The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

[Rwy in Sight]

Ah, a black hole?

I am having just my third espresso and I am slow at understanding but arguably on of the top folllow up post of the month and maybe for the semester too.

[Undried Plum]

According to the Daily Gobshyte, he and his Smeg'un have been invited by the elderly German wumman to spend a week or so at the Craigowan outhouse.

That place is only occasionally protected by the Met shootists while 'the household' is in residence at the big hoose, so it looks like a compromise to suit his/her mentalillness.

[CharlieOneSix]

Would it be too much to hope that she has invited them over to personally strip them both of the Sussex titles? Whilst they no longer use their HRH titles, strip them of those as well. He would still be Prince Harry but she would be nothing.

[Undried Plum]

She would be nothing.

Neither would he.

[FD2]

Should have listened to your brother Harry, should have listened and not had a tantrum.

Bet he knows very well what a stupid life choice he's made but pride is keeping him going. Now he's trapped in it, just like the Duke of Windsor was, spending the rest of his life with a woman who hated him.

His only hope is if his controller abandons him like she has anyone else who crossed her and he has an excuse to get away. Would he be welcomed back by the rest of the family though? Where would he live?

[John Hill]

Nearing time to trade her in.

[Undried Plum]

Would he be welcomed back by the rest of the family though? Where would he live?

Where?

Staines? Aldershot? Mönchengladbach?

Wossername wouldn't like living in MQs in such places.

She's the Murrican equivalent of an Essex girl, with an excess of melatonin. That's all.

[Ex-Ascot]

I see that the alarms at their pad have gone off resulting in a police action six times in the last 14 months including twice in May. I do not think that it is anyone trying to break in but Ginge trying to break out.

Their head of security was sacked by Michael Jackson's family when they found out he had been done for drinking and driving twice and a domestic violence incident. He can't be very good if the alarms have gone off. Also the fact that The Princess of Wales was killed by a drunk driver makes one wonder why they took him on.

[Undried Plum]

The only survivor of the crash was the only one who was wearing a seatbelt.

Last time I saw him, he was selling shoes in a shop in Oswestry.

[Ex-Ascot]

The only survivor of the crash was the only one who was wearing a seatbelt.

Last time I saw him, he was selling shoes in a shop in Oswestry.

Yes a family business but there is some doubt about the seat belt. I don't think that PPOs wear seat belts.

Trevor Rees-Jones (also known as Trevor Rees; born 3 March 1968) is a British bodyguard who was badly injured in the car crash in Paris that killed Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Because he suffered a serious head injury, he does not recall any details from the crash.

Some media reports claimed he was wearing a seat belt and survived, but investigations revealed that none of the occupants of the car were wearing their seat belts.

[G-CPTN]

Whereas, common sense would have dictated that all occupants should have been wearing seatbelts.

Especially if they expected a chase by the papagazzi (sic).

[compo]

Has anyone got to the bottom of the latest royal scandal?

[4mastacker]

Megzilla will be spitting feathers that a couple of footballers wives have been hogging the tv news headlines today.

[John Hill]

Footballers' wives? I fear I am missing out on something.

[PHXPhlyer]

Footballers' wives? I fear I am missing out on something.

Rebekah Vardy's £3m humiliation: Devastated WAG may be forced to sell her £2m Portuguese villa as judge rules she leaked stories about Coleen Rooney

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ories.html

A High Court judge ruled that Mrs Vardy had leaked stories about Mrs Rooney
Mrs Vardy, the wife footballer Jamie, said she was 'devastated' by the ruling
Sources close to her say that she has 'no regrets' about taking the case to court
Mrs Vardy will have to pay rival's costs and her own, believed to be £2m to £3m
Friends say, as a result, the idea has been raised of selling couple's luxury villa

Rebekah Vardy may be forced to sell her family's beloved Portuguese villa after losing her 'Wagatha Christie' libel battle against Coleen Rooney and facing a multi-million-pound legal bill.

Mrs Vardy was left red-faced yesterday after a High Court judge ruled that she had leaked stories about Mrs Rooney to The Sun newspaper alongside her agent Caroline Watt.

In a damning verdict, Mrs Justice Steyn found 'many occasions when her evidence was manifestly inconsistent, evasive or implausible'.

She also ruled that the pair had 'deleted or destroyed' evidence, including that it was likely that Miss Watt 'deliberately' threw her phone into the North Sea.

Mrs Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, said she was 'devastated' by the ruling, but insisted: 'The case is over.'

Sources close to the 40-year-old mother of five said she has 'no regrets' about taking the case to court despite the hefty legal bill she has been left with.

Mrs Vardy will have to pay her rival's costs as well as her own, which sources in both camps say comes to between £2million and £3million.

Friends say, as a result, the idea has been raised of selling the couple's luxury villa on the exclusive golf resort of Quinta do Lago in Portugal, which they call their 'sanctuary'.

The property, which has three pools, a gym, steam room and six bedrooms, is thought to be worth in the region of £2million and is available for rent for up to £30,000 per week.

Vardy's statement
As I explained in my evidence I, my family and even my unborn baby, were subjected to disgusting messages and vile abuse following Coleen's post and these have continued even during the course of the trial.

Please can the people who have been abusing me and my family now stop. The case is over.

I want to thank everyone who has supported me.

I am extremely sad and disappointed at the decision that the judge has reached.

It is not the result that I had expected, nor believe was just. I brought this action to vindicate my reputation and am devastated by the judge's finding.

The judge accepted that publication of Coleen's post was not in the 'public interest' and she also rejected her claim that I was the 'Secret Wag'.

But as for the rest of her judgment, she got it wrong and this is something I cannot accept.

'While this wasn't easy for Rebekah, for her it was the only option and she stands by that. There are no regrets,' one friend said.

'She always stands up for herself and this was no different. She believes she in the right and she is pleased she went all the way to court and told her side of the story. Rebekah was trolled on social media and it was deeply traumatic for her. She knew she had to take this all the way.'

The judgment brings an end to the bitter two-year litigation battle between the two women, which culminated in a seven-day trial at the High Court in May where they both gave evidence.

In her 76-page ruling, Mrs Justice Steyn criticised Mrs Vardy's 'wholly implausible' version of events, which she had to approach with 'very considerable caution' because the footballer's wife was 'unwilling to make factual concessions, however implausible her evidence'. The judge concluded that Mrs Vardy and Miss Watt had purposefully 'deleted or destroyed' evidence, including WhatsApp messages.

She ruled it was likely that Miss Watt did not accidentally drop her phone into the North Sea as previously claimed, but it was 'deliberately dropped' off a boat days after she was ordered to hand it over.

The court found the timing of the incident was 'striking' and any chance of it being an accident is 'slim'.

Mrs Justice Steyn also addressed the 'striking' absence of Miss Watt, who pulled out as a 'vital witness' late in proceedings due to the toll it was taking on her mental health

Rebekah Vardy's reputation lies in tatters today after she sensationally lost the 'Wagatha Christie' libel case with Coleen Rooney

But she concluded the reason Miss Watt was 'so very reluctant' to give evidence was because she knew her statements denying she was involved in the leaks were 'untrue'.

The judge sided with Mrs Rooney on a string of claims, including that Mrs Vardy deliberately sat behind her at an England football match in the 2016 Euros for maximum publicity. 'I do not accept she would have happily blurred into the background,' Mrs Justice Steyn wrote.

To the contrary, the judge found that both Coleen and Wayne Rooney's evidence to be credible.

Welcoming the verdict, Mrs Rooney said: 'Although I bear Mrs Vardy no ill will, today's judgment makes clear that I was right in what I said in my Instagram posts.

'Finally, I would to thank all of my legal team, my family and friends and everyone who has supported me – including the public – through this difficult and stressful time.'

Friends say that Mrs Rooney, who was at home in Cheshire when she received the verdict while her husband was away in Washington, will not be celebrating the 'slam dunk' judgment tonight.

'It was not a case I ever sought or wanted,' Mrs Rooney said.

In a statement after the ruling, Mrs Vardy said: 'I am extremely sad and disappointed at the decision that the judge has reached.

'It is not the result that I had expected, nor believe was just. I brought this action to vindicate my reputation and am devastated by the judge's finding.

'As I explained in my evidence I, my family and even my unborn baby, were subjected to disgusting messages and vile abuse following Coleen's post and these have continued even during the course of the trial.

'Please can the people who have been abusing me and my family now stop. The case is over.'

PP

[John Hill]

Kriminney! I am so glad I asked!

[Pontius Navigator]

PHXP, another 20 seconds of my life I will not get back

[Boac]

I wonder what Harry bought her for her birthday?

[Mrs Ex-Ascot]

I wonder what Harry bought her for her birthday?

What she told him to. And it would be eye wateringly expensive too I bet.

[OFSO]

The Duchy of Cornwall... perhaps....