When I saw the fembot pic of Meghan, I swear I thought it was her Madame Tussaud’s waxwork. I had to really look at the picture to see that it was actually her. It’s just such an odd picture to post. Her official photog must not like her very much because that is a terrible picture.

I suspect that her dead-eyed stare in this photo may have been the best of the bunch. Usually photographers will want the best photos possible.

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Her eyes are seriously glazed over though.

After watching that bellycupping video, I’ve realized we haven’t been giving her enough credit. Girl does have talent. She has to have some to be able to do her criss-cross-2 cats in a bag walk, while arching her back into an unnatural position, pushing her stomach muscles out as hard as can be without passing wind, belly cupping, and posing all while walking in stilettos.

When you consider that most belly cupping is either done standing or in the final months/trimester of the pregnancy, then you realize that video really is something else.

Ok now there are arguments between Caroles interview vs Meghans VF interview. Meg was a GF during the interview NOT part of the RF. Therefore KP didnt have to sanction crap. That was between her & Harry, mostly just her decision though. Carol is the mother of the future Queen Consort, therefore this sit down professional interview would NOT have happened if the RF didnt allow it. Carol may not be a royal but she is a part of the RF.

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wemariuniverse:

earlandcountessofdumbarton:

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a25318351/prince-harry-princess-eugenie-reception-without-meghan-markle/

“Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined other members
of the royal family at Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s wedding
ceremony last month, but it seems they were a little MIA for the
celebrations that followed.

The Telegraph reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not attend the evening reception at Windsor’s Royal Lodge, but Harry did
swing by for a drink without Meghan. A source close to the Yorks (i.e.
Eugenie’s family) told reporter Camilla Tominey that the bride was
“upset” about the couple’s absence.

Prince William and Kate Middleton, on the other
hand, “made a night of” the evening festivities, according to attendees.
If their experience was anything like that at Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May, they certainly had a great time.

The reason for Harry’s brief stay and Meghan’s
absence at the reception is unknown. Was it because of the Duchess’
pregnancy? (The couple announced they’re expecting just two days after
Eugenie’s October 12 nuptials.) Was it because the couple had to
prepare for their royal tour of Australia, which started three days
later?

BAZAAR.com reported before the wedding
that Meghan and Harry would miss part of Eugenie and Jack’s receptions
to allow for ample travel time for their tour. As expected, the Sussexes
missed the festival-inspired party that took place the day after the wedding.

They did, however, attend the lunchtime reception immediately after the wedding, according to reports. According to People, the
couple and other attendees enjoyed finger foods, red velvet wedding
cake, and speeches from the groom and father of the bride at the daytime
party.


The Sussexes raised eyebrows after tabloid reports claimed they
announced their baby news at Eugenie and Jack’s wedding, thus
overshadowing the couple on their big day, but, sources told BAZAAR.com
in October that members of the royal family were already aware of
Meghan’s pregnancy prior to the nuptials. Days later, on October 15, the
couple officially went public with their baby announcement.”

The USA Today thing is in a video as part of the story.

hunnymae:

countesscuriosity:

youhavebeenmarkled:

houseofbrat:

But which story? I still haven’t been able to find it.

Anyway, here’s a video of Megs bellycupping–specifically, the mons pubis bellycupping–in New Zealand. It looks even more ridiculous in action than single photos.

Who freaking walks like that?  She is Angelina Jolie batshit crazy 

Really how is it that no one else other than this tumblr community thinks the belly cupping is weird.

Hi Brat, is this what you’re looking for?

Here’s the video from USA Today referring to the bump as an accessory. It starts at :11. Thank you!

‘Meghan Markle’s best friend reportedly coming along on Royal tour’

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/people/2018/10/15/meghan-markles-best-friend-reportedly-coming-along-royal-tour/38161497/

@houseofbrat

Yeah, that was the one. Thanks @hunnymae !

USA Today in a report on the Oceania tour referred to MM’s baby bump as an “accessory” she brought along. Ouch. This is the consequence of being a publicity hound everything you do is seen as a pr stunt. Says a lot about the media’s perception of MM and this is US press. Meghan won’t be happy with that. The tiara and staff leaving stories IMO signaled to the press they can go after MM now and start saying what they think. The RF won’t protect her.

I tried looking for that USA Today article and couldn’t find it. 

But yeah, the tiara story isn’t a good indicator for her press articles. I’m still wondering if something is going to drop this weekend since Melissa the PA left.

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Oh thank goodness your back!!! Have you read The Times article on Meghan throwing a tantrum about a tiara she couldn’t wear? The Queen was said to be “taken aback” by her “temper tantrums” and even had to talk to Harry about it… Now there is a blind claiming Meghan almost got sued for being verbally abusive to a member of her staff that just quite.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

The palace is letting it rip and I love it. There are three corroborations. THREE!!!

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-warned-harry-about-meghan-tiara-tantrum-sx9bts5q5

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7695724/royal-wedding-meghan-markle-difficult-behaviour/#Echobox=1541715689

And the timeline is that he got a private reprimand. Then it went into Jobson’s book, and now that the aide quit and sued they put it in the Sun and the Times. They are trying desperately to get these two to behave and it’s just not working. 

I wonder why are people assuming she’ll be having good press forever. Fergie’s press came downhill rather quickly. And besides, Meghan is still human and also has a good side and I truly believe that for baby’s good, she’ll choose to divorce rather than make her child live in an unhappy home where his/her parents are in the constant state of war.

Because she’s had good press even when she’s done inappropriate things like bellycupping on the tour. Why highlight the plight of a place like Dubbo, Australia, when you can make the press write about your self-referencing banana bread. 

Yeah, she’s not an axe-murder. She’s not like Trump where her actions are contributing to the devastation of the planet or cruel and inhumane treatment of immigrants and refugees. 

But she’s not doing what she’s supposed to be doing as a royal. She should be highlighting the work of other people. Demonstrating respect for hosts and host countries instead of making everything about herself like this:

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There are more significant issues than a slit dress and laughing at a song. Whatever. Pay attention to PC’s love for MM articles. This is PC trying to defend himself when the take down occurs from any claim he was not supportive or he is racist etc. PC has always been afraid to push her out cause he is afraid of bad pr he wants to be King. And he’d happily throw his sons under the bus to assure it.

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 two posts this morning quoting articles about Megs from her leaks to American media. The girl doesn’t know when to shut up to the press.

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So, did the press all bail on the hot mess down under. What a disaster overall I would say. The worst is handing out leftover food. Why not buy them some or better yet bake some, LOL! What a clown she is. Is anyone really buying her BS. they smile and perform for the cameras and then you catch him looking miserable. She is awful. I knew it but every appearance confirms my instincts about her bat shit crazy. WOW. He is immature and needs help, seriously.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

That was a very Marie Antoinette moment.

She is not wearing her engagement ring LOL. So funny the excuse was because she is pregnant, and yet she wore that wedding band and please she is not 9 months pregnant for her fingers to swell that much. Her stans are really crazy with all their excuses. Plus Kate never removed her engagement ring even 9 months in as far as I know. I have a feeling this is deliberate.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

She’s really not wearing it? LOL, I wonder if it has anything to do with Harry’s new fight with the security team. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6314891/Prince-Harry-expected-demand-debrief-Meghans-security-scare.html

OMFG,did you see the new ‘leak’ to Katie Nicholl to Vanity Fair ”Meghan Markle Has a Princess Diana-Related Nickname from Palace Insiders”…”According to a source close to the royal household:”I’ve heard the duchess us referred to as Di 2,because of the similarities to Harry’s mother” Harry has a lot of Mommy issues,MM is soooo obsessed in being Diana

anonymoushouseplantfan:

She mentions the see-through clothing!!!!! LOLOLOLOL.

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/10/meghan-markle-princess-diana-nickname

Apart from love, what is your opinion why Harry did all of this? Remember he said in a few years it will be all Charlotte / George and no one interested in him. Is he trying to establish himself as a huge celebrity so he won’t wane when they are in the spotlight? Was that the plan?

anonymoushouseplantfan:

I think 99% of this relationship is efforts on both sides to keep the spotlight and remains relevant. He was aging soon-to-be-minor royal and she was an aging soon-to-be-even-more-obscure little-known actress. They both had the same problems and they became each other’s solution. 

The constant in this relationship is that these two adore the limelight. They love leaking “upcoming” attractions and giving hints. They started with the spooning bananas and love bracelets, graduated to facialist pap walks and ruffled dresses, and are now giving baby gender hints through rings and crap. They ADORE this infantile crap.

This must be their number 1 priority. If you think about it, they haven’t gotten that many goodies (although Meghan hypes what they do get to the skies). The wedding was basic, the jewelry seems to be all Birks, the clothes are merching, the titles and positions are meaningless, their home is from Soho House, the family “visits” all seem to be more “let’s not and say we did” than actual visits with photos, etc… 

What they do get is media events. TONS of them. That’s their main priority.

PR anon. Hi! This is a typical celeb scam. Staged affairs, marriages even pregnancies are normal in that world. If you did a good search you’d see Megsy is making cash from this pregnancy. The Nanny article – that “Nanny” would have paid to use Megsy’s name for her own pr. Meghan Mirror is selling maternity clothes and MM has a stake in that. Watch all the product promo that will occur around this so called pregnancy. She gets paid everytime.

PR anon again. She used the wedding the same way. Givenchy paid for the pr. Givenchy got millions in free advertising. The question is why is the BRF cooperating with her? They know. Did stupid Harry think he had a real possibility here and forced it? Probably. He is sure learning a lesson. Everything she does is scripted. And it is all for money. I am dubious on the pregnancy. We’ll see.

oh and (pr anon) she ’ll cancel events for drama. She can’t cancel much cause she has to display the garbage she is paid to wear. I’d bet there won’t be anymore cancellations. Don’t get distracted. The real show is her money making scam. And how the RF handles her. They will take a passive low risk approach they have all along. First wait for Harry to see his error. Second let her reveal what she is. Self destruct.




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Check out Emily Andrews’ Twitter regarding MM heading back to Fraser Island. As someone pointed out in the replies, MM has strapping around her ankle and what appears to be HUGE bruise on her calf, neither of which were there earlier in the week. Do you think her suddenly “taking a break” from engagement would have anything to do with this?

anonymoushouseplantfan:

These pics? I don’t know what happened.

https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1054193026468331520

That might just be a shadow of her dress on her lower leg.

Hey Plant, I need to say something. There is a higher rate of suicides in places like Dubbo in Australia and people are not talking about this because that STUPID STUPID STUPID tour is all about Meghan’s clothes, Meghan’s fake bump, Meghan’s fake hair. I couldn’t be more angry now. I am almost destroying my keybord while typing this. OH MY GOD. Sorry, just needed to get this out of my chest, if you don’t want to publish this it’s ok. Thanks!

anonymoushouseplantfan:

No, I agree this is problem. A lot of the issues and charities that they were supposedly trying to highlight have been buried under an avalanche of pda and baby coverage.

One source tells me it isn’t that the duchess is feeling poorly, but they’re trying to ‘pace’ her given how many engagements are coming up. The couple are due to undertake 76 on the 16-day tour. It is unlikely Meghan will do many engagements on Fraser Island due to the terrain

anonymoushouseplantfan:

That makes sense because once she shows up for the tour knocked up, you have to adjust, but, man, this was horrible planning on their part. 

https://twitter.com/RE_DailyMail/status/1053812695970000896

And it’s not the first time they do this to the BRF. It’s the Kensington statement all over again.

Now she is cuttig back? What a fame ho. All planned for headlines im sure. Wow

keepingupwiththebananadrama:

anonymoushouseplantfan:

https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1053811580142579712

Just say this is now a full blown paid for vacation for the woman who couldnt wait until after a tour to get pregnant. So she’s going, but not working. What better excuse to say you need your bff and mom on this vacation stat. Just pull out all the damn way and fly back to London and sit your damn ass down. The pheasant knows who holds his balls.

All we are getting on this tour is the two teenagers walking around holding hands and talking to people. They never do anything. They were supposed to clean the beach. They didn’t. No nice clothes to look at. W and K gave us gorgeous vistas not these two. 16 days of looking at her non existent baby bump and his bald spot?

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Yep, I’m seriously wondering what all their pr people are doing. Is it a vacation for them? KP usually has three paragraphs in their press releases detailing (i) the charity, (ii) what they do and how, (iii) a short comments from the charity leader and one of the participants talking about the effectiveness of the charity, and (iv) something linking the charity with the royals’ interests. That stuff then ends up on all the articles. Yes, it usually ends up at the bottom of the articles after all the clothing and cute pic/anecdote info, but it’s usually there. This time the charities barely get a mention. 

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-make-outfit-change-for-beach-cleanup/

I’ve given up trying to figure out what the Formula 1 kids were doing (some kind of after school program?). It looked interesting and I wanted to know more, but there was no info anywhere.

This is what they put out about the beach cleanup (I’m using People Mag because Simon Perry is the king of copy-paste)

No beach cleanup happened, and the anecdote with the participant was all about how awesome Harry was.

Like you say, there wasn’t even a nice beach pic.

This is it, this is the tour.

Good morning Houseplant and Anons. So she wore 2 different dresses in Melbourne? A blue one and a black one? I could have sworn it was the same dress…. And how wrinkled and dirty is that trench coat beginning to look? To me this looks like Megs is on a press junket to promote the Harry&Meghan love story. Instead of following Royal protocol, they are doing it the Hollywood way, hence the excessive PDA. These pictures will be a goldmine for the press when this all goes belly up!

anonymoushouseplantfan:

I know! I went “wait, she changed from a navy dress into an IDENTICAL navy dress????” But it turned out it was black. The macaroni necklace was the best part of that outfit, imo.

This looks very sloppy to me. The clothes are sloppy. The coverage is all fluff. I thought maybe she was dressing sloppily because this was her “I focus on the substance of the tour” trip (those binders!), but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The substantive stops are not highlighted at all (and, as in the case of the aboriginal school, are sometimes shoved out of the way), which is a shame. Part of it is that they have so many events they all kind of blend into anonymous handshaking and cute kid pics, but part of it is that the charity stuff is treated as just background to Harry and Meg’s love story.

She met an after-school rugby program for girls and she doesn’t play rugby. The program is ironically named “Girls Can” and Meghan showed everyone that some girls actually can’t.

https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1052733101489737728

They were supposedly going to clean up a beach (which would have been great for awareness), but then they didn’t get to clean up. This reminds me of the drought-awareness stop in Dubbo which turned into a deluge. Both events became”Meghan and Harry hold hands as they meet with cute kids and eat,” which seems to be the theme of the tour.

https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1052763285974597633

The social cafe visit (they help indigenous kids) turned into a Tig-friendly food tasting with the chef. I don’t think we met any of the indigenous kids.

https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1052757176156975104

https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1052782272229724160

The aboriginal school was embargoed and thus overshadowed by her banana cake. Kudos to Emily Andrews for actually getting interviews from the kids.Yes, it was a rote”she’s a role model” quote, but at least the kids got some visibility.

https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1052417178325135363

https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1052430472675020801

“You’re really speaking my language” is the new “it’s amazing.” She’s saying that to everyone. I really admire how she manages to turn other’s people work into a statement about herself. This takes real talent. 

https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1052776919404437504

https://twitter.com/byEmilyAndrews/status/1052414801375309824

She actually wore a good Australian brand of jeans (the help Cambodian women), but it was, of course, overshadowed by the Serena jacket.

https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1052364835868954625

I don’t think there has been much mention of Invictus, which starts on Saturday.

It really is all about Harry and Meghan being pregnant and in love and meeting kids. That’s the whole tour.

What I find interesting is that Megs seekers out Wendy Williams and Piers Morgan…2 controversial talk hosts to work for/with and they are the ones that seem to have a beef with her too. My question is why? What did they do or didn’t do? Thoughts…

I know Megs ghosted Piers. I’m not sure she has one with Wendy. 

I seem to recall reading something a year ago that Meghan had her resume sent to Wendy Williams’ show about having her on as a guest or something before she became known for dating Harry. Wendy wasn’t interested. I don’t remember it exactly. I’m sure someone else can bring up the details. 

I think Wendy just sees through all of Meg’s bullshit. 

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newyorker:

Sinclair is the largest owner of television stations in the United States, with a 192 stations in 89 markets. It reaches 39% of American viewers. The company’s executive chairman, David D. Smith, is a conservative whose views combine a suspicion of government, an aversion to political correctness, and strong libertarian leanings. An ardent supporter of Donald Trump, he has not been shy about using his stations to advance his political ideology. Sinclair employees say that the company orders them to air biased political segments produced by the corporate news division, and that it feeds interviewers questions intended to favor Republicans.

Is it me or are these first few days of the tour kinda…blah? I can see why they announced the pregnancy, without it, it’s pretty boring so far. Just goes to shows she really doesn’t bring a lot of attention if not for Harry. Her main problem is people haven’t and can’t warm up to her, with Kate, people had years to know her and like her. With Meghan, it’s all rushed and hyped. Plus, I see why her legs are weirdly shaped with those jeans and boots!

anonymoushouseplantfan:

It’s not just you. This has been a complete snooze fest. Her fans seem to be really excited about mundane stuff like binders, banana bread, and umbrellas, but to me this is like watching my cousin’s Instagram vacation pics, except my cousin dresses better, does more interesting stuff, and takes better pictures.

I wonder if part of the problem is that we don’t have very good pics. Tim Rooke and Chris Jackson are opting for Meghan’s preferred black-and-white pics and the monochrome palette makes this more boring than usual. 

Rooke posted some of his old Harry pic and the different between then and now is striking–uniforms, landmarks, bright colors, and animated expressions before and monochrome pics, anonymous locations, neutral clothes, and stiff social smiles now.

Before:

Now:

She didn’t think there would be an uproar over her stealing Eugenie’s thunder, so now the walk back. Another thing she didn’t expect, people calling her out for wearing a huge coat to suggest she’s pregnant and then show up days later in a skin tight dress. That white dress will haunt her this whole tour. Everyone is saying that because there is no visible baby bump, she could have waited to announce. She’s AWFUL at PR and yet she was supposed to be the pro

anonymoushouseplantfan:

That’s why I find that Bazaar article so amusing. She wore a maternity coat to the wedding! Of course she was announcing it there. She loves props.

The palace and royal watchers have made it clear that the pregnancy wasn’t announced at Eugenies wedding. The family hadn’t seen the couple before so they took the time to congratulate them during the reception. Check your news 🙄

No, it was clearly announced then. If there are other press reports coming out today saying otherwise, then it’s because Harry and Megs are backtracking due to outrage that they announced at Eugenie’s wedding. Even Meghan’s friend Lainey noted that they announced at the wedding.

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Catching Up…

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Sorry for the long absence, guys. Sadly, blogging will continue to be sporadic until after the US midterm elections. I have a ton of work to do until then and it’s a lot more important than royal anything. By the way, if you’re a United States reader, remember to go vote on November 6th!!!!

But I’m still pretty obsessive about the blog, so here are some thoughts on the past few weeks.

The boots came back! Kate wore her trusty Penelope Chilvers on her first post-maternity engagement. I thought this event was spot on. she looked casual but perfectly groomed and she was great with the kids (I loved the cup-holding Duchess). She just kind of stepped back and let the kids and the charity shine. 

https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-recycles-14-year-old-boots-return-royal-duty/

Meghan then wore some hideous leather skirt to Sussex. I’ve been bitching about Letizia’s tacky leather skirts for years, so I obviously hated this. Meghan is truly amazing, though. She managed to wrinkle leather, which I didn’t think was possible. This is also her third nearly-identical green ensemble. 

https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/meghan-markle-queen-letizia-wear-hugo-boss-leather-skirts/ 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Boe-9cunZtc/?taken-by=garyjanetti

Kate continued recycling. She rewore a gorgeous lilac dress to the Health Summit.

https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-royal-rewear-lilac-dress-global-health-summit/

Will also recycled his outfit, which makes me wonder if the Cambridges are flat out trolling at this point.

I’m really liking the Cambridge work pace right now. I hope it continues. Ditto with Kate’s recycling.

Samantha Markle showed up at Kensington palace in a wheelchair because of course she did. The Markles all love attention and publicity stunts. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6254399/Meghan-Markles-sister-says-handing-letter-guards-palace-gates-mission-accomplished.html

Then Kate wore an Erdem dress I actually liked. We must be entering end times. I love that the dress was inspired by the Queen. That (and the POC plaid) was a nice touch. I liked the plum pumps and clutch, but hated the earrings (which were also Erdem, so I still get to say that I hated something Erdem).

https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/style/kate-middleton-erdem-dress/

That dress outglammed Meghan’s fug black Givenchy in every single way. Same thing happened at Eugenie’s wedding with Kate’s semi-recycled raspberry dress outshining Meghan’s maternity funeral-wear.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7478351/princess-eugenie-wedding-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-and-princes-harry-and-william-arrive-for-windswept-royal-wedding/

I see a lot of Kate fans taking the “real queens fix each other’s crowns” high road on twitter. I think that’s partly because they are genuinely nice people (far nicer than me!), and partly because this is not a competition at this point.  

Eugenie’s wedding was lovely and heartwarming. The groom, was too cute and the bride was gorgeous. I loved the colors (the tiara had emeralds!), absolutely adored the unusual floral arrangements (chinese lanterns! York roses! Blue thistles!), appreciated all the details honoring Eugenie’s family and heritage, and enjoyed the nods to their charity endeavors. Andrew hovering around like a mother hen was adorable, and Fergie and Bea looked gorgeous. Fergie’s carousel party looked like a lot of fun. It was heads and shoulders above the über-basic Pinterest wedding the Sussexes put up.

And speaking of, this how the Sussexes showed up in Australia. They look like a hot mess. Is it me, or is Harry’s bald spot huuuuuuge now?

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-land-australia-royal-tour/

https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1051573304505454592

Harry also stole Will’s “weekend at Norfolk” train trip look. They both look like slobs. Yes, it’s a 22-hour trip, but they can do better than this.

Oh, and Meghan likes her seven-figures spending. The DM estimates the costs of their Australian tour at $1M.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6275999/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markles-Australian-visit-cost-taxpayers-1million.html

And kudos to all the anons who insisted she was preggo. Looks like you were right and they’ll be pregnant in Fiji. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6276715/Harry-Meghan-announce-expecting-child-together.html

I still can’t believe they are being this irresponsible, but this is Meghan to a T. She’s on a schedule and she won’t let anything, not even her baby’s health, stand between her and her goal. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6276715/Harry-Meghan-announce-expecting-child-together.html