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FannyCornforth Fri 09-Jul-21 09:12:05

Welcome to Thread II!

We companionably mused, gossiped and waffled about Royalty, and vaguely related things for 1000 posts!

Starting with names; and ending on them them…
and in between covered everything from Adam Faith to Scottish Country Dancing!

So, as before, God Bless this Ship and All who Sail in her! ??

FannyCornforth Sat 24-Jul-21 07:13:40

Back to Harry (soz)
His book is now going to run to four volumes!
The last of which (I bet that it won’t be; the last, that is) will not be released until after the Queen’s death (nice)

I’ll have to be careful here because (apparently) ‘we’re not in the business of discussing’ how long senior members of the RF will live hmm

trisher Fri 23-Jul-21 21:16:56

Poor Me- www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELA3pZ3qo74
Brought back memories of trying to learn how to jive-and failing!

Callistemon Fri 23-Jul-21 18:13:58

ps it was the and didn't he sing too which alerted me!!

I bought his records with my pocket money.

Callistemon Fri 23-Jul-21 18:13:02

FannyCornforth grin

Sorry, it's been a busy day

Rosycheeks Fri 23-Jul-21 17:52:51

Did he sell them a mobile then or a cell in Megs place.

trisher Fri 23-Jul-21 16:52:12

6 degrees of separation is rearing its head. Next thing someone will say Kevin Bacon!

FannyCornforth Fri 23-Jul-21 15:36:02

Ahh…pay attention at the back please.

Meghan’s children’s book ‘The Bench’ led to Sarah Ferguson’s various children’s books including ‘Budgie: the Little Helicopter’; which led to the 70s tv series ‘Budgie’, which starred Adam Faith as the eponymous antihero. smile

Actually, it’s not that convoluted after all!

Callistemon Fri 23-Jul-21 14:42:20

Nannan2

What did Adam faith have to do with Royalty? Good actor though.(& didnt he sing too?

And didn't he sing too?
That's how he started out
He became interested in financial affairs, launching The Money Channel too which is interesting as one of his first songs was "What do you want if you don't want money".
(why was he mentioned - have I missed something)

Nannan2 Fri 23-Jul-21 14:39:10

*nothing to do with.typo.

Nannan2 Fri 23-Jul-21 14:38:31

Sparklefizz- that just sounds creepy, especially as she went on to snare the poor woman's son.??

Nannan2 Fri 23-Jul-21 14:34:27

I thought Megan was ok enough a person when she was on tv, films etc, but getting together with Harry does seem to have gone to her head- personally i think Harry could have done better though. ( Nothing to with her skin, just the type of person she is!)

Nannan2 Fri 23-Jul-21 14:31:07

Everybody in the world knows who our Royal family are- and who (of the youngsters ) would turn down offer of a date with one of the younger princes? I guess she could have asked 'is he nice' though as the public persona of people does not always match how they really are?but with the Royal princes, what you see, is more or less, what you get.(or at least it used to be) ?

Nannan2 Fri 23-Jul-21 14:23:34

What did Adam faith have to do with Royalty? Good actor though.(& didnt he sing too?

Lucca Fri 23-Jul-21 14:18:42

Anniebach

Seems strange to only ask ‘is he nice’ about a man you are meeting on a blind date

Why ? She knew who he was and what he was so the obvious thing is not what does he look like/where does he work etc, but simply “is he nice ?”

maddyone Fri 23-Jul-21 11:21:09

I agree Ellianne. We don’t know that she speaking the truth. We don’t know if she asked her friend if he was nice. What we do know is that she reported that she had asked her friend if he was nice.

Anniebach Fri 23-Jul-21 11:20:46

Seems strange to only ask ‘is he nice’ about a man you are meeting on a blind date

Sparklefizz Fri 23-Jul-21 11:19:07

Good point ellianne

Ellianne Fri 23-Jul-21 11:18:29

maddyone

Meghan herself said that she asked ‘Is he nice?’ about Harry, when somebody arranged the first date for her. She said it in the engagement interview.
Just saying.

That's funny maddyone! If Meghan said it in the interview, how do we know, given her subsequent false truths, that she wasn't lying about asking the friend that question? Maybe she just came up with it in the interview in order to look demure and appealing? We don't know.

Sparklefizz Fri 23-Jul-21 11:18:23

Her old school friend said that M had a video of Princess Diana's wedding and they played it time and time again, and M would dress up as a bride and "play Diana".

I googled all my dates .... she would have done that, no question.

maddyone Fri 23-Jul-21 11:16:14

I would have thought every tourist in the world who visits London would be photographed outside Buckingham Palace. We have some lovely photos of our grandchildren looking through the railings at the palace. I think Meghan would have known about the British RF because they are apparently the most famous royal family in the world, and of course Diana was world famous. What and how much Meghan knew is obviously debatable.

Alegrias1 Fri 23-Jul-21 11:10:34

Sparklefizz

Meghan was photographed as a teenager sitting outside Buckingham Palace on a visit to London. She was probably about 16.

And yet she still asked her friend whether the man with whom she'd been set up on a blind date was "nice", because she didn't know much about him?

Oh, the nerve of the woman....

Sparklefizz Fri 23-Jul-21 11:08:11

Meghan was photographed as a teenager sitting outside Buckingham Palace on a visit to London. She was probably about 16.

maddyone Fri 23-Jul-21 11:04:29

Meghan herself said that she asked ‘Is he nice?’ about Harry, when somebody arranged the first date for her. She said it in the engagement interview.
Just saying.

Anniebach Fri 23-Jul-21 10:54:01

Surely a woman so interested in politics would have seen
the Obama visit to the U.K. him visiting the royal family, photographs taken with them, including Harry. 2011.

Sparklefizz Fri 23-Jul-21 10:43:07

I've just read that Thomas Markle is planning to sue Harry & Meghan in order to see his grandchildren before he dies as his health is getting worse.

Some wag suggested that the best thing would be for him to be interviewed by Oprah for his side of the story in order to fund a court case. That's something I would watch. smile