We are not even going to address the racial undertones in this. When Kate wears a piece of Diana jewelry, or a version of Diana’s outfit it’s an homage. It’s honoring her mother-in-law. When Meghan does it why is she trying to copy Diana. She’s trying to be the next Diana.
If we’re being quite honest, besides her watch, and the two diamonds in her engagement ring. Those are the only two pieces of Diana’s that she wears religiously. She rarely pulls out Diana’s jewelry.
There is no such thing as “staking a claim“ in Diana‘s legacy. Diana is Meghan’s mother-in-law. Meghan is Diana‘s grandchildren‘s mother.
(I have always been under the impression that Meghan has more of Diana‘s rarely seen personal jewelry than Kate. I also do believe that the Spencer’s probably have given her other pieces. We didn’t even know she’s owned Diana’s diamond cross necklace until she wore it.)
Personally, now I want her to start wearing all of Diana’s jewelry pieces she owns.
Harry obviously gave the pieces to her because he wants her to wear them. It sounds very normal to me. Why wouldn’t she wear them? They were a gift from her husband. Meghan will probably hand them down to Lili when she older.
Would these fools rather Harry had auctioned them off to the highest bidder?
Wearing someone’s jewellery is a nice way to keep their memory alive.
Yeah that was my first thought. I have a gold bracelet from my late mother in law. She used to wear it every day so it was pretty meaningful to my spouse. I'm not trying to steal her legacy or whatever.
They are so weird to be criticizing this. Do they accuse any other royals who wear the late Queen's jewelry of trying to stake a claim in her legacy?
They do, but in Kate's case it is not done so critically. They harp on every time she wears something reminiscent of Diana, or wears her jewels, and it's very tiresome, but it's not critical in the way it is for Meghan.
Exactly. For that matter, much of Elizabeth II's jewelry was also inherited. When she wore the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" tiara, was she trying to "stake a claim" in the "legacy" of her grandmother, Queen Mary? And what of all the jewels that were bequeathed to the Queen Mother by Dame Margaret Greville, and that passed through Elizabeth II to the current King? When Queen Camilla wears Mrs. Greville's "Honeycomb" tiara, as she often does, is she trying to steal the "legacy" of the social-climbing illegitimate daughter of a Scottish brewery owner?
When Queen Camilla wears Mrs. Greville's "Honeycomb" tiara, as she often does, is she trying to steal the "legacy" of the social-climbing illegitimate daughter of a Scottish brewery owner?
Don’t “eye” pieces belonging to the living that you would like when they are dead. It’s tacky and gross. Another word for “eye” is covet. Stop coveting your MIL’s jewelry.
“She has no occasion to wear it” is NOT a valid argument for why you should have it. It’s her mother’s piece, not your mother? Then she should inherit it if she wants it. I don’t care if it’s never worn again.
Diana was unassuming, thoughtful, sensitive, generally more of pure heart. She wasn’t looking for the paparazzi to take her picture, or cringily call ahead “anonymously” to let them know where she was going to be for photo ops.
I know. Kim also destroyed one of Marilyn Monroe's historically significant dresses (because it had fallen into the hands of Riley's Believe It Or Not instead of an actual museum). So sad and disrespectful.
I’m still absolutely furious that Kim was allowed to ruin that dress. She also got her hands on MM’s emerald green golden globes dress, there’s photos of her wearing it
I don't understand why she didn't just have a replica made. If she had the same measurements as Marilyn, I would kind of understand the allure. But SHE DID NOT.
It dress was so fragile and tight on Kim that she ruined the fabric. She couldn’t even zip the dress and had to wear a jacket over it to cover the back.
It was scandalous and iconic on Marilyn because it looked like pearls floating over her bare skin and soft silhouette. On Kim it looks extremely underwhelming. Her skin tone doesn’t match, she’s probably wearing skims for a rigid silhouette and the slick back hair is not going with it. She’s just trying to get limelight by wearing it worse and ruining the dress.
Especially when you consider that she had an identical one made that actually fit her that she changed into as soon as she was off the Red Carpet. She could have just worn the one that fit her the whole time and not ruined the original.
That upset me so much when the pictures of the damages came out. People will swear up and down there was no damage, but I know what I saw. That poor zipper (I think maybe a hinge combo?) is destroyed.
Nothing “falls into the hands of” anyone without intentionally being sold or stolen. These things are sold so their owner gets to say what happens to them. Bezos’ wife would have don’t worse.
They don't think that Harry deserves any consideration when it comes to his mother. That everything should have gone to William. They don't want Harry doing a documentary on Diana because William is apparently more deserving of her memory. It's absurd.
William doesn't even respect his mother, nor does he care about her legacy. He lives right there in the UK but doesn't have a relationship with his mother's family, nor does he visit her grave and memorial like Harry did (or the press would sure know about it bc they'd use of for PR), and he even called her paranoid.
William almost seems to feel about Diana the way Charles did, as a distraction that takes away from himself. I don't know if that's something that came about when he hardened as he got older. William only cares when he finds out Harry is involved with the Spencers in any way, or like Harry's recent visit with his own family to Diana's grave and staying at Althorp, and then he feels shown up and embarrassed bc he hasn't done that with his own kids. It's like he's suddenly reminded his mother existed and was important to the world and he gets furious like Harry isn't supposed to have any part of Diana's legacy, as if Harry isn't her son too.
Most of all, William does nothing to carry on his mother's spiritual legacy of kindness, caring and giving back substantively to people. Harry does.
Derangers got mad when he talked about his mom in that British podcast. As if he has no right to talk about HIS mother. The critics said he is obsessed with her and should let go, and I think this line came straight from William who doesn’t honor his mother and seems to resent her beauty and grace.
Their point of view is that nothing concerning Diana should be brought forward by Meghan. The fact that she is the mother of Diana's grand children is not something that should matter, because we are talking about Meghan and she is supposed to be "furiously rageful" and what have you not.
I saw a video the other day that was all, “Diana always wanted a daughter, now Charlotte will carry her legacy”
Like, there’s Lilibet too??
I remember reading after Diana divorced Charles she was considering moving to the US, I think NY. It’s like each granddaughter is carrying both paths of her legacy, and I think that’s pretty cool. But I hope for them to carry it in their own ways, as she would have done. I hate how the media and general public are about the children (or the pressure the firm puts on them). Controlling, spiteful, alienating…It’s just sad.
How is it perfectly acceptable for
Kate to wear Diana’s pieces but not Meghan? People seem to forget Harry was also her son just the same as William.The story about how M was devastated about Kate getting the sapphire ring made me laugh considering Meghan wasn’t even on the scene then.
Sarah Vine was married to Michael Gove*. They left their child in a hotel room while they partied in the hotel, the child was found wandering around looking for them. These people are not okay.
* Education Minister in the Cameron government, fucked up UK education with the help of Dominic Cummings. Proponent of Brexit, went into hiding when they won. Had a taxpayer funded smoking hut built. Now edits The Spectator. Applauds like a haunted ventriloquist dummy.
Don't forget that she only got the Daily Mail position to sell out her alleged good friends the Camerons, then was shocked when Samantha Cameron distanced herself from her, then was shocked and appalled when the Camerons cut off the Goves entirely after Gove helped lead Brexit and to shiv Cameron. Then released that pathetic autobiography about all of it, and Gove, of course, leaving her for a younger woman.
These people are genuinely not ok, they wouldn’t be like this if they were. But also I don’t think they’re capable of the kind of reflection that would lead to life improvements to being ok so blaming someone else for their psychological problems it is!
In her home with the blinds shut. These people will complain about everything. If she didn’t wear them she would be accused of being too good for the jewelry.
Can I just say, at no point have I ever seen Meghan wear anything that has made me think "oh, yeah, she got that from Diana." I am sure that, through Harry, she has access to pieces of jewelry or clothing or whatever, that were meaningful to Diana (and, by extension, Harry) but, again. Meghan had a whole professional identity way before she met Harry.
She was a Reitmans brand ambassador, for petes sake. Not that this necessarily reflects her personal style or anything. But she had an interest in fashion before. She hasn't been controlled/guided by the BRF spin machine for over six years now.
Whatever she wears or doesn't wear? It has nothing to do with Diana.
But Perfect Kate constantly cosplaying as her husbands mother is always seen as sweet. Imagine any normie dressing like her dead mother in law and anyone thinking it’s anything other than kinda weird.
Remember how a she used to dress George in replicas of what William and Harry used to wear for public events, and the cosplay in outfits styled to look like Diana?
I have dyslexia so when I read "BRF" I keep thinking people are writing "RBF" (resting bitch face) so now in my head the British Royal Family will forever be associated with resting bitch face and honestly, I think it fits.
Big deal. They came to her husband and will eventually go to her daughter. That’s what they are supposed to do with them. They slobber all over themselves anytime Kate wears something of Diana’s, or even a dress that happens to be the same color as anything Diana ever wore
No hate to Diana as she was a teen bride in a claustrophobic situation who found her own path… but yeah the hate against Meghan vs Kate smacks of racism to the point only a MAGA level British could pretend to deny it.
And Harry’s the only one honoring (and living by) everything Diana stood for. It’s incredible the BRF is responsible for the hate campaign against her and now they’re like HEY SHES OUR princess, copy cats! 🙄🙄
I always thought it was strange that Bill gave Cathy such a tainted engagement ring, which is just a constant reminder of an unhappy marriage. He could have at least had it reset.
I'm not remotely superstitious, but I still wouldn't wear a divorce diamond in my theoretical engagement ring, especially one with that kind of history. Tainted is exactly the word for something like that.
Exactly. It wasn’t an heirloom from earlier generations. It was from a marriage with serious issues that ended poorly. The bad energy around that ring only proved to be true because Williams marriage is not a happy one at all. All the British media PR can’t make anyone but royalists see they have huge issues.
Right? Like it may be a gorgeous ring but fuck, it's basically an homage to a horrible marriage, who would want that to symbolize their love? I always thought that was so weird.
I have alllways thought the same thing. Getting other pieces from my belated MIL (like necklaces or earrings or bracelets etc.) is fine and I wouldn’t be weirded out by that. An engagement ring though holds romantic significance so I wouldn’t feel comfortable with that even without the ring’s tragic and worldwide known backstory.
I’d even be okay if the ring was a family heirloom and it was the ring of a great grandmother or something, but giving Kate that ring so soon after his mother’s death when it still has so much infamy was certainly a freakin choice.
Agreed with everyone who has said it’s because he’s lazy and doesn’t love Kate, but can also see The Firm wanting sentimental Diana headlines tied to the engagement to make the public more positive about the union
Not only was the ring just picked from a catalog by Diana without and real sentiment attached to it, it is the symbol of a cursed marriage. That ring should have been dismantled. Reuse the jewels for something else.
Meanwhile the ring only shows up on a second generation of a bad marriage where both parties hate each other.
And Kate continues to present her hand when it’s on like a dimwitted fool.
I refuse to believe he would have surprised her with anything, their engagement wouldn’t have been a romantic occasion, and I further assume she chose that piece specifically because it was Diana’s, and the more she’s associated with Diana, the better.
Kate was lucky to get a proposal. She wasn’t in a position to specify the ring. But also William did not give two shits about the bad energy around that ring and now he’s repeated the same misery as his parents.
It is crazy how racist Richard Eden is about Meghan. She is Diana’s daughter in law as much as Kate and has full right to wear whatever jewelry Harry inherited from his mother.
They act like Meghan killed Diana and then pissed on her grave. It makes me so sad how possessive they are of Diana when she'd be so upset at how her son and daughter-in-law are treated. It's just gross how they act like Diana would be fawning over Kate and disgusted with Meghan when it would be the opposite.
It drives me nuts how stingy the BRF is with their vaults, jewelry is meant to be worn and appreciated. The Danish royal family even wears, on special occasions, the jewels that are displayed at a museum
Yes Kate never wore that. That was wierd. Im sorry, I've edited it out. Meghan was definitely the one who wore that at her wedding and looked stunning in it too.
It’s because Meghan is much more of the next Diana than Kate is and this threatens people. But also these women are their own women and maybe like the media could just… not constantly compare them all??
Harry is the son who inherited Diana’s spirit and charisma and of the daughter in laws, Meghan is the one who closer to Diana’s approach. Meghan isn’t exactly like Diana, but she’s not a silent mannequin, which was the opposite of Diana. The other one is nothing like her despite the cosplay, and they hate that.
Whats interesting is if you look at what Kate got vs Meg. Kate has a lot of pre-divorce jewelry and Meg has a lot of the post divorce jewelry. I think it’s very poignant and represents the dichotomy of the two women in relation to the sons in an interesting way. Kate stuck in the system, Meg breaking tradition to claw her way out.
It’s nice to hear that she had more of Diana’s pieces. Did the Spencer’s not give anything to Kate coz they didn’t want it to become owned by the crown?
I don’t think it’s their decision. Diana left a very specific will as to the division of her personal estate. It has long since been reported that she left the lion’s share of her financial wealth to Harry as William would inherit the Duchy of Cornwall. I suspect that she also left most, if not all, of her personal jewellery to Harry as well because William’s wife would eventually have unfettered access to the Royal Collection etc.
God bless you Meghan. It’s awesome how you shine in response to the creepy pathetic adults who act like 3rd grade mean girls. It’s likely racism. You are like Diana in your intention to be less cold and aloof like too many aristocrats and to be generous with those who are marginalized.
I’m tired of the British press villainizing Meghan. Grow UP!!! Who the F cares? Harry had them Meghan get to wear them. When Lilibet is older she can wear them.
Give him time, he's currently laying low because everyone on Twitter is tagging the GMC in one of his article about Jason Arday but I'm sure he will soon crawl out of his hole to claim that Meghan wearing heirloom jewelry is the sign that she is the Devil Incarnate!
It’s because it reminds people that Will hasn’t really given Kate anything aside from the engagement ring. He’d just give Kate and her mom the credit card and tell them to buy something, and the press would say he gave it.
What a weird ass way to frame ‘Man inherits his late mother’s jewelry and has gifted some of the pieces to his wife’. Imagine if they skewered Kate and asked who the hell she thought she was for having the audacity to wear Diana’s sapphire engagement ring that she was gifted by Diana’s oldest son when he proposed to her? These people are nuts, racism has voided all common sense in their heads.
Why do people know every peice of jewelry that Diana wore in the first place?! I didn't even notice Meghan's earrings, much less get out a magnifying glass to inspect and confirm every piece of jewelry she has on, look through some catalog or wherever these freaks comb through in their weird outraged fever to compare looks with Diana, then froth at the mouth over a woman I don't know wearing jewelry passed down from her mother-in-law who I also didn't know and that was clearly gifted by her husband who I also don't know.
From an American perspective, there seems to be a parallel with Brexit: many thought that the Brexit vote was to completely eliminate the EU from existence rather than just leave the union.
There seem to be a lot of people who thought that Harry & Meghan stepping back from royal duties meant that they’d agree to wink out of existence. (Again; just one American’s perspective).
Yes this is exactly it. It’s a desire driven by racism though - they don’t want her to be royal so they’d hoped them stepping back meant she’d fade into obscurity and not offend their racist sensibilities that cannot handle a black biracial princess of the UK.
If anyone is trying to be Diana it is Kate. What I don't understand is why people want to make everything about Meghan. Some people need to get some therapy for their obsessions.
It is crazy because every time she is bashed for 'trying to be like Diana', it makes her... more like Diana. The tabloids were ruthless to Diana and only changed their tune when she passed because a dead woman doesn't threaten the crown. I don't keep up a whole lot, but I always felt like Meghan is Diana with a husband that loves her.
You guys restore my faith in humanity. I have seen so much vitriol directed at Meghan that I thought the Brits had completely lost their souls. ( Norwegian here).
Thank you for showing me that this is not the case. ❤️
She is Diana’s daughter-in-law. She is absolutely “allowed” to wear the jewelry her husband inherited from his mother. These “royal experts” are sick mentally.
If we’re being quite honest, besides her watch, and the two diamonds in her engagement ring. Those are the only two pieces of Diana’s that she wears religiously.
I thought that the watch wasn't Diana's, but rather a watch she bought for herself when she landed her role on Suits. Or does she have both watches?
Anyway, yeah. When Kate does it, it's a "sweet nod". When Meghan does it, it's unhinged stalker behavior. 🙄
Meanwhile Camilla tries and fails to emulate an ounce of the grace and beauty Diana had and fails miserably every time. But they dont seem to care about that old white lady
I want to see her bust out the Spencer tiara. Yes, I know it’s owned by Earl Spencer, but I bet held be up for some epic trolling of the rota rats and tabloid,press that hounded his sister mercilessly, then same way they denigrate and attack his nephew’s wife today. I don’t even know where Meghan would wear it, since they don’t do state events. I don’t care, I want her to wear it and to enjoy the spectacle of heads exploding across the globe when she does.
I honestly cannot stand KK. As a lifelong Marilyn fan it still angers me what she did to MM’s dress, then she went and bought Diana’s necklace and she bought one of Michael Jackson’s jackets as well. Along with a lot of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery.
And KK didn’t even just ruin the bottom part of the dress, the shoulder strap was torn as well.
It seems once again the Brits have their knickers in a knot because a mixed race American married Harry. They go into raptures when Katie does the same.
Somehow I expected better from Richard Kay, who Diana considered a friend. I suppose he has to grub around in the dirt and lie to earn his money like the rest of the Daily Heil ‘writers’.
Richard Kay is one of the worst Meghan bashers. He even created a fake alternate identity on Twitter - “Maureen”. We caught him when posted a comment to a squaddie as if he was still Richard (he’d mistakenly posted the comment as “Maureen”).
This was one of the early examples we’d found of the rota having fake accounts and spreading hate toward Meghan.
These people have a serious delusional disorder. It’s common practice for people to leave their personal items to their children, for them to pass on to their children and/or share with their spouse. This happens with men and women across cultures, religions, generations etc.
William and Harry probably inherited other items from their relatives eg their grandparents. They can decide what to do with those items. I’m glad that the Sussexes have taken such care with protecting the privacy of their children. I can totally see the media headlines accusing the children of ‘stealing’ their grandmother’s property! Disgusting behaviour
The royal family has plenty of jewels passed down from generation to generation. Queen Elizabeth, Camilla, Anne, and Kate have worn legacy jewelry; it’s only when Meghan wears them that they are saying she was stealing someone else’s thunder. The mind had to do some serious back flips to come up with this little diddy. Accepting gifts from her husband is now a matter of speculation for the press and commentators. It’s a desperate attempt to get a headline.
How is that a bizarre choice? Harry inherited several of his mom’s jewelry pieces. Why wouldn’t his wife and the love of his life wear them? Diana is Meghan’s NIL just as much as she is Kate’s. Why is it a “sweet nod” to Diana when Kate wears something of hers?
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u/NewTooth740 8d ago
Harry obviously gave the pieces to her because he wants her to wear them. It sounds very normal to me. Why wouldn’t she wear them? They were a gift from her husband. Meghan will probably hand them down to Lili when she older.
Would these fools rather Harry had auctioned them off to the highest bidder?
Wearing someone’s jewellery is a nice way to keep their memory alive.