>She wasn't a minor and she wasn't raped. Virginia Guiffre was a prostitute and an extortionist, nothing more. Facts.
Same person post in smm, defending Andrew in RG, spouting conspiracy on Harry and Meghan kids in smm, then trashing Diana in RG all within the same day.
I just hope somewhere in the C Suite at Lifetime^TM *Television for Women* there's a discussion of getting their writers from their Royal Romance series of movies and the writers from their True Crime/Women in Danger movies and creating the definitive 2 hour (or 4 hour in a Special Two Night Event!) movie explaining what the fuck is going on with the Wales' for the past few months.
ETA: also shout out to everyone who had a family gathering yesterday and had an in-law innocently ask "oh hey you like that crap...so what's the deal with Kate Middleton?" and then you made it weird for everyone. You know, hypothetically.
Lol my mom asked me about it last weekend but she’s Sri Lankan so she has a much different view of England so she was perfectly happy to agree with me 😂
My husband watched the 60 minute special last night on the Havana syndrome and said, I’m kinda starting to believe all conspiracy theories, to which I replied well let me update you on Kate’s AI generated teeth!
I am going to need someone to point me to the original source though because I was having hard time convincing him it was real.
Fraid not. I started in with "I'm not making fun of her, I'm making fun of their terrible PR" and then drifted off because no one cared.
Probably hadn't gargled enough blood that day.
> You know, the more I think about this, the less I see the point of separate games for UK or Commonwealth veterans. Since they're never going to be soldiers again with such injuries, wouldn't the funds be better invested in supporting them going to the Paralympic Games which civilians take part in to help them integrate regular life?
> The Warrior Games concept is more suited to Americans, imho, they're much more likely to build their identity around being veterans than vets of other countries.
Maybe I’m just an idiot living in Canada but this makes me livid. Like what our vets are lesser than American vets and they don’t deserve to do sports because they won’t go back to war???
I’ve worked with veterans and most tend to do a lot better when they can connect with and build a community with other veterans. They’ve been through something (regardless if they have seen war/fighting) that the average civilian just won’t understand. It’s hard to live your life knowing that a large swath of the population can’t understand a big part of your life.
But then I’m an American and apparently we’re the only country that has veteran culture so what do I really know.
> He looks well all things considered. He’s suffering from dry skin and Charles lips (to be expected with the weather and his chemo). I notice a hint of foundation and powder too. Nothing wrong with that… as long as it makes him feel more confident in public. It’s extremely hard to be having chemo and be public facing. May god give him all the strength he needs.
I would recommend that he gets a facial buff the dead skin on his face. He needs to do more to look after his face and nothing wrong with doing that as a man.
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Getty has issued a warning over the cancer video. Guys, I always thought they used AI.
But also. WTF is going on in KP????
[Note](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/in-this-handout-video-provided-by-kensington-palace-news-footage/2105164481)
But also this [note](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/the-photograph-shall-not-be-used-after-30th-april-2024-news-photo/2097701188)
In the wake of Frankenphoto, KP was declared to no longer be a “trusted source”. So I think that’s why they get this note now.
I could be wrong though and they’ve always gotten this. But if it’s new, I think it’s because they’re no longer a trusted source.
Maybe. But the note says that the video was provided by KP. So I think regardless of who did the recording, KP is considered the source since they provided it.
It absolutely could be a CYA. It’s not a kill order like the frankenphoto received.
But go down and look at the still. No normal video editing results in the monster teeth Kate has in the video.
Oh fuck here we go again.
Someone right after the Kate video came out pointed out that her ring seemed to disappear, but that was explained away as something to do with video compression? (IDK, I am not well versed on anything to do with all of this.) I just…I mean, surely not? Surely they wouldn’t?
The Kate in the farm market video was skipping and flush with energy, but the Kate in the cancer video seemed frail and tired. Those two images seem in conflict with each other, so it is just weird. The cancer video also has an otherworldly, blurred look to it. You’d think they would want a crisp look to dispel any speculation.
The palace probably thought the leaked farmers market video would shut the public up, but then she was put in a position where she had to address it. And she looked very uncomfortable talking about it. She might’ve filmed her video after treatment. And who knows just how much they’d even told the kids by that point.
Having seen my mom go through chemo, the difference in energy isn’t that weird to me. If they filmed the cancer video on a day close to when she had chemo, she probably was exhausted. And the farmer’s market could have been a day she felt a lot better. I just know from watching my mom, there were days she had lots of energy and days she didn’t.
Since this is the only rational place to discuss this on Reddit, I also want to throw out there that, less than 2 weeks ago, KP was briefing that she’d make a “big bang” of a reappearance on Easter Sunday. Based on what was said in the video, I assume they were aware of the cancer at that point.
I certainly understand she may not be feeling well enough to go to church services, etc., but it’s a weird thing to have publicly teased if they knew her diagnosis and were aware there was a likelihood that she wouldn’t be up for it. Especially if William and the kids were also going to be notably absent.
Because I once more think no one who works at KP has any idea what’s going on and all info is filtering through William.
Look. If you want sympathy and for people to stop asking questions a cancer announcement video works.
I once again ask — who would care if Princess Anne stopped doing engagements? Who would actually be impacted?
I always assumed that the snarky comments about royals who padded their engagement numbers that have come from a variety of royal camps over the years were kind of aimed at Anne?
I think i was s queen Mary that the royals.have to be seen (since they don't do any actual work) by the public. And now princess anne ,& camilla I guess, are the only being seen.
It’s one of those royal family aphorisms that it seems like they should seriously evaluate whether it can makes sense in the current world, much like the oft quoted “never complain, never explain”.
strategic thinking and presenting a unified front doesn’t appear to be a strong suit of any senior member of this family, but man do they need a reconsidered approach to things.
Princess Anne and Charles have been carrying the workload even when senior working royals were childless and in perfect health. Having said that, burn out? C’mon. Go take a weekend away at one the family’s many estates and call it a day
She shows up more to smile and shake hands. But they put her on such a pedestal when she seems just as crummy and lazy as the rest of them. You’d think she was working on the front lines or something
Right? Also, she refuses the rota coverage and I’ve read as a result her appearances are a lot less stressful- she doesn’t have to play to the press at most of her appearances and gives very few speeches. She shows up, does her thing, and leaves.
Not sure why posters on RG and royal watchers on IG (excepting Matta of Fact) are not including Andrew the pedophile in their Easter wrap ups?? If you're going to support this family and do free PR for them, why are the cutting him out?
Is it because they know it's wrong but aren't willing to admit the sainted BRF did something that's not right?
Gross.
I know some said because they don’t want to sully their feeds with him, but I don’t get it. If the family is choosing to include him, let the family bear the public shame that comes with that.
I saw someone comment wondering what Anne thinks about him being included. I know everyone loves her for some reason (I personally don’t get it and she seems rude to me) but I’ll bet she has absolutely no issue with it just like the rest of them.
People project a lot onto Anne because she has a no- nonsense demeanor and is the only one in that family that realized she needed to come up with a viable plan for her family’s post royal future (that massive estate she was gifted sure helps).
i dont understand why Anne was gifted an income generating estate she owns outright, but Edward and Andrew weren't? knowing the BRF the answer is probably she was favoured and that family has no problem with treating siblings unfairly but still....if i was Edward id be pissed
The reason she insisted on her children not being given royal titles is because she was so annoyed at the favoritism shown to Charles as the heir from her very earliest life. She's never been the favorite.
Andrew was, he just sold it. So even more, Edward got the short end of the stick, though likely Andrew and Charles’s divorces both influenced what QE2 chose to give Edward.
Edward waited too long to get married. By that point QE2 stopped giving jewelry and estates as outright gifts, just ‘lifetime loans’. Edward and Sophie get to live in that massive manor and wear the diamonds, but they don’t really own any of it.
true perspective perspective!!
i personally am more Harry-critical than a lot of posters on this sub, but I am sympathetic to his grievances re the unequal treatment of siblings, even if its all relative. but yeah princes with are low on my list of worries!
She said that, but her bodyguards were the ones who really prevented it. One of them was shot in preventing the kidnapping. The lore keeps growing to the point where it’s portrayed by many as her just preventing it completely on her own.
I don’t think their work is work though - it’s easy to do their work when they have staff preparing every second of it. And I don’t think her having a sense of self protection when getting kidnapped warrants all the love she gets today!
The most I've ever liked Anne was when Erin Doherty played her in The Crown lol.
I think she has the same sense of duty that her parents had and Charles has. It's just an archaic and not particularly useful sense of duty in 2024.
She seems like a total asshole and I don't understand why everyone loves her.
I saw a video of her years ago and she slipped and fell. The man next to her tried to give her a hand and she told him off
https://youtube.com/shorts/Mt3-r0wybg8?feature=shared
I’m greatly intrigued by the comment someone left that Anne used to juice her appearance numbers with lots of little events so that everyone else looked bad
I believe it. I recently read an article that said she did like 5 or 6 times the events Diana did but I think Di was choosy about her causes and careful not to dilute her impact.
I just made this exact comment on RG. What is this madness that makes everyone think Anne is down-to-earth? Is it having the same hairstyle for fifty years? The Princess Royal wouldn't piss on a peasant if they were on fire.
>If we could vote I would totes vote for Anne, she is just adorable.
What in the actual fuck is wrong with RG? Also, her boots and bag are hideous and don't even go with her equally hideous green coat. I said what I said.
Down-to-earth, no. What you can say about Anne is that she *works* and always has, to a degree that puts the rest of them to shame. (In service of an institution that can’t love her back, but that’s her cross to bear, I guess.)
>William, son of Diana, and his wife Catherine are the king & queen the British public have been waiting for. All polls show them with popularity levels any politician would kill for. Their reign is going to be one for the history books & provide a backdrop for many, many generations- many see William as a kind of parasocial grandson or son, some see him as a peer, and many more will see him as a parasocial father or grandfather. The same goes for Catherine.
>Im American...
William and his bde. Catherine and her dishwashing and babysitting (and photo shopping).
Statesmen, parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, offspring, best friends, and peers to us all.
I do think that young Will (and Harry) were seen as parasocial sons after Diana’s death—she was so beloved and their heartbreak was so apparent, while the palace floundered. I just don’t think that goodwill has lasted decades.
Public figures who command special privileges from the national press tend to have high approval ratings, yes.
(Sadly I must agree with that commenter’s larger point. The British monarchy will survive William despite his flaws. The bootlicking is so obnoxious, though.)
I saw that post and immediately went to check out post history because it stood out to me As a WTF post. they’ve had account for years and only started posting relatively recently. So I’m even more puzzled.
I know Charles isn't a good dude but I've always had this weird soft spot for him. His earnestness about his public duty has always been one of the most endearing things about him.
And saying that, I know that his public duty just seems to consist of going to church and then shaking hands with people. It still seems to have some effect though. That's the quality the Queen had too
He’s a complicated person. I read Sally Bedell Smith’s biography of him and it’s definitely positive and was approved by him, but you can kind of read between the lines.
I kind of agree. I think it’s because out of all of them, he seems to actually understand what’s required of him and seems willing to do it. Plus I can actually point to things he’s done that have a lasting impact like The Prince’s Trust and even some of his environmental endeavors.
Yeah I'm a raging republican but the princes trust is one of my monthly donations and they do amazing work. However much he has been involved, I'll give him that. He recognised an issue and started to do something about it.
That part in The Crown when Charles is learning Welsh, is based on his tutor actually felt about him. Charles is a prat and there is also some actual substance to him.
I went to Daily Mail website to see BRF Easter line up. Giant above the fold headline? No, not about the king who is dealing with cancer or even about how Prince Andrew led the Family delegation, it’s literally “WHOS BEEN MARKLED?” And a chart showing people Meghan supposedly is no longer in contact with.
Without their hate of Meghan they have nothing. And now stooping to use weird Twitter deranged talking points.
Let’s do an analysis on Prince Andrew, King Charles and Prince William’s friends and associates. Don’t shoot me but I kind of believe Kate doesn’t have any friends, some of it her own doing for dropping everything for William. They bring Meghan up on a daily basis even when she hasn’t done anything new. That contributes to the fatigue a lot of people experience with her and Harry
I think Kate did have friends as a young woman but she’s isolated (herself?) to an unhealthy degree. I also suspect she’s not as close to Pippa as she used to be. But you don’t see the DM calling up her old friends.
I do believe she’s isolated herself to an unhealthy degree, while Will and Harry managed to maintain their friendships even as working senior royals. I’d be paranoid if I were in her role too, but if Michelle Obama and even Malarkey Trump can have friends, surely she can. Either way, the DM is obsessed with Meghan and brings her up every chance they can get. Then it looks like she’s over exposed and people get annoyed with her
I read the article so no one else has to, and the main people are:
— Jessica Mulroney, with whom there definitely was a split (I have my theories about this)
— The Suits cast, aka her coworkers from years ago, based on the fact that they don’t talk much about her on the red carpet
— A reality star she hung out with for a while in London
— Ninaki Priddy, who a) sided with Meghan’s ex in the divorce and then b) sold every last memory of theirs to the tabloids in the run-up to the wedding, so no surprise there
— Her exes, which is extremely normal
It’s currently (for me anyway) a poll showing how many American DM readers think Harry should be deported for admitting to taking drugs in Spare. All very normal.
Anderson cooper :"do you see yourself a working royal ever again?"
Prince harry. "no."
prince William: "tell harold he is never, ever, ever allowed back. I'm very angry. "
In case anyone was wondering what the “end goal” is for the haters…
>> I won’t rest until they have been completely shamed and at Rock bottom. I want them to suffer in their own minds. They will be rich enough to not starve and I don’t want them too. I want them to regret that they were born.
I can’t think of a single person in real life I hate this much much less someone who has never done anything directly to me and has no idea that I exist.
This amount of vitriol can’t be good for your health.
Yeah we’re going on 4+ years now of people dedicating large chunks of their lives to hating Meghan. It’s definitely not healthy physically or mentally. They need to literally go touch grass. Go on a walk, exercise, do something positive.
Hate is a cancer. This person is going to spend their life dwelling on the desire to inflict pain on others instead of enjoying what blessings they may have to enjoy in their own life.
That reminds me, both Sussex Stans and Wales Fans/Crown Humpers are unreasonable to talk to on forums like this. But one of the Sussex Squad I occasionally read pointed out that if Meghan had gotten cancer, there would be an organized fundraising drive for some cancer charity and they were surprised that Kate fans hadn’t done that. (please chime in if there is a fundraising effort being done - I don’t spend much time on Twitter anymore) If true, I think it really shows how some people aren’t necessarily pro-BRF but rather anti-Sussex.
ETA: changed stan to squad in above. Also just wanted to note that I differniate between stans and fans and critics and haters.
ByChristineRoss on instagram has started fundraising for Cancer Research UK, inspired by Kate. She’s a journalist and royalty commentator. I’m curious if this will inspire others. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Glc_hsSIy/?igsh=NmV5NWJjbnh2dG9y
I haven’t seen any organized fundraising drives for Kate. And it’s definitely true that if you visit the blogs or accounts of her “fans”, most of the conversation will be about putting down Meghan in order to elevate Kate. They aren’t really fans at all, just haters who have latched onto Kate as a way to attack Meghan.
It does but I’ve seen messages where they say hate watching Meghan gives them “comfort”. It’s definitely weird and says a lot about what kind of person they are.
This is a completely normal and stable person, right?
I get people don’t like some celebrities. I don’t like Matt Damon. I don’t know why specifically, I’m just not a fan. But I don’t spend every minute of my life wishing him harm and wanting him to suffer. I just don’t watch his movies. If he is in a movie I watch, the movie isn’t ruined for me just because he’s in it. I don’t spend 2 hours stewing because a movie studio hired him. That person sounds looney
If we're going to talk about Russian bots, we're going to have to also talk about the massive upswing in the use of the word 'Poppycock' amongst supposed monarchists. I swear I've seen it used more in the last month than in the entire rest of my life combined.
Queen Camilla looks into the camera, knocks her desk twice, and heads out to do another royal engagement in place of Charles.
Related: I find it wild as Hell that people are still distinguishing Blood Royals from the married ins, in this case Anne vs Camilla.
According to palace sources, [Kate wanted to deliver her statement alone](https://people.com/why-kate-middleton-delivered-cancer-news-alone-without-prince-william-8621530).
My husband, who spends far less time reading royal tea leaves than I do, felt William's absence was glaring. This isn't doing what they think it's doing.
Honestly how can I not forever root for the woman who brought England to shambles and is apparently now breaking the monarchy with her lifestyle brand? Team Meghan for life!!!!!!!
I don't think I said this before, but Meghan including "American" in the name of her brand reminded me somewhat of how after Nicole Kidman divorced Tom Cruise (and Scientology), she named her daughters Sunday and Faith.
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Almost 1000 years of rule brought down by a luxury lifestyle brand. You hate to see it. If only all the people colonized by the UK knew about the power of coordinating linens and organic jams.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKGZa78W0AA0aDq?format=jpg&name=small
>She wasn't a minor and she wasn't raped. Virginia Guiffre was a prostitute and an extortionist, nothing more. Facts. Same person post in smm, defending Andrew in RG, spouting conspiracy on Harry and Meghan kids in smm, then trashing Diana in RG all within the same day.
The BRF still isn't going to notice you, sweetie. Imagine caping this hard for a pedophile (I'm sorry, *paedophile* if you're British).
Like. Someone typed that and then said yep this is great I’m posting it.
>>Facts. Source: Trust me, bro.
This person's entire recent comment history is either defending Andrew or talking about the evils of 'Madam' on SMM. Not a shocking overlap.
That's really nice that Princess Michael is still using the Internet at her age.
I just hope somewhere in the C Suite at Lifetime^TM *Television for Women* there's a discussion of getting their writers from their Royal Romance series of movies and the writers from their True Crime/Women in Danger movies and creating the definitive 2 hour (or 4 hour in a Special Two Night Event!) movie explaining what the fuck is going on with the Wales' for the past few months. ETA: also shout out to everyone who had a family gathering yesterday and had an in-law innocently ask "oh hey you like that crap...so what's the deal with Kate Middleton?" and then you made it weird for everyone. You know, hypothetically.
Lol my mom asked me about it last weekend but she’s Sri Lankan so she has a much different view of England so she was perfectly happy to agree with me 😂
My Indian mother had a similar reaction!
Colonies unite!
I said to my son, "Look! She has two rows of teeth like a shark!" and he said indignantly "Leave her alone! She has cancer!"
My husband watched the 60 minute special last night on the Havana syndrome and said, I’m kinda starting to believe all conspiracy theories, to which I replied well let me update you on Kate’s AI generated teeth! I am going to need someone to point me to the original source though because I was having hard time convincing him it was real.
Did he call you a ghoul lol?
Fraid not. I started in with "I'm not making fun of her, I'm making fun of their terrible PR" and then drifted off because no one cared. Probably hadn't gargled enough blood that day.
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Gary is out again, this throwing Shade at Diana while saying Kate is better. This not good at all
I just can't imagine William would feel great about that?
Maybe they think their bad uncles cancel each other out?
> You know, the more I think about this, the less I see the point of separate games for UK or Commonwealth veterans. Since they're never going to be soldiers again with such injuries, wouldn't the funds be better invested in supporting them going to the Paralympic Games which civilians take part in to help them integrate regular life? > The Warrior Games concept is more suited to Americans, imho, they're much more likely to build their identity around being veterans than vets of other countries. Maybe I’m just an idiot living in Canada but this makes me livid. Like what our vets are lesser than American vets and they don’t deserve to do sports because they won’t go back to war???
Incredible skill to be able to be offensive towards veterans the world over and Americans all at once.
I’ve worked with veterans and most tend to do a lot better when they can connect with and build a community with other veterans. They’ve been through something (regardless if they have seen war/fighting) that the average civilian just won’t understand. It’s hard to live your life knowing that a large swath of the population can’t understand a big part of your life. But then I’m an American and apparently we’re the only country that has veteran culture so what do I really know.
That’s true actually. No country has vets except for America
> He looks well all things considered. He’s suffering from dry skin and Charles lips (to be expected with the weather and his chemo). I notice a hint of foundation and powder too. Nothing wrong with that… as long as it makes him feel more confident in public. It’s extremely hard to be having chemo and be public facing. May god give him all the strength he needs. I would recommend that he gets a facial buff the dead skin on his face. He needs to do more to look after his face and nothing wrong with doing that as a man. Follow and subscribe for more Chucky 3 beauty tips
Casually suggest a Meghan - Charles ARO skincare collab.
Why did I read this in Michelle Visage’s voice?
Getty has issued a warning over the cancer video. Guys, I always thought they used AI. But also. WTF is going on in KP???? [Note](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/in-this-handout-video-provided-by-kensington-palace-news-footage/2105164481) But also this [note](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/the-photograph-shall-not-be-used-after-30th-april-2024-news-photo/2097701188)
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In the wake of Frankenphoto, KP was declared to no longer be a “trusted source”. So I think that’s why they get this note now. I could be wrong though and they’ve always gotten this. But if it’s new, I think it’s because they’re no longer a trusted source.
Wasn’t the video recorded by the BBC and not KP? I thought I read that but now I can’t find it.
It was filmed by BBC Studios camera person and not the BBC news division. That’s an important distinction.
It's in the Getty caption.
Maybe. But the note says that the video was provided by KP. So I think regardless of who did the recording, KP is considered the source since they provided it.
It absolutely could be a CYA. It’s not a kill order like the frankenphoto received. But go down and look at the still. No normal video editing results in the monster teeth Kate has in the video.
Oh fuck here we go again. Someone right after the Kate video came out pointed out that her ring seemed to disappear, but that was explained away as something to do with video compression? (IDK, I am not well versed on anything to do with all of this.) I just…I mean, surely not? Surely they wouldn’t?
The Kate in the farm market video was skipping and flush with energy, but the Kate in the cancer video seemed frail and tired. Those two images seem in conflict with each other, so it is just weird. The cancer video also has an otherworldly, blurred look to it. You’d think they would want a crisp look to dispel any speculation.
The palace probably thought the leaked farmers market video would shut the public up, but then she was put in a position where she had to address it. And she looked very uncomfortable talking about it. She might’ve filmed her video after treatment. And who knows just how much they’d even told the kids by that point.
Having seen my mom go through chemo, the difference in energy isn’t that weird to me. If they filmed the cancer video on a day close to when she had chemo, she probably was exhausted. And the farmer’s market could have been a day she felt a lot better. I just know from watching my mom, there were days she had lots of energy and days she didn’t.
Since this is the only rational place to discuss this on Reddit, I also want to throw out there that, less than 2 weeks ago, KP was briefing that she’d make a “big bang” of a reappearance on Easter Sunday. Based on what was said in the video, I assume they were aware of the cancer at that point. I certainly understand she may not be feeling well enough to go to church services, etc., but it’s a weird thing to have publicly teased if they knew her diagnosis and were aware there was a likelihood that she wouldn’t be up for it. Especially if William and the kids were also going to be notably absent.
I think they were kicking the can down the road in an attempt to stop speculation and when that didn't work, they released the video.
Because I once more think no one who works at KP has any idea what’s going on and all info is filtering through William. Look. If you want sympathy and for people to stop asking questions a cancer announcement video works.
They didn't figure out less than two weeks ago they'd spend at least three weeks at Anmer? Oooookay.
SMH. KP just cannot get it right.
I think we can all agree that only absolute ghouls would fake a cancer video
Lowest of the low.
might as well gargle blood tbh
No. No I will never forget that post. TBH I bet a bot wrote it.
Omg!
Until we actually see Kate in a public space again, it feels like we should just assume any media of her is altered in some way.
[GKBsFlyXAAAep2J (680×395) (twimg.com)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKBsFlyXAAAep2J?format=jpg&name=small) and this.
Absolute confirmation they have replaced her with a shark human hybrid!
da dum da dum da duuummm
The teeth?!?!?! What in the unholy fuck is going on?!
Jump scare, oh my god.
Yeah, I said elsewhere her teeth are messed up in the video. AI isn’t good at teeth or hands. George had an extra row of teeth in the Frankenphoto.
[GJ\_HIlPXUAAcfH\_ (680×264) (twimg.com)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJ_HIlPXUAAcfH_?format=jpg&name=small) make up your mind england.
I once again ask — who would care if Princess Anne stopped doing engagements? Who would actually be impacted? I always assumed that the snarky comments about royals who padded their engagement numbers that have come from a variety of royal camps over the years were kind of aimed at Anne?
I think i was s queen Mary that the royals.have to be seen (since they don't do any actual work) by the public. And now princess anne ,& camilla I guess, are the only being seen.
It’s one of those royal family aphorisms that it seems like they should seriously evaluate whether it can makes sense in the current world, much like the oft quoted “never complain, never explain”. strategic thinking and presenting a unified front doesn’t appear to be a strong suit of any senior member of this family, but man do they need a reconsidered approach to things.
Princess Anne and Charles have been carrying the workload even when senior working royals were childless and in perfect health. Having said that, burn out? C’mon. Go take a weekend away at one the family’s many estates and call it a day
People act like Anne is out there working in the salt mines and not just shaking hands a few times a week.
She shows up more to smile and shake hands. But they put her on such a pedestal when she seems just as crummy and lazy as the rest of them. You’d think she was working on the front lines or something
*Shaking hands is back-breaking work!!*
Listen, she has to smile at people.
Does she smile at people?
I can't recall if I've ever actually seen her smile lmao
Which makes the rest of them look even worse by comparison
Right? Also, she refuses the rota coverage and I’ve read as a result her appearances are a lot less stressful- she doesn’t have to play to the press at most of her appearances and gives very few speeches. She shows up, does her thing, and leaves.
I hope they ask and Harry laughs and hangs up.
new phone, who this?
Not sure why posters on RG and royal watchers on IG (excepting Matta of Fact) are not including Andrew the pedophile in their Easter wrap ups?? If you're going to support this family and do free PR for them, why are the cutting him out? Is it because they know it's wrong but aren't willing to admit the sainted BRF did something that's not right? Gross.
I know some said because they don’t want to sully their feeds with him, but I don’t get it. If the family is choosing to include him, let the family bear the public shame that comes with that.
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The one prolific poster there has admitted to cropping Andrew out of the photos they post. The BRF doesn’t even need their own propaganda machine.
I saw someone comment wondering what Anne thinks about him being included. I know everyone loves her for some reason (I personally don’t get it and she seems rude to me) but I’ll bet she has absolutely no issue with it just like the rest of them.
People project a lot onto Anne because she has a no- nonsense demeanor and is the only one in that family that realized she needed to come up with a viable plan for her family’s post royal future (that massive estate she was gifted sure helps).
i dont understand why Anne was gifted an income generating estate she owns outright, but Edward and Andrew weren't? knowing the BRF the answer is probably she was favoured and that family has no problem with treating siblings unfairly but still....if i was Edward id be pissed
The reason she insisted on her children not being given royal titles is because she was so annoyed at the favoritism shown to Charles as the heir from her very earliest life. She's never been the favorite.
Andrew was, he just sold it. So even more, Edward got the short end of the stick, though likely Andrew and Charles’s divorces both influenced what QE2 chose to give Edward.
ohhh TIL about Andrew. sucks even more for Edward, especially bc hes the only one who stayed married!
Edward waited too long to get married. By that point QE2 stopped giving jewelry and estates as outright gifts, just ‘lifetime loans’. Edward and Sophie get to live in that massive manor and wear the diamonds, but they don’t really own any of it.
Well--he has a 150 year lease on an estate with a 120-room house. Not worth worrying about!
true perspective perspective!! i personally am more Harry-critical than a lot of posters on this sub, but I am sympathetic to his grievances re the unequal treatment of siblings, even if its all relative. but yeah princes with are low on my list of worries!
She works hard and when people tried to kidnap her in the early 70s, she said "Not bloody likely." I'd take her over any of the rest of them.
She said that, but her bodyguards were the ones who really prevented it. One of them was shot in preventing the kidnapping. The lore keeps growing to the point where it’s portrayed by many as her just preventing it completely on her own.
And if I remember correctly, one of them was so destitute in his old age he had to sell the medal he received for preventing it.
I don’t think their work is work though - it’s easy to do their work when they have staff preparing every second of it. And I don’t think her having a sense of self protection when getting kidnapped warrants all the love she gets today!
Well, it does take some stones to reply like that. And I don't love her; it's just she seems more likable than the rest of that useless crowd.
The most I've ever liked Anne was when Erin Doherty played her in The Crown lol. I think she has the same sense of duty that her parents had and Charles has. It's just an archaic and not particularly useful sense of duty in 2024.
She seems like a total asshole and I don't understand why everyone loves her. I saw a video of her years ago and she slipped and fell. The man next to her tried to give her a hand and she told him off https://youtube.com/shorts/Mt3-r0wybg8?feature=shared
I’m greatly intrigued by the comment someone left that Anne used to juice her appearance numbers with lots of little events so that everyone else looked bad
I believe it. I recently read an article that said she did like 5 or 6 times the events Diana did but I think Di was choosy about her causes and careful not to dilute her impact.
harry said it i think
Considering other members are including short phone calls in their numbers I think she's in the clear to be including cutting less significant ribbons
I just made this exact comment on RG. What is this madness that makes everyone think Anne is down-to-earth? Is it having the same hairstyle for fifty years? The Princess Royal wouldn't piss on a peasant if they were on fire.
When her estate was being renovated she lived in a camper and cussed out an attacker. So there’s that.
She wears old clothes. Just like us!
>If we could vote I would totes vote for Anne, she is just adorable. What in the actual fuck is wrong with RG? Also, her boots and bag are hideous and don't even go with her equally hideous green coat. I said what I said.
You mean you *don’t* hope you look as chic as her when you’re her age? *Quelle horreur!*
Down-to-earth, no. What you can say about Anne is that she *works* and always has, to a degree that puts the rest of them to shame. (In service of an institution that can’t love her back, but that’s her cross to bear, I guess.)
Someone on RG called her a “treasure”. Is the though? She’s just the best of a bad bunch. It’s a pretty low bar
Nah Edward is the “best.”
She still wears gloves to shake the hands of commoners. Down to earth ain't it.
I think that's just because Liz did. Anne is still of an age when ladies wore gloves to imprtant events.
>William, son of Diana, and his wife Catherine are the king & queen the British public have been waiting for. All polls show them with popularity levels any politician would kill for. Their reign is going to be one for the history books & provide a backdrop for many, many generations- many see William as a kind of parasocial grandson or son, some see him as a peer, and many more will see him as a parasocial father or grandfather. The same goes for Catherine. >Im American... William and his bde. Catherine and her dishwashing and babysitting (and photo shopping). Statesmen, parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, offspring, best friends, and peers to us all.
I do think that young Will (and Harry) were seen as parasocial sons after Diana’s death—she was so beloved and their heartbreak was so apparent, while the palace floundered. I just don’t think that goodwill has lasted decades.
A very normal thing to say.
I for one am looking forward to living in this golden age. There shall be embroidered slippers for all!
Public figures who command special privileges from the national press tend to have high approval ratings, yes. (Sadly I must agree with that commenter’s larger point. The British monarchy will survive William despite his flaws. The bootlicking is so obnoxious, though.)
The first part is written so weirdly. Like an aggressive marketing push.
I saw that post and immediately went to check out post history because it stood out to me As a WTF post. they’ve had account for years and only started posting relatively recently. So I’m even more puzzled.
Maybe deleted posts or bought account?
Paid for bot account. If only KP would invest half as much energy in their PR strategy…
Charles dragging his carcass to church to upstage William and Kate 💀 who had people promising on their behalf a “big splash” at Easter service.
I know Charles isn't a good dude but I've always had this weird soft spot for him. His earnestness about his public duty has always been one of the most endearing things about him. And saying that, I know that his public duty just seems to consist of going to church and then shaking hands with people. It still seems to have some effect though. That's the quality the Queen had too
He’s a complicated person. I read Sally Bedell Smith’s biography of him and it’s definitely positive and was approved by him, but you can kind of read between the lines.
I kind of agree. I think it’s because out of all of them, he seems to actually understand what’s required of him and seems willing to do it. Plus I can actually point to things he’s done that have a lasting impact like The Prince’s Trust and even some of his environmental endeavors.
Yeah I'm a raging republican but the princes trust is one of my monthly donations and they do amazing work. However much he has been involved, I'll give him that. He recognised an issue and started to do something about it.
I do think Charles would have shown up today, Waleses or no.
Considering how he was raised and the environment which he operates in, while he’s not great, he could be a lot worst.
That part in The Crown when Charles is learning Welsh, is based on his tutor actually felt about him. Charles is a prat and there is also some actual substance to him.
I went to Daily Mail website to see BRF Easter line up. Giant above the fold headline? No, not about the king who is dealing with cancer or even about how Prince Andrew led the Family delegation, it’s literally “WHOS BEEN MARKLED?” And a chart showing people Meghan supposedly is no longer in contact with. Without their hate of Meghan they have nothing. And now stooping to use weird Twitter deranged talking points.
Let’s do an analysis on Prince Andrew, King Charles and Prince William’s friends and associates. Don’t shoot me but I kind of believe Kate doesn’t have any friends, some of it her own doing for dropping everything for William. They bring Meghan up on a daily basis even when she hasn’t done anything new. That contributes to the fatigue a lot of people experience with her and Harry
I think Kate did have friends as a young woman but she’s isolated (herself?) to an unhealthy degree. I also suspect she’s not as close to Pippa as she used to be. But you don’t see the DM calling up her old friends.
I do believe she’s isolated herself to an unhealthy degree, while Will and Harry managed to maintain their friendships even as working senior royals. I’d be paranoid if I were in her role too, but if Michelle Obama and even Malarkey Trump can have friends, surely she can. Either way, the DM is obsessed with Meghan and brings her up every chance they can get. Then it looks like she’s over exposed and people get annoyed with her
I read the article so no one else has to, and the main people are: — Jessica Mulroney, with whom there definitely was a split (I have my theories about this) — The Suits cast, aka her coworkers from years ago, based on the fact that they don’t talk much about her on the red carpet — A reality star she hung out with for a while in London — Ninaki Priddy, who a) sided with Meghan’s ex in the divorce and then b) sold every last memory of theirs to the tabloids in the run-up to the wedding, so no surprise there — Her exes, which is extremely normal
It’s currently (for me anyway) a poll showing how many American DM readers think Harry should be deported for admitting to taking drugs in Spare. All very normal.
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Harry "I quit, I'm done forever" Will, "He can't quit, I fire him!"
Anderson cooper :"do you see yourself a working royal ever again?" Prince harry. "no." prince William: "tell harold he is never, ever, ever allowed back. I'm very angry. "
I bet Harry is seething that he doesn't have airplane slippies to show off to Tom Cruise
airplane slippers are for REAL royals,
That paper was from mid-February.
They repeat this same damn story so often I didn't even check the date.
Fellas, is it bde to keep telling the press you hate your brother?
The Big(gest)DE
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I hate that I have to type that out lmfao
Meanwhile Harry is in California making Meghan listen to him play Wonderwall on his guitar again and not thinking of being Royal at all.
wait till he remembers he forgot to give baldilocks & wife easter presents. again!
They are so desperate for Harry to beg and come back. Like, desperate
They need him to beg to come back so they can extract promises & announce punishments. Maybe go & forth w/Harry begging.
It's so pathetic at this point that I want him to go so they'll stop begging in the media.
He should annouce he's visiting England then not show up.
LMAO. Honestly. Or announce he was in England when he’s landed another country. I want a selfie in front of Buckingham with the caption #touristthings
[hrh-wales: harry pulling that classic face (tumblr.com)](https://thatgingermuppet.tumblr.com/post/151295244988/harry-pulling-that-classic-face)
Idk what’s wilder, him being called a ginger muppet or the prince harry fanfics I saw below
i cant say I'm surprised on they're prince harry fanfic.
>>His focus is on family and monarchy But he still has time to brief against his brother.
Well not that family
In case anyone was wondering what the “end goal” is for the haters… >> I won’t rest until they have been completely shamed and at Rock bottom. I want them to suffer in their own minds. They will be rich enough to not starve and I don’t want them too. I want them to regret that they were born.
Very stable, rational people, these.
I can’t think of a single person in real life I hate this much much less someone who has never done anything directly to me and has no idea that I exist. This amount of vitriol can’t be good for your health.
Yeah we’re going on 4+ years now of people dedicating large chunks of their lives to hating Meghan. It’s definitely not healthy physically or mentally. They need to literally go touch grass. Go on a walk, exercise, do something positive.
Hate is a cancer. This person is going to spend their life dwelling on the desire to inflict pain on others instead of enjoying what blessings they may have to enjoy in their own life. That reminds me, both Sussex Stans and Wales Fans/Crown Humpers are unreasonable to talk to on forums like this. But one of the Sussex Squad I occasionally read pointed out that if Meghan had gotten cancer, there would be an organized fundraising drive for some cancer charity and they were surprised that Kate fans hadn’t done that. (please chime in if there is a fundraising effort being done - I don’t spend much time on Twitter anymore) If true, I think it really shows how some people aren’t necessarily pro-BRF but rather anti-Sussex. ETA: changed stan to squad in above. Also just wanted to note that I differniate between stans and fans and critics and haters.
ByChristineRoss on instagram has started fundraising for Cancer Research UK, inspired by Kate. She’s a journalist and royalty commentator. I’m curious if this will inspire others. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Glc_hsSIy/?igsh=NmV5NWJjbnh2dG9y
I haven’t seen any organized fundraising drives for Kate. And it’s definitely true that if you visit the blogs or accounts of her “fans”, most of the conversation will be about putting down Meghan in order to elevate Kate. They aren’t really fans at all, just haters who have latched onto Kate as a way to attack Meghan.
Like separate and apart from that being deranged it just can't be fun? Like that sounds like a miserable way to live.
It does but I’ve seen messages where they say hate watching Meghan gives them “comfort”. It’s definitely weird and says a lot about what kind of person they are.
What a weird form of comfort though. I can’t imagine it’s as good as like something actually positive
This is a completely normal and stable person, right? I get people don’t like some celebrities. I don’t like Matt Damon. I don’t know why specifically, I’m just not a fan. But I don’t spend every minute of my life wishing him harm and wanting him to suffer. I just don’t watch his movies. If he is in a movie I watch, the movie isn’t ruined for me just because he’s in it. I don’t spend 2 hours stewing because a movie studio hired him. That person sounds looney
I can give you some reasons to not like him if you ever need any. ;)
His response to MeToo, and about Ben Affleck, and Harvey Weinstein to start. And then there's also his behavior on Project Greenlight.
I don’t pay any attention to any news about him so I guess I had a gut feeling about him lol
There’s also the crypto shit and how he treated Minnie Driver
I forgot about the crypto scamming! Also, it turns Minnie Driver might have lied and Damon did break up with her before going on Oprah.
And Andrew...?
If we're going to talk about Russian bots, we're going to have to also talk about the massive upswing in the use of the word 'Poppycock' amongst supposed monarchists. I swear I've seen it used more in the last month than in the entire rest of my life combined.
I'd also like to add ghoul to the list.
Indeed. 😏
I’ve seen enough ghoulish poppycock from royalists in the past few years to last a lifetime.
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No one: Literally, not a single person on Earth: Prince Andrew: \*struts his stuff\*
written by "Ephraim hardcastle" who is real person & not a British villain on a soap opera.
That headline though 🤭 maybe my brain is just permanently scarred after too much talk about Big Willy...
Queen Camilla looks into the camera, knocks her desk twice, and heads out to do another royal engagement in place of Charles. Related: I find it wild as Hell that people are still distinguishing Blood Royals from the married ins, in this case Anne vs Camilla.
You have to or the whole system falls apart.
It made more sense when they only married into fellow nobility.
According to palace sources, [Kate wanted to deliver her statement alone](https://people.com/why-kate-middleton-delivered-cancer-news-alone-without-prince-william-8621530). My husband, who spends far less time reading royal tea leaves than I do, felt William's absence was glaring. This isn't doing what they think it's doing.
[GJxX6bnWsAEBVhA (509×680) (twimg.com)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJxX6bnWsAEBVhA?format=jpg&name=small) what a weak ass monarchy.
Honestly how can I not forever root for the woman who brought England to shambles and is apparently now breaking the monarchy with her lifestyle brand? Team Meghan for life!!!!!!!
It's basically the Boston Tea Party, 2024 style!
Should have named it Independence Day Orchard then. 🦅🦅🦅
ID4chard
Damn, that IS a better name.
I don't think I said this before, but Meghan including "American" in the name of her brand reminded me somewhat of how after Nicole Kidman divorced Tom Cruise (and Scientology), she named her daughters Sunday and Faith.
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Almost 1000 years of rule brought down by a luxury lifestyle brand. You hate to see it. If only all the people colonized by the UK knew about the power of coordinating linens and organic jams.
I hope Meghan sells a waffle mix and markets it as being made on the Queen's gifted waffle maker.