A week ago today, an announcement was posted on the Archewell website to announce the birth of Harry and Meghan's second child. Here is the official statement in full: “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world. … Continue reading Lilibet Diana’s parents cause an international incident over her name
Will and Kate did a tour of Scotland Generally, I'm not super interested in the second to second goings-on of royal tours. They are perfectly nice, but they are usually also INCREDIBLY controlled. So it's not a ton of fun to write about. Will and Kate did a tour of Scotland to coincide with Will's … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Welcome to the petty Olympics!!! This morning, the British Royal Family social media accounts announced the news that Princess Beatrice of York is expecting a baby with her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDH9NkHc_x/ Here is the quick briefing note on their relationship: Princess Beatrice is the daughter of two of the Worst British Royals, Sarah … Continue reading Princess Beatrice announced her pregnancy on Harry and Meghan’s wedding anniversary
Prince Michael is in justifiably hot water On Saturday evening, an investigation regarding Prince Michael of Kent was released by the Times. It detailed Prince Michael agreeing to provide a (fake) company connections with Vladimir Putin and Russia via Michael's status as a British royal and relationships with lots of powerful people in Russia in … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
For those who are unfamiliar with the website Meghan's Mirror, here is the Coles Notes: it provides almost instant IDs of Meghan's outfits when she makes appearances; it has a complete archive of Meghan's Instagram and The Tig posts; and it has #MirrorMegs, which are fashion options for people who want to emulate Meghan's style … Continue reading Meghan’s Mirror might have put Meghan in a sticky situation
It looks like the answer is yes. It's common practice that members of the British Royal Family release new or previously unseen photos of themselves the day before birthdays, big anniversaries, Mother's/Father's Day, etc. This is done the day before the actual day (usually the evening before) so that the UK papers have time to … Continue reading Did Meghan try to upstage the Cambridges with this “unauthorized” photo of her and Archie?
As you know, Meghan Markle was not able to travel to London for the funeral of her husband's grandfather, Prince Philip. This makes sense, as she is in her third trimester of pregnancy and the flight (Los Angeles to London) is a long one. There has been some speculation that her pregnancy excuse was convenient, … Continue reading Meghan leaked a story about herself during Prince Philip’s funeral
The Cambridges were quiet It's a quiet week from the Cambridges, as Prince George and Princess Charlotte had a week-long term break from school. Usually when there are school breaks during term, Will and Kate lighten their public schedules in order to spend time with their kids. The KensingtonRoyal Instagram posted a smashed chocolate egg … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Are you exhausted? This week has been exhausting. I feel like this is the closest I've ever been to living the 1936 abdication crisis. And I didn't realize how tiring that would be! Okay, let's go through the second half of Oprah's interview with Harry and Meghan. As you know from the first post I … Continue reading Oprah’s Harry and Meghan Interview: Hour Two
There was too much dirt in this interview for me to be able to summarize it in one post. So we're going to go through the first hour of the CBS interview special in this post, and the second hour will be discussed in a second post. I'm only one person and there was SO … Continue reading Oprah’s Meghan and Harry Interview: Hour One
