Harry and Meghan resigning Act 4: the Price of Freedom.....?

[CurlyWurlyTwirly]

So the saga continues
Thé Canadians are not happy about paying for the Sussexes security

I think that will be their downfall. They can’t actually fund the cost of their «freedom»
Other security experts saying that the cost of 24/7 private security is about £4million per year.

Problem is; they have skipped the a Royal fold, and have to pay the real cost of their security and accommodation . They will have to sell every aspect of their Lives to fund this.

[diddl]

"They really can’t expect the Canadians to fund their security."

Maybe not he Canadians, but I doubt they expect to fund it themselves.

I'm sure they feel entitled to have it paid for.

[Iamdobby63]

joyfullittlehippo you answered your own question there in terms of them being non senior royals, H & M are, of course, senior royals. As for the Duchy I don’t know enough about how it works but I guess it was ‘approved’.

[cooldarkroom]

I think that if they kept their heads down & tried to live a "normal" life in Canada, the majority of people wouldn't even know who they were.
Second row royals are ten a penny.

[feelingverylazytoday]

RuffleCrow don't be silly. Terrorists can travel as much as anyone else can. They don't have to be Canadian terrorists to operate in Canada.

[The80sweregreat]

Once all their money has been spent on security ( are they aware how much that could be if Canada says no way ) then I'm sure they will be back to let the UK pick up the bills instead in a few years time. Especially if their products don't sell very well and the income / publicity isn't as good as hoped.
Or Harry will and she'll take her chances elsewhere! Security must be eye watering if done properly. Plus those people might start the whole selling stories thing too.. bit of a minefield. I hope the Canadians say no to paying for it and so do the Brits! Meghan may get a bit of a shock about how much it all costs in the real world.

[MyuMe]

I think lots of us had very high hopes for Meghan. A breath of fresh air, a different perspective, someone who had worked for a living and could modernise the outlook of the whole family. I thought she was great and would do some really amazing things for women in general with her charity work.

I always knew there was nothing in her head but herself.

[OverUnderSidewaysDown]

Someone was on BBC this morning explaining how they will be able to make megabucks from giving speeches like the Obamas. Seriously, the Obamas are highly intelligent and have a lot of things to say that are worth listening to. Why would people pay to listen to Harry and Meghan?

[RuffleCrow]

I reject your labelling of my words as 'silly' @feelingverylazytoday - do you have a link on Canadian terrorism and another to show their security services aren't adequately addressing the global risk? Unless you have some evidence it sounds like you're just slapping people down with snappy comments and name-calling. Which you are, of course.

[Winter2020]

I think that the UK should fund the security for Harry and his family. I don't feel a strong position on the Royals either way - but he didn't ask to be born into a royal goldfish bowl and I don't envy him his gilded cage one bit. Whatever he wants out of life he can never truly leave his position behind - the closest he can get is his security arrangements in place for him while he tries to live a life of his choosing.

I think the press treatment of MM has been disgraceful (and I have largely given up on reading the news but still saw it) - the analysis of the ethical status of the baby's blanket ffs. I don't blame either of them for turning their back on us the way they must have to live. You would have thought the death of Diana would have taught us something about how to treat people but I am not sure it has - or the passing of time and greed is seeing that lesson being forgotten.

[Gemm83]

She knew. All along she knew. Don't know what but this picture makes me feel sad now 😕

[CoraPirbright]

Absolutely PineappleDanish. Just think of the good she could have done if she was willing to work within the framework of the royal family. She could have absolutely rocked it, kept safe by the deference that is given the RF. Now she wants to give it up to chase ....what? Instagram likes?

One thing I am really sad about is that this means we will see even less of Doria. Loved her at the wedding - the very epitome of grace, dignity and elegance. And then when she chummed out of the church with Charles, smiling and chatting - what a lovely thing to see. It really gladdened the heart.

[Inniu]

@joyfullittlehippo
What commercial deals do the York sisters have?

[SerenDippitty]

RuffleCrow

This one for a start

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47175559

[The80sweregreat]

I wouldn't go to the foot of my stairs to listen to anything these two might have to say but then I don't fawn over celebs or royals. ( just write about them in mumsnet!)

I suppose lots of people might : not sure what they have to say about anything to be honest.

[CoraPirbright]

But RuffleCrow even if the security services are doing a great job protecting the public by, say, heading off a terrorist threat of someone mowing down pedestrians with a truck in Toronto, that is very different from a crack squad of fundamentalists arriving in Canada with the specific intention of targeting one of three people.

[SouthWestmom]

Don't understand the love for Doria. So she behaved appropriately at the wedding and hasn't sold stories. Isn't that the bare minimum any of us expect? Plus she wasn't there for meghan's teenage years so not sure she's the supportive single mum she's painted as.

[TeaNero]

As Harry himself said “what Meghan wants, Meghan gets”.

This alone is so cringe worthy, as is seeing Harry begging a producer for a role for Meghan. Cringe, cringe, cringe.

[TheMustressMhor]

Archie will presumably be educated in Canada (and there is obviously nothing wrong with that) but rich, posh people like to stick to what they know in terms of education.

Harry went to Eton and he won't be able to send Archie there now.

Just throwing that into the mix, for what it's worth.

[SerenDippitty]

Absolutely PineappleDanish. Just think of the good she could have done if she was willing to work within the framework of the royal family. She could have absolutely rocked it, kept safe by the deference that is given the RF. Now she wants to give it up to chase ....what? Instagram likes?

Yes - if she thinks Britain is such a nasty racist little country she could have stayed, made that her passion project to fight it from within the RF. She could have been amazing.

[NotEverythingIsBlackandwhite]

@RuffleCrow

"Really? Nothing that's made the news over here @PineappleDanish and there's no need to be rude. Do you have a link for Canada's huge terrorism problem ?"

@PineappleDanish have not stated there is a huge terrorism problem in Canada have they? They said:
Because Canada has terrorists just the same as other places do?

Do you have some sort of special vision and can read things that the rest of us can't see?

[Hepsibar]

One cant thrive within Royal protocols and the other prob wont survive without Royal protocols.

Will they be forced to divulge the inner workings and sensitivities publicly on TV to fund their security and lifestyle ... or will the various Duchy's keep paying for a quiet life.

What a nightmare if they actually get bumped off by some nutcase with a gun or planned terrorist attack ... the accusations will go on for years.

If only it were an item of fiction ... ...

[scaryteacher]

I wonder if HM had doubts about the ease with which MM changed religion. I thought she had converted to Judaism to marry husband #1, and then got christened and confirmed for Harry. Doesn't seem very principled, and HM takes her faith very seriously.

[TheVanguardSix]

One thing I am really sad about is that this means we will see even less of Doria. Loved her at the wedding - the very epitome of grace, dignity and elegance. And then when she chummed out of the church with Charles, smiling and chatting - what a lovely thing to see. It really gladdened the heart.

It's a shame that she hasn't had more of a presence because I think hers helped endear us to her daughter initially. Doria was so brave and so composed being the sole family member at the mother of all weddings. It was really a happy day. I'm so bummed out that the sentiment from that celebration hasn't lived on.

My thoughts are this, if anyone is interested. I'm from L.A. I grew up in that Hollywood scene. MM is an L.A. Girl from an L.A. world, a world full of Hollywood carnies- her family's a perfect example of that breed. She may try to distance herself from that scene and her own family, but that's what she is of and who she is of. Just like Harry is of the RF. You don't just drop that like a hot potato when you change continents. She is who she is and that will follow her (and the same holds true for Harry) wherever they go. They shouldn't have married. Worlds apart. End of.

[Allington]

The trouble is, PH doesn't seem to get that the only thing that makes him unusual is the accident of birth that made him part of a royal family - and gave him considerable unearned wealth that he seems to quite like.

So he doesn't want the constant press intrusion, understandably, but he does want to hang on to the money and privilege.

I am sure they could have a modest life style in Canada based on their existing wealth, contributing something towards their own security. Gradually run down their 'royal' patronages, and support whatever causes they like privately. Walk away from the entire circus.

However, it seems they do want the circus, but on their terms. And the world doesn't work that way.

[diddl]

"Harry went to Eton and he won't be able to send Archie there now."

Maybe Harry wants shot of all of the constraints & expectations of his class?