marieh572:

“Princess Kate may have been at the bottom of a mountain in Bhutan without a mirror, but when she wanted to know how she looked in a set of earrings, she knew exactly what to do. Beckoning Prince William over to a stall where she’d spotted the jewelry, she asked him to get out his iPhone as she held one up to her left ear. There, with a smile from Kate, William took a shot so she could see how the dark blue dangly trinkets looked. In their own little moment, away from their entourage and security, she pronounced them just right, and snapped them up for 500 rupees (about $7). The following day it became apparent why: Kate wore them for a much-anticipated visit to India’s most romantic site, the Taj Mahal.”

Simon Perry ‏@SPerryPeoplemag

(via worldofwindsor)

I’ve never been a ‘Royal Watcher’ so I never watched Kate & William’s wedding when it happened. But I looked it up the other day and the difference between that one and H&M’s.. Not even in the level of class or the look of it all – it’s in everyone’s faces. At K&W, everyone looked so happy, even the Queen, like they were all so happy for them both but at M&H.. I struggle to find even one happy expression from William, Kate and especially from the Queen. I think that just says everything..

Yup!

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confessionsbritishroyals:

Kate was accused to be a social climber because she attended the same
school as william and some rumors about having a william poster (never
proved). Meghan has attended soho house for years befriended harry’s
friends, making an interview with piers morgan the day before she went
on a date with harry, she told her agent everything about the date and
in the interview played the little doe saying “is he nice”? And people
think she is genuine??? How can that be? She is the queen of fakeness.
       
   

William and Kate skip board meeting attended by Harry and Meghan

motherofbulldogs:

Ahahahaha…. Meghan trying to spin things to put the Cambridges down! Love this for how her shade exposes things! 

Prince William and Kate skip a board meeting attended by Prince Harry and Meghan at the Royal Foundation fuelling rumours of a deepening rift between the royal couples

  • William and Kate missed a board meeting as well as a staff Christmas party later
  • It was for the Royal Foundation which they head with Prince Harry and Meghan
  • No-show comes amid rumours that the two couples are locked in a royal feud
  • Harry and Meghan are set to move to Frogmore Cottage – away from the palace

By RICHARD EDEN FOR THE DAILY MAIL and DANYAL HUSSAIN FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:53 EST, 7 December 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53 EST, 7 December 2018

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge failed to attend a board meeting of the Royal Foundation this week amid rumours of a royal rift with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

William and Kate lead the foundation together with Harry and Meghan but while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex both attended the meeting, as well as a staff Christmas party afterwards, the other two members of the so-called Fab Four didn’t show up.

Kensington Palace insists that the Cambridges were not expected, but a source admitted that it ‘was a shame’ they didn’t attend the meeting or the subsequent party.

Rumours of a rift between the Cambridges and the Sussexes have spread like wildfire following the announcement that Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, are set to move away from Kensington Palace to Frogmore Cottage.

And the latest chapter of the rumoured rivalry saw Harry and Meghan attend the board meeting alone.  

A source revealed: ‘Not only were Harry and Meghan there, but they went to the staff Christmas party afterwards.

‘It was a very jolly affair. It’s a shame that William and Catherine did not turn up.’

Kensington Palace insists that the Cambridges had not been expected. ‘Their Royal Highnesses attend these meetings in turn,’ a spokesman says.

‘This session was focused on programmes led by the Duke of Sussex.’

Sooo… Cambridges weren’t supposed to be there, but Meg’s PR attempts are trying to throw them under the bus to her advantage! 

Although the rift has mostly focused on the relationship between Meghan and Kate, recent reports suggest that the issue is actually between William and Harry.  

According to the Sun, a royal source claims that Harry is accusing William of trying to ‘wreck his relationship with Meghan’.

William is believed to have ‘voiced concerns’ about Meghan to his brother.

And Harry’s over-protectiveness of his wife has apparently driven a wedge between the two brothers.

One courtier told the Sun: ‘It’s my opinion that Harry feels he couldn’t protect his mother, so he’s going all out to protect his wife.

‘This is his way of atoning. He will brook absolutely no criticism of Meghan — and he is so sensitive he often sees criticism or negativity where there isn’t any.’

When all else fails, bring up Mummy Diana’s name to solve the PR problem!

The friction between the two apparently started when William tried to give Harry some brotherly advice about the Canadian actress, back when their romance was still fairly new.

However, the chat went down badly with one friend saying that Harry ‘went mental’.

The friend added that the relationship between the two brothers has never really recovered since.  

Sooo…. it’s all William’s fault because he was butting in where he shouldn’t have…. 

The source also revealed that Meghan felt rebuffed when she tried to befriend Kate and that the brothers are competing against each other over palace appointments.  

Meghan apparently tried to approach Kate to learn the ropes but the Duchess of Cambridge was pre-occupied with her children Prince Louis, George, five, and Charlotte, three.

ANNNDDD…. It’s not Meghan’s fault that she’s not friends with Kate! Regina George Meghan is the one making an effort, not Kate. 

The Duchess of Sussex is also said to be surprising the royal household with just how keen her mind is.  

Harry and Meghan are set to move out of Kensington Palace – and away from William and Kate – to make a new home at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.

Officially, the couple are moving to have their own space for their new child who is due in the spring.

However, rumours have spread since the announcement that a secret family feud is the real reason for the move.  

William and Kate skip board meeting attended by Harry and Meghan

Harry went ‘mental’ accusing William of trying to ‘wreck relationship’ with Meghan

motherofbulldogs:

Forget the girls, it’s simmering tensions between brothers William and Harry that are at the heart of the frostiness between the two royal power couples

EXCLUSIVEBy Emily Andrews, Royal Correspondent7th December 2018, 10:15 pmUpdated: 8th December 2018, 11:25 am

Oh, Emily! When are you going to learn you’re a fool for doing Meghan’s bidding??

FOR two weeks all eyes have been on the “difficult relationship” between royal wives Meghan and Kate.

But today the Sun can reveal the simmering tensions between brothers William and Harry are at the heart of the frostiness between the two couples.

After we told exclusively how Harry and Meghan are moving to Windsor because they “don’t want to live next door to William and Kate” we can now unveil the “Fab Four’s” other issues, such as:

  • HARRY accusing Wills of trying to “wreck his relationship” with Meghan after he voiced concerns over her;
  • MEGHAN feeling rebuffed when she tried to befriend Kate;
  • RIVALRY between the brothers’ over palace appointments, and;
  •  HARRY’S desire to protect his wife at all costs after not being able to do so for Princess Diana.

From being young boys united in grief to building Britain’s modern monarchy together, the brothers could not have been closer.

Until now.

For insiders say it is problems between them, dating back to when Meghan, 37, appeared on the scene, that are fuelling the fallings-out.

And Harry’s over-protectiveness of his wife — and refusal to see reason — is the main cause of the chasm.

As one courtier told me: “It’s my opinion that Harry feels he couldn’t protect his mother, so he’s going all out to protect his wife.

“This is his way of atoning.

“He will brook absolutely no criticism of Meghan — and he is so sensitive he often sees criticism or negativity where there isn’t any.”

Using the memory of mummy dearest when all other PR strategies fail….

Of course, the brothers have locked horns before. William, 36, was said to be furious with Harry, 34, for getting caught on camera stripping in a Las Vegas hotel room six years ago.

Can you blame William, though? Harry was old enough to know better…

And their teasing about everything from who’s the most bald to the better soldier has always been rife.

But they always turned to each other when times were tough — the only people who could truly understand their lives.

The first hint of friction came after William was introduced to Meghan, 37, when she was staying at Kensington Palace.

Once she’d returned home to Canada, Wills sat Harry down for a chat — meant as brotherly advice.

He knew Harry was already head-over-heels for the US star but wanted him to take it slowly.

A well-placed source said: “William told his brother they knew nothing about her background, her intentions, what she was really like.

“He just wanted to stress that becoming part of the Royal Family is a massive undertaking and the pressure and scrutiny is unrelenting. Was Meghan the right one?”

The chat did not go down well.

“Harry went mental,” said the friend. “He accused his brother of trying to finish his romance before it had begun. The brothers’ relationship has not really recovered.”

The Sun understands other senior members of the family also “had concerns” and voiced them to Harry.

As one courtier cautiously volunteered: “A lot of people in the family objected. Who really knows what the concerns were? Was it Meghan’s background? Her father and dreadful half-sister? Because she was an outspoken American? Divorced?

So, all the rumors of the BRF having concerns about the rushed engagement last year and before were true!

“Harry stood up for Meghan very forcibly. He really loves her.”

Meghan also faced some opposition from the Middleton family, who didn’t want to invite her to Pippa’s wedding last May. They feared Meghan’s first public appearance with Prince Harry would overshadow the bride’s big day.

Eventually she was asked but chose only to go to the evening do.

Meghan “chose only to go to the evening do,” or was only invited to the evening do?? Nice spin there, Ms. Andrews. 

So it was no surprise that when she moved to London last November — and her engagement to Harry was announced — she was desperate to make things work.

She hoped that in Kate, another “outsider” who had navigated the choppy waters with aplomb, she would find a natural best friend.

But Kate, 36, was recovering from terrible morning sickness in her pregnancy with Prince Louis and was busy with George, now five, and Charlotte, three.

A royal source said: “Meghan hoped Kate would show her the ropes. But, equally understandably, Kate was busy. She didn’t have as much time for her as Meghan would have liked. They were at very different places in their lives.

“Meghan felt quite let down. She had really tried but felt rebuffed, and so just stopped trying.”

Meghan felt rebuffed… all these stories about her not listening and being demanding simply just aren’t true! It’s Kate’s fault!

Harry did not take this lightly and spoke to William about making Meghan feel welcome. William, of course, took his wife’s side — after all, she was following his lead.

In February, the Fab Four appeared on stage together for the first time to talk about their Royal Foundation charitable work.

Host Tina Daheley asked them: “Working together as a family, do you ever have disagreements about things?” Cue nervous laughter.

Meghan looked down, Kate fiddled with her hair and they left it to William, who answered with a very direct: “Oh yes.”

Harry then joked that there are so many clashes that “they come so thick and fast.” When asked if they’d been “resolved”, Wills jokingly replied: “We don’t know!” Could he have been thinking about Harry’s new role as a youth ambassador for the Commonwealth? Wills’ nose was reportedly put out of joint when the Queen gave the plum job to his brother instead of him.

Afterwards William had to be cajoled into doing anything for the Commonwealth, say courtiers.

But aides point out that if he’d wanted to veto Harry’s appointment, he could have done so. However, the tension didn’t help matters, coming as it did before May’s Royal Wedding.

Ah, yes, William, future Prince of Wales and likely future Head of the Commonwealth, is jealous of Harry’s made up position of Commonwealth Youth Ambassador….

Meghan’s father Thomas Markle was about to pull out of walking his daughter down the aisle after it was revealed he had posed for paparazzi pictures. Calm but collected, Meghan decided her team should say nothing publicly and cut him off.

However, William — having lost his mum — couldn’t understand ignoring a parent, whatever they’d done. He thought Meghan was making a mistake.

Even Charles, who dotes on Meghan, asked a senior member of his staff to intervene. But the policy stands and The Sun understands she has still not spoken to Thomas.

Meghan is said to be far less intimidated by the royals than might be supposed. At a recent gathering of senior family members, including Meghan, one well-placed aide remarked: “All their IQs put together would not equal hers.”

She and Harry have started spending less time at Kensington Palace after taking possession of a Cotswold farmhouse in the spring.

The bolthole is used to entertain friends like Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas — now her husband — Serena Williams and George and Amal Clooney.

William and Kate also swerved a board meeting oft he Royal Foundation this week, leaving Harry and Meg to go alone.

They also missed the Christmas Party, with one insider saying: “it ‘was a shame’ they didn’t attend.”

The source added: “Not only were Harry and Meghan there, but they went to the staff Christmas party afterwards.

“It was a very jolly affair. It’s a shame that William and Catherine did not turn up.’”

Then Wills and Kate turned down an invite to the Castle of Mey with Harry, Meghan and Charles in June. And while the Cambridges holidayed with Zara and Mike Tindall, Peter and Autumn Phillips and their kids at Balmoral in August, Harry and Meghan were absent.

Harry went ‘mental’ accusing William of trying to ‘wreck relationship’ with Meghan

What’s your take about the Will vs Harry feud? I suspect they have fussed over the years, but Harry has always known that Will was ahead of him priority wise in the family, not in everyone’s hearts, but yes in the family. Surely, he accepts his place after all these years. He could always walk away and take his great grandma $ and Diana $ and live his life outside of the palace walls.

countesscuriosity:

gin-and-chin:

From what I know personally William does not suffer fools. He’s sharp tongued and has little time for gossip and that’s just in public. I get the impression that he’s very aware of his public image and although he’s not always happy about being under scrutiny he does take his reputation and image seriously. He’s polite, respectful and keen to be seen as not rocking the boat. He doesn’t appear quite so passionate at first but he is truly earnest about his endeavours. He’s very frank and like his fathers Charles has a disarming gaze when he addresses you. Charles is incredibly charming in person btw. He twinkles (just thought I’d throw that in 😂)

He’s been known to pull Harry into line several times. But I don’t know of anything that’s caused a major rift before. Harry is very cocksure. He’s outspoken and brash. He’s always been left to do his own thing and he’s been pulled out of scrapes. With the arrival of her he’s become even more of a peacock. Comments such as ‘this one’ when referring to her as though they’ve been close for ever are indicative of his desire to be seen as grown up as William. But Harry is only famous and in the limelight because Kate and William have very generously allowed him to be.  I don’t ever recall Charles and Anne or Charles and Edward running campaigns together, attending events together like they have. He’s never fully accepted his place because William has been too kind to put him in it. Unlike now, where Harry and that woman threaten the well oiled and carefully constructed image that he and Kate have taken years to build. I should think that William takes a very dim view of that. Harry is a hot head. And despite being very fond of each other Williams family, mostly his wife will come first. I shouldn’t think we will get any emotional statements or nonsense from either him or Kate. They will go on being as staunch and stoic as ever. I should think it will be painful for William. He can only hope that Harry returns at some point. But William is duty first and I don’t see him capitulating to tantrums anytime soon. 

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“This is thought to be the first time that Kate’s sported black suit trousers on an official royal engagement.” from a Sun article, is this true?

duchessofostergotlands:

In terms of suit trousers I think so. Although she wore them before her wedding. In fact, I’m finding the whole focus on her “new style” weird because to me this silhouette of the flared trouser (often with the blazer) is classic Kate. This was exactly how she dressed ten years ago

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It’s very weird that each of her outlets has different due date, one paper says the baby is due late March/early April, another one says it’s around Queen and Louis’s birthday and yet another one says it’s on Charlotte’s birthday, KP says she got her 12 week scan, on the next day she says she’s 4 months pregnant, just as Meghan herself wasn’t sure when the actual due date is.

houseofbrat:

At this point, I don’t know that we’re ever going to get an official due date announced by KP.

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And for anyone saying that KP doesn’t confirm due dates, they did for Kate last year.

https://twitter.com/kensingtonroyal/status/920283076617494528

countesscuriosity:

“Are any of you football fans?’ the Duke asked at one point, bringing up his favourite topic of sport. After a look from his wife, he conceded: ‘I’m sorry!’ ‘You’re not going to find an Aston Villa fan everywhere,’ the Duchess told him, amused, before the Duke pulled his trump card: ‘I’ve found one already actually.”

— Rebecca English (x)

Kate’s ‘Royal Mail’ delivery for RAF gifts

sea-dukes-assistant:

Glad this article wasn’t about what Kate wore.

Snark aside, as active duty this gave me rainbows in my soul.  I’ve twice been away from home for Christmas (one spent at bootcamp, the other on deployment), and I know how much mail, let alone a familiar face, means this time of year.  I think it’s awesome they both flew to Cyprus to hand out mail and packages from the airmen’s families, and actually spent some time with them.  

Though I have to wonder if they bothered with the lower-ranking enlisted; they never get any of this type of treatment but they are just as important as the sergeant or unit commander.

Kate’s ‘Royal Mail’ delivery for RAF gifts

You can’t demand respect, Meghan – you have to earn it like Kate Middleton did

hunnymae:

You can’t demand respect, Meghan – you have to earn it like Kate Middleton did

By Jane Moore

AFTER a decade of merely smiling enigmatically at peskily inquisitive reporters, Carole Middleton is suddenly singing like a hyperactive canary.

At the weekend she gave chapter and verse to a newspaper supplement on what Christmas will be like in the Middleton household, and now there she is beaming from the pages of December’s Good Housekeeping magazine while surrounded by festive props.

You can’t demand respect, Meghan- you have to earn it like Kate Middleton did. PA:Press Association

“I’m not a celebrity and don’t want to be one,” she once said. So why the apparent change of heart?

The popular consensus seems to be it’s a charm offensive to counteract the negative coverage of an alleged rift between her daughter Kate and royal newbie Meghan Markle — a laying out of the “Team Catherine” stall, if you like.

But as the fallout rumours are fairly recent and most glossy mags are laid out six weeks in advance, may I humbly/cynically (take your pick) suggest that the stall she’s laying out might be more monetary than motherly?

In other words, building up traffic to her and husband Michael’s Party Pieces website for Christmas in preparation for potentially flogging it off to an overseas billionaire in the pre-Brexit New Year.

Carole has broken years of silence to talk about her famous family. PA:Press Association

Wills and Kate are expected to join the rest of the royals at Sandringham this year. AP:Associated Press

But I digress. On Christmas Day I will be enduring (“enjoying”, surely? — Ed) our annual family fallout over a game of Monopoly. But if I wasn’t, I’d be straight round to Middleton Towers in Bucklebury, Berks, for what sounds like an idyllically festive few days.

In a Christmas walnutshell, it goes something like this: Wake up whenever, pop in to the local church, go for a walk, open a few pressies, smoked salmon and champagne for lunch, more pressies, some games, then the main meal early evening.

Oh, and all the grandchildren will have a small tree in their bedrooms that they can decorate themselves. The rest of the year, she says, “is really normal most of the time”. Which, to Prince William, who has grown up amid the pomp and circumstance of stuffy royal traditions, must feel like a slice of sheer heaven.

Instead, poor love, he and Kate are expected to join the rest of the royals (including Harry and Meghan) at Sandringham, where the Queen et al stick to the German tradition of opening gifts on Christmas Eve before dressing for a “formal dinner” from which, oh dear, the women eventually retire to another room while the men enjoy a port or brandy.

The Duchess of Cambridge, thanks to her idyllic childhood, knows exactly who she is. Getty – Contributor

Then it’s off to the highly publicised visit to St Mary’s Magdalene church on Christmas morning, followed by a turkey lunch and a communal viewing of “Granny’s” speech at 3pm.

It’s unclear when William and Kate will head off to see her family, but what’s the betting they get in the car with fixed grins before mumbling “thank God that’s over for another year” the second they hit Norfolk’s A148? And that’s why, whatever the truth behind the rumours that Kate and Meghan aren’t getting on, it won’t matter one jot to the admirably grounded Duchess of Cambridge who, thanks to her idyllic childhood, knows exactly who she is.

Meghan, on the other hand, has no such cosy alternative to retreat to. Her parents divorced when she was just six years old and it’s no secret that she’s now estranged from her father Thomas and his highly vocal, deliciously off-message side of the family.

So, however well meaning she is, all her charitable grandstanding and repeated declarations of being “an independent woman” suggest she finds validation from being regarded as a, yawn, groundbreaking feminist role model rather than, as Kate is dismissed by some, a dutiful wife and mother, who toes the royal line and doesn’t make waves.

Meghan will need to quietly earn respect from her new family rather than noisily demand it. AP:Associated Press

But Kate has no need to virtue signal because she’s rooted in the love and respect of her tight-knit family — a set-up she’s replicating with William, who, after his own fractured childhood, clearly adores the normality of life Chez Middleton.

And of course, they’re both equally secure in the knowledge that, post-“King Charles”, the top job is theirs.

Harry, on the other hand, has chosen a bride who, despite her efforts at reinvention, has a chequered past (join the club, dear) and a burning desire to be seen as more than just a pretty appendage to the sixth-in-line to the throne.

That’s understandable. But just like Kate did, it’s far better to quietly earn respect not noisily demand it.

You can’t demand respect, Meghan – you have to earn it like Kate Middleton did

worldandeverythinginbetween:

thekateconfessions:

“I think I admire Kate most for the way she handled herself in the early years of dating William. It would be shocking and unnerving for any very young adult to be thrust into such an aggressive spotlight the way she was, and she handled it all with grace. I don’t know that I would have had such poise as people yelled “whore” and “bitch” at me just to get a picture.” – Anon

People forget she was just in her early 20s when the media hounding started. Diana was a royal bride at 19, Catherine was a royal girlfriend at 19. I still find it baffling at Catherine’s phone was hacked 115 times!

wemariuniverse:

princesscatherinemiddleton:

Duchess of Cambridge One Photo Only Challenge

[3/31] – Choose One Favorite Photo Of Catherine On Her Wedding Day

This has been such a favourite of mine for such a long time. It’s not the Duchess of Cambridge, it’s Catherine from Berkshire, with her dad. Michael is looking at Kate and Kate is looking up the aisle, ready to walk towards her new life.

Flawless bride.

It is seriously pissing me off that Charles forced the cambs to invite harkles to anmar last Christmas, why couldn’t he invite them to his house? Why pressurize the cambs? And now they have to cancel their plans with the Middleton christmas? Why do cambs always have to be the one to bend down and save bloody harry’s nose!!

I have no idea how much room Charles has at his Christmas digs and who else already stays there. Maybe Camilla’s kids come over and they don’t have room?

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If you were offered one year of Kate’s wardrobe, which year would you choose?

duchessofostergotlands:

Oh that’s a fun question. If it was evening wear I’d say 2011 hands down. It had the lilac McQueen and the Jenny Packham beauty and even some other ones I loved like the Jenny Packham one shoulder, the Amanda Wakeley with the beaded straps, even the red Beulah is one of the few Beulah pieces I’ve really liked. For daytime, maybe 2016. I loved the India and Bhutan wardrobe but there were some really nice pieces that I would personally wear and I think she became a bit braver this year:

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Are William’s doubts over Meghan to blame for rift?

motherofbulldogs:

Oh! Now this is the kind of investigative journalism I expect and love from the Mail on Sunday! Let’s enjoy the best parts! 

Part 1:

With the stream of disclosures threatening to become a torrent, The Mail on Sunday understands courtiers at Kensington Palace have started a ‘mole hunt’ in an attempt to stop leaks to the media that have led to so many unfavourable reports.

Ah, yes! Meghan wants to know who is leaking these bad stories about her without her permission! KP = Meghan here. Because, let’s face it, Will and Kate aren’t suffering from these leaks, so I doubt they care. And Buckingham Palace (THE QUEEN) and Clarence House (Prince Charles) aren’t mentioned, so let’s face it, they don’t care about the leaks either!

Part 2:

Meghan, who has worked hard to master her new Royal brief, is well-liked not just by the public, but by her new father-in-law, Prince Charles. He admires her work ethic and shares an interest in the arts.

Just a reminder here, that there is no tiff with the future king, as the Mail on Sunday would like to remind the public. He is taking the high road and being a supportive father-in-law. He has no negative feelings regarding Meghan that he would like to make public.

Part 3: 

But the MoS understands that the unease between the Cambridges and the Sussexes is more long-standing and has been deeper than has so far been suggested.

So… the long-standing rumors are true!!

Part 4:

As early as last Christmas, well before the May wedding, Meghan was suggesting she didn’t feel entirely welcome with all members of the family. And it was in response that Charles attempted to smooth things over by engineering an invitation to Anmer Hall – William and Kate’s country home near Sandringham. He hoped it might bring the couples together.

Prince Charles: “My dear son, we cannot change your brother’s mind about marrying Meghan. Time to make the best of it. Harry insists she’s staying here for Christmas and not returning to America. Your Grandmother won’t allow Harry and Meghan to share a room at Sandringham, you know. She’s quite old-fashioned. Can you host Harry and Meghan?”

Prince William: “[Sigh]. Fine.”

Part 5:

It didn’t go well. Indeed, one well-placed source says the occasion was marred by a ‘ghastly row’ between the couples – one reason there will be no repeat this Christmas. A senior Royal aide has revealed that the atmosphere at Anmer soured shortly after Harry and his then fiancee had arrived, and Meghan was judged to have been ‘downright rude’.

Meghan rude? Why do I feel like I’ve heard this adjective attributed to her before? Hmmm….

Part 6:

At any rate, the atmosphere was ‘poisonous’ for a while, continues the aide, and only thawed with a visit by Charles, who was told by William what had happened and did his best to jolly everyone along.

This is by no means an isolated example of Meghan’s supposed high-handedness, according to chatter in Royal circles.

So, you’re saying there’s a pattern…

Part 7:

This newspaper has learned from one of William’s closest friends that the Prince had doubts about how suitable Meghan might be as his brother’s bride – and that he voiced them.

It is understood William’s concerns reached the ears of the Queen and, more pertinently, of Harry himself. One member of William’s circle told the MoS: ‘The problem is that the Cambridges felt things had moved very quickly between Harry and Meghan. Wills particularly was worried and felt close enough to Harry to voice his thoughts.’

Well, Kensington Palace – I mean, Meghan – good luck trying to out the mole when it’s William himself!

Part 8: 

It is understood that Kate has had a number of meetings over tea in which she has attempted to explain the rules of The Firm to Meghan – and that her advice didn’t go down well. Kate is said to have told friends she was very sad about what was happening and felt that Harry was ‘changing’.

Sorry, Kate. Didn’t you know that Meghan ALWAYS knows what she’s doing? She doesn’t need any advice! She knows everything about premieres, PR, red carpets…

Part 9:

And with the celebrity associates, it seems, come celebrity anxieties.

So uncomfortable have they grown with a steady stream of media disclosures, it seems that Harry and Meghan are now determined to bring them to a halt.

It will be fascinating to see just what or who the Royal ‘mole-hunt’ unearths.

Yes, Meghan, what are you going to do when it’s THE QUEEN, Charles, and/or William leaking the stories??

Are William’s doubts over Meghan to blame for rift?

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE DRESS FITTING FOR H&M’S WEDDING? DID KATE REALLY CRY? WHAT’S THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KIDS NOW? TAROT READING – NOVEMEBER 27TH, 2018

talkingtarot:

There has been a flurry of articles recently saying there was an incident before the wedding saying Kate cried because of the treatment Meghan was giving to Princess Charlotte. TalkingTarot’s about to ask the cards what’s really up and everything about it. So here we go. Send me your thoughts, feedback, and requests to my ask as usual. See ya soon. – TT

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“Is this story true and what’s some of the context behind it?”

So yes, the story is definitely true (World). I got Strength Rx, (one of Meghan’s MA card reversed) showing Meghan definitely was being rude at this fitting and acting snobby and diva-ish. Also got her card (Queen of Wands Rx) with World card at bottom of the deck, so yes I believe this story is true about her treating others bad at the fitting and being rude and tyrannical.

The media (Page of Swords) was originally going to lay off and leave Meghan alone and just keep printing favorable articles but for some reason they aren’t feeling like that anymore (Four of Swords Rx/Eight of Cups Rx). They have made the decision that this is a new era (Fool) and these negative flurry of articles (Knight of Swords Rx/Judgement Rx) aren’t over yet.

They feel like they have been to passive (Four of Swords Rx) and for some reason feel like now is the time for action. They have chosen to stay put (Eight of Cups Rx) and stick together (Lovers) and starting taking some PR shots at this girl (Knight of Swords Rx). They have always sort of heard stuff behind their backs about it (Page of Swords) but never too the initiative to expose it like they are now and will continue to do (Knight of Swords Rx). Literally got the Star card, spilling the tea on information.

The media or could be referring to the two reporters that broke the story (Lovers), are happy with the results they are getting (Three of Cups/Magician). They were worried because they didn’t know if it was the right time (Ace of Wands Rx) or if it was right because they were juggling so many things as royal reporters this year (Two of Pentacles Rx).

In the past couple of months they have been getting information overload on this girl (Two of Pentacles Rx/Page of Swords) and how demanding and pushy and rude she can be when she doesn’t get her way (Knight of Swords Rx/QOW Rx/Strength Rx) and are done playing it passive (Four of Swords Rx).

More will come out (Judgement Rx) and her bad treatment of people and carelessly screwing people over (Fool/Knight of Swords Rx), is coming back to bite her and the media is gonna start getting harsh on her (Judgement Rx) and possibly expose more things making Meghan more isolated and exposing her unfair behavior towards people (Judgement Rx).

“Who leaked it?”

Someone Meghan knows for sure (Lovers). I’m telling you it’s definitely someone she knew, this wasn’t a stranger or an intern who was listening and spilled, it was someone she shared mutual interests with and had a bond/connection with (Ring). This person doesn’t just know this but a LOT of things about Meghan (Ring/Book/Letter). Definitely a snake in her camp (Snake/Whip/Fox). The person who leaked it was hesitant to do so out of not knowing how the public would take it (Garden/Book/Crossroads). This person also has a secret deal or contract with someone in the media (Ring/Garden/Book), probably to release more negative information on Meghan (Fox/Whip/Snake). This person is spilling it in cycles, not all at once (Ring/Book/Garden). This person wants justice for the way Meghan has been walking around acting since she’s been married to PH (Whip/Snake/Coffin). This person is very very smart and knows what their doing (Fox/Whip), they very shady and clever with how their doing this. This person literally wants to end Meghan (Coffin/Snake), she is tired of Meghan’s bully antics (Whip/Snake/Strength Rx) and is ready to do some damage.

“How did MM treat KM at the dress fitting in the first place?”

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They’re doing well, thank you! They’re sort of… getting excited for Christmas time. Cause they’ve started all of their like Christmas songs and Christmas trees are going up. Very sweet. And Louis is getting bigger, I can’t believe it! He’s like 7 months now! He’s becoming a big boy!

The Duchess of Cambridges speaking to well wishers about how her children are doing (x)

the-charlatan-duchess:

Royal Tea from our CD group! Bottoms up 😉

Hello fellow Charlatan Duchess members…I had to pop on and just give a morsel to y’all. According to my source who I want to give kudos to for letting us know about the Meghan hate-fest directed at Kate weeks ago–we now have confirmation on that tidbit via most major media outlets.

Now that the riff is out on the open my source is giving us some insider info. They say Meghan was rude to our Kate from the very beginning. As MM’s wedding date drew near she was caught complaining about adorable Charlotte.

Rolling her eyes during a fitting of the princess’ dress, MM said to a staffer, “My gawd, she’ll ruin my entire day! Can’t she stop fidgeting?!” Kate heard all this, as did the little princess. Palace rumor is Charlotte “told daddy,” even before Kate could. PW told PH something to the effect of “I understand your fiancee is nervous. But there is no excuse for rudeness and snide remarks. Get her in check. It’s disgraceful.”

But MM couldn’t and wouldn’t stop. PW & Kate got it from palace sources MM was the leak to many of the anti-Kate articles –ones comparing them & giving MM the prize as better dressed etc. PW had enough. Kate remained “queenly” says my source “refusing to in public or in private settings give in to lowering herself to Ms. Markle’s level.”

Instead, Kate just pretended MM wasn’t there. She ignores her & so did PW (And still does.) Which the Queen picked up on. This is why the Queen refused the emerald tiara and rumor has it HM told Kate, “She’s become quite a problem. Please know we shall be making adjustments.”

PP was livid after he learned about MM’s rudeness. “Bloody American. It’s Wallis all over again. And wearing white? What does she want this to be? One of those reality shows? IF it’s a war she wants —we’ll show her no quarter!”

MM thru her PR people is leaking like mad now that the palace has taken off the kid gloves. And HM isn’t budging. PW is the one who pushed for MM & PH to move. This also explains my earlier report where my source claimed Kate didn’t want her kids anywhere near MM.

The Queen was upset over the entire debacle, but is staying resolute that MM will eventually be so exposed in the British press having no choice but to leave. “We remain steadfast,” HM told PP. “That the interloper will be exposed,” said HM.

scorpiotwentythree:

I guess those latest articles now also perfectly undermine why we got such a different set of wedding pics (especially in regards to Charlotte). 

Check out May… Kate leaning away with her body and forcing a merely polite smile, holding her daughter; Charlotte looks serious and tired, George is furthest away from the whole mess, and it seems as if William and Kate are physically forming a barrier to the left. 

In October… we see Charlotte all on her own (no watchful Kate or William there), and she is having a blast and laughing heartily as she goofs around at Eugenie´s feet.

Charlotte Dress Fitting Incident: energy reading

countesscuriosity:

I don’t generally do this, but I used my energy reading methods to get some answers about the Kate/Charlotte dress situation. Here are the questions I asked, and the answers I got:

Was Meghan rude to Kate during Charlotte’s dress fitting?
Yes

Was Meghan rude to Kate about Charlotte’s dress?
No

Did Meghan complain about about Charlotte’s behaviour to Kate?
Yes

Did she complain about Charlotte’e fidgeting?
No

Did she complain that Charlotte cannot remember what to do and she should practice more?
Yes

Did Kate cry in front of Meghan?
No

Did Kate cry when she was in the car?
Most likely. 

Did Kate confront Meghan about her rudeness?
Not at that time

Did Kate confront Meghan her rudeness later?
Mixed answer, very vague yes, then no three times.
I’ll interpret that as even if she did, it was not direct.

Did William confront Harry about Meghan’s rudeness?
Somewhat vague yes, which means he didn’t discuss this particular case specifically. If he did bring up her rudeness, it was in general.

Did William talk to Charles about Meghan’s rudeness?
Yes. They have spoken about it at some point, but he doesn’t seem ot have dicussed the particular incident with Charles in great detail. Might have been as a by-the-way thing, bunched together with more serious transgressions.

Did William talk to The Queen about Meghan’s rudeness?
I got a flip-flopping yes-no, which generally means I have to rephrase the question or look at it from another angle.

SO I asked –
Did Wiliam talk to one of the Queen’s aides about Meghan’s rudeness?
I got a strong yes. Someone who works as the primary liason between The Queen and the family have been briefed about Meghan’s behaviour with the Cambs. The aid has not given HM the details of the incident, but she knows what she needs to know. 

After that I got tired, so I didn’t “read” more. But if you have more questions you want me to ask, send them my way. Frame them correctly though, because I read “yes” and “no” answers. 

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“I started off doing Psychology at St Andrews, with History of Art,” said Kate. Laughing, she added: “It was a bit full on, but it was really interesting.” – This is interesting! I don’t think we knew Kate started off doing psychology!

duchessofostergotlands:

Yeah I had no idea! At St Andrews you study your main choice and then you make up credits by studying other subjects that you don’t intend to do your degree in. I did Psychology, Ancient History and Film Studies for my first term. One of the options Kate did must have been Psychology. Honestly the fact I may have sat in the same seats as her during my lectures does make my university memories better hahaha 

Since Catherine is on a repeat spree, what would you like her to repeat the most? Mine are the Chanel coat dress from Paris and the McQueen white peplum coat from TTC 2011, my absolute fave!

duchessofostergotlands:

Oh there’s so many! Those two are definitely in my choices as well. I picked a few out:

Alexander McQueen bustle coat dress- I love this. It’s refined and chic but it’s still got the quirky McQueen edge and it is reminiscent of the bustle on her wedding dress. I also love it with the black hat

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Lavender Alexander McQueen gown- This is just ethereal and effortless and I’d love to see it with a tiara or some of the Queen’s jewels she’s borrowed since 2011. 

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Erdem dress- This one is glitzy but it isn’t tacky. Erdem and Kate can be hit or miss but this one is more restrained and that works really well

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Chanel coat- This has some of the hallmarks of Kate’s style- fit and flare, bell sleeves- but it feels different because of the fabric. It’s like her style but elevated. 

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Rochas floral dress- This one was perfect for the occasion- the Chelsea Flower show- but I think it captures Kate’s style really well. It’s simple, feminine, classic. 

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LK Bennett dress- I love this dress. I think the colour works beautifully on Kate. The silhouette is one we see on her a lot but the fabric makes it feel different. I think it would be nice to see it in the daytime as last time she wore it for a meeting with the Obamas:

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LK Bennett dress- We only saw this from a distance but I would love to see it properly. I’ve shown what we saw from Kate and then what it looks like properly

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Paul & Joe cape- I would love to see her reimagine this cape. She wore it first time around to match her traditional skirt in Bhutan but I think it could look really cute with something else and I’d love to see her in more capes:

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