According to the hype, Prince Harry’s forthcoming memoir will contain shocking revelations that are bound to shake the very foundation of the British monarchy. Except that redoubtable British biographer Tom Bower just stole Harry’s thunder. In Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors, Bower rehashes hackneyed gossip with contumely relish (e.g., that Meghan… Read more.
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Meghan Markle Is a Perjurer. She Does Stupid Human Tricks Too…
Donald Trump is a pathological liar. But no court has found that he’s a perjurer, yet. Meghan Markle is a pathological liar. But a court has now found that she’s a perjurer, too. Which means she trumps Trump as the most notorious liar in public life. Meghan Markle is a perjurer Meghan Markle apologised to the Court of Appeal… Read more.
At Long Last, Mako and Kei Have a ‘Royal’ Wedding I Can Celebrate…
The media have been replete this week with comparisons between Japan’s Princess Mako marrying the commoner Kei Komuro and Britain’s Prince Harry marrying the commoner Meghan Markle. Yet a cursory reading of their respective courtships, engagements, and weddings would disabuse any reasonable mind of those comparisons. Therefore, I see no point in doing any disabusing… Read more.
British Royals Trapped … in Gilded Cages…?
Only children believe in fairy tales. Yet it took the tragic life of Princess Diana for many to realize that royalty is no fairy tale. Her son, Prince Harry, is reinforcing this realization. He’s claiming that British royals are trapped in gilded cages. And that makes their fairy-tale lives seem very grim indeed. British royals trapped… Read more.
Prince Charles Gets Cold Reception from Blacks After That Oprah Interview with Harry and Meghan
Prince Charles gets cold reception from Blacks Prince Charles today became the first royal to attend an official engagement following Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview as he refused to comment on the scandal and told a nurse ‘I can imagine how exhausting it is’ as she described her work handing out vaccines. (The Daily Mail,… Read more.
Oprah Interview with Meghan & Harry: Follow-Up
I honestly said all I wanted to in my original “Spoiler Alert” at March 6 below. But my new Admin (you know, the one who has me now doing podcasts out of my closet) prevailed upon me to write a post-interview follow-up. Overall, I found the interview far more credible, compelling and even sympathetic than… Read more.
Spoiler Alert! Oprah’s Getting No Dirt on Royals That Diana And Meghan Haven’t Already Dished
So it turns out Meghan Markle assimilated into the British Royal Family like a black wasp in white milk. But boy, who would’ve thought it would be thus? Oh right, anyone with eyes to read the tabloids, and ears to hear a previous “bombshell interview” she herself gave. This is why I don’t get all… Read more.
Dissing British Royalty to Mourn American Democracy
You probably thought the 2020 US presidential election would never end. But it has. Joe Biden is (effectively) the President-elect of the United States. Unfortunately, I fear his victory will be pyrrhic. And the legal challenges now underway will be the least of it. After all, the Republican members of Trump’s cult performed so well … Read more.
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Meghan Found There…
Fairy tales can come true but never for you cuz you’ve blown your part… I doubt either one of them imagined this even when they vowed for better or worse, let alone when they fantasized about living happily ever after. Related commentaries: Harry and Meghan… Read more.
Harry & Meghan Withdrawing from Royal Duties – to Join the Celebrity Circuit
Of course Harry and Meghan have had enough of royal duties in England. Because they’d rather be making celebrity appearances in America. Harry & Meghan Withdrawing from royal duties King Edward VIII shocked the world when he announced his abdication in 1936. Now Harry and Meghan are announcing theirs. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex… Read more.