Harry and Meghan News ( Finding Freedom!)

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twitter.com/i/web/status/1261788333577056257 This is so funny if anybody fancies a giggle, royals eye rolling!!!

Is it because, given what is currently going on in the world, they've all been less than useless? No leadership, no succour, no guidance, no help, no value for money, no nothing...Isn't the whole point of their role to be wheeled out to offer all these things at times like the present?

Or, equally possible, print media is in its death throes and editors are desperate to run controversial stories to sell titles/get clicks and support their advertising prices?

IloveParmaViolets a zoom lens is essentially a telescope fixed to the camera. If the telescope can see the image, the camera can take the photo. The one you'd need to get an image from that far away are likely pretty big and heavy though - not your average piece of photography kit!

This whole "suing" business is not quite accurate. Kate and William have sent legal letters asking for the article to be taken off the website. It does not mean they are being sued (yet).

"In a highly unusual move, the couple have sent legal letters to the magazine demanding its profile of the Duchess—headlined 'Catherine the Great'—be removed from the internet."

www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a32722737/kate-middleton-prince-william-legal-letters-tatler-cover-story/

The next step, of course, will be suing!

How interesting that they are taking action over this but never the Rose Hamburg stories (actually, didn’t her husband pursue someone over that? Wonder where that got to?)

If I remember right, the Rose story had a similar approach (sending legal letters to the DM etc to take down the story). And WIlliam had a chat with all the journalists to tell them there was nothing to it, consider the impact on private people and not to run it any more.

The origin of that story is still debated, but apparently it started as a Twitter rumour by an account in the US. She later apologised and shut down her account, but who knows if there's any truth to any of that.

Hmm. The Uk origin had been circulating for some months beforehand, courtesy of the Hanbury husband’s paramour

How interesting that they are taking action over this but never the Rose Hamburg stories (actually, didn’t her husband pursue someone over that? Wonder where that got to?)

I’m not sure that is correct. I remember being abroad during the peak of that and there was a lot more in the media whereas here it just seemed to be mainly alluded to. It makes me wonder if there was an injunction obtained to prevent articles being published here in the first place.

The dismissal of Harry's marketable talents in a respectable US publication read by the movers and shakers worldwide does not bode well.

I remember Giles Coren and a few others saying the William rumours were true. They then they deleted the tweets and said that there was legal pressure to do so.

If there is any truth to the rumours, it will come out someday, especially if the media are not making any money from H&M or Andy.

The dismissal of Harry's marketable talents in a respectable US publication read by the movers and shakers worldwide does not bode well

TBF I doubt it'll come as any surprise to those concerned. Folk like this don't generally get where they are through being completely stupid, and they must surely have worked out that "being a Prince" is about all he's got

Prince Harry has set up several charities and projects, how is he unsuccessful? He seems to be quite good at identifying problems and coming up with solutions. He was also successful in the army.

I think Harry did very well with the Invictus Games and Sentebale. He seemed to be passionate about those specific causes (military and Africa) and the charities were generally regarded as successes. BUT I think he has deviated from his true passions quite a bit in the recent years. The Instagram was full of meaningless babble and platitudes, the new ventures like Travalyst and Archewell have had vague plans or objectives, to say the least. It does look like his passion topics have become more muddled and vague after his marriage. I would say the Forbes article is correct in that way - he seems to be stumbling around now.

Harry had the RF team behind him before to ensure he had “jobs” that suited his character etc and also to hide the aspects that didn’t fit with that (nazi uniform, naked in Las Vegas etc). Both him and MM seem to have believed the hype and now it’s unravelling....

The measure of Harry’s success will be seen in the coming years, when he will be doing things without the support of a team of very experienced people and a healthy budget. Sentebale and Invictus Games are brilliant projects but not personal achievements of Harry. The Invictus Games idea was taken from an existing project. Not to say it isn’t great, but it doesn’t demonstrate any special ability to “identify problems and find solutions”. The same for Sentebale - does it take someone with special skills to know children with HIV would benefit from mental health and wellbeing support?

Prince Harry has set up several charities and projects, how is he unsuccessful? He seems to be quite good at identifying problems and coming up with solutions.

You really think he came up with all that off his own back and did all the hard work? 😂😂😂

Ditto the army, preferential treatment, it exists.

He was carefully managed. Then he met Meghan and you see a very radical deterioration in his public persona. It doesn't take much to put 2 and 2 together.

You just saved me typing the same, highmarking
It's usually said that RF members have founded such-and-such, and for good reason; they may say "something needs doing about x, y or x" and deserve a bit of credit for even noticing, but much of the grunt work is done by others

Much of the rest is PR and optics, involving them turning up for an annual dinner, photo ops, etc.

You really think he came up with all that off his own back and did all the hard work
No, but they'll hire a good team. They already have Catherine St Laurent.

Prince Harry had a team of highly paid experts behind him. Now he has Meghan who thinks she knows better than any expert. We shall wait and see how things go.

Also, never forget. They had Harry’s art teacher to complete his projects. Without the grade he would never have got into Sandhurst...

That Forbes article is quite piercing. The New Idea one sounds quite plausible too. I don't think Meghan would take lightly to lockdown with her plans thwarted. It is a terrible rag, though and regularly has headlines about Brad and Jen remarrying, Kate having twins etc.

I can just imagine the scene at the Ranch from the description in Forbes. It does have the ring of truth. Though how would anyone know since they are living in isolation apart from their security, nanny and housekeeper?

I would be more surprised if they weren't bickering tbh.

Theyve met, married, had a baby, left the RF, moved house 3 million times, gone halfway round the world and have no real family or friends around them. Their plans have gone to the birds because of the virus. They are in a grace and favour house, with mounting security bills and no reliable income. Now throw in the fact theyve been in lockdown.

I imagine they're bickering morning, noon and night!

I wonder if they wish they'd stayed where they were. I wouldn't be surprised if Harry does. Marooned in that mansion with only security guards for company. Can't be much fun.

I don't think anyone but HaM can know if they are bickering, so it's unfair to speculate. They would be on lockdown in England as well, so I'm not certain their location is relevant, other than it stymies their money making plans.

Articles where 'friends' claim to know what's going on in anyone's marriage make me laugh.

If Harry was still a working royal I'd imagine there would be plans being made to get him and his family out of the US if the situation deteriorates even further. I wonder if that is the case still? They really picked the worse time ever to move. I would feel sorry for them but I have friends in the exact same boat except they used their life savings to emigrate here in January and now are now facing dire financial straits because of the pandemic. H and M have unlimited options and resources.