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A positive thread on Harry and Meghan (aka Thread 6)

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Mummy195 · 28/07/2020 11:58

@rousette

I'm sure you won't mind that your excellent link gets 'pinned'.

Some of the things MM did before marrying H.

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Mominatrix · 30/07/2020 20:11

MM should have studied CBK a bit more - she could have learned a bit from her. CBK did not court media attention and never got used to the interest in her life - this was one of the chief causes of friction in their marriage. Her husband had grown up in the limelight and was used to the attention. She continued to take public transport and simply tried to get on with her life.

Here is my favourite photo of her - reading a newspaper on the subway with her well used and only birkin tucked beneath her legs - pure class

A positive thread on Harry and Meghan (aka Thread 6)
GeorgeMichaelsEspadrille · 30/07/2020 20:14

It's been observed many times that MM emulates CBK's style - and why not? She was incredibly stylish. She was also 5ft 9 with a slim waist.

Roussette · 30/07/2020 20:15

As she tragically died over 20 years ago it would've not been easy for MM to really learn from her, I feel.

Mominatrix · 30/07/2020 20:19

I do not mean literally as in going to her for lessons. Confused

HotChoc10 · 30/07/2020 20:20

If anyone is interested in an alternative place to discuss the royals where messages don't get deleted every five minutes, I've been enjoying the royals gossip subreddit - www.reddit.com/r/royalsgossip

GeorgeMichaelsEspadrille · 30/07/2020 20:25

Tumble weeds.......

Roussette · 30/07/2020 20:25

No I know that Mominatrix but I just mean she died let's say 17 years before Meghan was in the position of dating a very famous man.

Smile

Mominatrix · 30/07/2020 20:40

But if she was interested in CBK, plenty of books and articles in major publications have come out about her over the past 17 years, some quite high profile pieces.

Roussette · 30/07/2020 20:48

OK. Right.

ButteryPuffin · 30/07/2020 21:01

If we can't learn from the life of anyone who's no longer alive, someone had better tell schools to remove Nelson Mandela, Florence Nightingale and countless others from the curriculum.

Roussette · 30/07/2020 21:09

Got the point thanks.

Although I can't quite put the person in question alongside Nelson Mandela and Florence Nightingale, but there you go.

thisenglishlife · 30/07/2020 21:12

Kate is very hard working
She has a very busy schedule
I think that Kate is good during her engagements, but they are at a low number (so far and I acknowledge that three young children have had an impact on this).

Up until this April or so, Kate's total engagements were 1201 over her nine years in the BRF. Charles' engagements in 2019 alone were over 520 (and nearly 550 in 2017) and Anne's in 2016 were 640.

Kate's highest ever year was 2012 (111) and that was high because of the large amount of Jubilee related events and the Canada and US trips. Engagement numbers are higher during royal tours as many short events are stacked together in a smaller time frame.

HarryDaylight · 30/07/2020 21:17

@thisenglishlife

Kate is very hard working She has a very busy schedule I think that Kate is good during her engagements, but they are at a low number (so far and I acknowledge that three young children have had an impact on this).

Up until this April or so, Kate's total engagements were 1201 over her nine years in the BRF. Charles' engagements in 2019 alone were over 520 (and nearly 550 in 2017) and Anne's in 2016 were 640.

Kate's highest ever year was 2012 (111) and that was high because of the large amount of Jubilee related events and the Canada and US trips. Engagement numbers are higher during royal tours as many short events are stacked together in a smaller time frame.

And your point is?
Samcro · 30/07/2020 21:20

I think calling any royal hard working at the moment is a joke.
Even in normal times they don't do that much.

AnneOfQueenSables · 30/07/2020 21:24

Of course we can learn from people from the past but I think it's fair to say that the level of intrusion 'famous' people experience now is so much worse than 17 years ago. The explosion of social media means stories can quickly go global and so much context is then missed, lost or deliberately misconstrued - historic; cultural, etc. I don't think CBK's approach would work today and since it seemed to be one of the areas of contention in their marriage, it would be odd for anyone to wish to emulate it.

Grinchlywords · 30/07/2020 21:28

Just watched the Princess Anne doc on catch up.
Wow. What an amazing, hard working, funny, likeable woman she is.

Roussette · 30/07/2020 21:29

Yes, agree Anne. When CBK married and tragically died there was no Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, any of that. From what I've read the paps were bad enough and she struggled with that but it is one element of press intrusion... now is so different.

thisenglishlife · 30/07/2020 21:40

@Grinchlywords

Just watched the Princess Anne doc on catch up. Wow. What an amazing, hard working, funny, likeable woman she is.
My favourite Anne fact is that she has a HGV license
KatherineParr4 · 30/07/2020 21:44

I watched it too. She’s admirable in her work ethic and commitment. Seems to have produced two very grounded, nice children too.

StartupRepair · 30/07/2020 21:45

Princess Sofia of Sweden did have a pretty sleazy past. Nude modelling at a very young age, reality tv, hooking up with porn stars etc. She's really turned things around.

derxa · 30/07/2020 21:51

My favourite Anne fact is that she has a HGV license The women in my family are just like this. My cousin's daughter gave birth in a Jeep at the side of the road. She didn't turn a hair. Normally she drives an HGV from Scotland to Birmingham

Serenster · 30/07/2020 21:53

@Samcro

I think calling any royal hard working at the moment is a joke. Even in normal times they don't do that much.
I often think that people who say this kind of thing have never had a role where you have to meet people, say the right things, remember the right things, and "be on" all the time. I have been in that role, and also worked for someone very senior who had that role for the company we worked for (as senior royals are often representing the government as well as the charities etc). Doing the job properly, by which I mean being on top of the reason for the visit, the history of the organisation, the bios of the people you will be meeting and the key messages you are expected to communicate is hard work. I mean, it's not brain surgery, but it's also not sitting at your computer chatting with your mates in between coffee breaks. And what we see in public is clearly only a fraction of what goes into their roles.
FannyCann · 30/07/2020 21:55

I preferred one of Beatrice Borromeo's other wedding looks. Pure Botticelli Princess!

When my eldest sister was getting married she went off to Laura Ashley and bought a dress just like that. (She's even less interested in clothes than Princess Anne, hence just buying the first dress she saw in Kaura Ashley ). Our cleaner went into her room and saw it hanging up and said "oh what a beautiful nightie for your wedding night" she might have added a few thoughts regarding flimsy nighties and wedding nights....my mother had a fit and demanded the offending dress be returned instantly before marching her off to a more traditional bridal emporium. 😂

Samcro · 30/07/2020 22:15

@Serenster
That's interesting thanks

Crispsginchoc · 30/07/2020 22:37

Seeing as somebody posted the number of engagements Kate has made. Does anybody know the number Meghan made? I can’t imagine it was more than a handful.

The lion king premier is excluded, seeing as Harry sacked off a military engagement at the last minute so they could instead beg for work on the red carpet.