I’m not sure I believe that they were told to leave early. I think they left early voluntarily. I think Charles would want his younger son there as long as possible.
I suspect Megs would want to leave early because it’s not about her, and she’s not into celebrating other people when she can’t be the star. Harry has to leave because his wife wants to leave.
“I was uncomfortable! The seats weren’t very wide, my bum sorry of slid over either side and Lena kicked the hell out of me for an hour. It just wasn’t comfy at all & it probably showed on my face. It was just the general amount of time everything was taking. I think my face was probably caught at the point when I thought: ‘Right, he’s going to finish now’, and then he went off on another little story, and it was like, ‘Really?.”
Timothy Laurence is a giant cinnamon roll and if you have a few hours to spare, I will gladly sit you down and tell you all of the reasons why you should love him as much as Anne does and as much as I do.
Mark Phillips is t r a s h and I also have the receipts for that if you want them 🙂
Update: you shall have the receipts, but probably not until later because I’m in college all day
Ok so I’m home, and here are your receipts.
BASICALLY
Mark cheated on Anne numerous times during their marriage. You’ll usually see a lot of Anne-haters talking about how she’s an adulteress because she cheated on Mark with Tim and this resulted in the end of her marriage. This is completely WRONG. And it’s pretty much the other way around.
When they first married, Anne and Mark were really happy together. Yes they had arguments like any other couple, but there were no major problems in the marriage. From the biographies I’ve read and the archived newspaper articles I’ve read, it’s pretty clear that Mark began to lose interest in her after Peter was born, and they started to drift apart. This was, I think, when he first started seeing other women behind her back.
Several stories were run by numerous newspapers that Mark had cheated on Anne with a number of women in his circle, the most infamous of these being Pamella Bordes, who received horse riding lessons from Mark and stayed in a cottage on the Gatcombe estate while Anne was abroad.
Now, none of the affair stories have ever been proven true, apart from one, which is enough to suggest that he was unfaithful with more than one woman, perhaps in more than one country. In 1985, Mark fathered a child in New Zealand after a one night stand with a woman called Heather Tonkin. He said the allegations were completely false at first, but it later emerged that he had been making payments to Tonkin for five years after initially asking her to have an abortion. After he and Anne had separated, it was confirmed after a DNA test in 1991 that Mark was indeed the father of the little girl. He has never met her, nor acknowledged her in public.
In the same year he fathered Felicity Tonkin, Peter Cross sold a story to the News of the World claiming that while he had been her protection officer from 1979 to 1980 before being dismissed for over-familiarity, he and Anne had had a ‘close’ relationship. That newspaper has since been shut down, but some of his claims were included in a biography I read about the Queen.
His claims have never been proven, nor has Anne ever even acknowledged them. Her staff that worked there at the same time have also called his claims ridiculous and completely false. Personally, I think that she was lonely and certainly had a close relationship with him at the time, but I don’t believe it ever became more than someone to confide in. I certainly don’t believe the rumours that came out of it that he is actually Zara’s father. It just doesn’t add up. Cross had been trying to sell his story in Fleet Street for years before one of them eventually took him up on his offer. He obviously wanted to cash in and exploit whatever trust she had in him. Another dick, basically.
ANYWAY, Mark fathering that child was enough to allow Anne to divorce him. This was finalised in April 1992, and in December of that same year she was finally able to marry Tim. Again, I don’t have enough time to tell you what a sweetheart Timothy Laurence is, but if you do want to read the story of how he and Anne fell in love, I suggest reading this. It includes a short summary of their early days together that I think is SO sweet and sums it up perfectly. This came from one of Tim’s friends at the time:
“Tim never stopped thinking about Princess Anne from soon after their first meeting…. Anne has treated him as her closest confidant for some considerable time. Obviously, Tim and the princess were physically attracted to each other, but their friendship goes deeper than that. Tim has filled a loneliness in her life and given her a shoulder to cry on when she needed someone to tell her troubles to. He understands her tantrums and the bad publicity she attracts. But most of all, he cares for her in the way her husband does not.”
It’s also important to note that Mark hasn’t changed a bit. After he and Anne divorced, he married his second wife Sandy Pflueger in 1997 and had another daughter, Stephanie. Then in 2012, it emerged that he’d left his wife of 15 years for Lauren Hough, a show jumper who is the same age as his son Peter. What did he have to say on the matter? “I might only be alive for another five or ten years so I might as well be happy”. What a dick.Unfortunately for Lauren, if this post is anything to go by, she isn’t getting *ahem* much out of it.
SO, that’s pretty much my explanation as to why Mark Phillips was, is and always will be a fuckboi of the highest order and doesn’t hold a candle to the sweet cinnamon roll angel that is Tim Laurence. I’m sorry it’s so long, but there’s a lot to cover and this isn’t even all of it lol
First, let’s remember the reason why Fergie & Andrew divorced: the toe sucking incident that was made public. They didn’t want to divorce, but (allegedly) Philip said that Fergie had damaged The Family’s reputation so much that they had to divorce. Fergie & Andrew’s relationship between them was quite strong prior and remained so after they divorced, while living together and raising their daughters together. Fergie ran in royal circles prior to dating Andrew; her father was Prince Philips polo manager.
No such bond really exists like that between Harry and Megs. They had a long-distance relationship before they got engaged. Harry was away from her this past August while he was in Africa either for a month or several weeks at a minimum. They were not used to spending long periods of time together when they got engaged. They don’t have a strong relationship between them. Their relationship has always been built on drama.
So, no, I don’t expect Harry and Megs to be friends after their marriage is over. They’re both so petty and insecure too.
I’ve seen a fair amount of speculation that the iciness from the RF indicates more dirt coming out. The thing is, in the extremely class conscious U.K., treating the “help” poorly for the RF is literal Armageddon for the RF in and of itself. We Americans can brush aside the story as yet another amusing Mariah Carey type anecdote of nutty celebs but for the BRF it’s a different matter entirely. Being a modern monarchy means being hyper-conscious to never project an air of superiority over people but to symbolize an idealized version of the country and it’s citizenship. When was the last time you heard, since the press was in existence, of a similar and VERIFIED account of staff abuse by the hands of any European royal family member? Moreover, keep in mind that this is a trying time for the UK, between brexit, increasing class resentment, and an increasing split sense of what defines identity. It’s the same reason why royals also can’t merch – in addition to the Hollywood optics, not taking things for free is an acknowledgement that they’ve already given enormous privelige and thus should not ask for more. The U.K. (and Europe in general) is not America — they don’t pretend that everyone is on an equal playing field in the way that we like to. They would never have some billionaire like Trump pretending to be the Everyman – that just doesn’t fly. So when you “cross” your lane and abuse your privilege the way she do publicly has, it is an enormous infraction. I wouldn’t be surprised if other things came out, of course – but this alone is enough to warrant her punishment.
Good point. It probably was a combination of things. We’ve all been watching Harry and Meghan’s ongoing Hollywood-ization of the brf with open-mouthed horror, wondering how they were being allowed to do all this. I’m glad that someone finally put their foot down.
The tour really was beyond the pale. They were supposed to represent the country and the royal family, while promoting royal initiatives like Invictus, the scholarship program, and the Commonwealth canopy, and instead they promoted themselves and their bump.
I think theres fake eyelashes. Its all heavy as usual.
Honestly, IDK if I believe, shes looking too much a lost child and her acting skills were to be childish/girlie. After her abusive behaviour revealed, IMO shes trying to look a victim.
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-I think it’s genuine. Tbh, this is the most genuine thing I’ve seen from her since she got engaged to Harry. She looked over at the balcony with everyone standing with each other except her and got sad. I dont think that’s faked. It also goes along with what I got in my reading and a couple of others as well too recently.
That’s way too much bronzer/blush on her cheeks though.
The staff knows where all the bodies are buried. They HAVE to keep them happy. Meghan has done a lot of stupid things, but abusing an employee who has gold-plated media contacts and ALL THE MERCHING RECEIPTS is probably the stupidest thing she has ever done.
I think having a biracial family member does give them additional credibility with minorities. It’s just not as huge a benefit as they expected, partly because Harry and Meghan are doing a stellar job at promoting themselves and their “bump” and an absolutely crap job at promoting the family and its interests. The scholarships were barely mentioned, the Commonwealth canopy was an afterthought, The Queen wasn’t even mentioned in the official suffrage anniversary congratulations, and Charles was a footnote with regards to the environmental stuff. It was all MEMEMEMEMEME.
There a few photographs of them in their planes. One that jumps to mind is this one where you can see the leg room and the focus on comfort compared to normal planes.
There were some photos published from a private plane Camilla and Charles used to travel to the US as well
Charles will be king; he’s not some random stranger who wants to be king. The whole family is afraid of bad pr because of how much Megs leaks and runs to the press. She’s always having a new article sent to the American press. Celebitchy had twoposts this morning quoting articles about Megs from her leaks to American media. The girl doesn’t know when to shut up to the press.
Were they offended by her bellycupping? I imagine that they all were. I think her behavior makes it obvious that she and Harry aren’t going to get sent on another tour together.
Fingers crossed that they give the Sussexes their own Twitter and Instagram accounts as soon as possible so we can watch them implode all the more easily.
I agree that although Charles (and HM) are notoriously thrifty, there is no price too great to ultimately protect the monarchy itself. Charles knows that the moment the RF are seen as “just celebrities,” their whole reason for existence (and taxpayer funding) goes out the window. So it may cost him upfront, but it will be worth every penny in the long run to save the crown.
I also suspect that he knows that by paying more for the separation now, he could be saving a lot in the long run. The fame and money is her oxygen and as you’ve mentioned before, she won’t stay around long if she doesn’t have top billing and unlimited funds. She didn’t sign up to do lunches with the garden club in a 8 year old dress.
W&K will get the best staff, the more high profile events and goodies (as they should.) The kids will continue to slowly get more exposure. It’s amazing when I look back how much of this was already beginning to happen. We were all noticing and commenting on it but just not sure if it was part of a larger plan. I think now we can say for sure it was. The more serious, heavy events for Will; the regal (yet sturdy) wardrobe and accessories for Kate (including the RFO, and Queen Alexandra’s necklace); holding the Cambridge kids back at H&M’s wedding, the photo of H&M virtually shunned outside of E’s wedding…
It’s incredible to me how much this could possibly mirror Edward’s “separation.“ “Go ahead, go live your fabulous celebrity life, but you have to do it away from us." They may have allowed Harry to marry Meghan and given her the goodies to a point because they had no other choice (Harry played that R card very early with the statement) but they WILL not allow these two to sink the whole ship. This is the crown slowly lowering these two in a lifeboat, and eventually they will cut that rope.
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“She didn’t sign up to do lunches with the garden club in an 8 year old dress” is absolutely right. She actually tried to fit in right after the wedding, with the fug pink Givenchy and salad bowl hats and all that crap. It did not work for her and she knows it.
Harry and Meghan want to be Brangelina and the brf has been through this before and they know how it ends. They’ll let Harry and Meghan do it, but they’ll make sure the main branch is protected.
I’m totally for this. William has been very clear that he did not want to be a celebrity, but Jason’s tabloid-friendly media strategy flirted with that status heavily (which is how they ended up with Meghan). I’m glad they are now backing away.
I think we’ll see even less “official” duties for Harry and Meghan after this tour. They will end up going full celeb.
“I used to really dislike Camilla, mainly because I loved Diana and the public disliked Camilla. As I got older and learned more about both women (I was a child when Diana passed), I really feel for Camilla. I looked more into her and her charities and they’re the same sorts I would champion. I’ve warmed greatly to her in the past few years and she and Charles are adorable. (Charles though I still have issues with.)“ – Submitted by Anonymous
Not a dumb question at all. It can be very confusing!! So the Duchy of Cornwall is a title reserved for the heir apparent and son of the monarch. It’s one of only two titles that comes automatically with a financial portfolio largely from property and land. That income provides funding for the activities of the Duke and their family. The Duke manages that portfolio. So William attending meetings for the Duchy before he’s actually the Duke shows that he’s preparing for the role. It’s part of the transition process that will happen when the Queen passes. It’s basically like Charles preparing to hand over the torch to William. And the fact William attended the meeting on his own- not as like a shadow to Charles- is also significant as it’s something he’s doing as part of his own development now. They’re including him as an important figure in his own right.
“Catherine has nothing to worry about- Meghan is the Fergie to her Diana. Catherine is the future of the Royal family. As Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and other senior royals pass away- the future heads of the British Royal Family will be Catherine and William (thank god) so why would the future Queen have to be worried about a minor royal like Meghan? It’s only a matter of time before the ropes are 100% handed to the heir and his children while Meg & Harry will be sidelined.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
Hi Plant, love your blog. You are so thoughtful and measured about all of the issues surrounding this poser. However, I have to respectfully disagree that the BRF bought into her at all, ever. I think they were NOT thinking with their nether regions, like Harry was, and they knew from the start that she’d be nothing but trouble. I have no evidence, of course, but I think they initially attempted to make her go away, either via a boatload of money or by just begging Harry to give it some time. However, they had to be careful because she’s Media Meg– they knew she would never hesitate to spill the tea on them. I’m sure lawyers were involved at some point, and I’m sure every move they make is designed to give Meg NOTHING to spill later. Hence the distance between H and M and all of the other family members. No access, no knowledge. That’s why she has seemed to get away with so much, and why she’s still doing it. She’d have something to spill if they tried to control her. She is a boil that will pop and disappear on its own, but they have to wait her out.
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