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BigWillyLittleTodger · 01/09/2026 08:21

A shiny new thread for September Sussex shenanigans!

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unfunnyoldbastard · 01/09/2026 17:55

I did not mean to derail.

I simply wondered if this could be something to do with the sprint back home.

Backing off now.

IcedPurple · 01/09/2026 17:56

jeffgoldblum · 01/09/2026 17:53

I didn’t know that! , I thought it automatically happened when Charles became king and their children were then his grandchildren.

It did.

The moment Charles became King, Archie and Lili by default became Prince and Princess.

DandyAF · 01/09/2026 17:58

bluegreygreen · 01/09/2026 16:28

As someone who knows nothing about it, I'm just wondering if it means the original firm advised against continuing.

I don’t know what specific details but speaking generally, yes it could mean that. Maybe SC didn’t like the first firm’s approach.

Or it could mean that the main solicitor in charge of the case moved from the first firm to the second, and if they had brought SC in as a client then SC moved with them.

I’m interested to see that Harry is listed as a Litigant In Person (as is the other individual). The thought of him doing his own advocacy in court and having bundle management issues is amazing, although alas that won’t happen in practice.

Andylion · 01/09/2026 18:00

AutumnCrowInEmeritoVeritas · 01/09/2026 14:34

OMG that blurb is so AI!

Also Shuter missed a trick with this: '... and one wildly unexpected weapon—a tiny bakery called Betty Bake'

It should have been called Cake Betty. Duh.

a tiny bakery called Betty Bake
She's going to rebuild the Monarchy.
And reinvent the Victoria sponge.

jeffgoldblum · 01/09/2026 18:08

IcedPurple · 01/09/2026 17:56

It did.

The moment Charles became King, Archie and Lili by default became Prince and Princess.

Edited

Ah thanks iced! , I thought I’d lost the plot for a moment there!

gruntley123 · 01/09/2026 18:18

PoppysAunt · 01/09/2026 17:23

Although I take your points, as I understand it, they were struggling to make much of the royal connections in California, it was getting too tenuous. I think they can get money from the Bank of Pa, and maybe can do some tv and other media work.
I think, however, the most important thing is to ensure those children are brought up in an environment which recognises their titles
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I do think that, most of the time, he is a combination of so vain and so thick that he actually doesn't understand much.

But surely the humiliation of having failed to make any sort of success in the US, given the amazing opportunities they netted pretty much as soon as they arrived, must chafe?

<edited because I posted too early>
That's surely the only reason they're back? There's nothing for them in the US and they can't fund themselves. They want the adulation that they hope to get here and some fresh bankrolling from whatever sap is happy to fund them.

Sadly, cynic that I am, I suspect some of that will be from the general public via benevolent pa.

jeffgoldblum · 01/09/2026 18:18

unfunnyoldbastard · 01/09/2026 17:55

I did not mean to derail.

I simply wondered if this could be something to do with the sprint back home.

Backing off now.

No ! , it was obviously a joke lost in translation!

AnneBoleyn123 · 01/09/2026 18:19

gruntley123 · 01/09/2026 18:18

I do think that, most of the time, he is a combination of so vain and so thick that he actually doesn't understand much.

But surely the humiliation of having failed to make any sort of success in the US, given the amazing opportunities they netted pretty much as soon as they arrived, must chafe?

<edited because I posted too early>
That's surely the only reason they're back? There's nothing for them in the US and they can't fund themselves. They want the adulation that they hope to get here and some fresh bankrolling from whatever sap is happy to fund them.

Sadly, cynic that I am, I suspect some of that will be from the general public via benevolent pa.

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I think it chafes with her, I don't think he cares.

KilkennyCats · 01/09/2026 18:20

AnneBoleyn123 · 01/09/2026 18:19

I think it chafes with her, I don't think he cares.

He must really be thick beyond measure, in that case. To the point of imbecility, I’d say.

gruntley123 · 01/09/2026 18:21

AnneBoleyn123 · 01/09/2026 18:19

I think it chafes with her, I don't think he cares.

In a sense that any of this amuses me (I'm not a royalist) I do see humour in the fact we're at the point of discussing how thick/oblivious he is.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 01/09/2026 18:22

Going back to all roads leading back to Soros do the HAMS think if the monarchy topples Soros will get them installed as President and First Lady…….touch of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor scenario………

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SqueakyDinosaur · 01/09/2026 18:26

IIRC something had to be signed - maybe an official declaration rather than LP??

SqueakyDinosaur · 01/09/2026 18:30

Does anyone know if Soros has ever expressed a wish to bring down the monarchy? I mean, Murdoch yes, but am I missing some information about Soros?

justcallmemarywhitehouse · 01/09/2026 18:31

Meghan has missed out on Betty's Bakery of course. Sweaty Betty - missed. Betty and Bertie missed.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 01/09/2026 18:33

SqueakyDinosaur · 01/09/2026 18:30

Does anyone know if Soros has ever expressed a wish to bring down the monarchy? I mean, Murdoch yes, but am I missing some information about Soros?

I’ve no idea was just musing what was posted upthread.

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Starryfifty · 01/09/2026 18:35

KilkennyCats · 01/09/2026 18:20

He must really be thick beyond measure, in that case. To the point of imbecility, I’d say.

They don't appear to care. The fact that they are rocking back to the UK after him declaring it wasn't safe, etc. Oh and also, accusing his family of racism and HE is still demanding an apology. I don't know if it's a personality defect, mental illness or a combination of both

IcedPurple · 01/09/2026 18:38

SqueakyDinosaur · 01/09/2026 18:26

IIRC something had to be signed - maybe an official declaration rather than LP??

No. As male line grandchildren of the sovereign Archie and Lili were automatically Prince and Princess the moment Charles became King.

DandyAF · 01/09/2026 18:42

Tbf, him “demanding an apology” is alleged rather than fact, something a supposed friend of his supposedly told the media. Unlike the other things in your post we don’t know that for a fact as it hasn’t come from him directly.

WinWhenTheyreSinging · 01/09/2026 18:43

PoppysAunt · 01/09/2026 17:10

Who knows? H&M need royal proximity to make money, and for their status. What are they without it?
The children are Prince and Princess by their choice (in spite of the wild claims they made on Oprah). They want residency so that everyone remembers how important they all are. They called their daughter Princess Lilibet Diana for a reason.
It's all about the fame, status and wealth.

Out of all the many ridiculous things they’ve done, it’s still the utter brass neck and inappropriateness of that name that sticks out.

NormalAuntFanny · 01/09/2026 18:44

SqueakyDinosaur · 01/09/2026 18:30

Does anyone know if Soros has ever expressed a wish to bring down the monarchy? I mean, Murdoch yes, but am I missing some information about Soros?

TBH I have always taken that stuff as a weird anti-semitic dog whistle.

Whatever you think about the money he made during black Friday, he has openly spent money opposing totalitarianism all over the world, I can't see him spending his declining years on some bizarro covert attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy in the UK by funding stupid members of that same monarchy.

AustenitesUnite · 01/09/2026 18:45

Starryfifty · 01/09/2026 18:35

They don't appear to care. The fact that they are rocking back to the UK after him declaring it wasn't safe, etc. Oh and also, accusing his family of racism and HE is still demanding an apology. I don't know if it's a personality defect, mental illness or a combination of both

I'm no expert on psychology or psychiatry but I've heard of a condition called "Folie a deux" which, according to google is 'a syndrome where a delusional belief is transmitted from one person to another within a close, isolated relationship'

I would imagine the situation with H&M is more complex than this as I believe that both of them had their own 'issues' before they met which have been compounded by their relationship but I certainly think the above description could play a part in how they have been behaving for the past few years

DandyAF · 01/09/2026 18:48

WinWhenTheyreSinging · 01/09/2026 18:43

Out of all the many ridiculous things they’ve done, it’s still the utter brass neck and inappropriateness of that name that sticks out.

Totally agree. I meant to say that earlier.

Just so performative, crass and inappropriate.

And there’s the sibling inequity for me. One child gets named after the monarch, and the other, er, doesn’t.

PoppysAunt · 01/09/2026 18:56

DandyAF · 01/09/2026 18:48

Totally agree. I meant to say that earlier.

Just so performative, crass and inappropriate.

And there’s the sibling inequity for me. One child gets named after the monarch, and the other, er, doesn’t.

Too true. Also "Lilibet" - not even Elizabeth 🙄

taylorandme · 01/09/2026 19:00

PoppysAunt · 01/09/2026 18:56

Too true. Also "Lilibet" - not even Elizabeth 🙄

Elizabeth would have been so much classier and they could have still nn her lilibet. But Meghan is not subtle so that wasn't ever going to happen. Lilibet is not a nice name at all nor is Diana. Frances Elizabeth or Francesca Doria Elizabeth would have been more classy.

KilkennyCats · 01/09/2026 19:01

justcallmemarywhitehouse · 01/09/2026 18:31

Meghan has missed out on Betty's Bakery of course. Sweaty Betty - missed. Betty and Bertie missed.

I’m now getting ads for Lili’s Kitchen dog food 😆

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