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Was Archie Mountbatten-Windsor Born Via Surrogacy?

I think he was.  And I don’t think it should matter in terms of his succession to the British throne.  Meghan should not have had to risk a potentially dangerous pregnancy in order to protect Archie’s future interests. However, British Peerage law does not agree with me.  So let’s discuss.  British Laws on Surrogacy for Inheritance of all property other than the throne and Peerage titles:  First, why do I think Meghan and Harry opted for surrogacy?  This I think is a straightforward answer.  Meghan was technically a geriatric pregnancy while pregnant with Archie.  With modern science many women can carry successfully if they are geriatric, but we know Meghan is very concerned about how she is portrayed in the media.  I could not imagine the scrutiny she would endure if she had suffered a miscarriage and I wouldn’t want her to go through that if she didn’t have to.  Plus, she was still a new royal and was in a stressful environme...

Frogmore Royal's Summer 2020 Reading List

Below is my reading list for summer 2020!    1. The Gown, by Jennifer Robson: London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation’s recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth’s wedding gown. I chose this book for my reading list because it’s about the Queen, but also because history classes don’t spend as much time focusing on post-war Britain.  Especially with regards to the issues many of the veterans brought with them from war.  I want to learn more about this time period for sur...