I was sitting here thinking about my problems. I'm waiting on hearing back from the accountant about how much we will owe this year. I want to know but I also know that once I know, it's down hill. The amount we owe. Plus the bill from the accountant. That last one is always the one I hear about in loud complaints. We pay someone else because it is complicated (and others forget how complicated - written through clenched teeth). I also don't want to be seen as being pushy about when will you do this so I can move on? An exercise in trying to rein in controlling tendencies.
So I was killing some time and ran across the updated story of no one is exempt about claims of drug use on visas. Before it was all about people wanting it looked into but now? not so much. More of a talking by a lawyer somewhere is turning up the heat while others are saying it's not that big a deal.
That's a potential problem. If he loses the visa, that's that. She's still a US citizen and can keep walking out the doors of the airport and back to her life.
Without him.
That could be useful in some ways for her. He wouldn't be around to stop her from anything he disagrees with.
That could be difficult in some ways for her. How will that work financially? We aren't privy to how they handle the day to day bills like the koi guy, lawn people, mortgage, utilities or the workers for their family business - that revolving door. That's an expensive lifestyle to maintain.
And, unless they have people who keeps them current on all the paperwork, that - that could be crazy trying to find it all now less than a month away from April 15. One less person who might know where some sheet of paper is or where to describe the location by phone call. It is a really big house after all.
But you know, there are other problems.
Where would he go? Who would accept him? And, where could he stay?
And, then a shoe drops ... what happens if he starts talking? Maybe confirms things which are speculated publicly that now he no longer has this pressing need to keep hidden the longer this separation goes on? She's not around to stop him.
That could be a problem worth thinking through before heading through those airport doors without him.
And the heat is still on about will they, won't they come to the coronation.
Decisions. Decisions.
Comments
This blog may or may not be the blog you are looking for. If not, we wish you well and hope you find what you are looking for.
Guidelines for this blog is as follows:
-Keep discussions on the Sussexes. Politics must be strictly related to their involvement. Off topic subjects are permissible but should be limited and are subject to the discretion of Mods.
-Be civil and courteous in discussions.
-Anonymous or unknown posts are not allowed.
-Please try to keep the conspiracy theories down.
-Do not discuss the blog, blog history, or other posters.
-No personal attacks both direct and indirect.
-Please de-escalate "fights" by dropping the subject.
-Please remember that the focus of the blog is on others, not any individuals posting here. So if your name is not attached to something posted, please begin with the idea that what is written is not likely to be directed at you if it upsets you.
-Posts which may be deemed too many flat statements/too provocative or exceptionally mean spirited may not posted on the blog. Remember that not every one who reads the posts is happy about what is posted here.
-Remember that certain sites require prior approval for reuse such as Harry Markle. Please respect their request. Links to share is a great alternative.
-And, thank you posts are always nice.
Mods do their best to ensure the guidelines are met. However, lapses happen because moderating this blog is a 24/7 responsibility and we all have jobs and families (and laundry) to care for. If you see overlooked issues, please feel free to message us so we can address them.
Thank you again for all your patience and support.
Moderation on.
the twat is photoshopping herself into old photos of the civil rights movement?
I haven't seen any myself. Has anyone here?
It is also my guess all the costs to maintain that property are run through some sort of business.
Heck, the christening for Likibuck$ was probably written off as a business expense because they likely informed People magazine about it through a press release so as to have documentation about the event. It probably could be justified to the IRS if Archewell employees or other business associates or prospective business associated were invited (Tyler Perry).
I know someone who formed a company just so he could write off a big family reunion, so it’s likely the Sussexes dump a lot of their personal expenses into the multiple companies they reportedly have registered in the state of Delaware.
@Magatha Mistie, re Edvard Munch mentioned on previous post, you are so right.
Plus, he has more in common with Princess Todger than he would wish. He was evidently quite self-obsessed:
"Munch mainly took self-portraits...with a strong narrative element, chronicling his lived experience."
He painted seventy or so self-portraits in oil, painted himself in many of his other works as well, and was also a fervent selfie (yes, selfie!) taker with camera — more than a century before it became commonplace in our age.
P.S. I LOVED your amazing Dickens-drenched poetry today. Your talent is astounding. Thank you for sharing with us.
371751.jpg
20th Century Selfies Taken by Edvard Munch
anothermag.com
The focus in on a different topic. Let's rejoin that conversation.
but
H hasn't done that. He has stated that he's a long-term user and that he's still at it. Moreover, he's recommending drugs as a panacea.
I wonder if he's ever considered that he may be shut out of the US the next time he's out of the country and tries to re-enter? Did Megsy put him up to it? Has she got bigger/more lucrative fish to fry? Is she ready to divorce him on account of it being obvious he's had it as far as the RF is concerned? Except, that is, for them calling the chaps in white coats to take him away?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQNI1KfGXBA
ok, this is the photo of the civil rights era she was inserted into
I didn't realize that the UK was in a war.
The Duke of Sussex's book Spare is being parodied in a spoof biography of Prince Harry which promises to go "deep inside the castle walls" and expose "every shouting match, fist-fight, betrayal, teddy bear, awkward hug and tear-stained wedding rehearsal". In a clear mockery of the bestselling memoir, the upcoming work has been described in a press release as a "frostbite-and-all book", and is titled Spare Us! A Harrody.
The book also hit out at the Duke of Sussex's decision to reveal intimate details about his life and private conversations while also seeking a more private existence far from the British press.
This version of Spare has been written by Bruno Vincent, who previously gained the spotlight with his Enid Blyton parody books.
Published by Little Brown, which is owned by Hachette, Spare Us! will be aptly released on April Fool's Day.
A press release promoting Spare Us! read: "He was born into an ancient, powerful dynasty and, through no fault of his own, became one of the most recognisable men on the planet. His life was a constant barrage of press intrusion and manipulation.
"Until, finally, he demanded that it stop. In order to get the privacy he so craved, he has written a frostbite-and-all book that goes deep inside the castle walls and exposes every shouting match, fist-fight, betrayal, teddy bear, awkward hug and tear-stained wedding rehearsal for the world to feast their eyes on. All for privacy! This is his story."
The front cover of the book also reminds the one of Spare, as it shows a close-up portrait of Prince Harry.
Unlike the picture used for the real Spare, who was taken by Ramona Rosales, the Prince Harry on Spare Us! has two pieces of tape placed on his mouth to keep it closed.
https://twitter.com/AllportDebbie/status/1638643432217358337
William is in Poland to visit the UK and Polish troops "fighting for freedom".
I didn't realize that the UK was in a war.
Every damn time that Hairless and Harlot act up, it is always on the cusp of something significant that will affect the world (to their personal detriment). It is as though they are players on a bigger stage and are controlled by the Moirae, the Goddesses of Fate. And now, William is in Poland to visit the UK and Polish troops "fighting for freedom". The English and Polish troops are probably training Ukrainian troops in weapons systems. The Polish know their time will be coming soon.
The war was not declared by Winston Churchill, but they are involved in one. The Russians have mentioned nuking London more than once. Putin has no intention, IMO, of capturing Ukraine, declaring victory, and sending the troops home for vodka and borscht. His people are committing war crimes and massacres. He's all in. If Ukraine falls, Russia is (reportedly) planning on moving to invade Poland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, maybe Hungary, Serbia, Czech Republic, etc. Apparently he wants to get the empire back together which, in my mind, is insane because he doesn't have the numbers to control the lands for long if he does manage to conquer it UNLESS it has been depopulated. What does depopulated mean? Starved, murdered, the land so destroyed that it is unable to support the populace if any surviving refugees tried to return. Europe really doesn't have enough men to stop him; so many of the countries are dying. They will have to substitute technology for manpower. But can they afford it?
Putin should probably watch his cornhole because China would really, really like to have control of his oilfields in Siberia, but that's none of my business.
Putin's pursuit of the reunification of the USSR reminds me of the Heroes in Hell anthology edited by Janet Morris where the dead heroes fight the old battles to keep their homelands secure and as stable as possible while using a variety of weapons ranging from Achilles in his beloved helicopter, the Roman Legions riding in jeeps, and Hatshepsut commanding tanks. The borders and the peoples and the weapons have changed, but it is the same old battles fought eternally.
About 10 years ago, we met a Latvian who had settled elsewhere. He had abandoned a house on which he was still paying the mortgage and said he would never go back, even to see close family members again. We didn't ask the details but he was clearly scared. He struck us as a decent person so we wondered if his fear was in response to noises coming from Moscow.
We did think H was wearing `lifts' at the Diana-statue unveiling to put him level with William who's 2" taller.
Exactly my reaction! Who the heck is advising William? Assisting Ukrainians fleeing the invasion is noble; William's visit to British troops in Poland is 'poking the bear'. And yes, the West, led by America and Britain, is at war with Russia, using Ukraine as a proxy. Dangerous times!
-----
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/11zagw6/thomas_markle_seen_at_lax/
Interesting ... is she reconciling with her father? Why would he be in Los Angeles?
-----
https://www.tumblr.com/mysteriouslytransparentwitch/712487263461883904/meghan-markle-tarot-oracle?source=share
A tarot reading about her ... obsessed with how to use titles for children and role in coronation for children, trying to get favours from Charles without success, problems between her and hapless and her and another another man.
-----
https://www.tumblr.com/mysteriouslytransparentwitch/712476191423152128?source=share
Another tarot reading ... one card, about hapless. He is not in a good space. Here is a summary of this card's meaning, from me: end of pleasure; disturbance when least expected; misfortune; disappointment in love; unkindness from friends; loss of friendship; treachery; ill will; sadness; vain regret. (This may not be about trouble in the marriage but may be about a final and complete break in his relationship with his family and friends in the UK.)
I've just read that 'After 3.2 million copies of Spare were shifted in its first week, Harry's whinge remains at number 41 in the Amazon best seller list.' (DM) Also, 'Spare,” the new memoir by Britain's Prince Harry, has sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication.20 Jan 2023' (LA Times). I can't see anything more up-to-date. I'd say the numbers probably tailed off after the first week or two, once the excitement had died down.
As for the discount bins, the book is in shops at half-price (UK).
Interestingly, I was checking on Amazon and both amazon.co.uk and .com have about 68,000 reviews each (this obviously doesn't show how many were sold) but there is another book called Prince Harry: The Biography. On amazon.co.uk the cover shows a photo of H looking thinner and very glum and the book has 175 pages. It's published independently by Wisdom Publishing. Published 1 January 2023.
On amazon.com, there is a book with the exact same title published 11 January 2023,
51 pages 😂 (can't have had much to write), published independently by University Press. The cover shows a smiling H, in contrast to the other bio. You can look inside this one but don't bother, there's nothing in it.
So the UK has decided to send depleted uranium shells to the Ukrainians to poison the land like the Americans did in Fallujah, Iraq where children are still born with two heads, 20 years after the battle there and the cancer rate is through the roof. Shame on you, UK!
Another video from The Vintage Read about hapless, his wife, and the memoir. I wonder for how long she will survive with the toxic SussexSquad on the prowl because she comes across as a really nice and reasonable person.
Theresa Longo Fans
@BarkJack_
Harry's bald head is a major insecurity for H&M. They ran a campaign to make him appear more sexy.
Notice, they continue to: crop his head, blur his head or photoshop more hair on.
Theresa Longo Fans
@BarkJack_
·
10h
EXCLUSIVE- Meghan Markle helped put Prince Harry in touch with a 'top expert' in hair transplants.
His procedure reportedly cost £50,000
https://twitter.com/BarkJack_
And this little nugget:
You may notice his hair will look more full in time for the Coronation. They won't be seen with RF at the Coronation, but we are uncovering details about HARKLE media plans during that time. As always, they have plans in place for "their crew member" to photo/video them for PR.
Also, William's visit was on the exact same day that the British PM announced that the UK would be sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine.
The Russians have said that they would consider this an act of war by the UK and that it would be tantamount to a dirty bomb.
Remember how depleted uranium was used in Iraq by the USA and that horrible birth defects are still an occurrence in Fallujah as well as an extremely high rate of cancer.
Was this done as a distraction to cover the horrible decision by Rishi Sunak?
Russia said it would retaliate against the UK if they went ahead with this decision, and it seems pretty foolhardy to me. Many are outraged.
the woke baldy had dinner at a LGBT restaurant in Poland while cheering on WW3
They are useful puppets, I think, for people who have nefarious motives.
I suppose people have thought that for many years about the monarchy, but it becomes more apparent in this world where we are privy to more details about their lives and choices.
I'm not sure that Queen Elizabeth would be so easily manipulated as these two are.
It is difficult to make the decisions in moderating here. (and is it possible that sometimes things slip through that you were still mulling about the decision on - that has happened more than once)
I highly highly doubt PoW was out there without anyone knowing what his plans were. So we don't know what is going on there politically with the UK. So until we know more, let us avoid reading more into this than we have already.
Birth defects - Scroll on
Now, can we please move away from the topics?
The Sussexes are hollow gongs and clanging cymbals. Less than nothing in my opinion.
The King needs to get on the horn to his wayward son and lay down in no uncertain terms his expectations:
Harry must notify the appropriate parties at BP no later than Easter Sunday whether he is attending or not. Period. If he indicates in the negative, there will be no changing of minds later--that decision will be final. Should he and/or the wife rock up in London after said refusal, they will *not* be admitted to the Abbey, nor to Frogmore Cottage. End of.
Should they attend, they will sit in their designated seats. If they 'miss the bus'. and arrive late, they will not be admitted. Since the children are not invited, there will be no agitating for balcony photo ops with the King or at any other time. Should the bairns actually exist (doubtful to me), the King will meet with them privately as his schedule allows. Walkabouts for press will not occur from the couple and they will be closely monitored at all times by members of staff. Should they at any point cause disruption, they will be escorted to the nearest airfield and made to go home.
************
It would be a turn-up if Haz attends his father's Coronation only to find that he is barred from re-entering the United States. That'd be a sweet outcome IMO.
Charles getting threats from people in France about his planned state visit
Today is going to be a day of action for the protestors in France. Is this really the best time for him to be going there? I realise that these things are planned ahead of time, but it could be dangerous for him and Camilla.
Is this really something that KC3 should be doing at this time of financial difficulty for so many people in the UK, France, Germany, US, etc?
The visuals from that planned banquet, at VERSAILLES, for crying out loud, couldn't be shown at a worse time.
Apologies if this is off topic ... staff accompanying William to Poland book a table at a really cool restaurant in Warsaw for dinner. William faces an evening dining alone in his suite in the hotel. I'd rather join you guys, he says, quite sensibly!
It must be lonely for royals at times like this, especially when travelling without their spouse.
I am sure his staff really like him so they did not mind at all, and I think it is quite liberating for him to do what any normal person would do.
-----
Apparently there have been several very high dollar loans made to this alliterate former actress who is involved in some very public issues right now. There is some question about the provenance of the loans and how they came to be.
https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2023/03/blind-item-6\_23.html?m=1
-----
Yes, the CDAN item seems a little iffy. But who knows? Nothing is beneath her. One of the comments claims that she is stealing Stanley Tucci’s recipes now.
On a different subject: More articles today about the Heritage Foundation’s determination to get Todger’s visa application. They will file a Freedom of Information request if the Office of Homeland Security doesn’t provide it. I was just wondering if Todger might think twice about attending the coronation—maybe he wouldn’t be able to get back into the States.
Comment from this thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1200k4d/what_the_actual_fuck_observe_what_she_does_before/
It is worth scrolling through the comments to find a long transcript of what she actually said. I found myself asking yet again, how did he fall for and come completely under the control of someone who was so obviously 'full of herself' and so manipulative, from the very first date? Was it a mix of loneliness and a drug-addled brain? At what point did she realize he was a drug addict and that she could use this to control him? Does this explain the constant hand-holding, pushing herself to the fore, and ultimately the fleeing to America?
Just after their marriage, there was a story in the tabloids about her putting him on a special 'fertility' diet and he started wearing that 'monitoring' ring. Was this her way of controlling an addict, instead of sending him to harsh rehab?
I wonder if we will ever hear the full and true story about his addiction, because both of them are fantasists and liars. But, the following from his talk with the doctor about his drug use (along with his 'confessions' in his memoir) struck me as very revealing:
"It (ayahuasca, which is NOT a recreational drug) was the cleaning of the windscreen, the removal of life’s filters—these layers of filters—it removed it all for me and brought me a sense of relaxation, relief, comfort, a lightness that I managed to hold back for a period of time.” He added, “I started doing it recreationally and then started to realize how good it was for me. I would say it is one of the fundamental parts of my life that changed me and helped me deal with the traumas and the pains of the past. They’re unlocking so much of what we’ve suppressed."
Singalong 🎤
Apologies: Stockard Channing
Sandra Dee
She’s Frightenin’
Look at me
Misandry Fee
Lousy with pecuniary
Only got wed
‘Cos I forced into bed
a son of monarchy
I drink and I swear
have rats in my hair
Do anything for a private jet
I’ll let your paws
into my filthy drawers
Give you an ending
you’ll never forget…
@Maneki & @OCGal
Cheers, laugh at ‘em 😘
@Sandie
I agree, it must be lonely at times.
Wills enjoying a normal night
out, good on him.
You're welcome. It wasn't much information, I just couldn't find any figures for world wide sales.
She posed as a writer named Jacqui King, briefly, to get puff pieces published about her. This is seriously weird.
I wonder if the royal family have any inkling about all her shenanigans.
We can laugh at them and take the p¡$$ but ultimately what would be infinitely more satisfying would be to witness their downfall. I've been waiting since the wedding, in fact since I first clapped eyes on TBW.
King plans to evict royal children from their London homes and rent them out for profit
----------------
Charles needs to be very careful because he will look greedy if he evicts the older royals like the Gloucesters.
@Sandie: I think I can add to this. I’ll look in my files to see if I have a post from a guy who described another seriously weird dealing with Meghan.
I believe it was when she was in Canada. He was working for a company to organize a fashion shoot with Meghan. He was emailing with a woman who presented herself as Meghan’s public relations representative.
The guy wrote about how everything was going smoothly until just before the shoot was to take place.
Meghan’s P.R. person (actually Meghan) went bat guano crazy on the guy. He think Meghan was trying to cut one of her management people out of their fee.
I’ll see if I can dig it up this weekend.
From the article, it seems any minor royals are at risk, not just the 'children'. I'm not sure about letting non family members live in royal residence, no matter how carefully vetted they might be.
What I find a bit disturbing is the fact that 'it is said Camilla will take charge of the fine details to ensure the Firm begins to run in the "Clarence House way".' Camilla is only queen consort, she shouldn't be given such a role (in my opinion). I'm not sure this is the way forward, maybe this is Charles's way of modernising the monarchy. He should have consulted TBW, she wasn't even married and she wanted to modernise the monarchy.
I was just thinking about that episode when TBW pretended to be her own PR when I read the first couple of lines of your post. She'll stop at nothing and is totally unscrupulous and devious, but we knew that.
at times i fear Charles can be very king like and others he dithers.
I was just thinking about that episode when TBW pretended to be her own PR when I read the first couple of lines of your post. She'll stop at nothing and is totally unscrupulous and devious, but we knew that.
@Maneki Neko:
I think it is likely that TBW and her entrapment of Harry will eventually be a psychiatric case study of narcissistic personality disorder. What makes this so interesting is that it is playing out on a global stage, for everyone to watch it.
What is concerning is that It will probably not end well for Harry. This could not only be about his mental health, but his physical health as well. This may get to the point where it may be outright dangerous for him to remain around her, especially if she decides to get out of the marriage. It won’t be as simple as shipping her rings to him.
"...He was working for a company to organize a fashion shoot with Meghan. He was emailing with a woman who presented herself as Meghan’s public relations representative.
The guy wrote about how everything was going smoothly until just before the shoot was to take place.
Meghan’s P.R. person (actually Meghan) went bat guano crazy on the guy..."
I vividly remember that, too! You didn't dream any of it.
She is, putting it politely, crazy as a loon. I think she is genuinely dangerous.
The two things that stood out to me in terms of the Harkles is Charles seems to be moving swiftly ( at least as swiftly as a monarchy is able to move) and the biggie in this article is that William is “assisting” Charles in the slimdown of the monarchy. I can’t help but think that the Harkles are in for a rude awakening from William as he flexes his monarchy muscles as Prince of Wales as he assists Charles, who will probably not mind allowing William playing the heavy when it comes to dealing with Harry and his odious wife.
—————-/
Published March 24, 2023 10:08pm EDT
Headline: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's eviction 'tip of the iceberg' in King Charles' plans to slim monarchy: report
Subhead: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were asked to vacate their UK home shortly after Harry's explosive memoir 'Spare' was published
By Ashley Hume | Fox News
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's eviction from Frogmore Cottage is "just the start" and the "tip of the iceberg" of King Charles III's plans to streamline the monarchy, according to a new report.
The Evening Standard reported Friday that Charles, 74, plans a "major shake-up" with the goal of reducing spending on members of the royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were asked to vacate their U.K. home shortly after the publication of Harry's explosive memoir "Spare."
"We can confirm the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage," a spokesperson for Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, told Fox News Digital earlier this month.
After stepping down as working members of the royal family in January 2020, the couple moved to Canada before eventually settling in Montecito, California.
According to the Evening Standard, Charles intends for members of the royal family to begin paying for their own housing over time as their subsidized rents will soon be eliminated.
"The king is not some sort of housing association for distant relatives," a source told the outlet.
The monarch plans to pursue renting the properties out at commercial rates to renters "outside the royal family" after they are vetted by security.
"A lot of practices that have evolved during the last reign will be changing. The king is not heartless or reckless, but if the family members are not part of the core family and not working for the crown, it is fair for them to house themselves and fund themselves," one source noted.
Per the outlet, Charles and his wife Camilla will reduce the number of staff positions within the palace, but they plan to offer competitive salaries and pensions to secure the best personnel.
"There will be staff cutbacks. That has already started. The buzz phrase is ‘value for money,’" an insider told the Evening Standard.
"The staffing has been on the top-heavy side," a source said. "That has built up over time, with advisers to advisers and so on. That's all going to stop. The boss wants effective people in effective positions doing effective jobs being paid appropriately."
The Evening Standard reported that Prince William is working closely with his father to achieve his aim of slimming down the monarchy.
"Much of what was in place doesn’t make economic sense and will be changed during the new reign," the insider added.
King Charles III immediately ascended to the British throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022. Charles’ coronation ceremony will be held May 6.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-markles-eviction-tip-iceberg-king-charles-plans-slim-monarchy.amp
Before do what my students in a college in a national park wit free roaming ponies did (spend lunchtime out looking for mushrooms growing in pony poo, the coming into pm sessions as high as kites), there was a significant difference.
It was one just dose under medical supervision, not frequently repeated.
I can't the details 'cos I'm away from home.
-------
Might the Dreaded Harkles turn up as private citizens and try to mount some sort of happening
Oh, for heaven's sake - it is a state occasion, not a family get together. And the couple have done much to undermine the monarchy, especially the King, Queen, and Prince and Princess of Wales.
Personally, I realize that it must be 'difficult' to be on the outside watching others get all the attention, but grow up and accept consequences.
This whining from Montecito is especially annoying as the hapless one has admitted that he is not on speaking terms with his father and brother and has not been for some time.
Sigh, we have to endure a few more weeks of this endless whining and nanipulation!
My new favourite YouTuber compares Finding Freedom and Spare. The differences are stark and quite revealing. Has hapless forgotten what really happened? But, independent sources, including an interview hapless did with Obama, confirm the story in FF.
In my opinion, the royal family must keep their distance from the branch of the family in Montecito. She is batsh1t crazy and he probably does not know if he is coming or going in his drug-induced bubble.
So I was scanning the DM and saw the headline you mentioned as
"... want to be part of the 'special family moment' when royals gather on the Buckingham balcony ... sources claim"
My earworm started playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef9QnZVpVd8
54 days
I expect this kind of thing will ratchet up even more as we get closer and closer. Especially as the palace doesn't respond. gray rocking that particular request while waiting on the attending response?
The article also wants the birthday to have some sort of recognition or something along those lines.
(kind of grateful I'm not a courtier at the palace handling these kinds of details and not able to say anything)
It just says: source. no other description. Before, it usually used to royal source. Interesting tweak.
According to the Evening Standard, Charles intends for members of the royal family to begin paying for their own housing over time as their subsidized rents will soon be eliminated.
"The king is not some sort of housing association for distant relatives," a source told the outlet.
The monarch plans to pursue renting the properties out at commercial rates to renters "outside the royal family" after they are vetted by security.
"A lot of practices that have evolved during the last reign will be changing. The king is not heartless or reckless, but if the family members are not part of the core family and not working for the crown, it is fair for them to house themselves and fund themselves," one source noted.
The bolded part made me smile. I'm wondering if those were Chas's exact words. I think I can imagine him saying this. If so, he's been stewing for quite a while over his late mother's penchant for housing the waifs and strays of her extended family. It's a bit rich coming from a man who has been known to import his entire suite of bedroom furniture for a weekend away at a country estate so he doesn't have to adjust to anything different than home. The Glouchesters for example are in their 80s . . would he really turn them out on the street in favor of renting to outside parties?
I think the first step of implementing this plan is to offer long-time resident Royals the opportunity to pay market rent before offering it to outside people. Otherwise Chas has become, instead of a housing association for distant relatives, a commercial landlord. This is better?
Typical of grandiose narcs to want to hijack a state occassion and steal attention, for a 4-year-old who is not relevant to the state occassion and who won't miss the lack of greetings or personal meetings with the many relatives that he does not know at all. Besides the Palace doesn't acknowledge birthdays of the Californian family anymore, and the children do not even feature on the royal family website (the other grandchildren do).
I came across a zoom-in of one of the many photos of the King having an audience with someone. It highlights a photo on display of Charles holding George as a baby, with a beaming William standing behind them. It is not a photo we have seen before or an occasional from which we have seen other photos. I doubt that Charles has ever held either of the grandchildren in Montecito.
Thank you, Abby. It's more appropriate than I could ever have imagined.]
Andrew and Edward have long leases for their main homes, so the King can't evict them or suddenly impose market-related rents on them. Andrew has supposedly been booted from his apartment in BP, but the King can hardly rent that out. Perhaps Edward has an apartment in St James Palace and will be asked to vacate so it can be rented out, and he can use Andrew's rooms in BP?
The Duke of Gloucester moved into a smaller place in the Kensington Palace complex. He pays rent, and supposedly the Queen subsidised them. The Duke of Kent lives in Wren Cottage which has 5 bedrooms and 5 reception rooms. I think he also pays rent and was supposedly subsidised by the Queen. Both Dukes are working royals. I doubt that the King is going to boot them out or suddenly demand high rents from them. As working royals, who have sold off their estates, they have no source of income.
Prince Michael lives in a large apartment in Kensington Palace, and his rent was also supposedly subsidised by the Queen. He is not a working royal (but occasionally did represent the Queen), and both him and his wife had an income through work, but they are now retired. I seriously doubt that the King is going to evict them or demand high rent from an old and frail couple.
Princess Alexandra lives in Thatched House Lodge in Richmond Park, and also has use of an apartment in St James Palace. She is a working royal, and I doubt that the King is going to force her out of her home. He could ask her to vacate the apartment and rather use rooms in BP, thus freeing up another apartment in St James Palace that can be rented out.
Anne and her children have an apartment in St James Palace, as do Beatrice and Eugenie. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have recently signed a rental agreement for an apartment in St James Palace, so perhaps the King intends to rent out all the apartments at St James Palace. Anne can use the apartments at BP when she is in London (and perhaps for her family), but that is doubtful for the York sisters since their father is not a working royal and he has been booted out of the palace. Andrew used to pay rent for the apartment that Beatrice and Eugenie use, but who knows if the Queen also subsidised that. Between the two of them they can probably afford to themselves to pay to have use of that apartment in London, or perhaps rent the two free cottages in the Kensington Palace complex.
Are there any other royals that live on the Crown estate who are not very old? I think Princess Alexandra's daughter rents a cottage on Crown Estate.
I think this is about the apartments in St James's Palace. Yep! Anne, Edward and Alexandra to be offered accommodation in BP when they are in London; York sisters either pay commercial rent or have to vacate. Can Pete and Zara Phillips, and, in time, Louise and James afford to pay commercial rates for the use of an apartment in St James Palace?
I doubt that he would kick the Glouchesters to the curb because they've been loyal working royals.
Perhaps the reason he wants Camilla to take charge of the fine details is that she's been doing it for years at Clarence House, very much to his satisfaction.
That last would be a horrible scenario but rather like the ending of Macbeth, the poison infecting the nation must be lanced in order for healing to begin.
I do not predict a long life for Harry.
A comprehensive summary of what is happening with their projects and staff at above link.
She was denied copyright of the word 'archetypes' so it seems she is now calling it 'Archetypes with Meghan'. Why not call it that right from the start? Perhaps hapless husband was supposed to be a bigger part of the podcasts. After all, they sold themselves to Spotify as a duo.
The real tea in the post is this:
"Proof Meg and H set up the pap shots of their night out by turning down the private entrance door and insisting on using the front entrance."
https://archive.ph/2023.03.25-142524/https://pagesix.com/2023/03/25/harry-and-meghan-drive-four-hours-to-hang-out-in-hollywood/
there's talk that he's kicking Angela Kelly to the kerb, even though she's been loyal to the Queen for decades and was promised free housing for the rest of her life.
read this twitter thread and please tell me what you think about it.
do you think Thomas Markle is headed to the Coronation?
do you think that Eugenie is trying to help the twat reconcile with her father? (in order to improve her image)
is Thomas Markle going to see Samantha about her court case?
enquiring minds need answers :-)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11901983/Prince-Archies-profile-Buckingham-Palace-web-page-vanishes.html
I wonder why. Slimmed down monarchy or discovery of surrogate delivery?
The original Spare! Shamed Prince Andrew 'is in talks with US authors to write a tell-all autobiography'... following the success of Prince Harry's own bombshell book
Prince Andrew is believed to be in talks with American authors to write an explosive tell-all autobiography.
The memoir is described by sources close to the Duke of York as Spare 2.0 after Prince Harry’s controversial book, Spare.
The disgraced Duke is said to believe that an autobiography might allow him to set the record straight in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
His last major bid to do so – the notorious BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 – backfired spectacularly, but the Duke would have more control with a book.
A source said: ‘Andrew was the original spare and there’s plenty of material. Compared to Harry, he has a far greater depth of history to draw from.
‘Writing a book would give him the opportunity to fully explain his association with Jeffrey Epstein and the resulting fall-out.
‘But it would also be a fascinating insight into the inner workings of the Royals and their relationships.’
It has been suggested that Andrew is in discussions with US author and interviewer Daphne Barak, who has written biographies of Amy Winehouse and former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto. However it is understood she is currently engaged on a separate book project unrelated to the Royals.
Two leading publishers are said to be interested in an autobiography of the Duke, who settled with his sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre in an out-of-court agreement last year.
A lucrative book deal would be useful for Andrew, who has told friends he has received no inheritance from the Queen when she died. Financial pressure on him could be increased by King Charles’s plans to slash Royal funding, which could see him ‘evicted’ from his Windsor home Royal Lodge unless he can pay for expensive maintenance.
A source said: ‘Andrew needs to find ways of making money and supporting himself.
‘It would be a huge wrench to leave Royal Lodge. But mainly he wants to set the record straight. If he doesn’t change the narrative, no one else will.’
Jeremy Murphy, founder of New York-based PR firm 360bespoke, who has represented A-list names, authors and worked across primetime TV shows, cautioned though that Andrew might struggle to get a big money deal.
He said: ‘I have no doubt someone would make Andrew an offer. However, it is unlikely to be one of the big publishers. He still has the slime factor. Many publishers are owned by huge corporations and the blowback from giving this man a platform would not go over well with a big publicly traded company.
‘So I feel a deal would be with a smaller publisher, perhaps one looking to make a name for itself.
‘And I do not think he would get a big advance. It would be likely a contract which rewarded him on the back end with royalties. I would be surprised if an advance was even a million dollars.’
Tony Lyons, president of New York-based Skyhorse which has published books shunned by rivals, said: ‘Andrew’s book is of great public interest, the world needs to hear his side of the story.’
Ms Barak declined to comment.
The Duke of York’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
[Reprinted from the Daily Mail.]
the bill in the House of Commons to remove the Sussex' title passed second reading.
The man does not adjust well to change, does he?
@CatEyes: Thanks for the re-posting.
Re the info re the bill in the House of Commons to remove the Sussex' title. The original bill is to remove titles, particularly Andrew's as he is the Duke of York as the bill was proposed by Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central and is a Removal of Titles Bill. It is not specifically for the duo. The second reading was on Friday but the UK Parliament website doesn't give any details.
It would be far too early to rejoice as there has to be a committee stage, then a report stage followed by a third reading. The bill then goes to the House of Lords. The HoC is asked to agree with amendments made by the House of Lords. Once both Houses are agreed, the bill receives Royal Assent and becomes law.
As you can see, this is a very long process and at this stage, the outcome is not certain.
I couldn't remember that the bill passed the second reading so it googled it in case I'd missed it but cannot find anything about whether is was passed or not. The UK Parliament website doesn't say.
Wild Boar, Raspberry Ruffle, do you know any more?
https://twitter.com/centerviewnews/status/1639811748462055428
Thomas has no part to play in the coronation at all so the last part of the tweet makes no sense.
Why would Thomas snr, accompanied by his helper Thomas jnr, be in LA? Perhaps medical reasons?
Medicare, the U.S. government insurance for medical care for retirees, does not pay for medical care in foreign countries. Perhaps he doesn't have Mexican insurance or needed some specialized care that wasn't available there.
Wait and see I guess.
Tea & Therapy, UK
She discusses our favorite couple, their dubious children, and other topics.
Very interesting ...!
Harold seen in Miami - supposedly on his way to London for the High Court case.
Yep, he is in London.
It is unusual for them to appear in person at court in their many lawsuits.
It looks like he is loving the attention from the photographers.
This court case is concerning the ancient phone hacking incidents. William was also targeted, but Catherine got the worst if it. (Charles and Camilla, as well as Diana, had recordings of actual phone conversations published, and not just voice messages.)
I do not understand why he is targeting DM. It was The Sun and the defunct News of the World that were involved in the phone hacking, and there was a court case about this years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_of_the_World_royal_phone_hacking_scandal
Thanks for feedback on Thomas being in LA. That makes a lot of sense.
-----
Their donations for 2021 I think:
* World Central Kitchen: $300,000
* Harvard: $250,000
* Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $250,000
* Team Rubicon: $250,000
* UCLA Foundation: $250,000
* National Women's Law Center: $200,000
* Human First: $150,000
* Omprakash: $150,000
* Color of Change: $125,000
* NAACP: $125,000
* URL Media Holdings: $125,000*
* Cortico: $100,000
* The Hopewell Fund: $100,000
* Shelter Ministries of Dallas: $90,000
* CAF America: $50,000
* Girls, Inc: $50,000
* Girls Who Code: $50,000
* Paid Leave for the United States: $50,000
* The 19th News: $50,000
* The Loveland Foundation: $50,000
* Women for Afghan Women: $50,000
* Georgetown University: $25,000
* Stanford University: $25,000
* Team Unity Incorporated: $25,000
* A Twist of Greatness: $20,000
What is she going to do when the money from the two big donations runs out? She spent about a third of that in 2021, so she must be down to the last of it. And why are none of his interests represented in these donations? Why did William and Catherine have to bail out Invictus Games? Why nothing for wounded vets and his connections in Africa? She really does have him by the short and curlies, doesn't she?
What I didn't know, and I apologise if this is not news to you, is the substance of the claims. I can't copy & paste from the BBC app but here is the link. Scroll past the photo of Sadie Frost and you'll see five bullet points. The allegations seem extraordinary but you never know. ANL state they "unambiguously refute these preposterous smears" ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65087072
@BarkJack_
There won't be a balcony appearance. This was long established protocol at #Megxit. We have reported for years. Anything suggesting M&H are demanding a public "happy birthday" or balcony appearance is purely back and forth fodder meant to incite engagement
-----
Furthermore they are not even allowed unaccompanied on Palace grounds since the new established protocols post-#Megxit
They have no foothold in any demands and it would be a waste of air to attempt any say. A place has been prepared, they can take it or leave it - as spectators
-----
True demands are laughable and fall on deaf ears. They would literally be yelling erm- demanding into the void.
-----
any demands quite literally fall on deaf ears. Harry can ring and ring all he likes, fire off a million emails.
Much all of it goes unanswered.
The pair do not have direct line or ear of KC3 at whim. H must request an audience & so far in 2023; denied.
https://twitter.com/BarkJack_/status/1639996988849569794
@BarkJack_
·
Mar 5
Rubbish that Harkles offered Buckingham Palace amid security concern!
Our scoop stands: Frogmore remains "available" to H&M to end of Coronation
To be seen if they re-locate Archie's b-day & their UK accommodation. (Not BP!)
Staying away from the Estate, becoming more likely!
-----
To say the pair were caught surprised by #Frogxit is true! Us and our followers were aware they had actually planned to host Archie's birthday there.
Speculation today is H&M may plan a more celeb-filled party for A, & take that party elsewhere, at that!
-----
I am told they are doing a birthday in CA, too!
https://twitter.com/BarkJack_/status/1632386820225810432
An article about the case ... here are the accusations:
Full details of the claim have not yet been revealed and will remain sealed until the issue has been resolved.
The claimants allege that Associated, publisher of the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, hired private investigators to put listening devices in their homes and cars, that people were paid to listen in on live telephone calls and record them and that bank accounts and other financial information were "accessed through illicit means and manipulation".
The claimants allege that Associated, publisher of the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, hired private investigators to put listening devices in their homes and cars, that people were paid to listen in on live telephone calls and record them and that bank accounts and other financial information were "accessed through illicit means and manipulation".
So, like the NSA but only to newsworthy people and not everybody?
Harold leaving court.
Do you think he appeared in person to try to intimidate the court because he is royal and 6th in line to the throne?
Nice summing up at above post.
according to one CDAN commenter, the twit wasn't wearing his wedding ring in London today
it also looks like walked into a photographer on purpose to make it look like he was being harassed.
King Charles ‘too busy’ to see Prince Harry during surprise London visit
Duke of Sussex attends High Court hearing in case of alleged phone hacking and misuse of private information by Daily Mail publisher
The King was too "busy" to meet with his son after the Duke of Sussex made a surprise visit to London to attend a High Court hacking case against a newspaper publisher.
The Duke of Sussex attended the hearing to throw his weight behind a legal claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the publisher of the Daily Mail, over alleged phone hacking and misuse of private information.
Prince Harry flew commercial from California to London for the four-day preliminary hearing because he wanted to show his support, the Telegraph understands.
But he is not expected to see his father during his visit, despite making contact, because he was told he was busy.
The King is understood to be at Highgrove, in Gloucestershire, and neither the Prince and Princess of Wales nor their children are in London or Windsor because it is the school holidays, palace sources said.
The hearing was due to coincide with the King’s state visit to France before the trip was cancelled on Friday because of ongoing civil unrest and violence over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.
The Duke’s presence in court will undoubtedly draw attention to the case and may have overshadowed the visit had it gone ahead. Arriving with a small team of staff on Monday morning, he smiled at the press and bumped into a photographer as he walked into the building shortly before 10.30am.
He sat in the body of the court alongside his lawyers, wearing a navy suit and tie. As the hearing got under way, he leant forward on the desk with his hands clasped, listening intently.
Court proceedings began with a bid by ANL’s lawyers to have certain reporting restrictions imposed in the case. The Duke occasionally took notes in a small black notebook as legal arguments were made by Catrin Evans KC, ANL’s barrister.
Sadie Frost, the actress who is also bringing a claim against the publisher, sat two seats away from Prince Harry.
The Duke is among seven high profile figures suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). The other claimants are actress Elizabeth Hurley and Ms Frost, the singer Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and the former Lib Dem MP Sir Simon Hughes.
In a joint statement released in October, the group said they had become aware of “compelling and highly distressing evidence that they have been the victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy”.
The preliminary hearing scheduled for this week will allow Mr Justice Nicklin to determine whether the case can continue. The judge will hear legal arguments relating to an application by Associated which alleges, among other things, that the claimants’ use of information is in breach of a restriction order made by Lord Justice Leveson.
The claimants are all represented by David Sherborne, a barrister who had access to the information as a representative of core participants at the inquiry 11 years ago.
Associated is expected to argue that no application was made to use that information and that therefore any claims based upon it should be struck out.
ANL has also made an application, which has not been opposed, to anonymise journalists named until the judge has decided whether or not the claims should proceed. Full details of the claims have not yet been revealed and will remain sealed until the issue has been resolved.
However, the claimants allege that Associated, the publisher of the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, hired private investigators to put listening devices in their homes and cars, that people were paid to listen in on live telephone calls and record them and that bank accounts and other financial information were “accessed through illicit means and manipulation”.
They are also expected to argue that police officers with links to private investigators were paid for private information and that individuals were impersonated to obtain medical information from private hospitals, clinics and treatment centres by deception.
https://twitter.com/CeeBee64495886/status/1640383619389698049/photo/1
"Let’s hope the US authorities let him back in and he is swiftly granted full citizenship."
No, Nooo, noooooo. Let the British turncoat back into the States!! That them is, is fighting words as we say in Texas! Wish we could string em' up, hoist em high and leave him dangling for the vultures in the Republic of Texas. He better hope his plane doesn't stop in Big D. We have enough unwanted people crosiing our border that are drug purveyors.
And besides we have the worst half of the duo that claims the US as her own. I am still sick that she infected the BRF. [For Diana detractors, surely they would agree * is worse.]
https://twitter.com/LadyLou_1/status/1640115491862724612
https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/prince-harry.png?id=33356905&width=618&height=783&coordinates=0%2C210%2C0%2C0&quality=80
Also the cameraman is clearly recoiling from the bump - WTF is the matter with H?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65092316
That concert was in 2007.
@BarkJack_
Speaking of self-generated publicity, M&H own team were the ones who leaked to Sussex favorable outlets they were staying at Tyler Perry's house.
Knowing this, do you think Tyler Perry may be connected to a publicity deal with the Harkles?
https://twitter.com/BarkJack_/status/1640508910858645505
This is old news, but although this was outed on social media, I don't think the tabloids have joined the dots. However, I do not understand the question.
The Tyler Perry link came through Oprah, who was not going to offer her private jet or one of her mansions for them to use. He is definitely completely under the spell of TBW.
From Wikipedia:
Death of George Dyer
Main article: The Black Triptychs
George Dyer committed suicide on 24 October 1971,[6] two days before the opening of Bacon's triumphant and career-making retrospective at the Grand Palais. Dyer, then 37, alcoholic, deeply insecure and suffering severe and long-term depression, took an overdose of drink and barbiturates in a room at the Paris hotel shared with Bacon during a brief period of reconciliation following years of bitter recrimination.
Anonymous asked:
Are there any psychiatrists or psychologists here who can explain to us why MM is stuck in the 90s? Beverly Hills 90210, Archie comics, 90s fashion, etc.? Is this called arrested development?
Answer: Not a psychiatrist or psychologist but this is pretty normal. It’s not quite arrested development, it’s also not a psychological issue. It’s just normal.
Some people just really like to hold onto things they loved as a child. Like all the people who name their children after Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, any other kind of pop culture reference. Others find a style that works for them and they stick to it even when trends change — like the women who came of age in the 80s and refuse to give up their hairspray or millennials in skinny jeans and side parts (yours truly) or the guy who always wears a flannel.
So this isn’t a problem. It’s pretty commonplace and ordinary.
Meghan’s problem is that she’s one of the greatest contrarians and hypocrites out there — and it’s her own damn fault because she can’t keep her mouth shut. She’s the greatest fashion icon since but she dresses like she hasn’t seen a mirror in 20 years. She’s the best mother since June Cleaver but nannies are raising her children so she can travel for weeks at a time or get drunk at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She’s the best and greatest royal since Diana but she worked only 72 days, didn’t really do anything memorable, and stole credit owed to other people. She’s the best wife, sister, daughter ever but she Yoko Ono’d the BRF, gave her father a heart attack, and is being sued by her sister.
No one cares that Meghan dresses in 90s fashion or styles her hair in ‘00s slut strands. But when she stands on the stage at the Fashion Awards and acts holier than Gisele Bundchen…you bet she’s going to be ripped to shreds for being stuck in the 90s.
No one cares that she named her kids after the Archie comics. But when she slams the BRF for choosing more classic and traditional names, yeah, she’s going to be ripped to shreds for that because the Archie comics aren’t groundbreaking and modern…Archie was first published in 1939.
https://www.tumblr.com/the-best-soap-opera-ever/698658921771122688/are-there-any-psychiatrists-or-psychologists-here?source=share
Authentic: You're true to your own personality, values, and spirit, regardless of the pressure that you're under to act otherwise. You're honest with yourself and with others, and you take responsibility for your mistakes. Your values, ideals, and actions align.
He said: "In particular, suspicion and paranoia was caused by Associated’s publication of the unlawful articles: friends were lost or cut off as a result and everyone became a ‘suspect’ since he was misled by the way that the articles were written into believing that those close to him were the source of this information being provided to Associated’s newspapers.
-----
William had the same suspicions but found a clever way to find the source of the leaks, and thus never had to ghost any friends or become paranoid. Hapless is dim witted, of poor character and has always had the tendency to be reckless in his choice of friends, so he was unable to respond the way William did.
Tabloids digging for personal information and using unorthodox or illegal means to do so, simply for gossip and not to uncover hidden illegal behaviour, are despicable, but they are not at fault for the behaviour and character flaws of hapless. From the snippets I have read about this court case, hapless and Elton John are behaving like petulant, privileged, entitled divas. Supposedly one of their gripes is that there was a leak about a party the princes were having after the Diana concert. And this kind of childish whining is going on in a court while battles rage in Ukraine!
Exactly. I would not be at all surprised. He and his ILBW are just that kind of attention whores.
Link to the interview that I referred to in a previous post. The journalist has some very weird ideas that are not supported by facts (she fully buys into the idea that everything is about racism and that the royal family are racists). Queen Elizabeth I plastered her face with a toxic paste to cover very bad smallpox scars, not to look 'more white'!
Time for an ironic laugh, folks:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/prince-harry-privacy-case-memoir-used-against-him-191033486.html
-------
Re Eliz I & white lead cosmetics: I'd add that 18th & 19thC ladies who shaded their faces with huge hats were keen to avoid their skins tanning lest they be taken for lower class women who worked in the fields. Street sellers and market women had the same problem.
All went into reverse in the 1920s when a tan implied one was rich enough to holiday in the south of France - and it was the working-class mill girls. who were pale and wan.
Typically for England, it was classism, not racism!
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/prince-harrys-getting-royal-middle-112426298.html
Apparently, `people are upset at this'
Commentators on Good Morning Britain also voiced their surprise at Charles’ refusal to see his son, prompting Richard Madeley to say he couldn’t “imagine” saying he was too busy to see his on (sic) children.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/prince-harrys-getting-royal-middle-112426298.html
Another case of projecting his own attitude onto another, without considering where His Maj. might be or what he may be doing. `After all, why can't he make a special trip down, say, from Balmoral or the Castle of May, or wherever, to see the tonsured one?'
(In the King's position with a few days unexpectedly `free', I'd be lying down in a darkened room, clearing my mind of any thought of Friar Tuck; I have no idea what His Maj is doing that he can be expected to be at the beck and call of his idle swine of a son who expects to get his badly-domesticated snout into a royal trough and bask in muck. Let him grub about in the forest as I metaphorically do! .
Wtf?
Anonymous asked:
Are there any psychiatrists or psychologists here who can explain to us why MM is stuck in the 90s? Beverly Hills 90210, Archie comics, 90s fashion, etc.? Is this called arrested development?
Overall, her take on TBW is that she is not authentic, and that is her greatest problem. The comment I posted above highlights the same thing.
Authentic: You're true to your own personality, values, and spirit, regardless of the pressure that you're under to act otherwise. You're honest with yourself and with others, and you take responsibility for your mistakes. Your values, ideals, and actions align.
Yes, ILBW's biggest PR pitfall is her lack of authenticity . . . but it goes even deeper--the *tragedy* of her is that she is a hollow gong with not a single prayer of ever developing any. Someone with no intrinsic sense of self has no bedrock personality and it's impossible to be authentic with no sense of who you actually are. ILBW is the classic chameleonlike psychopath, attempting to blend in and pass for human despite having no self-awareness and no intrinsic understanding of the palette of human emotions. She stays fixated on stuff that defined the era in which she was in high school and college because that was the period after which it became impossible for her to learn any new information about the world or to adapt to a changing identity for herself. Megsie of the late '90s - early Oughts was at the height of her powers as a sex kitten. Of course she was always going to go the easiest route to getting attention in Hollywood--for her nublile looks and her willingness to exploit her sexuality because any other way was just too much work. That, plus there is just no 'there' there at all. It's all surface - how she looks, who's looking at her. South Park pegged her so devastatingly when Harry opened her head and shouted down her empty well. There's nothing in there at all. She's a tireless self-promoter with nothing to promote. I think in some corner of her shriveled mind she thinks if she can just claw her way to the top of the pile of accolades and get the adoration and power she's been thirsting after that she will finally feel like she's become a person. Until then, it's just rage and avarice in the dark. She's like Gollum rotting in his cave looking for his Precioussss.
It's so frustrating dealing with the Sussex pair because the forces who are dealing with them are assuming that this couple is capable of understanding complex situations and modifying their behavior accordingly. Capable of acting like adults, with rationality, and making sense when they release statements. Of remembering promises made or even just stuff they said yesterday. No, they are literally toddler brains in adult bodies.
Or he could save everyone a lot of trouble and emulate George Dyer. After the the events of the last 5 years, on some level that would have to come as a relief to his beleaguered family and everyone who's had to endure this S-show since they announced their engagement. One way or another, this folies a deux spectacle needs to come to a close.
the changing of the locks
Queen Elizabeth I plastered her face with a toxic paste to cover very bad smallpox scars, not to look 'more white'!
I don't think looking white versus non-white was an issue in Elizabethan England. (even if Ann Boleyn was black - that is a joke about a certain actress playing Ann Boleyn)
Ye gods, he looks awful in that photo you posted. Look right here, ladies and gents, it's a genuine Royal mouth breather!
If he wasn't dressed in a suit, I'd say he looks like he'd be at home under a bridge sucking his dinner out of a paper bag. It's truly tragic, what unfettered access to drugs and an unchecked ego in an echo chamber will do to a person. I'd say the wheels have come all the way off the track now. That George Dyer scenario isn't looking very outlandish based on the way Hazza looks now. I see that due to staff cutbacks he's had to carry his own umbrella poor lamb.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/prince-harry-says-royal-family-162900088.html
Wtf?
-----
He is despicable, dragging his family into his game, knowing that they will maintain silence. The court should reject all evidence submitted by him concerning his family and courtiers. DM can produce lots of evidence of his lies in interviews and his memoir.
However courtiers may have email evidence of the lies. The idiot was so full of alcohol and drugs that I doubt he understood anything or remembers correctly.
I fear that he is going to become more destructive.
-----
According to a friend of the ex, this married foreign born A+/A list celebrity who is back in his home country, used a friend's phone to text the ex and they chatted for about an hour. They didn't make plans to meet, but it is interesting the lengths gone, to have a private chat with no trace on the celebrity's own phone.
https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2023/03/blind-item-13_0887027879.html?m=1
That cartoon in The Telegraph is hilarious.
It's so frustrating dealing with the Sussex pair because the forces who are dealing with them are assuming that this couple is capable of understanding complex situations and modifying their behavior accordingly. Capable of acting like adults, with rationality, and making sense when they release statements. Of remembering promises made or even just stuff they said yesterday. No, they are literally toddler brains in adult bodies.
_____
I couldn’t agree more with this. I hope you weren’t serious suggesting it would be a good thing for Harry to kill himself, though. I don’t believe the King would ever recover from it. And republicans would use his death as proof that the institution of monarchy is inhumane.
Love the cartoon. Thanks.
Blind Item #13
According to a friend of the ex, this married foreign born A+/A list celebrity who is back in his home country, used a friend's phone to text the ex and they chatted for about an hour. They didn't make plans to meet, but it is interesting the lengths gone, to have a private chat with no trace on the celebrity's own phone.
Everyone commenting on the thread is convinced that this is Hairy
Yes, that has been reported in the Times and Telegraph also. Staggering, isn’t it??
Prince Harry at High Court: duke accuses royal family of phone hacking cover-up
The Duke of Sussex has accused the royal family of keeping secret the fact that he was a victim of phone hacking because it might “open up a can of worms”.
Prince Harry blamed “the institution” for his delay in bringing legal action against newspapers that he accuses of unlawful information-gathering. He returned to the Royal Courts of Justice in central London today for a second day of a hearing in his case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday.
In a witness statement the duke, 38, said that he had had an “uneasy relationship with the press” since his mother’s death but that for “a member of the institution the policy was to never complain, never explain”.
He added: “There was no alternative; I was conditioned to accept it. For the most part I accepted the interest in my performing my public functions.”
The duke said that after the start of his relationship with Meghan Markle in 2016 he “started to become increasingly troubled by the approach of not taking action against the press”. He complained that when the News of the World phone hacking scandal was uncovered he was never invited to any meeting of the royal family to discuss what had happened.
“The institution made it clear that we did not need to know anything about phone hacking, and it was made clear to me that the royal family did not sit in the witness box because that could open up a can of worms,” he said.
“The institution was without a doubt withholding information from me for a long time about . . . phone hacking, and that has only become clear in recent years as I have pursued my own claim with different legal advice and representation.”
The duke said he was aware of only a small percentage of the articles in which he had appeared. “The institution had a strict ‘no comment’ policy, which meant that even the worst or most suspicious articles were often never brought to my attention,” he wrote.
He claims that journalists or private investigators working for Associated Newspapers targeted him by hacking his voicemails, tapping his landline, obtaining itemised phone bills and “blagging” — persuading people to divulge private information.
The duke highlighted an article about a girlfriend he had while he was at Eton. He had a “brief but private relationship which lasted for a matter of months” with Laura Gerard Leigh. Her name is not disclosed in his recent autobiography, Spare.
Harry said that the article had “led to Laura’s parents being doorstepped, which they were understandably not pleased about”. He said he did not recall the article but claimed that at the time when it was published he would not have thought it was the result of phone hacking, so “I would have been suspicious of my friends in my inner circle”.
Associated Newspapers is seeking to dismiss the claims of Harry and other celebrities without a trial. The hearing continues.
And that there was no need for any of the people appearing at court yesterday to be there, because it was a hearing about the validity of the claim since the statute of limitation has run down.
Also, the evidence being presented was once presented at a public inquiry on the condition that it would not be used in any other matter, and that agreement has been breached.
So, more a matter of legal arguments and no one but lawyers needed to be there. Lady C says that she is particularly disappointed in Mrs. Lawrence's mother who agreed to join the plainants in the suit, despite the fact that it was these very newspapers who forced a public inquiry into her son's death which allowed to find the killers.
Background of how the hacking was uncovered by William, and how this led to an inquiry and a court case, with at least one reporter going to jail.
What the heck is he whining about? He felt left out by his brother and so now he has to have his day in court?
More details here about what the phone hacking was about.
This is the second blind from CDAN claiming that Harold and Chelsea are back in touch, behind TWF's back. How could they possibly know this? Is TBW playing games again and feeding the rumourmill? Why?
-----
According to a friend of the ex, this married foreign born A+/A list celebrity who is back in his home country, used a friend's phone to text the ex and they chatted for about an hour. They didn't make plans to meet, but it is interesting the lengths gone, to have a private chat with no trace on the celebrity's own phone.
https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2023/03/blind-item-13_0887027879.html?m=1
Maybe ILBW is looking for an excuse for a divorce? I can't see Chelsea dumping her gorgeous husband in favor of Layabout Harry. Sounds crazy to me.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/prince-harry-whole-country-doomed-daily-mail-publisher-evades-justice-172045810.html
I didn't watch Lady C's latest video but that's a very good point about the statute of limitation. The other point, which I remembered the other day and wanted to post about (and forgot!), is that the irony is that it was the DM who waged a campaign against Stephen Lawrence's killers, even naming them and splashing their photos on the front page, saying they could sue if the DM was wrong. The case and its ramifications ran in the press for years and years.
-------------
As for the CDAN blinds, if it is indeed Chelsy that Harold phoned it would make sense, she must be one of the only genuine and trustworthy friends he's got left. I can understand he might want to confide in her so does this mean he can't confide in * or was the conversation about *? And what about the friend who lent him a phone, couldn't H talk to him/her? Like SwampWoman, I can't see Chelsy dumping her husband, and she has a small baby. Maybe there's trouble in paradise (or California).
Cainine
Haz unleashed
and the depths he’s reached
All apparent in the face
he’s now shown
Desperate for a win
He’ll slaughter his kin
Just a dog gnawing on
his own bone…
From my understanding of how it works, the monarch does not have to follow a list in strict order when appointing a COS while out o the country. The late Queen never appointed Andrew or hapless.
The King will appoint William, Anne and Edward, so there is no need for hapless or Andrew.
But is hapless going to cause a fuss and try to sue the King?
River says something very interesting in his above video: he looked at stats on his viewers. Which state in America has his hugest number of viewers? California! River relentlessly mocks the duo, yet he has the most American viewers in her state.
That snippet is at the beginning of the video. He rambles on for the rest of the time...
I’m a regular River watcher, from Ohio. I always look forward to his acerbic commentary and seeing what he’s come up with for a look while he’s doing it. It’s rather hard to place his age, but I think he must be a peer of Hazza, a few years younger even. I’d love to know his educational background as he is very posh for a drag queen. It stands to reason that his got the most American viewers in California. With a population of 39 million, 1 in 8 Americans is Californian…though River has got fans from all over the country. He seems to be the most popular with women over 60.
Our UK cousins still assume that Woko and Joko have a major base of support Stateside, but apart from some strictly PR ties with fellow woke jokes like Oprah and deranged sugars, they are reviled here. When all that is offensive in the Sussex pair gets labeled as “American values”…it rankles. Collectively the U.S. wants Harry deported. Sadly we can’t deport the ILBW but there’s always hope that we can lock her up for some crime.
The murderer was his other tenant, a Dutchman who appeared quite `normal'.
That would be quite a chess move, wouldn't it?
The latest disinformation from Montecito is that he is much too busy to see his father or brother.
An unnamed friend of the King's said that his family do not want to see him because they do not trust him.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/prince-harry-has-torpedoed-relationship-with-royals-sources-say
It is most telling that he outright says that he did not even think about suing until he married TBW.
Archewell Foundation tax filings obtained by DailyMail.com reveal it raised a total of $13,005,660 in 2021 – with $13m donated by two wealthy philanthropists
The charity dished out $3,096,319 in grants – or 24 per cent of its income – and now has $9,018,590 in reserves
The documents also reveal that Harry and Meghan only worked 52 hours a year which amounts to one hour each a week at the foundation
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11916253/Archewell-tax-filings-Harry-Meghan-worked-one-hour-week-2021.html
______
This article surmises that Oprah Winfrey may have made a $10,000,000 donation to Archewell in return for the interview.
`Harry and Meghan
DRUGS, HYPOCRISY AND `LIES'
Why there's no going back'
There's an article by Emily Andrews within.
I'm struggling with Covid right now so I'll look at in detail when I feel better.
BP has refuted claims that Charles would be seeing his German relatives during his visit to Germany (politically incorrect, so he disavows his blood relatives)
Meanwhile, he and Camilla are more than happy to be seen shaking hands with Obtuse Mabati or whatever that boxticker's name is, the one who is on Dancing with the Stars, or whatever the name of that show is.
This, according to the tweets of Anthony Eden, the royal correspondent.
Just like Charles was more than happy to accompany a yacht girl half way up the aisle at her wedding to his son, and was ready to replace that white "trailer trash" Thomas Markle in his rightful role as father of the bride, Charles has no loyalty to blood ties and does what is woke and expedient.
POS. And then they wonder where Hairry got it from.
https://twitter.com/RoyalReporter/status/1641149193925296140
From my understanding of how it works, the monarch does not have to follow a list in strict order when appointing a COS while out o the country. The late Queen never appointed Andrew or hapless. . . . .But is hapless going to cause a fuss and try to sue the King?
Harry has been CoS on paper at least since 2005, when he turned 21. He was in Blighty often enough for extended periods even during his military enlistment that the Queen could have given him an assignment or two but she never did. Ditto Andrew, though are we sure he never deputized for Mummy ever after his naval career ended, before his reputation was completely in the toilet?
If Harry was never asked to perform a CoS function when he was living in NottCott, the chances of him doing so now that he's permanently living in Montecito, California have to be slightly less likely than H*ll freezing over. This aggressive in-your-face move, just weeks before his father's Coronation is supposed to remind everyone that he's still Royal, I guess. If he were to sue his father, the sitting sovereign (for what?) it would be unprecedented in Royal annals, wouldn't it? Not even Edward VIII dared to try that on.
I kind of hope he does try it, because he's not been completely obliterated yet, if he thinks he can still swan into London and command media attention away from his father at a time like this.
Concerns grow for the health and wellbeing of the new Duke of Edinburgh. Edward has been looking very gaunt and pale of late. He's still grieving the loss of both parents within 18 months, and the work schedule with his higher profile in the Firm must be greatly increased . . but I've read a comment from a poster on YT that says she was at an engagement for E. and S. and he looks even frailer and more ill in person than in photos. Everyone is commenting how much like his late grandfather George VI during the King's final few years he looks. Of all the Queen's children, Edward favored her the most and she favored her Papa, so yes, Edward does look a great deal like the King did when he was ill. He's never had a weight problem so it can't be solely a new fitness/workout regime. I do hope he is all right, just not eating enough. If the Royals lose Edward, that would be even more reason for the slimy one to try and get a foothold back in.
Prayers for everyone's continued health over there in the UK.
PIERS MORGAN Entitled multi-millionaire Prince Harry’s privacy crusade makes him the biggest hypocrite in the world – here’s why
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/21872508/piers-morgan-prince-harry/
Prince Harry Has ‘Torpedoed’ Relationship With Royals, Sources Say
After Harry accused the monarchy of “conditioning” him and “withholding information” about phone hacking, a friend of King Charles tells The Daily Beast, “The trust is gone.”
A friend of King Charles has told The Daily Beast that Prince Harry has “torpedoed any remaining bridges” with his family by accusing the monarchy of “conditioning” him and cynically “withholding information” about phone hacking from him so that he wouldn’t “open a can of worms” by appearing in court.
Of why Charles, along with Prince William, turned down the opportunity to see Harry this week, the friend of the king told The Daily Beast, “The trust is gone.”
Harry, along with six other claimants, including Sir Elton John, alleges Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the Daily Mail, invaded their privacy by using private detectives who intercepted their calls and voicemails and even put tracking and listening devices on cars and in homes. ANL denies all the allegations.
In an extraordinary witness statement entered into court records yesterday, Harry, who has been attending the opening sessions of the trial in person in London, alleged collusion between News Group Newspapers (publisher of The Times and the Sun) and his family, saying: “There was in place an agreement between the Institution and NGN that we would not engage, or even discuss, the possibility of bringing claims against NGN until the litigation against it relating to phone hacking was over.
“The Institution made it clear that we did not need to know anything about phone hacking and it was made clear to me that the royal family did not sit in the witness box because that could open up a can of worms.
“The Institution was without a doubt withholding information from me for a long time about NGN’s phone hacking and that has only become clear in recent years as I have pursued my own claim with different legal advice and representation.”
He made similar claims in his memoir, Spare and a six-part Netflix documentary series, alleging his family and their staff colluded with the press, on occasion selling him out to win favors for themselves.
A friend of the king told The Daily Beast: “Harry has torpedoed any remaining bridges with this statement. It is just six weeks until the coronation and the last thing Charles needs.”
Asked if they were surprised Charles had declined to meet Harry during his trip to the U.K., with his office briefing that he was “too busy” to do so, the friend said: “The trust is gone and I think that’s been made quite clear by the king refusing to meet him.”
Prince William, who also passed up on the opportunity to see his brother this week, is unlikely to be impressed by Harry’s efforts on behalf of the nation.
One friend told The Daily Beast: “William is over it at this stage. If this was about his vendetta with the Mail that would be one thing. But Harry keeps doing everything in his power to try and embarrass the family. How can you have a relationship with someone who is doing that?”
In another section of his witness statement he said he had only become aware of the extent of alleged hacking against him “in 2020 when I moved out of the United Kingdom.”
He went on: “There was never any centralized discussion between us about who had brought claims as each office in the Institution is siloed. There is this misconception that we are all in constant communication with one another but that is not true.”
Harry’s comments appear to be aimed at rebuffing an argument put forward by ANL that the claims are “stale.”
In another section of the witness statement he accused the palace of mentally “conditioning” him to not make a fuss, saying: “Following the death of my mother in 1997 when I was 12 years old and her treatment at the hands of the press, I have always had an uneasy relationship with the press. However, as a member of the Institution, the policy was to ‘never complain, never explain.’ There was no alternative; I was conditioned to accept it. For the most part, I accepted the interest in performing my public functions.”
Harry’s claims that the institution of monarchy essentially worked against him were met with weary dismay by palace insiders.
A former Buckingham Palace staffer who worked with Charles, William and Harry during their tenure told The Daily Beast: “All anyone at the palace ever tries to do is look after the principals. And yes, that might include encouraging them not to take legal action on a regular basis as it rarely turns out well for anyone. The royal family could spend their entire lives suing everybody if they wanted. It’s so unfair to suggest those people, most of whom spend their whole lives working very hard for the family, for very little reward or recognition, were conspiring against Harry.”
In another part of his statement, Harry gave an insight into what he described as the “siloed” nature of royal offices.
He said: “To this day, there are members of the Royal Family and friends of mine who may have been targeted by NGN and I have no idea whether they have or have not brought claims. There was never any centralized discussion between us about who had brought claims as each office in the Institution is siloed. There is this misconception that we are all in constant communication with one another, but that is not true.”
The former staffer said: “Harry and William shared an office and staff until 2019. The entire phone hacking investigation was actually triggered after details of a phone call between William and (TV journalist) Tom Bradby ended up in the News of the World. Harry knew about it.”
In the witness statement, Harry made it quite clear that his goal is to humble, maybe even bring down, Associated Newspapers, saying: “If the defendant, the owner of various national newspapers, including the Daily Mail which, by its own definition, is the most influential and popular newspaper in the U.K., can evade justice without there being a trial of my claims then what does that say about the industry as a whole and the consequences for our great country.
“Unfair is not a big enough word to describe the fact that Associated is trying at this early stage to prevent me from bringing my claim.
“If the most influential newspaper company can successfully evade justice, then in my opinion the whole country is doomed.”
One WHOLE hour a week! They must be absolutely dragging by the end of their workday.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11916253/Archewell-tax-filings-Harry-Meghan-worked-one-hour-week-2021.html
Harry really needs to put a sock in it. Every time he has diarrhea of the mouth, he appears to be even more stupid than we thought.
This is a State Visit, not a private one.
Thank you. I feel the same.
it's reported that the surgically altered twat will be at the High Court tomorrow.
Totally agree re King Charles.
🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
I’m a lurker for a while, I need a break.⚜️
Are they testing the water to see whether they'll be booed/welcome prior to accepting the invitation to the Coronation? Or else they want to reinforce the idea they are poor victims. After all, neither was required to attend and neither were the others (Elton John et al). It's actually quite a trek from California. Whose private jet did they borrow? H might have flown commercial but * wouldn't lower herself to follow suit.
I also thought it was Chelsea. Have just checked, and it is indeed Chelsy!
Just my opinion ... but I can think of a few reasons why she would be heading for London:
* She wants the attention.
* She hates the DM.
* He is unravelling so she has to make an emergency trip to prop him up.
That's tomorrow.
Isn't she concerned that her avid supporters are loons and thus dangerous?
They insist on calling her Dutchess Meghan!
They want her crowned on coronation day.
Maybe this is a parody account?
The idiot turned up at court for the last day of the court hearing, like a superstar greeting his handful of fans but without the claw.
https://twitter.com/lawmama5/status/1641161905485094912?s=42&t=tcakk9DZIlt636x13C75TQ
...and as for this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/126l4xd/shhousery_sussex_squad_petition_to_kciii_for/
words fail me, except to say that if it is a parody a/c a lot of people do wonder if it's genuine.
https://twitter.com/UnlikelyBot/status/1641451800778919940?t=NRFmwAZkBy-uUxGSjMYHVQ&s=19
What did he do all day yesterday, this morning, the rest of this afternoon?
Who was he really meeting with?
At first I thought publicity stunt to compete with King's France trip. But now that he's missed so much court, gotta wonder what he's really up to.
She is being given an award for her podcast.
Awards, galas and bespoke expensive designer gowns seem to be proliferating. Check history for what happened before the fall of the Roman empire, the French aristocracy/king ...
I don't have much respect for an organization that does not know the difference between archetypes and stereotypes. I thought woman were educated in the modern era?
Where is Waldo today? On a bender? Seeing a solicitor for tax issues? immigration? divorce? Whatever it is, Saint M is on her way to save the day - not. It would be fun if H went offline and she couldn't reach him by phone. Bet he doesn't have the cojones to do that, but that is what he should do.
Tomorrow is the deadline for them to reply to the coronation invitation. Wonder if they will issue a demand for apology/meeting/ babies on the balcony. H may plan to grandstand while C&W are away. Narcissists don't like to be ignored. They scheme and plot their "revenge".
Expecting a " surprise" or a "secret" on the eve of April Fool's Day.
.
Few mothers would leave their children
Meghan Markle can’t be trusted, has ‘strange relationship’ to reality: insiders
Meghan Markle has “a strange relationship to objective reality,” Vanity Fair writer Vanessa Grigoriadis said.
The reporter explained that the way Markle and Prince Harry have portrayed the press as an “enormous monster” they must battle is too convenient.
Grigoriadis — who profiled Markle in 2018 with a focus on her parents, Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle — appeared on Andrew Gold’s podcasts “On the Edge,” where the journalist shared her thoughts about the duchess from her media insider’s perspective.
“She has this warped reality, and then she marshals evidence underneath it to support a thesis that may not be the case,” said Grigoriadis.
She described Markle as a “striver” who wanted to be a “household name” and rise above her family’s “shaggy-dog-tale” life. Over the course of doing that, Markle struggled with “authenticity.”
Grigoriadis revealed that while she was reporting on Markle, she spoke to some acquaintances who described the former “Suits” star as somebody who seems warm and friendly, but isn’t “someone you can be friends with.”
Without sharing their name, Grigoriadis also referred to a writer colleague who spent a day with Markle, and said that this colleague’s takeaway was, “This person just is not on the level.”
There is some speculation that the unnamed writer is Allison P. Davis, who wrote a revealing profile of Markle for the Cut in August.
In his the podcast, Gold asked how Markle compares to some of the narcissists and sociopaths that Grigoriadis has encountered in her career, such as while reporting on the NXIVM cult. Grigoriadis said Markle is not a psychopath, but there’s something “off about all of them,” referring to Mrkle and her family.
Grigoriadis also revealed that an editor at an unnamed women’s magazine — not Vanity Fair — told her they didn’t want anything negative about Markle on their website.
This stands in stark contrast to how Markle and Harry have characterized their relationship with the press. The couple has painted the tabloids as their main foe, which they spoke about in their infamous Oprah interview and in their Netflix docuseries, “Harry & Meghan.”
But according to Grigoriadis, that’s part of how Markle lives in a “warped reality.”
“She was desperate for the press to be interested in her,” she said, describing Markle and Harry’s battles with the press as “an ace up the hole” for the couple because any press manipulation that they themselves engage in is now “justified.”
he should do this near the bewigged, surgically altered trollop with the adapted teeth who married embittered and intellectually challenged Harold
The case is not over!
Also, the new complaint will include things from the Netflix series.
https://twitter.com/jomilleweb/status/1641585349490081792
From The Spectator:
Kara Kennedy
Is this the reason Harry and Meghan stepped down as working Royals?
Stepping down as working royals would ‘provide our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity,’ Meghan and Harry wrote in their infamous bombshell statement of January 2020.
Just one month before, the Sussexes had launched their Archewell website, with childhood photos of themselves with their mothers, Doria Ragland and the late Princess Diana.
‘I am my mother’s son, and I am our son’s mother,’ the official letter read. ‘Together we bring you Archewell. We believe in the best of humanity. Because we have seen the best of humanity… from our mothers and strangers alike.’
Arche is Greek for ‘source of action.’ According to Archewell’s website, their action would include ‘uplifting and uniting communities – local and global, online and offline – one act of compassion at a time to fuel systemic cultural change.’ Gotcha.
Archewell’s mission statement is all woke buzzwords thrown together meant to mean nothing. Or maybe you have to find the meaning. Maybe that’s the point. Human nature loves a vacuum.
In the first 611 days of Archewell Audio’s multi-million pound agreement with Spotify – the Sussexes branched out from charity to the entertainment business pretty quickly – Meghan and Harry had only managed to produce one 33-minute ‘holiday special.’
Since then, we’ve had about twelve more hours of content from Megs. Her podcast, Archetypes, was all about words that offended her. She signed off the series saying that she will be back for a second season as thanks to this outlet she finally ‘feels seen.’ Who knows if she’ll have anything left to say after the Meghan & Harry Netflix series, her possible memoir and the relaunch of her personal blog, The Tig, or Git backwards.
But now Archewell have released tax filings for 2021 and they show what we all knew to be true the whole time. Meghan and Harry have spent the last three years doing very little at all. The documents show that the couple worked a grand total of one hour each a week at the foundation, racking up a time sheet of 52 hours in a year. Those chickens aren’t going to look after themselves.
For a company that’s gone through staff like disposable forks, Archewell doesn’t seem like a bad place to work. While Harry and Meghan don’t take a salary for their hard work, CEO James Holt works one hour a week and receives a $59,846 (£48,000) salary and $3,832 (£3,000) in other benefits. This equates to earning $1,224 (£980) an hour.
Finally, after three years of speculating, the truth may be appearing as to why Meghan and Harry stepped down as working royals. While they may claim it was down to institutional racism, tabloids, privacy, or big bad men in grey suits, the real answer may be more prosaic: the life of a working royal means work and that’s something they aren’t willing to do.
I think the 52 hours annually worked by the duplicitous duo may be due to some requirement, because the number of hours seems contrived. I think they may be legally required to put this minimal amount to qualify as employees, or something of the sort.
Without this requirement, the slothful, perfidious twosome would have declared fewer hours than the 52 hours they did.