Lakes
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Post by Lakes on Oct 22, 2019 4:35:07 GMT -6
Mary - looks like a long version of Meghanβs stella dress? Oooh - Charles is really kitted out with all of medals and his fancy necklace. I LOVE seeing all these royals in their finery and pomp at this event. I hope we see Bhutanβs King and Queen - they are always some of my favorites. I think I see them behind Victoria! Iβd love a full view. Their traditional outfits are always so colorful and gorgeous.
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Taitai
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Post by Taitai on Oct 22, 2019 4:37:44 GMT -6
Oooh - Charles is really kitted out with all of medals and his fancy necklace. I LOVE seeing all these royals in their finery and pomp at this event. I hope we see Bhutanβs King and Queen - they are always some of my favorites. I think I see them behind Victoria! Iβd love a full view. Their traditional outfits are always so colorful and gorgeous. Lol - youβre right. I even quoted that picture...I think I was distracted by the guy on the far left ππ€£. From what I can see of her, Queen Jetsun looks gorgeous, as usual. Also - Iβm kind of irritated that they put a crown princess in front of a Queen and King...nothing against Victoria, but it just rubs me the wrong way.
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Post by ouijabored on Oct 22, 2019 5:28:15 GMT -6
Re: the royal family lending family members support. I saw this mentioned on twitter: look at how the Queen made sure to be photographed several times driving to Church with Prince Andrew since the Jeffrey Epstein story broke. She's clearly saying: he's untouchable as long as I'm alive.
So it's not like they don't know how to do it. They simply choose not to do it for Harry and Meghan. I'm not sure why.
Maybe they think it's a way of teaching Harry a lesson? "You made your bed, now you have to lie in it" ?
It's all very bizarre though. What is Meghan's big crime in their eyes? Being an actress? Being an American? Being black?
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Post by ouijabored on Oct 22, 2019 5:37:31 GMT -6
But neither C&C nor W&K need to be liked. That's not the way a monarchy works. Popularity among the people is not important. Sure, it's nice to be liked, but it really doesn't matter one way or the other if you're the Queen/King. Harry is his generation's David (Edvard VIII), the similarities are right there staring everyone in the face. Wallis Simpson was not the kind of go-along-to-get-along royal wife the family expected. Her criticism of the Royal was very well known. She felt they were treating David, and by extension her, horribly. She was particularly upset at her sister-in-law's treatment of them. Neither George V, nor later, Elizabeth II publicly acknowledged anything Wallis said. It was on the whole better to just ignore her. Ignoring the Duke of Windsor was a bit trickier as he had been King, but it pretty much happened.
Harry's other problem is, he is dynastically useless and getting more so every year. Once William had an heir & a spare, Harry became surplus to requirements.
I disagree that itβs not important to be liked. The royal family is purely ceremonial at this point. They serve no political function, so if they want to survive as a monarchy they do need to be liked. Otherwise, the monarchy could be abolished at some point. I donβt know how that works, but i assume it could happen at some point.But I do agree that Harry knows heβs not βimportantβ as far as monarchy is concerned. Heβs always known that, but until he got married where was he going to go? Now that he has his own family heβs ready to do things his way. I think itβs been a long time coming, but being helped along by the way Megan has been treated. Williamβs destiny was laid out for him at birth. He never had a choice, but Harry can do what he wants. I agree with this. They do need to watch public opinion if they want to stay in power. Just my 2 cents but I actually feel like they could become much more popular by calling out these racist attacks and speaking up for Meghan. Staying silent on such an important issue makes them look they like are stuck in the nineteenth century. Or worse, like they agree with what is being said. Both reasons for republicans to legitimately argue that they haven't evolved with the times and are a useless anachronism in the modern age.
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Post by ouijabored on Oct 22, 2019 5:40:16 GMT -6
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willow
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Post by willow on Oct 22, 2019 5:43:04 GMT -6
Yeesh vintage couch cushion dress there, Letizia. A misstep for sure.
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Post by coffeecake on Oct 22, 2019 5:44:38 GMT -6
Like, the BRF demonstrably cares about their public perception. This is not us being dumb dumbs. And, plenty of European countries have abolished their monarchy. The British monarchy is much more vast/powerful of course, but asserting that itβs basically impossible to do away with it is just not true. This is what I was trying to say. The monarchy is not endangered at this point, but it could happen in the future.
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Post by ouijabored on Oct 22, 2019 5:46:42 GMT -6
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Lakes
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Post by Lakes on Oct 22, 2019 5:52:45 GMT -6
I think I see them behind Victoria! Iβd love a full view. Their traditional outfits are always so colorful and gorgeous. Lol - youβre right. I even quoted that picture...I think I was distracted by the guy on the far left ππ€£. From what I can see of her, Queen Jetsun looks gorgeous, as usual. Also - Iβm kind of irritated that they put a crown princess in front of a Queen and King...nothing against Victoria, but it just rubs me the wrong way. I wouldnβt want to be in charge of the seating arrangements for these events. Talk about work stress.
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Post by Hotcoconuts82 on Oct 22, 2019 5:54:10 GMT -6
This event looks straight out of a Disney movie. Was this guy there?
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 6:29:03 GMT -6
Re: the royal family lending family members support. I saw this mentioned on twitter: look at how the Queen made sure to be photographed several times driving to Church with Prince Andrew since the Jeffrey Epstein story broke. She's clearly saying: he's untouchable as long as I'm alive.Β So it's not like they don't know how to do it. They simply choose not to do it for Harry and Meghan. I'm not sure why. Maybe they think it's a way of teaching Harry a lesson? "You made your bed, now you have to lie in it" ? It's all very bizarre though. What is Meghan's big crime in their eyes? Being an actress? Being an American? Being black? Andrew ran to her though, every time he gets in trouble he runs to mommy. They could have been photographed with her if they went to Balmoral. Even the minor royals get photographed with the Queen if they go. I wonder if Harry has asked for help from the Queen? Or if heβs trying to do this on his own? I just want to be a fly on the wall. I want answers we will never get.
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Post by angelashly on Oct 22, 2019 6:47:36 GMT -6
Re: the royal family lending family members support. I saw this mentioned on twitter: look at how the Queen made sure to be photographed several times driving to Church with Prince Andrew since the Jeffrey Epstein story broke. She's clearly saying: he's untouchable as long as I'm alive. So it's not like they don't know how to do it. They simply choose not to do it for Harry and Meghan. I'm not sure why. Maybe they think it's a way of teaching Harry a lesson? "You made your bed, now you have to lie in it" ? It's all very bizarre though. What is Meghan's big crime in their eyes? Being an actress? Being an American? Being black? Andrew ran to her though, every time he gets in trouble he runs to mommy. They could have been photographed with her if they went to Balmoral. Even the minor royals get photographed with the Queen if they go. I wonder if Harry has asked for help from the Queen? Or if heβs trying to do this on his own? I just want to be a fly on the wall. I want answers we will never get. But she could have said no. So I agree with ouijabored if they really wanted to make a statement without talking they could. They don't want to
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richard
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Post by richard on Oct 22, 2019 6:49:58 GMT -6
Mary's outfit is my fave.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 6:52:54 GMT -6
Andrew ran to her though, every time he gets in trouble he runs to mommy. They could have been photographed with her if they went to Balmoral. Even the minor royals get photographed with the Queen if they go. I wonder if Harry has asked for help from the Queen? Or if heβs trying to do this on his own? I just want to be a fly on the wall. I want answers we will never get. But she could have said no. So I agree with ouijabored if they really wanted to make a statement without talking they could. They don't want to Devils advocate, they said no. π€·ββοΈ She rides with the most random of minor royals to church. If Harry and Meghan, two very popular members of the family, wanted to go I would think theyβd be in that car.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 6:55:23 GMT -6
A senior royal source close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has hit out at what they called the hysterical reaction to comments Prince Harry made about his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, in a recent television documentary. The source confirmed to CNN that the brothers have been in touch and that parts of the media are turning brotherly concern from Prince William for Prince Harry into hysteria. www.cnn.com/2019/10/22/europe/prince-harry-prince-william-british-royals-source-gbr-intl/index.html
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 6:57:05 GMT -6
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 6:58:18 GMT -6
Mary
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Post by lemondrop on Oct 22, 2019 6:58:21 GMT -6
Mary looks fan-fucking-tastic.
Mathilde looks great! I'm over the pillbox hats though.
Victoria looks fantastic in that color.
I hate Maxima's gloves and her sleeves look too long? Actually the whole dress looks slightly too long. I love the giant hat.
Letizia... woof. Burn that floral dress, pls.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 6:59:55 GMT -6
Letizia
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Post by lemondrop on Oct 22, 2019 7:00:05 GMT -6
This is every princess crown I wanted as a child. Yassss. Gimme. The dress is meh.
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Post by lemondrop on Oct 22, 2019 7:01:01 GMT -6
Mary *fans self* This is glamorous.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 7:04:58 GMT -6
Victoria and Letizia
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willow
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Post by willow on Oct 22, 2019 7:06:27 GMT -6
I mean itβs basically known at this point that the queen is protecting her son so whether or not the car rides were one thing or the other it doesnβt really matter. I will say the way sheβs handling the Prince Andrew thing, among many others, is a huge reason why I am pretty much βdonβt careβ about her anymore.
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Post by beatch on Oct 22, 2019 7:06:54 GMT -6
Mary I need this dress.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 22, 2019 7:07:30 GMT -6
Have we talked about the Thai King in here? Thereβs a whole drama going on!
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Post by lemondrop on Oct 22, 2019 7:12:02 GMT -6
Late on this, but I'm of the belief that H&M have taken this all in on their own and haven't necessarily asked for help. I think Harry loves Will, but I don't think he trusts him when it comes his wife and racism - especially if the "Will told Harry to slow down before he proposed" stories are true. I do believe that when the going gets tough with other members of the royal family, oops, there's another Meghan story of her being a shit mom/ wife/ human. I think it's happened too many times for it to be coincidence. And with every shitty story, comes the racist comments.
If your brother's team is leaking stories about your wife because he's trying to cover up that he's a philandering asshat, and your uncle's team is leaking stories because he's covering up being a disgusting pedophile, who the hell would you trust?
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Post by jorkzy on Oct 22, 2019 7:12:22 GMT -6
Victoria Whoβs the lady beside Victoria? Sheβs gorgeous!
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jnetx
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Post by jnetx on Oct 22, 2019 7:12:46 GMT -6
So the cape dresses are popular. And grey flower hats.
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Post by angelashly on Oct 22, 2019 7:21:06 GMT -6
Late on this, but I'm of the belief that H&M have taken this all in on their own and haven't necessarily asked for help. I think Harry loves Will, but I don't think he trusts him when it comes his wife and racism - especially if the "Will told Harry to slow down before he proposed" stories are true. I do believe that when the going gets tough with other members of the royal family, oops, there's another Meghan story of her being a shit mom/ wife/ human. I think it's happened too many times for it to be coincidence. And with every shitty story, comes the racist comments. If your brother's team is leaking stories about your wife because he's trying to cover up that he's a philandering asshat, and your uncle's team is leaking stories because he's covering up being a disgusting pedophile, who the hell would you trust? I mean Will is bored with racism anyway so................. Yes yes I know that isn't what he really said
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Bookshelves
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Post by Bookshelves on Oct 22, 2019 7:22:45 GMT -6
Oh she posted one on her Meghan page too. I have paused before I commented: I still hate those baggy sleeves. π€·ββοΈ
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