As Never the second release ...

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Wine, apricot spread and honey. I think we've had all the suggestions for names already ?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14832085/amp/Meghan-Markle-new-products-rose-wine-apricot-spread.html

Let's not forget his description in Spare when he visited his dead grandmother. He turned that into him not being able to see his mother when she died. I.e, made it about him and Diana (and of course Meghan, regarding the catching a plane debacle/Catherine not going/laying into his father passages of the book). He'll make his father's death all about him again, and Diana and walking behind her coffin. Then his dead dad will appear in Montecito as a faunal visitation, telling him through buzzing/barking/chirping to go and depose his brother.

You reap what you sow. A smidgeon of sympathy and then when I remember their behaviour and lies, it evaporates.

The rest of it was a stuttery meaningless mess.

Don't shoot the messenger! My theory is that the journalist had a briefing from the palace, who are using the story of KCIII's funeral quite cold bloodly as an insurance policy against any future verbal torrents from Harry. Now, they need do nothing further because there will always be the line that KCIII cares for both his sons and has made arrangements to ensure Harry, Meghan, Archie and Lili are fully involved. I think William will steel himself to march with Harry to honour his father's wishes.

There's nothing like a death to create a stir. What Harry will experience is the death of his second parent, the realisation he is getting older and next in line to the grave and the emergence of his brother as King. Gone will be his chances to try to pull on heart strings. He has said so many abusive things about William, Catherine and their children. There's no going back from that.

I'd like to know if Meghan, if she attends, will wear Minnie Mouse ears. They're black so meet mourning dress requirements.

Am reading that H and M were too busy to attend the Bezos wedding 😂.

I agree.

If you think about it, C’s position hasn’t changed. He is “hopeful” of a reunion with Harry without actually doing anything about it.

Of course his funeral plans will include Harry and family. His concern will be that he has a dignified funeral befitting a King. That doesn’t allow for controversy about who might or might not be invited.

However, bearing in mind what Harry has said about his mother’s funeral, perhaps he won’t go along with any plans which require his children to attend.

Toe curling 🫣

Why the need to even mention it? Loads of people won’t have been invited, I wasn’t, for a start 😂
There’s no need to be embarrassed and pretend you turned them down.

......KCIII cares for both his sons and has made arrangements to ensure Harry, Meghan, Archie and Lili are fully involved.

Why should M, A & L be involved in his funeral when they haven't been involved in his life - and when there will be many peop!e who have known him well for many years who won't be able to attend for lack of space.

And on a practical note, George and Charlotte were able to attend the Queen's funeral because they had experience of big events and could be relied on to behave appropriately. That's not the case with A & L.

Exactly!

Well he had memorised that bit on M’s instructions but had to think up the rest of it himself.

Exactly @HonoriaBulstrode

I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that most of this ‘royal correspondent’ speculation is lifted straight from these MN threads tbh.

Isn't this apricot upside down?

Linking to Think Beautiful's video on the wine origins - since she's the one who discovered the original of the tea and sprinkles through looking at the meta data (and whose research the DM ripped off and failed to credit). One of the comments refers to the numerous African American owned wineries in California with whom MM could have partnered if she truly lived by her word salad. In fact, wasn't that what she said when she did that odd instagram reel explaining why she was dropping ARO - that she wanted to partner with lots of other amazing suppliers and limiting that to the Montecito area made that impractical? One would have thought she's be uplifting other small producers and independents, not white label mass market producers.

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I suspect some countries may have backed away - it's not like H&M can offer any valuable contacts for any trade deals/project funding which is often the purpose of royal tours.

Also I wonder if many countries are wary about getting embroiled with them after the Sentebale fiasco.

White. I’d be intrigued to know what they thought royal tours were meant to do - it’s all about soft power. They have no power.

This isn't going to be a problem for the RF - they managed to host Wallis Simpson for the Duke of Windsor's funeral. Prince Phillip even escorted her from the church (although I seem to remember the Queen Mother glaring a bit at her back).

The problem is going to come from the Sussex sense of entitlement if they demand being "equal" to the new King William. We saw this when the Queen died - having refused to visit the Queen in her final days they spent a lot of time complaining to their preferred media outlets - demanded that Meghan travel to Balmoral, complained that by the time Harry finally arrived Charles and William had been taken for briefings on affairs of state, whined that Harry couldn't dress up in a fancy uniform, snapped at staff because Meghan had set up a money shot with the paps on the Windsor walkabout .... It must have been exhausting for her grieving children and family members.

I expect Harry will be invited to the funeral, But I also expect there will be a tight rein on any interactions with officials and family members acting as a buffer. Remember that Charles didn't choose to have Harry in the front row at his Coronation so why would his funeral be different?

Trump really likes William. There is speculation that W & C will tour the US next year.

BTW, Republic of Tea bought out my favorite tea company in 2016. Upton Tea still sells quality loose leaf tea from a warehouse in Massachusetts. R of T sells the pricey, fruity tea bags. So far they have left Upton alone, which is a point in their favor.

Do you need an invitation to attend your father’s funeral?

Their invitation didn't get lost in the post?

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H&M refused to go because their request for their own gondola flotilla down the
Grand Canal was refused😄

When you see all the obscene wealth at the Bezos wedding it really puts it into perspective what paupers H&M are in comparison to the crowd they want to run with, there is no way on this earth they will ever gain the wealth and status they desperately crave and those feelings are going to get even worse when William is crowned King, I don’t know how they will mentally cope and can you imagine the fury from Montecito if Catherine and William tour the US next year as is rumoured, what will Meghan cook up to compete with that I wonder.