Royalty Thread #7: Do They Get Frequent Flier Miles?

[Japanfan]

I getcha. He's absolutely shameful. Especially the way he galumped around cluelessly, incapable of understanding simple courtesy and subtle direction to walk behind and on the other side of the Queen, instead of blocking her during the troop review gaffe.

That was really something. The Queen was trying to gently direct him with her arm and despite all her schooling to be Queen and experience being Queen, she has to be commended for maintaining her composure.

It doesn't take a whole lot of maturity and intelligence to understand that when one is dealing with royalty (or individuals in political and some other official capacities), there are protocols to be followed.

But Trump has neither maturity nor intelligence. Ditto Melania - I still can't get over her wearing a T-shirt with the words "I really don't care" (may not be the exact wording) to visit children in a refugee detainment center who had been separated from their parents. Not to mention, IIRC the T-shirt was made by a company with Nazi affiliations.

Regardless of their personal beliefs and values, Trump and Melania don't seem to understand the meaning of 'optics'. They are really idiots, and they deserve each other.

 

[mag]

Ditto Melania - I still can't get over her wearing a T-shirt with the words "I really don't care" (may not be the exact wording) to visit children in a refugee detainment center who had been separated from their parents.

In fairness to Melania, it was a jacket, and she wore it on and off Air Force one in Washington. She didn’t wear it at the refugee center. Still a poor choice of course.

 

[clairecloutier]

The message of the jacket was loud and clear, whether she wore it into the actual refugee centers or not. Wearing it on/off Air Force One only made it more visible & certain to be noticed (and photographed).

 

[Jenny]

As the First Lady of the United States of America, there is absolutely no time or place or context where that jacket would have been appropriate.

 

[Skittl1321]

As the First Lady of the United States of America, there is absolutely no time or place or context where that jacket would have been appropriate.

At a speech given by her husband?

She isn't given a salary, and by all accounts did not want to be First Lady. So I give her a bit of leeway- but not on that jacket. If it was her private time, whatever. But she was on a government funded trip, she was officially representing them. She has been a public figure for a long time, and as a former model she KNOWS clothes make a statement. She knew exactly what she was doing putting that jacket on.

 

[Jenny]

Exactly, people were all like "who's styling her, why didn't someone say something?" She's not an idiot, but she's apparently extremely insensitive or so far up their golden tower she doesn't get it at all.

Then again, I'm speculating, just as all the people who say "she didn't want this job." Do we actually know anything as fact about her? Other than the very strong evidence that she married an a**hole with a long track record of being an a**hole, had a child by him and has stuck with him through every a**hole thing he's done since.

 

[Vagabond]

I will slag off Melania Trump and her husband with the best of them, but they are not royalty. Could you folks take this particular subject to a different thread?

 

[ballettmaus]

I will slag off Melania Trump and her husband with the best of them, but they are not royalty. Could you folks take this particular subject to a different thread?

Don't tell Trump. On second though, maybe do tell him.

 

[Skittl1321]

Exactly, people were all like "who's styling her, why didn't someone say something?" She's not an idiot, but she's apparently extremely insensitive or so far up their golden tower she doesn't get it at all.

Then again, I'm speculating, just as all the people who say "she didn't want this job." Do we actually know anything as fact about her? Other than the very strong evidence that she married an a**hole with a long track record of being an a**hole, had a child by him and has stuck with him through every a**hole thing he's done since.

It's been reported in a few major publications- https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/flotus-melania-trump-east-wing-first-lady
Who knows, could be "fake news". Typically, these sorts of things aren't fake, though they may be exaggerated.

 

[attyfan]

I will slag off Melania Trump and her husband with the best of them, but they are not royalty. ...

IMO, Trump thinks he is Henry VIII. Not sure if Melania is the submissive Jane Seymour (who was scared into submission) or Katherine Howard.

 

[Japanfan]

Then again, I'm speculating, just as all the people who say "she didn't want this job." Do we actually know anything as fact about her? Other than the very strong evidence that she married an a**hole with a long track record of being an a**hole, had a child by him and has stuck with him through every a**hole thing he's done since.

SFAIK she wasn't involved in political circles at all and had no political involvement. She presumably wanted to marry into wealth and power, but Trump wasn't on radar for president when she met him.

I also get the sense the she is rather miserable as First Lady.

I would think that not many women would want to be the First Lady, but could be very wrong in that, as I really wouldn't want to be.

 

[Garden Kitty]

Back to royalty, here's Prince George's adorable birthday picture.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Could that child get any cuter!

 

[Winnipeg]

NO, he could not get any cuter!

 

[Spiralgraph]

Prince George is a real cutie. He'll be a very popular date when he grows up.

 

[Skittl1321]

Prince George is a real cutie. He'll be a very popular date when he grows up.

Probably would be regardless of what he looks like...

 

[aftershocks]

Back to royalty, here's Prince George's adorable birthday picture.

He's the handsomest little boy ever, and growing more-so the older he gets for sure. He definitely looks older; he's lost most of the baby fat. He wore trousers for the first time apparently at the Sussexes wedding. The Cambridges definitely have a beautiful family. I wish them well.

BTW, in this pic from her former life, Meghan actually is wearing a 'pained' or faux smile (her eyes aren't involved in the emotion). https://people.com/tv/deal-or-no-deal-returns/ Re the comments in the article: I know it's joking for the most part, but how silly to even insinuate that a stint on that show is somehow a career trajectory to becoming British royalty. People are so simplistic. Meghan took that job in order to pay the bills. She saved money and bided her time, while continuing to go on auditions to catch a big break. With her tenure on that show Meghan also learned (as she's said), exactly the career direction she did not want to go in.

 

[aftershocks]

I couldn't resist sharing this video. It's so sweet and romantic, and very beautifully done, with huge positive reactions and praise. It truly captures the love and synchronicity between these two in a very special and poignant way:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCe8xFSrCwc

The sbs photo morphing section from infants to grown-ups really makes this video sing! It's rather remarkable how much facial synchronicity these two have. Despite not looking exactly alike, there's something similar about their facial features (and they both also have skinny legs ).

What makes it perfect is Ed Sheeran singing Perfect.

And the below photo definitely encapsulates the beauty of this romance/relationship. They obviously are each other's everything. This photo was taken at the Mandela exhibit outing:
https://twitter.com/MadAboutMeghan/status/1019227805551382529

Lovely comment from Nelson Mandela's daughter (Zamaswazi Dlamini) about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex:
https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1019268741216030720 Scroll down to see highlighted quote in yellow

Another great M&H video, demonstrating the 'power of love,' but without all the overdone rhetoric of Bishop Curry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buj1VvxJW7M

 

[aftershocks]

Meghan and Harry at a polo event with Nacho Figueras and his wife, for Prince Harry's Sentebale charity:
https://twitter.com/emynash/status/1022450286428925952?s=21

It looks like a blue denim dress that Meghan is wearing. Very nice, but the hemline length is a tad too long again, IMO.
http://madaboutmeghan.blogspot.com/
http://meghansmirror.com/polo-style/meghan-attends-sentebale-polo-cup/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlsmFNojZ51/?hl=de&taken-by=meghanandherprince
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmQFVQR2-Ps

Reportedly it was a very warm day, but Meghan looks cool and comfortable in the blue denim outfit. People wonder why she continues to wear stilettos to these type of events. I'd say it's because she likes heels and seemingly she's also trying to bring up her height. ETA: Apparently, the dress looks like blue denim, but is made of softer material (i.e., chambray).

 

[ballettmaus]

^Now, that's a dress of hers that I wouldn't mind owning myself!

 

[aftershocks]

I love the belt and the pockets. Meghan looks casual elegance.

Here's an interesting interview with a recent Prince Harry biographer, Angela Levin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yif3NN0w8UM

Levin seems to be more serious and in-depth than just a knock-off royal journalist. It's enlightening how she describes what it took for her to get permission to follow Prince Harry around for a year. And it's quite instructive how she tried five times before KP handlers agreed to her sitting down with Prince Harry for a one-on-one interview. This must have been around early 2016 before Harry met Meghan that Levin first spoke to Harry, because she discusses when she saw a change in him at some point where he seemed very happy. When the news came out he was dating Meghan, Harry was still very protective and he would not discuss Meghan with Levin, due to wanting to protect their relationship. So Levin never asked him questions about Meghan, but since the subject of Meghan was kept off-limits, Levin realized that Harry had to be very serious about her. Otherwise, Levin reasoned, it would have been easier for Harry to say a few positive words about Meghan and leave it at that. Because the relationship was serious, he was much more protective and wished to keep everything private. This would be true of course, since he'd experienced the letdown of his other relationships becoming too much a focus in the media, and those girlfriends being turned off by all the attention.

I think even before Harry met Meghan (because he mentioned this in an interview), he had decided when he met the right person, he would try to get to know her and have private time to become friends without the hot glare of the media spotlight on them. That's exactly what Harry was able to do when he met Meghan.

The part about walking behind his mother's coffin is gripping. I haven't seen the Diana, Our Mother documentary yet. Levin's description of Harry saying that he refused to cry before people and he was gripping his fists while walking behind the coffin is such a painful memory. The fact that Harry told Levin that's the reason why he finds it impossible to cry in public to this day is very revealing insight into Harry's grief and his personality. That reminds me though: He actually did shed a few tears that he wiped away during his wedding! And it was reported that he shed some tears during his wedding reception speech, which also caused family and guests to cry. So now he's definitely had a breakthrough emotionally since meeting and marrying Meghan. But the changes in him had already begun to happen before they met.

It's also poignant that Prince Harry reportedly told Levin he feels his mother is guiding him in his life, and that he's a great hugger. That's obviously because his mother was a great hugger and she passed on many of her empathetic qualities to him.

 

[Wyliefan]

I love that blue dress, length and all.

 

[scooter]

Oh Harry...When Nacho Figueras, 6 goal player, Ralph Lauren Model and LEGENDARY 'swordsman' complements your wife's looks you better lock the door!

 

[skatesindreams]

It looks like a blue denim dress that Meghan is wearing. Very nice, but the hemline length is a tad too long again, IMO.

As long as she must bend/stretch to greet the public, and get in and out of cars; I believe that Meghan will avoid the possibility of "incidents", wearing skirts below her knee.

 

[PDilemma]

Princess Margaret's "unchanging" rules for royal dressing as quoted in a magazine interview in 1986:

--Skirts can't be too tight b/c of stairs and getting in and out of cars.
--Sleeves must be loose enough to allow for waving.
--Fabrics should be uncrushable.
--Back view is as important as the front.
--Clothes must photograph well.
--Dresses with matching coats are more practical because of changing climates and temps.
--Hats are obligatory for certain occasions (The Princess did not like them).

She also preferred to stick to British designers on foreign tours.

Source: Princess Margaret, A Biography by Theo Aronson.

(I'm pretty sure that I've shared this here before).

 

[aftershocks]

As long as she must bend/stretch to greet the public, and get in and out of cars; I believe that Meghan will avoid the possibility of "incidents", wearing skirts below her knee.

I think it's a combination of factors, most likely including what you surmise.

 

[aftershocks]

Oh Harry...When Nacho Figueras, 6 goal player, Ralph Lauren Model and LEGENDARY 'swordsman' complements your wife's looks you better lock the door!

Figueras is apparently happily married to his lovely wife, Delfina Blacquier.

For those who may not be aware, Figueras is also the author (with assistance) of a series of polo-themed romance novels. I've read a couple. They are very good escapist fun, and fascinating insight into the world of polo -- a very special and unique world indeed. If you love horses and romance, you should dive in with a box of chocolates, preferably healthier dark chocolate (covered almonds or covered strawberries).

Here's Figueras discussing his novels with his wife Delfi (who apparently does not wax the hair above her lip ):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gaq1BqxKNQ
The Figueras family in a photo essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5UQieCbayU

Maybe Figueras will write a new book with a side story about a prince who falls in love with a beautiful accomplished young woman.

 

[Lorac]

Thomas Markle just doesn't know when to shut up does he? He has done yet another interview - this time with the Mail on Sunday (the Sunday arm of the Daily Mail) and is once again trying to pick fights with the Royal Family. I heard about it on the newspaper review on the Sunday BBC breakfast news so went off to check it out. In one breath he insults the Queen saying how can she talk to Trump - and then saying how much he admires her for her duty (which is why she spoke to Trump you idiot) . Then he starts whining about how Meghan won't talk to him and he doesn't care if he never speaks to Prince Harry ever again. Well Thomas after you started pulling in Diana Princess of Wales into your justification I doubt he wants to speak to you either. Then rants about how the Royal family are just plugging their ears and ignoring him so he is just going to keep speaking to the media and getting nastier and nastier until they acknowledge him - is he really that much of an idiot . But then he is getting paid for all these interviews so we know how much he cares about his daughter - I wonder what price he has put on her?

Anyway for the full interview here's the link.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6002773/Thomas-Markle-says-Meghan-cut-life.html

 

[taf2002]

Thomas Markle just doesn't know when to shut up does he? He has done yet another interview - this time with the Mail on Sunday (the Sunday arm of the Daily Mail) and is once again trying to pick fights with the Royal Family. I heard about it on the newspaper review on the Sunday BBC breakfast news so went off to check it out. In one breath he insults the Queen saying how can she talk to Trump - and then saying how much he admires her for her duty (which is why she spoke to Trump you idiot) . Then he starts whining about how Meghan won't talk to him and he doesn't care if he never speaks to Prince Harry ever again. Well Thomas after you started pulling in Diana Princess of Wales into your justification I doubt he wants to speak to you either. Then rants about how the Royal family are just plugging their ears and ignoring him so he is just going to keep speaking to the media and getting nastier and nastier until they acknowledge him - is he really that much of an idiot . But then he is getting paid for all these interviews so we know how much he cares about his daughter - I wonder what price he has put on her?

Anyway for the full interview here's the link.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6002773/Thomas-Markle-says-Meghan-cut-life.html

Thanks for the info but he has nothing to say that I want to hear.

 

[aftershocks]

^^ This! And neither does the skanky rag Daily Fail have anything substantively worth reading the majority of the time. Most of their stuff is scurriously made-up to stir up drama anyway. They apparently have Markle Sr and whiny Sam & bro on retainer. The latest Markle Sr crap has been synopsized in online newsfeeds, so I nix giving DF extra clicks. And I don't click on most of DF's crap clickbait anyway.

The man masquerading as Meghan's Dad has lost his mind, period. He didn't make Meghan anything. He provided for her when she was young, as is the responsibility of any father. Meghan made her own career and her own life. And we can all see quite clearly that it was her mother and her maternal grandmother who gave her the solid foundation and emotional stability that helped her to soar. Other than that, Meghan herself is a no-nonsense, fearless Leo diva/feminist who knows her own mind and doesn't suffer fools gladly, not even her own father.

Somewhere along the way, Markle Sr lost his marbles. FGS! He's digging a hole so deep, he might as well jump into it and call it a life. Over and out.

Royal reporter Omid Mio Scobie rocks! I love this Omid tweet dismissing Markle Snr and his whining antics:
https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1023334894150332416

The tabloid press is responsible for giving the Markle freaks a platform to harass the Duchess of Sussex, as perfectly detailed in this pitch perfect commentary:
https://www.the-pool.com/news-views...homas-markle-and-guilt-with-estranged-parents