Royal style & gossip: advance Baby Sussex!

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Surely this is the thread where Meghan has her baby??

The suspense is killing me. I don't need a Lion King style display on the hospital steps, just an announcement on the gates of BP/KP, then one of Harry's own photos within 48 hours of the birth followed not too long after by an announcement of the names. Is that too much to ask?

@Clankboing I agree

I think the laughter yesterday at least was genuine. They seem to have such a good connection. There was a photo of H looking at K yesterday and it just such a lovely photo, he seems to really love her.
I hope Kate can sort them out but reckon she needs Megan on board. Maybe the baby will do it.

I wonder if there will announcements about the Princeceses once baby is here - lots of rumours and odds slashing about Eugenie being pregnant and Beatrice apparently desperate to follow suit.

Although a lot of the logic on Eugenie being pregnant is on how quickly Megan got pregnant. I really hope she isn't trying and struggling as having constant press articles about it would be awful

@clankboeing I thought that too. I also wonder if the impact of his mother’s loss is really hitting now he is about the same age.
He must feel weighed down with responsibility.
I don’t get the impression the Charles is a very hands on grandfather from the interview the brothers did recently about their father. I sensed that hurts William, particularly as this is the only parent he has.

The press really need to climb out of these women's uteruses and leave them alone. Eugenie has barely been married 6 months and is still in her twenties. Maybe she's quite happy as she is and doesn't want kids just now! Though imagine Granny Fergie And Beatrice hasn't been with her boyfriend that long - why the rush to marry her off?

I agree Queen! When I was their age I was clubbing and pubbing all of the time! Let the girls have their fun!

Aren't most of the royal family's appearances ruthlessly planned, though, to give maximum attention to each cause? Who's to say HM doesn't have days she would rather everyone to sod off and let her watch netflix, but does her duty instead, fixing her best smile in place and laughing on cue? All of the women in particular have been subject of the press's vitriol over the years, but you rarely see a sign of frustration.

To call Kate and Meghan calculating, ruthless women just because they loved the men they did and hung on in there when the press were awful is a bit of a joke.

Ladies, I give you The Mollusc Dress

Meghan would totally rock this outfit but she’d need to have it made out of non animal organic matter though.

Rhubarbisevil

Oh you beauty!

The suspense is killing me. I don't need a Lion King style display on the hospital steps, just an announcement on the gates of BP/KP, then one of Harry's own photos within 48 hours of the birth followed not too long after by an announcement of the names. Is that too much to ask?

NO, no it’s not! That’s exactly what I would like to happen and I’m so over waiting, I can’t imagine how Meghan must feel. Longest pregnancy ever (apart from my own).

Funny little anecdote from my D(opey)P.

The Australian media jumped the gun a bit with a ‘Royal Baby Exclusive’ televised a few weeks ago. My DP and I saw the ad and I commented that I couldn’t wait for the baby to be born.

His response: What baby?
My mouth literally dropped open in shock
I said “You do know Harry and Meghan are having a baby don’t you? I told you about this monthsss ago.” Just proof he doesn’t listen to me I guess.

DobbytheHouseElk
Is your real name Carole ?

SlipperOrchid re your post at 00.21
I think I agree re Kate.
Stellar performance.

Rhubarbisevil that is fantastic, top marks for you! Can see Meghan and Stella McCartney working together on a vegan line!

@Rhubarbisevil

Happy!!!

No, my name isn’t carol. Why , do you think you recognise me in RL?

Oh my goodness, @mathanxiety - I've been to Cesky Krumlov! I was young and the beer was very very very cheap and I took full advantage in a way I can no longer do now that I get hangovers.

Just been catching up as I've been away taking my son back to uni. Thank you for the kind wishes re my mum yesterday. 💐 for us all juggling intergenerational responsibilities.

Sevenseasofrye, that's such an interesting observation about William coming up to the age his mother was when she died. My SiL's dad died relatively young and she had a real sense of dread the year she became the age he was when he died.

@DobbyTheHouseElk I think @beanaseireann meant Middleton!

Oh, haha. No I’m not. Oh dear. Far too young.

I do know pp who know the Cambridge’s. But not the Middleton family.

I’ve always felt that Meghan and Kate joining forces could do a lot. I know Kate is focused on mental health and early years intervention, but a few things around girls/young women could be linked to her natural leanings and it would fit with Meghan’s focus too. It would also be incredibly powerful to see the two of them working together. I think the fact that they haven’t done anything together (except Wimbledon) is more about the standard approach taken by the family and is not because of a mutual dislike – the queen occasionally takes someone with her (more now that Philip is retired), but there aren’t a lot of joint engagements for the different groups. Which I assume is at least partly about resourcing – why merge them when you can get more bang for your buck by putting them out at different places for different causes. But oh, the missed opportunity….

Having said that, Kate’s concerns re girls specifically will possibly change as Charlotte grows. I think if I was her and William, I’d be terrified for Charlotte. The boys will have intense media attention, of course, but Charlotte’s will be amplified by being the only girl and the deep seated misogyny of the press and the broader world will be frighteningly visible*. If she’s concerned about her children’s mental health, which clearly she is, this will potentially drive her to start thinking and caring about some of the issues Meghan has long been focused on.

*I actually worry a lot about Charlotte. The boys will be able to be “lads”. Their first sexual experiences or drinking moments were largely unobserved, or if not, there wasn’t much judgement. But can you imagine if the first boy Charlotte kisses brags about it or if she falls madly in love as a 16 year old and the boy involved shares pictures or messages? Ditto the body shaming – if she’s not always perfectly slim, how quickly will that be pointed out when she’s in public? If she gets drunk and does something silly, how many people will be out there looking to take advantage of her? It terrifies me.

Sorry for the essay.

Apparently she had a £4m overdraft with Coutts at the time of her death! which rose to about £7m . Queen E settled it. Queen Mum was so extravagant in a time many were suffering.
I find her fascinating, but the more I read about her, I can’t find many nice things about her !

Well I can't find a dress made from 15/16th Bohemian farming implements but I raise you a dress made of pegs & a dress made of leaves.
And a more normal 'Squid' dress that I can see Max wearing or perhaps Meghan?

The Queen Mother's estate was worth about 70 million, so her overdraft with Coutts was small beer to her. The bulk of her fortune went to the Queen, free of inheritance tax thanks to John Major, so no wonder he gets invited to all the royal weddings!