As Ever #3 As If

[PrettyFlyforaMaiTai]

Another thread to discuss the rebranding of ARO and the merchandising of With Love, Meghan

Part 2: www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/5278062-as-ever-2-whatever

Is purple their colour?

Apparently she buys bots , if you look at some of the followers they have no followers themselves and only follow Meghan

@catin8oots I think it is fairly well known they had two beagles Guy ( who sadly went to live on the farm ) and Mia - so I'm pretty sure that one must be Mia. ( This isn't obsession I just really like dogs so take an interest. 😊)

@Stickystickysticky Is that the way of knowing those are bots and how do you make a bot anyway ? What are they are they just fake ids set up to follow. Some of them must be people who are following Meghan , maybe having signed up to do so , but don't have followers. I really am out of touch with this stuff 😀
There are more things in Heaven and Earth than you have dreamt of Basilisk ( sic)

Place marking

That makes it a little less sinister 🤣 I was getting Norman Bates vibes for a moment.

But I still doubt it was left to chance that she chose to wear that top in this clip. She is too much of a control freak and perfectionist to choose outfits at random without thought. I don’t know, I’m still getting the ick, she is clearly obsessed with Diana and being the new Diana 😖

@BasiliskStare “ I think it is fairly well known they had two beagles Guy ( who sadly went to live on the farm ) and Mia - so I'm pretty sure that one must be Mia. ( This isn't obsession I just really like dogs so take an interest. 😊”

I’m obsessed with the dogs too 🤣 Pula is gorgeous, as are the Wales’ Orla and Lupo. I adore spaniels. We need a seperate royal animal thread to fawn over them 🤣

The problem is she isn't a young mother, she is a mother with young children which is different. I keep banging this drum but Meghan, be yourself, an experienced middle aged woman who is juggling work and family. That's your audience not young Instagram mums, there are plenty of those out there who are far more authentic.

Yes it is. Meghan's graduation gown is black in the family pictures. Maybe Northwestern switched colours?

I stand corrected ref the dead dog! And yes purple and white are Northwestern Uni colours.

The weather really is fab in CA, I have weather envy. The UK has shocking weather most of time & you don’t really get that until you live somewhere like CA, makes life much tougher. If her, I’d always have a game plan to get back to CA for that reason alone.

I think she’s taking our advice on board :) & overall this is a better approach.

@FromThePrismOfJammyTodger - don't think they have switched colours . My university's colour was purple but the gowns for graduation had a different edging colour depending on which subject / faculty you were graduating in. I think different by university - not sure about US - but I can believe she didn't have purple on her gown quite easily.

Edited to add - I mean I have seen photos of her in her graduation gown - but don't think that means NW changed their colours. Clumsily said but hope you can unpick the gist

Tut tut Meghan ...last time I was in California they were implementing payment schemes for you to return to a natural environment garden. All the preaching about tourism and the damage it does by them and then they are maintaining what seems to be a huge estate like this for their everyday life.

@PrettyFlyforaMaiTai the Diana outfit cos playing etc very much a thing she does as lots of other examples. Unless edited to make it look that way?

I wonder if she is a perfectionist? NB: wedding alteration gate & tights gate. I think she’s an A type & control of image important, she’s details driven, but appears to drop the ball a lot?

@PrettyFlyforaMaiTai almost like the ADHD hyper focus on one or two things, but too many side projects to control alone & balls dropped.

Perfectionist?

Her wedding dress, on the biggest day of her life, was clearly poorly fitted, and the same can be said for most of her clothes. In general I'd say everything she does is hasty and sloppy, the opposite of 'details driven'.

She is obviously perusing Etsy for inspiration

@IcedPurple I think she’s details driven alright NB: possibly cosplaying Diana, having a plan re: H from start, an ultimate end game maybe. Scheming better descriptor? But exactly, ‘last minute’ on some things but her outfits & jewellery choices definitely comsidered.

Going back to Meghan's article about the miscarriage, at the time, posters on here were commenting how it came hot on the heels of Chrissy Teigan being applauded for sharing and being so open out about her experience with a miscarriage, there were so many positive opinion pieces about Chrissy and John Legend, it hit every mainstream media outlet. Lo and behold maybe 8 weeks later Meghan is recounting her experience (plagiarised writing too) in a magazine, if I remember correctly Meghan never mentioned how far her pregnancy had progressed before she miscarried.

People who live in warmer climates don't report higher life satisfaction than those in cooler climes however. Personally I'd find sunshine every day quite boring. I quite like the rhythm of the seasons, even though I might not say that if you asked me in deepest winter!

I don't think this video is an improvement at all. What are we meant to take from it? Here's me filming my massive, environmentally wasteful garden on my mobile phone? Are we meant to envy her? Relate to her? What's the message?

Lupo died a few years ago now, replaced by Orla

Diana looked good in the sweatshirt - she had an athletic body, built up shoulders with all that swimming and good deportment - and great legs

Megan doesn’t

@IcedPurple I’d def swap for sunnier climes & find good consistent weather uplifting & liberating. I think her going away dress perfection & her dress ring.

I hear you on the ‘message’ not being clear but I this is a better attempt than some of the transparently faux stuff. It’s hard for her to win. Is this a better direction?

It was her college so she is entitled to wear it. However, we’ve never seen pics of her wearing it before and it’s a very well known Diana look.

You could argue it’s unfair that she doesn’t get to wear her uni sweatshirt, but at the risk of being accused of cosplay…..I think most 43yr olds would forgo the college sweatshirt while putting out a video to millions.

What I will say…..she certainly likes a drink 👀

I'm guessing this is just feeding the lifestyle idea leading up to next week's Netflix.

Yeh, it’s an insta every two days and in the final week leading up to the show it will be everyday.

The coupe glasses are clearly going to be something she sells. Ive seen that glass god knows how many times now.

Just waiting for the inevitable celebrity alcohol brand she attempts to launch. She will be excited to share this new cocktail she’s invented….Gin and Dubonnet.

The hose maybe connected to water butts but WTF has it not got an end adapter.