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To continue the discussion!

@IcedPurple how much money do they need to maintain & improve lifestyle? I think status important to M & ultimately private jet, yacht wealth.

She's not going to get that flogging jam on the internet.

I’m guessing from your wording it “The States” that you are not a resident? (Just a guess.).

My experience is no one ever mentions them at all.

@IcedPurple quite.

@AliceOlive very long stints all over & currently it’s pretty universal where I am. If the belief & value system is largely ‘status & beauty’ & UK royalty has much appeal stateside, she/they are ticking boxes.

So you’re in Southern California where status and beauty rule?

UK royalty has much appeal stateside,

But H&M are UK royalty only insofar as they use the titles, which are pretty irrelevant in the US. They don't bring with them any of the state occasions, pageantry, ceremonial, historical significance. So what is the appeal of these two, precisely?

@AliceOlive southern states mainly & all over. Beauty & status seem to trump a lot in south to generalise. I don’t think you, do but some assume a hated duo stateside & IME not the case at all.

Yes.

Surely the appeal of the royals is the very fact that they not celebrities? That they live in England and do royal things? Not in California, doing C list celebrity things? Simply being related to the King and having titles isn't terribly interesting in itself.

@Abouttimeforanamechange they are ‘Prince’ & ‘Princess’ and have wealth & status, for some, that is enough & they don’t know or care for detail.

They're actually not rich at all by Montecito standards.

If they're so 'popular' why did Spotify dump them, with Netflix likely to do the same?

I don’t think they are hated in the US but not many are interested or even aware. Some mockery. The South Park episode didn’t come out of nowhere.

I'm more inclined to listen to the two resident Americans currently on this board , both from different areas but in agreement on most things @AliceOlive and @BemusedAmerican .

@IcedPurple that’s an intelligent and informed perspective. If you don’t have a passport and see a prince & beautiful princess on the TV who has the marginalised backs possibly you’ll see it differently.

@jeffgoldblum fair enough. Be interested to hear from red state southern residents too. I’ve been surprised, let’s say, spending long stints.

Say what?

@IcedPurple I am saying some folks will see the glitter, gloss, glamour & good stuff & not deep it more. Marrying a prince, a fairytale etc.

I’m fascinated to hear how the topics comes up with people, @User14March

No one ever mentions them to me.

Also, can you describe what you mean “has the marginaliseds backs”? How this is demonstrated?

That's all very well and good, but how are they going to pay for a Montecito lifestyle with that?

To repeat, so far none of their non royal related projects has been a financial success.

If you are in the South and a blue state it can really only be NC or Georgia.

@AliceOlive I was speaking to an African American woman and her friends who have found life tough, they see M as a trailblazer. The Buckingham palace tourist who is now married to a prince & forged her own career as they see it.

This definitely happened.

@IcedPurple that’s what I am curious to see. How much £ is needed?

He FedExed it ahead? (the pun is unintentional 🤪)

Just trying to work out if I’m too isolated to meet people that actually care about them. Maybe there are tons of people that do, but it certainly never comes up in conversation.