Royals and American media coverage

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Saw this cover posted on Twitter and noted that it seems the tabloids do indeed exist in the US (amazing, huh?). This is pretty much what you'd expect from the source, and I think it's pretty deplorable, but I am interested to see how the American media in general cover the presence of the former royals who've now arrived to make their home there. Of course we can discuss their coverage of other Royals too and related topics. All welcome.

Link to cover story - please note I'm not endorsing it, I'm just sharing it:
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Yes, agree with what the article is saying, just the prose style is odd. Love that comment too!!

I was laughing to myself reading that article. Very tongue in cheek.

Thank you for posting that Winterlife... really interesting piece of writing and such a polite and most indirect telling off for Megan (and Harry). Slinking off without so much as a thank you to people who have welcomed, helped and paid for you is clearly not a good look there.

I googled the writer and saw that he's from newfoundland...a place that to many encapsulates the depth and open heartedness of Canadian welcome. I'm going to be singing 'Welcome to the rock' all day .

Very perceptive article with Harry’s name in brackets. I think that is the best descriptor for his future life

Brackets are intended to mark the once-and-no-longer-future prince’s drop in status from highest aristocracy to Ms. Markle’s distinguished companion. The cameras are mainly on Meghan now.

The performance where William and Kate sat sucking lemons?

I don't much care for WaK either. I am indifferent to all of them apart from in one sphere and one only. Here’s my take on the royals: As one of the masses, for the duration of my life, I am going to have someone at the apex - a queen, president, pm, etc.. My taxes will be used to support this person or organisation. My only interest is whether they help me and my fellow citizens also have a reasonable life(style). We may have a president but if they are dull and boring, nobody from anywhere is going to send their offspring here to study and to learn the Queen's English and drink tea (just one example, obviously, and perpetually under evaluation from both international and domestic perspectives), so less wealth for us. Royalty is glittery, intriguing and a source of fascination for the rest of the world. HaM aren't here to play this role and when they were here, made a hash of it. As somebody on another thread pointed out, all they had to do was turn up (that is literally their job).

They were not sucking lemons. They were in a church at a service. H&M behaved badly. In church.

Unemployed Californians to get an extra $600 in weekly benefits starting Sunday amid coronavirus crisis LATimes

They’ll be fine for money from next week. I imagine PC is relieved

www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-05/opinion-queen-elizabeth-nails-her-coronavirus-speech

LATimes praising the Queens Speech.

HMQ remains respected in so many places

Lack of decorum in a church, where have I seen that recently... 🤔

They were not sucking lemons. They were in a church at a service. H&M behaved badly. In church.

Exactly. Look at everyone else’s expressions - they’re all appropriately solemn, even Prince Andrew next to Meghan. Harry and Meghan will have known it was televised - it’s disrespectful to both the setting and the performers to give a look and mutter something (him) and laugh like that (her).

Were they a bit disrespectful to the Rev. Curry at their wedding, too?

Or was it only me who thought so.

On first reading I though you’d written that they were being disrespectful to the Rev for having “curry at their wedding”. Was about to say what’s wrong with that, I had curry at my wedding too

🤣

I think MM treated the whole experience as a bit of a lark, from giggling at solemn occasions in church, to sticking her tongue out to Camilla.

She is the Fergie of the 2000s. That didn’t end well.

math said earlier that they wouldn't have leaked the whole Archewell news to The Telegraph because it just wouldn't make sense to do that right now, and I think that's what sparked my interest in them - nothing they've done in the last two years has made any sense. I'm not particularly interested in them as people, but the self sabotage is spectacular.

The only thing that would make some sense out of it now is if I found out it was all just a big royal family team effort to make William and Catherine ten times more popular at Harry and Meghan's expense. If that was their objective then they've played a blinder.

Re: Archewell - someone has just pointed out online that it's pretty much an anagram of her "real" name - Rachel.

But MM is all about spirituality, isn't she?

Or is Christianity too mainstream and boring?
After all, it was David Beckham - who's been Harry's/their pal for a-g-e-s, just because of their stirling qualities and nothing to do with wanting a knighthood - who said he wanted to get his child christened.
But wasn't sure into which religion...

I remember watching H & M's wedding, and wondering why they had chosen Rev. Curry to give an address.

after that they cant go back to Canada easily if they arent happy in LA.

I’m sure Meghan (and Harry) will go anywhere it suits here (them). If she isn’t welcomed with open arms and mucho fawning she will just say people are being nasty to her.

I think lots of them were laughing at the American Reverend. I thought all laughing were rude. This is his style, it was a religious place, you don't laugh at someone. Why M laughed along, I don't know. Surely she chose him and it knew his style? Why then make him a figure of fun? It just makes me think was he brought it to be laughed at?

I’m sure Meghan (and Harry) will go anywhere it suits her

I see what you did there

LIzzie - I agree. I didn't watch the wedding but am aware that the Reverend was laughed at. Awful behaviour.

As a scorched earth policy it's pretty effective really.

I liked Rev Curry, I thought he was great! Laughing at a wedding is ok in my book (as long as with not at), but the Commonwealth service, although a joyful event is actually also quite serious.