New Meghan and Harry interview

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JAN MOIR: She gave Harry an icy stare any husband would know - watch what you're saying, mister!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-13707697/JAN-MOIR-Harry-icy-stare-husband-watch-saying-mister.html

But you don't have money (except what you inherited). You have to rely on handouts from Dad, and then Bro.

You'd also have a trust fund, inheritance money from the elders and a wealth portfolio. You can have a "cottage" ie big house, on one of the many estates.
You can get Pa to pay for bespoke Givenchy, Dior and McCartney for the missus.
Tough gig.

You mean what he has inherited wouldn’t be enough? He’s a multi millionaire.

Well, if you choose to work in the family 'business', then it makes sense that your income will depend on those senior to you in that business.

However, nobody forced Harry to be a working royal. He could have remained in the army or 'found freedom', as indeed he has done. He has been able to buy a huge home in one of the most exclusive parts of California, and had lucrative offers served up to him. All because he is a member of the royal family.

Not too shabby.

Don't mention Givenchy, @PoppysAunt!!

I very rarely comment on "appearance", but would still love to know what really went on with the fitting of the wedding and bridesmaids' dresses. It's luxury couture, FGS, and the idea that they'd have wanted their creations seen like that beggars belief

It's an interesting one, @Puzzledandpissedoff . She got Givenchy, but needed local tailors to adjust everything? So much about that makes no sense.

Nothing we these two often makes sense @PoppysAunt !

@WillowWands @PoppysAunt

Oh I fully agree - a very comfy life.

But so much dependent on getting handouts from the two Duchy holders, in addition to the inheritances and any trust funds.

(Andy's inheritances and trust funds don't seem to have ensured him a retirement in the style to which he was accustomed. Anne, a different matter - strange, even allowing for £12m out-of-court settlements.)

If you are part of the RF, you are financially secure. If you choose to leave, you're going to have to make your own way. Although you may have a generous Pa who supports you for a bit, even after you've left.

Oh my goodness, you and me both @Puzzledandpissedoff. There was a brilliant post on here where the Spare bridesmaids dress debacle was throughly analysed. I learnt so much about couture. We will never know the full truth, but there was either a monumental fuck up or deliberate sabotage.

I have a very passing interest in dressmaking thanks to my Gran and Mum. I know a well finished hem. Charlotte's bm dress was on show at Windsor Castle after and it was a really sorry looking thing. I believe Kate cried over that, I was close to tears myself.

That's interesting that you've seen the bridesmaid's dress itself, @JADS ... wish I'd had that opportunity!

I just don't buy the cock-up scenario - not on something this high profile and with their reputation at stake - and can hardly think Meghan would sabotage her own wedding, so all that seems to be left is a monumental fall-out whereby they could no longer work together, and at a stage where it was too late to source anything else

As so often though we'll never know since the company won't blab. Probably some on the industry know, but so far at least they're keeping schtum too

As so often though we'll never know since the company won't blab. Probably some on the industry know, but so far at least they're keeping schtum too
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I am sad that you edited that @Puzzledandpissedoff. I was wondering what an Alan-ing company did 😂😂.

edited because I had a word typo. The irony 😂

I saw it on display too and don’t agree. It looked fine to me.

Sorry, @smilesy - it's someone
I have in my email address book, though god knows how the name transferred itself to this 🤪

It was probably autocorrect. I get some weird and wonderful things sometimes. It always seems to correct “he” at the beginning of a sentence to “Helen” 😂😂. “Alan” made me chuckle that’s all, don’t know why 😂

In royal terms they didn't have much time to plan the wedding and I have always felt that a lot of the stories were probably the result of the stress of it all.

Meghan in a new country trying to learn how things work.
Catherine post partum so probably a bit more emotional and tired.
William being defensive of Catherine.
Harry being useless, as usual.

Their engagement was a fairly typical 6 months I think. William and Kate's engagement was shorter, Charles and Diana's about the same, Edward and Sophie 6 months. Royals don't do long engagements.

Yes but I suspect the others had more stuff being prepared before the announcement than Harry did, plus they understood the system.

I think from Meghan's point of view it was a stressful time trying to juggle everything with Harry being useless in the background.

There was all the business with her Dad as well. The RF obviously wanted to invite him and assumed he would give her away, but she clearly didn't want him there.

I have always felt that a lot of the stories were probably the result of the stress of it all

That could easily be true, @MrsLeonFarrell, especially when you add on the to-and-fro with dad and all the rest - but it doesn't explain the pig's ear of a job made by a massively respected couture brand who'll be well used to exacting demands

And as Gorgonemilezola just reminded us, William and Kate's engagement was a matter of mere months too

Diana grew up with the royals. Both Sophie and Kate had a long time to get used to the family and vice versa. Both H&M rushed into the marriage for their own reasons. The saying ‘marry in haste and repent at leisure’ springs to mind.

It’s interesting though when you think how many things involving the Sussexes have gone off half cocked. They have started loads of things and never followed them up (Travelyst, Archewell to a large extent, 40x40, ARO, the Bench, Pearl, Spotify and so on) and they have been lots of incidents of ill fitting clothing, labels left on, sweat marks and so on. They have a huge turnover of staff. They seem to go at everything like a bull at a gate and then stand around wondering what to do next. The bridesmaids dresses seemed to be a foreshadowing of all that

There's no way that hem was correct, even allowing for the dress moving when on. And you can clearly see it on the display model. The hem is obviously uneven.

You can see how a correctly fitted & hemmed dress looks in the photo of Charlotte at Pippa's wedding, even when the wearer is moving.

That bridesmaid dress was awful. No excuses.

Yes I see what you mean.