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Post by Admin on Oct 5, 2021 4:51:34 GMT
It’s been more than a year since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the decision to take a step back from their duties as senior members of the royal family and begin a new chapter in Montecito, CA. While time heals a lot, the rift between the Duke of Sussex and his older brother, Prince William, doesn’t seem to be any close to mending. Now, a new report even suggests that the potential opportunity for reconciliation at Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet’s christening might’ve been vetoed by Prince William himself. Following Lilibet’s birth in June, there was some speculation that Harry and Meghan might make the trip overseas to have their daughter christened at Windsor castle. Those rumors have seemingly died down, and Prince William could reportedly be part of the reason why. “Both Harry and Meghan were very keen to make that return and make sure that christening happened, particularly in front of Her Majesty The Queen,” NBC royals correspondent Neil Sean said, per the Express. “But that came to a grinding halt.” Sean pointed out that “there was one person who basically decided there wasn’t an appetite for this and the person that seemingly is, so far, not willing to kiss and make up with his younger brother…According to a very good source, Prince William was the one who basically said ‘no, we don’t think this is going to work,’ it wasn’t a particularly good idea.” After Lilibet was born, there was some hope that the new addition to the British royal family could serve as the catalyst for mending ties that were nearly severed more than one year ago. Clearly, though, the tension between Prince William and Prince Harry is still very palpable, despite wishful thinking that the brothers are reconnecting away from the scrutiny of cameras. Sadly, what could have been a public display of unity for the brothers and their respective families doesn’t appear like it’ll come to fruition any time soon. But there’s always hope that future family events could give the brothers the much-needed time to rebuild their bond and move toward a happier future.
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Post by Admin on Oct 29, 2021 5:12:23 GMT
Experts fear Meghan Markle’s relationship with Prince Harry has been out on ‘death knell’ with her unprecedented’ moves. Royal expert Angela Levin made this claim in her book Harry: Conversations with the Prince and was quoted saying, “It was unprecedented for a royal girlfriend to be so outspoken and it could have been the death knell for their relationship.” Reportedly, “The general view was that she would never have given the interview without Harry’s consent.” “Official Palace sources dodged the question of whether Harry approved or not of her interview by merely saying he ‘was aware’ of it.” “Perhaps Meghan took him by surprise when she confessed about the interview but shrewdly picked her time carefully and, besotted as he was, he accepted what she’d said.”
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Post by Admin on Dec 16, 2021 3:57:50 GMT
Sarah Ferguson is speaking out about her nephew Prince Harry. The royal spoke out on the Italian talk show "Porta a Porta" on Tuesday, speaking about Harry and his wife Meghan Markles' relationship. She shared that she thinks the Duke of Sussex's late mother Princess Diana would be happy for the couple.
During an appearance on the Italian talk show, Porta a Porta, on Tuesday, the Duchess of York was asked about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who moved to California last year after stepping back as senior working royals.
"The most important thing—and I know Diana, if she were here, would say that—is they are happy. And she makes him happy. And I love to see that little boy that cried at the funeral to have happiness now," Ferguson, 62, said, referencing the somber moment Harry walked behind his mother's coffin during her funeral procession in 1997.
Diana and Sarah first met as teenagers, and it was Diana who introduced her friend Sarah to her now ex-husband, Prince Andrew, the younger brother of Diana's husband, Prince Charles.
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Post by Admin on Dec 28, 2021 4:57:09 GMT
On Christmas Day, Queen Elizabeth's annual Christmas message was aired at 3 pm to the country, and in it she made a rare comment about her great-granddaughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, daughter to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Lilibet was born in June of 2021, and has not met her grandmother as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not yet returned to the U.K. with her. They currently live together in Montecito, California.
The monarch gave special mentions in her address to new additions to the royal family, beginning, “Adults, when weighed down with worries, sometimes fail to see the joy in simple things, where children do not.”
She then went on to discuss name these new additions, which included three new great-grandchildren; Princess Eugenie gave birth to her first child in February, and Mike and Zara Tindall, daughter to Princess Anne, welcomed a third child in March. Princess Beatrice had daughter in September.
The Queen said, “And for me and my family, even with one familiar laugh missing this year, there will be joy in Christmas, as we have the chance to reminisce, and see anew the wonder of the festive season through the eyes of our young children, of whom we were delighted to welcome four more this year.”
Markle and Prince Harry recently shared their first photo of Lilibet, along with her big brother Archie, in a photo for their holiday card. The picture was taken by Alexi Lubomirski this summer at their home. In the photo, Markle is holding up Lilibet in the air, and both of them are smiling and laughing.
“Happy Holidays,” they wrote in their message. “This year, 2021, we welcomed our daughter, Lilibet, to the world. Archie made us a 'Mama' and a 'Papa', and Lili made us a family.”
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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2021 4:37:45 GMT
Hearing Meghan Markle talk about the way her son’s skin color was an issue and that she was offered no support when her mental health was in critical condition came as a shock to many. I didn’t bat an eyelash. In fact, if you scroll through social media, you will find echoes of Black women and women-aligning people everywhere who weren’t shocked at all. The lack of surprise lies not only in that we believe Black women without needing to validate their stories as a prerequisite for support, but because what happened to Megan Markle is part of the collective Black experience.
In my own family, there has always been and still is so much conversation around Blackness for our biracial members. There is always a comment on whose skin is lighter, who has “good hair,” and who could be mistaken for white. While I was pregnant, there were never any concerns about the color of my future children’s skin color. The assumption was that my children would be darker because I am.
The looks of favor and relief when my children came out very light-complected made me resentful.
I was instantly reminded that my value in society was so deeply tied to the depth of my Blackness, something I hoped my children would never experience. It started before they made it earth-side, and the conversations, remarks, and anti-Black sentiments that value European features over Afro-centric ones continue today.
Raising Black children who are half white has always been tricky because the same people who refuse them access to white spaces are the ones who tell my children they have to prioritize their whiteness.
My children and I are constantly told we have to respect their white side and that they can’t be proud of their Blackness without first acknowledging that they are half white. Their Blackness, in the eyes of white people, is always something that is negotiable depending how my children can somehow be of service.
For example, my children are never to be accepted as white by other white children or when they enter white spaces, but when they try to take pride in their Blackness, they are almost always reminded by white people that they aren’t 100% Black. And therefore, their pride is somehow disingenuous and not allowed.
I have to teach my kids resilience and how to love themselves in a world that will always challenge them, disregard them, and then blame them for the oppression they suffer.
For our family, it has always been about “raising full Black children who happen to be half Black.” I have been fortunate in having a white partner who entrusts me with instilling confidence and pride in Black skin, Black culture, and Black history. I have always made it a priority for me to find the representation that is lacking for my children. And when it couldn’t be found within traditional mass media, we watch TV shows and historical documentaries and dissect how Black stories and representation are missing.
We discuss the nuances of what it means to navigate the same storylines and fantasies as Black women instead of just accepting that womanhood is a universal experience rooted in white privilege and Euro-centric beauty standards.
I have to teach my children that when they have children, no matter the race of the other parent, they will have to expect the scrutiny and conversations Megan Markle experienced.
Their children will experience the same colorism and anti-Blackness she experienced, just like I did and those who came before me. The ways in which white mothers pass down to their children their sacred family heirlooms and recipes, Black mothers pass down tales of caution and moments of “real talk” about how to navigate the world as a person whose skin color will always be simultaneously the most beautiful thing about them and the thing people fear and hate the most about them.
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