#rmb

And for the first time in her life, Penelope truly believed that might be true.

A.) she's so fckn competitive she's gonna see this as a competition that she's winning (Anthony also views this as a competition that *he's* winning by having the tallest wife)

B.) you meet the wives and you're like "wow, this family really loves its beautiful pocket sized queens" and then you meet this gorgeous statuesque goddess and you're like "well 😳...there's always an exception to the rule"

C.) I just know Kate gets things off of high shelves for them so they don't have to give their tall Bridgerton the satisfaction of watching them struggle and in exchange bite the ankles of her enemies when she's too tired (or has to be polite) and Newton is busy. Pen, Sophie, and Mich all absolutely have unhinged ways of reaching tall shelves when Kate isn't around, but they also have experience bruising people's shins so it seems like a fair trade.

"A source familiar with the process says: “I have no idea what the RMB recommendation to Ravec [the Royal and VIP executive committee] will be, but what I do know with certainty is that neither does anyone else, since they are still undertaking the review. “On that basis, claims that a decision is already ‘nailed on’ seem more like an attempt to manipulate the media into manifesting an outcome from what will be a fair and rigorous review, but one that is very much still ongoing. Whoever is behind them must not realise how transparent and counter-productive to proper process that is.” The RMB is expected to conclude later this month. It will then report back to Ravec, the executive committee for the protection of royalty and public figures.

"Sources say he must undergo a risk assessment over his safety."

[Sparry's team had to submit his itinerary before Christmas, sometime around December 15th in preparation for his upcoming court appearance(s). No doubt MEGain leaked conservations from the December/January risk assessment to her flying propagandist monkey, Charlotte Griffiths.]

Those close to the palace have denied that “an intervention from the Palace” could be organised to “scupper” the process. A former royal aide said: “That is an entirely familiar and predictable narrative but one that is both unjust and inaccurate. “The palace has no such powers within Ravec. While they sit on the committee it is not their role to advise on threat analysis or appropriate mitigations. That is for the actual intelligence and security experts to advise on — as of course they do whenever the duke’s visits to the UK are being reviewed under the existing Ravec process."