I think the photos of the line of succession in the background of the queen's speech and the recent photo of the four of them was PR to show and ensure continuity in the public's minds after the andrew stuff, in other words a refocusing onto the main players, and wasn't to do with excluding H&M.
This latest business underlines to me why the RF should be wound up. I said on the earlier thread that how the H&M situation is handled should be done with a view that Charlotte, Louis or George might do the same 25 years from now - opt out. So if that's an option what's the point of them? What's the point of having a 'spare'? Yes, they can opt out but beyond their title I don't see why they should get to pick and choose plum royalty-related jobs, receive money and other financial benefits from the UK and then be also able to feather their own nests.
There's a great conflict of interest too if they want to be super woke and be outspoken about people like Trump if they partly remain part of the RF. How would that work?
I think Canada is a stop gap and the US is Meghan's ultimate goal. Canada is a link between the two.
I said a few years ago before they married that I gave it five years. I still think this. I never liked him, wasn't never taken in by the affable jack-the-lad act, and expected all of this from her in some form or other. She's a phoney and out for herself. Harry is too and used her to further his cause as well - i.e. to be as popular as Diana.
I think Harry loves her more though and I think he's poured himself into this as he doesn't want it to fail. And because of that he's a loose cannon.
I would never have expected him to have done this in the way it's been done - holding his family over a barrel. He seemed pretty loyal and dutiful to the monarchy before. I think there's been a real break down in relations within the family and like the petulant child he is, mixed in with Meghan's influence, he's gone off tangent.