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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.
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.
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.
Harry and Meghan’s Megxit deal got the queen’s seal today. Her Majesty announced terms to enable them to withdraw from royal duties. The terms are stern. But they are as punitive as I recommended. Megxit deal gets queen’s seal Of course, scandal forced Andrew to withdraw from royal duties too. It stems from his unforgivable involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein child… Read more.
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.
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.
There’s nothing more self-absorbed than an American president playing the victim. But a British duchess doing so comes close. No doubt HRH The Duchess of Sussex (née Meghan Markle) would cringe at any comparison to President Donald J. Trump. Yet she evoked just that with a cringeworthy interview she gave for Harry & Meghan: An… Read more.
Frankly, I couldn’t care less about this wedding. In fact, you couldn’t have paid me enough to get up at 8 this morning, let alone at 4, to watch this royal spectacle. I have vented antipathy to royalty and all its appurtenances in many commentaries, including in “Homage to Royal Wedding,” April 28, 2011, when… Read more.
He is a flame-haired former wild child, who courted controversy in his youth by smoking cannabis and by once wearing a Nazi uniform to a party. She is a biracial, divorced actress from abroad. Together, they are taking the British monarchy — that most conservative of institutions — into a more modern era. Prince Harry,… Read more.
The inaugural Invictus Games in London 2014 used the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for wounded, injured and sick Servicemen and women… The Invictus Games Orlando 2016 for our Wounded Warriors will feature 10 competitive events including archery, indoor rowing, powerlifting, road cycling, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, wheelchair… Read more.
