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GabriellaG54 Mon 06-May-19 14:10:04

Baby's on the way.....

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 22:55:46

Diana did have an affair with Hewitt, she said in the Panorama interview ‘yes I loved him, i adored him’

She also said in her book she loved Barry Manakee, he was before Hewitt

Charles was not with Camilla from the start of the marriage

Brismum Tue 07-May-19 22:48:47

It is well documented that Diana’s alleged affair with James..... did not happen, if at all, until Harry was well over two years old. Also reported that Charles on seeing Harry said “ another bloody Spencer boy “ Also don’t forget that Charles and Camilla were having an affair for the lifetime of Charles and Diana’s marriage, and destroyed two families. Diana wasn’t perfect but she had a lot to contend with!

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 22:30:22

Sorry, I don’t think even she would have had her own way over that. How did she know which consultants to choose, yes the queen had an operating theatre in Buck House, why would a minor roŷal .

Never believed the tale that Charles didn’t now he had a son until Harry was born, scan results would not have been kept from him

annep1 Tue 07-May-19 21:50:35

Quote from newspaper article ^like Princess Elizabeth’s birth, Meghan may have had an operating theatre on stand-by at her home, as well as the latest birthing equipment for all eventualities.

The duchess was said to have picked her own medical team to directly oversee the arrival of her first child, rather than being led by the senior consultants who usually tend to the royal women.^
How nice!

GabriellaG54 Tue 07-May-19 21:22:01

Anniebach a home birth was planned and a midwifery team picked and on alert but, because Meghan went a week overdue I expect Harry, being a nervous father-to-be, made the decision to take her and her mother in a private vehicle to a London hospital. They were probably driven by their security team.
There was a communication to the midwifery team thanking them for their involvement up to that time. It was reported in MailOnline and, I suppose, in other quarters.

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 21:11:46

She was not Princess Diana, her correct title from the day of the marriage she was Diana Princess of Wales, her title before marriage had nothing to do with it, Camilla didn’t have a title but is Camilla Princess of Wales, just they chose not to use it.

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 21:07:26

I could be wrong but I think she was not going to have a home birth, first baby 37 years old, were the staff who attend the royals have to hang around Windsor ?, and if something had gone wrong an ambulance would have been spotted .

JanaNana Tue 07-May-19 21:07:15

My guess is the baby's names will include Spencer and Charles. Charles did the honours walking Meghan down the aisle as well as being baby's granddad. Spencer will acknowledge Diana's family. I think it is because Diana was Lady Diana Spencer ....her own title before marriage, that she was able to have the title of princess..... HRH Princess Diana. After the divorce stripped of the HRH and then known as Diana Princess of Wales.
The titles of Duchess, ( Camilla, Kate, Meghan and Sarah Ferguson) did not hold titles in their own right before marriage hence not given the titles of princess).

Gonegirl Tue 07-May-19 21:02:47

Harry's decision?!

Gets weirder.

GabriellaG54 Tue 07-May-19 20:48:45

The supposed hospital was The Portland and, according to sources, it was Harry's decision that she go to hospital. Not even Buckingham Palace knew.

GabriellaG54 Tue 07-May-19 20:45:43

annep1
No. Meghan was driven to hospital in London on Sunday evening...secretly, with Harry and Doria her mother.

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 20:13:00

Two more days and the news can bore us with Brexit,

No, forgot Harry is working Thursday, so it will calm down come Friday.

Gonegirl Tue 07-May-19 20:08:19

I wonder if we'll ever know where the baby was born....

GabriellaG54 Tue 07-May-19 20:08:03

Actually evaniers that name sounds really good.

Mycatisahacker Tue 07-May-19 20:02:15

So what if she calls the shots!

My dil does too! Good for her I say grin

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 19:53:18

Day6, it doesn’t bother me that the queen doesn’t hsve to remember her Tesco order , check bus times, check her electric meter , do the school run etc.

To have to place duty above all else ? No way, all that hand shaking, even with Donald Trump ! And having experienced a beloved child publicly criticised and mocked ,unfairly , in a small town, what must it be like for her, her husband and four children and she has to remain silent, yes they hsve very privileged life styles , not for me.

phoenix Tue 07-May-19 19:48:26

Could be wrong, but guessing that Meghan calls the shots in that marriage?

I used to think quite well of her, in a way, but not so sure now........

Mycatisahacker Tue 07-May-19 19:43:13

Good grief so much bitterness towards a young couple having a first baby.

Childbirth is the only leveller so I hope it went ok for her.

Not a royalist at all but some comments from other mothers and grands are horrible.

Day6 Tue 07-May-19 19:36:25

No, in truth I don't want a republic either Annie

Old skool royals get it. They do their duty, smile, shake a few hands, wave then get chauffeured off without having to gush or get the life history of every child looking cute or holding up a banner.

The Queen has been remarkable - but I cannot forget that she doesn't have to wash or iron her own clothes, or make her bed, or think about what to have for tea tonight or how she is going to get from A to B the next day - or how much her holidays are going to cost. She doesn't have to nip out to Dunelm when she feels a black-out blind is needed in the lavatory.

Anyone with such privileges and can keep going. Not so easy for most pensioners.

However, she Charles, Anne and now William behave with dignity and a certain restraint. I firmly believe William and his children (heirs) should be the only ones living off the fat of the land.

Harry can now be a play-boy prince. He Meghan and the sprog baby, can jet off and have a fabulous life behind the scenes. (I am sure Kate sometimes envies sister Pippa and her billionaire husband and child having such luxurious freedom.)

I am sure all H and M's future appearances will be OTT, but what a lucky, lucky man he is. He has no need to patronise his fan club. Just get on with being a rich and privileged young couple and stop pretending you 'know' what hardship is like. It is becoming vomit-inducing.

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 19:32:49

So a royal tv presenter lied on live tv ? And why would they be critcised if he didn’t ask for cameras ? never been done before

paddyann Tue 07-May-19 19:29:55

Its an out of date concept in the 21st century ,it should end when Lizzie dies ,all the adulation of these people is totally ridiculous.All the attention focussed on one over privileged baby when there are hundreds of thousands of children in the UK who go to school hungry and whose parents have to claim benefits to make up the wages they should expect to be paid for the work they do.How can ANY of you justify this situation.let Harry and his bidey in live in peace ...but privately on their own income and without the ehro worship.thats the problem isn't it ...they WANT the hero worship as well as the cash !!

Joyfulnanna Tue 07-May-19 19:21:28

Something American I'd bet. Meghan will decide

Bridgeit Tue 07-May-19 19:16:01

How do you know this..?
They will / would have been criticised wither they did or they didn’t, that is the irony of it all ,just ridiculous , will leave you to it!

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 19:05:46

If they didn’t want the press why ask for the cameras ?

Anniebach Tue 07-May-19 19:03:45

Agree Day6 but I don’t want a republic , I admire the dignity of the queen, Charles , Anne, William.

I was told many years ago by someone close to the royals about the queen and Margaret , within the circle was the prayer of thanksgiving ‘ thank God Elizabeth was born first’,

History repeating itself