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Harry and Meghan Resigning (Act 3 Scene 2)

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TheMustressMhor · 13/01/2020 12:11

I am waiting with interest to find out what happens next, following on from this afternoon's talks at Sandringham.

Poor old Queen. She can't have finished the leftover turkey yet and here she is, embroiled in another crisis.

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GlamGiraffe · 13/01/2020 22:48

@CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook

Tell..

SeperatedSwans · 13/01/2020 22:50

Oh my, if that is the case and agin would explain custody/family photos stopping when young. Then the press will have a field day.

However, I am inclined to believe it's rumour, because you couldn't possibly play a game of chicken with that looming over the table. I mean the brass balls it would take are outstandingly shiny!

MrsBrentford · 13/01/2020 22:51

Can someone please PM me ....

queenofarles · 13/01/2020 22:53

There was no conference call with Meghan!

CatherineofAragon I’ve read that rumor too it was actually mentioned on here.

SunsetBoulevard3 · 13/01/2020 22:53

@catherine

Do you mean the story that she might have been in jail? No evidence for that. I read that she’s been an air hostess but it’s very odd that no one knows..who would leave their only daughter to be brought up by her father for years and years? It’s strange.
I think Harry has outlived his usefulness to Meghan now and she’ll quickly tire of him and move into someone who can provide more leverage for her.
It’s like some sort of Grimms fairytale.

NumbersStation · 13/01/2020 22:54

Press realise indifference steals one’s nobility.

cakeisalwaystheanswer · 13/01/2020 22:54

Think the worst and then google.

It is also interesting how many in that family have been declared bankrupt. I am wondering if that's common in the USA?

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 13/01/2020 22:54

Mrs Brent Grin

I'm in the sodding bathroom, you just need the right phrases.....it's there.

MrsBrentford · 13/01/2020 22:55

I have it 🤣🤣

7Days · 13/01/2020 22:56

Prison?

SeperatedSwans · 13/01/2020 22:57

@Sunset it's like some sort of strange Game of Thrones where the Throne isn't the goal, but global fame and millions on the bank are 🤮

Selling your soul and flesh to the highest bidder for rumour, gossip and drama. You can also leave with a tote bag full of trademark goodies emblazoned with a pretty M with a crown on top 🤷🏻‍♀️

Andylion · 13/01/2020 22:57

Think the worst and then google.

I couldn't find anything.

GlamGiraffe · 13/01/2020 22:57

I cant find it😕

yolofish · 13/01/2020 22:59

You just need to go below the wiki link, it's all there. Doria seems like a lovely woman now though, perhaps its the Calif influence? OTH, the California thing does seem to turn out a lot of flakey stuff too.

StarbucksSmarterSister · 13/01/2020 22:59

he apparently lives separately from the Big House in a 'cottage' on the estate.

Why on earth does he live there?

fallen121 · 13/01/2020 23:00

@kinsss

Granted the UK has a double taxation treaty with Canada which might benefit Harry (he'd have to get a job first obviously). But I suspect Meghan has her eye on a very large slice of the potential income pie. And it was Meghan I was really thinking of. Non charitable voiceovers. Tell-all interviews on Oprah. Sussex Duchess perfume.

Somebody mentioned Meghan has Canadian residency due to having lived for 7 years in Toronto during her stint on Suits. However, I believe she has never renounced her US citizenship.

Although a similar US Canada tax treaty also exists, I believe there is something called "Article 29" which is to do with savings. If your savings are above a certain level (and Meghan has a personal fortune of around $5m) the US can tax its citizens as if the rest of the treaty didn’t exist, so in effect the doesn’t this doesn't prevent US expats living in Canada from having to file US taxes AS WELL. So yeah. They might only pay either Canadian or British taxes, depending on where they spent most of their time, but the US IRS would also want a slice of the pie based on Meghan being a US citizen. And she wouldn't even have to live there or earn money there because the IRS can tax you regardless of where you are or where you earnt the money. Also many of Meghan's little schemes will no doubt involve deals brokered in the US you can bet your life on that.

Think Boris Johnson might have fallen foul of the US tax laws despite having lived in the UK for years. Didn't he renounce US citizenship for this very reason in 2016?

www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/08/boris-johnson-renounces-us-citizenship-record-2016-uk-foreign-secretary

MrsBrentford · 13/01/2020 23:01

Not sure if I buy that.

More inclined to believe that William had an affair Grin

SeperatedSwans · 13/01/2020 23:01

@Starbucks he apparently finds the main house too noise and busy.

If he has a degenerative brain disease I can imagine him residing in the "granny flat" is probably best for him. Maybe he gets confused in the larger house. I mean I know that's pure speculation but people have granny flats for a reason.

SeperatedSwans · 13/01/2020 23:05

@fallen but wouldn't she be paying that tax now anyway? She was resident in the UK full time (till yesterday anyway 🤣) so would the IRS not have asked for tax whilst she was in the UK?

Lilybetsey · 13/01/2020 23:07

I think The Queen has played a blinder.. the truth seems to be that Meghan has stamped her perfectly shod foot, told PH “it’s me or your family” and effectively help him to ransom. HMQ who has lived a fair few years wants to give him a way back in when the inevitable divorce happens. I don’t believe PH wants to leave the UK, he fought for his country and his Queen, but he can’t bear to lose Meghan and Archie, so what choice does he have. Foof struck indeed ...

Over the next weeks and months he will become resentful and unhappy, the marriage will not improve but there is a way out for him. HMQ has behaved as a grandmother and left him a way back.

Well played Your Majesty. Pragmatic and kind ...

WendyMoiraAngelaDarling · 13/01/2020 23:08

Why on earth does he live there?

Maybe as a very elderly, frail person he doesn't want to have to walk miles to a bathroom or climb stairs to his rooms. Maybe he just wants and needs everything on a smaller scale.

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 13/01/2020 23:08

@MrsBrentford Grin

MrsBrentford · 13/01/2020 23:08

I must say MM cannot be much fun to be around, just you and her.

Diamond studded pussy indeed, she thinks.

StarbucksSmarterSister · 13/01/2020 23:09

is also interesting how many in that family have been declared bankrupt. I am wondering if that's common in the USA?

A lot of people in America go bankrupt due to medical bills, even the insured. That could explain it. Or they could just be crappy business people.

In response to a PP, I have quite a few American friends. Without exception those I have spoken to are on Team Meghan so to speak. I have not discussed with all of them though.

MrsBrentford · 13/01/2020 23:09

The stuff about her dad is worse, the drugs and the hookers Shock