Am shocked Meghan said this…

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She said: 'Even when Will and Kate came over and I was meeting her for the first time I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was bare foot, like I was a hugger, I have always been a hugger I didn't realise that is really jarring for a lot of Brits.'

'I started to understand that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside, that there is a forward facing way of being and then you close the door and thing OK we can relax now, but that formality carries over on both sides and that was surprising to me.'

What an utterly horrible thing to say about your sister and brother-in-law. I am done with her now. People are DIFFERENT Meghan. We are not all like you you you you.

Well I find your analysis absolutely bizarre. I see no judgement on Kate by Meghan here.

What I don’t like about it is that it appears to be part of their motivation to shake things up. Tackle the racism and the mistreatment. Leave the culture alone. If it was merely an observation, it wouldn’t have featured in the programme

Is this seriously the worst thing she said? Surely there must have been something serious to get offended about?

The thing I don't get is why the OPs of these many, many similar threads always frame it like "this is the last straw".

As if they previously knew very little about Meghan but this one latest piece of news is just so appalling that they finally, reluctantly have to come out and admit that she actually is an evil, awful, hypocritical, manipulative bitch after all, isn't she?

Why do they think this is convincing? It's so obvious that you have hated Meghan for years. Why pretend otherwise?

@antelopevalley it wasn't her home though was it ?
It would of been one of the royal families residences
But this not a normal family its the Royal family its not the same at all, Harry knows the protocols why did he not warn her
Also meghan has not said that anything was said to her by W&K at all
And hugging is touching , I am not royal but I don't want someone touching me I don't know , again something he could of advised her
Royal family have protocols amongst family members etc and that is their choice also

healthadvice123

And no of course it doesn't affect me but when people are acting as though Meghan is weird for dressing normally at home, I'm pointing out it's not her behaviour that's unusual!

Nonsense.

When first meeting the parents of my DD's partner soon to be husband, both sides gave big bear hugs. It was lovely and warm

That's like saying it's not your home if you rent. Yes, it is your home, it's just not a house you own. It was her home at the time.

This thread is crackers. She is just saying she was casually dressed because she was in a place she felt at home in and she didn’t expect the formality. Harry should have warned her but then maybe when Will and Kate used to go to see him at home they were usually relaxed, after all it seemed that they used to be close and relaxed in each other’s company but maybe W&K behaved differently this time because Meghan was there.

Goodness me, OP. You really had to dig deep to find something to object to.

Errr.... 'scuse me, I think you'll find they do

When you think about it Diana had to call Charles Sir & have a chaperone when they dated up to getting married. Had Diana still been alive she would most likely helped Meghan by giving her pointers on how to behave just as her Grandmother did for her.

Two swipes against Catherine. She's formal and stuffy. William married with his head not his heart. And there are 3 episodes to go. Pair of snakes

It said it was her home. It does not say where, But if it is her home then that is what matters, not where it is.
She did not say she hugged them, just that she realised hugging was not okay.

'The other thing we don't know is if William and Kate gave a damn about what she was wearing.'

Indeed-nor do we know what they were wearing (or have I missed it)

I don't think that not hugging your husband's brother's gfriend on first meeting makes you formal!

@antelopevalley ripped jeans may of been trendy but not everyone likes them i am similar age and would not wear ripped jeans as I wore them as a teenager
But if its ok for her to wear ripped jeans ( which it is) its also ok for ROyal family to have their beliefs and tradiitions

Diana would have probably told Meghan to get away while she still could.

Wow. Some people need to have a word with themselves. 👀

Really? THIS shocks you? 🙄

I can sort of see what she's saying but its weird to make it a relaxed american/vs uptight brits thing -I hate hugging but loads of people I know love it and hug everyone. It's just personal preference. It's like saying "I expected them to come in and have a coffee but they said they only drink tea,"....OK thats just their preference it says nothing about an individual or their personality!

I also think they were coming from different perspectives, particularly given she'd already met other members of the family first- she was thinking "these could be my future family I really want us to get on well and make a good impression" plus because they are public figures she probably felt she already "knew" them to some extent. Whereas they were meeting her as a complete stranger not knowing how long the relationship would last etc. My interactions with my siblings girlfriend when I first met them were much more formal than they are now several years later when she's my SIL - I think that's normal, and I haven't grown up with friends/ex's/family members talking about me to the media like they have - I think it's completely understandable to have been a bit reticent. Nobody has said w&k were in any way rude-just they were more formal than she had expected which could range the gamut from them turning up in full court dress and expecting a curtsey from meghan (unlikely!) or just not hugging her on arrival!

Basically it's not a situation where either party was in the "wrong" - just two different ways of looking at things. Which most people would accept rather than considering it to be some sort of "sign" from the very start worth analysing in such detail (I do see the irony in me typing that )

Couldn't care less what she was wearing nor do I think it was inappropriate given presumably it was w&k coming to her/Harry's home (and she wasn't wandering barefoot around a pub!) - but shes the one who has brought it up as a "thing" - it's not like William has made a comment saying "I can't believe the cheeky cow met me, the future king, dressed like a scruff! Or Harry said "oh you should have changed" etc.
Nobody else has suggested anyone felt her clothes were worthy of comment so, again, why bring it up?

Depends if you're amenable to it or not.

Every person should have the right to their own space and whether they want to be touched or not.

I would dislike a 'hugger', she doesn't have the automatic right to touch someone. But this is dressed up as being the Brits problem. No, it's hers.

@healthadvice123
I have repeatedly said it was fine for Meghan to wear what she wore in her own home. And that it was fine for Kate and William to be more formal.

@antelopevalley she said realised brits don't like hugging basically ? But its all a put down , she gives a little info enough for many people to jump on and say RF are stuffy , William and Kate are this and that , but if other way around people don't like it
Why not just live your quiet life and run your charities etc and get on with life and accept your dh should of been a bit more open about what life would be like
Hes lived it , he knows
They will have more money that most can ever dream on, get on and live their life, relinquish the titles as titles are all linked to tHe RF and protocol too

@704703hey where has she suggested that she thinks she has the automatic right to touch someone. It doesn't say she tried to hug them.

Meghan expected them to be more informal, W and K expected her to be more formal. That's all.