Meghan, but not Meghan

Surely not ? Meg wouldn’t do such a thing, would she ?

No annie that is what is important to you, I had very limited contact with my cousins etc, it has had no impact on my life whatsoever.

Meghan Markle got her book out just before the book co ordinated by the Duchess of Cambridge was published (today).
There's a surprise.

surely respect has to be earned

Meg thinks her book will resonate with other families , I can understand the bond between father and child, will her book
resonate with many one parent families

and what is important for a child is an extended family, Archie is only in contact with one grandmother, no grandfather, uncles, aunts, cousins.

Newatthis

Can the poor girl do anything right?

No, not here. She's the Devil Incarnate, didn't you know?

I did think of saying that Catherine has just tried to draw attention away from Meghan, publishing her book just a couple of days after Meghan. Is there nothing she won't stoop to? Because that's what people would say if it was the other way round.

As for getting their names right, well we mustn't let a little thing like respect get in the way when we're on full "Hate Meghan" mode.

Emily49

I believe their names are Catherine and Meghan

Sorry you’re wrong - their names are Saint and Sinner ?

Really, a bad book is a bad book, whoever writes it. Think Sarah Ferguson got the same negative views about her books.

Emily49

I believe their names are Catherine and Meghan

Nevermind the names, the discussion is about the contents of the book and its value as a reading tool.
"Hold Still" tells the stories of individuals in the community focusing on their personal trials and tribulations. It is wide reaching. It is humbling.
"The Bench" in comparison is very narrow and centered on one family, even one person.

And in addition, further to what we discussed earlier the proceeds from the sales of Kate's book are going to a mental health charity.

Lin52

But my Grandson loves them ,has them all , that’s all that’s counts to me.

Has what Lin?

But my Grandson loves them ,has them all , that’s all that’s counts to me.

Hi Emily49

I believe their names are Catherine and Meghan

Kate’s book ‘Hold Still’ is doing well in best seller list, no publicly as given to Meg’s

Oh dear merlotgran, sounds like it might be auto biographical then!

At £6.99 it's pretty much half the price of The Bench.

Seek out the smelling salts, folks. Fergie is writing an historical novel for Mills and Boon, out this August.

Not all by herself though. 'Her Heart For A Compass' will be co-written with Marguerite Kaye who apparently writes 'hot historical romances'

Oooo-er!

In the world of literature, isn't it more commendable for an author to write about topics they truly believe in, such as in the case of HRH Princess Michael of Kent - conservation, endangered species, kings and queens in history etc. I believe she also did lectures on the subjects. To me it shows far greater maturity than a celebrity writing a few pages of drivel in a children's book.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that writing a children's book is a simple task, as JK Rowling admits. It just seems that several celebrities choose this easier option, which demands far less literary skill, just to make a fast buck or to further their image.

I doubt they are written for charity , the Kent’s do not receive
public funding, I did read in the press the Queen pays their rent from her personal piggy bank.

There is a bond between the Queen and the Kent’s, as there was with her father and the Kent’s,their father died when the Kent children were babies , their mother Princess Marina .

Newatthis

Can the poor girl do anything right?

We are talking about HRH Princess Michael of Kent now!

I expect HRH Princess Michael of Kent is profiting from sales as I think they are "hard up".
I know they have to pay a lot of rent for example! (£120000 a year?)...

eazybee

It doesn't say whether the /any proceeds go to charity; one is entitled Royal Romances with a photograph of the Dule and Duchess of Windsor on the front. I wonder if she is composing a sequel?

Can the poor girl do anything right?

I think she has written several books

Mmmn. Interesting... (and naff too!)