Meghan's Baby Shower.

why not stage it in the Cotswolds where the Clooney's have a vast mansion?

There's an article in the paper today about how people who live in the Cotswolds are getting a bit sick of rich people roaring around in their showoffy cars and flaunting their wealth in ither ways.

My daughter-in-law had a baby shower that was thrown for her by her friends and hosted by her mum. She didn't ask for it, but was delighted to get together with people who cared for her and were excited about the baby on the way. It was such an unremarkable event that the newspapers didn't even send a reporter to cover the 'story'.

Seems like the Clooneys also like to do some good in the world because of or despite their wealth.
Everyone & everything is relative, their will always be an unjust scale of wealth distribution, it’s all relative, whilst we Grannies pontificate on our computers in our warm homes with food on our tables, clothes on our backs , poverty , starvation etc is within in a stones throw of each & everyone of us. Many of us probably do our bit to help, but we don’t give up all we have do we ? -Let he who is without sin cast the first stone - is not a bad thought to bear in mind!!

Well I find it even more creepy and patronising when wealthy people act as if they're not, in order to spare poorer people's feelings. Don't forget every time a rich person splashes their money on fripperies, several hard working people receive the benefit as the money filters down. Though it might have been better if she'd had this extravaganza in the UK so we could benefit.

Call me out of touch,regardless of who paid for this or who paid for that, would it not have been in the interest of both mother and unborn child that the baby shower took place in the UK?. Thus avoiding long haul even if mum to be had plenty of 'leg room' and other in flight luxuries that most of us can only dream of?

I believe they are considering Wayne or Janiqu'a as possible names.

Poor Meghan - nothing she does will please some people. Can you imagine what it will be like when she has the child - I used the spying equipment which the government is using on all of us and have heard this:

Where to have the child - private hospital? No, would be accused of flaunting wealth. NHS hospital? No, taking facilities away from someone poorer. Home birth? No, would need a doctor or midwife in attendance who could be looking after someone else. Mum stay and deliver the baby? No, British tax-payer will have to pay for her bed and board. Perhaps Kate could step in? No, according to the press they hate each other. Looks like she will be delivering the child herself

When the baby is born there will be no announcing it's sex. It must be allowed to live as gender neutral until old enough to decide for itself what sex it wants to be

It's name must reflect the fact that UK is multi-cultural but on no account must a traditional British name be used as this will be classed as celebrating imperialism.

Run Meghan Run!!

The level of animosity here is quite puzzling. The RF have had hundreds of years to cover up their extravagance. Megan will get the hang of it.

I don't have it in for M, how could I? I don't know her and take no more than a passing interest.

I just find the lavish baby shower thing out of step with my own values and particularly mis timed when some people have so little.

Yes I am ashamed of the views and curmudgeonly outpouring of this community. The women who sat knitting by the guillotne flashes through my head. Perhaps she needs to be buoyed by the company of her own. Successful wealthy women all, not on the coat tails of a man.
So enjoy Megan continue to work and raise several jolly proactive children.

Who among us hasn't been extravagant or over indulgent at some time - it appears that gransnetters are parsimonious, perfect human beings

123coco read your own post attacking posters on this forum again,

My daughter spent a very brief time in the public eye, being followed (and intimidated) by the paparazzi and having people who had never met her writing about her on forums, all based on an untrue negative media image. She followed our advice not to respond in any way and maintained a dignified silence throughout the ordeal and since.

She became suicidal.

* Ngaio1 *. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU. Arecyou really so utterly nasty in real life. I’m ashamed to belong to this community with people like you here. Shame on you! I just hope you’re not passing on your prejudices to your grandchildren !

Jaycee5

Cruel? You don't know the meaning of the word.
Let me enlighten you.

Jaycee5. Couldn’t agree with you more. What a lot of bitter sour hateful women on here. Makes you wonder what’s going on in their loves and hearts. The words get a life spring to mind. I suspect it’s because she is American. Shock. Horror. Probably want the empire back as well. But why so utterly nasty? And regards charity, what do all you moaners do. And it’s ok for Wills and Kate to fly to Europe in the Duke of Westminster’s private plane. And do you not think they haven’t been on Pippas husbands private jet!!!

These babyshowers make my hair almost stand on end - my Ma's generation believed that giving baby things and gathering the necessary whatnots required for a baby's arrival was just too much like tempting fate.

But maybe because miscarriages, stillbirths and general infant mortality was pretty much par for the course when she was a young mum.

Thankfully medical practices have advanced and improved in leaps and bounds since then.

Kate had more media flack than Megan, her mother mocked for being an air hostess, Kate called Waity Katey, even accused of choosing St,Andrews University to snare William. Throughout it all she remained silent , and still does. Dignity .

From Megan, she informed the world ‘ I am going to hit the ground running ‘.

The baby shower - beastly things - just affirm what a grasping, showy woman she is. Poor Harry is still mesmerised and desperate to have a family but Me Me Meghan will lead him a merry dance I am sure.

Eleothan. I agree. They should just put up a weekly 'let's all say why we hate Megan Markle* post and be honest about it.
There is nothing she could do that people would approve of. Her charity is the wrong kind of charity done in the wrong way. Diana got it when she went to see where landmines were being removed.
She wears the wrong clothes and, despite being pregnant, hasn't recycled them and re-worn them yet. Her hair is wrong, her shoes are wrong, her clothes are too tight, she touches her bump.
There is so much of it that it is cruel. She is obviously aware of it as people like Clooney have spoken out. She is clearly trying.
I would vote against the royal family if we had a referendum on it, but there is no point in blaming the family themselves.

Don't worry Maggiemaybe you are obviously on the list for the UK one which will be much more low, less brash than the USA one. Sophistication is the word.

A disgusting show of wealth by disgusting people who talk the talk about carbon footprints and reducing waste and plastic, yet it doesn't apply to them. Oh no. All the gifts MM brought back to the UK were wrapped in plastic and the security who accompanied her were using thousands of air miles, as was she and the 'friends' who attended.
I have no time for them. Don't open your mouth if you don't practice what you preach.

The queen conducts herself with such dignity and has served the country. The cost of Meghan's clothes is eyewatering and the baby shower thing is just grabby.

Oh dear!!! Such a lot of Meghan bashers on this thread. Face it, she was Harry's choice, she did not coerce him by being pregnant, He had his pick of women, who were probably falling over themselves to get him. In the old days somebody with a title from a neighbouring country would have been picked out for him, no love involved. As for Kate, she is English, and her thinking is English, so she is much more attuned to our way of life, so we like her. Megan will have to learn gradually about British ways and she will always be foreign... But she is Harry's choice.
As for baby showers, I grew up in South Africa and they were done there even 60 years ago. I was invited to one. The gifts were very simple, things like baby powder, a rattle, nappies etc. You wont get that now, even in Britain.

The flights, accommodation etc. were not paid for by the British taxpayer. She would have had security with her if she had met friends in a London hotel and as she flew on a private plane (paid for by her friends) there was no cost for flights for her security detail.