Interesting take, because I thought she seemed a bit tense. It was her first big tv thing, and she did great non the less. But I found it very sweet that she and her grandfather built such a bond to each other. Especially as she is much younger than the other grandchildren. It sounded very sincere and I am surprised that he seems to have really found lots of time for them.
My thoughts on whether Kate was “prepped” to take on the role is, I’m fairly certain she wasn’t. I think as far as the royal family are concerned, unless you have an engagement ring on your finger you’re not a serious candidate. Belle Robinson (owner of jigsaw, and where Kate worked) basically said as didn’t get much support outside of press emergencies in an interview in 2008.
in the early days of their relationship, they moved to Anglesey for a period. William worked and Kate… played house. She was reported to be spotted doing the weekly shop around Anglesey.
I very much get the sense that Kate is a homebody. She was never interested in a career. She moved to Anglesey because that’s where Wills was working. I think her life ambition was to be a stay at home mum.
she has a brief stint at Jigsaw (from 2006-2008) but I think that was very much a PR exercise in response to accusations of “waity Katey” and laziness.
Kate's not precious. She mucked in at Jigsaw
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My thoughts on whether Kate was “prepped” to take on the role is, I’m fairly certain she wasn’t. I think as far as the royal family are concerned, unless you have an engagement ring on your finger you’re not a serious candidate. Belle Robinson (owner of jigsaw, and where Kate worked) basically said in an interview in 2008.
in the early days of their relationship, they moved to Anglesey for a period. William worked and Kate… played house. She was reported to be spotted doing the weekly shop around Anglesey.
I very much get the sense that Kate is a homebody. She was never interested in a career. She moved to Anglesey because that’s where Wills was working. I think her life ambition was to be a stay at home mum.
she has a brief stint at Jigsaw, but I think that was very much a PR exercise in response to accusations of “waity Katey” and laziness.
also regarding payments of the elephants…elephangs without borders list Disney among their “donors, partners and institutions which have been instrumental in allowing us to continue with our important projects”.
the inference is there. But there isn’t any direct confirmation Disney paid them anything. Let’s not forget Disney has been ventured massively into the world of wildlife documentaries and conservation. That is entirely separate to what work they do with Meghan.
Likewise, Elephags without borders thanked Meghan *for her contribution to the film*, because it highlighted issues and brought them to a global audience. There is no reference to her making a donation, or anyone making a donation on her behalf.
I can understand why they wouldn’t want to be explicit about the donation but crucially, Megan’s involvement was the subject of much controversy
In July 2019, Meghan and Harry attended the Disney “Lion King” premiere in London. This was reputedly instead of attending a marine memorial event that had been on the court circular.
fast forward to January 2020. The now infamous video of Harry with Meghan at said premiere was reported on widely. It’s pretty awkward watching and seems like Harry is using the opportunity to get Meghan voiceover work.
the Guardian reported in its review that Meghan recorded the documentary in Autumn 2019. A few months after the Lion King premiere pitch for work.
Now, in light of the fact that they passed over a marines memorial (of which Harry was Captain General), and arguable exploited the opportunity to get work for Meghan, a huge fuss was made of the fact she wouldn’t profit from it financially. It was a charitable endeavour.
The fact it was a charitable effort is the one thing that made the above saga, “above board”.
You’d think then, that Meghan would be absolutely vocal and explicit about the money donated. She’d want confirmation that this was the case and probably the amount too.
it strikes me as very odd that this isn’t the case. I’m not sure I’m convinced the charitable donation in lieu of payment happened in the way initially seemed.
I'm not sure why they have this obsession ( them and the press) with everything they do having to be charitable. If they want to be self sufficient, then they have to work for renumeration. I give money to charity if I want and have the money, but I don't give my entire salary to charity and then ask for money to live on from my parents! Agree that if they say everything is going to charity, it should, but they shouldn't need to give ( or pretend to give) every single penny to charity.My thoughts on whether Kate was “prepped” to take on the role is, I’m fairly certain she wasn’t. I think as far as the royal family are concerned, unless you have an engagement ring on your finger you’re not a serious candidate. Belle Robinson (owner of jigsaw, and where Kate worked) basically said as didn’t get much support outside of press emergencies in an interview in 2008.
in the early days of their relationship, they moved to Anglesey for a period. William worked and Kate… played house. She was reported to be spotted doing the weekly shop around Anglesey.
I very much get the sense that Kate is a homebody. She was never interested in a career. She moved to Anglesey because that’s where Wills was working. I think her life ambition was to be a stay at home mum.
she has a brief stint at Jigsaw (from 2006-2008) but I think that was very much a PR exercise in response to accusations of “waity Katey” and laziness.
Kate's not precious. She mucked in at Jigsaw
As a tall, curvy girl, I know just how unrewarding fashion can be. Surrounded by a tiny, perfect clientele, in cool minimalist stores I feel like an outsize Alice in Wonderland. The waistband of a skirt mysteriously splits. I can't even get my hand down the skinny cigarette pants.
My thoughts on whether Kate was “prepped” to take on the role is, I’m fairly certain she wasn’t. I think as far as the royal family are concerned, unless you have an engagement ring on your finger you’re not a serious candidate. Belle Robinson (owner of jigsaw, and where Kate worked) basically said in an interview in 2008.
in the early days of their relationship, they moved to Anglesey for a period. William worked and Kate… played house. She was reported to be spotted doing the weekly shop around Anglesey.
I very much get the sense that Kate is a homebody. She was never interested in a career. She moved to Anglesey because that’s where Wills was working. I think her life ambition was to be a stay at home mum.
she has a brief stint at Jigsaw, but I think that was very much a PR exercise in response to accusations of “waity Katey” and laziness.
also regarding payments of the elephants…elephangs without borders list Disney among their “donors, partners and institutions which have been instrumental in allowing us to continue with our important projects”.
the inference is there. But there isn’t any direct confirmation Disney paid them anything. Let’s not forget Disney has been ventured massively into the world of wildlife documentaries and conservation. That is entirely separate to what work they do with Meghan.
Likewise, Elephags without borders thanked Meghan *for her contribution to the film*, because it highlighted issues and brought them to a global audience. There is no reference to her making a donation, or anyone making a donation on her behalf.
I can understand why they wouldn’t want to be explicit about the donation but crucially, Megan’s involvement was the subject of much controversy
In July 2019, Meghan and Harry attended the Disney “Lion King” premiere in London. This was reputedly instead of attending a marine memorial event that had been on the court circular.
fast forward to January 2020. The now infamous video of Harry with Meghan at said premiere was reported on widely. It’s pretty awkward watching and seems like Harry is using the opportunity to get Meghan voiceover work.
the Guardian reported in its review that Meghan recorded the documentary in Autumn 2019. A few months after the Lion King premiere pitch for work.
Now, in light of the fact that they passed over a marines memorial (of which Harry was Captain General), and arguable exploited the opportunity to get work for Meghan, a huge fuss was made of the fact she wouldn’t profit from it financially. It was a charitable endeavour.
The fact it was a charitable effort is the one thing that made the above saga, “above board”.
You’d think then, that Meghan would be absolutely vocal and explicit about the money donated. She’d want confirmation that this was the case and probably the amount too.
it strikes me as very odd that this isn’t the case. I’m not sure I’m convinced the charitable donation in lieu of payment happened in the way initially seemed.
I think the problem, especially with Meghan given the press around here, is that many people think that their status could be used to get better jobs than they would ever be considered for
Oh I'm talking about Harry and Meghan! I agree the Royals justify their receiving public money and their existence by doing charitable works, but H &M should be doing stuff with Disney and Netflix and whatever to pay for themselves.
But really, that is between the charity and Disney. They got the voice-over and said they would donate it. We will never know if Disney would have donated anyway, because that's an alternative universe, where Meghan didn't do a voice-over. The fact is she did a voice-over and money was given to the elephants. If they are no longer working Royals, which they arent, then it's not really our concern. Its a contract between 3 individual private groups. If anything, she should have been paid for her work if they weren't going to donate, so she has been wronged, not the wider public.
That's what I mean. They need to support themselves, and if Netflix andcwhoever want to pay them, then great. We don't have to. I dontvsee why they should not profit from.doing things for private companies. All the Royal hangers on profit from being Royals. Who would pay Peter Phillips to advertise milk if he wasn't a Royal? Do we really think the York girls would have got jobs which allow them to be on holiday for half the year if they weren't Royal? I doubt it. Being Ryal is all they have goingvfor them. God knows they weren't gifted with brains or looks!
Totally agree with you. Want to be self sufficient? Good. Knock yourself out. If some big businesses want to buy what you're selling, even better. But that goes both ways. People can't criticise them for being self funding if they are indeed self funding or are investing inheritances. I also agree it was a bad look to whine on Oprah about not having security paid. Self sufficient means self sufficient. Also the titles. I had far more respect for them when I thought they had turned down titles for Archie than I did when they moaned about it. It made them look silly.
I wonder why they always pick so unflattering pictures of MM - are there no better ones?
She looks like she just got out of bed in this red oversized pyjama and her bed hair
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As if any of the kids would get this book at home.