Meghan

I think she put her hand on Harry's back because he was holding the baby and her natural instinct was to be close to both of them. Very natural thing to do.

She is, due to her previous career, very confident in front of the cameras. Or being filmed. Something Kate has had to get used to.

Both lovely girls anyway.

Yes, she seemed to fill the gaps.

Poor Prince Harry. The 'who does he look like?' question - why on earth did he go on (and on) at length and say they were 'monitoring' the changes? He rambles and ties himself in clumsy knots.

He said something really long-winded about them being privileged to watch him grow. Ummm. That's what Mummies and Daddies do...

An uncomfortable interview I thought. They weren't at ease.

It is said her hand on his back was a Mothering gesture, she was reassuring him and what I have always taken as being clingy is domination. It was also pointed out she was in control of the interview, she opened and closed it and talked the most.

Not being unkind just sharing

Oh dear, I must be alone in thinking her nails were very short and square looking (bitten then filed maybe?) and her fingers looked stubby She did keep putting her hand on the baby's head so we had a good look. Might have looked better without the pale pink (mat) polish?

I wondered about her sleeveless dress too, given Harry was in a suit and tie and the baby wrapped for cold weather (and as new born) in hat and shawl. Looked a bit incongruous I thought. Meghan did look better with a bit of baby weight. She looked very happy I thought.

Noticed she kept putting her arm to Harry's back as they left the room. Looked rather strange. She does seem to need to hold him all the time.

I have a feeling she won't carry the baby weight for long.

Going back to BlueSapphires opening post, yes, I think Meghan does suit a slightly fuller face. She has been one of those lucky ladies who has ‘bloomed’ during her pregnancy. I wish her and Harry all the happiness possible for them with their new son, Archie. ?

No chance Kate is anorexic

How can anyone but her doctor know that?

I suffered from anorexia in 2015 but was by no means thin, although I lost a lot of weight.

Anorexia is loss of appetite and inability to eat. For 4 months I had to force myself to eat, literally a teaspoon at a time. I bought a juicer to see if that would help and it did.
To this day neither I nor my doctor have any idea what caused it; it just happened almost overnight ...and went away as suddenly as it came.

Simple anorexia can be different from anorexia nervosa, a mental illness.

Accents and speech patterns change over the years. I grew up in what would now be called a "deprived area", my accent and speech patterns have changed considerably. When I met someone recently they refused to believe me when I told them where I grew up, convinced I came from a "posh" area of the city. (By the way I have never been ashamed or embarrassed by my origins - I am just making the point that the way people talk changes)

If your used to wearing high heels you feel strange in anything lower. I know I wore stiletto's throughout pregnancies but live in trainers these days although still wear heels for going out though. It all depends on what your used to and she's hardly going to turn up for a photo call in tracksuit and trainers.

Grandma70s with regard to Meghan wearing high heels, perhaps "emancipated" might mean wearing whatever you like?

The first few years of the relationship Kate was in university

Has anyone noticed that Kate's accent has changed?
How many of us have changed accents according to where we live, people we mix with over the years?

My DC have definitely had several different accents over the years picked up from schoolfriends, locations, moving around etc.

Yes, Megan looks so much better with her baby weight....at one point Kate looked too thin and haggard.
Has anyone noticed that Kate's accent has changed?

Kate was never that thin for the first few years of the relationship. But either way, far too much attention is on hers and MMs looks and clothes and they both pander to that.

My DM was very thin like Kate even after pregnancies.
I do not take after her

I can remember a young mum in the maternity ward with me who had long painted nails. The midwife was horrified that she would contemplate holding he baby with such “dangerous implements
Doodle I can remember that the sister who came in to 'break my waters' when I was having one of the DD had very long painted nails but I was in no mood to comment on them.

I thought Meghan looked radiant but, in my opinion, the heels were perhaps a little too high. When they were walking back, I thought she looked uncomfortable in them. I'm hoping she was back in her slippers after meeting with the Queen. Oh and how beautiful were those pictures. Her majesty looked like she was desperate for a quick cuddle

I'm another one who was very skinny as a young woman. I wore size 10 Levi's, was 5.8" and was back in those jeans within a week of giving birth when I was 23.
I don't believe Kate is anorexic, I think she's a naturally thin, very busy young woman. I suspect she eats a very healthy diet as well.
I agree, Meghan looked great during the photoshoot with Harry and Archie.
I'm so relieved I didn't have to do those things within hours/days of giving birth. I even more relieved that my own daughters have been able to slob around in their pj's, feeding their babies and eating chocolate.

I'm also glad they didn't marry Prince William or Prince Harry - yes they'd never have had to worry about paying the bills but .......

We're all different and our bodies are different too, losing weight quickly after childbirth is always attributed to celebrity culture but when my first son was born in 1980 I only put on a stone throughout the pregnancy and gave birth to a healthy 8lb 8oz baby and was back in my jeans after 3 days. I weighed less after giving birth than before becoming pregnant. I was never as skinny as either Kate or Megan just an athletic size 8/10 who ate healthily. I suspect they did the same.

I did have a bit of a job distinguishing her hand from Harry's! But hey! She's a new mum. And she doesn't want to scratch the baby does she!

I remember when my son was six weeks old, I took him for his check at the doc's with nail polish on one hand only. #babybrain

Sussexborn don't go there, it's history, just one of those things, enough people getting ratty with each other on this forum without starting another round.

I haven't seen your username before, if you're new to the forum, welcome.

No problem then Gonegirl, I'll keep taking the fish oil (helps with memory!!).

notentirelyallthere - your post 10:21:13

All I can say is whaaat?????

You've obviously got a better memory than me.

I thought Megan looked fabulous, so happy and healthy. Kate has slim genes which I "used" to have before the change. They both are gorgeous looking women.