Harry to give an interview to discuss Charles's illness

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I just read an article in the DM about this. I really honestly couldn't believe he would do this. I just hope it isn't true. Just how could he. Privacy????.

Did u even read it she says

Meghan said: “From the world I come from, you don’t talk about investing, right?
“You don’t have the luxury to invest.

It doesn't mean she didn't know about it or how to or hasn't. It's her saying in general people in that world, community whatever don't know ot talk about it

I could make similar statements about where I've come from people don't talk about there feelings or say I love you much but doesn't mean I don't

Her father was quite wealthy, wasn't he? Maybe he invested in her education.

Sorry but "you don't have the luxury to invest" means you don't have the money to. She is saying she doesn't or rather didn't have it.

https://www.businessinsider.com/megan-markle-father-won-lottery-spent-winnings-2018-4?r=US&IR=T

Yes, she was very privileged.

In the interview was PH ever asked about his SILs health/recovery?

Would that have not been a standard question if he was talking about family and health?

Maybe PH insisted this was off limits as he didn’t seek to see or contact her or was prevented from doing so and both of these situations don’t look good?

Any interviewer would know better than to ask about Kate, given Harry is persona non grata with her and William.

Harry would probably have to answer something like "Erm. Umm. Yes. Well. Next question?"

(Meaning: I have no idea how she is as no one will talk to me knowing full well that I will open my stupid mouth and blab to anyone who pays the slightest bit of attention to me.)

Exactly, and I think the fact nothing was mentioned about Catherine's ill health, even further cements the fact the questions and answers were agreed in advance of the interview.

What do we think MM would do if her father became ill?

Is she likely to do a high profile trip coordinated with paps and statements?

I think he is ill?

No paps from what I remember- but then, he isn’t a king, Netflix probably won’t pay millions for an exclusive about him 🤷‍♀️

I don’t think she will ever reconcile with her father . I have read ( and I really hope it’s not true) that she is planning to make allegations about her father in her memoir.

Her father had quite a bad stroke a couple of years ago and she made no contact.

So when he can’t defend himself?

awful she can then just say anything

Its very sad but I think it’s prudent of MM to put a firm border between herself and her father. Sometimes it is necessary. I think H & M have both been let down by their families tbh.

I couldn’t believe the words coming out of Thomas Markle’s mouth at the end of the original televised interview with him, which were in essence “I’ve looked after her and now she owes me”. It was said with menace too. His mask had definitely slipped at that point. I found it shocking tbh.

No loving father or respectable person would ever say that of their child. No loving parents look at their offspring and think “you owe me” surely? Proper loving parents have the opposite attitude of “you don’t owe me anything, what can I help you with?”.

And all that nonsense over the staged photos. Wtf?! He’s cultivated , with the help of the delightful Piers Morgan, the “I’m an old sick man” card, but he was formerly, for many years, a professional lighting manager on film sets, in an industry not known for its naievety or innocence. He’s perfectly capable of knowing when he’s being played or not.

I think those pleading Thomas Markle’s case should wake up about him tbh and admit that, using any reasonable, objective criteria, under any other normal circumstances, they would find him to be a pretty despicable figure , but it suits the narrative of the Meghan-haters on here to support him!

@Clawedfoot73 I don’t disagree about TM saying things he shouldn’t have to the media.

However, H and M have also said things to the media about the RF that they shouldn’t have said. The implication that their children would not get titles due to the colour of their skin is a particularly unpleasant one.

I agree. I think Harry and Megan really cannot throw rocks as they themselves have behaved terribly in terms of selling stories on their families. It’s actually their brand. What Thomas markle did is a microcosym compared to how Harry and Megan sold trash talk to the highest bidder.

Exactly. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Everything you’ve accused him of, can be redirected to her. Including the entitled attitude.

And what I actually said, to tarnish someone’s reputation when they’re dead when they can’t reply, is just wrong. For obvious reasons. I’d like to think that’s not actually true - I don’t believe even Meghan is that heartless.

Frasers and Propertylover we’ll have to respectfully disagree as I don’t think H and M have ever said anything that bad about individual members of the RF if you read the actual book and not all the many articles about it.

And I do believe they were treated shoddily and that she encountered prejudice and racism. The titles thing was linked to security as well as racism I think with the level of rank dictating the level of security?

Racism is by definition something that is often difficult to prove as it is an attitude held inside some else’s head. You often can’t be definitive because no one is going to admit to it are they? The only thing you can do therefore is to reach conclusions about reasonable causal effects.

Sorry you’re reaching 😂

It’s been demonstrated the title and security decisions weren’t racially motivated. What a horrible insinuation to make.

Ive read the book, listened to the podcasts, the interviews etc. They also made lots of horrible insinuations about individuals. Not dissimilar to your MO. Goal post moving noted too 👍

Why the need for disingenuous comments and sneery faux smileys SheriffofRottingham ?

Are you not able to discuss this sensibly?

Where was it demonstrated that the title and security decisions weren’t racially motivated?

I am not saying they were necessarily, my point was in response to another poster who said the titles and racism accusations were directly linked together. I was saying there was much more to it.

Where was it demonstrated that the title and security decisions weren’t racially motivated

Meghan said to Oprah that when she was pregnant with Archie “they were saying they didn’t want him to be a prince or princess and he wasn’t going to receive security”. Then she said”so we have in tandem the conversation of He won’t be given security, he’s not going to be given a title and also concerns and conversations around how dark his skin might be when he’s born”

In fact, Archie was never entitled to be called a Prince a birth. That wouldn’t happen until the Queen died and his grandfather Charles became King. When Charles became King, the palace waited for Meghan and Harry to make their intentions known since the couple had previously announced they didn’t want a title for Archie do he could have a normal life. When the Sussexes did announce they intended to style their children as Prince and Princess, the Palace confirmed this would be the case.

Also, in fact Archie was protected from birth as he benefitted from his parent’s protection when he was with them and the Windsor estate protection when he was at their home. His parents lost protection when they left the UK not because of Meghan’s mixed race, but because they were no longer working royals. We now know that was a fair decision made appropriately by the correctly authorised government committee. Not the Royal family. And that Meghan and Harry knew well in advance would be happening.

The comments made on Oprah were clearly intended to set up a narrative that was (a) not factual and (b) intended to be damaging. Thanks to Meghan and Harry’s commitment to starting court cases, we can now see exactly how false it was.

I made a comment that denying someone the right to reply is truly awful. I’m laughing at how you’ve tried twisting the conversation to security decisions being racially motivated. You’re making things up - it’s you that has demonstrated you aren’t able to discuss sensibly. Or even just stick to topic. No need to keep tagging me - it wasn’t me that started questioning your posts 😆

@Clawedfoot73 I watched the Oprah interview and as I posted on another thread Meghan conflated two conversations to make it appear the RF had not given Archie a title due to his skin colour.

Harry joined the conversation and was clearly surprised about what had been said and clarified it was one conversation.

Archie did have a title from birth, Earl of Dumbarton. Quite correctly, as had happened since the letters patent, when Harry’s Dad became King Archie and Lilibet became Prince and Princess.

Harry clearly either didn’t understand or chose not to explain to Meghan how it all worked.

Harry then backpedaled to unconscious bias.

When, Endgame revealed the two names the silence from H & M was deafening.

You can try and explain a lot away by cultural differences US vs UK, Royalty vs Celebrity but that initial
conflation ending in the deafening silence we all witnessed.

Exactly. At this point, I don’t know how anyone with a straight face and keep pedalling such obvious disproven lies.