Yes, Anne is great. My point is that if a commoner acted that way, the British people wouldn’t love her at all and would say that she was unworthy of being in the royal family. 

I think open bars are great if you can afford them—but the liquor is still there if you have a cash bar! I think everyone wants an open bar for their guests. We were told to budget $2,000 for the cocktail hour open bar alone, which we did with difficulty, but I don’t really know anyone in my family who has another…

That’s hilarious! However, I would NOT describe Kate as loose!

I’ve never understood the “cover the cost of the plate” rule. It’s dumb. How am I supposed to know how much the caterer cost? It can be anywhere from $40-$120. If you don’t know if it’s plated or buffet, and honestly that’s not usually on the invites, then it’s even more of a shot in the dark. We made sure to write…

I always roll my eyes when Meghan or Kate come under scrutiny for breaches in “propriety” because the STORIES I have heard about aristocrats and the royal family make a mockery of propriety. In addition to all the affairs, Anne was comically rude in her youth and still is to a lesser extent. I say this as someone who…

That tweet was over a year ago and a valid response to Harris’s own tweet about police reform. Very different from “Harris is the VP pick” and “Well she’s a cop and I’m not voting!” One thing that I appreciate about Michael Harriot is that he doesn’t gloss over Kamala’s history as AG but looks at that history in the…

Okay but absolutely no reason to drag a Northern Irish castle into this discussion, even as a header image. Besides, according to Wikipedia, Bangor Castle has already been repurposed as the offices of local council.

I have, but MM doesn’t layer on makeup in the same way that people do in those tutorials. You can tell because you can still see her freckles pretty clearly, which you wouldn’t be able to if she were doing contouring. She spends the most time on her eyes. This is not the work of a master contourer, it’s hastily…

Yes, this almost certainly took place at the evening reception. (Unrelated: she wore a really stunning gown to that.) The reception was at Royal Lodge, her family’s home on Windsor’s grounds. Harry and Meghan’s home is also on Windsor’s grounds. Royal receptions are extremely private. They’re not like our wedding…

They officially announced it three days after the wedding.

I hesitate to criticize other women for what they want on their wedding day but I want to fully endorse your statement that the real issue is with the wedding industrial complex. It’s a genuine mindfuck and it’s made people into monsters—and not just brides. Until the day I die, I’ll never get over how many people…

I don’t know—I’m still hesitant to throw around “cool girl” without better proof. But Meghan Markle’s look can absolutely be achieved with one (regular sized) backpack. She uses mascara, foundation, blush, and lipstick. It’s not that hard to pull off—I’ve traveled with them all (plus various moisturizers and…

Yeah, that was badly phrased on my part. 

Agree re: the fashion show. Their uncle’s ex-wife was a snub because they had been close to her growing up and she still lived in the palace with them all. It was a bit harsh to exclude her, but it’s probably not a decision William and Kate made, either. It was almost certainly the Queen and Phillip putting their foot…

Yes, but it’s totally in line with her husband’s character to intervene and say “Lay off, she’s pregnant.” Since he’s so close to Eugenie, he probably wouldn’t think she’d mind.

I assume that’s mostly fiction, like most royal coverage is. Harry and William have always been really close to their cousins, and when you see them interacting with one another, it seems like a genuinely warm relationship between them and their spouses. But they also all live together at Kensington so they’re bound…

I think it depends on the family. I’m sympathetic because my family would absolutely badger this shit out of me on the spot, and I feel like the royal family feels equally entitled to know if there’s more heirs on the way. We got married three months after we got engaged and my family harassed me to “admit” I was…

this is definitely the answer, but what cowards

But all it takes is one person to figure out that a princess of England is pregnant and that shit spreads like wildfire.

unrelated--why are royal wedding earrings always so boring?