Very likely, but I think it’s also that Kate has a genuine appreciation for what the BRF stands for and Meghan doesn’t. Kate appreciates British heritage and style and the traditions and pageantry of the BRF. That’s why she gets the details right.
Meghan only cares about the press coverage and the clothes.
* SHOES probably one of her Manolos Blahniks or Sarah Flints so I’m not counting it in. But then again, she does have an history of buying the same pair of black whatthefug from the same designer just to buy it again so it’s new… so it’s anybody’s guess at this point.
* JEWELLERY not seen any, haven’t counted any in.
TOTAL TALLY FOR WIMBLEDON OUTFIT = £3’925 (pounds) OR $5’193 (dollars)
“Meghan & Harry are a prime example of why the British Family really needs to trim its expenses on these irrelevant royal members- the future are Kate, William, their 3 children, and their children’s children, while in the upcoming decades Harry & Meg will be pushed to the side just like Prince Andrew (brother of future King) & his children, so it’s funny to see these 2 prance around wasting millions of taxpayers of money and shaking hands with them in concern shamelessly, just move to the side.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
“Meghan’s Oscar de la Renta dress is one of the worst things she’s ever worn. It’s just so ugly it shouldn’t be worn at all. She needs a tailor ASAP. The dress is so freaking large on her and looks like she is wearing a big sack. I hope this dress will never see the light of the day again.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
Most probably other anons have already sent you this, but I find it remarkable, as “shameless extravagance” is quite a strong wording, spot on but very strong for British usual politeness.
“One final piece of advice. Perhaps Meghan should book an appointment with Rigby & Peller, providers of lingerie to the royals — and get herself a proper-fitting bra.” nipple-gate has indeed reached the news.
It’s a ton of money! That’s why they are using strong language. What they don’t say is that they’ve been bitching about the cost of Kate’s clothing for years.
But they did mention Megs spent more than Kate’s first year married to William.
Did I post the anon who was concerned about Kate being associated with Meghan’s trainwreck? I don’t remember. I meant to comment that I thought the contrast actually benefited Kate. Today’s engagement is a perfect example. Meghan looks awful and Kate looks amazing.
Scobie has the video. He describes it as M and C “having a chat” and then the camera pans out and you realize that C is talking to the president’s wife and Meghan is just self-consciously pretending to be part of the convo. It’s hilarious.
I know it’s PER CYCLE, my dear. What I was saying is that IVF isn’t as perfectly successful as people seem to think it is. The results do not automatically get better after repeated cycles, particularly when you’re older.
Did you see the nice letters spelling out certain words in this picture above? You know, the ones saying, “ended up with a baby after a year of IVF treatment.” Multiple cycles does NOT guarantee a higher success rate.
You are also not calculating the side effects of what IVF does to women when you spout off statements like “90% chance of getting pregnant within two years of trying.” Not true. There are no such stats saying that. Please come at with me with an actual link instead of pretending that I can’t do math.
Also, Megs turns 37 next month. IVF success is always more difficult after 35.
They’re probably not
going to adopt, so that basically leaves IVF.
I really wish people
would stop talking about IVF as if it 100% guarantees a baby. Here are some stats from the US:
So that’s basically
a 1 in 3 chance likelihood that given Meg’s age, a baby would result from IVF.
Live birth is different from a conception rate. Conception rate is usually
higher than the live birth rate. But just because you conceive through IVF does
NOT mean you will be able to carry that fetus to term.
Again, you’ll notice
that IVF does not even result in a baby more than half the time. The UK stats
are even lower than the ones from the US. Even regardless of the statistical
difference between the US and the UK, each facility will have it’s own success
rates measured in conception and live birth rates. But no facility has a 100%
live birth rate. That’s just unheard of.
I think it’s quite possible that it gets released this summer. Obviously we won’t know for sure until it happens.
I imagine its worth diminishes as she gets older. No one would want to see her sex tape when she’s in her 40s and 50s when she looks old. The people who would make money off something like that have more to gain by publishing it when she closely matches (physically) how she looks on the tape than by when she doesn’t.
“Meghan, in her Givenchy trouser suit, at the Famine Memorial” – that’s golden! I hope this description sticks around. And every time Irish visit is mentioned MM to be known as “in her Givenchy trouser suit, at the Famine Memorial”. Like Kate is still being dragged for pink coat on Ground Zero memorial (funny side note – Camilla wore a pink suit to Ground Zero in 2005, guess that’s where Kate got the idea https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/royal-visit-ground-zero/ and absolutely noone cared or felt insulted by this shade of pink).
But what I find absolutely mind-blowing is Dior at RAF100. That’s just such a huge faux-pas. I’m not taking about the dress itself or black colour, overall MM looked fine. But absolutely inappropriate. First, This sort of services in the bound-duty of BRF. They all wear uniforms to show their ranks. Men wear literally uniforms, royal ladies wear their most distinct uniform like outfit. It’s not by chance that after RAF100 everyone is talking that Kate has settled into uniform. Yes, she did and yes that’s how it should be. And then there is MM with hollywood glamoure in haut couture black dress. Second, the price. We don’t have so far the numbers, but I really hope that roaly reporters and bloggers pest Dior for the quotes on such bespoken. My guess: the costs of the dress will easily surpass the combine costs of royal ladies outfits. That’s the Queen, 2 future Queens, Princess Royal, Countess Wessex. What sort of arrogance MM must have to think that she’s worthy of that much! This brings to the third point, who paid for it? MM sugars are screaming that she has millions of her own. Please! Total BS. Not even gonna entertain this notion. If Charles’ credit card pays for it, then why he allows such extravaganza? Personally, I don’t think Charles would approve the bills like that. My guess is that he gave them a budget, they have already blew it long time ago. And this Dior is a freebie. Which is even less acceptable than millions spent on clothes.
Oh I hope the reporters will spin and spin and spin the reciepts. And when push comes to shove how Charles will play it out? What is worse for him? Acknowledge freebies which opens doors so many other freebies probes? Or let total sum of MM clothes+jewels be attributed to his allowance and basically label MM a gold-digger?
Thanks for sending this in! I’m very curious about how much that Dior cost.
Thanks! This explains why she was having hormonal melasma but drinking alcohol at the same time–failed IVF. I think the one who knows all about surrogates is Elton John.
few comments on the IRE tour. The reason royals go to IRE (PC goes at least twice each year) is to advance the reconciliation process. It is hard for someone not familiar with the history to understand the bitterness and ambivalence towards reconciliation with the English especially. But since they share common challenges and a deeply integrated economy it is vital to both countries to move on. PC and HM are admired because they have made serious efforts with some personal cost to advance this very important process. Nothing Harry and Meghan did contributed to this effort. Harry seemed unprepared several times. Meghan seemed more interested in posing. The mistakes made were serious ones – a Brit Duchess commenting on the politics of the Republic? Harry ham fisted insensitive remarks at the Memorial. That was shocking as if none of his aides actually knew what caused almost 2 mil deaths? The extravagant cost of her clothes. Shutting down high traffic tourist sites.
The only reason for this visit seems to have been to allow Markle to march around merching. The novelty of the location perhaps getting her the media coverage that has been lagging. The notion it was an “overseas” tour is absurd – people commute between the two islands for work. It seems to me IRE got chosen cause she wanted an overseas tour and no visa issues because there is no border between the UK and IRE. A trip to the continent would have required visas for the American Duchess.
Thanks for sending this in!
Agree except on the visas for an American. Not true.
“However, one obvious missing link in an otherwise flawless tour de couture was the glaring lack of Irish designers incorporated anywhere into her wardrobe. Wearing forest green for your first night just won’t suffice as flying the Irish fashion flag when you’ve displayed outfits worth over €10,000 over the course of 36 hours.”
At least someone noticed. I don’t know why she missed this incredibly obvious thing. It’s particularly glaring when she did local designers during her “regional tour” and the “Meghan Effect” was touted everywhere. Yes, they were all put forward by the London Fashion Council, but it’s not that hard to google for a local bag or necklace. Heck, the press was making lists for her.
It’s also going to look horrible if she “champions” Australian designers during Invictus.
“I’d say the right comparison is Kate’s first year, not this year. ” – Heck, they may as well compare to the total of all Kate’s 7 years. The end result might be either “almost the same” or even “slightly over”. Just a fast google search, all numbers are from tabs articls in thousands £
I think May2011-Dec2011 was about 55K, but can’t find an article.
What we have so far ca. 500K. The missing 2 years and a half could be max 200K. Her totals for 7 years will be ca. 700K.
I’m afraid MM has already spent that. And wait till the end of the year.
Thanks for sending this in. I can’t find those years either. Funny because I could have sworn that they did this every single year. BTW, Kate’s entire Australia tour was 55k and I think they were counting repeats.
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