Meghan's Baby Shower.

Wonder if all the security team were on the private jet, they would have to fly out before, book hotel rooms etc

As I said somewhere else, I don't indulge in Royal Family bashing as I would hate to live as they do with every aspect of my life under scrutiny.
In this instance though I think the whole baby shower thing was ill judged and inappropriate for several reasons. Meghan is new to this whole thing and hopefully this was a final fling before their baby arrives.

Wouldn't she still have had the security even if she had the event in a London hotel?

I believe on Meghan's jaunt the tax payer had to foot the bill for security. If they paid themselves as they could well afford to do I am sure their would be less outcry.

I actually read some time ago that Kate did not have any baby showers with any of hers because they could well afford to buy the baby things themselves and it was seen by Queen as none done by royals. I think Meghan would have made a few less critics if she had asked her celebrity friends to donate money to children's charities. Personally I think it is a ridiculous waste of money to spend half a million on a baby shower. Years ago when I had my babies colleagues brought you in a small gift such as a babygro on last day of work and friends got you a small gift after the baby was born when they saw it for the first time. Much more sensible.

Kate has dignity

Kate is just amazing. A good head on her shoulders, no flash anywhere, a class act.

We didn’t collect the pram untill after our first baby was born. Gifts for our two babies were given by family and friends when they came to see the new babies.

Well, after ploughing through all this, I can honestly say - they don’t bother me, I don’t bother them, better them than a President - and I’ll leave that point there. Spot on Merlotgran - I wouldn’t pick up my pram until my baby girl was safely in my arms in the mid 60s!

Wealthy peple, whether royal or not, can spend their money as they see fit. I'm not in favour of anyone in particular, but if the tax payer is not footing the bill on a private visit to where ever, then who is anyone to say that they can't do it? We can disapprove of how it's spent but that's a personal thing.

I like the red dress.

Baffled how a poster sees an undercurrent of racism .

Americans see the royal as celebrities and Megan hasn’t yet realised she left her celebrity status in the past when she married.

This poor girl can't win. People will find fault, no matter what she does.

If she was any other affluent young woman having a baby, no doubt she'd be spending thousands and having parties and nobody would know or care. But because she married into royalty, suddenly the media ensures that we see everything she does and we know the cost of everything - because the media tells us.

I'm happy to cut her some slack and let her live her life.

agreed Paddyann

I agree with you Gonegirl ,Megan doesnt have to change her friends or the fact that she is American surely.The press find her intresting,hence the thousands of photos,hardly her fault. I like her & don't like the undercurrent of racism .

I dont think people are giving her a "hard time" I dont think she'll see any of this or care even if she does.Just like the family she married into....out for themselves and to hell with the folk who pay tax to keep them in the manner they like .I'm not jealous of MM ...or any of them..I just think they are a waste of good air .

So sorry that so many people are giving this lovely girl such a hard time.
Why should she not enjoy her success and her marriage? She will be a great ambassador for our country in years to come.
Good luck to her.

Oh yes, the dress. I never actually looked at the dress, my attention was, ahem.... elsewhere.....!

Lovely dress!

I think the trousers are a bit neat, though!

Goodness me, merlot! You're quite right about Harry's trousers! Bit on the "neat" side aren't they! oh my eyes!

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Well, she's managed the trip to Morocco without going into labour and I love the dress she's wearing.

Not sure about the cut of Harry's trousers though.

She has a doctor with her on these flights at this late stage, so could have it in the private jet or anywhere else en route- Morocco, NY, wherever.

The Queen has (allegedly) said that being a Royal is not the same as being a celebrity. There's a difference.

I think Meghan wants to be both.

To be fair all these people will have been people she knew before she was married. It must be hard enough to move to another country, mix with completely different people and have to conform to completely different standards. I think baby showers are nonsense but I expect she had fun and it's what rich people do.

Why up north ? There are four countries in the U.K.