Netflix has delayed start of Meghans show

[Viviennemary]

Just seen on Sky News. Breaking News headlines. Delayed because of the wild fires didn't say if this was technical difficulties or it would be a bit crass to launch a frothy type lifestyle show with all the devastation. Anyway it might be shelved for good with any luck.

Meghan is just piggy backing this kids hard work - she always does it!

Unfortunately not quite so unknown and in need of Meghan's promotion - this is from the LA Times:

"The effort quickly gained momentum, growing to nearly 32,000 followers over a few days. It also caught the attention of celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Mindy Kaling, who shared the project on social media. Avery was excited to hear responses from high-profile brands such as Huda Beauty and artists including Charli XCX who also wanted to participate."

www.latimes.com/delos/story/2025-01-14/altadena-girls-fire-relief-effort

More jumping on the bandwagon from MM I'd say - but that's not to say there's anything wrong with her supporting this relief fund.

Of course, I assume given the fast nature of set up that this isn't a registered charity and I don't know if there's therefore any governance around how cash donations are used / spent (but I have no idea how this works in the US) - but I'm sure given the circumstances the organisers are doing the right thing.

I don't love Meghan, but I think this was the right decision. I hope it isn't shelved - I'd like to see at least the first episode. I hope it's successful, and I don't see why it wouldn't be - she has great presentation skills and this kind of frothy light feel-good content seems ideal for her to do well. Good luck to her!

@elessar I read a piece – maybe the Guardian or Time, it’s been covered everywhere – that had interviews with the founder and her stepfather; they didn’t initially take monetary donations because she’s underage. Given how it’s blown up, and they’re now moving premises and taking money, I suspect someone has stepped in to help with the paperwork and infrastructure to allow them to do it properly. The money’s being processed through Pledge (I guess similar to Just Giving?), I don’t know if you have to be a registered charity on there. Interestingly the post where they announce they can now accept money is the one that specifically thanks Archewell Foundation for its support…

But in any case, it’s all fast-moving so I don’t know that anyone can say Meghan drew attention to it or that she jumped on a bandwagon. It was only set up 5 days ago! Archewell was mentioned 3 days ago. If she jumped on, she jumped on fast.

I daresay Archewell may volunteer to act as a convenient conduit.

Please can someone explain why Rachel wearing a locally themed baseball cap is more crass than Harold wearing one?

Thanks 🙂

Bit puzzled over the discussion about whether or not an American should wear a baseball cap…

I’m not remotely saying it’s crass, if that’s aimed at me. I’m saying it came across as so very deliberate to me. The kind of clothing choices that read too studied - in clothing and fashion speak, it’s the complete opposite of sprezzatura (though that’s normally applied to men, but has been a concept that’s been around for centuries - dressing in a way that gives the impression that it - and by extension the wearer - is spontaneous and authentic).

Too studied clothing choices by people in the public eye make me roll my eyes a bit - all of them! Certainly not just Meghan! See also Keir Starmer carefully wearing a plain white T-shirt rather than an England football shirt when taking a photo with his colleagues to show he was loving England’s success in the Euros last year. You can almost imagine the special advisers’ frantic messaging behind the scenes about hitting the right notes while avoiding any suggestion that he might sport an actual England top, which could offend some of their voters. Or Kate when Duchess of Cambridge visiting Ireland head to toe in lurid Kelly green for her first engagement. There are bound to be some examples at the upcoming US inauguration too….it just always clangs with me. It’s not a moral failing!

I don’t think Harry ever really gives that much thought to what he’s wearing, to be honest. So you are right, I don’t look at Harry and think he’s trying too hard. I think he is authentically dressing in a way his wife sometimes is not. Not stylish, but spontaneously Harry. 🤣

I really couldn't care about baseball caps

Here’s Kate and Keir by the way, to illustrate what i was saying above…

Kate does get a bit costume-y sometimes - I think on that trip she was even wearing shamrock earrings.

I think with Meghan for some people it’s a bit like when you’re cross at your spouse. Once you’ve gone off them absolutely everything from the way they breathe to the sound of their chewing enrages you!

Baseball caps are used to indicate your membership of the team. ‘The team’ being the group you wish to align yourself to at any point. Of course it is a deliberate choice to wear one but it is also a very unsurprising choice. Just look at politics there - baseball caps constantly appearing on their politicians. It is much more of an American thing than a UK thing so though a deliberate choice it is is a very basic ‘first step’ item for doing this. Bit like UK politicians taking their tie off or not wearing a suit for an event. It would be more surprising if she turned up in ‘casual wear’ without one.

Just to save anyone the bother of posting on this thread-here's its almost identical older sibling. Sussexes statement about Californian wildfires http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/theroyall_family/5248766-sussexes-statement-about-californian-wildfires

Baseball caps stop premature ageing.

Americans also use pins/badges as well ito this end n a way that is really not replicated in the UK in professional dress (poppies would be the exception i imagine, but they are not really the same, and obviously there is a big market for this outside the professional sphere). But yes, similarly, choices to indicate membership of “a team”.

It’s not the look per se, it’s that she has a ‘tragedy’ uniform of baseball cap and jeans to meet the common folk.

She did it at the school shooting scene and now the fires disaster.

And before anyone adds, that she’s just trying to keep discreet and trying to not get recognised, then ask yourself why we’ve never seen her out with her kids …ever! Meghan doesn’t get photographed if she doesn’t want to.
The two days she turned up in LA to make donations, go touring - there’s photos online within hours.
So she very much wants to be seen, but seen in a particular way to make her look down to earth and ‘real’ .

A global-wide case of the ick.

Who would watch anything involving this dull narcissist?

Have heard nothing about her since that Oprah love in riddled with her unchallenged lies until just coming across the news of her hugging a member of her own staff as a photo op for the California fire.

She is completely shameless.

The public is not interested in anything they have to say over there just as much as here it would seem (although she still has the South African public to fall back on as their (sham) wedding "had them dancing in the streets akin to the release of Mandela" according to her). Spilling the BS about the royals was the only thing they had, and with that done they have only their own "talent" to carry them.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/i-never-met-her-doubt-cast-on-meghan-markles-nelson-mandela-comments/HEBOLYC6AL6M3AZJMH6QUERHBI/

Except it's not a tradegt outfit she has worn casual clothes and a baseball cap to go to baseball games, out and about elsewhere doing other things since 2009 ..see the pics I posted earlier that go back to when she was in Toronto for Suits. So to say this is a tragedy outfit is wrong that's what casual in America typically is and you'll see lots of Americans wearing a cap any day of the week.

As for not seeing her out with her kids you do realise their are strict rules about media taking and posting pictures of celebrities kids. They require consent. She hasn't given it and chosen to release pictures of her children that she is comfortable sharing. Just like anyone of us with children being able to tell friends and family don't post pics of my kids on social media unless it's a private account.

We are in a world where anything you post online pictures etc can comeback to bite you in later life so yes I think it's sensible to restrict what is shared about your children online.

"Ambulance chasers". 😂

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/meghan-markle-prince-harry-justine-backlash-b2679050.html

As for not seeing her out with her kids you do realise their are strict rules about media taking and posting pictures of celebrities kids. They require consent. She hasn't given it and chosen to release pictures of her children that she is comfortable sharing. Just like anyone of us with children being able to tell friends and family don't post pics of my kids on social media unless it's a private account.

Im sorry, these ‘strict’ rules you are on about don’t apply in America. If she is in a public place with her children, people can take pictures

Yes - I was about to say that there are plenty of media photos of Meghan with other people’s children - Nacho and Delfina’s family is the most obvious example. So that can’t be correct.

Why would there be laws specifically protecting some people’s children but not others?

Yes but conduit to where?

California has some laws around the filming and photographing of children that other states don’t partly because of the high numbers of celebs and their children in LA.

You aren’t supposed to publish photos of children without parental permission - although there are some provisions for editorial news stories I believe.

There are also harassment laws specifically designed to prevent paparazzi stalking celeb kids.

However just like in the UK you can’t keep a lid on all photos - members of the public with a subtle iPhone etc.

There are several photos of Kate with her children that have appeared online in nonUK publications - the UK papers don’t touch them but they are online.

It’s odd that neither Harry or Meghan have been snapped on candid family moments by someone.