Meghan Markle taking Mail On Sunday to Court *MNHQ tweaked title for accuracy*

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And about time, too. They never stop castigating her.

Prince Harry has said that he's worried that she'll end up being the same kind of victim that his mother was with regard to the Press.

I hope she wins her case.

From the people I have known from moneyed backgrounds this is true.

Then you need to get out more.

Anyway. With Meghan it all comes down to that one engagement dress. Which we don’t know who paid for. Maybe she paid for it herself. Maybe it was a present from
Harry. Or even Charles.

“From the people I have known from moneyed backgrounds this is true.“

As I said- I don’t think the inhabitants of Rutshire count.....

RoseQuartzGlow

How so we know M is a multi millionaire?

It has been quoted on the internet (so obviously must be true) that she was worth several million (6 is the figure that springs to mind, but it's Google-able).

I assume that was based on her "Suits" salary and any other public earnings.

However, that's a drop in the ocean compared with the wealth of the royal family.
And if she has funded all the things (eg clothes, travel) that it's been suggested she has out of her own multi-million purse, said purse will look a bit thin by now.

I wouldn't spend one twelfth of my savings on one dress (that's if the £500,000 dress and £6 million worth are correct).

With Meghan it all comes down to that one engagement dress. Which we don’t know who paid for.

It’s only significant for the optics anyway.

It’s this weird British thing of the public knowing the BRF are stinking rich, but not liking it made too obvious.

Clearly Meghan can’t be doing with the disingenuousness.

I’d love to know if it’s because she’s being poorly advised, because Harry doesn’t give a shit about the optics or because she just doesn’t give a shit.

And I wish Harry spent a bit more on either his clothes or his valet.

that's if the £500,000 dress and £6 million worth are correct

Wasn’t it 50k?

It was always going to be difficult to balance American celebrity with the British Royal Family. The expectations are completely different. The problem is that H&M should have stepped back and let the experienced RF staff and press team manage their public persona until they had both adjusted.
There's a degree of youthful impetuous in how they've managed everything, trying to break from tradition, bring in their own staff, cut ties with William and Kate and the Foundation, etc, but whilst M is completely inexperienced at being a Royal, they actually don't have the excuse of 'youth'. There was a safety net there for them but they seem to have focused on cutting through it rather than letting it support them until they found their feet.
If I was them, I'd take a posting overseas for a few years (preferably Africa because they've both spoken of their love for the continent). Let them adjust to being married and having a baby and in M's case adjust to being a member of the British RF . They'll have much less scrutiny there and can cherry pick their work/causes and exposure to the media and

This case is such a mistake because it has reminded everyone of Thomas Markle and the messiness around the wedding. Even if they win it will not make the press write about her in a more positive way. They have dissipated the goodwill from the Africa trip.

@WonderWomansSpin - what has Meghan down wrong in terms of royal protocol?

They attract criticism.

Not from me they don’t, I don’t give a flying fuck what they do.

I don’t care what Meghan spends on clothes, about their engagement photo, what they do with Range Rovers.

The only Royal I can muster disapprobation for is Andrew as I do think fucking sex slave minors is non-U. But even then I’m not surprised. He’s a rather stupid man with nothing much to do.

morningcoffee22

Harry and Meghan think they’re more important than they are imo. Why is someone who’s only 6th in line given such a big platform. Nothing qualifies either of them to have so much to say for themselves on the worlds stage. Just shows the whole wrongness of having a royal family.

I find this quite amusing too. He is no longer 3rd in line so she should remember his place.

...he should
(Actually that might have been a Freudian slip. Haha)

Re. the Queen’s bespoke wardrobe:

I imagine the Queen would find it unseemly to wear garments that cost “a fortune”. Others who should be less entitled have no qualms, of course.

TatianaLarina

amused by whoever upthread suggested that harry becomes king if something happens to William before George is an adult)

ODFOD. Harry would be Regent if Charles and Willam died before George was of age

Was it you? Most amusing. In any case, it is a fanciful notion particularly given the earnestness of the author.

ODFOD is rude and unseemly, incidentally.

This case is such a mistake because it has reminded everyone of Thomas Markle and the messiness around the wedding. Even if they win it will not make the press write about her in a more positive way. They have dissipated the goodwill from the Africa trip. Agree and the press might decide not to write about them at all. Which I should imagine would be even worse from M and H's perspective.

Bertrand I didn't say she'd done anything wrong. I just think she's struggling to adjust which is understandable. Nothing prepares you for life in the RF except the RF staff constantly teaching and briefing you. Added to that, she's struggling to cater to two very different markets - the American celebrity/political media and the British RF media.
They're completely different approaches and there's subtle shifts.
If I take a celeb to visit charities in Africa then the point is to put the celeb at the centre of the story, to use their leverage to get coverage in the media.
If the RF go to Africa, they're supposed to be almost a blank canvas to reflect back the work. Their role is usually more ambassadorial (Diana deliberately made herself the exception).
H&M have adopted a different approach on this Africa trip which has probably come from the fact their new PR person worked with Hillary Clinton. So they've had regular interviews/photo calls with a small pool of journalists that are flying round after them. (That's much more of a US political approach).
They're switching between lots of different approaches.

Someone referenced their “youthful” impetuosity. Neither is youthful. So, that’s another excuse shot down in flames.

I imagine the Queen would find it unseemly to wear garments that cost “a fortune”

But she's A-okay with the private trains, yacht, 7 palaces and jaw dropping jewellery collection?

Oh and the horses. Christ knows what she spends on horses.

If I was the British tabloid press I would band together with all the other editors and create a complete and utter media black out.

Zero reporting on them at all. No charity events, no pictures, no statements, no royal tours. No sharing of their Instagram posts etc.

I wonder how well that would sit with H & M.

Then they would be entirely responsible for their own PR and agenda with no twisting of their out of touch hypocrisy at all.

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We are talking about garments.

Not horses blah blah.

But why is it 'unseemly' to spend lots on clothes?

But not 'unseemly' to spend money on the stuff the Queen indulges in?