Queen strips H&M of their titles and stops them recieving public funds!!!

[KenAdams]

😲😲😲

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[SoupDragon]

They can't win, can they? A few months ago when Harry complained about the press intrusion and racism that Meghan had experienced, the general gist was that he could give up his royal privileges and get a job, like Zara and Peter, if he didn't like the trappings of his lifestyle with regard to media interest and public opinion. Now he has taken that advice and done just that, he is vilified for it.

And they are planning to pay back the renovation costs for Frogmore Cottage and pay rent on it. Something else people were bleating on and on about.

[SoupDragon]

But Kate is doing the role

So was Meghan. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[PortiaCastis]

The bullshit is still flying then

[SoupDragon]

Of course, Kate is English and not a divorced foreign actress.

[othervoicesotherrooms]

She's a gold digger who fell in love with the chance to get her name known through the world ( no one knew who she was until she hooked up with a prince!)

Just Meghan or do you include Catherine Middleton, Diana Spencer, Sarah Ferguson and Sophie Rhys Jones in your theory ?

[MollyButton]

You might want to look at to see a reason why some newspapers might be keen.

[AlwaysOnAbloodyDiet]

• She's a gold digger who fell in love with the chance to get her name known through the world ( no one knew who she was until she hooked up with a prince'
  
  Yep, dragged him up the aisle, against his will

[noodlenosefraggle]

But Kate is doing the role
Of course shes doing the role. She's wanted it sincere was 18 and has never done anything else but prepare for The role. The difference is that she and William are doing it in the expectation of being King and Queen and a life of privilege for their eldest child and grandchild for the foreseeable. Harry is having to put up with a lot of crap to protect the Crown when he won't benefit nor will his children (apart from having huge amounts of inherited wealth but he could have that as any posh offspring without the hassle.)

[roisinagusniamh]

She is an intelligent person who had a career before she married Harry.
He is 'Royal' which doesn't qualify him for anything really, never had to work or worry about paying bills. He is not very intelligent.
She will thrive ....he will not and will miss his old life of privilege.
Two years max and he'll be back in England.
Next time he will marry a conformist, boring 'girl' from the British upper middle classes.

[Mischance]

They have not been "stripped" of HRH title - they chose this.

[wowfudge]

@Mischance this has been lost on many of the posters of this thread.

[LadyBrienne]

I have a question

The statement said "The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family."

Why do princesses Eugenie and Beatrice use the title HRH then ? I thought they were also not working members of the Royal Family

[Hoik]

Beatrice and Eugenie do carry out a small number of royal engagements as and when asked, they're also royal patrons of various charities. There's speculation at the minute that they might be asked to carry out more to fill in the gap but they both have full time jobs so not sure how that would work.

[BubblesBuddy]

They have multiple holidays though. They don’t work like most people do. They could cut down the holidays and do Royal engagements instead. Except that they will want DC fairly soon so that might curtail what they do. At least the Queen would see their DCs though. She doesn’t get to see Archie. Nor does Charles.

[PortiaCastis]

We do have transatlantic travel so yep the queen will get to see her grandson and his family as they will be in the UK frequently, the statement says they'll divide their time between North America and the UK

[TheMemoryLingers]

If I recall correctly, when they reached adulthood, Beatrice and Eugenie actively wanted bigger roles in the RF but this was declined in the spirit of slimming down the RF. There'd be no reason for them not to use HRH as they've never tried to distance themselves from the Firm.

In the medium to long term, George, Charlotte and Louis will be there to fill the gap.

[Hoik]

At least the Queen would see their DCs though. She doesn’t get to see Archie. Nor does Charles.

How much time do you honestly think they were spending together? It's not like a normal family where you can pop round to Gran's house for a cuppa so she can play with the baby for half an hour. I'd be surprised if they saw each other more than once a month if not less.

Planes exist though and Skype so I'm sure theyll still see him. It's no different to when my cousin emigrated to Australia although luckily for her she didn't have a load of overwrought types wringing their hands about the move.

[KenAdams]

When I posted the title the full statement hadn't been reported so it wasn't clear. But yes, I'm clearly over invested as I've posted a thread, apparently write for both the DM and The Sun and I've also been told off by a poster 🤣

Mumsnet is vile sometimes - an army of keyboard warriors trying to bully posters for the most innocent of mistakes. Keep beating me because of a thread title if you like but that behaviour doesn't work with me.

[ChickLitLover]

Yep, dragged him up the aisle, against his will

😂 I know, do some people actually believe this stuff? He’s in his 30s and has had a number of relationships, I’m sure he’s capable of making his own decisions without consulting a Mumsnet panel. 🙄

[PortiaCastis]

Yup he managed to fight in Afghanistan but according to some he doesn't know it yet but he's getting divorced and was dragged up the aisle kicking and screaming anyway
Some people are extremely sad

[ChickLitLover]

The thing is, they’ll all claim victory if Harry and Meghan do divorce, that they knew it would end in tears etc. They’ll ignore the fact that lots of relationships break down.

I don’t spend much time thinking about the Royals but God I can totally understand why Harry and Meghan just want to get away from all this scrutiny. It must be extremely draining, I don’t know how they’ve coped with it for this long.

[PortiaCastis]

I think getting away from the hateful media and online bitching will bring them closer together and anyway I wish them well and hope they can grow and forget the abuse

[RUOK]

Why do princesses Eugenie and Beatrice use the title HRH then ? I thought they were also not working members of the Royal Family

At the time of their birth the children of a royal prince were automatically prince or princesses by virtue of their father's role. Children of a royal princess were not, see the Phillips' children. This was changed prior to Princess Charlotte's birth so that children of a royal prince and princess are now equal. This is why Charlotte ranks above Louis in the succession, but Anne ranks below Edward and his offspring. It's not to do with whether they work in royal roles or not.

So Prince Charles, Andrew and Edward's children were automatically titled, but Princess Anne's weren't and could've been granted titles but Anne and her husband refused a title for both the husband and the children.

[CallmeAngelina]

they will be in the UK frequently, the statement says they'll divide their time between North America and the UK
You don't seriously believe that, do you? I will be surprised if Meghan ever sets foot on British soil again.

[yellowallpaper]

More to the point is that they won't receive any public funding.