Royal Happenings

[libertybele]

Princess Charlotte Reportedly Becoming ‘Duchess Of Edinburgh’ As Tribute To Queen Elizabeth

King Charles III hasn’t named his brother, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh because he is reportedly saving the title for Charlotte.

King Charles III has reportedly been saving a special title for Princess Charlotte. The new monarch, who took over the British throne following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, is preparing to name Prince William and Kate Middleton’s middle child, who is third in line for the throne, as the Duchess of Edinburgh, per sources for DailyMail. The movie is reportedly in honor of the late Queen, who was also the Duchess of Edinburgh before becoming the ruler in 1952.

“Discussions are under way, but the favored outcome for the King is that this title ought to go to Princess Charlotte,” the insider explained. “It would be a fitting way to remember the Queen – who, of course, had the title Duchess of Edinburgh – and a way for His Majesty to honour the line of succession.”

The outlet went on to say that the revelation came after months of speculation as to why King Charles III had not named his brother, Prince Edward, as the Duke of Edinburgh following the death of their father, Prince Philip, in April 2021.

Princess Charlotte still holds the position of third in line for the throne, behind older brother Prince George, even after their younger brother Prince Louis was born, as the rules of Royal primogeniture were changed to allow a girl born to a royal couple the same rights as a boy when Princess Diana was pregnant with Prince William. With the new rule, Charlotte will not lose her order of succession until George has children. When Prince William becomes King, George will become Duke of Cornwall and then Prince of Wales – but not Duke of Edinburgh.

The DailyMail source added, “Charlotte’s position is historically significant because she is the first female member of the Royal Family whose place in the line of succession will not be surpassed by her younger brother. So it is constitutionally significant because it is not beyond the realms of possibility that she will accede the throne if, for example, Prince George does not have children.”..........



https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/princess-charlotte-reportedly-becoming-duchess-of-edinburgh-as-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth/ar-AA14AOGd?cvid=babc048100624bb6a9b43646f345ae48#image=AAY74Sr|3

[libertybele]

I believe her official title is now Princess Catherine of Wales.  Picture gallery @ link

Princess Kate dazzles in a glamorous gown and wears her first tiara as the Princess of Wales, plus more of the best photos from her first months in her new role

https://www.wonderwall.com/celebrity/royals/princess-kate-middleton-best-photos-first-days-as-new-princess-of-wales-658140.gallery

[Gefn]

Camilla replaces traditional ladies-in-waiting with ‘Queen’s Companions’

In an early symbolic break with the past, Camilla, Queen Consort to King Charles III, has dispensed with the tradition of having ladies-in-waiting and instead appointed a group of five personal assistants who will be known as “Queen’s Companions.”

The announcement Sunday from Buckingham Palace was not a surprise, as the likelihood of such a switch was reported by the British press shortly after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Sept. 8.

Historically, British queens have tapped highborn “ladies-in-waiting” to provide company to the monarch and serve as personal assistants and loyal friends. The position dates to the Middle Ages.

But Camilla, the second wife of Charles, has done away with the traditional title and some of its duties in a modernizing move.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/camilla-replaces-traditional-ladies-in-waiting-with-e2-80-98queen-e2-80-99s-companions-e2-80-99/ar-AA14Czgf

[mystery-ak]

Richard Johnson: Meghan said to be miffed about access to royal jewels


Richard Johnson, New York Daily News
Sat, November 26, 2022 at 9:30 AM



Meghan Markle is said to be fuming that she has no access to the royal jewels. At King Charles III’s first state dinner for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Queen Consort Camilla wore a diamond and sapphire tiara that belonged to Queen Elizabeth II, while the Princess of Wales, Kate, wore the pearl and diamond tiara that was the favorite crown of the late Princess Diana. Markle is said to feel left out. Meghan is still Duchess of Sussex, but has no right to borrow the royal tiaras and gems the way her rivals do. All Meghan has is a pair of modest pearl and diamond earrings that Queen Elizabeth gave her.

more
https://www.yahoo.com/news/richard-johnson-meghan-said-miffed-153000134.html

[Kamaji]

Richard Johnson: Meghan said to be miffed about access to royal jewels


Richard Johnson, New York Daily News
Sat, November 26, 2022 at 9:30 AM



Meghan Markle is said to be fuming that she has no access to the royal jewels. At King Charles III’s first state dinner for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Queen Consort Camilla wore a diamond and sapphire tiara that belonged to Queen Elizabeth II, while the Princess of Wales, Kate, wore the pearl and diamond tiara that was the favorite crown of the late Princess Diana. Markle is said to feel left out. Meghan is still Duchess of Sussex, but has no right to borrow the royal tiaras and gems the way her rivals do. All Meghan has is a pair of modest pearl and diamond earrings that Queen Elizabeth gave her.

more
https://www.yahoo.com/news/richard-johnson-meghan-said-miffed-153000134.html

Wow.  The chutzpah runs deep with this one.

[catfish1957]

Wow.  The chutzpah runs deep with this one.

She probably needs them since her hubby doesn't have any.....   

[Polly Ticks]

Richard Johnson: Meghan said to be miffed about access to royal jewels


Richard Johnson, New York Daily News
Sat, November 26, 2022 at 9:30 AM



Meghan Markle is said to be fuming that she has no access to the royal jewels. At King Charles III’s first state dinner for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Queen Consort Camilla wore a diamond and sapphire tiara that belonged to Queen Elizabeth II, while the Princess of Wales, Kate, wore the pearl and diamond tiara that was the favorite crown of the late Princess Diana. Markle is said to feel left out. Meghan is still Duchess of Sussex, but has no right to borrow the royal tiaras and gems the way her rivals do. All Meghan has is a pair of modest pearl and diamond earrings that Queen Elizabeth gave her.

more
https://www.yahoo.com/news/richard-johnson-meghan-said-miffed-153000134.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

Wow.  The chutzpah runs deep with this one.

Indescribably so.

[libertybele]

Richard Johnson: Meghan said to be miffed about access to royal jewels


Richard Johnson, New York Daily News
Sat, November 26, 2022 at 9:30 AM



Meghan Markle is said to be fuming that she has no access to the royal jewels. At King Charles III’s first state dinner for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Queen Consort Camilla wore a diamond and sapphire tiara that belonged to Queen Elizabeth II, while the Princess of Wales, Kate, wore the pearl and diamond tiara that was the favorite crown of the late Princess Diana. Markle is said to feel left out. Meghan is still Duchess of Sussex, but has no right to borrow the royal tiaras and gems the way her rivals do. All Meghan has is a pair of modest pearl and diamond earrings that Queen Elizabeth gave her.

more
https://www.yahoo.com/news/richard-johnson-meghan-said-miffed-153000134.html

She trashed the Royal Family and yet she still feels 'entitled' to borrow the jewels and tiaras that have been in the family for decades. I think she's fortunate that the Queen gave her some pearl and diamond earrings. 

Just go away Markle.  Live your Hollywood dream and keep pretending that you are 'entitled' to anything of the Royals. The Brits don't care for you and neither do many Americans.  You are garbage.

[Kamaji]

She trashed the Royal Family and yet she still feels 'entitled' to borrow the jewels and tiaras that have been in the family for decades. I think she's fortunate that the Queen gave her some pearl and diamond earrings. 

Just go away Markle.  Live your Hollywood dream and keep pretending that you are 'entitled' to anything of the Royals. The Brits don't care for you and neither do many Americans.  You are garbage.

Agreed 110%.  She epitomizes the "ugly American".

[Right_in_Virginia]

The jewels are now for brides and working members of the firm ..... suck it up, Meagain.

[libertybele]

Prince and Princess of Wales to Visit Boston as the Royal Family Recasts Itself

On its face, the visit by William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales, to Boston this week is typical of the British royal family’s philanthropic work.

The couple will present awards given out by the Earthshot Prize, an organization founded by William to help entrepreneurs with solutions to climate change and environmental issues.

But the visit is weighted with extra significance as William and Kate visit the United States for the first time in eight years, a time spanning a swell of change for the royal family as it tries to rebrand itself as a modern monarchy.

It will be the first visit by the royal couple to the United States since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September; the first time they touch U.S. soil since Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, left Britain for a more private life in California; the first time they are greeted by an American public that has a deeper understanding of royal life, thanks in part to Netflix’s “The Crown.”

“This is them trying to establish who they are in a more pared-down, streamlined monarchy,” said Arianne J. Chernock, a history professor at Boston University and a scholar of modern Britain. “This is a more updated, modernized family that they want to represent.”

Dr. Chernock said the Earthshot Prize, a cause that the royal family has embraced in recent years, is a way for the prince and princess to explore how they can align themselves with “core, weighty issues and maintain a sense of relevance, as well as a connection with their subjects and global population to justify their existence.”............

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/us/prince-william-kate-earthshot-boston.html

[libertybele]

The Prince and Princess of Wales will travel to Boston for the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony which is taking place in the city on Friday 2nd December.

About The Earthshot Prize

Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’, The Earthshot Prize is an ambitious global environmental prize which aims to discover, celebrate and scale the best solutions to help repair our planet.



https://www.royal.uk/earthshot-2022-boston

[Kamaji]

The Prince and Princess of Wales will travel to Boston for the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony which is taking place in the city on Friday 2nd December.

About The Earthshot Prize

Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’, The Earthshot Prize is an ambitious global environmental prize which aims to discover, celebrate and scale the best solutions to help repair our planet.



https://www.royal.uk/earthshot-2022-boston

I trust they are just attending as Royal business, and not because they really believe in this nonsense.

[deb]

I trust they are just attending as Royal business, and not because they really believe in this nonsense.

I would not afford them that trust. I don’t know much about Kate’s upbringing, but William’s father is an enviro-wackjob. 

[libertybele]

I would not afford them that trust. I don’t know much about Kate’s upbringing, but William’s father is an enviro-wackjob. 

William's speech at the Queen's jubilee indicates that he is just as much of an enviro-wackjob if not more so than Charles.

[Kamaji]

William's speech at the Queen's jubilee indicates that he is just as much of an enviro-wackjob if not more so than Charles.

That's a shame.

[sneakypete]

I trust they are just attending as Royal business, and not because they really believe in this nonsense.

@Kamaji

Inheirited wealth and social position,never having to have balance a checkbook in their lives,IF they have ever even SEEN any of their bills means they as ignorant of financial and daily life problems as someone from another solar system.

[Gefn]

Buckingham Palace official resigns over ‘unacceptable’ comments to Black charity founder

An honorary member of Buckingham Palace has resigned and apologized after a Black charity founder said she was questioned about whether she was really British at a royal function on Tuesday.

The royal guest, Ngozi Fulani, is the CEO of Sistah_Space, an organization that provides specialist services to woman of African and Caribbean heritage affected by abuse.

Fulani was attending a royal function on domestic abuse on Tuesday evening when she said an honorary member of the royal household began a line of questioning that the palace called “unacceptable and deeply regrettable.”

Sistah_Space shared a rough transcript of the conversation on Twitter on Wednesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/uk/buckingham-palace-resignation-intl/index.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

‘Harry & Meghan’ documentary reveals ‘what’s happening behind closed doors’
NY Post, Dec 1, 2022

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are baring it all.

The exiled Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s candid Netflix documentary series “Harry & Meghan. A Netflix Global Event” dropped its first trailer on Thursday, giving fans a glimpse at their lives.

The black-and-white one-minute teaser starts with a voice asking the couple: “Why did you want to make this documentary?”

The voice fades and the teaser then proceeds to dramatically show quick flashes of photos of the royal couple looking adoringly at each other.

A shot of the former actress, 41, baring her pregnant belly and Harry, 38, playing the guitar are also included in the photo album.

“No one sees what’s happening behind closed doors,” Harry narrated behind a snapshot of Markle looking distressed. Another scene shows her sobbing while sitting on a chair.

A photo of the former Fab Four — Prince William, Kate Middleton, Markle and Harry — are shown.

The famous photo of the “Suits” star shedding a tear at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September is also featured.

The Invictus Games’ founder is then seen — in color — sitting down with an interviewer, ominously saying, “I had to do everything I could to protect my family.”

A medley of baby pictures of Harry and Markle when they were young also whiz by, with the mother-of-two in the teaser concluding: “When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?”

More:  https://nypost.com/2022/12/01/harry-meghan-documentary-netflix-trailer-drops/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

 

Trailer Video:


https://youtu.be/XWhvFWo4DRQ

[Right_in_Virginia]

“When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?”

[mountaineer]

“No one sees what’s happening behind closed doors,” Harry narrated behind a snapshot of Markle looking distressed. Another scene shows her sobbing while sitting on a chair.

This is true. We didn't see the script for this drama, the rehearsals (no, cry harder!), or how many takes there were.

[sneakypete]

This all CLEARLY benefits the "out of work tv star",but it does nothing for Harry but make him look like a "whipped teenage boy".

I am guessing that at TIME point,any friends he has left are rented.

[Right_in_Virginia]

A declaration of war: That's how royal insiders describe Netflix trailer for the Harry and Meghan documentary.......
Daily Mail, Dec 1, 2022

Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix documentary is being seen as a ‘declaration of war’ by the royals, sources said last night.

A promotional trailer, which was posted online on the second day of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ high-profile visit to the US, dispelled any hopes that the Sussexes are declaring a ceasefire in their acrimonious battle with the Royal Family.

As well as including dozens of supposedly private pictures from their family album, the footage includes a voiceover from Harry saying gravely, ‘no-one sees what’s happening behind closed doors’ over a black and white picture of his wife on an armchair, apparently crying.

The film then immediately cuts away to a shot focusing on a pinched-looking William and Kate at the 2019 Commonwealth Service in London, with the Sussexes sitting meekly behind them.





https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11492723/A-declaration-war-royal-insiders-Netflix-trailer-Harry-Meghan-documentary.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony in Boston
Dec 2, 2022