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December 26 - Them

Posted by Susan T on December 26, 2025, 10:13 pm

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Can't Fix CRAZY!!

Posted by Hollie24 on December 27, 2025, 4:30 pm, in reply to "December 26 - Them"

Brittany has a lot to say about the Them revolving door. Brittany's doing some merching, too.

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Re: Can't Fix CRAZY!!

Posted by karenl on December 28, 2025, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Can't Fix CRAZY!!"

It'll be the same story next year. Both believe they are much too smart and clever to listen to any advice. I still wonder about Meghan and WME....the agency has been very quiet for a long time in regard to the wife.

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Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by Martha on December 27, 2025, 10:54 pm, in reply to "December 26 - Them"

Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas had 'much to celebrate' this Christmas as he successfully began the arduous journey towards walking again.

Mr Markle, 81, had his left leg amputated below the knee earlier this month and was in intensive care for five days after suffering a massive blood clot which cut off circulation to his left foot.

But as he celebrated Christmas this week from his hospital bed in the Philippines, Mr Markle said: 'I have much to celebrate. I am doing well and would like to thank all the people from around the world who have sent well-wishes.

'I'm doing physiotherapy every day and have managed to sit on the side of the bed and even stood on my one remaining leg with the help of a nurse and a walking frame. That was a wonderful Christmas present. There is a long way to go but I am so grateful to the wonderful doctors and nurses who are taking such good care of me.'

Mr Markle is now in a hospital rehabilitation unit in the Philippine city of Cebu where he moved with his son Tom Jr. at this start of this year.

Tom Jr. celebrated Christmas at his father's bedside alongside his girlfriend of nearly a year Rose, 28, and Mr Markle's private nurse Christine.

He said: 'Dad's doing remarkably well considering what he's been through. Rose and I visited him for Christmas and took him a card with tinsel and a few sweets taped to the inside. He's on a special diet and has had to drastically cut back on sugar but the doctors said he could have a couple of candies to celebrated Christmas.

'He was able to get out of bed and was taken by a wheelchair to a recreation room where he enjoyed food and entertainment with some of the other rehab patients. He's in good spirits, grateful to be alive and working really hard to get better. He a brave man and is determined to walk again with the aid of a prosthetic leg.'

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After his leg was amputated earlier this month she sent him a letter via the local US consulate which was presented to him in the presence of a lawyer who videotaped it being handed over.

Mr Markle has repeatedly said he would love to reconcile with his daughter and meet his grandchildren Archie, six and four-year-old Lilibet.

He has never met his son-in-law Prince Harry.

He is expected to remain in the rehab facility for at least three months as he learns to stand upright again, first with the aid of a walking frame and then with crutches. Doctors then hope to fit him with a prosthetic leg.

Tom Jr said: 'There's a long way to go but we had a lot to celebrate this Christmas.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15416705/Meghan-Markle-father-Thomas-prosthetic-leg.html

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Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by karenl on December 28, 2025, 8:01 pm, in reply to "Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

So the handover of the letter by the lawyer was videotaped? Huh, why wasn't given to the press so it could be viewed?
I'm happy that Tom Sr. is progressing well and had a nice Christmas despite everything that happened.

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Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by Hollie24 on December 29, 2025, 1:21 am, in reply to "Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

I'm glad Tom Sr. is doing so well. I've been in physical rehab and the physiotherapy kicked my heinie.It's worth the pain, though. Tom's a trouper.

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Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by Cynthia on December 29, 2025, 5:58 am, in reply to "Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

The DM had that article by their reporter who has become friends with Mr. Markle. I believe she was present when the letter was handed over. There was a lot more to the whole "letter presentation" thing that was just weird (and frankly sounded like a misuse of public dollars by using the consulate for personal tasks).

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Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by Hollie24 on December 29, 2025, 10:46 am, in reply to "Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

She believes she's entitled to use resources like the US consulate for personal purposes. She also pulled that stunt because she was caught out in several lies about having contacted her father, so in her mind having fuss and bother about handing over a letter wipes the slate clean. This thing can also be used when she chooses to contest her father's will or announce she's going to his funeral because that letter proves her love for her father. We all know that's hogwash, but that's what she'll do.

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Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by Martha on December 29, 2025, 12:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

Well, the UK consulate went along with delivering the letter so being a royal duchess still has some juice. I seriously doubt that Tom sr. has any assets to speak of. He moved from Rosarito, Mexico to the Philippines for a lower cost of living. If there were any real assets, Tom would have stayed in LA near his grandchildren and Meghan would have been motivated to acknowledge her father's existence.

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Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by Hollie24 on December 29, 2025, 1:36 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

I'm sure he doesn't have much, if anything, in the bank or in tangible assets. However, he may have one or more insurance policies, etc., and She will try to get her claws in.

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Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg

Posted by Martha on December 29, 2025, 2:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

I think it will be split between Tom jr. and Samantha. Maybe a little something set aside for Archie and Lili.

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It was Not the UK consulate who delivered the letter

Posted by Karen on December 29, 2025, 3:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Markle to receive prosthetic leg "

She sent her father the letter via the local US consulate.

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Re: It was Not the UK consulate who delivered the letter

Posted by Martha on December 29, 2025, 6:32 pm, in reply to "It was Not the UK consulate who delivered the letter"

Well, just change the name of the consulate and the result is the same. Meghan involved embassy staff for a personal errand.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity

Posted by Martha on December 29, 2025, 6:30 pm, in reply to "December 26 - Them"

https://pagesix.com/2025/12/29/royal-family/prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-entire-brand-in-peril-as-they-lose-head-of-archewell-charity/?_gl=1*11y34ei*_ga*MTI4NTkwMTQzNi4xNzU4MTE0MTQ3*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NjcwNTAzMzMkbzM1NyRnMSR0MTc2NzA1MDM3MyRqMjAkbDAkaDA.

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Re: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity

Posted by karenl on December 29, 2025, 7:50 pm, in reply to "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity "

The first comment beneath the article is interesting. The comment states that the Dimwit Duo hasn't filed form 990 for 3 years and that means Archewell's 503(c) is automatically revoked. Hmmm.
Holt is stepping down "after" the latest financial report was released, when Archewell spent far more on "expenses" than actual donations. Holt is getting the heck out of Dodge. I don't feel for him, he got plenty of money out of Archewell for doing very little work. Meredith Maines is probably suddenly leaving for the same reason....

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Re: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity

Posted by Hollie24 on December 29, 2025, 9:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity "

Smart rats leaving a sinking ship. Of course, had they been truly intelligent, they would have never got on board at all.

I don't have any sympathy for any of them.

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Re: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity

Posted by Cynthia on December 30, 2025, 5:22 am, in reply to "Re: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity "

I didn't see that comment, but it's untrue. The "expenses are way up and income is way down" *comes* from the 990s. They've been filing them every year.

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Re: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity

Posted by karenl on December 30, 2025, 1:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s entire brand in peril as they lose head of Archewell charity "

Thanks for the clarification regarding the comment. It was the first comment posted under the article. It was interesting as I wrote, but with comments you have to take them with a grain of salt.
The picture of Archewell's financial health still appears thumbs down.

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The bombshell we missed?

Posted by Martha on January 1, 2026, 12:03 pm, in reply to "December 26 - Them"

The Duke of Sussex spoke emotionally about his unhappiness growing up in a Royal Family in which his future was mapped out before him, and declared that he wanted to ‘break the cycle’ of ‘genetic pain’ for his own children.

He suggested in 2021 that he had moved to the US with his wife Meghan to ensure that his own childhood experiences were not repeated. He said he realised in his 20s that he did not want the royal ‘job’, having seen what it did to his mother, Princess Diana, and wrote in his tawdry memoirs, Spare, about the struggle of having a predetermined role in life.

So imagine the astonishment of Prince Harry’s old friends and family members to learn that he and his wife are already apparently planning a public role for their children, Archie, six, and Lilibet, four.

Before Christmas there was evidence of the pair’s plans when they announced changes to their charitable foundation. ‘After five beautiful years, the Archewell Foundation is becoming Archewell Philanthropies,’ the statement said. ‘This charitable entity allows the couple and their children to expand upon their global philanthropic endeavours as a family.’

Part of that statement that was little noticed yet hugely significant was the Sussexes’ inclusion of their children. It was the first time that they have been mentioned in such a bulletin on the couple’s plans.

And one old friend of Harry has been left bemused. ‘I am genuinely confused,’ he tells me. ‘Harry and Meghan were always so insistent that their children would be able to make their own way in life without the pressure of expectations or titles. I can’t believe Harry is behind this. It must be Meghan’s influence.’

It wasn’t just the Archewell statement that has led people to believe the Sussexes want to give their children a higher public profile. On the same day that the statement was issued, Meghan posted a family photograph on social media alongside a Christmas message. It featured the clearest image yet of their children. Archie was seen hugging his father while Meghan was bending down and holding hands with Lilibet as they stood in a sun-dappled forest on a small, wooden bridge.

Separately, they also released a Christmas card and end-of-year video highlighting their charitable endeavours, which featured the children helping their parents bake cookies ahead of Thanksgiving with a local charity.

Harry and Meghan have campaigned on the dangers of social media and recently welcomed its ban for children in Australia. However, they have increasingly featured their own offspring in online posts since Meghan started trying to make a fortune with As Ever, her lifestyle mail-order company.

The confusion of Harry’s friend about the Sussexes’ intentions for their children is matched by that of former courtiers, who recall that they were told Archie would not have a title when he was born amid much secrecy in London in 2019. Journalists were told that Meghan had just gone into labour when she had, in fact, already given birth at Portland Hospital. Favoured reporters, such as the couple’s sycophantic biographer Omid Scobie, were told that the baby wouldn’t be called a prince or have any other title to avoid his growing up burdened by the weight of expectation.

‘As we expected, Harry and Meghan [have] forgone a courtesy title for their child,’ Scobie declared on Twitter (now X). ‘All part of giving him as normal a life as possible.’

The couple clearly had a radical change of heart after they moved to the US. Following their daughter Lilibet’s christening in March 2023, they announced that she would be known as a princess, and her older brother would be Prince Archie.

The move was co-ordinated with the Royal Family, who promptly updated their official website to replace the titles of ‘Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor’ and ‘Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor’ on the line of succession page.

A spokesman for the Sussexes said: ‘The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch. This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.’

It’s hard not to escape the conclusion that the couple thought their children having prince and princess titles could be gold dust in future commercial projects.

The Establishment plot to return Harry and Meghan to Britain is gathering pace, as I have previously reported. Later this month, there will be a decision on whether the couple receive taxpayer-funded police protection when they visit the UK.

Despite the duke losing his High Court appeal in May on this very issue, a new risk assessment is currently under way – something for which Harry has long campaigned.

If Ravec – the committee that decides which royals and VIPs need public protection and whose chair is appointed by the Home Office – decides in favour of the Sussexes, their children will come here for the first time in four years.

Then, Harry’s attempts to establish a rival ‘royal’ court in his homeland will begin in earnest. This could seriously undermine the Royal Family and is a prospect that should leave monarchists deeply alarmed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-15426785/The-Harry-Meghan-bombshell-missed-RICHARD-EDEN-reveals-couples-shock-plans-Archie-Lilibets-future-despite-privacy-vow-left-Princes-old-friends-disbelief-new-rival-royal-court.html

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