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To dislike the vitriol on here about their return

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VictoriaSpunge · 20/08/2026 09:10

Just read through two different threads about their return to this country and I could feel my energy draining the more I read the comments.
There is so much vitriol and lots of snidy remarks in the comments.
Why not just leave them be, let them get on with their lives and wish them well?

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GingerBeverage · 21/08/2026 11:17

Imagine being on your deathbed and looking back at your life and thinking “At least I spent all those years hating a man and woman who didn’t know I exist”.

This is why the “touch grass” meme was invented.

Nicewoman · 21/08/2026 11:51

HelenaWaiting · 21/08/2026 10:48

Is it being so cheerful thar keeps you going? I just can't be bothered to expend the energy hating someone I have never met and has done no harm beyond the fevered imaginations of Mail readers and Piers Morgan fans.

We should all aspire to be the best we can be.

I don’t hate the Markles. I just don’t like be taken for a fool and exploited and fobbed off with a pack of lies and propaganda. They clearly have malicious intent. And refuse any accountability. I’m glad Harry lost his court case against the media. Previously, the Markles used the threat of lawsuits against anyone they wanted to shut up & silence.

Probably because King Charles is ill and doesn’t have much time left, and they want their grubby inheritance before William cuts off all their titles.

I don’t see Markle hanging around once the magic money tree drys up.

KaleidoscopeSmile · 21/08/2026 12:18

VictoriaSpunge · 20/08/2026 09:10

Just read through two different threads about their return to this country and I could feel my energy draining the more I read the comments.
There is so much vitriol and lots of snidy remarks in the comments.
Why not just leave them be, let them get on with their lives and wish them well?

You are unreasonable to put this SHITE in AIBU instead of the RF board

NerrSnerr · 21/08/2026 13:25

Wow reading @Nicewomancomments on here. Especially the first long post. Meghan forced Harry into marriage- assume you know this because you spoke to one of them about it? Meghan doing and saying things ‘constantly’ and ‘247’.

You know that all of this is in your head? You’ve read opinion pieces in the news, looked at photos etc and made it all up to fit your own narrative. It’s bonkers you’ve given people you apparently don’t dislike so much headspace. It can’t be good for your mental health.

Comtesse · 21/08/2026 13:28

Leaving was bad, coming back is bad too. No pleasing some blooming people tsk….
Just seems such a trivial issue, bit baffled anyone is getting exercised about it, but they clearly are!

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 21/08/2026 15:03

Nicewoman · 21/08/2026 11:51

We should all aspire to be the best we can be.

I don’t hate the Markles. I just don’t like be taken for a fool and exploited and fobbed off with a pack of lies and propaganda. They clearly have malicious intent. And refuse any accountability. I’m glad Harry lost his court case against the media. Previously, the Markles used the threat of lawsuits against anyone they wanted to shut up & silence.

Probably because King Charles is ill and doesn’t have much time left, and they want their grubby inheritance before William cuts off all their titles.

I don’t see Markle hanging around once the magic money tree drys up.

How are they exploiting you? Have you signed up to a jam subscription and get an answerphone message every time you phone up to try and cancel it?

Nicewoman · 21/08/2026 16:22

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 21/08/2026 15:03

How are they exploiting you? Have you signed up to a jam subscription and get an answerphone message every time you phone up to try and cancel it?

Anyone who looks at their payslip and sees how much taxes they pay and then wonder where £5m security bill for the Markles is coming from, when the Markles have plenty of cash to pay for security themselves.

just the mere fact of Harry endlessly taking the Government to court to get 24/7 security just so Markle can travel around in a Presidential limousine and pretend she’s important.

Note that Princess Anne who is a working royal doesn’t even get protection, nor the Duke of Edinburgh should make you wonder all these expenses racked up by the Markles, if they want fancy living, they need to pay for it themselves. Only, guess what, they don’t want to pay for it themselves and want some mug to pay for their luxury living.

Unfortunately, the last 6 years have shown the Markels have runaway spending habits and no means of earning their own money. Everyone has sacked them.

This move to the UK is purely because they are going to the bank of mum and dad for handouts and cash, and when Charles weakly says no, the Markles then go stridently to the UK government who seems to cave into their demands.

Canada, the US, Australia, have all said a big FO to the Markles, They are now sloping back here when they totally viciously shat on this country. It’s appalling. Anyway, rant over.

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 21/08/2026 16:40

I’d be happy to see the monarchy phased out and I used to get angry about the money-grabbing racket that is the Duchy of Cornwall. But if most Brits want a monarchy and the tourist money it attracts, then I suppose we just have to put up with it. Harry and Meghan are small fry compared to the Duchy, but the media are experts at directing public anger on to the targets that suit their owners’ political objectives.

HelenaWaiting · 21/08/2026 17:20

Nicewoman · 21/08/2026 16:22

Anyone who looks at their payslip and sees how much taxes they pay and then wonder where £5m security bill for the Markles is coming from, when the Markles have plenty of cash to pay for security themselves.

just the mere fact of Harry endlessly taking the Government to court to get 24/7 security just so Markle can travel around in a Presidential limousine and pretend she’s important.

Note that Princess Anne who is a working royal doesn’t even get protection, nor the Duke of Edinburgh should make you wonder all these expenses racked up by the Markles, if they want fancy living, they need to pay for it themselves. Only, guess what, they don’t want to pay for it themselves and want some mug to pay for their luxury living.

Unfortunately, the last 6 years have shown the Markels have runaway spending habits and no means of earning their own money. Everyone has sacked them.

This move to the UK is purely because they are going to the bank of mum and dad for handouts and cash, and when Charles weakly says no, the Markles then go stridently to the UK government who seems to cave into their demands.

Canada, the US, Australia, have all said a big FO to the Markles, They are now sloping back here when they totally viciously shat on this country. It’s appalling. Anyway, rant over.

It was this country that viciously shat on them. But you do you. You evidently don't have a lot else going on.

NerrSnerr · 21/08/2026 17:28

Nicewoman · 21/08/2026 16:22

Anyone who looks at their payslip and sees how much taxes they pay and then wonder where £5m security bill for the Markles is coming from, when the Markles have plenty of cash to pay for security themselves.

just the mere fact of Harry endlessly taking the Government to court to get 24/7 security just so Markle can travel around in a Presidential limousine and pretend she’s important.

Note that Princess Anne who is a working royal doesn’t even get protection, nor the Duke of Edinburgh should make you wonder all these expenses racked up by the Markles, if they want fancy living, they need to pay for it themselves. Only, guess what, they don’t want to pay for it themselves and want some mug to pay for their luxury living.

Unfortunately, the last 6 years have shown the Markels have runaway spending habits and no means of earning their own money. Everyone has sacked them.

This move to the UK is purely because they are going to the bank of mum and dad for handouts and cash, and when Charles weakly says no, the Markles then go stridently to the UK government who seems to cave into their demands.

Canada, the US, Australia, have all said a big FO to the Markles, They are now sloping back here when they totally viciously shat on this country. It’s appalling. Anyway, rant over.

How do you know they’ve asked Charles for money and he’s weakly said no? Have you made this up yourself or just believed other people‘s speculation?

OrangeAxolotyl · 23/08/2026 11:41

Filoparcels017 · 20/08/2026 21:21

Or, your children are of school age and you want them to have a British education.

Where they will be definitely treated as royalty.

OrangeAxolotyl · 23/08/2026 11:42

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 21/08/2026 16:40

I’d be happy to see the monarchy phased out and I used to get angry about the money-grabbing racket that is the Duchy of Cornwall. But if most Brits want a monarchy and the tourist money it attracts, then I suppose we just have to put up with it. Harry and Meghan are small fry compared to the Duchy, but the media are experts at directing public anger on to the targets that suit their owners’ political objectives.

Ooh conspiracy! 😦

Anarchy99 · 23/08/2026 11:43

If you are referring to H&M, there are a lot of other threads about them at the moment so might be worth posting on those?

Filoparcels017 · 24/08/2026 02:06

KaleidoscopeSmile · 21/08/2026 12:18

You are unreasonable to put this SHITE in AIBU instead of the RF board

Wow!

FWIW I am finding the RF threads in AIBU quite refreshing as it happens.

Filoparcels017 · 24/08/2026 02:16

Futurehappiness · 21/08/2026 08:33

Some of the posts on here are just shameful in the amount of hatred and vitriol against someone they have never met, never committed any crimes and never done them any harm. I can see that the years-long unrestrained media hate campaign against them, especially Meghan, has borne fruit. There are several people on here whose brains have evidently just soaked up all the hatred they have been fed, like willing wads of cotton wool.

I have no time for the monarchy, among other reasons because of all the toxicity it gives rise to. If Harry weren't a RF member nobody would question his right to return to his home country with his family. What is amusing is monarchists accusing H&M of being 'grifters' when it is apparent the RF run one of the biggest grifts in existence, in return for the absolute minimum of work. I don't think that makes them bad people (in most cases), just that the nature of the monarchy is to corrupt the people in it.

I suppose H&M think they may as well come to the UK to be hated here instead of hated where they are, it makes litle difference.

YY! This is one of the best posts that I have ever read on the subject.

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rocklivia · 24/08/2026 10:32

Blueburner · 20/08/2026 21:48

Well I think a lot of people are interested in the Invictus games. Celebrating our veterans and athletes in Birmingham. People in this country, whatever their background, really need to unite around being British and enjoying a sense of national pride that is accessible to everybody. We should all be proud to be British and nobody should feel excluded from that. I think H&M can be used to help with that.

I think that may well be one of the most outlandish things I've read on here.

rocklivia · 24/08/2026 10:36

Corianda · 21/08/2026 07:57

She has an acting job here

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LumpkinPumpkin · 24/08/2026 10:39

I couldn’t give two shits about the royal family. I wish them well in the sense that I’m sure they are perfectly nice people in their own way. I don’t begrudge them living in this country, the same as I have no problem with any other migrants or visitors.

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 24/08/2026 10:40

I agree. It's bog standard a family argument. Every family has them.

The sheer spite aimed at them in the press is depressing. And it's not just the gutter press, it's the broadsheets too. I read The Times online and whenever Hilary Rose or Shane Watson writes a piece about them I swipe past. They read like a teenagers burn book.

Hilary Rose is generally an entertaining writer. I feel embarrassed for her that she is required to constantly regurgitate such bile.

whaleby · 24/08/2026 10:41

Bollihobs · 20/08/2026 09:41

"The great unwashed"???

🙄

It’s true though

LumpkinPumpkin · 24/08/2026 10:41

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 21/08/2026 16:40

I’d be happy to see the monarchy phased out and I used to get angry about the money-grabbing racket that is the Duchy of Cornwall. But if most Brits want a monarchy and the tourist money it attracts, then I suppose we just have to put up with it. Harry and Meghan are small fry compared to the Duchy, but the media are experts at directing public anger on to the targets that suit their owners’ political objectives.

I’m with you here. I don’t think this is conspiracy at all.

SerafinasGoose · 24/08/2026 10:45

Who is ‘they?’ I’ve been drawn into opening this thread as I thought it referred to a site-related issue.

Now it appears you’re talking about the Windsors. I do not want to read about them and was under the impression there was a separate board for this kind of mind rot.

A disingenuous thread title. You should ask HQ to edit it.

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