Robert Pattinson & Suki Waterhouse went to the Veuve Clicquot Classic over the weekend. This was their first joint-appearance since they became parents. [Socialite Life]
Princess Diaries 3 is happening! [Seriously OMG]
Andrew Garfield’s jean jacket is amazing. [Go Fug Yourself]
Kendrick Lamar reportedly turned down Coachella. [Just Jared]
The final season of What We Do In the Shadows is coming soon. [LaineyGossip]
Is SNL good this season? It doesn’t seem like it is. [Pajiba]
Saoirse Ronan auditioned for Harry Potter. [OMG Blog]
David Boreanaz wants a Bones revival! [Coming Soon]
All about Hurricane Milton, which will hit Florida’s west coast. [Hollywood Life]
Hugh Grant has no memory of meeting Donald Trump, lol. [Buzzfeed]

The Daily Mail is seemingly not embarrassed to continue to fret over every single detail involving the Duchess of Sussex’s brief time in the UK. As we know, Meghan spoke – in a vague way on the Netflix series – about what it was like to meet Prince Harry’s family for the first time. She spoke about how she was surprised that “the formality” carried into the Windsors’ family meetings and dinners, and how she’s an American hugger and that certain people within the family didn’t like any of that. In Spare, Harry pointed out that when he and Meghan invited William and Kate to dinner, Meghan was usually in ripped jeans and barefoot, while Kate was “dressed to the nines.” Well, James Middleton recalls, in his pseudo-memoir, Kate’s introduction to his wife Alizee, and of course James makes Kate sound positively Meghan-esque. From the Daily Mail’s “Kate Middleton’s VERY casual first meeting with her brother James’s wife Alizee – and why it casts doubt on Meghan’s claims about her own introduction to the Princess of Wales.”

Before her relationship with Kate fell apart amid rows over bridesmaids dresses and ‘baby brain’ comments, Meghan Markle has claimed her sister-in-law took against her from the get-go because of her more casual style. Harry’s wife recalled how she was ‘barefoot’ and wearing ripped jeans when she first met Kate and said that the ‘formal’ future Queen, and other members of the Royal Family, found it jarring that she was a ‘hugger’.

However, an intriguing snippet from a new memoir by Kate’s brother James, about the royal being introduced to his now wife, Alizee, for the first time, paints a very different picture of the Princess. He described how Alizee appeared in the kitchen of the Middleton family home with her hair tousled and wearing nothing but his shirt, only to find Kate, William and their three children there.

Far from it being an issue, there was ‘no awkwardness at all’ and by the end of the weekend Kate had given Alizee her seal of approval, telling James the French financier was ‘just great’. It suggests that whatever issues subsequently emerged between Kate and Harry’s wife, Meghan’s penchant for ripped jeans was not the root of the problem.

By contrast, Meghan Markle said there was some awkwardness with Kate straight away when they first met in 2017, and put it down to their very different styles. Meghan recounted in the couple’s Netflix series Harry & Meghan that she was ‘barefoot’ and wearing ripped jeans when she first met Kate. Discussing the meeting, she said she did not know the ‘formality’ the royals display in public continues behind closed doors and that she is a ‘hugger’ – which she did not realise was ‘jarring for some Brits’.

She said: ‘Even when Will and Kate came over and I was meeting her for the first time I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was barefoot. Like I was a hugger, I have always been a hugger I didn’t realise that is really jarring for a lot of Brits.’

‘I started to understand that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside, that there is a forward facing way of being and then you close the door and think “OK we can relax now”. But that formality carries over on both sides and that was surprising to me.’

[From The Daily Mail]

Gee, I wonder why Kate was more relaxed meeting her brother’s girlfriend in Middleton Manor and not so relaxed meeting her brother-in-law’s new girlfriend in Nottingham Cottage? I wonder if the situations were completely different? Gee, I wonder if race was a factor?? I wonder about other factors too, like whether Kate saw Meghan as competition, and whether Kate was jealous of a beautiful, accomplished American woman? Or perhaps Kate was jealous of her cute brother-in-law’s obvious devotion to Meghan? We will truly never know!!

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On Saturday, Donald Trump returned to that same field in Butler, Pennsylvania. That field where a Republican teenager shot up Trump’s rally in July and everyone promptly acted like nothing happened. There was the “Kotex pad on the ear” phase, but beyond that… just a lot of unanswered questions. I was actually worried that Butler would be the site of some new horror show this weekend, and I was right, but I didn’t think it would be like this.

Elon Musk and JD Vance joined Trump in Butler on Saturday. Sidenote: Trump doesn’t like his running mate, and they rarely do joint appearances together without some kind of buffer. In this case, Trump would have preferred to just do the event with Musk, but Vance must have piped up like the latest Trump failson: “what about me, Donny???”

Anyway, the photos of Musk and Trump together are truly pathetic. I find it difficult to settle on which one is the biggest loser. Trump is so desperate for any kind of relevancy, and Musk is just a childish moron desperate for any kind of acceptance or validation. Daddy likes me the best! I’m cool, the moron MAGAts are cheering for me! Musk announced at the rally: “As you can see I am not just MAGA — I am Dark MAGA.” That’s one of the most deplorable parts of all of this – these men are some of the weakest, most subservient and most pitiful specimens out there, but they think they’re legendary. I hope Musk ends up in prison alongside his latest racist daddy.

I’m sorry, this is the funniest single photo of the entire election cycle. pic.twitter.com/w6PuJlPPmW

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) October 6, 2024

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The last four weeks of the election are upon us. Election Day is four weeks and a day away, and I hope many people are voting early! I’m not, I’m going to the polls on Election Day. This is the “home stretch” of the campaign and VP Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz are in media-blitz mode. They’re just not playing the Beltway media’s games and the Beltway media is soooo mad about it. Look at this Politico tweet:

After avoiding the media for neigh on her whole campaign, Kamala Harris is … still largely avoiding the media. The VP is set for a series of interviews that likely won’t press her on tough issues, even as voters want more specifics.

More in Playbook: https://t.co/psYR4CceRs

— POLITICO Playbook (@playbookdc) October 6, 2024

Keep in mind, Politico’s Playbook editor was just suspended last week after his ex-fiancee accused him of blackmailing her over her affair with Robert Kennedy Jr, a presidential candidate-turned-Trump-surrogate. Keep in mind that in addition to Kamala Harris’s appearance on Call Her Daddy, VP Harris will also appear on The Late Show, Howard Stern and 60 Minutes this week.

Speaking of Call Her Daddy, the videos/pod began dropping last night. There are so many good parts! The conversation was largely about women, women’s rights, the cultural war against women and reproductive rights. Alex Cooper also said that she did reach out to Trump’s team and invited him on the show but Trump refused: “If he also wants to have a meaningful, in-depth conversation about women’s rights in this country, then he is welcome on Call Her Daddy anytime.”

There are a lot of excellent parts to the clips, including VP Harris pushing back on a lot of Trump’s lies about how he’ll “protect” women, and all of the crazy sh-t he’s said about abortion. One of the best moments was when VP Harris was asked about Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ appalling comments about how VP Harris doesn’t have biological children so she has no one keeping her “humble.” Kamala said, in part: “I don’t think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who are not aspiring to be humble. This is not the 1950s anymore.”

Q: I saw the governor of Arkansas said ‘my kids keep me humble. Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble.’ How did that make you feel?

Vice President Harris: I don’t think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who are not… pic.twitter.com/MsOmhEnDGH

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 6, 2024

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Introduction: Minutes 0 to 5:45
Chandra and I both watched The Perfect Couple and loved it! Chandra also loved the fourth season of Emily in Paris. You can listen below!

Royals: Minutes 5:45 to 24:15
After our last podcast Kate released a video with her family announcing that she was cancer free. It was self absorbed and the British media criticized her for it. King Charles is said to have disapproved too. It was reportedly Kate’s idea, which makes a lot of sense.

There were stories after that about how we weren’t going to see Kate for a while and how her schedule wasn’t going to get back to normal until the spring. We heard that she went to a ballet performance recently and that she’s been having private meetings. This week Kate and William helped grant a 16-year-old cancer patient’s wish to photograph an investiture ceremony, which was really nice. The Waleses were possibly motivated by Harry’s recent press and the comments from Buckingham Palace about Kate’s video.

Last week Prince Harry was in New York for a series of appearances. He also was on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to tour his haunted house, which was fun. Cameron Walker of GB News tweeted that Harry is a veteran and that he was surprised that he got scared for that reason. Over the weekend Harry dipped in and out of London to attend the WellChild Awards. He didn’t see his dad at all. When we recorded Harry was visiting Lesotho and South Africa.

While Harry was getting so much positive press in New York, the British press tried to attack the Sussexes on two fronts. One was that Harry and Meghan must be having relationship problems because Meghan wasn’t with him on these trips. We heard she was sick maybe she has covid and/or she just wanted to stay home with the kids. Then they dusted off that old chestnut about Meghan being mean and making her staffers cry by asking them to do their jobs and sending them email. It was unhinged and they got some US outlets to run it this time, including The Hollywood Reporter. They got one specific story about Meghan allegedly screaming at a florist in 2018, however the florist for her wedding went on the record to say it was great to work with her. The lack of specifics about what Meghan allegedly did is so telling.

The Sussexes pushed back against these lies with an US Weekly cover story including quotes from people who work with them and went on the record. Of course Meghan and Harry are thoughtful, kind bosses. The reaction to the US story was unhinged. We wonder why The Hollywood Reporter parroted British talking points about Meghan circa 2018.

William tried doing a bunch of stuff as Harry was getting press. He posed in front of some new London Air Ambulance Charity helicopters with David Beckham and he visited a company called Enso where he changed a tire. This week there was a story that Victoria Beckham doesn’t like Meghan, but it seemed manufactured by the press. Prince William tried to poach Chef Jose Andres by putting him on the board of Earthshot, but Andres made it clear that he’s still good friends with Harry. William still has that unattractive patchy beard because he wants Harry’s style and life.

Comments of the Week: Minutes 24:15 to end
Kaiser’s comment of the week is from sevenblue on the post where Tom Parker Bowles calls Charles “the loveliest man in the world.”

Here’s a link the photos Chandra mentioned where Camilla is scratching her vag. I remember when Camilla went maskless to a cooking event right after Charles tested positive for covid.

My comment of the week is from Pinkosaurus on the post about Olivia Nuzzi filing a complaint with the FBI against her ex-fiance.

Thanks for listening bitches!

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The Duchess of Sussex went outside! She hasn’t been seen in weeks – she skipped Kevin Costner’s charity concert benefiting first responders in the Santa Barbara area, and she did not accompany Harry on his two-week travel blitz which took him from New York to London to Lesotho to South Africa. Mama deserved a night out! Meghan attended the LA Children’s Hospital gala, alongside her dear friend Kelly Mckee Zajfen.

Meghan rewore her Carolina Herrera gown in a red taffeta. She wore this in 2021, to the Salute to Freedom gala in New York. In 2021, she wore it with a detachable train, and on Saturday, she just wore the slim-cut dress without the train. I’m still not crazy about the boob-darting of the dress, but overall, Meghan looked amazing. Meghan usually goes for such severe hairstyles, especially that center-part tight chignon (which I dislike immensely), so it feels like we’re seeing a completely different woman when she does loose, beachy waves. It suits her so much, it makes her look younger and, frankly, more glamorous.

The British media is always asking why Meghan and Harry aren’t attending the Emmys or the Oscars or whatever, but my question is: why aren’t they attending more charity events like this? They would be such huge hits on the LA charity circuit.

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After a press campaign that felt much longer than the one-month it’s been since it premiered in Venice, Joker: Folie à Deux finally came out over the weekend. And it broke records!! Just, not in the direction anyone associated with the film was aiming for. The sequel is now the first comic book movie to nab a D from CinemaScore (2019’s Joker scored a B+), and it also netted 33% from Rotten Tomatoes (compared to Joker’s 68%). But those are only the opinions of people who saw the movie, which was a much smaller contingency than projected/expected/prayed for. Less than a month ago the studio boasted it would earn $70 million domestically in its opening weekend. The actual number will be around $40 million or less. It did better internationally, raking in $81.1 million, but even when you add that to the domestic tally, the figures are well below its $190 million budget. The Hollywood Reporter did a breakdown on the low numbers for Folie à Todd:

Todd Phillips’ sequel Joker: Folie à Deux bombed in its box office debut with an estimated domestic opening of $40 million, well behind expectations after becoming the first Hollywood comic book movie in history to earn a D CinemaScore from audiences. Exit polls are equally as grim as audiences express their unhappiness with the antihero-musical mashup, which did less than half of the business the first Joker did in its launch despite costing more than three times as much to make, or $190 million.

The Joaquin Phoenix-Lady Gaga pic was expected to open to at least $50 million to $60 million, but projections were continually downgraded throughout the weekend as traffic stalled. Even on Saturday, most rival studios showed it opening to at least $45 million to $47 million. And don’t forget that when the Warner Bros. movie first came on tracking three weeks ago, it was pacing to earn $70 million.

Overseas, Joker 2 opened to $81.1 million, in line with expectations for a global debt of $121.1 million. While the overseas result provided some relief, it’s still notably behind the first Joker. The sequel opened everywhere save for Japan and China, where it launches in the coming weeks.

The culprit behind the unfortunate turn-of-events: terrible word of mouth. Hence, rival studios believe the final domestic number could actually be in the $37 million to $39 million range when final grosses are reported Monday. Warner Bros. insiders say there is no way to sugarcoat the results and that the studio is stunned and sorely disappointed. At the same time, they believe Phillips is a creative genius and worthy of gambling on.

In 2019, Phillips’ Joker debuted to a dreamy $96.2 million in North America on its way to a record-shattering worldwide total of $1 billion against a $55 million budget. It remained the top-grossing R-rated film of all time domestically and globally until Deadpool & Wolverine came along. Joker earned relatively good reviews, while audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore. Its critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes is a fresh 68 percent, compared to a rotten 33 percent for Folie à Deux.

Phillips’ polarizing, R-rated sequel — which made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival — is a genre-busting, music-infused film that strays outside of the comfort zone of the typical fanboy-fueled comic book pic. Just as worrisome as the D CinemaScore are terrible exit scores on PostTrak, with audiences giving it a half-star out of five, similar to the early scores for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, which bombed in spectacular fashion last weekend with $4 million after earning a D+ CinemaScore.

[From THR]

You see, all is not lost — Folie à Deux out-performed Megaflopolis! And not only that, but Francis Ford Coppola lavished praise on Todd Phillips over the weekend, writing on his Instagram that Phillips is always “one step ahead of the audience never doing what they expect. Congratulations to Joker: Folie à Deux.” I guess in this case, Phillip’s “one step ahead” meant an actual step into the theater. Most of the reviews have been good for the performances and art direction, it’s the story that’s the problem. Or lack thereof. Also, I think they shot themselves in the foot with the marketing being so afraid to call it a musical. I mean, sure, I can understand the returning filmmakers worrying that saying the word “musical” would scare off the bros. But I thought at least Lady Gaga would embrace the genre! Instead she toed the line, giving this inexplicable explanation: “The way that music is used is to really give the characters a way to express what they mean to say because the scene and just the dialogue is not enough.” My Lady, you just very eloquently defined the essence of a musical. Anyway, now that Folie à Deux has conclusively underperformed, can we press Joaquin Phoenix on why he bolted the Todd Haynes movie at the last minute?

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Back in July, Quinta Brunson and the cast of Abbott Elementary did a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. During the panel, Quinta teased an “interesting crossover” that was in the works for this season, which is its fourth one. According to Quinta, it would “change television.” At the time, the most popular guesses were The Bear because it stars Ayo Edebiri, who plays Janine’s sister on Abbott and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia because while it’s a pretty random pairing, both shows are set in the same city. Now, we have our answer! AE will be doing its crossover with It’s Always Sunny. Last week, Quinta posted a picture of her with It’s Always Sunny co-stars Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day, along with the caption, “Season 4 of Abbott Elementary gets real Sunny.”

Two of the most popular television shows set in Philadelphia are teaming up.
“Abbott Elementary” star and creator, Quinta Brunson, and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star and co-creator. Rob McElhenney, both shared news they’re collaborating on a crossover episode on social media.

“Season 4 of Abbott Elementary gets real Sunny :),” Brunson wrote in the caption of a photo of her with McElhenney and his “Sunny” costar, Charlie Day.

In his Instagram stories, McElhenney shared a photo of the trio, along with “Sunny” star Danny DeVito and “Abbott” stars Tyler James Williams and William Stanford Davis, in front of the exterior of the “Abbott” school set.

Both comedies lean into their Philadelphia, Pennsylvania settings. Back in February, McElhenney mentioned “Abbott” when posing about a Willy Wonka immersive experience.

“A lot of you are saying this feels like an episode of Sunny, but to me it feels more like an @alwayssunny @AbbottElemABC crossover episode,” he wrote on X at the time.

Brunson screen-grabbed the post and responded, “Just say the word @robmcelhenney. I love you guys.”

“Abbott” is centered on an elementary school serving inner-city students and “Sunny” is about a group of friends who run a dive bar in South Philadelphia.

No information about the plot or air date of the crossover episode has been announced.

[From CNN]

Thoughts on this crossover? I think it’s going to be very interesting, hahaha. These two shows have nothing in common other than both taking place in Philadelphia! I’ve always been a fan of shows lining up in the same universe for crossovers, but this one is so random! I do trust both creators to do what’s right and make the most sense. Quinta gave more information to Us Weekly about the crossover:

I think it’s very cool. I think it’s unexpected and I think that it’ll be like a delight to the audience of both shows. You know, I think it’ll be very exciting for the people who watch our shows. And if they watch one show and not the other, I think that’s cool too because it’ll make people interested in that show. I’m just excited about it and I think it’s just a fun way to shake up TV.”

So how do we think they’ll do it? Will the Abbott students take a field trip and run into the Sunny Gang? Are there any familial ties between the two series? Will there be some special assembly that brings the Gang into the school? Will they all end up at some parody version of the Wonka Experience that takes place in Philly? So many possibilities! I’m not gonna lie, this pairing may be super random, but I’m really curious and looking forward to it.

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Music historians will look back at this decade as when some of the biggest catalog deals of all time were made, both in terms of the artists and the money. Since 2020 we’ve seen rock and pop greats like Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie (and randomly also Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry) sell varying degrees of rights for hundreds of millions of dollars. And now add to that list, iconic British rockers Pink Floyd. After apparently difficult negotiations over a few years within the band itself, the group has finally settled on selling their entire music catalog and name and likeness rights to Sony for $400 million. Even once you divide that sum among the members, it should still be enough to make each of them comfortably numb… to debt. AV Club has more reporting on the sale:

Pink Floyd is about to find out if money really is a gas. After what Variety describes as “years of false starts,” the brand has finally completed a deal to sell their entire music catalog as well as their name-and-likeness rights to Sony for $400 million. The deal includes all of the band’s recorded albums — such as hits like The Wall, The Dark Side Of The Moon, and Animals — as well as merchandise, theatrical rights, and presumably, according to Variety, access to their iconic album artwork. Songwriting credits were left out of the deal and will remain with individual writers.

But while the band hypothesized that cash was “the root of all evil” in their 1973 song “Money,” its individual members — lead songwriters Roger Waters and David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, and the estates of keyboardists Richard Wright and founding singer-songwriter Roger “Syd” Barrett — might have slightly more nuanced answers if you asked them today. Financial Times, which originally reported the deal, claims that it was delayed at least two years due to infighting among the band about tax structures and, more saliently, some incendiary comments made in recent years by Waters. In a 2022 interview with Rolling Stone, Rogers spoke out against Israel, in favor of Russian aggression in Ukraine, and against the United States, which he called “the most evil [country in the world] of all by a factor of at least 10 times.”

In this case, the money might actually buy happiness for at least one member of the band. In a separate Rolling Stone interview, Gilmour said that he wanted to close the deal less for financial reasons than “to be rid of the decision making and the arguments that are involved with keeping it going,” which he called “my dream.” In 2018, Mason — who has been caught in the middle of all of this for years — said of the infighting in his own interview with Rolling Stone, “It’s really disappointing these rather elderly gentlemen are still at loggerheads.”

Pink Floyd adds to Sony’s growing collection of “heritage” artists, into which they’re invested over a billion dollars in recent years. Other artists in the catalog include Queen, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, and more.

[From AV Club]

I understand the appeal to older artists of selling off their catalogs for a tidy sum. They won’t be writing and touring (i.e. generating income) the way they used to, and it removes the headache of having to review and approve all uses of their songs. Plus all the time and lawyering it takes just to combat the Trump campaign using stuff without permission! So I get it from that viewpoint. On the other hand, there’s something sad about the best pop cultural music of the 20th century — music borne out of free-minded, free-spirited artists responding to the mad world around them — all belonging to four or five mega corporations. (Yes, I know my hippie is showing.) With Pink Floyd in particular, though, it also appears that a big impetus to sell was some of the members really and truly wanting to run like hell from each other. Within hours of the sale being announced, an interview with guitarist David Gilmour came out in which he unequivocally said he would “absolutely not” ever perform with frontman Roger Waters again. Bandmates having a dramatic falling out? Now that’s classic rock & roll.

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The British media has spent the past two and a half weeks screaming “where’s Meghan” and “Harry needs the Windsors” in equal measure. That should tell you something about the monarchy and the media and the obsession, the jealousy, the stalking, the national and international harassment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The latest lunatic analysis of the Sussexes came from the Daily Mail, obviously, and this was so bilious, I don’t even want to excerpt it or analyze it. Thankfully, a pro-Sussex piece dropped in People Magazine. In case anyone needed it spelled out, Meghan will being doing more commercial ventures from here, while Harry will be focusing more on philanthropy. I thought that was obvious, but again, the British media has been having meltdowns about this for weeks.

As Prince Harry gathered around a bonfire in the African kingdom of Lesotho on Oct. 1 with key allies from his charity, Sentebale, he reaffirmed his commitment to a cause close to his heart. Engaged in meaningful conversations about the HIV/AIDS crisis in southern Africa — an issue the Duke of Sussex has championed for years — it was the latest in a series of public engagements supporting his philanthropic interests. These recent outings strikingly reflect the duties Harry once carried out as a senior working royal.

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic in California, Meghan Markle remained at home in Montecito, focusing on a different but equally significant chapter of their shared journey. The Duchess of Sussex is preparing for the upcoming launch of her new Netflix show and lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, while caring for the couple’s two children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.

Insiders say that what’s unfolding reflects a clear shift in the couple’s public lives. While Harry is immersed in philanthropic efforts, Meghan is leaning into entrepreneurial projects and commercial ventures.

“It’s clear that a twin-track approach is evolving,” a friend tells PEOPLE. A royal insider echoes this sentiment, emphasizing the evolution of their working dynamic. “The Duke and Duchess have now hit their stride as individuals – not just as a couple. The Duke appears focused on his patronage work, and the Duchess focused on her entrepreneurial track,” the insider says.

Though their paths may seem divergent — philanthropy for Harry and business for Meghan — their shared initiatives, like the Archewell Foundation, show they remain united in their efforts. Meghan, 43, remains invested in causes such as mental health and children’s welfare, while Harry balances his nonprofit efforts with production projects like his polo documentary for Netflix.

The couple’s collaborative work endures, from launching The Parents Network, a new initiative to support families impacted by online harm, to local community engagements like attending the opening of Godmothers, a bookstore near their home in Montecito. Insiders confirm these joint efforts will continue, even as their individual projects expand.

“An entrepreneurial and enterprise focus is going to be more the Duchess’s priority and the Duke will continue to champion his not-for-profit patronages,” the friend adds. “But there will be joint efforts around those cause-driven areas of work.” This shift in focus has led to several recent solo appearances for Harry, but Meghan’s absence far from signals a split. “[It’s] as much a reflection on parenting priorities, in that one of them stays behind with the children,” says the friend.

It also reflects a strategic decision, given the intense scrutiny they face. Had Meghan accompanied Harry, critics might have accused her of trying to steal the spotlight, as they have in the past. “This truth is, this couple is damned if they do, damned if they don’t,” says the insider.

Ultimately, their dynamic reflects a balanced partnership, where individual passions complement their joint mission. “With their recent trips to Nigeria and Colombia, as well as their foundation-led events, it is still evident they show up together for the causes they jointly support,” the royal insider says. “What we are seeing is a functional and healthy relationship with two working partners, not the contrary.”

[From People]

I question why a “royal insider” is quoted here and whether the insider is in Camp Sussex. I point that out because a lot of other “royal insiders” have been quoted in recent weeks, swearing up and down that Harry desperately needs a peace treaty with his father. Now, I agree with everything written here. It feels like the royalists are trying to throw “you said you’re salt-and-pepper, you always move together” back in H&M’s faces, when really, Meghan said that as pushback. She was tired of everyone trying to break up her marriage. She was saying: we’re a team, we’re in this together, you can’t break us. And they are a team, a team with many joint projects and interests, and individual projects and interests too. You know, a real marriage and a real partnership. The collective hysteria about Harry taking a two-week business trip without Meghan has been really telling about how these horrible people view marriages and partnerships.

PS… Yes, I saw that Meghan was out solo last night! We will cover that tomorrow. I’m adding a preview photo of Meghan in her Carolina Herrera gown!

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