Although I did say I wouldn’t write further, resistance was futile - NP
Next to Wallis Simpson, jumped-up commoner Meghan Markle is about to become the most reviled woman in modern Britain history.
Husband Harry - once a Prince of a guy - is about to become the “Duke of Sussex.” Period. Full stop. Markle will remain the Duchess, a title she gained through her May, 2018 marriage.
Husband Harry - once a Prince of a guy - is about to become the “Duke of Sussex.” Period. Full stop. Markle will remain the Duchess, a title she gained through her May, 2018 marriage.
Dukes and Duchesses may be a dime-a-dozen in the UK, but they’re a curiosity in North America, where the couple intends to live part-time.
Today finds Meghan huddled in a $35 million mansion in British Columbia, awaiting Harry’s return from a tête-a-tête with his grandmother, the Queen. Doing his best to negotiate the couple’s future, he was out-played.
Today finds Meghan huddled in a $35 million mansion in British Columbia, awaiting Harry’s return from a tête-a-tête with his grandmother, the Queen. Doing his best to negotiate the couple’s future, he was out-played.
Welcome to the Wet Coast, H&M, but don’t be surprised if you meet a chilly reception.
Last June, the couple submitted an application to trademark “Sussex Royal” - the “brand” they intended to apply to hundreds of items under the categories of printed matter, clothing, campaigning, charitable fundraising, education and social care services. The word “tawdry” springs to mind.
Just think! “H&M HOME Interior Design & Decorations” … Ooops! Can’t license that! The name’s already been taken.
If, as reported, Markle has already inked a deal with Disney, her new starring role as a Disney Princess won’t enhance her (soon to be former) real-life image as the leading lady to the man formerly known as Prince.
Through the routine publication of pending trademark applications, the couple’s attempt to establish their “brand” became public in December. I’m guessing hell hath no fury like a Queen sandbagged, and that the news did not exactly “droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.”
It was shortly after this that H&M expressed the wish to celebrate the holidays apart from the Royal family. And shortly thereafter, that H&M announced their intent to “step back” from royal duties and "transition into a new working model" that would make them "financially independent.”
Be careful what you wish for.
“Stepping back” from the Royal family is like “stepping back” from a puddle; you may land on terra firma, but your boot’s still wet.
And so it was, that however politely expressed, Elizabeth gave these nitwits that same boot. They want “financial independence”? Done: No more public funding. No more public appearances as Her representative. No more use of the HRH designation. No cashing in on Harry’s “Royal” lineage, and Meghan’s by association. And no more official military appointments for Harry, or being a royal ambassador for children - roles he reportedly loved.
And oh, yes, please cough up 2.4 million British pounds ($3.1 US or $4 million Cdn), to repay adoring British taxpayers for the renovations to Frogmore Cottage! The couple intends to live in Frogmore (and will now pay rent) whenever they happen to visit the UK.
Shouldn’t be too difficult to repay the money spent on those renovations. The rebate to taxpayers matches Prince Charles’ annual stipend to Harry, whose estimated net worth already stands at $25-to-$40 million. As the former star of TV’s “Suits,” Markle’s net worth is $5 million.
I sincerely hope the newly minted H&M succeeds in its quest for happiness and self-fulfillment - long-term as well as short-term. The comparisons to throne-wrecker Wallis Simpson aside, it won’t be easy.
It’s said history repeats itself. Well, well ...
The Rolls-Royce that bore American socialite and divorcée Wallis Simpson to bury a King, is the very same Rolls-Royce that carried American actress and divorcée Meghan Markle to marry a Prince.
The former King drank too much and partied too much as the Duke of Windsor. The life path the soon-to-be-former Prince follows will be determined when he becomes the Duke of Sussex.
The Rolls-Royce that bore American socialite and divorcée Wallis Simpson to bury a King, is the very same Rolls-Royce that carried American actress and divorcée Meghan Markle to marry a Prince.
The former King drank too much and partied too much as the Duke of Windsor. The life path the soon-to-be-former Prince follows will be determined when he becomes the Duke of Sussex.
As for that wicked Wallis Simpson? Dead, of course - laid to rest in the small cemetery on the grounds of (wait for it!) Frogmore Cottage.
Buckingham Palace gave H&M the Royal send-off “as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.” Will this heart-wrenching love story end well? Stay tuned.
© Nicole Parton, 2020
© Nicole Parton, 2020
