Royal Family response to Harry and Meghan

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

Harry & Meghan are the 21st century reincarnation of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor. They are nothing & have nothing other then Harry's royal birth. They too are outside the Royal Family with no way back. They are angry, hurt, bitter & probably regretting their decisions. I think Meghan will come to resent him just as Wallace did the Duke. It's all so sad. I was so happy when he married Meghan.
We are dealing with the hurt & anger of 12 year old Harry that he can't seem to find a way of addressing & learning to live with.The Royal family are notorious for hiding their emotions, not that it excuses Harry's behaviour, nothing does. They will have nothing left to sell after the book comes out, then what?

Probably open up a new front "My Uncle the Pervert" and Meghan works with Epstein victims to get justice for the survivors. Indeed Netflix has a number of Epstein docs on the platform.

I certainly won't be watching it. I don't want to inflate the viewing figures (although I'm sure they will be high) and I honestly couldn't bear to watch the self absorbed justifications and simpering..

Instead, I'll wait for Hilary Rose and Camilla Long in The Times to do the hard work for me. I have enjoyed reading Hilary Rose's take on the Archetype podcasts

Given the fact checking of just the clips by broadcast news and the papers I don’t think the RF will need to say anything.

As a Formula 1 fan having watched Drive to Survive I know how badly Netflix cut and paste clips to tell the story they want, manufacture rivalries etc. So much so that Netflix are a laughing stock amongst long standing fans. If, as it appears from the clips, Netflix have done the same to Meghan and Harry they will rue the day they did the Netflix deal.

• Were the media/newspapers racist towards Meghan - Yes
• Did, and do, the newspapers deliberately create conflict and play off members of the RF e.g. Meghan and Kate - Yes
• Did, and do, the papers fabricate stories - Yes
• Did, and possibly still do, the papers hack mobile phone voicemails - Yes
• Are the newspapers going to trawl over every frame, every word and look to discredit it - Yes

Harry & Meghan are the 21st century reincarnation of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor. They are nothing & have nothing other then Harry's royal birth. They too are outside the Royal Family with no way back.

I think this also.

NigellaAwesome

I have enjoyed reading Hilary Rose's take on the Archetype podcasts

So have I. Thought they were very witty.
I liked the summary recently of what we could take away from the podcasts, the final line being:

"Live your best lie"

I read that too...somewhere. I imagine its incredibly hard to keep quiet in the face of this endless onslaught, but it's what they should do. I think Charles clarified a few things some time ago, in writing, but can't remember the details.

They really need to find something to do with their lives rather than this relentless attack on the RF, Press and British Public. At the Queen's funeral the walk around was an olive branch, and they've set fire to it. There's no way back now, and they should be financially cut off, and ignored. I wouldn't bother removing their titles as that will feed their victim status, and as someone said create a Princess Meghan. If they had an ounce of integrity they'd renounce titles and come out of the line of succession. But they won't, as they want to milk it for all it's worth.

I think they’ll continue to milk their connections somehow. It might come to telling stories about the Royals to cast them in a bad light. Really digging in the dirt.
Their final trump card is their children. I fear they will use them for self promotion in the future.

You mean like Wills and Kate do with their children?

This.

Washing dirty laundry in public is tacky, unnecessary and embarrassing. The only possible response is to ignore it. It isn't worthy of comment.

will Harry give any evidence to back up any claims.. cos you can’t just make accusations without giving evidence.

But that's exactly what they do! Probably depending on a "no smoke without fire" response.

Part of the frustrating thing is the changing story to make them victims - first they wanted half in/half out (like they said others had), now it was a dash to safety. I wonder if they believe it, or if it's just a game of revenge to them to get attention and make money. Invictus is such a great legacy...its such a shame that he's more likely to be remembered for all this drama.

I disagree. William and Kate are introducing their children gently to what their lives may be. Nothing wrong with that. They seem great parents and the DC seem able to handle their moments in the spotlight.

I think they believe their stories. Who do they have who will speak the truth? For all of the problems with the Firm and staffers, Charles chose good influences to support his sons as they entered adulthood. Courtiers goes in to this well I thought.

Thye ignore them and it drives H&M mental. Thats why they keep going with this relentless smear campaign against the RF. They arent getting the attention they crave. The Royals carry on being themselves.

Personally, I'd love that bullying report that was buried to be released. Apparently it doesn't show Meghan in a good light at all

I thought that William invited them on the walkabout because the Sussexes had a planned one for later that week for American cameras and there was a fear that they would do an interview or something ?

@PeekAtYou Oh...I'd not heard that...God knows...

@MyPurpleHeart Oh yeah...I'd forgotten about the Bullying report...which I suppose was the point of burying it. I suspect publication would just give them more ammunition to claim a smear campaign.

The RF really can't do anything or say anything - it will just give H&M the attention they want. They should be cut off, so they have no new material to monetise and complain about.

I do hope Charles ‘excuses’ them from the Coronation.

You are assuming they want to come to the Coronation?
But who cares. Whether they come or not there will be lots of posts on MN and articles in the media about Harry and Meghan coming/not coming to the Coronation.
People seem to prefer to talk about them than King Charles, or William or Kate.

Me too. I do NOT want to see them in the balcony glowing in the warmth of a prime position at a big Royal occasion.
They are out now & that has to mean no more invites, no more opportunities to burnish their Royal specialness whilst biting the hand extended to them.

@Wheresthebeach Harry and Meghan are financially cut off, they make their own money. It is posters like you that keep talking about them that keep them in the public eye.

I suppose that is possible, but given that they were only here by coincidence when the Queen died, I’m not sure they would have been able to organise their own walk about. What would they have done for security, given that they are allegedly concerned that their security is not good enough when they are here? I doubt Special Protection would have been available, even if they were allowed to use them. They were a tad busy

I think the RF should say nothing at all. Definitely not 'we still love harry and meghan' as I am sure Harry is still loved because he is family but honestly they barely know Meghan and I doubt very much they even like her at this point.

I do think it is all terribly sad. Harry needs to make £££ and the only way he can do this is by selling stories in one medium or another. But I do wonder what his long term strategy is going to be. I can only imagine what they need to earn a year just to cover security/private jets etc. That will be harder for him to do in 5 or 10 years when he hasn't had any meaningful contact with his family for years.

I'm referring to Harry's claim during the Oprah interview. www.irishpost.com/news/prince-harry-was-not-cut-off-financially-by-prince-charles-as-royal-accounts-are-revealed-214768
'PRINCE CHARLES did not cut Prince Harry off financially after the Duke of Sussex stepped away from royal life last year, it's been revealed.
Royal accounts, which were made public on Wednesday for the first time, show that Charles paid a 'substantial sum' to Harry in the months following 'Mexit', dipping into a £4.4 million pot he'd set aside to support his two sons and their families.
This directly contradicts Harry's claim during his interview with Oprah Winfrey that his father "literally cut me off financially".'

Mumsnet posters aren't keeping them in the public eye - their Netflix deal is doing that.