Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri May 18, 2018 10:29 pm

Cant believe no main thread on this. Its late I know.

I have to say I think she is beautiful in more ways than just looks. I think this is great.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Fri May 18, 2018 10:34 pm

As I understand it, the king of England is marrying an American porn star and Donald Trump is mad because he wasn't invited to the wedding even though he's paying for it. The Red Socks will be going instead because they beat the Bruins in sportsball. This was all on the radio this morning. Beyond that, I'm hazy on the details because I was still waking up.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:02 am

tlr asked last night if I wanted to watch the wedding with her. I told her it would be difficult for me to think of anything I give fewer fucks about.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:46 am

We had our Royal Wedding party on Thursday night. It consisted of a screening of Deadpool 2. Catering was by Popeye's.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:51 am

We watched it but only because we just finished a 2-week binge of THE CROWN and we're in that royal famliy frame of mind.

However, it was a really beautiful service. Everything about decor spoke of simplicity combined with elegance. And I loved that Meghan showcased her biracial heritage throughout the ceremony. It was a really unique cultural mashup that hasn't been seen in a royal wedding.

My feeling from watching the commentary afterwards was that everyone came away very impressed and moved by the service.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sat May 19, 2018 10:33 am

Mostly I'm just jealous Harry seems to be happy. We were supposed to be born on the same day, but my mother's 40+ hour botched that up. Throughout life, he'd always seemed to be a screw-up. I'd endured some challenges, but the one constant was that I could exclaim, "Still doing better than Harry!"

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat May 19, 2018 11:58 am

Wife recorded it all so we're just now watching. My first thought on seeing the crowds along the street was "If Trump sees this he will be fuming "Those aren't as big as my inauguration" HAHAHA.

I like Harry...he has had fun in his life. I hope the best for him and her .

mori · Post by **mori** » Sat May 19, 2018 4:04 pm

The royals are not use to that much color in the woodpile (just making fun at the expression folks). They do look in love. Hope they have a nice life together.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat May 19, 2018 4:09 pm

They are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat May 19, 2018 6:40 pm

At last it is over.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Sun May 20, 2018 2:07 am

America's founders fought a revolution so I didn't have to give a fuck about the royals.

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Sun May 20, 2018 2:16 pm

ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 2:07 am America's founders fought a revolution so I didn't have to give a fuck about the royals.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Tue May 29, 2018 11:22 am

mori · Post by **mori** » Tue May 29, 2018 5:48 pm

The source cracked me up.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:00 pm

Wow.

Harry and Meghan are more-or-less abdicating their (official) royalty. They'll remain celebrities, surely, but it's a rare thing.

Of course it doesn't do much to the line of succession, where Harry is currently 6th.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:09 pm

Holman wrote:Wow.

Harry and Meghan are more-or-less abdicating their (official) royalty. They'll remain celebrities, surely, but it's a rare thing.

Of course it doesn't do much to the line of succession, where Harry is currently 6th.

In the days of olde they could be raising troops to overthrow the Queen and kill everyone between Harry and the Throne. But I guess they'll raise more Twitter followers. Hopefully do some awareness stuff for something important. Or be on The Masked Singer.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:16 pm

I see the dust storm from the mad rush to produce their reality show. The fish-out-of-water show will include Harry wearing a Patriot's jersey and eating pizza with a fork while Meghan is seen exiting a Waffle House bathroom barefoot.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:41 pm

Hey look something I care less about than the royal wedding!

Celebrity is bullshit puppies.

Buatha · Post by **Buatha** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:49 pm

Well, as a somewhat recent divorcee, I could read many things into this announcement.

I would guess that it's Meghan's decision and not so much Harry's...but I'm not exactly objective. My ex had a strong personality and would push her objectives and make them feel like they were also yours.

Fireball · Post by **Fireball** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:56 pm

The British press has been horrible to Meghan, lots of coverage that is clearly racially motivated. It's been known for some time that Harry and Meghan felt like the Royal Family wasn't doing enough to push back on this, and that Meghan and Kate don't get along at all. Harry and William aren't really close anymore either.

morlac · Post by **morlac** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:58 pm

I was in Charleston over Thanksgiving and ran into a group of Brits. From my guess I would say 8 intelligence guys and 2 grunts. They were "stuck" in Charleston with plane issues. They didnt tell me why they were there or even confirm they were military. They just laughed at me when I called it out

I suspected they were advance scouting living arrangements for these two as they(Meghan) were rumored to be intersted in a house there. I suspect that might have been a good guess now.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:45 pm

"Coming to America" reboot? I don't think either of them are as funny as Eddie Murphy.

Also, I'd have thought "senior members of the royal family" would be those several generations older than those two. Do they consider those folks "ancient relics"?

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:21 pm

Jeff V wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:45 pm Also, I'd have thought "senior members of the royal family" would be those several generations older than those two. Do they consider those folks "ancient relics"?

I assume "senior members" means "adults capable of media interaction."

FWIW, Charles is already elderly and William will be king (shortly) after him. Harry being William's brother (and thus co-generational) is pretty significant even though the throne will very likely pass him by.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:33 pm

Andrew moves up a spot.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:16 am

Heard someone call this Megxit. I laughed and I think that'll do it for me for this story.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:12 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:33 pm Andrew moves up a spot.

Just to be pedantic, I don't think that's so. Harry remains in the royal family, and he's still Duke of Sussex and Earl of This and That. If the corgis went Jacobin and slaughtered William and his kids, Harry would be next in line.

Seems like they're really simply refusing to do royal appearances and perhaps giving up certain prerogatives. It would probably be good for others in the party to streamline in the same way.

"Megxit" is funny.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:26 pm

morlac wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:58 pm I was in Charleston over Thanksgiving and ran into a group of Brits. I suspected they were advance scouting living arrangements for these two as they(Meghan) were rumored to be intersted in a house there. I suspect that might have been a good guess now.

They better not take the place I'm looking at!

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 3:11 pm

Just to be clear, England would have John Goodman be king before Prince Andrew.

morlac · Post by **morlac** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:20 pm

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:26 pm
morlac wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:58 pm I was in Charleston over Thanksgiving and ran into a group of Brits. I suspected they were advance scouting living arrangements for these two as they(Meghan) were rumored to be intersted in a house there. I suspect that might have been a good guess now.
They better not take the place I'm looking at!

My sister lives on Daniel Island and I visit often. OO Charleston get together!

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:40 pm

Fireball wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:56 pm The British press has been horrible to Meghan, lots of coverage that is clearly racially motivated. It's been known for some time that Harry and Meghan felt like the Royal Family wasn't doing enough to push back on this, and that Meghan and Kate don't get along at all. Harry and William aren't really close anymore either.

Another telling thing is that the response to this announcement was to call it 'disappointing' which was more than the Queen said about favorite son Andrew basically getting outed as a pedophile on tv. I'd want to get away from that dysfunction too.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:44 pm

morlac wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:20 pm
Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:26 pm
morlac wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:58 pm I was in Charleston over Thanksgiving and ran into a group of Brits. I suspected they were advance scouting living arrangements for these two as they(Meghan) were rumored to be intersted in a house there. I suspect that might have been a good guess now.
They better not take the place I'm looking at!
My sister lives on Daniel Island and I visit often. OO Charleston get together!

Aren't they planning on living mostly in Canada?

morlac · Post by **morlac** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:52 pm

No idea I just speculating based on the rumor I heard while there and then running into the odd group of military Brits. Didn't think much about it until this lasted announcement and now it makes it more plausible.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:04 pm

Fireball wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:56 pm The British press has been horrible to Meghan, lots of coverage that is clearly racially motivated. It's been known for some time that Harry and Meghan felt like the Royal Family wasn't doing enough to push back on this, and that Meghan and Kate don't get along at all. Harry and William aren't really close anymore either.

I imagine it's this. The tabloids have been awful to them in ways that aren't just clickbaity but racist.

I believe I've also heard that Harry openly blames paparazzi for his mother's death.

gameoverman · Post by **gameoverman** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:17 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:00 pmHarry and Meghan are more-or-less abdicating their (official) royalty. They'll remain celebrities, surely, but it's a rare thing.

Of course it doesn't do much to the line of succession, where Harry is currently 6th.

Good for them. Look how his mom was treated, they don't need that. Since he isn't vital as an heir, why not leave and live the life you want, as best you can? I've read that the queen and others in the family aren't happy but why should he care? When he married her his life became intertwined with hers, she's what's most important to him. I would have thought the queen, being far more experienced in life, would have realized that. She should be on his side in this.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:07 am

NY Times

From the very first headline about her being “(almost) straight outta Compton” and having “exotic” DNA, the racist treatment of Meghan has been impossible to ignore. Princess Michael of Kent wore an overtly racist brooch in the duchess’s company. A BBC host compared the couple’s newborn baby to a chimpanzee. Then there was the sublimely ludicrous suggestion that Meghan’s avocado consumption is responsible for mass murder, while her charity cookbook was portrayed as somehow helping terrorists.

Those who claim frequent attacks against the duchess have nothing to do with her race have a hard time explaining these attempts to link her with particularly racialized forms of crime — terrorism and gang activity — as well as the fact that she has been most venomously attacked for acts that attracted praise when other royals did them. Her decision to guest-edit British Vogue, for example, was roundly condemned by large parts of the British media, in stark contrast to Prince Charles’s two-time guest editorship of Country Life magazine, Prince Harry’s of a BBC program and Kate Middleton’s at Huffington Post, all of which were quietly praised at the time.

Her treatment has proved what many of us have always known: No matter how beautiful you are, whom you marry, what palaces you occupy, charities you support, how faithful you are, how much money you accumulate or what good deeds you perform, in this society racism will still follow you.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:11 am

Wow. I had no idea it was that bad (the tabloids in particular). I have no doubt then they'll be happier and likely more fulfilled over here in the colonies (or if they're going to Canada, colony-adjacent).

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:17 am

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:11 am Wow. I had no idea it was that bad (the tabloids in particular). I have no doubt then they'll be happier and likely more fulfilled over here in the colonies (or if they're going to Canada, colony-adjacent).

Uhm. Canada was a colony, too.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 10:55 am

Technically correct is still the best kind of correct in 2020, apparently.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:31 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:11 am Wow. I had no idea it was that bad (the tabloids in particular). I have no doubt then they'll be happier and likely more fulfilled over here in the colonies (or if they're going to Canada, colony-adjacent).

Does that mean that the racists win though? I mean it cost them Harry but they got rid of the dark-skinned(?) devil.
BNP 4TW?

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:43 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:11 am Wow. I had no idea it was that bad (the tabloids in particular). I have no doubt then they'll be happier and likely more fulfilled over here in the colonies (or if they're going to Canada, colony-adjacent).

The press is just playing to their audience there. Racism is a *yuge* problem there.

Tottenham have vowed to take the “strongest possible action” after their 2-0 defeat by Chelsea was overshadowed by the game having to be paused when Antonio Rüdiger was targeted with racist abuse by a section of the crowd.

Anthony Taylor, the referee, stopped play during the second half when an object was thrown at Kepa Arrizabalaga, Chelsea’s goalkeeper, and Rüdiger told him he had suffered racist taunts. The German centre-back appeared to indicate a supporter had shouted a monkey chant at him and an announcement over the PA system at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium told the crowd that “racist behaviour is interfering with the game”.

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Racism has blighted English football over the past 12 months. The Manchester derby was marred by a City fan appearing to make a monkey gesture at United’s Fred, while a League Two game between Scunthorpe and Forest Green Rovers was halted after allegations of racist abuse on the same day. An FA Cup tie between Haringey Borough and Yeovil this season was replayed following racist abuse from the crowd.

Rüdiger condemned the latest incident, writing on Twitter “#NoToRacism #PleaseGetSomeBasicEducation”. Late last night he wrote: “I don’t want to involve Tottenham as an entire club into this situation as I know that just a couple of idiots were the offenders. I got a lot of supportive messages on social media from Spurs fans as well in the last hours – thank you a lot for this.