#Caribbean tour 2022

[princesscatherineblog]

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visiting Belize in March 2022.

[havithreatendub4]

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Custom #guitar #Shipwreck

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

I've seen people on Tumblr complain about W&C's lack of successful tours and the lack of tours in general. I don't get that though? I don't think their Caribbean tour was not successful and I don't think the lack of tours is necessarily on them. Don't they have to be coordinated with the FCDO and the host country? And yet they'll counter with "but Charles and Camilla.. oh and Sophie too!" I just don't know with them.

Although I'm curious why they haven't taken Louis on tour because they've done that with George and Charlotte when they were younger. But then again, those are three children and that's hard enough, I can't imagine touring on top of it.

The lack of tours is beyond William and Kate's control. People are complaining for the usual reason - the absence of new content to drive clicks, blog engagement, and hits.

The Waleses toured the Caribbean in 2022 as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Before that, there was no international travel for 2 years because of COVID. After that, the BRF's publicity plan was to promote Charles as King, so everyone else took a bit of a backseat. William and Kate were meant to visit Italy this past spring, but obviously Kate had a major medical crisis so their foreign travel has been put on hold. Likely Kate hasn't been given the all-clear by her doctors for a full return to work, and that's why nothing's been announced.

As for why they haven't traveled with Louis, it's simple: by the time Louis was old enough to travel with them, George and Charlotte were in school. With Kate's research on Early Years, she understands the importance of routine and regularity for little ones, which means she's probably not a fan of pulling the kids out of school for a week-plus to travel on a foreign tour, so that means no family tours during the school year. Then why don't they go on school holidays? Well, William and Kate have made it clear (through their actions) that school holidays = family time. When the kids are off school, they're also off work. (And yes, there's a lot of griping about that in certain parts of the fandom.)

Which means that the only time they're probably going to take the kids on a foreign tour is when they aren't in school or the kids are all old enough to understand their future roles. (We know that George and Charlotte understand that, given that William and Kate have been bringing them along a smidgen more often. I'm not so sure Louis is there yet.)

[ldagence-royal]

Catherine, Princess of Wales - Arriving In Jamaica As Part Of A Royal Caribbean Tour (March 2022)

[sussex-newswire]

"Never forget this: the Royal Family had a chance to look like it was changing for the better – even if it wasn’t.

"That chance arrived in May 2018 when Prince Harry married Meghan Markle, a popular American actress. No, she didn’t fit the mould: Meghan is biracial, progressive, outspoken, and crucially, not part of the establishment. That, of course, was the point. The perception that her presence alone was enough to somehow modernise the institution was widespread. For a while, as part of the 'Fab Four', that is exactly how it seemed.

"She was greeted around the UK like a star. More importantly, Meghan’s reception in former commonwealth countries, particularly nations with large black populations, was always positive, not just because of the assumed kinship between her and members of the African diaspora, but because of the ease with which she embraces official visits. While Harry may not share that ancestry, his relaxed, more human-seeming demeanour complemented hers, staving off – at least for a short time – focus on the Royal Family’s bloody legacy.

"Royals tours headed by Harry and Meghan were not, in fact, any less problematic with a biracial ambassador, but through a cynical lens, their presence certainly made the spectacle more palatable.

"None of this is now open to the Royal Family – and I find it strange that they didn’t have the foresight to capitalise on this opportunity. Perhaps they assumed debates about colonialism would fade into the background. How wrong they were.

"For this brave new world soon shattered, as rumours of ructions between the princes and their wives emerged. Desperate to protect his family, and fearing a repeat of the press hounding of his mother, Harry took his family to Canada and then California, from where he and Meghan mounted a defence. But it is worth repeating again and again that before Spare, before the Netflix documentary, before Harry and Meghan’s battle with the British media had reached ugly new heights, the Royal Family had a unique chance to utilise the couple’s relatability.

"Instead, the Royal Family chose to hasten its own decline. With 15 realms left in its dwindling roster of territories and ongoing threats towards its very existence, it’s not surprising that the royals are throwing everything they have at retaining some sense of relevance and reverence on the global stage. The problem – at least for them – is that they’re not doing a very good job.

"While King Charles and Queen Camilla’s royal tour to Australia and Samoa largely received positive press compared with poorly received visits to the Caribbean in 2022, for example, both were haunted by the very thing tours like these are designed to paper over: the devastating impact of the British Empire’s legacy on the UK’s former colonies – and the inevitability of the consequences the royals are facing as a result of that legacy.

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"In truth, the Royal Family no longer represents much practical use to the public. If only they had grasped the opportunity to change – it didn’t need to be like this."

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Duchess of Cambridge's Caribbean Tour Wardrobe

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began their week-long visit to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas on March 19-26, 2022.

Officially, the trip was meant to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years on the throne.

[toomuchracket]

d word matty seeing girlie in a bikini for the first time before being in a relationship with her 🤭

in between bfiafl announcement on 1st june 2022 and the album actually coming out in october, i think there's definitely a group summer holiday somewhere, the last bit of peace before promo and tour takes over life for the next few years. maybe somewhere in the caribbean? idk. anyway. the first couple of days are full of excursions, so matty just gets to enjoy the sight of you in shorts and little dresses looking all pretty and relaxed; day three, though, is a different story. he's up early that morning, lounging by the pool with a coffee and a book, and it's just him until you appear with a towel and a big t-shirt on like "oh, i didn't realise you were here, matty, i'm sorry, i'll leave you be" - he's like "no really please stay it's alright. you going for a swim?", and you nod like "just getting some exercise in before everyone else comes down. i'll be quiet, though, and quick, don't worry. won't have to deal with me for long", and he shrugs like "i don't mind. stay as long as you want". and he only slightly regrets saying that a few seconds later, when you put down your towel and strip off your t-shirt to reveal possibly the tiniest red bikini matty's ever seen - you're in the water doing lengths before he can properly react, but holy shit will that initial image be burned into his brain forever. and then you move onto your back to swim, and he is SO thankful for his sunglasses because he literally cannot tear his eyes from your chest. does he feel awful about it? yes. will he continue to look at you and be awed by how fucking gorgeous you are? also yes. like, he's lightheaded. you'd think he'd never seen a woman before. and honestly, he's not sure he ever HAS seen one he's so attracted to. and not even in a horny sense (although you climbing out of the pool soaking wet in that bikini is absolutely without doubt going in the wank bank) - he really, REALLY likes you, to the point where most of his daydreams are taking your for dinner and getting to play with your hair. he's ridiculous lmfao. i love him <3

[princesscatherinemiddleton]

The Duchess of Cambridge visited Sybil Strachan Primary School during their visit to the Bahamas during their 2022 Caribbean tour | March 25 2022

[gaviicreates]

Blog Post: Filet Crochet - Tall Ship

It's April 2022 and I've just added "Wellerman" to my playlists. Like most trends, I've discovered it late, but that doesn't stop my fervor in finding as many shanty bands as I can get my hands on. I re-watch "Master & Commander" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", I start and finish OFMD in a weekend, I buy the fancy vinyl of The Longest Johns' most recent album, I make up stanzas for Drunken Sailor, and I start reblogging ship after ship after ship - ships at sea, ships approaching pirate islands, ships in the mist and at night and with sails gloriously unfurled.

I tour a tall ship for my birthday, then spend the afternoon at an Irish pub listening to familiar songs that aren't shanties but come from similar traditional roots.

At some point, I admit... yep, I'm drawn to the aesthetic of tall sailing ships. And I celebrate it.

I celebrate anything that brings joy. So this time last year (Sep 18 if you are curious), my daydreams about ships chasing the horizon led me to pick up my crochet hook, start a row of chains and some double crochets, and make one of those vague, ominous posts: a simple: it begins.

And finally, I can say, it ends.

Reel version of the progress pictures available here. (Warning: For Photo movement sensitivity, I use zoom transitions)

This was my first big filet crochet project, and in full transparency, I learned the technique just so I could make this pattern. I first picked a few free patterns that were symmetrical between rows, as one of the challenges I had was reading left-to-right, then right-to-left in sequence based on whether I was on the right side of wrong side as the pattern progressed. My first non-symmetrical pattern was HandmadebyRaine's dolphin table runner. Fairly soon after I decided I was ready. I was probably less ready and more eager... but what's a better way learning a new technique than working on something you know you're going to be really passionate about?

Filet Crochet is a technique in which the pattern creates a mesh with filled in and open blocks, where the filled in spaces (or the inverse) makes an image. The only stitches you need to start learning is the chain and the double crochet, so in some ways it is quite beginner friendly. I'd recommend starting with a symmetrical pattern like I did until you are used to switching the reading direction with the rows.

Another challenge I had along the way: I lost the crochet hook I was using about halfway up. I think I actually was using a 2.00mm originally, but the challenge with these small hooks is that you can't really buy them on an individual basis - at least from what I've seen. This is the reason I have 3-4 .5mm's which I never use, but the 1.75mm and 2.00mm that I use all the time have a habit of walking away.

From there, the main challenge was keeping motivated, especially after that lull in the middle of the project. At the beginning and the end, the stitches were flying off the hook.

Pattern: Sailing Ship Doily by Crafty Sasha Hook size: 1.75mm Crochet Thread: Aunt Lydia's Size 10 GaviiCreates - 2023

So my year long passion project finally comes to end. I haven't yet picked a space in my home for this project to live, so it's not yet on display. It is such a statement piece, I'd like to make it somewhere visitors may see it. I'm proud!

As far as filet crochet - I really liked the technique! It's another way for me to use my thread, another style for doilies or table runners. I definitely think it will be added to my rotation. What do we think for next? A chicken?

[charlotte-of-wales]

An endless list of my favorite outfits worn by the Princess of Wales (76/∞):

Visiting Trench Town, Kingston during the Royal Tour of the Caribbean, on March 23rd 2022, wearing:

Vintage 1950s striped sundress in teal blue, yellow and red

Russell and Bromley ‘Impulse’ slingback court shoes

Maria Black ‘Cha-Cha’ pearl drop and gold hoop earrings

Lashawndla Bailey-Miller ‘She’s Royal’ stainless steel, gold-plated cuff

[princesscatherineblog]

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on the second day of a Platinum Jubilee Royal Tour of the Caribbean on March 20, 2022 in Belize. 

[houseofbrat]

Well, I'm new to your blog and I confess to being surprised by the new revelations, especially the one about Willy destroying his marriage to Kate, I think it has to do with his temper dealing with all the responsibility of the crown and the pressure of the press and the public perhaps? And although you haven't mentioned a divorce, this could end up causing one, after all, a marriage isn't just about love.

(ask from 06 March 2023)

Yeah, his temper is likely a factor. Also the problem that he's emotionally unstable. I consider Kate to be an emotionally stable person. Or, at least, far more stable than William.

Consider Father's Day 2023 in the UK. Did William do a post acknowledging his father, aka THE KING? Nope.

Because he's a stubborn, petulant, anxious, unhinged brat just like his brother, Harry.

William was a grown adult of more than 30 years when he insinuated to Jane Goodall that he was going to destroy all the ivory in the royal collection.

He does not consider the long range implications of things when he pops his mouth off. Just like his brother. It's why William issued unnecessary words after the Lady Susan Hussey "incident" a year ago. It's why he issued an unnecessary speech at the end of his Caribbean tour in 2022.

William isn't practiced or polished; he's spoiled and pampered. He refuses to learn because he thinks he's above it all.

The dude is going to have to learn the hard way.

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

M wants to cosplay the Caribbean tour event that W & C did in 2022 where C had the white dress & hat and W had the white military uniform with the parade before them both…

Maybe. I'm still getting more Diana cosplay than Cambridge cosplay with their "breaking royal protocols" leaks about the trip.

That reminds me more of Diana's work - the land mines in Bosnia, hugging people with leprosy, shaking hands with HIV/AIDS patients - than it does the Cambridges/Waleses.

But honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Meghan orchestrates some kind of colonial-looking photo op like the Cambridges' white military parade in Jamaica. She always markles herself when there's something she wants really badly (like leading the military parade at Dusseldorf). Not only that, criticism has begun about how extravagantly the Sussexes travel and how much poverty there is in Nigeria, which is causing all of these old articles about how Meghan uses poverty porn to romanticize her humanitarian work...which is more colonialist than the Cambridges' military inspection in Jamaica, if you ask me.

[ldagence-royal]

Catherine “Kate” Middleton, Princess of Wales 👑 Tour of the Caribbean with Prince William in 2022

[foxes-that-run]

Harry Styles and Taylor Russell (Tarry) timeline

2023

12-17 June - Taylor Russell at one of Harry's Wembley dates, we don't know which. The photos were provided of her sitting with Jeff, Xander and Jacquelyn on 19 January 2024

24 June - Taylor Russell and Harry leaving art gallery in London.

6 July - Taylor Russell seen walking with Harry and in the Vienna HSLOT show in VIP tent.

8 July - Taylor Russell and Travis Kelce spotted at Harry and Taylors concerts respectively. ….on the same day.

11 July Harry and TR by a hotel pool and Barcelona airport

23 July - With Brad at Love on Tour

10 August - 1989 TV announced and Harry goes to Taylor Russell's play on the same day, 9 August in US. Gemma and her partner there

25 August - they walked all the time in London

28 August - Harry attends Taylor Russells play more on closing night 7 October,

7 September - They passed Sigel Rides walking Root... Taylor Russells dog who disappeared as quickly as it appeared when she went to NY.

13 September - H seen near TRs play

27 September - They were seen riding Lime Bikes then while Walking TR reached for Harry's hand and he switched the side he was holding his coffee.

29 September - Harry and his dad at Taylor Russells play. TR went to Fashion week and wore a weird metal coat. Harry stayed in London. A story that he drove to pick her up from the Train Station and got a parking ticket.. except there were no photos and (as at June 2024) he has not been seen driving since December 2022. "An onlooker told The Sun on Sunday's Bizarre column: "Harry quickly parked up on the double yellows. You could tell he didn’t want to be late for Taylor after her long train journey so he quickly dashed into the station.""

8 October - Harry at the after part of the Effect in London

23 Oct - video of HS & TR in cafe.

3 November - Harry in Vancouver with TR, head covered. Left a note for a restaurant they visited and ate donuts on a dock.

9 November - Video of Harry’s buzz cut from 8 days earlier posted during U2 concert, same day it is reported TK will go to the Eras tour.

1 December - Deux Moi reports that Harry and TR are expecting, Taylor and Joe had a ceremony. Tree ends Deux.

2 December - Harry and TR rumoured split. Article deleted the next day possibly as it identifies TRs hotel

3 December Daily Mail reports TR and HS are in crisis then takes the article down.

11 December - distant photo of Harry and Taylor Russell in Italy from the 7th posted to HS news. Rumored to have been in Italy for weeks with Alessandro Michelle

26 December - Harry seen with TR at a pond in England wearing only underpants and a Eagles beanie

2024

3 January - Harry in the Caribbean with TR.

17 January - Deux Moi H LA 6 - 16 January

19 January - a photo of TR with Jeff at LOT Wembley last June.

20 January - Joe, TR and Zayn at Loewe show at Paris FW, some guy gives TR a neck rub.

26 January - Harry and TR seen in London Together, again riding bikes and dinner.

14 February - Blind item that TR is calling paps, they are then not seen together again for a month.

3 March - TR play opens in NY, Harry doesn’t go. He was in L.A.

8 March - Harry back in London, TRs play was on from 3-31 in NY, Harry did not attend. Pleasing ‘Single at last’.

14 March - Harry backstage at Mitch’s show in NY!! TRs play was on 10 mins away, she came after, arriving at 9:30/10, they left before encore with TR look to be arguing. TR did not attend Mitches show, her play was on. A photo leaked of Harry at the start of the show and TR came before it ended. Harry left with her, a crowd yelled her name and it looked like they argues in the car. Harry was walking alone an hour later. First time seen in a month.

15 March -Harry walking around NY with TR and separately with Maxwell Ritz. And at the white cube gallery.

17 March - Harry in Brooklyn at townhouse with TR with bag, last sighting for another month. Fashion spread about it.

19 March - Harry returns to London. TRs play on till 31, did not go

26 March - TR VF article where she says “My work is the most interesting thing to me, so that’s what I’ll say about that.” And talks about finding safety for herself, in August she talked about safety within a relationship.

1 April - TR Columbia

15 April - Harry & TR Japan sighting. 

19 April - TTPD, Harry seen in Japan.

20 April - Harry seen in Japan with TR, TR seen at airport on 24th last TR sighting w H. Later reports broke up then.

29 April - Harry seen in London

6 May - Harry on a lime bike London not with TR at met gala.

14 May - Deux Moi reports Tarry ended

15 May- Harry at Kacey Musgrave concert alone

19 May Harry and TR broke up last month: Sun & Mirror

20 May - tarry break up picked widely, rumor Harry in Italy

21 May - Harry seen in Italy.

23 May - Harry went kitchenware shopping in Rome wearing a Blur ‘modern life is rubbish’ he also wore in 2014.

[heir-less]

Kate's ancestors played a key role in abolishing slavery and a pic of her during the Colonization Nostalgia Caribbean Tour oh they're out for her omg 😭

"Hey, guys CLAUDIA JOSEPH for the Daily Mail here, did you know Kate just straight up called Meghan the N-word? Yeah, hard-R and everything, she just fucking said that, please, trust me. In fact, she's so racist, she needs to look for atonement from one of her long-dead ancestors"

So while Prince William was expressing his ‘profound sorrow’ over slavery on that tour to Jamaica in 2022, Kate could at least rest assured in the knowledge that one of her forebears was a pioneering abolitionist who helped bring an end to that barbaric and abominable transatlantic trade.

WTF is this article? It also implies that Meghan's enslaved ancestors were freed by Kate's great-great-great-great-great-aunt as if this one woman single-handedly forced the Emancipation Proclamation through. I don't know if this is supposed to defend Kate and William from racism allegations and make it so that there are more flattering examples of royal ancestor's views on slavery . . . but this is all kinds of terrible. It literally just seems like it was written by The Onion