Did They Meet?

I found the following very interesting. It questions whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met King Charles recently.

With Love, Meghan

The comments below the Netflix trailer on YouTube are hilarious. These comments are as good as any you'll find on YouTube. 

Meghan Markle is launching a cooking show, and the trailer is cringeworthy. It's part Martha Stewart, part Emma, the Marchioness of Bath, and quite a bit like Pamela Anderson's show. But you don't need to watch the trailer, just read the comments, over 25,000 of them and none that I could see had anything positive to say: 

Where Are The Kids?

Finally, the obvious is being openly discussed. Prince Harry and his wife have no children together.

But, that begs the obvious question: what are Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet doing being placed in the Line of Succession?

Divorce Announcement?

Someone has posted on X that Prince Harry has filed for divorce. This may be more nonsense, but it does sound like the timing is right, what with King Charles in Samoa for the CHOGM meeting, and recent reports that Prince Harry has bought a property in Portugal.

If true, sit back and watch the British taxpayer as they realise they're going to have to pay for this divorce. The key is paying Meghan Markle to stay silent. Do you think that is possible, and what kind of number would you put on it? I think mid range nine figures 400-500 million, that sort of number. 

Kanye West Sued

The goings-on in the entertainment industry in the US is like watching a dripping tap. You can't turn the tap off, damage will result, and the flow is continuous albeit slow. 

RICO charges have been filed against P Diddy, which were then followed by over a hundred civil lawsuits, and we now have Kanye West being sued by a former employee. I've seen the video of Niykee Heaton corroborating the events described in the suit brought by Lauren Pisciotta, and the contents of that video were chilling to say the least.

Here's a link to the story: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/kanye-west-lauren-pisciotta-lawsuit-b2628364.html

Additionally, rapper Jaguar Wright claims that freak-off tapes exist of Harry and Meghan, the California-based royal duo. And it is claimed, tapes of all description are being peddled around Hollywood.

With blockchain technology being the way it is now, these tapes can be uploaded and made available to whoever pays to see them, and they can never be removed without first taking down the internet. 

There must be a lot of influential and famous people very worried right now. All of them must settle, especially any royals involved. It appears that soon, more will be going to jail as well, I wonder who?

Update from the Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13953035/Kanye-West-sex-Bianca-Censori-mother-Alexandra-Censori-Diddy-lawsuit-Lauren-Pisciotta.html

Prince Archie

The below YouTube channel has an interesting theory, that the son of Prince Harry is not Meghan's child. She speculates that Harry got someone pregnant, and that the child is being brought up by the mother in England. This explains Harry turning up in the UK every now and again, without his wife or children. He's visiting his son.

She explains, this is why Meghan feels she's owed an apology; that's because she covered for her husband but has not been treated well in return. 

Personally, going by the evidence available to us, I don't believe there are any children at all. If we start right back at the beginning, Meghan's first pregnancy was dubious to say the least, and then the announcement of birth outside Buckingham Palace was not signed by witnesses. Contrast with the announcements of the births of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, for examples of what these announcements are meant to look like.

Where are the Sussex Children?

This is now starting to get ridiculous. Are there even any real children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?

Harry and Meghan: Busting up?

Those amongst you who follow British Royal Family gossip will be aware that the mainstream media are currently running stories about a rapprochement between the two brothers; William, the Prince of Wales and Harry, the Duke of Sussex. The angle these days appears to be of how Harry regrets, Harry is returning and wishes to reunite with family, Harry has something to offer, Harry this and Harry that.

Reading between the lines, I figure Harry's marriage is coming to an end and the Palace is smoothing the way for his return to England. They've begun the process of rehabilitating him. I always said, that no matter how much money he lost, no matter how much he disgraced himself, the firm would always take him back and warehouse him in one of their palaces. They'd do this, not because they want to, but because they have to. The King and the Prince of Wales cannot have a loose cannon wandering around California making a fool of himself.

As well, it just so happens that Lady Colin Campbell has published an updated version of her earlier book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. You can buy a copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meghan-Harry-Persecutors-Victims-Updated/dp/1916131786 Significantly, the book calls into question the circumstances surrounding the birth of their children. Lady C is currently being interviewed across social media talking about this, and some of what she has to say is very interesting.

Looking at this broadly, with the above book out, and with just about every commercial endeavour having failed, Prince Harry is left without any other options. And on the other side of the equation sits his wife, a Californian actress. She'll have her own agenda.

What I am surprised about is how long this relationship lasted. On top of that is how long they've survived in California. I'm giving them at least 4.5/10, don't say I'm not generous.

People often say that this kind of gossip is nonsense, but I find there is usually no smoke without fire. There will be some truth behind the speculation. Right now, the internet is 'on fire' and that must be someone or some group fueling it. My guess is the Palace, Harry, his wife and other entities are at work. 

Where are the Children?

Finally, the internet has exploded with questions regarding the existence of the two children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aka Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. 

There are so many questions, but all of this could be answered by simply producing the children. Prince Archie turns five in May, and in California school starts in August. What school is he enrolled in?

Prince Harry's Visa Status

My money is on there being no paperwork at all. What do you think?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13170281/Judge-demands-DHS-Prince-Harrys-immigration-papers-decide-release.html

A judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to hand over sensitive material about Prince Harry’s immigration papers for him to review while he decides whether to make them public.

Judge Carl Nichols told DHS that its arguments so far were ‘insufficiently detailed’ for him to make a decision.

Thomas Markle's Letter - Remember That?

The letter Thomas Markle Jr wrote to the British Royal Family is starting to look very accurate. Considered nasty at the time, it turns out he knew his half-sister rather well.

The text of the letter from this link: https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/meghan-markle-brother-prince-harry-letter-159208/

Meghan Markle Product Idea

Yesterday, I had a conversation with someone about how Meghan Markle could make money. It was put to me that she's run out of options, what with her Spotify podcast being cancelled and her Netflix documentary series being completed.

I disagreed and think there are a number of things she can do, and that's why WME have taken her on. They only handle clients with a certain throughput, they're not handling the minnows. So, she has existing turnover, being the sales of items she's worn over the years and for which she receives a commission. The usual benchmark is 7% of the price tag out the door. This is her starting figure.

But where I think she could clean up is with cosmetics aimed at brown skin girls aged 18-35. My back of the envelope calculation is there are about 12 million such women in America. And before anyone challenges this, I did look it up and worked from a population pyramid. The brown skinned population of America is growing, and it is younger. As well, there are more women than men. 

I call these women, the Moroccan look. But they need cosmetics aimed at them and their skin tones. A lot of these cosmetics are now being promoted on the internet, and are not necessarily in stores or on cosmetic counters. This is where the opportunity lies; in the online space.

If we take just 5% of this potential cohort, that is 600,000 customers. If they each spend $250 a year on cosmetics of the kind I'm talking about, that is $150 million in sales that are achievable. Take 7% of that figure, and Ms Markle looks at bringing in $10.5 million every year. A nice earner.

And that's just the start....

Harry and Meghan

Reports are coming out almost daily now, that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are having a 'trial separation'. This usually means one of two things; either they are divorcing and this is the softening up process toward that end, or they are rebranding and positioning themselves for other endeavours. 

I got this one wrong. I predicted the marriage wouldn't get to the end of 2020. But it turns out Harry is stubborn and will not accept he got this badly wrong. I mean, what was he thinking? He's royalty, not celebrity - big difference.

Oh, and I notice the claims resurfacing, saying that Meghan Markle had no money when she married the foolish prince. These claims seem to be a concerted disinformation campaign run by those who want to discredit the young lady. I have accurately calculated how much she was worth when she married Harry, it was in the ballpark of US$3-3.5 million. Read the full report here:

 https://kenhorlor.blogspot.com/2023/01/meghan-markle-how-wealthy.html

Shallon Lester

This is the woman threatening to sue Meghan Markle:

 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Separation Rumours

I'm surprised it lasted this long. But consider this, if Harry is no longer living with his wife, can he remain in the US? Assuming he's in the US on a spousal visa, if he is no longer with a US citizen, he may have to return to the UK. What does he actually do for a living or what business does he own in the US?

 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Car Chase

Exclusive footage revealing the mad dash for their lives made by Prince Harry and his wife who wins awards but for doing what exactly, no-one knows. Feast your eyes:

 

Criticism of Meghan Markle

I am a critic of Meghan Markle, otherwise known as the Duchess of Sussex, but I think my views are more balanced. Recently, I've noticed a trend on social media that appears to be a concerted attack on her from all quarters. Most of this criticism, I believe is either unfounded, unfair or unbalanced. I'll explain why:

1. She was penniless and a greedy grasping grifter when she met Prince Harry

I don't see how the two notions, pennilessness and being greedy sit easily alongside one another when talking about Meghan Markle. Which is it? Critics have her on yachts and charging for her time, taking whatever she can and expecting huge sums for those roles she did get. If that's the case, then what did she spend on? People have gone over her life and cannot find any evidence of largesse. 

For those interested in a deeper dive, I've worked out what she was worth when she met Harry, I blogged about it here: https://kenhorlor.blogspot.com/2023/01/meghan-markle-how-wealthy.html 

Her critics appear to not understand that you cannot have it both ways. If she was penniless then there must be evidence of her wasting her money, but there is no such evidence.

2. She did not own a house or apartment

She had been moving a lot. When she left home it was to university in another state, then she returned to Los Angeles where she met her husband before Harry. Then to Toronto, then London. Owning a house would become a millstone around her neck, and not buying a house made sense. She finally bought a house when relocating back to California with her family. 

On the wider topic of wealth, we know nothing of what she owns as an investment or what trust structure she has in place to protect that wealth. 

3. She's a liar

This is a more subjective matter, has she lied? Claiming to have a double major when it was a single is no big deal and I have addressed this before. Given she did do an internship at the US embassy in Argentina, I'm inclined to believe she completed 300 level international relations and she probably feels this qualifies for that major even though she isn't credited with it. The points still get added into her degree and that's what matters.

The racism claims, while overblown to produce maximum exposure, probably have some basis in fact. Everyone experiences bias, prejudice, racism against them and to think this wouldn't happen in the British Royal Family is naïve in the extreme.

But what has Meghan Markle said exactly that heavily criticises her own family? If you think about it, she has said very little. She has said nothing of her mother's side of the family, and only briefly mentioned her father's side. She considers herself an only child, and that is true in simple terms as she is the only child of Thomas and Doria Markle.

4. She manipulates Harry

Last I checked, it was Harry's name on his book Spare. No-one made him put his name to such a disgraceful publication. When he was promoting the book, she was noticeably absent, and I believe it was for good reason. Who would want to be associated with such a thing?

Criticism can be made of Meghan Markle. My main point is she could have left the BRF with a billion in her pocket. But, she knows how to make a buck and what do I know. She's got the structures in place to merchandise to her heart's content. A recent announcement had her being taken on by the WME agency (now known and Endeavour Group Holdings). These people must see profit in it or they wouldn't put pen to paper. I noticed the announcement only concerns her, it did not say Harry was being taken on.

5. She's a nobody

At the moment she walked down the aisle, she was the most financially successful woman to marry into the BRF since the Second World War. Compare her with all other candidates and see that while they're all wonderful, in terms of finance, only Meghan Markle was worth millions due entirely to her own efforts. 

Some people knew of her. I had never heard of her, but did know of the cable legal drama, Suits. She had a small fanbase and likely earned enough from her website and side deals alone to live on. Harry was lucky to find her and that she agreed to marry him. He'd been turned down previously and now upon publication of the book Spare, we can see why.

If we look at Meghan Markle's upbringing, place she grew up, education, occupation, and level of success, it could be expected that she'd set out to monetise her newly acquired status. I'm somewhat surprised that people are surprised to discover this.

Will she move on, and is Harry being phased out? Who knows, but nothing would surprise me. While Harry has royal status and that connection alone is worth something, he lacks the nous required to advance in the US. 

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet

Piers Morgan makes some very good points about the Montecito duo choosing to call their children Prince and Princess. They have that right of course since the Letters Patent 1917. However, for a couple to now use those titles when all they've done is constantly attack the institution is the height of hypocrisy. Check out the official royal website, where you can see the two children are now Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex. https://www.royal.uk/succession

 

Meghan Markle: How Wealthy?

I've previously made calculations on where the actress Meghan Markle was at financially when she married Prince Harry. I notice recent claims saying she has no money now and was practically penniless when she met Harry. I believe this is nonsense and below I explain my calculations. Some of the information is found in the Tom Bower book, Revenge while the rest is taken from other sources that appear at least somewhat reliable and which are not setting out to be negative for the sake of criticism alone.

To get an idea of the money she had, we need to do the classic accounting exercise, income, less expenses, then tax off that to find the Net sum which should remain in her various accounts. We use US dollars and I'm calculating this over the seven years leading up to Harry.

Income:

1. She appeared in 108 episodes of the cable TV legal drama Suits, while earning the estimated per episode fee of $45k, then for her final season she was on $175k for 16 episodes.

45k x 92 = 4,140,000

175k x 16 = 2,800,000

Total from Suits (TV Show): $6,940,000

2. Her deal with Canadian women's apparel store Reitmans, over two seasons, she was retained for $162k followed by $202,628 in the second year, together with 7% of the sale price of all items carrying her brand. 

162k + 202k = 364,000

7% of sales. Estimate one package/batch sold in each of the 270 stores every week for two years, average value $200 per sale.

200 x 270 x 104 x 7% = 393,120

Total from Reitmans: $757,120

3. The Tig website is reported to have earned Ms Markle $80k a year. For seven years, that comes to $560,000

4. UN and other gigs such as magazine cover photo shoots and inside spreads. The going rate for a cover is $50k plus she had expenses covered when doing UN work. I read in Revenge that when she left Cory Vitiello, the celebrity chef she lived with in Toronto, that she received one week for free in a 5 star hotel in return for her image on the cover of a magazine (I don't remember if that was a hotel gig itself or if the cover was for another project and the client paid for the hotel). This itself is a form of income of course, and I hope she declared its value. That said, for seven years active before shacking up with Harry, I'm estimating she received one paid cover a year (say), plus a few other complimentary deals. That means $50k x 7 = $350,000

No doubt there are other sources of income, but let's not get too technical, it'd be beer money and no more than that. Her total income for the seven years before meeting Harry comes to...

Total Income: $8,607,120

Expenses:

Ms Markle was always in a relationship and so shared expenses with her partner. Bear in mind she is very skinny and so can't be consuming monstrous calories, and there are only so many places you can be that cost a lot 365 days a year. Add to that, many of the deals she received likely came with free clothing and cosmetics. I'm figuring her personal out of pocket expenses are minimal, something like $50k a year.

1. Personal living costs of the deductible kind such as home office: $350,000

2. She needs a manager and the industry rate in the North American market is 16%. On top of that she must pay Sunshine Sachs and others to promote her, plus any agent fees and general staff, accountant, and so on. I'm estimating she ends up paying about 30% of her total income in these fees:

$2,582,136

Total Expenses: $2,932,136

Tax

I'm assuming there is a tax treaty between Canada and the US preventing the double payment of tax. That said, I'm rounding her tax burden to 40% of the net proceeds, income less expenses:

8,607,120 - 2,932,136 = $5,674,984 x 40% - = $3,404,990

The answer to the question then, is that Meghan Markle when she met Prince Harry would have had between 3 to 3.5 million US dollars in cash and securities or assets of equivalent value held in entities which she controlled.

After meeting Harry and becoming engaged, then married, she has gone on to make even more money. These earnings become more speculative so I won't try to add them up, but highlights include the gift from a Saudi prince of a valuable chandelier diamond earring set worth a reported $600k. 

I hope that helps and please, will people stop saying she's got no money. She hadn't yet reached 40 and was worth several million when she met Harry.

Prince Harry Denies Racism Claims

My latest theory: the Prince Harry memoir 'Spare' is being talked about across all media platforms to avoid having to lead with the start of the Russian winter offensive in Ukraine. The fall of Soledar must not be mentioned - at any cost.

That said, it appears we have something of a stand-off between the California based prince and Buckingham Palace. This is what I think is going on; the Palace are quietly saying they have all the gossip on their wayward number 5 so better not go there, while number 5 in reply is saying you've got nothing on us compared to what we've got on you lot, so neener neener.

If the latter claim is true, then the British Royal Family will be forced to pay them off, and I'm talking a jaw dropping sum of money. If not true and the British Royal Family go nuclear, number 5 and his descendants may be removed from the line of succession and the King's son may end up driving a truck down the I5 for a living.

I'm embedding the below video on the subject to give this YouTuber a bit of a boost. She supplies a summary of what is in the news without her subscribers having to wade through the dross just to find one interesting tidbit.