Meghan’s mock curtsy

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full Disclosure I am no Meghan fan. However if we don’t try to see people as multifaceted and full of attributes, strengths and weaknesses we will never understand the truth. I honestly believe when she did that mock curtsy she was completely taking the piss out of herself. She says something afterwards such as “ I hadn’t got a clue what I was doing “. I think harry is embarrassed at the dramatic bow and also a bit sad that she is resorting to taking the piss out of herself.

Actually, she is coming across as a bit xenophobic, if anything.

When I first saw the clip, taken out of context, I thought it was rude and mocking, when I watched the documentary I saw it more as taking the piss out of herself. Problem is initially it was taken out of context as you could only see a tiny clip

I think she was both mocking herself and the tradition.

If you marry into a culture that demands you curtsey to your grandmother in law I think you have a right to an opinion on it.

*she was asked to follow the cultural norms so she should get an opinion on it. She didn't demand a hug and some pie because her Nan might have done that for Harry

Yeah, sure she is. Taking the piss out of an ancient outdated custom that demands you show subservience to your betters makes her the phobic one. I guess turning it around makes people feel less racist in hating her though.

Did the queen go along with all Meghan's cultural baggage?

I’m neither here nor there about the Royals/Harry and Meghan. But I have been watching how the press and social media have been turning on Harry and, in particular, Meghan. Re the curtsey; I agree that Meghan was poking fun at herself. As an aside, I was unaware and found it strange that the family had to bow/curtsey in private to the Queen. The current re description of this as evidence of her malice towards the Royals is another example of the very negative bias she is facing.

Well if she claims they are like that in private but there is no other proof then it is more likely to be made up than not as she lies a lot. She is mocking the hand that fed her - it doesn't matter if it is the Queen or a matriarch in a council flat. Lack of respect for practices valued by others is silly and unpleasant.

Having watched it it’s clear she’s taking the mickey out of herself. She didn’t know what to do and she looked a bit ridiculous, I don’t think she was mocking the queen or the custom.

his stony faced expression whilst she’s saying it is the most interesting thing about that anecdote.

Why do it at all? Who is likely to laugh along with her? Melissa Mcarthy if you pay her enough (again)? Even her beloved seems unsure about it. A career shift sideways into comedy does not beckon.

I have nothing against the Queen, she did a great job. All this curtseying stuff is just ridiculous though. The fact that the royal family can't even be relaxed and warm with each other in private is, frankly, very, very weird. Charles and Harry and all the rest of them grew up seeing their mum/grandma as The Queen first and foremost, having to bow before her (in private!!). This was clearly something SHE wanted or it wouldn't have happened. No wonder they're all so fucked up and unable to form normal relationships.

Even if she was mocking the custom, why not? It deserves to be mocked.

I am married to an African.

Absolutely agree. It’s completely ridiculous that anyone has to bow and curtesy to the royal family, especially family members. In the unlikely event I were to meet royalty, I’d like to think I wouldn’t do it.

I assumed the same as her, the bowing and scraping was just for show. Once the doors are closed they just relax.

I'm not sure if its because she feels very American. Born in Canada though I think? She just feels very LA and artificial, as if she's a more intelligent Kardashian. Not sure if it's just how she comes across or if it's something deeper but she's always struck me as artificial.

Not come across anyone who actually supports Andrew. He may come across as a sleazeball but where are all the "many underage girls" he abused? And just to add, he's not trousering millions to smear his family.

He spent millions of pounds (partly financed by the Queen) on a settlement with a woman he claims he never met. So he literally 'trousered millions' from his family to do so rather than allowing the civil case to progress which would have involved a deposition testimony.

It would be interesting to be able to see the ‘stripped down’ her (not literally of course) but the one who doesn’t speak in word salads or buzz words, just ordinary and unaffected. The way she might be if she was on a desert island and there were no cameras and no audience, just a few ordinary fellow humans just trying to get along and survive.

www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/02/223307/meghan-markle-banana-messages-bristol-sex-workers

I'd completely missed that! That's so awful it's almost funny.

Haven't watched the programme of them but have seen the mock curtesy on TT and I think Harry's expression says it all really. Such a shame they haven't just embraced their royal duties and done some good for others. Perhaps they will donate all the money they get from Netflix to good causes to show that they aren't just money grabbers. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I reckon the banana messaging thing was also a mockery of the sex workers having seen the video she put out before the visit while she is writing on the bananas. In the same vein as the curtsey, it is all so funny to her, a ridiculous people ruled by ridiculous people. I will not make the obvious comment about her acting career definitely being at the non-Shakesperian end of the spectrum.

I agree. I thought she was laughing at herself, and while it wasn't a hilarious anecdote, you'd think Harry could have cracked a smile.

Even more interesting that his expression wasn't edited out but was actually in close up.

I always thought the formal part was for show and once behind closed doors they relax, If not why not?

I disagree with some of the way they have went about things but I honestly feel she’s not being disrespectful here I think she’s just being self deprecating. I think a lot of people who might have met HM and felt the need to curtsy might have went back to their friends or other half and had a similar type of conversation about how strange the whole thing is . I am a fan of the royals but hopefully this curtsy nonsense stops as it’s so out dated .