Harry and Meghan 'are invited to appear on Buckingham Palace balcony at Queen's Platinum Jubilee'

[NarcissasMumintheDoghouse]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10729859/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-invited-make-balcony-appearance-Jubilee.html

No source cited, so could just be made up news.

How do you all feel about this? Is it another refusing-to-fly-the-flag-at-half-mast-for-Diana misreading of the public mood? Does anybody actually care? And, if not, what does that signify?

surely the balcony of Buckingham Palace is the safest place for him? He’s hardly going to get shot or kidnapped 2ft from the Queen is he? (Assuming royal protection officers are worth anything)

Quote: And it was exactly that no comment that sent all that vitriol MM's way when she was in the palace. Giving a decisive answer stops all the lies and speculations.

I thought they'd Found Freedom from all that?

Have you read this thread, @IcedPurple ?

Because it's clear to me that the vitriol is still flowing.

Just because they are no longer working royals, doesn't mean they should become outcasts. Harry will always be the Queen's grandkid and Charles will always be his father.
He saw the Queen recently, tbh I think she knew they were coming but I wouldn't be surprised if she had kept it a secret from Charles and Williams.
I dislike Charles, I can't help myself. He's a sh*it father and let's not forget ALL the scandals he's been in over the years! He took money from that Saudi billionaire and then threw his assistant under the bus to save himself and what about that time, years ago, when he meddled in that land development and wrote to people left and right to put a stop to it?
He acts all mighty and perfect but at the end of the day he's far too imperfect to go around dishing it like he's morally above the rest. He could do with being a bit more humble and getting off his high horse.
Charles loves $$$ and status but his kid?... Not sure!
When the Queen's gone, either Charles steps down or the Monarchy won't last long as it is.

notanotheroneagain

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I feel bad for the Queen because she seems quite unwell and all the speculation is about whether her son is going to embarrass her or whether her grandson and his wife are going to say anything horrible, not about her celebration

I would have felt bad for her if she had nipped all the vitriol on her grandson and his wife ages ago, like she did with Sophie.
Now she reaps what she sows.

Exactly! @notanotheroneagain You can't have it all ways

Roussette · 06/05/2022 20:35
This thread is very amusing. I am predicting a complete meltdown when they come to the UK. How are some MNers going to cope?!

Agree with all of the above, and I'd like to add that I would feel bad for her if she had turfed golden boy Andrew out on his ass the minute the relationship with pedophile Epstein came to light, instead of which she walked to her seat in church on his arm all these years later.

Spot on. The PR statements just seem grandiose and unnecessary. It speaks of a sense of self importance. The Jubilee is supposed to be about the Queen. Not them and their doings.

Spot on. The PR statements just seem grandiose and unnecessary. It speaks of a sense of self importance. The Jubilee is supposed to be about the Queen. Not them and their doings

What doings? They try to shut down the endless speculation on and on and on, by putting out a statement, but that's wrong? What on earth do people want?

Actually I'll answer that.. they love the speculation pulling them to pieces, will they come, won't they come.
Aren't they awful not coming. Aren't they awful coming. They better not dare to come on to the balcony. Blah blah blah...

I don't doubt for one minute this has been discussed and agreed between them all. The Palace put out a statement on balcony appearances which was then the right time for H&M to say they would be coming. I have no idea what the problem is, thank god I'm abroad whilst the jubilee's on!

"The Balcony 2022" is probably a scheduled chapter for Harry's book so they need to go. And they need to tell who said what to them on the balcony, probably mention the servants negatively and Meghan needs to say who hurt her feelings and made her cry during this visit.

Harry, Andrew, and others make me more and more convinced the monarchy should be a matriarchy.

The RF would be so much better if it was just the women: the Queen, Kate, Camilla, Sophie, & my fave Princess Anne. Just getting on with the job, highlighting causes other than their own, no drama.

Love the queen's phrasing 'After careful consideration'. It means taking into account Andrew and Harry's egos and the likelihood of Harry and Meghan running off to Oprah to complain again.

I wonder where Andrew, H&M and other invited dignitaries will be during Trooping the Colour? Seems they are setting up seated viewing platforms along The Mall.

Also on the other events during the BH weekend - service at St Paul’s, Epsom, the Concert and the Pageant where these three are sat vs other members of the RF will be interesting. I wonder if HM will have Andrew so prominent at these lesser events given the backlash of him escorting her to St Paul’s earlier this year?

I am not sure we are going to see much of the Queen given her fragile health.

Hopefully there is a list of published events and attendees published and everyone can move on.

I do hope the jubilee is focussed on the Queen rather than a circus surrounding who is attending. Her health means it could be the last such appearance.

Clearly the Sussex’s have kept their children out of the public eye, so I wonder if any ‘public appearances’ at the Jubilee would distract from the whole occasion as there would be such a photo frenzy and I think that Harry wanted to protect his kids from that.

Omid Scobie has said that Harry is both playing Polo and attending the jubilee so hopefully he will address the scheduling conflict .

Thinking about it more , I am not convinced they will actually attend .

www.royal.uk/platinum-jubilee-central-weekend

They try to shut down the endless speculation on and on and on, by putting out a statement, but that's wrong? What on earth do people want?

The endless speculation about them in the press is from their PR though, and so is clearly exactly what they want. They are being lined up to present an Oscar! They are attending the Peltz/Beckham wedding but are having problems getting a private jet! They are coming back for the Jubilee. Or are they… Etc etc. It’s their MO - it’s keeps them in the papers and links them to A-list events.

I’m just pleased that the intervening two years appear to made Meghan realise that she might have been a bit over dramatic when she said on moving to Canada that her soul was being crushed and that the decision to leave was a matter of life or death. Given that the couple has now announced that they are excited and honoured to be coming back to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee, there’s obviously been quite the about turn.

The endless speculation about them in the press is from their PR though

Are you saying their PR people write all this twaddle in the DM, Express etc?

That's actually quite funny!

@Roussette

Their very expensive PR drops whispers in the press as mentioned above. what do you think they get paid buckets of money to do ? Equally good hit rates for the newspapers so win win.

It’s all about column inches and internet hits. They have to keep their relevancy high, otherwise they may struggle to get invites to speak at events etc. and it’s a quick slide down the celebrity totem and MM knows this world as she’s been a part of it all her life.

Invictus is done for the moment and the world moves on incredibly quickly so the jubilee is an easy source of headlines. As a famous actor said ‘I’m too old for this shit’ 🤣 and I suspect the Queen must have similar feelings sometimes.

Of course I’m not saying that! I know how PR agencies work on behalf of celebrity clients though, and how those reporters get their content. It’s almost never independent research.

The next opportunity for them to attend a high profile RF event will not be until HM dies. So they’re going to have to think of new ways to make themselves visible and relevant. Otherwise, God forbid, they might slide into obscurity. Imagine that? No paparazzi, no headlines or gossip?
After Harry’s book is released they’ll be scrabbling for things to say which get them noticed.

Gosh. I so disagree with some posters on here. But what's new.

@Roussette ·
“Gosh. I so disagree with some posters on here. But what's new. ·
Gosh. I so disagree with some posters on here. But what's new.”

You are allowed to disagree ! It would be a boring - and short- discussion if everyone agreed! Probably why there are so few Andrew threads !
Out of interest what are your main disagreements?

They live and do deals in that most woke and hypocritical of places, LA California. Of course their ‘look’ and their brand matters.

The one association I imagine they’re desperate to avoid are future photographs of them anywhere near Andrew, or to be seen to be involved in ‘celebrations’ where Nonce is prominent. I think that’s the crux.

So, HMQ announces that Andrew won’t have a balcony role, and they immediately agree to attend the jubilee. I think that’s the public guarantee they were waiting for.

The Mail Online yesterday was obsessed with spinning headlines - I mean, it was proper hysteria stuff - but it’s what they do for Meghan and Harry. Very OTT.

I'm not convinced they will come either.

So, HMQ announces that Andrew won’t have a balcony role, and they immediately agree to attend the jubilee. I think that’s the public guarantee they were waiting for.

But there was no announcement "that Andrew won’t have a balcony role." There was an announcement that no non 'working' royals, which very much includes them too, will be on the balcony.

Anyone can 'attend the jubilee' if it means attending public events. If they are invited to attend official events such as the service in St. Paul's, then it's likely Andrew would be there too as their status, or lack thereof, is similar. So your theory doesn't really make sense to me.

Ah well, there’s always the fruit shoot on an LFT (and a handily prerecorded video message to her majesty) option if they decide they don’t want to come (followed by a raft of interviews about how sad they were to miss it)