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To hope Doria is included in more royal occasions

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CurlyWurlyTwirly · 19/05/2018 16:11

I thought she was so beautiful, dignified..... and alone. I know it was Meghan's (understandable) decision to not include her immediate family, just a gaggle of friends and A.listers
However Doria was so gracious. I know it's not protocol, but it would be lovely if she was invited to sandringham for Christmas and Charles and Camilla took her under their wing. I just wanted to reach into the TV and give her a hug.

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Queenoftheblitz · 19/05/2018 16:13

I know curly but she may be happy back in the us. I'd like her to move here to be near Meghan but have a life of her own.

Aeroflotgirl · 19/05/2018 16:14

Yes I totally agree, a very dignified, and gracious woman, in comparison to her father's family.

EnglishGirlApproximately · 19/05/2018 16:15

Why does she need a hug or to be taken under anyone's wing, she’s a grown woman!

Aeroflotgirl · 19/05/2018 16:17

Hugs are not only for kids you know, it's part of human interaction!

AsAProfessionalFekko · 19/05/2018 16:18

Isn't it odd to attend but not be asked to bring a +1? Of course she may have not wanted to bring Anyone or it may be a royal thing not to have +1s. Mum and daughter look very similar.

Queenoftheblitz · 19/05/2018 16:19

Her only child has moved to a different country. Her future grandchildren will be born and raised here. I feel for her.

ZibbidooZibbidooZibbidoo · 19/05/2018 16:19

I would imagine Doria has managed to build a life of her own, including making friends and a support network where she lives currently. It’s quite patronising to suggest she needs to be taken under Charles’ and Camilla’s wing!

peneleope82 · 19/05/2018 16:20

She’s not some lonely abandoned old lady. Am sure she has friends at the wedding, we obviously just wouldn’t know who they are as they’re not famous.

She has a successful career in the US I think and I’m sure lots of friends. She’s single, not an abandoned puppy!

EnglishGirlApproximately · 19/05/2018 16:22

I know hugs aren’t just for kids but the notion that she needs a hug, or to be taken under someone’s wing is hugely patronising. She might be perfectly happy having her own life and have no interest whatsoever in being invited anywhere by the royals.

Backingvocals · 19/05/2018 16:23

I’m sure she’s not a lonely old lady but who wouldn’t have wanted someone to sit beside at an event like that ? I wanted to go and sit next to her and share the moment with her

expatinscotland · 19/05/2018 16:26

Oh, FFS! Her adult daughter moved to another country, she's not dead! There will be plenty of money and time for visits. Jesus wept the level of bowing and scraping on here is fucking ridiculous. The woman has a life of her own!

GnotherGnu · 19/05/2018 16:26

She's a social worker working at a mental health clinic, and a yoga instructor. I'm sure she's more than capable of looking after herself.

TheSpottedZebra · 19/05/2018 16:27

She's recently left her job. Maybe she's moving here?

EnglishGirlApproximately · 19/05/2018 16:28

expat I’ve made it until now without commenting on a wedding thread but this one has baffled me. Hugs and sympathy for an adult because her daughters got married? ConfusedGrin

missbonita · 19/05/2018 16:29

I'm a mixed race woman who married a man with a very posh old school english family. DM might stand out at family events but believe me the last thing she wants is to be 'taken under' anyones 'wing' or given a 'hug'. She is very proud of herself and what she's achieved in her life - she got there by being tough and uncompromising.

itswinetime · 19/05/2018 16:32

But she has a life dose she want to be swept away to royal occasions constantly? Meghan seems very close to her mum I'm sure she will be involved as much as she wants but if I was Doria I'd be wanting to avoid as much of it all as possible!

LetsGoBitches · 19/05/2018 16:37

I thought she looked amazing: relaxed, present and composed.

I doubt she needs to be under anyone’s wing, but also thought when she was filmed in the church, she was seated alone in that big “bride’s-side” pew on her own and looked very solitary... not lonely, just rattling around on her own.

She rocked it though. Her hair, jewelery, and outfit were very stylish, and the colour looked fabulous on her.

halfwitpicker · 19/05/2018 16:38

She's Meg's mother?

balsamicbarbara · 19/05/2018 16:39

She looked absolutely beautiful too imho

HateIsNotGood · 19/05/2018 16:48

I'm sure she will be invited and it will be up to her if she wishes to attend.

If it takes a Royal Wedding to put someone like Doria on a World Pedestal even for a short time I am completely fine with it.

AvoidingDM · 20/05/2018 08:33

Not sure she needs taken under anybody's wing. But I'm sure her daughter hasn't abandoned her.

I read somewhere that the lady she was sat beside was Meghans best friend.

NewYearNewMe18 · 20/05/2018 08:34

Will we be having the Middletons in attendance as well?

Chachachac · 20/05/2018 08:41

I don’t feel sorry for her in the slightest. I’m sure she very much has her own life and own friends, we’ve just seen a brief snapshot of her.

She seems like a really interesting person I must say, she comes across as so self-possessed and dignified (and beautiful), I’d really love to chat to her and find out what makes her tick.

It’s 2018, a woman doesn’t need to have a man on her arm to validate her existence. She’s more than enough on her own and Doria rocked it yesterday.

Flowerfae · 20/05/2018 08:43

She will probably move to Britain and she'll probably be involved as much as Kate's parents (I don't think they are invited to private Royal Family occasions) I didn't think Meghan's mum would stand out, Kate's parents stand out far more then Meghan's mum does, but they seem to push themselves forward, not saying they aren't nice too.. but they do show off a bit.

surferjet · 20/05/2018 08:44

Sorry if it’s all over the media ( I haven’t personally read it ) but why was she on her own? I know about Meghan’s father being unwell, but has her mother not got a sibling or another family member? Or even a close friend? It just seemed almost cruel her being there totally on her own.

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