Meghan Markle’s father will be receiving a coat of arms ahead of the wedding

Meghan Markle, wearing a white Stephen Jones beret and a matching Amanda Wakeley crombie coat, attends the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey with her fiance Prince Harry

As many of you pointed out in that Katie Nicholl-wedding gown story, Katie Nicholl is shilling for her book by dishing some really obvious “gossip” about the wedding. I’ll paraphrase what insider-y information Nicholl has: Meghan is going to wear a lovely wedding gown which will not be as fancy or expensive as Kate’s gown. The wedding will be very different from Will and Kate’s wedding, mostly because it won’t be in Westminster. That’s it, really. That’s the sum total of “inside information.” Nicholl also dished some dumb dirt with Page Six – her insiders say that Ellie Goulding *may* perform at the wedding, and that Ed Sheeran could *possibly* perform too. Lord help us all.

Here’s one story that’s not Fake News: Meghan’s side of the family will be getting a coat of arms, and then after a few years of marriage, Meghan and Harry will have their own conjugal coat of arms.

First comes love, then comes a coat of arms! Ahead of Meghan Markle‘s wedding to Prince Harry on May 19, Meghan’s family — and her father in particular — is set to receive a very special gift: A family coat of arms.

The traditional design, customized with colors and symbols, is typically given to the father of the bride just ahead of a royal wedding. Though Kensington Palace and the College of Arms declined to comment on whether or not a coat of arms will be gifted to Meghan’s dad, Thomas Markle, in honor of the royal bride-to-be’s May 19 wedding, it’s a tradition that will likely be followed.

Kate Middleton‘s father, Michael Middleton, received his coat of arms just over a week before her 2011 wedding. It featured three acorns, which represented the family’s three children — Kate, Pippa and James — and a gold stripe across the middle in honor of Kate’s mother, Carole, whose maiden name is Goldsmith.

After Meghan’s family receives their coat of arms, she and Harry can get their own “conjugal coat of arms,” which will likely be officially unveiled a few years after they marry. William and Kate’s made its debut in September 2013, just over two years after their April 2011 wedding.

“Every Coat of Arms has been designed to identify a person, school or organization, and is to last forever,” Thomas Woodcock, Garter King of Arms at the College of Arms, told PEOPLE of the coat of arms creation process in 2011. “Heraldry is Europe’s oldest, most visual and strictly regulated form of identity and it surrounds us in Britain, giving clues to our history and surroundings.”

[From People]

Wasn’t there something weird or funny about the Middleton coat of arms? Oh, I had to look it up – the Middletons got “narrow, white chevrons represent hills and mountains, a reference to the family’s enjoyment of outdoor pursuits.” Basically, they love to go on ski holidays and now that’s part of their familial coat of arms. I wonder if a coat of arms ever included a beach symbol, a mojito symbol and this ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ??

As for the Markle coat of arms… what will it include? References to California? Uh… something else? The thing is, despite the Markle family’s incessant jabbering, we really don’t know much about the history of the family. Hm.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit the Eikon Centre in Lisburn

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  1. Renee2 says:

    Why don’t they give one to her mother’s side of the family, the ones who aren’t trash talking her and behave with discretion??? Hmm, what could the reason be???

    • LAK says:

      You know, not everything is a conspiracy. Coats of arms, with rare exception, are granted to Males only.

      As lovely as Dora is, she is not male. The women inherit from their husbands or fathers.

      Royal women (and afew very rare women) are the exception to the rule which means Meghan will receive her own coat of arms before her wedding day, but that can’t be shared by her mother because those are the rules.

      • Masamf says:

        Thank you Lak for your post. Not sure why the BRF is expected to change their culture and traditions just because an American is marrying into their family. Those are their cultural rules and traditions and if some American are not happy about them, well that’s just too bad and too sad. And I betcha Meghan isn’t in the least bit upset about this, migoodness!

      • anon says:

        Umm, they have already broken some of their traditions because of Meghan.

      • LAK says:

        Anon: such as?

    • Lucky Charm says:

      Because old fashioned misogyny, she’s a woman. It goes to the father, not the mother.

      • Dee says:

        LAK – it takes a brave person to say something like “As lovely as Dora is, she is not male” without a trace of eyeroll!

      • PrincessK says:

        Well hopefully if a coat of arms is brought out the design will reflect Doria’s heritage too. I understand that the Middleton coat of arms combines symbols which reflect both sides of Kate’s family. The presentation of a coat of arms in this case is more about Kate and Meghan than their respective father’s who will receive it.

  2. savu says:

    The Middleton coat of arms is so funny. So MEANINGFUL. Except not.

    • LAK says:

      Right!! It’s seriously LOL and WTH

      • Ankhel says:

        I think it’s delightfully shady.

        “Everything’s going downhill. Look at these gold diggers who want their three children to marry money and status! Let’s see… slopes, gold streak, three acorns for future growth and profit. Ha ha!”

      • magnoliarose says:

        The first two comments on the story through the link are very salty Brit style. LOL I actually had to laugh.

  3. Down and Out says:

    Thunderclouds to signify sketchy relatives?

    • Ankhel says:

      LOL!

      Four breasts on a red field, for Mr. Markle’s love of new wives, some tongues wagging, and one person very heraldically stabbing another in the back, for the backstabbing.

      Hah, we could do this for a living.

  4. LAK says:

    Megan’s father doesn’t have to accept a coat of arms if he doesn’t want to. Mike Middleton was so eager to get a coat of arms that he actually enquired after them in 2008!!!

    Further, we don’t have to wait years for HM’s conjugal coat of arms. Meghan will automatically receive her arms by her wedding day if she hasn’t already, and during the process of designing her coat of arms, a conjugal arms will be designed. They are needed for Mr and Mrs official correspondence post wedding.

    People are throwing lies at the wall because the college of arms refuses to enlighten them about the process.

    • notasugarhere says:

      They released Sophie’s with comments from Sophie and the head of the College of Arms about a month before their wedding. Maybe they’d do something similar here?

    • Honey says:

      I’m wondering whether or not her father will turn it down. What would he do with it? Why would he need it? At this point, I would think that an overweight man in his 70’s living rather cheaply in Mexico, as compared to California, can only think of the Coat of Arms as some sort of over the top party favor or wedding souvenir. . . a reminder of his daughter’s wedding or perhaps the last time he’s actually seen her. 🤷🏽‍♀️

      As for the Middletons, although I vaguely remembered the 3 acorns, I somehow didn’t make the association of the three nuts. I wonder if they are dangling. . .

      • lobbit says:

        LOL I’m not understanding what his weight, age or income bracket has to do with any of this. The only reason why the coat of arms would be meaningful to him at all is because of his daughter. If he accepts it, he will make it available to Meghan as a template for her own coat of arms. What else would he do with it?

      • Tulip Garden says:

        Agree Lobbit. The man isn’t dead. Even the elderly and *grasps pearls* *whispers* fat *cringe* may want to continue to participate in life.

        **runs away out of fear of being associated with OLDS or worse FATS** faints from lack of stamina and calories plus took much botox and ex-laxlax

        🙂

      • magnoliarose says:

        I thought the reference to age and weight was because he isn’t very active at his age. He is not there to be a fun and energetic retiree on the dating scene. He doesn’t look very healthy but not because of age and size, though it is a bit of a factor. Just his entire countenance. A larger man at that age can look vibrant and healthy, but he doesn’t.

      • Honey says:

        Thank you, MagnoliaRose. I was not weight or age shaming. That was not the intent of my post. It was as you stated. You explained it better than I could. That’s why I didn’t attempt it. Thank you.

      • magnoliarose says:

        @Honey
        No worries. I know how hard it is to say things clearly online. I agree with you BTW.

      • PrincessK says:

        What has her father being ‘overweight’ got to do with him getting a coat of arms???

        Also his ‘countenance’ should be judged in terms of the fact that most of the pictures we have seen of him have been taken by people hounding the poor man. For all we know he may be a very lively jovial character, he certainly seems to be kind, which is more important.

    • Sharon Lea says:

      Ha, Michael asked about getting his coat of arms? Well they had all been waiting many years, paying for Kate to join Raleigh International (Wm went to Chile but Kate was assigned a different country a couple months later) and an art trip to Italy for several weeks with other kids (they thought Wm would join, but he bailed last minute) prior to St. Andrews freshman year, and then all those St. Andrews years and her 20s…(all per Katie Nicholl’s book!) Wonder what other things Carole & Mike were waiting for, we heard about their sudden signet rings too.

      • Shotcaller says:

        Sharon
        You are correct and incorrect. Kate was always desperate to run in the exclusive aristo circles but her Italian summer session was not an attempt to ensnare William. She had been dumped by Harry, her hot high school boyfriend, and was determined she could get him back. She famously blew off all the Florentine guys who tried to chat her up and secretly annoyed her friends because she wouldn’t shut up about Harry. I can assure you of two things: it was no accident Kate ended up at St. Andrews but no one was more surprised than she was when William singled her out for attention. Her goal was to be a part of his set and enjoy the immense privilege and access that came with it. To land the actual prize was like winning the lottery and Kate was determined to hold on to her ticket but no, she had no hopes of landing a prince. This error always bugs me.

      • magnoliarose says:

        I didn’t know that Shotcaller. I love your insights. What was the error? I am stunned about the plotting and planning, but then I am not when I think of Pips in New York.

      • notasugarhere says:

        So much after-the-fact re-writing of the history. The see-through skirt fiasco, plus cheating with William behind his girl friend’s back, etc. Once she was on the fringes, she went at William with everything she had, regardless of her or anyone else’s self esteem.

      • LAK says:

        What Nota said. It’s amazing how Kate’s history is being rewritten after the fact.

      • Sharon Lea says:

        Have to disagree Shotcaller. The book, written with the Middletons, does not mention that so-called Harry as someone she cared much for, no pining. No, she ‘dated’ a top athlete at St. Andrews until she snared William at St. Andrews. Nicholls said they somehow ‘fizzled out’ hmmm…she was onto Wm. The book outlines how she sat and ‘read the paper’ to see when he came in to be in his line of vision, how she swam at a nearby hotel pool, where Wm swam so to be near him. So many details in that book, that are well sourced.

  5. graymatters says:

    Why not just give her one of her own? An American eagle, a Janus mask, maybe a calligrapher’s pen? So sexist to give one to the father just so the daughter can have his.

    • LAK says:

      She will receive her own Coat of arms as a royal. The father receiving one is not a requirement and he is free to accept or refuse it.

      As she has her own coat of arms, she doesn’t have to rely on his, if it is accepted.

      Let’s not use the Middletons as the standard of measure because they were so thirsty for a coat of arms that Mike approached the college of arms as early as 2008 – turned down on that occasion.

      I can safely predict that Megan’s father won’t start wearing a CoA or signet ring with it, just because his daughter married royalty.

      • Cee says:

        Thank you, LAK, for showing up on royal threads. I always look out for your post (and NOTAs, too)

      • graymatters says:

        Thanks. I didn’t realize that she would be offered one on her own merit.

      • LB says:

        I have a general coat of arms question. My father’s family has one, so if I were to marry a royal, would he get a new one?

      • Lilly says:

        Thanks for all the details. I hope he does turn it down; I’m picturing his other children putting it on everything they own.

      • LAK says:

        LB: your family coat of arms would stay the same for your father as it is already in existence, and it’s not your father joining royalty.

        However, as you would be the new royal bride, you could adapt your family coat of arms to include your new royal status.

        Any occasion requiring a coat of arms would display your new coat of arms as opposed to your family coat of arms.

        Lille: very true. Technically his children can use his coat of arms though only the children in the male line can inherit the privilege.

        That means in her lifetime, Samantha can use the coat of arms, but her children can not.

        Meanwhile Thomas Jr (I think) will inherited the coat of arms and all his children will be able to use it. And his eldest male child will inherit etc etc and so forth.

      • LB says:

        Thank you for the explanation! Very interesting, I had no idea of the protocol.

    • Masamf says:

      @Graymatters, Sorry but I just have to chime in here, no it is NOT SEXIST anything, that’s their cultural traditions and it has nothing to do with sexism.

      • graymatters says:

        A lot of cultural traditions are sexist. Sometimes people change them a bit so that they’re less sexist going forwards. For example, in my culture, it was traditional for a father to “give away” his daughter at her wedding. When I married, I asked my father to escort me down the aisle and we modified the language of the ceremony to reflect that.

  6. Zapp Brannigan says:

    The Brannigan coat of arms would feature pizza, dorito’s and a wide open mouth signifying a long illustrious history of gossip. That’s all I got. Oh and maybe a pupper too, any kind will do!

    • IB says:

      hahaha I love it! Mine would have bacon, books, trees, and diamonds (because I am a total magpie even if I don’t have any nice jewelry of my own)

      • Lady D says:

        Mine would have to include fruit, flowers, bees and dogs. I guess I should have cats too, considering there is currently five of them staring at me. They probably heard me type the word dog.

      • notasugarhere says:

        IB, do you follow Queen Maxima of the Netherlands? She’s quite a magpie with the royal collection and makes for great jewel watching. Plus King Willem-Alexander gives her serious gifts, like a Cartier tutti-fruitti set and giant gemstone rings when each of their daughters were born.

  7. notasugarhere says:

    A Coat of Arms was made for Sarah Ferguson (or rather for her father and re-done/extended to her) around the time of her wedding to Andrew. Beatrice and Eugenie have taken pieces of it for their individual Coats of Arms. Beatrice has the bees, Eugenie has the thistles. Same was done for Sophie when she married Edward.

  8. Talie says:

    Seems silly to extend this to an American…I’m sure it will be turned down.

    • Masamf says:

      Folks, most Caucasian Americans have their origins in Europe, so it’s NOT silly for the RF to offer mr. Marble a court of arms. And like Lak said, it’s not being forced upon him, he can decline if he doesn’t want it. And, you’d be surprised at how many Americans still value these symbolisms and mr. Markle might be one of them. Just because one American thinks it’s silly doesn’t necessarily mean hat sentiment is shared by every American. It’s very presumptuous of one to say “it’s silly to extend it to an American, I’m sure he’ll turn it down”, you really don’t know this man.

      • Tulip Garden says:

        I know it’s a typo but I approve of Mr. Marble. He, of course, wears a monocle, lots of tweed, and is invariably staggering about!

    • notasugarhere says:

      To quote the article I found about Sophie’s Coat of Arms

      “But coats of arms are not just for the Royal Family. Baroness Thatcher has one, as does Bill Clinton, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates.

      Footballer David Beckham and Posh Spice Victoria Adams even had one designed for their forthcoming wedding. But experts have dismissed their cartoon-like crest of a swan facing right over a crown similar to the top of the Premiership trophy.

      Harold Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke’s Peerage, said it was a common misconception that coats of arms were only available to royalty and nobility.

      “Anybody can have a coat of arms as long as they can afford to pay the £2,000 it costs to have one designed,” he said. “The misconception stems from the fact that it was only members of the nobility who used to be able to afford to have them.”

      Sophie’s New Coat, BBC News, 19 May 1999

    • Sage says:

      I kind of hope her father declines the CoA. You just know her half siblings will make a bigger deal out it. Her father does not seem thirsty for that kind of attention.

    • Veronica says:

      A coat of arms is all about nobility, and royalty and that special blood. I would bet he turns it down. Some Americans may think that a coat of arms is something to be proud of, but from his lifestyle, he seems like he would think it is silly and snobby. I certainly do. It is ridiculous to most Americans, I bet. We don’t do blue blood.

      • notasugarhere says:

        Harold Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke’s Peerage, said it was a common misconception that coats of arms were only available to royalty and nobility.

        “Anybody can have a coat of arms as long as they can afford to pay the £2,000 it costs to have one designed,” he said. “The misconception stems from the fact that it was only members of the nobility who used to be able to afford to have them.”

        Sophie’s New Coat, BBC News, 19 May 1999

      • Tata Mata says:

        @ Veronica

        Thank you for your point of view. Coats of arms are historically hardly positive.

    • anon says:

      It’s absurd that the horrible Markle’s will have a coat of arms!!

  9. Cee says:

    Why, though? As LAK has pointed out, Meghan will receive her own coat of arms.
    If I were marrying Harry (Ha!), I’d make my father refuse a coat of arms. Unless it comes with your family, I find it tacky.

    • notasugarhere says:

      Her Coat of Arms will be based on whatever one is designed for her father. Then another will be designed for her based on that (just as was done for Diana, Sarah, Sophie), plus the conjugal one LAK mentions.

      It isn’t her taking Harry’s Coat of Arms, it is a new one created for the two of them. When and if they have children, those kids will have Coats of Arms designed for them which incorporate different aspects from both. William, Harry, Eugenie, Beatrice, etc. all have them with elements from both of their parents’.

      • Tata Mata says:

        So Meghan’s coat of arms will be derived from her daddy’s coat of arms? Jesus, talking about patriarchy …

  10. KiddV says:

    I’m not sure what the big deal is, all of my coats have arms. 😉

    Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip the waitstaff.

  11. Marjiscott says:

    Just to show how much things have changed, my family was given one “For five victorious battles on the Field of Blood” by William and Mary…

  12. Honey says:

    Doesn’t Trump have a coat of arms? Or tried to steal, copy or make one? I swear I heard or read that somewhere.

    • lobbit says:

      He stole one from another family (a scottish family, i think) and uses it as a logo at his golf courses or something. So very trumpian.

  13. minx says:

    It’s so arcane, but whatever. On with the wedding.

  14. Nicole says:

    Women can apply for a Coat of Arms themselves. Since Meghan is such a feminist, I was hoping she would apply for one herself to show that women aren’t their father’s property. But they haven’t officially released her Coat of Arms yet so I guess there’s still time to hope. 🙂

    Also, if Meghan’s father gets a Coat of Arms, then all of his children can use it, including all of Meghan’s gross half-siblings. So, another reason Meghan should get one just for herself.

    • lobbit says:

      I see what you’re saying, but I don’t think accepting her father’s coat of arms betrays her feminist politics, though. Just like I don’t think that a woman that takes their husband’s last name makes her any less of a feminist.

    • MissMarierose says:

      If Mr. Markle accepts a coat of arms, I imagine that only his kids will ever use it.

      I fully expect to see that crazy half-sister Samantha bedazzle a demin jacket with the coat of arms and wear it everywhere, all the while complaining about “Princess Pushy.”

  15. lobbit says:

    OK, but I want to talk about the fact that the we’re getting some serious pomp and pageantry for this wedding – courtesy of the ministry of defence! According to press release, there will be 250 officers in uniform on hand to perform ceremonial duties. Cavalrymen in those awesome golden caps! And State Trumpeters! I hope this means Harry will wear uniform…

    • PrincessK says:

      I am SO happy, this means Harry WILL wear uniform, and even though they did not get Westminster Abbey this wedding will surpass all other Windsor weddings for pomp, pageantry and grandeur!

  16. Cynical Ann says:

    Do you think Meghan’s shady half-siblings will run out to get their signet rings now too ala the Middleton kids?

    • Sage says:

      Ma and Pa Middleton proudly wear their signet rings too. All of them jumped on Kate’s shoulders. They want the status soooo bad.

      Samantha will definitely wear the ring but, Meghan’s parents will bow out.

  17. WyoGirl says:

    I’ll tell you about the Markle Family. In circa 1900 Meghan’s great grandparents lived in my hometown, Shamokin, a small coal mining town in Eastern Pennsylvania. They later moved to a more rural area near Harrisburg, and became farmers.

    In its day, Shamokin was the crown jewel of the Coal Region. It’s only fitting that our newest American princess has roots from there. 👑

    • Pandy says:

      I’m picturing a lump of coal coat of arms … maybe a canary …

      • Tulip Garden says:

        Imagine what C inna did for Katniss and Peeta. He’d slay with all this tho work with 🙂

    • Tata Mata says:

      The Middleton have a background in mining, too, and they took a lot of care to not put any references to their lowly origins into their coat of arms. Personally I find their coat of arms somewhat ridiculous. Basically they put all their favorite leisure activities into it. And an acorn for strenght, stability and perhaps nobility (that is what an acorn in heraldry means according to google). Acorns are somewhat unimaginative. Seriously, oak trees and acorns have been used and abused so much in heraldry it makes me yawn.

      • anon says:

        That’s the Goldsmiths, not the Middleton side of the family. The Middletons weren’t lowly.

  18. Lainey says:

    This makes it sound like he’ll just be given it despite the fact thats not how it works You have to apply and if not British, prove you have UK heritage. It also doesn’t have to be the male who applies for it, Mike Middleton did because him getting it means its available for all the family to use. If Kate had applied it would have just been her and then George and Charlotte could have had pieces incorporated into theirs when they turn 18. Oh and it also costs over £6000!
    As for Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding- Ed’s playing a concert in Dublin that night,so it won’t be him. Doubt it’ll be Ellie simply because WK had her.

    • notasugarhere says:

      Coats of Arms, family crests, heraldry. These things are not limited to people of UK descent.

      • Jane says:

        “Honorary arms may be granted to U.S. citizens and to citizens of countries within the Commonwealth where Queen Elizabeth II is not Head of State and where there is no national heraldic authority. They must meet the same criteria of eligibility for a grant as subjects of the Crown, and in addition they must record in the official registers of the College of Arms a pedigree showing their descent from a subject of the British Crown.”

        http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/services/granting-arms

      • notasugarhere says:

        You’re merely quoting the UK office, while I’m addressing the concept as a whole. Coats of Arms and heraldry are not unique to the UK. They are all over the world, but especially Continental Europe.

        “Coat of arms, the principal part of a system of hereditary symbols dating back to early medieval Europe, used primarily to establish identity in battle. Arms evolved to denote family descent, adoption, alliance, property ownership, and, eventually, profession.” – Encyclopedia Britannica

    • PrincessK says:

      I am pretty sure that Doria has UK ancestry, the genealogists may still be trying to work it out given the complexities of America’s slave history. I wish Doria would take a DNA test which would tell us the region in Africa Meghan hails from. For all we know they may be descended from African royalty, let us not leave that out.

    • Tata Mata says:

      There is no explanation why such a thing should cost Pounds 6000 except one: a coat of arms is this expensive because the price tag keeps away the peasants.

      Seriously that coat of arms thing is just a sign and the formal details get archived. That shouldn’t cost Pounds 6000. A consensual divorce is cheaper. As well as a marriage. And both of them are technically office procedures that get archived and that is it from the “costs” point of view.

  19. bluhare says:

    WHAT??? Am I missing something here because that . . . well, it doesn’t sound good at all.

  20. Meggles says:

    My family have had a coat of arms since about the 14th century. It’s goofy looking; it has a lion and some ostrich feathers which make it look really quite camp. Sort of a Showgirls meets Game of Thrones vibe. My own immediate family have never used it but my great-grandfather had some old crests and stuff in his house.

    • LAK says:

      I don’t know what country you are from, but in general terms,

      1. Lion in a coat of arms signifies bravery, courage, strength, valour and nobility. Most warriors (and royal families / countries in Europe) have a Lion in their coat of arms. A warrior with a Lion in their Coat of Arms is one who must have been especially good at his job because Lions are rarely granted to people without royal blood unless they are warriors.

      2. Ostrich feathers are specific to the Prince of Wales. They were adopted by the Black Prince who had them made for his shield and soon as his personal emblem. They were supposed to signify a shield of peace. That said, it is thought that they originated with his mother, Philipa of Hainault who came from Europe and the royal house of the counts of Hainault – present day Belgium, Luxemborg, Netherlands and parts of Germany / France.

      Having a Lion and Ostrich feathers in your coat of arms indicates that your family was closely connected or rewarded for service to a royal household and the Black Prince / counts of Hainault.

  21. Tata Mata says:

    Please consider the history of “coats of arms”.

    Modern western countries without monarchies usually have signs and symbols of office for their political representatives. These symbolds and signs are linked to the office but not to the individual. In contrast to that a coat of arms is inextricably linked to an individual who usually considers himself to be appointed by God’s divine intervention and his rule is justified by God’s will and usually worldly courts shouldn’t interfere with whatever he deems justified because God would deem that justified, too.

    A “coat of arms” is literally called that because it was painted on weapons arms and shields when aristo warriors rode out to torture and kill commoners who didn’t get a coat of arms back in those times. That attitude did bleed into slavery and colonialism and imperialism. Personally I think it is time to end it. Sadly neither “breath of fresh air” (KM) nor “hit the ground running” (MM) have done that. And I referred to them like that because those were the expectations which came up when they were on the verge of marrying into the Royal Family.

    • notasugarhere says:

      I see. So everyone who has Coats of Arms from their families are wrong, anti-feminist, and imperialists? With that amount of stretching, you should be a yoga teacher.