Oscar presenters will include Lily-Rose Depp, Selena Gomez, Joe Alwyn, Sterling K. Brown, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Goldie Hawn, Connie Nielsen, Ben Stiller and Oprah Winfrey. How many are doing it for the presenters’ swag bag? [Just Jared]
Chloe Sevigny wore Saint Laurent in Berlin. [RCFA]
Nicholas Galitzine beefed up for He-Man. [OMG Blog]
Robert Pattinson looked good in Berlin. [LaineyGossip]
Margaret Cho has a new song? [Socialite Life]
Is a “Bond villain” trying to buy the James Bond franchise? [Pajiba]
Toni Collette is to CB what Laura Dern is to me. [Go Fug Yourself]
Paris Hilton’s son said his first bad word. [Seriously OMG]
Southern Charm star documents his ayahuasca trip. [Starcasm]
Pope Francis was hospitalized this month. [Hollywood Life]
Funny tweets from the past week. [Buzzfeed]

The 2025 Invictus Games are over. They were the first “winter games” in Invictus’s history, but I noticed that Invictus still did several of their usual adaptive sports, like swimming, basketball, rugby and volleyball. They basically just added all of the winter sports to an already packed Invictus games. Well, the next games are more than two years away – the Invictus Games in Birmingham will be held in July 2027. Prince Harry likes to do a “one year to go” appearance in the host cities too, meaning that he’ll likely be in Birmingham, possibly with Meghan, in July 2026. Instead of focusing on that, the next big “will Harry and Meghan come back to England and WHEN” story, we’re getting this: King Charles is mad about Harry scheduling the Invictus games in 2027, because of Camilla’s 80th birthday.

Prince Harry further irks his father with the timing of his next Invictus Games in Birmingham in July 2027. It coincides with Charles’s lavish celebrations for Queen Camilla’s 80th birthday.

The King is planning to pull out all the stops for his Queen, with events centring on a thanksgiving service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.

The arrival of Harry’s bandwagon at the same time will be an unwelcome distraction. However, he is unlikely to lose sleep, given his fractious relationship with his stepmother.

[From The Daily Mail]

First of all, Charles scheduled his whole-ass coronation on his grandson Archie’s birthday, because that’s how petty and jealous Charles is. Charles really forced Harry to “choose.” And now Charles is mad because Camilla’s 80th falls on July 17, 2027? I mean, it’s pretty bold to assume that Charles and Camilla will both be around in two-and-a-half years, or well enough to beef with Harry over some scheduling BS. Anyway… it’s still pretty f–king remarkable that Charles, the head of Britain’s armed forces, could not be bothered to acknowledge British veterans or Invictus competitors for the past three Invictus games. Absolute radio silence about Team GB, and yet Charles is mad two years in advance because Harry might steal Camilla’s 80th birthday thunder. LMAO, these people.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.

Yesterday morning, when I was looking through the articles about the Duchess of Sussex’s product line rebrand from American Riviera Orchard to As Ever, I noticed that there was already a New York clothing label called As Ever, or asevernyc.com. That site still comes up on the first page if you just Google “As Ever” and don’t include Meghan’s name. I kind of wonder if Meghan might have to make an adjustment and call her brand “As Ever, Meghan.” In any case, the guy who owns As Ever NYC said/wrote words:

A small clothing company called As Ever has addressed Meghan Markle’s decision to use the same name for her lifestyle brand. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, announced that she has renamed her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, to As Ever in a video posted to her Instagram account on Monday, February 17.

However, the name As Ever also belongs to a vintage clothing company based in New York and New Jersey founded in 2017.

“Wow and hello,” the company’s founder, Mark Kolski, began a statement shared via Instagram on Tuesday, February 18, after Meghan’s announcement.

“I want to say thank you to all the old friends who know and love our small family brand As Ever, and also say hi to all those that have just become aware we exist. In the last 36 hours there has been an outpouring of support and concern regarding recent events around our namesake brand,” the statement said. “We are aware. We are not affiliated.”

Kolski said the brand’s journey began in 2015 when he reworked vintage military attire into signature tanker pants for his wife. The company officially launched in 2017.

“It’s 2025. We are grateful to still be here making clothing in New York & New Jersey. We are grateful for all the customers coast to coast and worldwide that have supported our venture. We will continue As Ever,” the statement concluded.

Us Weekly has reached out to Kolski for further comment, as well as representatives for the Duchess of Sussex. Kolski’s brand uses the Instagram handle @asevernyc and has 10,600 followers on the platform at the time of writing on Wednesday, February 19. Meghan’s brand, using the handle @aseverofficial, has 640,000 followers at the time of writing.

In addition to the statement, Kolski’s brand also reshared messages of support from customers on its Instagram Stories. One person wrote: “Just a royally scandalous, run-of-the-mill Tuesday. @asevernyc forever.”

[From Us Weekly]

Yeah, I don’t know what to say. CB did a trademark search and found Meghan’s 2024 trademark application for As Ever for a wide variety of items. CB also couldn’t find a trademark or trademark application for this clothing label either. (There’s an Asever trademark for clothing, filed in 2020, but that company is in China.) I have no idea what’s next if the clothing company doesn’t have a trademark? I don’t really care either? Like… Meghan is partnered with Netflix on this brand. Netflix has lawyers, Archewell has lawyers, they’ll figure it out.

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Photos courtesy of Instagram, Cover Images.

BAFTA president Prince William skipped last Sunday’s BAFTAs. He skipped because he and his family flew to Mustique for a luxurious vacation, and apparently they couldn’t fly to Mustique AFTER the BAFTAs. The fact that the vacation was announced by the Mail ahead of the BAFTAs was fascinating to me, because the British media rarely calls out William and Kate for their disappearing acts and extensive vacation schedules. It’s also interesting that the British press keeps talking about it too – they’re publishing stories about how Will and Kate are likely staying in a ritzy rental villa at exorbitant cost, and they’re running stories about Mustique itself and the vibe on the private island. The Times of London published a first-hand account of what the island is really like for the elite. Some highlights:

How Mustique started: Colin Tennant, who would later become the 3rd Baron Glenconner, purchased the island in 1958 — the thinking being that it would be cheaper to fly out here in the winter than heat his Scottish stately home. His best idea was to give a four-acre plot to Princess Margaret as a wedding present in 1960 — Glenconner’s wife, Anne, was one of Margaret’s ladies-in-waiting. The princess completed her villa, Les Jolies Eaux, in 1973 and was a frequent visitor, often with her lover Roddy Llewellyn, spending her days bobbing in the lush turquoise foams of Gelliceaux Bay and her evenings holding court at Basil’s Bar.

The royal vibe in Mustique: Princess Margaret once claimed that Mustique was “the only place I can relax”. There were no pressures, no paparazzi, just other wealthy and famous homeowners — Mick Jagger, David Bowie, various South American potentates — and their guests. Everyone knew everyone, parties were had, privacy was respected, and a sort of sunburnt English gentility presided. Queen Elizabeth herself visited in 1966, while on a tour of the West Indies. The place remains a home away from home for the royals, although Princess Margaret’s son, David Linley, sold Les Jolies Eaux in 1999. Prince George celebrated his sixth birthday here in 2019, and Prince Harry, in his twenties, apparently once wandered into the wrong house for a dinner party, but was nonetheless treated to nibbles and an aperitif, such is the vibe — laid-back while also being reassuringly exclusive.

No traffic lights? Still, there is something a bit special about the place. It’s fancy while also being eccentric, like a mad posh granny. The island’s airstrip can only accommodate small propeller planes, there are no ATMs and no traffic lights. Most guests bop around the island in golf buggies and pretty much everyone you pass will say hello. Every Tuesday night there is an open evening at Cotton House, the central clubhouse that was Tennant’s first building project in 1968, when he commissioned the theatre designer Oliver Messel to convert a cotton warehouse into a glamorous location for stiff gin and tonics and games of backgammon.

Day drinking & no bills: During the day the social hub is the Beach Café and bar in Endeavour Bay. No money ever changes hands, everything is signed for and settled at the end of the trip. The villas all have their own chefs, but owners still come to the Beach Café for lunch (prawn tempura, hamburgers, pizza).

No private beaches: There are no high-security fences here and no private beaches, so some low-level snooping can be done. Which is perhaps why Jagger has built two rather forbidding stone “groins” (no pun) on either side of the portion of beach in front of his home. While in theory these are to prevent further erosion of the northerly L’Ansecoy Bay, which is now so worn away it is barely walkable — even the beaches of billionaires are subject to the ravages of climate change.

The one nightspot: The only real nightspot is the aforementioned Basil’s, a glorified seafront shack where bands perform and DJs play party tunes while guests enjoy tacos and tequila. On the night we went there was quite an odd mix. It was a bit like an uneasy transatlantic wedding. Posh middle-aged women, cheeks pink from a day of sunshine and champagne, were bopping about to Sade on the dancefloor, entirely unselfconscious, barefooted and with hair unbrushed.

The Americans: And then the Americans arrived. A group of about eight of them, immaculate in matching flowing white garments, like something from a D:Ream video. They surveyed the scene, the shoddy British orthodontics and the Boden leisurewear, the people just having fun and not really caring what they looked like, and they left. Because, you see, these days there are far ritzier resorts than Mustique for the super-rich. But nonetheless it is a beautiful destination that has not been overdeveloped, with a compelling history of dressed-down decadence.

Why the Waleses went to Mustique: The Waleses have had an incredibly tough time and Mustique is a familiar feelgood escape when life has become a bit too much — I went just before I had to put my mum in a care home in South Croydon. And if someone gave me the option, a night at the Baftas or a week on Mustique, I would be on that propeller plane in a flash.

[From The Times]

“If someone gave me the option, a night at the Baftas or a week on Mustique, I would be on that propeller plane in a flash.” Again, it’s not either-or?? William could have attended the BAFTAs and hopped on a plane later that night? He would have only missed a couple of days of “vacation.” Plus he would have avoided traveling with HIS heirs, which is what is supposed to happen anyway, William and George should not travel on the same plane anymore. As for this summary of Mustique’s vibe… it feels like people are paying an exorbitant amount of money to shuffle around a private island and day-drink with the same people you party with in London? That’s the English for you.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Instar.

Several tabloids called emergency sessions to deal with the Duchess of Sussex’s big As Ever announcement. Those same tabloids have spent the past year squealing about “American Riviera Orchard” and trademarks and “flop launches,” as if they could just mak Meghan’s brand fail through the power of their sheer hatred. As it turns out, ARO was a decoy and As Ever will launch in the next month, probably. It’s a relief, because I was genuinely worried that Meghan’s brand would never get launched. In any case, those tabloid emergency sessions have resulted in a new “thing.” Apparently, there’s a “problem” with As Ever’s logo, which features a palm tree and two hummingbirds. First, here’s how People Mag explained the significance:

Meghan Markle’s refreshed lifestyle brand has a logo with a meaningful symbol. On Feb. 18, the Duchess of Sussex announced that she was rebranding her lifestyle venture previously known as American Riviera Orchard to As Ever and dropped a coordinating crest on its new website. The elegant graphic in a square shape shows a palm tree flanked by two hummingbirds and is featured prominently at the top of the As Ever page, which features a new picture of Meghan and her daughter Princess Lilibet.

The logo’s palm tree is symbolic of Santa Barbara, where Meghan and Prince Harry call home with their kids Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3. Meanwhile, hummingbirds hold a special significance in the Duke of Sussex’s memoir, Spare.

At the end of the book, published in January 2023, Prince Harry reflected on a visit from a hummingbird to his Montecito home after the death of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, noting how the bird is interpreted as a symbol of spirits in some cultures.

“Soon after our return, a hummingbird got into the house,” Harry wrote in Spare. “I had a devil of a time guiding it out, and the thought occurred that maybe we should start shutting the doors, despite those heavenly ocean breezes. Then a mate said: Could be a sign, you know? … Visitors, as it were. Aztecs thought them reincarnated warriors. Spanish explorers called them ‘resurrection birds.’”

Harry wrote in Spare that “naturally” when the hummingbird emerged and flew around the kitchen, soaring over “the sacred airspace we call Lili Land, where we’ve set the baby’s playpen with all her toys and stuffed animals, I thought hopefully, greedily, foolishly: Is our house a detour — or a destination?”

[From People]

Something I learned about Harry from Spare is that he seems especially in tune with nature and animals, and he often uses nature and animals for quasi-religious guidance. The hummingbirds absolutely feel like Meghan adopting something from Harry’s interests and mindset, because he is a dedicated bird watcher. There was that infamous moment in their Netflix series where Harry is super-excited about the hummingbirds coming to the feeders on their patio, and Archie DGAF. Archie was more concerned about blaming his mama for his dirty foot (“I got a dirty foot, mama, because I was with you”).

Now for the dumbass controversy. Someone paid a Spanish politician to make some noise about how Meghan “plagiarized” the logo from the coat of arms from the Mallorcan town, Porreres. The Porreres coat of arms IS similar – it features a centered palm tree with two birds on either side, but the coat of arms is in black, green and brown. Porreres’ mayor Xisca Mora is “studying the case with the legal services of the Consistory to see what course of action should be taken from the municipal level.” Deep sigh… I don’t mean any disrespect, but the two images are not identical and this is one of the dumbest controversies anyone has ever cooked up.

Photos courtesy of As Ever site, Meghan’s IG, Avalon Red.

Why did Bill Hader skip the SNL50 event? People were disappointed that there wasn’t a Stefon sketch! Hader kind of hated his time on SNL though. [Hollywood Life]
Brandon Sklenar side-steps questions about Blake Lively. [Socialite Life]
Review of Captain America: Brave New World. [LaineyGossip]
Donald Trump is trying to help Andrew Tate. [Jezebel]
I didn’t watch Cobra Kai, but I’m glad it had a good ending. [Pajiba]
The optical illusion stairs would take my ass out. [Buzzfeed]
Which Fox shows are getting renewed? [JustJared]
Hulu & Krispy Kreme have joined forces. [Seriously OMG]
Dakota Johnson wore Gucci to the SNL50 event. [RCFA]
The White Lotus Season 3 has started! Thoughts?? I’m shocked that Parker Posey is playing a Southern mom with three grown kids. [OMG Blog]

The only thing worse than the revelation that Elon Musk likely has a thirteenth child by a fourth baby-mother is the speculation that all of his children have been conceived through IVF or artificial insemination. That’s led to further speculation about whether, um, Musk’s junk works properly. Just the thought of Apartheid Clyde’s (malfunctioning?) junk makes me want to hork. But here we are. Hilariously, Musk’s fourth baby-mother is one of the most fame-hungry people I’ve ever seen. Ashley St. Clair is really going to make a name for herself with this whole mess, and she’s already giving interviews to the NY Post AND doing exclusive photoshoots with them. She’s going to end up with a Fox News anchor seat purely because she’s “Elon Musk’s jilted fourth baby-mother.” She also allowed her “friend” to speak at length to the NY Post:

Ashley St. Clair feels “jilted and terrified” after Elon Musk refused to come to her aid when reporters began snooping around their infant son, a friend of the right-wing influencer tells The Post. St. Clair’s decision to publicly call out Musk, 53, as her baby daddy wasn’t some “Meghan Markle-esque plea for attention” — but rather a plea for help from the world’s richest man, said pal Emma-Jo Morris.

“Ashley got wind that a tabloid was kicking the tires on her, and she reached out to Elon immediately. He basically cut bait, and so the message was understood that she was on her own,” said Morris, who was formerly deputy politics editor at The Post. “At that point, she realized, ‘OK, I’m out in the cold, I have to handle this myself.’”

Morris, a political consultant who has been in contact St. Clair throughout the ordeal, said the mom “expected it would be an arrangement similar to that he has with his other baby mamas: She would raise the child, and Elon would be peripherally present in their lives. It’s a very hostile action [by Musk] not to respond when the mother of your son calls and says, ‘The press is hounding me, what do I do?’ ” Morris said. “This is about letting herself tell the story before somebody else tells it for her and potentially either causes her reputational damage or harm.”

Morris said Musk’s handling of the situation has left St. Clair feeling “equally devastated and freaked out. On the one hand, it’s biological, you expect protection [from] who is the father of your son, and there is an emotional tie between them,” she said of Musk and St. Claire. “On the other hand, you are the mother of the richest and one of the most controversial men in the world’s kid. You’re a single woman living with two children. That is absolutely terrifying. I think she feels equally jilted and terrified,” Morris said of St. Clair, who also has another child.

[From The NY Post]

“Meghan Markle-esque plea for attention” – Meghan is a married woman living her prosperous life and sharing entertaining tips on a Netflix show. Ashley St. Clair is a transphobic, bigoted Pick Me who tried to honey-trap Elon Musk for years only to get ignored after she gave birth to his child. She dumped out her purse on social media and in the tabloids because she’s absolutely begging for attention.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images, Instagram.

Prince William, Kate and their children jetted off to Mustique last week. We know this because the Daily Mail dared to report on the vacation, framing it as the reason why William and Kate were skipping Sunday’s BAFTAs. There seems to be some discontent over William and Kate’s constant laziness and inability to work whatsoever during their kids’ school breaks. What’s even funnier is that the most royal-friendly outlets – like People Mag and Hello – are trying to skip over the controversy and make the vacation sound aspirational and fun. That kind of reporting just makes the Wales family come across as complete elitists and tone-deaf layabouts though. I thought this piece in Hello was interesting – it’s likely that the Wales fam rented out a friend’s villa at the cost of £33k-per-week.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have reportedly jet-setted to the Caribbean with their children during their half-term break, trading the BAFTAs red carpet – which it was hoped they would attend – for the white sand beaches of Mustique. It’s not the first time the Wales family have been to Mustique. The small, private island in the Caribbean known for its exclusivity, famed for its popularity with royals, and loved for its pristine white sand beaches, crystal-clear waters, and lush tropical landscapes.

The island boasts just one commercial hotel, with those who holiday there typically opting for secluded, privately-owned properties for their luxury getaway. Mustique also operates a strict no-fly zone, affording guests and residents complete privacy.

It’s not known exactly where Kate and William are staying with George, Charlotte and Louis, but it could be likely they’ve returned to Villa Antilles. In 2019, the family spent their summer on the island to mark Prince George’s birthday, reportedly staying in the then-£27,000-a-week villa which is owned by William’s friend, Andrew Dunn.

Today, prices have risen to £33k-per-week from January – April, and £25,000-per-week from May – December.

Villa Antilles is the epitome of luxury and seclusion, with the sprawling, royal-approved estate offering a 60-foot infinity pool that appears to spill seamlessly into the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. From its sun-drenched terraces, guests are treated to panoramic views of the glistening sea, stretching toward the idyllic neighboring islands of Bequia and Saint Vincent – the perfect postcard view for the Princess of Wales to practice her photography.

[From Hello]

I won’t lie, it sounds lovely. Here in the mid-Atlantic, we’ve had one of the hardest winters in years, with several snowstorms, ice storms, flash floods and wind advisories all in a row. It’s even supposed to snow tomorrow. But yeah… the second vacation in as many months is pretty ridiculous, as is skipping the BAFTAs so they can sit around a luxury villa at the cost of £33k-per-week. Hey, at least Kate gave British taxpayers some terrible drawings in exchange.

Photos courtesy of Instar, Backgrid.

I’m not going to pretend to know the real story of the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand or how it evolved from American Riviera Orchard to As Ever. Meghan announced the name-change last night in a sweet IG video, and the British press has been hyperventilating ever since. I finally checked in on the Daily Mail and they’re still talking about how they found one guy in Montecito who says he never heard of anyone refer to Santa Barbara as the “American Riviera.” That’s how panicked they are – they’re claiming that Meghan changed the name because one guy had never heard of it. They’re also trying to figure out the timeline and how Meghan fooled them:

Meghan Markle’s rebranding of American Riviera Orchard was today called a ‘total rush’ using ‘recycled’ promos made a year ago. The relaunch leaked online at least 24 hours before her Instagram announcement, MailOnline can reveal – and came just a fortnight before her new lifestyle show with business partner Netflix is broadcast.

As Ever has been launched in a breathless selfie-style video and will sell jam – first trailed by Meghan and her famous friends last year – plus what looks set to be huge homeware and gardening ranges in the US.

Prior to Meghan’s announcement last night, internet sleuths had already discovered a Shopify website she’d set up for her As Ever products, featuring an unseen picture of the Duchess cooking. The shot of the Duchess of Sussex using a mixing bowl is believed to have been taken during Meghan’s original American Riviera Orchard (ARO) promo almost a year ago. She is wearing the same white outfit and appears to be in the same kitchen filmed for the brief teaser trailer filmed when ARO’s existence was revealed last March 14.

It also appears Meghan and her team made a last-minute change about the branding and the previous URL as-ever-store.myshopify.com now takes shoppers to her new website asever.com. The mixing bowl picture of Meghan was last night replaced by the picture of her holding hands with her daughter Lilibet in the garden of their Montecito mansion as they skip across the lawn.

One branding expert told MailOnline today: ‘It appears to have been a total rush – despite what Meghan says about As Ever going back to 2022. They’ve clearly had to abandon American Riviera Orchard but recycle all the promos due to the trademark dispute. The leak happened yesterday and you have to wonder if her hand was forced’.

While Mark Borkowski, arguably Britain’s leading PR guru and crisis manager, has said he believes the U-turns are all clever tactics to get publicity. He said: ‘This isn’t an identity crisis. It’s a business model. Meghan isn’t floundering; she’s fluctuating on purpose. The perpetual reinvention, the strategic vagueness—it’s all by design. The more unpredictable she is, the harder it is to take her down. She’s not trying to be Goop; she’s trying to be a mystery. The product she’s selling? Endless curiosity about Meghan Markle. So maybe she’s not losing control of her narrative—maybe we are’.

[From The Daily Mail]

Their “insiders” claiming that this rebrand was a “total rush” are missing something – that Meghan used ARO as a front and hid As Ever on purpose. It makes perfect sense that ARO was always supposed to be something vague for the tabloids to chew on and obsess over, meanwhile Meghan and Netflix have been putting As Ever together behind the scenes. People were tracking ARO and all of the trademark issues, and now all of that looks like tabloid busywork. “But she recycled the images!” Yeah… she did a product photoshoot and used a couple of those images for people to find as they were doing deep dives on ARO?

Photos courtesy of Backgrid, IG video, As Ever site.

During Prince William and then-Kate Middleton’s courtship, she made an effort to “fit in” with William’s lifestyle, including hunting. The Middletons tried to do the same. It didn’t stick – Kate never goes on “shooting weekends” and I doubt she’s picked up a gun in years. There also doesn’t seem to be any effort to introduce the Wales kids into royal blood sports. I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s remarkable to see King Charles completely eschew the kind of “royal training” that royal grandparents have done for their grandchildren for generations. He was practically raised by his grandmother and his “uncle” Lord Mountbatten, and he was raised to enjoy hunting, shooting, fishing, deerstalking. He did all of that well into his 40s and 50s. Charles shows zero interest in molding his grandkids in the same way his surrogate father and mother figures raised him. Which means that it’s just William, Kate and Carole, trying to indoctrinate the Wales kids into their weird quasi-royal life. It also means that Kate gets to dictate much more about her kids’ upbringing than perhaps any consort before. Well, apparently, Kate has given a firm “no” to the “blooding” ritual.

The Princess of Wales has ‘put her foot down’ to stop her children having to take part in a centuries-old ‘blooding’ tradition, a new royal book claims. In Yes, Ma’am – The Secret Life of Royal Servants, which is out this month, author Tom Quinn revealed that Kate Middleton had insisted that her three kids not take part in an ancient practice.

The ritual sees young royals going shooting – and then having their faces ‘smeared with the blood of his or her first kill’; either a stag or a fox. But Catherine, who is known to have complicated feelings towards blood sports, was adamant that, Princes George, 11, and Louis, nine – as well as Princess Charlotte, six – avoid enduring the gory convention.

In an extract obtained by FEMAIL, he recounted: ‘Charles’s daughter in-law, Catherine, Princess of Wales, has put her foot down and insisted there will be no blooding for her children.’

The King himself had gone through the rite as a child, as did his two sons, Princes William and Harry. In his bombshell book, Spare, the Duke of Sussex entailed his experience at the age of 15, after killing a stag on the grounds of Balmoral. Harry described how his stalking guide, Sandy, then bled the animal from its neck and cut into its stomach with a knife – before the royal’s head was pushed into the carcass: “[He] placed a hand gently behind my neck, and… pushed my head inside the carcass. I tried to pull away, but Sandy pushed me deeper. I was shocked by his insane strength. And by the infernal smell. My breakfast jumped up from my stomach. After a minute I couldn’t smell anything, because I couldn’t breathe. My nose and mouth were full of blood, guts and a deep, upsetting warmth.’

[From The Daily Mail]

That part of Spare was one of the sickening parts which convinced me that the whole royal family was a huge f–king cult. I actually get the idea of smearing an animal’s blood on your face – it’s gross, but it makes some kind of sense. But what Harry described was not THAT. Anyway, I would imagine Kate has said no to “blooding,” just as she’s probably kept the kids away from hunting and guns.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images, Kensington Palace.