JoEllen

Wife, mother of 4, Choc Lab mom

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@freedom_007__ George is such a wonderful mix of Windsor, Middleton and Spencer. Such a handsome young man.

[Canellecitadelle @Canellelabelle]

The crowd gathering toward Buckingham Palace for the Iconic balcony appearance of the Royal family🔥
Cynical critics online keep harping that the British Monarchy is obsolete and yet ONLY the British Monarchy can gather this kind of crowd in the country.
It looks like what is obsolete is their bitterness..😏
#TroopingTheColour2026
📹The British Prince

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@jessameepod @royalrollup Yes, I think you’re right. Upon exiting Charles and William had almost a brigade separating them from the rest of the family down the aisle.

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@ARamblingRoyal I think the only thing that would have been offered to Harry if he really is in financial straights is a paid residence in Africa and a small allowance. But he may have messed that option up with the Sentible and Parks disasters. IMO the family door has been shut!

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@ARamblingRoyal ….and Markus. 😂

[Karin Arcuschin @KarinArcus_ok]

"ESTO NO ES LIDERAZGO, JEFF.”

El Papa León XIV (@Pontifex_it) sorprendió al mundo al criticar públicamente a Jeff Bezos y amenazar con cancelar todas las colaboraciones editoriales afiliadas al Vaticano, así como los acuerdos oficiales de comercialización en las plataformas de Amazon.

La impactante declaración se produjo después de que Bezos fuera vinculado nuevamente a alianzas políticas que, según los críticos, están profundizando la división en Estados Unidos.

“No puedes afirmar que apoyas a la humanidad mientras das voz a quienes se lucran con el miedo, el odio y la división”, declaró el Papa León XIV en un inusual discurso público que se viralizó instantáneamente en las redes sociales.

Durante varios instantes, Bezos, según se informó, no respondió.

El silencio solo intensificó la reacción global.

El Papa continuó con una advertencia que muchos consideran una de las confrontaciones más audaces jamás dirigidas a un multimillonario tecnológico:
“Cuando el beneficio se vuelve más sagrado que las personas, la sociedad comienza a perder su alma”.

En cuestión de minutos, comentaristas políticos, periodistas, celebridades y líderes religiosos de todo el mundo comenzaron a pronunciarse.
Entonces Donald Trump estalló en Truth Social.
El expresidente se burló del papa León XIV, llamándolo “un activista global disfrazado de religioso”, y lo acusó de atacar la libre empresa y de estar “desesperado por llamar la atención de los medios”.

Pero el Papa se negó a ceder.
Horas después, respondió a Trump con ocho palabras serenas que conmocionaron internet al instante:
“La verdad no teme a la riqueza, al poder ni al ruido”.
Y de repente, todo cambió.
Millones elogiaron al Papa por oponerse a la influencia corporativa y la intimidación política, mientras que sus críticos lo acusaron de adentrarse en un terreno político peligroso.
Pero independientemente de la postura de cada uno, una cosa se volvió innegable:
Jeff Bezos acababa de ser desafiado públicamente por una de las voces morales más poderosas del mundo, y el mundo no podía apartar la mirada.

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@unreMARKLEble Harry insulted and disrespected his family on his own. His wife just made it worse.

[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

A Nazi commander loaded his pistol, pressed the cold metal barrel directly against the forehead of an American soldier, and gave a chilling ultimatum: "Order the Jewish soldiers to step forward, or I will shoot you right now."

What happened next in that frozen prisoner-of-war camp changed history forever, yet the man who stared down death kept it a secret for the rest of his life.

It was January 1945, and the bitter winter of World War II was at its peak. Inside Stalag IX-A, a notorious German prison camp near Ziegenhain, thousands of American soldiers were trapped behind barbed wire. Among them was Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a twenty-five-year-old from Knoxville, Tennessee. As the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer in his section, Edmonds was responsible for the lives of 1,275 men.

One day, the camp commander, a fanatical Nazi major named Siegmann, issued a terrifying directive.

He ordered that the following morning, all American prisoners of Jewish faith must step out of the ranks during roll call. Everyone knew what this meant. Separating the Jewish soldiers was the first step toward sending them to extermination camps.

Inside the dark, freezing barracks, the prisoners panicked. Some of the Jewish soldiers considered stepping forward willingly to protect their Christian brothers from Nazi wrath. But Edmonds refused to let that happen. He looked at his men and gave a clear, definitive order: "Tomorrow, everyone steps forward. Everyone."

The next morning, the ground was thick with snow. Major Siegmann walked out onto the parade ground, expecting to see a small, isolated group of Jewish soldiers standing apart from the rest. Instead, he stopped dead in his tracks. All 1,275 American soldiers had stepped forward together in perfect unison.

The commander turned red with anger and stormed over to Edmonds. "They cannot all be Jews!" Siegmann screamed.

Edmonds stood completely still, looked the Nazi straight in the eyes, and replied: "We are all Jews here."

Enraged, Siegmann drew his Luger pistol and pressed it against Edmonds' forehead. The tension was suffocating. Hundreds of men held their breath, waiting for the gunshot. But Edmonds did not blink.

"According to the Geneva Convention, we only have to give our name, rank, and serial number," Edmonds said, his voice steady and calm. "If you shoot me, you will have to shoot all of us. And when the war ends, you will be tried for war crimes."

Edmonds knew the German army was collapsing and the Allies were advancing. Siegmann knew it too. The Nazi commander looked at the wall of unified men, realized he could not break their spirit, and slowly lowered his gun. He turned around and walked away without saying another word.

Because of that moment of defiance, two hundred Jewish-American soldiers survived the Holocaust. When the war ended, Edmonds returned to Tennessee, married his sweetheart, and raised a family. He never bragged about his actions, never looked for medals, and never even told his own children what he had done. To him, protecting his men was simply his duty.

Decades after his death in 1985, his son uncovered the truth by talking to the survivors. In 2015, Edmonds was officially recognized as Righteous Among the Nations, the highest honor Israel bestows upon non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. He remains the only American soldier to ever receive this recognition.

True heroism does not look for applause, and love will always be louder than hatred.

By standing together in the snow, those soldiers proved that when we refuse to abandon each other, ordinary human beings can become absolutely invincible.

[Shauna Kay @VintageReadShow]

Meghan will send you gifts if you bully Catherine.
For goodness sake get this piece of work off the Royal Family website. Enough already! How much evidence does the Palace need?

[Queen Esther @XOQueenEsther]

Meghan Markle chose to use “Waity Katie” on a global stage as a comparison to racism which is in no way related, but what she doesn’t seem to realise is that Catherine’s waiting was never the insult she thought it was.

She waited because she understood the enormity of marrying into the Royal Family and took the time to make sure she was ready for a lifetime of duty, scrutiny, and service.

Meghan rushed in and ran away even faster.

“Waity Katie” was mocked for years simply because she waited.

Today Catherine is the future Queen.

Meghan, who spent years implying she was too ambitious and too important for royal life, is back trying to convince people to buy matchsticks.

Life has a funny way of sorting out who was building a legacy and who was preparing to become a desperate influencer.

[Jackie O'Sassis @Sassie_Lassie]

Now, explain to me exactly how Markle would know JTB is a loyal supporter if she doesn't read social media posts? And she even had his/her address? Hmmmmm!
#MeghanMarkle
#DubiousDuchess
#NarcissismProfessor

[Canellecitadelle @Canellelabelle]

"Harry still approach life like a royal..."😂😂
This is your monthly reminder that Harry is still a member of the RF, no matter if his phone calls go unanswered and he is not invited, nor welcomed in their midst...🤭
This is coming about because someone is NOT welcomed to his cousin Peter Philips, Royal wedding this week end.
But then again, neither was he welcomed to the Duke of Westminster's wedding either last year.
And this is the part that Harry must feel the most bitter about: it is not that he is not necessarily invited, I am sure they might have spared him an invitation out of pity or out of the fondness they once held for him;
The worst part is even as they might send him the invitation, they make it clear to him that it is best if he does NOT come because his presence as well as his wife's presence, are not welcome and the family would rather not see him there🔥
That is the hardest part ot deal with: he is no longer welcome in their midst because they no longer trust him enough to even invite him to a funeral or a wedding, for fear he will go sell their private lives to the media for money🔥
Trust has gone. Thus, what is left?
When H&M were selling the RF for money and fame, they never realised that they were alienating themselves from high society entirely.
These two "middle aged teenagers", never thought about the treal consequences: that ALL doors will be shut in their faces because someone who would sell their own immediate family for money, cannot have loyalty to anyone else, that is the cold truth🤷🏽‍♀️
If H&M had even the intelligence given to a fly, they would have realised that the top of the pyramid hates family scandal and noise.
The top of the pyramid values their privacy and discretion. Once you start talking about private business publicly and becoming controversial, you are cut off🤷🏽‍♀️
Well and so, Harry can scream that he is a royal till he is red in the face, when all is said and done, when the next generations look at the family pictures, the big Royal events that happened, they will not see him.
Even worse, the next generation might be warn off to never even approach this uncle and forget about him because nothing good can come from someone who betrays their own family for money☕️

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

THE PACIFIC (2010) is often overshadowed by BAND OF BROTHERS (2001), but it takes a very different approach. More brutal, more intimate, and far less romanticized, it captures the psychological toll of war in a way that stays with you long after it ends.

[Harry, Meghan’s Spare @ViQueenie]

Well, well, well…

For years Meghan has claimed she doesn’t read social media and isn’t aware of the conversations happening online about her.

Yet somehow she managed to find one of the most hateful anti-Royal Family accounts on X, send a gift and include a personal handwritten note.

Quite the miracle.

This confirms what many suspected all along: Meghan knows exactly who is attacking William, Catherine, Charles, Camilla and the Royal Family on her behalf.

The only difference is that now she’s not just aware of it, she’s rewarding it.

That’s not distance from online bullying.

That’s endorsement!

Shame on you Meghan, you’re as disgusting as they get!

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@Sassie_Lassie At the end it looks like she is digging her finger tips into his back. Weird

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@ARamblingRoyal For Harry to make this gripe public is classic making the event about him while taking an opportunity to bash his brother. Pathetic. Invites would have gone out months ago but sure let’s publicly talk the who and why days before the event. 🙄

[JE May @storiesbyjemay]

There was a very special platform, a special privilege, given to Harry and Meghan by Her Late Majesty that is often overlooked. Queen Elizabeth as Patron of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust, made Harry the President of that Trust and later added Meghan as Vice-President.
The mission of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust was "to support and empower young leaders (aged 18–35) across the 56 Commonwealth countries".
"Its core intended role was (and remains) to act as a platform that champions, funds, connects, and platforms young social entrepreneurs and changemakers who are addressing local community challenges. It recognizes that young people (who make up over 60% of the Commonwealth’s ~2.5 billion population) are disproportionately affected by issues like poverty, climate change, health access, education, and unemployment—but often lack funding and resources despite having innovative, locally effective solutions."

This platform was handed to Harry and Meghan, on a silver platter. It gave them the power to support and build initiatives AND PROVIDE FUNDING to disadvantaged youth over 56 countries.
This was their golden opportunity to shine as individuals, to apply themselves, to earn a unique spotlight based on their work, and therefore differentiate themselves from William and Catherine.
Walking behind William and Catherine in the Abbey was something protocol would require them to do no more than a few times a year. They could have spent the bulk of their time year-round on furthering the opportunities of youth in the Commonwealth, and their work came with the personal backing of the Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth and the Realms, and with funding and resources. They only had to care enough to get interested in helping, genuinely helping young people, and get their heads out of their narrative of victimization because Catherine got first dibs on a designer or whatever other trivial meaningless events got up their noses.

They threw it all away. This was their Golden opportunity to be an international Golden couple loved and respected by young people throughout the Commonwealth.
Their legacy from this should have been as impactful and significant and long-lasting as the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. It was given to them. They just had to stop crying in their gold cups and use the resources laid at their feet to help others.
It was too big an ask. They could not. They would not.
The golden opportunities wasted on these two are painful to consider.

[Lady B🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @09steffie]

There was NO INVITE. The RF have MOVED ON. There have NEVER BEEN INVITES. The RF do not like or trust Harry but especially manic meg. The Sussexes ARE OUT. They wanted out and the RF gave them what they wanted. Left too their own devices, they have failed miserably.

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@SurfingFxx Talk about back peddling. How about an apology

[JoEllen @Jellenleew]

@TheOnlyDuchess6 Harry needs to take 100% blame for his behavior and bringing MM into the inner circle and allowing all that transpired.