On Wednesday, the Duchess of Sussex and Duchess of Cambridge came out to support their husbands at the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day at the Billingbear Polo Club in Wokingham. That’s right, garden party season just transitioned into polo season and no one said sh-t. Not only were both duchesses in attendance, but they brought their children – Kate was chasing after Louis, George and Charlotte, and Meghan cradled Archie Harrison in her arms for most of the match. Incidentally, I sort of wondered why Kate didn’t attend the Wimbledon quarterfinals yesterday, especially considering Roger Federer is her fave. Now I know – she was watching polo instead.
Fashion notes: Kate wore the pink Madison silk chiffon dress by LK Bennett and her beloved wedges. Meghan wore an olive green dress by Lisa Marie Fernandez. Both looks seemed pretty on-brand for each duchess – Kate’s been wearing more of this light, flowery summer dresses with that exact same cut, and Meghan always seems to enjoy clothes which are a little bit baggy or boxy.
The babies and kids were super-cute too – Charlotte and George continue to look like they got all the personality in the family, and Louis is just ripping around everywhere. It was nice. I don’t even want to check the British tabloids to see what fresh hell they’ve come up with. Let me guess, Meghan broke protocol with her dress or maybe she demanded that someone look at her unroyal baby or maybe she smiled the wrong way at someone. Who knows. I’m having a week, so I’ll skip it.
Also: I hate aviator frames. *drops bomb and walks away*
Photos courtesy of Getty.
It’s almost as if they’re trying to distract from something….
Have heard nothing about anyone British in any US news I have read or listened to. The only names that keep coming up are Billy Clinton & Chump.
I saw mentions of “Britain’s Prince Andrew” in the early articles, but now it’s all Clinton and Trump. And now they’ve trotted out both duchesses and all the kids. I see what they’re doing. I hope it doesn’t work this time.
Not entirely true…he’s not in the main news articles. But he’s in them. Epstein actually had different numbers for Prince Andrew. Different numbers. Jesus.. I’m sure we’re going to find out more stuff about Epstein in the coming days but I’m almost certain he supplied young girls for Prince Andrew. Almost Certain.
In fairness if you are American, the name we all should care most about is Trump. Yes if Clinton or Prince Andrew did do something other than just being with Epstein, I’m all for punishing them, but the more pressing need is Trump cause he’s in power now. As much as Trump wants us to look at others, he is the one who is the current President and his involvement should be investigated first. Yes it’s possible none of them knew about Epstein, it’s not like Epstein wasn’t a billionaire, which politician and wealthy people like Andrew gravitate toward, still this is so gross they need to investigate now.
Maybe I’m just cynical but I doubt we’re going to find anything on Trump through Epstein. I don’t know. Everyone keeps looking for ways to get rid of Trump instead of just voting him out.
Voting CHUMP’s ass out of office is the only way to rid ourselves of the orange-shit gibbon once and for all.
I’m almost wondering if there are other Royals involved, for them to be laying it on this thick.
Really, the number of people in the U.S. who know or care about Prince Andrew are mercifully tiny, so I am not surprised his name isn’t out there more.
Really? I have been seeing Andrew’s name all over the US press, as well as all the others.
Or … maybe there was a scheduled polo match and the wives went with the kids to support their husbands?
Love them so much. So sweet.
She and Archie at Polo, so beautiful
So good to see Meghan , aharry and Baby Archie at Polo.
So beautiful. Harry and a Meghan so in love and beautiful family.
Awwww adorable.
Cue the hater complaints and picking about everything. Lol
No matter what the press and Haters triy ,ITS NOT working, Meghan has a lovely husband and a lovely baby.
Meghan and Harry win, regardless of what hater aid and tabloid lies thrown.
I think you misunderstood hahah
Exactly! That pedo Prince Andrew. Poor Meghan, she’s being used by that creepy family.
I feel bad for the Cambridge and Sussex kids, who won’t have a choice in all of these “spontaneous” photo ops. The women married into a family they knew was a mess (though probably not to this extent).
@Spritzness you’re absolutely right!
The royals go to polo stuff every.single.summer.
This was a special match both W and H were playing in, named in honor of a guy who was a football club honcho who died in a terrible helicopter crash taking off from the football pitch last fall.
I don’t dig the conspiracy theories that everything these people do or go to is dictated from above in some kind of grand scheme. Meghan, Harry, Kate, William are not all existing in some kind of posthypnotic Manchurian Candidate style fugue state, dispatched out to draw heat from flipping Prince Andrew. It just seems to be a bizarre and lazy way to look at the world.
I am a student and teacher of language, and your diction concerning the royals was not only spot on, but hilarious. Kudos!
Also I’m pretty sure, both couples could care less about Andrew.
Exactly.
Well said tourmaline.
Yes. The british press is all over her: they took the shine on the picture MM is standing up with the baby and Kate bending down talking to the kids. And the bombs fell: Kate was ignoring MM because she was fed up of her diva’s mood; because they were not all over each other, there was for sure a rift between them; because MM was ignoring Kate’s children, not even kissing passionately Louis. Because Kate didn’t kiss MM’s baby was proved how much she didn’t like mother and son. The best in my opinion: she was not looking at the children because she was looking around to see if someone identified her as the Duchess of Sussex. And on, and on and on. The haters were on their best and the amount of information taken from one single picture was amazing even for a FBI agent.
That’s how I held my youngest baby cousin when she called herself bucking on me once. Scared the crap outta me, babies really be out here trying to give us heart attacks
I’d be willing to bet that he was looking to eat and rooting and she was looking to get out of there and nurse. She has that look on her face of a new mom who’s engorged and desperate to be back in the comfort of her nest. Been there!
Amen to that @Pix. That was my thought too.
I remember the days of saying to my boobs “please don’t leak, please don’t leak…not NOW”, while searching for a place to go and nurse.
Lol, that’s so sweet. I have no babies, I just like cuddling all the new editions so something like that wouldn’t even cross my mind.
Bless you mothers, y’all really be going through it sometimes 👍
I can so relate. I remember having to duck into a photo booth in the mall to nurse my daughter once. My boys stood guard outside the booth. SMH😂😂
Either that, or he fell asleep in an awkward position and she doesn’t want to readjust her hold for fear of waking him up. The number of times I was awkwardly stuck under a baby with my arm cramped and asleep and one boob out, trying not to move… 🤦♀️
Yep, you can tell that Archie is looking for lunch and Megan is holding on for dear life. And even at 2 months, they can be strong.
Agree completely! He’s looking for the source in that bottom picture.
I wondered about that yesterday, if she would be so bold as to nurse him at the event (in the car, or somewhere private). But that’s crazy talk, I know.
It’s all about how she’s holding him wrong today. Who knows? I’ve never had a baby, neither I bet have some of the internet commentators talking about it
I’m also seeing how unhappy and grumpy Harry looks, and its like, really. Is that before or after he reaches out to his baby, before or after he kisses his wife?
It’s like they mentally block out anything that contradicts their, Meghan is the root of all evil narrative.
I couldn’t imagine being so damn miserable for no good reason
I’d be grumpy too if I had to ride around in the sun on a galloping horse hitting a pool ball with a mallet.
People are projecting their insecurities onto Meghan. There are lots of lively photos of Harry and Meghan kissing, smiling at each other, touching, etc.
Oddly enough, there are no photos of William interacting with his wife and children. It’s easy to focus on Harry and Meghan because Will and Kate had no photos together.
@Melissa you are so right about people projecting – I read some comments saying Meg is obvs a narcissist who cant bond with Archie and that the nannies should keep him away from her because she will abuse him, and they claimed they “knew” this because they had abusive parents…It’s really shocking what people are projecting on to her.
There are lots of smiley photos of Harry that day. He wasn’t grumpy, not even momentarily.
They’re constantly saying how unhappy Harry looks, claiming he knows he made a mistake in marrying Meghan, etc. It’s like they think they can will it to be true or something. Yes, he hates her so much he can’t seem to keep his hands or eyes off of her. Miserable man, for sure.
One of my pet peeves is people holding a baby who is a bit older (3 months and up) with one arm with the baby facing out into the world. Their little legs are dangling and they don’t really have any support, and your arm is squishing their chest. I HATE THAT. And I would totally bitch about it to myself if Meghan was holding Archie that way. That said I don’t see anything wrong with how she is holding him. He’s still a newborn he would either be in someone’s arms or in a car seat.
Some babies really prefer to face out. My 3 month old nephew is one of them. And trust me, no one is crushing his chest holding him that way. He can wiggle, breathe, kick his feet, and be content.
That’s actually a great way to hold a baby, especially if they are gassy. It soothes their tummy and lets them see what’s going on.
It’s actually good to have their legs dangling like that. It helps them build the muscle strength and coordination that they will later need for walking. As stated above, also helpful for gassy tummies. Babies aren’t so fragile as people like to think. Basically, support their head until they can start to do it themselves (3-4 mos range) and don’t shake them. That’s about it.
How I held both my babies, they enjoyed being able to watch everything and were very comfortable and happy
The ‘hold’ is all about the baby. Trust me. Most moms would prefer an easy cradle with a quiet and complacent babe. But after the wee ones can hold their heads, they have minds of their own (can you imagine such nonsense?). My three wanted different holds during the early months, and yes, one was the facing forward hold. I hated it. It’s uncomfortable for the moms. All the weight is front and center so it’s harder on backs, and it’s mostly attributed to active babes who want to see where they’re going instead of where they’ve been. And they’re usually kicking in excitement too… That’s always such a pleasure lol.
As long as the baby can hold hes/her head up its ok. Meghan is fine. She’s a new mother and the first child is a down right scary experience. I basically sat looking at my first born for 2 months straight. Afraid of taking my eyes off her for even a second!
@Mattylove Source for your claims?? Baby who is not yet walking should always have their hips supported when carried. Dangling young babies increases the risk of hip dysplasia. They’ll build up their leg muscles and coordination just fine doing age appropriate movements like tummy time, rolling, crawling etc. You can hold them facing forwards but always support their hips.
Meghan’s hold on Archie is ok.
@MattyLove – Exactly! When my brother in law babysits are instructions are simple: Don’t shake the baby, don’t drop the baby. And that’s it!
So nice to see, such a beautiful family.
Harry and Meghan kissing with Archie at polo, awwww so sweet.
Their love for each other is so beautiful.
Wonderful photos, lovely.
Are you just copying and pasting this?
Meghan’s dress is just not flattering at all. Perhaps it would have looked better with a belt.
I get the feeling it’s designed for someone much taller. I wish she’d have worn something different so we could have talked about how amazing she looked, but hey it’s the polo, it’s not like she’s on official business
I wondered if this dress is not some of her maternity wear and she is just wanting to be comfy and not worry about sucking her tummy in all day around the photogs. Because you’re right, it’s ridiculously voluminous, especially when she is pictured near Kate who is soo slim and dresses to emphasize that.
The picture from the designer has it with a wide sash/belt of the same fabric that completely changed the look.
A belt would look nice, but I think Meghan wears what she feels most comfortable in and doesn’t really care about the optics. Also, believe it or not, those big shapeless dresses are in style.
Team Comfortable. She looks like a suburban mom with a new baby who’s watching a soccer match with her older kids. Or, to put it another way, someone who doesn’t have to think about caring what she wears to the grocery store for fear of ending up in a magazine or newspaper.
Nicely done.
I would have worn it to Wimbledon with a flowered scarf and straw hat myself. Cool and comfy for a new mom.
Absolutely. I’m also Team Comfortable, especially at an outdoor event like this.
It’s pretty hot, the last thing anyone needs is a belt, tbh.
It looks like it would be super easy to nurse in discreetly though. The last thing that poor woman needs is a pap shot of her boob while she tries to feed her kid in the backseat of the Range Rover.
I think by “flattering” most people mean something along the lines of “makes your body look good while hiding your flaws” with “good” equaling taller, thinner, small waist, etc and “flaws” usually squalling the widest or fattest part of someone. Why should someone who just had a baby less than 3 months ago need to to worry about how socially acceptable or “good” her body looks? Why does she need to wear “flattering” clothing?
I see this kind of comment on posts that show larger women wearing skimpy clothes, too. When the site used to cover Ariel Winter more often, the comments were always along the lines of, “She can show her skin, but I just wish she would pick something more flattering to her figure,” or “I’m not slut-shaming her, I just don’t think this is flattering.” And the subtext of those comments seems to be dismay that these women are daring to wear something that they like and not something that makes them look thinner, or accentuates their “best features” as decided by society (and society generally decides that someone’s best features can’t be anything that looks large or fat).
I feel like commenting on how flattering or not someone’s clothing is, is a sneaky way to get around accusations of body- of slut-shaming someone.
Amy, it’s wild to me how anything that doesn’t look like club wear from 1997 is called “matronly” here.
Huh. I really liked it. The olive looks lovely with her colouring and I love the boxy-ness of it. She looks cool and comfortable. Would prefer it shorter (to about the knees, for myself), but I would totally buy this (have been haunting amazon to find something similar with decent reviews).
I actually love it too. A good color on her and I like the boxy-ness too. She looks put together and comfortable. I’m 5’11, so I want this dress in this exact length! I love it with the sash too.
I would wear the hell out of this in the summer heat. I like it a lot
Amazon has a dress quite like it–I bought it in 3 colors. Now I want the olive.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/amazons-best-selling-maxi-dress-perfect-spring-25-195556899.html
COS do fantastic boxy loose dresses like this, most of them knee length. I’ve got three, and am planning another raid soon.
It’s awful. I can’t think of anything positive to say about it. It resembles a tent.
I don’t like that tent dress. It’s terrible!
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Seriously. 🙄
Her dress makes me feel hot although I have no idea what the temperature was there.
I’m going out on a limb and saying that Kate and Meghan probably enjoy each other’s company and enjoy being moms together, so there.
minx I agree and I’ll add that I really, really want Kate and Meghan to become close friends. I know it’s none of my business but I really want this to happen, and for them to flaunt it in the media’s face. Like pap pics of them walking down the street cracking each other up friends.
Green Desert—I don’t see why they couldn’t become good friends. Yes, their backgrounds are different but why couldn’t they find common ground?
Agreed! I (like most people) have friends with whom I don’t share a lot in common on the surface. It’s still early for them…they haven’t known each other long, who knows what could happen.
Someone needs to show Duchess Meghan how to hold a baby. Do they not have infant carriers in the UK?
I said this on twitter, but my guess is that she does wear him a lot, probably in a wrap, bc the way she is holding him seems to imitate that.
I have seriously been trying to remember how I held an infant for long periods of time and I think it was basically how she is doing it.
Why? The baby is secure against her body, so I don’t see the problem. A soft front carrier would have the baby’s legs splayed and his body against hers. Not much difference IMO. On another note, I’m not a big fan of aviators either.
Also hate aviators on anyone who’s not a cop. 🙋🏻♀️
I love aviators LOLOL.
I LOVE aviators! I think they make anybody look cool. The only thing I don’t like about them is when I put them on the top of my head, the nose rest things always get tangled in my hair
I think Aviators make most people look a bit sad and droopy in the face – sort of a Deputy Dawg effect.
Hooray! I’m not the only on who hates aviators! Some men look okay in them, but I’m yet to see a woman whose face was enhanced by aviators. They look silly and very unattractive. Just because they’re in fashion doesn’t mean they look good. Meghan looks great in her classic, dark framed, dark -lensed sunnies.
No, his leg is hanging off her body. He is not secure. Moms out there; do you take your infant to an event without a toddler carrier? Ridiculous
Well I rock aviators, they do not make my face look droopy, so thanks for the insulting generalizations.
They also haven’t been ‘in fashion’ for a few years- they are simply a classic style that you’ll see decade after decade. Wayfarers are the vintage sunglasses closer to being ‘on trend’ but even they’re on their way out of trendiness- but never out of fashion because they too are classics and you can always incorporate classics if you style them right.
That said, I wouldn’t wear aviators for dressier events or anything, and some people do look like douches in them. You have to have a naturally preppy, tomboyish, or vintage style, or combination thereof, to pull them off IMO. Or just kind of understated. Or look like a hot pilot, lol.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the way she’s holding her baby. He is safe and secure and fully supported. I’m laughing at all of the concerned baby experts on the internet.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with how she is holding Archie. Just stop.
In fact she’s holding him exactly correct!!! Some idiot on twitter tried to shame her by linking a picture of the correct way to hold a baby and Meghan was, literally, holding Archie exactly like the picture. One hand under the bum and the other around the shoulders supporting his head. Several medical professionals also chimed in to say she’s holding correctly. So, please stop.
Lol @Cindyp you really have something against the way a mother is holding her own child. Archie seems calm, she’s supporting his body and holding him securely against her, no one else around her seem concerned by the way she’s holding him…did she drop him? Lol—no? Then chill and move on, everything is fine here.
LOL @Mtec, do you honestly believe that poor baby looks comfortable with his leg hanging off her body. Agree, at least she didn’t drop him….. Chill and move on, ..
Did you get lost on your way to the Daily Fail?
🤣 that genuinely made me laugh
😆
She is holding him just fine. And of course they have carriers, but have you worn a baby in summer time? It is hot as hell. I wore my baby all the time last summer when we were inside or in the yard, but if we were outside for any length, she was in the bassinet of our stroller.
So agree with you about carriers in the summer. My daughter and I would take walks with grand kiddos walking, in strollers and one in a carrier. We would go at the coolest part of the day. We would switch over who was carrying the baby and I was always soaked with sweat from it.
If it’s hot as hell, why not put him in a carrier?????
Kate’s look was fine. It was very “Kate at a polo match when she doesn’t wear Breton stripes” lol. But she looked nice. I am not even going to hate on the wedges bc of the walking on grass etc.
I did not like Meghan’s dress, but it looked like it was probably comfortable so that’s something.
I’m seeing a lot of comments about how Meghan wasn’t holding Archie right, and it just makes me roll my eyes because he was clearly comfortable and happy for the duration, so she was doing fine.
I also kind of felt like the event was low-key trolling by Meghan – “you think I don’t want my picture taken? You think I’m hiding my baby?” HERE YOU GO. HAVE AT IT PHOTOGS. I’m sure she’s not actually thinking that, but it amuses me to imagine she is.
To me she looks like she’s holding him just fine. What is it that they’re saying she’s doing wrong?
I’m not sure. Just that “its clear she doesn’t hold him a lot.” Two month olds are hard to hold comfortably for long periods of time IME, especially if you are trying to keep them happy. I held mine in my elbow if I needed a hand free but my arm got really tired. It seems to me like she is holding him fine.
Oh, wow, that’s just such passive aggressive trolling on their behalf. He looks secure and supported to me. Babies can be tricky little wriggly things and she looks like she’s coping perfectly well.
That how I hold my baby so no she isn’t doing it wrong
Exactly. Babies actually move, people. They wiggle, get sweaty and uncomfortable and it isn’t always that easy to do when standing for a long period. God forbid the baby had arched his back, the press would’ve said the baby hated his mom and was trying to escape or that it was a clear sign Meghan is a witch.
Being Meghan – that’s what she’s doing wrong.
I agree she’s holding him just fine. My daughter in law held my first (and only so far) grandchild just like that, it was how the baby was comfortable and that’s all that matters. Archie looks content, he’s not screaming or crying or anything… Haters just got to hate.
I’m going to say this for all the Mom’s who had the screaming baby no matter what you did. That’s okay too. It’s a moment in time. We don’t know why she’s holding him this way. It does look a bit weird in a picture, but it’s fine. There are plenty of good reasons why. We should stop mommy shaming especially based on one little picture.
I agree that she is holding him fine. Of all the things to pick on. Good grief. And it’s one picture out of an afternoon which is just a few minutes of a long match I assume. No matter what Megs will get crucified: she hold him, she doesn’t hold him with a royal hold; she puts him in the stroller, OMG she’s ignoring the baby; she has a baby, She is high maintenance; she has her mom help out, she can’t figure it out.
We have no idea how long she and Archie were there, or how long she held him like this. This might have been a 2-minute period in a 1-2 hour polo match (I have no idea how long polo matches last). Holding a baby for a long duration like that is really hard. They wiggle and shift and your arms muscles are sore and screaming. I can’t imagine someone taking a picture of me with one of my babies one hour into holding them, then criticizing the way I was cradling them.
Another article in the DM has their body language expert analyzing her body language and said she was protective of Archie based on the hold. This, of course, was in the context of she was protecting him from Kate. Really? How can you safely hold a baby without looking like you are protecting them?
It looks to me like little Archie is quite heavy to hold or he could be a little wiggler and can’t stay still.
My thoughts exactly. People saying she is not holding him correctly clearly have not had a wiggly child or are so far removed from having a baby that they don’t remember that. This was me last summer, so I remember it vividly.
These RRs are desperate for access and will continue to use any tactic to undermine and smear her until they get it. They are now going head on with the privacy angle and recruiting the public to feel their rage…. I feel sorry for them because again I think Meghan will win this one.
Also how much do you want to bet that when the papers bought these pics of the photographer that they chose the most awkward and unflattering one of Meghan holding Archie so they could shame her and ridicule her once more.
I hope she never gives them access. Let them continue with their click-hate campaign. In the end they will be the losers financially. Hit them where it hurts most Meg !
Yup, the RR’s are probably crafting some Faux outrage to project in headlines for their hater readers in a few days . LOL
Meghan and Harry win, no matter how many lies the UK tabloid press tells.
In a few days the UK tabloids will make up a new faux outrage , Meghan story for their smear campaign.
Harry and Meghan have a sweet , beautiful baby and love.
I mean, of course they win. They get a bunch of our tax money.
Loved the pictures of little Louis wearing Kate’s sunglasses he was the star of the show!
Yeah those are so cute! Specially the ones where he’s sticking his tongue out and interacting with Archie, and in the background you see Kate giving a genuine big laugh. They looked like a family.
They both look great. Kate should wear this shade of pink more often and Meghan really suits khaki.
Meghan I can understand, just had a baby and just wanting to be comfy. What a life. They say the grass is always greener on the other side, but I’d love to try just for year or two.
They look very natural together, no tension and they seem to genuinely be enjoying themselves
I think everyone looked cute and situation appropriate. I don’t think Meghan was trying to be stylish as much as she was trying to be comfortable. I heard pics of the 2 duchesses together aren’t selling as well as the ones of them individually, I’m not sure if that’s true though.
Meghan will be joining Harry to the Lion King premiere Sunday. Beyonce confirmed she was also going. I can’t wait to see those pics. Royal reporters are going to lose their damn minds.
I’m waiting for the internet to break down as Scobie predicted – both because of the two together and because MEGHAN IS SO HOLLYWOOD (even though Kate has attended several movie premieres.)
I’m going to be lurking on twitter to watch the fall out. It’s going to be full of crazy people and I love engaging with crazy on twitter.
I don’t buy that pictures of them together aren’t selling. I think if there had been those photos TO sell, they would have been all over the papers and the internet. As far as I can see, there just AREN’T any good shots of the duchesses actually together to sell. I checked a few photo sites, and I couldn’t see any. There’s some of them in the same shot, one of them both looking at baby Louis in the same moment, but none that I could see of them actually interacting. I don’t think it necessarily means anything (I’ve never bought the “feud” angle between them), I think it’s more likely they were just mostly busy with their individual kids, but I do think it’s a little bit of a shame. I’d have LOVED if there’d been even just one shot of them chatting together or cooing at Baby Archie together or SOMETHING, to shut the naysayers up for even 5 minutes. (IF it would even have lasted that long.)
Go on twitter. There are tons of great pics of them together.
Of course they don’t interact. They are aware of the cameras and that hundreds of lip readers will translate what they said and this will then be smeared across the media.
I’ve wondered about this, because it looks like they were near each other and didn’t directly interact. The press has not made an issue of it, so maybe the situation was better than it looked.
I noticed it too but they were probably too busy dealing with their children to do much interacting.
I don’t think pics of them together don’t sell,but I agree that tabloids have no interest to give them emphasis. It goes against the feud narrative and all the body language stories they can run to feed into them, lol.
I saw on twitter a cute pic of Kate following Meghan near their car,probably to help her with something,and I don’t think that pic was on the daily mail.. just saying.
The ones with both of them go against the narrative that the tabloids are trying to sell. They prefer to make it seem like they were both there, but didn’t really interact much. They did this to Kate for years when it came to her interacting with the extended Royal family. That’s why people were surprised when they were “all of a sudden” close to Peter and Autumn’s kids. They pick a narrative and only run what fits. Before Meghan, it was Kate vs the Royals. Now it’s Meghan vs the Royals. Kate is now considered Royal because they want Kate vs Meghan. We will definitely see some Kate & Meghan vs Royals stuff in the years to come. They’re recycling all the old Diana vs Fergie stories. Some of it is practically word for word.
Maybe the British tabloids, but magazines like People would love to have pictures of them laughing and chatting together.
I thought the baby holding was odd but we all parent different.
Looks like fun was had by all.
I agree, the way she was holding baby Archie was odd and seemed uncomfortable????
Kate and Meghan both looked like what is the norm for them!
The kids seem ed to enjoy themselves.
Archie is fine
The baby looks pretty comfy to me
uncomfortable for who? Meghan? the baby looks fine.
Without video, it is hard to tell if she is holding him “wrong” or not. She seems to be holding him awkwardly at times, but we are only seeing 1 second. It looks like she had been holding him for a while and he started to slip a bit. She most likely shifted positions right after the picture was taken and no one wanted the pics of Meghan holding Archie just fine pictures. They chose pictures that sold they Meghan can’t do anything right narrative. The pictures of Meghan and Kate together aren’t selling as well for the same reason. They go against the tabloid approved narrative of Meghan vs Kate.
Maybe he’s a squirming baby. I had one, and when in public I would end up in the weirdest positions with my baby just to keep her quiet. Plus you do get better with it at as time goes on and she’s only been doing this a few months. I just thought this whole thing was adorable. Love all the pictures and you are right the women having fun messes with the girl fighting scenario a lot of people and the media love.
I had to hold my very young babies in a more upright position like she is. No problem. The moment they were on their back in my arms they were rooting around for boob because it triggered feeding time!
I agree. It almost looked like Archie had slid down her chest from the more common holding position where you have the baby high up on the shoulder. That’s what has happened to me in the past. I then would put my hand under his butt and slide him back up so he’s looking over my shoulder. This way it eases some of the weight of the baby onto your shoulder so your arms don’t get so tired.
there’s nothing wrong with the way she’s holding the baby. how’s the small woman, I usually have to change positions multiple times because there’s no one way that I can hold the baby for any length of time and not have my arm start to kill.
that being said, I hate Megan’s whole outfit. I understand that a tight dress is probably not a great idea so close to having given birth, but it looks like she’s wearing a huge green nightgown.
Then why not use a baby carrier?
@ Cindy some people do not like baby carriers. Is that okay with you?
Cause she didn’t feel like it. :-/ Let the woman live.
Maybe she doesn’t like baby carriers. Maybe one wasn’t available. Maybe she didn’t want people judging what sort of damn carrier and/or wrap she was using.
Again, there’s nothing wrong with the way she’s holding him or switching up positions. The mommy shaming is so ridiculous. Call me when she does something like holding him while driving.
@CindyP
Maybe because babies still can cry and wiggle around and be hot and uncomfortable in baby carriers and would prefer to be more free and held in their parent’s arm. There are many reasons, why nitpick if Archie seems totally fine.
My daughter HATED the baby carrier. Put her in it and she would immediately cry and whine and generally be miserable. She wanted to be in my or my husband’s arms. And very early on she wanted to face out. Everyone is different. No sign that she dropped little Archie so all is well.
Could you imagine if she had had him in a carrier (or more likely, some type of wrap/sling.) SHE’S HIDING HIM!!!! WE CANT SEE HIM!!!!!!
She brought the baby out, there were actually some good views of him, saw her interacting with him, saw Harry interacting – and people still want more.
not your baby, not your business, cindy. worry about your own parenting, which is the only parenting where your opinions matter and you can control how it goes.
Have you worn a baby in summer? It is hot as hell, the baby gets sweaty, mom is sweating buckets and often the baby doesn’t like it. That was true for me with a wrap and with an Ergo.
I HATED baby carriers. I am short (5’1″) and both of my sons were big babies and very solid. It killed my back wearing them in those things, so I just never did.
And besides, why is it your business how she holds her baby? I know everyone loves to scream “BUT THE TAX PAYER DOLLARS!!” when anything Meg does is concerned, but this is one area where everybody 100% needs to just STFU.
I can already imagine the criticism if she used a baby carrier
“She can’t even be bothered to actually hold her baby with her arms!”
“He shouldn’t be facing in like that, she’s smothering him!”
“He shouldn’t be facing out like that! It’s bad for his hips!”
“He’s probably burning up in that thing!”
Then numerous articles with “experts” saying she’s wearing the carrier incorrectly, that the position of his body is unsafe or uncomfortable, and on and on.
I think the dress was probably from her last trimester and she is just wearing it again. It is not a bad dress for a polo match or even the beach. With regards to the matching sash, Meghan has probably not lost all her baby weight and her waist is probably far from normal.
TBH, I really do not care for Meghan’s fashion choices but I dislike 90% of Kate’s choices just as a much. I am an equal opportunity harpie! LOL! LOL!
Eh, for whatever reason (fussing, wriggling etc.) mums usually find their own way of holding their babies to make them comfortable and settled, even if it looks or feels awkward for them. How long does the polo go for? When my babies were that age, I always had the pram handy to put them in. It gets tiring holding a baby while out, especially if you’re standing a lot. We need to remember that these photos only show a moment in time, and we don’t know what she did before or after.
Kate and Will have the cutest kids. All 3 of them are just adorable. Kate really looks like a great Mom. I always love the way she interacts with the children. Wish we could have seen a better picture of Archie.
A favorite picture I saw was of the 3 older kids eating lunch in the back of the car. Like we tailgate.
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I very rarely hold babies, so I don’t know if there is a right and a wrong way. My instinct would be, as long as you don’t drop the baby or suffocate it by holding it too tight, then you pass the holding a baby correctly test.
No. Your instinct is wrong. There are very strict rules in place. You have to hold them in a way that looks aesthetically pleasing and natural to outsiders at all times. The baby’s movement or temperament at any given time is not an excuse to not look perfectly maternal, at ease, and modelesque at all times.
Well also the head needs to be supported with small babies but yeah, not many rules,
The criticism of her not “knowing how to hold a baby” or that he should have on a hat or socks (on a clearly warm day) is just enraging me. He’s completely secure against her-his head isn’t flopping. Wtf is wrong with people that they are going to nit pick this woman to such a ridiculous degree?!
They hate and envy her, and the ones that stalk the internet and SM for DoS news and accuse her of all kinds atrocious behavior appear to be unbalanced.
My first thought was if you need sunglasses, he needs a hat. It’s such a mom thing. Plus at his age he can’t use sunscreen yet so a hat on that delicate bald head would be good. But there’s no knowing how long they were even out there, doesn’t seem they were around Kate for long so maybe it was just a quick hello, or they came just to watch the tail end of the game. Pictures can’t tell the whole story.
She’s literally standing between a tree and their car. The baby is not exposed to direct sunlight. She’s probably wearing sunglasses to shield herself a little bit from prying eyes and photographers.
I’ve seen photos where you can see sunscreen near Meghan.
Maybe she forgot the hat. Maybe it doesn’t really matter? I’m glad I don’t have 1,000 perfect parents following me around and commenting on every time I let my baby go sock-free or let him hang in a wet diaper for a few minutes.
The perfect parent syndrome…..I wonder if we could also follow you like and make inane judgment of how you are holding your own freaking kid………the world has done mad………
Maybe Archie won’t wear a hat. Kiddo wouldn’t wear a hat. He managed to get the cap they put on newborns off within hours of birth. Maybe with a hat on, he’s fussy and cranky.
I think they both looked fine. I dont see anything wrong with the way she was holding Archie? it looks like hes a wiggly baby and shes trying to adjust her grip to hold him so that can still wiggle. When I worked in the pediatricians office and the doctors would be doing their exams I’m sure we looked like this lol.
If a baby doesn’t like anything about anything, they will let someone know. I don’t have a yoga boss body like her, but my arms were tired just looking at those pics. Holding a baby in your arms can be so tiring. So is knowing everyone is watching and probably criticizing your every move.
If Meghan had rolled up with Archie nested against her in a wrap, I’m sure the story would have been about her crunchy granola wacka do California ways.
Yep. I liked a wrap the most at this age, but people would’ve said horrible things about her wearing one.
I don’t think Harry and Meghan give a crap about what people think, and it’s driving people insane. They are doing what’s best for their family, and everyone will just have to deal with it. I sense a whole lot of jealousy and projection from people (mostly women) when I read comments about Meghan.
OMG, I hate aviators too. And so many people wear them.
I just want to pinch everyone’s cheeks, the kids are so chubby! Chubby kids are my weakness
There’s a possibility Meghan didn’t want to bring Archie to the polo match but was advised to do so after the over the pond’s arrest? You know trying to deflect attention away from that news story, bring out the kids.
Meghan doesn’t seem the type to be ordered around, especially to cover up for a child rapist.
Lainy thinks it was to change the narrative from her Wimbledon “gaffe” 🙄 I say change the narrative from people making a huge fuss over nothing re Wimbledon. Or maybe she just wanted to get out and watch Harry play polo…
@Purplehazeforever, I thought the exact same thing. Archie is too young and a baby that young is too much trouble for a sports outing. Thanks to your comment, I am now in no doubt that it was probably “suggested” to Meghan to take the baby. Heat off of Andrew and heat deflected from the “scrum” at Wimbledon.
I agree about the baby being too young for such a lengthy outing especially as this polo match event does probably last some hours.
But “being advised” aka ” being forced” ?
This is the woman who refused to re-schedule the baby’s christening in order to accomodate the Queen’s schedule. She denies the Queen but she doesn’t deny some PR guys? Not so sure.
I think Meghan wanted to show off Archie and later she became aware it was a bit too stressful for such a little one.
@Sandy, you don’t know what Meghan or TQ thinks, or who decided what and when about the christening.
Sandy, she denies the Queen? She refused to reschedule? Do you honestly believe she is telling the queen what to do, I mean seriously believe she’s calling the shots at Buckingham Palace?
“Too young for a sports outing”? Babies can go anywhere and if he was in distress, I’m sure it would be a quick trip back home. I’m sure she had a diaper bag with anything the baby would need, including a hat, blanket, etc. The human race would not be around today if babies were so delicate that a couple of hours outdoors would do them in. I took my 11 week old on an out of state car trip for a family Thanksgiving and it was a nightmare on wheels, let me tell you. But we all survived and 25 years later she’s doing fine. I’m sure Archie will be the same.
LOL “too young” for this outing? No, every baby is different and parents know what their babies can handle. And I’m gonna guess it wasn’t 100 degrees out.
That’s what I thought too. I actually think that neither Meghan nor Harry looked thrilled, and I wondered if it’s because they aren’t thrilled that they have to bring Archie out to the polo match just to distract from the mess that Andrew is bringing. I can see them feeling very conflicted about their child being used for that.
I don’t think so. It looks like a family outing to watch Harry play Polo, planned well in advance.
@queenmeow, my interpretation of the whole thing is that it sounded like a fun outing for M and A. He’s getting a bit older, and it’s nice to get out of the house and watch dad ride horses and hit a ball. In reality, taking a child that age out of the house for any length of time can be a nightmare. What do you do when you need to nurse? What about diaper changes? What if he wants to be held the whole time and your arms are screaming? MM kept it together and supported her husband, but I am under no illusion that she had a great time. Her face seems blank, as if she’s just trying to make it through with dogged determination.
It’s really not that hard to take a 2-3 month old out for an afternoon- ask any Mom who lives in a area with mommy & me classes and New Mom Meet ups. Babies are in the bar or coffee shop sleeping, hanging out on blankets in the park, etc. Good for her for getting out and enjoying fresh air and time with family. I couldn’t wait for my daughter to turn six weeks to be able to be outside more.
Poor Meghan. On one side is the group that criticizes her for “always smiling”. Now that there are pictures of her not smiling as much, something must be wrong. To me, it looks like they are just at an outing enjoying the day.
@stephanie, true, but she wasn’t in an urban center with a Mommy group or a place where she could relax while being around supportive people. She was at a polo match, (maybe?) by herself, and without an easy place to nurse or take a break. I, too, loved taking my littles out of the house for new adventures and to escape boredom, but this just looked like a difficult situation for her. Maybe she had someone there to be an extra set of hands? Maybe she had a trailer she could escape to to cool off and nurse? Who knows? I just see her trying to keep it all together while supporting Harry, and it’s really difficult to do on your own.
I guess there was no interaction between Will and his family at all because I have not seen one pic of that happening.
Will seems like a very cold selfish person. He could have at least said something to his kids.
Yes, you could tell from the way that Louis reached out for Dad at the Trooping that there’s almost no relationship there. smh.
If there was no relationship the baby would not be reaching for his dad
@LORENA: I’d say that Robinda was being sarcastic…
@ Robinda
No where did I say there is no relationship. I’m just pointing out that his family was there supporting him, but he couldn’t take a moment to even go over to them when the match was done.
Like I said, selfish.
@ toot
maybe he did.. in a place or moment where there were no paps. Just because there are no pictures doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
I thought Louis was reaching for the shiny buttons on his dad’s military jacket?
Hey, I just realized I can write conspiracy theories.
If there had been a shot of William being affectionate with kate or kids, it would have been taken and published.
@notasugarhere It would have been taken.. lol Where paps chasing everyone for hours? And it’s very likely that Harry left as soon as possible because they had Archie with them,while William remained with guests and other people involved in the organization a bit longer,before reaching his family.
I saw someone complain that she doesn’t let anyone else hold him. I’m not sure what they expected- her to pass him around to strangers? & if they were meaning Kate I’d just about guarantee that Kate wouldn’t have wanted to hold him at that event, considering she’d have to be free to easily chase down Louis.
100% Kate had the harder job here, this is a really great point. Louis is at the worst age for bolting off with no caution. And still not totally coordinated and tripping over his own feet. I remember with my daughters that was peak eyes glued to them age. Plus add two older ones she def was doing the constant mom scan. I think she’s fine with Meghan. I think she’s fine with Archie. It just wasn’t the ideal set up for her to settle in and snuggle a baby.
I’m kind of laughing at the complaints (I know its not from you @Ochar). But now people are mad she didn’t let anyone else hold him? Kate could not do it unless Meghan wanted to be on Louis duty. Louis is entering what I call the “dark ages.” I hate the age from 14 months to about 2 years, maybe even 27 months. Basically the age where kids have opinions, are extremely mobile, don’t listen that well, but cant communicate that well either. Once they start talking it evens out for me. It’s funny to me bc that is my SIL’s favorite age for young kids.
Maybe Megan didn’t want to share the baby. With both of my kids when they were that young I had a seriously difficult time letting others hold them. It would make me feel emotionally and even a little physically icky to have my baby away from me, even in the arms of someone I knew well in the same room. It passed after about 3 months, but those postpartum hormones can be brutal, so maybe she just wanted to keep him with her, especially in an unfamiliar place.
I’m mostly hoping that Meghan and Archie were there just for a little while and that she didn’t have to worry about leaking or nursing and changing him while under view. He looks so big already!
I would have put a hat on him but maybe she tried
I know I’m a both-er but I loved both outfits! The pink is very Kate and the olive is a perfect combo of comfort and effortless. I am not a huge fan of aviators either but the size and coloring look good on Meghan. I don’t have a face for them.
I like Kate’s dress, that shade of pink suits her. Though, I don’t know why she’s wearing a purse??? The car’s hatch is backed and open (tailgating) and fully equipped…and at one point George had a rest on a little makeshift bed…the point is Kate is trying to make a fashion statement with her accessories just like HM always carrying a purse.
At one point, little Louis put on sunglasses and stuck his tongue out at MM….from the look on Kate’s face she enjoyed it.
This look reminded me of her pre-Duchess casual style which I always loved – yes the dress is very loose and flowy but I kind of love it paired with flowy hair, not much makeup, and the sunglasses. I may try to find a knee-length version for myself!
My first thought, honestly, was about how awkward she looked holding him. But then I thought, what the heck do I know? I remember when Chrissy Teigen was mommy-shamed over holding Luna wrong and replied, “Really, because that’s how I’m f@cking holding her.”
Archie is so cute and adorable. A beautiful baby!
And I love that this morning only Meghan and Archie were on the newspapers’s covers LOL
Wow, so now we’re mum shuming a woman? Mess
I love that only Meghan’s dress was sold out. Kate fans will be so pressed!
Kate’s dress is from 2015 and not even available lol
IMPO: Meghan’s dress would work for more people anywhere from a size 0 to size 18 from age 14 to age 95. Kate’s dress would only look good, as it does on Kate, on someone tall, skinny and under 50.
Did not LK Bennett go bankrupt about 6-8 months ago?
LK Bennett is still around…I should know as I just bought a dress from there! FWIW I don’t think Meghan’s dress would look good on my own size 12 body considering how widening it is on such a small person already
I use to think George was Michael’s grandson. Now he is father’s son. Those Windsor genes eventually dominate.
Windsor genes are strong, but in the group family photo from Archie’s christening I was struck by how Will and the Aunt with the fedora have such similar faces.
Agreed, he was always more Diana, especially when he was younger (and had hair) but the WIndsor will not be denied.
Will has always looked like Diana to me, and still does. So not surprised by the similarities to his aunt.
i have always thought that Harry was the spitting image of Philip but with Spencer coloring. I have read Harry very much resembles hi male Spencer cousins, the children of Jane & Sarah. However, I have never seen pictures of the male Spencer cousins.
William looked like a Spencer as a kid. He now has the Windsor sour puss face!
the aunt looked so like diana in the christening photo that it’s almost like looking at what could’ve been if diana hadn’t died, with her in this family portrait.
@BayTampaBay harry and his spencer cousin george mccorquodale looked alike as children: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/481463016406565238
I feel bad for both boys seems to have inherited bald spots from their father. Actually it looks like it’s from their grandfather. I think this is mainly from the Mountbatten kin. Maybe Meghan and Harry shouldn’t have gone with the Mountbatten surname. They are jinxing poor Archie.
Male pattern baldness is carried on the X chromosome so Diana’s genes would be responsible.
@Myra yep, it’s from the mom. and diana’s sister sarah’s son is also bald.
Yeah I’ve thought before that William is similar face-wise to Diana’s brother.
Thank you, Melissa! Try not to compare behavior, but who can miss Harry coming over to check on his wife and baby. Kate looked stressed and vacant with the kids. No pic of William coming over to check on her or the kids. Just my observation
Were we looking at the same pics? Kate looked happy and relaxed to me. She looked like a mom enjoying man afternoon out with her kids, nothing stressed or vacant at all. And I loved her dress, it really suits her.
Another awkward Cambridge v Sussex outing. Kate and Meghan tried at least. Harry was attentive. William didn’t care enough to interact with anyone including his adorable kids! Let’s just skip Wi!liam as future King and go directly to George! Meghan needs a hug and I hope Beyonce gives her a big American HUG!
Actually,it’s not true. I saw a cute photo with Harry during the match,and he looked in good spirits. I also suspect he stayed longer with guests and other people,so I guess they just left the venue without giving other “money shots”.
Very interesting that there are no pictures of Will with his family at the polo
You would think there would have been some snaps maybe at the end of the match? At least a little reassuring to Kate who looked stressed wrangling the kids
She did looked stressed at all. She looked happy and relaxed.
Weirdest thing ever to wake up and read how the internet thinks Meghan holds her baby wrong. Wtf??? Let me say that she’s holding him how she’s holding him at that moment in time. Has anyone had engorged leaking breasts and a hungry baby? Has anyone had a baby who had a very loose bowel movement going up his back and running down his legs and getting all over your clothing and arms? Has anyone been anywhere on the planet with their babe and suddenly had to visit a bathroom ASAP? For any freaking reason at all (I’m sure we can imagine a reason or two). The point is, we know nothing. What we do know is a very comfortably-dressed mommy is tending to her babe.
It’s nothing to do with the way she is holding the baby, the media just wants any Meghan story and will pick up on any little comment on Twitter and blow it up.
…and it’s not like she can just go and find a place to feed the baby. These people are SICK!
Hate everything about Meghan’s dress, but the fact it must be comfortable. I like Louis the best he looks like he is going to be the clown of the group.
It’s kind of amazing to me the number of comments on this post and it is only 10:01 am!
I love the aviators! I love the dress (although you can’t really see it, so I might not like the shape but I am so drawn to olive green these days), but it looks hella casual compared to Kate’s. I’m aggressively casual myself, but I do feel out of place sometimes next to people that really like to do it up
I like Meghan’s whole vibe here.
I have no issues with her holding the baby, although I made a joke about it in another thread yesterday, however, that $1000 sack she is wearing is an epic fail. Meghan’s dress looks like an oversized shapeless sack and no it would not look good on anybody. It’s hideous.
It is ugly, though it’s sold with a belt that makes it look a little nicer.
I do love the khaki/olive color.
I do wonder if she was encouraged to bring Archie to help change the “nightmare at Wimbledon” narrative quickly—I would believe that over Prince Andrew, especially as no new news has come out about the Epstein arrest and it’s not on the front pages. The Cambridges always seem to be accused of using their kids for good press at these polo games and public events, so I hope everyone will consider cutting them as much slack as they’re cutting Meghan and Harry here.
Both Charlotte and George look like they’re going to be tall! George really looks like Kate’s dad with Will’s nose. Louis seems to be an energetic delight.
That baby is months old. If she’s breastfeeding, it’s easier to bring him. I would have brought my infant everywhere i was allowed at that age. And this is a kid-appropriate event. It’s not like Wimbledon. I doubt she’s using him for image.
As far as I can tell, it seems like that’s not a particularly breastfeeding-friendly dress…? Someone can correct me if they disagree, but the top doesn’t have a clasp to open. Maybe the neck was open enough to maneuver around, or Archie went up and under her dress?
I think it’s ok to admit Meghan and Harry wanted a quick narrative change when they were taking some heat for keeping Archie’s godparents private and then it built with Meghan’s supposed privacy requests at Wimbledon. I’m not knocking them. It’s an easy PR win after a week of weird reporting on them.
I saw Meghan’s dress linked somewhere and it normally has a belt. This looks really comfortable worn this way though.
The way she’s holding her baby makes me think 1. these photos were all taken within a few minutes, because it would make my arms so tired to hold my baby that way for long (nothing wrong with how she’s holding him, it just would be hard on the arms); and 2. looks like she’s trying to protect his ears from noise if he’s sleeping. They look like they have a great bond. So precious!
OMG Cynthia Erivo ended Piers Morgan on twitter!
What did she say? Can you link to the tweet?
She’s right
https://twitter.com/CynthiaEriVo/status/1149315983414386688
I like Meghan’s dress. It reminds me of Japanese designs from the 80s. It’s also very ‘California mom’. It looks funky AND comfortable and there ain’t nothing wrong with that. I’ve never been a fan of Kate’s style but her dress didn’t make me either vomit or laugh out loud so, good on Kate.
There’s a lot of talk that Kate’s going to have another baby soon but I can’t see why because it looks like she has her hands FULL with the three she’s got. I know they grow up but I get the feeling that the Cambridge kiddies are ALWAYS going to be high-maintenance. And I don’t know how hands-on William is as a father.
There didn’t seem to be much, if any, interaction between Kate and Meghan (at least as far as the photos I’ve seen go) but the kiddies seemed to interact with Meghan. Maybe it’s because she has a baby and kids like babies. Or maybe it’s because she’s American and they like that she’s different from anyone else they know. I saw a picture of Louis showing off Kate’s sunglasses to Meghan that was cute.
Archie looks like a wiggler. He also looks like a pretty big baby and Meghan isn’t a large woman so any awkwardness in carrying is probably because of those two things. I’m sure she had SEVERAL bottles of the most expensive, organic and effective sunscreen known to man so I’m sure he was well protected. He probably should have been wearing a hat, but some babies won’t wear hats, so what are you going to do.
I don’t know if this was a ‘command performance’ dictated for show. I hope not for both women’s sake. Dragging children to the middle of a field with huge animals racing around with men swinging wooden mallets is bad enough. Add in the knowledge that you’re not there because you WANT to be there and it makes for a stressful time.
About the sunscreen… one of the tabloids got a picture of a bottle of Nivea sunscreen, and ran with the “She likes budget items” headline. Can you imagine going through life with something as minor as what sunscreen you use being a headline in an international rag? I am sure someone in the comments section is complaining that Nivea is killing coral or terrible for baby’s skin, etc. I would not be able to handle the scrutiny.
The Daily Fail comment section said many times over she is merching as Nivea is paying Megs for the product placement. I am NOT making this up!
Common on, Polo was played for over 100 yrs, these are two adult, don’t you think they know what is safe for THEIR children.
Meghan only there because she did not want to be fined.😂😂😂😂
And the Duke of York was unable to attend.
Elle magazine had a picture of Harry giving Meghan a kiss after the game. I have decided to seek out the positive rather than the negative.
There is a photo of Louis tickleing or trying to tickle Archies foot!
All this angst about how Meghan is holding Archie. I saw a picture of Kate holding Louis and Louis is sucking his thumb. Is there going to be a rant about how damaging thumb sucking is? Most likely not.
One of the articles commented that Harry also sucked his thumb, and Diana would not be happy with Louis doing it. (cue eye roll)
There is nothing wrong with thumb sucking.
OMG, to all those micro managers ranting and raving on how Meghan held her child. Would there have been this much reaction if she were Jane Doe on the streets carrying her baby? I think not.
Where there any photos of big willy with his family?
Olive green is a great color on her!
Adorable photos. Baby Archie is too cute.
Wow.wow.wow. All this nitpicking about how a mother is holding her own child? Just ridiculous. I don’t like Megan’s dress but I think she just wants to be comfortable. Nice to see everyone out and about and I really like Kate’s dress.
I am just going to say, she looked vulnerable to me, not because she is weak, just vulnerable!
I’m all about comfort with a new baby and being outdoors like this. Good for Meghan for not feeling like she has to dress to impress for this event.
Cute baby and kids! I’d love to see Megan in a cats eye glasses frame……..
I love Kate’s look here…. casual and cute, but sufficiently polished. Meghan…Lord have mercy. That dress is as huge as a tent and might I add, drab. Sure it may be comfortable but so are sweatpants, but you wouldn’t wear them to an event where you would be seen,
As others have noted, MM seems in no rush to lose all the pregnancy weight (unlike Kate) and she wants to be comfortable. It also leads me to believe she’s planning to get pregnant again fairly quickly.
I thought the exact same thing.
We didn’t see The Dutchess for the last few weeks of her pregnancy, maybe this is a carryover from the pregnancy.
She looks happy.
I think she’s fine with how she’s holding her son.
It’s so funny how George and Charlotte squished themselves into the back of the car to eat their snack and weren’t sitting on the grass with the back-to-nature early year expert. So she doesn’t practise what she preaches? All just PR.
I guess the part where George and Charlotte played outside in the fresh air kicking a football around just few straight over your head didn’t it?. Getting children outside in the fresh air and getting them to be active is most important. Where they eat isn’t.
That wasn’t the cringe worthy part to me. Having young kids sitting and standing in the back of a car with the hatch raised was. Anything can malfunction and there you go.
@Bamaborn is right. Literally anything can malfunction. The Range Rover hatchback, the horses running around on the polo field, the hearts in their bodies, the sun in the sky…I just wish Kate would be a little more responsible with the heir to the throne. Underground bunker and hazmat suits are the way to go here. Also, Meghan has obviously never held her baby before. Let’s stake her too.
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and what happened to the Butt Logs! Shouldn’t George and Charlotte sit on the Butt Logs and daydream while counting clouds!!
Meghan looks good, and Kate looks good too. Relaxed, happy, and with the kids. I know people have said that Meghan and Kate don’t hate each other, but aren’t exactly friends because they don’t have any interests in common. But I can totally see them bonding on the motherhood front tbh. They both seem like the type to be really into that. And I think Kate and Meghan definitely have much more in common than most people realize, so it would be nice to see them being friendly.
Sometimes people just don’t click. My sister-in-law and I are like that, and it’s been a bizarre experience. I just don’t “get” her, or I can’t quite peg her.
We don’t fight or argue, but it’s like we’re speaking different languages or something. I have literally no idea what she thinks of me, or if she’d agree with my assessment. I could not read her to save my life.
I know I’m completely projecting, but when I look at photos like these I think “that looks like me and my SIL!” Sometimes people just don’t gel, even if they want to.
I sure am glad I don’t live in a fishbowl. I don’t even like it when I know my friends are talking about me! I’m sure they don’t seek it out or read it but, yikes. That would be just awful!
Mothers are allowed to hold their babies however they want. He’s safe & secure, he’s fine.
I don’t know why people are ragging on Meghan about how she holds her baby . . . . let’s all compare this to how Charlotte was held as an infant on the hospital steps. I don’t know how to post images here but perhaps someone could do it for me. Just google for the images. It will make your neck hurt and I don’t recall Kate getting crap for it (look for the pic where both Kate and William are waving to the crowd, it is simultaneously hilarious and horrifying!).