On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, The Duchess of Sussex made a surprise virtual appearance on America’s Got Talent to support the finalist Archie Williams who was wrongly imprisoned for 36 years until his release last year. The Duchess recorded a supportive video message for contestant Archie Williams.
In her message, the Duchess said the following: "Hi Archie, I just wanted to let you know that we’ve been so moved by your story and we’ve been cheering you on every week, and it’s not just because we’re partial to the name. So, a very special message to you — I will probably be saying all my life, but on this night it is specifically for you — Archie, we are proud of you, and we are rooting for you, and we can’t wait to see what you do. We’re in your corner! Have a good night"
The Duchess of Sussex made a virtual appearance on AGT season finale
The Duchess wore a new beige silk collar shirt by Victoria Beckham. She paired the top with black leather pants and gold bracelets by Cartier and Monica Vinader.
Victoria Beckham pointed collar silk shirt
Cette chemise est d'une couleur beige qui va à merveille à la duchesse ; choix judicieux que de l'avoir associée à un pantalon en cuir noir ; dommage, je vois mal ses bijoux !
ReplyDeleteSad to say, but this is hardly newsworthy for this blog. On the fashion side, leather pants? Sloppy shirt and couch along with the messy hair do not bode well, though her PR firm is in top form, pushing their agenda and faces in all types of media, though they wanted a private life.
ReplyDeleteSo when we see Leti and Mary in their leatherpants you say? Nothing wrong with Meghans outfit or her hair. Stop this hste.
DeleteThere is no hate, that is a term throw around in today's society without concern. I made honest remarks about the photo's I saw presented. It is my opinion, just as I respect that you have yours. Thanks for the comments. :) PS Leather type pants do not look good on anyone.
Delete@Anon 10:52 I beg to differ. I would not wear mine if they didn't look good on me. I can't see anything sloppy about her shirt or hair. What is wrong with her sofa? How did that get brought into this?
DeleteQuite interesting what book titles have been chosen behind her... Nothing about fashion to say.
DeleteA lovely silk shirt in a classic cut and colour. I think she looks great!
ReplyDelete(V.M.)
Totally agree with you. She looks beautiful!
DeleteJudy.
The entire picture is harmony of ecru, wheat, and black tones
ReplyDeleteMeghan herself looks great. Perfect hair and makeup and minimalaccessories. The leather skinnies are fab.
A very nice thing to do for this man who spent many years in prison for a crime he did not commit. July
Yes! Queen Letizia is another adventurous dresser who wears leather skinnies too (to official engagements nonetheless)! They both have figures that are very flattering for leather pants. It will be interesting to see the DoS put her hair down a little in her new role.
DeleteAgree, well done.
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I think she looks lovely - the soft caramel colour of the blouse, the hair, the make up. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI love camel and black together. I find it more pleasing together than the tobacco and black she wore the other day. I like the mix of fabrics - silk and leather. I wish we saw her standing up so we could see the cut of her pants. Her make-up is pretty. I love her hair up like this. The loose pieces frame her face nicely.
ReplyDeleteEven knowing the contestant's (Archie) back story, I was a little surprised to see Meghan make an appearance on this show. Just trying to understand how it fits in the new path they are carving out for themselves.
E.B.B.
What a lovely message! While I'm not really a fan of leather pants, the blouse, make-up and hair look great.
ReplyDeleteIt's really great to see that the Duke and Duchess are successfully charting a new course for themselves. They're essentially doing exactly what they set out for and are able to do lovely gestures like this and their charitable endeavors -- on their terms and not terms dictated to them by the British media because they were working royals.
Fashion-wise, the Duchess seems to be working out a casually elegant style. And it's great that she still supports British designers!
Don't like the colour, don't like this - what do you call it, bangs? and I don't like the book title shouting "WOMEN" in the background ("hey, by the way, I am empowering women!"). The occasion is simply not noteworthy. Why? Because: The occasion itself, the person coming free, is noteworthy and we read about it in the papers. But it just does not play any role if some celebrity is "moved" about it. This is not active support and no charity, namely, this had happened without her being involved in it in any mentionable way. So I think this was just for self-promotion purposes, I just cannot see who else she might support with this appearance. - I am also not really interested in non-royal non-news in a royal fashion blog.
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(-Ann) Not interested, you seem to have studied every little detail in the picture, and then you regale us with a long post about everything you don’t like and you aren’t interested on. Interesting.......
DeleteSandra
She was supporting Archie, the contestant.
DeletePlease stop trying to beat a dead horse. It's already been established that the Sussexes are still members of the Royal Family.
I'm you're not interested in posts about the couple please consider refraining from coming onto them and ruining it for the rest of us. It's Helen Electra's blog and she can feature who she wants.
If you are not interested who commanded you to open this particular picture on the blog. She is royal whether you like it or not. If you do not wish to see this royal on this blog just don't click it open.
DeleteWow, you really do hate her, don’t you? I think she looks absolutely fabulous and this was a wonderful gesture towards the contestant. If you are not interested in her, why bother reading the post, let alone writing a lengthy comment???
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Of course I don't hate her as a person. What I hate is illoyality and recklessness. But you are right: I'll refrain from writing about this very special royal. (-Ann.)
DeletePerfect response Sandra. You hit the nail on the head.
Delete- Anon 9:13
-Ann are you a bot ?
DeleteI agree with Ann. Well said.
DeleteAnd so now the book on the shelf behind the Duchess goes onto the hate list.
DeleteWhat next?
Nice blouse, and although leather pants seem to have been a little overused lately, she manages to look very sleek and I like her hair so much better this way.
ReplyDeleteLovely!
Meghan looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMeghan is not my favorite Royal for style (I think CPMary wins most stylish royal, hands-down) or for her personality (nobody beats Queen Maxima!). But I like her outfit and soft hairstyle here. Also, I think her message to Archie Williams was very considerate. Hat’s off, Meghan.
ReplyDeleteAwww....bless her. What a sweet, kind message. That's a lovely thing to do. Good on her. (And BTW, she looks fantastic. - clothes, colour combination, makeup and demeanour.)
ReplyDelete- Anon 9:13
I'm in your cheering squad dear Anon 9;13. The Duchess is looking better than ever in her "casual-chic" fashion style. By the way, if you're going past, drop in for a cup of tea and we can have a good old "positive" chat about the Duke and Duchess.
DeleteHa, I'd love to! Would be fun to have a chat with you, Deadeggs. You do the tea and crumpets and I'll bring the scones, cream and cucumber sarnies, lol. Say when and I'll swing by :)
Delete- Anon 9:13
Great Anon 9:13. And after the tea and goodies, we can take a look at the video of their wedding. I've got it registerd. What a handsome couple they made.
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DeleteAvec tout ce qu'on raconte sur cette maison et les Sussexes pour leur goût du luxe, je pensais les canapés étaient faits avec des dents de requin. Meghan est très classe avec ce chemisier et ce pantalon en cuir, dommage qu'on ne puisse pas la voir debout. Et bravo pour ce message si doux
ReplyDeleteHow about some fun: Because I have almost zero French language in my list of accomplishments I always copy and paste the French or German comments into Google Translate. Its far from perfect but I usually get the gist of what has been said. Until now resulting in fits of giggles. "je pensais les canapés étaient faits avec des dents de requin." was translated as "I thought the canapes were made with shark teeth" Since I cannot picture the DoS enjoying a snack of sharks teeth and my first though was there must be something in the photo that is pointed or it is the couch, I tried to work out what she meant. I have no idea what the -les canapés- in this instance is and since I can only find cocktail snack on Google. I finally think she means. "I thought the trousers were made of sharkskin. Sharkskin for those who are not familia with it, is a type of fabric.
DeleteCan anyone enlighten me as to what is actually there?
Nalerina - with everything said about the luxury of their home I thought the sofas were made from shark's teeth.
DeleteOr something pretty similar.
Nalerina, canapé means sofa. Canapeées is hors d’œuvres. Hope that helps. CH
DeleteMeghan's makeup looks lovely bright and cheery. The blouse looks good.
ReplyDelete@ Ann, I am curious about some of your statements .
ReplyDeleteWhat is illoyality?, and what is reckless about Meghan? What is she doing that is endangering society.., really I am puzzled by some of your statements, you sound so visceral, so personal. Not good....
I love this silk camel coloured blouse, this shade suits the Duchess well. Her makeup looks great.
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ReplyDelete@Anon. 9.27.20- 10.52 p.m
Although I do not agree with you on a few points, I much respect your honest opinion .
Yes, you hit the mark: there is no hate in saying what one really thinks about a public figure, whether Royal or not.
Let me only say my view about leather trousers: I would not have expected Meghan to wear this item, just because she is so involved in animal issues.
I share with Meghan this same concern and I wear ecoleather trousers.
Sorry ,I do not agree when you say that leather( ecoleather) trousers are not good on anyone.
It much depends on one' s buiding and physical features.
Yes, true, skinny trousers may not look good on everyone, but they can look lovely on many women.
Have a nice day,
Maria
I would just like to ask you to observe carefully Pic 1 & 2 : the buttons of the shirt are on the other side of the same outfit! Probably evidence of the strong photoshop work ... and the smile is different. And it looks as if there were a dirty spot on her shirt, or something wrong. For the rest I have decided no longer to comment on Meghan.
ReplyDeleteI respect and understand your decision.
DeleteI think many of us agree with you.
To @ Mary T- 12.58 p.m.
@Mary T. Excellent observation. The position of every thing in the picture has moved from left to right like a mirror image. The print on the books is backward suggesting that the film is flipped not photoshopped. This is why it is always best to take everything you see and read with a grain of salt.
DeleteYou get the eagle eyes award for today. :) July.
My god, are you familiar with the concept of a mirror image...similar to what happens when you look at yourself...in a mirror?
DeleteNot everything is a conspiracy theory. And you certainly don't even need photoshop to do so. I can flip my pictured in the left-to-right orientation on my phone too. I don't know how old/out of touch with technology the commentators on here are, but really, it's not a conspiracy theory, dark arts, or whatever else. It's just flipping an image. I don't know the reasoning for doing so. I don't know if the image was reverse in between media shares, but you don't "photoshop" and image to give exactly everything in the image the opposite orientation. It's just not how it's done and your media person is probably fleecing you if you do. The Duchess' smile looks that way because you're not use to seeing her face flipped.
Farewell.
MaryT, picture is flipped, a common occurrence when copying pictures I don’t see what the big deal is, it happens all the time. I truly don’t see any conspiracy lurking . Yes photoshopping is used frequently from the pictures of my ancient aunt in FB ( that now looks 35 😂) to the celebrities in Instagram and every magazine, but surely we must agree that Meghan didn’t create that tendency... or did she???
DeleteI commend you for not commenting further on people that don’t interest you, wise decision.
Best to you
Sandra
Like Sandra said an image being flipped is a common occurrence when copying photos. There is non of the tell-tale evidence of photoshopping. The books is the background would look warped or manipulated which they don't. Plus that stain you pointed out Mary T. would be one of the first things edited out.
Delete*to be completely correct, I could never fully grasp the concept of how standing in front of the mirror distorts the image. I believe it's actually front-to-back rather than left-to-right. But the point is, it's a mirror image and "photoshop" is a very specific tool that can distort pictures. Simply flipping an image isn't "photoshop."
ReplyDelete@ Anna. You are correct. Photoshopping is not used for this purpose, and it is very expensive for this kind of detail.
DeleteThe moving images are provided for comparison.
It is clearly a mirror image , but followers will follow. July
@ MaryT, OMG!! Thanks for giving us precise steps about how to look at a flipped picture,
ReplyDeleteOh the horror! How in the world is this relevant? It has nothing to do with photoshopping .Perhaps you are pointing out that there is a conspiracy around Meghan and this blog is part of it , and their objective is to make her look good by flipping a picture.. Let’s hope that is not the case, don’t know if I will be able to sleep tonight.
Sorry, but I had to insert some levity here, after all the world is in shambles and we all need some humor.
Miss Marple
Yes, indeed, Miss Marple. The world is in shambles and people have the time to dissect a photo to look for conspiracy. Priorities people. That time would be much better spent volunteering in any number of ways to make this world a better place.
Delete@Nalerina je parlais du sofa sur lequel Meghan est assise. J'aurai dû dire le fauteuil ou le sofa en dent de requin. Il ne s'agit pas de canapés comme petits fours que l'on mange. On les accuse d'avoir un goût immodéré pour le luxe, ils veulent juste vivre dans un confort, payé par leur soin. C'est plus clair j'espère pour vous
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup (also via Google to check my spelling) but I did remember it. Thank you too for all the British ladies that remind me that in English in Britain it is a sofa. I have lived in my adopted country of the Netherlands for more than 45 years. My English is slipping badly.
DeleteI don´t like her outfit. Beige is such a non-colour and really only works as a neutral with a stronger colour. For a blouse, it´s the worst colour I can think of. At least her version of the blouse doesn´t have the overly pointy collar.
ReplyDeleteI cannot see much of the leather pants, but I don´t like the idea. They look awfully shiny as well.
Meghan has a pretty face and I like her make-up, but I´m not a fan of her hairstyle.
Regarding her message: I don´t understand why a contestant on AGT needs public support in the first place? Isn´t the competition about the contestant´s talent? I don´t know what his talent is (haven´t watched the show) but if he wins, I´m sure he´ll wonder forever if he won because of his talent or his story or this famous supporter.
I stopped watching talent shows a long time ago because they were less and less about talents and more and more about the people and their stories. As an insider once aptly said: no sob-story - no chance.
And now they start including support messages into the show? Ridiculous. There are so many examples of celebrities publicly endorsing or supporting candidates/projects/causes as if that is needed to validate them. I get the impression that these celebrities leech off the publicity of the candidate/project/cause in order to promote themselves. Meghan even managed to not only promote herself (and her son), but clearly also her agenda.
PR Hollywood style.
Vanessa, obviously independently of your disapproval about her appearance on this show, there was actually a meaning behind her encouragement to the contestant, it's obvious that Meghan is supporting criminal justice reform as it is clear for many that it's applied very differently to people of color, specially African American males. I don't have any intention to debate the issue, I am just pointing out that that is probably the driving force behind the video.
ReplyDeleteRespectfully I find your comment about her "promoting " her son completely ridiculous, firstly I don't think that the child needs any promotion as he is known by millions and secondly the parents were adamant about not wanting a royal title for their son, enough said.
Regards
@ Cherry. It is incomprehensible that someone consistently sees only the dark side of every situation. This feeds into the theory that it is nothing more than making inflammatory statements to create unnecessary controversy. The lack of knowledge about the Innocence Project or the suffering of real people has no meaning nor does it inspire empathy... and marketing a toddler who has his needs taken care of for the rest of his life? to what purpose?? The end result is that people are so turned off by the incessant negativity that they leave. MB
ReplyDeleteI finds it strange that grown woman like to keep her shirt button so low....
ReplyDeleteHmm, someone must really like to hear herself talk salad words so much that she appears pretty much weekly in the news.
ReplyDeleteThe same applies to repeating buzzwords coined by others as an original opinion. Ana 1
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