Welcome! Here's what members of the BRF were up to this past week. Sophie Wessex marked Menopause Awareness Week https://www.instagram.com/p/CUpgcNKDCgc/ The Cambridges highlighted World Mental Health Day https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2UJiWtWwy/ We're less than one week out from the Earthshot Prize award ceremony! This is not a drill! Earthshot also announced some of the entertainment lineup for next … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Why does Meghan Markle keep choosing to wear jewels of unknown and/or diplomatically fraught origin? As a refresher, I recommend you read Part 1 of this saga, involving Meghan wearing earrings gifted by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohamad bin Salman to a state dinner in Fiji, three weeks after MBS had ordered the murder … Continue reading Meghan’s Mysterious Middle Eastern Diamonds: Part 2
Welcome to September! The royal calendar is humming along again after the cursory break that members of the British Royal Family take between late July and mid-September. There are photos and events and announcements (and court cases) to get into, so let's not waste any time. Prince William announced the first Earthshot Prize finalists https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7W3K1Fe91/ … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
This past Tuesday, August 31, was the 24th anniversary of the untimely death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Coincidentally or not, it was also the day that Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's reissue of Finding Freedom was released. For those of you who aren't aware, Finding Freedom is the biography of Prince Harry, Duke of … Continue reading Finding Freedom: The Epilogue Overview
I'm going to forego the Biweekly Royal Roundup and get right to the heart of the biggest royal story right now: Prince Andrew's legal and PR troubles. Earlier this month, Virginia Guiffre, formerly Virgina Roberts, sued Prince Andrew in the New York judicial system. The lawsuit relates to the multiple instances of sexual assault and … Continue reading Sex abuse lawsuit filed against Prince Andrew in New York
This week's Biweekly Royal Roundup covers the two weeks falling from July 27 - August 8. And it's late because, like Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I was on vacation last week (though not on vacation in Scotland, being catered to by a full staff - I wish!). Let's get started. Meghan Markle celebrated her … Continue reading Biweekly Royal Roundup
On Wednesday, August 4, The Duchess of Sussex, formerly Meghan Markle, celebrated her 40th birthday. The senior British Royal Family accounts posted the traditional happy birthday messages to Meghan: https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1422829977221967875 https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/1422831081456349193 https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1422830971003473922 In California, Meghan's birthday was marked by the duchess and her and Prince Harry's charity/company hybrid, Archewell, creating a campaign called 40x40. Here … Continue reading Meghan Markle turned 40
Just wanted to let you know that there is a brand new episode of the Royal Analysis podcast that's ready to entertain you during your road trip/pile of laundry/weekend at the cottage! For this episode, I sat down with Katelyn Childs. Katelyn is a PR expert and co-hosted a podcast called Americrown Dreams for two … Continue reading (Podcast) Books, Branding, and Should Kate Get Bangs?! with Katelyn Childs!
Harry and Meghan have made another hire for their burgeoning media empire. In early July, it was announced that Rebecca Sananes had been hired to head up Archewell Audio, the arm of Harry and Meghan's for-profit company centred around Harry and Meghan's multi-year podcasting deal with Spotify. Sananes will be responsible for overseeing podcast content … Continue reading Archewell Audio has a new head of content, one podcast episode in seven months
Prince George turned 8! Prince George turned 8! https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmreACltur/ The photo of Prince George was taken by his mother, Kate, earlier this month at the Cambridges' Norfolk estate, Anmer Hall. Prince George is sitting on the hood (or, if you're British, the bonnet) of one of the family's Range Rover Defenders, which is a nod … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
