Okay, the show's over, folks. Kitty has brought the timeline to an end with the exception of this PS:
The Duke and Duchess of York have, in birth order: Princess Alexandrina Sarah Margaret of York and Prince Albert George Christian Richard of York. That she was having twins was never announced. The birth occurs on 25 December 2008, after she goes into labor on the 24th. Bert – as he’s already called – spends 3 days in an incubator while Lexi does only 8 hours there. The twins occur because the couple used IVF to conceive, although that info remains unknown for over two decades, only revealed in a bio of Prince Andrew following his death by cardiac arrest.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to Princess Alice Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge on time (14 February 2008). In 2009, Parliament changes the law of succession, meaning any brother following will not take precedence over Princess Alice.
Diana and Tom decide against another child because of their status as “grandparents. After the birth of the Duke of York’s twins, there is betting that Diana will use a surrogate or IVF for another child, but that doesn’t happen. Tom and Diana have decided it would seen as competition with the Yorks – and a speculative article about Tom & Diana and their apparent need to upstage others is the final nail in that coffin. That doesn’t stop tabloids from issuing pregnancy rumors every couple of months until after Diana’s 50th birthday. “Pregnant at 54!” is an actual cover headline from one tabloid, the final one to announce a pregnancy for her….
Diana’s first two sons believe that the status of Tom and Diana’s marriage is going to be tied to that of George and Angelina: neither Tom nor Diana want to quit their marriage until the other couple does, to prove they were the ‘better fit.’ George and Angelina remain the primary custodians of Ria and Spence. Every time it looks like Diana is going to get joint custody, she does something stupid, like taking David to Angola (with Tom) or some such (usually with Tom, they are nothing if not persistent). David Miscavige tells the press that Tom will be rejoining Scientology along with his wife, but the Cruises publicly tell Barbara Walters in a TV special that they will never be part of the cult, which is stripped of its religious tax exempt status in 2012. They also tell her that their son was named after his godfather David Beckham, despite claims by Miscavige to be the namesake of the child.
The role Diana takes in the MI film is that of the arm candy wife of the bad guy who is seduced into helping Ethan Hunt. A crucial role for the script, it helped bring the worst reviews ever for an MI film. “No chemistry between the couple and she acts just like I thought she would – woodenly” were among the more popular reviews since her character’s name was Willow. It’s a much larger part than Angie advised her to take (and she reverts to her maiden name, the credits read: with Diana Spencer as Willow) and in one review, the critic mourns her failure to listen to Jolie (“I read the interview in ‘W’, Angelina actually gave her same damn good advice, too bad she ignored it.”). The only things to receive accolades were Diana’s new breasts, obviously larger than they were at the wedding of her eldest son. Her next two roles are also in films produced & star Tom Cruise and receive no better reviews (in the last, the reviewer at People goes so far as to suggest that had she taken off her top for a love scene with Tom, at least the audience would have gotten something out of it). She has no further roles (as of 4 May 2017), although she is acting as an advisor to a biographical movie on her life for Tom’s production’s company, scheduled to begin filming in August 2018 – if they can find a suitable actress to play Diana. She wants Kate Upton, but Upton declines after several interviews with the couple. An unknown pair of English cousins (primarily stage actresses, aged 17 and 35 – they look so much alike they’ve played women at different stages of life before) will end up starring in what will be a 2019 flop, produced and directed by Tom.
And now I've got to figure out how to put this in the completed file. If I do say so, myself, it's not bad for something that started with a thought that wouldn't go away and about someone of whom I've never been a fan. It was fun, though, thinking things through.
Thank yous to: David Flin for his advice and answering a lot of stupid questions; VVD0D95 for also answering stupid questions as well, my sister for being a sounding board and all of you for reading this.....
The Duke and Duchess of York have, in birth order: Princess Alexandrina Sarah Margaret of York and Prince Albert George Christian Richard of York. That she was having twins was never announced. The birth occurs on 25 December 2008, after she goes into labor on the 24th. Bert – as he’s already called – spends 3 days in an incubator while Lexi does only 8 hours there. The twins occur because the couple used IVF to conceive, although that info remains unknown for over two decades, only revealed in a bio of Prince Andrew following his death by cardiac arrest.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to Princess Alice Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge on time (14 February 2008). In 2009, Parliament changes the law of succession, meaning any brother following will not take precedence over Princess Alice.
Diana and Tom decide against another child because of their status as “grandparents. After the birth of the Duke of York’s twins, there is betting that Diana will use a surrogate or IVF for another child, but that doesn’t happen. Tom and Diana have decided it would seen as competition with the Yorks – and a speculative article about Tom & Diana and their apparent need to upstage others is the final nail in that coffin. That doesn’t stop tabloids from issuing pregnancy rumors every couple of months until after Diana’s 50th birthday. “Pregnant at 54!” is an actual cover headline from one tabloid, the final one to announce a pregnancy for her….
Diana’s first two sons believe that the status of Tom and Diana’s marriage is going to be tied to that of George and Angelina: neither Tom nor Diana want to quit their marriage until the other couple does, to prove they were the ‘better fit.’ George and Angelina remain the primary custodians of Ria and Spence. Every time it looks like Diana is going to get joint custody, she does something stupid, like taking David to Angola (with Tom) or some such (usually with Tom, they are nothing if not persistent). David Miscavige tells the press that Tom will be rejoining Scientology along with his wife, but the Cruises publicly tell Barbara Walters in a TV special that they will never be part of the cult, which is stripped of its religious tax exempt status in 2012. They also tell her that their son was named after his godfather David Beckham, despite claims by Miscavige to be the namesake of the child.
The role Diana takes in the MI film is that of the arm candy wife of the bad guy who is seduced into helping Ethan Hunt. A crucial role for the script, it helped bring the worst reviews ever for an MI film. “No chemistry between the couple and she acts just like I thought she would – woodenly” were among the more popular reviews since her character’s name was Willow. It’s a much larger part than Angie advised her to take (and she reverts to her maiden name, the credits read: with Diana Spencer as Willow) and in one review, the critic mourns her failure to listen to Jolie (“I read the interview in ‘W’, Angelina actually gave her same damn good advice, too bad she ignored it.”). The only things to receive accolades were Diana’s new breasts, obviously larger than they were at the wedding of her eldest son. Her next two roles are also in films produced & star Tom Cruise and receive no better reviews (in the last, the reviewer at People goes so far as to suggest that had she taken off her top for a love scene with Tom, at least the audience would have gotten something out of it). She has no further roles (as of 4 May 2017), although she is acting as an advisor to a biographical movie on her life for Tom’s production’s company, scheduled to begin filming in August 2018 – if they can find a suitable actress to play Diana. She wants Kate Upton, but Upton declines after several interviews with the couple. An unknown pair of English cousins (primarily stage actresses, aged 17 and 35 – they look so much alike they’ve played women at different stages of life before) will end up starring in what will be a 2019 flop, produced and directed by Tom.
And now I've got to figure out how to put this in the completed file. If I do say so, myself, it's not bad for something that started with a thought that wouldn't go away and about someone of whom I've never been a fan. It was fun, though, thinking things through.
Thank yous to: David Flin for his advice and answering a lot of stupid questions; VVD0D95 for also answering stupid questions as well, my sister for being a sounding board and all of you for reading this.....
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