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Harry and Meghan Resigning Act Three

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TheMustressMhor · 12/01/2020 10:15

...Scene One?

I think we probably do need a third thread.

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NumbersStation · 12/01/2020 18:59

One can always buy new friends @GlitchStitch

When you are high profile and have a bit of money, I would reckon you would be able to take your pick.

Jillyhilly · 12/01/2020 19:00

Also mental health and the stress this would cause was not on the radar. Diana has no PR team behind her in those days unlike they would have today and unlike MM has.

Yes, I think it would have been far worse for Diana.

crispysausagerolls · 12/01/2020 19:03

And Diana was only 19 when they married.

Duckydarling · 12/01/2020 19:03

They went on a 6 week break, she took her dogs. They, supposedly, came home but they left their child in Canada. Now she’s gone back, I don’t think she’s intending to return.

Rinoachicken · 12/01/2020 19:06

I think hat if H&M try and blackmail the RF with a tell all, I think the RF will not allow that and will call their bluff tbh. It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve been at the receiving end of such interviews, they are well prepared and geared up to deal with negative PR and press and I think they will (rightly) come to the conclusion that yes, H&M might say some bad stuff, but it will equally reflect very very badly on H&M and simply make it easier for Charles to put away his chequebook.

Needmorecaffine · 12/01/2020 19:06

Diana aged 19 getting hounded. She couldn't hide from this , had little or no support. It was unprecedented.

Social media , press reports you can ignore and respond in due course.

edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/08/18/princess-diana-followed-by-press-sje-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/princess-diana/

NumbersStation · 12/01/2020 19:06

The minute the dogs went over I thought exactly the same @Duckydarling

Rinoachicken · 12/01/2020 19:07

It would also make it impossible for them ever to return to the fold

MrsBrentford · 12/01/2020 19:08

I suppose if the William affair is true they could be holding that over them.

Although even if it’s true it would be very shitty for them to break ranks and shit on his own brother.

Butterymuffin · 12/01/2020 19:10

Actually yes, moving the dogs is a signal that that side of the Atlantic will be their real base.

I agree @Rinoachicken that calling their bluff may be the tactic of choice. They can't project a serene confidence Obamas-like facade, suitable for their aspirations, if they've actively sold grubby details to the tabloids themselves.

NumbersStation · 12/01/2020 19:11

I do think if he dumps dirt at PW’s door he will be shunned forever.

And rightly so. And I think he would lose a lot of support in his latest venture if he did so.

Rinoachicken · 12/01/2020 19:13

W&K would just put out a statement saying it’s a personal matter and they will not be commenting further. Job done.

But it would be very very shitty.

As others have said, Harry has been much loved, adored, supported by his family in whatever he has wanted to do in his life, they have bent over backwards to enable him to do what was important to him, like seeing active service. I just don’t understand how he could turn around and treat them like that.

When they first got married, the RF were visibly welcoming to Meghan, she had 1:1 time with the queen on engagements etc. I just don’t understand where this deep hatred to his own family has come from

hopeishere · 12/01/2020 19:13

I wonder if Kate will be at the meeting too? If it's a plan to be implemented for her kids too then she has every right to be there.

Meghan will have her team sitting beside her in Canada I'm sure.

There's some pretty unsavoury rumours about her too so she may not be in a place to throw stones at William's alleged affair.

MarshaBradyo · 12/01/2020 19:13

This is the pic I saw that made me think how bad it was for Diana (and probably worse). At least it’s all photo ops now.

Harry and Meghan Resigning Act Three
Lilybetsey · 12/01/2020 19:14

I don’t think you can buy real friends. Mates who you were at school within an know you well, people you worked with, family friends you grew up with. Sure you can but some sycophantic hangers on who will play at being your friend. But real mates ? People who genuinely care about you and will have your back? Not so easy even with shed loads of money ...

MrsBrentford · 12/01/2020 19:15

I think with all the Brexit shite going on right now the last thing British (Royalists) want is a shake up of their Royal Family, we want the reassurance of their presence.

I wish MM had never married him. It’s not rascism, she wanted to “modernise” something which in recent years has actually modernised itself and she needs to fucknoff and leave it alone quite frankly.

Rinoachicken · 12/01/2020 19:15

Would love to be a fly on the wall - if she starts getting stroppy on the phone who will be the one to remind her that she’s talking to the fucking queen and that the ultimate decisions about money and titles are hers to dictate!

MarshaBradyo · 12/01/2020 19:15

Having said that MM has a get out, another country she can go back to if it’s too much. Plus Harry, understandably, would want her to avoid the worst of the media.

hopeishere · 12/01/2020 19:16

I don't think she "deeply hates" his family. I just think she wants the limelight and she wants it on her terms. She looked into the future - William's King, Kate's queen she's having to curtesy to both of them, getting the B list tours, dependent on William for money. She's decided to jump now.

Catsinthecupboard · 12/01/2020 19:16

My brother married someone like her.

I tell my dc that not getting along with family and isolating you from yours are key signs of narcissistic behavior. Or at the very least their aunt by marriage.

It is heartwrenching to lose family when you have done EVERYTHING that was asked. The last straw was when DM died and they used personal and private information to attack me. After crying my heart out, dh and I blocked them from everything.

I still look at them on sm but less and less. Every time I think of reaching out, I remember my hurt and humiliation. I NEVER want my dc to see me that vulnerable, not will I ever be in that position again.

To me, Harry's family needs to understand his wife and perhaps leave the door open but protect themselves at all costs. She has big guns behind her who would delight in hurting or puncturing the RF.

I do not think that she is kind or compassionate. If Every one has the same story, you should pay attention to the noise. I hope and pray and tell my dc to look for spouses who value family. We are stronger and more safe with people who love you unconditionally

MrsBrentford · 12/01/2020 19:17

@ hopeishere

Please share Grin

The Yacht Girl ones?

scaryteacher · 12/01/2020 19:17

Having watched their engagement interview in full for the first time; it debunks much of what is being complained of now. His family were supportive, welcoming etc according to the interview; she was aware of what she was taking on; they were going to travel in the Commonwealth, do the right engagements; yet barely two years later it's all the opposite?

As for the link about the DM articles; no-one is linking MM to murder - just the production of avocados. My elderly Mum buys them, doesn't link her to the cartels, (unless you count Morrisons and Lidls as a cartel). Same with the bit about the Hub kitchen - it's the centre that was linked to extremism, not the women in kitchen, or MM. Most people can see the difference.

Needmorecaffine · 12/01/2020 19:17

who will be the one to remind her that she’s talking to the fucking queen

🤣 can you imagine !

NumbersStation · 12/01/2020 19:18

Kate should be at the meeting if she will be affected by any fallout. And she will wish to support her husband who will no doubt be hurting.

The lass has just quietly got on with her duties and I think PW is lucky to have someone like her at his side. I hope the rumours are not true but that is for her to deal with. Privately.

Rinoachicken · 12/01/2020 19:19

She looked into the future - William's King, Kate's queen she's having to curtesy to both of them, getting the B list tours, dependent on William for money.

And she couldn’t have thought that through BEFORE marrying him? I mean, it’s not like William becoming king in the future is news?!

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