Harry stepping down as a royal family member

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Just read this on their instagram page.
They plan on becoming private citizens

Just because Diana and Fergie had it bad in the 80s doesn't mean anyone has to take this sort of bullying. It isn't a race to the bottom!

Dear People of Great Britain,

Thanks for the £35m wedding. Thanks for the £2.5m house. Thanks for pretending that my history as a “humanitarian” amounted to more than just a few speeches about myself & the odd photo op in a poverty-stricken country. Thanks for the title of HRH which means people who have achieved more than I ever will have to bend their knee to me. Thanks to the many, many media outlets who have treated my humble-braggy, unoriginal soundbites about “female empowerment” and “equality” (including those written on bananas) with uncritical and breathless admiration.

Boo sucks to those who took exception to the hypocrisy of a “humanitarian concerned with world poverty” wearing a £90k maternity dress & an eco-warrior who uses private planes as if they were Uber. Because, you know.....RACISM!

But I’ll be off now. Those Sussex brand scented candles, cookbooks, reed diffusers, bathrobes and iPhone cases won’t sell themselves, right?!

Her Royal Highness, Meghan xx

(And whatisname...Harold? Him too).

Harry and Megan are popular as a couple in a way Charles and Diana never were.

Love it chestnutsmoothie

think they might be aiming for Clinton territory (I don’t mean that in a bad way - I like the clintons a lot!) - could aim up anywhere in between that and obscurity. Wouldn’t say this was very well planned though - and PR wise they’re against the royals (and anyone wanting a knighthood). I really liked both when they got engaged but now a bit meh about them, so good luck to them both and hope they find happiness

Really, the royal family have to go if this is allowed.

Really, they should go full stop.

Diana might have been in the papers every day, but it wasn't quite the relentless negative press that Sarah Ferguson and Meghan Markle get. There never seems to be a single photo of Sarah Ferguson that doesn't catch her gurning, for example.

SamanthaBrique

Shame on you for your utter disrespect to all people who have actually been bullied.

Disgusting.

@SamanthaBrique no I agree. Of course not. But they can't pretend the press is the only reason they're doing this. They want to change their lives and maybe they'll be able to in some way.

If Harry thinks he's protecting Meghan from the same fate as his mother, the tragic thing is that he's just putting her in exactly the same neither/nor position as Diana ended up in - living with all the media fixation surrounding an ex-royal, without any of the super high level security or establishment protection.

I hope they find a balance of life that makes them happy. I hope they have incredibly loyal friends they can trust to protect them and not sell them down the river for their connections. I hope they stay together.

Got it in one, Chestnut!

I've always been something of a royalist. This has angered me beyond belief.

It could be the queen allowed them to announce this to test the water, see the reaction, and when she sees the public finds it distasteful she'll put a stop to it. She has terrible advisers and is really not in touch at all, imo.

The Queen clearly did not approve, nor likely even know - have a look at what the palace has been briefing.

Yes, Diana filled the tabloids and crappy magazines in her day, but the tone was not critical on the whole.

There has just been a hateful pile-in on Meghan. I've seen it on here too.

“That's a term you use about another business institution, not your grandmother without whom Harry wouldn't have the life of privilege he enjoys

To be fair to Harry on this one, I watched him being interviewed ages ago and was asked this question and he said I don't think of her as my grandmother, she's the queen, and always has been to me. I really don't think she ever took the role of grandmother with them. From what he said, she was the queen to him. And that's how she wished it.

I'm hoping Meghan will return to Suits as I loved her in that show

They don't call it The Firm for nothing!

Can't wait for this series of The Crown.

If they get a move on with the filming @GolfForBrains then Meghan could play herself

I agree that Sarah Ferguson and Diana got just as much slagging off as MM does now.

The vile hate from Piers Morgan and his cronies at the Daily Mail has been horrendous. The racist comments from Daily Mail readers that his endless article get is vile and they are left up despite them contravening legislation on racial hatred.

They're not walking away from the media. They're actively courting it. They're trying to walk away from the scrutiny of spending from the public purse.

Yes I can't understand why people can't see this.

The commercialisation of the monarchy!

Oh hell no. It would just be a matter of time before they're compromised. I don't see how they'll manage to retain HRH. Can they actually believe they can swan off to America, set up deals with who they want, and accept cash while representing the RF?

Frankly it's ridiculous, your Father is King in waiting, there's a line of succession and authority. You can't step back from being a senior royal anymore than Zara can ask to become a senior Royal

It's all or nothing. Not one foot in and one out. It's a completely immature and conceited approach. Once again it's a case of no one advising them even half-decently.

😂 @SamanthaBrique

Spot on @ChestnutSmoothie

Don’t forget the vegan yoga retreats; eco baby clothes, blog, chat show, I mean there’s a private jet ( carbon offset; natch), Manhattan penthouse and Malibu beach house to fund.
Everything else will come free via a gifting suite so it can be Hash tagged #SussexRoyal

I think they should relinquish the HRH title if not full working royals. Money in the mix makes it all a bit tawdry which is not a good look for the royals.

Diana could not leave her home without being chased by packs of paparazzi. Meghan has almost exclusively been photographed just on official events.