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In Northern Ireland, Mourning, Yes, but Symbolism, Too

King Charles III visited Belfast and met with members of Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party, now the largest in the country.

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By Mark Landler

LONDON — On a national tour of sorrow, King Charles III has heard many expressions of condolence for the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II . But few were as tinged with symbolism as the one delivered on Tuesday by the speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alex Maskey, at a royal castle outside Belfast.

Mr. Maskey is a member of Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party, which is now the largest in the territory. He was once jailed for his involvement with the Irish Republican Army. It’s a sign of how much has changed that Charles, whose great-uncle Louis Mountbatten was assassinated by the I.R.A. in 1979, smiled sadly when Mr. Maskey switched to Irish to say, of the queen, “May she rest in peace.”

Charles and his mother each played a role in trying to reconcile the Irish and British after the blood-dimmed tide of the Troubles. The fruits of their efforts were on vivid display in a bereaved Belfast. Yet the new king also confronted a Northern Ireland that is drifting inexorably, if slowly, toward the Irish Republic — another part of the United Kingdom that could slip away during his reign.

“The death of the queen comes at a moment when unionism in Northern Ireland is feeling particularly anxious and uncertain about the future,” said Katy Hayward, a professor of politics at Queen’s University, Belfast.

“But it also puts nationalist leaders in a difficult position,” Professor Hayward said. “Many nationalists feel uncomfortable with the king. At the same time, they’ve got to be considerate of other people who feel differently.”

The unionists, who want to stay part of the United Kingdom, are fearful that post-Brexit trade rules, known as the Northern Ireland protocol , will erode their ties to Britain, hastening the day when the territory’s growing nationalist, predominantly Roman Catholic population will vote to leave and unify with Ireland.

Under pressure from the unionists, Britain’s prime minister, Liz Truss, has threatened to scrap the trade rules, provoking tensions with the European Union and Ireland that some fear could erupt into a full-blown trade war.

Still, Northern Ireland’s fraught politics took a back seat on Tuesday to a day of rituals and mourning for the queen, which spoke to her appeal on both sides of the Irish border. Her visit to the Irish Republic in 2011 — during which she wore green, expressed regret for Britain’s painful history with Ireland and tried out some Irish — is remembered there as an electric moment of personal diplomacy.

Mr. Maskey praised the queen for recognizing the power of a small gesture to bridge bitter gaps between people. Elizabeth, he said, understood that “one tradition is not diminished by reaching out to show respect to another.”

Charles replied that the queen “never ceased to pray for the best of times for this place and its people, whose stories she knew, whose sorrow our family had felt and for whom she had great affection and regard.” She saw her role, he said, as someone who could try to bring together “those who history had separated.”

The new king pledged to continue that work. Having made 19 trips to Northern Ireland with his wife, Camilla, he can claim a credible record as a diplomat. He has also reached out to Ireland, despite the blow of Lord Mountbatten’s killing, which deprived him of a beloved mentor.

In 2010, Charles attended a gala party in his honor at the Irish Embassy in London, where he mingled with guests like the singer Bob Geldof, was serenaded with Irish music and was toasted by a famously peppery Irish radio personality, Terry Wogan, who thanked him, tongue in cheek, for “800 years of oppression.”

Bobby McDonagh, the former Irish ambassador to London, who played host at the party, said Charles had been thrilled by the reception. Mr. McDonagh recalled his pointing out that the embassy was across the road from the garden at Buckingham Palace, where he had played as a child. If Charles had known that at the time, he told his host, he would have thrown pebbles at the embassy’s windows.

In 2015, during a visit to Ireland, Charles played his own part in reconciliation by shaking hands with Gerry Adams, who was then the leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the underground I.R.A. Mr. Adams had long described Lord Mountbatten, who had once led Britain’s armed forces and had a vacation home in Ireland, as a legitimate target in the I.R.A.’s armed struggle against the British government.

Mr. Adams did not apologize for the killing during that encounter. But last year, on the day after the queen’s husband, Prince Philip, was buried, the current leader of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, issued a landmark apology. “Of course, I am sorry that happened,” she told a London radio station. “Of course, that is heartbreaking.”

On Tuesday in Belfast, King Charles greeted the president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, who attended a memorial service for the queen. That made him the first head of state to meet the king since his accession to the throne.

He also took note of the new political landscape in a brief exchange with the leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill. As the head of the largest party, she has been designated as the first minister in the territory’s power-sharing government. But the unionists have refused to take part in it, citing Britain’s impasse with Brussels over the trade rules.

“What are you now, the biggest party are you?” the king asked Ms. O’Neill.

She replied, “We are, indeed.”

“All that skill and ingenuity,” Charles said with a smile.

Mr. Maskey, the assembly speaker, gestured to the nearby figure of Jeffrey M. Donaldson, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, which once held that status. “Don’t be telling Jeffrey that now,” he said.

Ms. O’Neill has struck a conciliatory note, saying last week that the queen nourished ties with “those of us who are Irish, and who share a different political allegiance and aspirations to herself and her government.”

Unionists relished the display of royal pomp, saying they were grateful that Charles had visited so quickly. For now, “the protocol is not in our minds,” said David Campbell, chairman of the Loyalist Communities Council, which represents a group of pro-union paramilitary groups that vehemently oppose the trade rules.

Still, some scholars questioned whether, over the long term, the unionist population would find the king as reassuring a figure as his mother. Many of them particularly identified with the queen’s religious faith, Professor Hayward said.

Charles comes across as a less conservative figure, embracing interfaith communication and issues like climate change. That does not appeal to the deeply conservative Democratic Unionists, Professor Hayward said. He is also divorced, she noted, which rankles some older unionists.

In unionist and loyalist strongholds in Belfast and Derry, the queen’s image is ubiquitous in store windows and on murals. Images of Charles are fewer. The English king who features prominently in unionist iconography is William of Orange, who won a famous military victory over a Catholic king, James II, in 1690.

Most experts said they doubted the transition from Elizabeth to Charles would alter the political dynamic in Northern Ireland, which is rooted in causes that stretch back much further than the dawn of her reign.

“I would expect Charles to perform fairly well as king,” said Mr. McDonagh, the former Irish ambassador to London. “But regardless of how he performs, I wouldn’t expect it to diminish one bit the unionists’ desire to remain in the union. I also don’t think it will change the aspirations of the nationalists.”

Mark Landler is the London bureau chief. In 27 years at The Times, he has been bureau chief in Hong Kong and Frankfurt, White House correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, European economic correspondent, and a business reporter in New York. More about Mark Landler

Prince Charles and Camilla: LIVE updates of day two of the Royals' visit

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Prince Charles and Camilla arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday as part of a two-day visit.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Co Tyrone, as school children lined up to greet the special guests.

Their Royal Highnesses visited Superstars Café, a centre that helps train and provide employment for twenty young people with learning difficulties and unveiled a plaque marking the visit.

They also had a tour of Lissan House, a country residence set within an ancient woodland.

They will carry out another series of engagements today.

See our blog below for live updates of what Prince Charles and Camilla get up to during their visit.

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The Duchess of Cornwall meets staff at BBC NI

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall visited BBC staff in Broadcasting House, Belfast earlier today.

Her Royal Highness had an opportunity to meet BBC staff from across the organisation and to hear about their work for local and UK-wide audiences.

Her Royal Highness was given a tour of BBC Northern Ireland's radio and television studios and was accompanied by Adam Smyth, Interim Director, BBC Northern Ireland.

Her Royal Highness also unveiled a newly commissioned BBC Crest, which will be on permanent display in the reception of Broadcasting House. It was created by Professor Louise O'Boyle, Head of the School of Art at Ulster University, and is inscribed with the BBC motto, Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation.

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...His Royal Highness said: “I know only to full well what an enormous difference you make to so many people’s lives both here and obviously within the community. “And as I say I don’t know what we would do without Marie Curie and I am very proud not only to be a patron of Marie Curie but also Macmillan and so it’s trying to keep up and catch up with everybody and all your wonderful work is always my problem. “But every time I come visit a hospice or anywhere I am so impressed by the quality of service, care, and complete devotion let alone all the wonderful work the volunteers do. “Again, I cannot thank you enough for what it is worth, the incredible amount of time and effort you put into all of this, to making lives better at a very difficult time. We are very lucky to have you. Thank you.”

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Visit to Titanic Belfast

The Prince of Wales visited Titanic Belfast during the second day of their visit to Northern Ireland.

His Royal Highness heard how organisations across Northern Ireland are supporting refugees at a reception at Titanic Belfast

The Prince also met refugees from Syria and Ukraine.

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The prince of wales today officially reopened belfast’s grand opera house.

It follows the theatre’s recent £12.2 million restoration and development project.

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Their Royal Highnesses arrived at the Aslan statue and visited stalls along the Narnia-themed sculpture walk

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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit C.S Lewis Square and Connswater Greenway in East Belfast

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Prince Charles and Camilla arrive at CS Lewis Square in Belfast

It marks the first engagement of their second day in NI

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It's a centre that helps train and provide employment for twenty young people with learning difficulties

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Prince Charles meets Loughgall hedgehogs

The Prince of Wales appeared taken with a prickly little pal during the first day of his visit to Northern Ireland, reports Rebecca Black from PA.

Felix the hedgehog has seen a significant change in luck after growing very thin and ill with lungworm.

He is now back to a healthy weight and looking forward to being released back into the wild – even after befriending the heir to the throne.

Felix is one of the latest charges of Andrea Cowan, who runs Loughgall Hedgehog Rescue in Armagh.

The charity, which she initially set up in a shed at the back of her house, has rescued 300-400 hedgehogs, which are classified as vulnerable to extinction in the UK.

Hers was one of the organisations Charles met during a visit to Lissan House, close to Cookstown, Co Tyrone, on Tuesday.

He also met Jill, one of the hedgehogs too seriously injured to return to the wild

She was maimed by a strimmer, losing one leg and her sight.

Ms Cowan said: “Jill needs constant care but she is still active and gets round her garden. The prince was very interested to hear about her, he is very interested in wildlife and hedgehogs because they are in such plight.

“He (Charles) was very interested in what had happened to her, how it had happened and how she could be cared for.

“It was wonderful to talk to him because he was genuinely interested in anything to do with wildlife.”

Lissan House tour for the Prince

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The prince of wales will attend a reception with community groups at lissan house.

The Prince of Wales will tour the House, entering ‘a secret door’ through the library and proceed through to the Dining Room and Kitchen. He will then meet with volunteers along the way.

In the Regency Ballroom, Prince Charles will then attend a Community Reception and meet community groups who use the Estate including allotment holders, volunteer guides of the Trust, local fundraisers community groups from across County Tyrone, as well as a local blacksmith who is in the process of setting up a forge in one of the outbuildings at Lissan House.

Lissan House was the oldest domestic dwelling in Ireland continually inhabited by one family until the death of its last inhabitant, Hazel Radclyffe Dolling (daughter of the 13th Baronet of Lissan, Sir Robert George Alexander Staples), in 2006.

It is now run by a Trust established on the death of Mrs. Radclyffe Dolling to oversee the restoration of the house and its development into accommodation and conference facilities.

The house has recently undergone extensive renovation work externally and is open to the public for tours, events and is a licensed venue for civil partnerships. Further work is planned.

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The royal couple thanked healthcare professionals and visited small businesses who have been impacted by the pandemic.

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Today, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited Northern Ireland for the first time in over a year. The pair undertook a series of engagements around the region, speaking with locals about the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. They met with healthcare workers, non-profit managers, food distributors, and individuals in the tourism sector, discussing how they grappled with the past six months. The couple ended their day by meeting with Northern Ireland government officials. Keep reading to see the trip highlights.

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Charles and Camilla arrived in Belfast, beginning their day at the Ulster Museum. The museum was the first of the National Museums Northern Ireland to reopen to the public after COVID-19 forced its closure. The royals spoke with museum managers and staff about the challenges of reopening with new restrictions.

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At the museum, they viewed an exhibit on Florence Nightingale, in honor of the 200th anniversary of her birth. While there, the couple also posed next to a throne made for the Game of Thrones end of filming party.

Charles and Camilla then met with a group of nurses and midwives at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, a Northern Ireland healthcare organization.

The Prince and Duchess spoke to the group, who finished their studies at Queen’s University Belfast and the Open University early, in order to transition to clinical roles. They supported other healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Heading to her next engagement, the Duchess of Cornwall wore a green mask, matching her coat, and toted a clear umbrella.

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During her visit, the Duchess met with staff, benefactors, and women who have used the organization's services. In recent months, the nonprofit has dealt with many challenges, including an increase in referrals, but has continued to offer support for women around Northern Ireland.

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Prince Charles journeyed to Country Antrim, visiting Henderson Foodservice. The 120 year-old family-owned food business distributes groceries to convenience stores across Ireland.

The Prince addressed staff at Henderson Foodservice. He also heard from leadership about how the company has coped with unprecedented increased demand over the past few months.

Hillsborough Castle

For their last stop of the day, the Prince and Duchess traveled to Hillsborough Castle, the Northern Ireland government residence. There, the Prince of Wales met with government officials, including (pictured) Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Junior Minister Declan Kearney.

Charles also spoke with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis (pictured) and First Minister Arlene Foster.

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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall carried out engagements in Northern Ireland on Wednesday and one of their visits might make Prince Charles' son and daughter-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge , a little jealous.

During a tour around the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Charles, 71, took an interest in a handwoven replica of the famous Iron Throne from the HBO show Game Of Thrones , which had been commissioned for the end of the fantasy drama of battles for power and which was principally filmed in the region.

"A frame of thrones," the Prince quipped as he stood beside the piece for photographs.

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Prince William and Kate are known to be huge fans of the fantasy TV series , which aired its final episode last year. In 2017, the Duke spoke about the couple's favourite shows on Radio 1 , saying: "We've watched Homeland, big fans of Homeland . Game of Thrones we've watched as well. Seems like everyone has watched Game of Thrones ."

During the Cambridges' royal tour of Germany in 2017, Kate also met Tom Wlaschiha , who plays Jaqen H’ghar in the series.

Speaking about their meeting, Tom revealed that both Kate and William tried to find out spoilers, saying: "They said they really liked Game of Thrones and have watched every [season]. They wanted spoilers but I said I couldn't tell them. I'm surprised they have time to watch such a long-running series."

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No doubt it was an exciting visit for the Duchess of Cornwall, who was previously revealed as a fan of the show by none other than the King of the North himself, Kit Harrington .

Chatting on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2016, Kit said: "Me and my brother got invited to Wimbledon, as you do, and a royal was hosting, we didn't know which royal it was, and it was the Duchess of Cornwall and she was hosting it. And we got sat with her, me and my brother, and she leant over the table and said 'Are you dead?' No word of a lie. I was playing a corpse... I won't tell you how many episodes I'm lying dead but it's enough that I was out there for quite a while."

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were also lucky enough to visit the Game of Thrones set   in Belfast back in 2014. We wonder if the royals all settled down to watch the finale together?

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During their visit to the Ulster Museum, Charles and Camilla also met nurses and midwives, who completed their training early to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Prince then travelled to food and grocery distributor Henderson Foodservice in County Antrim, in recognition of their efforts during the crisis and the unprecedented demand they faced. 

Meanwhile, the Duchess visited Belfast and Lisburn Women's Aid, where she spoke of her concern for women affected by domestic violence, particularly during lockdown.

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King Charles Planning Royal Visit to Australia This Year Despite Cancer Diagnosis

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, "The King, Queen and members of the royal family are always welcome in Australia"

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King Charles could be heading Down Under this year despite his recent cancer diagnosis . 

According to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, per local media outlet ABC , the country is “preparing for a possible visit from His Majesty The King to Australia later this year.”

"The King has shown his compassion for Australians affected by recent natural disasters, just as Australians have shown compassion and support for the King following his cancer diagnosis," Albanese, 61, continued. "The King, Queen and members of the royal family are always welcome in Australia. My government is engaging with states and territories on options for a possible royal visit."

The monarch, 75, was widely expected to travel to Australia around the time of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which is being held in Samoa and is scheduled to start on Oct. 24.

Reports of a possible royal visit first emerged at the start of the year. According to The Telegraph , a government spokesman told The Australian newspaper in January that "the Prime Minister enjoys a warm relationship with the King and looks forward to welcoming His Majesty to Australia later this year."

The visit would be King Charles’ first as the country’s sovereign. He last visited Australia in 2018. The King's late mother, Queen Elizabeth , toured the country in 2011, visiting Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

Princess Anne was the last member of the royal family to visit Australia. The Princess Royal and her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence , visited the country in April 2022 and undertook engagements in Sydney, including opening the 200th Sydney Royal Easter Show.

King Charles’ cancer diagnosis was revealed by Buckingham Palace on Feb. 5. The statement came shortly after Charles was admitted for treatment for an enlarged prostate at The London Clinic on Jan 26. 

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“During The King's recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer,” the palace said in a statement. 

"His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties. Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual," they continued.

"The King is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure. He remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible," the statement added. "His Majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer."

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While King Charles has postponed his public engagements, he has still been undertaking private meetings and state business, including his regular meetings with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak . 

The King has also been pictured attending church at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate with his wife, Queen Camilla .

He was last pictured publicly on Wednesday in London when he waved to well-wishers as he was driven from his home, Clarence House. The previous day, the King missed a Thanksgiving Service in Windsor Castle for the late King Constantine of Greece.

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King Charles could visit Australia later this year, and the federal government is wondering where to take him

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Preparations are beginning for a potential royal visit to Australia later this year, despite King Charles's recent cancer diagnosis. 

The federal government is beginning talks with the states and territories about when and where King Charles and Queen Camilla might visit.

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the king was planning a visit to Australia.

There had been speculation it might fall alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa in October.

But the king's cancer diagnosis and treatment had appeared to throw that into question, given he has stepped back from some public duties.

The trip is not a certainty, but the government is launching at least some early preparations including taking suggestions on a possible itinerary.

Mr Albanese said talks were underway on what a visit might look like.

"Australia is preparing for a possible visit from His Majesty The King to Australia later this year," he said.

"The king has shown his compassion for Australians affected by recent natural disasters, just as Australians have shown compassion and support for the king following his cancer diagnosis.

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Something funny happened after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Camilla was going on holiday this week: the British media started making bar graphs and pie charts about the working royals and which royals are doing the most work. They’re like “we need DATA!” And it’s just Princess Anne, doing all of these events and barely getting any attention. As always, Prince William and Kate have the fewest number of events – before March 4 , Kate had not been seen in public since Christmas Day, and William has been stumbling around, drunk, rude or gross in the few times he’s been seen publicly this year. Last week was pretty bad for William and bad for the Kensington Palace clownshow. Which is why “palace sources” have been crying to the Times, the Mail and the Telegraph about how the President and Top CEO of the Leopards Eating Faces Party did not believe that the leopards would eat their faces . Speaking of, the Times dropped this into their coverage of Camilla’s holiday:

It comes after a difficult week for the royal family. On Tuesday, William withdrew from King Constantine’s service, where he was due to have given a reading in memory of his godfather, at short notice, citing a “personal matter”. It prompted a flurry of unfounded speculation on social media about Catherine, 42, who Kensington Palace insists “continues to do well”. He is thought to have found the level of social media commentary around his personal and family life challenging.

[From The Times]

“Challenging” huh? William was criticized for a week because he was too lazy to attend his godfather’s memorial and too arrogant to explain why. He never would have been able to handle the level of targeted abuse, trauma and lies he directed at his brother and sister-in-law. And he’s STILL directing that abuse at them. It was just two weeks ago that he was storming around to every media outlet, throwing tantrums about how much he hates his brother.

Meanwhile, HuffPo had the audacity to publish a piece called “The Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theories Need To Stop.” Y’all quote-tweeted the hell out of it to point out that at no point has HuffPo ever said anything like “the harassment of Meghan needs to stop.” Kensington Palace unleashed all of this bullsh-t on the Sussexes and they were too stupid and short-sighted to realize that it would eventually boomerang back onto them.

Nope. When you’re a working royal, it’s fair game. Remember? https://t.co/Oz2VGLiHaN pic.twitter.com/MrYJJS4H4L — Ashley K. (@AshleyKSmalls) March 2, 2024
Y’all didn’t give a shit when it was happening to Meghan https://t.co/brekTuvEAR pic.twitter.com/YHkKEgFOqq — chris evans (@notcapnamerica) March 3, 2024
Where was this energy for Meghan Markle? Racist trolls still claim Meghan was never pregnant and her babies are dolls. There are dozens of YouTube channels literally dedicated to spreading conspiracy theories about Meghan, but something something Kate Middleton. https://t.co/AMKnLTHa5T — Christopher Bouzy (spoutible.com/cbouzy) (@cbouzy) March 3, 2024
Shoe is on the other foot and hoes mad https://t.co/6qBse4lSIV pic.twitter.com/mTtWHf8d96 — I Smoked $364M Trump Bucks (@BlackKnight10k) March 3, 2024
No they don’t. Being talked about is in the job description remember? https://t.co/0fGgxeVJgU pic.twitter.com/8thsyNlCfa — alex 💎 (@zjm_hood) March 2, 2024

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Those tweets in response to Huff Po’s nonsense are pure gold.

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The worst thing to happen to the British royals is the invention of the internet. Starting with Diana’s death right up to now. I love it when social media pulls out receipts anytime a royal says something offensive/stupid.

The royals can’t hide anymore and I love this for them. 😈

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They allowed their media friends to create this type of atmosphere where criticism and everything about someone’s life was considered fair game. It’s like encouraging a dog to bite and be aggressive as play.

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Yep. “Whack-A-Mole” is fun–until you start getting whacked. 😈 And given how…turbulent a lot of the RR’s lives seem to be, it’s amazing they haven’t turned on each other yet.

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They never ever look at the big picture. They think small and of course it was bound to come back at them. They want the bright spotlight shining on them and them alone and that bright spotlight has shown all their flaws and inadequacies and their evil intentions towards the Sussexes for all to see and they can’t figure out why. The clown show will continue.

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The problem for BOTH palaces at the mo., is they haven’t got their shield! Keeping quiet about hospitalisations, no-showing at important events or even shooting off to sunnier climes when your husband is undergoing cancer treatment could all have been kept off the front pages if “they” had been allowed to have a “half-in, half out” deal. Still you reap what you sow and I couldn’t be happier watching the lot of them dig themselves into dirtier, grimier holes.

#Who’ssorrynow? 😉

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Some possible reasons:

1. There is no relevant Harry/Meghan coverage that can distract the media and provide the needed page views.

2. Kate’s hiding and their complete silence on her mystery illness conflicts with King Charles’ policy on his current bout with cancer! Charles is showing himself and he at least let folks know what he is suffering from.

3. So it implies that Kate’s problem seems even more severe than Charles cancer and that KP is not being honest. And William’s last minute cancellation really drove home that possibility.

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Scout, I like what you wrote. 1. Absolutely! By now we all know that if the BM could have trashed H&M they would have, but they can’t. 2. KP communications was betond subpar. 3. This.

I think that KP should have realized that the message they sent by not protecting H&M is that the BM were free to write foul articles about royals. They now get to feel that. Personally, I don’t think K is healthy and she should be left alone at the moment and there should be some acknowledgment that this should have happened with H&M as well. W is not K. At the very least, his work ethic and public appearances should be scrutinized.

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It’s not just that it sent the message that the BM could write foul articles about the royals. Bc really the BM is still walking the line. William is getting heat but it’s nothing compared to how they still write about Meghan. What they really did was open the Wild West to how SM could talk about the royals. The nastiest stuff was said about Meghan online and they never said a word. Simon case was likely out there buying bots to trash Meghan. KP was deleting rose emojis and purposely letting racist comments about Meghan stay there out and proud. Royal reporters were liking and sharing tweets from conspiracy theorists about Meghan’s babies. The way they helped create this environment cannot be overstated. They created hate for years and now that’s where they live.

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And it seems they’ve just announced that William will take the week off – THE AUDACITY!!

So I haven’t seen anything official that says he’s taking the week off. That said, no events have been announced yet for this week, I don’t think. Guess we see.

A week off from what 😀

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Something is going down right now. Everyone is already talking about the lack of royals, and he decides to take another week off? They say they want people to stop with the conspiracy theories, but this makes it worse! What happened to keep calm and carry on?

That photo of Kate (and on balance I do believe it’s her, just a puffy face) must have sent a rocket up William and he’s freaking out. It also ruins his excuse of needing to take care of her bc she’s clearly well enough to travel in a car on the school run etc.

Whatever will happen next?!

Is it because he doesn’t want to be shunned by the other royals….

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First off, why do they keep making these announcements? It just draws more attention to it. Second, he has done…..7, 8, engagements, since Christmas? he only did one between christmas and Kate’s surgery.

even if I’m missing a few, so let’s say 10 and be generous – that’s 10 engagements over 10 weeks. And now he’s taking a week off??

did someone decide the way to end the house of windsor was to show everyone how lazy these people actually are??

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What gets me is, they originally announced he would be out til Easter anyway. All of this could have been avoided if he literally just stayed home. He would have had to do zero engagements. And yet here we are.

I don’t think they’re making announcements though, I think Will is drunkenly or desperately complaining to someone who is either a royal reporter or a “palace source.” ETA also, I think the press is basically desperate to report on this truthfully at this point but they can’t, so instead they’re tiptoeing around it, fanning speculation and hoping the dam breaks.

Right….he would have been criticized for that (rightfully so) but it would have been less messy overall – no drunk investiture appearances, no drinking in Wrexham and joking about liking the hard stuff, no canceling the memorial service, etc.

Would it have been great, PR wise? No. But the messiness over the last few weeks would have been avoided.

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I wonder if the King is quite ill now and the family is with him. My mother died from cancer in her early 70’s and was up and walking and fine two weeks before she died. It can happen very rapidly.

I think if this was the case they would not have announced that camilla was takiing a vacation with the narrative that she was going for spa treatments.

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Poor Charles is on his deathbed and his family is off skiing in the alps, resting at some ritzy spa in India, or downing shots with a movie star.

So much for being King. Can’t get love or respect.

It would be poetic justice if Charles’ family were all away during his last days. Maybe they could go mushroom hunting…

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I used the google machine and ended up at Sky News Australia (vomit): they’re claiming he’s taking two weeks off. Which would contradict the claim that he’s schedule to appear at Commonwealth Day next week.

Holy moly. I tried searching earlier but yeah that’s what sky news is reporting.

https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/prince-william-to-take-another-week-off-from-royal-duties-with-princess-anne-and-prince-edward-to-pick-up-the-slack/news-story/f91fb6a3b9ea1f0420aafb0a091dc90b

From what I can tell, they’re saying his diary is clear of events for the next two weeks so they’re assuming he is taking that time off. Which may well be the case. But KP has not formally announced that he is taking the next 2 weeks off. However, BP has confirmed that he will be at the CW event on the 11th. So since there’s nothing on his diary from now until the 11th that would be a significant amount of time not working but not a full 2 weeks. KP could possibly have him out doing unannounced things. So the article is extrapolating based on his diary and not a formal announcement.

William finds it challenging? And yet, the criticism has been self-inflicted. Whereas the absolute abuse Meghan got came from William, Kate and KP staff. And yet it’s been so challenging for him, we’ve yet to see William this week. No event yesterday. Will he be out today or will he doing the school runs🙄?

No his sick wife and mother-In-law will be handling the school run according to the news of that picture that’s what they were doing.

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But where’s their security? If the PoW/FQ and her children were in the car surely they’d have RPOs in front and behind. Makes no sense…

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If you believe it.

Remember, it was Becky English who suggested it was probably the school run. She made that up. They’re driving around. It could be for anything.

The lack of RPOs (either in the car or following) makes total sense if they are either in a private part of windsor or if the image is as photoshopped as some say it is.

See above– he’s scheduled to be off for the next 2 weeks.

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Their non-racist azzes believed their wyt skin was the perfect shield. Frankly, I’m surprised too. But, they also do overconsumption of any goodwill through arrogance and incompetence. #huffpostdobetter HuffPost is always asking for donations for their journalistic standards to continue, this could not have helped – depending on who’s money, and standards, they want to uphold.

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Of course they didn’t think it would come back on them! They were punishing Meg for her crimes—Blackness, grace, beauty, love, passion, competence. W and K will never have any of that, so why would the public turn on them? 🙄

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There should be a “Where’s Kate” book (á la “Where’s Waldo”), with all these memes 😄

Seriously, wouldn’t surprise me if Willie lost his temper, and there was a fight using more than pillows. Her face is very puffy in that grainy (IMO *staged*) pic.

Whatever got her into the hospital, it could come down to the being she was “force fed” by IV while hospitalized, with her gaining weight (being given a normal amount of calories for her height, not her reduced amount to be able to stay so thin (and no workouts burning calories, hence, not being seen until she’s taken off the weight). That face is *very* round and looks more like when she was pregnant.

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Don’t forget Meghan received most of the abuse while she was pregnant and that really pissed a lot of people off. Hope Mr. & Mrs. Billy Idle are enjoying their spoils.

It’s like they really expected the world to forget how bad it was with Meghan. How bad she was treated. By them! Encouraged by them! And now they’re saying don’t be mean when they modeled how to be mean.

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They created this environment and didn’t think it’d swallow the rest of them up. Foolish and short sighted like always.

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Whatever she had, Kate is sufficient recovered, at least physically.

IMO, the constant pushback on the timeline of her recovery that has originated the conspiracy theorise either because

1) she is not emotionally well to go on engagements, possibly does not want to be seen until she is more sure about her appearance or

2) they are negotiating behind the scenes about what comes next now that Charles is seriously ill.

I am not saying they are getting the divorce exactly. It could also mean the physical separation aspect.

Maybe it is not William not visiting Charles, but Charles giving William the cold shoulder. Camila would not leave without Charles agreeing to whatever plan she has.

It appears (to me anyway) that the BaRF is giving Willbur the cold shoulder, not vice versa. He must have done something hella awful for them to suddenly treat him like a pariah. I think Camilla’s disappearance to some spa was sanctioned by Charles so she can gather up some strength for the incoming royal sh*tstorm.

Agree jaded. That’s why he doesn’t want to mingle with them. Very awkward

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Do we think forthcoming CWDay is going to make 2020 look like the Walton’s at a picnic?

Charles is the Pater Familis now so it can very well be that the family is following his lead in this.

Wat William did to warrant the cold shoulder? No idea, but only because William has been a loose canon for more than a second.

I dont even want to think my suspicions are true, so I will not share them.

@moderatelywealthy — I’m with you on the suspicions. What I think happened is terrible but I won’t share either other than to say William is totally acting like the guilty party here.

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It’s outrageous the way the KP bots and burners are working overtime to shame people for “speculating” after a decade of KP throwing Prince Harry under the bus to cover for William’s affairs etc.

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William is cracking, probably extremely angry, disgusted, and anxious. A real powder keg.

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Good, it seems like he’s finally getting a well deserved reality check. Karma is one hell of a bitch and no one deserves this more than Wilbur!

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I love this journey for them!

This is also why the RF wouldn’t dare take away the Sussex title.

Because the precedent will have been set!

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I have one test of integrity that to me is absolutely foolproof. It’s simply this: don’t put out any garbage that you can’t take in return. If you can’t take it, don’t dish it out. Meghan and Harry took it and took it and took it for years. They were told to leave if they didn’t like it. So they left. Cain and Unable haven’t had a hundredth of the hatred directed their way as the Sussexes and surprise surprise, neither one can take it. That makes them weak. That makes them both utterly without character. Children on the playground understand more than they do. The Wales wanted the spotlight to themselves. They got it, with a compliant media on top of that. And they still can’t take the heat? Tough toodles on both of them. No one thought Meghan deserved any privacy ( how galling that the British media called for us to think of Kate as a human being. What the hell did that make Meghan?).

The Wales want the glory but want none of the accountability. They have a billion dollar portfolio they didn’t earn. They feel entitled to be worshipped and coddled. Well, chickens are coming home to roost. I’m glad Kates not dead or incapacitated. I don’t want harm to come to her. But I have zero pity for either of them for putting themselves in this situation. I only feel sorry for their kids, because the royal dysfunction will likely continue to harm more people for another generation, and that sucks for the kids.

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The press / media doesn’t care about hate, they are just uncomfortable with hate they can’t control. All these articles about how we should feel bad for gossiping about a sick woman were never written about Meghan while she was going through the worst abuse at the hands of the media. And they told her to keep quiet, it will pass. So, keep quiet Will & Kate, it shall pass.

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And the writer of the HuffPost article has her account locked. 🙄

But this article and the responses have gone viral thanks to the reach of a couple of those folks. HuffPost got set on fire and by extension so did KP and those two idiots. I don’t know what the hell is going on but it will come out. It’s only a matter of time.

All the kings men aka the British Media won’t be able to put Willy together again.

the icing on the shit cake is that they had a women of colour write that article.

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I bloody LOVE those tweets. Yep Billy and bone, shoes on the other foot now isn’t it. Mr global Statesman ISNT, and his “, I’m the most beautiful dream full filling, monarchy saving princess isn’t. Has anyone else noticed that they HAVEN’T been missed in any official capacity. It’s just the” where is willy and his wombat “. All the other Royals apart from Charles are carrying on with things, so neither of them are a great loss. William is your ego as deflated as your bottom lip.? Maybe now, you have one thousandth of the hell you put your brother and sister in law through. Wonder how your letters to America will be received now!??

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Mary Pester, that’s right, Bully Idle was going to try to win over America again, wasn’t he? Oh, that should be entertaining.

@SAUCY&SASSY Yes the lazy bsd is out to conquer the states with the help of a few well chosen celebrities!! All under the disguise of earthsht and “another venture” which he hasn’t expanded on. Even his sick father put the lazy git to shame today by doing an engagement.

That’s right. Will had his eyes set on conquering America. So Kate and Carole made a deal with TMZ that makes it very clear he is not taking care of his wife.

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Love that Chris Bouzy is weighing in

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They look SO unhappy in that photo. Just fed up with it all. So glad M&H got out of this institution.

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I just love it for them. I hope KP is seeing all of this.

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Imho, Kate could be gone 70 days, 70 months, whatever I still don’t care but the screaming, crying, and throwing up is definitely entertaining!!

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Imagine how things might have been if the palace had protected Meghan. If Kate had reached out to Meghan and admitted she had nothing like her ability for public speaking (or Meghan’s ability to connect with people), and had asked Meghan for guidance. If William had followed his brother’s example and had intensive therapy.

But neither Kate nor William could see past their racism and jealousy to work on themselves. So W&K tried to erase H&M from the narrative — and worse, were completely OK putting their little niece and nephew at risk. W&K are getting exactly what they deserve.

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Kate didn’t even need to be nice to Meghan. She just had to not be mean to Meghan or purposefully brief against Meghan. She could have been coldly cordial and things would have worked out differently. But no, a mean girl’s gotta mean girl. Catch your boomerang, Can’t.

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That’s the thing. If she’d just been neutral and not hostile, Meghan would have been her best ally.

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I’m loving how the stark differences and the double standards in the way Meghan was menaced and abused contrast with the BM’s and KP’s demands that their princess be deferred to. Now the whole world can see the contrast, and not just notice, but acknowledge the Double Standards.

Lots of people are beginning to say the obvious part out loud: Meghan wasn’t protected because her humanity wasn’t viewed in the way KKKhate’s is. And we all know why.

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This was SO avoidable! Arrgh….

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HA-Ha-Ha!! thanks for posting those tweets!!!

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They have been getting killed on SM. Which this forum has warned them for a while that the SM world is very different than their medieval world. It shows they’re not as popular as they think they are. Their so called bots and derangers try to shut people up , but it’s failing miserably and not working as they are getting brutal pushback lolZ…

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