Meghan Markle and Prince Harry News and Updates Part 4

[Anonymous]

They should have said Lili made our family complete. The reality is that your first baby makes you a family.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of them, but it’s a gorgeous card!

It would have looked better without ripped jeans and with M in gray or something not black. Red, perhaps? And the kids in colors or prints would have made the picture more textured/interesting.

Roll your eyes all you want, but ripped jeans have no place in a formal picture. This is a formal picture since it was taken for their holiday card for the purpose of promoting their charitable endeavors. Additionally, it was probably intentional: let’s avoid looking too fancy like our British brethren.

Everyone knows that family outfits for such pictures should include a mix of solids and prints to add texture/interest.

Lastly, they intentionally don’t show the kids’ faces. That’s their choice, but it does prompt speculation. Again: probably intentional.

It’s hysterical how much time you are spending on their outfit, their kids faces, the wording …
unclench, people!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of them, but it’s a gorgeous card!

It would have looked better without ripped jeans and with M in gray or something not black. Red, perhaps? And the kids in colors or prints would have made the picture more textured/interesting.

Roll your eyes all you want, but ripped jeans have no place in a formal picture. This is a formal picture since it was taken for their holiday card for the purpose of promoting their charitable endeavors. Additionally, it was probably intentional: let’s avoid looking too fancy like our British brethren.

Everyone knows that family outfits for such pictures should include a mix of solids and prints to add texture/interest.

Lastly, they intentionally don’t show the kids’ faces. That’s their choice, but it does prompt speculation. Again: probably intentional.

DP. LOL these aren’t real rules. And certainly not one that people under 45 care about. I have a fridge full of Christmas cards and many of them have someone wearing jeans in them or kids in swimsuits on vacation etc.

[Anonymous]

That's a great picture. They always have great Christmas cards.

[Anonymous]

Harry's hair looks fuller than usual in this picture.

Kids are cute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of them, but it’s a gorgeous card!

It would have looked better without ripped jeans and with M in gray or something not black. Red, perhaps? And the kids in colors or prints would have made the picture more textured/interesting.

Roll your eyes all you want, but ripped jeans have no place in a formal picture. This is a formal picture since it was taken for their holiday card for the purpose of promoting their charitable endeavors. Additionally, it was probably intentional: let’s avoid looking too fancy like our British brethren.

Everyone knows that family outfits for such pictures should include a mix of solids and prints to add texture/interest.

Lastly, they intentionally don’t show the kids’ faces. That’s their choice, but it does prompt speculation. Again: probably intentional.

Oh dear. Your holiday photo card maybe formal, theirs is casual just like countless other people. Have you never seen a holiday photo card with the entire family is white and denim/khaki?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are going to get raked over the coals, and rightfully so, for the text "Archie made us mama and papa and Lilibet made us a family."

That is incredibly hurtful for a card that is disseminated to the world. As a mom of one who probably can't have a second, thank you for making me feel worse than I already do.

You can't force people to have the same outlook as you. It's clear that these two people wanted kids. And they wanted at least two kids. After all the stress and a miscarriage they have what they wanted to complete their dream family. Archie was "step 1" and Lili completed it. They are now, in their minds, the family they wanted to be.

There are many different kinds of families. You have yours. They have theirs. And other people have their own families. Each person has a right to appreciate their unique family and shout about it to the world.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with their beautiful statement about their family. And they will not be "raked over the coals"... well, maybe by a very small minority who find any kind of fault in everything they do. But with the holidays and the cuteness of the photo, I think those responses will be ignored.

+1 Beautifully said! Both stated that they wanted two kids and felt that a second child would complete their family. I think some people are inappropriately projecting quite a lot onto the holiday greeting card of a family who is not — in any real or mutual way — a part of their lives.

There are many many cards, articles, books, films, ads and other media “disseminated to the world”. Someone who chooses to focus solely on this one and give it the power of “making (them) feel worse” seems to be —at best — overly invested in something that has no real bearing in the reality of their actual life, which is sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of them, but it’s a gorgeous card!

It would have looked better without ripped jeans and with M in gray or something not black. Red, perhaps? And the kids in colors or prints would have made the picture more textured/interesting.

Roll your eyes all you want, but ripped jeans have no place in a formal picture. This is a formal picture since it was taken for their holiday card for the purpose of promoting their charitable endeavors. Additionally, it was probably intentional: let’s avoid looking too fancy like our British brethren.

Everyone knows that family outfits for such pictures should include a mix of solids and prints to add texture/interest.

Lastly, they intentionally don’t show the kids’ faces. That’s their choice, but it does prompt speculation. Again: probably intentional.

DP. LOL these aren’t real rules. And certainly not one that people under 45 care about. I have a fridge full of Christmas cards and many of them have someone wearing jeans in them or kids in swimsuits on vacation etc.

Jeans are fine.

I said ripped jeans are not…and the ripped jeans are probably intentional. Everything they do is curated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am not a Stan but their Christmas photo is lovely.

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-lilibet-diana-first-photo-holiday-card/

I can’t stand them but agree the card is beautiful.

Agree on everything.

Np. I think the card isn't great from a photographer point of view. I don't love their outfits or how they are "posed" why give everyone just a glimpse when you really can't see the kids' faces. It does appear Lili may have red hair too.

The kids resemble Thomas Markle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should have said Lili made our family complete. The reality is that your first baby makes you a family.

And for other people their spouse made them a family. They may be offended that you think their family is incomplete because a kid is not involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should have said Lili made our family complete. The reality is that your first baby makes you a family.

Really? The reality is that getting married makes you a family. Actually, the reality is that commitment makes you a family. Isn’t it wonderful how many ways we have to build and acknowledge and celebrate our families!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of them, but it’s a gorgeous card!

It would have looked better without ripped jeans and with M in gray or something not black. Red, perhaps? And the kids in colors or prints would have made the picture more textured/interesting.

Roll your eyes all you want, but ripped jeans have no place in a formal picture. This is a formal picture since it was taken for their holiday card for the purpose of promoting their charitable endeavors. Additionally, it was probably intentional: let’s avoid looking too fancy like our British brethren.

Everyone knows that family outfits for such pictures should include a mix of solids and prints to add texture/interest.

Lastly, they intentionally don’t show the kids’ faces. That’s their choice, but it does prompt speculation. Again: probably intentional.

Oh dear. Your holiday photo card maybe formal, theirs is casual just like countless other people. Have you never seen a holiday photo card with the entire family is white and denim/khaki?

Sigh.

There’s nothing “casual” about this picture.

It was taken by a famous photog and was posed to avoid showing their kids’ faces straight on.

The outfits were selected to convey a certain image.

Nobody cares what the average family sends out. Everyone has seen the ubiquitous white shirt and jeans or khakis pic. You might be right, though; perhaps this was an attempt to look casual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of them, but it’s a gorgeous card!

It would have looked better without ripped jeans and with M in gray or something not black. Red, perhaps? And the kids in colors or prints would have made the picture more textured/interesting.

Roll your eyes all you want, but ripped jeans have no place in a formal picture. This is a formal picture since it was taken for their holiday card for the purpose of promoting their charitable endeavors. Additionally, it was probably intentional: let’s avoid looking too fancy like our British brethren.

Everyone knows that family outfits for such pictures should include a mix of solids and prints to add texture/interest.

Lastly, they intentionally don’t show the kids’ faces. That’s their choice, but it does prompt speculation. Again: probably intentional.

Why does this bother you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should have said Lili made our family complete. The reality is that your first baby makes you a family.

And for other people their spouse made them a family. They may be offended that you think their family is incomplete because a kid is not involved.

For two people who agonize over messaging and presenting a certain image, it’s interesting how they phrased it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of them, but it’s a gorgeous card!

It would have looked better without ripped jeans and with M in gray or something not black. Red, perhaps? And the kids in colors or prints would have made the picture more textured/interesting.

Roll your eyes all you want, but ripped jeans have no place in a formal picture. This is a formal picture since it was taken for their holiday card for the purpose of promoting their charitable endeavors. Additionally, it was probably intentional: let’s avoid looking too fancy like our British brethren.

Everyone knows that family outfits for such pictures should include a mix of solids and prints to add texture/interest.

Lastly, they intentionally don’t show the kids’ faces. That’s their choice, but it does prompt speculation. Again: probably intentional.

Oh dear. Your holiday photo card maybe formal, theirs is casual just like countless other people. Have you never seen a holiday photo card with the entire family is white and denim/khaki?

Sigh.

There’s nothing “casual” about this picture.

It was taken by a famous photog and was posed to avoid showing their kids’ faces straight on.

The outfits were selected to convey a certain image.

Nobody cares what the average family sends out. Everyone has seen the ubiquitous white shirt and jeans or khakis pic. You might be right, though; perhaps this was an attempt to look casual.

But H&M are irrelevant; who cares about anything they do? At least that’s what I keep hearing.