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anonymoushouseplantfan:

Regarding Kate looking so genuinely happy—I think the longer maternity leave combined with the constant drama with Meghan has provided a true reprieve for her. For the first time in over a decade, the intense pressure and glaring spotlight has shifted off of her.
And IMO, that’s how you truly know she’s not in this for the hype, celebrity, etc. as she is so content and thriving away from all of that. She does her duty, but she’d be just as happy living a very comfortable, quiet life at Amner forever. They’ve said similar things about HM as well—that she would have been happy to have been a military wife and then a quiet, country housewife.
When you look at it that way, the comparison to Meghan’s desires, goals, etc are strikingly clear.


Thanks for sending this in! Yep, she’s obviously super happy right now.

RE the blind item. yeah, Megs isn’t worth 8 figures, but I suppose the person who has the dossier is hoping Harry will pony up. It also explains why it might come out, no one is willing to pay! LOOOOOL!

anonymoushouseplantfan:

No one is going to pay 10 million dollars. NO ONE. 

I want this to be real, but seriously? They are asking for $10 mil and plan to put it on PAY PER VIEW???? 

I suspect the 8 figures is more of a negotiating tactic to get as much $$$ as possible. I doubt the royal family would even pay if they were asking for 5 figures. 

The royal family as a whole can plan the dumb card though. Except for Megs. Depending on what’s released, maybe Harry.

duchessofostergotlands:

britishheirs:

Prince George and Princess Charlotte have mastered the royal handshake | St. James’s Palace (July 9, 2018)

Can we talk about this for a moment though? Remember back when George went to Canada and he was so shy and scared and wouldn’t shake anyone’s hand? Now he seems really comfortable and has a little smile on his face. I know it’s a slightly different environment but it’s still a hand shake with a stranger while the press are there. It’s so sweet to see how much he’s grown in confidence. And Charlotte’s just perfect obviously. 

Or, M could simply be bloated. She has a thick waist, so when her middle expands, she expands outwards before sideways. (I have more than one friend with M’s body type.) If she wants to play the “baby bump” game, all she has to do is to eat something that makes her stomach bloat. Gluten does it for me. A couple of pieces of bread could make me look pregnant. Also, her “pet” Gossip Cop, as recently as June 24th, said that she’s NOT pregnant.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Thanks!

Her boobs don’t look any bigger. Boobs increase before the lower abdomen does with pregnancy. People seem to forget this due to the Cult of Bump Watch.

of course the humanitarianism is taking a hit. The tabs knew it was all a fraud on her part. And the two of them as a couple have not done a single change the world activity since the wedding unless you want to get everyone to wear Givenchy and spend millions on clothes and mall jewelry. The “give me photo ops so I can look accepted and merch as a fashion icon” schedule does not lend itself to being lauded for your concern for humanity.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Tell me about the. The “humanitarian” label has bothered me since the beginning because she did a week of charity work every year for three years. That was it. Sure, she got a big video for her speech and two glam photoshoots, but THAT WAS IT. About thirty days of work and she’s freaking Mother Theresa.

The only other charity activities they can point to are the school assignments and her sorority activities. I don’t understand how they can hype that as huge humanitarian achievements, and I definitely don’t understand how it’s supposed to have impressed the Queen and the BRF. That skimpy charity resume won’t even get you an MBE, let alone a freaking tiara and “People’s Princess” status.

mademoiselleboullan:

She had been a remarkable woman. She would remain a remarkable woman even in a century which produced many of great note. There were few others who rose from such beginnings to a crown, and none contributed to a revolution as far-reaching as the English Reformation. To use a description no longer in fashion, Anne Boleyn was one of the makers of history.

I’m lost. Can you please explain what that anon means about the Christian/Frederick name switching thing?

duchessofostergotlands:

In Denmark they tend to switch the names Christian and Frederik so that a King Christian calls his heir Frederik and he calls his son Christian and so on. For over 500 years they have alternated between King Christian and King Frederik. Margrethe acted as a “Christian” in that her father and son were Frederiks but Frederik has continued the tradition with his son and if Christian’s first child is a boy he’ll likely call him Frederik. 

All the more reason to hope for a girl…

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anonymoushouseplantfan:

this BBC  documentary is on royal fashion it’s surely not definitive but is interesting.  One of the points made here is that a royal should be concerned with what their clothes communicate but not concerned with what is fashionable.  The most fashionable royals were the least popular.  Fratelli Prada who is surely the last word on the matter of fashion has said that Queen Elizabeth is the “most elegant woman on the planet”.  Yet Elizabeth eschews the “fashionable”.  That strikes me as being quite insightful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZDvS2o5Pdw


Thanks for sending this in! Very good documentary.

lewis-tan:

The inspiration for the scene between the fish-tank came when Craig and I were so desperately looking for a solution as to how to surprise the audience for the first connective moment between Romeo and Juliet. I was younger then and we might have gone out to clubs a bit more. That night after working all day we squirreled out to a place (if I recall correctly called “The Dome”) in Miami. When I came out of the bathroom to wash my hands I looked up and saw a woman combing her hair with a brush through a fish-tank. It was a brilliant device to get guys and girls to connect through the sitting rooms, while protecting each room’s privacy. Obviously you can see where this moment lead …

Do you think the brf need to be more open & transparent with their budget & spending. And what information would you like for them to disclose in their annual report that they aren’t doing as yet?

duchessofostergotlands:

Yeah! I’ve been banging on about this for years!! I think their annual report should give a better breakdown of what exactly the money is spent on and I think they should give an annual report with the exact cost of the monarchy to society. At the moment they say the monarchy only costs x per person based on the Sovereign Grant. They need to start summarising the cost as a whole which will include the Sovereign Grant, transport, local visits which are paid for by councils, and the costs to Commonwealth nations. 

waidewilson:

The Amazons are an elite female race of warriors that occupy the island of Themyscira. Created by Zeus, they were Mankind’s defense against the manipulations of Ares. However, following the War of the Gods, the Amazons seceded from the world, forever training for their battle against the God of War.

The Papa drama allows them to go after a lot of the other fake stuff too. It lets the media shred the humanitarian stuff and reveal it for the joke it is. It also serves as a warning that they know what her past is and how unlikely MM is to be a dutiful loving daughter. And they get to remind us constantly that she is a user and discarder of people. And all in guise of concern for Papa. What humanitarians the tabs are! LOL

anonymoushouseplantfan:

Yep.

princesadeasturias:

King Felipe VI accompanied former President of the United States, Barack Obama, on a private visit to the Reina Sofía Modern Art Museum in Madrid.

During their visit, they spent time admiring works by Picasso such as Guernica, and a selection of works by Salvador Dalí. Barack Obama is in Madrid to attend the Technological Innovation and Circular Economy Summit. (7th of July 2018)

beautiful-wildlife:

Cheetah Cubs by © franslanting

When cheetah cubs are two months old they are irresistible to watch. Siblings are sparring partners around the clock. But the odds against their survival are not as appealing. More than half of all cheetah cubs do not survive their first four weeks of life and most of the rest do not make it beyond their first year. Cheetahs can’t climb trees like leopards, they can’t dig burrows like hyenas, and they’re not social like lions, so they are always vulnerable no matter where they are.

closet-keys:

dustlines:

mrs-transmuter:

mrs-transmuter:

“Imagine if people had been going ‘don’t fight hate with hate’ back when Hitler was around.”

Fam…let me tell you bout Poland.

Let me tell you about how the entire rest of Europe sat ack and watched the invasion of Poland because they thought it would be “improper” to send military aid. How they were unwilling to enforce the treaties that Germany was breaking, because that would make them “just as bad.” They sat back and wrote strongly worded letters while fascists grew in power because they didn’t want to dirty their hands. They thought reasonable discussion and politics would be enough to stop a fascist dictator from rising to power.

Spoiler alert: it wasn’t enough.

like yes, people literally did try that argument then too. 

Everywhere there’s fascists there are fascist apologists hiding under the guise of pacifism, ready to enable their shit and demonize resistance. 

Margot Robbie is looking to cast diverse ‘Birds of Prey’ leads, confirms Harley Quinn will have a new costume (exclusive)

dcmultiverse:

Margot Robbie worked hard to get Cathy Yan as director for Birds of Prey, which marked the first time a non-white, female filmmaker had been hired to direct a DC movie.

Now the Harley Quinn actress has confirmed to Yahoo Movies, during an interview about her new movie Terminal, that she will be putting just as much effort into ensuring her co-leads are just as diverse.

“Yep, yes exactly, real life isn’t so one specific image,” Robbie said. “We’ve got to reflect that onscreen.”

Margot Robbie is looking to cast diverse ‘Birds of Prey’ leads, confirms Harley Quinn will have a new costume (exclusive)