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Harry and Meghan, the one where every poster respects each other.

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Iknowthingsthatwillhappen · 19/09/2020 17:36

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8750345/Prince-Harry-joined-helicopter-club-California-Meghan-Archie-trips.html

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Wheresthebeach · 23/09/2020 10:00

I still think the wording of the denials is very specific. Be interesting to see how that plays out on the witness stand.

God knows what Harry is thinking.

SunbathingDragon · 23/09/2020 10:31

I agree that the wording is very specific as well. A blanket and categoric statement saying there are numerous incorrect statements in the book and the claimant did not in any way cooperate would have been better.

No members of the RF or those resigned from it in the Time 100 list. H&M have been on it previously and did a speech recently so I wonder if it stings they have been overlooked this year. Must admit, I’d never even really acknowledged the list in previous years so not sure of its clout or importance.

Mominatrix · 23/09/2020 12:20

How tone deaf is it for 2 people who insist on being called the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (originally they were being called Harry and Meghan and Time received a complaint about this and so it was changed to the Duke and Duchess of S), one who is not even a permanent resident of the US to call Americans to vote? To top it off, the Doofus was inaccurate on his voting status in his home country (there is no bar on the 6th in line to the throne to vote, it is only unconstitutional for the Monarch to vote). Makes my teeth itch!

Roussette · 23/09/2020 12:42

Who is the Doofus? Do you mean Harry?? Hmm

Anyone with a voice should be urging people to vote. it was MM doing the urging, far more than Harry. I can't see anything wrong with that at all. Not tone deaf in the slightest AFAIC. She is not telling anyone who to vote for. Just to vote. I wish more famous and/or influential people would hammer this message home.

www.lbc.co.uk/news/harry-meghan-americans-reject-hate-speech-us-election-trump-biden/

mrscampbellblackagain · 23/09/2020 12:43

Indeed @Mominatrix

It is all rather odd.

SunbathingDragon · 23/09/2020 12:52

@Mominatrix

How tone deaf is it for 2 people who insist on being called the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (originally they were being called Harry and Meghan and Time received a complaint about this and so it was changed to the Duke and Duchess of S), one who is not even a permanent resident of the US to call Americans to vote? To top it off, the Doofus was inaccurate on his voting status in his home country (there is no bar on the 6th in line to the throne to vote, it is only unconstitutional for the Monarch to vote). Makes my teeth itch!
Agreed. Harry should be saying he chose not to vote to support HMQ, instead he is lying and making out he has been repressed by not being allowed to.
SunbathingDragon · 23/09/2020 12:54

[quote Roussette]Who is the Doofus? Do you mean Harry?? Hmm

Anyone with a voice should be urging people to vote. it was MM doing the urging, far more than Harry. I can't see anything wrong with that at all. Not tone deaf in the slightest AFAIC. She is not telling anyone who to vote for. Just to vote. I wish more famous and/or influential people would hammer this message home.

www.lbc.co.uk/news/harry-meghan-americans-reject-hate-speech-us-election-trump-biden/[/quote]
I do agree that everyone who can should urge people to vote. However, once you have used your public voice to make your political opinions clear and they are on record, it puts a bias on that.

Roussette · 23/09/2020 12:55

He didn't say he wasn't allowed to vote.
He said he 'hadn't been able to vote'. That could be down to anything from his GM's wishes to protocol. No lying there, he hadn't been able to

mrscampbellblackagain · 23/09/2020 13:08

He was able to vote surely if he had given up titles and place in succession? He chose to not do that and stay as a senior member of the RF.

But I am sure that PH would definitely have voted for the socialist worker party Wink

SunbathingDragon · 23/09/2020 13:12

@Roussette

He didn't say he wasn't allowed to vote. He said he 'hadn't been able to vote'. That could be down to anything from his GM's wishes to protocol. No lying there, he hadn't been able to
I’m not going to listen to it to double check but not being allowed to vote is still not true. He’s over 18 and unless he is in one of the limited categories of those who cannot vote (some prisoners, some victims of domestic abuse etc) then he can vote but he chooses not to.
Viviennemary · 23/09/2020 13:23

Two supposedly members of the British royal family getting involved in the politics of the USA. How can this be acceptable in any way.

Roussette · 23/09/2020 13:23

Not being able to, and not being allowed to are very different. He didn't say he wasn't allowed to.
I would imagine if a precedent is set that no one in the RF (your father, stepmother, aunts, uncles, et al), votes, you, to show respect, wouldn't go against that.

Roussette · 23/09/2020 13:24

Urging people to vote is a good thing in my book.

Viviennemary · 23/09/2020 13:42

So Harry is allowed to vote in the UK but doesn't because none of his family does. And yet is on a campaign to urge everyone to vote.Confused

Lockupyourbiscuits · 23/09/2020 13:44

Yes as long as the person urging people to vote is impartial and doesn’t try and influence how you vote
Is ok to do this
Or is it crossing a line

jeffgoldblumlovespenguins · 23/09/2020 13:48

This would be all fine and acceptable coming from plain Harry and Meghan , time for titles to be dropped or to keep mum .

Viviennemary · 23/09/2020 13:51

It's the same again. Do as I say not as I do.

Roussette · 23/09/2020 13:54

Is one 2 minute interview 'a campaign'?

Roussette · 23/09/2020 13:55

Same for those who will only ever see the negative however small

Mominatrix · 23/09/2020 13:56

Urging to vote as Meghan Make, citizen of the US is fine. What is not fine is the Duchess of Sussex encouraging the ex-colonists to vote. How can you not understand this?

Mominatrix · 23/09/2020 13:56

Markle

jeffgoldblumlovespenguins · 23/09/2020 14:04

Yes indeed how would we feel about the reverse happening here?
Irritated and annoyed, I know I would be!

Roussette · 23/09/2020 14:06

Are you talking about America as part of the British Empire 400 years ago!? Very DM!

I look at it far more simply.

As I said... anyone of influence or fame urging people to vote is a good thing AFAIC. How can you not understand that (just to mirror back to you what you said to me!)

Of course we can differ in opinion on what I've said. Nothing wrong in that.

SunbathingDragon · 23/09/2020 14:15

@Roussette

Same for those who will only ever see the negative however small
And some the insist the opposite is true, no matter how much the evidence says otherwise. I distinctly recall you insisting H&M weren’t showing any signs of having an interest in politics despite other posters saying otherwise.
Roussette · 23/09/2020 14:16

No I did not, I said she had not interest as far as I could imagine in running for office. Slight difference to running for office... and urging people to vote.