Harry & Meghan #1 on Netflix Top 10 TV Programmes in the UK

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Harry and Meghan's show is number 1 on Netflix in the UK and US. Did you watch it people of Mumsnet?

Could someone post that funny... what to call it? Little mini show/meme/collage of people who hate Megan.
I'e puts it into perspective.

In ny opinion, this is a very American thing to do.

Someone asked upthread about if being an American affected my opinion. Yes it has.

But, only because I see the things that Meghan does and say and know it is very normal American behavior.

It was interesting to me to see Harry look nervous and uncomfortable being onstage with the showbiz types in the US. Which didn't make sense to me, because he is experienced.

I think the look on Harry's face during the curtsey talk was him silently rolling his eyes. I often have that look when my husband tells jokes.

@ChristmasJoysuckers

This was posted on another thread. But I feel like you may be talking about another one?

”I don't feel as though anything I've seen so far deserves the fuss that is being made in the media.”

Exactly this, imo. I agreed with your whole post Norfokungood.

All the furious speculation, indeed all those ‘insiders’ and ‘unnamed sources’ ‘ predictions (their insider knowledge, lol) that it is H&M’s intent to destroy the RF, has so far not happened.

I also think Liz Garbus is looking at a bigger picture here.

And Doria is great. She was so obviously nervous when she sat down for her interview but she had no need to be.

@Fladdermus It's common for people outside the UK to consider a private vow exchange a 'marriage' even if not formally. She didn't lie at all, you just lack cultural awareness. Where I am we'd also say we were 'married'. The UK has such an intensely strict view of what a wedding contains that they cannot understand that there are differences. Meghan did not lie. She was misunderstood.

Yes, they should be 'grateful' that the Royal family was racist and unwelcoming. 🙄Meghan was a millionaire and famous outside of the US long before she met Harry, but of course this fact is inconvenient to the haters agenda.

@Lorrymum Maybe you should look at the Stately Homes threads or AIBU. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of people on here who have cut themselves off from close family, it's normal. Especially when consider how toxic and abusive Meghan's father is, any one would be advised to go NC on here with him.

I give them another couple of years and the scales will fall from his eyes.

Oh yes, the misogynistic 'it's all HER fault' line. 🙄

I liked them both. There were bits that I didn't 'get' such as why there was so many photos and videos available, particularly the engagement and why Meghan wasn't prepared better. But I don't use SM and I'm 10 years older than them and I'm not part of their world.

@IAmWomanHearMeRoar1

I agree with you on the vows thing. But I dare not mention it because it riles the haters up big time.

I watched 7 minutes before I switched off. So cringe.

I think it was British voices calling out to Kate - words like ‘slag’ - so she’d turn and they’d get their ‘upset’ Kate image. They are a horror show. And I think it would have been British papers would have printed those images.

Exactly 😂🤣

@JemimaTiggywinkles

The UK press are bound by laws that prevented publishing the topless pics

The French obviously are not

Of course they would have printed Kates tits if they could

I think Harry is a natural rebel who always wanted to break away

That's why he didn't bother to educate Meg
On the protocol and etiquette of meeting the RF. its like giving two fingers to the institution. Here's my yanky gf who isnt going get it right and why should she?

I'll go to my sisters house and watch when I get the chance

I do think her shock at insinuated racism by the Royal Family is ironic given that she has chosen to move to one of the most racist countries in the world.

That episode in NYC was funny. They were obsessively looking for paparazzi out of the car window and there was no one there.
It’s really annoying me how they talking about the British media. Media all around the world print stories and pictures of the rf. There has been more control in recent years in the U.K. so you wouldn’t see unauthorised pictures of children. Harry seems to have forgotten the U.K. press chose not to publish the nude pictures of him.

The misogyny in your post, blaming Meghan for it all is sad but predictable.

And why can't someone create a 'positive' thread? Why can't people have some decency and class to respect it, and post on the hundreds of negative ones, instead of spewing their unhinged hate and false narratives and xenophobia on here? If I hated someone like a celeb or someone for example, I would see a thread was set up for positivity only and I would respect that. Then again I am not eaten up with hate so I would respect a thread's intention.

I watched it out of curiosity. I would say I’m fairly neutral towards them. I mean, none of us know them and very few really understand how the RF works, though that issue does intrigue me.

I have a lot of sympathy for the press intrusion. I completely accept there was a racist element in the treatment of M. I do imagine you must need to be of a certain outlook to cope with marrying into the RF.

I think the majority in the U.K. are supportive or at least acquiescent to the RF. There is a lot of defensiveness to any criticism of the institution which has of course fuelled the backlash against H&M.

All of that said though, I don’t really understand why either of them didn’t see this coming? Why didn’t H prepare her more given his says that his priority was protecting her? And I mean, she didn’t research and consider what this would mean for her as they grew closer? I mean, all grown ups assess practical things/differences in lifestyle when they think about committing to any relationship, however much “in love” they are.

I think they were also both motivated and wanting a joint platform to advance the issues they champion. Which is fair enough but doing that as royals does of course mean doing it the royal way. I mean, not to trash them as individuals, but why do they deserve a platform outside of royal life?

The whole idea that they could come into it, do it their way, be naive as to the media (I'm not claiming it’s right, but why would they expect it to be different?) was just incredibly naive. As was the idea that they could be half in half out. In what world did H think the Queen and Charles sign off on that?

So I find it all a bit sad, but not sure what they want to happen. Hopefully they’ll have feel they’ve said their piece and everyone can move on.

You may have interpreted my comment as misogynistic but that wasn't my intention.

No, but I guess I’m in the minority.

@IAmWomanHearMeRoar1 oh here we go 😂 anyone who has an opinion not favourable to M is either misogynistic, racists or a royalist !

Oh don't play so innocent. The 'Meghan is clearly in charge of the marriage (wouldn't be said if it was Harry)' and 'Harry is the victim of this evil manipulative woman and it won't end well for him' is clear misogyny, so just own it!

@IAmWomanHearMeRoar1 if you say so 😂