Happy 2020! May it bring you happiness, health and wonderful Fan Fiction. Here are some more articles from your favourite journos based on tenuous fact, speculation and wild imaginations. You may see a change to the frequency of our updated in 2020. Don't worry, we're still tracking the wonderful "By A Simple Twist of Fate', just adjusting how we do that to take into account that pesky real life that gets in the way of fan fiction writing. Thanks for reading! Alinya and McFishie.

Rochelle Grace, Royal Editor Twitter: RoyalEd_Mirror
Daily Mirror
XX August 2013

Sister's Engagement Hoax: Secret Royal Wedding Plans Revealed

The Daily Mirror Exclusively reveals that the broken engagement of Rilla Blythe's sister, Nan was an elaborate hoax to secure venues for the forthcoming Royal Wedding.

Every girl dreams of marrying in her home town and it seems Rilla Blythe is no exception. St Matthew's Hallifax, founded in 1749 is a popular choice for brides, but when one is marrying a prince, it is difficult to book a church in advance.

Step in Rilla's sister. Nan Blythe feigned an engagement will long time friend Jerry Meredith to book both St Matthew's Church for the ceremony and the prestigious Halifax Club for the reception.

Close friends of Nan Blythe and Jerry Meredith were perplexed by their engagement announcement. Although they have been friends and housemates for many years, those close to Jerry can reveal that he never wanted to settle down. "Jerry always had an eye for beautiful women", one friend commented "Nan Blythe was never his style". The friend went on to confirm that Jerry Meredith had several discrete relationships during their time he was supposedly dating Nan Blythe

It is understood that the mock engagement would continue until next month when the Royal Wedding was scheduled to take place. Pending newspaper coverage of Jerry Meredith's latest assignation however caused them to confirm the engagement was not continuing ahead of schedule.

The bookings at St Matthew's and The Halifax Club, however, were not cancelled. It was only when the venues confirmed that they could not release these dates that it became clear it was being held for another wedding, a royal wedding.

It is thought that the Prince of Wales and Rilla Blythe intended to marry privately in front of family and friends this September, followed by a lavish Royal ceremony in England just before Christmas.

With plans revealed it is unclear if Rilla and her Prince will continue with their plans. While the Palace was unavailable for comment, unofficially it has been said that King Owen will encourage the couple to hold a public wedding in England at Westminster Abbey.

Andrew Rosemont, Royal Correspndent. Twitter Rosemont_Sun
The Sun
XX August 2013

Graduation marks the end of Royal Relationship

Ending degrees come with change. New home, new jobs, and in some case of the Prince of Wales and Rilla Blythe new relationships.

The meeting of Rilla Blythe and her parents King Owen now seems to have been a goodbye rather than a welcome to the family as the Prince of Wales heads to Inverness for spend the next year in military training.

Close royal watchers will remember that the last time the Prince of Wales was training his long standing girlfriend of the time, Lady Thomasina Wentworth-Watson (aka Toppy), only to dump her when his training ended. It is said that not wishing to repeat the same mistake, the Prince has ended his relationship with Rilla Blythe.

Moving vans outside of their Oxford resident last week took boxes in two different directions, further confirming that Rilla will not be joining the Prince in Inverness. It was unclear as we went to press what her plans are, or if she'll even stay in the United Kingdom.

Those close to the Prince have suggested that this will be the last phase of his training before he takes on full time royal duties. Mindful that he is preparing to take over from his father at some time in the future, he is becoming more seriously minded about many things in his life, including his relationships. While he is said to be fond of the Canadian Mitizi he is clear that she is not "royal bride" material. In this light, ending his relationship now seems like an act of kindness.

With Rilla Blythe joining the ranks ex-girlfriends, speculation is now open on where the Prince of Wales will seek a royal bride. Will he look to form greater connections with titled families here in the UK, or connect to older royal families of Europe? Having sewn his royal oats with commoners, it now seems that whoever he dates next will be with a view to 'interviewing' her for the role as next Queen of England.

From the desk of Irene Howard, Twitter: IH_SL_Beacon
The Shoreline Beacon,
XX August, 2013

Mary in Haste, Repent at Leisure!
The Blythe-Meredith families are joined after all following the recent union of James (locally Jem) Blythe and Faith Meredith. The wedding, which took place unexpectedly at the Blythe summerhouse, Ingleside, took place pending the hasty departure of the bridal couple on a Doctors Without Borders trip.

Of course, there's nothing like adversity, or, say, an African Adventure to test the mettle of any couple. We just hope cracks in the marriage take longer to form than they did between the local reverend and his former wife. Though with all that time in the middle of nowhere, the new and currently happy couple will have ample time to find out for themselves.

Given that Faith Meredith obviously did inherit her mother's devil-may-care impetuosity, we wouldn't like to put money on how long the union lasts. We certainly wouldn't risk a bet on whether she got the monogamy gene that patently missed mother and brother. In fact, it's odds on she's discovered in the arms of some foreign stranger before the African sojourn was out.

Indeed, it seems more likely than not that the reason for this spontaneous marriage has nothing to do with love at all, and everything to do with an impending baby. What other possible reason would cause the Revs Meredith to sanction an eleventh-hour wedding if not to save what little reputation Faith Meredith has cobbled together over the years?

For those keeping score, this is the same young woman who thought a miniskirt acceptable church-going fare and had no qualms playing the part of the pig in the local pantomime. We just hope her doctoring is better than her taste – oh, and that we're wrong about the baby. It would be such a shame if yet more Meredith descendants had to be doomed to the curse of a broken home all because of their parents' ill-timed game of Bury the Weasel – or should that be Hide the Bishop?

From the desk of Andrew Rosemont, Twitter:
The Sun,
XX, August, 2013

In the Family Way

Bored of Barbie? Prince Ken plays field, we suspect

Pending a recent rapid-fire wedding between the Blythe-Meredith family (yes, that's the same families who recently suffered a broken engagement) of James (Jem) Blythe and Faith Meredith, speculation is rife about an impending niece or nephew for the Royal Mitizi. But could it be more than that?

[Pictured; Faith and Ken in conversation, apparently laughing]

As seen above, Prince Ken looks awfully cozy with Cinderilla's sister-in-law. While the families declined comment, we wouldn't like to be in the shoes of Ken's Barbie after watching him cosy up to the extended family. Certainly not when it seems likely that the much-speculated Blythe-Meredith baby could be royalty after all.

It would just about take the cake if after Miss Anne Blythe's jilting by Gerald (Jerry) Meredith, Faith Meredith's bastard offspring did turn out to be fathered by her sister-in-law's boyfriend, but with the Meredith family, we've learned to rule nothing out. For those keeping tack at home, both Miss Meredith's mother and brother live in different out-of-province communes, while her brother infamously left Cinderilla's sister at the altar. (See our previous article for speculation he never meant to marry her in the first place.) Meanwhile, younger brother Thomas Carlyle Meredith is the commune-dwelling, former-boyfriend to Cinderilla. We tell you, these two families are more interwoven than your average inbred dogs, and that takes doing. Increasingly then, as the evidence mounts the surprise isn't that Faith Meredith should fail to live up to her virtue-name, but that she was christened with one at all!

With the royal romance on the rocks could this be the straw that breaks the camel's back? And just how decent is James Blythe? Will he take on a royal bastard and all that comes with it, or will he be taking a leaf out of former friend Gerald Meredith's book and leaving his new wife and possible child high and dry? It's all eyes towards Africa as we await answers to these questions!

Next Update due: Jan 27