A few years into Amal and George Clooney’s marriage, they decided to “play the game” within British society. While Amal was already welcome in legal circles and some aspects of the upper echelons of British society, George’s name and money opened so many doors for her. They bought a fancy English country home, based themselves in England, and Amal began supporting various charities and causes which gave her more access to the highest rungs of society. One of the big ones was the then-Prince’s Trust, now the King’s Trust. In 2019, the Clooneys gave enough money that Amal was given some gaudy title within the trust, and bam, the Clooneys and their deep pockets were now invited to various palace events.
In 2023, the royal establishment did the same thing with the Clooneys which they did with the Beckhams: publicly demanded that the Clooneys “choose sides” in the war between the Windsors and the Sussexes. Well, it appears as if the Clooneys have chosen. Maybe they figure that George showed his whole ass in America, so they need to double-down on their efforts in the UK. The Clooneys turned up at Buckingham Palace yesterday for a King’s Trust reception.
You might argue, hey, Amal genuinely cares about so many causes, maybe she legitimately believes in the King’s Trust! Sure, but both things can be true: Amal is using the charity ladder to climb to the top of British society AND she cares about many issues. The big tell, for me, is that George was hamming it up at the palace – he has no position, no gaudy figurehead title within the King’s Trust. He’s still the reason why Amal gets invited to these events.
PS… Charlotte Tilbury was having a blast, she’s surprisingly tight with the royals too – she was hamming it up with Queen Camilla and Rose Hanbury last year too.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
Related Posts:
- Royal upgrade: Trump will stay at the Dutch king’s palace during his NATO visit News By MIKE CORDER THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has a sleepover this week in the Netherlands that is, quite literally, fit for a king. Related Articles Court orders Trump administration to facilitate another deported man’s return from El Salvador Rep. Robert Garcia of Long Beach named…
- King Charles was astonished when multiple guests wore Crocs at a palace event Entertainment Y’all know that I’m always up for hating on King Charles, but every so often, I have to acknowledge that he’s done some cool things. Twenty-five years ago, Charles co-founded the Royal Drawing School, a charity which provides drawing/art classes for children and adults of all ages and abilities. It…
- Jamie Laing & Sophie Habboo ‘mocked’ the Sussexes’ ‘baby mama’ dance at the palace Entertainment These two people are Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo. Jamie is a former reality star who appeared on Made In Chelsea. Sophie is his pregnant wife, and she was also on Made In Chelsea. I’m pretty sure they’re both rather C-list, and yet they were both invited to a palace…
- Prince William attended London Climate Action Week with Jason Knauf Entertainment Prince William made an appearance at London Climate Action Week on Tuesday, alongside Mike Bloomberg and (dun dun dun) Jason Knauf. Knauf is now the CEO of Earthshot, and this event was Earthshot-related. There were speeches, some kind of forum and William sat in between Knauf and Bloomberg. I’ve always…
- Royal Family Posts Unexpected 3-Word Response After Prince Harry and Meghan’s Twerking Video Is Mocked by Palace Guests Entertainment <p id="par-1_24"><a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-harry/?swcfpc=1">Prince Harry</a> and <a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/meghan-markle/?swcfpc=1">Meghan Markle</a> garnered plenty of headlines for their twerking video the duchess posted on her Instagram to celebrate their daughter, Princess Lilibet’s 4th birthday.</p> <p id="par-2_44">The <a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/meghan-markle-getting-residual-checks-suits-surprise-streaming-success.html/">former <em>Suits</em> star</a> captioned it: “Four years ago today, this also happened. Both of our children were a week past their…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)