Archie's Skin Colour

[choux]

Could this Royal be the one whom Harry (mis)quoted?

[Jackdaw33]

If that's what Princess Anne said then she is dead right.

[aelmpvw]

unlike chatterbank i think it's frowned upon if posts veer from the original link in news . . .

[choux]

If a poster states something on here they are usually asked to provide a link. I started this post with a link and most could not be bothered to listen to it. How did some of you ever get your homework done - your parents did it for you? For those who got so bored so easily I wonder why you bothered to open the thread. I thank Barsel for bothering to watch the video.

I have not suggested that Lady C is a Royal. However, she is a socialite who networks all the time and I accept that her knowledge of what's going on is better founded than anyone's on this thread.

She does explain exactly what Princess Anne is reported to have said about Meghan Markle. Lady C also takes the time to show the differences between Anne and Meghan which makes the story credible (as if that was necessary). In this world of "spin" Lady C explains why she is doing this now and with the agreement of her source.

Incidentally, I see that the Archbishop of Canterbury has repudiated Meghan's claim that she was married before the ceremony he officiated at, but we knew that already.

[Barsel]

It seems that bit by bit the untruths told in that interview are slowly unfolding. Also, it seems that any form of criticism directed at Meghan is taken as being racist.

[calmck]

I wonder if Oprah is having some doubts or feeling she might have been used.

[naomi24]

Choux, expecting people here to watch a 40 minute video in order to ascertain the gist of your thread isn’t reasonable. Like if or not it just isn’t. A synopsis would have been courteous.

[DTCwordfan]

well Oprah is 17 million richer - not sure whether that is bucks or spounderoos...... This is absolutely ridiculous to even speculate as all families speculate as to hair colour and the rest - look at the parents, the grandparents etc and then postulate. It's part of the family fun along with baby nicknames - my God daughter was nicknamed after a sensitive part of the female anatomy ending in s - and she hasn't been harmed by it - anything but, she's a shitte hot lawyer!

As to Meghan, she probably got the wrong end of the stick as she has done between her 'opinion' of expressing vows vs. marriage in front of the Archbish Oilwell and, secondly, over the line of inheritance and titles - I'm surprised that PH didn't correct her on this one, the only mitigating circumstance being that she blurted it out and he didn't want to be seen undermining her on TV.

In short, Lady C should get back in her box and nail it down.

[Canary42]

My word, she's really hard work - I had to abort at 10 minutes - it's a lot of unsubstantiated gossip anyway.

She's obviously got it in for Meghan (a bit like some Abers) so can hardly be described as impartial.

[naomi24]

DTC, it’s Meghan who should get back on her box.

[pixie374]

//Avatar Image barry1010
It is very unusual for a divorcee to adopt the ex-husband's first name, though. Just as Diana was no longer Princess Diana after her divorce (she was Diana, Princess of Wales), this woman's correct title is Georgia, Lady Campbell//

I don't think so, Barry. When it comes to Lords/Ladies, it depends. Ladies who are born as such, have their own names. Those who have married Lords, technically are Lady "his first and surname" as it isn't their own.
It's like anyone called "Mrs" (wife of) should only use it with their husband's first and surname. It's much less common now, but still technically correct.

[Barsel]

DTCwordfan it seems no-one was speculating about the colour of Archie's skin and if you were interested in this topic, you would have known that.

[Paigntonian]

If I had married a mixed-race girl, she became pregnant and someone asked about the baby's colour I wouldn't have taken offence. We all know that black babies are cuter than white babies anyway. And if they had meant the remark to cause offence, or if they were just inappropriate, so what? Meghan's arsenal of barbs is just contrived to win sympathy, empathy and dosh. Quite sure she has endured far worse remarks from her fellow countrymen and women.

[pixie374]

I'm not sure that's really an excuse, paign. Don't you think someone could get to a point of being fed up, after a lifetime of drip-feeding? Sometimes, it's a last straw rather than a dramatic issue.

[choux]

naomi, was your post at 07:49 meant for me rather than "Choice"? Getting my name right would have been courteous ;)
Assuming it was: Anne supposedly said that Meghan was the wrong sort of American, never mentioned her skin colour, said from the off that Meghan was the wrong sort for Harry, the Institution and the country. Anne, supposedly, always objected to Meghan on the grounds of character and personality - an absolute misfit.

[naomi24]

Predictive text choux. I was posting from a phone and didn’t notice the change. Sorry about that.

Seems Ann was right.

[choux]

Cheers, naomi, not a problem. I don't have to worry about predictive text on my antique system here :) Good old Anne, yet again. She gets my vote every time.

[naomi24]

My desktop doesn’t do it choux - but my phone has a mind of its own and comes up with some very curious alterations.

[Cloverjo]

I can imagine Anne saying something like that.
Didn’t she say “Oh, how ridiculous!” to some unfortunate soul who’d waited to watch the Royal family go to church and to give them some flowers on a Christmas morning?
I like Anne.

[Cloverjo]

Re Ladies. It bugs me when men say their wives want to be known as Lady (her first name) if he gets knighted. They wouldn’t be. They’d be Lady (his surname) as Pixie said.

My friend was given an OBE by the queen and was listed in the order of ceremony as (her first name), Mrs (his surname).

[DTCwordfan]

I agree with you, Naomi, about Meghan getting back into her box too.....

I can just imagine someone (a courtier) saying to P.Anne that she needs to attend a Palace diversity course - 'Naff Orf' is probably a polite version of what she would say!