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“We can thank the heavens that William will be king, and not Harry.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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Truth

“The most extraordinary woman in the British monarchy.” - Submitted by cenacevedo15

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He’ll never learn.

"Imagine putting it out there that you feel unlucky that the deaths of your grandparents overshadowed your attempts to kick-start a career in another country. I cannot believe Harry would put that out for the world to read and apparently expect sympathy." - Submitted by Anonymous

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I just wanted to share that the owner behind the Formerly Royal site passed away last week unexpectedly. She was a good friend and I’ll miss her so much. Please send your thoughts and prayers to her two sons, baby granddaughter and her sidekick Rocko. I can’t believe it, she was so full of life and always on the go.

Rest well LS, we’ll miss you.

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Rocko

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“Harry admits in his book to hitting his RPO but somehow I’m supposed to believe that he and his wife didn’t bully their staff?” - Submitted by Anonymous

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Chelsy, Cressida and Trevor are living their best lives.

Living life as a sinking ship and trying to take as many people as they can down with them.

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“Quite interesting that in the book Harry details many many times he found Meghan sobbing and crying when he arrived home and she tells him of something someone did or said to her that hurt her, all of which occurred when he wasn’t around. But the one time someone did or said something to her when he was around, William reprimanding her for being rude to Kate, she didn’t cry but instead hit back at Will. She definitely puts on an act with him, playing the Diana victim card.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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“I’m flabbergasted. All the rumours I thought were too wild to be true–the argument over Charlotte’s dress, ‘what Meghan wants Meghan gets’, announcing the pregnancy during Eugenie’s wedding–have been confirmed by Harry himself. Talk about self destructive behaviour!” - Submitted by Anonymous

“So far Harry himself confirmed: 1) Meghan made Kate cry in the run up to their wedding. 2) They had access to therapists. 3) Meghan bullied staff. 4) He’s jealous of William. From his own book, contradicted what they’ve said in interviews. He can’t be any dumber even if he trained for it.” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Damn Henry just threw his own wife under the bus with his book.” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Harold has just gone and confirmed every rumor about him and Meghan. Not only that, but he has exposed that in fact they both were so much worse than we would have thought. Wow.” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spent 6 hours on Netflix calling royal biographers and the media liars only to confirm every single story in Spare …  you can not make this up” - Submitted by Anonymous

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“Princess Anne always looks put together and elegant. She doesn’t have to try hard” - Submitted by Anonymous

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“The Hereditary Grand Ducal Family Christmas photos are to die for” - Submitted by Anonymous

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What moves do you think are KCs key strategic moves?

Great grey rock strategy. That's the first one. It the best strategy for dealing with narcissists. His experience with Diana taught him that if you react they win, so he's not reacting.

Glad you asked. This same me writing a post about it. These are the strategies he has used so far:

Over the top glitz and glamour strategy. He's using the same pr strategy he used to improve Camilla's public image: lots of charity work and lots of official events with as much royal glitz and glam as possible. That's why we are getting so many diplomatic events and so many gowns and jewels. That's also why we are getting the biggest, glitziest coronation he can get away with. During the War of the Wales he did a disastrous interview where he tried to open up and be relatable and it backfired miserably. He's not doing that again. He's going to create psychological distance by draping the royals in as much glitz and glamour and tradition as possible. The Harkles can't compare with that.

Divide and conquer strategy. This is what the Lady Hussey meeting was about. During Camilla's pr drive she had a lot of little tea parties with reporters and stakeholders. Many of those reporters (*cough* Rebecca English *cough*) are still fans. It's a tried-and-true strategy (Diana in particular used it well) and it works. The ethnic charities and academics are all going to be heavily courted and they will eventually succumb. The ones that don't give in will be starved of money and attention.

United front. This was also part of the Camilla strategy. Will and Harry were roped into photo ops with Cam and stories were planted in the press saying they liked her and approved the marriage. Stories about how the Queen secretly approved but couldn't do so publicly because of her official role as head of the church also appeared. Everyone was signing from the same hymnbook, just like they are now. Not everyone wore burgundy though. That part is new. The addition of the Middletons and Cam's kids is also new.

Symbolic substitution. Charles knows from painful experience that it's about the role, not the person. The equerries, Sophie's UN work, Colonel Kate, etc... are all about keeping the role alive. Sadly, that's likely why Edward may not get the Duke of Edinburgh title. Because it was held by Philip, the role is symbolically superior to Charles and can't be transferred to his younger brother without implicitly undermining KC's position. The same was the case with the Princess of Wales title. It became symbolically opposed to the Prince of Wales title which is why Cam never used it, even after her popularity increased.

These are the ones he will use in the future:

Pomp and Circumstance. The coronation will be epic. Period. Will and Kate's wedding reinvigorated the institution for a decade and the coronation has to have a similar effect.

Biographies. The coronation will result in an avalanche of books and articles about KC. He will use them to create a new narrative. I'm not sure what that narrative will be because it will depend on what Harry says in his own book. My guess is he will piggyback on Harry's tale of trauma to recount his own childhood trauma and how, unlike his son, he overcame it to become a visionary ruler. Yes, he's going to go for "visionary." He's not humble and he kind of deserves the title because of all his environmental and charity work.

Public validation. This will be done in tandem with the biographies and the coronation, and Harry will unwittingly contribute. Harry's biography will claim that KC was a cold parent who was more concerned with his public role than his family. KC will spin that, with the help of foreign dignitaries, charity leaders, and commentators, into a narrative presenting KC as a devoted (and visionary!) statesman and charity leader. This is the same strategy he used after marrying Cam when we were inundated with stories about "how good she was for him."

Future focused. Harry is stuck in the past, but KC will present a dynamic monarchy focused on the future. That's what Kate's pantsuits, Sophie's fashion, Will's Earthshot project, and the young equerries are supposed to signal. This is the only strategy that I am skeptical about. It's hard to project youth and vigor when you are as old as KC is. However, he's a cunning fox and I'm sure he'll find a way. A vigorous reform platform with strategic changes may be enough. I'm very curious to see what he does about the Commonwealth. He needs to do something big to counteract the damage inflicted by Harry's documentary and he only has like three months to plan.

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Is Mandana done???? Another one bites the dust.

(Photo from BaronessBruck on Twitter)

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She cowers when entering a room. HAH!!!

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This tribute from Switzerland is touching and heartbreaking at the same time.

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Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi has shared a tribute to the late Queen