Royal Thread the Second- Tiaras Optional! ?

I was 36. Same age as Diana, more or less.

Alegrias1

^Diana would probably have been a role model?^

She'd just turned 16 when Diana died. I expect she was vaguely aware that a princess from the UK had died in a car crash and carried on watching her Angelina Jolie movies.

Not according to her best friend at the time who said she was "obsessed" with Diana, had pictures of her all round her room.

The death of Diana was international news, Alegrias and especially in America.
Perhaps you were too young to notice.

No, I'm not suggesting that you are unintelligent Fanny, not at all. But it does interest me that people - all people, you and me included - are swayed by what the media think they should believe.

It’s a bit of a stretch to compare my liking for a bit of gossip to voting Leave Alegrias
It is possible to be intelligent and interested in tittle tattle, celebrity culture and other ‘low brow’ puffery

Alegrias
According to Andrew Morton, who interviewed her childhood friends, Meghan was ‘fascinated’ by the British Royal Family, and Diana was a ‘role model’ for her humanitarian work.
I knew that I’d read it somewhere.

Like Catherine, I think that Meghan had plans for bagging a Prince!
I don’t think that marrying into the RF is something that you just fall into. It takes work, as Catherine proved.

It interests me that people see the things they want to in a story, because it has wider implications for how a country's population can be led to believe anything; that Brexit is a good idea for instance.

I looked up the Cole/Meghan thing (its a quiet morning) and the reports I saw said that Cole had tried to contact her, but she wasn't interested. So all her fault, clearly....

Diana would probably have been a role model?

She'd just turned 16 when Diana died. I expect she was vaguely aware that a princess from the UK had died in a car crash and carried on watching her Angelina Jolie movies.

yes, it did sound predatory .but, That's who she asked to meet. the celebrity 'lizzie cundy was to look after meghan when she arrived in London on the celebrity circuit....She asked about ashley cole the footballer. She met harry and then 'ghosted' everyone else.
come on Lucca, keep up.

I didn't know anything about Ashley Cole.

One of the best defenders of his generation, it seems. Sued numerous papers for telling lies about him and (shock, horror) was once fined £80 for swearing at a policeman. Banned from driving once for speeding.

Oh, he's a bad'un.

Anniebach

I find this unbelievable - Meg said to her friend arranging a blind date with Harry

‘I didn’t know much about him so the only thing I asked her was ‘is he nice ‘.

Yes, I found that a bit of a stretch.
I’m sure that Meghan knew quite a bit about Diana and was a fan?
If the young Rachel had ambitions to be a feminist, glamorous, globetrotting, campaigning, human rights spokesthing (which she surely did, but hopefully would have known the correct word for it) then Diana would probably have been a role model?

But can you imagine thinking that Cole was a bit of a catch!
Now, Harry Kane…

Lucca

Why “sights set on”? Goodness how predatory you make it sound.

As said many times previously, it’s so difficult on here to convey a bit of nuance.
I can see exactly why you think that Lucca, but I’ve got my tongue firmly in my cheek (what on odd and rather unpleasant saying that is).
Meaning I’m purposefully ‘tabloiding’ things up, if that makes any sense at all…

Its amazing to many that not everyone in the world knows all about the lives and doings of an aristocratic family from a small island off the coast of Europe, one of whom happens to hold an unelected Headship of State.

Imagine!

I find this unbelievable - Meg said to her friend arranging a blind date with Harry

‘I didn’t know much about him so the only thing I asked her was ‘is he nice ‘.

I don’t know why Harry didn’t get Charles Spencer to ghost write it. Keeping it in the family, so to speak.

Why “sights set on”? Goodness how predatory you make it sound.

Ellianne
I still haven’t got around to watching the Charles and Diana documentary.
I’ve seen that Harry’s book is being ghost written by the chap who wrote Andre Agassi’s biography. I remember when that came out it caused rather a stir.
I don’t think that Harry’s book is going to be as lightweight as I previously did.

I’ve just remembered reading somewhere that Meghan initially had her sights set upon the rather unsavoury Ashley Cole.
I’m not sure if it’s true, but why let the truth get in the way of a good story!

lemsip

sarcasm is the lowest for of wit don't you know.

…..but the highest form of intelligence (Oscar Wilde )

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Duno why the blurb bit posted twice.

Harry is writing a 'tell all' book to hit the shelves in time for Christmas.

I thought he'd already told it all.

A blurb from the publisher states: 'In an intimate and heartfelt memoir from one of the most fascinating and influential global figures of our time, Prince Harry will share, for the very first time, the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons that have helped shape him.

Charity shops will need to start making space alongside Finding Freedom and The Bench.

A blurb from the publisher states: 'In an intimate and heartfelt memoir from one of the most fascinating and influential global figures of our time, Prince Harry will share, for the very first time, the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons that have helped shape him.

Seems a strong woman, Meg, is to be admired, lives with and then marries a film producer , dumps him and moves in with a celebrity chef, dumps him when she meets Harry. Also cuts off from her family who are of no further use to her now.

Both points are true. Many women in the 1950’s were stay-at-home mums. Many others, including my Mum and my M-I-L had a job or a career. My MIL said riveting Halifax Bombers was great training for the job she took post war.