Royal Family response to Harry and Meghan

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Any predictions? Any recommendations?
(And any thoughts when we get the response?).

Oh I so hope the are not invited. Cannot bear a repeat of all this in a year's time with his next list of who gave him a dirty look and how he had to protect his family at all times and zzzzz...

Until they moan about not being able to attend The Coronation or PoW Investitur, that is for the next chapter.

'Memories differ. We love Harry and Meghan and children and wish them well" followed by business as usual is the best response if at all possible

I agree with this ^

And then stop inviting them and giving them access to anything behind the scenes.

However, I feel William is waiting to respond strongly, and I don't think Charles will stop him.

On the other hand, if they are invited and do attend, they will look like total and complete tits.

The royal family is such a horrible racist institution which failed to 'protect' us, but here we have flown across an ocean to celebrate it and offer our allegiance to its head. Then again, they are so utterly lacking in self awareness they probaly can't see how they would come across.

'And then stop inviting them and giving them access to anything behind the scenes'

Yes. It's awful that at the Queen's funeral they were allowed such unfettered access. Yes of course attend but not to be in processions, vigils and everything. If H thinks they're all out to get him they should keep him completely out of the inner circle at important events.

The less the RF engage the better. If they start responding anything that is said will be twisted by this horrible couple...and I was definitely a fan when they got together but not now.

They should ignore, as Michelle so Ama once said ‘when they go low, we go high’

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The relationship between Meghan and Harry is historic as Harry is the son of the King. I think it is unsurprising that so many people are interested in their story and in understanding why they are behaving as they are. I think Meghan and Harry both understand that their life stories will be part of the historical record and I think that is why they keep trying to "correct" the public's understanding of what really happened.

Intuitively, I feel for Meghan. I'm American so there's a lot I don't understand about the Royal Family, and I understand that the information released to the public is highly massaged on all sides to present a particular view. Life in the USA and life in Britain seem very different to me and personally I would not be happy living there, especially in the sorts of restricted social circles that Meghan was in.

I also think one of the things that might have happened with the official security, is that their estimation of the danger to Meghan and her children maybe was different than Meghan's estimation of the danger to herself and her children. And as a mother I completely understand why Meghan would get those internal senses that "I have to fix this" that all mums get when we feel that instinctive need to protect our children. I would not want my children's safety to be under the control of other people, especially if I felt those other people were unconsciously racist, or if I felt there was a hierarchy of whose life was more important. My child's cousin might be a future king, but you better believe I would fight for my kid just as hard as the future king's mother would fight for him. And I'd do so without apology.

On the other hand, I think many of her and Harry's choices about their public image have been deeply misguided. And the choices seem to make the same mistakes, again and again, no matter who is handling their public relations. The airing of private family matters in public, for example, I think that is very regrettable. Surely, Meghan and Harry, with their concern for their own privacy, would understand how important it is not to share private conversations with family members out to the public. Rumors are one thing, but confirming those rumors directly, opens a door to internal family workings that is not really fair, I think.

Still, I don't take as truth any of the public conclusions about Meghan or Kate. We don't know any of these people, really.

Why were they so critical of Thomas Markle's interviews with the media to 'set the record straight' or to share 'his truth', why can they do it but he shouldn't have?

I can't imagine they will respond in any meaningful way.

I'm looking forward to the docu, just so I can hear their latest wittering. Most people aren't taking them seriously anymore, and anything they say has to be taken with a pinch of salt.

And as a mother I completely understand why Meghan would get those internal senses that "I have to fix this" that all mums get when we feel that instinctive need to protect our children. I would not want my children's safety to be under the control of other people, especially if I felt those other people were unconsciously racist, or if I felt there was a hierarchy of whose life was more important.

Are you suggesting that the British authorities would be indifferent to the safety of a grandson of the Prince of Wales because one of his grandparents is black?

I think that’s what Meghan believed.
Harry then got sucked into believing the same thing. He had a mother who was always looking for conspiracies and feeling she was being plotted against. It was familiar territory for him.

These are my sentiments exactly.
I won’t be biting the book, because it costs money, but I already have a Netflix account so will most definitely be watching 🤣

I haven’t been paying much attention but assume you mean to Netflix thing

No response is best. I wouldn’t bother either

I think that’s what Meghan believed.

If that's what she believed why did she want 'half in half out'?

If I believed that my child was at risk because of his race, I would want to have nothing whatever to do with that institution.

Never complain, never explain.

Story as follows of as time
"Their version "
"RF version "
Somewhere in the middle is the truth.
Unless it gets really personal.
I think RF will ignore

Hopefully no response or 'recollections may vary'. Really H&M aren't worth acknowledging tbh. I hope the palace realises that.

I don’t think there can be a public response other than ‘we wish them well.’ Privately, I think there needs to be a cull of the people who actually run things for the Royal Family. They have too many people stuck in the ‘this is how things are done’ mindset and whose main purpose is making sure their own status (gained from the royal they represent) is respected. The whole thing with H +M was a disaster in slo-mo and it seems that no one had the authority to step in and confront the Queen or Charles about the way things were heading. Things only seemed to be dealt with when Harry finally forced the issue.

If the Royal Family want to survive as heads of state they need to get in competent, talented people and listen to them. The whole family has to be managed as one entity rather than having different households sniping at each other. They also need to look at the the expectations for the next generation to avoid future problems. What was Harry supposed to be? He was born a Prince, seemed happy in the army but left and he had no purpose once his brother’s children were born. They could have had the talk years ago and set him up elsewhere to live a different life. He was never going to happy hanging around the family, always playing number two to his brother and having to ask for permission to do anything. I don’t think that Meghan understood the straitjacket of royal rules (eg the crazy tights thing, the running everything past other people for their approval) they would have to live with or what her and Harry’s roles would be.

It’s a very dysfunctional, odd situation to live in. Kate Middleton does it brilliantly - she doesn’t say or do anything unless it’s been approved. I have no idea what her opinion is on anything. Every second she has to act as if she’s being watched because she is, even if the watcher is over half a mile away (those intrusive pictures.) The press are obsessive. I can’t imagine going through life like that. I can’t imagine wanting to. Again, I don’t think that Meghan had any idea of how she would be expected to live. The kind of thing she’s doing now with her podcasts would never have been allowed. Self expression really isn’t a part of what the royals do. I do wonder sometimes why Harry didn’t explain what it was like.

I agree. No more engaging. They really aren't worth it. All they can do is make money from slagging off their family. They just aren't worth it.

I don't think it has anything to do with whether the authorities were actually indifferent. British authorities are used to looking out for the safety of diplomats from many countries and of various races. I am sure they are highly competent, and use the best available strategies to estimate risk and to mitigate against risk to the people they are protecting. But whether Meghan felt secure is a different story and the focus on their safety in the Oprah interview, as a reason for leaving, would seem to argue she did not feel secure. Not sure why you feel the need to be goady about it?

I wonder if he'll say he's triggered by cameras again despite seemingly having their own crew present at all their 'private' moments.

To be fair to him, a photographer/cameraman you have specifically invited to take your picture/follow you around is not the same as a wall of journalists/paparazzi.

@aloris I think there have been too many scandals to think Diplomats in general are good at looking out for people.
Even the Queen had an intruder in her bedroom.

There is no hierarchy of whose life is important. To suggest that there is really misunderstands what is going on. Princess Anne only has security when on royal engagements for example as do others. I'm sure that all of their lives are important but in view of the way they live their lives it must be felt that they are only at risk when 'official'. I think that the problem with Meghan was that she really didn't have a clue about what she was expected to do, I also think that she did not want to be guided and consequently she was disappointed. I don't know how much of what we read is true but if she and Harry did ask to live in Windsor Castle then they really were away with the fairies. Meghan reminded me of a new employee who arrives, thinks they know everything and then leaves because the old hands don't let them run everything their way. You can't do that, it takes time, and maybe it never happens.