tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post5986920977789145308..comments2024-03-18T20:22:51.304+00:00Comments on Mad About Meghan: Reports Harry and Meghan WERE Scheduled to Announce Their Engagement Last WeekAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11799152261801421558noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-91203836751500518272017-11-28T15:15:34.750+00:002017-11-28T15:15:34.750+00:00Maggie, I imagine there was no choice but to go ah...Maggie, I imagine there was no choice but to go ahead and announce it, as it was quite public knowledge that Meghan had quit her acting job and moved in with Harry. Life will actually be easier for them now and they can get on with things. I also don't believe they are rushing things...obviously I don't know them but I do know from experience that, especially when one gets older and more experienced with relationships, that one does often know right away when meeting the right one. I knew the second I met my husband and we were making a life together within 6 months. Before that I had known my previous husband for 5 years before getting married, and never had that same feeling (and obviously that didn't turn out well!).Pam from Bostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-19501648077663107482017-11-27T15:51:14.893+00:002017-11-27T15:51:14.893+00:00Finn, I was prepared to respond but will hold off ...Finn, I was prepared to respond but will hold off due to the engagement announcement. <br /><br />Today, I will just wish H&M all the best and I truly hope they will be as happy 50 years from now. :-) ROYALFANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-45132153703725646332017-11-27T05:27:18.837+00:002017-11-27T05:27:18.837+00:00I don't understand why everyone is calling thi...I don't understand why everyone is calling this a BP/CH/KP screw up. Nothing official has come from any of those places. Everything has come from people outside the palace, and frankly the fact that everyone is giving these reports so much legitimacy surprises me. Yes, I think an engagement announcement is coming but everyone acting like Meghan and Harry have messed up somehow surprises me. We don't actually know that anything was planned to be announced about them or that she has protection officers etc. Just because the media is all hyped up doesn't mean any of the stories are factual. Nothing is real until Clarence House announces it, everything else is the word of people who are not the couple or Prince Charles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-62676615460091047532017-11-27T04:03:49.729+00:002017-11-27T04:03:49.729+00:00Rosman, I did just reply in the other post. But I...Rosman, I did just reply in the other post. But I wanted to say that your use of the term "undermined and trivialized" sums up my feelings perfectly. royalfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828752698849878170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-40500792091866548192017-11-27T02:28:42.031+00:002017-11-27T02:28:42.031+00:00I'm sure my cavaliers would get on beautifully...I'm sure my cavaliers would get on beautifully with Mitzi - they are very sweet and loving - although they think they are terrific hunters, chasing squirrels - they never catch any though - I believe the squirrels find them funny.<br /><br />How sad for your friend to lose Muffin and Daisy so close together! Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831915520024546361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-12788076145601291982017-11-27T02:25:10.822+00:002017-11-27T02:25:10.822+00:00I believe the leak came from the government not th...I believe the leak came from the government not the palace. The government may be very eager for an engagement to distract from a painful and messy divorce settlement coming due very soon - the palace may be in less of a hurry - but there looks to be an engagement coming.<br /><br />I do wonder not if the leaks about the queen's meeting came form the palace and have some truth - that Harry and Meghan, as an older couple, will plan their own wedding style and possibly their own announcement - the queen and presumably Charles standing back.<br /><br />One thing does seem definitely wrong - there was talk of a ring being made out of 'Diana's emerald choker' but that choker, an heirloom from Queen Mary, belongs to the queen and was returned to her. However, Diana may have owned an emerald ring - I seem to recall her wearing one once.<br /><br />Personally, I'd wait until the dogs arrive - that would make for charming photos like Margaret and Snowdon with her spaniel Rawley - I loved that photo - even though it turns out Snowdon hated dogs. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831915520024546361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-7162236674981123932017-11-27T00:28:49.284+00:002017-11-27T00:28:49.284+00:00I'm neither Erika nor Royalfan but I assume it...I'm neither Erika nor Royalfan but I assume it's okay for me to join in as well. <br />Letizia and One like announced their engagement in 2003, 14 years ago in a time that predated both social media and smart phones. Even then they only managed to pull it off because they only dated a handful of months before announcing ( H+M are aproaching the year and a half mark and many commentators here would prefer they date longer than they have before they announce an engagement, I've yet to read anyone suggest they date less time). Additionally, Harry is more high profile, garners more media attention internationally than Phelipe. I do not personally believe the comparison between the two relationships and their ability to maintain their privacy is apt in the least. Why didn't Will+Kate keep their relationship private until announcing their engagement? why didn't Harry and Chelsy? Why didn't Harry and Cressida? Both W+H appear to loath press invasion in their lives so surely if they could have kept their past relationships private they would have?<br />Which leads me to my second point: Harry loathes press invasion in his personal life. It has been consistently and reliably reported that W+H have gone so far as to feed people close to them false information to see if it leaks to the press. Do you really believe that if H suspected even for one second that MM were the source of their relationship being made public, or that she was setting up photo ops (without his express knowledge/permission) that he would continue in the relationship? He has an entire press office at his service, and a lot more connections with the media than MM does, surely he would be capable of sussing it out if that were the case. Furthermore, when the media was called out out their initial misogynist reporting, they all but threw a conniption fit, and didn't disguise the fact that they were looking for any story to print about the couple that could possibly be slanted in a negative light. Most of the social media posts that M posted before their relationship became public couldn't have possibly have been guessed to be about Harry unless you already knew about their relationship, and even then they were extremely innocuous and a bit of a stretch imo (but I do respect that others feel differently about it). I do think though that she and her team were illprepared for the intense scrutiny she would be under once news of their relationship broke and it wasn't handled as professionally as it could have been, they were obviously overwhelmed and inexperienced and I think miscalculated how certain things would be interpreted in retrospect, but they very swiftly course corrected and I think have done a surprisingly excellent job given how eager people are to find fault with her (to be clear I'm not suggesting you are trying to find fault at all, I've heard more than one person respectfully express similar thoughts about M and I'm curious to learn more about the varying perspectives on the matter).<br />Lastly, Prince Harry, who has an entire lifetime of experience in avoiding paparazzi (and large amounts of resources available to him fulfill that goal including RPOs and the aforementioned press office) has still been papped our in London by himself during the course of their relationship, leaving jewelry stores, going grocery shopping and heading to/leaving the gym. If Harry has been unable to avoid getting papped, why do we think Meghan would be more successful in being able to avoid getting papped than H? <br />This is a really long post, so if you took the time to read it thank you! I'm interested to read your (or anyone else's) response (assuming anyone is kind enough to leave one).Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-34835819849576076532017-11-26T23:45:35.432+00:002017-11-26T23:45:35.432+00:00I was sitting with my mom Friday afternoon when th...I was sitting with my mom Friday afternoon when the 'announcement's was supposed to happen. Her immediate response was 'Oh, the Queen is stepping down.' Given her age, I would have to wonder if maybe she is going to transition to Charles. The reality is, I think she would step back if she was given a diagnosis that would impede her mental ability to do her job. And I would think it would be gradual, her working in the background, providing guidance for as long as she is able. Katie C.H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-58962444939870597032017-11-26T23:40:59.415+00:002017-11-26T23:40:59.415+00:00One of those articles that says Meghan was putting...One of those articles that says Meghan was putting her address as Kensington Palace even six months ago on the "Notice 3" form when filling out paperwork for the transfer of her doggies is Camilla Tominey, Daily Mail,<br />"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry....", 11/26/17.surfer girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655593111136213050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-67408536561345163022017-11-26T23:13:11.978+00:002017-11-26T23:13:11.978+00:00Bluhare - I didn't follow them either until th...Bluhare - I didn't follow them either until then but wasn't maybe the media speculation of an engagement for Kate pretty huge in the weeks leading up to her 25th birthday? Honestly I think this is just indicative of the fast nature of Harry and Megan's relationship. William and Kate dated for a long time of course, but they did have several big "press moments" throughout, that imo were intentionally leaked or done publicly to make a statement about Kate's importance to William and such. The public ski kiss that announced they were dating, along with things like Kate and her family attending that passing out parade, Kate attending Williams graduation from Sandhurst, Kate attending royal family weddings without William, etc all come to mind. Harry and Meghan have done similar public statements like that, but have had to squeeze them all together in a much shorter time line, which would naturally result in much more hoopla than with the more spread out way it happened for the Cambridges, right? And Diana and Charles had a similarly much shorter courtship than their elder son as well, which could explain the increased hoopla then too. Really what astounds me is the obvious willingness of both William and Harry to use the press like this to suit their needs, while constantly trying to make its job harder too. And it means that while I do feel a bit for Harry and Meghan bc this is a lot of pressure esp if they aren't engaged yet, I find it hard to generate much sympathy bc I'm not sure what they expected after things like Harry's letter to the public, the Vanity Fair cover, the polo kiss, the Invictus Games appearances, etc. All of that has happened in less than a year! I'm not criticizing the decision to do those things, just saying that you don't need to be a PR mastermind to know that those choices would only invite a constant spotlight trained on them, generating intense speculation. And if there was a delay of a planned announcement bc of the press seeming to know, then that would be incredibly idiotic and frankly petulant of Harry given the huge role they themselves played in causing all this hoopla. Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-25333371265421636462017-11-26T22:59:30.664+00:002017-11-26T22:59:30.664+00:00Putting myself in Megan's shoes (as much as I ...Putting myself in Megan's shoes (as much as I can lol), announcing the engagement would be both very exciting and also hugely nerve-wracking. I cannot imagine wanting to delay because the press might have predicted it, after preparing and being ready to go and "get it over with" (the last part in regards to things like an interview and that nervous experience of being introduced to the nation as an official future royal). I've never known a friend to put off telling people that they just got engaged simply bc one of their other friends guessed it was coming or something. Not quite the same but the best analogy to something us "regular people" (lol) could experience that I could think of haha. Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-36608613306238888912017-11-26T22:54:03.897+00:002017-11-26T22:54:03.897+00:00I agree that the dogs must be with Meghan and Harr...I agree that the dogs must be with Meghan and Harry and I also think they were engaged a LONG time ago! At least between themselves. I am starting to agree with those who think the announcement concerns more that perhaps the Queen will spend more time with her husband while they can enjoy each other. I also thought that perhaps Meghan and Harry were already married---it would be awful if something happened to Harry's grandparents and they could not marry for some time, only because I think they need to start having children. :) Perhaps this ado about the engagement is just a cover for something more decisive.Allison in USnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-20703920135945910322017-11-26T22:53:37.244+00:002017-11-26T22:53:37.244+00:00The royals don't usually deny rumors, as don&#...The royals don't usually deny rumors, as don't most institutions or organizations with pr offices. It would set an expectation of having to deny every untrue rumor, and mean that any time they don't deny something after doing it once, people will think that rumor must be true. I know very occasionally they have done it (Prince Andrew last year about his daughters and William about supporting Harry's denouncement of the media in regards to Meghan both come to mind), there is a reason both of those occasions were big deals and unexpected. I suppose William also did deny a relationship with Jecca a long time ago. But in general, they do not comment on things like this. And it makes sense -they would have to devote a full press office solely to denying the huge amount of rumors constantly going around about them. It would take up so much time and also end up with more press devoted to the thing being denied since the denial would be reported on. And until an engagement is announced, even if they deny it now, the rumors will persist until it is announced anyways, until they wait like over a year, at which point sure people might have given up and moved on a bit. Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-33677623329616675762017-11-26T22:45:48.520+00:002017-11-26T22:45:48.520+00:00Seems like there is no one steering the boat. Seems like there is no one steering the boat. surfer girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655593111136213050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-84488753796770320062017-11-26T22:45:20.008+00:002017-11-26T22:45:20.008+00:00If all these meetings are really happening, then I...If all these meetings are really happening, then I agree, it could be about something else. They have a template in place for engagement announcements. Plus I thought the whole point of William and Harry setting up their own offices at KP was to retain control over their affairs, so BP would not need a lot of big meetings over an engagement that KP would be handling. Not sure why they would need to tell a bunch of staff in advance even if BP was taking charge. Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-76926107261863070692017-11-26T22:42:47.608+00:002017-11-26T22:42:47.608+00:00P.S.S. (typical, lol)
Thomas Burrows, Daily Mail ...P.S.S. (typical, lol) <br />Thomas Burrows, Daily Mail today also indicated that the Royal solicitors of Harbottle and Lewis <br />have been Meghan's solicitor's since this summer. They definitely got engaged in Africa. :)surfer girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655593111136213050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-44028993859351915622017-11-26T22:41:09.908+00:002017-11-26T22:41:09.908+00:00Oooh also if you think about it, a royal baby soon...Oooh also if you think about it, a royal baby soon after the wedding would take the immense spotlight off of Meghan and Harry for a bit as newlyweds who would otherwise face the same constant scrutiny and attention that Kate and William did in the months after their wedding. Whereas a royal baby before the wedding could take the spotlight off of the about to be married couple when pr-wise the BRF would thrive from it. This helps give both big occasions their due spotlight. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of wedding before baby, except when would that rescheduled tour for the Cambridges be? I just remembered the tour plans, so now although I like it, I'm skeptical about wedding before baby lol. Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-68539782896786761672017-11-26T22:39:32.509+00:002017-11-26T22:39:32.509+00:00P.S. Kate was attended by royal protection officer...P.S. Kate was attended by royal protection officers after her return from Kenya, even before the announcement, according to Thomas Burrows, Daily Mail today. <br />And, he said it is confirmed that Meghan had Royal protection whilst shopping in London the other day. And, I believe they are the ones that kept her invisible the past few months in Toronto also. surfer girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655593111136213050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-55734235525990323052017-11-26T22:36:55.893+00:002017-11-26T22:36:55.893+00:00It's possible that Kate and William requested ...It's possible that Kate and William requested that the wedding happen before the birth. Kate cuccooned herself away for five months after her second baby and may be wishing to do the same again. Unless they wait until the fall, any wedding post-birth would put a lot of pressure on Kate to lose weight very quickly, and she and William probably could not help as much with the preparations and such if they had a new baby demanding all their attention. Not to mention analysis of how Kate looks post birth might steal some attention esp since if the wedding happened after it would probably be a rare appearance for Kate in those months so it would generate more attention than usual. And while always risky, after two pregnancies, they may feel comfortable with assuming the third one will probably go similarly, and given that she was seen carrying George in a park, taking him swimming, going shopping, and more all just weeks or days before giving birth, she clearly feels pretty good and agile even when heavily pregnant. Heck Princess Madeline of Sweden attended her brother's wedding a day before giving birth, lol. She of course didn't know that at the time but she must have known it would be cutting it close. I dunno, it seems inconvenient for Kate either way, and ultimately, esp if they have age concerns in regards to Meghan getting pregnant, Harry and Meghan have to do what is best for them. Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-54942255759688799862017-11-26T22:26:32.432+00:002017-11-26T22:26:32.432+00:00I like Meghan a lot, and I get the age thing, but ...I like Meghan a lot, and I get the age thing, but it still feels like rushing it to be engaged before ever even living in the same country together, much less the same time zone. But obviously only they can know what is best for them. That being said, even if engaged, I'm just finding it very surprising that Meghan would want to announce it just days after moving to another country. Wouldn't she want to, I dunno, at least unpack her things first?<br />And I know Camilla Tominey is the one who broke the news of their relationship, but she is also the one who wrote an article about how Kate and William would be stopping at two children just months before the third pregnancy was announced. I'm not saying she would deliberately lie or anything, but part of me wonders how much to really believe her article. It's entirely possible her sources are wrong, and/or that the media is trying to defend its own hype and predictions. News outlets do have a vested financial interest in maintaining the hype, even if unfounded. I find it especially difficult to believe that May would be "preparing" for an announcement and clearing her schedule. William's engagement announcement just got a statement from Downing Street and that engagement in all likelihood determined a future Queen Consort for the nation, not "just" the wife of the fifth (and soon to be sixth) in line to the throne. Heck I am skeptical that Harry would want to tell the government in advance, given how privacy-obsessed both him and his brother are. Wasn't it rumored that William didn't even tell his own father/family until very soon before the announcement? And same with Kate's pregnancies? Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-38648904570420613982017-11-26T22:26:11.882+00:002017-11-26T22:26:11.882+00:00:), not to mention astromolecular biology, planeta...:), not to mention astromolecular biology, planetary molecular microbiology, etc. The possibilities are many....... Possible first job search resume' to NASA? 🌎🚀surfer girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655593111136213050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-37316872443639235762017-11-26T22:19:00.718+00:002017-11-26T22:19:00.718+00:00Maggie. We didn't see Kate much after they ret...Maggie. We didn't see Kate much after they returned from the engagement in Africa, did we? I don't think so. So perhaps she did have Royal protection then. They hadn't announced the engagement but she entered the church with and left the church with William at that wedding and that isn't supposed to happen unless they are "officially" engaged. So for all we know, Kate did receive Royal protection before their engagement announcement. surfer girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655593111136213050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-75118019646317920862017-11-26T22:00:20.238+00:002017-11-26T22:00:20.238+00:00My understanding is that fiances don't get pro...My understanding is that fiances don't get protection until the engagement is made public. At least that's how it was for Kate. Maggie - Minneapolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-69745244903617363892017-11-26T21:58:29.097+00:002017-11-26T21:58:29.097+00:00Math as 4+1=5? Biology as-well...
I've got a ...Math as 4+1=5? Biology as-well... <br />I've got a son-in-law who is a molecular biologist. He is crazy smart.<br />He works for the government in a commonwealth country. He helps prevent pests from being imported with animals, vegetables. Maybe he'll check out Meghan's pooches.<br />I think there are also jobs in reproductive services. An open field right now-molecular biology.<br />Good luck!otherabbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-523822918879524553.post-77043635060702472892017-11-26T21:50:55.615+00:002017-11-26T21:50:55.615+00:00Yep. The puzzle pieces fit better that way. It all...Yep. The puzzle pieces fit better that way. It all comes into view when you leave Harry and Meghan out of the variables, out of this picture. It is about the Queen, Prince Phillip and Prince Charles, me thinketh. :) 🏰👑surfer girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655593111136213050noreply@blogger.com