Royals George Clooney defends Meghan Markle George Clooney was at the Winter TCA yesterday to promote his upcoming Hulu series Catch-22. Just a word on the Winter TCA – this used to be my assignment at etalk. I used to spend several days there every January working on coverage for our show. Most of the press events By Lainey • Feb 12, 2019 10:37 am
Royals The Cambridges and the stars Prince William is the President of BAFTA so this of course is a regular event for him and Kate. They seemed a lot more engaged this year than they were last year at the event, but that’s probably because she was pregnant and did not want to extend their By Lainey • Feb 11, 2019 09:37 am
Douchebags Thomas Markle’s weekend dump I mean, it’s not like you weren’t expecting it, right? I was expecting it. Last week, when PEOPLE’s “The Truth About Meghan” cover story dropped, with comments from five of her friends advocating on her behalf, I wrote that: The upside is that Meghan’s circle is By Lainey • Feb 11, 2019 08:53 am
BFFs Harry and Meghan’s next trip But first, let’s talk about the reaction to the PEOPLE Magazine cover story this week featuring five of Meghan Markle’s friends defending her anonymously. When I wrote about this on Tuesday, at the end of that post, I noted that “British press will probably not react well to By Lainey • Feb 08, 2019 10:29 am
BFFs Serena’s “Meghan” tea? PEOPLE Magazine’s cover story this week is about Meghan Markle, featuring exclusive – but anonymous – commentary from five of Meghan’s close friends defending her against all the sh-t talk she’s been taking the last few months. I wrote about this yesterday, about how her friends were spilling the By Lainey • Feb 07, 2019 04:28 pm
Royals “The Truth About Meghan” That’s the headline on the cover of the new issue of PEOPLE Magazine featuring Meghan Markle. And it’s a direct rebuttal to the way the British tabloids have been reporting on her. As you know, the last few months have been a sh-tshow, with the UK papers going By Lainey • Feb 06, 2019 09:39 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Princess Kate and Herbie the school dog In support of Children’s Mental Health Week in the UK, Princess Kate visited Lavender Primary School today to speak with children, parents, and teachers about mental health awareness and self-care. Mental health, as we know, has been a priority for both the Cambridges and the Sussexes and experts have By Lainey • Feb 05, 2019 04:08 pm
Royals Harry and Meghan same day work day Prince Harry is the Commonwealth Youth Ambassador and joined a roundtable discussion with young people from around the Commonwealth to continue discussion on strategies and targets for the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2020, encouraging the youth to stay focused on their commitment to change, and making mental By Lainey • Jan 30, 2019 11:54 am
Royals Saying “no” to Prince William Prince William spoke at the Davos World Economic Forum yesterday. This is the annual event with, perhaps, the most exclusive and competitive badge hierarchy. Like even if you have the money, it might not get you the badge you want. Badges represent levels of access. The hologram badge is the By Lainey • Jan 24, 2019 04:16 pm
Royals Double Duchess Day: Meghan day and night Meghan Markle visited animal charity Mayhew today, one of her four official patronages as announced last week to meet with staff, volunteers, and of course spend time with one of the animals. She bonded with one dog in particular – Minnie, a Jack Russell terrier. Here’s Minnie in the arms By Lainey • Jan 16, 2019 03:45 pm
Royals Double Duchess Day: Kate first Today is Double Duchess Day – both Catherine Cambridge and Meghan Markle are on official duty. Princess Kate went first for a visit to The Royal Opera House where costuming was the big focus as she checked out the costume department, met with the costume designers, and watched a rehearsal for By Lainey • Jan 16, 2019 09:56 am
Royals Princess Kate’s hikers Catherine Cambridge visited King Henry’s Walk Garden today in Islington. She spent time with the children outside and she also made pizza with the kids inside the school. Kate is good with kids, I like how relaxed she is when she’s speaking to them – takes them seriously, doesn’ By Lainey • Jan 15, 2019 11:58 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Birkenhead The Sussexes made their first official joint appearance of the year today in Birkenhead, unveiling a plaque at Hamilton Square to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Wilfrid Owen and visiting with community groups and local businesses. During the walkabout, Meghan Markle apparently revealed her due date: “We By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 12:25 pm
Royals Royal Meghan: the most coveted presenter Meghan Markle’s first royal patronages were announced this morning. As expected, she is taking over the National Theatre patronage from the Queen, an excellent fit given Meghan’s career background. She will also be working with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the only accredited organisation representing higher education in By Lainey • Jan 10, 2019 10:41 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Princess Kate’s big little birthday Today is Catherine Cambridge’s 37th birthday. Here are some shots of Kate and Prince William on Sunday that I’ve been saving for today. They were in Sandringham, heading to church with the Queen. She’s been super into those headbands the last few months and as I noted By Lainey • Jan 09, 2019 04:32 pm
Royals Royal Meghan’s end of year front page Last week, Buzzfeed posted an article about whether or not royal reporters in Britain have been racist in their coverage of Meghan Markle. Since it was revealed that she and Prince Harry have been together, the UK tabloids have published one gross headline after another, consistently reminding their readers that By Lainey • Dec 28, 2018 11:09 am
