Harry and Meghan and the coronation.

[purpledalmation]

If King Charles asked people not to boo the couple and did a deal with newspapers and TV to not print pictures of them or comment on their appearance, do you think they would come.

If there was a total news blackout where they were concerned (which I would just love!) so we didn't have to even see them, (apart from a passing glimpse), i think I could bear them coming. Daddy clearly want them there. Fatted calf and all that.

Would this get around the problem of them taking the spotlight away from the actual ceremony?

Agree with this. Nobody has emerged from the whole debacle smelling of roses anyway.

Charles clearly would like to have both of his sons present at such a huge and pivotal occasion. They should come. Plenty of us will be disappointed if they don't, myself included (though I'll understand it in light of stuff that has happened).

I agree with pp who say they should be openly invited and have defined roles. Then it is up to them where they accept or not and I don’t think most people would care either way in that case.

It will taint the whole occasion.

It would also inspire some to say the king has no backbone. What more does Harry need to do to them before they muster the energy to put a stop to it?

Silence and not being drawn on the detail is one thing, embracing them both back into the fold after such treachery is another matter entirely.
Charlotte was used this time, Charles has a duty to protect the young children in the royal family from being used and sold as cannon fodder by the Sussexes to garner more attention and profit.

They should not come.

yet its ok for W&K to do it.

I have never seen the children in the bath - must have missed that. Nor seen Kate crying with her hair in a towel - nor intimate photos of baby bumps in the grass and I know nothing of Williams penis and his first tumble in a field! It’s all so grubby

Lol no one's allowed to post anything that differs from the "approved opinion" on here, are they. 😂We Must Obey the (Royal-Sanctioned) Media That Tell Us What to Think!

You post a tiny shred of sympathy for the other side and Camilla's rottweilers come after you. 😂 😂 Good doggies.

They remind me of family members of mine. Massive facebook spat whilst pissed one weekend. A huge post ranting about how horrible they had been treated and totally ignoring their own shitty behaviour. They then blocked us all - even though I had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Then my grandad died and they insisted on getting in one of the funeral cars to the service despite not speaking to anyone. My nan let them to try and get peace. They took selfies of themselves with RIP grandad and posted them on facebook

Then back on facebook that night to slag every one off again.

The royal family are not different to most families in the uk.

Exactly.

I do so agree with this!

Harry, happy to shag the staff and then plaster it all over the tabloids (because of course he knew this would happen). The lady in question keeps a dignified silence for 21 years but no such dignity from Harry.

Not only should a gentleman not tell but a soldier shouldn't discuss how many taliban he's killed. For a kings son he has no decency and no honour.

Isn't a reality TV show not exploiting children and family?

The Netflix series ticked all the boxes for a reality TV show and I predict they are the Kardashians of the future. Once they've merched their feud with the RF and have little or not further contact with them, then what else can they do?

Their Archwell foundation looks pretty superficial and hollow and they haven't the talent to host prestigious events.

With any luck Harry and Meghan won't attend and Harry can make a further fool of himself by commentating for some cable TV show.

@Bugeyedowl The point you can't seem to grasp is that people on social media putting up pictures of their children, aren't being so hypocritical about it. H&M are putting up pictures of their children for money that they benefit from while at the same time criticising photographers for taking photos. This pair don't seem to understand hypocrisy. You either want privacy or you don't, not what you can sell photos for.

yet its ok for W&K to do it. (As in merche their children?). The difference is W&K are doing this because it's expected the royal children are seen at public occasions and they are not paid for it.

@thebellagio I really hope so. Doubt it though!

yet its ok for W&K to do it. (As in merche their children?). The difference is W&K are doing this because it's expected the royal children are seen at public occasions and they are not paid for it.
my apologies i made a mistake. I thought the RF were paid by the tax payer.

I believe the new golden coach is being made in Australia and it is a gift

Considering Jim Frecklington (who's apparently building the thing) already produced the previous Australian State Coach and the Diamond Jubilee one that actually pretty generous of him - though presumably it's being funded somehow rather than coming out of his own pocket?

@purpledalmation

I don't think it's hypocrisy at all, to want to control your own image and only share what you want to share? Why is it expected to be all or nothing? What they criticising is when photographers/media want unfettered access, to take pics at any time or place, like the way it was with Diana. It's human nature to want to have privacy. And privacy should be allowed on a person's own terms, not the media's, nor the public's, nor the paps'. That's what they're criticising. And they are not hypocrites to share some pics some times.

I don't understand why Royalists can't grasp this. H&M are no longer paid for by the taxpayer. They are private citizens now (ie make their own money), and can do what they want, when they want and how they want. They are not owned by anyone and do not owe anyone unfettered access to their kids or themselves.

^^ This
@Bugeyedowl
We have to understand what 'privacy' means.
If i burst into your home by kicking the door down. That's invading your privacy.

If you decide you want me to come round, invite me, open the door and welcome me. That isn't.

This. I laughed when I read that post. That fact must have passed the OP by.

I'm surprised anyone cares given the awful things people are going through in Turkey and Syria right now. Wondering about this bunch of very privileged people when a dad sits in rubble holding the hand of his dead 15 year old daughter? A women gives birth under a collapsed building and only the baby makes it out alive? And then there's the question of who will be invited to the coronation - sorry but it just seems so insignificant.

I thought well of Charles initially in the aftermath of the Queen's death but sadly as time goes on he seems to have gone back to the selfish insular twat that he was for most of his life. To invite H and M would be his biggest disservice to William and Kate. He would not be taking their feelings into account for this at all. It says to me that it is all about HIM - Charles - as opposed to the title and the country. I feel this shows how weak he is and not like his mother in any way.

You can say this about anything but it doesn't preclude people having thoughts about other things. If it offends you then don't read.

Not directly as you well know. The tax payer funds the Monarchy as a whole, but individuals are not paid salaries or for royal engagements (something MM apparently couldn't understand).

The Monarchy have an unwritten pact with the public that they give something of themselves to the public, as in royal engagements, in return for the revenue to run the RF.

The sussex kid's parents can hear the kerching as the Netflix money hits their bank accounts. Far less subtle and merching at its finest.

You really can't seem to grasp the point can you? The hypocrisy isn't about what you choose to share, it is saying they want to protect their children, they 'fled' the UK to protect their privacy, their privacy is their priority with their children.

Hypocrisy is saying one thing, and doing another. You know, like saving the planet and flying everywhere by private jet...to protect their privacy apparently.

As I've explained above, it is far more nuanced than that. Maybe that escapes you, but W&K don't hear the kerching sound when they take their children to a Christmas service.

Of course people are deeply saddened by the plight of the people affected by the earthquakes. Our government (therefore us) have sent aid, and we will continue to do what we can, but we can still have an interest in other things.

Waiting for Archie to be bullied at school about his dad's penis. He'll be grateful I'm sure for having such considerate parents.

@MrsGhandi Charles does need to listen to William who is less forgiving, but I think as a Father he just want's his son's love.