The Spencer Tiara for me is the most lovely and perfect tiara for a wedding, with it’s “heart” shaped scroll of diamonds, it’s romantic and feminine. Lady Diana Spencer wore this to her marriage to The Prince of Wales on July 29, 1981, the day she became The Princess of Wales.
She chose this above the Cambridge Tiara that had been “given” to her by the Queen. She often wore the Cambridge, but I read many times, the Spencer Tiara was her favorite.
I believe I’ve heard that the Spencer tiara is lighter in comparison to the Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara. (But I also agree on the look of the Spencer Tiara.)
2015//2018- Prince George kisses the forehead of his newborn sister Charlotte. 3 years later Princess Charlotte kisses the forehead of her own little sibling, Louis
You were wrong – all of you were wrong – to turn your backs on the rest of the world! We let the fear of our discovery stop us from doing what is right. No more! I cannot stay here with you. I cannot rest while he sits on the throne. He is a monster of our own making. I must take the mantle back. I must, I must right these wrongs. —Black Panther (2018)
“I really like Meghan. She’s done some great work for women.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
Wait what? Seriously (this is my serious voice) please explain. Because this is what I have.
1 – trip to Rwanda
1 – to India about pads followed with an article (haven’t seen anything else)
1 – video for UN women
1 – long ass day involving one young world
1 – one event for dove
———– 5 – that’s 5 things, some of which were not just for helping women. I’m really confused, maybe I’m missing something. I don’t count her blog because it was filled with chocolate red wine, pink water trips, living beyond your means if you are middle class or lower, and volunteerism which is disgusting (look it up). Technically Meghan works the same amount of hours Harry does at his engagements, and her character isn’t in every episode. Oh and saying she with Harry that’s why she doesn’t do anything is no excuse, her track record is pretty damn shallow before he came along. So again I like details, receipts, and please enlighten me/prove me wrong. Also, who are you comparing her work with women to?
Oh, please, people, stop buying into the crap pr. You are better than that.
This is a fandom that knows charity work. This is a fandom that counts the Cambridge’s work days. This is a fandom that calls Kate out when she skips the EACH gala because we know the fundraising is important. This is a fandom that sees straight through the KP pr bs.
Are you really buying Meghan’s “charity” work? Seriously?
Well, don’t.
It turns out you can actually quantify how devoted and effective celebrities are at their charity work. Nifty, uh?
Look to the Stars is the IMDb of charities, or maybe charity Tinder would be more accurate, as they match causes and celebrities. If a charity wants to partner with a celebrity, they can look up the profile and see if this is someone who would potentially be interested in what they do, and also works hard for his/her causes.
[Caveat: This was the only site I could find with this kind of info. If anyone knows of a better resource, please let me know]
So we can actually check and see how Meghan’s “humanitarian” work stacks up.
Meghan has two charities listed. TWO. No, Myna Mahila is not listed. She did that work for WorldVision, not the Indian group. Shoebox isn’t listed either, as she basically just wore a bracelet.
In addition, some of her “support” activities are not mentioned, like the UN speech or the period stigma essay. The site mostly lists donations and fundraiser appeals and appearances. Those are the things that bring money, which is what the charities really care about. The rest is just pr.
So, is that impressive? Can two charities and little substantive work qualify as “doing so much for women”?
Well, Look to the Stars actually ranks the celebs. That makes sense because they are trying to help charities figure out the celeb that would be the best match for their cause. This is useful because we can compare what Meghan has done to her peers.
One of Meghan’s categories is “Women.” Here are the top celebrities for that category.
So where does Meghan rank in the list of celebs connected to (that’s the site’s default ranking mode) the cause of “Women?” Well, I actually subscribed to the stupid site to get that data. Yep, I took one for the team.
She is the 772nd celeb most devoted to the cause. That’s out of 799 celebs listed.
She’s waaaaaay at the bottom.
Yep, as a women’s advocate, Meghan is ranked right below noted gender-equality supporters Albert of Monaco and Ronaldo.
Note that this is a US-centric list. We’re the only country in the world where no one knows who Ronaldo is. You have to be pretty near invisible in North America to be sandwiched between Ronaldo and Nandita Das.
Now, I didn’t expect her to outrank Oprah or Bono, but, dear heavens, this is a truly pathetic showing. The top of the list isn’t all heavy hitters, after all. Annie Lennox is there and Kathy Najimy and Bethenny Frankel…
Wait, Bethenny Frankel? That Bethenny Frankel.
She’s one of the top charity supporters for women?
Yes, she is. She does a ton. I was surprised too. She’s passionate about women starting careers and is a stalwart Dress for Success supporter.
Compare that to Meghan’s profile. Megs’ looks kind of skimpy, doesn’t it?
But what about the other categories? Maybe Meghan does better there?
Well, “gender equality” is supposedly her passion and she has been UN affiliated since 2015, so let’s check that one out. The category only has 86 celebs listed so it should be easy for her to rankin the top fifty right?
Nope. She’s 79.
But, hey, she beat Courtney Love. Kudos, and brownie points for even being on the same list as Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, who isn’t really a celeb but whatevs.
But guess who ranks higher than Megs on the “gender equality” list?
Lisa Vanderpump. Yes, that Lisa Vanderpump. She’s #59.
Turns out she’s quite active in the charity world, and she really is passionate about dogs. That wasn’t just a tagline. She has charity that works to eliminate dog torture.
So, yeah. Lisa Vanderpump has done more for the cause of gender equality than Megs and, as she says in her RHOBH intro, Lisa doesn’t even like women. She likes gays and dogs.
Let’s give this one more try.
In “Health” Meghan is 2,501 out of 2,559 celebs. Guess who vastly outranks her in this category at 706 out of 2559 celebs?
Nene Leakes. Yes, that NeNe Leakes.
Nene loves soldiers and champions for heart care. She had a heart attack a couple of years ago and has apparently dedicated herself to the American Heart Association ever since. Who knew, right?
She had a freaking feud with Star Jones on Celebrity Apprentice regarding the charity.
BTW, NeNe also beats Meghan In the “children” category, where she is 2,088 our of 2643 (it’s not one of her primary interests). Meghan (who supposedly champions “women and girls”) is number 2465. Megs barely beats Christopher Reeve and Dick Van Dyke in that category, and those guys are both dead.
She cares more about children than the dead people. We can give her credit for that.
Notice that I’m not even bringing in JLO, who shares Meghan’s publicist and leaves everyone in the dust. JLO, like Eva Longoria, is an A-lister who really cares about Latino causes. I’m not comparing Megs to Emma Watson (#4 in Women) or Miley Cyrus (#2 in Children).
I’m just using marginal celebs for this comparison. Bethenny, Lisa, and Nene are part of the Real Housewives franchise, for Pete’s sake. They are well below Meghan in the Hollywood pecking order.
In case, you don’t know, this is what the Real Housewives shows are known for.
It’s a tacky reality show full of drunken women fighting over nothing. There’s a lot of box wine and fake tanning. These gals are not exactly the poster girls for philanthropy
And yet they destroy Meghan on the charity front. Even Nene Leakes who actually reneged on a $20k pledge to Detroit Public Schools.
I wish Look to the Stars offered the data without subscription. It’s really amazing what little known celebs are doing out there. People who aren’t household names are out there championing children and animals and other causes.
The opportunities Hollywood gives them are enormous.
What Meghan has done with those opportunities, however, is pathetic. Christina Grimmie, who was famous for being in a music competition and was tragically murdered last year, did more charity work in her brief time in the limelight than Meghan did in all her years in the industry.
Yep, 772 out of 799 makes you a “civil rights crusader.” Right there with noted civil rights crusaders Prince Albert and Ronaldo.
That’s the truly offensive part. She’s doing eff-all for charity and is trying to sell herself as an “activist,” “humanitarian,” and “civil rights crusader.”
This is BS. Yes, Hollywood exaggerates. Yes, you’re allowed to toot your own own horn.
But, no, you don’t get a freaking Noble Prize for doing a photoshoot in India. Get real.
Meghan has so far spent ten days working on charity during 2017. She spent ten days working for charity in 2016. She spent ten days working on charity during 2015.
That’s not even a hobby. That’s a yearly vacay.
It’s thirty days TOTAL. In THREE Years.
That’s 30 days out of 1,095.
2.7%.
Those are the numbers, people, in black and white. And don’t tell me numbers don’t matter. We argue over the royals’ end of year stats every January.
No, Meghan, you don’t get to parlay your yearly volunteerism vacation into “humanitarian” status.
That’s BS.
And yet Sunshine Sachs is plastering the world with stupid “humanitarian” and “activist” headlines. You don’t see Lisa Vanderpump calling herself a gay rights “activist” and, dear lord, she was grand marshall of the Long Beach Pride Parade.
“Her last two breaks from shooting Suits” makes it sound like she spent months working for WV and the UN. She spent a week each year. Suits breaks for four months.
Or this little gem, where the publicist says Meghan was “honored” for her humanitarian work in Vanity Fair as if she’d been given an award. In reality the magazine just wrote an article on the conference.
Sorry, toots, no one who has worked on a single cause for five years ranks 772 out of 799 in the Look to the Stars “Women” category. NO ONE.
And, yes, people are going to fall for it. There’s a reason why her publicist is sneaking all of those “breaks” and “five years” into her press. She wants people to assume that Meghan has been spending all her free time cleaning latrines in Rwanda.
She hasn’t. Instead, she’s been doing this.
When you look at the numbers, she’s done way less that reality show zelebs who guzzle pinot grigio and pull off weaves.
No, I’m not kidding about the pinot grigio. It’s a staple of the show.
Don’t buy the hype, people.
It’s not real, and it’s deeply offensive that they think we’re buying it.
Harry has to be having misgivings by now. He just does. He will be aware of the brutal online comments and the nature of the blind items that are out there, and I doubt he was expecting it to be this bad.
Sure, Kate faced a lot of criticism, and still does…but when was she accused of being a prostitute? Social climber, sure…but a prostitute? And I bet the marriage to Trevor ended because she cheated, possibly more than once, and all it will take is one person to go on the record about it and Markle’s name will be mud. Absolute mud. It would be a major scandal because it speaks to her moral character, which is why KP lawyers scramble at the merest hint of it.
Harry is facing a lifetime of salacious, unsavoury stories concerning his wife and possible mother of his child/ren, all of which is going to reflect badly on him. And he knows it.
One thing people need to remember is that the BRF have literally no power to stop this wedding even if they wanted to. I doubt HM involves herself too closely but the most Charles & William could reasonably do is advise caution, and I bet they did…over and over. They almost certainly suggested another year of dating but Harry was stuck between a rock and a hard place. So he probably told them, “No. we’re getting married and announcing it as soon as she’s in the UK. Deal with it”. So, they are. And the only way they can deal with it is to be seen to be as welcoming & supportive as possible.
Think about this. Meghan had to give up her job and move to the UK for them to continue their relationship, engaged or not. The two-week thing (if that’s even true) just couldn’t continue if they wanted to be in each other’s lives. Which meant giving up the only steady job she’s ever had, leaving her home and her (very few) friends. So, after a year, he ends it? When she’s given everything up to be with him? Faced immense personal scrutiny because of him….and then he dumps her?
(She’s loved the scrutiny, of course, but she won’t have directly admitted that to him. No, she’s just bravely coped with it, yada yada).
No…it was engagement or nothing, in reality. And he probably told himself that the sex was amazing (plenty of practice, let’s face it), she’s photogenic and can deal with the press in a way Chelsy & Cressida never could. Perfect. What could go wrong? Let’s go for it!
I have no inside info, but we all know how narcissists work. It’s ALL ABOUT THEM. Always. They talk incessently about themselves and their interest in other people, even their partners, is non-existent. They feign it, of course, but the pretence can’t be kept up forever.
This is a woman who, when only a secondary character on a second-rate TV show, visited a country where she had no public profile at all and demanded to have a fake name when she booked into a hotel! I mean, just…..!!!
If she’s capable of that, can you imagine what she must be like now? I’d bet a years wages that Nott Cott is not a joyful nest of flowers and love at the moment…probably stress, niggles and flat out rows.
If Harry looks uncomfortable and unhappy it’s because he almost certainly is. The wedding will go ahead, no question, because he’ll be telling himself it’ll all get better once they are married but it won’t…it’ll get worse.
Yes, he’s a PR poser, almost as bad as her & completely invested in his own public image. That’s probably the truth about why he’s marrying her in the first place…because he thinks she makes him look good. But she doesn’t, not really..she makes him look like a silly prat under the thumb of an older woman, too stupid not to be taken in by a very poor actress’s perfomance. And it seems likely to me that this is beginning to dawn on him.
I don’t think he’s “smitten” anymore and it’s highly likely that his infatuation has not evolved into true love.
Happy, excited Harry? No. Wary, worried and slightly scared Harry would be my bet.
JMO.
Oh, this is great. Thanks for submitting it.
Like you say, Kate/Cress/Chels all got criticism. They are likely telling themselves that this is the same thing, but, you’re right. We didn’t have prostitution/drugs/sex tape rumors with any of the other ladies. The closest I can come is a Pippa yatching rumor I saw a couple of years ago.
And Kate got the “disrespectful” and inappropriate comments too, but it was years after the wedding. They also had “she likes Harry better” comments, but, again, it was years after the wedding. Kate had topless pics, again, years later. Meghan is getting all the crap and the wedding hasn’t even happened.
I don’t know who wrote this, but…BRAVO! Almost 99% accurate! 😉
Patty Jenkins has confirmed that Wonder Woman 2 will be another period piece, this time set in the 1980s. Although most of the DCEU has been set in a chronological order, Wonder Woman has been the rare exception. Though Wonder Woman first appeared in the film franchise during Batman V Superman, the majority of her debut movie was set during World War I, the earliest that any superhero movie story has been set.
There was heavy speculation that Wonder Woman 2 would follow suit, given the ending of Diana’s debut. Wonder Woman has a rather bittersweet ending with Diana mourning the death of Steve Trevor but still resolving to help humanity and be a part of the world. This was at odds with Diana’s story in both BvS and Justice League, where she was re-entering the world after a long absence. It appears that among many other things, Wonder Woman 2 will answer the lingering mystery of Diana’s disappearance.
Seriously though, they should always think of the bloggers. It’s bad enough I have to tag two Felixes, two Amalias, two Claires, and about twenty variations on the name Leonore. I can’t cope with two Philips on top of that. Middle name? Yes. First name? Please no. It’ll make finding pics of Philip that much harder!!
I MEAN IT’D BE SO AWKWARD. I’d have to be like “THE MAN. THIS BLOG IS ABOUT THE MAN. NOT WILLIAM’S KID I AM NOT ‘BOUT THAT LIFE. MAN PRINCE PHILIP. MARRIED TO TEH QUEEN. MAN. MAAAAAAANNNNNN.”
I think it would be too difficult on the kid if they gave him the first name Philip. He’d have to live up to Sea Duke’s high standard of excellency from an early age. Everyone would be comparing that kid to his great grandfather. Not exactly fair given that Philip has more than 70+ years of service to the UK.
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, and Meghan and Harry will be hailed as social justice trailblazers for having POC acts at royal events when there are usually POC acts at these events. Commonwealth service had POC, Queen Birthday concert had POC. One of the best parts of royal watching the BRF is how diverse the line-ups usually are and how other cultures are represented.
So, no, Lainey, Harry and Meghan are not “coloring outside the lines” here by choosing POC acts for their highly-televised wedding. They are very strictly INSIDE the BRF lines. This is something you would know if you only did basic research, like checking the Kingdom Choir website where they clearly state that they were the lead choir during the BBC-broadcasted Golden Jubilee.
Yep, which is why I still have no clue how Meghan got approved. Everyone was piling on Will because Dave was supposedly the love of Bea’s life and then he has proven to be a user. Yes, I know, race card and all.
Sub-Saharan immigrants in the U.S. tend to be more highly educated than those living in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Portugal – Europe’s historically leading destinations among sub-Saharan immigrants. Sub-Saharan immigrants in the United States are also more highly educated than U.S. native-born population.
OMG, the damage control on her “use-em and ditch-em” friend and family strategy has begun and it is absolutely hilarious.
She totally has very close, strong friends…who she Skypes or texts once in a while. Oh, and she will probably have to give because of her new life. These friends are totally discreet…except that they are talking to Vanity Fair and pretty much everyone else. The British paparazzi who supposedly hounded her and made her life miserable…now “adhere to agreements regarding the use of paparazzi imagery” which is why we don’t see her out and about even though we see Kate doing her school runs and Will playing football.
I love how Lainey and Giovani slip even even when trying to defend her. Lainey starts talking about Meghan’s “Harry-era” friends and Giovani calls her a “lone-ranger.” “Harry-era” friends, LOLOLOLOL. Her friends are in geological layers now.
I other damage control strategies, the muddy shoes and general dishevelment is now “relatable.”
And they even tell her to put plastic protectors on her shoes. I AM DYING.
I admire you. And I admire you Lord Baelish. A grasper from a minor house with a major talent for befriending powerful men, and women. A useful talent i’m sure you’d agree. So, here we stand, in mutual admiration and respect. Playing our roles. Serving a new King. Long may he reign.
I don’t get the Garner hate either. All the celebs use their little schticks to keep their press profile up. I’d rather they left the kids alone, but Jolie is now traipsing around the world using her kids for promo and Lainey loves her for it. How is that different form Garner?
Yup. Jolie pimps her kids out every chance she gets, and Lainey never remarks on it.
Oh, I suspect there were a ton of outfits and fittings and photos for these few minutes in the spotlight. Thanks to Meghan, I have enormous respect now for Kate and Tash’s prep work. They probably spent a few days just getting the baby blanket folds right.
And that Sara Vine article is absolutely correct about the importance of it. They are not celebs. They are symbols. Those pics will be posted and re-posted for decades. Those images are part of the country’s image and will become its history. They have to get it right.
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.
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip at one of her last public engagements before their wedding, launching the Cunard White Star liner Caronia. She told the crowds, “I am so that happy … my future husband is by my side”, which was greeted by resounding cheers! October 30, 1947
There’s a big chunk of Harry and Meghan’s fans who have absolutely no idea how royalty works and have no interest in finding out. Like I actually saw a post saying it was racist that they aren’t supposed to call Meghan Princess Meghan. Like…no. Lots of people are new to the fandom and we all had to learn, but those who are closed off to the possibility of ever learning annoy the hell out of me. It’s really bad on IG. Some of these people have around 20,000 followers but don’t actually know anything about royalty. They just post pretty pictures
Wow, “our” Kate. I don’t think I’ve ever heard that before. I think my favorite line is “the eyeliner had been applied with the usual vigor.” Cheesus, even I don’t defend Kate’s eyeliner addiction. You know they love you when your worst foibles are considered adorable strengths.
The Financial Times was the only paper to not lead with the new baby. this was a forgone conclusion, though, so it’s not much of an achievement. The covers are cute, though.
Nah, Lainey just gets weird crushes on celebs. The weird thing is that she always crushes on the real nutcases like Angie and Mariah. She invariably hates the saner and more professional celebs like Jennifer Gardner.
I knew Meg was a real psycho the instant Lainey started stanning for her. Lainey loooooooooves the psychos. The crazier Meg gets, the more Lainey will stan. Eventually, she’ll start going “yes, Meghan wore a lacy negligee to the Invictus concert and she rubbed her tits all over Justin Trudeau’s face, but that’s what makes her a precious butterfly and the royal pearl-clutchers can just stuff it because she’s modernizing the royal family and bringing racial justice to the UK one tit smear at a time” just like she does with Mariah.
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