Royals and American media coverage

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Saw this cover posted on Twitter and noted that it seems the tabloids do indeed exist in the US (amazing, huh?). This is pretty much what you'd expect from the source, and I think it's pretty deplorable, but I am interested to see how the American media in general cover the presence of the former royals who've now arrived to make their home there. Of course we can discuss their coverage of other Royals too and related topics. All welcome.

Link to cover story - please note I'm not endorsing it, I'm just sharing it:
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Not sticking precisely to a strict timetable is also a time honoured tradition in African American preaching. Adhering to a strict timetable is an essential part of huge formal royal occasions. He started well but then he just rambled. It's not like he spoke too long but what he said was amazing. However it was embarrassing to see how many royals were making faces - with the exception of Zara who later said she was desperate for the toilet as she was heavily pregnant!

I don't think she converted to Judaism. I know there was some speculation about that on various gossip sites, but since it's a fairly involved and lengthy process, especially depending on what branch of Judaism, I think that it could be determined fairly easily if she went through conversion. There seems to be no evidence that she did, other than her first husband's religion and some Jewish elements in her first wedding.

www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/the-royal-wedding-is-meghan-markle-jewish-1.5627100

"He didn't die for anything he could get out of it. Jesus did not get an honorary doctorate for dying." A part of the sermon H&M don't seem to have absorbed - you don't do things for the fame and the glory.

Seneca I also think it is highly unlikely she converted.

Second wedding. MM’s first husband had their marriage annulled.

That annulment rumor is just that, a rumor. There is no record of an annulment.

Do annulments always get recorded in every state in the US though? Here in the UK there are some situations where I believe they don’t.

How do we know there is no record?

I call bs on the annulment story. If it was true he would have come forward to sell his story long ago. Although saying that I have always been impressed that neither her ex husband or Cory have ever sold her out.

I don't believe for a minute she converted to Judaism. It's a difficult process, not one person came forth to claim that and they didn't have a Jewish wedding which suggests it wasn't important to the groom that she convert.

To be more specific, are there always records that are publicly available? Genuinely interested as I don’t know the law in the US about it.

Due to the locality of the law firm I practiced at, I did a fair few annulments. They were wiped from the records as if they never existed. However that is England & Wales, I’ve no idea about elsewhere. And they were specific to the people I acted for.

If it was true he would have come forward to sell his story long ago

That doesn’t follow. I’ve heard the name of who it apparently was and he’s a lawyer. From a wealthy family apparently. The profile of someone unlikely to “sell his story”.

It’s interesting though that he’s apparently never publicly denied it either. Which would make sense given his position and if it was false.

I’m 50/50 on whether it’s true or not.

I thought it was Bea and Eug who were giggling and smirking during the Bishop's speech. Did not reflect well on them.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. It would make sense given his position and if the story was false for him to gave publicly denied it.

Yes, a denial would be easy to do?

Maybe they had the royal attitude of never complain, never explain??

Ha maybe.

If it was me I’d want to sack that rumour off. Get my law firm to name a comment on my behalf to a journo that asked (and I bet they have). Short and sweet, job done.

I have a feeling people from Meg's past want to distance themselves as much as possible, judging by attempts to interview them.

I don't know about every jurisdiction in the United States, but the usual procedure for an annulment is to file a petition with the court. The mere filing would normally be a part of the public record. Then you would have to serve the respondent who would have an opportunity to answer. There would also likely be a hearing, then a final judgment of the court, all of which would be normally be part of the public record.

I think that one reason that the rumors were never addressed by Meghan was because they came from dubious sources. Even responding to rumors like that lends them credibility.

Thanks Seneca.

I can see why Meghan wouldn’t address the rumours, I’m talking about the allegedly annulled husband though.

I think a US friend of mine got married in Mexico or Vegas in her early 20s when drink and had the marriage annulled. (I know Mexico and Las Vegas are quite different places, obvs, but for some reason both are in my head.)

The cases I acted in the all documents were wiped from the record. But again maybe specific in the type of cases I acted in due to my firms locality.

She could have done Judaism-lite though, in order to marry and make her then husband and family happy?

canIhaveapenguinplease that sounds absolutely fascinating, dont want to ask you about the specifics obvs. It seems quite weird to me that UK marriages can be annulled and then wiped from the records - does it not increase the chances of bigamy? I spose not, if you bothered to get it annulled and then remarried I guess it wouldnt be bigamous? I am feeling rather Henry VIII about all this informa tion!

Yolo An annulment is just that. It’s as if the marriage never existed.