The British Royal Family #2

[CoverMeCagney]

I'm told there's a separate thread for the Epstein/Andrew stuff

Andrew discussion goes here:

NY - Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested, sex trafficking, 6 July 2019 *FOUND DECEASED IN JAIL* #3

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I'm told there's a separate thread for the Epstein/Andrew stuff

Andrew discussion goes here:

NY - Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested, sex trafficking, 6 July 2019 *FOUND DECEASED IN JAIL* #3

 

[La Louve]

I agree. Whimsical maple leaf fascinator!
She wore it on Canada Day 2011 with red heels.

On the family's 2016 tour of Canada she wore a blue one

That red fascinator is one of my favorites. I've never seen the blue maple leaf version before! So fun but still very elegant, and so photogenic. That chignon is very pretty too. I envy Catherine's hair. Hopefully the kids got her hair genes.

Also love the adorable fan motif clutch in the first photo.

 

[weepingangel]

Have never seen that one in that lovely shade of blue either. I’m partial to blue. She’s like the Queen and looks great in so many colors.

That red fascinator is one of my favorites. I've never seen the blue maple leaf version before! So fun but still very elegant, and so photogenic. That chignon is very pretty too. I envy Catherine's hair. Hopefully the kids got her hair genes.

Also love the adorable fan motif clutch in the first photo.

 

[oviedo]

Stepping into Diana's shoes: Kate Middleton is dubbed the 'Children's Princess' by royal fans after delighting families with her natural warmth - in echoes of People's Princess title given to her late mother-in-law

Kate Middleton is dubbed the 'children's princess' by royal fans | Daily Mail Online

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I love this - I’ve been thinking that every time I see pictures of her and PW interacting with children it just seems so natural and their love of kids is so genuine IMO

 

[Gardenista]

Prince Harry loses complaint against Mail On Sunday over photos that 'did not tell full story'

 

[Luna20]

Jessica Mulroney fights back after being accused of criticising photos of Holocaust survivors | Daily Mail Online

This is the very thing they should not be doing in my opinion.


‘Meghan Markle's BFF Jessica Mulroney has fought back after militant Kate Middleton fans accused her of criticising the Duchess' photos of Holocaust survivors.

The Canadian fashion stylist, 40, from Toronto, released a statement on her Instagram saying she is a 'proud Jewish woman' with 'family links' to the Holocaust, and calling critics 'shameful and 'uninformed'.

 

[firebird]

Jessica Mulroney fights back after being accused of criticising photos of Holocaust survivors | Daily Mail Online

This is the very thing they should not be doing in my opinion.


‘Meghan Markle's BFF Jessica Mulroney has fought back after militant Kate Middleton fans accused her of criticising the Duchess' photos of Holocaust survivors.

The Canadian fashion stylist, 40, from Toronto, released a statement on her Instagram saying she is a 'proud Jewish woman' with 'family links' to the Holocaust, and calling critics 'shameful and 'uninformed'.

Re the quote from the article, below, umm, that doesn't seem like an "innocuous comment" to me. And considering the source, even less so. This tells me those who think Markle's got an axe to grind with Kate are absolutely correct. jmo

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"Earlier this week, Jessica posted to Instagram: 'Pretty pictures are pretty pictures. Strive to use your platform for good and spread stories of incredible people striving to make this world a better place.'

What seemed like an innocuous comment, but was seized upon by some frenzied fans of Kate as a dig at the Duchess, following the release of her portraits of Holocaust survivors."

 

[Herat]

Re the quote from the article, below, umm, that doesn't seem like an "innocuous comment" to me. And considering the source, even less so. This tells me those who think Markle's got an axe to grind with Kate are absolutely correct. jmo

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"Earlier this week, Jessica posted to Instagram: 'Pretty pictures are pretty pictures. Strive to use your platform for good and spread stories of incredible people striving to make this world a better place.'

What seemed like an innocuous comment, but was seized upon by some frenzied fans of Kate as a dig at the Duchess, following the release of her portraits of Holocaust survivors."

That is a nasty arrogant comment my Mulroney that actually trivializes the Holocaust survivors that participated.

Very nasty, indeed!

MOO

 

[Ruthbullock]

Prince Harry loses complaint against Mail On Sunday over photos that 'did not tell full story'

I really feel sorry for how much of a culture shock Prince Harry is going to get. He has spent his life with a family who help play down mistakes by having the right contacts and people respecting him as a royal. He is now as vulnerable as other celebrity families to press intrusion and gossip and scrutiny- far more than he will have ever seen. They are in my mind on par with the Beckhams it kardashians and I think how they get their lives scrutinised. People love the beckhams and they have embraced their status publicly and like it or not they rarely moan about it- but they have even been pulled up for the way they kiss their children in public.

 

[Gardenista]

Longer article from the BBC

Harry loses press complaint over wildlife photos

 

[Alethea]

Prince Harry loses complaint against Mail On Sunday over photos that 'did not tell full story'

This is where it starts to get silly. You can't run to regulators every time there's a story you don't like. You cropped photos, newspapers called you out on it. Gossip magazines and blogs constantly post about how celebrities crop or photoshop their instagram photos.

I think Harry needs to rethink his relationship with whoever told him this type of war with the press is a good use of his time and money. The United States has much stronger press freedoms than most other places in the world. Celebrities manage themselves - carefully curated SM feeds, extreme privacy, cultivating positive relationships with favored outlets - rather than trying to manage the press. Harry doesn't seem to understand the people who advise the press do this for a living - they know the exact legal line and most do not cross it. He's not going to win these lawsuits and it's just going to make him a target for other publications.

 

[ZsaZsa]

Longer article from the BBC

Harry loses press complaint over wildlife photos

Seems like a storm in a teacup. I just don't get it really...

 

[Intermezzo]

They call it a "collaboration" .

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle promote a mental health initiative run by a Canadian network | Daily Mail Online

Thanks ZsaZsa
Ah yes, I see at the top of the article where the mail online writer uses that word, collaboration to describe their support of the campaign.
I must be a collaborator as well LOL
This is not the first time Prince Harry has supported this campaign, according to the article, support was shown back in 2017 as well.

 

[maggieg]

He's not going to win these lawsuits and it's just going to make him a target for other publications.

I do think that they'll win the copyright one for the letter but I think in general he should just ignore things like this because it makes plenty of people think "well he didn't make a complaint about X but he did about the wildlife photos so it must be true if he wasn't even bothered enough to complain".

Lots of articles have said that Harry not only reads whats written about him but reads the comments sections on online articles, that is not healthy and can't be good for mental health. The papers seem to know what to do to get a reaction out of him

 

[Oregonmama]

Prince Harry loses complaint against Mail On Sunday over photos that 'did not tell full story'

This is where it starts to get silly. You can't run to regulators every time there's a story you don't like. You cropped photos, newspapers called you out on it. Gossip magazines and blogs constantly post about how celebrities crop or photoshop their instagram photos.

I think Harry needs to rethink his relationship with whoever told him this type of war with the press is a good use of his time and money. The United States has much stronger press freedoms than most other places in the world. Celebrities manage themselves - carefully curated SM feeds, extreme privacy, cultivating positive relationships with favored outlets - rather than trying to manage the press. Harry doesn't seem to understand the people who advise the press do this for a living - they know the exact legal line and most do not cross it. He's not going to win these lawsuits and it's just going to make him a target for other publications.

IMO, this is their motto. They want to cherry pick their life. PPl in their position cant run away from the spotlight and dictate what can or can not happen. They need to learn to ignore the noise or back out of celebrity life 100%. I would advise them not to have ppl clean up articles about them because they are looking very petty. JMO

 

[Alethea]

I do think that they'll win the copyright one for the letter but I think in general he should just ignore things like this because it makes plenty of people think "well he didn't make a complaint about X but he did about the wildlife photos so it must be true if he wasn't even bothered enough to complain".

Lots of articles have said that Harry not only reads whats written about him but reads the comments sections on online articles, that is not healthy and can't be good for mental health. The papers seem to know what to do to get a reaction out of him

I'm not sure about the letter. Why isn't it TM's property since he received it? In the United States you need to register your copyright in order to bring a lawsuit claiming infringement so the case wouldn't have even been able to be filed if it happened in the United States. I am not a UK lawyer and I know the UK has stronger protections but I still don't think it's going to end up a smart use of time or money IMO

 

[Gardenista]

Seems like a storm in a teacup. I just don't get it really...

IMO, they threw a legal tantrum. Can't even imagine how much the atty fees were for this (or maybe they just have attys on staff to file frivolous lawsuits?). I can't imagine a decent atty even taking the case which was clearly a loser. I wonder if PH/MM insisted and the atty capitulated.

 

[Oregonmama]

I'm not sure about the letter. Why isn't it TM's property since he received it? In the United States you need to register your copyright in order to bring a lawsuit claiming infringement so the case wouldn't have even been able to be filed if it happened in the United States. I am not a UK lawyer and I know the UK has stronger protections but I still don't think it's going to end up a smart use of time or money IMO

The trial will be full of stuff MM does not want to hear or to be known by the general public. She should never have written a letter to her Dad in the first place. That was a poor choice on her part. He owns the letter, IMO, and quite frankly its obvious that he has enough of the talk re him. Some things that were said might be true and others may not be. It takes 2 to tango and TM is not the only one that danced. MM probably thought she had more power ,$$ to stop him and the lawsuit but she cant control the narrative. I would have just walked away completely from my dad, ignored the noise because all this drama does not look pretty for either side.... JMO

 

[Intermezzo]

Harry and Meghan promote phone network blamed for death of mentally-ill man

I remember when this happened and I followed it because it was so close to home
So much more to this story than what is written in this article and that headline IMO is meant to illicit a negative reaction when so many other issues were found to have contributed to this tragedy.

For anyone interested in the verdict of the coroners inquest here it is

OCC Inquest Geddes 2018 | Ministry of the Solicitor General