@Este
I have watched several of BLG's older videos recently. It's not just her mother she is angry with when another person speaks up and the spotlight is no longer on her...BLG has did video analysis of an interview of * and her co-star love interest on Suits had on Larry King. Her body language whenever her co-star spoke and answered questions was full of anger and really odd. She HAS to have the attention or she gets very upset!
Miggy said…
Spotify takes Sussexes' podcasts 'into its own hands': Streaming giant is hiring producers to manage 'every step' of Harry and Meghan's pet project

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10437119/Spotify-takes-Sussexes-podcasts-hands-Streaming-giant-hiring-producers-project.html

Snippet:

They launched their £18million podcast deal a year ago with a pledge to promote ‘shared values’.

But Harry and Meghan’s pet project appears to have suffered a blow, with audio giant Spotify reportedly taking production into its own hands.

After the deal resulted in only one show being streamed, it is advertising for in-house staff to cover ‘every step’ of the process.
Elsbeth1847 said…
You beat me to it Miggy.

Spotify is moving at the speed of sticky cogs trying to get going again.
Teasmade said…
Well, how do you all think that Spotify will manage salaries for these people -- take it out of any profits that * and ** would be expecting? Or force them to pay out of their stupendously generous fee? I hope there's some responsibility on their part.)

(I just didn't feel like typing his name, but I do think that ** perfectly represents his close-set, small, beady eyes. Haha.)
LavenderLady said…
@Miggy,
About that Spotify article. I need to read it.

Will do later tonight but just off the top of my head, I don't think a company like Spotify would do this for free, with no payback from the Harks. So many talented people are clamoring to get a Spotify gig so something is off. Meaning what will it cost TBW and her lap dog Harry to get such a deal,, including a team to do the work for them?

Hmmmm...
Maneki Neko said…
I was reading the Spotify article and came here. Looks like the day of reckoning has come. I can't remember what the 'shared values' they pledged to promote were. Lies? False accusations? Slander? And apparently, the 'intensively private couple's son' spoke 'his first public words' 😂. Good grief! Did anybody listen to that tripe? Does anybody remember?? I think he could say crocodile, hydrate, waffle when he was 18 months or thereabouts 😉. I wonder what he said in public, 'be kind', 'have compassion', 'cherish your family'?
Enbrethiliel said…
Re: the Spotify article

This totally innocuous line kind of hooked me: "She and Harry are also working on documentaries and a cartoon series as part of another multimillion deal, with Netflix."

It made me wonder how much more time the Dollars are going to be allowed to be "working on" something. Will the exact same line still be used one year from now, even with no evidence that any work has been done? I mean, it has been over a year since Archewell Audio was launched and over six months since a new producer was brought in, and we still have no content beyond that first pathetic podcast. It has been even longer since the Netflix was supposedly signed. How much of a grace period will they be given by the media before it becomes embarrassing to print that they're "working" at all?
HappyDays said…
Re the Daily Mail article headlined “Spotify takes Sussexes' podcasts 'into its own hands': Streaming giant is hiring producers to manage 'every step' of Harry and Meghan's pet project”

Maneki Neko said:
Looks like the day of reckoning has come.

@Maneki Neko:

Exactly right! Narcissists commonly make all sorts of big plans and grandiose promoses, but often never follow up and produce much of anything.

This behavior is known as future faking, or as Meghan one said, I’m such a fraud!”

This causes further damage to their credibility. Who in their right mind will give them a dime up front after Spotify having to take over their productions? Nobody.

It will be interesting to watch this unravel and to see if the same thing happens with their Netflix deal, for which they have also produced absolutely zero.

I think this is a prime example of a common problem that narcissists like Meghan frequently experience. They create all sorts of problems and later refuse to take responsibility for problems of their own making. To attempt to maintain control of their flimsy facade, they resort to blaming everyone but themselves.

If their Spotify deal comes crashing down, it will be interesting to see if the Netflix deal ends up in the dumpster too.

This could be just the start of their problems, but of course as we have already seen, the Sussexes may resort to court actions instead of just fulfilling their end of this business deal. But that would require rolling up their sleeves and doing the hard work it takes to bring these types of projects to fruition.






Maneki Neko said…
@Enbrethiliel said

This totally innocuous line kind of hooked me: "She and Harry are also working on documentaries and a cartoon series as part of another multimillion deal, with Netflix."
..........
Wasn't Pearl that cartoon? Based on * - who else? - as a child. This doesn't appear to have come to fruition, like the rest. Or is this something else?
LavenderLady said…
@HappyDays said,
Exactly right! Narcissists commonly make all sorts of big plans and grandiose promoses, but often never follow up and produce much of anything.

This behavior is known as future faking, or as Meghan one said, I’m such a fraud!”

---

Yup! A good while back I made the comparison of TBW to Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos and her Silicon Valley fake it till you make it BS. Look at where she is now. Out on bail waiting for the trial of her ex. And for what? She's crying boo hoo he abused me, so...

She may get off with an amended sentence. Holmes bamboozled Henry Kissinger of all people and several more wealthy men who were throwing money at her like a stripper on coke.

Those types, like the Douche of Montecito seem to be coated in Teflon. It wouldn't shock me at all if they both get away with thier lack of morals and basic integrity.

SMDH here.
Enbrethiliel said…
Early during the Body Language Guy's latest video "3 Behavior Clues to Spot Sociopaths", I started wondering if he would include that image of * laughing at the old man who fell off his horse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW2rnO8i5MU

I don't know whether it's because he has "primed the pump" so well with his consistent content on the Dollars or because it was his genuine intention, but this "general" video also comes off as another video on *. Indeed, after all the research Mr. Rosas has done on her, he must really have her number!

(And if we don't make the connection, I'm sure it wasn't a random accident that one of his hypothetical people is named Andrew! It's such a cheeky choice because no one can say he's targeting the Dollars. And yet he manages to remind people of them anyway.)
Enbrethiliel said…
@Maneki Neko

Pearl is just the project that we know the most about. Before this, the whispers were that it would be a documentary on Invictus, something related to mental health, or of course, something related to the BRF. I also remember one article about * wanting to produce something about women in the black community of the US. Nothing came of all those "stories," but at least Pearl has an IMDb.com page and people on social media who claim to be attached to the project.

Now, someone correct me if I have it wrong, but a docu with actual footage would have probably been the easier route. (I'm assuming that they pitched this and that Netflix shot it down.) According to a quick online search, it can take a year until one season (12 episodes) of an animated series is ready for screening. Maybe * realized this and pitched Pearl not because she was serious, but so she could buy more time.

A reality show or docu would make Netflix ask the reasonable question of where the footage is after all this time. (An equally reasonable follow-up question would be: If you don't have it, why aren't you actively creating it?) But when writers, storyboarders, artists, voice actors, etc. all have to coordinate in order to produce something, then you can do a lot of busy work for months and claim to be making progress.

If I may change one of the dares I submitted last night, I'd have this one: I dare her to produce a 20-second teaser trailer for Pearl<, which will give us a sense of the animation style and let us hear at least one of the signed voice actors. Just 20 seconds. And a single line of dialogue. Come on, Mrs. Dollar. Surely even you can fart something like that out!
Hikari said…
https://apple.news/A0izgM450RDeTMIasO1PT0A

A view of the current security brouhaha from a Brit publication.

It would be interesting to know—if Harry got his wish/demand…would we actually see the entire family Sussex in London?

I seriously doubt it. Charles has already offered his home(s) for a visit, where the security is the best. He could could go a step further and offer to pay for hand selected retired Met officers to cover H’s family while they are in the UK. H and * would look like even bigger ***** for refusing security deemed good enough for the Prince of Wales and his wife.

The Home Office won’t relent but just imagine the pickle Haz and Mess would be in if it did. Because…No kids. I know many here disagree but what explanation better fits the Suxxits’ extraordinary behavior? Madam will have to concoct another surprise “heavily pregnant” scenario double quick time if Chas offers them security.

Harry Windsor…One of the most blighted individuals ever to exist. And her, of course. We are watching a man being consumed alive. Wow.
Miggy said…
Is Netflix taking over Harry and Meghan's projects too? Now streaming giant advertises for staff on behalf of royal couple after Spotify takes Sussexes' Archewell podcasts 'into its own hands'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10438993/Are-Netflix-taking-matters-hands-too.html
Enbrethiliel said…
@Hikari
He could could go a step further and offer to pay for hand selected retired Met officers to cover H’s family while they are in the UK. H and * would look like even bigger ***** for refusing security deemed good enough for the Prince of Wales and his wife.

I'm torn. Half of me wants Prince Charles to call their bluff, because I think Harry's latest brouhaha is no more than an attempt to create a new narrative. Or rather, to extend an old narrative about how terrible his family has been to him and his wife. I don't think either of them is really keen to go back; they just need a really good "reason" to keep away.

On the other hand, half of me knows how much *'s narcissistic little heart would thrill at the chance to flex her "royal" cred once more. Give her a chance at a photo op and she will be there. She wouldn't even mind being booed; to a narc, fuel is fuel. Yes, she'd have to concoct a story about why the "children" have to remain home (measles? chicken pox? whooping cough?), but she'd find a way to have her cake and eat it, too.
LavenderLady said…
@Enbre said,
If I may change one of the dares I submitted last night, I'd have this one: I dare her to produce a 20-second teaser trailer for Pearl<, which will give us a sense of the animation style and let us hear at least one of the signed voice actors. Just 20 seconds. And a single line of dialogue. Come on, Mrs. Dollar. Surely even you can fart something like that out!

Enbre,
What a brilliant suggestion!

I don't think TBW has the emotional intelligence or stick-to-it-ness to give even 20 seconds, powered by methane or not lol. What a fiasco.

I'm smelling something else in the Spotify debacle and it's not eau de fart, it's a rat. I'm wondering if The Douche has something on Spotify. Why would they go to all of this trouble of hiring a team for them when the entire globe knows whatever content is produced is going to be a stink bomb? Or it's more odoriferous PR put out by the meme-eographs at Montecito. I can hear them clanking now ...😂
Fifi LaRue said…
IMO Netflix and Spotify found out what they're dealing with. Mrs. Dollar would put the blame on people at those companies, and accuse them of all sorts of incompetencies. Netflix and Spotify are just trying to recoup some of their expenses, lost at the hands of the Grifters. Netflix and Spotify can't sue, because there aren't any tangible assets on which to put a lien. No mega mansion in Montecito or anywhere else.

Charles may offer the Grifters a place to stay, but Charles won't be within a mile of them at any time.
Hikari said…
Charles may offer the Grifters a place to stay, but Charles won't be within a mile of them at any time.

I was initially worried that Chas was actually offering that olive branch and was going to cave. But I have come round to the idea that he's calling Harry's bluff with offers to stay at Clarence House. If the SixSh*ts had kept their noses clean and stayed on good terms with everyone after their 'stepping back', invitations like this would be perfectly normal.

Does anyone here really believe that Camilla would let Madam into her home for any length of time, never mind a stay of several days? The choice before Chas is pretty clear: align with the Harkles and risk alienating his wife and his elder son and, oh, at least 95% of his future subjects . . or set the tone under which the Crown does not negotiate with terrorists, even if they are blood relations. People already think he's too soft, dotty even. To be seen bending over backwards to appease his younger son and the B*nt would undo any positive image rehabilitation he's managed in the last 20 years.

Harry is his guilt child; the vessel for all of his failures with Diana to roost and torment him until the end of his days. I really and truly hope he's cherishing the son and daughter-in-law and the three demonstrably real grandchildren he does get to see. The house of Windsor has an historically fraught and prickly relationship with its heirs but William and his future Queen are the only bright spot in a future which does not contain HMTQ in it. I read a quote that said, "Your children make it impossible to regret your past." The marriage to Diana was an unqualified personal disaster for the principals in it but it did produce William, the jewel of Charles's legacy on this planet. Unfortunately it also produced Hazzard, who has been nothing but a source of grief to his father. Chas is in the classic double-blind position, d*mmed if he tries to act as a father or a sovereign in this situation.

The Queen may not have much time remaining to meet her American grandchildren. Archie and Lilibet would be the bridge back for Harry and his *. So why are they not taking advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity? Maybe because they *can't*. No one is interested in seeing the Harkles sans les enfants. If they turn up without any children with some excuse about 'Covid' or not wanting to interrupt Archie's pre-med studies at nursery school--OR if they refuse to come altogether, I can't help thinking we've got the answer about those 'kids', I really do.

Let's not forget the time last year when Madam carted a 4 year old GIRL with a wool hat pulled down over her head as "Archie". Madam knows that her child actors would face too much scrutiny and she can't likely fly internationally with children who are not hers.

They will not be attending the Jubilee or Philip's memorial either. Madam will be "too heavily pregnant with twins" for the rest of the year. I just bet.
Hikari said…
Double bind, not double blind, but where the Harkles are concerned, the poker parlance just slipped in.
Miggy said…
SURROGATE & MEGHAN/rain gods/SS TACTICS/security ploy/Andrew,DIANA,Maxwell & CLINTONS enmeshed/STAFF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HouBLYh6FaM
Mel said…
If Samantha "the panther" Cohen, hand picked by the Queen to mentor the Harkles, couldn't rein them in and manage them, I wonder what makes Spotify/Netflix think that anyone they hire will be able to manage them?
Sandie said…
Netflix was hiring people to work on Pearl last year already. This was taken out of her hands a while back.

She will be credited as executive producer but won't make a fortune. Remember, Sarah, Duchess of York was an executive producer for the movie The Young Victoria, and she did not earn a fortune for that involvement. They are crediting her with coming up with the idea of Pearl, but she has lost control of every aspect (she is not even creative director, and the people actually working on creating the series laugh at her input in the terms of photos of herself, copious notes and even voice recordings). It is now a comedy. Remember the Ellen show? The Duchess is lousy with comedy!

The dastardly duo hired a lot of people, supposedly set up a production company headed by some hot young talent, set up more than a dozen companies for money laundering (hide the money in case the want it back ...!), put out a lot of PR, and produced nothing. They hired an experienced and talented person to produce the podcasts for them 7 months ago! (If the person was gravely ill or had a major accident, one would think they would put a notice on their website ... nothing but silence.)

Grifters gotta grift! And royal grifters gotta shine up them tiaras, hence all the PR, about madam especially, in the tabloids about christenings, appearances, staying with Charles ...
Sandie said…
Oh, and a plethora of articles like the following linking Lili with the Queen:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1555296/Royal-Family-news-Lilibet-Diana-Platinum-Jubilee-Queen-Prince-Harry-meghan-markle-ont

Only one person sees the name Lilibet as a tool to be used for PR ...
LavenderLady said…
@Fifi said,
IMO Netflix and Spotify found out what they're dealing with. Mrs. Dollar would put the blame on people at those companies, and accuse them of all sorts of incompetencies. Netflix and Spotify are just trying to recoup some of their expenses, lost at the hands of the Grifters. Netflix and Spotify can't sue, because there aren't any tangible assets on which to put a lien. No mega mansion in Montecito or anywhere else.

Charles may offer the Grifters a place to stay, but Charles won't be within a mile of them at any time.

___

I agree with this. It's probably the closest to the truth. And if they give her trouble she just pulls out that race card. After all she has the Oprah interview (if not Oprah herself) to back her up. Ugh.
Sandie said…
One learns something new all the time ... I never knew that the person who taught William and Harry to play polo was a small woman:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1555350/prince-william-latest-polo-teacher-claire-tomlinson-death-memorial-service
Fifi LaRue said…
Everyone in the BRF KNOWS that if the Dollars show up, it will be with hidden microphones and hidden cameras, with ulterior and sneaky motives.
Girl with a Hat said…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVmV3w5MWA

it seems like Christopher Bouzy has started a petition to remove "single purpose hate Twitter and youtube" accounts, i.e. Yankee Wally, Murky Meg, and Taz, and some people report that they seem to have signed the peition at change.org without actually doing so
Girl with a Hat said…
to remind everyone, Christopher Bouzy created a fake report about how there are hate Twitter accounts dedicated to just hating * which turned out to be a hoax and that Bouzy has been linked to Sunshine Sachs
Elsbeth1847 said…
So I was casually reading the Express article, followed by the Norland Nannies and before all that the escape cottage for the Queen.

Funny how we don't hear a lot about any one hired for A&L. If there was not, one might have expected a greater connection between parent and child on those few sightings. Norland offers people who have some training I hear which I really thought protection might be a consideration. There was that rumor of the woman kicked out without her purse (could be or could be disinformation from either side - sometimes starting an awful rumor about one's self allows righteous indignation of what the other side thinks up).

As for the linking of L to all the several day celebration of HM article, it is exactly how the whole thing would be the * and *w's show because now we have the kids. Since they would have no role in any festivity, the appearance alone would be what turns it away from HM and to them. It is articles like this which could force the hands to say no invitation at all instead of what a great opportunity to do more.

Given how busy those days will be, I would think the planners would factor in some time for HM to rest if needed. Adding in more people at this time would make things more difficult not easier (kids and schedules combined with elderly with some old age, health issues).

And, if they have no official role would they be allowed to say, stand on the balcony? If not, would they really want to come all that way to not be able to do X or Y with all the rest? To me, staying home to for family night might sound fake but would allow a certain amount of saving face.

Invite from Charles

I've been rolling it a round in my mind.
In some ways, it could be good because it would be more difficult for them to do any set up for secret filming because they cannot be in some hotel suite with their tech guys down the hall for setting up and then disappearing (if that were an unstated goal).
If it were after, it would all about the stated reason of wanting to be family without all the strains of pressure from the upcoming events and so on (staying on or returning for them, multiple photo opps).
Any photos would be managed by the Palace and therefore under their control.
It would be well managed by the wonderful suited people. Therefore it could be a very short visit and maybe it is now time to go visit your other European friends.
I wonder how much * is paying CB?
DesignDoctor said…
@Mel
Back to the girly-swirly love bombing of Charles--your description reminded me of the video of *'s interview with. Craig Ferguson on his old late night show. OMG her girly-swirly antics and demeanor are vomit-inducing.
Hikari said…
Back to the girly-swirly love bombing of Charles--

In the final analysis, I think we'd come down in favor of Charles being the unnamed racist royal that asked about the skin color of the prospective Harkle baby--because this was even before the wedding, in a conversation that was reported second-hand to Shelob.

I can see it now . . PC, jocularly kidding his newly-affianced son with a joke along the lines of "You'd better pray the babies look like Meghan and don't come out ginger" or similar.

Ie, a lighthearted remark intended to actually compliment the new biracial bride in the House of Windsor, using the patented self-deprecating English humor at one's (or one's kid's) own expense. Charles is the most likely 'suspect' to have been having a personal chat with Hazmat *and* the RF member most likely to be wounded to the core by allegations of racism, when he has worked so tirelessly in the Commonwealth and was *'s champion in early days. So dazzling were her 'charms' (below the belt) that she made Chas's son lose all reason, Chas said, and couldn't have been more courtly to the bride and her mother on the day.

Charles is a Scorpio, and they've got long memories for slights like this. Any appeasing gestures on his part will doubtless be flung back in his face after the release of the long-awaited 'Memoir' from Harry, who couldn't spell memoir if his life depended on it. I fully expect Hazmat to accuse his father and his grandfather in conspiring to have Diana killed. That rumor's been floating around for yonks, since it happened and the Harkles are nothing if not derivative. Harry is going to pretend that he was privy to all the juiciest family dirt. C'mon. He was a learning-challenged pre-teen up his own backside at the time of his Mum's death. When his parents split, he was too little to remember very much at all . . most of that fell on William. Yet we are going to have long passages direct from the memory of 7, 8 year old Harry about what exactly his father said/did to his mum on some random day in 1992. I can feel it. Even though Haz has said much much later that he barely remembers his mum. Surely somebody nearly 13 years of age ought to do better, even allowing for trauma? That's just indicative of a guy who's always been so far up his own backside nothing not directly related to his wants in the moment even penetrates.

Charles should be on his guard. If he can't do it, he could lock Haz in a room with a few particularly p*ssed off former squaddies of H's to do a cavity inspection for recording devices.
Girl with a Hat said…
@Hikari,

Since Charles is claimed to have exclaimed "And he's got red hair" when first laying eyes on Hairy, this could be a sore point. with the little Number 2. And, maybe Hairy will be getting his revenge by claiming that it was Charles who was the racist.
Sandie said…
How can the hapless husband write a memoir when his memories have been erased and replaced with a script from TBW, and reinforced by therapy?

Remember his claims in the Oprah mental health thing (the one that was supposed to be about veterans) that he never got to ride a bike as a kid? And the tabloids proceeded to publish a series of photos of him as a child at various ages, riding a bike, with his brother, father, both parents? (And those were just the times when the media were present.) Oh, and Archie has never been seen on a bike outside the grounds of mudslide manor (or anywhere other than a pap shot taken by a drone) so what the heck was he going on about?

Do you think, when his memoirs are published, he might face a barrage of lawsuits or people just speaking up and saying 'recollections may vary'?
Girl with a Hat said…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH48gfCXG8s

funny video about the Number 2's
Miggy said…
Latest from Richard Eden on the Sussex Squad madness!

https://twitter.com/richardaeden/status/1486063126525014016?cxt=HHwWgMCjpciix58pAAAA

Miggy said…
@GWAH,

That's hilarious!😅
Girl with a Hat said…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HouBLYh6FaM

Lady C's latest video. Near the beginning, there's this hilarious item about a story that the Number 2's made it rain in Australia on their Australian Royal Tour, like the gods that they imagine themselves to be.
Miggy said…
The Body Language Guy

Why Harry And Meghan's Podcast Will FAIL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG7MaRZTiHs
LavenderLady said…
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LavenderLady said…
@Jesus,
Hola chico! Como le va? Piensa que tu estas leyendo aqui. :)

Me encanta sus piensimientos a los Harkles. Estas bien. Ellos son unos come mierdas LOL.

Lo siento. Mi teclado no tiene los accentos y los signo de interrogación correcto.

Bienvenidos aqui!

Translation:

Hi you! How's it going? I think you are reading here. :) I love your thoughts on the Harkles. You are right. They are shitasses. LOL.

I apologize. My laptop doesn't have the accents or the correct question mark.

Welcome here!

____

Ha ha please excuse my rusty Spanish.
Enbrethiliel said…
@Hikari
People already think he's too soft, dotty even. To be seen bending over backwards to appease his younger son and the B*nt would undo any positive image rehabilitation he's managed in the last 20 years.

This is so true and I hope he knows it, no matter how soft his heart may be toward his second son. I hope he has enlisted the help of an experienced counselor to guide him here. This goes beyond proper protocol and good PR. These two are "external" things, while what Prince Charles has is a deeply "internal" thing. He must have decades of issues to unpack, starting from his own childhood, and he could use someone with some emotional distance from his family to help him do that.

With the Cambridges' interest in mental health, maybe they could point him toward a good counselor. I hope this doesn't sound flippant, because I mean it.
snarkyatherbest said…
Lavendar Lady - ditto your welcome to our favorite body language guy!

Enbre- i am hoping camilla tells PC - im ok with whatever your son says. You must stay firm and not undermine your future legacy as king.
Enbrethiliel said…
Re: Why Harry and *'s Podcast Will FAIL by The Body Language Guy

Excellent, devastating analysis of the Dollars' "talents" and "abilities"!

I, too, wonder what the Spotify executive who signed them was thinking . . . and whether he or she has since been fired.

As great as the hype was around the time of Hagzit, I think it was kind of obvious that the Dollars' were most marketable in reality TV type programming. Not only would * be uninterested in a medium that wouldn't let anyone see her (and in which Harry's posh accent would always give him an edge over her), but the general public will always prefer to watch a train wreck over merely listening to one. Plus, all her past "content creation" was in (very mediocre) writing that Royal Tumblr once had a field day with. That the Dollars got even fifteen minutes of a top decision maker's time is both hilarious and sad.
Mel said…
That the Dollars got even fifteen minutes of a top decision maker's time is both hilarious and sad.
------

That's true for so many meetings that they had. CA governor, Stanford people, UN people, and on and on.

They could waltz up and get the time of day from all kinds of people. And yet they made nothing of their great white privilege. Opportunities that others would die for.
Girl with a Hat said…
I heard from many videos that the reason that Netflix and Spotify weren't completely unhappy with the Number 2's is that both of these companies received lots of free publicity from simply signing them on. Even if the #2's were notoriously lazy.
DesignDoctor said…
I love and agree with this comment from Jesus' video on the Spotify debacle:

The Harkle Saga is my guilty pleasure! I can't get enough of that dumpster fire train wreck! Was a fan of those two when they were separate entities: Harry, the fun-loving royal ginger, and Meghan a decent actress on the Suits series. However, now that they epitomize the woke, hypocritical, money-grubbing, narcissistic elite, who have NO regard for others, or ANY responsibility toward their respective families, their self-made misfortunes are rather satisfying. It seems to be poetic justice - and, perhaps, a cautionary tale to others of their ilk: one cannot be a shite human being and still expect the public to fawn over one.

As much as Harry claims he was a "captive" of the Royal Family, he enjoyed - ENJOYED - his privileges, including a paid-for wedding (and paid-for everything else!), all in exchange for a few public duties and a prestigious military lark. (Yes, LARK! You don't REALLY think an heir to the throne would be put in real danger!) He must be bored out of his mind in that Montecito mansion, trapped with the conniving but vacuous wife, and no duties but nappie-changing. Harsh karma, indeed! I bet those skiing trips in the Swiss Alps, and the constant attention of the press, look pretty good about now. As for Meghan, the obvious social climber made some astounding miscalculations and threw away the opportunity of a lifetime.
Mimi said…
Good luck to whichever publishing company has taken on Harry and his book of memories, which he claims he has very little of!!!!!!!
Seriously now said…
The body language guy makes such astute observations and then seasoned with witty adjectives, it’s quite something!
DesignDoctor said…
One interesting aspect of Jesus' video on creating podcasts is his statement that the host has to have some personality--personal appeal to attract listeners to tune in.

That's one aspect of Jesus which is so appealing. Not only are his observations so astute, his comments are clever and filled with humor and dry wit. He is *entertaining* himself with a charming personality. I love both the new and different information he gives AND his delivery. That winning combination spells s-u-c-c-e-s-s!
Enbrethiliel said…
@GWAH
I heard from many videos that the reason that Netflix and Spotify weren't completely unhappy with the Number 2's is that both of these companies received lots of free publicity from simply signing them on. Even if the #2's were notoriously lazy.

I'm sure this is true as well. And perhaps subscribers who joined just for the Dollars liked the services and decided to stay on even after it became clear that the Dollars wouldn't be delivering any content for a while yet.
Enbrethiliel said…
Adding to my reply to @GWAH above:

It would be Penguin Random House that would be angry, IF they paid out big money in an advance. Any publicity they got from signing Harry wouldn't have translated into sales of existing titles.
Sandie said…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10441785/How-James-Middletons-dream-Richard-Branson-came-2million-sticky-end.html

I think this was his third failed business that went bust! He has started another one ... something about dog food and seemingly following the same postal model!

Like James, I think the Harkles will still find support, even with failure after failure. (Very rich people 'investing' so unwisely is like them giving away small change to normal people.)

Like James, I think the Harkles are clueless about how to actually create and run a profitable business. They take money, launder and hide it in dozens of shell companies, and they also spend a hugely disproportionate amount on marketing and PR.

Unlike James, I don't think the Harkles have the safety net of support from a wealthy family, although they may believe they do have and probably foster that delusion in others.

Unlike James, the Harkles are not likeable people.
Enbrethiliel said…
@DesignDoctor
One interesting aspect of Jesus' video on creating podcasts is his statement that the host has to have some personality--personal appeal to attract listeners to tune in.

That's one aspect of Jesus which is so appealing.


How true! You could flip his video around to be "Why My YouTube Channel Is Succeeding" and hear the same points! But unlike Mrs. 4.99 Dollar Salad, he doesn't make everything about himself.
Sandie said…
God save us from all those minor royals like Prince Andrew with major attitude problems
Jane Moore
21:00, 25 Jan 2022Updated: 20:17, 25 Jan 2022

CHARLIE CHAPLIN once said: “Judge a man not by how he treats his equals, but by how he treats his inferiors.”

In which case, if claims by his former maids are anything to go by, Prince Andrew can arguably be judged as an entitled plonker.

Harry chose to make his bed in Los Angeles and now he must lie in it.

Following on from former Palace worker Charlotte Briggs’ tales of his foul-mouthed tantrums if his teddies weren’t arranged to his liking, ex-maid Janette McGowan says the Queen had to intervene when her second son nabbed the Sandringham bathroom intended for Charles during a holiday stay.

Describing Andrew as “spoilt”, she said there was nothing special about the bathroom — it was simply because he resented the fact his older brother was regarded as “superior” to him.

Commonly known as spare-not-heiritis.

Prince Harry appears to suffer from it too.

It was reported this week that he’s intent on pressing ahead with his legal action against the Government — however embarrassing it may be for his grandmother — because the Home Office is holding fast on its decision to not let him pay for police guards and all the guns, whistles and motorcades that come with them.

A Government source says: “Other minor royals manage to function in normal life without armed guards. The Home Office is refusing to blink.”

Minor royals. Ouch.

That quietly damning throwaway line removes Harry from the inner sanctum of the monarchy and plonks him among the outer echelons who largely fend for themslves.

But he chose to make his bed in Los Angeles and now he must lie in it.

Speaking of which, when Harry and Meghan started selling their “brand” (nope, me neither) to high bidders such as Netflix and Spotify, I wrote in June last year that it would be the law of diminishing returns because there is little substance beyond the royal titles they are so keen to hang on to.

All gong and no dinner
But even I couldn’t have predicted quite how quickly they would appear to run out of steam.

In December 2020, Spotify announced a reported £18million podcast deal with the Sussexes, who it described as “citizens of the world (spew) who wanted to “elevate under-represented voices”.

However, it appears it is their voices that are under-represented, because so far they’ve failed to broadcast anything beyond a 33-minute “holiday special” with their celebrity mates.

Yesterday, it was reported that Spotify is now looking for in-house staff to oversee any production and cover “every step” of the process. In other words, do the lion’s share of the work.

Harry and Meghan have so far set up 11 companies to channel their various activities through.

But so far, as my old grandma used to say, it’s all gong and no dinner.

So, just like his entitled “spare not heir” uncle Andrew, is Harry going to continue riding the coat-tails of the monarchy while making lots of “look at me” noise and throwing his toys out of the pram?

Or is he going to come good and become a self-made millionaire through his own hard work and creativity?

Right now, it’s not looking very promising.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17439847/andrew-harry-minor-royals/
Sandie said…
Meghan Markle hiring for new Netflix series about 'heroine on journey of self-discovery'

MEGHAN Markle is searching for someone to help produce Pearl, her highly anticipated animated series for Netflix.
By CHLOE DAVIES

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1555839/meghan-markle-news-netflix-pearl-job-advert

Note the misleading way this is reported. Despite supposedly setting up a production company of her own, it is Netflix who is creating and producing the series, and it is Netflix that is hiring!

Despite this PR push, and the deluded thinking behind it, the media is full of articles about how the duo signed big deals, took the money, and now are unable to deliver.
Magatha Mistie said…

@Miggy
Thank you for your snippets,
much appreciated 🥰

@Swampie
Haven’t got around to Her Way
yet!!
Been away, much to catch up on🤗

@DesignDoctor

Thank you for your lovely words
Means a lot, aids the urge
To ridicule the Maleficent Merdes😉

Magatha Mistie said…

@Sandie

I think those in the know, know
she’s been muzzled.
Her pearly whites clammed shut,
Megfixed!!

Magatha Mistie said…

Nil by Mouth

Spotify, another lie
Fraudio silence, pie in the sky
Netflix should sue
for money lent
Nothing to show, nil content
Appears their bubble’s about to burst
Pricked by madams
insatiable thirst
Desperate measures for
Ms Malcontent
Forced to give up
the reins, to pay rent…

Sandie said…
Warning: post about tarot!

https://countesscuriosity.tumblr.com/tagged/talkingtarot

I used to follow talkingtarot (Queen TT) avidly on Tumblr, but then she switched to private so you have to have a Tumblr account to view her posts. The above blogger still has public access to her account, but rarely posts.

So, this is a walk down memory lane.

Her tarot readings were very interesting and seemed to read the couple accurately (beware that she is honest but sympathetic in reading what went wrong and why). She actually saw divorce in the cards from very early on, but her leaving him depended on her finding a wealthier man; him leaving her became more likely, but depending on some brutally honest self-appraisal, humility and courage from him!

Enjoy, for those who are interested!
Sandie said…
For those qho have not seen what full-on royal protection looks like, this video is a good depiction:

https://youtu.be/1-o04VQ7q3A
Girl with a Hat said…
@Sandie,

thanks for that tarot link. Very interesting.
Thanks for that Sandie - I don't think the Queen was there tho as I didn't see the Royal Standard on any car. Perhaps they were on the way to pick her up?

I was once at the head of a line of traffic stopped at a road junction to allow HM to pass and I had a wonderful view of her. That was in 1993 and I think it was one of the earliest occasions she wore one of her now-signature top-hats, in purple. Also wearing purple coat - looked wonderful.

I can well imagine the H$Ms being orgasmic if they got that sort of treatment.
Also, when Princess Anne came to our city to open something or other (perhaps a new building at the hospital?) all our local bobbies wore white gloves.
Sandie said…
@WBBM

I think the video was of the Cambridges heading to an engagement. It is so impressive! I don't think they always have the full entourage, depending on where they are going and the level of threats maybe?

Fifi LaRue said…
It just makes me giggle, the Dollars wanting a motorcade with flags flying from the cars, RPO buzzing around on motorcycles, RPO cars ahead and behind them.

They want/need that for their Netflix documentary.
Ain't gonna happen.

The Dollars = all gong, no dinner. LOL!
Miggy said…
For goodness sake!!

Rapper 'needs a chat' with Duchess of Sussex after libel case win
US rapper Cardi B tweeted that she "needs a chat" with the Duchess of Sussex.


It comes after the singer won her libel case against a YouTuber who was found to have defamed Cardi B and ordered to pay over £3 million.

Lawyers said a series of "slanderous and defamatory statements" caused Cardi B "embarrassment, humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional distress".

A recent report by Bot Sentinel revealed that Meghan Markle was identified as a "target" of a £2.8 million "hate campaign" on YouTube.

The report found together three anti-Meghan channels had accumulated a total of 497 million views and an estimated £2.8million in revenue.
Miggy said…
@Magatha said: @Miggy Thank you for your snippets, much appreciated 🥰

You're more than welcome! T

Thank YOU for making me chuckle on an almost daily basis. 😄
Enbrethiliel said…
@Fifi
The Dollars = all gong, no dinner. LOL!

I remember writing down all the versions of that phrase that I came across. My list is lost now, but what I remember are:

All sizzle, no steak. (The classic!)
All hat, no cattle.
All foam, no beer.

How about one more just for the Dollars: All common, no wealth.
Sandie said…
Anyone who has a YouTube channel devoted to covering the dastardly duo in any way, but especially in a critical way, is looking for trouble because they can monetise their commentary. TBW especially hates what she considers enriching others and not getting a cut!

The SussexSquad seem to mainly target royal reporters and social media sites that are not directly monetised. They are annoying but not making legal threats.

I see the strategy, but the fascist enterprise of control will not end well. Shut down one critic, and ten more emerge.

I think the mature and wise thing to do is publically divorce themselves from the likes of Bouzy and SussexSquad, then put heads down and work on something substantial and real without any PR. They will never do that, will they?
Sandie said…
@Enbrethiliel

I especially like:

All foam, no beer

All common, no wealth
Miggy said…
@Enbre,

Also, from the UK... "All fur coat and no knickers" 😉
Maneki Neko said…
@Fifi

It just makes me giggle, the Dollars wanting a motorcade with flags flying from the cars, RPO buzzing around on motorcycles, RPO cars ahead and behind them.
........
But this is exactly what * is delusional enough to believe that's what she's entitled to, with the peasants looking at her with envy (in her mind). Don't you know who she is 😆? If only she'd understood there is a pecking order in the BRF... and in any case, they're not working royals.
Maneki Neko said…
@Magatha

Nil by mouth 😂. To this you might add DNR.
Mel said…
In December 2020, Spotify announced a reported £18million podcast deal with the Sussexes, who it described as “citizens of the world (spew) who wanted to “elevate under-represented voices”
-----

But now the Harkles want to highlight the voices of high profile women. Hmmm..wonder what changed.

If high profile women were smart, they would want *nothing* to do with the Harkles. As in, dont even use my name in the same sentence.



An advert for a senior producer role at Gimlet Projects, Spotify's production arm, said: "We’re currently assembling a show team that will build and launch a new original show with Archewell featuring the voices of high profile women.
Mel said…
If the women are already high profile, why do they need the Harkles to feature their voices anyway?
Sandie said…
From The Empress 7 Tumblr (private so I copied from elsewhere and can't give a link). If made up, ut's amysing and has a lot that sounds plausible ...

Anonymous:

PART 1

So… I’ve got some well established contacts within Hollywood - my dad is an award winning director and my mom is a well known producer. I work in producing and have acted on and off too and through my parents & my own career, I’ve heard a lot over the last year and a bit about the Sussexes.

Tyler Perry didn’t want to have strangers living rent free in his own home but Oprah forced him. There is a strong rumour that she organized for him to get access to the Sussexes for royal spoofs, and to do things surrounding British racism, and also paid him herself. It didn’t stop him badmouthing them and criticizing them pandering to white racists. He knows about Harry dressing as a Nazi too.

Tyler actually has had them blacklisted after Meghan abused and threatened his staff, with one woman actually terrified of her. Tyler and my mom have close friends and have worked together before. She apparently had a go at Tyler.

Tyler likes to support African American communities and hires predominantly African Americans even in his home. His staff have served him for years and he trusted them. What I’ve heard is that Meghan was vulgar, violent and vile towards the women working in the home, and there has been a strong impression made that she was colorist, and was mocking one specific woman with Harry as this one woman had a strong accent, and Tyler Perry told them to get out as he doesn’t stand for racism from anyone especially the likes of Meghan.

Sandie said…
PART 2

Meghan did keep messaging and emailing him and even Oprah to try forcing him into selling the home to them for dirt cheap, and blindsided Tyler by having decorators arrive at his home, only for one of his staff to contact him in Atlanta asking if the decorators were permitted. Tyler’s decor and style were not what Meghan wanted or liked to say the least. He has spent a lot on artwork made by African Americans, pieces referencing his work and other ones focusing on his awards and successes. They also kept wanting more security in place, more cameras put in, for coverings put up, better cars, for better chefs, trying to get him to give them industry or moneymaker contacts.

Meghan also wasn’t happy being given only a wing of the home even though it is HUGE. My parents have visited there before and even though we’ve lived in sizeable homes, Tyler has a huge home. A wing of it would be a veeery large home for anyone!

Oprah apparently got tired and angry being pestered by Meghan that she told her it wasn’t her problem and if she didn’t like Tyler’s home then she and Harry need to get their own, and such Oprah helped broker a deal on the Montecito home… Montecito is filled with actors, actresses etc and all of them that have spoken to myself or my parents have HATED Harry and Meghan.

Nothing stays secret there. They are never seen outside, never walking their dogs or out seen with Archie or even Lili. Meg Ryan recently is said to be fuming at them using her. Meghan doesn’t drive, Doria is never seen. They do seem to be getting iced out because of their antics and feuding.

Netflix and Spotify… well how many industry heavyweights have turned against them, it’s unsurprising that they have done nothing even with lesser knowns getting podcasts done. Hell I’ve even done podcasts and had it done in under a month. Netflix is apparently because of Meghan’s past industry rep and current rep. George Lucas and his wife Mellody can’t stand them and one thing Meghan and Harry in particular kept saying was that they were friends with George and he would back them… well they have been cut off from Disney because of that and from DreamWorks. Disney aren’t happy that she’s trying to steal their animation and poach talent from them. The Starbucks cards weren’t paid by Meghan either, they are usually given free by Mellody to events she works with, and she didn’t appreciate being taken advantage of after all her hard work. My dad is friendly with George, and his wife was mortified by Meghan and how she treated her. George doesn’t like anyone mistreating his wife and disrespecting her.

Katy Perry feud is 100% true. Archie is not having play dates with Daisy at all. Nobody in their neighborhood has even seen him out, not on a bike or walking around with Meghan or Harry or nannies, or at play parks etc. Most kids in the area come from powerful or famous rich families and are seen running around being normal from an early age. I’ve been to the area a lot growing up myself. Orlando is friendly with an actor friend of mine and he HATES Harry and especially because of his Nazi uniform as Orlando has Jewish family, and just generally how they are attacking step parents, stepchildren/siblings and half siblings as he has a son from a previous relationship. Neither Katy or Orlando would ever leave Daisy alone or have her around Harry and Meghan.

Adele… well I’ve heard that she has been having drink nights with Harry every so often with some other Brits which Meghan doesn’t like. On the set of Ellen, Meghan was heard swearing about how he keeps mixing with “that drunk Brit bitch” and how she needs to stop it. Elton isn’t friendly with them and David is only attached to Pearl by name only… none of his animated films work out well tbh.

Anyways that is what I’ve heard about the Sussexes over the last year or so within the industry !
Mel said…
Disgusting.


https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220126131742/prince-harry-to-be-joined-by-serena-williams-betterup-event/

The Duke of Sussex will be joined by tennis champion, Serena Williams, for one of his first public appearances of the year.

In his role as Chief Impact Officer for professional coaching and mental health firm BetterUp, Prince Harry will join a conversation with the 23-time Grand Slam winner and the firm's CEO, Alexi Robichaux, on 3 February.

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Girl with a Hat said…
@Sandie,

thanks for the great gossip! I am amazed at her bad manners and bad personality. It seems that Oprah is sticking by her for the time being.
Maneki Neko said…
@Sandie

Not sure it's true but if so, gosh, that's some tea! It does sound true to form.
LavenderLady said…
I believe the gossip posted up thread re: Tumbler.

Oprah is painted into a corner. She has to continue "supporting" them because if she doesn't then she goes down with that ship due to the interview. Wow. Well we all knew TBW is the modern version of Typhoid Mary. No wonder the Obama's won't even acknowledge her.
Miggy said…
I felt sick reading this. TBW will be rubbing her hands with glee!

Cardi B wants to 'chat' with Meghan Markle after court verdict reminds public of online hate duchess endured.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cardi-b-chat-meghan-markle-court-verdict-online-hate









Miggy said…
@WBBM said: I think I first heard it in the late '70s

I first heard it in 1982 and as I;m usually the last one to hear things... late 70s is probably spot on! 😊

It seems that post has disappeared.

I still see it.
Hikari said…
What I’ve heard is that Meghan was vulgar, violent and vile towards the women working in the home . . .

I was going to offer `All f*r coat' etc but then saw ?Miggy had beaten me to it -I think I first heard it in the late '70s, the linking of conspicuous consumption with the morals of an alley cat seems particularly apt for *.

Thomas Markle has had ample time to regret his parenting choices back in the day, I'm sure. Bringing his pubescent daughter around "Married With Children" . . one of the raunchiest comedies on TV, populated with salty crewmembers, probably not the most brill idea he ever had, but since Doria had abandoned her maternal responsibilities and Tom had to work long hours, what else was he supposed to do with her? Not that *'s stunning vulgarity and crassness can be traced to that experience alone. She attended the best Catholic girls' high school in the city; surely that would have had some mitigating effect, at least in her public choice of words? Sounds like filth pours out of her mouth all the time, regardless of where she is or who she's with. Tom might not be the most polished individual in the world but I wonder if *'s language is a family trait or something especially hers. As "Pygmalion" proved, a guttersnipe can be turned into a lady if she is willing to learn and work hard. * isn't willing to do either.

Cardi B wants to be Me-Me's friend now? Well . . Cardi B is Me-Me's level. How *that* wormed its way into the BRF is one of the colossal mysteries of our, or any, time.
LavenderLady said…
@Miggy. Me too! When I first heard of the Cardi B win my first thought was here we go...

Ugh.

I can't find the post in question from the 70s. I'm a 70s "girl". Lol. Was it in reference to a muff? Not something you wear on your hands in winter. That was a big one back then.😏
Miggy said…
@LavenderLady,

Cardi B is so vulgar. Likes attract, I guess. UGH indeed!


I can't find the post in question

It's @6:57 PM.>>> Also, from the UK... "All fur coat and no knickers" 😉

LOL @ muff!! 😄 TBW had a itchy one. (eternally on video) Oops! hahaha


Miggy said…
*an itchy one! (excuse my typos - arthritis flare up in fingers)
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