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Post by Kao on Jun 1, 2018 1:54:57 GMT
Apparently a lot of companies thought they would get some free advertising by sending Meaghan and Harry their products as wedding gifts. As these sort of gifts cannot be accepted, they had to send them back--over 7 million dollars worth of goods!
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 1, 2018 2:06:54 GMT
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 1, 2018 5:33:48 GMT
Apparently a lot of companies thought they would get some free advertising by sending Meaghan and Harry their products as wedding gifts. As these sort of gifts cannot be accepted, they had to send them back--over 7 million dollars worth of goods! That must be irritatingly expensive! Too bad they can't just donate them. P.S. I'm so excited! Only three more posts, and I get to be a Junior Member.
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Post by Brooks on Jun 1, 2018 13:57:39 GMT
7 million pounds (more than 9 million dollars). And not necessarily sent back. Farther down the article said, "A panel decided whether or not the gifts should be returned or simply donated to charities". Probably nothing preventing those charities from selling them for revenue. So some good should come from it.
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Post by redsoxgirl on Jun 3, 2018 20:38:10 GMT
On the general celebrity gossip thread there was mention about Fergie. But, I'm going to comment here : Fergie is very close to Harry and it was Harry who demanded Fergie be there. I'm glad she went. I give her enormous credit. Who wants to go to a gathering in which you are going to be the object of universal disdain? I'm sure she must have felt very nervous, awkward and perhaps that takes into account her arrival time. It could not have been easy going to a place in which you know almost everyone despises you on the word and whim of former in-laws. If anything, this whole ostrsisizing a family member for perceived slights that happened decades ago shows how 'normal' the Royals are when it comes to drawing lines in the sand over relatives. They are dysfunctional in that way, like average, everyday families. It's all petty and ridiculous to freeze her out. All on the word of one or two people. So, good for Harry for standing up for his auntie and refusing to back down. I mean, what is Phillip going to do? Throw Harry in the tower for disobeying him?
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 3, 2018 20:41:13 GMT
Well it wasn't just a word, she was busy having her toes sucked..
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Post by Kao on Jun 3, 2018 22:20:57 GMT
Well it wasn't just a word, she was busy having her toes sucked.. ...and selling interviews, which is a big no-no in Royal circles...
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 4, 2018 3:29:45 GMT
Well it wasn't just a word, she was busy having her toes sucked.. ...and selling interviews, which is a big no-no in Royal circles... Yes, and saying she didn't care what they thought.. I've always liked her though...I'm glad she was at the wedding..Harry reminds me of her a little, I doubt he twisted arms for her to be there..Andrew and her are still very close as well..
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Post by redsoxgirl on Jun 4, 2018 4:38:05 GMT
She's hardly the first or only contemporary royal to be in hot water. And that hot water is cold now, because her 'mistakes' occurred decades ago. Again, good for Harry.
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 4, 2018 9:35:52 GMT
She's hardly the first or only contemporary royal to be in hot water. And that hot water is cold now, because her 'mistakes' occurred decades ago. Again, good for Harry. Thats right. it's just you posted all on the word of two people, and it was more than that..
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Post by AmyKay on Jun 4, 2018 22:43:38 GMT
So I joined a facebook group today that is an offshoot of a podcast that I listen to and I found out there are a couple of "royal" podcasts I haven't listened to yet! The first one is On Heir, it is done by two Brits who are actually journalists that have some connection to the royal family. The other is called Royally Obsessed, done by two Americans and is a little less formal (they also have a facebook group that shares alot of royal news things.) I also learned of a couple of Royal blogs that I will now be following and thought I would share them! Mad About Meghan blogand The Royal Crown
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Post by babbred on Jun 5, 2018 23:45:33 GMT
She's hardly the first or only contemporary royal to be in hot water. And that hot water is cold now, because her 'mistakes' occurred decades ago. Again, good for Harry.
I highly recommend The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown. All of the Queen's children and their spouses were messing around. Fergie just had the bad luck of getting caught first so the others could point fingers and pretend to be unsullied. The Queen and Prince Philip were about to pull their hair out with all the shenanigans going on with their children. My husband is British, and he says at the time of Diana's death the British public were pretty well over her because they were sick of the tabloid gossip about her and Charles' misdeeds. Tragically, it took her death to redeem her reputation.
Thank heavens for Prince William and Harry. Otherwise, the monarch might not have survived. And I also think it was sweet that Harry wanted her there.
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 6, 2018 3:59:06 GMT
Andy and Fergie were separated when she had the toe sucking event Charles was never going to be happy with Diana, it was Camilla he loved, she didnt wait for him and married while he was away.. I dont think Edward messed around, and his wife Sophie looks very much like Diana imho Anne was more into horses than men..
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 6, 2018 16:19:09 GMT
Andy and Fergie were separated when she had the toe sucking event Charles was never going to be happy with Diana, it was Camilla he loved, she didnt wait for him and married while he was away.. I dont think Edward messed around, and his wife Sophie looks very much like Diana imhoAnne was more into horses than men.. When they married I remember everyone saying that. She always looked to me like a more mature Diana. They really could have been sisters.
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Post by babbred on Jun 6, 2018 20:01:59 GMT
Andy and Fergie were separated when she had the toe sucking event Charles was never going to be happy with Diana, it was Camilla he loved, she didnt wait for him and married while he was away.. I dont think Edward messed around, and his wife Sophie looks very much like Diana imho Anne was more into horses than men.. My apologies. I just remember that Charles/Camilla/Diana/Andrew/Fergie were driving the Queen crazy. I forgot about poor Edward. A British friend of mine gave me all of these back issues of Majesty magazine. It's so cute, because I found one article about young Will and Harry when they were still in elementary school. You know, back when they thought girls had cooties.
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 6, 2018 20:06:25 GMT
I think "poor Edward" is the lucky one. He was born so much later that everyone kind of forgot about him, and he got to have a fairly normal life out of the spotlight. I don't know if it would feel that way to him, but it seems like a good gig to me.
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 6, 2018 21:00:32 GMT
I think "poor Edward" is the lucky one. He was born so much later that everyone kind of forgot about him, and he got to have a fairlxy normal life out of the spotlight. I don't know if it would feel that way to him, but it seems like a good gig to me. For the longest while, people thought there was something wrong with Edward, he was so sheltered, which wasn't the norm. He still keeps very much to himself.
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Post by babbred on Jun 7, 2018 2:57:28 GMT
I don't condone anything that Fergie did back then. However, I think she is sorry for it, and it was long ago. I'm proud of Harry for standing by his guns and allowing her to attend.
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 7, 2018 3:37:34 GMT
I don't condone anything that Fergie did back then. However, I think she is sorry for it, and it was long ago. I'm proud of Harry for standing by his guns and asllowing her to attend. She's like the rest of us, not perfect, except she was a royal. I've always liked her spunk! As I said upthread, I don't think Harry had to twist any arms. I bet she makes a lovely mother of the bride
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Post by babbred on Jun 7, 2018 17:33:12 GMT
I don't condone anything that Fergie did back then. However, I think she is sorry for it, and it was long ago. I'm proud of Harry for standing by his guns and asllowing her to attend. She's like the rest of us, not perfect, except she was a royal. I've always liked her spunk! As I said upthread, I don't think Harry had to twist any arms. I bet she makes a lovely mother of the bride I'll bet she will! If you read that biography I mentioned above, it says that Diana greatly admired Fergie for her refreshing honesty.
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Post by Kao on Jun 7, 2018 17:54:36 GMT
I don't condone anything that Fergie did back then. However, I think she is sorry for it, and it was long ago. I'm proud of Harry for standing by his guns and allowing her to attend. I'm glad as well. Whether they like it or not she's still family, and she didn't do anything truly terrible.
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Post by Imperfect1 on Jun 8, 2018 3:05:55 GMT
I don't condone anything that Fergie did back then. However, I think she is sorry for it, and it was long ago. I'm proud of Harry for standing by his guns and allowing her to attend. I'm glad as well. Whether they like it or not she's still family, and she didn't do anything truly terrible. I really like Fergie, but actually, she kinda did a couple of terrible things. Her affair was terrible. And yes, that was a very long time ago. More recently she tried to SELL access to Prince Andrew to someone, for 500,000 pounds (which equals $717,000 in US dollars)! That's pretty desperate. And skanky! abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/duchess-sarah-ferguson-taped-selling-royal-access/story?id=10725087
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 8, 2018 4:10:27 GMT
Yes, eight years ago..maybe she has grown up and knows better now.
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Post by justCoz on Jun 8, 2018 5:37:31 GMT
Yes, eight years ago..maybe she has grown up and knows better now. She's 58, so 8 years ago she would have been 50. One would hope she would have been already grown up enough to make a better choice. It's not that I think they shouldn't forgive her, but it is understandable why they would be leary of letting her too far back into the fold. It was a pretty cr@ppy thing to do, and seemed to be bigger than just misguided. Despite that, I like her. There's something about her that seems almost fragile and slightly naive. She seems to have a good relationship with her daughters, and apparently with her soon to be son-in-law. She has several charities that she's involved with. She was invited to the wedding which was kind of Harry and Meghan. IIRC, She also was in Scotland last year when the queen was there.
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Post by Critical on Jun 8, 2018 6:42:59 GMT
The difference is that, although Fergie has aristocracy on her family tree, she married into royalty. She gets different treatment from those born into it. If, say, Andrew had behaved as she did publicly, the treatment from the Queen would have been much different. No doubt, he would have been punished privately, but we wouldn't have heard about it and he would have continued to be presented as a member of the family. We likely wouldn't have seen much of a difference. There IS a double standard there with royals vs. those who marry into the family. I mean, there have been plenty of rumors about Andrew's behavior over the years, but nothing is ever made public and he's definitely not going to be ostracized.
Of course the royals have made public errors - the recorded phone calls between Charles and Camilla while he was still married to Diana and Harry's various public blunders (the Nazi uniform at Halloween and his naked Vegas trip come to mind) - but all's forgiven because they're in line for the throne. I'm sure if it had been Diana who'd been recorded having an intimate convo with her lover, the reaction from the throne would have a lot different. I think things have relaxed a lot in recent years - Charles was prevented from marrying who he loved, but Harry married a commoner AND American *gasp!* - but I'm sure many things remain just as traditional as they always have. Those who marry into The Firm are held to one set of rules, while those born into are held to another.
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Post by Imperfect1 on Jun 8, 2018 14:10:15 GMT
The difference is that, although Fergie has aristocracy on her family tree, she married into royalty. She gets different treatment from those born into it. If, say, Andrew had behaved as she did publicly, the treatment from the Queen would have been much different. No doubt, he would have been punished privately, but we wouldn't have heard about it and he would have continued to be presented as a member of the family. We likely wouldn't have seen much of a difference. There IS a double standard there with royals vs. those who marry into the family. I mean, there have been plenty of rumors about Andrew's behavior over the years, but nothing is ever made public and he's definitely not going to be ostracized. Of course the royals have made public errors - the recorded phone calls between Charles and Camilla while he was still married to Diana and Harry's various public blunders (the Nazi uniform at Halloween and his naked Vegas trip come to mind) - but all's forgiven because they're in line for the throne. I'm sure if it had been Diana who'd been recorded having an intimate convo with her lover, the reaction from the throne would have a lot different. I think things have relaxed a lot in recent years - Charles was prevented from marrying who he loved, but Harry married a commoner AND American *gasp!* - but I'm sure many things remain just as traditional as they always have. Those who marry into The Firm are held to one set of rules, while those born into are held to another. Very good points, Critical. I'm sitting here nodding my head as I read through your post. (We need a "sad but true" emoji)
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 8, 2018 15:02:07 GMT
Pippa is pregnant..
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 8, 2018 15:30:43 GMT
Pippa is pregnant.. Wasn't this reported weeks ago? Before the wedding as I recall. Was that not factual then but it is now? Hmmm.
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 8, 2018 15:34:22 GMT
Yes I heard this on the News 6 weeks ago. So she is starting her fourth month!!! Found this ...... Pippa Middleton Confirms Pregnancy, Reveals She Didn't 'Suffer from Morning Sickness' Like Sister Katepeople.com/royals/pippa-middleton-confirms-pregnancy-reveals-didnt-suffer-morning-sickness-like-kate/Pippa Middleton has confirmed she is expecting her first child with husband James Matthews!
Six weeks after reports first surfaced of her pregnancy, Kate Middleton’s younger sister opened up about her first trimester in her latest column for the U.K. supermarket monthly Waitrose Kitchen magazine.
In the column, the mom-to-be, 34, revealed that she did not battle severe pregnancy sickness, or Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), unlike Princess Kate.
“I was lucky to pass the 12-week scan without suffering from morning sickness. That meant I was able to carry on as normal,” Pippa wrote, as reported by Hello! magazine.
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Post by AmyKay on Jun 8, 2018 22:50:42 GMT
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