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What Does it Mean to have a Friend?

 So I was reading the DM article talking about how * has friends.  Important friends.  Powerful friends.  And, they have friends layered below them. 

What does that mean to us today?  

So it is an interesting article filled with unnamed sources.  That's nothing new.  We see this quite often in the oh how wonderful the Sussex family members are.  

Make no mistake - these are very powerful women.  

Oprah - she has been there for a long time since the wedding and the interview.  According to the article (and even that seems to hedge by saying something about "I'm told" that Oprah was the push for the Kardashian party.).  So Oprah still seems to be around even though we don't see photos of them together.

Mellody Hobson is next up.  Quite a power woman who is very knowledgeable in finance (her own Investment company), Starbucks and more.  She did appear in Archetypes.  An unnamed source (again - this time who is a "business associate" of MH) offers that Mellody has offered assorted business advise.  

Next up is Shonda Rhimes.  You may remember that she stated that she did not base her Queen Charlotte on * who then responded (more or less) something about liking Bridgerton.  In there, somewhere is something about how * might learn something about that angle of the business from Shonda.

And then there is Nicole Avant (Netflix linkage, the party) and the photos of the two hugging.

There really isn't an overwhelming statement about why these women are so supportive of her other than it's all been unfair somehow to her.  

Really?  Because it sounds more like she's claiming victim status but she'll be back with all these power people to straighten things out.  Apparently there is a reasonable explanation as to why she needed to be filmed in Paris going through that tunnel - we just haven't heard it yet.  

And, more importantly, if she's been given advise from all these very knowledgeable women, why do things keep going so crosswise for her?  

The other thing is that it goes on and on about how she doesn't want to but she may have to write her own take on her life so far.  Yeah.  Sounds sort of like a veiled threat to me too.  Especially after all these paragraphs of these are my power friends show of force?


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Sassie said…
Emails please
Maneki Neko said…
I did read something about * being backed by powerful friends, the friends being, apart from the above-mentioned women, Tyler Perry and her mother Doris Ragland. I thought Tyler Perry was having nothing to do with her now and as for Doria, she doesn't have any power or influence. We know * is only interested in people who can be useful to her. Ten when their usefulness is no more, they can be discarded like a used tissue.
Reddit has a post on 'The four powerful women who won't let Meghan fail' about the DM article and also the supposed autobiography to come. The comments say it all.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1t6395j/the_four_powerful_women_who_wont_let_meghan_fail/
OKay said…
They can "advise" her as much as they like. (And odds are, they aren't.) Madame does not accept advice from anyone, ever.
Girl with a Hat said…
That story is complete BS. It includes Oprah Winfrey and Nicole Avant, Ted Sarandos' wife. The one who supposedly loathes *. As for Oprah, she is very fickle and will come back to *'s side if * is back in favour with the public.
Girl with a Hat said…
Better up cuts ties with Prince Harry on the heels of Boeing and Netflix pulling support from Invictus

https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1t7leqg/better_up_cuts_ties_with_prince_harry_on_the/
What does one call a middle aged woman who truly believes that when she dictates to magazines all the things she wants to happen they will happen. And everybody believes her and her stories.

Well, SHE calls herself a whip-smart woman.

Maneki Neko said…
@Girl with a Hat

I have no doubt the story about the powerful friends is total BS. I was just reporting what was on Reddit/DM. We know * doesn't have any genuine, long standing friends but only useful ones. Didn't Serena Williams ignore her recently? A friend in need is a friend indeed must be *'s motto.
I asked Copilot, the AI on my machine about the Harkle’s financial position – the answer painted a much rosier picture than we suspect eg Harry’s still got a lot left from Diana, Spare royalties etc. Also if anyone was behind them with support or pulling her strings. This was more or less ruled out. Our view/attitude was regarded as conspiracy theory. It seemed to me that it was a view more or less based uncritically on the stuff the Harkles themselves put out into the Press.
I’d be interested to know what sort of answers other Nutties get – it’s an interesting enquiry into AI, if nothing else.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy27eqy7ldo
Yesterday's results in the local government elections suggests that Birmingham may be struggling even more than we've been expecting during IG next year.
Girl with a Hat said…
I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I thought you believed this lie.
I remember reading that story on DM and thinking how they could print such lies.
Girl with a Hat said…
You have to be careful with AI. It relies on MSM articles for its answers, but also doesn't seem to be very good at making small distinctions. For example, I asked an AI agent if President Xi was at the Victory Day parade in Moscow today, because I couldn't see him in any pictures of the event. The AI answered in the affirmative but after I did some research, I found out that Xi was not in Moscow today. The articles that the AI agent was basing its answers on were from 2025 when Xi was indeed in Moscow for the parade.

This is supposed to be taking jobs away from people. It's wrong more than 50 % of the time when the questions doesn't concern tech and computers.
@GWAH - Exactly what I thought. On the topic I was asking about it seemed to have swallowed much of the Harkle fluff uncritically.
Magatha Mistie said…

The C*nt of Monte Cito

The die was cast
for madam markle
When she laid her ass bare
for the oprah debacle
A slow descent into
chaos, madness
As ever increasing her
manias and blandness
Malady doth project too much
Possessed as she is
with the sadim touch …


Magatha Mistie said…

I have no use for AI, annoys me
that whatever I google AI comes up
first. It replaces favoured, not favourite (don’t use) sites and their follow ons. I then have to search again.

Girl with a Hat said…
how the press lies to us:

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7d8930ed2d87a3d8eeec4a2dc9a81140a4ccc20d160734cacf70364b549e0717.jpg

By the way, I read the original article and my flabber was ghasted at the lies in it. I knew that a man of this calibre was smart enough not to insert himself into his employer's family drama.
GWAH
I agree. It's inconceivable that this is a true representation of something which may or may not have been said.
Brilliant post here from SMM, with cartoons , analysing a Sean post about the Griffiths article:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1t9o4qt/annoyance_is_the_most_genuine_expression_of/
Brilliant post, analysing Sean's latest comments, in SMM here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1t9o4qt/annoyance_is_the_most_genuine_expression_of/

There are some splendid cartoons, of Canadian origin, as well .
Maneki Neko said…
The DM says that * may be launching her own clothing range.
'A new 'sizing chart' for T-shirts has popped up on the As Ever website - including 'plus size' options - despite Meghan's business not currently selling any garments.
It suggests any clothing range will go up to 5xl for adults, which typically fits someone weighing up to 25 stone [350lbs].'
Somehow I can't I imagine * would like any obese plebs to wear anything in her clothing range, if indeed there is one.
'A spokesman for the Duchess of Sussex declined to comment.' Unless it's fake, there is now, however, a sine chart for T-shirts on her As Ever website. Presumably a plain white T-shirt you can buy anywhere. Yawn.

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15807399/Is-Meghan-launch-clothing-range-Unisex-T-shirt-size-charts-mysteriously-appear-website-including-plus-size-adults.html
Girl with a Hat said…
https://pagesix.com/2026/05/09/royal-family/why-prince-harrys-relationship-with-william-was-doomed/

Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship was damaged years before Meghan Markle entered the picture, a royal author says.

“People didn’t really acknowledge the fact that there was all this tension between Harry and William ever since they were small children, wrestling in the back of the car,” Christopher Andersen, author of “KATE! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen,” told Page Six in a recent exclusive interview.
Girl with a Hat said…
I think that the BRF may not have dealt with the rivalry between the boys well, just as they haven't with Charles and Andrew, and the Queen and her sister, Margaret. However, even Andrew, for all his faults, has shown he can be loyal and doesn't bad mouth the institution or his brother.
Maneki Neko said…
While at Eton, I think William pretended not to know Harry, he'd have nothing to do with him. They are only two years apart but William had already been there 3 years and had made friends, so perhaps didn't want Harry to tag along. I think they got on reasonably well outside school but it seems Harry's chip on the shoulder stems from the fact that William was always 'special' as groomed as a future king. This obviously sparked resentment.
I've read that Di pacified H by telling him that he & W could be joint kings (like William-and-Mary) and he still can't see that this belief came from the world of Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
Maneki Neko said…
I was reading about Invictus and that Melloney Poole, a trustee but also vice chairman of the board, has resigned. While trying to find out something about Invictus and dodgy finances, I came across a website by Rachel Maxwell, a former pilot and founder of Montecito Minimalist. As well as Instagram, she has a satirical website really taking the p out *. You can buy goods from the As If range etc but the best is Notes from the Manor - at the top - with speeches etc in the style of *, i.e. full of meaningless word salads. The 'transcript' and the speech are very funny.
https://montecitominimalist.com/
Girl with a Hat said…
The Australian government has cut all Invictus funding starting next year. And, a key trustee of Invictus has also stepped down.
Iansgirltammy said…
I honestly do not know how it's possible to easily rear a future Monarch when siblings are involved. I would think the Spare would need to involved in certain training and events, in case the worst happened, or the eldest child abdicated. I suppose you'd have to emphasize the down sides and stress the positive things like having more freedom to live a life you chose, rather then being stuck with enormous responsibilities and very little time of ones own, life scheduled years ahead of time, etc. I have 6 brothers, and cannot imagine navigating that.
Girl with a Hat said…
I am a very good musician and this has caused a lot of issues with my siblings. We all took music lessons but I was the one who was gifted with above average talent. It was mostly my parents who caused the problems as they felt that the talent should have been more evenly spread out. They forced my siblings to practice more and restricted my time at the piano, for example. Music became a burden rather than a pleasure for all of us.
Magatha Mistie said…

Inrictus Maims

So they came down under
hoping to plunder
Dosh for their nefarious aims
Didn’t go to plan
a flush in the pan
Now inflicted no cash
for the games…

Magatha Mistie said…

*Salad of the Exe*unt Spare

The perfidious plank
holds no rank
Deserted the forces
and his country for bank
His opinion, redundant
doesn’t matter
Just more posturing, opining
puss oozing patter…

*Apologies: Leonard Cohen
Ballad of the Absent Mare

Iansgirltammy said…
Oh my gosh, that seems absolutely ridiculous! No offense meant, but that seems beyond ridiculous! It's awful that your wonderful gift was reduced to being a burden, instead of the joy it was meant to be.
Iansgirltammy said…
Magatha, you keep me in stitches! I suspect that you're a famous author, incognito...
Maneki Neko said…
Harry and * are 'set to develop a film adaptation of a best-selling memoir about a British military mission in Afghanistan.
No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege, written by British Major Adam Jowett, chronicles his work leading a unit of paratroopers and Royal Irish Rangers in July 2006.
The film will be produced by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their Archewell Productions scripted content head Tracy Ryerson, Netflix reportedly said.'
I'm not sure where the money will come from. According to theroyalobserver.com, they're 'hoping against hope' that this new project works out'. According to this website, the duo is also busy with three other projects. Where they get their money, talent and experience from is anyone's guess.

https://www.theroyalobserver.com/p/meghan-markle-eyes-redemption-with-intense-new-netflix-war-drama-tied-to-harrys-military-past
Magatha Mistie said…

Vampire of the Vanities

No punt-ers for
Meet Me at the Lake
Another production
they’ll never make
No Way Out
for fucks sake
He’s stuck with that snake
Needs more garlic and a
sharpie pointed stake…

Magatha Mistie said…
Thank you
Six brothers, feisty lass!
Nah, just a deep seated
disgust of madam 😘

Maneki Neko said…
Well done with Vampire of the Vanities. I thought No Way Out was particularly fitting for them. Sadly for Harry, it would take more than more garlic and a sharpie pointed stake.
Keep writing ; -)
Girl with a Hat said…
She's planning a trip to Switzerland in the next few days, Geneva to be exact so that she can appear with one of the most hated men on the planet, the head of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus. They will spout nonsense about protecting children from social media, which is just an excuse for digital ID for everyone and more state control over our lives.
Maneki Neko said…
Catherine made a solo visit to Italy so * has to make a solo visit too. Also if she's without hubby, the spotlight is on her. Fame whore.
Girl with a Hat said…
So today, the DM has a story about how * is cheap and no one wants to hang out with her.
Last week, the narrative was that she has powerful friends who will always have her back.
It will be interesting when the time comes when Harry's wife can't get the papers to publish "news" about her. She will melt down in total hysterics when she can't get her "fixs".


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/king-shocked-saddened-soldier-dies-130100153.html
Yet the bitch thought it was funny when an elderly officer crashed onto the road from his charger at Trooping of the Colour.
Girl with a Hat said…
I thought that as well. And, I think the elderly man had a stroke during the Trooping
abbyh said…
Trip to Switzerland comment was something about how she would show up to the opening of an envelope if they paid her.

Girl with a Hat said…
the ironic thing is that she posted a photo of herself trying on clothes with Lilibucks at her feet, and she's in a lilac coat and dress.
Someone at SMM on reddit posted the tweet or instagram post where she was making fun of women in lilac blazers showing up for job interviews because that was all that was available in those second hand shops catering to women trying to re-enter the workforce. LOL.
I passed out on a galloping pony a few years ago. Luckily, it was a very small pony and I did myself no harm when I hit the ground. I was 75 at the time. It may have been a TIA but I was later diagnosed as needing a pacemaker.
Girl with a Hat said…
That tweet about the lilac blazers was made when she was putting together a capsule wardrobe for Smart Works when she was still in the UK.
It seems that Harry must answer some questions about Invictus money (vanishing in the air) after Australian government denying the money for their Invictus gang and Boeing is pulling out after many years of taking part. Maybe it is the question of too many luxury hotel rooms, fine dining and clothes for Harry's wife but nothing absolutely nothing for the veterans?

I do believe Harry has done nothing illegal or immoral with those millions because I do not think he understands the goings-on of his wife but ignorance is never a valid excuse in the court rooms in Canada, USA or UK.

The way to Birmingham may be complicated with new political situation, bin strikes and pecarious economic situation.

I doubt if she's ever read `Color Mr Beautiful' , because she knows it all anyway, but cool lilacs don't flatter a (aham!) warm-toned skins.
Maneki Neko said…
Also re the photo of * trying on clothes with Lilibucks, there was a black jacket on a coat hanger with the name visible, I couldn't be bothered to zoom in on the photo but I think it said Georgio Armani. Of course, the brand had to be visible. I'm not sure what Lilibucks was doing at *'s feet, perhaps doing up a strap? Meanwhile, I suppose Archie was doing something meaningful with Harry.
Girl with a Hat said…
One of the biggest issues with the competitors in the Invictus games is that the majority of participants from other countries are physically handicapped and visibly so.
Most of the American participants are not physically handicapped yet they compete against physically handicapped rivals. People who have seen the games are quite shocked by this fact.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/calls-southbank-chairman-quit-over-114905341.html
One of * 's cronies, Misan Harriman, in the London news.
... and from the Independent....
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/meghan-says-leaders-must-act-195351079.html
Girl with a Hat said…
Her speech in Geneva was not an overwhelming success, it seems.
Humor Me said…
Even I was stunned at the photo of her daughter at her feet, then going to a conference to speak about children/ social media harm. She is clueless.
Maneki Neko said…
Poor Megs, her speech in Switzerland didn't attract a large audience. Watch her face on the video
https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/2206888/meghan-markles-mask-slipped-didnt-realise
She's also getting stick for her hypocrisy as she's been 'called out for a supposed "ultimate display of hypocrisy" after she posted an image of her daughter on social media.'
https://www.facebook.com/pagesix/posts/meghan-markle-ridiculed-for-tone-deaf-photo-of-daughter-lilibet-before-cyber-bul/1352417933422156/


Commenting little children is not right so I will not. But I can say as a daughter of a sadistic violent narcissistic mother that the photos Harry's wife takes of her daughter do worry me greatly. There is something tragically submissive posing every time she is near her mother. I was like that because I never knew when my mother would crab me by the hair or was dealing me a box (or two) on the ear. The strangers who knew my mother socially thought she was the most charming woman in the world but the truth at home was something else.

I hope Harry has more man in himself than my father had if what I doubt happens at their home. I don't say it happens but I don't like the photos of that little girl because of my own experiences.

Girl with a Hat said…
I'm sorry you had to go through that Alianor. It's terrible when the person you usually count on for unconditional love and protection abuses you.
I also found that picture of the child at her feet to be shocking.
abbyh said…
Some interesting comments and thoughts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1HJgYm6PRE
Very interesting and, she is Montecito Minimalist. Commentary on the problems of Goop and *

Here is something to mull over -
Comment that * was actually being brought into the BRF for William by ... Yorks. Interesting thought. Never thought of it from that angle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1dr4Pn6In4

Alianor, I am always sad when I hear of you and others (any of us as apparently many of us have) who grew up with someone who was less than kind. May we find the peace, contentment which we did not have back then.
Girl with a Hat said…
Wille Rydman, Finland's minister for social affairs and health, once allegedly joked about being a Nazi and was accused of calling people from the Middle East 'desert monkeys'.

In a series of text messages to a girlfriend, later leaked to a newspaper, he also allegedly said Somalian people were spreading 'like weeds' and reportedly said he'd prefer to ban Muslim women in headscarves - more than headscarves themselves.

On Sunday, the Duchess of Sussex grinned with him in a warm selfie after a dinner with ministers and WHO delegates following her 'no child lost to social media' speech.

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15830183/Meghan-Markle-distances-scandal-hit-Finnish-politician-asked-selfie-emerges-faced-claims-sexual-harassment-racism.html

The BRF have teams of people to vet anyone so that the BRF don't become engulfed in controversy.
abbyh said…
I don't know. I remember it as a subcomment, not a new post. And, for some reason (I have been really wrong some times) I read your question and thought it was from a Sinner. I'm sorry I don't remember better. I will try looking some more later and if I find something, I will let you know.

I looked at it and thought: oh, gosh, oh ... Harry appeared to be closer to the cousins than William, so it would have been a harder placement but - if there is some truth to it - then it would make some added sense to why he is taking such a hard line towards them. Likely to be one of those things we never know.
Oh Girl with a Hat I could not help laughing. Every one in Fennoscandia following the politics knows this story and though Mr Rydman has never been convicted of any crime one can trust Harry's wife with her political aspirations to go and properly screw up any situation with any man! She can't help herself. Any man with a power position who wants a selfie with her is going to get that and maybe some more? Hmmm!

Truly hilarious!!

Poor baroness! Have you seen the photo of her and her new husband in 2018 where she crushes his face between her hands while kissing him?

No roses or peonies or lilies-of-the-valley? No new diamond ring or pearl bracelet or rubies around your throat? He did not give you any of those? Then why not humiliate him with ugly photos from yesteryear as a revenge?

The princess of Wales seems to get beautiful jewels from her husband every anniversary but they seem to have a very happy marriage. And in this very ugly world it is beautiful to see a family where everybody loves their family members with warmth and happiness. It gives one a feeling of a better future!

Girl with a Hat said…
https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/19/17/108725481-15831709-image-a-19_1779209465681.jpg

What great penmanship for a 6 year old!
Girl with a Hat said…
The writing on that enveloppe on the table doesn't belong to a 6 year old unless he's a prodigy
Well spotted GWAH - It's more mature than that of his `mother`!
Maneki Neko said…
The above is true but don't forget that Archie is a prodigy who had a very advanced vocabulary at the age of 2, so we shouldn't be so surprised
Maneki Neko said…
This is a strech - *'s 'rare visit to the UK' (DM). * just had a layover at Heathrow. In that case I made a visit to Hong Kong too!

'Alongside a Union Jack emoji, she also shared an image of a handwritten card she'd received from BA staff, writing: 'Thanks to this amazing flight crew for all the love yesterday! Appreciate all your memories and kind words.'

The card read: 'Dearest Harry and Meghan, Wishing you a wonderful wedding anniversary, With love, The whole British Airways family.''

Waste of time on the part of BA, she doesn't care and wouldn't be grateful. She would have stayed airside for a couple hours, give or take, so technically wouldn't have been on UK soil. Not newsworthy.
Girl with a Hat said…
So how did they know to buy a card before the flight or do they have a happy anniversary card lying around?
abbyh said…
Apparently Taz found that you can pay to have a card celebrating something going on in your life and they will sign it.
Dan just posted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5XdKNk3HAY
Girl with a Hat said…
Oops, I mean how did the BA people know to buy a card and do they keep track of the Harkles`wedding anniversaries?
The "look" of the baroness in Geneva was that of a deeply bitter middle aged spinster with too tight bun. The look of her home (closet and kitchen) is antiquated and worn out without any charm. The look of her marriage is definitely not of love (passionate or tender or warm) more like "I am kissing this man in my house only for commercial purposes". And the look of those short human beings singing happy anniversary MAMA is to show the world that I am perfect in my house and I can prove it (though I am so done with the "prove it game").

In truth it looks like she is losing it very fast whatever she is trying.

Girl with a Hat said…
How ridiculous then of her to act like it was a special thing!
Maneki Neko said…
@Girl with a Hat

Of course it is ridiculous of * to act as if the BA card was a special thing but it puts her in the news and makes her look special. It's all about appearances with her.

@Wild Boar and Magatha

Talking about appearances, she reminds me of Hyacinth Bucket
@Maneki Neko
Nice one! There's quite a lot of Rose in her I think and perhaps it'd be a bit mean to see Onslow as her brother! Also Hyacinth doesn't treat poor Richard as badly as * treats H - and Richard is hardworking and wholesome, unlike H.
I don't think the link I 've just posted works. It was a to a video asserting that H slipped into Clarence House this morning for a secret meeting with HM. It looked real enough but I can't now find it again - it appeared under some `shorts' of musical performances on the concourse of the Gare de Lyons in Paris (These are well worth watching BTW)
If anyone can find the video I mean, what do you make of it?
She constantly uses unpolished silver with her food photos. WHY?
Magatha Mistie said…

Teethfaux

A layover in the UK
for *Antiminth Fouquet
Saw her purchase a card
from the crew
The captain’s Mayday call
as he signed for them all
Warned of their fondness
for recollections not true
He made clear with his chat
he wouldn’t Roger That
Fouquet that’s Fuckit to you…


*Antiminth: worm/parasite treatment


Magatha Mistie said…

@Maneki
Hyacinth at least knew
how to dress/act appropriately
Rose may well be her
alter ego 😉

*is photographer friend Misan Harriman back in the news:
https://www.gbnews.com/politics/lisa-nandy-arts-boss-reform-election-success-labour
Headline: `Ministers urged to investigate arts boss who compared Reform's election success to 1930s Germany'

Subheading : `The chairman sparked additional controversy for appearing to suggest there was a media 'conspiracy' to make the Golders Green knife attack about the Jewish victims'
Channel 5 at 9pm this evening (British Summer time):

`Prince Harry in Therapy' - about his revelations about his interior life.
Might be interesting...
Maneki Neko said…
Very true but Hyacinth put on airs and graces to make herself sound posh but in reality she was above her station like *. I love Teethfaux ;-)
Maneki Neko said…
Seen in Reddit
'Oh for f--k's sake: just days after Prince William says how the late Queen put clotted cream on her scones before jam, As ever does THIS.'

I was wondering what that scone looked like, it's the wrong colour and consistency but * graciously shared her own recipe. She uses an egg! And, dare I say it, flower sprinkles. As the article says, 'What's even more laughable is that the recipe uses ENGLISH measurements.'

https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1tlnrrx/oh_for_fks_sake_just_days_after_prince_william/
Glazed them with egg! Added sugar! Used baking powder instead of bicarb! Aargh - sacrilege! They're meant to be floury. At least she didn't add sultanas or cheese & mustard.
What'd she do with pasties? Doesn't bear thinking about...
Maneki Neko said…
Why is she even interested in something as quintessentially English as scones? Her recipe is sacrilege, like putting ketchup on oysters.
VetusSacculi said…
Her scone is as flat as a pancake - maybe she’s trying to use up her crap, sorry, crepe mix.
Maneki Neko said…
@VetusSacculi

Have you seen the photo in the DM? Wrong colour, wrong shape, wrong texture and honey and dried flowers. Here is the photo in all its glory. It's definitely not recognisable as a scone. It might fool some Americans, though.
https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/05/26/12/108873639-15848807-image-m-18_1779795493247.jpg
Apparently (according to SMM) she shortens the kids' names to `Arch & Lil' - how bloody common.
For instance, `Fag Ash Lil' was used, from at least the 1960s, to denote a slovenly woman with a `fag' (yes, I know, but that's another story) permanently drooping from the corner of her mouth, spilling ash everywhere but particularly over food.
We used to call our chain-smoking biology mistress `Fag Ash (Lil)' but we meant it affectionately.
One of my chums said it was the name of a racehorse - and I've just found her!
According to https://www.pedigreequery.com/fag+ash+lil, she seems to have been a Thoroughbred grey mare ?born 1958. The phrase was around before that it seems.
At least this mare had class and breeding, which is more than can be said for the Mare of Montecito
VetusSacculi said…
@Maneki Neko - oof, that’s even worse than a video I watched on Reddit of runny jam being spooned onto some cream that was sitting on a biscuit-coloured disc that resembled a very small frisbee. Now I will admit to using an egg, milk and baking powder in my scones (Mary Berry’s recipe - I made some today), but her recipe includes cream. No wonder they look heavy.
As far as I can make out, from what Mr Wildboar used to say, from the experience of US assignments, American `biscuit' is v. close to English scones. IMO `plain scones' (made without sugar) are best for cream teas. Real clotted cream (an emulsion of water in fat, like butter) can survive without refrigeration for a week - on holiday in Devon we used to send it through the post as a treat to friends left back home. Less dense creams are fat-in-water emulsions and spoil quickly.
The pic of *'s offering reminds me of the time I was queueing for a coffee at a Euston Station takeaway, en route for Manchester. The chap in front of me, who sounded very Mancunian, waved towards some filled wholemeal rolls and said,
`Ah'll 'ave two of them tor-toyses, please Miss.'
Tortoises, yes! That's what *'s `scones' look like.
BTW, the word `turtle' is thought by some to have originated from a Bristol seaman's pronunciation of the French `tortue', Bristolians traditionally put an `L' on the end of words ending in a vowel eg ` a bananal boat from Bermudal'.
OTOH, I like to think `tomato' and `avocado' lost their final `L' s because some smartie pants thought they were Bristol mispronunciations?
Here endeth today's disquisition on Old World culture
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When Harry's money is no more will he come "home" to England without his wife and children? And when his wife's money (she may have some in hiding) is no more will she come to England and start living with Harry again? And will she expect the status of a working royal with a palace and staff and a tiara or three? Will she risk DNA testing of Harry's children? And what will those tests tell the world?

Or is she ready to move to an apartment building and start living in five rooms and a kitchen? And continue jam cooking and flower sprinkling?

With Harry and his wife life is interesting!

(Oh, Magata Mistie, I CAN'T stop laughing!! Ask AI, that is hilarious, so hilarious!!)

Maneki Neko said…
I wouldn't normally bother to post about something so unremarkable but Megs must be desperate. Now she's flogging, or trying to, 'luxury matchboxes' - a 'new limited-edition', no less - as 'part of her £190 $256 'Signature Scent Collection''. Who has ever heard of luxury and matchboxes? Eye roll. I can imagine lots of people will rush to buy her tat in these days of economic uncertainty.
Maneki Neko said…
In other news, 'Frogmore Cottage, the former UK residence of Harry and Meghan could see its extensive renovation reversed.' The Palace is trying to erase all traces of the duo. Options are to subdivide the property, find alternative residents or use it for visiting dignitaries. Whatever happens, this signals clearly that our twosome are not wanted.
Iansgirltammy said…
There are definitely fancy match holders (for candles) , but Nutmeg is well behind the trend. I'm a bit obsessed with candles, and have all sorts of accessories for them, but you need a ton of things that hold matches. I have some pretty strie jars, but most people, including myself, use the clicker type things, or electric one, however pretty jars, etc, may be.
Magatha Mistie said…

Fame Retardant

As she struck her first match
she plotted her catch
To incite and inflame
and eventually blame
Haz the dim wickless runt

She lit match after match
but couldn’t match that
Burning her bridges
left flogging cheap tat
Her sparkle diminished
a sputtering grunt

In the flickering shadows
the sulphurous dame
Lights her last wick
on a dying flame
Her burning ambitions snuffed out
cilly stunt…

Magatha Mistie said…

@Iansgirl
Personalised wick trimmers
as used in haz’ castration 😉

Magatha Mistie said…

@WildBoar
My biology teacher was known
as Bent Lil
Stout shoes and build
basin haircut
One of the school gardeners
would often get us
girls to deliver a rose etc
to her
Her name was Miss Bentley
A rose by any other name?

Magatha Mistie said…

@Maneki
The King has spoken
Quietly and succinctly
The rest is madam

Maneki Neko said…
Another brilliant poem. Thank you for your wit and for making me laugh x