#lady pamela hicks

[backtonormallife]

Happy Birthday Lady P

#british royal family #brf #long live the queue #royal #happy birthday #lady Pamela hicks #Pamela hicks #mountbatten #Instagram

[thecrownnet]

How a Princess became Queen

The day the Princess of Wales became Queen Elizabeth II

by British Heritage Travel, March 31, 2023

As the longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II has died we now look back on the incredible history and when she was bestowed the mantle of Queen.

When King George VI died in 1952, the then [Princess Elizabeth] and her husband were the last to find out as they were in Kenya at the time. Speaking recently Philip's cousin Pamela Hicks, daughter of the late Lord Mountbatten, who was also in Kenya working as a lady-in-waiting, has revealed that Philip was told first and then shared the news with his wife.

Speaking on her daughter India Hicks' podcast in 2018, Lady Pamela recalled how the Queen had been staying at the remote Treetops guest lodge in Kenya, which was accessed via a ladder.

She said: "She goes up as a princess. The King dies that night. She comes down the ladder as Queen. We were the last people in the world to hear."

A message had been sent by the British embassy but as it had been written in code it wasn't passed on. Instead, the Queen's private secretary, Martin Charteris, was in a nearby town when a reporter accosted him and asked about the news.

Charteris returned to the lodge and subtly climbed the ladder trying to get Philip's attention while not disturbing the Queen.

Lady Pamela said: "Prince Philip is sitting, reading a newspaper, while the princess is in another part of room, at the desk, writing to her father.

"[Martin] crawls in as he doesn't want the princess to look up and see him so he's crawling out of her sightline and gesturing to get hold of the radio.

"He secretly turns it very, very low and hears all the stations (playing) the same dirge-like music, being very solemn, so it's obviously true."

Mr. Parker secretly got the Duke to listen to the radio to hear the news for himself.

Lady Pamela continued: ”Philip just takes the newspaper and covers his face with it, hides behind it and says: 'This will be such a shock!’”

She said the Duke convinced his wife to go for a walk in the garden, where he told her of her father's death and that she was now Queen.

Lady Pamela added: "As she comes into the room. I think 'Oh, poor girl, her father's died'.

“So I go over to her, give her a hug and think 'Oh my God, it's the Queen’, so I go into a deep curtsey.

"And she says 'I'm so sorry. It means we've all got to go back’. She was only thinking of all of us."

The podcast also said Lady Hicks reveal that when the royal party returned to London a black dress had to be smuggled onto the plane so the Queen could change before disembarking as she hadn't thought to bring one. An oversight that changed how the monarchy travel, as they now all bring a black mourning outfit.

* Originally published in 2018.

** Photo 2: Princess Elizabeth is greeted by Winston Churchill on her return from Africa following the death of her father George VI. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

*** Photo 3: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900 - 2002) (right) in mourning with Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary (centre) at the funeral of King George VI. (Photo by Ron Case/Getty Images)

#queen elizabeth ll #princess elizabeth #the crown #prince philip #king george vi #death of king george vi #lady pamela hicks #martin charteris #winston churchill #the queen mother #queen mary #duke of edinburgh #brf #british royal family #british monarchy #thecrownnet #kenya

[thecatalogueofroyalfashion]

Lady Pamela Mountbatten  ||  House of Worth

#Lady Pamela Mountbatten #House of Worth #wedding dress #vintage #Lady Pamela Hicks

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten by Lady Pamela Hicks #RoyalFamily #BookReview

The #AudiblePlus catalog had several books on the #royalfamily included with membership, so I am making my way through them. #DaughterofEmpire #MyLifeasaMountbatten is about #PrincePhilip's cousin, #LadyPAmelaHicks #LouisMountbatten #memoir #audiobook

Few families can boast of not one but two saints among their ancestors, a great-aunt who was the last tsarina of Russia, a father who was Grace Kelly’s pinup, and a grandmother who was not only a princess but could also argue the finer points of naval law. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born at the very end of the Roaring Twenties. As the younger daughter of the…

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#Battenburg #Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten #Duke of Edinburgh #Gandhi #India #King George VI #Lady Pamela Hicks #Lord Admiral #Louis Mountbatten #Mountbatten #Nehru #Pamela Mountbatten #Patricia Mountbatten #Philip Mountbatten #Princess Elizabeth #Princess Margaret #Queen Elizabeth II #Royal Family #Viceroy #World War II

[chadara]

horrible histories is soothing my homesickness i think

#that and the podcast where india hicks interviews her mother (lady pamela) and she'll just casually drop the most horrifying shit #i was really homesick last night and heard her say 'of course prince philip was very kind to me when my father was murdered' #and i was like okay! my life is fine actually

[slashingdisneypasta]

Villains through the Rainbow

I cant believe I did this for fun. This was painful XD 😅 So be free to use them as wallpapers or headers or whatever ^^

Made on BeFunky with kissthemgoodbye.net and Google (And more). CLICK FOR BETTER QUALITY.

Below the cut are all the characters and movies and shows ^^

Red: Gaston (Beauty and The Beast, 1991), Pearl (Pearl, 2022), Professor Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective, 1986), Captain Hook (Peter Pan, 2003), Lord Shen (Kung Fu Panda 2, 2011), The Djinn (Wishmaster, 1999), Jafar (Aladdin, 1992), Otis B Driftwood (House of 1000 Corpses, 2003), Death (Puss N Boots; The Last Wish, 2022), Chucky / Charles Lee Ray (Seed of Chucky, 2004), Scar (The Lion King, 1994), and Erik Destler (The Phantom of the Opera, 1989).

Yellow: Percival C McLeach (The Rescuers Down Under, 1990), Mayor George W. Buckman (2001 Maniacs, 2005), Clayton (Tarzan, 1999), Sheriff Hoyt / Charlie Hewitt Jr (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 2003 + The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; The Beginning, 2006), Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls, 2012), Baby Firefly (House of 1000 Corpses, 2003), Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmations, 1961), Human!Chucky / Charles Lee Ray (Childs Play, 1988), Commander Lyle Rourke (Atlantis; The Lost Empire, 2001), Kahmunrah (Night At The Museum; Battle of the Smithsonian, 2009), Hopper (A Bugs Life, 1998), and Gilderoy Lockheart (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002).

Green: Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty, 1959), The Riddler (Fox Gotham, 2014), Scar (The Lion King, 1994), Leslie Vernon (Behind The Mask; Rise of Leslie Vernon, 2006), Chick Hicks (Cars, 2006), Freddy Krueger (Freddy Vs Jason, 2003), General Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3, 2016), Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice, 1988), Marvin the Martian (Space Jam, 1996), Oogie Boogie (A Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993), Greasy Weasel (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1988), and Lady Tremaine (Cinderella, 2015).

Blue: Wheezy Weasel (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1988), Michael Myers (Halloween, 1978), Hades (Hercules, 1997), Maleficent (Once Upon A Time, 2011), Prince John (Robin Hood, 1973), Pamela Voorhees (Friday the 13th, 1980), Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda, 2008), Stuart Lloyd (The Last Showing, 2014), Prince Hans of the Southern Isles (Frozen, 2013), Hades (Once Upon A Time, 2011), Shan Yu (Mulan, 1998), and Bo Sinclair (House of Wax, 2005).

Purple: Eris (Sinbad; Legend of the Seven Seas, 2003), Carrie White (Carrie, 1978), Jafar (Aladdin, 1992), Chop Top Sawyer (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, 1986), Evil Queen Grimhilde (Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, 1937), Tiffany Valentine (Bride of Chucky, 1998), Dr Facilier (The Princess and the Frog, 2009), Jervis Tetch (Fox Gotham, 2014), Ursula (The Little Mermaid, 1989), Regina Mills (Once Upon A Time, 2011), Long John Silver (Treasure Planet, 2002), and Jennifer Check (Jennifer's Body, 2009).

#Collage #Edits #Disney Villains #Disney Villains Collage #Horror Villains Collage #Villains Collage

[the-empress-7]

If you watched the BBC coverage you might have been a bit surprised, like me, that India Hicks was interviewed just shortly before the balcony appearance. She was part of the fashion commentary on the royal women's clothes today.

India Hicks is the daughter of Pamela Hicks, Charles' cousin, Lord Mountbattens daughter. Lady Pamela was snubbed for the coronation, allegedly because Camilla doesn't quite like her. Both lady Pamela and India have taken this quite sportingly but ... But ...

India was asked what she thought of Catherine and Charlotte wearing the fancy flower headbands. Instead of commenting on that she straight up mentioned that she was one of Diana's bridesmaids. And rode with her in the carriage. And she mentioned Diana's wedding dress and how big the train was that when she got into the carriage, the same carriage, her train took up all the room.

Lol ... I have to hand it to India , she mentioned the one who shall not be named. And it kinda hinted at what may be Cam's insecurities regarding Charles' usual aristo friend circle that was famously snubbed for this event today.

LOL I happened to catch that in real time too and had the same reaction as you

[world-of-wales]

CONFIRMED ATTENDEES TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S STATE FUNERAL:

Foreign Royalty

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima 🇳🇱

Queen Beatrix 🇳🇱

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia 🇪🇸

King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía 🇪🇸

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako 🇯🇵

King Phillipe and Queen Mathilde 🇧🇪

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa 🇱🇺

King Tupou VI 🇹🇴

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia 🇸🇪

Queen Margrethe II and Crown Prince Frederik 🇩🇰

King Harald V and Queen Sonja 🇳🇴

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene 🇲🇨

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (Emir of Qatar)🇶🇦

King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema 🇧🇹

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah & Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku of Malaysia 🇲🇾

Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie 🇱🇮

King Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII

Sultan Haitham 🇴🇲

Sultan Hassanal 🇧🇳

Crown Prince Moulay Hassan 🇲🇦

Prince Faisal bin Turki Al Saud 🇸🇦

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 🇦🇪

Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and 🇰🇼

King Letsie III 🇱🇸

King Abdullah II and Queen Rania 🇯🇴

Crown Prince Hussein 🇯🇴

King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa 🇧🇭

Deposed Royalty + Distant Family Relations

Margareta (Custodian of the Crown) and Prince Radu 🇷🇴

Queen Anne-Marie 🇬🇷

Crown Prince Palovs and Crown Princess Marie Chantal 🇬🇷

Crown Prince Alexander 🇷🇸

Prince Emanuele of Savoy

Tsar Simeon II 🇧🇬

Maximilian (Margrave of Baden), Prince Bernhard and Hereditary Princess Stephanie of Baden

Prince Philipp and Princess Saskia of Hohenlohe - Langenburg 

Prince Donatus (Landgrave of Hesse)

Archduke Karl of Austria

Lady Pamela Hicks

Foreign Heads of State and Governments

President Joe Biden & First Lady Jill Biden 🇺🇸

President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin 🇮🇪

President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Dina Nausėda 🇱🇹

President Egils Levits and First Lady Andra Levite 🇱🇻

President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda 🇵🇱

President Isaac Herzog 🇮🇱

Jair Bolsonaro 🇧🇷

President Sergio Mattarella 🇮🇹

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 🇵🇹

President Yoon Suk-yeol 🇰🇷

President Paula-Mae Weekes 🇹🇹

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier 🇩🇪

President Sauli Niinistö & Mrs Jenni Haukio 🇫🇮

Prime Minister Andrew Holness 🇯🇲

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 🇨🇦

President Ranil Wickremesinghe 🇱🇰

President Emmanuel Macron 🇫🇷

President Katalin Novák 🇭🇺

President Alexander van der Bellen and First Lady Doris Schmiedauer 🇦🇹

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 🇳🇿

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 🇦🇺

Prime Minister James Marape 🇵🇬

President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦

President Hage Geingob 🇳🇦

President Zoran Milanović 🇭🇷

President George Vella 🇲🇹

Afioga Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II 🇼🇸

President Droupadi Murmu 🇮🇳

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 🇧🇩

President Alar Karis 🇪🇪

President Zuzana Čaputová 🇸🇰

Prime Minister Petr Fiala 🇨🇿

President Ignazio Cassis 🇨🇭

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif 🇵🇰

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly 🇪🇬

President Salome Zourabichvili 🇬🇪

President Ali Bongo Ondimba 🇬🇦

President William Ruto 🇰🇪

First Lady Olena Zelenska 🇺🇦

Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene 🇲🇳

President Guðni Jóhannesson and First Lady Eliza Reid 🇮🇸

President Nicos Anastasiades 🇨🇾

Prime Minister Joseph Ngute 🇨🇲

President Halimah Yacob 🇸🇬

President Dame Sandra Mason 🇧🇧

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth 🇲🇺

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed 🇲🇻

President Nana Akufo-Addo 🇬🇭

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama 🇫🇯

Governmental Representatives

Marcelo Ebrard (Secretary of Foreign Affairs) 🇲🇽

High Commissioner Ralph Goodale 🇨🇦

Ambassador Igor Pokaz 🇭🇷

Vice President Wang Qishan 🇨🇳

Foreign Minister Narayan Khakda 🇳🇵

Former President Dr Joyce Banda 🇲🇼

Captains Regent Oscar Mina and Paolo Rondelli 🇸🇲

Irene Marcos 🇵🇭

Governor Generals

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen 🇯🇲

Governor General Mary Simon 🇨🇦

Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro 🇳🇿

Governor General David Hurley 🇦🇺

Governor General Sir Bob Dadae 🇵🇬

Governor General Dame Froyla Tzalam 🇧🇿

Governor General Dame Cécile La Grenade 🇬🇩

Governor General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani 🇹🇻

Governor General Sir David Vunag 🇸🇧

Governor General Dame Susan Dougan 🇻🇨

Acting Governor-General Errol Charles 🇱🇨

Governor General Sir Cornelius A. Smith 🇧🇸

Governor General Sir Rodney Williams and Lady Williams 🇦🇬

International organisations

Charles Michel (President) 🇪🇺

Ursula von der Leyen (President of European Commission)

Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary General of NATO)

Earle Courtenay Rattray (Chief of Staff to UN Secretary General)

Baroness Scotland (Secretary-General of the Commonwealth)

Sir Don McKinnon (Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth)

Religious Leaders

Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin 🇻🇦

Foreign Minster Archbishop Paul Gallagher 🇻🇦

Maybe attending -

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama 🇺🇸

#I'll keep updating as more confirmation comes #qeii funeral attendees #queen elizabeth ii funeral #19.09.2022 #foreign royalty #heads of states

[royal-confessions]

“I was surprised to find out how many connections the Vanderbilt family had to royalty. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt apparently had a lesbian relationship with Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven and was engaged to Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria and of Tsar Alexander II. Her sister Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness was the mistress of Edward VIII and was the person to introduce him to Wallis Simpson. Grace Vanderbilt was the guardian of Lady Pamela Hicks when she was shipped off to New York and the Mounbattens became very close to family. Consuelo Vanderbilt was proposed to by Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (who was the brother of Prince Henry Battenberg, who married Princess Beatrice, a daughter of Queen Victoria) but she turned him down. No wonder Prince Harry did an interview with Anderson Cooper 😅. I’m sure there’s many more connections but I just find that all so fascinating.” - Submitted by Anonymous

#Consuelo Vanderbilt #Thelma Furness

[charlotte-of-wales]

Richard Eden is saying the guest list is only 1,000 people. I had thought it was 2,500. I surprisingly agree with a lot of the comments in this. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11990793/Lady-Pamela-Hicks-not-invited-King-Charless-coronation.html

most sources say around 2000-2500 so I’ll go with that over the girly going ‘subscribe to my Substrack for stories about my mum and Princess Elizabeth’ lol

also I’d rather see members of the public there than the aristocracy and there’s something very hilarious about the massive breakdowns so many of them seem to be having behind the scenes.

#answered

[backtonormallife]

Say what you will about India merching, would like to see Lady P at Charles’ coronation.

#british royal family #brf #queen victoria #qvd #lady Pamela hicks #Pamela Mountbatten #coronation

[grandmaster-anne]

Aired: 1 April 2021 In this one-off documentary for ITV, Lady Pamela Hicks talks for the first time on television about her incredible life growing up within The Royal Family and her close relationship with The Queen. Lady Pamela is the daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten, great great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, cousin to Prince Philip and second cousin to The Queen. She is uniquely placed to document her memories of her years with The Queen, whether as her childhood friend, bridesmaid or as her Lady in Waiting. © ITV

#my years with the queen #queen elizabeth ii #prince philip #duke of edinburgh #lady pamela hicks #india hicks

[theroyalfanzine]

Queen Victoria's Currently living Eldest Decendants and Eldest Ever Descendants

This list is as of 19 April 2024

CURRENTLY LIVING

The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932) (92 years, 2 months, 7 days)

Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (12 July 1932) (91 years, 9 months, 7 days)

Mrs. Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) (91 years,8 months, 22 days)

Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (5 April 1933) (91 years, 0 months, 14 days)

Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (24 July 1934) (89 years, 8 months, 26 days)

Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (Sweden, 31 October 1934) ( 89 years, 5months, 13 days)

Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-Rüdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley (26 Februrary 1935)(89 years, 1 months, 24 days)

Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, The Duke of Kent (9 October 1935) (88 years, 6 months, 10 days)

Miss Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (5 September 1936) (87 years, 7 months, 14 days)

Eldest LIVED Descendants:

On 12 June 2025, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner will join this list if she is still living.

Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921-9 April 2021) ( 99 years, 10 months, 11 days)

Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (25/02/1883-03/01/1981) (97 years, 10 months, 10 days)

Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom (21 April 1926-8 September 2022) ( 96 years, 4 months, 18 days)

King Mihai I of Romania (25/10/1921-05/12/2017) ( 96 years, 1 month, 11 days)

Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (Sweden) (31/10/1916-05/05/2012) (95 years, 6 months, 5 days )

The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)

Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (of Sweden) (07/06/1907-04/02/2002) (94 years, 7 months, 28 days )

Lady Katherine Brandram (Princess of Greece and Denmark) (04/05/1913 02/10/2007) ( 94 years, 4 months, 27 days )

Infanta Dona Beatriz   Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislàa   of Spain, The Princess of Civitella-Cesi   (22/06/1909-22/11/2002) (93 years, 5 months, 1 day)

Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten- Knatchbull  , The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (14/02/1924-13/06/2017) ( 93 years, 4 months)

FACTS:

The Duke of Edinburgh is the husband  and third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, first cousin of Lady Katherine Brandram,  The Countess Mountbatten of Burma & Lady Pamela (Mountbatten) Hicks & uncle to Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse.  He is also a 1st cousin 1x removed of  Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine II of the Helenes and Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark and The Duke of Kent (The Duke of Kent’s mother Marina was The Duke of Edinburgh’s first cousin).

Queen Elizabeth II is a 3rd cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, The Duke of Edinburgh. She is the wife of The Duke of Edinburgh. Through her marriage, she is an aunt to  Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse. She is a first cousin of The Duke of Kent.

Lady Pamela Hicks is a 3rd cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, a first cousin of  The Duke of Edinburgh, her big sister was The Countess Mountbatten of Burma.

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner is a third cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II & Lady Pamela Hicks.

The Countess of Althorne was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. By her marriage,  The Countess of Althorne was also a great aunt of Queen Elizabeth II-she married QEII’s grandmother’s brother

King Mihai I of Romania was the last monarch of Romania, he was also a great grandchild of Queen Victoria twice-once through his mother (via Victoria, Princess Royal) and once through his father (via Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

Sweden’s Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg & Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg were brothers as well as uncles to King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Margareta, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern,  Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld,  Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-Rüdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley  was a great granddaughter of Prince Leopold, The Duke of Albany, thus a great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the younger sister of  Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen.

#Queen Victoria #Queen Victoria's Descendants #British Royals #Greek Royals #Mountbatten Royals #German Royals #Swedish Royals

[snifflesthemouse]

It's making sense now... I see now what I am missing. This whole time I have been looking at the dastardly duo everyone loves to loathe.

I got so wrapped up in what they were doing that I forgot an important rule... the people at the top always know way more than they let on. We get the bare minimum of the need-to-know stuff.

Plus, I forgot the Golden Rule of critical thinking... Occam's Razor states the most simple reason is the most likely reason.

Sometimes, we miss the truth in front of our faces because we forget the lens we are looking through skews things. When we always look at things the same way, we miss things we'd otherwise see.

Let me give you an example non BRF related... I stayed with an abusive murderer for six years too long (ions ago, as my life has been on track and a blessing for almost a decade now, we do recover). WHY?

Because I was too busy looking at things with my own feelings, personality, and opinions. You MUST learn to think objectively if you desire to see truth. Truth is not relative to the observer. Truth is truth. And, the truth doesn't change with the interviewer or the day of the week.

Instead of seeing lie after lie, I would make excuses for him based on how I perceived things. I would make judgments based on how things made me feel or how I could save someone even. SPOILER ALERT: You cannot save anyone from anything without them first wanting to be saved from themselves.

Instead, I should've pulled myself back and looked at things with objective perspective. I should've put myself in his mindframe. I should've looked at things from the lens of the murdering con artist.

This author has been looking at things from a witnessing perspective. Not in the mindframe of the true decision makers.

Harry and Meghan seem to always find a way to not only stay relevant as horrible people, but also have entire flocks of people charged with wearing away at people who criticize them until they abandon ship. (i.e. Mia Farrow) There seems to be only two extremes these days where people either worship or loathe them. Where is the healthy middle?

So... going back to the link I shared... why is King Charles III leaving all these people out of the Coronation and offending the aristocracy? He's already upset the Church, as well as alienate a whole nation with a photograph.

I'm sorry, but I want my energy to match. If I can sit and scrutinize one member of the BRF... is it not ONLY FAIR to use that same level of scrutiny and interest on all others? That's the problem with blindly supporting things or people. We lose sight of our standards when the faith is completely blind.

I need to chew on this some more... Charles has suggested when he became King he would set aside his own personality and uphold everything his mother upheld.

But, it seems so odd that BP could possibly "forget" an invitation. Make it make sense to me.

Dukes, ladies, etc being left off of the invite list... Meghan and Harry (W/O kids) are part of the souvenier olive tree book... well I guess in all those private visits during the Funeral and Platinum parties there was never a time for a grandpa to get a decent picture with his grandkids to use?

I guess nobody wanted a group picture?

Maybe I need to read Spare or that Robert Johnson book and look for more clues. Maybe reading Harry's own ghost-writer's words will give some insight...

PLEASE remember that there is no such thing as a good or bad person. People are just people, and they all have the capability to be equally horrible and honorable. As a famous author once said, "Even Hitler loved dogs"

FINAL NOTE: Real recognizes real. That is a prison/street saying that means creatures of the same species can always find their own kind. Please remember I am not the one to judge anyone. The only reason I can point out things others fail to mention is because I used to be a pretty terrible person. Great con, terrible person. I had to lose everything and then some, then work harder than hard to rebuild. I can spot a me a mile away, people.

Unless you've been to prison or dated the dumpster fire of burning dog turds I have, you probably see things in a less cynical light. I've been counseling, teaching, and exposing people for over half a decade. Before I turned my life around, though, I was a horrible person.

I know people. I know the worst of the worst kind of people. I survived being stabbed and beaten and so much more because I am good at knowing how these outlier personalities operate.

Don't take my words for gospel. Don't be so weak minded you just nod and accept everything someone peddles as truth, either. We have to stop and think.

So... what's really good?

[philibetexcerpts]

I felt bad knowing Pamela Hicks is not invited to the Coronation. It would have been nice to see her attend the THIRD Coronation of her lifetime.

Your feelings are valid. However, Lady Pamela was said to be fine with not being invited to the Coronation, which is only wise considering her health condition and the point of cutting back the guests.

It would’ve been nice to see her there for sure, but the fact that she’s lived under the reign of five monarchs is already iconic imo

#asks

[skippyv20]

I hope Lady Pamela Hicks doesn't feel snubbed by not being invited to the Coronation. If we feel the snub, doubly so for her. Unless Charles personally to her explained why she wasn't being included

Apparently, Lady Hicks is fine with this decision.❤️