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BigWillyLittleTodger · 13/08/2026 13:06

Are the bets on or off for an invite to Balmoral?
Will Meghan bake a humble pie for Catherine?
Let’s discuss……!

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Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/08/2026 12:47

I have seen quite a few interviews when she was Suits and that’s exactly how she behaves - it’s so inauthentic, cringe and jarring - there’s one where she’s hardly wearing any clothes and her body is twisting, collapsing and gyrating in the chair - just bizarre

Are you tinking of the one with Craig Ferguson, @Claregalway, featuring her squirming around in what was called the "gynaecology dress"? Embarrassing in the extreme ...

DancingFerret · 15/08/2026 13:01

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/08/2026 12:47

I have seen quite a few interviews when she was Suits and that’s exactly how she behaves - it’s so inauthentic, cringe and jarring - there’s one where she’s hardly wearing any clothes and her body is twisting, collapsing and gyrating in the chair - just bizarre

Are you tinking of the one with Craig Ferguson, @Claregalway, featuring her squirming around in what was called the "gynaecology dress"? Embarrassing in the extreme ...

I'd not seen that clip before. In her tiny self-absorbed mind she really believes she's a superstar, doesn't she?

Aprilfountain · 15/08/2026 13:02

That interview was absolutely vile to watch, what on earth did she think she was doing?!!

jeffgoldblum · 15/08/2026 13:04

Aprilfountain · 15/08/2026 13:02

That interview was absolutely vile to watch, what on earth did she think she was doing?!!

She was trying to act sexy .

thenightsky · 15/08/2026 13:07

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/08/2026 12:47

I have seen quite a few interviews when she was Suits and that’s exactly how she behaves - it’s so inauthentic, cringe and jarring - there’s one where she’s hardly wearing any clothes and her body is twisting, collapsing and gyrating in the chair - just bizarre

Are you tinking of the one with Craig Ferguson, @Claregalway, featuring her squirming around in what was called the "gynaecology dress"? Embarrassing in the extreme ...

Was that interview before or after she'd taken up with Harry?

AutumnCrowsMusings · 15/08/2026 13:14

Meanwhile, I've only just noticed this latest with the Heritage Foundation, so apols if anyone's already mentioned it.

It all looks well dodgy, as top level diplomats say.

Heritage's latest FOIA request is unlikely to reveal any of Harry's private immigration information, as that would be considered ineligible for release. However, there is a possibility some documents could be made publicly showing how the prince was discussed in Government ...

... That leaves 289 responsive documents still under review and it remains possible some may be disclosed publicly. The filing suggested "the parties will file their next joint status report on October 13, 2026."

https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-documents-state-department-visa-heritage-foundation-12307406

Prince Harry Documents Withheld by State Department in Visa Case - Newsweek featured image

Prince Harry documents withheld by State Department in visa case

The State Department is withholding 18 documents about Prince Harry, while another 289 remain under review.

https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-documents-state-department-visa-heritage-foundation-12307406

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/08/2026 13:25

thenightsky · 15/08/2026 13:07

Was that interview before or after she'd taken up with Harry?

It was before she met Harry, thenigtsky, while she was still working on Suits, and I'd lay good money that the palace would also have become aware of it while doing their own research

CariadDarling · 15/08/2026 13:33

MrsLeonFarrell · 15/08/2026 07:25

I only watched clips of the engagement interview and enjoyed the wedding. The moment I started to think a life of Royal service wasn't going to work for them was when Meghan said that nobody had asked if she was ok, whilst on tour in South Africa. It was the opposite of what being royal is about, drawing attention to yourself rather than the people you are meeting. The fact that Harry was also making it about him, in the middle of a tour, made it pretty clear that he was not the Harry palace PR had created.

I thought that it was probably best they left and lived a lovely private life but the grandiose "internationally protected persons" statement, released without notifying the palace, made it clear that wasnt going to happen. From then it's been watching them make bad decision after bad decision, ruin their popularity all made worse by terrible, unlucky timing.

I still maintain though that Harry should bear the larger part of the blame because he knew the life he was asking Megan to join and he clearly never once chose royal duty and public expectations of the monarchy over his own arrogance, bitterness and entitlement. When he chose to leave he could have left with dignity and goodwill but instead flounced out trying to burn everything down behind him.

Which he didn't achieve and which he won't. The monarchy has survived far worse than the airing of a Spare's grievances. What will ultimately end it, imo, will not be a scandal but simply society deciding that the institution no longer fits with how society sees itself. Time and cultural change will end the monarchy, not lies and tantrums or even scandal.

Out of everything they’ve done it was the mention of international protected persons that made them look as stupid as they are. I still laugh when I see mention of it.

BalloonSlayer · 15/08/2026 13:37

DancingFerret · 15/08/2026 10:17

Talk of the engagement interview reminds me of something they said which I'd (thankfully) forgotten: When asked how the proposal came about they smirked at each other and said they'd been roasting a chicken at the time. I just thought it was a lame attempt by them at being relatable.

It was about six months later on another anti-Sussex forum I discovered "roasting a chicken" has nothing to do with cooking and actually refers to a sexual act.

The despicable duo were even then poking fun at an unsuspecting (and at the time, mainly adoring) public.

I always read these threads and enjoy them but rarely post.

I think they were actually genuinely roasting a chicken as Meghan started talking about the recipe. It's something she does, suddenly adds unnecessary detail into a sentence (this is how I could tell they were behind the Omid Scobie book as it does the same). I remember thinking, never mind how you dry roasted your chicken, I want to hear about the proposal.

JSMill · 15/08/2026 13:37

Aprilfountain · 15/08/2026 13:02

That interview was absolutely vile to watch, what on earth did she think she was doing?!!

Craig Ferguson clearly found her boring. It was painful.

Mylovelygreendress · 15/08/2026 13:43

Puzzledandpissedoff · 15/08/2026 13:25

It was before she met Harry, thenigtsky, while she was still working on Suits, and I'd lay good money that the palace would also have become aware of it while doing their own research

I am pretty sure the Palace is aware of a lot of background stuff about Meghan .

AutumnCrowsMusings · 15/08/2026 13:44

CariadDarling · 15/08/2026 13:33

Out of everything they’ve done it was the mention of international protected persons that made them look as stupid as they are. I still laugh when I see mention of it.

Yeah, they sounded really up themselves.

You're whatever HM Government says you are, love. 'IPP' my fecking arse.

bluegreygreen · 15/08/2026 13:44

Yes, I saw that @AutumnCrowsMusings.

Archive link here https://archive.is/BwjGf

I think there was an expectation that there would be files released at the end of July, so when no files are released people now expect the worst.
At baseline, the Heritage Foundation lost their case, so no private information is going to be released about Harry's visa.
The files need to be gone through and have any private information redacted (including about any other individual) before they are released.

What I am hoping for is any useful information about how Invictus has been discussed, but I suspect there will have been little discussion about it.

Meanwhile, the Heritage Foundation has had its own embarrassing moment.

https://archive.is/tUcXG

Mylovelygreendress · 15/08/2026 13:48

Rhaidimiddim · 15/08/2026 12:11

That incident still baffles me.

Why were a couple of goons allowed to turf people out of seats they had paid for? Why didn't Middle England tell them where to go?

i'm sure someobe would have complaibed to managemwnt at the time. Why didn't Wimbledon officials ask WTAF are you doing?

What happened to the Blitz spirit, British backbone; where were the Roundheads and Cliff Richard when we needed them?

If i remember correctly, the fans who were turfed out had their ticket money refunded plus new tickets given .
Strange that Catherine managed to sit in outside courts surrounded by the public !

bluegreygreen · 15/08/2026 13:53

Yes - always embarrassing to put out an extravagant statement and then find you have to withdraw it.

https://archive.is/3R0Q8

jeffgoldblum · 15/08/2026 14:01

bluegreygreen · 15/08/2026 13:53

Yes - always embarrassing to put out an extravagant statement and then find you have to withdraw it.

https://archive.is/3R0Q8

Excellent find bluegreen! , I’m sure someone had a screenshot of their original statement but have forgotten who it was.

bluegreygreen · 15/08/2026 14:14

You're whatever HM Government says you are, love. 'IPP' my fecking arse.

In this case, it's not even up to the government to decide, as it's an international definition (UN Convention, ratified in UK law).

(Sorry for the pedantry.)

BasiliskStare · 15/08/2026 14:26

@bluegreygreen No - all facts welcome. I think we can all get behind @AutumnCrowsMusings sentiment though. So perhaps with yours and her agreement I might suggest

You're whatever the UN Convention , ratified in UK law says you are, love. 'IPP' my fecking arse.

Suitably pomposity pricking but keeps us correct. 😂💐both.

edit spelling.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 15/08/2026 14:31

jeffgoldblum · 15/08/2026 14:01

Excellent find bluegreen! , I’m sure someone had a screenshot of their original statement but have forgotten who it was.

@Mylovelygreendress is the go to poster for their leaving statement, she has always been very helpful in producing it when required!

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Baital · 15/08/2026 14:34

I wasn't in the UK for the early years, but the drama over her father raised an eyebrow when I realised that H and her father had never met. I didnt have the most straitforward relationship with my father, but I couldn't imagine planning to get married without my fiance and father meeting. Just so my (putative) fiancé was forwarned that some of my family are a bit odd... but still my family

Baital · 15/08/2026 14:40

In fact, I have several family members that would appear a bit odd in a televised royal wedding. But they are my family and I love them and enjoy their oddity. If I was worried about it being ridiculed I would- in the hypothetical situation - prefer a private wedding with my idiosyncratic family members than a bland public wedding with 'acceptable' strangers

Justdancevance · 15/08/2026 15:10

She laughs too much at others misfortune.

You can also see her making eyes at Harry when Catherine is speaking and smiking

ignoring a mother talking about her dead children as you’ve got the shot you wanted

heading to Ulvade for a photo op and being caught checking the images

her interviews with her gandiose statements

her podcasts with her exaggerated lies

She has shown exactly who she is, and who Harry is, there is no way they can some back. They are not nice people, and are unable to pretend they are.

William has all the power to tell them to do one, as the RF could not survive William walking away and Harry becoming next in line.

JSMill · 15/08/2026 15:17

Regarding Ulvade, you must have to be some kind of sociopath to see a school shooting as a photo opportunity. The people around her who enabled her to do it, including her husband, are just as bad.

TheCovetedDuchessRose · 15/08/2026 15:17

For me it was when Meghan wore a blatant maternity outfit to Eugenie’s wedding, with the coat undone like you would if you had a large bump. It was obviously to get attention from the press and to ensure she was the one people were talking about. Apparently they announced the pregnancy at the wedding too. She was only about 12 weeks, easy to conceal a pregnancy at that point and allow the bride and groom their day without making it all about you.

StaySpicy · 15/08/2026 15:28

Aprilfountain · 15/08/2026 13:02

That interview was absolutely vile to watch, what on earth did she think she was doing?!!

Agree, I had to stop halfway through. The interviewer - no idea who he is - put me off from the beginning with his groin-thrusting in between two scantily clad young women. Then the things he was saying to MM, like he didn't watch the show or heard of Northwestern or MM's "hairless body", were just odd. Not to mention the way he sat back in his chair. What an awful show to be on.

And for MM you can tell she's so pleased to be there as the star, wants to get in all her word salad but he keeps butting in. I mean, obviously any actor would want interviews and more exposure but something about the way she's doing it there is just...desperate.

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