Meghan at glitzy launch party

[Twistybrancher]

Meghan in LA this week at some fancy launch party. Think these are her friends who own a high end salon.

The wavy hair has made a return, I’m guessing this is the new look she’s going for, for the rebrand. Jury is out out for that particular style- mid parting, flat waves. Thinks she suits a side part, with full waves. But hey!

Personally I like the paired down eye make up look. I always thought the heavy lashes and dark shadows were a bit much for royal duties (I feel Kates is far too heavy on the smokey eye too!)

But it sure does make her look different. I do think ita just make up and not surgery…but other posters are better at spotting these things.

Harry not there. They are her friends, so no real reason but when it’s a social event, doesn’t look great that they aren’t together….again

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14090659/Meghan-Markle-dances-friends-glamorous-launch-party-Los-Angeles-without-husband-Prince-Harry.html

I don't think the current economic climate favours a programme like this right now.

Times are tough all over and the last thing people want to watch are a bunch of hooray Harrys. It's also launching at a difficult time - I wonder why now? So that they can say - oh well it launched in the run up to Christmas ... it's hard to compete against Christmas things.

I'm not one for reality programmes but can't see the appeal of this . The Sport of Kings? Yet again Harry tapping on his title? It's played by the wealthiest people in the world in areas like the Middle East, India, the Far east and of course South America. How does this activity connect to Harry's Travelyst ideals? The cost, the miles, the transport of animals ? It doesn't, does it ? Yet another example of " do as I say not do as I do".

Interesting point, Itoldyouso. I’m wondering whether these idle toffs actually keep a string of ponies in each location?

I say this as I’ve met quite a few “flying grooms” - yes it’s that much of a specialist job - and the logistics and the risks of shipping horses across continents really argues that it should be done very very rarely. Olympian horses, and the very valuable dual-hemisphere stallions (who get to do two seasons by flying from north to south around October time) are the kinds of horses for which you’d feel the risks were justified. Conversely, if polo ponies had to jet set from match to match that would surely be unfair and reckless? I’m happy to admit that what I know about polo comes from the one and only match I attended. One was enough. Though I also have ridden a few ex-polo ponies (they were adorable and somewhat broken by their previous lives).

Some do keep their animals at various locations but there is a great deal of movement. Take for example Sheikh Maktoum of the UAE. He has his own deluxe Boeing 747 for his horses. Heck even falcons get their own planes .

I’d be very surprised if this is a polo documentary where the treatment of horses is explored, more focussed on the supposed glamorous lives of the polo players, the team selections, the gossip and backstabbing, love lives and friendships.

For those who don’t know it’s a terrible sport for the animals involved aren’t going to see that.

If one of the principal characters is called Nacho then there are some obvious sponsorship deals to negotiate!

If people condemn Harry for Polo with its cruelty to horses, they really should be condemning the whole Royal family for its interest in horse racing (and those heavily promoted days at Ascot).

I think hunting can be cruel too. Although not as cruel as sending cattle and sheep long distances to slaughtered in centralised abattoirs.

As is horse racing which the whole royal family love to indulge in. Shocking industry

The first time I heard ‘ you are not serious people’ was in the Netflix drama Succession. The character Logan Roy’s opinion of his adult children. He was always happy to undermine them. It was a great line then, but it’s been used to death since, and now sounds unoriginal to me.

I wonder who he'll throw under the bus in this series 😉

I've been trawling through Netflix today desperately looking for something to cheer me up (we lost our dog this week) and I saw no sign of the Polo documentary. Has it only been released in the US? I have no interest in watching though. The only way I would watch something about Polo is if it was done by Jilly Cooper.

Sorry about your dog. The thought of the day we say goodbye to our dog reduces me to tears in advance, although she is young and healthy xxxx

It’s not out till the 10th of December

I deplore any use of animals in sport, I refuse to take part in any sweepstake at work which involves animals and yes I absolutely condemn all the royals who partake, I was particularly disappointed to see Catherine with a gun shooting birds, I will never get my head around why anyone could enjoy killing an innocent animal just going about its life. If William truly wants to modernise the RF stop playing polo and shooting animals for fun, he won’t though.

Agree entirely and kudos for once to Meghan who called them on it.

I have said for two years that announcing the royals would no longer particpate in blood sports would have been a massive and easy PR win for Charles but as ever he does nothing.

I agree the out of touch W won't do anything either. He's already taken George shooting 😡

I don't think she's exactly called them on it, as she's also listed as a co-producer of Polo (even though it was seen as Harry's project, her name is up there with his as Duke and Duchess), and of course she attended polo matches (and in her brief time in the RF used to go to the races)

Ah, you're right. I think it was his friends she called out at a shooting party rather than the RF themselves but the assumption seems to be it was her stance on the blood sports the royals indulge in that led to their not attending Balmoral Christmases.

Interesting contrast with her attendance at Polo matches and horse racing and endorsement of this documentary.

I'm retracting those brownie points 😁

He’s never going to do that as Camilla has always hunted until relatively recently.

Christmases are at Sandringham, not Balmoral

And she had a Christmas there before they were married (first time that happened for a fiancée). Alternating between Sandringham and elsewhere wasn’t seen as unusual - the now Waleses had been doing it for some time (unrelated to views on activities there)

Christmases are at Sandringham, not Balmoral

Location doesn't change the basic point that the entire family indulge in revolting 'sports' and don't give a flying one about public perception.

Imagine if people only lived their lives in accordance with what 'public perception' deemed appropriate. How would that even work, given that 'the public' are not a homogeneous mass sharing exactly the same ideas and values? If you live your life like that, you are just the human equivalent of a discarded crisp bag, floating on the tide, constantly changing direction as pushed about by the elements.

I live in the country. Posh folk shoot stuff. Less posh folk do, too. I don't do it, nor do I necessarily approve of it, but that's what happens, whatever 'public opinion,' might be.

Interestingly, my understanding that Meghan's unpopularity at a Sandringham shooting weekend didn't stem from her taking a moral stance about killing animals, but rather from the sense of humour shown by the guests that she did not share. You'd think someone with moral convictions about shooting creatures would refuse to participate at all, rather than order special blankets for everyone and spend the weekend swanning about pretending to be lady of the Manor - 'princessy' was, I believe, the word used by Harry's erstwhile friends.

So the sons and daughters of the British establishment didn’t like a biracial, American woman with opinions, and that somewhat effusive way Americans often have when wanting to make people feel welcome or comfortable.

Meghan swanned?

Oh, the horror!

It was the first time she had met them and seemed to think it was appropriate to challenge their jokes/ comments / opinions ? These were people Harry had been friends with for years . People who had supported him , been loyal to him . Why didn’t she excuse herself and speak to Harry on his own if she was so uncomfortable?
What’s race got to do with it ?

Race is the card always referred to by people who want to detract from her behaviour and deeds.

There is racism everywhere and we know for sure from met police, and what we actually got to read in the newspapers that Meghan experienced racism. I’d definitely consider it a possible factor in some people in aristocratic circles. Harry has talked of his own history of racism. He didn’t pluck it out of thin air. It’s a learned thing. That’s why I mentioned ‘bi racial.’ It’s a probable factor.

This lot called Kate’s mum ‘doors to manual’ - but done in good jest, yeah? No classism in the UK either and especially not in aristocratic circles. I have a bridge…

People are giving their opinion on what ‘what Meghan should have done’ when they weren’t even present in the first place to witness what she actually did do, and how they were acting towards her as well.

Also, not all friends of Harry were friends unfortunately. Thinking about the images sold by his ‘mates’ over the years to the press.

Race is a card

‘Race is a card’ is a phrase always used by people who don’t want to consider it.