As Ever Part 6: Definitely NOT a trad wife

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Previous thread here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/5286597-as-ever-part-v-two-stunt-lemons-with-love-meghan

Carry on! Reviews from the US are trickling in, so far, not so good - https://variety.com/2025/tv/reviews/with-love-meghan-markle-netflix-duchess-of-sussex-1236327469/

It's sort of now the Meghan need to do a eff you and continue promoting. There was the pre airing posting but now is usually the time a person instagram fills up with thank you to those supporting her and there are some. They both must be relieved that the show was postponed, imagine having to smile at Invictus after this. The after silence may indicate that the hammering the show is getting is impacting Meghan.

I would feel sorry for her if she'd just stop performing for attention.
But she just keeps going with more and more self agrandising self promotion. It's hard to then feel sympathy for the feedback she gets.

I agree she needs to stop, enjoy her life, her family, her wealth, her health and live quietly. We'd then soon stop caring about her or having an opinion.
But she won't.

Amal Clooney? You are joking. She's an accomplished human rights lawyer.

She is a fascinating character, apparently thin skinned as doesn't take criticism or direction well but thick skinned enough to plough ahead regardless of the criticism . I would be broken if it were me and read the comments and reviews. Unless she really does believe that she's this amazing person and everyone else is wrong.

But she has said that she doesn't read about herself as it's all 'just noise'.

She does, however, read 'The Economist'.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2019030870641/meghan-markle-celebrates-international-womens-day/

Amal Clooney is an international human rights lawyer.

she could always stfu if she can't put up with it.
neither of them need the mone, though Ginge was once asked about the inheritance from his mother and he said that was to be passed onto his kids, not spent so they obviously don't like to spend their own money

I was responding to @JSMill and @friendlycat talking about how anyone copes with such relentless negative press coverage, not advising that Meghan retreats because I am fed up with her.

And was well known in international legal circles before George came along.

The thing is, as a working royal she would indeed have had opportunities to travel the world giving speeches in couture. She may not have been 'paid' for it as such, but she would have had a luxury home, taxpayer funded security, a subsidised wardrobe, a whole team of staff paid for by someone else, and much more besides. But they walked away from all that.

Amal Clooney the internationally respected human rights lawyer? I'm not sure she is a good response in this context. She is the embodiment of the substance Meghan lacks on an international stage.

Harry's work setting up Invictus is worthy of respect I agree. Unless he's speaking about how to set up games I'm sure there are better qualified people to talk about the needs of veterans.

I like and respect what we see of Kate. That said with all the ‘doors to manual’ snobbery she had to endure from the toffs I do wonder if part of her was partly relieved someone ‘lower class’ than her came along & thought I picked up on this nuance at the wedding. The aristos can be very aloof, unwelcoming, very hard to win over & brutal at worst to those who don’t fit.

I've lived in Sussex for 15+ years and I've no idea where Hove ends and Brighton begins. I'm also not aware of the cock ring. Can you enlighten me or is it something I don't need to know. I don't go into Brighton often as I think it's s&*t

Everyone says she needs the money but she could actually just chose a more low key life.
Buy a smaller house. That one she was cooking in was half the price of the one she has.
Move to a cheaper state. They could have lots of land elsewhere.

Stop trying to be a fashion icon or great beauty. Wear stuff you have stop the tweakments.

Don't travel by private jet.

Tens of millions of dollars will go quite far if you live reasonably.

But they won't. She wants celebrity california life. And she needs money for that.

She wouldn't have been able to talk about herself though, which is her favourite subject.

When I’ve watched a few of the YouTubers who are anti-Meghan they’re definitely pro Royals. I used to think Meghan was going to be a breath of fresh air and that she showed up Kate massively. I still think she did but I also now see it was mostly word salad.

Well exactly, she’s the impossible role model perhaps. I think Invictus is a great initiative & if I was Meghan I’d lean in with him in how we could make a real positive difference here. Bringing those in who were well placed to help veterans beyond the games. Expand.

I think the billionaire lifestyle on a multi millionaire income should stop, because it isn't sustainable. Even if up to the last few years Harry has never known anything other than international fame, access to multiple stately homes and life being smoothed over for him and Meghan is going to accept nothing but global superstardom or bust, a true step back and reevaluation would not be the sign of failure they seem to think it is.

They've mucked up royally (sorry) but I believe there are ways out of the mess, if they choose to do things differently. I don't think they will though, however coruscating the Press, because seems to be a bunker mentality in play and it isn't healthy. They can't beat the rest of the world into adulation and seeing things their way, but I'm pretty sure they will continue to try.

Breaking out in huge plukes

It's the name many locals call the i360. As to where Brighton begins and Hove ends, I am not entirely certain. I was trying to work it out the other week with my friends, who are also Sussex dwellers.

@Uricon2 unfortunately I think you’re spot on. Harry has never lived in the ‘real world’ & beyond love for his family & Meghan life must surely be unpleasant and lonely? I hope not pushed into rashness for £ with Spare 2 etc? I thought sequel/s (?) in pipeline?

Thank you for the new word of the day! < a pulsating pluke, not a biscuit 😂

Exactly that. It's not that she wasn't 'allowed' to express her creativity, it's that she couldn't make money from it. Its allll about money with her, she may well be one of the most obviously greedy people I've ever seen in the public eye. She certainly likes to flaunt her wealth, and is constantly hungering for more.

🤣

It’s all a bit, ‘look boys, I am only a ginger, I did better than your horsey dull as ditch wives’.

Reminds me of that report of Harry boasting to his friends about his sex life with Meghan "she lets me do whatever I want" 🤮