No mention of Lilibet on Royal Family website

[NaryFairy]

The royal family's website - Royal.uk - says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have one child , Archie. I find this extraordinary. You'd think they have the staff to update a website. Are there any informed royal watchers out there who could explain this? Does a new addition to the family need to be introduced to the Queen before he/she is acknowledged?

'Totally agree.'

Oh you must be careful, 'agree' responses have been frowned upon by the pro Sussex posters. Mind, as you're agreeing it will be ok no doubt .

Janiie

I made one comment once, and now you are applying it to all 'pro Sussex posters'!?? I'm sure they appreciate you lumping them all together (not!)

Amusing but odd!

H threatens legal action easily ie. baby name not being approved by the Queen etc.

If the news is wide of the mark then legal action will be threatened fairly soon and either an apology from the newspapers concerned or legal action.

It is a spectacular and cynical piece of news. Prince Harry "denies" does not cut it at all.

"Prince Harry threatens legal action" is how Harry behaves; if Harry doesn't follow through with his well documented previous reaction against such a damaging and cynical allegation, then we will have our answer.

As the media are making up stories repeatedly, I assume you mean that Harry has to take legal action every time they do?

And if he doesn't, it must be true?

Any sane person would baulk at that. Celebrities have to let false stuff go sometimes. Why should he be any different.

I wonder what the outome of the investigation into the bullying allegations will be. I expect it will be quietly forgotten about or else put with these documents not to be released for 100 years. And I expect the royals thought we'd all be in for a respite from them since they are meant to be on maternity/paternity leave. Some hope from those two. But seems to be all Harry now.

The outcome will be in the next Annual report due June 2022. What are they actually doing at this moment in time that is upsetting you so much?

Random House released details of the book not due until end 2022. Not H&M. There is nothing else that I know of that can be jumped upon, unless it's fabricated DM nonsense.

I’m looking forward to finding out about his “literal hats” that he has worn 🤣

Me too. Though I hardly think he's going to get the Nobel prize for Literature to put on the mantelpiece along with his only two childen award.

All the books written by royals are pretty dire. But then, I don't watch the Crown and I'm not in to royal autobiographies of which there have been very many.

I was really surprised at the christening info to be honest.
That's definitely a royal occasion and I just don't understand why they'd want to trail all the way back to the uk for a royal event with the family they aren't getting on with.
The royal family's Christianity is part of the brand. I'm not aware that H&M are religious.

I think Grim that is not a substantiated story. I think it was clickbait

They have had their firstborn christened, should they just ignore they have a second child and not christen her because there's an element of people who for some bizarre reason don't like it?

This keeps coming up, and I don't understand it. They had their firstborn christened in the church nearest their residence at the time. Doing so was a de facto requirement of their jobs (working royals) at that time. They now live thousands of miles away, and no longer have those jobs. Normal families who've moved such a long way between the births of their two children don't fly back to their previous residence just so DC2 can be christened in the same place as DC1. If they want Lilibet to be christened in the Anglican tradition, there are dozens of Episcopal churches within driving distance of their current residence. They may have already done so for all anyone knows.

*As the media are making up stories repeatedly, I assume you mean that Harry has to take legal action every time they do?

And if he doesn't, it must be true?*

When someone repeatedly threatens legal action over trivial things like who said what to whom about a baby name, then them letting a much more serious accusation pass without issue will reasonably be viewed as confirmation of its truth. That goes double when the threatened suit was over something inherently subjective (whether the Queen was "asked" or just "told") and the current issue is more factually provable or disprovable (whether the contract Harry signed was for one book or four books). That's why the "never complain, never explain" approach they hate has lasted this long. It's not because no one besides Harry or Meghan has ever wanted to deny or correct anything false in the newspapers. It's because they know that once they start down that road, there's no easy way to turn back.

Still waiting to hear which charity got the $20+ million advance.

Oh dear

Oh dear how desperate they must be to sign a book or four for a reported $20m deal and let Random House announce it so far in advance.

@PurpleOkapi I am also waiting to hear which charity has received these funds, or will they go through the Foundation books to be washed through of their costs after which I wonder what little is left for the so called charities.
They are relentless at producing stuff to try to be relevant and sometimes I wonder if PC will give up and give them some sort of economic deal to calm things down. All very nasty situation considering they are family.

Oh dear how desperate they must be to sign a book or four for a reported $20m deal and let Random House announce it so far in advance.

Oh dear, how wrong you are given there is an official statement from them that says there is only going to be one book. It was an invented story by Rebecca English and has been discounted.

“Contrary to false media reports, there is only one memoir planned by The Duke of Sussex and it’s scheduled to be published in late 2022 as was announced earlier this week by Penguin Random House.”

@Roussette

Oh dear how desperate they must be to sign a book or four for a reported $20m deal and let Random House announce it so far in advance.

Oh dear, how wrong you are given there is an official statement from them that says there is only going to be one book. It was an invented story by Rebecca English and has been discounted.

“Contrary to false media reports, there is only one memoir planned by The Duke of Sussex and it’s scheduled to be published in late 2022 as was announced earlier this week by Penguin Random House.”

We will need to wait a few years to see if it is one OR four, as I said....

The Mail make up stories just to get their readers worked up? You astonish me @Roussette!!

I know, AnnunciataZ shocking isn't it! Who'd have thought!

How embarrassing for Rebecca English to print a DM full front page LIE and be caught out in that lie!

I clicked on this thread wondering with fat fingers aiming for the one below.

It's no skin off my nose but why does anyone CARE this much either way? People seem awfully invested in Harry

I wish Covid was over so we could get back to more normal news.

Constant flogging of dead horses - RF, H & M, Boris, Carrie, Dom Cummings, I mean - who cares??

@GrimDamnFanjo

I was really surprised at the christening info to be honest. That's definitely a royal occasion and I just don't understand why they'd want to trail all the way back to the uk for a royal event with the family they aren't getting on with. The royal family's Christianity is part of the brand. I'm not aware that H&M are religious.

I would have assumed Harry is religious. He's been brought up a Christian after all.

Are any of them actually religious apart from the Queen? They go to church with her from time to time but do say, Charles and Camilla or William and Kate, attend regular services?

I am wondering if it’s semantics. One “ memoir” and another to be issued at a future date but called something else? The DM is still running the story .
Obviously I have no idea if the story is true but I thinking the wording of the denial is interesting .

@Oldbutstillgotit

I am wondering if it’s semantics. One “ memoir” and another to be issued at a future date but called something else? The DM is still running the story . Obviously I have no idea if the story is true but I thinking the wording of the denial is interesting .

I agree. It just says “only one memoir”, not “only one book”. Also only mentions Harry, not Meghan. The article said Harry and Meghan had a 4 book deal, so The Bench, plus Harry’s “memoir” are two. The controversial book to be printed after the Queen’s death could easily be Meghan’s “memoir”? I think that the other book was supposed to be some kind of health book also by Meghan.

'I agree. It just says “only one memoir”, not “only one book”. Also only mentions Harry'

It would seem reckless to print something completely untrue, perhaps yes only one memoir but other books. 'Lessons for the Monarchy', 'How to do better in Hazza's own words'. That type of thing.