So, do you believe the royal couples revelations made tonight?

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I did. felt more authentic than I've expected. You?

I believe all the questions were perfectly tailored, as were the answers. No emotion except 1 bit, for show I'd imagine. How can you be bereft off facial or emotional tears talking about suicide.
Not a word about Diana's side of the family.
Not a query about Meghan's family
Say very still so body language didn't give her away.
Harry is daft as a brush, how the hell can he have had so many girlfriends and not realised he needed to teach this one royal protocol, or at least get one of the girls in the family tell her what the girls need to do
She's trying to keep Queenie and Philip on side but kick lumps off of everyone else.
Personally think she's in it for the long gain, she's elevated herself by marriage to Hollywood status and rubbed shoulders with those whom before would have seen her as a Netflix co- actor. A few years from now she'll be divorcing Harry and marrying into her next requirement

This reader’s comment in the DM made me laugh:

“Strong independent woman that Meghan portrays herself as was apparently driven to tears by that well known "hard nut" in the family Kate over the colour of bridesmaids tights?? pull the other one.”

Sorry can’t get past MM behaviour toward HER family.Right from before the wedding she was cutting them off, and anyone else who didn’t appear to be useful.So much for her caring and compassionate attitudes towards them,or anyone else.
It was their decision to get married so soon and there is no way she wouldn’t have been told how much her life would change,if we’re to believe how awful it was for Harry then surely he’d have said.
Honestly at their age,they need to stop behaving like spoilt brats,stop whining,and pipe down enjoy what they have.

@Cokie3 why can’t they pay for their own security if they are so worried?

For me there were too many inconsistencies they claim that the information was done before they knew that they were being stripped of their titles but in the next breath Meghan said she had rung the queen about Prince Philip. Also she implied that the discussion about Archies skin colour was said whilst she was pregnant but Harry said it was before they were married. Also I am not saying she wasn’t depressed and had suicidal thoughts but it’s all down to degrees and having had a daughter who went through this and there is no way on earth that she could have gone to work in any capacity.

I think they are playing a very dangerous game that could have far reaching effects they haven’t thought of.

@23PissOffAvenueWF I just find their out-of-touch whinging, when vast swathes of people are actually struggling, beyond unedifying.

I find that quite a shallow and petty statement. Life goes on, pandemic or not. Drought or not. Bushfires or not. Floods or not. Everything is relative. I bet you've at least complained about something trivial since Covid has started, or even some daily annoyance. If they didn't do it now, then when? Far better to do the big interview now and get it out of the way than wait 5 years and then people will be saying "that was 8 years ago, why bring it up now?"

They can't win either way and the 'oh but what about people dying from Covid' line is a desperate attempt to invalidate them no matter what they do.

@sazza76 So many people have this wrong. They knew Archie wasn't entitled to a title, at birth, that is not what they were talking about - but he WOULD HAVE BEEN when Charles took the throne. Yet out of the blue the RF decided to change even that rule for Archie when George, Charlotte, Louis were covered. So, yes, racism is the truth and the only reason I can see.

Nope. Sensationalist shite to keep relevant. Want privacy, but will do an interview watched by Millions. Want to be independent and passed daddy stopped funding and had to rely on mother's estate. Will make underhanded references but not actually give details on the false basis of privacy. Pile of drivel to increase American bankability when they could have remained private and got on with it.

Of course he's Charles' son, he's got that hereditary bald patch.

Not in the least bit. Megan has been lying from the very beginning of her public royal life.. as for Harry - I think he’s too thick to understand that he’s even lying.

So let’s look at the obvious lies -

She lied to Vanity fair prior to the engagement about never reading anything written about her so she stays grounded. Obvious lie because they very clearly care about what the press say about them.

Lied that she didn’t know anything about Harry or the royal family when they were dating.

Lied about getting married privately three days before the royal wedding.

Lied about their preference with Archie having no title.

Lied about not caring for the trappings of royal life. Yeah right.

I believe she lied about Kate making her cry about the bridesmaid dresses. What woman who just had a baby and has two other children would be that picky about bridesmaid dresses? It’s far more plausible that Megan was a bridezilla (as many brides are) and that Kate cried.

I think she lied about not being offered princess lessons. From their engagement interview, she said she wanted to hit the ‘ ground running. ‘ it’s far more plausible that she felt she didn’t need princess lessons and refused them.

Lied that Archie didn’t receive a title because of his skin color. (If that were even remotely true, then why did she receive one, and why did she receive such prominent roles as a senior royal.? Ridiculous. They must really think we are stupid.

I think they lied about Netflix and Spotify never being part of the plan. While it may be true that those specific deals were not their plan, deals like them surely were. I would have had respect for them if they simply said that they were fortunate and glad to be able to secure such deals in order to secure their family’s future.

I think they lied about wanting to leave their roles because of the press attention. Their original resignation statement never mentioned the press once and neither did their website. And they never wanted to quit royal life. They wanted a half in half out situation and when they didn’t get what they wanted and were forced out, that is when they used the press as a scapegoat. No person that truly hates the press would be giving multiple interviews to the press.

Nope. I think she's just acted her socks off and Harry has been played.
Don't think I've ever agreed with Piers Morgan but on this one .....

[quote Cokie3]**@sazza76* So many people have this wrong. They knew Archie wasn't entitled to a title, at birth, that is not what they were talking about - but he WOULD HAVE BEEN when Charles took the throne*. Yet out of the blue the RF decided to change even that rule for Archie when George, Charlotte, Louis were covered. So, yes, racism is the truth and the only reason I can see.[/quote]
I don’t think so. Prince edwards children go by their lesser titles of Viscount Severn & Lady Louise rather than their actual titles which are HRH Princess Louise & HRH Prince James.

I assume It’s all to do with streamlining the monarchy.

@ThumbWitchesAbroad Firstly if you believe anything Samantha says, delusional doesn't even begin to cover it. I wouldn't believe her if she said the year is 2021.

Secondly Samantha didn't attend the wedding, has spent no time with the royal family, and has no idea whatsoever what happened behind closed doors.

@greengrey

I believe them. Or at least I believe that that is their perception.

I still think Harry is James Hewitt's though!

Harry was 2 when Diana met Hewitt. It is also standard practise for royal heirs children to be DNA tested. There is no way that Harry is not Charles’ son

@Cokie3 why do you believe H and M and no-one else?

and - re the mail article - Meghan was effectively an only child because Samantha was about 18 when she was born, she didn't grow up with siblings of similar ages. I don't like Meghan or Harry and I haven't watched the interview but I think there's a reason why she left her family in the dust. Doesn't sit well with me a sibling selling stories even if they don't speak.

@Practicalprat

Sorry can’t get past MM behaviour toward HER family.Right from before the wedding she was cutting them off, and anyone else who didn’t appear to be useful.So much for her caring and compassionate attitudes towards them,or anyone else. It was their decision to get married so soon and there is no way she wouldn’t have been told how much her life would change,if we’re to believe how awful it was for Harry then surely he’d have said. Honestly at their age,they need to stop behaving like spoilt brats,stop whining,and pipe down enjoy what they have.

@Practicalprat Seriously? Have you even seen Thomas Markle and Samantha? How toxic they are to her? Are you even familiar with the Stately Homes thread on here? You are seriously blaming Meghan for cutting off her freeloading abusive family? Victim-blaming to a whole new level.

@Colouringaddict yes and James Hewitt still has most of his hair whilst Harry has lost his in keeping with the male windsor line.

www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a27421887/archie-harrison-mountbatten-windsor-title-prince-charles-king/

Worth a read to understand the situation wrt to Harry's children.
ALso it made sense for William's daughter Charlotte to take the title Princess, because succession rules had been changed to remove the division between male and female children. So if anything had happened to Prince George, and the Queen had not done this, she would only have been Lady Charlotte due to be Queen eventually, instead of Princess Charlotte. Made sense for her to be Princess, and if she is, then makes sense equally for Louis to also be Prince.

Harry and his children are after Louis in succession - so no real need for his children to take the royal titles.

@Cokie3

They both seemed really fixated on the removal of their security, it kept coming up over and over again

Did you not know that they have had hundreds of death threats? Specifically to Meghan and Archie? The amount of hatred toward Meghan is diabolical. Calls for her to raped, etc.

Neither of them seemed to care about the titles, and Meghan repeatedly said she only cared about the security that came with the titles. She would happily have the security without the titles. She wanted the security, and rightly so, if you read a lot of the sickening messages about her and Archie. She is genuinely terrified for her and Archie's/and Harry's lives.

If Megan and Harry were really fearful for their lives, they would have stayed in Windsor where they would have been able to leverage the existing security arrangements, or stayed in one of the many family estates that I’m sure would have been made available to them, or they could have lived anywhere but the LA area.

@Cokie3 - you can choose to believe whatever YOU like.
I believe the photographic evidence supplied that show Meghan has been, at best, flexible with the truth.

Cokie do you not find it remotely odd that they are now effectively estranged from both families? Harry appeared to have a loving & supportive family. Meghan up until before her marriage seemed to get on with her dad, from her own words. I agree their behaviour since has left a lot to be desired. I don’t know I find the whole thing quite sad.

Ah - I have to say they irritate me a bit at the moment with their stepping back but using their link to the RF

But - either they will turn out to be talented at producing programmes for Netflix or whatever which people want to watch - in which case good luck to them - they have taken what they have and made good use of it

Or - they have had their moment in the sun

I think just now too early to call. To be honest I wish them well either way - it does not affect me one iota how much money they have .

This is how sad I am - I would rather have had Frogmore cottage than that californian massive house, But that probably reflects more badly on me than it does on them

@Cokie3 Thomas and Samantha are not her only relatives. She couldn’t be bothered to invite any other family member other than her mom, not even the uncle that arranged her internship at the US embassy in South America.

Megan is no victim. She has alienated pretty much her entire family, as well as Harry’s. Not to mention her own staff during her brief stint as a royal, and from the looks of it - much of the UK.

No idea as didn’t waste any time watching it.