Reaction to the Harry & Meghan 'doc' abroad - and how it undermines their claims about the British media and public

[susan12345678]

Harry and Meghan continually insist that the British media is responsible for the negative way they are perceived by the UK public. Out of curiosity, I had a very quick look at coverage of their 'documentary' in 3 other countries (France, Germany and Australia). Interesting to note that almost all of the comments on the articles I read were very negative and that people were saying exactly the same sorts of things that people in the UK are saying, namely, that they are monetizing their links to the RF at the expense of Harry's family, that they disrespected HMQ, that they shouldn't be using titles (or that these should be removed), that they are self-obsessed and narcissistic in the way they come across, etc etc.

Germany:

www.spiegel.de/panorama/harry-und-meghan-in-einer-netflix-doku-hier-hat-wohl-noch-jemand-ein-huehnchen-zu-rupfen-a-58d248ff-3702-4ebd-aebf-26797ad1a60b#kommentare

Example of one of the most popular comments:

"You don't have to be a fan of the royals, but the way Meghan makes fun of her first meeting with the Queen is deeply revealing. If the "medieval theater" is so repugnant to them, they could have opted for a private life before the wedding. But then the royal lifestyle and public attention would be gone."

www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/harry-und-meghan-das-sind-die-reaktionen-auf-die-netflix-doku-18520511.html

A popular comment:

"Harry has actually done his brother William a huge favor in making this Netflix series. Finally, the whole world knows what the Sussexes are really like. At last we can see exactly what William and Kate have had to put up with."

France:

madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/actu-people/harry-meghan-le-premier-episode-mievre-et-bien-lisse-du-documentaire-netflix-20221208

Comments aren't up/downrated but all comments published were negative, example:

"They are immature, ungrateful and selfish... neither of them shine with intelligence.... Apparently mediocrity sells now."

Australia:

www.smh.com.au/world/europe/prince-harry-takes-swipe-at-william-charles-in-netflix-documentary-20221208-p5c4xp.html

Popular comment:

"Harry says he no longer wants to be a Royal but continues to profit off his Royal life and connections. He complains about the paparazzi and his loss of privacy yet he uses the media to get money via a tell all doco and book trading away his, and other royals’, privacy for cash.
If he doesn’t want to be a Royal, then more power to him. But stop making your living off complaining about being a Royal. Go get a job as a builders labourer or rejoin the army and serve your country again. I think most people are sick of the hypocrisy going on here. Be a Royal and live the hard life that that must be or be a nobody and shut up about it."

Harry, Meghan and their fans really need to accept that the negativity they attract is a consequence of their behavior - not the media, and certainly not racism.

Oh hey Jeff 👋🏼

Glad to see you haven’t been hounded off either like some of our mutual friends on previous threads 😔

Yet you Roussette seem to be quite comfortable at the hatred spoken towards C & W? Haven't seen you saying anything against the derogatory language towards them. You also realise you have been fed stories by the Sussexes, their own sanitised version? You don't know them at all either but seem to believe their every utterance. Just so hypocritical.

Chris Bouzy, who was on the Harry and Meghan soap opera has himself been putting out hate stories on Catherine and William via social media, as well as incorrect facts about trolling 'bots' targeting the H&M. Very interesting facts!

Yes rousette we know you’re always all over any Meghan thread. Also seen firsthand how you’ve treated posters that don’t agree with you, and how mumsnet have had to intervene when your posts have crossed a line. I also recall all the pro Meghan threads that were deleted because of 🧦 puppetry and because they would try and exclude people from posting - despite this being an open forum for all.

www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/prince-william-statement-support-prince-harry-meghan-markle

This is an example of the royal family actually defending meghan this was not done for kate camilla or Diana but it WAS done for meghan she is right she wasn't treated like everyone else they treated her better she was even allowed to join events prior to being engaged this was unprecedented the Queen didn't usually do that but she did for meghan (well Harry really)

You are the one being hypocritical. There are hundreds of threads and post just dripping with venom and hate, and nothing said about Kate compares. Besides which I am not the thread police to go round checking on everything said about another Royal.

If somebody said "I haven’t got the words, actually, to describe how much I hate them" about K&W I would be picking up on that.

I don't believe their every utterance and I've said so many a time so stop telling me what I think, or don't think. They have done many things wrong but they don't deserve the total slating they get endlessly.

What's it to you anyway @UglyModernWindows

I can have an opinion, different though it might be to yours. That's the nature of a forum.

Many thanks 😊, no I'm still about but mainly reading! , also have been seriously unwell with this damned flu for three weeks!

Interesting article @Theunamedcat didn’t realise so many exceptions were made for Meghan. Guess nothing was ever going to be good enough 🤷‍♀️

Ahhhh time for a pile on, I've missed that!

I rarely get posts deleted so just go away with your ridiculous accusations, it just makes you look daft.

Don't you dare accuse me of sock puppetry, I haven't changed my name for over a decade. Not once. (unlike others) Contact MN if you doubt that.

Lol you have had posts deleted so many times 😂 never accused you of being the sock puppet, didn’t mean to hit a nerve - please forgive me.

Actually untrue. Quoting deleted posts means my post is deleted but I rarely get my own deleted. No nerve touched because I actually know.

Lol

the lady doth protest too much methinks 😂

You're being fed stories by the Windsors though. If recollections vary that doesn't automatically mean Meghan and Harry are wrong.

😂🤣😁

You're silly. Think what you want, water off a ducks back for me

Hope you feel better soon Jeff, so many nasty bugs around atm

Thanks @Onlinuar , I must say the quality of bunfights on mn have been very disappointing lately! , could have done with the entertainment! 🤣 , still the silliness from h and m at the moment is a godsend!

Thank you for granting me permission to think what I want. If only that same courtesy was extended to those with an opposing opinion on all the Harry and Meghan threads 😂

Seriously though, I'm still worried about @randompenquinhouse! , no news since she was bullied off her thread and was feeling suicidal, I hope she's just taking a long break 🙏

Haha Jeff, that made me laugh 😂
Yes they are the gift that keeps giving, nice to have some light heated silliness to distract us during bleak January.

Oh don't be daft! There's plenty of threads for you to spread the dislike of them... I can link you to them if you can't find them. There's a corker going at the moment.

And there's been upwards of 600 over the years. Probably more actually.

Can you not find them? Or is it just that you can't stand views that oppose yours?

Oh yes, I remember that poster. After she was bullied off I did leave the site for a bit too. She always had v well thought insights and opinions and seemed very nice. Hope she is ok too - if you’re reading this random as a lurker, you are missed! 💐

@Roussette , why are you being so rude? Are you trying to start a argument?

@jeffgoldblum Are you having a laugh?
I am reading Rousette being bullied by you all.

Oh rousette - your classic transference / deflection technique, tiresome 🥱

Me too @Onlinuar , I never returned to my thread and let it die, the posters who did the bullying are still about though preaching kindness ironically!