Harry, Meghan and Netflix too

[CathyorClaire]

Last thread has filled up so I thought I'd create another to chat trailers and teasers while we hang about waiting for better more truth bombs to drop in the main event.

What I don’t understand though is what did they think was going to happen after this aired? I can imagine that the relationship with the family is now irreparable. In 10 years time what do they have? They’re the rogue royals who left on bad terms. Will they really remain interesting for long? They’ll have less dirt to dish as no-one will tell them anything. They could have had their quietish life but have gone nuclear.

What do people think about this?

Meghan said she didn’t think the “are you okay” comment wouldn’t be included in the ITV footage. As the BBC have reported, I think this is very naive.

Has she just thrown Tom Bradby & ITV under the bus?

Why on earth would Meghan trawl through the cesspit which is Twitter, reading all the rubbish that appears there? That’s the one way to make yourself really depressed.
I am hoping that Elon Musk destroys Twitter from the inside.

Very much agree with the self-congratulatory, pedestal-setting of self, tone to the whole series. That’s why it’s so unbelievable. There’s zero self reflection at all. Everything is always someone else’s fault.
However,, I do also agree with the poster who said this
I think Harry is a very damaged man more then anyone realised.
And I don’t think this series will help Harry’s mental health at all. Quite the reverse.

They did a deal with the devil when they signed with Netflix and the publisher of the book. It seems H tried to change stuff after the Queen died but of course they wouldn't let him. This is mainly for the US market I think, where ever since the war of independence Brits are viewed negatively (whenever you hear an English accent in a whodunnit you can stop watching as that will be the bad guy!). So it's grist to the mill and who cares if the family gets hurt. Like PPs I wonder what they will have to offer when everybody gets fed up with it.

I wonder if H was hoping that the public would hear 'You raise me up so I can be a hero' playing in their heads as he and Meghan describe the trials they went through.

For me, the song running through my head was . 'Puupet on a String.'

There really is no valid comparison between the publication of standard baby pictures and featuring frequently in a six episode Netflix documentary.

Remember Meghan only reads The Economist. Must have gone the way of the Daily Star since my day.

Did Harry say the meeting with William, Charles and the Queen was after they'd made the public announcement?

Meghan wasnt some young girl dragged into the limelight. She had spent her life forcing her way into that limelight. She had the resources to get whatever help she felt she needed. It’s a nonsense to pretend otherwise. That she was sore sort of prisoner and had to get permission to make private appointments with doctors? What utter rubbish. She should show some respect for people who are really in need of help and cannot access what they need because they lack her wealth, resources and connections.

Also, sorry if this brings the mental health mourners out in an attack of the vapors but I think there was about as much chance of Meghan killing herself as giving her Netflix fee to charity.

I can’t believe some people buy their whingefest. They have no dignity.

The point they make is though... that british journos sometimes retweet this stuff.

Thanks for your post though, I agree.

I think the best thing is that George, Charlotte and Louis don't have children. No one should be born into a circus.

Harry & William were so close before the ghastly Meghan came along and wrecked everything. Harry is obviously a simple, sensitive soul whose vulnerability has been targeted and exploited by a scheming, lying, ruthlessly ambitious third rate actress on the make. She knew she was never going to be a Hollywood star, so she found another way to get the money & fame she craved. And if she had to tear the RF apart to get what she wanted, so what?

The so called Sandringham Summit was a result of H&M publishing their exit manifesto to to the press.

So moving too to see Doria wring her hands about Megan and her suicidal thoughts. Maybe she is making up for the ten years in which she was missing from Meghan's life.

I didn't know Doria had a 10 year absence from Meghan's life. Was that When Meghan was a child? Why was that? Why isn't this common knowledge? I admit I pay scant attention to RF gossip, but this is a big detail, isn't it? Considering Doria has been the only member of MM's family that has had a positive public image.

Therapy cannot really work while you are living with your handler and in awe of them. You have to leave the unhealthy setup before you begin.

He never suggested anything of the sort. So I don't understand your post.

Don't you think it would be healthier for Harry if he was encouraged to put it behind him now? He doesn't want to be part of the RF, he has clearly ended the possibility of a return if he's said the things that are being reported on here, so constantly living that can't be healthy.

I think people are entitled to leave toxic relationships, they will need a period to heal but it is important not to get stuck there.

I thought that's what he said. No flamin' wonder William had a go in that case.

Quite.

I don't believe this to be the case. I think it was shared parenting when she was younger

From what I remember in the 60s and 70s Margaret was viewed as the glamorous one with the exciting social life but she was never in competition with the Queen for who was more popular. They always seemed close.

Because their plans were leaked by the Sun, via Dan Wootton/Knauf I believe

They had no choice

I heard that too - long before they went. I think they approached HM who said 'we might be able to do something with Frogmore for you', and H & M's minds immediately went to the beautiful Frogmore House where their evening reception was held. So Frogmore Cottage was always a let down. But as they'd told HM they would live anywhere they could to be close to her, to give her support, they couldn't really complain. (I'm following H & M's style of storytelling, and making up things that suit me!)

Won't be many years before Kate and William are living at Windsor - that'll be salt in the wound.