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Thomas Markle rushed to hospital after a suspected stroke.

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JenniferEccles Wed 25-May-22 19:16:51

Apparently he’s unable to speak, but it is very early days so time will tell how well he recovers.
I do feel for this man. Yes he was very foolish to get involved with the paparazzi prior to the wedding but then he has repeatedly apologised, and has acknowledged how very stupid it was to trust them.

Anyway perhaps this will mark the turning point with Meghan as she will surely be rushing to his bedside.

Callistemon21 Sat 28-May-22 13:49:21

Namsnanny

That's a nice thought Callistemon21 smile Although the world has changed drastically since then.

I thought she might abseil down from the balcony with the help of 007.

volver Sat 28-May-22 13:02:19

Namsnanny

volver

Lucca

Inspired ? Inspired what ?

I took it for satire. Please tell me I haven't got that wrong. ?

Your first thought was correct volver

Phew.

Namsnanny Sat 28-May-22 12:51:26

Thanks for the comment Lucca
Just my off center view of life I suppose, which on the whole, its true not many appreciate grin.
Ah well.

Namsnanny Sat 28-May-22 12:39:39

volver

Lucca

Inspired ? Inspired what ?

I took it for satire. Please tell me I haven't got that wrong. ?

Your first thought was correct volver

LondonMzFitz Sat 28-May-22 12:39:09

OmaforMaya

BlueBelle

LOUISA she told you did she ? blimey you got a crystal ball

Rather nasty of you.

In a thread full of some really nasty and untrue statements about MM, her husband and her mother, I can't believe this throwaway remark was singled out as rather nasty. I thought it rather astute.

Namsnanny Sat 28-May-22 12:37:46

That's a nice thought Callistemon21 smile Although the world has changed drastically since then.

Callistemon21 Sat 28-May-22 09:47:35

Namsnanny ?

Will the Queen mingle amongst the crowds, unrecognised, as she and Margaret did on VE day?

snowberryZ Sat 28-May-22 09:09:58

Meghan is estranged from her father, and also her entire family, none of whom were invited to her wedding, bar her mother. She is also estranged from her husband's immediate family.

Odd that she estranged from her own family and also decided to estrange from Harry's family (except when there's lots of publicity)
She's quick to temporarily loosen the estrangement reins when there's something in it for her.
She seems to have form for this kind of thing, which is why I can't take her seriously.

Lucca Sat 28-May-22 08:31:32

I could not possibly comment

volver Sat 28-May-22 08:19:52

Lucca

Inspired ? Inspired what ?

I took it for satire. Please tell me I haven't got that wrong. ?

nanna8 Sat 28-May-22 08:14:24

How do we know they are untrue though? Might be, might not be. Personally I never liked Meghan when she was just an actress in Suits, I thought she was really poor at acting and very 'affected' , nothing to do with her current way of life. She still acts a part as far as I can see. Not too far, I admit.

Lucca Sat 28-May-22 08:09:58

Inspired ? Inspired what ?

Namsnanny Sat 28-May-22 00:01:26

??

volver Fri 27-May-22 23:45:05

Oh, this is inspired. ? ?

Namsnanny Fri 27-May-22 23:41:32

Where exactly will non working royals stand? Does anyone know?

Peeping out from the curtains in the room full of the 'C' listers behind the balcony? Underneath the balcony, or with the plebs outside the gates?
In an attic window with the servants, a bit like Bertha Mason (maybe thats where some royals would like to keep other members, forevershock)

Where will HandM stay - in Frogmore Cottage?
Will they double up with Eugenie et al?
Does it have enough toilets for them all?

A bit cramped for them compared to 765 Rockbridge Rd., Montecito I should think?

How many nannies will they bring for 2 kids 2-4-more? They will all need rooms. And toilets.

Will the children be allowed to play together? If so what games might they play, King of the hill?
Or with dolls, maybe a Barbie. No not that one, the one of the Queen I should expect.
Of course Auntie Megan may choose to read them all a story.

Then I wonder are Archie or/and Lilibet vegans? If not obvs, chicken is off the menu.

Will Harry compete with Wills by having a helicopter on his shoes? He did fly one once.
Or perhaps Archie will wear slippers with Budgie on them to support Fergie , Lord knows she needs it now.
Will she actually be there?
(now her nemesis Prince Philip isnt?)

Now that is the tittle tattle I'd like to discuss. grin

volver Fri 27-May-22 23:17:29

Were any of these various sources written in green crayon?

Because it's been shown over and over again that this rumour is untrue.

Why does anyone think they can say these things about people? Completely untrue things that can ruin someone's reputation just so you can have a bit of a gossip.

Pippa22 Fri 27-May-22 23:06:08

I did hear from various sources that MM lived with her Dad when she was a teenager because her Mum was in prison.

Lucca Fri 27-May-22 19:04:46

Anniebach

If Harry is on the balcony so should Zara, Peter, Beatrice, Eugenie, all grandchildren of the Queen and like Harry
not working royals

But he isn’t!, so no problem

Smileless2012 Fri 27-May-22 18:37:24

As I posted earlier on this thread Mapleleaf, as an estranged mother I would not want our son coming to see me because I was ill. That's me of course and not everyone would feel the same.

Smileless2012 Fri 27-May-22 18:34:56

If it wasn't considered that the decision was motivated if only in part by racism icanhandthemback then I suppose it should have been, if only because of the accusations made during the Oprah interview.

There was a lot of negative press about PA escorting his mother at the D of E's remembrance service so perhaps, and I think this is the case, not having PA or H & M on the balcony is an attempt to negate as much as possible any more negative press.

This is the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and should be all about her, so I for one hope it will be.

Mapleleaf Fri 27-May-22 18:33:31

Not one of us is privy to what has gone on between Meghan and her father - we were not there, so all these assumptions, speculations, call them what you will, are just that. We cannot possibly know how either of them should react/behave because we are not in their shoes, experiencing what they are experiencing and we do not know the facts - how can we? It seems to me that reactions are being based upon what has been written or said in the media, and I think we all know how that can be manipulated to suit an agenda. In addition, none of us who have not experienced estrangement within our family know how we would react if faced with it.

icanhandthemback Fri 27-May-22 18:25:39

Smileless2012, LondonMzFitz merely pointed out the optics on Twitter. Maybe it wasn't a decision made for racist reasons but surely this must have been considered that people might of thought this would be the case. It doesn't matter whether it was Charles, Anne or another member of the RF, to ask how dark a baby might be is at best ill-considered and at worst racist.
Andrew's, Edward's and Anne's children are not the son of the future King and as far as I am concerned I think it is mean spirited to leave Harry out of the line up especially when the man and the women who caused him and his mother so much pain flaunting their relationship will stand there looking smug.
MM comes from a blended family and that can cause so many problems especially when one part of it seem determined to make as much money out of being connected her as they can. The idea that you must respect your parents even when they don't respect you is a mystery to me. However, no doubt the God fearing and supposedly tolerant will damn her no matter what she decides to do.

VioletSky Fri 27-May-22 18:18:27

The sane influence as any public figure who (rightly or wrongly) influences public opinion

MawtheMerrier Fri 27-May-22 18:10:42

That is lovely Joseanne

Anniebach Fri 27-May-22 18:08:28

Violet Sky what influence does Megan hold ?