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  1. shady lady

    Queen Juana 'La Loca' of Castile and Duke Philip 'The Handsome' of Burgundy

    If I can find the movie about with full English subtitles I will have a look. I found a book someone gave me yonks ago, called That Other Juana, a historical fiction work about Joanna. I'm not wild about the writing style but it is interesting enough for me to keep reading. I didn't realise...
  2. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    Ah, thanks for clarifying this. Sounds like they are different reports but both relate to Archewell. And thanks for the extra info too! I will have a look tomorrow. :flowers:
  3. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    Is this the same report? I did look, but may have missed a link if already posted - my apologies! This one is dated 2nd February 2024 and is from CharityWatch, a US organisation founded in 1992. https://www.charitywatch.org/charity-donating-articles/archewell-foundation-charitywatch-rating I...
  4. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    I might be reading it wrong, but according to this website, they would have had 60 days' notice of delinquency? https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/faqs#delinquency "Penalties are assessed by the Franchise Tax Board when a business entity has not filed the required...
  5. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    Well if I worked for the state of California and in particular their finance department I would not be voting for him again. I watched the footage and frankly he just presents as a puppet spokesman for H&M; he choose to comment on it, and my impression is either he was leaned on or he has some...
  6. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    Oh, it's never H&M's fault! Even when it is :ROFLMAO: I see this incident as an indicator of the chaos going on behind the scenes, it's obvious IMO. P.S. I love your signature quote.
  7. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    So as their status was Delinquent yesterday and Current today, does that mean they sent the missing items electronically or somebody was despatched to address the matter in person? If I were H&M I'd get Alexa to set a reminder next time :ROFLMAO:
  8. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    I would be, definitely; in fact I'd be backing out pretty fast! [.....] I agree; and it's desperately unfair.
  9. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    Exactly, and this is the problem we are seeing with Invictus; the veterans are being overshadowed by the presence of H&M and since MM started stealing the show in terms of publicity, the games are losing focus. That's not how a professional charity should run. Returning to Archewell, this...
  10. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    With the turnover of staff they have had, I'm not surprised things like this are getting overlooked. It doesn't look very professional, just haphazard.
  11. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Charities and Patronages

    Exactly. Sums it all up perfectly.
  12. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    That's a great observation and I entirely agree!
  13. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    Thank you for both of your posts. I concur entirely with your points. I would say that it's not even centred around just PH any more. MM has hijacked it for herself. Together they are harming Invictus and its future, and like yourself, I believe the damage may have already gone too far. I...
  14. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    Indeed. This is their way of showing that they're still unhappy about "having" to leave the BRF (they didn't have to, it was their choice) and that they didn't get half in/half out. So no, they haven't moved on whatsoever IMO. Otherwise, why keep playing at pretend royals? As you say the last...
  15. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    I do agree that the British media like to stir things up, particularly the tabloids. Personally I avoid the tabloid stories about PH and MM like the plague, although I do sometimes read the comments at the end which are quite amusing. I prefer to use other sources for researching and posting...
  16. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    Thank you so much Rael for all of your wonderful post (I've cropped it purely to save space on the page). I really appreciate your perspective and information about both Nigeria and the "tour", as I'm sure many of us do, and I agree with your remarks about H&M entirely. :)
  17. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    It's all gone quiet in terms of updates. Have they gone home? It's Mother's Day today in the U.S., so it would be nice for Archie and Lili to see their mother. I do agree with you ppetrica, as like many British posters here I don't care for it being used; however like it or not technically H&M...
  18. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    I'm refusing to subject myself to watching any more of H&M's shenanigans this weekend as they happen (I will assess them retrospectively) but felt compelled to briefly break my self-imposed lurking as I had to say this: Nico, what a fantastic post! Thank you. If I could give give your post a...
  19. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    As I said in my last post I am taking a hiatus from posting for a few days but I wanted to say thank you HRH Hermione for saying exactly how I feel about the whole thing. :flowers: To me it all seems so incredibly…fake. Time for a reality check! :wave:
  20. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    Well this is it. Very rude and utterly selfish. Unless something significant happens e.g. the Nigerians get fed up with them and send them home early 🤣 I've decided to boycott following the rest of this faux-royal joke of a tour. See you soon everyone! :)
  21. shady lady

    Caroline of Brunswick childhood

    I guess that happened quite a lot back then. One educated female royal child from past times that always springs to my mind is Vicky (Queen Victoria's eldest daughter) although I'm sure there are many more.
  22. shady lady

    Caroline of Brunswick childhood

    Then she had the misfortune to marry the future George IV, and lose her only child. It's very sad.
  23. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    She doesn't come across as sincere at all. Especially the bit where talks about being honest :ROFLMAO:
  24. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    I agree with much of this. The BRF is strong and will survive as they have previously demonstrated, and they are clearly more popular than H&M could ever hope to be; of course, if they hadn't decided to quit, they would be a part of that strength now, and likely very popular indeed! In terms of...
  25. shady lady

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 9: August 2023 -

    I’d agree - if their repeated attacks on the BRF and the UK had not been so public, calculated and damaging, and on such a large scale. :) In terms of the people living there, I have been watching Michael Palin's visit; he was at a busy market in Lagos when a lady spontaneously made an...
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