In the Duchess of Sussex?s recent People Magazine cover interview, People confirmed that Meghan has a new podcast coming out in the spring. It looks like Meghan let her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, have the spotlight for a week and a half, and now she?s already starting the conversation about the podcast. Spoiler: it?s not Archetypes Season 2, although I would not hate that. Meghan is starting a brand-new pod called Confessions of a Female Founder. This is the first pod she?s produced post-Spotify and with her new partnership at Lemonada Media. Per Lemonada, Confessions of a Female Founder will feature ?candid conversations with female founders and friends about the success, the struggles, and the never-before-told stories of building a business.? The trailer will come out on March 25, and the first episode will arrive on April 8. Here was Deadline?s exclusive (they got to break the news about the name of the pod).

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is preparing to launch her latest podcast. Meghan is launching Confessions of a Female Founder with Lemonada Media. It comes a year after she struck a deal with the company behind Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

The series, which launches on April 8, will see her have candid conversations with female founders and friends who open up about the success, the struggles, and the never- before-told stories that took many of them from starting a company to selling it.

Per the logline, the series allows audiences to be a fly on the wall and hear the unfiltered stories behind the successes of notable female founders, while also sneaking a peek behind the curtain of Meghan?s own entrepreneurial journey launching As ever.

The eight-part series, which will see episodes released weekly, is her first original podcast for the company, which was founded in 2019 by Jessica Cordova Kramer, a former executive producer at Pod Save America producer Crooked Media, and Stephanie Wittels Wachs, co-founder of theater company Rec Room Arts.

?I?m so proud of what we?re creating, and the candid conversations that I?m able to have with other female founders as we unpack the twists and turns of building a business,? said Meghan. ?Through my friendships and relationships, we?re able to dive into the type of insights that everyone wants to know as they?re building a business, and that I?m able to tap into as I?m building my own business with As ever.?

?As female founders ourselves, Steph and I are grateful to get a chance to build alongside Meghan the exact podcast we needed when we started Lemonada,? added Lemonada?s CEO and co-founder, Jessica Cordova Kramer.

?Meghan is such a warm and welcoming person, and you feel that in her interviews. She creates a comfortable space for her guests to bring fascinating personal stories to the table and open up in a way they likely haven?t before publicly. Listeners can expect conversations that are way more break room than boardroom,? said Lemonada?s Chief Creative Officer and co-founder, Stephanie Wittels Wachs.

[From Deadline]

I?ll be honest: I have high expectations for this. I enjoyed Archetypes, even if I thought Meghan was (in some episodes) trying to do too much, and not focusing on the strength of a one-on-one conversation. But it was also clear that Meghan grew more confident the further along she went, and I always thought that if she did another season of Archetypes, she would hit a certain stride. Post-Archetypes, the Sussexes? Spotify deal blew up spectacularly, with Spotify executive Bill Simmons insulting them publicly and several Spotify ?insiders? spreading all kinds of negative sh-t about them to various publications. There?s more pressure on Meghan to really deliver a polished, well-considered product at this point. I think that will happen ? I appreciate the fact that there are no loose lips at Lemonada, and that Meghan has seemingly completed this pod under the radar.

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Over the past few months, I?ve gotten at least four texts alerting me that I have unpaid E-ZPass tolls and I need to click on a provided link in order to go pay them or risk ?penalties or legal action.? Now, the senders, phone numbers they?re sent from, and links themselves are very clearly spam, so I?ve ignored them every time. It?s still super annoying because blocking the contact doesn?t stop it from happening.

This particular scam is now so widespread that the FBI just issued a public service announcement about it. They?re called ?smishing? scams. Essentially, it?s your classic email phishing scam, but done via text or SMS messages (hence the ?smishing? portmanteau). Their PSA includes common language used, tricks to look out for to determine it?s a scheme, and what to do if you get such a text.

The FBI has issued a public service announcement after widespread reports of ?smishing? texts that scam cell phone users into believing they have unpaid road tolls.

The FBI defines ?smishing? as ?a social engineering attack using fake text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information, or sending money to cybercriminals.? The term is a combination of SMS (short message service) and phishing.

This month marks one year since the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) began seeing an increase in ?smishing? complaints about texts claiming to represent road toll collection services from at least three states, the FBI wrote in the PSA. In the last year, the IC3 reports they?ve received over 2,000 complaints. The road toll collection scam texts claim the recipient carries an ?outstanding toll amount? that must be paid immediately to avoid increased charges, the IC3 writes. The link provided in the text message mimics a state?s toll service name and tricks recipients into clicking on it.

An example of the text recipients receive reads: ?(State Toll Service Name): We?ve noticed an outstanding toll amount of $12.51 on your record. To avoid a late fee of $50.00, visit https://myturnpiketollservices.com to settle your balance.?

Palo Alto Networks? Unit 42 explains the scammer?s new campaign ?entices users to reveal personal and/or financial information, including credit or debit card and account information.?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns users who receive a text regarding an unpaid toll that ?it?s probably a scam? and these scammers are working ?coast to coast.?

?Not only is the scammer trying to steal your money, but if you click the link, they could get your personal info and even steal your identity,? the FTC warns.

The text messages follow a similar format relying on urgency within the message, claiming recipients will accrue even higher costs if they don?t pay right away. Scammers craft a new domain that provides a link to the payment site, Forbes reported.

While Apple iMessage provides a layer of protection from scammers by disabling links from unknown senders, scammers found a way to bypass this by asking users to reply with ?Y? and reopen the message. This action by users enables links to be received from ?smishing? texts, according to Unit 42.

A trick for users to check whether or not the link is legit is by looking at the domain name that usually includes the Chinese .XIN TLD, Unit 42 advises. This is a toolkit built by Chinese cybercrime groups, Forbes reports. Examples of domains to keep an eye out for include:

dhl.com-new[.]xin
driveks.com-jds[.]xin
ezdrive.com-2h98[.]xin
ezdrivema.com-citations-etc[.]xin
ezdrivema.com-securetta[.]xin
e-zpassiag.com-courtfees[.]xin
e-zpassny.com-ticketd[.]xin
fedex.com-fedexl[.]xin
getipass.com-tickeuz[.]xin
sunpass.com-ticketap[.]xin
thetollroads.com-fastrakeu[.]xin
usps.com-tracking-helpsomg[.]xin

The IC3 advises recipients of these ?smishing? scam messages to take action by first filing a complaint with them which includes reporting the phone number from the road toll collection service impersonator as well as the website linked in the message.

The FBI recommends ?smishing? scam recipients to delete all questionable messages they receive. And if recipients happen to click on any links sent or provide their personal information, they should take immediate action to secure personal information, especially financial accounts.

[From People]

Like I said before, I?ve gotten a variation of this text scam at least four times between February 12 and March 13. I had them on my phone still because I just ignored them, but I did delete them all after I read that recommendation to do so. I use E-ZPass somewhat regularly and do get text notifications from them. So, although I was 98% sure it was a scam the first time, I still had to stop and re-examine it closer before being certain. I can see how someone who is not as technologically savvy would fall for something like this. If you ever get a text from a stranger asking you to click on a link to pay for something, don?t do it!

There are other, even scarier scams out there, where people will spoof a certain phone number and pretend that your loved one is in trouble or that you have an outstanding warrant for missing jury duty or something. I know a few people who have gotten both of these types of calls. Even though none of them have fallen for it, they were still really, really shaken by the blatant emotional manipulation and scare tactics. The common thread with all three of their scam calls was the ask to deliver $10,000 in cash to a drop-off point, despite the calls being from the ?police.? Taking advantage of people in these ways is so gross. I hope they catch whoever is behind these operations and put them in jail.

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Here are some more photos from the Cheltenham Festival this week. Queen Camilla was in attendance on Wednesday, which was Day 2 of the races. Zara Tindall has attended every day of the races ? she has some kind of association or sponsorship with Cheltenham. On Wednesday, Zara and Mike Tindall happily posed with Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, and then today, Zara and Mike were seemingly on their own, with no cousins in tow.

I?m honestly a little bit surprised to see Jack and Eugenie so chummy with the Tindalls, but I get the impression that Zara is probably pretty chummy with everyone, especially her cousins. Eugenie likes to get out and see the races sometimes too ? she and Jack usually come to Cheltenham for at least one day, and the Yorks are also regulars at Ascot. I mentioned in the Camilla post that Cheltenham is apparently really poorly-attended this year. It?s, like, a historic thing, they haven?t had this few attendees in two decades. Are British people finally tired of horseraces?

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Last December, there was a wealth of reporting ? mostly tabloid reporting ? about Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Ines de Ramon, divorce, money and the six kids who want nothing to do with Pitt. Some of Jolie?s fans thought that Pitt was organizing certain stories as a way to derail Angelina?s Oscar campaign. I thought there was something to that theory, although I also think that Hollywood was probably always going to ignore Jolie?s performance in Maria anyway, especially after Netflix stopped putting money into her campaign. Anyway, just days after Christmas, Angelina and Brad managed to finalize their divorce after eight-plus years. Pitt has been pretty quiet since then (other than this notable story). Now that the awards season is over, it?s time for Pitt to get back on track with his regular programming: reminding everyone that he has a girlfriend and that he and Ines are ?happy.?

Brad Pitt is looking ahead after his divorce from Angelina Jolie was finalized, a source tells PEOPLE. The F1 actor, 61, and the Maria star, 49, reached a divorce settlement in December 2024 after an eight-year legal battle.

?Brad Pitt is happy that the divorce is behind him,? a source tells PEOPLE on Wednesday, March 12. ?Things are low-key for the family.?

The insider adds that Pitt is ?happy? in his relationship with jewelry designer Ines de Ramon, whom he has been dating since late 2022.

?They?re in a great place,? the source says of the couple.

Pitt is also focused on his career as he prepares for the June 27 release of F1.

?Life?s good, no complaints,? continues the source.

Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on Sept. 19, 2016, after two years of marriage. Shortly after their divorce was finalized, her divorce attorney, James Simon of Hersh Mannis, told PEOPLE on Dec. 30 that Jolie was ?exhausted? but ?relieved? that it was over. ?More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family,? Simon said at the time. ?This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.?

[From People]

This reads like filler, but I guess this is probably the start of Brad?s ?promotion? for this long-gestating F1 film. He was filming that back in 2023, during the writers? strike and the actors? strike, and they were still filming it as late as December 2024 (which is insane, to have what amounts to an 18-month-long production). I don?t know ? obviously, this film is not for me, but it feels like they just spent a lot of time, money and effort on a film which is probably going to be a huge bomb? Maybe there will be a market for it. As for Brad?s happiness with Ines?I guess they?re about to ramp up their photo-ops?

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Things have been relatively quiet in Tori Spelling-land since she got voted off of Dancing with the Stars last fall. She?s still doing her podcast, though, and as such, she?s still saying the darndest things. On this week?s episode, Tori talked about how much she hates drinking water. She actually hates it so much that she has an ?aversion? to it. Part of this stems from her mom tricking her to take meds via liquids when she was a kid, and part of it is anxiety that someone is trying to poison her in general. Whatever it is, Tori is adamant about not drinking water.

Tori Spelling says ?I hate water? and goes to great lengths to avoid drinking it, opting for coconut water or soda instead.

?I don?t drink water. And when I say I don?t drink water, I don?t drink water,? Spelling, 51, said on the March 11 episode of her podcast MisSPELLING. ?How I?m still living, no one knows. I?m like a cacti. Just water me once in a while, and I somehow survive. But I have an aversion to it.?

She shared that she also struggles with thinking her drinks are poisoned, explaining that when ex Dean McDermott recently handed her a ginger ale, she thought he put something in it.

?I?m Aaron Spelling?s daughter, hello,? she said, referencing her late father, who produced successful soaps like Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place ? or as she called him, ?The creator of drama-rama storytelling.?

She said McDermott told her, ? ?You?re the mother of my children. Why would I want to poison you?? And I was like, ?Listen. It?s not personal. I think this about everybody.? ?

The 90210 alum said that when her mother, Candy, would give her medication as a child, she?d have to mash it up with Coke syrup, and ?I would say, ?What?d you put in here? Like, what are you giving me?? And she would say the same thing: ?What, you think I?m trying to poison you?? ?

?This goes back to childhood,? Spelling continued. ?This crazy, irrational fear of handed over liquids from other people. I don?t drink water. I don?t call it a fear of water. I just like to say I hate water. I have an allergy to water.?

The mom of five ? she shares Liam Aaron, 17, Stella Doreen, 16, Hattie Margaret, 13, Finn Davey, 12, and Beau Dean, 8 with McDermott ? said that she forced herself to drink water when she was pregnant ?because you have to hydrate the baby growing in you. But in my mind, I was like, ?I?m drinking for them, not myself.? ?

She shared that she will drink ginger ale (when things are ?stressful?) or Diet Dr. Pepper (when ?I?m thriving?) but said. ?I?m trying this new thing since I don?t like water. I?m like, okay, I actually enjoy the taste of coconut water.?

?I can guzzle, like, a glass of wine in, like, two seconds. No problem,? Spelling quipped. ?But I take a few sips of water and swallow gently, and all of a sudden, I?m like, ?I wanna puke.? ?

[From People]

Woah boy. As always, there is so much to unpack here. It?s not the water thing. I?m a big water drinker, but there are plenty of people who don?t like the taste of plain water. My own husband prefers a little flavor to his water. That?s why those little flavored MiO water enhancers and flavored sparkling waters are so popular. Someone should seriously tell her that there are options to make water taste more palatable. Plus, it?s good for you. It helps keep your organs running smoothly and helps keep your skin from looking dried out.

Anyway, what?s noticeable here is Tori?s whole fear that someone is going to poison her drink. Dean is a lot of things, but he strikes me as someone who is way too lazy to poison anyone?s drink. I?m also not saying ?poor little rich girl,? but Tori clearly has a lot of unresolved issues from her childhood that she really needs to address and work through. Having those types of fears is no way to live.

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One of the things I learned from watching With Love, Meghan was that people can mix their own bath salts. It honestly never occurred to me, that you could use epsom salts as a base and mix in essential oils to create custom bath salts for yourself or your guests. Well, the Skincare/Bath Salt community is apparently up in rashy arms about Meghan?s DIY project, which was part of the first episode of WLM. Apparently, Meghan should have measured the arnica oil and lavender oil she used, and she should have added something else to stabilize the mixture? or something. Honestly, I?m not a dermatologist or a bath salt expert. But the Mail contacted several YouTubers (?) and they?ve all come to the conclusion that Meghan?s bath salt controversy will bring down the monarchy AND that this is the smoking gun to prove that Meghan doesn?t know what she?s doing about ANYTHING!

While many critics mock the inauthenticity of the duchess? show, With Love, Meghan, some have found more serious fault with a potentially harmful do-it-yourself project. Herbalists and skin care specialists are red-flagging Markle?s bath salt mixture, which they fear may damage and even burn users? skin.

?Don?t try this at home!? warned Jennifer Christopherson, a longtime esthetician and YouTuber who produced a video warning about Markle?s concoction. ?I don?t even know if she really knows what she?s doing,? she said.

The mixture of Epsom salt, Himalayan salt, arnica oil and lavender oil looks harmless enough. But the wanna-be princess turned wanna-be domestic diva fails to measure the ingredients, prompting one of her crew members to ask from off-camera, ?Is there a certain amount of salt that I?m dealing with here?? Markle doesn?t concern herself with specifics, saying only ?Quite a bit? because she is clearly winging the recipe.

?I am not modest when it comes to the amount of salt I put in the bath,? she tells him, looking a bit irked by his emphasis on measurements. As it turns out, her mixture doesn?t come close to filling the jar she planned to put it in. ?Let?s bulk this up,? she says, hurriedly adding several more scoops of Epsom salt to cover up for her miscalculation. She tops the jar with a dried lavender and rosebud-filled sachet, which she calls ?a tea bag for the bath.?

Instead of comfort, however, many plant extractors and skin care experts are warning that Markle?s bath salt mixture may cause rashes, hives or even burns to the skin because she failed to add a so-called ?carrier oil? to ease the potentially volatile effects of arnica and lavender oils. Carrier oils such as those pressed from jojoba, coconut, almond, primrose or grapeseed dilute the plant compounds in essential oils, easing potentially irritating effects on the skin. Sellers of essential oils insist that those being used topically must be mixed with carrier oils in ratios of at least eight to one. Yet Markle seemed to use no carrier oil at all when drizzling her salt mixture with three drops of lavender, plus at least two full eye droppers ? known as pipettes ? of arnica oil.

Christopherson described that amount of undiluted arnica as ?a crap ton.?

?So that?s why I was just absolutely cringing when I was watching that,? she said, noting in her 18-minute video that essential oils are ?unregulated substances? that, if overused, can irritate skin. You can?t just dump an essential oil in, give (it) to a friend and be, like, hey, have fun,? Christopherson said.

[From The Daily Mail]

A friend gifted me some facial ?recovery oils? last Christmas and I tried one and I felt like a greasy mess and I haven?t touched the stuff ever again. I have sensitive skin ? I break out in a rash just looking at poison ivy, and when I find a soap or lotion which doesn?t irritate my skin, I tend to just use that brand forever. I guess my point is that people know their own skin?s sensitivities and most people with sensitive skin aren?t going to try some homemade bath salts anyway. Meghan wasn?t telling people: this is the exact way to make DIY bath salts. She was offering an idea for gifts you can give your guests. It?s funny though, that the Mail is now clinging to this one thing as definitive ?proof? of Meghan?s ?inauthenticity.? They are Bath Salt Truthers! It reminds me of the Obama administration, and whenever Pres. Obama made one small mistake or misspoke in some minor way, people were screaming ?IMPEACH!? It really is the same with Meghan ? she throws together some bath salts without measuring and the Mail is like ?NETFLIX NEEDS TO CANCEL HER SHOW.?

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This might seem like a tremendous reach by Tatler, but I actually think they have a point. Tatler wondered if the Princess of Wales has changed up her ?signature color.? For years, Kate has tried to make various shades of blue her ?signature.? She must own about 200 blue coats and 300 blue dresses. There was even talk that Kate and William thought blue was ?theirs? while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex embraced shades of green. There have also been many stories about Queen Camilla and how she believes HER signature color is blue, and how she will often demand that Kate and Sophie should avoid wearing blue around her. Because all of these royal women have too much time on their hands and too little sense. Well, Tatler is now pointing out that Kate seems to ditched the blue and now she?s trying to make red her signature color.

The Princess of Wales may be slowly returning to royal duties, but it seems Kate Middleton has taken a liking to a certain shade of red for her public engagements. While the late Queen was known for her love of rainbow colours, carefully selecting a spectrum of tones for her outfits over the years, since her death, the senior royals appear to have taken a different tack.

The Princess of Wales has taken to wearing a whole host of tonal reds over the last few years, with a seemingly particular preference for a vibrant scarlet tone. Stepping out for the Commonwealth Day Service, Kate opted for a red Catherine Walker design which she paired with matching accessories, including a Gina Foster hat and Miu Miu Clutch. Days earlier, the mother-of-three opted to wear a coat by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen to visit Wales, which she had last worn mere weeks before to attend her Together at Christmas carol concert.

Kate Middleton has also worn the colour for other significant royal engagements over the past few years, including for an appearance at the Royal Ascot in 2023. She opted for the bright tone when she attended a ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade, for the President and the First Lady of the Republic of Korea. That same year, she wore a coat in the same vibrant hue to visit the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards on St David?s Day Parade, and to attend a pre-campaign launch event, hosted by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, at BAFTA.

[From Tatler]

Now that I?m thinking about it and going through the photos? it absolutely looks like Kate has made an effort to not wear a lot of blue in recent years, and she?s been wearing red, burgundy or muddled brown/wine colors a lot. I actually think burgundy and darker shades of blue-reds suit Kate and I?ve always wished she would lean into that. Her ?signature blue? did nothing for her coloring, but I have to say? the scarlet red doesn?t do much for her either. Camilla has the same problem ? she wants to wear all of these bold, vibrant colors, but she looks better in pastels, light greens and silvers.

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If you ask me, Gwen Stefani has always been more of a small-c conservative than her fans were willing to acknowledge. She?s a devout Catholic who tried for years to get her first marriage annulled, and she ended up married to a country singer from Oklahoma who loves to drink. Over the years, she?s revealed enough to convince me that she holds very socially-conservative opinions in her private life. That being said, Gwen has always been a Democrat ? she?s hosted fundraisers for Democrats and she was especially politically active for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Well, the conversations about Gwen?s politics have begun anew because she?s promoting some Evangelical huckster who is associated with Tucker Carlson? Ugh.

Gwen Stefani sent her die-hard fans spiraling thanks to a social media post that proved, in their eyes, that she was ?officially lost? to President Donald Trump?s MAGA movement. Stefani praised actor Jonathan Roumie as a ?powerful inspirational human? in an X post last week, while gushing over his interview with far-right commentator Tucker Carlson.

?What an enlightening intelligent beautiful interview thank you for being you gx,? wrote Stefani, 55, of Roumie. Roumie, who portrays Jesus in the evangelist TV series The Chosen, spent the conversation peddling the power of prayer and fasting as part of his pitch for the ?Christian and Catholic? prayer and meditation app, Hallow.

Stefani, a devout Catholic who has made several pious posts in partnership with Hallow, appeared to be holding up her end of the deal by backing Roumie. Actors Mark Wahlberg, another devout Catholic, and Chris Pratt, who compared himself to Jesus, are also involved with the company.

The app costs $70 per year with a premium subscription. And as much as many were surprised by Stefani?s involvement with Hallow, many others weren?t.

?Gwen as a long time fan you?re making it harder and harder to keep supporting you please don?t platform Tucker Carlson the Russian propagandist good lord,? wrote one X user in response to her praise for Roumie and Carlson?s chat. Another commentator added, ?You honestly need a reality check God this is heartbreaking.?

[From The Daily Beast]

My guess is that Gwen is coming at this through religion, not politics, although most people don?t have the privilege of separating the two. As in, Gwen thinks she?s supporting Hallow and the people involved with Hallow, but she was literally promoting and platforming something involving Tucker Carlson, who was too much of a whackjob for FOX NEWS. So no, I don?t think Gwen is MAGA. I think she?s not doing enough research and due diligence on the people and companies she partners with. Oh, and she followed some really tragic people on social media too, but when people pointed it out, she unfollowed them. Maybe there?s some hope?

Wow @JonathanRoumie u r a powerful inspirational human what an what an enlightening intelligent beautiful interview thank you for being u gx https://t.co/hoSWn9QMAM

? Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) March 6, 2025

Unfortunately, it gets worse.

It has come to light that @gwenstefani follows accounts that post things like this against the LGBTQ+ community. A population that has lined her pockets for decades.

(Gwen doesn?t follow many accounts, relative to how many follow her) https://t.co/Gm0Gg5aqBk pic.twitter.com/xf0HxGpDVz

? Mr. Pop (@MrPopOfficial) March 10, 2025

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Here are some photos of Queen Camilla attending Day 2 of Cheltenham Festival, a multi-day horseracing event. Camilla wore a rich brown coat and her favorite (ugly) faux-fur hat. She also wore two amethyst-and-enamel pansy brooches which are apparently part of her private collection (she wore them before her marriage to Charles). Fun fact: apparently, interest in Cheltenham is declining at a steady clip. The BBC reports that the attendance on Wednesday ? aka Queen Mother Champion Chase Day ? was the smallest it?s been since 1993. The crowds at Cheltenham have been significantly down this week, to the point where organizers are panicking slightly about how they?re not growing their audience or attendance. Maybe because Camilla is the face of horse-racing these days? It used to be QEII, who was beloved in the horse and racing communities. Now people are like ?Oh, Camilla is going to show up? Nevermind.?

Meanwhile, Camilla has spent the better part of two decades becoming a self-styled activist around violence against women. She?s patron of many domestic-violence charities, rape-crisis groups and women?s shelters. She has absolutely used that work to soften her image, but I always give her credit for taking on some difficult topics head-on, when she easily could have just gone for ?animal shelters? and ?tea parties.? In any case, Camilla is now making it known that she sent a personal letter to Gisele Pelicot, the French woman whose husband drugged her and invited dozens of strangers to rape her.

The Queen followed the case of Gis?le Pelicot and wrote a personal letter after the rape trial to commend her ?extraordinary dignity and courage?. Camilla, 77, who has long been a campaigner against domestic abuse, was said to have been ?tremendously affected? by the four-month rape trial that took place in Avignon, southern France, last year.

Pelicot?s husband, Dominique, 72, was jailed in December for 20 years after he secretly drugged his wife of 50 years and invited scores of men he had met online to rape her 200 times in her own home. Another 47 men were found guilty of rape and their sentences ranged from three to 15 years. Two men were found guilty of attempted rape and two were found guilty of sexual assault.

Pelicot, 72, waived her right to anonymity, explaining that she wanted ?shame to change sides?, a phrase that was taken up and repeated by her many supporters across the world.

Camilla is understood to have followed the trial and been shocked by the abuse uncovered in court. Not wishing to cause additional distress, she asked Palace aides to ascertain whether a letter would be welcome. She then wrote to Pelicot to offer her support and her deepest sympathies.

A Palace source told Newsweek: ?She was tremendously affected by the Madame Pelicot case in France and that lady?s extraordinary dignity and courage as she put herself in the public eye, because, as she rightly put it, why should she be made to feel like a victim or hide away in shame? She helped highlight a very significant societal problem despite all the personal suffering she?d been through. So, as a long-term supporter of survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, the Queen wrote to Madame Pelicot privately. It was very much her instigation and determination to write to express support from the highest level.?

[From The Times]

I think it?s nice that Camilla wrote to Madame Pelicot privately and I?m sure Madame Pelicot received many personal letters from famous and non-famous women around the world. Her grace was extraordinary, and what happened to her was horrific. I wonder if Camilla expected Madame Pelicot to reveal that Camilla wrote to her, and when she didn?t, Camilla released this information?

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