Honestly, I believed that Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor’s christening had already happened a while ago. I thought that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had done it quietly in Montecito and they would reveal it at some point. But no, they waited to christen their daughter until she was close to her second birthday. Lilibet was christened last Friday in Montecito, at the Sussexes’ home. The Sussexes confirmed the news to People Magazine.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are celebrating the christening of their daughter Princess Lilibet Diana. PEOPLE exclusively confirms that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex held a christening for their 21-month-old daughter last Friday in a small and intimate ceremony at their home in Montecito, California.
When reached by PEOPLE, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: “I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3 by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor.”
According to a source, Meghan, 41, and Harry, 38, extended an invite to King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton, but they were not in attendance.
After their grandfather became monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth last September, Archie, 3, and Lilibet were afforded the titles of prince and princess under rules set out by King George V in 1917.
An insider tells PEOPLE there were between 20-30 guests at Friday’s intimate gathering, including Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, Lilibet’s godfather, Tyler Perry, and an unnamed godmother. Following the ceremony, attendees were treated to an afternoon of food and dancing — with Archie enjoying a dance with his little sister!
Perry was spotted arriving in Montecito last week ahead of the christening. He flew in for the ceremony from his home in Atlanta with a 10-person gospel choir that sang “Oh Happy Day” and “This Little Light of Mine” — a song that was played at Meghan and Harry’s wedding.
So wait… Tyler Perry was in Montecito last week, then he came back this week to spend even more time with his goddaughter and the Sussexes? That’s pretty awesome, as is the fact that he brought a gospel choir to the christening. Who is Lili’s godmother? Serena? Abigail Spencer? One of Meg’s sorority sisters? Princess Eugenie? We still don’t know Archie’s godparents either, they never confirmed those names. Anyway, I’m glad that Lili was christened at home in California. I’m glad the Sussexes extended the invitation to Harry’s garbage family, and it doesn’t surprise me at all that Charles, William and Kate skipped it.
PS… the predictable people are already crying about the use of “Princess Lilibet.” That’s her title. Charles hasn’t changed it. Yet.
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Tyler Perry is a fantastic godfather to lilibet. She really lucked out.
Yes and I’m sure it was a lovely gathering.
Tyler Perry will always be there for Princess Lilibet. He is such a wonderful man! The choir from Atlanta would have filled that place with the Holy Spirit. I would love to see photos of Lilibet and Archie dancing at the after party. So much love surrounds those two. They are blessed beyond measure.
Now the story about Pippa’s daughter’s christening and Kate and Wills attending makes sense! They were trying to step ahead of this news.
I’m trying to remember the date of pippa’s daughter’s christening. It wasn’t the same day was it?
The news articles are from March 2nd and say that Pippa’s daughter’s christening happened earlier that week.
PW probably released the news thinking it would make PH bitter that he went to Rose’s christening but not Lili’s. Probably they were relieved that PW didn’t bother. He probably didn’t even RSVP.
Rose was christened on March 3rd according to this website. So yes, same day as Princess Lilibet.
Rose was christened on March 3rd according to this website. So yes, same day as Princess Lilibet.
Oh was she now? Nasty people, these Windsors!
The Midds would have picked that day not the Windsors. With Kate telling them which day to pick after learning the date of Lili’s christening.
Kaiser posted the story on March 3rd. She didn’t say it happened on the 3rd. Reiterated what the article said ‘earlier this week’. Maureen(RE) has since revealed it was 5 days before Princess Lilibet Diana-making the previous Sunday, the 28th of Feb. Interesting RE didn’t include the date or the name of the church (or how many bathrooms said church has) in his initial big reveal or a picture of the event with Kate lovingly holding baby Rose.
IMO, baby Rose was baptized late summer/early fall of 2022.
Personally, I’m glad none of the Drab Four showed up. Don’t like the idea of any of them polluting the Sussexes beautiful warm home.
Sound like a lovely gathering for Princess Lili! Tyler Perry is a good man. Yep, I want to see a video of those adorable siblings dancing.
Yes, now that I look more, you’re correct @Agreatreckoning.
Ah, and that random ” it’s not yet known whether Lillibet has been christened” tidbit, which seemed such a random dig, makes sense now. Actually good on KP, they’re all the worst still, but strategically and narratively Pippa’s baby Rose christening does give W+K a “pass.” KC, not so much.
So it was a twisted leak…they knew it was about to happen so could finally leak that it hadn’t yet happened. Yikes. Every tidbit of knowledge is sold.
MrsCope, No pass for William. Kate could have gone to Rose’s christening and Willy to Lilibet’s christening.
So I guess it wasn’t “a lie” that she hadn’t been christened yet as was repeatedly claimed in a post here last week. 🙄
@RJD17 it may not have been a lie, but it was irrelevant statement designed as a totally unnecessary dig. What reason other than to make a dig was information about Lili in a story about Pippa’s family?
It’s called a misdirect, and it’s what Willnot and Cannot were attempting to pull off, but they are stupid, and think we can’t count, or do any deductive reasoning.
It is frankly amazing that none of them leaked the date, time, or location of the event in order to sic tabloids on it.
If I were the Sussexes I would require a two-step confirmation process. Only once you confirm attendance and provide flight number and arrival time would I disclose the place. Or just say “we’ll send a car” and not tell them at all.
They probably didn’t give them the exact date to avoid leaks, but they knew about the christening that’s why they had stalked Tyler Perry and eden wrote that article for Pippa’s daughter christening where he claimed that they didn’t know if lily was already baptized.
And I am certain they got proper formal paper invitations, not email invitations or cheap invitations from Party Pieces.
Very surprising indeed that they did not leaked the time, place etc. I think they did not know all the details ? Perhaps the Sussex left certain details out and just said that “ Hope you can join us to celebrate our daughter’s christening in March. If you are able to attend , please do RSVP and details will be shared at a closer date”
With that family of vipers you can’t give too much info.
But the news about Pippa’s daughter didn’t make a ripple. Nobody’s interested. Who’s she compared to Lili?
That’s so sweet. I love the whole event. And the fact that the (grand)dad and (uncle)brother chose to skip, well, they’re not about healing, bridge building or preventing generational trauma. They live off that shit.
The Sussexes will be doing this on Charles’s C-Day too: Celebrating at home with true friends and family—something Charles, Will, and Kate do not and never had.
Kate who adores babies or so she says could not be bothered. So much for her early years. Charles is too busy promoting the parker bowles children and grandchildren
Which makes me wonder if the Parker-Bowles children are not, in fact, Mountbatten-Windsor children.
My conspiracy hat says at least a few are and Charles will try to legitimize them during his reign. It will be a mess and destroy the monarchy, but that hasn’t stopped him before.
Wouldn’t that bump William down? As Tom PB is older than he is.
Doubt that Tom and Laura are Charles’ kids. Tom Parker-Bowles is the spitting image of Andrew Parker-Bowles for a start. And, even if they were, my understanding is that you can’t legitimise children even if their parents marry subsequent to the birth. I visited Harewood House in Yorkshire once – the second son of the family is the heir there because the eldest was born out of wedlock, even though his parents married later. It seemed odd to me but then it also explains the rigmarole Henry VIII went through with five wives. By all accounts he had several illegitimate sons but he definitely recognised one – Henry Fitzroy. If he could have just married the mother subsequent to the child’s birth then that would have been a hell of lot easier than taking apart the church and founding a new one.
ETA looks like we’re stuck with Baldemort as heir, unfortunately.
If anyone is interested here is the Wikipedia data on the current Earl of Harewood’s children born out of wedlock:
“Emily Tsering Shard (born 23 November 1975 in Bath). She is unable to bear the courtesy title of Lady as her parents were not married at the time of her birth. She obtained Royal Consent from the Privy Council to marry Matthew Shard on 12 February 2008.
Benjamin George Lascelles (born 19 September 1978 in Bath), a conservationist. Although he is Lord Harewood’s eldest son, he is unable to inherit his father’s titles as his parents were not married at the time of his birth.”
Maybe you can legitimise but you can’t inherit a title if born out of wedlock? Anyone know? Either way, the Parker-Bowles children are not getting into the line of succession to the throne.
@thehench @sarahlee It’s been mentioned in another post about Tom Parker-Bowles that he is the spitting image of Andrew Parker-Bowles but I just don’t see it. For one thing TPB has King Charles ‘ chin and APB face is “compact” and rounded whereas TPB’s face is longer. It looks to me like TPB has Camilla’s high forehead and KC’s jutting square chin.
Tom is obviously not Charles’s son. Laura may be his.
Yes, the children of a marriage are deemed to be children of the husband, there’s no going back on that. And also I am 💯 sure that the Parker Bowles children are not Charles’s, that’s not how the aristos roll. A fourth or fifth child? Possibly. Never a first or second.
I don’t think their presence was expected or wanted. I think at this point Harry and Meghan just cross the t’s and dot the i’s . “We’re going to invite them , so they can’t weaponize our NOT inviting them against us” They know their petty AF family. In any case, their presence was not necessary or missed. Sounds like a pretty good christening to me.
@Hench – “Emily Tsering Shard (born 23 November 1975 in Bath). She is unable to bear the courtesy title of Lady as her parents were not married at the time of her birth. She obtained Royal Consent from the Privy Council to marry Matthew Shard on 12 February 2008.”
Why did she need Royal consent to marry? Is she still in the line of succession even though she couldn’t be granted a title? And I thought only the first six people in line needed to get royal consent to marry? Is it all of them? Would Lilibet need to get consent in order to remain in the line of succession?
The Earl of Harewood’s illlegitimate offspring have all needed the Queen’s permission to marry, not sure why. It’s slightly bizarre because his fourth child, who was born in wedlock, also obtained permission from the Privy Council, but I don’t think the heir (third child) had to do so. I don’t think it has any bearing on Harry’s offspring.
They’re related but not that closely (second cousins to Charles). The Harewoods come from George V and Queen Mary’s daughter Mary Countess of Harewood (the Anne and Zara doppelganger). Makes no sense to me that they’d need to seek permission. They’re somewhere down in the 40s in the line of succession.
Ahhhh!!! Some of us speculated that Tyler’s visit was for the christening because he changed into a suit! We were right!!!
This sounds awesome! Bringing in the choir was a lovely touch. I hope that both of Lili’s godparents are black. Can you imagine if it is Oprah! She would have two black billionaire godparents!!
ETA: And yaaaaaass!! To their spokesperson calling her Princess!!!!
Releasing this news on International Women’s Day also compels KFC to officially declare A&L’s titles in the line of succession. Brilliantly played by the Sussexes!
I caught the “Princess” reference, too – it really shows that Harry and Meghan were still trying to reconcile with the BRF before, by allowing the Palace to erase the rightful titles. Now the gloves are off! No willingness to talk, evicting the Sussexes from their home, continuing the smears in the media…and all of a sudden the titles are used, we have a spokesperson on record all the time, and we have a christening in the U.S. The Sussexes are DONE and it shows!
I thought that too. They used the title so the rota couldn’t say they chose not to.
The christening was the week before.
Let’s not not do this nonsense about hoping the godmother was black.
I would guess maybe Princess Eugenie as I believe she was in the US around that time. Her or maybe Selena Williams.
@jan
Why is it “nonsense”, Jan? Why?
@Jan I don’t think it’s “nonsense”. It would be very nice if the British Princess Lili had 2 Black godparents. Also, you need to capitalize the word Black when you are speaking of human beings please.
Why is it “nonsense”? Obviously we know being Black isn’t enough to be a good person — see Candace Owens, Kanye, etc. — but it’s not like Meghan and Harry would choose someone awful. Tbh if I were writing these lives as a story, I’d make the godmother be an Irish citizen of Southwest Asian heritage, but as these are real human beings and I don’t work for the British tabloids, I’m going to try to stop such fantasizing about them. I’m sure whoever it is, they’ll be good.
100%, Snuffles!
O. M. G. Those creeps received an invite, ignored it, and leaked it so paps could trail Perry. Wow, I thought it was super random that he was papped.
Glad M&H did this. I bet they don’t go to the stupid gross chuckie pageant. Release a photo of A surrounded by celebs!!!!
Oh wow!!! I wondered how hard they had to be stalking Tyler Perry to catch a random visit to Montecito. Nobody will write that article though will they. How someone in BP or KP gave the details to paps even though the family was a united front in snubbing the Sussexxes.
Well now Harry and Meg can do the same to the email invite and not attend. Seems fair to reciprocate which a big no thank you.
That is twisted and devious but that is right on par for the brf at least they got minimal photos and only focused on Tyler Perry who is able to protect himself and has security.
I am happy that the baptism was allowed to remain private until after it happened and the other guests were not harassed. Sounds like it was a beautiful day for a celebration. I wish Princess Lilibet Diana all the best those who love her and are important showed up. That is what matters.
They only focused on Tyler Perry because they don’t know the identity of the godmother. They are truly creepy and the BRF is truly terrible for leaking re: christening…
Yup — Superleaker strikes again. In the Netflix documentary Meghan said 6 weeks after they arrived on Vancouver Island, the paps found them and started hounding them. When Tyler Perry offered them his home, it only took 6 weeks for the paps to find them AGAIN. The only people who knew where they were at the time were guess who…KFC and Pegs. Those two are leakier than a wet diaper.
Chuck also knew. Don’t let him off the hook.
Jaded didn’t let Chuck off the hook. She included KFC in her post.
I wonder if they delayed it in the hopes that Harry’s dad would reconcile in time to attend. That’s heart breaking, even though let’s be honest, those little ones are better off not being an active part of their main Windsor family.
My guess is that Harry made every effort to get Lili christened in the UK while the Queen was still alive and they were thwarted at every turn with William throwing a tantrum and Charles withholding demanding concessions from Harry before he would give his blessing.
This. But that’s ok, this works better. And was a joyful occasion I’m sure.
I agree. Harry would have wanted Lili to be in one of those christening gowns, like Archie. His entire life’s purpose is to break free of being only a spare, and less than his sibling.
Maybe. But it could’ve been done during the jubilee. The Queen didn’t need to be there. It would’ve been easier to squeeze it in despite the schedule than to get family to California.
@BQM it couldn’t have been done during the Jubbly because it was the Jubbly which was focused heavily on celebrating the queen. It was already Lili’s birthday week so there was lots going on already. The leaks alone were on overdrive that week regarding the Sussexes. Imagine the endless leaks and headlines by having Tyler Perry and other godparents coming in for the christening. They as usual chose the best option for them and their children.
^^ @Nerd, Tyler Perry said in the Netflix documentary that he was honored to be Lili’s godfather, but he also told M&H that he didn’t want any part of being involved in a ceremony if it took place in England.
My bet is that they gave KFC plenty of advance notice so he couldn’t say his schedule was too full. It made it obvious that he just couldn’t be bothered. It’s not like the royals don’t fly in for one or two days in other places.
They will for bags of unmarked bills
To not go to your granddaughter’s christening (regardless of your issues with your son) is pretty shitty. Charles is truly awful. I’m glad they let us know they extended an invite and the family refused. I’m sure Charles didn’t want this info out there because it makes him look truly awful.
Charles could have gone. He is a horrible person.
Charles should have gone!!!
Proves his mother, the Queen, was a much more magnanimous person than he. Charles the spiteful.
It would have been such great PR for Charles to attend the christening! Imagine the headlines he would have gotten. And especially if he really wants Harry to attend his coronation. Harry would look a lot worse if his father flew all the way to Cali for the christening but then Harry didn’t attend the coronation, even if the RF still hadn’t apologized or met any of Harry’s other conditions. That would have been the best outcome for Charles. I so surprised none of his advisors can see it.
My guess is that Chucklefuck and Will-di Amin are intent on “winning,” and “winning” for them means that Harry comes back with his head bowed, divorces Meghan, renounces his children, marries whatever government issue dumb aristo lady they set before him (or a cardboard cutout, for all they care, so long as it’s white).
Nothing else but “victory” in their minds is acceptable. They see any compromise as “being weak.” They don’t care that they are being racists. They are king and heir and they want what they want. I’m reading “Why Does He Do That” by Lundy Bancroft–it’s about abusive men and why they do what they do. Here’s a great quote from that book:
“The abusive man’s high entitlement leads him to have unfair and unreasonable expectations, so that the relationship revolves around his demands. His attitude is: “You owe me.” For each ounce he gives, he wants a pound in return. He wants his partner to devote herself fully to catering to him, even if it means that her own needs—or her children’s—get neglected.”
Fully applicable to both king and heir. They should change the national anthem from “God Save the King” to “God Protect Us From This Bastard”
Heeey, I read that book. It was incredibly insightful!
In my family, if you don’t come to my big event, then I’m not going to your big event. Problem solved.
Let’s not forget that this is the same grandfather who refused to attend the same granddaughter’s 1st birthday when she was in the same country. I also don’t believe the story that he met Archie and Lili during the Jubbly just before the church service. That never made sense to me because if they met at his home just before the procession to the church service, where were Archie and Lili while Harry and Meghan were in the car going to the service? I can’t believe that they would trust their children to remain in London surrounded by any of the vipers in the RF or the RF staff. I think the children remained at FC with their nanny and others who love them.
That sounds like a lovely low key Christening. I imagine it was the opposite of Prince Archie’s christening in stress level as well.
Well done Harry and Megan, you were the bigger people inviting those no marks. No surprise that they didn’t come, but PLEASE release the pictures on the day of the clowning to show SOME people that your family comes first with you. The “Royal” idea of family is just a group of people trying to outdo everyone else in their circle and not giving a stuff about anyone but themselves. I wonder if bullyam and Khate have got all their plans and invites in place for their coronation as it won’t be long if they get their way!
So granddad Charles chose to ‘celebrate’ his granddaughters christening by announcing he was evicting her parents?
Anyway I’m glad that she was christened in the presence of her loving family and amazing godfather. May she continue to be blessed.
PS that story of Archie dancing with Lili is the cutest
You expect any different from that deadbeat and other racist members of that family? They’re quick to embrace Camilla’s non royal grandchildren but want nothing to do with the blood Prince Archie and Princess Lili due to their genetic makeup.
Princess Lilibet! Tyler Perry is a serious godfather. Bringing a whole choir while Charles probably didn’t even send a card.
He sent an eviction notice. Tyler Perry was probably relieved none of “those people” showed up.
Ain’t it the truth.
Charles is probably scared sh*t less of Tyler Perry. Tyler has all the smoke for him and I love it!
They really have good advisors and people around them. Keep calm and carry on indeed, right? Y’all want them to be permanently crouching in the fetal position as victims, and they are working and living, and celebrating milestones. Meanwhile, Harry (just by living authentically) is chipping away at Charles’ “I’m his father, I love him and that doesn’t change” narrative and Charles handed him the pickax LOL. You’ve been invited to his home for an intimate family celebration —an important one in your family. And I’m sure they sent hand calligraphied (not a word, I know!) invites to everyone. Meghan has class in buckets, man. And the use of Princess?! Chef’s kiss! And a great history lesson for everyone. Charles will have to rip it all away and he’s only hurting himself in the process. If he doesn’t do it, William 100 percent will one day.
I bet that the christening was later than usual because PH gave the RF plenty of advance notice since they act like their schedules are set in stone months ahead. Probably more of an advance notice than those invited to the con.
PRINCESS LILI!!!! It fills me with great joy to know the racists are seething and incandescent with rage. If Charles wants to strip away his mixed race grandchildren’s titles then it’ll only help further prove that family is racist.
It fills my heart with joy as well. Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie.
Apparently the People Magazine website carries more clout than the royal one.
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Just here to say that I’m glad People mag is normalizing Prince and Princess for the Sussex children, because that’s what they have been as soon as Charles became king.
I won’t hold my breath waiting for their titles to be changed on the royal website, but I think it will be harder for Charles to change their status if everyone can see his actions for what they are. I hope it sticks in his craw that the rest of the world still talks about Harry’s mother as “Princess Diana”.
And yes, Archie and Lilly might decide later that they prefer not to use their titles, but the point is that Charles should not withhold them from his biracial grandchildren by default.
Sounds like a fun family day! I’m glad they A) made it clear that the abusers were invited but did not show up (we’ll see if the RRs actually question them about that) B) addressed Lili as PRINCESS Lili.
That’s so sweet! Best wishes to Princess Lili and family. I’m glad that in the midst of all the crap spewing from the Unroyal mafia in the UK, the Sussexes are moving ahead, just like Harry said. And I hope they sent the christening invite by email, just like the Unroyals did with their Con-a-thon invite.
I’m amazed that they can make this kind of event happen completely under the radar. 30 guests means caterers, probably a tent on the lawn, food, gospel choir, music, and no paps? unreal. Good for them.
Sometimes I wonder if they have a secret entrance somewhere. But, yeah, they’ve clearly secured their property. And it seems like the city of Montecito also play a part in keeping helicopters and drones away. Not just for their sake but for all the other rich celebrities that also live there.
It seems like it’s a protective community. Like they take care of their own. You really don’t have “I live down the road from Prince Harry and THIS is how he DRIVES” headlines or anything.
Anyway, manifesting Serena as Princess Lili’s godmother
How did the paps trailing Tyler miss the fact that he had a choir with him? Or did they just assume they were his employees? KFC will probably lament that he couldn’t attend because of it being in California and how he would have attended if they had done it in the UK.
That was the second time Tyler was Montecito in week.
The paps didn’t miss it. They chose to not include the choir or anyone else flying with Tyler.
It’s more negative to make it seem like he was the sole passenger on a private jet. Like when the BM would put out stories riding in gas guzzling SUV’s with pics. Except, they made a point of sharing photos from angles that didn’t show they were actually green friendly vehicles.
This.
All their actions reinforce that they are not a family. They are a cult. Nothing more, nothing less. Charles, Camilla, William and Kate. Vicious racists.
I’m so happy that Lilibet had loving and caring people around her. Good vibes only. Her family in England are really horrible people.
Charles not going to see those darling little grandchildren of his shows how coldhearted petty man he is.
This sounds lovely! I hope it was a wonderful time. I am so glad they have supportive people in their lives who love their kids.
It also makes me a little sad that it shows once again that Harry’s family is awful. Them missing events like this in the babies’ lives must hurt him.
I know I am projecting. I’m estranged from my brothers for multiple reasons for the last 5 years, and have little contact with their small children (and vice versa). That part is the hardest part of the whole thing. Our mom died over 10 years ago and if she were alive, things probably would be different. My kids are missing out on what could be good relationships, were the situation different. I am missing out on their kids’ lives too. It’s sad.
Hugs, Abby. I went low-contact with my brother three years ago, and feel similarly about my nephews. It was healthy for me but stinks for my kid and his. Hopefully in our cases the kids can connect on their own later in life. And in the meantime, it’s all about the “found family.” ♥️
Thank you so much Beana. I have hope for reconnecting at some point, particularly the kids, later one. I feel blessed to have a really close and loving set of in-laws and extended family on my husband’s side, so our kids are surrounded by involved family, even if it’s not my side.
I love the Sussexes spokesperson and everything about this statement – calling her PRINCESS. YES. Lets get it out there that she is a princess currently, no matter what Charles may do down the line. Right now, she’s Princess Lilibet Diana.
And I love that it was put out there that charles and camilla and W&K were invited. Charles absolutely could have gone. he could have rearranged his schedule, flown out the day before, stayed for a long weekend, and then flown home. but he was too busy evicting H&M from Frogmore for that.
Yeah, agree, it was smart to call her Princess Lili. Now, no one can say oh the Sussexes didn’t want their kids to have titles so we went ahead and wrote a new patent taking them away. The Sussexes are letting everyone know that, regardless of the website that conveniently hasn’t beeen updated, Archie and a Lili automatically became prince and princess when Charles became king.
That’s my reading too. Until now, with H&M being silent about the titles the BRF could claim the Suxesses didn’t want them for their children, but with their spokeperson using it for Lili it feels like they’re planting their flag and letting Chuck figure it out. I’m excited to see how he fucks it up because you know he will.
Prince Lilibet, by birth and by blood.
Did People magazine break the story or did one of the RR tabloids break the story? I’m curious 🧐 how the news of the christening got out.
I think they (the Sussexxes) have officially decided to play ball with People Magazine, and I’m not mad. It remains the Minivan Majority’s go-to site. As long as they have People on their side, they’ll be able to control what the normies like us see/absorb. It pushes all the eviction stuff down, and erases IMO that weak argument that people are trying to use against Harry about how he should show up for his father. Harry said we don’t know all that he does behind the scenes to have a relationship with his father. This is exhibit #20004.
They are also very matter-of-fact and give out clear info through their reps. It’s a way to prevent the spinning of lies that will happen in the tabs. Imagine, the DM might say it was a 200 person party or something while the Sussexes made it clear it was 20-30 people.
Let’s also remember that H&M never said they weren’t going to work with any popular magazine or newspaper ever again. They just said they were NOT going to work with certain ones, so that’s why when we read People, we see a quote from their spokesperson, when we read the DM, its all “a sussex insider” which we know is just BS. Now maybe some Sussex sources in People (besides the actual spokesperson) are less embedded in the Sussex world than others, but we know no one from Sussex world is talking to the DM etc.
I think it was well played for the Sussexes release this to People Mag, which is the RF’s go to “American” media outlet.
By entering the RF’s turf to let the world know that the WanKs and C&C were invited (and declined), H&M bought themselves some latitiude with which to decline the Chubbly. Outside the UK, people relate to a family christening more than they relate to a family coronation (hehe). And they put the Princess Lilibet thing out there for the world to see, making it much more awkward for Tampon to revoke A&L’s titles. Fanf*ckingtastic.
They can kiss my rear with the tears of calling Lilibrt Princess. Her grandfather is the KING of England FFS!
So the fact that Perry was named but not the Godmother, hear me out because sometimes I over think and dive deep, is like a silent way of telling BaRF- Perry is family (and vice versa). Perry has power and money. They are establishing themselves well and rooting themselves in America. Salty island can keep playing victim.
I think Tyler announced it himself. The godmother (if there is only one other godparent) probably didn’t want a public announcement for privacy reasons.
Yeah, Tyler said he was going to be godfather in the Netflix docuseries. It’s good that the godmother is protected.
I really think it is probably Ashleigh, her neice that was made God Mother since she is Meghan’s family and looked to be very much a part of the children’s lives in CA. (I know that it Serena or Abagail would both be wonderful choices also.) She is one blessed little Princess.
Thank you for clarification. I’m always up for silent power plays and signals so I was like Hmmmm.
I believe for the British royals it’s typical to have six godparents. And they must all be Christians. Thus, although it has never been officially confirmed, Archie’s godparents are likely Mark Dyer, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, and the often speculated Charlie van Straubenzee (for Harry); and (for Meg) Markus Anderson, Genevieve Hillis, and possibly, Benita Litt (Meg’s California friend — Meg is a godmother to Litt’s daughters).
In America, it’s probably more typical to have fewer godparents, so two seems about right for our little American princess, Lilibet Diana! 🥳💗
I know that controlling what the public sees and hears of their children is important to Harry and Meghan and we have to respect their privacy, but DAMN, what I wouldn’t give to see a photo or clip of Archie dancing with Lili!
And once again, I absolutely love Tyler Perry for stepping up. He’s proof that sometimes, the family you choose is the best sort.
I do not expect anything and I’m not demanding to get this information, but man, my curiosity is real and craving details. What kind of cake did they have? What food did they serve? What was Meghan wearing?
Same! If any pictures are released, let the food porn begin please!
I really want to see Meg and Lil’ Di’s outfits. I don’t want to be nosy but I need to know this.
Last year W&K made a huge deal about snubbing Lili’s birthday party. This year the BRF get an invite to Lili’s christening and turn it down. Tell me again why H&M should now sacrifice their son’s birthday to attend an overpriced conanation!
Lily is whiter than will and Kates kids. Imagine being concerned about how brown she would be. William is an idiot
Their children takes after the middletons a lot especially Michael Middleton, in that regard.
I thought they were all images of Michael Middleton when they were young – Louis still does. Now, every time I see a picture of Charlotte all I see TQ and George I see William and/or Charles Spencer.
Because racist myths are not actually about skin color. See how they used to talk and write about the Irish a mere century ago, and I’m sure still do in private.
PRINCESS Lilibeth! PERIOD.
Love the couple! Now take their titles Charles! Do it while the whole world watches and knows why.
I’m surprised the Palace didn’t leak this information. But maybe they did because Richard Eden was bleating about the christening not taking place yet. I love the include of Lili’s title. If the Palace doesn’t want to acknowledge it that’s on Charles.
Except they did leak it @Amy Bee hence Tyler Perry being stalked by the Daily Fail. My guess is the Sussexes knew there would have been a leak and played a game of chess with the dates that they gave to the unroyals and I’m loving it!!
Richard Eden was talking about Lil’s christening last week so someone in the Palace told him about it.
yeah! I imagine they invited the BRF with a general date range of last week with the promise of more information should they confirm to avoid any leaks, thus Tyler’s stalking by the tabs and eden’s article about not knowing if lily was baptized… the royals just leaked the only information they had…well played, Sussexes!!!
Apparently Buck Palace have confirmed that it’s Princess (and presumably Prince) Lilibet & Archie and the website will update that to confirm it “in due course”
HAHAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Love this @Hannah!
Not updated now. Shows their incompetence. A competent employee could type that in and update in a few minutes.
It has been a conscious decision NOT to acknowledge the change for so long, they count on the public not knowing the rules so that they can spin it as a bargaining chip or punishment for stepping out of line.
Why not now? They became Prince and Princess the minute Charles became King. William and Kate got their Wales titles within two days of the Queen’s death.
And updated their social media basically immediately. and I think their titles on the succession page were updated very quickly as well, although I don’t remember how quickly (within a few days though.)
In due course? Yeah and how long is that gonna be? And it should’ve happened immediately after the Queen passed.
I’ll believe it when I see it, that due course can mean whenever we feel like it or never.
Hear me out. This is all one long negotiation. Keep the kids’ titles for life, we go to your dumb self-congratulatory event for being the first and fastest but dumbest sperm to reach your mother’s egg. We announce you didn’t come to our event, but we show up to yours to suggest we’re open to healing. You announce you’re going to evict us from Frogmore, but you pay us back and back us in our quest at Home Office for Royal security in the UK. It’s all going on behind the scenes.
That…makes a lot of sense. I could see Harry agreeing to attend the stupid Chubby if he felt like it would keep the BRF from taking away his kids’ titles. I personally don’t get the point of them, but Harry grew up in a world where they have meaning, and I could see him being protective.
No. Let us not join the Uk media in making things up.
@Petra — there’s a difference between conjecture and making things up. ThatsNotOkay could very well be right in her theory — this is a period of negotiation for both sides. And I’d add that KFC is likely banging the Wails’s heads together to get them to at least behave cordially if the Sussexes do attend and not look like they’re about to get into a fistfight with them.
@ThatsNotOkay Agree with everything, but I do think Andy’s conceptualizing sperm could have given Chuckie’s a run for the money, in terms of dumbest sperm to the egg. I know: Two entirely different royal womb events, years apart. Just saying.
And the derangers on Twitter are melting down. I love to see it.
Princess Lillibet Diana !! . Here’s waiting for some photos to be released
Blessings and love to Princess Lilibet and Price Archie on the occasion of her christening!
I imagine that somewhere in Kate’s cold black heart she was wishing Willy would have said, “yeah, we’ll go,” so that she could see inside the Montecito palace and run upstairs when the food was served to rummage through Meghan’s closet.
And we all know Kate is dying to see what type of stove Meghan has in her kitchen.
you KNOW Kate was dying to go. A weekend (or more) in Southern California instead of pretending to work? A chance to spy on the Sussexes and get more information to leak to the press? She was probably so mad that William said no.
Woah, the BBC has the story in one of it’s top articles, it refers to her as Princess Lilibet with an explanation that she automatically became one when KCIII became king.
I presume that they’ve contacted BP for a comment on the title as they quote ‘ Buckingham palace has said the royal website will “be updated in due course “ to reflect the title.
Heads must be exploding and someone is incandescent 😆
Heads ARE exploding. Derangers are crying and shrieking on Twitter about Charles’ weakness and how he’s undone his power move in evicting the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage.
It’s delicious.
As someone-else has posted (I can’t remember if it’s here or Twitter) these are so-called royalists, who purport to be experts in protocol and tradition! Yet somehow it passed them by that Archie and Lili had those titles the minute Charles became king. Even the awful Richard Eden was busy stirring the pot by saying that the king hasn’t issued a Letter Patent so Lili wasn’t really a princess. You really couldn’t make this up. Well obviously you can and they did.
Well played by the Sussexes!
Clearly they KNEW the palace would tip off the fail, they have no shame! We now know why Tyler Perry was being stalked. Good thing they were steps ahead of the unroyals LOL.
The timing is perfect (Chef’s Kiss) You were all invited to Princess Lili’s christening and you wouldn’t bother to come but had the energy to leak the Frogmore Eviction to the press around the same time of the christening? No thanks for your “emailed invitation’ to the con-a-nation.
The BaRF have really showed their hands and I pray that H and M spend Archie’s birthday with him anywhere else but salt island. What a trashy bunch of rodents KFC and his Klan are!
I mean, they just keep punching themselves in the face. They KNEW Lili was being christened. They KNEW exactly when. They were invited likely MONTHS in advance. Hell, maybe almost a year in advance considering Lili is almost 2 years old now.
They were given plenty of time to respond and had plenty of time to plan any PR they wanted. Since the invite, they put out a steady drumbeat of how they don’t want Harry or Meghan to step foot in the country and if they do, they must be put on a short leash. AND They EVICTED them from their home and offered it to a disgraced pedophile.
And Harry and Meghan clowned ALL of their asses with one press release. Showing grace and dignity. Showing that they have made good faith efforts to reconcile. AND put King Charles on the back foot over Archie and Lili’s titles.
It’s interesting to see the royal rota spin in real time. When the news came out they were put out that Lili was called Princess in the statement only to turn around and say the Palace will update the website to include her and Archie’s title. It would seem that the Palace is capable of keeping quiet when it comes to the Sussexes. Let’s hope that continues. This kind of makes Charles look worse after leaking that he was kicking his grandchildren out of Frogmore.
Yes this is interesting bc of what you said about the palace being capable of keeping quiet. I don’t think this was the Sussexes forcing Charles’ hand in any way, I think the decision had already been made that he was NOT going to change the LPs and that they would remain Prince and Princess. So these discussions were going on while he’s evicting them from Frogmore? Was this part of the negotiation to get them to attend the Chubbly? IDK. But considering BP leaks everything else they know about the Sussexes, this is interesting.
also interesting the news of her christening was not fully leaked, although we can see some obvious hints of it from last week and the week before or whenever Rose was christened. Wonder if those leaks came from KP then and not BP? Again, I don’t know.
I think the palace didn’t fully leak the details of the christening because the royals weren’t coming and they knew it would look bad. Harry said a meeting had to happen for things to move forward, what better way to do that than going to the christening? So Charles had the opportunity, presumably for months, and didn’t. It once again blows a whole in Charles fake, loving father PR on top of the eviction news being leaked.
I am so happy that king Tyler is always there for his goddaughter princess lili. Long May he live and always be there to be a real family to them . Hail hail king Tyler and little princess lili and little prince Archie .
Have ya’ll seen the bio for the Archbishop?
“In those called to leadership in the church, whether lay or ordained, he encourages the exercise of empathy and curiosity as tools of evangelism, to enrich relationships and build new ones across the barriers of difference and prejudice according to race, language, geography, orientation, identification, age, and socioeconomics.”
“Bishop Taylor has written two novels, Patterns of Abuse and Jackson Place, in addition to numerous newspaper and magazine articles and a blog, “The Episconixonian,” as well as regular posts on social media.”
https://diocesela.org/bishops-office/
He’s a former director of the Nixon Library and former chief of staff for Nixon? I could not have predicted that! Also, since he was only ordained in 2004, he certainly became Archbishop very quickly.
I love how they’re now “forcing” Charles to show his racism/ignorance/hatefulness by taking the kids’ titles away. It’s one thing for him to decree the Prince/ss titles can’t be used, if the kids hadn’t used it. But now that they have? To snatch them away? Go on, King! Show us what a loving father, grandfather, monarch you are!!! It really feels like the Windsors are playing checkers while the Sussexes are playing chess.
After the heat he got after the eviction, I don’t expect Charles to strip their titles at the moment. But idk, I don’t trust him not to do it one day. That queen in Denmark did that with her grandchildren and they were college age right? At least here, the Sussexes are making it clear the kids are titled by birthright and anything that happens now is a choice made by Charles.
LMAO well played by the Sussexes. After all the bs briefings about how Prince Archie and Princess Lili have to earn their titles, they’ve set the record straight. They’ve always had them and if Chuckles wants to be so bold with his racism, he should go ahead and strip them. I hope the part about inviting the others is because they’re not going to the chubbly..we invited you to an intimate ceremony important to us and our family and you didn’t attend, don’t expect us to come to yours as well. Keep that same energy guys. Looks like they all had a lovely time, I hope Tyler told them to forget about those inbreds and move on, they’ve established a wonderful life in California.
Smart move! If people are like “why didn’t H&M come to the Chubbly” they can be like “well he, Cam, W&K didn’t come to their granddaughter/niece’s christening when we invited them. Instead, those four spent that week publicizing our eviction, bigging up Cam’s kids and grandkids and W&K prioritized going to Pippa’s kid’s christening so we are only following their example and prioritizing Archie’s birthday over Charles’ thing”. And yes Lili is a damn Princess so everyone can proceed to lose their minds while H&M live unbothered.
Palmer and English are writing that BP isn’t disputing Lili’s title and the website will be updated.
I mentioned in another thread that I’ll believe this when l see it. “In due course” can mean soon or never. And if the titles are officially acknowledged for now, there’s nothing to prevent William from issuing new LPs revoking them if/when he becomes king. Or Charles issuing one eventually. But for now, l admire how the Sussexes are playing three-dimensional chess forcing Charles’ dithering hand in formal recognition of their children’s titles.
I’m loving the spokeperson using Lili’s title in the confirmation. I think tonight I’ll get some popcorn and laugh at those angry racists complaining about it.
Publicly claiming the princess and prince titles for their beautiful children is giving me LIFE. I admire that they’re showing courage to stand up for their kids even knowing that OF COURSE it’s going to send all the salt-snorters into tailspins of fury and incandescent rage. Princess Lili and Prince Archie – 😍
The description sounds like lots of fun. The christening is so familiar, the solemn part (naming ritual) then the eating and dancing – a celebration.
Such happiness!!
I am happy that an invitation was sent to the extended family and that they declined.
Let’s hope that wouldn’t be added to their grievances, when their pettiness is subverted by quiet disregard.
God’s richest blessings to Princess Lilibet Diana.
May she experience God’s Purpose and Will in her life’s journey filled with peace, love, joy, goodness, faith, temperance, humility and kindness etc
May his protection be ever present against the evil forces…
Congratulations!!
First of all, congratulations to Princess Lilibet on her christening! It was wonderful to see her title used in the media and the confirmation that Archie and Lilibet will have the Prince and Princess titles, even on the Royal Family website. I do wonder if this was part of the ongoing negotiations. These past few weeks have been a PR disaster for KC, Camilla, William and Kate. They just cannot hide their true selves. The “evictions” made them look like irrational, racist bullies who have no regard for family, security, legal agreements nor taxpayer dollars. They look petty and spiteful in making Harry & Meghan “negotiate” for the money used to renovate Frogmore. They look tone deaf with their lavish royal homes sitting empty in the middle of a cost of living crisis, and now they are spending more renovating Royal Lodge again and the Queen’s former apartments at Windsor. They look cold & racist skipping out on the christening of their granddaughter/niece, a blood princess who is mixed race. They look incredibly spiteful and racist for waiting 4 years to use a Prince title for Archie & 2 years to use the Princess title for Lilibet, again their own blood. They look petty & mean in leaking that H & M will be sidelined & controlled if they attend the coronation. Charles, Camilla, William and Kate continue to confirm absolutely everything stated by H&M in both the documentary and book.
I am so happy to see Princess Lili’s title in an official publication.
I would have thought that the eviction notice made clear to the Sussexes that the English connection was over and had them go ahead with the Christening in the US but Tyler Perry had already made clear that he wasn’t going to England so that probably isn’t it.
I wonder if the English Windsors’ “no” to the Christening is predictive of the Americans’ response to the coronation? Because even if they were busy they could have sent a stand in.
I’m also wonder if Chuck and Willy feel they will lose the security case so they are evicting the Sussex to throw up another security roadblock.
Lmao this is damn funny. Come on then Chuck, go and take away their automatic titles. Go on, I dare you 🤣 you know the Sussexes will still thrive without all their titles. Would you survive Chuck?
Thank you Tyler Perry for stepping up!
I think this is extremely well played by Harry and Meghan. Announcing the baptism and that C & C and W & K were invited but did not attend gives perfect cover for Harry and Meghan to stay away from the Clowning.
Also, the use of Princess …
Brilliant.
I wonder if members of Harry’s Spencer family attended Lilibet’s christening.
I imagine Diana’s sisters being there. That would make Charles’, Camilla’s, Kate’s and Will’s non-attendance even worse.
A definite possibility. The aunties would definitely come if invited. Not sure about Uncle Charles.
Chas has been posting pics of his estate on Twitter so I don’t think he’s been in CA
Also he wasn’t in the pic of Archie’s christening so I doubt he’d fly to CA for Lili’s.
I’m selfish but I want pictures!! Putting it out there that the senior working royals weren’t invited but they declined was a masterstroke. The Wailes going to the christening of Pippa’s daughter seems last minute, like it was put together quickly to get out of Lili’s christening. Congratulations PRINCESS Lilibet Diana.
Normally I would entertain coincidences, but not with this nest of vipers. That’s probably what happened. They think they’re so slick.
Princess Lili and Prince Archie mean NOTHING to their grandfather and uncle. And the whole world knows why.
I hope Princess Lili had the best time, surrounded by loved ones and playmates. No need for the dark cloud of resentment and racism which her evil Uncle William and Grandfather Charles would bring to the party. Frankly, I hope Charles never darkens the Sussexes’ door. I’ve come to believe Charles would rain harm and destruction down on them if he had the slightest opportunity. Charles doesn’t love his own flesh and blood.
The royals being invited to their home for the christening to me is a sign that Harry and Meghan will go to the coronation. For whatever reason they’re willing to continue to extend olive branches. Also I keep forgetting that these two are pro monarchy. They have an issue with the way the institution is run but not with the institution itself.
They aren’t pro-monarchy, least of all Meghan, they are pro-public service by the monarchy but were restrained from doing all they could, but are doing now. Hindsight is 20-20 and I’m sure looking back now they see the institution as sick, flawed and anachronistic and with a much clearer POV of how utterly useless it is.
Harry still believes in the monarchy and he would still be in it if Meghan was treated right.
I don’t think it’s even about pro or anti monarchy with them. It’s about recognition of discriminatory actions via the different treatment & expectations for Meghan, Archie & Lili. They are right to not accept this.
No modern person can be pro-monarchy. If Charles really wants to be a visionary, he would contact the PM and Commonwealth and make plans for institution’s dissolution and it’s members and hanger- on would renounce their titles.
@ArtMaven, that’s exactly what he would do if he cared at all about his legacy, instead it’s already turning to s**t! 💩
@Kimsan, The way I view this is that H&M felt it was important to invite their immediate family members to Princess Lili’s christening. The Sussexes have said that they want the family, not the Firm.
I don’t see the act of inviting their miserable relatives – the Flaccid Foursome – as ample evidence that Harry & Meghan will attend the Firm/state ceremony which is the Clowning.
I really don’t know what they will do! But can you imagine just for one minute the kind of articles from the RR we would have, if they hadn’t sent invitations to Charles and the wails? The Sussexes have shown us multiple times how attentive to the details and how media savvy they are.. the ball is in the royals court. And I haven’t seen the timetable, but didn’t their announcement about receiving royal correspondence come after the princess lily’s christening? They are still thinking about it as their spokesman said.
Not that I’m taking up for him but in no way do I think Charles sees his grandchildren as anything but his grandchildren.
Now having said that, and taking out the whole Firm’s rules and regulations, this is a very disfunctional family going back generations. In that Harry is correct, this behavior is passed down as to how to act and how to react. I personally have always though Charles a rather odd bird and kinda cold. I do believe he is carrying on those “royal” behavioral patterns cloaked as protocal. I also believe he was not a favorite child, not that he wasn’t loved, he was the future king so different rules were applied to him probably long before he could walk. Frankly Anne would make a better Queen than Charles a King.
And honestly they could have sent someone from the family, and lets not forget Diana’s family in all this, what’s up with them, Spenser never really comments. Its a strange way of being on both sides, I honestly don’t see the warmth. They should just cut their losses, love them from afar and get on with raising two happy, healthy and growned kids who break that generational curse.
I think I missed something. Why did they release this info and make a statement about it? I know there was some chatter about why Tyler was there and changed into a suit…but I wouldn’t think that would be enough to release info on such a private event. I also need to see the fashion from this, I’m not even embarrassed about it!
Wouldn’t it be delicious if they go to the UpChuckathon and bring Tyler Perry with them for moral support!
Carry on with the happy in CA!
A gospel choir? Dancing? Best. Christening. Ever.
I’m so happy for Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie. They have loving and smart-as-hell parents who have made sure they are surrounded by love and joy — two things that were missing from Harry’s childhood after Diana died.
Charles and his courtiers are just outclassed by the Sussexes at every turn.
Tyler Perry 👑.
Got to be honest I’d never heard of him until H&M’s move hit the news (I’m a bit of a media/movie recluse except for H&M stuff since they’ve been relentlessly bullied).
However, as with all those showing solidarity, love & empathy with this little family, I’ll always now keep an eye out for anything he puts out into the world professionally & support those things in any little way I can. Just as the BM send their attack dogs out to try to intimidate every venture, company, friend of H&M’s, many of us will counteract those aggressions by making sure we’re spending our money where the kindness is.
So glad Princess Lili and Prince Archie had a lovely day and could dance together surrounded by love and acceptance.
I would LOVE for Tyler Perry to be the Sussexes guest at the Chubbly. They should make that a condition of them going at all. King Tyler will take no shit from the RF. He is a guardian angel with a big, big heart. I’d so love to see a pic of King Tyler holding Princess Lili on her special day! Naturally, he will be a far better grandfather figure than her own grandfather. Chosen family can be so much better than the one you were born into.
So lovely to have a happy story! Blessings to Lili Diana and her brother Archie. May they grow in happiness and grace, supported always by loving parents, a grandmother who hugs, and faithful godparents.
Imagine racist Kate and William Around a bunch of black peoples who don’t give two f about there titles . Of course they didn’t go Meghan and Harry have shown nothing but kindness and empathy towards the royal family and willingness to forgive . While William and Kate Camilla and Charles choose to live in bitterness and hate Lilly and Archie are better off Never Knowing these vile disgusting creatures.
Well said. And I would like to add, it is clear to the entire world while Megan says, not one word Directly or indirectly? They continue their smears and attacks. It’s pathological that they would think anyone would believe that they are victims in the situation. It’s so laughable that it’s sad.
First of all congratulations Princess Lilibet 🥰
And
The colonizer family is nothing but PURE TRASH all they do abuse this family on the world stage and send hundreds of thousands of people who hate them their way. They didn’t even acknowledge being invited or that it was happening. They are the epitome of garbage. H and M and the Prince and Princess absolutely should not go back to racist violent blood cult loving England ever ever again I’m praying for their safety night and day.
I was wondering about the timing of BP leaking that Charles had evicted the Sussexes from Frogmore Cottage but now that we know that this leak came only a couple of days before Lili’s Christening that Charles and other royals were invited to but chose not to attend it makes more sense. (It also explains why the UK press was stalking Tyler Perry and knew he was there to visit Lili).
It reminds me of last year when they had Lili’s birthday in the UK and it was leaked to the Telegraph(i think it was Tominey) that they’d invited the rest of the royal family but only the York girls showed up because the rest had agreed not to go in some weird united front against a 1 year old. I think Charles wanted to make a big deal of snubbing them publicly to make himself look strong and Kingly but he didn’t take into account Harry having his people officially confirm the eviction and the Christening in the way that they did.
Charles went to lilibeth birthday. It was him, queen, I think Camilla, and the Yorks. If Charles didn’t go then there is no use speculating if harry will go the coronation. I will feel like I wasted time even talking about the Windsor’s. Hopefully, whenever she goes to England she will be christened again infront of extended family. I write this as someone who has been baptized multiple times.
Did Charles go to Lili’s bday? I don’t think he did.
Rackel, I would shocked if KFC & the Escort went. I could see Eugenie and Beatrice going. I think H&M took the children to see QE2. If KFC had been there, I believe there would have been articles about it. But there was nary a one.
Charles, Camilla and the Queen did not attend Lilibet’s first birthday party.
As for another christening in England, (1) Lilibet’s godfather wants nothing to do with Charles, William et al. and (2) one christening is enough.
I highly doubt Charles has shared air with those kids and doubt I’d believe any reports of such without any non-deepfaked pictures.
Charles was def there – one of the party guests mentioned it. But I font recall hearing about any others.
Like I said in another thread, in my family if you don’t come to my big event then I don’t come to yours. End of story.
I think Harry and Meghan might go to the coronation. It would be seen as Harry discharging his duty as a son and as a prince of the realm- after all, he and his children are still in the line of succession as long as there is a monarchy. Not going would be spun by the RR as a tit for tat. I imagine that Harry would have strict guidelines about security. Interesting that Harry’s court case against the Sun is scheduled for May. It will be an interesting month. Can’t imagine why Charles chose May. Having the coronation on the same week as Trooping would save everybody time, and the country money. Apparently he was advised to have it in the fall- which seemed a much better time. Haste makes waste, as they say.
I sounded what he chose may as well. I can only assume it will help Archie in the future. His birthday will be cemented in tge history books because it’s also a Coronation day.
Y’all fell like he have our own “Royal” family now ? But they work, pay taxes, pay for their own homes and jewelry and we just get to watch them be amazing and inspirational! Will is having a meltdown with Kate right now just WTF-ing all over the palace with the courtiers drinking shot after shot of whiskey and updating their resumes.
I hope she is called Lili by her friends and family as she grows up. 👍
I’m a oldie, my generation lots of families called little girls Tootise or Cookie.
The little boys Junior, Buddy, Tiger.
HeyKay, I love Cookie as a nickname for Lili. So cute!
Didn’t Edward and Wallis call the Queen Mother ‘Cookie?’ I thought that was in The Crown. It was a disparaging nickname, so though cute, not Lili I hope.
From Google: Why did Wallis call Queen Mother “Cookie”?
“Lady Campbell also claimed the Queen Mother was actually the daughter of her family’s French cook, an “early version of surrogacy” which was common in aristocratic circles. That information is also said to have come from the Duke of Windsor, who went on to spread the nickname “Cookie” for the Queen Mother.”
The queen mother strongly resembled her mother lady Strathmore
Lady Campbell spreads gossip in her books. She was nasty to meghan.
This made me so happy, all of these attacks from the kinging of the king (who is already a king) and they just gently announced the princessing of their princess (who is already a princess)
I just can’t get over how they got past the complicated royal website posting issue by having the people magazine website post it first.
Website posting issue solved!
Wait, so Tyler, the super busy, super booked, multi-gazillionaire could find time in his diary to attend, but lazy Chuck, who probably averages a couple engagements a week, could not squeeze a weekend free? Ain’t no way those Sussexes going to that con-a-nation. Tyler is showing them what family means.
RoyalBlue, You are absolutely right. Harry was taught what true family means by his mother, Princess Diana; Princess Diana’s sisters, his aunts; his wife, Duchess Meghan; his cousin Eugenie (is she a princess?) and the wonderful people he met in Canada and California, including Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Serena Williams and many others. Harry has always deserved happiness, love and security. So glad he found his place in the world.
It sounds like Mike and Teej were like surrogate parents in many ways to Harry.
I am so happy for this to happen for Lili and Archie-those babies have a right to those titles whether they use them or not-it is about choice-they are just children now and let them be kids-someday when they are a lot older they may decide to try the royal thing to test how it goes-they may like it or they may not-only time will tell-Best wishes to the Sussex family.
I lament any child who has to carry around the weight of a ‘royal’ title. I hope these children never realize the significance of those titles because titles such as these are responsible for ungodly and gross behaviors toward humanity. They should throw those titles in the trash and get out of their particular crime family.
Harry and Meghan are the biggest hypocrites. Wanting their cake and eating it too.