And Pippa’s father-in-law, who was recently charged in France with the alleged rape of a child (and a second accuser has come forward).

Two-thirds of British people aren’t excited about it either: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-wedding-poll/two-thirds-of-brits-not-interested-in-royal-wedding-poll-idUSKCN1IF32K

I wear my birkenstocks for gardening (in England) all the time. (When it’s wet I do wear my wellies). You need both. And OP, I’d say the latitude is another big adjustment. It’s great in midsummer when it’s light until 10pm, but when it’s midwinter and it gets dark at 3:30 and you have to commute home in the dark,…

I think there are a few very vocal anti-Meghan trolls who have pretty much made it their full time jobs to insult her, on the Daily Mail website and on tumblr in particular. They attempt to do it on more, shall I say, educated sites like here, gofugyourself and celebitchy, but the other posters drown them out. It is…

That baby is 1/4 Middleton, 1/4 Goldsmith and 1/4 Spencer. Pretty sure that doesn’t count as inbreeding in anyone’s book.

It’s her Diana cosplay again. It’s very similar to the dress Diana wore when leaving the hospital with Harry.

Most people who give birth in the UK are discharged from hospital 4-6 hours after giving birth. You only stay longer if there are complications with Mum or baby.

Sure, but lots of people have private wealth from ill-gotten gains. It doesn’t mean they don’t own it. Whereas they really don’t own the Duchies and the Crown Estates.

“You see, the interesting thing is, my father was also the leader.”

The royals have some truly private wealth, but they also use a lot of money that belongs to the British people (the Crown Estates, the Duchies). I always side-eye claims that Charles is going to pay for this wedding from “private funds,” because if those “private funds” come from “the Duchy of Cornwall” then they’re…

Not exactly. The Crown Estates belong to the Queen “in right of the Crown,” which essentially means that they belong to the state (as do the Duchies). The Crown is not the same thing as the monarch, its closest equivalent is the state.

Seriously. Charles’s accounts show that he spends £3.5m on William, Kate and Harry each year. I’m sure Kate’s dress budget is a big chunk of that, but it’s not £5m.

The thing that gets me about all of this is that they are actually real people and he does genuinely seem to be in love with her. It’s kind of heartbreaking that people want them to be a couple and it’s so very public if that’s what one of them wants and the other doesn’t. I know no one is forcing them to go on talk…

Didier Gailhaguet is the president of the French federation and he, in particular, is alleged to be corrupt. He had a three year ban after Salt Lake in 2002 (where the Russians and French colluded such that their respective teams would win the pairs and ice dance) and is now back. Bruno Massot, who won in the pairs…

Absolutely. The Shibs skated beautifully. They’re the second best technical ice dancers out there (and their artistry is just as good as everyone else’s). They should have at least one world championship.

The latest speculation was Hugh Laurie. But there’s no way in hell they’ll pay him less than Olivia Colman, so I suspect that won’t happen now.

I’m just so goddamned pleased they won (it was much too close though, they should have been 5 points ahead after the short). But sometimes justice does prevail.

I don’t think people ought to be judged for the actions of their relatives. But if we’re going to do that, then the royal family has more credibility as anti-Nazis than many others. The vast majority of those who fought the Nazis were racist by modern standards, as were the vast majority of people alive in the West at…

Unlike 99.99% of the world’s population, Prince Philip and the Queen were directly engaged in military conflict against the Nazis. Unlike you (and me, and everyone else reading this).

Oh, see, in the UK there is very much a collectivist sensibility and a never-ending thirst for alcohol. People start around 13 or 14 and pretty much never stop, and still live longer than Americans. #alcoholisnotyourproblem #opioidsareyourproblem #ohandalsorepublicans #andguns #justsaying #giveupthegunsandyoudbefine