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to wish Harry and Meghan would stop holding hands when on official engagements

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FleetwithPike · 22/10/2018 10:30

I think she is beautiful and he seems like a nice chap. I wish them a long and happy life with their child/ren.

But for the love of God, could they stop holding hands - they're not on a date, they're carrying out official business!

Makes me cringe, so it does.

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SleepingStandingUp · 22/10/2018 12:38

Their role is to raise the profile of charities and help others. This is not helped if they turn into 'slebs' flaunting themselves. They are supposed to be conduits for 'good causes' not the centre of attention
Them aim your anger at the press. There is FAR more to run a headline about than whether they hold hands or not and yet they clearly don't.

If they hold hands the headlines will be

"so in love in baby moon down under" or
"is pda proof their relationship is struggling in private",
"M proves she's controlling the relationship in double hand hold" or
"double hand hold shows just how lost M has become"

If they don't it's
"baby strain already putting distance between young royals?" or
"has Palace told M and H NO to PDA?"
"Distance between newly weds proof Meghan married for the headlines? or
" Meghan refusing to hold Harry's hand after he said THIS"

If she hadn't gone she'd get sagged off for not going and if she does then the a press wants headlines about their relationship.

FleetwithPike · 22/10/2018 12:39

Emma - I'm not riled. People can start threads without being fuming, furious, outraged or disgusted, you know.

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SilentIsla · 22/10/2018 12:39

Kate and Wills don’t need to do this. Etc etc.

AceAcer · 22/10/2018 12:40

Awww. It's sweet. They remind me of this happy couple.

to wish Harry and Meghan would stop holding hands when on official engagements
Lweji · 22/10/2018 12:41

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GrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

Holding hands? What's next? Snogging? Dry humping? Full on sex in front of the cameras?

Could you be more uptight British?

SilentIsla · 22/10/2018 12:42

Jealousy and bitterness accusations!? Wtf?

BruegelTheElder · 22/10/2018 12:42

I honestly don't see how them holding hands inhibits their ability to raise the profile of charities. But I don't read the tabloid press, so maybe I'm missing something significant.

Does the Sun go into more detail about the charity they're promoting if they don't hold hands?

Lweji · 22/10/2018 12:49

They remind me of this happy couple.

But in that case, HE needed a hand holding.

I bet it's Wills who needs reassurance. Wink

SleepingStandingUp · 22/10/2018 12:51

Does the Sun go into more detail about the charity they're promoting if they don't hold hands?
No they make up difference crap.
Sources at the Palace say there is a growing decide between the newly weds since they announced their pregnancy. It is thought Meghan has banned all sexual intimacy since discovering she was pregnant amidst fears for her geriatric pregnancy and Harry has responded by snap chatting Chelsy Davy who was last seen staring at him throughout Eugene's wedding whilst kipping her lips salaciously. Senior Royals worry she could become the Camilla in the relationship if things aren't fixed soon. Her sister will appear in Loose Women next Tuesday to discuss Megan's sex life and how she felt excluded after not being told by Meghan when her and Harry first consummated the relationship.
The couple are currently in Australia for some sport thing to do with Harry.

Dontfeellikeaskeleton · 22/10/2018 12:52

They just look so happy together

😍😉😁

IfyouseeRitaMoreno · 22/10/2018 12:53

They're clearly in love with each other. And yeah, they're on official business, but part of that official business is being a lovey dovey couple who we can all coo over.
So YABU.

Dontfeellikeaskeleton · 22/10/2018 12:54

I think the Palace needs to advise M that less is more, when it comes to PDA and we can use our imagination, knowing they are in love and having a child.

^^

From what I've seen it's Meghan that needs to start advising the Palace, and not the other way on

morningconstitutional2017 · 22/10/2018 12:57

It's still early days and maybe she feels a bit insecure so literally needs a hand hold. It does no harm so it doesn't bother me.

GucciKnickers · 22/10/2018 13:02

I'm with you op. The pair of them seem to think they're featuring in a Calvin Klein ad. Its all just a bit posey isn't it. Just walk around, shake hands with people. There's no need to be hanging onto each other constantly.

Marmelised · 22/10/2018 13:06

I remember Diana’s funeral and all but shouting at the screen ‘will someone please hold that child’s hand’ as 12 year old Harry walked behind his mother’s coffin.

I’m not particularly royalist but I find it hard to be anything but happy that he now has someone to hold his hand and look out for him.

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PyongyangKipperbang · 22/10/2018 13:08

The day they stop, the tabloids will go into meltdown

Well as this is 100% true, I wish they would stop holding hands for their own sakes!

AnnaLouiseSomerset · 22/10/2018 13:08

I agree, love him, but she annoys the hell out of me!
I don't feel they'll have the peaceful marriage like Wills & Kate

Snugglepiggy · 22/10/2018 13:10

On a day where one of the main stories is a vile man's racist tirade against an elderly lady and you're getting affronted by a young newly married couple expecting their first baby on their first major tour together holding hands and giving each other tender support.Have a lovely day.Its gloriously sunny here and I'm making the most of it before bad weather sets in for winter. Ie.there's enough rude ,aggressive and intolerant stuff going on in the world.I welcome the opposite.

GrouchyKiwi · 22/10/2018 13:22

I'd agree with you if it was on formal engagements, like a state dinner or meeting with a head of state for a forum on ending hunger, but on informal engagements like walkabouts to meet the public or playing games with school children it's perfectly fine.

MistressDeeCee · 22/10/2018 13:24

It's come to something when you're actually jealous of a couple who hold hands. You need to sort out what's really bothering you

justfloatingpast · 22/10/2018 13:24

"I think its lovely to see a royal couple who actually get on and are in love"

Yes it is, but most of them seem to get on and be in love:

William and Kate
Charles and Camilla
Zara and Mike
Edward and Sophie
Peter and Autumn
etc etc etc

justfloatingpast · 22/10/2018 13:27

Lavendar your post was really unpleasant. Surely you can disagree with another poster without being so childishly nasty.

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