"The Rose": Despite Nostradamus' stern warning, one contingency in Quatrain 2.97 will not be met, thus possibly ensuring a safe trip for Pope Francis

Of course one other contingency has already been discussed: that the city of two rivers can technically be anywhere in the world, not only in Iraq. However, with so many quatrains dealing with conditions of oppression, persecution, warfare, and destruction of the country in "Mesopotamia" and "between two rivers" it is almost an automatic that after reading those, one would make the same connection with the city in Quatrain 2.97.

Still, timing is everything. And one very obvious condition Nostradamus placed into the quatrain was that the pope would be in danger if he neared such a city when the Rose blooms. Early March is not normally a time for roses to flourish.

Vatican gardeners have only now planted new roses for Aventine Hill ... the first in ten years! However, the public will not see them bloom until April.

Rome plants hundreds of new roses in city's rose garden

Rome has added 340 new rose plants to the Roseto Comunale, the city's rose garden on the Aventine Hill, mayor Virginia Raggi has announced. "Such a purchase had not been made for 10 years," said the mayor who added that the some of the new roses will replace plants killed by an unidentified parasite.

By traveling to Iraq and the cities of Baghdad and Erbil (both are watered by two rivers) in EARLY MARCH, the warning may have no effect on the Pope's trip ... at least, not on this trip!

Nor can this Rose be England's Rose, Princess Diana. Her new statue, the most stunning and definitive statue of Diana purportedly ever created thus far, was originally to have been unveiled over a year ago. The late unveiling will not occur until July 2021 on what would have been her 60th birthday ... over three months AFTER the Pope travels to Iraq. 

Princess Diana’s Statue to be Unveiled on 60th Birthday, July 1, 2021

A statue of the UK’s late Princess Diana will be installed next year on what would have been her 60th birthday, the Kensington Palace said in a statement. The statue will be placed in the Sunken Garden of the London palace on July 1, 2021, the Metro newspaper quoted the statement as saying on Friday. The Sunken Garden was known as one of Diana’s favourite spots.

​Then there is another "rose" to pluck ... and it is a bit of stretch. That is "Project Rose" which Britney Spears has been dropping hints about for months. Fans have incorrectly associated that with the recent documentary film, Framing Britney Spears ... the producers and Britney both deny use of roses on the set were in any way a cue that the documentary was "Project Rose." Britney maintains it partly entails a photo album project she is still working on.

​There have been many photos of Britney taken last year and this year with her wearing a few roses or even a garland of roses in her hair. However, other than the denial that the film was "Project Rose," little has been said about the project in many weeks. Unless it is to be "unveiled" between March 5 and 9 as a surprise, and the project registers as a 9.0 on the Richter Scale of major world events, I doubt this has anything to do with the time "when blooms the Rose."

Princess Diana Announced Her Second Pregnancy on Valentine's Day, Just Like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced on Valentine's Day that they are expecting their second child together. Their son Archie Harrison, who turns 2 on May 6, will soon be a big brother. The date of their baby announcement is extra special since his late mother Princess Diana officially announced she was expecting her second child — Harry — in February 1984.

​The only reservation I may have is the way Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, is blossoming in the media as another Princess Diana: wearing her style of makeup, eyeliner, wearing her clothing and jewelry, making comparisons with her ... including the timing of her pregnancy. It still has not been quite enough for the media to blow it all up and declare Meghan the blossoming of England's new rose, but watch this nonetheless! It gets increasingly more apparent every day, especially now. Her pregnancy, also, following the same course as Diana's in 1984, is a form of blooming.

Why Meghan Markle Wore Princess Diana’s Bracelet for Interview with Oprah Winfrey

Meghan Markle wore a special piece of jewelry for her upcoming sit-down with Oprah Winfrey. During a preview for Meghan and Prince Harry's interview with Winfrey, airing March 7 on CBS, the Duchess of Sussex is seen wearing a bracelet that belonged to Harry's mother, Princess Diana — the same bracelet that was used to help craft Meghan's engagement ring.

​Nostradamus placed the blooming of the Rose or Roses in the quatrain for a reason ... to establish the timing of the prediction.

Because the condition is not being met by the actual flowers (marking the spring season) or Diana's statue being unveiled, or Britney's secret rose project, Pope Francis should have a safe trip. As for Meghan Markle as the new England's Rose, I am unsure of the impact of the reports at this time of the Pope's pending visit to Iraq. However, future trips by this pope or a successor, when roses ARE in bloom ... flowers, Diana, Britney, or Meghan ... may not be so safe.