Well, well. Just two days after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry did NOT sit together at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, like magic, here they are. Meghan and Harry attended the wheelchair tennis event at the Invictus Games on Monday afternoon. They attended together, they sat side-by-side, and spoke to each other throughout the event. They arrived together and left together. They held hands. We got a good look at their body language. And it was all magnificent. Okay, it was a little bit stilted, because the act of observing something changes it. But Harry and Meghan did well and now we have a million photos of them sitting together and interacting and holding hands. It’s amazing.
If for nothing else, I will enjoy seeing Meghan in the royal family because she has much different – some would say “better” – style than the other royal women. I’m not even saying that just about the Duchess of Cambridge – while I’m fond of Beatrice and Eugenie, and I like that they try new and different things, let’s be real: none of these women has much in the way of style, or a “good eye.” They don’t even have an understanding of how things will look on camera. Whereas Meghan, with her years as an actress and a fashionista, does have a better understanding. For her first official outing as a royal-girlfriend, Meghan wore J.Crew jeans (pre-ripped), Sarah Flint flats (so you can see that Meghan is actually a pretty small woman), an Everlane tote bag (retailing for about $165), Finlay & Co. sunglasses and… a white blouse by Misha Nonoo retailing for £137. The name of the blouse? “The Husband.” As you can imagine, the British papers are FREAKING OUT about that. What do you think? I think she looks fine. It was a good casual outfit and I enjoy the fact that we’re not talking about wedges and sausage curls.
What else? Here’s the video of Harry and Meg walking together, holding hands. They’re very cute. She’s so much smaller than him!
#harry #meghan hand in hand pic.twitter.com/wl5OZw1EXH
— Simon Vigar (@simonvigar5) September 25, 2017
Photos courtesy of WENN, Backgrid.
Finally. They are too cute together. I’ll admit I laughed at the headlines last night about the hand holding *shock* *gasp*
Can’t wait for the engagement official announcement
I love that they held hands. Hopefully that will be a habit they keep forever even in public outings. I understand about the royals being uptight, protocol and some outings needing some seriousness and restraint. But there have been so many times a royal couple could had held hands and it would had been appropriate yet they act like cold fish. I am not into full blown pda but i think holding hands with your loved one is one of the most appropriate public expressions of love. I can’t stop homding my hubby’s hand wherever we go. He says he loves it when i do that, he feels he is not alone.
I love hand holding too. It’s the only level of PDA I consent to anyways. I hate the attention and I don’t like intense affection in public. I just laughed at the dumb headlines about the hand holding when in reality it was a cute level of affection between people that are clearly comfortable with each other
I have seen it pop up on “surprising royal protocol” articles that they are not allowed to hold hands in public. I kind of believe it – look at Harry’s hand with his fingers completely outstretched. That is not a person who knows how to old another’s hand.
Love them. There is no official protocol that a couple can’t hold hands.
William use to look miserable dating Kate, not sure what it was, but William use to look stiff and not delighted to be with her, maybe it was the press. It’s obvious Harry and Meghan are into each other.
Yes, for the love of God, get engaged already!
I Really think they are already engaged, but no announcement yet. So does a few of the British press. They say this current outing and several after will be just for the public to see them as a couple, but engagement is done deal. That’s the rumour anyway.
I am super surprised that so far we only have 232 comments, I expected over 300 considering this Meghan and Harry openly together has been long anticipated. We do have pics of them hand holding in London though. In that pic Harry’s hand is straight because he is adjusting his grip, just imagine how fast the camera shutters are going….and what an army of security too.
They were also papped holding hands at the Jamaica wedding.
They were also papped holding hands at the Jamaica wedding.
I am so happy for them too. Their time to shine! I wish people would be kinder to them. But I am all for them. Yay.
A bit ‘meh’ on the ripped jeans. The outfit would have looked better with unripped jeans. The rest of the outfit is nice for this informal occasion.
I had the same reaction. Everything looks great, except the jeans. I was happy that she chose to promote Everlane, a sustainable fashion brand.
And I wish Everlane would recognize that there are people – most of us – north of size 12.
I’ll have to check them out!
I like the whole look. I’d need a bit of ventilation in my jeans too with how hot it was yesterday. Haha
She looked lovely.
Please direct me to the pic of him kissing her on the head!!
PrincessK, it was in the Daily Mail.
+1
Luckily she pulled it off with the event, Lets hope as sparkle status advance, she wear those and yoga pants in private/home. Cant have hundreds of millions upkeep of the RF to be like us in public.
I don’t mind the rips in the jeans, but I think the frayed cuffs kind of lose me.
Yes, the frayed hems look a bit unkempt. Everything else is perfect for the occasion. I particularly love her little shoes. Did anyone else see the photo of Harry kissing the top/side of Meghan’s head? It was just…aaawwwwww. I’m loving this.
I LOVE the ripped jeans. Light years away from Duchess Kate’s eternal jeggings and buttons. MM is fresh, modern and fashionable. She isn’t a royal. She isn’t stiff, with resting bitch face and a fake posh accent. She’s natural and relaxed. She’s an actress on a day off and here she is (GASP), dressing like one.
She looks great and I love that she’s wearing Flats and not big six inch wedges shoes like Kate wears to sporting events and almost everywhere. I love the casual shirt and the jeans, she looks modern and comfortable and has her own style.
I loved her look too. Casual and relaxed, like him, but in style.
I’m a lot “meh” on the ripped jeans, I hate them. It kills me when I find a style I love and they’ve been ruined with pre-ripping. I’d feel ridiculous wearing them. Maybe it’s just me. But I think she’d look more pulled together but still cool and casual without the damn rip.
I adore a good pair of ripped jeans. And if the rips are asymmetrical the better. I think it would have been too much if there were rips over both her knees. Like this though it’s just the right amount of edgyness, I think.
Agree! Just right casual/edgy. I love ripped jeans too lol. It’s boiling hot in Toronto so it’s hard to dress. With the sunglasses on, she looks so much like Pippa.
I think the ripping is a DIY proposition.
I agree
I just don’t care for the bag. Not a fan of the large tote bags. What do you put in a bag that big? A lot of sweaters/jackets so it holds its shape?
I have a TB tote that size and color and I love it. You put the usual in the bag:
Wallet
Mobile phone
Keys
Notebook
etc.
If you live in a city like NYC where you don’t drive, totes are absolutely essential. Sweater for a cold office, a pair of flats, water bottle, book for the subway. There’s so much you need to carry around.
I didn’t use to use a tote, I would use an additional carry bag. But I’ve converted, As Carey says, they are essential. Mine also holds lunch and breakfast, gym clothes …
@Carey Absolutely true.
I carry my basics and some things for my child posse. Drawing and coloring tools, notebook, hand sanitizer, tissue, Kiehl’s lip balm, hand lotion, large Ziploc bags, water, and wipes, etc.
I use another one as a diaper bag.
I live and work in a major city, and I swear by large totes. I always have a sweater for the office and the train (because both are always freezing), my wallet, a small umbrella, my keys, my phone and occasionally my lunch.
@Carey…. +1
I love her whole outfit. Wonder what brand the bag is? She looks cute, casual but put together.
Meghan’s tote bag is by the brand Everlane: The Day Market Tote. Retail priced at $370 and $165 online.
https://www.everlane.com/products/womens-day-market-tote-cognac?utm_source=pepperjam&utm_medium=2-112673&utm_campaign=21181&clickId=2088939813
I really can’t stand the new ripped hems. Or let out hems. I *HAD* to let out my hems in high school because they just started making pants for women in different lengths in like the last 15 years. I just think it looks sloppy
My daughter looks cute in ripped jeans, but she’s 18, tall and thin.
I think only teenagers can pull off ripped jeans. I’ve recently seen 40 year olds in ripped jeans, and I feel it’s a trend that older people look a little odd in. Nowadays, pretty much every single person seems to be in ripped jeans, I’m not even sure if it’s considered edgy anymore. When 50 year olds are in ripped jeans and heels, I feel something is wrong with the trend.
Though, to be fair to Markle, she is an actress, and I guess anything looks normal on them. When actresses wear stuff like this, I suppose I don’t look at them as strangely as I would at a regular person.
@minx: your daughter is lucky, as she will most likely look good in any clothes. The latest trend in my city are high-waisted wide jeans worn capri style (= above the ankle). They look awful on anyone except the tall and skinny.
BTW: my niece told me that skinny jeans are so 2016. 😉
Then I’m odd, and I’m fine with it. I’m a lot north of 18 and I wear them occasionally. And when I say a lot I mean a lot. And, no, I don’t think I look stupid. I’m actually known for my clothes sense.
They’re fashionable now, they were casual and not official and I think she looked great. But what I really want are her sunglasses.
Elisa, yes, my daughter is fortunate in that she is tall and slender. I’m tall but she is thinner than I was at her age, just lucky metabolism.
bluhare, I didn’t say anyone looked stupid, wear what you like and enjoy!
People can wear whatever they want. That doesn’t mean everybody has to share the same opinion on trends. Some people like ripped jeans; some people don’t. Some people can pull off ripped jeans; others not so much (that’s the case with all clothing.) If we all shared the same opinion on trends, we most likely wouldn’t be commenting on royal/celebrity clothes. I do think slim (and tall — extra bonus?) teenagers can get away with wearing pretty much anything though – they’re lucky that way.
I wear them, and I am in my 30s, and like bluhare, I like edgy fashion.
I am not a conservative dresser and will never be one. It isn’t my thing but for those who do it doesn’t have to mean matronly.
There are different cuts of jeans that are in style, and skinny jeans are one of them. Meghan is tiny and would look absurd in the loose ankle length style.
My mother wears skinny jeans but with simple blouses, sweaters, jackets or boots.
*shrug*
When is this stupid pre-ripped jeans thing going to end?!? It seems so faux poverty.
When I’ve worn ripped clothing, it’s because I can’t find a needle and thread (seriously, I keep losing them) or more likely that they are unintentionally ripped to a degree that I can’t seem to fix. I don’t intentionally go out in public that way!
I love everything about them! I’m so up for this. God i hope the queen gives us a bank holiday for their wedding! Lord knows we need a morale boost in the UK!
Totally!
Beautiful couple,. Casual chic, regal and good posture.
They manage to be warm and intimate without going over board for a Royal. Great to see potential King Henry so happy!
@Royalsparkle:
These pictures changed my view on this couple slightly……I used to think Meghan was in control of this relationship……these pictures are telling me she’s not. He’s the dominant one in it. I don’t think I have ever seen Harry look like he does now. He looks like a real MAN. Like a man who is ready to breed and protect his family and is absolutely ready to do so.
@Bellagio
He’s flourishing right before our eyes isn’t he? A boyish man no more. I wasn’t a big fan of his before Meghan and I had no idea who she was because I don’t watch Suits, but there’s just something about this couple that really makes me ship them HARD.
That’s the exact word – Flourishing. 😀
They looked ready to breed right then and there to me. Nice to see.
@bluhare, ITA:-) That’s a grest way to capture the vibes thes two are giving off.
They look great together.
@Bellagio, and others up thread – I have to agree. Harry has grown up in the course of this relationship and looking all the better for it. Seems like a nice BF too.
A man who is ready to breed and protect his family? Because they walked down a street holding hands? Good grief.
Agree… he looks like he’s found his stride and his partner.
I love them too! She’s going to be great to watch for fashion and they look so happy and relaxed together! Can’t wait for a royal wedding!
My goodness, this makes me smile! Especially amongst the doom and gloom of other news. On the news here in Australia it showed them interacting with an Aussie family sitting beside them. The two little boys gave them each a little clip on Koala and Meghan clipped hers to her handbag! Gorgeous!!!!
I’m in love 🙂
Lozface – they were animated the entire time, and they held hands while they were leaving too.
Nice touch, that will serve her well when she’s doing official work.
Not a fan of the ripped jeans.
Yeesssssss!!!
Love the woman in the back ‘We love you Harry!! We love you!! We love you too Meagan!’
Can’t wait to see her dress.
I HOPE the husband thing was intentional cause I can’t deal with all the hate, people need to get a grip. (Yeah, I’m petty lol.)
Yeah, the whole vibe is charming. You can see how much they like each other. Who doesn’t love a happy ending/beginning!
Meghan’s subtle way of giving the middle finger salute to her haters? I’m down for it. 😀
It was kind of intentional? Meghan and her stylist (prob Jessica Mulroney) are tight with Misha Nonoo, the designer of the blouse.
This coupled with the Canadian brands from her first appearance indicates she is putting a conscious effort in choosing what she wears.
I love them. I think Meghan has a nice style. When a man and woman are in love it’s sometimes hard to hide it even if they wanted to. It’s obvious these two are head over heels with each other.
I never felt Kate actually had style, well it was a style that I didn’t prefer let’s just say.
But please break down this Husband shirt. Sure she looks lovely in it but for me it is just a plain white shirt with black? buttons, what is so special about it, apart from the exorbitant price tag.
I’m just worried that more people will now discover aritzia and it will become even more obnoxiously expensive.
I mean, sue me, but I love their overpriced jumpers and leggings.
@Clare, me too! I love Aritzia but it is not a good sign that her burgundy dress from the other night sold out immediately. 😒
It used to be a big thing where I live to get to their warehouse sale because they have some real steals there. But even that’s gotten so much bigger now. I try to aim for the third day or so when their pants are all $20 and pick up a bunch. It’s the best.
She really does dress very well – it’s youthful but modest yet cool.
Kate to me always fails on the age – she looks 50+. And it’s not the clothes necessarily but the styling. It’s just off. and she’s always awkward
Meghan looks natural. Love them together
To be fair – Meghan is literally just sitting at an event. She’s not going around meeting people, or speaking at the event. It’s a lot easier to look natural when you’re just participating in the general activities instead of being expected to speak on behalf of something.
We’ll see how natural and stylish she looks when she needs to attend royal events and things of that nature.
There are events –
Youtube – at the UN – cooking on the Today Show in NYC – Her network Press in Texas.
She was interacting with the most important – the children – and some older ‘kids’ as well.
@Royalsparkle-
Yes, the youtube UN address. She performed magnificently. She will truly be an enormous asset to the BRF.
Yay for Merry!! Honk, honk!!
I like that Meghan is a person who lived her OWN Life and did not sit and wait for some guy to have a career or drive or curiosity and interest about the world. I like that she got , worked, lived on her own, established a personality. Kate never looked comfortable even in her dating days, it always looked like she was either posing for cameras or stiff when with William. Kate was coddled completely from her late teens into adulthood by her mother and I think it shows. Kate still seems so unsure of herself and her personality comes across as not being authentic, even now years into marriage with William.
Advice to Meghan DON’T start talking with a posh English accent! LOL……Just joking!
Kate is not Harry’s ex or whatever. No need to compare two different women from different continents.
I dislike the jeans. But they look in sync
….but you can compare how the brother’s behave towards their girlfriends while dating. William looked tortured during many of the dating years and stiff even now with Kate. It could be that William is just a more reserved, hidden personality when it comes to public displays, but I never got warmth between William and Kate even during the engagement interview. With Kate I just felt a vibe of “I finally got him,” ….with William it seemed more like I surrender. LOL
Very casual and chic…love the mix-match of brands as well. Her style will definitely be a bit more light, which I appreciate.
..and carriage.
Waity wasnt a styled teen young adult – except royal dress code during the RF events
Even as a styled Royal , Kate’s style is still dull and I don’t mean conservative, I mean she has no style or very little, It’s as if she just wears whatever is close to what Diana wore and when she doesn’t it still never seems to jell together to add up to what I’d call style.
I think so, too. She strikes that cool-classic balance extremely well. The maroon dress + leather jacket combo she wore the other night was great, wasn’t it. It was just formal enough, but still relaxed & it wasn’t something we’ve seen before. I loved it.
Love Everlane and I think Meg looks great. I really like that she chose flats for the occasion.
I’m so excited about flying Elvi that I can’t even think of a joke.
I’ve seen references to the flying Elvi on these threads but still can’t figure it out. Are we talking ‘Elvis’ or ‘Elves’ -or something else entirely? Either way, I want.
It’s just a running joke about the possible Yankification of a royal wedding!
(Yes, more than one Elvis impersonator. Flying like Her Maj did at the ‘lympics.)
Yeah, I’m definitely on board with that. If we get a bank holiday for the wedding, along with a daily fail meltdown I might actually become excited for this thing.
If we don’t get a bank holiday, I’m cancelling the Elvi!
Months ago someone (Sixer?) joked they could elope and get married by an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas as a tribute to Meghan Markle being from the USA.
I shared there is a troop of skydiving Elvis impersonators called the Flying Elvi who jump out of airplanes while wearing lightbulb-covered white Elvis jumpsuits. They were featured in the movie Honeymoon in Vegas.
It has spiraled from there to make it a Moral Imperative that the Flying Elvi be part of the wedding ceremony in some way. Ditto swans.
@ Sixer
Ohhhh……a BH! I hadn’t thought of that! I could absolutely use an extra day off if HM govt are offering – as they did with Wills and Kate.
KJA – glad you asked the question, I must have missed the thread that day about the skydiving Elvis. It would be super funny if someone did it on the day they marry 🙂
Stop it. Don’t remind me. I will make an event of that damn wedding. They better make a big deal about it, no little chapel somewhere in the country, I will NOT have that!
As for the outfit: Nailed it.
++1000000
Totally agree!
We’re having St Martin-in-the-Field, poinsettias, flying Elvi and, I think, fried chicken or somesuch.
You WILL comply.
😉
Sadly, my dream of a snow-bedecked winter wedding (with the bride in blood red velvet and reindeers) is looking unlikely. If they’re engaged now, they’ll hardly wait a year to get married. Boo. That means no poinsettias either, Sixer.
That was you and bluhare, right?
If they announce soon, winter’s still an option.
I will set those Christmas plants on fire, Sixer. Don’t you dare! It’ll be an event of Martha-Stewart-Weddings-proportions!!! And hold the Pinterest vibe, this is royalty, not Blake Lively. No cupcakes!
It will be a grand affair. *grabs hankerchief*
I’m living in Brexit Britain. If I can’t have a royal wedding the way I want it, I’m picking up my EU flag and going home.
Listen, this is not about the Brits. We ALL need this, don’t you understand??? These right-wing nutjobs were elected to our parliament with 12.6% of the votes, have some compassion!
If they announced soon, would a wedding in February at St Martin-in-the-Field or Windsor still count towards your wintry wedding dreams?
The Grand Ducal couple of Luxembourg married on Valentines Day 1981. That’s the only other February royal wedding I can remember.
LMN: I know. I saw. Heartfelt commiserations. It hurts, doesn’t it? Mad thing is it’s the same as Brexit – areas with no immigrants voted anti-immigrant. Fear is a powerful thing, ain’t it?
Look. I love you. But FLYING ELVI.
Nota: yes!
WA and Maxima got married in February. No snow though.
Geez, how did I forget the 2-2-2002 Wax and Max wedding? SMH
*cries* FINE. Be like that. The Elvi can flutter around during the reception but I want my Martha Stewart vibe.
@Nota – “If they announced soon, would a wedding in February at St Martin-in-the-Field or Windsor still count towards your wintry wedding dreams?”
*sniffs* I suppose (she says, begrudgingly). But there must be snow… and red velvet…
On the plus side, reindeers would have finished their seasonal duties, had time for a well-deserved rest and would very likely be up for a royal gig! 😉
Harry and Meghan know exactly which month they are getting married in , only we don’t. I can’t believe they will wait as long as summer. It will be either winter or spring.
I’m with you, PrincessK. My guess Is Dec or Jan.
Me, too! Cannot wait! This will be such a lovely balm with Dotard 45 and all his flailings ( that autocorrected to “failings”… maybe I should have let it stand).
To make it truly “yank” we should have hamburgers.
Great idea! I’m adding sliders to my wedding watch menu.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sneh-roy/slider-recipes_b_1688021.html
Mini Sliders For Your Special Soiree
She looks lovely and they look really happy together. Good for them.
Mazel tov! They look happy. Must be a great relief to be out and about like this.
I love everything about her outfit. The ripped jeans brought the edginess it needed. They looked amazing together, very much in love and whispering throughout while also speaking to those around them. I liked that she was part of greeting the players and their families, good practice.
@Abs, Yes to all of this,
I’m coveting it, too! She’s young and fresh and self-assured and the outfit reflects that. Looking forward to watching her, like I did Diana when I was a teen!!! Squeeee!
These Harry and Meghan stories are getting annoying. Is it really necessary to do a story that they walked next together, they didn’t sit next to each other, she has a bodyguard, etc. Yes I know I don’t have to read them and I don’t most of the time. But it seems like overkill to do so many based based on the same day.
Those (earlier) stories were a bit surplus to requirements but this one deserves gossip attention since it’s the first time they’ve actually been seen engaging publicly with each other. It’s fun!
I ignore the stuff that bores/doesn’t interest me. You could try that.
Seconding that advice. It’s what I do for all the kardashian posts.
Since I’ve never heard of half the people written about here, what with being a Britisher an’ all, I’m always ignoring posts!
@Goats-
Me, too.
Ditto for me too – very easy to do.
Stories about them get lots and lots of clicks so of course there’s going to be a plethora of them. If you’re experiencing H&MM fatigue take Skylarks good advice.
I like the picture where Harry kissed Meghan on the head while holding her hand that’s on DM. That’s a sweet gesture. They look good together. Good luck to them.
+100
I love that picture too!!! And Meghan was radiating!!!
I…don’t think that was a kiss on the head – the angle certainly made it look that way, but I’m pretty sure I saw video of that moment and there wasn’t a kiss…I don’t think.
I saw the video too, i think he was just looking back.
I wouldn’t have worn ripped jeans if I were on the arm of a royal but that’s me. Meaghan is showing she has her own style and she will not be a Kate clone if she joins The Firm. She will of course choose for the proper occasions. She looks great. They look great. Megharry 😘❤!
Or….”Marry”?? 😋
I have dubbed them Merry, because they make me smile!
“Merry” is perfect – infectious spreading of heart-eye emojis in their wake!
Cosign on Merry!
I also hope she keeps her own style when she joins RF, it will be quite refreshing.
Trying to guess if she has her ring already and can only wear it at home right now. I’d be like “Harry ! I wanna wear my big honkin’ (insert gem) “
Agree !
BP CH may have approved this as a surprise – Prince Harry others (the public request) as ELF was seen rushed to have their seating in order.
I looked forward to seeing what happens to her style as she becomes official. Like trendy but toned down. Like the queen will say see ya later to the rip jeans..,,
She is too good for him. She is an intelligent and hard working modern woman. She is very good looking and apparently has many friends. Harry is just… well, a prince. Maybe her life will be safe and full of luxury but she could’ve done so much better. Obviously, don’t wish a breakup on anyone but if they ended up parting, she would have gone to do much better, career wise, good deeds and everything else. Now she’s just gonna become another woman whose main goal is to breed and cut ribbons, part of the stuffy and lazy clan, with tons of archaic rules and regulations, patricarchical to its core.
It’ll be OK, Alix.
What a condescending comment – my guess is you are not a fan of MM?
Regardless if they do marry or she ditches him (won’t), she will do well for herself. Too bad that this royal nonsense still exists in the western society and so many people are happy to pay for the luxury lifestyle of the few dolts.
@DanielleStL. I actually really, really, really like MM. I agree that my comment was condescending. But I guess it was meant to be because I find OP’s attitude pretty condescending – well meaning, I’m sure – but patronizing as hell.
so many feels tho.
Maxima, Letizia, Daniel, Mathilde – the list goes on. They were all successful in their careers and chose to marry a royal. They have done fine in their roles and do not appear to be suffering overly much. They follow royal protocol as part of the job and manage to do impressive work with charities and the UN with the royal platform they have.
Why assume this would be a horrible, unlivable situation for Meghan Markle if they married? Plenty of women I know marry men who are less educated and seen as “less successful” than they are, and they are happy in their marriages.
Actually, among the women Letizia is the only one with a self-made and successful career (host for primetime news for the national channel is no joke)..Felipe is lucky to have her.
Daniel will be second on that list as he was a successful gym owner. But the rest…granted Mathilde is highly educated but thats all and Maxima was just working as an analyst with a bank (thats the role you start with) and was fro a family connected to meet the royals and she married into 1 of the richest royal families…I mean Maxima’s wardrobe and jewels are bottomless, endless…. Meghan herself is not extraordinary, she cannot do better than Harry as this has already gotten her exposure that even her camera-facing career didn’t, add Harry’s inheritance, free lodging at palaces and endless paid vacations (if she follows Kate, her whole year will be a vacation) so not a shabby deal at all!
Mathilde ran her own speech language therapy practice for three years and earned her Masters post-marriage irrc. I think that counts as being successful. Maxima having an international career rather than working at a bank in Argentina also looks successful to me.
@Notasugarhere: Agreed but Mathilde comes from a privileged family herself. I am not discrediting her at all but she did accomplish the masters after her marriage. She has done very well though post marriage and she is very graceful.
Maxima worked in US, many educated south americans do the same. She was a VP for Latin america HSBC though. She also is from a very well-connected family. So after she managed to come into the royal orbit she also got a transfer to her bank’s european branch (Brussels) in sync with engagement announcement. I am a senior investment banker and working in Australia (and have worked in 5 countries so far) and yet despite being engaged to my French partner for a year my transfer request approval at a very well known bank only just came through, so connections do help as Maxima’s did. Letizia though made it all on her own and she has done so well as a royal even though the media in spain paint her so poorly all the time.
We’ve also got Christopher, Madeleine of Sweden’s husband. I don’t know much about him, but I remember he even turned down a title so he could continue his career in Finance.
Meghan is another shining sunbeam in these dark times. I want her to be a spokesperson for goodness and justice, since there are so few left in the world today (love Harry, too).
They can totally accomplish that as a couple! Isn’t it great to feel some hope?!?!
@jferber…She certainly is!
They look so cute together. I love the height difference. Didn’t realize she was so tiny. But then again Gina Torres is an Amazon.
Not a fan of the ripped jeans, but love the rest. There is nothing like a crisp white shirt and flats.
I can’t get over how happy Harry is in these photos. And Meghan…well, I’m sure it’s a relief to be able to be with him out in the open.
The few times Letizia of Spain wears flats, I’m struck by how tiny she is next to her 6’5″ or 6’6″ husband too.
I said this in a post yesterday but for some reason these pictures just took me over the edge. I went from being salty that Meghan was stealing my husband (lol not really but you know) to thinking she seemed pretty and nice and rooting for them to thinking the leaks and positive stories were a little TOO strong etc. By the end of the last series of articles about her college education etc I was kind of over it all.
Now I see these pictures and I’m like THEY ARE ADORABLE TOGETHER AND I LOVE THEM AND I WANT THEM TO GET MARRIED. lol. I guess its just because its kind of hard to root for a couple that you never see as a couple, you know? They look happy and comfortable together.
And yes I agree with others that I did not realize how tiny MM was. I guess in most pictures I’ve seen her of she is either sitting or standing by herself with no point of reference.
She is thin, yes, but not short. IMDb (and other sites) list her at 5’7″. Even if her height has been exaggerated an inch or two, she’s still 5’6″ or so, which is much taller than a lot of us.
Meg Sparkle is tiny compared to her Prince. As anothet post stated – it’s wonderful! Seem more intimate and the way Prince Harry takes care with her – marvelous together.
@Goats
This. I’m 5’6” myself and can attest that the height difference between them according to these pictures is accurate if Meghan were 5’6” – 5’7”. I know this for a fact because I too have photos of standing next to Harry with no heels on. Harry’s wax figure that is. 😀
oh that’s not really short then. Standing next to him I would have put her a few inches shorter than that. I’m 5’7″ so now wonder how I would measure up to Harry, haha.
She isn’t 5’7, she about 5’5 at most.
I don’t think she’s that tall. If you see her pics with co-stars, she’s really much shorter.
I like that she doesn’t feel the need to wear 5 or 6Inch wedge shoes, to always appear taller to people, than she actually is and is perfectly comfortable wearing flats. .
@ Marr….Did you say wax figure? Of course Meghan will soon be in Madame Tussauds!
Wooo! How cute is this ? Go get it girl! Get that ring 💍 !!! *goofy grin 😁 *.
Flats, loose shirt, huge purse and regular jeans.,,, it’s like she disobeyed every law in the kate middleton wardrobe playlist.
i kind of thought she would toe the line for awhile and do what everyone else was doing in the RF but this girl came to play.
@Jeanne – she doesn’t have to obey the kate middleton wardrobe playlist – they’re not even publicly engaged, they’re not in Britain, and Kate was dating the next King but one, not the soon to be sixth in line. She’s also English, not a denizen of L.A. It’s a bit early for MM to do the Future Duchess look and frankly, if she did, she’d look like she was counting her chickens before they publicly hatched. Except for the ripped jeans, which I don’t like on anyone except 12 year olds in summer camp.
Loved all of it. Loved that they came out in her town, at his event. That she wore fabulous jeans. The Husband shirt. That he could relax a bit with her. It was lovely. Her hair is insane. Both color and thickness…
Lolllllll fashionista.
Sorry but the sooner the pre-ripped jeans trend dies, the better.
@GiBee – ITA. It’s like poverty-chic. The one not great note in the outfit.
I think ripped jeans used to be okay when a few actual stylish people here and there were wearing them. Now that everyone is doing it, I think I’m sick of it. Everyone looks….identical?
Most people look sloppy in ripped jeans, imo. But maybe it’s no longer considered sloppy since everyone is doing it. Maybe this trend is considered the new normal. But I do think it gives off a messy, unkempt appearance, unless you’re Heidi Klum or a size 2.
I’m not a huge fan of the ripped jeans. But Meghan and Harry looked really happy together.
What I love about her is that she didn’t wear heels. She looks adorable in flats, she looks great yet casual. I think that since she’s an actress she isn’t afraid of the cameras and she knows how to pose. I love that she’s not at all princessy, maybe that’s why she chose those jeans. Ripped. Amazing hair, not OTT, lovely smile. I think she’ll do great under the pressure since she’s used to paparazzi and probably likes being papped more than you, me, average person. And is more confident.
totally agree! she handled everything beautifully and showed that you don’t have to have casual clothes painted on to be sexy or cool. and you are right, her smile is lovely and not over the top – genuine looking. that will be a huge asset however i can see some saying she’s too confident and therefore smug which a woman should never be, right?
You Win!!
NO inappropriate heels or wedge.
NO WEDGES! Lol!! Lol!!!
No biscuit flashing, either.
They seem really into each other! She looked lovely and I would wear the hell out of that outfit.
Me too girlfriend, me too 😎
Done deal in my view. She looked chic although I might have skipped the ripped jeans if I were about to enter the BRF. But certainly it’s an L.A. look – very tacky that they had to detail the price tag on it all. But what I really liked were the flats. They were both very retro and very on trend.
BTW, for another set of very varied takes on this relationship, I found LSA (Lipstick Alley, for those unfamiliar with it) very interesting.
I think we’re definitely in roll-out mode. But in terms of how she dresses for her new “role” – she has to be careful to look like she understands that she’s representing the family not herself. A bit too glam and the British tabs will rip her to shreds. Very few women accurately hit the right balance between wearing the uniform (tasteful suits, coat-desses, hats, etc.) and glamor/chicness.
As long as she didn’t spend $200,000 a year on new clothing as Kate Middleton does, she’d be fine. Use Letizia as a guide, especially when it comes to trousers and trouser suits. The BRF dress protocol isn’t impossible, just logical. Sophie is stylish while managing to following it.
She won’t have that kind of budget.
She’ll be fine. I would like to see some sharp trousers on a British royal lady and she might be the one to bring them.If I were her, I would do it. It would definitely be a way to differentiate herself while still looking good.
I think Charles will give Meghan anything she wants.
Kate Middleton isn’t supposed to spend that kind of money either, which was my point.
She hasn’t been Kate Middleton for seven years.
Do we know her clothing budget?
And yet she’ll likely be called Kate Middleton forever. She was Kate Middleton in the public eye for 10 years prior to the engagement, hard to shake. Diana was still Lady Di to many people, and Fergie/Sarah Ferguson.
Her clothing budget (as it what she should spend?) or what she does spend? On average it has been $200,000 or more each year of marriage. And no, she doesn’t take freebies and much of what she wears is custom including daywear in the $8000 a piece range.
I don’t really like how her hair is styled, but what a cute couple!
I saw pictures and videos on DF last night, going there from some posts on IG. What I noticed was the way they were radiating with joy/happiness and the way Meghan carried herself. BRILLIANT!!! Such a nice change to see these two acting like that as compared to the Dolittle couple. Looking forward to more!!!
If Harry and Meghan marry, she will win. Yes Kate will be queen but Meghan will have something Kate doesn’t and imo that’s a husband that respects her.
I didn’t know it was a contest and I doubt Meghan sees it that way, Meghan doesn’t seem spiteful and overly concerned with Kate.
William and Kate are 15+ years in to their relationship, they are way, way past the honeymoon stage. Harry and Meghan relationship is still new. Lets wait and see what Harry and Meghan’s relationship is like in about 15 years before we say who has ‘won’. Similarly lets see what the Cambridge marriage is like in another 15 years.
Six or 20 years married is still ‘honeymoon’ phase for some people who Sparkle as a couple at the beginning. Especially when you are HANDED GIVEN Luxury lifestyle – no ‘every day life’ to worry about – like the rest of us.
@ Royalsparkle
The honeymoon stage has nothing to do with the type of lifestyle a couple has. It has to do with the couple themselves. A honeymoon period can come to an end for many reason – not just financial. Besides, I have no idea if the honeymoon period is over for W +K , I’m just speculating but they are certainly ‘used’ to each other.
Yes, a luxurious lifestyle doesn’t guarantee happiness, just look at all the very rich divorced couples we read about all the time.
The fact that William and Kate don’t look like that, and he especially doesn’t is what makes me feel sorry for Kate sometimes. I wouldn’t want my husband to act like that ALL THE TIME in front of the cameras. Plenty of couples still look in love after decades together. My parents and grandparents do. Michelle and Barrack do. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson do. It doesn’t have to be that way.
It is not a contest. Different people with different relationships.
@Merritt
Exactly.
@red – ???? Harry Windsor is not exactly known for his fidelity in relationships or being unspoilt by privilege. How do you know William doesn’t respect Kate? And it’s not a contest – these are marriages and no one really knows what goes on underneath most marriages, especially ones carefully packaged for public consumption. That goes for every royal marriage in Europe.
@seesittellsit – Very true, The Windsors (past and present) aren’t really known for their fidelity, the same could be said for their social circle. Both these ladies could get their heart broken at the hand’s of The Windsor boys – then who wins this so-called battle?. It really is pointless to pit these two relationships up against one another.
Agree. William seems comfortable in his marriage. I guess he respects her for going along with what he wants. Let’s not compare the two couples, unless we are talking about workloads and we are not at that point yet.
Harry has had three serious girlfriends in his life, and he was never the one with the cheating rumors. It has always been William, with the photographic proof and stories from the Set about his constantly wandering eye.
There were stories about Harry hitting on women in Calgary at a bar. I could have sworn he was dating Chelsea Davy at that time. Those stories were in the mainstream media, not just Internet forums (the headlines talked about Harry having some kind of explaining to do to Chelsea). Granted, he was probably around 22 at the time, but nobody really allows William the excuse of youth either.
I don’t think Harry is some kind of awful sinner who will be terrible in marriage, but his past is not squeaky-clean if old headlines are anything to go by. I do think it’s quite possible he could be faithful in marriage though. Men, like life, are unpredictable… However, I do think the pressure of royal life, rather than innate horrible qualities, is what could make any of these people screw up at some point. I’m kind of cynical that way. I never really thought Diana or Charles were terrible human beings, just caught up on screwed up highly unusual circumstances which made them act weirder than they might have if they were regular people.
Harry was never faithful to Chelsey, part of the reason they were always fighting. But they were not married and neither was William when he was supposed to be ‘cheating’ on Kate.
I’ve seen a lot of online speculation about Harry cheating on Chelsy, but do not recall that ever being mentioned by anyone who knew them. The people who knew both W&K are the ones who talk about his constant cheating, and KM’s combative attitude towards any woman who got within 30 feet of William.
Harry hitting on bartenders in Calgary (while he was still seeing Chelsea) were mentioned in actual newspapers, not just speculated about online. Those articles can be found online — they’re not hidden. Even Canadian newspapers were writing about it, and the Canadian newspapers aren’t tabloid-y like The Daily Mail. The stories were confirmed by the bartenders themselves. But, like I said, he was young, just as William was, when these stories were being written about.
Neither William nor Harry have spotless backgrounds — then again, I’d be surprised if they were completely saintly, considering the kind of privilege they come from. People that privileged and who have tons of options (well, in terms of sexual partners, not necessarily marriage partnerships) aren’t usually that clean-cut in private. I do think William and Harry are probably more alike than different because of their privilege. The differences between them seem to be more in terms of how they present themselves (one is more reserved, the other gregarious), but as far as youthful shenanigans in terms of pre-marital hooking up (or whatever you want to call it), parties, getting drunk and having a good time, their pasts seem similar to me.
Flirting with girls and bartenders happy to tell the story (or exaggerate it to anyone who would listen) vs.
Repeatedly going after other women while Kate Middleton was at the same event. Dumping her repeatedly to pursue other women. Getting caught (photos and witnesses) taking other women back to his barracks for overnights while they were dating. Dancing on a table screaming Free at Last when he broke up with her another time.
No where near the same to me.
Like I said, the articles are there in mainstream newspapers which are not tabloids. Whether you believe the veracity of it you could say about any royal story. Though I’m more likely to believe what’s in a Canadian non-tabloid newspaper which isn’t into that type of tabloid culture the way the Brits and Americans are than what is speculated online by commentators you can’t verify. Flirting is different from outright cheating which Harry seemed to do. Observers even noted the outward scantily clad appearance of the bartenders and that he was all over them. Google the stories if you want. They never got erased.
Harry and William both have pictures of them looking like idiots. Google didn’t scrub them. Harry is a nice guy, I’m sure, but I don’t remember him being considered a man to trump all other men in the virtue department when he was younger. This is a much recent development/persona that seemed to develop after dating Markle. I can understand people’s protectiveness of her since she’s fresh and new, but I don’t get it with Harry — he’s only matured in recent years. This is the same guy that was dumb enough to get pictured naked on cell phone pictures by other women — I seriously don’t think he was much different from William when he was younger, and it’s a little baffling to me that he’s now considered to have always been a man of virtue. He wasn’t.
I didn’t comment on the nature of the papers, but on the nature of who decided to get their New York Minute by talking to whomever would listen. And to me, flirting with girls in a bar is no where near what William did constantly for a decade while presumably in a relationship with someone he valued and respected (snort). Harry often acts like an idiot, but I haven’t seen him spend a decade actively cheating on the person who was desperate to marry his title so put up with all of it (and possibly still does).
Meghan isn’t a proxy for folks that resent Kate Middleton. Let’s not treat her as one.
It actually does MM a disservice, as if in some people’s mind she only exists to somehow someway hurt Kate’s feelings.
That’s screwed up because I’m sure they are two perfectly nice women who are in an f-cked system, that will constantly compare and contrast them.
I completely agree!
Vice versa with Harry as well. They are all imperfect humans.
Everyone thought Fergie and Andrew were absolutely in love (in comparison to Charles and Diana after they were 5 years into their marriage). I mean, maybe they really were. They were considered to show more affection towards each other. But we all know how that ended (with toe-sucking! and who knows what the heck he was doing yet lucky enough not to get caught…)
Maybe things will fare better for Harry and Meghan, but life is really unpredictable. Most of these celebrity type relationships end up in some kind of disappointment for the public (not unless you’re married to Kevin Bacon, I guess…I wouldn’t be shocked though if someone right now tells me something fishy about him and his wife too)
I wonder when Sarah/Maggie/Amy/Kitten will wake up and start rage-splooging on every. single. comment.
Kitten? You mean the regular Kitten?
Sorry auto correct! I did indeed mean the sadly short-lived “Kitty” iteration, and not the lovely regular Kitten.
Gotta step in & defend Kitten’s honour here, I think the user grr is talking about is Kitty.
Oh, I okay, I knew that was fishy.
They look so happy and in sync in these pics. Alot better than the ones from that wedding. There’s some pda, but not too much to the point if it being inappropriate. They also seem a lot closer and more comfortable with each other as well.
I think Meghan looks casual and chic. Good for them! They’re lucky you have found each other. I vote for love.
They pictures are beautiful, last night I was feeling tired and irritable and seeing them both together boldly striding together holding hands made me feel elated.
The real test will come when they make public appearance it the UK, I really hopes she nails it. This appearance on her home territory, where she feels confident is a nice warm up for the first official UK appearance.
I’m not sure what I like more: the cute pictures or all the fluffy, positive energy in this post. It’s so nice!
Anyway, these pictures were such a nice surprise. I wonder if they planned this joint outing or if they stepped out together in response to some of the snarky commentary that followed their first appearance at the opening ceremony.
Dating myself here but their entrance reminded me of the iconic MSCL scene when Jordan grabs Angela’s hand and they walk down the hall together. I could practically hear Buffalo Tom playing in the background as they made their way to the tennis court.
On a serious note, Harry & Meghan both seemed really happy and at peace together. I hope it works out for them. She seems very comfortable interacting with the public, so that can only be a plus. Some actors don’t enjoy it, so it’s not something to be taken for granted.
Awww, Jordan Catalano was such a cad but goddamnit if that MSCL scene didn’t make me squee!
The do look very in sync. I just wish they had stayed more than 15 minutes, because it seems like a Dolittle appearance for publicity.
I think it was for publicity – most of Harry’s appearances associated with Invictus are about drumming up publicity for the events. And I’m OK with that – it’s his job, right? And besides, he went on to attend other events and interviews throughout the day.
Honestly, it was horrendously hot yesterday in Toronto, 39 degrees with the humidity. I don’t blame them for not staying longer.
I am sure Harry is very busy and has lots of things to see to and attend.
The Invictus Games’ official twitter page posted a pic of them, complete with Meghan’s twitter handle! 😀
The fact that she was with him when he was chatting with the athletes is making me think she’s already got a ring.
I expected epic meltdowns & delicious schadenfreude, boy did his stans deliver!! #Blessed
my husband picked up the vanity fair where she is on the cover last night and said “she’s pretty. who is this” and after i explained the entire romantic history of the monarchy and how she is a huge departure from “protocol” he was like “i guess the queen is going to add a fifth and sixth cocktail”
LOL
Are they… are they really… wearing… MATCHING SUNNIES????💕
Yes-I noticed that.
Oh maggie was already frothing on the other Meghan-Invictus post (where folks couldn’t resist to start chatting about the hand holding video last night). She claims that Harry’s fingers were “straight” not curled around Meghan’s so he was obviously not into it at all. It’s so hilarious reading their reactions to a couple thats obviously in the giddy lovey stage. Every time he leans close to tell her something, you know that even if its mundane rules about the game, its obviously thrilling to be that close.
Well, most commenters are doing the same thing, only in the other direction, based on a short video and a few photos.
LOL! Okay
Love these two together!! Would have skipped the ripped jeans though. They look great but seem too casual for an event honoring Veterans of which your boyfriend is Patron.
I am here for this. Make it official official and give us something fluffy to look forward to, Merry!
According to Google, she’s 5’7″ and he is 6’2″. I do agree she looks short next to him (in her flats) and I appreciate that she’s ok with it.
Why can’t people leave Kate out of it and just let Meghan shine and be great in her own right without comparing her to other royal spouses. It’s like exes who compare their new spouse/girlfriend to their former spouse/girlfriend. No need to put down one to uplift another.
What a special time for Meghan and Harry though. He gets to have her support during a special event that means s lot to him and she can continue to show him around and more of her adopted “home” of Toronto. They look very happy. She is positively beaming and it’s nice to see.
+1
I love everything about this! The outfit, the smiles, the hand holding, the sunnies! Ugh, you kids!
That’s a pretty basic outfit. I wear a version of it almost everyday. I can’t say that I’m seeing any great style, but to each his own!
I think that is kind of the point of an outfit like this though. Someone with great style can make a basic outfit their own, and look chic, while someone else could wear the very same thing, and look stuffy, or try-hard, or sloppy, etc. It’s not about the outfit, really, but the small details: fit, styling, current trends, how each piece relates to each other, etc.
Sorry, where’d you see that her jeans were J Crew? Both the DM and People Mag’s ‘steal her style’ section are claiming Megs is wearing a brand called ‘Mother’. Which, if so, goes really well with her ‘Husband’ shirt.
Cause her (maybe) ginger ‘Husband’ will make her a ‘Mother’. GET IT??
Have we another literal Royal theme dresser on our hands? When Princess Sparkles gets married, wearing a tiara, will she also wear a t-shirt, emblazoned with the word, ‘Tiara’?
#PrincessMegs4EVA
I thought it was a rather witty choice of brands actually……get the detractors reaching for their smelly salts and fainting couches.
If this is the new theme dressing 2.0 I’m here for it too. It’s like going on a tongue-in-cheek easter egg hunt. Gives me shades of the Queen’s EU conspiracy hat.
They do look happy. Good for them. But I do loathe ripped jeans. I can’t wait for this particular fad to disappear. What exactly is the point? What’s next? Ripped shirts? Dresses? They just look ridiculous.
Finaly. It’s overdue. Hopefully she’d stay by his side during this week despite the Royal protocol.
Ah, look at that hair… soon enough people will be yelling at her to “cut it!”, “tie it up!”
…get rid of the extensions! 🙂
I love love love Harry’s body language in these photos (yes, def reading ALOT into it, but it’s that or WORK)! He looks so confident, and so … ‘handle this’
Two thumbs up!
Of course, if Labour win the next election . . . this from the UK TIMES (I won’t pay for full access so this is all I can get, but I’ll post the link in case anyone who has full access wants to read it):
“ROYALS ARE RIDICULOUS
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are “ridiculous” and should have their public funding scrapped, their Labour MP has said.
Recently elected Kensington representative Emma Dent Coad criticised her two constituents and “the whole system” of the royal family at a pro-republican event this week.
“Their MP thinks the system is ridiculous,” she told delegates at a Labour conference fringe event entitled ‘Reigning in the Monarchy’, according to a report by Sky News. “We should not be funding them.”
The Duke and Duchess live in Kensington Palace, a royal residence in one of the most affluent parts of the borough.
Ms Dent Coad also said it was “disgusting” that the Duchess of Cambridge had bought jumpers at an estimated cost of £150 each . . .”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/royals-are-ridiculous-says-labour-mp-emma-dent-coad-3cn7lkd2s
Ditch those price tags, and fast. But it’s an example of what not only William and Kate, but most of the rest of the BRF, especially less important ones, will be in for if the Tories continue to fall part and Labour get in. Perspective on this from British commenters would be welcome . . .!
I think there is a relevant post on this topic on the site today…
Meghan has pretty expensive tastes, though – not sure how well shed do on a budget.
LOVE this look SO much more than the purple dress, smudged eye make up. she looks fresh here and adorable!
Let’s see how the relationship unfolds. So far it looks happy.
I know reading into body language isn’t always that reliable, but in the photos and video you can honestly tell how comfortable and at ease they are with each other. Not only that, but they’re positively glowing and radiating pure joy. It’s so lovely to see and I’m thrilled that they are being more public about their affection.
They really do look very sweet in these pictures. What a treat for us to counter all the ugliness out there at the moment? 😀 😀
Love them together! Engaged with each other and happy. There is nothing for the naysayers to say to this one. It is a done deal.
She has plenty of time to dress “royal”. Let her go all out now. Kate did not dress conservative before the deal was sealed. I remember her in a disco dress in a limo. On DM they want her to look like frumpy Sarah Huckabee Sanders with her string of pearls. Ugh!!! Spewing ugliness wearing her prim and,proper attire.
Can’t wait for engagement announcement. El Cheeto and Republicans depress me daily.
Yes, Kate did, she was always wearing tweedy suits to show how suitable she would be for the RF.
Meghan is more secure in her relationship. She will have to be conservative when she gets engaged.
Also Kate wanted to fit in with the aristocrats.
E.N.G.A.G.E.D. already and now waiting for the right time to reveal it. No more doubt for me….
The hypocrisy on here is unbelievable! If Kate were to show up anywhere in a pair of ripped jeans she’s be ripped a new bum hole. I don’t mind the jeans as I wear them myself. In Canada we refer to her shirt as a boyfriend shirt not a husband shirt. MM has no idea of the scrutiny she’s going to be put under. This is only the beginning. I pity her.
Yep.
People get mad when Kate wears jeggings because they almost always seem to not fit well (she pulls them up constantly) and they are also her go-to for not-formal events. It’s like she wears them when often something else seems like it would work just as well, if not better (like when she wore the jeggings last year with the red coat for the military visit.)
This is a relaxed, casual but still on-trend look for MM, and she’s not a duchess nor is she representing the royal family.
You have got to be kidding me with your comment. Lol! Be honest. It’s very hypocritical.
Kate is part of The Firm. Meghan is still a private citizen and the event called for casual clothing. And I’ve seen plenty of posters above that didn’t like her choice of jeans.
Um, Kate isn’t actually Kate. She’s HRH Duchess of Cambridge. So, a Royal. And expected to act and dress like one.
Meghan is an actress on a basic cable tv show. Unless and until they are engaged, that is how she will remain.
Ain’t no ring, gurl can wear anything 😉
I know Kate isnt Kate. I dont mind what MM is wearing. It’s the hypocrisy thats disturbing and you can make all the excuses you want but it is what it is. Kate dresses like a Royal and still gets trashed.
I so agree with you @ Jeannie. Honestly, I feel for Kate. She is constantly scrutinized and criticized and can do nothing right. Kate and Meghan will be compared endlessly. I just hope the public will accept that they are two completely different people d try to support each one individually without tearing the other one down. So sad to see.
” Honestly, I feel for Kate. She is constantly scrutinized and criticized and can do nothing right”
Its things like this that make me think she is/was suffering from depression at some point. She had light in her eyes in the first couple of years of marriage but after George was born it went kaput! Maybe it was PND or maybe it was depression as a result of always being criticised never being able to do anything right in the eyes of others. That would explain her involvement in Mental Health charities and also her introverted demeanour during public appearances even after all these years.
This is just in opinion.
I agree w you whatever. Kate is a shell of her former self and I haven’t been able to pinpoint why. Yes, we all age and I know/see lots of people, famous and not famous, that get Botox, fillers etc…but none look ‘different’ the way Kate does. It’s like she can’t fake happy. 🙁
I think Carole had kids to further her ambitions. I had a mother like that. My mom wanted me hanging out with the children of the local elites at my school. When they bullied me she told me to try harder to make them like me instead of telling me to find new friends. I was so beaten down by her ordering my life and telling me who I was that I complied. Carole maneuvering her children into the right public schools and giving Kate a makeover so the boys would increase her ratings among the ccampus hot girls reminded me of my mother telling me to figure out how to make the locally elite girls at school like me. My mom did buy me new clothes like Carole gave Kate a makeover but it backfired for me as the girls mocked me for trying to fit in with them. I was a shell before I graduated from high school because I hadn’t been allowed to figure out who I was as a person. When I see Kate I see a kindred sister who has been told her entire life who to be by her overbearing mother. I didn’t realize what had happened to me until I was forty. I wonder what will happen to Kate if she ever figures out what happened to her.
I’m really sorry you had to go through that Helen. No one should be bullied that way. But I’m glad you found a way out, eventhough it took a long time. Hugs!
I agree. Really the meanness directed at women in the public eye and the creation of endless comparisons and feuds only feeds the culture of subjecting women to ridiculous scrutiny over every aspect of their appearance. And I suspect that the Duchess has had her own mental health struggles, which would not be surprising considering the endless scrutiny she has been under. I just wish people would be a little kinder. Probably I should stay away from this blog, it always leaves me with a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.
Thank you Maria. 😊
There’s been plenty of criticism regarding her ripped jeans. But she is still a free citizen and can do what she likes. When and if she becomes part of the Firm, she will be more restricted.
Zara Phillips wears some pretty odd outfits, so maybe Meghan will be able to do the same.
Realistically though she cannot expect the same kind of freedom she enjoys now.
I thought Kate dressed ok when she was still the GF, normal jeans, flat shoes etc.
She will still be a free citizen when and if she marries Harry.
@suze – not entirely. She will have to take on UK citizenship, there will be an iron-clad prenup which will undoubtedly contain clauses about custody of any children remaining with the royal family in the event of a divorce, and legally preventing her from taking them out of the country to live elsewhere. She will be expected to adhere to the hierarchical lines of the family, and to represent the family which will require certain limits on self-expression. Certainly, she will be free to choose her clothes, private secretary and any other staff, and to set her own style of dress – as long as none of it violates her responsibilities toward her new role as a representative of the royal family and her new country.
I do not think you can at one and the same time retain your American citizenship AND become HRH the Duchess of Sussex, Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Her new privileges will absolutely come with a price and some curtailment of self-expression – if she violates that, she will make life more difficult for her husband, and throw back in their faces the good faith shown by the family by giving Harry permission to marry her.
She might be encouraged to apply for UK citizenship or joint citizenship. If she was handed it or gained it before she put in the requisite time, there would be hell to pay. It is unlikely that if they divorced she’d leave the country with the kids, but it isn’t an outside possibility. Any children Harry has will be far down the line of succession.
I don’t know how Birgitte (Gloucester) and Marie-Christine gained their citizenships.
Fergie had plans (and monarch approval) to move to Switzerland permanently with Beatrice and Eugenie when they were 11 and 10. They were going to live in a house provided by Paddy McN. The scandal about their intended boarding school was what ended that plan, not any requirement that B&E remain in the UK.
Duchess of Clarence please!
@seesittellit – I was just commenting on the over the top commentary here.
Her life will change radically. She’ll have a lot of opportunity as well as lot of restriction. But she won’t literally be imprisoned.
I am just boggling at some of these comments, there is so much projection. I think she looks pretty and they look very affectionate, which is about as far as I will go.
Suza my mind boggles at the over the top sugary prose on Meghan too.
I wondered if Meghan didn’t have bots hitting the internet on her behalf the comments here were so sugary.
There is a crazy amount of projection that I don’t see on the Kate pages.
Yep. She’s pretty, she seems nice, I hope it works, but this is a tad too much for me. The sweetness is giving me a toothache.
@Helen Smith Meghan’s bot? so people cant be happy for the couple now? Maybe you should refrain from reading the comments then
You’re right. The scrutiny is different when you are the royal girlfriend. Even Kate was able to get away with shorter skirts as William’s girlfriend.
As a wife you have to dress more like a politician’s wife which is more conservative. It will be interesting to see how and if Meghan is able to maintain her edgy rocker chick vibe with the leather jackets and ripped jeans for some of her appearances. I don’t expect to see either one on the balcony at the mausoleum for their soldiers’ remembrance ceremony.
Harry always has liked women with a hippy look (Cressida and Chelsy) and Meghan has the modern mix of conservative and rocker happening with the leather jacket over a conservative dress and the ripped jeans with flats and a button down shirt.
No, she will definately have to dress for the occasion. And in my opinion she will be more restricted in her choices. Will she have to give up being a US citizen?
There’s no reason why she couldn’t be a dual US-UK citizen (the Title of Nobility clause in the US constitution states only that the US can’t grant titles of nobility and members of the US government can’t accept foreign titles).
If she became a UK citizen and makes her home here, she might ultimately want to give up her US citizenship as it is easier for domicile and tax reasons (although she shouldn’t use that as a reason in her application). But certainly no one will require her to give up her US citizenship if she doesn’t want to.
Was the titles of nobility amendment ever fully ratified? Grace Kelly maintained US citizenship and all three of her kids had dual as well.
Hi nota, you’re right on the titles of nobility amendment. I was referring to Article 1, section 9, clause 8 of the constitution itself (the emoluments clause). I was trying to address seesit’s point above “I do not think you can at one and the same time retain your American citizenship AND become HRH the Duchess of Sussex, Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.” I don’t see any problem with doing both, legally.
Thanks, Tina. I remember reading that the Amendment had only been ratified by some, not others, so wasn’t valid. Good to know we’re talking about two different things.
Why bring up Kate at all?
What I think about Kate is about Kate alone. What I think about Meghan is about Meghan.
I have no idea why anyone finds that odd or is upset about that. They are nothing alike so why is that surprising? I don’t owe Kate positive opinions because I have them about Meghan.
One is dated and lazy, and the other is independent and contemporary. One speaks with the most absurd cringey accent the other does not.
I mean the list goes on and on.
Be a Kate stan all you want that is up to each person, but that doesn’t mean other people share your opinion.
@magnoliarose
Maria in the original comment on this thread brought up Kate, Meghan, ripped jeans and expectations for how women will dress when associated with the royal family. I am responding to her comment.
Kate has had years of promotion by the British press, if people have not warmed to her at this point or people find her style lacking, then maybe it’s HER. I don’t feel sorry for her at all, she pursued and chased that Royal life for a decade. She had plenty of time to adjust and make sure her hems didn’t fly up showing her rear on royal duties and IMO Those jeggings she wears on royal duties just look unsuitable, it’s not the necessarily that they are jeggings, imo, it’s that Kate wears them in Supertight, practically showing her pelvic bone and then yanks them up her butt , they looks gross, to me. Not everyone in the public eye will be liked equally or have style that appeals to everyone. Some people are just more charismatic or more likeable than others.
Meghan’s pants just seem casual, fun something she wore at a sporting event and she’s not wearing 6inch high heeled shoes with them, she’s wearing flats, it just looks casual, nice, not trying too hard, even if she may have been styled, I don’t if she was, but it works.
If Kate had been the one wearing ripped jeans people would have yelled at her that it was inappropriate
That’s what I was thinking too.
Me too and some Meghan fans are calling me names for pointing it out. 🙄
Apparently, she was the most googled actress in 2016. Learned this from the Today show. She looks better on tv than in photos.
“Apparently, she was the most googled actress in 2016”
I think that was because people were Googling to find out who she was. She wasn’t that well known outside Suits fandom before she started dating Harry. Usually, its already established stars that are constantly making headlines that get the top spot.
Last night I hunted for and then watched the first episode of Suits so I could see her/hear her talk. Its not a show I had been watching. I bet the series gets a little boost of people like me tuning in to check her out.
I had to Google Meghan because I hadn’t ever heard of Meghan before she started dating Harry.
I have a talent for being very observant . Look again at all the photos of the “hand holding”. She grabbed his hand, he leaves his arm hanging but never grips her hand. His fingers go straight down.
There are a bunch of pictures where Harry’s fingers aren’t “straight down”
http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/meghan-markle-fashion-26sept17-43.jpg
http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/meghan-markle-fashion-26sept17-01.jpg
http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/meghan-markle-fashion-26sept17-06.jpg
An important rule of being observant is to never judge body language by photos when there’s video available lol. Look again.
LOL
So you think that Harry’s straight finger in a single photograph is a signal to you that he’s calling M15 for help?
what a little sherlock you are, pointing out something we all can see and was already discussed yesterday!
You know there is a clip attached to this post right?
Okay “Barb.”
LOL Wow people are amazing. lololol
There’s also a picture (they don’t show much) of him kissing the top of her head (hair). You can tell he’s crazy about her.
Yup These two are totally into each other.
Poor girl wants to be trapped in that family??🤔
Harry has got to hurry up and marry someone before the balding sets in. He’s losing his hair rapidly.
Well, they look cute & relaxed. I’m not gonna speculate on their future but I will say a lot of the well placed sources maybe weren’t off about their vibe. It’s hard to explain…they don’t seem “new”. They seem like a couple that know each other…their cues. Like one thing I noticed that someone pointed out, at one point Harry was talking to someone & she didn’t seem to know what to do. So as if he sensed it, he put his arm on the back of her chair to include her into the conversation. You know those little things.
It was also cute how at the end she was the one chatting away, engaged & he tapped her bag to remind her they had to go. lol I don’t know…they seem like they’ve been together for years & not just one. He seemed confident, assured, happy…lovely to see. I wish them all the luck in world.
They make a good looking couple.
I ship these two so hard. They are so cute together. I love that she’s older than him, that she’s experienced and has had her own career and life before him and I love that she’s a sister!
I’ve had too many friends jump into marriage quickly only to divorce within ten years after a tumultuous marriage.
Take your time Harry. She can put some eggs on ice.
Don’t let her biological clock (or yours) rush you.
She was with her ex husband for seven years and then divorced after two years of marriage. Interesting comment. I’ve seen that with a few people I know.
Seven years is a long time.
Letizia dated her first husband for almost a decade before a quick marriage that ended after less than two years. She’s now happily married to Felipe and has been for 13 years.
Letizia and Felipe, Rania and Abdullah. Married within a year of meeting, happily together for 13 and 24 years.
Their timeline and their decision is theirs, not ours. What is right for some isn’t right for others. Why assume they would fail?
No one is assuming anything. We are commenting.
Saw Harry today at cycling in High Park. Tons of security, full circle around him and carrying guns. I didn’t like this. I don’t understand whyb t has to be so obvious. I had my grade 4 with me to cheer for our Canadian athletes and got tons of questions why this Harry guy is surrounded by men carrying guns. It left a bitter taste. A bit more discretion would had been nice.
I suspect this is just the beginning of a fairly big security ramp-up. Unfortunately they are both huge targets now. If I were their security, I would be talking to the US Secret Service to find out how they protected the Obamas so well for so long.
I’ve never seen so much security surrounding Harry. Usually they are quite low key. I think there must be some kind of threat otherwise they wouldn’t make it that obvious. I counted 6 plain clothed PPOs and 7 police officers with him when he and Meghan attended the wheelchair tennis match. There was of course a recent ISIS video that specifically targeted Harry.
I have no idea why but it is a lot of security and with guns in hand. I apologize for being sensitive towards such display at a public space full with kids but I disapprove strongly. The guns should have remained hidden. It was an unnecessary demonstration which wouldn’t had put off any true fanatic but looked and felt inappropriate to me as a parent and to my kid as well.
She really does look like HRH Waity and her sister, Lady Moderatley Wealthy. I imagine if Kate got lip fillers and a spray tan they’d be twins.
on another note, why are we comparing her to Kate? I’d much rather see side by side comps of her with Harry’s ex girls. She outshines all of them, easily!
Meghan looks ten younger than Kate and Pippa.
She looks like Paula Patton to me. Meghan looks exotic , she has a beautiful blend of African American and Caucasian from her parents. .
She has beautiful skin.
I think Meghan is great and great for Harry but I have my suspicions or a hunch that behind the scenes there is some mischief making for this engagement not to happen. I still think An ex is floating around.