I think the New York Times article does a good job of explaining it. It’s also important to remember that Arthur Edwards is the single most respected royal photographer in the country. He’s so well regarded by the royal family that Kate and William have singled him out twice when they’ve come out with their babies. So for him to speak to the press and say something critical of the royals is a big big deal.
There’s always a love-hate relationship between the UK press and the royal family though. Nothing new.
I don’t think he has a great relationship with his family. That’s the crux of the problem.
I think he blames his family for his own problems. He doesn’t take responsibility for his own mistakes. He truly thinks he should be as important as William and doesn’t see the difference between his own behavior and William’s.
Harry is a PR nightmare right now, and due to the fact that he’ll only listen to Megs is just furthering the case that Harry will be sidelined, quite possibly permanently. Harry will be destined to lose his privileges and rank if he keeps this up. Megs is NOT going to be popular. She’s only as popular as Charles is right now and this is before her wedding. This is still BEFORE her sex tape has been released. Once the sex tape is released, people are going to have a hard time having sympathy for Harry and Megs. He might retain some sympathy due to his constant victimhood, but no one is going to feel sorry for her. She’s going to become reviled pretty quickly, and Fleet Street will revel in publishing everything and anything about ALL of her mistakes.
Harry will probably be eliminated in Charles’ plan to slim down the monarchy based on how this week before the wedding is happening. I bet he’s going to cut Harry off from Charles’ money sooner than we think.
It’s for the sun. Like a parasol. Sophie doesn’t have one as her hat blocks the sun but Andrew and Edward don’t have hats and the Queen seems to have temporarily become a vampire
I understand this, but he did a TON of harm to the institution. Camilla is still wildly unpopular after a massive pr drive. Ditto Charles,
And Charles’ “I love her and that’s that” intransigence is why we are here today. Because if the future king isn’t willing to put the crown’s interest above all else, why should the 6th in line to the throne do so?
Yes, it’s a love story but so was Paris and Helen and look how that ended for Troy.
Can we also mention–just to be fair–that Diana did a lot of damage to the institution? And that maybe–just maybe–holding people to unrealistic marriage standards based on a religious denomination that originated with Henry VIII as its head is completely hypocritical?
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla arrived by helicopter at Kensington Palace ahead the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this weekend. May 14, 2018
“‘Kate doesn’t go enough engagements’ LOL can we talk about the duchess of Cornwall aka Camilla who hardly does any engagements and she will be queen consort very soon? I’m pretty sure Catherine does more engagements than her but people still have the nerve to criticise her. She has three young children-what’s Camilla’s excuse?“ – Submitted by Anonymous
Charles and Camilla took their time getting married. They didn’t rush. They gave the British public more than five years to get used to seeing them together before they got married.
Megs ain’t going to be Queen, so her low public approval scores now are as high as they’re ever going to get.
Oh, you seem new to royal watching. I take it you’ve never seen The Queen, for example. Perhaps you should watch it so you can have a small glimpse of what goes on beyond the Meghan Markle fandom.
Charles publicly dated Camilla FOR YEARS before they became married. Charles and Camilla’s first public appearance was in 1999. The didn’t get married until 2005. That’s SIX YEARS between their first public appearance and marriage. And EIGHT YEARS after the death of Diana.
And as for whether or not the British royal family–including Charles–cares about public opinion, they do. Obviously you have not noticed that the title Camilla uses is Duchess of Cornwall instead of Princess of Wales. Camilla has every right to use the Princess of Wales title; however, she doesn’t in deference to public opinion regarding Diana.
Oh, I think the BRF knows that people don’t like MM. They’re just letting Harry hang himself (metaphorically speaking) because he wouldn’t listen to any of the advice that his family would give him.
Actually, this is about par for the course. Here’s the Fergie timeline:
On April 1986 Fergie married Andrew to widespread delight. She was a “breath of fresh air” and was hailed for her humor and naturalness. Little details like her romantic past and family history were swept aside. Her self-confidence during the engagement interview was amazing and she seemed to take royal life in stride. Everyone was charmed by the way they joked with each and by romantic details like Andrew desiring her engagement ring. Yes, he did. Also, they both promised to dedicate themselves to hard work. LOLOLOL.
Her looks and fashion sense were considered “relatable” and “charming.”
And everyone expected the marriage to be a success. They were “perfectly suited” even though she had a habit of falling for charming rogues and a family history of bolting, and he was a noted party boy and philanderer.
She “promoted UK commerce” by saying that her “knickers were from Marks and Sparks” and the Brits were not amused. The “wicked charm” and “relatable fashion” was not so charming anymore.
Notice that there has been no scandal at this point, and she’s basically behaving the same way she behaved before the wedding when she cracked jokes to the photographers and sent them bottles of champagne.
Then on October 1988 she left her baby girl to go on an Australian holitour with Andrew and the tabloids lost it. Now, this is a whopping FOUR years before the toe-sucking scandal. Nothing bad has happened yet. She’s still the same person, doing the same things. It’s just that perceptions changed.
So, there you go, it takes two years. Yes, Fergie had all the same stories Meghan has now, down to the same phrases and language. It’s uncanny.
Meghan is actually AHEAD of schedule. Fergie’s first bad stories took a year to surface. Meghan’s are coming out before the wedding has even taken place.
Yep, they thought she was going to rule and the royals are giving Jack Brooksbank better seats and leaving her off announcements.
But they did everything they could for her–Sandringham, “regional tour,” huge wedding, forums, Commonwealth service, CHOGM. Heck, she even got a whole month to dazzle the populace without Kate being around. They did everything they could.
Kate’s new son is the BIGGEST royal baby to be born in more than 100 years
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Current Head: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Founded: 1917 Parent House: House of Wettin
Anti-German sentiment during the First World War and a rising disdain for monarchy following the murders of the Russian Imperial Family led King George V to change the name of his royal dynasty from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor. The name was chosen to honour Windsor Castle, a favourite home of the royal family and a distinctly English landmark. The House of Windsor is currently headed by Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952. Many of King George V’s descendants use Windsor as a last name, including the children of the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.
Right now, he is thinking solely about himself. Which in one way is the proper thing to do, but in other is clearly unpleasant. Maybe, I’m just opining, he thinks that if people give her a chance they will meet ‘the strong and independent woman’ that he is marrying. Oh well….still isn’t going well and probably will never happen (acceptance from the public) 😘
Speaking of venues. I was wondering about last night’s banquet hall. It was gorgeous and I was wondering why I hand’t seen it before. Apparently it’s the picture gallery and they’d never used it before. I loved it!
Having visited Buckingham Palace during the State Room tour, I imagine that they’ll use the same kind of port-a-potties/honeybuckets that they have available during tourist season for the State Room tour. Large tent, sinks with running water, and regular flush toilets. All in all, not bad and basically just like a regular bathroom.
I’m not really …. mature? (I know, I’m chronologically mature, but….) enough to deal with the shit in the royal fandom. I’m trying something: I’m allowing myself either one post or one reblog a day. So for today I have a story for anyone who cares to read it. A “friend” told me. (*Where’s a good *wink* gif when you need it?*)
Anyway, there’s this guy on twitter. AHEM. Person on twitter. Person hates Kate. I don’t use the word hate lightly. I mean, Person hates her like you would not believe. It’s bad. Person has called pretty much every bad thing you can call someone, and said pretty much every vile thing you can say about someone. Like, whatever Kate did to Person, I cannot even fathom that it warrants this level (and longitude) of hate. We’re talking YEARS, this has been going on. Person logs on twitter every single day since before Kate even became a member of the royal family by marriage. So that’s what? Going on seven years now? 365 times seven! Hateful tweets about Kate for 2,555 days!!!! WTF? Productive? Well, yeah, productive of something, but nothing good. One example: Kate wore some bracelet that, I guess, was a gift from Camilla, and it had Kate & Will’s new cypher on it, and Person called Kate a pretentious, social-climbing whore.
Person really likes Meghan Markle. Like omg likes Meghan Markle to the moon. Meghan Markle can do no wrong. Meghan Markle is a “hard working, self-made woman” who is inspirational and fashionable and just perfect in every way. Meghan Markle will probably (according to Person) go on to be patron of more charities and do more for said charities than any royal in the history of, well, ever. She got a dishwashing liquid company to change its word from “women” to “people” for christ’s sake (all because a boy in her class made a joke about women in the kitchen), and if she could do that at age (whatever) what can she do at age 36? She might even get the royal family to change the His/Her in Royal Highness to a non-gender-specific pronoun!! Justin Trudeau will be so proud of her!
I got off on such a tangent I forgot the point of my story, but since I’m limiting myself to one post per day I don’t want to waste it. So yeah, according to Person on Twitter, Kate is a social-climbing whore and Meghan Markle is the savior of humanity. I just have to wonder what Person expects Meghan to do? It is said that Meghan wants to focus on gender equality. Now that we have everyone talking about Harry’s new role in the Commonwealth,and Harry saying that Meghan will join him in this work, it seems that Meghan may want to push for absolute gender equality in all the Commonwealth. That will be a tall order. A fairly sizable portion of the Commonwealth contains countries where a majority of the people belong to a religion that does not regard women as equal to men or as having any of the same rights as men.
One example: Prince William has just met with the President of Kenya. It seemed like a nice meeting. They smiled a lot and looked very happy to meet each other. The President came across as a very nice man. I don’t know anything about him, but did you know that in Kenya, it is illegal to be homosexual? ILLEGAL!!!!!! Meaning: Against the LAW!!! Just to BE homosexual. Forget about marriage rights. We’re talking about the right to EXIST as a human being if you are homosexual. You can even go to prison for it. It’s true. Look it up. It was that way in the UK once upon a time (hello, Oscar Wilde) but that was the 19th century.
I guess my point is, it will be easy for Meghan to talk about gender equality in Great Britain, or the United States, or France, or anywhere in Western Europe, or Canada…. In these places, most people agree that homosexuality should not be criminalized and that men and women deserve the same rights: of freedom, of voting, of life and liberty, etc. But you know, if she’s going to talk to the Prince of Brunei (where homosexuality is punishable by death penalty) and talking about LGBT rights and gender equality….. hmm. It could stir the pot a bit and make a lot of people uncomfortable.
I’m OK with that!!!! I WANT people to get uncomfortable about these things. I WANT change. I WANT progress. I am a liberal!
But I’ve seen this tune before. And I just have to wonder what the Muslims Meghan met at the mosque in London have to say about gender equality. But I know, I know…. It’s not fair to question Muslims about that, because that’s Islamophobia. If a culture is ACTUALLY against gender equality or LGBT rights, you just have to accept it, right? Because if you don’t you’re being racist.
OK I’m done. But before I go, I just want to shout out to the person who sent me a private message. I read your comforting words and I appreciate them so much. I am not sure if you wanted me to publish it, so it is sitting in my inbox for now. If you wanted me to publish it, just drop me another message and let me know either way. And thanks again!
Exactly. We’ll get tons of “she wasn’t ready” and “ they should have given her more time.” That, btw, was exactly the criticism Di leveled against them.
Eventually everyone will adjust. It’s has been so long since a different monarch reigned that anyone else reigning is just inconceivable to so many people. Not that many people are alive that can remember King George VI as king, so not having her around is just something people can’t imagine.
I think the UK in general is just going through a tough time period that will last until about the end of 2020. So things will eventually get better after all the Brexit shit gets sorted out.
By the time she passes away, all of that will have been sorted out. Things will be better than where they are today with people freaking out about Harry’s engagement to MM, and other people mad at the people who don’t like MM.
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