M & H-as-I-call-him 16

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Well here we are, another thread for those who wish to discuss. We are not nasty, but we do call account on what is going on, and and what taxpayers pay for.

Meghan’s intro spiel probably goes like this: she loves her brave husband who she’s healed from the trauma of being royal and motherless with her American sunniness and can-do spirit.

Then enter stage left Harry, whilst behind him the large screen displays a photo montage of his life. Starting with his birth, fun photos of him with his mother, working up to a tonal shift with the screen showing him walking behind his mother’s coffin.

Then carefully selected somber, stuffy & stilted photos of him with Charles and William, one from the teenage most years, photos of him serving in the army, post war trauma then him rebuilding his life and finding true joy with the love of a good woman, and the restorative power of fatherhood and family. For the finale, he will ‘spontaneously’ call his wife on to the stage and they will clasp hands and embrace. Then they’ll do a sales pitch to the potential investors talk about the aims of their charitable foundation, the end.

This thread is fire tonight.

Startup's post hit me right in the feels, and I can visualise everything Dandy is describing.

TheSun is reporting 400k fee for it, plus use of private jets

That’s a Hallmark movie script Duchess !

Dandy that is chillingly believable.

Just de-lurking to show my appreciation for 7salmon's posts. Great writing.

I read recently that the money H was left by Diana is still virtually intact and has grown substantially over the years. £34m is probably a conservative estimate. If H is 'careful' with his own money his role model is Charles who will never stick a paw in his own pocket if he can stick it in someone else's. Again the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

I have a cautionary tale to tell here about an old family friend. Unmarried with a fantastic job. VERY careful with his money. Lots of savings in the Bank due to being very frugal. Mainly spends on holidays, travelling to see friends, eating out. No car or expensive hobbies.

Some years ago he gets married to much younger woman. Fantastic and expensive wedding that goes on for several days. We went and it was amazing. They settle down in a modest home in the city. No plans for kids on her part, which is a shame as he'd make a great Dad. But she wears the trousers. Get me so far?

Then two years ago he contacts us to say they are buying a second home up our way. Go online, looks alright but vacant possession and yet has been on the market for years. Months pass, we get another email. After some legal troubles the house is theirs. Come visit they say. We go for the day. Seems an odd choice for such a frugal guy but apparently his young wife "fell in love with it". And what she wants, she gets. Regardless of cost.

Ok so it's a fantastic house. Massive in size. Doesn't look like it's been decorated since 1980. Sits on the edge of a cliff which is a bit worrying. Strange holes in the floor. Cracks in the wall. Kitchen and plumbing out of the ark. A shower in a corridor. A strange unclean jacuzzi in the conservatory. Overgrown garden. Lots of strange furniture and bedding left behind. Estate agent and surveyor were both children of the owner. We are invited for the weekend but to be frank it looks damp and uninviting. Get home and look online. They have paid more than the asking price and additional punitive taxes due to it being a second home in Scotland. Council tax is eye watering.

More months pass. We get another call. Major problems with the roof. Bleeding money. House appears to be subsiding off the edge of the cliff. Tradesmen bleeding them dry. Money beginning to run out.

The reason I am telling you this cautionary tale is that sometimes even frugal men do crazy things with their money in the name of love. Just sayin'

The movie will be named.... Little orphan Harry.

Please sir, can I have some more voiceover work?

Meghan will want to be resident in California when it comes to divorcing.
I hope Harry’s money is tied up in ironclad trusts.

@DandyDuchess
I can well believe that scenario.
William will be incandescent if Harry is selling his mother’s memory.
It’s just grubby...

Yep; they’ll probably pitch up at the Oscars and present a worthy award like a documentary.
MM will definitely want to steal Kate’s thunder as the BAFTAs is the Cambridge’s gig.
It’s the perfect Hollywood networking opportunity.

Mergers and acquisitions indeed! Arf

JP Morgan.... poof
They’re hoors now, to my mind, and just haggling over the price.

They seem to be adopting a scorched earth styleé.
I wonder if Haich thinks he’ll end up like Diana, he may be thinking fatalistically about that.

I doubt Béa will invite them.. she doesn’t have to: it’s a small chapel wedding, and after the appallingly rude behaviour of the CFs at the wedding of her DSis, she’ll not be keen.

I bet the queen will give Beatrice a new title and a stately pile to make up for a small wedding.. maybe even her choice of an emerald tiara, for keepsies.

If he’s suffering so much from the loss of a parent you would think he would be pushing for a reconciliation between his wife and her Father.

Lol at little Orphan Harry and please sir

I’m even more positive they’ll be at the Oscars. It’s their only chance to go as HRHs. They’re losing that come Spring, but for now they have guaranteed fawning and a spotlight on them.

Well, the sad thing is, he is an orphan now... and with a begging bowl.

It’s all gone very Monty Python.

Alms for an X Prince!
Alms for an X Prince!

He's not an orphan! He still has his father! Sorry, ott exclamation marks.

Just checked the DM online again $$$$ all the way. The hotel looks a bit corporate, but Serena's house very comfortable (understatement).

Tacky tacky tacky.

I literally don’t want to hear a thing the two of them have to say I don’t understand why anyone would

I literally don’t want to hear a thing the two of them have to say I don’t understand why anyone would

Curiosity; Novelty

But how long can they milk that for? A few years?
After that; they’ll be about as relevant as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
I hope they don’t show up at Beatrice’s wedding. (Well at least not a Meghan after trying to upstage Eugenie with her “pregnancy coat”)

Yolo, l know he’s not an orphan. I find this monetising of grief distasteful.

Dandy
Startup

Nails on the head

or in the hands and ankles more like

sorry ruby I think I was trying to express outrage not suggest that you didnt know!

Yes, monetising grief is an awful thing to do.

And yes, I know he lost his mother in terrible circumstances at a young age, that awful public walk behind the coffin - but that was 23 years ago. I'm getting tired of the 'poor me' narrative, from someone with every opportunity in the land to get help.

I do wonder how William feels about Harry using his grief as a calling card. After all, BOTH of them lost their mother.