The markel family interview

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Anyone know how/where I can watch it? :) I think it's on today ....

Knowing Meghan had these embarrassing relatives in the wings, it’s hard to say how the situation could have been handled better. Kate invited her dodgy uncle to her wedding. Perhaps Meghan should have done the same. Kept them on side, given them a free holiday, NDAs signed, allowed them to benefit a tiny bit from her good fortune.

Everyone will say ‘why on earth should she invite horrible relatives she hates to her wedding?’ And yes, it would have felt galling. But it would have been shrewd - it probably would have helped to avoid the PR carcrash that marked the beginning of the end for her and Harry.

Her father was invited. His suit was ready, (eventually bought by a boxer who wore it to Ascot that year) Even he revealed in an interview with Piers that he had been measured for this suit in LA, the Queens bootmakers had fitted him out with new shoes, his ticket bought.

He then did that silly pap stuff and told her through TMZ that he wasn't coming.

Samantha and Thomas are a different kettle of fish.

Not only were they NOT in their sister's lives (they did not even go to her first wedding), but around the time the engagement was announced, both Thomas and Samantha were involved in domestic violence brawls with their partners. They had also, as soon as the relationship was announced, started talking to the press, very pointed and horrible comments. It was endless. They also freely admitted they were estranged from her and each other. Thomas also talked about his father visiting prostitutes in Thailand while he was married to Doria.

If you have not followed the story from 2016, it is easy to miss how chaotic it all was.

But it was truly chaotic. There is no way inviting the Markle siblings, especially Samantha, would have ended well.

In the same way that it was wise that Meghan stay away from the Coronation to keep the focus where it should be, it was wise not to invite these people.

What has made things worse is that the media has actively encouraged the Markles to speak to her through the press. The tabloids have weaponised this family conflict, with Thomas Markle as a willing pawn.

Well, tatalan was perfectly happy to attack DD

Presumably because DD has been 'corrupted' by having a white moter.

Sorry, mother

Wasn't her father in hospital? I thought he had a heart attack or stroke or something.

It would have ‘benefited’ Meghan to have invited Samantha’s daughter because it would have proved that Samantha was the problem. It would have drawn attention to the fact that Samantha was a terrible mother whose own daughter loved and respected Meghan
Meghan would have been aware of this , which is why I believe her when she alluded to the fact that she was told not to invite her niece

Very true. Yours is a real relationship with a child whom you have loved and nurtured for years. That is a lot more insulting then a comment about children we only know about through a few pictures in a newspaper. It is quite mad.

@mixedrecycling this thread isn’t about your daughter. If someone attacked her thankfully the offensive posts are removed. Why don’t you address your offensive posts about racism on this thread ? You were laughing at us for addressing racism on the thread, mocking and making snide remarks. A lot has been written about your behaviour here but you keep deflecting to your daughter. Why?

@Sudeko it’s not a competition. The comments are no longer there so many people haven’t seen them. I remarked on the comments by @Janiie as they’re there, I can see them and they’re relevant to the family the thread is about.

Well, yes. Although as I am white it doesn't count!

I missed the posts - they were deleted. It is always wrong to attack children - always.

Something we can agree on!

You know perfectly well that your DD was not attacked @mixedrecycling . Posters have commented about you using the fact that you have a black daughter to attack and mock posters who are talking about racism.

Please just stop. You are deliberately derailing the thread.

But she's sharing her experience? Please don't try and police what people are allowed to share.

I think this was ignored by those who should read it so quoting it again for emphasis.

Did she actually attack your child? What words did she use?

To be fair you brought your child into the thread to demonstate you couldn' t be racist. She's anonymous to us.

We know who Archie and Lilli are so @Janiie was being far more personal

Racism causes a huge amount of damage. But the accusation of racism is also used as a way of closing down discussion

Are you suggesting black posters can’t ask for people not to mock us talking about racism? Please don’t police what requests are made on this thread by black posters talking about racism.

Perhaps it is best if we discuss royals without bringing our own personal relationships into it (even though our opinions and feelings are undeniably informed by our own stories). I don't think there should be pile-ons or cross references to other posts.

Signing out now... have fun!

Sigh

That’s not what people have been saying. Please take a moment away from this thread - maybe read the article.

But right now your defensiveness is making you say things that could be construed as mocking people of colour and taking the focus away from the discussions of racism against black and biracial people in this conversation and other conversations we may be having to you and your feelings (however justified or valid you may feel they are).

Yup. In this instance, you are being asked not to laugh and mock black and brown posters who are challenging racism. What is it you think we are trying to close down when we ask you not to laugh at us addressing things we, as people of colour, think is racist.

But I wasn't attacking them! I wouldn't. I suggested in years to come I wonder if we'll hear their truth via media shows. What is wrong with that?!

Anywayyy moving on..

There is a massive shortage of black adopters and yet ethnic minority children are over represented in the care system. Long term foster care has much much poorer outcomes for children than adoption, especially for younger children. More ethnicity minority adopters are urgently needed. How can this be achieved?

Because they're children. Why bring them into it all! Have you got kids yourself ?