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Meghan Markle signs with Hollywood talent agency WME

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DottyLS · 28/04/2023 06:08

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/meghan-markle-signs-wme-1235405157/

According to Twitter this is a real step up

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WeWereInParis · 02/05/2023 16:34

AskMeMore · 02/05/2023 16:25

The Queen was totally unrealistic saying Meghan could keep acting. The additional security costs for hiring her would only have attracted roles offered to her because she was Royal. Exactly the kind of roles the Queen would not have wanted her to take. It would also have meant potentially months away from her children, or her children and Harry spending a lot of time on set. The Queen showed zero understanding of acting.

I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest a mother (or potential mother at that point I guess) continue acting. Plenty of actresses have children.

I agree about the security though.

PerfectYear321 · 02/05/2023 17:14

skullbabe · 02/05/2023 08:41

Many of us on this board are - we can walk and chew gum at the same time too.

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Yeah, right

michaelmacrae · 02/05/2023 17:44

Why is it a problem that she didn't continue acting?

Serenster · 02/05/2023 18:16

AskMeMore · 02/05/2023 16:25

The Queen was totally unrealistic saying Meghan could keep acting. The additional security costs for hiring her would only have attracted roles offered to her because she was Royal. Exactly the kind of roles the Queen would not have wanted her to take. It would also have meant potentially months away from her children, or her children and Harry spending a lot of time on set. The Queen showed zero understanding of acting.

She presumably had seen how it had worked out for Lord Frederick Windsor and his wife Sophie Winkelman, who had continued acting, in Hollywood and the UK, after marrying the Queen’s first cousin once removed. So not zero understanding, I imagine. Probably quite a good understanding of how it could be combined with a low key, not working royal lifestyle, in fact.

Maireas · 02/05/2023 18:19

Yes, Sophie Winkleman has had a good career. Also two children.

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 18:36

Whaeanui · 01/05/2023 15:09

We’ve had two threads where plenty of posters have added links from the US about private foundations being different to public charities. You were there. Private foundations are actually defined partly by how few donors they have as it is typically money from a single family or couple, as you’ll find with other major American private foundations. It’s not a legal loophole, it’s in the actual definitions of private foundations. They don’t ask for public money, like charities.

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Not according to what I've read. It's a public charity that gets the majority if its income from either a government unit or donations from the public.

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 18:52

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 18:36

Not according to what I've read. It's a public charity that gets the majority if its income from either a government unit or donations from the public.

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There’s two threads on this already, it was discussed at length and all the IRS info showed it’s a private foundation. Fake documents from Reddit aren’t accurate information. As I say, two other threads recently on this.

skullbabe · 02/05/2023 18:58

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 18:36

Not according to what I've read. It's a public charity that gets the majority if its income from either a government unit or donations from the public.

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Archewell is a foundation not a charity.

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/archewell/

A charity and a foundation are both types of non-profit organisations but there are some differences between the two. A charity is set up to provide direct assistance or support to those in need. Charities typically focus on a specific cause - like Water Aid for example or GOSH. Charities can fundraise activities directly and donations to charities are usually tax-deductible.

Foundations are organisations that are set up to support a specific cause or group of causes by providing funding to other organisations or individuals. Foundations typically have a large endowment or source of funding, and they use that funding to provide grants and support to other non-profit organisations or individuals who are working in areas that align with the foundation's goals. Foundations may also engage in fundraising activities to increase their endowment, but they typically do not provide direct services or support to those in need.

Archewell’s 990 form tax filing aligns with a foundation structure.

Archewell

Archewell Inc. is the private foundation of Prince Harry of the United Kingdom and his wife, American actress Meghan Markle.  The Archewell Foundation runs two programs: the Archewell Foundation, which makes grants to charitable causes, and Archewell P...

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/archewell/

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 19:09

skullbabe · 02/05/2023 18:58

Archewell is a foundation not a charity.

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/archewell/

A charity and a foundation are both types of non-profit organisations but there are some differences between the two. A charity is set up to provide direct assistance or support to those in need. Charities typically focus on a specific cause - like Water Aid for example or GOSH. Charities can fundraise activities directly and donations to charities are usually tax-deductible.

Foundations are organisations that are set up to support a specific cause or group of causes by providing funding to other organisations or individuals. Foundations typically have a large endowment or source of funding, and they use that funding to provide grants and support to other non-profit organisations or individuals who are working in areas that align with the foundation's goals. Foundations may also engage in fundraising activities to increase their endowment, but they typically do not provide direct services or support to those in need.

Archewell’s 990 form tax filing aligns with a foundation structure.

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Sorry, I'm not up on American charities so I'm not sure what you're saying. Are you saying that Archewell is not a public charity? And they do not get the money from the govt or the general public? Where do they get their money from, then?

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 19:15

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 18:52

There’s two threads on this already, it was discussed at length and all the IRS info showed it’s a private foundation. Fake documents from Reddit aren’t accurate information. As I say, two other threads recently on this.

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Did the IRS say they weren't a public charity? What information have the IRS released to say it's a private foundation and not a public charity? Do they not get the majority of their money from the govt or the general public? Because I'm sure they read they did.

skullbabe · 02/05/2023 19:23

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 19:09

Sorry, I'm not up on American charities so I'm not sure what you're saying. Are you saying that Archewell is not a public charity? And they do not get the money from the govt or the general public? Where do they get their money from, then?

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I literally told you how foundations get their money

Foundations typically have a large endowment or source of funding….

Foundations may also engage in fundraising activities to increase their endowment

so neither the public nor the government. Foundations don’t need to disclose where their endowment comes from as evidenced by Archewell’s 990 form.

skullbabe · 02/05/2023 19:25

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 19:15

Did the IRS say they weren't a public charity? What information have the IRS released to say it's a private foundation and not a public charity? Do they not get the majority of their money from the govt or the general public? Because I'm sure they read they did.

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No they did not. As evidenced by the filing and publishing of the 990 form.

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 19:29

@Nightlystroll go to the other threads on it, you’re wrong. It’s a Reddit rumour.

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 19:41

@skullbabe and @Whaeanui . OK. I'll have to look up where I saw it. It was on a form somewhere, I suppose possibly a letter. It said public charity status. So to save me time, just to make sure I havent got my wires crossed, you're both very sure that a foundation would not be referred to as a public charity? Because it seems to me that Archewell is a charity. And they can't get money from the general public or from the government. Because isn't that typically what charities do? It's clear you've both looked into this a lot so know more than me. But I'm sure I read that somewhere.

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 19:53

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 19:41

@skullbabe and @Whaeanui . OK. I'll have to look up where I saw it. It was on a form somewhere, I suppose possibly a letter. It said public charity status. So to save me time, just to make sure I havent got my wires crossed, you're both very sure that a foundation would not be referred to as a public charity? Because it seems to me that Archewell is a charity. And they can't get money from the general public or from the government. Because isn't that typically what charities do? It's clear you've both looked into this a lot so know more than me. But I'm sure I read that somewhere.

If you had read the other thread you’d know not to make this mistake. I searched the image of that form which was posted on the other thread, it is only found on a Reddit hate thread and an unhinged website by some lunatic who writes unsubstantiated weird posts about Meghan. So that’s where you’ve seen it. It’s fake. Read the other thread where it’s gone over in detail.

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 19:59

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 19:53

If you had read the other thread you’d know not to make this mistake. I searched the image of that form which was posted on the other thread, it is only found on a Reddit hate thread and an unhinged website by some lunatic who writes unsubstantiated weird posts about Meghan. So that’s where you’ve seen it. It’s fake. Read the other thread where it’s gone over in detail.

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I'm going to bother looking it up because you sound so certain. So it definitely does not have public charity status and it can't get money from the general public.

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 20:06

@Nightlystroll why do charities bother you though? The royal foundation accepts donations from the public. You can Google the definition of a US private foundation v public charity. Archewell has had two donations, both likely from Harry. It’s what wealthy people or families do to make donations to causes that matter to them, private foundations give grants to actual charities.

Nightlystroll · 02/05/2023 20:23

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 20:06

@Nightlystroll why do charities bother you though? The royal foundation accepts donations from the public. You can Google the definition of a US private foundation v public charity. Archewell has had two donations, both likely from Harry. It’s what wealthy people or families do to make donations to causes that matter to them, private foundations give grants to actual charities.

I guess you're right. I'm sorry. As long as the money is going to a good cause it doesn't really matter, does it? I guess I'm a bit pedantic and you seemed to be so adamant it's not a public charity when I'm sure I read it was. And if you had 2 threads on it and researched a reddit site, it sounds like it's quite important to you too.

But I get what you're saying. Archewell Foundation is a private foundation and NOT a public charity. And they do NOT get their money from the govt or the public at large. I take what you've said on board and I understand.

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 20:33

Cool 😎

CathyorClaire · 02/05/2023 21:18

TBF $3m went to good causes. $10m remains shrouded in mystery much like the final destination of some £300K of donated funds originating in the Royal Foundation.

As I understand it there are now (according to the French doc) questions over expenditure and expenses arising in relation to the Queens' Commonwealth Trust while they were lording it.

And all along with the promotion of apparently questionable BetterUp via said trust.

polkadotdalmation · 02/05/2023 21:27

CathyorClaire · 02/05/2023 21:18

TBF $3m went to good causes. $10m remains shrouded in mystery much like the final destination of some £300K of donated funds originating in the Royal Foundation.

As I understand it there are now (according to the French doc) questions over expenditure and expenses arising in relation to the Queens' Commonwealth Trust while they were lording it.

And all along with the promotion of apparently questionable BetterUp via said trust.

That money from the Royal Foundation was transferred to a travel company owned by Harry called Travalyst. Royal foundation, not for profit, Travalyst definitely for profit, but apparently an ethical agency. Which I assume means travel only in the UK as air travel has a large carbon footprint... or maybe not judging by their use of private jets. Do as I say, not as I do lol

polkadotdalmation · 02/05/2023 21:28

Have you seen the reviews for Better Up? Dire

CathyorClaire · 02/05/2023 21:39

That money from the Royal Foundation was transferred to a travel company owned by Harry called Travalyst.

Yes.

Unaccountably placed beyond the scrutiny of the UK Charity Commisssion.

CathyorClaire · 02/05/2023 21:40

Have you seen the reviews for Better Up? Dire

Yes.

Savaged by it's own workers.

Whaeanui · 02/05/2023 22:14

CathyorClaire · 02/05/2023 21:18

TBF $3m went to good causes. $10m remains shrouded in mystery much like the final destination of some £300K of donated funds originating in the Royal Foundation.

As I understand it there are now (according to the French doc) questions over expenditure and expenses arising in relation to the Queens' Commonwealth Trust while they were lording it.

And all along with the promotion of apparently questionable BetterUp via said trust.

It’s really not a mystery and it’s entirely normal for private foundations to retain funds and would be fiscally irresponsible to spend everything in your first year. The money, which most likely is their own, hasn’t disappeared. It’s in the foundation accounts. Every large wealthy private foundation operates this way. The royal foundation has more than that in retained cash and investments. All of this has been done to death already.