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/

If you have the time pls do because I’m sure I’m not the only one here wanting to hear your claim straight from the horses mouth so to speak. And not just because you’re already changing your tune regarding what you said and it’s now, it was along the lines of.

@GiveMeSpanakopita The balloons were raising my blood pressure. Surely she should know by now how bad for the environment and sea life they can be, she lives close to the beach she should be aware, very ignorant of her.

We're they helium?

Well , I do think the price point will be so important here. Because I reckon she isn't aiming at her rich Californian friends she's aiming to sell a rich Californian's little slice of lifestyle to the masses, as people have said. Who will only pay so much.

@MummyJ12 I could see the jams , honey, pickles etc being bought by young people for present for Granny etc to put in their stocking because the packaging is pretty. Less relevant for cake mixes (which eg my little local Tesco sell Betty Crocker cake Mix for £3,30 ) - because you would use that and stick it in the bin so pretty packaging not so important. BUT in my experience DC's generation are way more interested in recycling / not creating plastic waste etc than mine so maybe not.

The stills from that Drew Barrymore programme look more like QVC than QVC IMHO 😂

I don’t think so (thankfully) but they can still find their way into the sea.

On Colbert Harry conflated the questions about his family with the press. Like he always does, Meghan didn't call them racist that was the press, err No. With Colbert he talked about leaks and the changed track with the Taliban story. That wasn't leaks that was Harry's stupidity and had absolutely nothing to do with the royal family or the question asked.

I don’t think he could though. It’s clear he didn’t really understand his mother at all, and why would he, as a twelve year old? William might have a marginally better insight but thankfully he has chosen to speak very little about his mother publicly.

If there is any hope at all of Harry being reconciled with his family, a book about his mother would finally kibosh it.

I was surprised too & no I am not changing tune. He was specific about ‘abuse’ but didn’t give examples. Anyone can google Colbert interview to hear/see for themselves.

I could see the jams , honey, pickles etc being bought by young people for present for Granny etc to put in their stocking because the packaging is pretty.

Do you think? To me it looks bland, basic and clunky.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14468553/amp/Meghan-Markle-Drew-Barrymore-Princess-Diana-Photo.html

Meghan is just so awkward. Even poor Drew is cringing at the end. I’m guessing its because having never met Diana, she realised she had nothing to say and couldn’t top Drew meeting her.

She does remind me of Amanda here

Never seen anything like what? What did they do to him/her?

He was specific about abuse but didn’t give examples

And here we have you changing your tune even more despite your claim to the contrary.

That is so weird. She's not in the least bit interested that Drew had actually met her late MIL. Maybe because it's a reminder that Drew has been a star in her own right her whole life? I don't know 🤷‍♀️.
And I agree. Definite Amanda vibes.

I will find and post.

I'm assuming then that Harry obviously slept through the abuse heaped on Sarah , Camilla his own father , the queen and Catherine then??
He's as big a liar as Meghan and I'm afraid once a person has a track record of lying, that's it !
I no longer believe anything they say !

Drew is worse than Meg with the huggy gushing twaddle.
I think she makes M uncomfortable!

Is Drew popular? If so, Ms gushing compassionate joyful emptiness might have a USA audience for that stuff after all.

I’m not sure which episode, I saw it as a Short. Someone else may be able to point you towards it. I have no desire to see it again.

I don't know, what was she supposed to say? She said how lovely, how special, numerous times, what else should she have said?

It was a stupid stunt by Drew, all about Drew and Diana nothing to do with M.

I can't stand M with her gushing fakery but Drew seemed even worse here.

Like Amanda assuming that Anne worked in Greggs instead of her actual job which was Head of Product Development for GSK🤣

I think William is much more aware of what his mother was like. It’s a failing of all Harry’s therapy that he isn’t.
I view W&C decision to spend a lot of time with their children is to not to repeat the mistakes of W&H’s upbringing. I’m suspect the younger children will be brought up with more purpose and with the plan to have a life outside of the RF.

@IcedPurple I'm not saying it is a work of artistic genius - not at all - yes bland and a not terribly refined - but it's in a box & the writing is nice. But again - it' s to do with the price point. I suppose I mean it looks more gift-like than a jar of Bonne Maman - (although for mass market I think their jars are very pretty. )

Dear IcedPurple - you are fortunate to never have see some of the tat my brother & I bought for grandmas and aunties at Christmas when we had little pocket money to spend . But we bought what we thought were the prettiest jars etc we could. Luckily Granny thought we could do no wrong and exclaimed over them as if they were diamonds and pearls

I think when Drew started saying “ It meant so much to me to met an incredible human being” ….I think Meghan probably thought she was talking about her…then released towards the end she was still talking about Diana. Megs brain was too slow to catch up, she then realised she doesn’t have any anecdotes etc about Diana because she never bloody met the woman/she was annoyed Drew wasn’t keeping the subject on Meghan. ….and she had a brain melt, didn’t know what the hell to say……the result…..Amanda level cringe 😬

Someone mentioned earlier about the two Duchies being examples of half-in and half-out. It's not a good example for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, because the Duchies were established by Royal charter hundreds of years ago, specifically for the purpose of providing income for the Royal family, mainly through property ownership.

E.g. when Charles was still the PoW, it was his income from the Duchy of Cornwall which was helping to fund himself and his family members including Harry & Meghan. William inherited DoC when Charles became King (and Charles took over the Duchy of Lancaster, as this is designed to provide income for the Monarch).

HMQ's point to Harry & Meghan when they wanted their 50/50 deal, was that they couldn't go and monetise their Royal titles on the open market to whomever they fancied. The RF would need to provide approval, to guard against the 'brand' being undermined and avoid any potential political issues as they are supposed to remain neutral. There are also legal considerations such as trademark and copyright laws on the use of Royal Arms etc.

Commercial activity isn't a complete no-no, but it needs to be in line with the RF's rules - Duchy Originals is probably the best known example of non-property activity. But this was relevant to RF activity as was produce from the Highgrove Estate as part of the Duchy of Cornwall, and was promoted as part of Charles' interest in supporting organic and sustainable farming in the UK. So not quite the same as merching pancake mix which is unlikely to have been produced from Meghan's garden in Montecito.

It's funny how many people are referencing Amanda! It just shows what a well written character she is. I have a soft spot for her though. I think Meghan would definitely gone off with Johannes and ditched everyone in SoHa!