M & H-as-I-call-him 16

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Well here we are, another thread for those who wish to discuss. We are not nasty, but we do call account on what is going on, and and what taxpayers pay for.

LaM but those mothers probably dont have the staff!

And you can always trip a toddler up...

I wonder if Archie, as a PFB, is perhaps excessively advanced?

Perhaps this is what they need to beat the paparazzi (might look odd on Meghan though).

I do think one person can be fully (and maybe happily) occupied looking after a baby and a home. But not two people, especially when there's a nanny and no doubt other domestic staff. And when you can't really go out either.

LaM but those mothers probably dont have the staff!

I know! And this is why I need to proof read more. I missed out the "celebrity mothers" bit.

And you can always trip a toddler up...

Surely not...

They could have had a quiet rural life in the UK if that was what they wanted.

Anglesey is quiet...........................

Only me shocked at the 780 annual flights for the RPOs?

me too 7Worfs - cant imagine the families at home of the RPOs are that pleased about the posting either. Shocking amount of flights, and eyewatering cost, plus I assume they get expenses allowances on top (which of course they should, but I dont want to pay for 15 people looking after one rather precious couple and a baby, especially if they are sitting in a mansion all day!)

Not long to go now until we see them at the Oscars.

They’ll leak a story about how they were ‘begged’ to go by an organiser who is a dear friend and inspiration. How they’re proud to be a part of something that empowers women in the industry blah blah.

Meg will say how happy she is to be home and this will pave the way for the full-time LA move.

I remember one of the Royal correspondents once saying that Harry is known to be a bit stingy with his own money

Going back to this point on the last thread I read recently that the money H was left by Diana is still virtually intact and has grown substantially over the years. £34m is probably a conservative estimate. If H is 'careful' with his own money his role model is Charles who will never stick a paw in his own pocket if he can stick it in someone else's. Again the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

CathyorClaire - I said on an earlier thread that that £34m (or H's contribution as some of it was estimated to be M's money) will be a lot more now. I think in my post I mentioned gold over some of that period had gone up 300% or more. The money would have been invested in different things so is likely a large multiple of £34m now.

Anglesey is quiet...........................

Isolated, even.

If H is 'careful' with his own money his role model is Charles who will never stick a paw in his own pocket if he can stick it in someone else's.

I've read this too. I have this theory that the royals don't actually have a lot of their own disposable cash, everything is either tied up in investments or unsellable "stuff", or it's accountable in a very public way. So they depend on being able to mug their wealthy contacts for freebies, hence the plethora of slebs at a royal wedding, it's a sweetener for when they get asked for the use of their yacht, private plane etc.

As for life in Vancouver Island, I could do that. They have friends in the area, I'm sure they aren't struggling for company. I bet they get out and about and have regular visitors over, we wouldn't know. It's a pretty cushy life actually. And I agree, could easily have been achieved from the comfort of a Frogmore House.

I think this has been planned for a very long time.

Re H-as-I-call-him & simper... I wonder if she ever calls him a knob? Maybe that's too British a word. I love it, for me it absolutely nails a certain type of stroppy behaviour which is designed to evoke a response. (DH has recently been accused of being a knob quite a lot, it's not completely his fault as he's on chemo, but still. Also we call one of the cats a knob because he is.)

Frogmore Cottage I meant. Slightly trickier from Frogmore House.

I don’t think you are overthinking, LaMarschallin, I think you’re spot on and reacting to something that doesn’t “sit right” like so much of this story. It’s an odd combination of overly-intimate, disrespectful, insecure, and trying to put your stamp on someone, and I find it belittling.

Trying not to over-personalise this but the most narcissistic person I ever had the misfortune to encounter did this kind of things with names all the time, including introducing me in public with his stupid fucking nickname. It was extremely embarrassing.

I don't know about the nickname, that could have been a genuine "off duty" comment, but this is exactly the trouble. With anyone else it would be taken at face value, but there are so many of these little moments which collected together make an unappealing whole.

I cannot stand the fucking hand holding. Honestly, it grates every time I see it. It's so twee, never mind they are at work. They seem to be acting out a particular narrative of love struck young things, which we the public are expected to buy into. But they aren't that. She is very ambitious hard headed woman who has made her way independently in a cut throat industry. He is a former soldier and a figure head for a number of organisations of which he is patron.

I want shake them till their heads fall off.

I want to shake them.

If I were a wealthy woman I would hire a PA whose sole responsibility was to proof read all my posts..

yeah I think Public Displays of Affection are fine when you're 17 (as long as not snogging the face off each other/excessive groping in public). When you're 37 ish and at work - no, not nice at all. The odd pat, elbow hold, fine; the holding hands and the loving glances? eek. And as you say fleas they are hardly innocent young ingenues - both been around the block a bit (and I dont say that to be derogatory).

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Easy to mix up house and cottage, when related to Frogmore!

We mentioned it on an earlier thread - I still believe that when HM said 'no, you can't have Windsor', she followed on with 'how about Frogmore?' M & H mistakenly thought she meant 'House', which would have been glorious (for them!), and it only dawned on them later that 'cottage' was what was being offered. Still makes me smile.

I’ve had a partial name change for this thread.

They've made the classic misjudgment of thinking that the holiday destination it was lovely to spend a few weeks in would be even more lovely to live in all round.

@Butterymuffin au contraire - they made the very astute judgement that many people will believe they want to live in an isolated part of Canada and don’t have an L.A. endgame

Just marking my place..

I wonder if H will cope with the lack of deference that he'll presumably experience more of from now on. I'm sure the staff they have and security with still have high respect for royals but not out in the wild world. Already the RF are starting to be the (mild?) butt of jokes like Ricky Gervais mentioning Andrew in his Golden Globes speech (even though no royals present) and Rebel Wilson in front of W&K plus Brad Pitt's comment. The boundaries are becoming blurred. Some of it will be in jest and just good humour but even so I can't see any of the royals liking it and I think H might feel it deeply. He likes to be one of the lads and be seen as one of the lads, but on his terms. The line of where that is, is less clear now.

"this young couple".... they are both pushing 40 and have been married/in relationships before. Just a technical point there.

I'm pushing 40 (admittedly from the wrong side). Does that mean I'm not young?