Thank you so much, Jane! I saw many people criticizing Catherine for carrying a Chanel bag. While it is true that Coco Chanel was a Nazi sympathizer, there appears to be a lot of confusion about the ownership of the company. Many commenters seemed to believe that she did successfully steal ownership from Coco. I’ve used chat GPT to summarize below, because I’m in a hurry today. But first, I would like to point out that the bag she is carrying is a Karl Lagerfeld design launched in the 1980s, long after Coco’a death, and her bag is definitely vintage. The flatness of the quilting indicates it’s a vintage bag. She’s definitely promoting eco-conscious shopping, which is wonderful!
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Coco Chanel's relationship with the Wertheimer family, owners of **Parfums Chanel**, began in **1924** when she partnered with Pierre and Paul Wertheimer to launch her perfume line, including the now-iconic **Chanel No. 5**. The Wertheimers provided the financing and production expertise in exchange for a **70% stake** in the company, while Chanel retained only **10%** ownership. Though she remained the creative force behind the Chanel brand, the Wertheimers held financial and operational control from that point onward.
During **World War II**, Chanel attempted to seize full ownership of **Parfums Chanel** by exploiting Nazi-era anti-Jewish laws, as the Wertheimer family was Jewish. However, anticipating this risk, Pierre and Paul Wertheimer had already transferred ownership of the company to a trusted non-Jewish associate, Félix Amiot, before fleeing France in **1940**. This move protected the company, and after the war, the Wertheimers regained full control of **Parfums Chanel**.
In **1954**, as Coco Chanel relaunched her couture house, she turned to Pierre Wertheimer for financial assistance. In exchange, he acquired **full ownership** of the Chanel brand, including rights to her name, leaving Chanel without any financial or operational control. Despite this, Chanel continued as the creative figurehead of the brand until her death in **1971**.
Today, the Wertheimer family still owns Chanel, with Pierre's grandsons, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, serving as its current owners. This continuity highlights the family's efforts to preserve the legacy of both the brand and their historic business partnership.
Thrilled to see the Princess looking happy and well. That being said, is anyone else nervous about people touching her face and standing so close to her? Back up people!
After 4+ months I doubt she is still immune compromised. She definitely still would be very fatigued though and likely still emotionally overwhelmed, which is why I assume she is (wisely) taking a very measured approach.
Let's hope! I guess as someone who has NOT been through what Kate has, I still don't want someone touching my face or standing that close to me, so it gave me pause!
I see that this is coming from genuine concern. At the same time I believe that Kate wouldn't have risked that, had she been immune compromised. And I can't believe that she would expect people with whom she's shared some intimate moments, to stay afar or that she would have been ok with herself staying away from them. I'm sure she'd expected hugs and other gestures of affection and she was ok with that.
The face touch is more a generational and cultural thing, I'm thinking. They are probably seeing her as a grand daughter figure who showed them a lot of love and affection and are returning it the only way they know how. She seems to be leaning into it, which is a beautiful thing in this world of standing back by disingenuous powerful people. Her honest love is a wonderful thing. ❤️
This was clearly an incredibly meaningful event both for W&C and for the guests, especially those who have become friends since the 2020 photograph sessions.
“We might be seeing a new professional rhythm from Kate. … I expect we will see her every few weeks moving forward—without notice, to protect her ability to change plans” A new rhythm especially unhelpful for Meghan; the lack of notice both increases even more the “value” and drama of Catherine’s engagements which have been so scarce for more than a year, and effectively torpedoes the ability to plan any counter-programming.
Thank you so much, Jane! I saw many people criticizing Catherine for carrying a Chanel bag. While it is true that Coco Chanel was a Nazi sympathizer, there appears to be a lot of confusion about the ownership of the company. Many commenters seemed to believe that she did successfully steal ownership from Coco. I’ve used chat GPT to summarize below, because I’m in a hurry today. But first, I would like to point out that the bag she is carrying is a Karl Lagerfeld design launched in the 1980s, long after Coco’a death, and her bag is definitely vintage. The flatness of the quilting indicates it’s a vintage bag. She’s definitely promoting eco-conscious shopping, which is wonderful!
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Coco Chanel's relationship with the Wertheimer family, owners of **Parfums Chanel**, began in **1924** when she partnered with Pierre and Paul Wertheimer to launch her perfume line, including the now-iconic **Chanel No. 5**. The Wertheimers provided the financing and production expertise in exchange for a **70% stake** in the company, while Chanel retained only **10%** ownership. Though she remained the creative force behind the Chanel brand, the Wertheimers held financial and operational control from that point onward.
During **World War II**, Chanel attempted to seize full ownership of **Parfums Chanel** by exploiting Nazi-era anti-Jewish laws, as the Wertheimer family was Jewish. However, anticipating this risk, Pierre and Paul Wertheimer had already transferred ownership of the company to a trusted non-Jewish associate, Félix Amiot, before fleeing France in **1940**. This move protected the company, and after the war, the Wertheimers regained full control of **Parfums Chanel**.
In **1954**, as Coco Chanel relaunched her couture house, she turned to Pierre Wertheimer for financial assistance. In exchange, he acquired **full ownership** of the Chanel brand, including rights to her name, leaving Chanel without any financial or operational control. Despite this, Chanel continued as the creative figurehead of the brand until her death in **1971**.
Today, the Wertheimer family still owns Chanel, with Pierre's grandsons, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, serving as its current owners. This continuity highlights the family's efforts to preserve the legacy of both the brand and their historic business partnership.
Thrilled to see the Princess looking happy and well. That being said, is anyone else nervous about people touching her face and standing so close to her? Back up people!
After 4+ months I doubt she is still immune compromised. She definitely still would be very fatigued though and likely still emotionally overwhelmed, which is why I assume she is (wisely) taking a very measured approach.
Let's hope! I guess as someone who has NOT been through what Kate has, I still don't want someone touching my face or standing that close to me, so it gave me pause!
I see that this is coming from genuine concern. At the same time I believe that Kate wouldn't have risked that, had she been immune compromised. And I can't believe that she would expect people with whom she's shared some intimate moments, to stay afar or that she would have been ok with herself staying away from them. I'm sure she'd expected hugs and other gestures of affection and she was ok with that.
She is looking so well and beautiful. It was sweet to see her with those she had photographed a few years back.
The face touch is more a generational and cultural thing, I'm thinking. They are probably seeing her as a grand daughter figure who showed them a lot of love and affection and are returning it the only way they know how. She seems to be leaning into it, which is a beautiful thing in this world of standing back by disingenuous powerful people. Her honest love is a wonderful thing. ❤️
Such a nice remark! Thanks for pointing this out Annie M!
Thank you Eva! ❤️
She’s slowly coming back into things. She looked amazing.
Jane, I hope that your doctor's appointment went well and that your toddler goes back to sleeping more during the night! Keep strong, mommy!
This was clearly an incredibly meaningful event both for W&C and for the guests, especially those who have become friends since the 2020 photograph sessions.
“We might be seeing a new professional rhythm from Kate. … I expect we will see her every few weeks moving forward—without notice, to protect her ability to change plans” A new rhythm especially unhelpful for Meghan; the lack of notice both increases even more the “value” and drama of Catherine’s engagements which have been so scarce for more than a year, and effectively torpedoes the ability to plan any counter-programming.
The coat seems too long like a vampire or something