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Feeling sorry for the Duchess of Sussex

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8AndGreat · 10/09/2022 09:22

It must be so surreal for her to be caught in everything that is happening at the moment. I know H&M are controversial to say the least but they came here to do a feel good tour and are now caught up in everything that's going on. If I were Meghan, I'd travel back to the US to be with my dc and leave Harry with trusted family and aids. It was odd that the Sussexes said they'd both travel to Balmoral and the media now say that King Charles said that Meghan wouldn't be welcome. I can understand why as only close family attendee's Balmoral.

To sum it up, I feel sorry for both Harry and Meghan, I think they are out of their depth. Their autobiography will be interesting.

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Ivgotasecretcanyoukeepit · 10/09/2022 09:46

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dottiedodah · 10/09/2022 09:47

I do feel for Harry ,he and the Queen were close.However by selling the family dowb the river with Megan ,he has pissed off a lot of of people including his own family! Deaths tend to bring Emotions to the surface ,and it may be that he will be accepted once more.If not then its very sad .KIng Charles said today that he loves them both ,Maybe extending the Olive Branch?

Keroppi · 10/09/2022 09:47

YellowTreeHouse · 10/09/2022 09:32

They weren’t there for her death either.

Only Charles and Anne were - they were both already in Scotland.

Harry burnt his bridges and now he lives with the consequences of that. If you slag off members of your own family and publicly lie about them then of course you won’t be welcome to travel with them.

Ah, I see! I haven't kept up with Royal goss since Mexit! So the Queen had already passed but they didn't announce to the media etc yet until after some private time with her, sorting of affairs etc. Was Camilla there with Charles?

YoniWheretheSunDontShine · 10/09/2022 09:47

Yellow

I very much see it the other way around.

Harry has had the most unstable, publicly exposed childhood,non of which was his choice at all and now everyone especially that father who perhaps could have done more during his childhood, is bearing the brunt?

Ylvamoon · 10/09/2022 09:48

Her track record speaks fir itself.

As for the media, anything for a bit of gossip...

HowzAboutIt · 10/09/2022 09:48

If they were teens/ early 20s then I would agree @8AndGreat and feel sorry for them.

But these are middle aged people, parents, she has a marriage behind her. They really have to grow up and start maturing at some point in their lives, surely?

If so many are turning against you (them) for your (their) behaviour, you must look at yourself and think maybe it isn't everyone else but me that is the catalyst in this?

Holshicup · 10/09/2022 09:48

savethebeesandthecees · 10/09/2022 09:37

The hatred towards her is because she

  • married someone
  • moved with her husband to her homeland
  • dumped her narcissistic dad
  • called out her in-laws (like her MIL did)
  • earns her own money
  • successfully sued the DM
  • is black

None of the above apply to why I'm not keen on her.

custardbear · 10/09/2022 09:49

Call me cynical but I'm waiting for Megain to rub her hands and glean what she can from this, she's greedy, narcissistic, jumps on bandwagons rather than doing the leg work of being humanistic from her own achievements .. probably because there are none that give her the kudos she soooo craves!

I feel for Harry, the foolish sap, caught up in this web Megan spins to get her treasures - she'll use him for as long as he's useful, spit him out and move on
There are flames in their wake ... it's nobody else's fault, it's their own, but narcissists never see that and they lie well to make themselves credible

KentuckyDerbyandJoan · 10/09/2022 09:49

No sympathy for them whatsoever, they hadn’t been treating her thoughtfully in recent times, and weren’t even planning to visit her while they were in the Uk, despite her great age and frailty.
Hope they bugger off back to America and stay there.

Nekomata · 10/09/2022 09:50

About the plane. Yes, Charles, Camilla and Anne were all in Balmoral already but all the other senior Royals who flew up live within in a few miles of each other in Windsor. It does seem relevant to me that Harry wasn't included in that. There is a deep rift in the Royal family. I suspect Harry and Meghan will be tucked away somewhere away from the others during the funeral.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 10/09/2022 09:50

Nope. They chose their life and they chose to slag off the RF and by implication the Queen, regardless of the pain they knew they must be causing. I think they are pretty much irrelevant to the royal family now and events have moved on from them rather fast. I do think it throws into doubt the publication of Harry's 'memoir,' though, because if it's in any way critical, even by implication, of the Queen, it's going to be seen by many as the height of bad taste to publish it in the aftermath of her death.

There's also the little matter of Prince William as the next king becoming a lot more powerful and having a lot more say in who's in and who's out in the slimline monarchy the new king is said to want. If I were Harry I'd be seriously considering my life choices right now. Obviously that doesn't apply if he's happy with life in Montecito, but that's not the impression I get right now - more that he's the spar wheel on his wife's show.

YoniWheretheSunDontShine · 10/09/2022 09:50

Dottie..

The royal family sold Harry down the river from the moment he was born and then during his parents marriage breakdown/ TV interviews about their various affair's and. Marriages!
Then his mother's death where he was forced to "perform" for a baying public age 12 to walk behind his mother's coffin.

In what vision would anyone want this for their own child?

Blueblell · 10/09/2022 09:50

It must be bloody obvious that she wouldn’t be welcome after slagging them off. That is basic common sense.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 10/09/2022 09:51

None of the above apply to why I'm not keen on her

Nor me.

Isaidnoalready · 10/09/2022 09:51

She must feel like a spare part at the moment I do feel some sympathy for her she was unprepared by her husband for the life of a royal from what I can see she has acted like...an American 🤷‍♀️ which is what she is! She wanted to check herself in to the priory when she felt suicidal British monarchy doesn't do that she wanted to walk in front of Harry thats not how it works in the royal family etc etc it's been hard for her because she was unprepared by her HUSBAND im sure she holds great resentment towards the royal family she was completely unprepared for the culture shock that hit her

YoniWheretheSunDontShine · 10/09/2022 09:52

Mrs dancers

Where is the document that Harry signed at birth to sign his life over to public scrutiny?

Even after his.mothers horrific sudden death?

He has chosen very little in his life actually.

mum2bee2022 · 10/09/2022 09:52

Here’s what I think happened with the Sussex’s:

  • Meghan planned to attend Balmoral with Harry, and announced this to the media.
  • William caught wind and immediately put his foot down and said no way would Meghan set foot in Balmoral.
  • Meghan threw a tantrum, Harry had to console her hence why he missed the flight taking William, Andrew etc and was late arriving to Balmoral.
  • To save face Omid Scobie announces Meghan would be staying in line with protocol with Kate (however situation totally different as Kate is looking after the 3 Cambridge children and Meghan children are still in California).
  • Harry was first to leave at around 8.30am the following morning - possibly as Meghan was furious at being left behind (he was seen texting in the back of the Range Rover)
Vapeyvapevape · 10/09/2022 09:52

It must be so surreal for her to be caught in everything that is happening at the moment

Why ? Death happens at some point in most , if not all families.

Sunnidaze · 10/09/2022 09:52

They are profiting (or desperately attempting to) from slagging off their family. No sympathy here. Bed made, lie in it.

Toddlerteaplease · 10/09/2022 09:52

She made her own bed. Now she has to lie on it.

Sally99 · 10/09/2022 09:53

YellowTreeHouse · 10/09/2022 09:26

This is a situation of their own making, and they don’t learn from their mistakes - they keep doing it.

So no, I don’t feel sorry for them. They’ve made their bed and burnt their bridges and now they have to deal with the consequences of that.

I shouldn’t think it’ll be long before he divorces her anyway if he has any sense.

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YoniWheretheSunDontShine · 10/09/2022 09:53

Is it their right to not make her welcome? Yes!

That's their business.

Does Harry have the right to have his own wife and mother of his children at his side when he has faced so much trauma?

Absolutely yes.
It's not about them.

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custardbear · 10/09/2022 09:54

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 10/09/2022 09:51

None of the above apply to why I'm not keen on her

Nor me.

Me also

NewYorkLassie · 10/09/2022 09:54

I don’t think Harry was in London was he? Wasn’t he still somewhere in Europe?

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