Harry and Meghan resigning?

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See link. News just announced.

www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/01/08/prince-harry-meghan-step-back-senior-members-royal-family-couple/

It does sound like they might be escaping from the public scrutiny and online abuse.

I would respect some of these posters if they would go deep into their hearts and admit that they really didn’t like Harry marrying a mixed woman who doesn’t look like them.
Go on , admit it
Meghan ‘doesn’t know her place’ does she? That’s why you don’t like her.
You wanted her to leave and now she is, but you are still angry. Why?

Now and I am in no way condoning his behaviour or association with Epstein here ut the whole Andrew thing is completely different as Andrew is maintaining his innocence (not very well it has to be said). If he were to be found guilty of it, I am sure she would have something to say about it and do something about it (she already has in him effectively him not carrying out Royal duties) Why would she say she is disappointed in him when according to him he didn't do anything. 🤔

Whilst I am in complete agreement with what they are doing they are quite frankly sticking 2 fingers up to the establishment saying "fuck this shit, we're off!" Why wouldn't she feel disappointed? Also, BP haven't even released a statement saying that she's disappointed or hurt... They are "said to be" which could mean they haven't said a bloody thing like it!!

To say The Queen is showing a dislike to their decision and not to Andrews' associations is a bit unfair....because quite frankly she hasnt!

It's a very succesful bid by the PR team of the ongoing drama that is the royals to distract from the Andrew fiasco. I say congrats and I hope they get paid a massive bonus because every media source is lapping it up.

They don’t want her to leave. They want her to remain in the town square wearing a scarlet letter whilst they throw tomatoes at her like braying backwards medieval townsfolk. If it were 300 years ago there would be calls to ‘burn the witch’.

The Queen has not uttered a word, the media and the internet have!!!!!!

I would respect some of these posters if they would go deep into their hearts and admit that they really didn’t like Harry marrying a mixed woman who doesn’t look like them.

And an American. And an actress - which signifies she’s a scheming hussy. And she’s been married before.

She’s not posh, she’s not white, she’s not British. Go figure.

They’re both millionaires, they could already be financially independent if they so wanted. But they know their 34 million won’t keep them in their present standard of living forever. They could easily have withdrawn from public life, tightened their belts, kept a flat in KP and bought a property in N America and flitted between the two, living off that pot. But for whatever reason they’re not inclined to do that. When they look at the lifestyles of their mates (George Clooney, net worth $500 million; Elton John, $500 million; Serena Williams, $180 million) they must know that they’ll rinse that nest egg trying to keep up unless they find some way to add to the pot.

Many of us who think Meghan is the mastermind of this plan don’t think so because we have an agenda against the woman- for me it’s simply because I don’t think Harry is capable of thinking of and executing this. He may be a very willing participant (he’s made it clear for a long time he doesn’t enjoy his position), but he’s not come up with this. She’s much more canny and open to opportunity, whereas he’s never had to think long term about a career or finances. The new website was also allegedly made by the same firm behind The Tig.

It just all seems terribly short sighted. They would have escaped in any “slimming down” of the monarchy and would have had a role and income until the Cambridge’s kids were past university age. Now they’ve unilaterally decided they’re off, they can’t expect to be funded to the same extent even by his father (where they admit 95% of their income is from). So there’ll be a funding gap to make up. That’s a lot of mugs to sell in a limited time before you loose your glamour and appeal. And that might happen sooner than they think- neither of them are getting any younger and ex-royals, as someone said upthread, are usually a bit tragic. But anyway, to sell those mugs and promote your charities, you’ll need the press on-side. No exposure, no sales, no money. Which is why I don’t believe that this move is so they can escape the media.

How gross that the Queen makes known that she’s “disappointed” that her grandson’s wife doesn’t want to work for the family business, but not disappointed that her son has been accused of sexually abusing numerous teenage girls.

Copied from another thread and repeating ad infinutum.

For me, Meghan's skin colour is of zero concern.
If Harry had married his ex Chelsea and this exact scenario had unfolded, Chelsea would be getting a similar scale of backlash. A more marked difference just makes it easier for thickos with lower IQs and vocabularies to reveal themselves as the primitives they are.
In that scenario, if Chelsea did not come out on the steps of the Lindo wing fresh and fragnant with the new baby like Kate - we'd all be speculating the same thing as we are doing with Meghan.
Who's controlling whom, and is this a need for privacy or control?

for me it’s simply because I don’t think Harry is capable of thinking of and executing this

And this is based on your extensive knowledge of his personality, character, abilities, because you’ve been best mates for years?

Or, what exactly?

How gross that the Queen makes known that she’s “disappointed” that her grandson’s wife doesn’t want to work for the family business, but not disappointed that her son has been accused of sexually abusing numerous teenage girls.

Well said @joyfullittlehippo

Change the record on the racism business. There might be a few racist nutters about, but the vast majority of people just don't like hypocrisy.

I can understand wanting to quit what promised to be a very dull and constricted - if comfortable - life. Who wants the world inspecting your clothes/holidays/carbon footprint every day? What most people are peeved about is wanting to quit... but only the less pleasant bits. Retaining title, trademarking it, vagueness about finances... it's all the hypocrisy again but this time with big clanging bells on.

Change the record on the racism business. There might be a few racist nutters about, but the vast majority of people just don't like hypocrisy.

Yet seem fine with the rest of the royals hypocrisy.

Funny that

Of course it's nothing to do with making piles of money and living a celebrity life style.

Many of us who think Meghan is the mastermind of this plan don’t think so because we have an agenda against the woman- for me it’s simply because I don’t think Harry is capable of thinking of and executing this.

😂

It’s because you’re batshit bananas along the rest of the hate-Meghan crew.

I think that any 'outsider' has trouble fitting into the royal family. The Duchess of Cambridge has managed it very successfully, but she comes from a loving, stable family. The ones who found it difficult (Diana, Fergie, Meghan) come from troubled backgrounds, and did not find it easy to fit in with a family which is unlike any other, and which does not have a reputation for emotional openness. May be coincidence, but I think not. I hope Harry and Meghan find the lifestyle they are looking for.

This has come as much from Harry as Meghan, I'm sure of that. Put out he's been bumped down to sixth in line, Charles looking to streamline things and expecting both sons to share the workload as particularly he and Anne have done for the Queen. This seems like Harry's last ditch attempt to retain his playboy lifestyle before Charles becomes King and William takes over the Duchy of Cornwall. Bet there's a lot that could be made public about Harry's lifestyle from the last few years.

Acting out like this has backfired though, he’s probably made things easier for the Queen, Charles and William. Now leaving is known publicly to be Harry's decision, hopefully they strip him of his titles and tax payer funded perks. Far from needing to work towards financial independence, he's a rich man (unless he's already burnt through his inheritance) and can pay for his own family's security.

I wonder why some here don’t understand why Meghan has been the source of much public vitriol. She has had a tax payer funded home, a very expensive wedding, endless overly expensive clothes (and I said overly as I would expect some expensive clothes)

You could say the same about Princess Anne's first husband, Princess Margaret's husband and quite a few others.

I think they have had a look at Harry's cousins and decided they want their child to have a life more like Zara and Peter Phillips than Harry's own childhood and that of the Cambridges.

He's way down the line of succession and will only drop further.

I am surprised that they didn't renounce their titles considering that there are 4 heirs to the throne alive today so he's totally redundant in that sense.
Harry said that nobody in the RF wants to be king a couple of years ago. I think it's only surprising that they didn't talk to the Queen first

Didn't they patent them or something - and got their website registered? Got their little ducks in a row.

I don’t mind paying for his security (not his fault he needs it) but is totally laughable that they are working towards financial independence. They are both kicking the arse off 40 - most of us stood on our own two feet by late teens/early 20s.

I need to step away from these threads and I'm trying to work out why this has touched a nerve and I think it is what one poster (on one of them) said yesterday. Most of us are trudging along trying to make the best of things and keep the show on the road financially. Maybe we're not all wildly stimulated but we get on with it.

I am actually outraged at the cheek of it and getting more so. Who the fuck do these people think they are? They are asking for special treatment, end of. They already get that in spades. I agree Megan could be getting more of the blame than she deserves although that website is clearly US PR gunk. Harry may well have engineered all of this. Who knows? Who cares? Strip them of the titles and send them on their way, if that is their choice.

I'm not a royalist in the slightest and really don't blame them. I would want out too. I do think though they are either in or out and shouldn't be allowed to pick and choose, just as you can't pick and choose with any job.

I don't really understand why everyone is saying she's manipulating Harry though and this is all her. He's a grown man, who can make grown up decisions with his wife. If people aren't happy about it, they should be unhappy with both of them.

Andrew is the real villain in the RF as far as I'm concerned, I think hate and anger should be reserved for his ilk.

I can't believe the patenting business was allowed. Surely some international patents lawyer (I actually know one and she is the most loaded person ever - career tip!) would be on the case of this. Making money from licensing deals abroad would seem to be questionable. Surely the Queen - or rather the UK - owns the titles rather than the individual concerned. But I admit to knowing absolutely nothing about this!

In her interview on ITV Meghan said they don’t have anything like the tabloid press we have here in America. I think they do, but she just hadn’t been exposed to it as she wasn’t particularly famous then compared to her level of fame now.

Exactly. I think e.g Jennifer Anniston would have a different view of the American tabloid press.