Royals The Royal Name Change Drama …continued Meghan Markle’s given names were removed from Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s birth certificate a few weeks after he was born. The Sun reported on the change a few days ago, suggesting that Meghan made it happen because she wanted to be petty, or something. Meghan has since issued a By Lainey • Feb 02, 2021 11:20 am
Douchebags The Royal Name Change F-ckup This weekend, the Sun, which is one of the British tabloids that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are suing, published an article about the change on Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s birth certificate. There’s been a lot of controversy about this so let’s break it down. Archie was born By Lainey • Feb 01, 2021 02:20 pm
Legal issues Meghan Markle vs the Mail Happening right now in court in London – Meghan Markle’s legal team is seeking “summary judgment” against the Mail on Sunday. Basically they’re arguing that there doesn’t need to be a trial because the Mail hasn’t been able to present an acceptable defence for publishing a private By Lainey • Jan 19, 2021 10:10 am
Gossip Nostalgia The One Year Anniversary of the Sandringham Summit If you’re a regular visitor here, you know I have a thing with dates. A year ago today, on January 13, 2020, Prince Harry went to meet the Queen at Sandringham; they were later joined by Prince Charles and Prince William. This gathering is now known as the Sandringham By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 09:32 am
Royals Harry & Meghan: One Year Later Today is the one year anniversary of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s visit to Canada House in London. They’d spent several weeks at the end of 2019 on Vancouver Island and upon their return to England, they wanted to thank Canadians for their hospitality during their stay. Here By Lainey • Jan 07, 2021 11:16 am
Top Reads Buckingham Palace’s Happy New Year to Harry and Meghan Did you watch Death to 2020 on Netflix this weekend? Tracey Ullman plays Queen Elizabeth and, well, I wouldn’t say it’s a flattering portrait of Her Majesty and the British royal family. The film is satire so, you know, if you’re a real person who’s been By Lainey • Jan 04, 2021 10:19 am
Royals Archie says Happy New Year! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s podcast deal with Spotify for Archewell Audio was confirmed a couple of weeks ago. Sussex + Spotify launched today and in the first episode, Harry and Meghan ask dozens of special guests to record audio diaries with their thoughts on what they learned this year, By Lainey • Dec 29, 2020 11:18 am
Royals House Sussex: The 2020 Christmas Card When I posted about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle last Tuesday, December 22, I noted that in 2019, they released their Christmas card on December 23 through the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust and wondered if they’d maintain the same schedule and rollout for 2020. They did indeed. I also By Lainey • Dec 28, 2020 09:53 am
Royals Harry & Meghan Before the Holiday Card Prince Harry and Meghan Markled were papped in Beverly Hills on Sunday (Page Six has more photos) heading into an office building. It is not known specifically which business they were visiting. It was 27˚C/81˚F in Beverly Hills that day. Harry is dressed for it. Meghan, however, By Lainey • Dec 22, 2020 11:16 am
Royals A Royal Pandemic Promenade How lovely! The lights are so beautiful this time of year, aren’t they? I really, really love holiday lights. And in London especially, they really do know what they’re doing with the lights. I’ve been in London a couple of times during the holiday season and the By Lainey • Dec 22, 2020 10:43 am
Royals Sussex + Spotify Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are shutting down the year with all kinds of new developments. Yesterday we learned that Meghan’s invested in Clevr Blends and got an assist from Oprah to promote it. Today it was announced that House Sussex has partnered with Spotify to produce podcasts – not By Lainey • Dec 15, 2020 11:15 am
Top Reads Meghan Markle, Investor Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance on CNN’s Heroes special this weekend to pay tribute to those who gave us hope during this dreadful year – those who sacrificed their wellness and safety to help patients, community leaders who came together to assist their neighbours, help other families, and generally By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 12:01 pm
Media Manipulation House Cambridge: A Well-Timed Holiday Outing Prince William and Kate were at The Palladium in London the other night for a special pantomime performance in honour of frontline and essential workers for their service this year. They were joined by their three children, Big G, Charlotte, and Louis. Of course any time the young Cambridges are By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 11:18 am
Royals Intro for November 25, 2020 Dear Gossips, In a piece for The New York Times, Meghan Markle has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage in July. She writes in her essay that through the experience, she and Prince Harry learned that “in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered By Lainey • Nov 25, 2020 09:29 am
Top Reads Meghan Markle: The Letter, The Friend, The Book A brief summary: Meghan Markle is suing the Mail on Sunday for publishing parts of a letter she wrote to her father, Thomas. The lawsuit is officially about whether or not the paper violated her privacy and if their publishing the letter was copyright infringement and a breach of data By Lainey • Nov 19, 2020 11:51 am
TV Updates Prince Harry and The Crown – How Dare He!? As noted in today’s site open, the British royal family seems pretty stressed by how they’re portrayed in season four of The Crown that just dropped yesterday and features Princess Diana. Diana, was, as we all know, the British royal family’s biggest star. And that was a By Lainey • Nov 16, 2020 12:53 pm
