Meghan

not a case of the elder generation, just a two way tradition of respect. If they chose to opt out of royal tradition then do so
365 days of the year , buy their own property ,live a private life , if they did I would certaintly respect their decision to keep their lives private .

Re announcement or not, I wonder if they caved to family pressure. They might have had all sides personally coming at them and decided to change their minds begrudgingly. I took note of the fact that they didn’t announce that she was in labour until hours after the baby had been born.

So many couples have so much family pressure now and “cave” to stronger wills for family harmony (shame on the elder generation for doing that by the way).

This seemed a very public extension of that.

OurKid I so remember my daughters doing the same, ?

Totally different thing! Odd how people's minds work.

Anniebach - totally agree with your post on 13 May at 18.29. Announcing that one would not be making an announcement, then making one anyway. Reminds me of when my (now adult) children were toddlers and used to announce that they wouldn't speak to me ever again, then would remind me every few minutes that they weren't speaking to me.

I thought his feet looked quite large, but my two sons had proportionately large feet too. Both are well into their thirties now - one wears a size 13, one wears size 14!

Although?

hang not hag.......although......

The Diana Professor Adler was speaking about was 35 not 19

I don't know Meghan and I didn't know Diana. I'm not massively interested but I think at 19 she was a child going into something rather unpleasant. Not got a lot of time for Phillip or s alot of the hagers on.

I don't actually care but I wouldn't be nasty about them.

professor Michael Adler had a different opinion to the fashion designers

Did you know ordinary people sent their clothing coupons to the queen to use on her wedding dress . That made me very angry . Although most were returned , It doesn’t seem that rationing really applied to the royals .

I watched a lovely documentary on Saturday night while DH was out with the DGC. It was about royal fashion . Well I’m no royalist ( understatement of the decade) but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the various designers talking about their royal clients . Showing footage of the designs and then the actual finished dresses /outfit being worn . Together with a little bit background of the occasion etc. One thing that seemed to stand out is that Diana was a very gracious and grateful client . Always sent personal thank you letters etc. No one said one bad word against her In fact the absolute opposite .

She was stunningly beautiful too.

Problem with some here is I am not a hypocrite

So only praise for Megan because she can’t defend herself

Only , aww’s for the dead because they can’t defend themselves

Too sugery

Lily I think the word you are looking for is hypocrisy

ab, you are way off the mark with your comments about people who are either dead of can't defend themselves.

and as for Christ criticised the Pharisees, words fail me.

Megan being an actress is probably use to a way of dress for cameras

The young royal women wearing high heels probably do so to please the crowds who expect them to look slightly magically unreal. They also wear unreal showy expensive clothing which is the uniform of the Windsors when they are on duty. The queen seems to like plain comfortable country clothes when she is off duty.

Christ criticised the Pharisees

Mapleleaf do you apply those words to politicians ?

Christ inspired words to live by:

Before you talk, listen
Before you act, think
Before you criticise, wait
Before you pray, forgive

Whether you are Christian or not, (and some of you say you are), theses are good words to try to live by.
So much of what has been written in this thread saddens me.

She (Tiggy Bourke) could smoke fags whilst she was skiing. Respect!

She's got a B and B in Crickhowell now.

?, Harry took Megan to meet Tiggy, she got into hot water when they were young, absailed with them over a bridge , they loved it

Can't blame those boys for their weird mother though can you.